THE Burning Duck Comedy Club welcomes the special one to the Black Swan Inn, Peasholme Green, York, on July 12.

The special one, you say? Yes, Holly Burn will be warming up for next month Edinburgh Fringe be presenting her new work in progress under the braggadocio title of I Am Special.

"It’s all about how Holly’s special and she knows it…but when will everyone else catch on?" explains Burning Duck promoter Al Greaves. "The loud voice of Generation Y wants it all, without doing anything to get it."

Fellow comic Stewart Lee described Burn as "a proper mad comedian", when making Holly his 2015 Fringe Recommendation, while Chortle.co.uk reckons she is "a gloriously silly woman with a warped mind and a cheerful disregard for shame". Does that sound special enough to you?

Joining Holly Burn in Greaves's focus on Edinburgh previews "from our favourite up and coming acts" will be Foxdog Studios in a Burning Duck return for the former headliners, who were a 2016 Chortle Award for Innovation nominee.

"In their new show, we're invited to help IT consultants Foxdog Studios pay their corporation tax bill by attending their portable appliance testing (PAT) seminar," says Greaves. "One of the hit comedy shows of last year's Edinburgh Fringe, Foxdog relay the importance of visual cable inspection via their interactive rock’n’roll games, tutorials and learning exercises. These surreal computer consultants push interactive technology further than anyone’s ever bothered.

"This time, join Foxdog Studios on a journey through their latest inventions. Bring your smartphone, connect and play along with these 'lovable dweebs' as they invite you to use your smartphone to draw your avatar, play games and become a part of the band."

After a "fantastic" Edinburgh Fringe preview from Joz Norris at last month's Burning Duck gig, Greaves is chuffed at his signings for Tuesday's double bill. "Holly is an Edinburgh Fringe favourite who I'm delighted to introduce to York, and I'm also excited to see the latest silly and hilarious interactive games that Foxdog Studios will be bringing with them," he says.

"To counter criticism that York's cultural scene 'seems very backward looking', I would say that both these acts are actually at the cutting edge of contemporary comedy."

Greaves also is looking forward to the second summer of the Great Yorkshire Fringe in York from July 15. "Burning Duck will be booking lots of shows as part of the Free Fringe, including the return of our three-day Woodsduck Comedy Festival, which again will be at the Black Swan, between July 22 and 24," he says.

"Like last year, all our shows will be free entry but with the option of guaranteeing a ticket in advance for £5. We're very excited to be involved with this year's festival, which promises to be weirder, wiser and more wonderful than ever."

Tickets for all Burning Duck and Free Fringe shows are available now at burningduckcomedy.com/; tickets for next Tuesday's 8pm gig cost £5, students £4, online or £7 on the door from 7.45pm.