This year I went to 24 fringe shows. This was due to a combination of fringe visitors and an intense fear of missing out. I don't have a sophisticated ranking system, which is odd because that seems like something I'd have. But I generally measure on one factor above all – novelty. So for example, I went to see David O'Doherty. He was predictably hilarious. A rip-roaring hour of comedy. He won't feature in my highlight reel. Sorry David (I'm sure he's crushed).

My Highlight Reel

Temping: You arrive to your first day as an office temp and have to do little excel tasks to gradually work out the sinister story behind the woman you're covering for. Weird. Interactive. Solo. Very fringe.

Mythos: Ragnarok: Lots of Fringe shows tell stories through the medium of acrobatics or interpretive dance. Not novel. What is novel? Telling stories through the medium of wrestling.

Catholic Guilt: I was never not going to a show called Catholic Guilt. Sacrilegious. Featured many pictures of sexy Jesus. 10/10.

Lobster Bisque: I still don't know what on earth this was. And that means very high fringe points. Tiny, very warm room in the Quaker centre (extra fringe points awarded when you get to see inside an otherwise mysterious building), large puppets, surprise nudity.

Robot Vacuum Fight Club: Organised by my favourite ghost society, your team get a budget robot vacuum cleaner and a pile of stuff, kit it out, and have it compete in a makeshift ring. This turned surprisingly feral. People really need to calm down.

Stories from the Office of a Sex Dungeon: A free show in the basement of a tiny airless pub where a woman who worked as manager in a sex dungeon did a surprisingly heartfelt Q&A. I do wish I could unlearn some of it.

I wouldn't do a lowlight reel because no matter how shit I found something (and I did), I still have maximum respect for anyone putting on a fringe show.