Top five character comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013

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Featuring Mr Winchester, I Am Bev, Ivan Brackenbury, Barry from Watford and Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III

All hail some non-surrealist Classic Entertainment! with ‘proper jokes’ from a man stuck in comedy’s past.
Pleasance Dome, 19–25 Aug.

In the middle of Sheffield, a woman in a velour leopard-print jumpsuit prepares to take on the world.
Pleasance Courtyard, 31 Jul–26 Aug.

The hospital DJ makes a welcome return. Unless you’re a patient having to listen to his inappropriate banter.
The Hive, 1–25 Aug.

An eightysomething nursing a new hip spouts forth with some pretty sharp satire.
Pleasance Courtyard, 12–25 Aug.

Religious fervour has never been quite this profane.
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 31 Jul–26 Aug.