Edinburgh 2011 Comedy Previews

Warehouse Theatre, Dingwall Road, Croydon, July 29 and July 30 at 8pm. Tickets £9 (£7) warehousetheatre.co.uk or 020 8680 4060

Friday 29 July at 8pm

Jimmy McGhie

Artificial Intelligence

Jimmy returns to the festival after two critically acclaimed years with more thoughtful, character-rich, anecdotal stand-up.

For anyone who's ever been in a conversation with someone smarter and couldn't quite busk it. Jimmy shares his wealth of experience in a show about pretending to be cleverer than you are.

Wit Tank

Big characters, inventive sketches and fast-paced fun for those who enjoy a riot but would rather sit in a theatre and laugh. Hotly tipped as ones to watch for the future, come and be charmed by three men who take silly very seriously. 'There are probably more original and fresh ideas in the first 10 minutes of Wit Tank than many sketch shows fit into an entire hour' – Chortle.

Saturday 30 July at 8pm

Hari Kondabolu

Hari is a comedian and writer based in New York City. According to the Seattle Times, Hari is 'a young man reaching for the hand-scalding torch of confrontational comics like Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor'. In the UK, he has appeared on BBC Three's Russell Howard's Good News Extra and will be making his Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut this summer at Comedy Zone.