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Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony

Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony

After a sell-out 2023 UK tour and extended run in London’s West End, Taskmaster loser Nick Mohammed returns to the Fringe as his critically acclaimed alter-ego Mr. 

Troy Hawke (WIP)

Troy Hawke (WIP)

Nascent, speculative and unprepared ideas from the founding member of the Greeters Guild that will undoubtedly change before forming the nucleus of the next worldwide sell-out tour… 

Accident Avoidance Training for Cutlery Users: Advanced and Improvers

Accident Avoidance Training for Cutlery Users: Advanced and Improvers

With fork-related accidents up by 7% and the teaspoon declared hazardous (size-to-injury wise), there has never been a better time to polish your cutlery safety awareness. 

Burns Banter – Your Bard

Burns Banter – Your Bard

Burns Banter – Your Bard! is a deep dive into the parts of Robert Burns life the scholars don’t want you to know about. 

Kiell Smith-Bynoe V Ed MacArthur: String V SPITTA

Kiell Smith-Bynoe V Ed MacArthur: String V SPITTA

A children’s party, but for adults. 

Adam Riches and John Kearns are Ball and Boe – For Three Nights Only

Adam Riches and John Kearns are Ball and Boe – For Three Nights Only

Ballads. 

Uh Huh: The Janice and Frank Story

Uh Huh: The Janice and Frank Story

From viral online success to Scottish comedy household name, Brido Hingwy has created characters that are recognisable to people the world over. 

Pat Cahill presents St Julian's Social Club

Pat Cahill presents St Julian's Social Club

I have recently counted my friends and was found wanting. 

Pope Benedict the IX

Pope Benedict the IX

The (mostly) true story of the first gay pope in the Middle Ages. 

Ben Goldsmith: CrimeLandTown

Ben Goldsmith: CrimeLandTown

‘An insane amount of fun’ (TheWeeReview. 

Jess Carrivick: For Your Consideration

Jess Carrivick: For Your Consideration

A character comic ‘gearing up to conquer’ (Dawn French). 

Proud Father, Exhausted Dad

Proud Father, Exhausted Dad

Warren Martin, the architect of his own troubles, strives to be a perfect father but barely manages to be adequate, a fact obvious to everyone except for himself. 

Myrtle Throgmorton: Me and Parky

Myrtle Throgmorton: Me and Parky

The certified old trout and original bag-for-life is back! Following The Ancient Heckler in 2015 and Stuffed and Mounted in 2017, Myrtle Throgmorton is still blethering on about Bu… 

Adam Riches Presents Sean Bean Reading Le Morte d’Arthur Out Loud for an Hour

Adam Riches Presents Sean Bean Reading Le Morte d’Arthur Out Loud for an Hour

Not sure what else I can add here? Medieval heartstab Sean Bean is going to read 15th century Middle English tome Le Morte d’Arthur out loud, for an hour. 

How Can(t) I Help?

How Can(t) I Help?

GP receptionists AKA the gatekeepers from hell. 

BED: A One Man Show

BED: A One Man Show

Set entirely on a bed, Boy attempts to pursue his dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian, travelling the world and finding true love, all whilst confined to his bedroom’s four wall… 

Broads in the Attic

Broads in the Attic

A comedy variety show in search of a roommate! Celia and Mavis (Diana Aydin and Mikayla Sherfy) are two zany old NYC broads, who secretly live in an Edinburgh attic and maybe kille… 

Das Schnitzel

Das Schnitzel

Daz Schnitzels are three siblings all the way from Deutschland performing their production for the audience! Roland, Brother Hans and only sister Schnitz are a marching band travel… 

Jason Thurston's Acting MasterClass with Jason Thurston

Jason Thurston's Acting MasterClass with Jason Thurston

Join PROFESSIONAL actor Jason Thurston for a lesson in learning the act of acting. 

Daisy M Stone: Well, This is Sketchy

Daisy M Stone: Well, This is Sketchy

Enjoy a cocktail of comedy monologues, poetry and sketches, all shaken into a one-woman show. 

We'll Get Back to You

We'll Get Back to You

Why is this woman named Viva applying for a job? She doesn’t even know what they do here! Bestselling author Rob Bell’s new play begins with this disruptive presence and gradua… 

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2025

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2025

Now into its fourth amazing year, The WENAOTY is a comedy competition that was set up to give a profile to acts who were hampered by the pandemic. 

Little Circus

Little Circus

The greatest frustration is not doing everything. 

Ali Brice Presents Eric Meat Gets the Chop

Ali Brice Presents Eric Meat Gets the Chop

After an enforced sabbatical, Eric Meat is back at the office he calls home. 

Jimmy Made Parole

Jimmy Made Parole

Join ex-con Jimmy as he brings you along to get ready for his first date since he got out of prison that morning. 

Frank Sanazi: Songs for Swinging Leaders

Frank Sanazi: Songs for Swinging Leaders

As the world teeters on the brink of global annihilation, who better to restore a new world order than the ultimate swinging dictator himself? Frank Sanazi storms back into Edinbur… 

The Deadmouse and Peabrain Dreams

The Deadmouse and Peabrain Dreams

The hilarious tragedy of unachievable dreams. Stuck in a rural town in the middle of nowhere, two sisters fight against the calamity of their circumstances to win The Xfactor. 

Beggared

Beggared

Beggared tells the story of a privileged white South African whose life collapses into homelessness. 

0.1% Accurate: Magdalena the Fortune Teller Show

0.1% Accurate: Magdalena the Fortune Teller Show

Step right up for a fortune-telling experience that’s barely accurate, but definitely unforgettable. 

Late Night with Terry Wogan

Late Night with Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan is back from the dead as part of his ongoing attempts to return to light entertainment, no matter the cost. 

Jack Docherty in The Chief – Still No Apologies

Jack Docherty in The Chief – Still No Apologies

BAFTA award-winning star of Scot Squad, The Chief, and Absolutely, returns to the Fringe after a 2024 sell-out run. 

Shaun Guff: Enuff is Enuff (WIP)

Shaun Guff: Enuff is Enuff (WIP)

My name is Shaun Guff and I’ve hit rock bottom so you don’t have to. 

Corrie

Corrie

Coming up on Corrie: yet another scene in the local pub, someone’s up the duff and two Kiwis figure out if they got their Manchester accents down in time! Five episodes, two acto… 

Arachne

Arachne

Arachne is a bold, hilarious solo show that sets the ancient Greek myth of Athena and Arachne (the first spider) in the American South. 

Bloody Influencers

Bloody Influencers

How far would you go for fame? Bloody Influencers is an award-winning one-woman comedy with a dark twist about an insta queen who is trapped in the false world of social media. 

Scaramouche Jones

Scaramouche Jones

Written by Justin Butcher. 

LA Baby

LA Baby

A darkly comedic tale of Davies’ nine years in LA, where she arrives full of comedy aspirations but leaves with absurd stories and survival skills. 

Go With The Flow

Go With The Flow

A comedy cabaret like no other – exploring the 28-day cycle with music, mischief and menstrual mayhem. 

The Great Divinator: Touched by Spirits

The Great Divinator: Touched by Spirits

Fake moustache! Real mindreading! Vintage vibes and outrageous spirit-flirting blends. 

Hands Up!

Hands Up!

Two armed robbers have interrupted Billy and Elise’s morning to steal. 

Wiki with a Wengeance: Isles of Silly

Wiki with a Wengeance: Isles of Silly

How to make sense of our silly world? Mapping and naming every pebble we discover, old-timey explorers and modern Wikis alike. 

Mike McAlpine: First Class Ticket

Mike McAlpine: First Class Ticket

Buckle up for this laugh-out-loud, turbulence-packed comedy from award-winning comedian Mike McAlpine! Set in Flight Club, where the audience boards an aircraft of absurdity, this … 

David's One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven)

David's One-Man Band (F*ck You, Steven)

Welcome to the mid-noughties world of emo teen and future rockstar, David. 

Barbara Fernandez presents: Everything But Standup

Barbara Fernandez presents: Everything But Standup

Welcome to the cabaret asylum – a revolving lineup of oddball character acts, singers, magicians, clowns. 

Apocalipsync

Apocalipsync

After captivating audiences with cult physical theatre show Un Poyo Rojo, Argentine sensation and social media star Luciano Rosso returns with Apocalipsync, a high-energy solo show… 

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Winner: Best Kids Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2025. 

Cameron Sinclair Harris: PLANETS!!!

Cameron Sinclair Harris: PLANETS!!!

Are we alone in the universe? If we could speak to the planets, what would they say back? Cameron Sinclair Harris, earthling, non-binary deviant and fully qualified astronaut will … 

Daisy Doris May: Big Night Out

Daisy Doris May: Big Night Out

Calling all VIPs. 

Love Hunt

Love Hunt

Forget foxes, bargains, or Jeremy – this is the biggest hunt of them all. 

Bobby Prezinsky Hosts Your Office Christmas Party (WIP)

Bobby Prezinsky Hosts Your Office Christmas Party (WIP)

Follow a desperate and naïve aspiring TV personality as he tries to break into showbiz. 

DeliaDelia! The Flat Chested Witch!

DeliaDelia! The Flat Chested Witch!

‘Particularly funny’ (Vulture. 

Sluts With Consoles

Sluts With Consoles

Is that a joystick in your pocket or are you pleased to see us? Armed with plasmids, melee weapons and enough energy drinks to kill a small dog, Player One and Player Two are on a … 

Two Pints

Two Pints

In their Dublin local, two old friends meet regularly for good conversation, good craic and more than a few good pints. 

Derek Mitchell: Goblin

Derek Mitchell: Goblin

Dark, theatrical comedy meets nostalgia in Goblin, written and performed by Derek Mitchell. 

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

**** (Age). 

Hill and Jones Comedy Catastrophe

Hill and Jones Comedy Catastrophe

It won’t be alright on the night. 

Ada and Bron: The Origin of Love

Ada and Bron: The Origin of Love

Newcomers Ada and Bron invite you to third wheel an unmissable hour of weirdo soulmates and ‘hilarious doomed romances’ (Chortle. 

Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner People

Lorna Rose Treen: 24 Hour Diner People

Award-winning character comedian Lorna Rose Treen has made a diner. 

Woody Fu: One Man John Wick

Woody Fu: One Man John Wick

John Wick. 

Jazz Emu: The Pleasure is All Yours

Jazz Emu: The Pleasure is All Yours

Musical meteor Jazz Emu was born to please you. 

Knight, Knight

Knight, Knight

A knight pulls a sword from a stone and, as the prophecy foretold – becomes king. 

Christian Dart: Gumshoe!

Christian Dart: Gumshoe!

A grizzled New York detective embarks on his final, most deadly and most ridiculous case yet. 

Rory Marshall: Pathetic Little Characters

Rory Marshall: Pathetic Little Characters

Rory Marshall has dug deep into his extremely sad and pathetic soul to create an hour of extremely sad and pathetic characters. 

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes.

Joz Norris: You Wait. Time Passes.

Comedians’ Choice Award winner (Best Show 2019), Joz Norris has finally completed his life’s work, and he’s ready to unveil it to the world. 

Katie Pritchard: I Kiss the Music

Katie Pritchard: I Kiss the Music

Join multi-award-winning musical comedian and body roll enthusiast Katie Pritchard, as she dresses head to toe in the finest unitard she could make and embarks on this award-nomina… 

Lily Blumkin: Nice Try

Lily Blumkin: Nice Try

From The Daily Show’s Lily Blumkin comes a hilarious solo show about growing up and getting worse. 

Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive Comedian

Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive Comedian

You’ve had a lifetime of lame anecdotes from all the average-looking comedians, but the reviews are in – self-deprecation is dead! It’s time to hear from Australia’s First … 

Mark Vigeant: The Best Man Show

Mark Vigeant: The Best Man Show

You’re cordially invited to this interactive polyamorous wedding reception, where the groom’s brother delivers a speech you’ll never forget! It starts out fun and silly, with… 

Douglas Widick: Paperclip

Douglas Widick: Paperclip

Microsoft Word’s writing assistant, Clippy, has seen the future – and it is bleak. 

Ozzy Algar: Speed Queen

Ozzy Algar: Speed Queen

We are in the Speed Queen, the last launderette on the Isle of Wight! In here, Pet the ancient washerwoman divines the fates of her customers through their dirty laundry, and a sto… 

Virtuoso

Virtuoso

The Man. 

The Football-Actress

The Football-Actress

An autobiographical one-woman drama-comedy show blending comedy characterisation and football performance to tell the unique journey of Lucia Mallardi, a Berlin-based Italian forme… 

Yer Ma's a Rocket: Sophie Rose McCabe

Yer Ma's a Rocket: Sophie Rose McCabe

Edinburgh-born, separated mum Sophie is a pure rocket who theatrically combines stand-up, skits, characters, stories (and even rap!) on the madness of modern parenting, mental heal… 

Hannah Morton: Cha Cha Real Smooth

Hannah Morton: Cha Cha Real Smooth

You’re invited to Lachlan-Thomas’ sixth birthday party hosted by your favourite children’s party entertainer, Hannah Banana! Hannah is a writer, performer and most importantly, a c… 

The Burton Brothers: 1925

The Burton Brothers: 1925

The only sketch comedy show set entirely in the year 1925! The Burton Brothers make their Edinburgh Fringe debut, after sell out seasons across Australia. 

Susan Harrison: Should I Still Be Doing This?

Susan Harrison: Should I Still Be Doing This?

Award-winning character-comedian Susan Harrison presents a brand-new show, featuring a host of joyfully bizarre characters including an unconfident Sindy doll, a woman who’s swallo… 

Alice Cockayne: Licensed. Professional. Trained. Qualified.

Alice Cockayne: Licensed. Professional. Trained. Qualified.

Ratty wig girl. 

Ted Milligan: United

Ted Milligan: United

Crubchester United Football Club are at rock bottom: relegated to non-league. 

Zara Gladman is… Aileen: Cameron’s Gap Year Fundraiser

Zara Gladman is… Aileen: Cameron’s Gap Year Fundraiser

Ageing millennial Zara Gladman and her alter-egos – including everyone’s favourite Glasgow West end mum Aileen – take centre stage for a worthy cause: to raise funds for Aile… 

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time)

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: DEAD!!! (Good Fun Time)

Yorkshire’s biggest bastard and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2024 is back! This time he’s dead… dead good! And also, dead. 

At Home With Will Shakespeare

At Home With Will Shakespeare

Fringe legend Pip Utton (Adolf, Bacon, Dickens, Churchill, Dylan, Maggie, Einstein, Hunchback) is Shakespeare in this moving and comic romp through Will’s life, including some of h… 

Show How It's Thespian

Show How It's Thespian

Show How It’s Thespian (SHIT) is an acting masterclass you should be honoured to attend. 

Film Noir Frog

Film Noir Frog

Film Noir Frog, gripped by a dirty sense of morality, continues their pledge to clean the city. 

*Smoke Not Included

*Smoke Not Included

*Smoke Not Included. 

The Academy Trust: Under New Management!

The Academy Trust: Under New Management!

‘Should I hand in my notice?’ A question that resonates with every teacher, and Rachel is no exception. 

Sir Love E Dove

Sir Love E Dove

Sir Love E Dove is a grand actor of legendary status. 

Last Orders

Last Orders

Kenneth starts his first day and manager Chris has big plans for the McGonagle Tavern: clean the place up, serve gourmet dishes, but above all else make the place a stylish and tra… 

Glastonbury

Glastonbury

Glastonbury promises a dream of youth, but after the pandemic, the characters return to seek out an anchor to the past but encounter revelations far beyond their expectations under… 

More of a Question Than a Comment (WIP)

More of a Question Than a Comment (WIP)

Camilla is obsessed with stories, great stories, the greatest stories ever told. 

Babe Alien

Babe Alien

Whales sometimes make hit songs that get repeated through the ocean. 

ENDHOE

ENDHOE

It’s no surprise that Endo just got promoted to CEO of Anna’s body. 

Sandy Not Just On Sunday

Sandy Not Just On Sunday

After last year’s successful Fringe debut, legendary accordionist and funnyman Sandy Brechin returns with another hilarious hour of music and comedy in his one-man show, featuring … 

Summoning Sondheim

Summoning Sondheim

The theatre is dying, so Jordana Belaiche and Grace O’Keefe are holding a séance to bring back the legendary musical theatre composer, Stephen Joshua Sondheim. 

Sitting Pretty With Kitty

Sitting Pretty With Kitty

Sitting Pretty is a camp, fun-filled, happy-hearted show with northern powerhouse, beautician, astrologist, therapist and cabaret performer, Kitty Cassis. 

Cult Classic(k)

Cult Classic(k)

Grab your Kombucha and get ready to live your best life with wellness influencer and the reigning queen of good vibes only, Mia Culpa, as she takes you on her signature transformin… 

Tom Whiston: The Dandy Daniels

Tom Whiston: The Dandy Daniels

This is a tale of friendships lost, and learning to live with a present that isn’t as rosy as the past. 

Mitzi Fitz's Glitzy Bitz

Mitzi Fitz's Glitzy Bitz

From the ‘unhinged’ (EdFringeReview. 

Mitzi Fitz (WIP)

Mitzi Fitz (WIP)

Get ready for the wildest acting seminar you’ve ever attended! In her 42 years in showbiz, Mitzi Fitz has seen and done it all. 

A Brief Case of Crazy

A Brief Case of Crazy

Thomas is a remarkable, unconventional introvert – typically fiddling and fumbling his way through a 9 to 5 job, occasionally looking up to admire his wide-eyed and equally shy c… 

To Be A Prince

To Be A Prince

“What does it mean to be a prince?” This question is at the heart of To Be A Prince, the latest production by Grownup Playhouse, featured at Paradise in The Vault @ The Annexxe… 

Accidental Pop: Now That's What I Call Safety!

Accidental Pop: Now That's What I Call Safety!

Alright, stop, collaborate and listen! Safety expert Ian Crawford is back with a brand-new presentation. 

I'll Die Laughing

I'll Die Laughing

This London/LA hybrid’s wickedly funny, naughty, yet deeply disturbing story, penetrates to the heart of survival. 

Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray

Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray

Character comedian Emma Sidi is back at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Kit Loyd: Frenzy (WIP)

Kit Loyd: Frenzy (WIP)

Oi Oi! Kit Loyd brings you 50 minutes of one-man physical sketch comedy. 

Sketchy

Sketchy

Expect talking toothbrushes, competitive siblings and a variety of funny sketches full of heart and absurdity. 

Namaste Blisters

Namaste Blisters

Becoming a yoga teacher was life-changing for Kym Nelson, who decided to swap her hedonistic lifestyle for a more ethical one. 

Caravan Club And Its Not-Got-A-Mucky-Bum Star

Caravan Club And Its Not-Got-A-Mucky-Bum Star

When disaster hits Blighty’s biggest caravan club, can a total cow of a party dancer save the day? Missy’s convinced she’s got the talent. 

Paradok Platform: The Dink Rodgers Show

Paradok Platform: The Dink Rodgers Show

Dink Rodgers has won two Emmys, three Grammys and 84 Oscars. 

Katie Davison: 60 Minute Millionaire

Katie Davison: 60 Minute Millionaire

Become a millionaire in just 60 minutes, with tips from Mr MoneyBags himself, Steve Boobis*. 

Pali and Jay's Ultimate Asian Wedding DJ Roadshow

Pali and Jay's Ultimate Asian Wedding DJ Roadshow

From Rifco Theatre, comes an immersive DJ bromance. 

The Half-Cocked Sketch Show

The Half-Cocked Sketch Show

‘The brains and talent behind Half-Cocked Theatre have undoubtedly carved a niche in the world of sketch comedy with their latest offering’ **** (LiveLondonPost. 

Identity Theft: What to Expect When You're Not Suspecting

Identity Theft: What to Expect When You're Not Suspecting

You’re at risk of identity theft! Unless you come to this very informative, interactive, luxury seminar in which I, Bernadette (Agnes Carrington), invite you to experience the extr… 

Edinburgh's Pandas Were Just Weegies in Disguise!

Edinburgh's Pandas Were Just Weegies in Disguise!

When Edinburgh’s pandas go missing on their journey back to China, suspicion falls on the ferocious Glasgow gangster Big Urqy. 

Derek Mitchell: Goblin

Derek Mitchell: Goblin

Dark narrative character comedy about Eliot, an emo kid with an imaginary goblin who just wants to be loved. 

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2024

Anarchy Cabaret Presents: West End New Act of the Year Showcase 2024

Featuring winners of London’s premier new-act comedy competition. 

Achtung!! The Germans Are Coming! Second Coming

Achtung!! The Germans Are Coming! Second Coming

Wacky German jokemeister Jürgen’s comedy collision is back for a second helping of schnitzel schwitzen! Along with comedy friends and pros! Following a successful Edinburgh Festiv… 

Sir Dickie Benson Interacts With the Audience Whether They Like It or Not

Sir Dickie Benson Interacts With the Audience Whether They Like It or Not

Sir Dickie is the last Hollywood hellraiser. 

Tom Hearn Live: How Fabulous is That?!

Tom Hearn Live: How Fabulous is That?!

It’s an Edinburgh debut for viral comedian Tom Hearn! This Canadian Comedy Award winner brings his comedic prowess to the Fringe stage, with jaw-dropping musical performances and… 

Late Night With Terry Wogan

Late Night With Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan is back from the dead as part of his ongoing attempts to return to light entertainment no matter the cost. 

please DON'T see our show

please DON'T see our show

After a group of Zumba-lovers discover that it’s easier to book a Fringe venue than it is to hire out a rehearsal space in their local parish rooms, drastic measures must be taken. 

My Brain is Soup, Your Hands Are the Spoons

My Brain is Soup, Your Hands Are the Spoons

An absurdist character-comedy show from a helpless clown. 

Wiki Knows Best – Micro Islands

Wiki Knows Best – Micro Islands

A one-woman show – part comedy, part edutainment, part love letter to the world at large and Europe in particular. 

Cinderella

Cinderella

Your face will hurt from smiling so much when watching the Bay Area’s most prestigious troupe of Commedia dell’arte characters perform an original version of Cinderella. 

Kenny Goes to Sleep

Kenny Goes to Sleep

A one-man variety show / dreamscape filled with original characters, music and general absurdity written and performed by Los Angeles comedian Kenny Gray. 

Meaty Sue's Big Farma

Meaty Sue's Big Farma

Meaty Sue’s parents have gone to the big barbecue in the sky and her impending wedding day is missing her elusive estranged Big Brother Big Farma Phil. 

Jess Carrivick: Attention Seeker (WIP)

Jess Carrivick: Attention Seeker (WIP)

Almost a nepo baby and a BBC child star of the noughties, Jess Carrivick’s career peaked at aged 10, but Hollywood never rang. 

ZAP

ZAP

In the similar style of the wildly popular The Play that Goes Wrong, this production follows a company of actors attempting to perform 7 different shows at once and everything star… 

Sian Hutchinson: Tick My Box

Sian Hutchinson: Tick My Box

Seven dates, one night: will Sooz find the new love of her life, or will it become the worst night of her life? Booze-soaked and unlucky in love, Sooz has had enough. 

Jack Docherty in The Chief – No Apologies

Jack Docherty in The Chief – No Apologies

The BAFTA-winning star of Scot Squad and cult classic Absolutely, returns to the Fringe as Scotland’s favourite cop. 

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble

The name Furiozo murmurs through the festival as a ‘must-see' show and usually when this happens, it’s cause to be cautious. 

KAREN

KAREN

Sarah Cameron-West’s Karen is an electrifying explosion of female rage and comedic prowess that follows a loveable underdog who faces off with her arch nemesis in the aftermath o… 

Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine

Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine

The critically acclaimed sell-out hit of the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe returns for a limited run. 

Dr Dolittle Kills a Man (and Reads Extracts From His New Book)

Dr Dolittle Kills a Man (and Reads Extracts From His New Book)

Dr. 

Mr Sleepybum

Mr Sleepybum

Nominee: Best Kids Show – Leicester Comedy Festival 2024. 

Yoga and Sex... for Women (Over 40)

Yoga and Sex... for Women (Over 40)

Being a woman! Being over 40! Sex! Kath has found the solution to these problems. 

Absolute Nickhead (Kirk In Progress)

Absolute Nickhead (Kirk In Progress)

Nick Kirk (West End New Act Finalist 2023) presents his first solo show featuring one man, no hair and a cast of supporting characters unpicking what life is like when you’re hitti… 

Bone Man Rides Again

Bone Man Rides Again

Bone Man has returned to ride once again. 

DeliaDelia! The Flat-Chested Witch!

DeliaDelia! The Flat-Chested Witch!

Amando Houser who is ‘particularly funny’ (Vulture) invites you to an unhinged and absurd clown hour of self discovery. 

Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

Bex Turner: Bexual Healing

It’s a pun, although some of the characters might be witty and off the wrist. 

Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror

Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror

Michael Kunze is actor Mitch Coony in this Hollywood odyssey, where you’re only ever one hit away from a Tom Hanks sex party. 

Rachel Fairburn: Side Eye

Rachel Fairburn: Side Eye

Rachel Fairburn is back with seven deadly characters. 

My Last Two Brain Cells

My Last Two Brain Cells

The award-winning, 7th highest rated comedy of the Edinburgh Fringe 2023 returns! When disaster strikes in Gary’s brain, it’s up to his brain cells to try and fix everything. 

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Carnage

Mad Ron's Character Comedy Carnage

Join Uxbridge’s third-hardest man, Mad Ron (Reginald D Hunter tour support) and special guests for an hour of character-comedy stand-up. 

Friend (The One With Gunther)

Friend (The One With Gunther)

One barista, 10 seasons, 70 minutes! All 236 episodes of Friends retold through the eyes of Gunther, Central Perk’s “seventh Friend”. 

Jeromaia Detto: MUSH

Jeromaia Detto: MUSH

Winner: Best Comedy Weekly Award Adelaide Fringe 2024. 

Ben Goldsmith: CrimeLandTown

Ben Goldsmith: CrimeLandTown

CrimeLandTown is an affectionate one-man character comedy spoof of the Italian-American gangster epic. 

Turbo Town

Turbo Town

Whatever you have planned, sack it off. 

Namaste Bae: Blessings and Kombucha

Namaste Bae: Blessings and Kombucha

A healing ceremony unlike any you’ve ever experienced brought to you by the New Age satirical guru taking social media by storm. 

Drama Chameleon

Drama Chameleon

A hilarious, heartfelt and compelling coming-of-age homage to the 80s. 

Medicine Woman

Medicine Woman

Medicine Woman is a Venezuelan healer, in town for one night only to conduct a shamanic healing ceremony that will change your vibe forever. 

Nerine Skinner: The Exorcism of Liz Truss

Nerine Skinner: The Exorcism of Liz Truss

If you're known for impersonating a particular public figure, it can be difficult to shake that typecasting; a fact Nerine Skinner is all too aware of. 

Luke Nixon and Jim Midge: Work In Progress

Luke Nixon and Jim Midge: Work In Progress

Luke Nixon and his character Jim Midge present a work in progress. 

Girls Really Listen To Me

Girls Really Listen To Me

Madeleine is pretty much the worst sixteen year old you can meet. 

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

The Leeds Tealights: It's Your Own Time You're Wasting

This time you’ve really crossed the line. 

Dave Durkom: Durkin' 9 to 5 (WIP)

Dave Durkom: Durkin' 9 to 5 (WIP)

He has over 150 million views on social media. 

Karismaa's Divorce Party

Karismaa's Divorce Party

Ever had your heart broken? Ever cried in the shower then slipped into a bath crying? Ever had your tarot read by a divorcee from Essex who says ‘babes’ a lot with a GNVQ in Le… 

Woo Woo – A Sketch Comedy Show

Woo Woo – A Sketch Comedy Show

Woo Woo – a derogatory term used in relation to those with unconventional beliefs that are outlandishly mystical, supernatural or unscientific. 

Knight, Knight

Knight, Knight

The music that welcomes us in is a mix of standard mediaeval fare and the morecontemporary Angel, by PinkPantheress which set the tone of what we’re about toexperience in Knight,… 

Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch

Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch

Derek Mitchell identifies as Dutch. 

The Screen Test

The Screen Test

It’s the 1930s and Betsy Bitterly is dying to be a Hollywood star. 

Henry Rowley: Just Literally

Henry Rowley: Just Literally

Online comedy sensation Henry Rowley (1. 

Michelle Brasier: Legacy

Michelle Brasier: Legacy

Sold-out run, Edinburgh Fringe 2023. 

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs)

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs)

Sam Wilson, Class 8C, is obviously the correct choice for Head Boy. 

Stuart Daulman: Wow!

Stuart Daulman: Wow!

As seen on Stamptown (Australia). 

Mad Ron and Jerry

Mad Ron and Jerry

Join Mad Ron (Reginald D Hunter tour support) and Jerry Bakewell (as seen on Britain’s Got Talent) for a madcap hour of surreal game show and stand-up entertainment. 

Mum and I Don't Talk Anymore by Milanka Brooks

Mum and I Don't Talk Anymore by Milanka Brooks

A funny, candid and poignant solo show about the unique and crazy relationship between Milanka and her flamboyant Serbian mother, Lela. 

Serious Theatre from Serious People

Serious Theatre from Serious People

Charlotte Anne-Tilley and Mabel Thomas reveal their skills as actors in Serious Theatre from Serious People at Gilded Balloon Patter House. 

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon

A year after inexplicably winning Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe, and therefore killing comedy (Sun), Lorna Rose Treen brings her sell-out debut character comedy show back to t… 

Rory Cargill: Television 1

Rory Cargill: Television 1

100 years of television in one hour. 

Erin Farrington – Think Better: Manifesting Money, Real Estate and Hot People

Erin Farrington – Think Better: Manifesting Money, Real Estate and Hot People

Ugly? Poor? Does your life suck ass? Or do you just think it does?! Learn how to manifest a better life by simply just thinking hard and good. 

Virtuoso

Virtuoso

WINNER ‘Take a Chance Adelaide’ Award, Adelaide Fringe 2024. 

Jamie Denbo: Beverly Live!

Jamie Denbo: Beverly Live!

Jamie Denbo, writer/producer (Grey’s Anatomy), presents her alter ego Beverly (meddling mother to all) as she takes audiences on a comedic rollercoaster ride through her golden yea… 

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: LIVE!!!

Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: LIVE!!!

Here he is! Yorkshire’s biggest bastard. 

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Doctor Who is 60. 

Karen's Diner on Tour

Karen's Diner on Tour

At our pop-up you will be greeted and waited upon by rude waiters who in return are expecting you to give it full Karen. 

Rozarina Larsen Presents: Whitefishing

Rozarina Larsen Presents: Whitefishing

Rozarina Larsen presents: White Fishing – a work-in-progress comedy about finding your authenticity. 

A Teacher's Lament

A Teacher's Lament

A Teacher’s Lament is not the revolutionary political statement that we would expect a show of this nature to be. 

Dr Bonk's Macarbaret

Dr Bonk's Macarbaret

Scotland’s silliest surgeon, Dr Bonk, presents the Macarbaret: an evening of drag, burlesque, music, comedy and medical mayhem, starring the not-so-good doctor and an all-sorts ass… 

Emma and Harry

Emma and Harry

If you like it you really shouldn’t put a ring on it because it turns out I actually hate you and want to get a divorce. 

CCTV

CCTV

Join Fiona Walker on her journey as she navigates the cutthroat corporate world beyond university. 

Troy Hawke: Work in Progress

Troy Hawke: Work in Progress

WIP show from multi award-winning comedian and CEO of the Greeters Guild, Troy Hawke. 

Gary Tank Commander: Gary Talks (Yous Listen)

Gary Tank Commander: Gary Talks (Yous Listen)

Hiya! It’s me, Gary, and I’ve listened to the fans who said, ‘Gary, you’re amazin’, dae a chat show!’ Sooo. 

String V SPITTA

String V SPITTA

A kids party. 

Neil Frost: The Door

Neil Frost: The Door

Stumbling upon old photos of the door, Neil Frost unravels the past. 

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Returning after two sell-out runs at Soho Theatre, global sensation Jazz Emu is back with his virtuoso musical spectacular. 

Shagadelic: The Origins of Slang Words for Doing It

Shagadelic: The Origins of Slang Words for Doing It

Fresh off his critically acclaimed 2022 Edinburgh Fringe show, Spanking the Monkey: The Etymology of Onanistic Euphemisms (**** (Scotsman)), Professor Richard Fondler returns to th… 

Preppers – A Comedy About the Apocalypse(s)

Preppers – A Comedy About the Apocalypse(s)

Stuart Laws (‘A one-man episode of Arrested Development’ (Fest)) and Matt Sandstorm (unreviewed) are a new two-man comedy duo. 

Dog Dies Under Porch – A Comedy!

Dog Dies Under Porch – A Comedy!

Follow Bug the dog on a surreal journey of music, dance, hypnotism and experimental visual effects. 

Luke Manning: One Manning Show

Luke Manning: One Manning Show

Sharp, silly and sublime solo character comedy from Luke Manning, formerly one half of veteran Fringe sketch duo, In Cahoots, and a writer-performer for BBC Radio 4’s Sketchtopia a… 

Rhiannon Shaw: Wedding Night

Rhiannon Shaw: Wedding Night

Character comedian and stand-up Rhiannon Shaw (‘a cunning comic mind’ (Chortle. 

Accident Avoidance Training Workshop – Intermediate

Accident Avoidance Training Workshop – Intermediate

If you were under attack by a rampaging rhino, trapped upside down in a wheelie bin full of water, or under attack by an unidentified flying cutlery item (UFCI), could you survive?… 

Childlike

Childlike

Straight out of college, antsy-yet-determined comedian Caitlin Jones navigates the audience on a tell-all nostalgia trip – the mishaps of teenage life, queer romance and self dis… 

Posey Mehta: Mitzi Fitz’s Glitzy Bits

Posey Mehta: Mitzi Fitz’s Glitzy Bits

From the ‘unhinged’ (EdFringeReview. 

Snake Oil

Snake Oil

The Burton Brothers are Australia’s best sibling comedy duo! Hailing all the way from Melbourne, the Burton Brothers are real life brothers and sketch comedians. 

Basil Bottler: Wank In Progress

Basil Bottler: Wank In Progress

Intergalactic Man of Mystery, Basil Bottler makes his Edinburgh debut in this one-off hour of jokes, songs, poems and dicking about. 

Zoe Coombs Marr: The Opener

Zoe Coombs Marr: The Opener

We regret to inform you that Dave is back. 

Red Flag(s)

Red Flag(s)

Comedic and twisted love letter to my younger 20 year old self about all the men who have traumatized and destroyed my self esteem. 

33 to 04

33 to 04

A young English doctor rushes an elderly Scottish lady onto a lift, taking her to surgery many floors below. 

Wiki Knows Best – Mythical Islands

Wiki Knows Best – Mythical Islands

Genre-bending voyage for every inquisitive soul and smart alec; for the adventurous, the yarn spinners. 

Corona Daze

Corona Daze

It is March 2020 and the public is demanding action against the coronavirus. 

Marny Godden: Fancy Rat

Marny Godden: Fancy Rat

Marny’s latest alter ego, Fancy Rat, is an aspiring human being. 

Alex Martini: Life's a Pitch

Alex Martini: Life's a Pitch

Life been hard lately? Channel this: You can do anything!! Life coach Lex will manifest your deepest wishes, even those you didn’t know you had! Be pitched into radical self-acce… 

Annabel Bashford: Clink Clank Clonkerty Clonk

Annabel Bashford: Clink Clank Clonkerty Clonk

Crime and punishment with jelly beans. 

Bailey J Mills: Unfiltered + Scummy

Bailey J Mills: Unfiltered + Scummy

This musical, comedy, play, gameshow, and sketch show is a rollercoaster ride through Bailey’s world, where scandal, secrets, and absolute scumminess reign supreme. 

You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry

You Wouldn’t Like Me When I’m Angry

Holly Hall’s character comedy show explores our frustrating and sometimes hilarious inability to express our anger as you navigate the anxiety-ridden ups and downs of life. 

Frank Sanazi's Comedy Blitzkrieg

Frank Sanazi's Comedy Blitzkrieg

Experience a full-on comedy attack of the senses as Frank brings his unrelenting mix of dark humour and extreme renditions back to the festival, in his new home within the vaults o… 

7 Years: A Love Story

7 Years: A Love Story

Story of two friends who find themselves facing extreme climate events. 

Wrestling with The Champ: Smiledriver

Wrestling with The Champ: Smiledriver

The funniest ride in wrestling returns to Edinburgh but it’s the end of the road for the Pub Wrestling Federation champion. 

The Fruity Prince

The Fruity Prince

The Virgin Queen? I don’t think so! Lizzy I has got a son and he might just be a little bit fruity. 

Ted Milligan: The Finished Product (A Work in Progress)

Ted Milligan: The Finished Product (A Work in Progress)

Irreverent stand-up and sketch from an award-winning character comedian whose writing has been praised as ‘hilarious. 

The Great Yawning Maw of Death

The Great Yawning Maw of Death

Brilliantly weird, award-winning Fred Ferenczi bestraddles the great yawning maw of death in brand-new show, a show that’s has been awaited with huge anxiety by all fans and his la… 

I'm Sexy and I Know It

I'm Sexy and I Know It

Anna Friend is sexy and she knows it. 

Love, Monty

Love, Monty

London bachelor Monty Button-Purse spies Gracie at his friend’s New Year Ball 1922, and is determined to woo her through the flourish of his penmanship. 

A Multitude of Sins: A Dog Gone Mystery

A Multitude of Sins: A Dog Gone Mystery

The dog’s gone! Jen plays six sinful characters who seek him. 

Keroseno and Finito: Cock O'Clock

Keroseno and Finito: Cock O'Clock

Warning: This play deals with a mother’s suicide among other traumatic experiences and contains heavy themes that may be disturbing for some viewers. 

Stuck In The Mud

Stuck In The Mud

You know that feeling when you bump into the person you’re cheating on your partner with, just to find out he’s also cheated on you with her but she’s your couples therapist?… 

Barry Potter and the Magic of Wizardry

Barry Potter and the Magic of Wizardry

Magic Award Adelaide Fringe 2023, 2021 and 2019. 

Long-Distance Roommates

Long-Distance Roommates

Long-Distance Roommates is an hour of stand-up comedy, split between up-and-coming comedians Casey Filips and Ollie West. 

Grotto

Grotto

Unseasonable, unreasonable and unsuitable for brats. 

An Evening with Christopher Bliss

An Evening with Christopher Bliss

Join Shropshire’s worst novelist for an evening of dipping, chipping and sipping as he dips into his oeuvre of two-page novels, chips away at life’s big questions and sips hot … 

Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic

Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic

The planet is melting and life’s spinning out of control. 

Burdwurld

Burdwurld

Shipwrecked, you’ve washed up on a remote island inhabited only by birds and a smattering of entertainers from other doomed cruises. 

Hooked: Mr Sister

Hooked: Mr Sister

Holly and Brooke are hooked on each other. 

Mr Sleepybum

Mr Sleepybum

Nominated: Best Kids Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023. 

Second Chancers

Second Chancers

A mad mix of characters apply to a dating show for over 35s and end up in a trash-reality nightmare! This hysterical show is guaranteed to give you the feel-good vibes. 

Joy's Bed and Breakfast

Joy's Bed and Breakfast

Joy (Jessy Morner-Ritt) is the deranged, desperate owner of a dilapidated Bed and Breakfast. 

Aussies Abroad

Aussies Abroad

Come and see three rising stars of Australian comedy as Kyle Dolan, Anno Gomes and Jon Walpole perform a split hour of comedy! Aussies Abroad showcases three diverse comedic styles… 

Hooky Productions: There's a Monkion in Your Attic

Hooky Productions: There's a Monkion in Your Attic

We’ve got news. 

Dru Cripps: Pickle Bin

Dru Cripps: Pickle Bin

What is a ‘hilarious’ (**** (BroadwayWorld. 

Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine

Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine

Lady Clementine has until her 27th birthday to find The One. 

Frank Lavender: Be Funny

Frank Lavender: Be Funny

Club-comic Frank Lavender springs forward from the smoky concert halls of yesteryear offering modern audiences one promise; a laugh a minute or their money back. 

Max Norman: A Pirate's Life For Me

Max Norman: A Pirate's Life For Me

Join the crew of a saucy ship and unleash your inner pirate in the most ridiculously playful adventure comedy you’ve never had. 

A Spaniard's Guide to Learning Shakespeare

A Spaniard's Guide to Learning Shakespeare

Ever wondered what would happen if Alejandro Murrieta (aka Zorro) decided to become a Shakespearean actor at the Globe in London? Well, imagine if his son decided to do a show acti… 

The Leeds Tealights: A Very Special Birthday Party

The Leeds Tealights: A Very Special Birthday Party

The Leeds Tealights bring joy and mirth to the Fringe this year in A Very Special Birthday Party. 

One Man 12 Angry Men

One Man 12 Angry Men

In a world where one man can be one character, Alexander Richmond dares to be twelve of them. 

Coral Bevan: Wayne Wayneson's Rock Hard

Coral Bevan: Wayne Wayneson's Rock Hard

A cowboy rock fantasy. 

Friend (The One with Gunther)

Friend (The One with Gunther)

A lot of laughs and refreshingly comfortable seating await you at Friend (The One with Gunther), playing at the Gilded Balloon at the Museum. 

Kravitz, Cohen, Bernstein and Me

Kravitz, Cohen, Bernstein and Me

Multi award-winning Kiwi/Canadian/Jewish comedienne, Deb Filler, goes on a hilarious musical quest meeting ‘The Three Lennys’, even singing The Beatles in Yiddish! We’re transfixed… 

Bertie Hodd: Dad Jokes

Bertie Hodd: Dad Jokes

Warning! This show contains trans joy which some bigots may find distressing. 

A Slice of Elvis

A Slice of Elvis

Join comedian Mike McAlpine on his fretful, compulsive and hilarious escapades as Elvis tribute artist Mikelvis! Mike is a well-travelled journeyman on the international tribute ci… 

Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror

Michael Kunze: Infinity Mirror

Success. 

Adam Riches is The Guys Who...

Adam Riches is The Guys Who...

In 2018, Adam Riches was The Guy Who You Meet Right After You Come Out Of A Long-Term Relationship. 

Nightwatchman

Nightwatchman

Oi Oi! Nightwatchman is a 55-minute split-bill from Kit Loyd and Ollie West. 

Plans: A Traditional Commedia Dell’Arte

Plans: A Traditional Commedia Dell’Arte

A comparative analysis of rural barn schooling and suburban alternative education in early 21st-century England. For George and the Underbelly keg boys. #ActuallyPrettyDecent  

Annabel Marlow... is this okay??

Annabel Marlow... is this okay??

From SIX (Edinburgh Fringe original cast), Public (Vaults) and several perfect pictures (Instagram) Annabel Marlow makes her solo debut. 

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon

Character comedian Lorna Rose Treen has been pretending to be other people for fun since she could dress herself. 

Jody Kamali: Things We Do for Love

Jody Kamali: Things We Do for Love

50% Bristolian. 

Michelle Brasier: Reform

Michelle Brasier: Reform

Winner: Directors’ Choice Award, Sydney Comedy Festival (2021). 

Kathy Maniura: Objectified

Kathy Maniura: Objectified

Kathy Maniura is ready to be objectified – by which she means pretend to be a bunch of objects live on stage!! In her debut solo show, this award-winning character comedian bring… 

Scott Murphy: About a Buoy

Scott Murphy: About a Buoy

Everyone’s favourite sailing instructor is back, and ready to rock the boat (but only if everyone’s wearing a buoyancy aid, and comfortable getting splashed. 

Joe and Rory: Television 1

Joe and Rory: Television 1

National broadcaster Television 1 has been a proud British institution for 100 years and has played a prominent role in British life and culture. 

Gabby Killick: Conversations With My Agent

Gabby Killick: Conversations With My Agent

‘Don’t joke about that!’ Gabby’s agent hissed down the phone. 

Lucinda Spragg: An Additional Evening With

Lucinda Spragg: An Additional Evening With

Welcome to an hour of character comedy with ‘the most awful person at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe’ (Comedy. 

Holly Spillar: Hole

Holly Spillar: Hole

Join comedian Holly Spillar in her muff-busting comedy on sex, pain and the brain. 

Alice Cockayne: I Showered Before I Came

Alice Cockayne: I Showered Before I Came

I showered before I came. 

The Power of Yep

The Power of Yep

Through stories, advice and games Trip Carmichael and Dalton Goggles, two blue collar Americans, show you how to ‘Yep your way through life. 

My Last Two Brain Cells

My Last Two Brain Cells

Vault Festival People’s Choice Award nominee 2023. 

Grown Up Orphan Annie

Grown Up Orphan Annie

The world’s favourite orphan is back, and just like you, she is, unfortunately, a grown-up. 

Get Blessed!

Get Blessed!

Put the fun back into funeral! Award-winning writer-performer Niamh Denyer is funeral celebrant Áine Reilly, here to teach you the art of the perfect send off. 

Mad Ron: Crime School

Mad Ron: Crime School

Leicester Comedy Festival nomination for Best Show 2023. 

Knock, Knock

Knock, Knock

Four TikTok comedy stars try their hand at stand up comedy this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, hosted by Coco Sarel and stars Steven Mckell, Ayamé Ponder and Henry Rowley. 

Joz Norris: Blink

Joz Norris: Blink

If Joz Norris is no longer a comedian, then why is he still very good at making people laugh? You see, at some point in recent history, after an unfortunate experience with a non-s… 

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