Dubious doctor character George Ryegold has been getting good reviews for his Edinburgh show this year, and here the man himself introduces it ...

EiF: Tell us a bit about your show.
GR: Well I’ve been called "wicked, twisted and deliciously dark" and "comedy’s answer to a burst colostomy bag". I’d go along with that.

EiF: How would you describe it in three words.
GR: How about ‘great family fun’ or ‘two thumbs up’?

EiF: What's your favourite part of it?
GR: I'm rather fond of most of it, but especially the bits where people take a moment to decide whether to laugh or furrow a disapproving brow.

EiF: Complete this sentence: "If you like benign tumours in Speedos, then you'll like my show."

EiF: Is the Edinburgh Comedy Award important to you?
GR: It's always nice to be appreciated. I'm happy if just one person comes up after a show and says they liked it but were too ashamed to laugh out loud – and then hands me an award.

EiF: What is your Edinburgh daily regime?
GR: Awake; medicate inevitable chest infection with powders and warming spirits; enjoy the comedy of others; fret backstage; do my show; medicate inevitable chest infection with beer and warming spirits; sleep; awake, and so on and so forth.

EiF: What's your favourite spot in Edinburgh?
GR: Anywhere with chums and a pint.

EiF: What advice would you give to an Edinburgh virgin?
GR: Bite your lower lip and enjoy as much of it as you can without crying.

EiF: Name 3 other comics you would recommend seeing.
GR: I know for a fact that there are definitely more than three comedians worth seeing this year. It's hard to choose, but as a small sample of greatness I would have to say Nick Helm: Keep Hold of the Gold, Dave Gibson (aka Ray Green: Adventures in Telly Land) and Tom Adams’s show is also excellent.

EiF: Sum up how do you feel about this year's Edinburgh in one word.
GR: Engorged.

The Ordeal of Dr Ryegold is on at 10pm at the Pleasance Dome, click here for booking.