Colin Geddis announces his brand new stand up show G.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
The 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee heads back out on tour.
The 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee heads back out on tour.
Rita, Sue and Bob Too is a twisted, dark and hilarious comedy drama that tells the story of Rita and Sue, two working class girls from a rundown Bradford council estate …
The comedian behind Knee Deep In Life is known as Laura Belbin, she’s the perfect tonic in a world of perceived perfection and filtered happiness.
Wrong Tree presents a newly devised show: Too Close to the Sun.
‘They come over here.
Unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, and you’ll never see it the same way again! As a viewer, you have the power to choose how the show will unfold each evening.
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok…
Watch Chris Tavener battle his intrusive thoughts through the medium of witty, satirical songs.
Real people.
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
What if an Edwardian lady ghost was also a hard-boiled private detective? What if that detective loved the Muppets? Can a comedy show ever match the joy of getting to stroke a nice…
Join the UK’s most energetic-yet-simultaneously-downbeat double act as they record the pilot for their groundbreaking TV chat show.
This show is about death, being cool before then and giving a f*ck.
2023 Broadway Baby Award winner Colin Cloud is going to solve the biggest mystery on the planet: You.
This is an admission of ‘holy sh*t.
The acclaimed comedian and 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with a stand-up show about family, fatherhood, and a formative childhood experience with a Ouija board and a …
Yes, that’s right… he crushed his balls! They’re crushed! Like pancakes! Haha, funny! Or… is it uncomfortable? Or, wait, are we sexist? All of the above? Why don’t you come…
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
A clean, award-winning parody of a personal development seminar for Gen Z-ers to Boomers.
The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York …
Kara, Mickey and Pol go to Spain to recapture the holiday of their misspent youth 32 years ago.
‘Too Late, Baby’ (WORK IN PROGRESS) is the second comedy hour from acclaimed Canadian stand up comedian Michelle Shaughnessy.
‘Too Late, Baby’ (WORK IN PROGRESS) is the second comedy hour from acclaimed Canadian stand up comedian Michelle Shaughnessy.
She's loud, she swears, she's inappropriate, and she's the comedian behind the social media antics of Knee Deep In Life.
Ryan Calais Cameron’s For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, is now in its fourth run and second West End transfer with a brand new cast, and it …
The culmination of a two-year project working with carers, who are often excluded from cultural activities because of their responsibilities, Heart of Care is an artwork made up of…
A stand-up comedian and podcaster from Northern Ireland, Colin is one of the most in-demand comedians in Ireland, and regular headlines shows across the UK – selli…
Pam Ford Stand-Up Comedian has worked in a care home before and after the pandemic and has met many amazing “oldies” with amazing life stories to tell.
A rare chance to hear the music of two of jazz’s great innovators.
Let’s just get this out the way: Colin Cloud’s After Dark is the most powerful, impressive and poignant magic and mentalist show I’ve ever seen.
An avid fan of Davis, Colin Steele is the master when it comes to paying homage to musical legends.
Gallus Stooshie is a modern Scottish dance troupe here to make ceilidhs cool again.
Hot Concrete are set for the big time and they aren’t afraid to admit it.
This gender euphoric cabaret is a musical paradise for thems, mens, femmes, and everyone in between.
Hot Concrete are set for the big time and they aren’t afraid to admit it.
Hot Concrete are set for the big time and they aren’t afraid to admit it.
By turns funny, emotional and at times disturbing, “Too Soon?” follows stand-up comedian Ash Khan who suffered a very public breakdown while presenting an award at the 2007 BAFTAs.
By turns funny, emotional and at times disturbing, “Too Soon?” follows stand-up comedian Ash Khan who suffered a very public breakdown while presenting an award at the 2007 BAFTAs.
Voloz Collective’s production of The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much is a masterclass in physical theatre.
Los Angeles Theatre Initiative returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind!! Comedy, drama, romance, horror and more all collide in this au…
A hilarious and heartbreaking dark comedy driven by 20 characters and 11 original songs, in which the heroine, Luna, endeavours to disentangle herself from bad decisions and an ove…
A comedy show where your little one won’t derail everything, in fact, you’ll be hoping they’ll do all the things that normally embarrass you, loudly and proudly.
Pianist Brian Kellock and trumpeter Colin Steele are amongst Scotland’s foremost jazz musicians.
Often described as a force of nature, Colin is a performance comedian who’s erratic and truly ridiculous storytelling provides insight into the peculiar existence of a 44-year-old …
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Join Brigitte Aphrodite on a wild literary road trip, celebrating Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too) through punk poetry, songs, and stories.
Fierce, funny, and wonderfully frank, Poppy and Rubina have sex and they aren’t ashamed to talk about it.
Often described as a force of nature, Colin is a performance comedian who’s erratic and truly ridiculous story telling provides insight into the peculiar existence of a 44 year old…
Powercut Theatre is bringing their playful tongue-in-cheek satire, Duty of Care, to Brighton Fringe.
Powercut Theatre is bringing their playful tongue-in-cheek satire, Duty of Care, to Brighton Fringe.
From the creators of the award-winning Jersey Boys.
'I found a king in me and now I love you I found a king in you and now I love me' Father figures and fashion tips.
Bola Agbaje’s Olivier Award-winning remarkable debut GONE TOO FAR! returns to the London stage in 2023 for the first time since becoming a GCSE set text.
What’s the only thing proven to change the world? That’s right: issue-led fringe theatre.
A North-West writer explores growing up queer in rural England and the climate emergency.
Uncle AdolfHow could we be so blind?A Quiz Too FarSome people take quizzing too far.
Fin Taylor is back on the road with a brand new trunk of painfully funny stand-up for 2023.
Fin Taylor is back on the road with a brand new trunk of painfully funny stand-up for 2023.
Fin Taylor is not afraid to speak his mind, and his recent set Daddy Self-Care is proof of that.
Colin Geddis hits the road in 2022 with his brand new stand-up show “Both Barrels”, doing what he does best… giving his ruthless take on the ludicrous…
Berk's Nest in association with United Agents presents Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2022, Best Comedy Show Nom…
Following on from the success of the first event, My Kind of Musical is back with more fat, more songs, more revenge, and more spiralling over whether or not you should feed the bi…
Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her f…
Sketch comedy that encompasses the horrid, the dark, the bizarre and the stupid.
Set to the last tour of the Tragically Hip, They’ve All Gone and We’ll Go Too explores what it means to be Canadian in an American world, how music can save your life and how the u…
Internationally acclaimed award-winning singer-songwriter Colin Clyne has a remarkable way of cutting straight through to the heart of his listeners’ emotions.
Edinburgh’s favourite Guardian-approved naughty boy is back! And he’s bringing with him a brand-new hour of painfully funny stand-up for 2022.
If you don’t like that guy who always has a funny story then this might not be for you. Mark will make you laugh, make you think and possibly ask you to give him some space.
They’re back! Philip Contini and his six-piece Be Happy Band in tuxedos live on stage – all-new Rat Pack Show.
Emerging performance ensemble, Los Angeles Theatre Initiative presents a high-energy, interactive show that’s different every night.
A comic look at the agony of adoption.
Variety artiste Ada Campe decided to do some research into her family history during lockdown – and was delighted and intrigued by what she found! Join her for a show about wonde…
Writer and performer Paul Black brings his theatre show Self-Care Era to the Fringe for the first time.
Christof’s overly-supportive, Greek-Cypriot family has made him think anybody cares about his jokes and, even worse, this Edinburgh show.
Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her f…
There’s inherent absurdity in an industry which charges elderly people and their families countless thousands of pounds for care but pays a pittance to the often-underqualified s…
Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets spaghetti western in this multi award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents.
Wes Anderson meets Hitchcock meets spaghetti western in this multi award-winning, intercontinental, inter-genre, cinematic caper of accusations, accidents and accents.
This moron wearing all of his t-shirts at once has got layers, watch him peel himself like a very funny sentient onion that won’t make you cry.
This moron wearing all of his t-shirts at once has got layers, watch him peel himself like a very funny sentient onion that won’t make you cry.
Join Ambra for our first IRL collective tarot reading! During this intuitive collective reading, well ask the tarot for guidance on what actions we can take to shift and deep…
Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi shares the extraordinary secrets of his 50-plus years in rock’n’roll in this intimate evening of chat and music.
Two leading lights of the burgeoning Northern Irish comedy scene join forces for a huge night of stand up comedy! Shane Todd and Colin Geddis together in London fo…
A comedy spoken word show about gender, the media and not fitting any of the boxes, full of explosive movement, original songs and kickass video projection.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit.
We used to give out free samples of cheese at Fortnum and Masons but weren’t allowed to have any ourselves.
An eclectic hour of stand up comedy from Sharon Wanjohi (Chortle Student Finalist) and Abbie Edwards (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) that WILL make you laugh like you’d read a sl…
An eclectic hour of stand up comedy from Sharon Wanjohi (Chortle Student Finalist) and Abbie Edwards (as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra) that WILL make you laugh like you’d read a sl…
We used to give out free samples of cheese at Fortnum and Masons but weren’t allowed to have any ourselves.
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill.
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
I can tell you how this coronavirus started, straight off the bat.
I can tell you how this coronavirus started, straight off the bat.
Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi will share the extraordinary secrets of his 50-plus years in rock’n’roll when he takes to the stage for an int…
This lockdown is definitely going to be over by December, right? Join award-winning punslinger Darren Walsh for some “stand-up covidy”, a ‘…
This lockdown is definitely going to be over by December, right? Join award-winning punslinger Darren Walsh for some “stand-up covidy”, a ‘best of&rsqu…
A woman tries to reconcile her identity as a Canadian-born child of British parents living in the United States while she desperately tries to score a ticket to the final show of C…
This jaunty little potter through the more gruesome elements of Shakespeare’s works really ‘gets’ the tone needed for this strange 2020 hybrid of live theatre / film / desper…
The 72-year-old cabaret performer Nigel Osner knows a thing or two about ageing and self-isolating during the pandemic.
Broken Britain, 1987, Rita and Sue; two teens hungry for adult adventure embark on a wicked journey that takes them on a very raucous ride – literally! You’ll be shocked, you may…
Come see 30 plays in 60 minutes! Created by Greg Allen of the Neo-Futurists Theatre and performed by students from The Bishop’s School in La Jolla, California.
Ross is a father of four cool guys and still the coolest guy in town.
Colin Hoult’s critically acclaimed alter-ego Anna Mann, Actress, Singer, Welder (got to have a back up) returns in the workings of a brand new show,…
Colin Quinn is a stand-up comedian from Brooklyn (okay, Park Slope).
Colin Quinn is a stand-up comedian from Brooklyn (okay, Park Slope).
Ahead of his two night run at Belfast’s SSE Arena in 2020, Colin Geddis (Creator of The General Banter Podcast, Gedzilla Films, Barry The Blender…) brings y…
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns! Book early to avoid disappointment.
For one night only, the Chortle Award-winning ladies and gentlemen of Austentatious swap their bonnets and breeches to raise money for Waverley Care! Join them as they improvise a …
After sell-out shows for the last four years, join Scotland’s top jazz stars as they take a trip with everyone’s favourite nanny! Playing all the greatest hits, we guarantee a supe…
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
With thrilling empathy, phenomenal solos and driving musical energy, Steele’s trumpet fronts a quintet covering classic arrangements of Miles Davis’s seminal albums of the 50s …
A joyous tribute to the music of Cannonball and Nat Adderley, featuring a quintet of Scotland’s foremost jazz talent fronted by saxophonist M Kershaw and trumpeter Colin Steele.
Satchmo and Duke, two of the greatest jazz legends of the 20th century, only made one recording together, The Summit (1961).
The comedy heist of the year! Hot off the London circuit, Will Preston (South Coast Comedian of the Year semi-finalist) and Ben Peel (So You Think You’re Funny? semi-finalist and s…
How do you find love if you’re too ugly for Love Island? According to Nicola’s mother you contact the Daily Mail.
High-energy powerhouse standup for purists featuring big laughs from a road-hardened pro.
Irish comedian Colin Chadwick is a quick thinker.
Have you ever closed your eyes and tried to imagine a new colour? Lucy is a little grey girl in a little grey world who escapes to a land of colour through her stories.
There are 36 shows at the Fringe by trans performers, according to the TransFringe hashtag on Twitter, and Edalia Day’s Too Pretty to Punch might be the only one that’s both ce…
‘Too young to stay in, too old to go out!’ Nigel Osner casts a quizzical eye over life’s challenges for those that little bit older.
The planet is messed up.
In the last year Luka has lost 60lbs, a grandparent and the roof of his house.
How personal is too personal? What topics are off limits? American comedians Jeanne Whitney, Carter Morgan and Mike Lemme met in Paris trying to answer those very questions.
After attending the festival in 1994 as a young boy to watch his mother Angie Le Mar perform, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee Travis Jay is bringing his own show to …
Robbie McShane with his first ever girlfriend and his new pals feels he is now in the position to give the knowledge onto others, like some pathetic God or something.
Childhood memories can sometimes be blurry but you never forget your first school trip, especially when it turns into a permanent stay in Cote d’Ivoire.
Two award-winning comics in one show! We can’t tell you who they are.
Colin Cloud is the undisputed rockstar of the Edinburgh Fringe magic world and one of the festival’s greatest success stories of recent years.
In a festival where comedians eager to share their personal histories, foibles and perspectives on the world can oft seem ten-a-penny, it makes a pleasant change of pace to spend a…
For All I Care is, first and foremost, the story of two women.
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Existing is exhausting.
It’s 1976, we meet three women from very different backgrounds, who, together with their husbands, are comrades in the African National Congress (ANC).
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Have you ever witnessed a couple’s divorce? When these people are your parents, your life turns upside down, especially if you’re 8-years-old.
Irish comedian Colin Chadwick is a quick thinker, but not a quality thinker.
One of The Guardian’s Best Shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.
The comedy heist of the year! Hot off the London circuit, Will Preston (semi-finalist, South Coast Comedian of the Year) and Ben Peel (semi-finalist, So You Think You’re Funny? an…
In this show of songs and character vignettes, Nigel Osner casts his perceptive and somewhat mischievous gaze over the poignance and ridiculousness of clinging to the illusion of y…
With the success of a sold out 2017 standup tour ‘General Banter’ and several live podcast shows, Colin returns to the Museum of Comedy with his all stand-up…
Two shows only! Award-winning jazz vocalist, washboarder and early jazz historian Ali resurrects the original outspoken blues and jazz divas who shaped today’s music via their pass…
Ronnie and Maggie have been a regular feature around the Midlothian folk scene for a number of years.
After sell-out shows for the last three years, join Scotland’s top jazz stars as they take a trip with everyone’s favourite nanny! Playing all the greatest hits, we guarantee a sup…
With thrilling empathy, phenomenal solos and driving musical energy, Steele’s trumpet fronts a quintet covering classic arrangements of Miles Davis’s seminal albums of the 50s …
From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a…
Come find yourself in the woods again amongst shadow puppetry, masks and magic in A Collection of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Too.
The far future.
For one night only, the award-winning cast of Austentatious swap their bonnets and breeches in aid of Waverley Care.
Ukelear Fusion, the resident ukulele band of the University of St Andrews Music Society, makes their Fringe debut! This ensemble of fun-loving, nerdy, ukulele-toting friends perfor…
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns.
Nigel Osner takes a quizzical look at the challenges and opportunities for those no longer young.
And we can learn from them.
Colin McKenzie has only forty minutes left to live! Come join us for the final moments of Colin’s brilliant, majestic and totally mundane existence! A once in a lifetime opportunit…
Piracy is not just a man’s trade in this thrilling piece Care Not, Fear Naught from Temporarily Misplaced Productions.
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Trev Tokabi, from the Ivory Coast, has a knack for putting himself in compromising situations! If you have a mate, friend, partner, homeboy, homegirl, brother, sister, husband, wif…
Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance.
Stand-up comedians Neil O’Rourke (Irish Comedian of the Year 2017 finalist) and Patrick Spicer (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2018 nominee) are (p)residents of the coolest…
Colin Cloud conjures a cryptic presence as the audience enter to him trapped motionless in a large perspex box.
Snowflake.
Join storyteller Cathianne Hall and actor Jowanna Rose in a double bill as they journey from the opening titles of a 1960’s girl-about-town sitcom to the party from Hell, explori…
In his new show Nigel Osner casts a quizzical eye over life’s challenges for those, shall we say, just that little bit older.
By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way.
Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d…
Rising stand-up comedians Neil O’Rourke (Irish Comedian of the Year 2017 Finalist) and Patrick Spicer (Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2018 Nominee) are the (p)residents of …
Gallery Lock-In is a makeshift gallery space tucked away in the backstreets behind the beachfront.
Nominated for Best Comedy at Fringe World 2016 & selling out all 23 shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2016 & 2017.
Night-time.
Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks deliver a blistering set of hits from the 5 decades spanning Ross’ spectacular career as singer, songwriter and producer.
Too Many Zooz are a busking phenomenon born in the subways of New York City.
It’s 36 years since Andrea Dunbar’s breakthrough play announced the all-too-brief flowering of a new writing talent – “a genius straight from the slums,” as the Mail on S…
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Jim Everett, AKA Jimmy Francis, is relatively new to comedy.
With nearly £500,000 raised for Waverley Care, Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns with an all-star cast and special guest hosts Rob Beckett and Russell Kane.
For one night only, the Chortle Award-winning ladies and gentlemen of Austentatious swap their bonnets and breeches to raise money for Waverley Care.
Debut stand-up hour from Ben Shannon about cats, growing up and being easily distracted.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Luke Stephen feels as though life is passing him by.
David McIver is a refreshing breath of air in every sense.
Speed, brevity, honesty and the denial of preconception, TML brings you on a rollicking, multi-genre journey of 30 plays in 60 minutes.
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Canadian comedian Dylan Gott performs a brand-new hour of stand-up comedy about being a virgin until 23 (he’s 31 now) and how that affected attempting a long distance open relation…
Nominated for Best Comedy 2016 by Fringe World, with 23 sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Debut stand-up hour from Ben Shannon about cats, growing up and being easily distracted.
The hottest comedy act of 2047 comes back from the future to prove that que sera, sera very funny.
Gracefool Collective’s This Really Is Too Much blends dance, spoken word and physical comedy in a devised expressionistic theatre piece; revealing the absurd realities of life fr…
Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam…
Amy’s best friend pushes her to go out to last-minute drinks with a hunky model she meets unexpectedly.
Anna Mann is, according to herself, the greatest actress of her generation—a quote she can now legitimately edit for future Fringe posters with no fear of censor.
The Fringe is full of mind readers but Colin Cloud’s framing device of presenting his skills as deduction and manipulation creates a whole different feel.
World-travelled Canadian comedian, Dylan Gott (JFL42, Canadian Comedy Awards, iChannel), performs an hour of hilarious stand-up comedy that blends skilled storytelling with observa…
An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 …
As seen in ‘Derek, Murder in Successville’ and ‘Being Human’, award-winning character comedian Colin Hoult brings his hit show ‘Anna Mann’s Sketch Show for Depressives’ to The Warr…
What is the meaning of life? Do aliens exist? And how many is too many raisins? This show will answer a maximum of one of these questions.
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
David McIver is one of the most fun guys around these days.
Comedian and vertebrate Alex Kealy presents his second comedy show.
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
Award-winning Scottish singer/songwriter (folk, Americana) Clyne recently came home from California after winning Best Acoustic Act twice at the San Diego Music Awards.
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns with an all-star cast, and special guest hosts to be announced! Always a complete sell-out, book early to avoid disappointment.
Most will only know Colin Hay from his time as the frontman for Men at Work and appearing in an episode of Scrubs.
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
The play centres around Sensation Nation, a vocal group founded and led by the unstoppable DD.
For one night only, the Chortle Award-winning ladies and gentlemen of Austentatious swap their bonnets and breeches to raise money for Waverley Care.
Comedian Paul Johnson guides his two sons through first loves, playground fights, youth sports and the timeless longing to fit in and be one of the cool kids – an urge Paul still…
It’s clearly an uncomfortable time of life for Jo Caulfield; a succession of musical heroes have died, she’s moved from middle-class Morningside to somewhat more “cosmopolita…
Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b…
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Princes of Main return with another sketch show chock-a-block with odd characters, witty one liners and silliness.
At last year’s Fringe, Colin Cloud packed out the house with his show Kills where, amongst the baffling displays of supernatural prowess, he killed and resurrected an audience me…
Seeing Care Takers is like watching all the episodes of a fabulous five-part drama series in one sitting.
Groovy! Woah! Pierre Novellie is not cool but he is trying.
There’s surely no better sign that mental health issues – and depression in particular – are becoming more openly discussed than for the likes of Colin Hoult to come along an…
His teacher believes Jamie is being bullied because he’s gay.
Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si…
A show not for the cowardly or shy, this Flea Theater piece, devised by the incoming artistic director, Niegel Smith, and Elastic City’s founder, Todd Shalom, is “…
Mr.
In his brand new show Cloud will deduce everything about you and explain how he did it, accurately predict your behaviour, turn someone into an actual genius and, quite literally, …
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event returns with an all-star cast with special guest hosts Adam Hills and Marcus Brigstocke.
Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox.
If the name isn’t familiar, the tunes will be.
Come to hear Colin Kingsley at 90 years old playing Mozart at age 22 (Sonata in C K309) and age 31 (Rondo in A minor K511), also stylish Schubert spring-like Grieg, idyllic Chabrie…
More and more people don’t want children.
Another big hairy show from Jessica Fostekew, writer on 8 out of 10 Cats, Mock The Week and News Quiz.
A care worker.
Joan, Babs & Shelagh too is a difficult play.
Get ready for a perfect afternoon of musical fun! Johnny and the Raindrops are a sensational family friendly live band who play jump up and down, rocking and rolling, can’t sit d…
Colin Cloud is the ultimate rockstar mentalist, or as he styles himself, deductionist.
FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b…
The comedian Colin Quinn discusses his new book, “The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America” with The New York Times reporter Dave Itzkoff as…
(previews start on July 9; opens on July 23) Colin Quinn recently complained that his boyhood neighborhood, Park Slope, had subsided into “Whole Food lesbian baby carriage st…
(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc…
The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener…
Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2…
Godlight Theater Company has adapted Donn Pearce’s novel, a story about a charismatic rebel slapped with a stint on a Florida chain gang, reiterating its themes of repression…
Jon Stewart hosts this annual star-studded fund-raiser for autism programs nationwide.
Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L…
Mr. Quinn, the former “Weekend Update” anchor for “Saturday Night Live,” works out his new material as part of the Week at the Creek series.
The satirical women’s magazine Reductress presents this all-lady lineup, hosted by Anna Drezen.
Edinburgh’s biggest comedy event featuring an all star cast, with special guest hosts to be confirmed! Previous years have included Jon Richardson and Kevin Bridges among others.
Pam Ford has taken 40 years to be happy in her skin, she wants everyone to discover their best bits, and get happy right now, what a great way to start the day with a lunchtime sho…
Melodic trumpeter Steele joins UK’s finest pianist Kellock to re-interpret songs from the Broadway musical.
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Is minimum alcohol pricing making our health worse? Dr Angus Bancroft (University of Edinburgh) reckons so.
Too Cool to Care is the story of Ware’s life as a carer for a father with Alzheimer’s and a wheelchair-bound mother.
“You don’t know what heckling is!” screams Michael Legge at a woman in the first row, cutting down her contention that the Northern-Irish comedian is lovely.
From the off the Edinburgh Revue never really got kicking.
I’m not worried that you won’t have a great time at my show though .
Fans of Barry Cryer – and there are legions of them – will adore this rambling stream-of-consciousness comedy show about nothing in particular.
Colin Cloud strolls confidently on stage and announces that he already knows what we’re thinking.
Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind has been running in various iterations since 1988, with an ever-changing roster of extremely short “plays.
There is no doubt that an audience of a certain age will fondly remember the two famous actors starring in You’re Never Too Old, although audiences of any age could not fail to e…
Felicity Fitz Frisky and Hansel Amadeus Mannish are the quintessential Fringe success story.
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
The brilliantly funny Myq Kaplan celebrates the release on Netflix of his new special, “Small, Dork, and Handsome,” with performances from Chris Gethard, Aparna Nancher…
‘Writing is a shared experience’ asserts Sussex novelist Peter Jones on the Rottingdean Writers Group website, a notion that contrasts with what is perhaps most people’s sens…
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
Following a successful run at festivals such as Edinburgh Fringe 2013 and various venues around the UK and Ireland, join Ireland’s tallest comedian at Brighton Fringe 2014.
Welcome to the Carnival of Monsters! Ground-breaking character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ presents a wild night of comedy, music and madness.
Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series.
A dance party for kids and social event for adults too.
(previews start on May 1; opens on May 18) Medea is one woman who won’t be receiving a mother’s day card.
Perhaps the greatest sequel ever told, COOL RIDER, the cult musical sequel is BACK and in the West End for one week only.
The Playhouse, one of Edinburgh’s grandest venues, played host to the annual Comedy Gala; the biggest show of the festival boasting some of the biggest names in comedy.
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Brand new one-man sketch show, crafted and blended like a fine brandy… of comedy. ‘It’s rare and refreshing to see sketches this bold and this clever’ (MooneyOnTheatre.com).
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Jenny Bede (Best Newcomer, Musical Comedy Awards 2013) and Jessie Cave (Writer/Performer of last year’s sell-out, 5-star Bookworm) each see what they can do in 30 minutes.
Écoute Theatre Company bring a new voice to UK’s carers in this thought provoking verbatim performance.
Join Ireland’s tallest comedian as he unravels the world through his unique point of view. Join Charlie on his surreal journey of devilment and hilarious stand-up.
Affable and slightly confused, Lucy Frederick invites you to join her in her tireless quest to be the cool kid in town. From onesies to dubstep … where is cool hiding these days?
Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty.
The master of character comedy returns with a sublimely original hour of comic shape-shifting and supreme silliness.
Creator and star of Northern Irish internet comedy sensation I am Fighter blends stand-up and video in a multilayered show observing popular culture, multimedia trends and his con…
Pattie Brewster is a normal girl desperately in need of three things: friends, cat food and a crash course in Microsoft PowerPoint.
The scene a producer’s office in that place where men sit waiting to throw money at the moon.
Based on a true story, Sophie Pelhams one-woman show about coping with bipolar disorder is sensitively disturbing and, surprisingly, also fantastically funny.
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi…
David Tennant and Robert Peston walk into a bar.
An exploration of modern society and our responses to it, Life Is Too Good To Be True is a one-man show presented by the Netherlands’ Het Geluid (The Noise).
Stand up comedian Stephen Grant hilariously analyses the problems of modern society.
The stage is dark as three figures in black cloaks pop up from the audience speaking rhyming couplets; it is a cheap pantomime joke and I thought the show would get better.
Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary.
The premise of A Cry Too Far From Heaven is fairly simple: a former executioner in New Zealand delves into the past, a time before the complete abolition of capital punishment came…
It’s hard to get excited about Matt Green, but it’s even harder not to be taken in by his confidence and easy charm.
There are many things that make for a successful comedian.
To base a show around the theme of evening classes is an interesting concept and one which has not been trialled very extensively anywhere, let alone at the Edinburgh Festival.
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Andrew Lawrence is an angry man with a lot to get off his chest this festival.
More than forty talented and enthusiastic performers sing and dance a medley of Broadway show tunes, on and off the stage.
A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid…
Colin Mars put on a brave face for a disappointing turnout.
If you have a love for classic jazz, you will enjoy the offerings of Colin Steele and Brian Kellock at The Jazz Bar this week.
Harriet Kemsley and Sarah Callaghan may be just starting out, but at least they have each other.
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex presents… For one night only, Colin Cloud will perform his Las Vegas show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! This is your one and only chance to come and…
Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer nominee and New Act of the Year (NATYS) award winner, Bilal Zafar, returns with a brand-new show about how he spent a year working in a care home for…
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
Comedy and Scotland Editor James Macfarlane sits down with magician and mentalist Colin Cloud to discuss his new Edinburgh Fringe show After Dark, adjusting to Zoom life and why he...
Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter.
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
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In 2011, Neil Hilborn’s poetry slam team placed first in the US College Poetry Slam.
As the Edinburgh International Festival and its Fringe celebrate their 70th anniversaries, Broadway Baby’s James T.
Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support...
With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned.
The elderly residents of a care home just off the A1 are waiting to die, some of them less quietly than others.
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
Hairy poet and impro pianist Colin Bramwell brings his debut solo show Scale to the Pilgrim this Fringe. Expect Highlands kitsch without the kitsch.
Glaswegian-born poet Colin McGuire is set to debut his first solo show, The Wake Up Call, themed around sleep and sexuiality.
This year, Colin Leggo is bringing his debut hour to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.