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No laughing matter: Doubt cast on Edinburgh Comedy Festival

Two years ago it was launched as a “festival within a festival” amid fears that it would ultimately break away from the biggest arts event in the world, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Now one of the key members of the Edinburgh Comedy Festival has cast doubt on its purpose and original ambitions.

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