A stand-up comedy competition featuring only the very best comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Direct from a sell-out West End season.
Madeleine Brettingham is a comedy writer for shows like Would I Lie To You, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and The News Quiz.
It’s been a few years since Fred MacAulay brought a stand-up show to the Fringe, and even more years since he brought his first stand-up show to the Fringe (32 years!).
Finalists battle it out to take the crown in the climactic stage of the UK’s most prestigious comedy newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcases around the UK and …
Live from Canada, comedians Tomas Jones and Nina Phan team up for a night of non-stop laughter! Tomas’ engaging storytelling and Nina’s razor-sharp deadpan delivery make for a …
Behind the Laughter is the journey of a mental wellbeing teaching course.
Support 10 amazing women as they complete a special comedy challenge to raise funds for The Glitter Project.
Comedy and nerd culture intersect for a one-off celebration of everything geeky that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe has to offer.
Join former Pointless contestant and Cambridge Footlight Diya Shah for her Edinburgh Fringe debut one-woman show! Aged just 22, she’s faced enough humbling events to last a lifet…
Now in its 22nd year and backed by BBC Funny Parts, the Funny Women Awards are bigger and more brilliant than ever.
Henry has brought up twins (with his wife of course!) and now Henry is bringing his learnt life lessons to the next generation… his grandson.
Join Tim for his new Cantonese stand-up comedy show, Congratulations, Good for You.
Man of Few Words is a show from Bristol comedian Phil Wathern.
Edinburgh Fringe debut of New York-based stand-up comedian, actor and creator known for his sharp societal observation and spry, energetic stage presence and as the host of the pop…
Scottish comedian Dean T Beirne, a BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 finalist, presents his work-in-progress show, Fated to Pretend.
Winner: Best Comedy, Newcastle Fringe Festival 2023! Retirement? More like a weekend off to die.
Amelia Crotchet is a semi-failed classical musician in a double-act with her violin.
Hey, did your mum ever hide sweets from you when you were a kid? Mine too! All types of sweets, but Nutella especially.
Online political comedy star Matt has moved house and the world is in chaos.
Join Raymond Mearns and his Fool On Comedy Crew for a brilliant hour of original sketches and stand-up comedy.
In 1904, the first modern Olympic marathon was run in los Estados Unidos’s deep south at the height of summer.
A new hour from one of the funniest comics working in the UK today.
Featuring Alaa Shehada (Jenin), Diana Sweity (Hebron), Hanna Shammas (Haifa), Sami Abu-Wardeh (London).
Comedy for linguistic enthusiasts, word nerds and/or prudes.
Join us for a post-lunch comedy tasting menu served up by seven comedians who’ll guide you on a journey from Bromley to Boston via Bangalore.
Jokeless comedian Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave, The Tonight Show) is back at the Edinburgh Fringe to host a secretive variety show with some very special friends, beaut…
A bitingly funny look back at the working-class immigrant childhood of controversial broadcaster Terry Christian.
Dark.
Ted Hill is a multimedia comedian who has just found out that he is weird.
For one weekend only, a morning performance of the hugely popular show with a variety of comedians doing hilarious material based around sex and relationships for all you early ris…
Join Chris Cantrill (BBC Radio 4’s Icklewick FM) as he works on a new show about community, mushrooms and bloodlust.
It’s time to take our podcast to The Fringe, Who Agrees? Join self-appointed pop culture consultants, flatmates and famously not romantically involved podcast hosts Paul Black and …
As a white, middle-class, straight male with an ok career Jamie fits the current stereotype of a loathsome, over-privileged, toxic bastard.
Larry’s been spending a lot of time with his granny lately.
Critically acclaimed comedian, Chris Forbes presents a unique work-in-progress show all about Christmas.
Is this NHS doctor and comedian completing his Edinburgh Fringe registration months before hospital rotas come out? You bet.
2023 Sky Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner for Best Show, Ahir Shah returns to Monkey Barrel to try out new material.
Mark Thomas celebrates 40 years at the mic.
Daisy has always been “too much”.
Lorraine has conformed, fit in and been a good girl.
A show about society and my poor interpretations of it, the naivety that I miss having and the things that are loving and concerning and good – by the way, I’m contractually obli…
Eleanor Conway is a multi award-winning comedian with over 200 million views and 330k followers for her relatable takes on sex, dating and being a childfree badass.
Comedy veteran Karen Dunbar (Chewin’ The Fat, the Karen Dunbar Show) returns to the Fringe for a limited run of her stand-up tour. Expect TV favourites and new takes on old tales!
Pigeon conspiracies.
Critically acclaimed comedian Jamali Maddix is back at the Fringe with a brand-new show: Aston.
A darkly funny, deeply personal queer comedy about survival, identity and reclaiming the spotlight.
Beth and Rhoni are dead.
Hannah Byczkowski digs into death in her hilarious and compelling style – exploring everything from craft projects for loved one’s ashes, funeral faux pas and why she’s not runni…
The search for comedy’s next big star continues as contestants battle for a place in the Grand Final of the UK’s biggest newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcase…
Mariah Girouard is not a Good Girl.
Join a massive line-up of comedy stars for a stupendous evening to fight against brain tumours.
Alex Bertulis-Fernandes (British Comedy Guide Pro Award for Performance winner, Channel 4 Sean Lock Award finalist, BBC New Comedy Awards nominee) presents jokes some viewers may f…
Dean Coughlin, a Scouser spawned from actual pirates, takes you on a whimsical adventure through working class culture and the obliviousness of man.
What advice did the Guinness World Records’ Oldest Man have for Sam Michael and how did it change his outlook on life? Sam Michael’s debut solo hour show, World’s Oldest Man hilari…
Winner of So You Think You’re Funny 2022, Joshua Bethania presents an early version of his second hour, exploring how he can be an optimist while being an unapologetic cynic.
Run, come, gather round! A love letter to UK Garage and the iconic tunes that defined a generation.
A stand-up comedy show about a series of bad decisions! After a big break-up and an underwhelming near-death experience, Andrew Coleman made a whole bunch of mistakes.
Victorian State Finalist RAW Comedy 2024.
Sold-out show 2024.
Comedic fireball Deirdre O’Kane is mad for road, mercilessly mining hilarity from the human condition.
Comedian’s Choice Award winner, cult clown, and five-star Fringe IT Girl brings back her critically acclaimed Bird Trilogy for one final time.
Where is Ivo Graham from? And where exactly is he going? And will he please just slow down? The Taskmaster promise-squanderer, published author and gig pig welcomes you to the late…
Professional stand-up, Russell Hicks (BBC, ITV, Amazon Prime), has always been wary of performing on cruise ships – now he knows why.
From the Author of How to Write, Perform and Produce a Cancelled Edinburgh Fringe Show comes an hour of nothing.
‘Authentic, punching-up comedy’ (Comedy.
A one-of-a-kind alternative comedy showcase straight from the Windy City itself.
New national tour for star of Have I Got News For You, Is University Really Worth It?, The Last Leg, Would I Lie to You?, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Backstage With Kathe…
A comedy show about writing a book about romance.
After touring the UK and Ireland last year with his debut hour, Girl for All Seasons, Christopher is working on a new show – a new show everyone, can you believe it, a new show! …
Elliot Steel returns to the Fringe with his signature dark humour and cutting wit to make sense of a world that’s most likely already destroyed itself because Trump antagonised C…
Internationally award-winning stand-up Stuart Goldsmith presents a brand-new hour.
**** (Scotsman).
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.
The two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with a new hour on family, parenting and marriage.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2023 and Malcolm Hardee, Chortle and Entertainment Wow Award winner, Phil Ellis returns with a brand-new hour of stand-up, silliness and a lot of hea…
Heather got hit by a car and she’s never, ever going to shut up about it! Infused with honesty, wit, and dark humour, this show is a unique perspective on almost dying.
Come and witness the future of stand-up as one rising star will be crowned Britain’s funniest student after a nationwide hunt by leading comedy website, Chortle.
Jenny’s had one of the most original experiences ever: moving to London as an Australian.
Following multiple sell-out runs and a UK tour, Celya AB (Live At The Apollo, Off Menu, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Just For Laughs) is working on her brand new show.
Rachel Kaly got her first period the same day Saddam Hussein was hanged.
It’s pretty simple.
James invented the idea of proper stand-up for children in 2001.
Get into the groove with the best and most exciting female stand-up comics, both established and new, with regular hosts Susan Riddell and Amanda Dwyer.
Join Shabaz Ali, in his debut comedy show, jam packed with his roaring, on point and hugely requested observations of the mindboggling lengths that are taken to present a “perfect”…
Join Mike on his global travels in search of the world’s best joke.
Celebrating 40 years at the Fringe, Gilded Balloon is proud to bring back this iconic show starring unmissable lineups of powerhouse comedians who’ve made their mark on the world’s…
You may not have heard but Oasis are playing Edinburgh slap bang in the middle of the Fringe! To honour this event, we are putting on a specially themed tribute gig for all their f…
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…
The Shy Vaudevillian is a distinctly modern vaudeville experience where body dysmorphia, lotto scratch-offs and mansplaining collide face-first with a banana cream pie! Join comedi…
Being loud, brazen and a little bit lairy was all Matt needed to propel himself onto the comedy circuit aged 18 and be presenting national telly by 22.
Fresh from the Barcelona comedy scene, a suitcase full of stand-up lands at the Fringe! Found Our Funny is a high-energy, fast-paced, tapas-style showcase featuring the newest inte…
Join TV favourite and now an aspiring doctor’s wife, Josh Jones as he warms up ahead of his national tour.
Hello son.
As I write this it’s April 4th not Fools and they’ve said it’s time to register my work.
A monster’s guide to tolerance and temperance.
Chris and Anna have something in common: dead parents.
STOP READING, you’ve found what you’re looking for, it’s my show! Let’s hang out and have a nice time together.
Join star of Taskmaster and BAFTA-nominee Rosie Jones as she warms up ahead of her national tour.
More than a year after the UK general election, the political mood feels very different from last summer… Keir Starmer’s government has had a wobbly start, but so has Kemi Bade…
The day before the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, Irish comedian George Fox discovered his favourite thing (sugar) was killing him.
It’s the award-winning stand-up show that kids control! Ollie Horn attempts to tell the same clean stand-up that he does around the world, but the only thing that can stop him is…
One of the best improvisers on the stand-up circuit tries to make sense of the chaos of the world.
Critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated comedian Jena Friedman makes her long-awaited return to the Fringe with a timely and deeply personal exploration of grief, motherhood and the …
A feel-good night of stand-up with an exciting line up of Fringe favourites and rising stars at Leith’s newest, coolest Fringe venue.
The Geordie rising star and ‘natural comedy performer’ returns following last year’s award-winning debut hour Delulu (ISH Comedy Panel Prize).
A Canadian who sold everything to move to the UK and do comedy is here to make you laugh, as she will be deported if you don’t.
A stand-up comedy drawing on anecdotes and stories linked to my autobiography, showing that despite being visually-impaired and a wheelchair user, one can get round most barriers i…
Award-winning comedian Alexandra Haddow tries new jokes.
New-ish comedians Hannah and Rosie bring you a chaotic and heartfelt hour of stand-up comedy.
Comedian and crisp connoisseur Adam Evans returns with a brand-new show telling the story of the birth of his very own crisps.
Phil O’Shea ‘utter delicious nonsense’ (Fest) is a clown/comedian who wants to take you on a journey.
Justin returns with his greatest show: a poignant exploration of comedy intertwined with the essence of life’s ups and downs.
Whether it’s relationship problems, how to word a sensitive work email or the best way to cook brisket, this Jewish mother has all the answers! A joyously funny, interactive comedy…
Top British comedian Dan Willis brings his critically acclaimed show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
One of the longest-running and most popular compilation shows of the Fringe.
In this hour show, Scottish GP and comedian Dr Jeannie Jones discusses sex and the lack thereof in long-term relationships.
In 2023, Dave and his partner Claire had a son, Lui.
The ABC of One-Liner Jokes show is insightful, clever and funny from one of the best emerging one-liner comics in the recent years.
A completely and utterly stupid stand-up comedy show from Dickie Richards, the one and only Polish-Cockney comedian.
As the beer belly two fists itself out of control, Ed Mulvey faces his greatest challenge: maintaining a slender frame with distinctive podge attached throughout this year’s festiv…
Kick off your day at the Fringe with Tim, a high-energy comedian who has moved from a canal boat to dry land.
Liz Bains (Funny Women Awards 2023 One to Watch) gave her neighbour some freshly dug potatoes; in return, he gave her an existential crisis.
What happens when a kidnapping results from a medical misdiagnosis, revealing a family secret and making Sharon rethink some past bad decisions.
Harun has read the memoirs of Cameron, May, Truss, Dorries, Hancock and Johnson, so you don’t have to.
Award-winning comedian Philip Simon presents a hilarious mix of jokes and spontaneous chat in the only show where the audience is in control.
Burt Williamson’s third hour of stand-up comedy promises to be his best yet.
The multiple award-winner returns with his most personal show yet — about love, hope and cutlery.
‘A properly talented comic.
All the middle-class, nerdy nonsense that grinds your gears from Bergerac, Bake Off and brutalism to dogs, horses, hummus, lidos, Love Island, lookalikes, nostalgia, small plates, …
Caitriona spends most of her time worrying about the future and studying our medieval past.
Amused Moose Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Dave Bibby is trapped in his latest comedy show and needs to get Back to the Future! A hilarious hour of songs, sketches and multi award-…
Some are calling Heidi Regan’s fifth stand-up hour a beautiful discourse on love, loss, and facing your fears.
A stand-up comedy show about the everyday absurdities of India, the US and the UK where Prateek has lived and performed.
Return of the 2022-24 hit show.
Do you remember when long hair and eyeliner was cool? Do you remember Paradise City, where the grass was green and the girls where pretty? Do you remember when your neck pain came …
Ten years ago, Canadian comedian Dylan Rhymer came to the Fringe with a dream.
Peter Merre is back for his third successive solo show covering all the news fit to talk about: music, celebrity scandals, television, RIPs and of course politics at home and abroa…
Julian worked at a magazine.
Two comedians, two cultures, two fresh perspectives – what could go wrong? Laura (UK) and Irene (Italy/Switzerland) bring their sharp wit and unique experiences to this split-hou…
From the New Comedian of the Year finalist and co-creator of Crizards – ***** (Guardian) – comes a charming new hour that weaves together stories of the sudden sparks of joy th…
Canadian Comedy Award winning comedian Michael Balazo (writer, Schitt’s Creek) is dating a British woman, despite living 3,500 miles away.
Adrian is an Argentinean comedian based in New York and Oslo.
A surreal split bill stand-up show with two of London’s weirdest and most exciting queer voices – Dick Denham, ‘a joy to watch’ (Stephen Bailey) and James Murphy, ‘comically off-…
Toxic positivity? Yes please! American-born Brit comedian Liz Guterbock (Guardian and Dave Joke of the Fringe Top 10s) remains f*cking nice despite the world increasingly being run…
Join Alex Mason (Komedia Best New Comedian Finalist 2024, Chortle Student Comedy Finalist 2022), in a work-in-progress of her highly anticipated debut show about trying to live out…
This show is about a man trying to be more than his race or sex.
The harbinger of rock’n’drole returns to the Fringe with his 9th ‘Must-See Show’ (NowPress.
Alex Leam used to be a DJ but quit as he had enough of doing weddings.
LGBTQIA+ Northern stand-up comedian Jane Postlethwaite comes to Edinburgh for a limited run with some new material.
Adrian is an Argentinean comedian based in New York and Oslo.
You know what it’s like when everything’s going well? Bennett doesn’t.
Alternative comedy with a distinct German edge! Jürgen, creator of Achtung! The Superkrauts Are Coming, returns with his signature comedy collision now in its third year at the Fr…
New material from the Rose d’Or, Southbank Sky Arts and Edinburgh Comedy Award winner. Star of The Change, Taskmaster and BBC Radio 4’s Mortal. ‘Exquisite’ **** (Times).
Before he was an Edinburgh Award-winning stand-up comedian, Danny Ward worked on the movie The Holiday.
Cobra Kai, love the series, live the life.
Asli is and has always been a Tomboy.
Exactly what it says on the tin.
Quality one-liners, puns and light-hearted jokes! UK Pun Championships winner, 2022.
Nik Narain’s debut hour is a synthesis of science facts, embarrassing stories, and dad jokes following the life of a 21-year-old queer Indian-American “physicist”, highlighting the…
A hilariously bonkers, award-winning show where children (and maybe even a few parents) take to the stage to share their favourite jokes.
One of Edinburgh’s longest-running gigs now runs nightly at the Fringe! One of our top resident MCs introduces two headline-level acts doing extended sets in our boutique comedy cl…
Australian comedian Michael Shafar is one of the most exciting new acts in the UK with his dark, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on the topics most comedians are smart enough to …
What triggers you? Relationships? Your family? Society in general? A masterclass in balancing humour and anger.
The Kiwi icon returns after 13 years with a new stand-up show for 2025.
1 *Irish: is a stand-up comedy show featuring Northern Irish comedian Reece Kidd. Reece has 100 million views online. Reece had two sold-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024.
A fast, funny and often filthy show that bursts with positivity, frantic stand-up and improv comedy energy from an award-winning comic.
Many have tried to copy us, but with over 25 years under our belt, this is the original and definitive Best of Irish showcase.
Join us at 15:20 for a stand-up comedy show featuring English comedian Ollie Fox and Irish comedian Reece Kidd.
Join us at 21:40 for a stand-up comedy show featuring English comedian Ollie Fox and Irish comedian Reece Kidd.
An insect joke? Tick.
Our 30th year of this flagship show and there’s a reason why this show sells out every year! A punchline-packed showcase from headliners to hot up-and-coming acts, this is a must…
Following an election year – with the country in turmoil – there’s only one comedian who can kill the mood even further… Nish Kumar – one of The Guardian and The Telegrap…
Multi award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’Brien is back with his brand-new stand-up show! Mortgage-approved, childless millennial O’Brien has sold out the last three years straigh…
After a complete sell-out run in 2023 and 2024 at the iconic Edinburgh Festival Fringe (as well as performances at several festivals in Ireland and the UK), this triple-headline, p…
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 13th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favorite acts from across the Fringe.
The Edinburgh comedy institution Auld Cheeky returns for its third Fringe to give you the best of all local acts every night.
Scotland’s international comedy star is doing a run of shows to work up some new material for his next tour.
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 13th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favorite acts from across the Fringe.
1 *Irish: is a stand-up comedy show featuring Northern Irish comedian Reece Kidd. Reece has 100 million views online. Reece had two sold-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2024.
With over 100M views on TikTok, join the longest-running panelist from BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News, Stuart Mitchell.
Honest, relatable, and hilariously self-deprecating, Liam Tulley is grimly aware that life is no fairytale as he navigates the chaos of adulthood.
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
Zoom zoom zoom! Reigning Hoots Fringe Act of the Year award winner, Ridwan Hussain and Runner Up, Oliver Moore (who is a Chortle Student Comedy Award finalist) return with the late…
Cobin Millage and Pete Carson bring their critically acclaimed compilation show back to the Fringe for the third year.
At this show you will enter a Canadian stand-up comedy club with MC, opening acts and a headliner.
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
After last years sell-out full debut run at the Fringe, comedy legend Davro returns with a brand-new show.
Cobin stood there, watching the grass.
Sally has never felt more comfortable in her own skin.
One of Scotland’s most exciting new comedians, James Gardner returns with a show about his love of football, the differences of living in London, and turning 42.
The Australian cult comedy classic returns to Edinburgh after sell-out seasons at Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival.
After 3.
A new show from ‘one of the most naturally gifted stand-ups around’ (TheWeeReview.
Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Larry Dean tries some new jokes.
Is your job actually real? Clue: if your job title is mostly abbreviations, then probably not (sorry, CEOs, PDFs and SEO optimisation wizards).
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the Nat…
A stand-up show about the traumas of being a woman.
Two of Newcastle’s brightest rising stars, Joe Casey and Shay Raper, bring a split-bill hour of award-winning stand-up comedy to Edinburgh after a successful run last year.
A Wimbledon line judge for 20 years, comedian Pauline Eyre is ready to spill the Pimms on tennis gossip from the fragrant royal box to the musty locker room, and why line judges ar…
‘Laws is one of the most skilled and likeable comics on the circuit’ (Scotsman) and ‘echoes the late, great Sean Lock’ (BeyondTheJoke.
Stand-up comedy from an actual couple… what could possibly go wrong? After a previous sell-out run at the Fringe, viral sensation Joe McTernan and star of Britain’s Got Talent …
After a stunning sell-out run and a host of hot reviews in 2024, Harry Stachini returns with plenty of relatable, honest and hilarious stand-up.
Having started his career in Dublin, award-winning Irish stand-up comedian Rory O Hanlon is a firm favourite at comedy clubs across the UK and Ireland.
Paul Savage has renting trauma.
A crowd-work and improvised stand-up comedy show with zero plans.
The best, most daring stand-up comedians from the festival showcase their skills but if they can’t make you laugh.
American comedian, Clayton Smith takes you on the hilarious journey of his life.
Who doesn’t dream of it? Clean cities, punctual trains, a functioning healthcare system – everyday life in Switzerland, for many a world far away.
Following on from sold-out Christmas shows, join TikTok star and the longest running panellist from BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News, and the very best comedians from this year�…
Best Newcomer nominee at the Scottish Comedy Awards and hand-picked support act for Fringe favourite Susie McCabe and Emmy winner Alex Edelman, Chris Scott presents his debut solo …
The best place in town to catch rising comedy stars and your Fringe favourites.
Join the party at the iconic Big Cave for 90 minutes of electric late-night comedy, jam-packed with some of the finest acts at the Fringe with surprise guests at every show.
The original late-night show returns with stellar line-ups of your favourite acts from the festival, hosted by the best MCs in the country, every single night of the Fringe.
In 2023, like a Dickensian protagonist, BBC shortlisted comedian Lizzie Simpson lost her beloved uncle.
Stevie Martin (Taskmaster, 8 out of 10 Cats, a Thornton’s advert) has been doing online comedy for a while (45 million views worldwide) but is now going on tour with her live show …
We are teaming up with one of the most prestigious luxury hotels in the city to bring you a unique Fringe experience like no other.
Having a bad night’s sleep has an effect on your whole day, having not sleep well for 30+ years changes the way you see the world.
ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards and Joke of the Fringe nominee Alex Kitson follows up 2024’s multi award-nominated, five-star cult hit with a brand-new unmissable hour of fast-paced, c…
Former voice of Hello Kitty, fresh from her Sumo injury tour, Soness talks about growing up homeless in a beat-up Datsun (now Nissan) in America to making metro announcements on th…
A brilliant mix of audience interaction and stand-up from a master of the craft.
With retirement on the horizon it’s time for Glesga Da to finally hang up his bunnet and finally f**k off.
Extra Ordinary is a comedy show about a man who’s ordinary in every way except for his ideas.
0% British is a stand-up comedy show featuring three Irish headliners performing in English. Each show will have a different mix of performers doing stand-up comedy.
With a string of sell-out shows under his belt, one of the UK’s fastest rising stars Aaron Wood – ‘Hilarious.
There’s a cruelty to Mike Rice, a wickedness.
Start your evening at the Fringe with this afternoon comedy happy hour.
If you’re working class and accidentally become middle class, do you fit in anywhere? Join John Gibson, one of the most criminally underrated stand-up comedians in the UK, to fin…
Your healing goes back seven generations – and so do your f*ck-ups! In their laugh-out-loud debut solo show, Edib Farhan navigates exile from Syrian dictatorship, gender confusio…
Finding love means asking questions.
Dan Boerman debuts his brand-new solo hour, after a sell-out 2024 Edinburgh debut.
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh, featuring your favourite comedians from around the Fringe.
32, single and lives with his Chinese immigrant mother.
Kiwi Dan Boerman returns after his sell-out 2024 debut.
Yola Jean Lu is what some might call, kinda dumb.
Fresh from his sold-out 2024 run, his new show tackles accepting responsibility for life’s disasters with sharp, self-deprecating humour.
Following her acclaimed 2024 Fringe debut Cryptid!, Glaswegian comic Kathleen Hughes returns with a work-in-progress show all about family, legacy and why she’s like this.
Multi award-winning Scottish comedian Ray Bradshaw is going on another UK tour in 2026 so he’s back at the Fringe to get ready for it.
Sometimes you want to see a Fringe show with all the twists and turns that title brings.
Every day John O’Keeffe, definitely not famous, pairs up with a secret famous comedian! Different line-up each day.
‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times).
Winner: European Comedy Award, Best Show 2024.
After two decades, thousands of shows and countless miles, Chris Brooker has decided to become an overnight success story and it’s coming Out of Nowhere! An epic all-new show from …
Stand-up Comedy Brunch returns after last year’s amazing run.
Join us in the comedy yurt for an hour of killer comedy packed with laughs.
Adam and Jess, two memorable new comedians based in Bristol are performing in Edinburgh for the first time.
Funny, but is it true? Three headline comedians step on stage.
2020 – I was spat at for wearing makeup.
Rachel explores the vast chasm between her British roots and her adopted Dutch home, providing a humorous insider’s perspective on the cultural quirks that define expat life in the…
Glaswegian comedian and author Iain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of the festival as he takes you on a pun-venture around the world in which he has a joke for each an…
After a life in the UK, Pernille Haaland (Netflix, HBO, NRK, Discovery) flipped her world upside down during lockdown, trading London’s gritty streets, sewers and foxes for the col…
Scottish rising star returns following last year’s Best Show nomination (ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards).
Adam Morrison Jones has been lighting up the stand-up comedy scene for over a decade, captivating audiences with his high-energy, laugh-out-loud performances.
Seen on: BBC One and BBC Scotland.
After a dramatic Edinburgh Fringe in 2023 which saw universal acclaim from the critics, and a far less impressive verdict from Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, the improbable news is tha…
Four top-quality, fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival.
An odd title perhaps for a show taking place in Edinburgh, let alone in The Caves.
Love stand-up comedy? Love badgers? Of course you do! This show explores how the worlds of humans and badgers collide using jokes, PowerPoint, and West Country charm.
Drunk Women Solving Crime star explores how to deal with flashers, cope with a snoring husband who insists he isn’t snoring (or even asleep) and avoid being bullied by your own c…
Stand-up about mental health (NOT mental illness).
Following a string of sold-out shows in 2024, Clean Comedy is back to show off even more of Edinburgh’s funniest family-friendly faces.
The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns.
Get voted most likely to laugh in a split-bill stand-up show featuring two of the London circuit’s most promising rising stars.
You can’t have it all.
It’s comedy set swapping live! The cult-hit show where comedians perform their own jokes, then each other’s.
Relatable and engaging stand-up comedy from one of Wales’ finest up-and-coming comic talents.
The 2024 sold-out show returns.
Ryan Mold returns to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Craig’s back.
For over 30 years, a great family secret remained hidden.
Would you sacrifice good food for freedom? Join Alvin Liu, a Chinese comedian who was once arrested, as he navigates the hilarities of starting anew in the UK.
Five headline-level stand-up comedians for one unbeatable price.
It’s better than watching people do things.
Following the sell-out success of his 2023 Edinburgh show, The End Of The Beginning Of The End, McTavish, ‘one of the finest acts on the Scottish comedy circuit’ (Guardian), presen…
Nick Everritt (British Comedian of the Year 2023 runner-up) is a weird, alternative, deadpan stand-up comedian who pretends to be a serial killer for the entertainment of others.
A late night version of the sell-out unique show.
After sold-out seasons (2023-2024), Australian comedian Michael Shafar brings his critically acclaimed show back to Edinburgh to prove that he was well worth the chemo.
The diminutive New-Jersey-turned-London comedian (as seen at The Comedy Store) tackles the big problems of being a small woman in a world built for the average man – two things s…
New show from Scotland’s hilarious international breakthrough stand-up star! ‘Burns has arrived.
You shall not pass.
It’s the stand-up chat show where comedians sell their jokes.
The triumphant return of the show that took its first, adorably wobbly steps in Edinburgh 2023.
Where does he get it all from? A common phrase heard outside Jason Byrne’s show as the crowd leave with utter joy in their hearts.
Two of UK’s newest award-winning stand-up comedians come together for their Edinburgh debuts.
Great value lunchtime comedy club showcasing established favourites and rising comedy stars from across the Fringe.
Each night sees four experienced acts performing.
The craic is back for a fifth sell-out year! 100% Funny Feckers, a Fringe favourite, is a hilarious compilation stand-up comedy showcase, hosted by cheeky international Irish comic…
Last year I snuck into the biggest stadiums across Canada wearing a hidden camera, then redistributed the ticket value to those in each city that could really benefit.
The Fringe’s cult-hit comedy panel show that you influence in real time is back.
‘One of Scotland’s top stand ups’ (Herald).
A themed stand-up comedy show for spreadsheet experts and casual users alike, performed by a true piece of sheet.
Best in Class is an award-winning showcase of working-class comedians from across the UK.
A show all about the highs and lows of fame, by a man with zero experience of it.
In his debut stand-up hour, Daniel McKeon brings everything he kind of has to help you achieve something! From long-distance relationships to working in one-star pubs to disastrous…
It’s a live YouTube recording with more jokes than you thought possible.
Ivo’s Edinburgh Fringe debut offers a playful dive into the chaos of our modern world through a show full of absurdist jokes.
Three Bad Sisters is a cacophony of the best and darkest materials from these three female rising stars of Irish comedy.
Need a bit of Wow? Ian Stone does.
Based within two blocks of the attacks, Sofia May takes the audience through the extremely unique and absurd experience of being a child survivor of 9/11.
Good Dick Energy is an award-winning show performed by finalist of 2025 Australian Comedian of the Year – Grant Mushet.
Join our hosts, computer scientist Matthew Collins (BBC’s Great Unanswered Questions) and zoologist Donal Vaughan, with guest comedian friends for an hour of science-themed laughs.
Two mullets, one mic.
Start your day off with a laugh at 3’s Comedy: Mornings.
The night is young and 3’s Comedy: Late Nights is going to bring you an electrifying mix of crowd work and stand-up comedy.
Tired of being called terrorists, Aisha and Hasan became something worse: comedians! After their 2024 sell-out run, featuring on STV News and BBC R4, and raising over £4000 for Me…
Best Newcomer nominee Bazely performed last year’s show about having a Breakdown while having more anxiety than he’d ever had.
Got problems? We’ve got all the wrong answers.
An hour of hilarious stand-up from three of Edinburgh’s most exciting new comedians.
A revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming comedians at the Fringe in a show full of fun and laughter.
Potty-mouth and all-round idiot Anja Atkinson makes her Fringe solo debut with a show about trying to be a functional person and failing spectacularly.
The world’s a mess and Simon doesn’t know what to do.
Deage Paxton returns, illuminating his pitch-black palate with a brand-new hour of ‘dark, twisty, and hilarious’ (Felt Nowt Comedy Club) material.
Looking for dark and dirty jokes but want to go to bed early? Then look no further! Join Adam Riley for an hour of flaps-to-the-wall stand-up from the man they couldn’t cancel beca…
The Breakfast Club is a free stand-up comedy compilation show featuring three fantastic comedians.
Have you ever dreamed of being #1? Ana Falcon’s high-energy, late-night stand-up dives into her journey of becoming the #1 Mexican in Estonia.
A compilation show featuring four of the funniest comedians from across the Edinburgh Fringe! The line-ups are shuffled daily so you’re always sure to get dealt the very best of al…
Stutter Island by James Beckett (So You Think You’re Funny and Laughing Horse New Act semi-finalist, Beat the Frog and Mr Bens Winner) explores navigating life as somebody with a s…
Elliot Wengler presents his comedic and chaotic history of the monster-hunting franchise with a joke for every Pokémon! Following its smash-hit run at the 2024 Fringe, and having …
Four Comedians perform head to head in a series of challenges where every failed task results in a shot! They first do 7-minute sets.
Blast off into absurdity with Bald 2-in-1, the split-bill stand-up show from the follically challenged Jim Hooker and Mark Moloney! Mark’s surreal deadpan takes you on a journey th…
A funny (and filthy!) hour served to you by a selection of female comedians from across the globe.
What’s happenin’ Fringe, Edinburgh’s two favourite Scousers are back! Join Kyle Legacy (regular at Hot Water Comedy Club, record for most gigs at Edinburgh Fringe) and Dean Coughli…
Jay Sodagar’s intelligent comedy returns, but this time he talks about love of all kinds.
I was on Live at the Apollo, I got loads of stars in The Guardian.
Get ready for a night of non-stop laughter with a comedy show that blends stand-up and improv for an unforgettable experience! Talented comedians take the stage solo, delivering sh…
‘Why am I like this?’ is a question John Barrett seeks to answer, especially after having a date where he was slapped.
Welshman Robin Morgan (as seen/heard on Mock the Week and Radio 4’s The News Quiz) is back with a brand-new hour of stand-up, all about the importance of sharing: your successes an…
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Award-winning theatre maker and ‘Fringe legend’ (Time Out), Victoria Melody joined a historical re-enactment society.
The sun has gone down and the lights have come up so that means it’s time for comedy.
Brand new stand-up comedy from 2024 BBC New Comedy Award finalist Jake Donaldson, packed with nostalgia, punchy jokes and stories about finding your place in the world.
What’s the difference between expats and immigrants? Can Americans get deported from countries? Is Europe even real anymore? These global comedians are putting their lives (or at…
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‘Funny, silly, moving, ukelele’ best describes The Phil Monty from award-winning South African comedian Phil de Lange.
Welcome to Hygge.
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Top professional stand-up from the Irish comedy scene and beyond.
Two rising stars of Australian comedy.
Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! The same spirited show hosted by Kyle Legacy but with all-new faces sharing their best drunken comedic tales! …
Sarah Stenton is all about helping ladies (and gents) navigate middle age and the horrors of the menopause using humour to push back against feral body hair, brain fog and her pelv…
Elliot Wengler presents his most personal show, about relationships, night terrors, operations and adventures.
From Slut City comes an hour of honest loving stand-up.
Feeling unsafe? Award-winning comedian Alice Frick proposes an off-the-wall solution: If you can’t beat them, join them! In her brand-new solo show, the once-innocent Austrian ab…
Raul Kohli is an award-winning comedian from Newcastle, England who has gigged all over the World.
Risky romances? Iffy interests? Embarrassing escapades? Isn’t stand-up just oversharing? So let’s hear your crazy sh*t! Anonymously share something or ask Anna anything, really a…
Robin Morgan (as seen on Mock the Week) hosts a stand-up showcase of his funny friend(s).
When it comes to relationships, Shinanne is all about the D.
A unique show where the UK’s most thoughtful and funny stand-up comedians perform sets on philosophical themes or with philosophical questions.
Join David, a 40-something retired twink, as he takes you on a journey from humble beginnings as a young, fatherless, introverted gay boy growing up in a small Scottish town in the…
Australia’s most eligible (and unlucky) bachelor Daniel Delby had his first girlfriend at 33.
Who are the funniest comedians? The Americans, the English.
You’ve had a big lunch, now have a big laugh at 3’s Comedy: Afternoons.
Treat yourself to bite-sized hilarity with some of the funniest stand-ups at the Fringe, each serving up a taste of their show.
Chris Griffin brings his gag-filled debut solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
A funny show, guaranteed.
Award-winning comedian Raul Kohli picks up to five of the best upcoming acts on the circuit right now for a late-night comedy extravaganza! Including some very secret special guest…
The world is falling apart, so what better time to break up with your best friend? Join Sinéad Walsh as they navigate the hilarities and hijinx of being alive in a world determine…
Vittorio Angelone has always denied any involvement in the Edinburgh Fringe.
In this brutally honest and funny hour, Ralph Brown unpacks his shambolic existence, offering a hilarious look at his chaotic life.
‘Fantastic.
Two award-winning comics deal late-night craic in the mid-afternoon, a wild mix of dark, satirical stand-up and musical comedy.
Award-winning comedian and history buff Raul Kohli presents a show where three comedians deliver stand-up sets on their favourite period and place in history and why, or do stand-u…
A new stand-up hour from ‘.
North London Jewish comedian and soccer fan, Ivor Dembina (**** (Guardian)) presents his bitingly funny account of why he now supports south London’s most notorious football club, …
Barnie (half of Different Party, 100% of Juan Vesuvius), a funny boy from New Zealand, recently found a tape of his mum talking to an astrologist in 1980 during which his entire li…
Sindhu Vee – Live at the Apollo star and Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee – returns with a work-in-progress for a new tour.
A new show from Barry Ferns about being a stand-up comedian since the age of 15, the Edinburgh Fringe, going from being homeless to being offered half a million pounds as a TV pres…
Inimitable stand-up, brimming with great jokes, from the UK’s favourite and funniest Jewish comedian.
Multi award-winning comedian Nathan Cassidy ‘.
Irish comedian Ian Christopher Perth brings 0 0 Billioanire to the festival.
Ben Ashurst is struggling.
A comic tour of the medieval world with daft professor of medieval studies Luke Connell and his games, props and songs.
Deage Paxton: Immature.
Set sail for a night of nonstop laughter as top-tier comedians bring the best of cruise ship comedy to shore! This high-energy show delivers the kind of humour you’d expect on a lu…
Adele uses her gag-heavy style and penchant for silliness to tackle the topic of lying and why we do it (or does she?) ‘Guaranteed laughs’ ***** (The Student).
Essex comedy veteran, Paul Merryck proudly presents his Edinburgh debut.
We live in a dangerous world.
Award-winning Angel Comedy (repeat winner: Best Venue in UK) brings a whole new showcase of acts to Edinburgh for the 10th year – after 9 sell-out years! Award-winning comedians …
Ain’t no party like a Diddy Party – a compilation of the festival’s freakiest comedians in a big party atmosphere.
A revolving door of different African, Australian and British comedians every show! Come support your home country’s roots while learning about other cultures in the funniest way p…
Hi, I’m Peter Jones.
Welcome to Jokers! Comedy Club – the ultimate destination for world-class stand-up.
June Helen Tuesday is a toxic trans mess and she’s trying to get away with it.
Don’t miss out on all Aussie late-night laughs at Outback Comedy! Catch the best and brightest stand-up comedians on the Australian circuit in one place.
Multi award-winning Fringe legend with an eviscerating stand-up hour about the whole world and one man.
Don’t believe everything you saw on TOWIE.
In the summer of 2020, Alfie Dundas was protesting against police brutality at a Black Lives Matter march in London.
From the critically acclaimed comedian behind How to Get Away with Marriage comes a brand new hour of laughter and legal loopholes.
Raul Kohli returns for a fifth year with his sell-out cult hit! No material, no plan, no sad bit at the 45th minute where his pet chinchilla dies.
Eric Barry is a straight man.
A stand-up compilation show in a late-night format.
Award-winning comedian Sooz Kempner (Doom in Doctor Who’s Doom’s Day, Amazon Prime’s Dinner With the Parents) is back with a brand new show about beauty, ageing, trolling and Barbr…
A funny, delightful early evening show with a revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming female comedians from around Edinburgh and the Fringe.
After 2024’s sell-out show, Stags returns with some hilarious new neuro-spicy adventures in his innovative 1290.
Ignacio Lopez (Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You) creates an hour of blisteringly funny stand-up right in front of your very eyes! Mining his unique and hilarious upbring…
An award-winning, critically acclaimed comedian returning for his 6th Fringe.
Step inside Holly Redford-Jones’ award-winning Lesbian Bar! This bold new show is a dance through tales of unsung, unsanitised lesbian debauchery.
The hilarious show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all varieties, styles and genders doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships.
Welsh optimist Steffan Alun finally presents his hilarious debut hour.
Milo promised himself he wouldn’t do the Fringe this year, after four consecutive Edinburgh solo hours.
After a successful show in 2023 at Monkey Barrel Comedy, Debut, Stu Murphy is returning with a brand-new stand-up show, Little Earthquakes.
Rubber Duck is a comical journey like no other! Elle uses a hot mix of props, poems and audience participation to create a show that’s completely different, utterly hilarious and n…
A stand-up comedy show from former philosophy teacher Alex Farrow.
Josh Elton’s brand of barnstorming comedy is the perfect show to start the day.
Australian comedian Daniel Muggleton is back in Edinburgh in 2025.
Big Value Comedy Show is an established showcase of the best new comedic talent; this year we have four rising stars performing each and every day.
Claire Parker, host of internationally-acclaimed podcast Celebrity Memoir Book Club, performs her newest hour of stand-up comedy, discussing the pros and cons of having kids, turni…
Everyone loves a Dave right? Rightly so! We’re the best! Good listeners, loyal, affectionate, house trained.
Stand-up meets striptease in Behind, a fever dream of dick, desire and delusion.
My great-grandfather spent years of his life trying to trace the link between our family and Renaissance-era keyboardist Orlando Gibbons.
Ty contains multitudes.
A stand-up comedy showcase featuring the very best comedians from Australia and New Zealand at the Fringe.
Middle Class Hero is Ian’s attempt to chart his working class Liverpudlian roots to the middle-class world he now finds himself in, without the need for being frisked on a regular …
Liggy Sauce (noun): /’l?g.
Catch the best comedians Wales has to offer in explosive secret lineups of hilarity, including a token non-Welsh person* (who will also be funny).
A nun walks into a comedy club.
The Irish Mob returns after an amazing sell-out run in 2023 and 2024! This wild and exciting compilation show brings together the best of Ireland’s up-and-coming comedians and risi…
Global sell-out show 2010-2025.
NHS psychiatrist, comedian and best-selling author Dr Benji tests material for his second book.
A new show about extinct, gigantic, charismatic megafauna from three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Josie Long.
Her last two sold-out, award-nominated Fringe shows explored the mind and body - and then Marjolein died.
An unmissable line-up of fresh talent starring Bert Broadbent, Fab Goualin, and Ciara O’Connor – finalists from the UK’s biggest new comedy competition! See the best emerging com…
With his crowd-work videos generating more than 2.
From the Greeks to Tibetans, the French, to Africans fighting for independence, revolutions have been part of the human race from time immemorial.
Hal is back with a brand-new show that promises to stick it to The Man, as long as The Man doesn’t stick it back to him.
You will learn nothing at this show.
Some Fringe shows will take you on a deeply personal, sometimes traumatic journey.
Following three sell-out shows, Petts (Live at the Apollo, HIGNFY) returns to the Fringe and she’s delving where she’s never delved before: this is a show about sex.
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Hi I’m Kai, Geordie lad living up here in Scotland, travelling the world being funny.
The Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award winner Susie McCabe is back! Following her sold-out shows Femme Fatality and Merchant of Menace, this year she is on her Best Behaviour.
Life is hard – come and have a laugh about it.
Celebrating 20 years of Tape Face, the show returns to where its worldwide journey began.
With a stage presence as electric as it is thoughtful, Seaton blends sharp observations, wild storytelling and a touch of poetic absurdity.
A mixed bill line-up of the best LGBTQ+ stand-up comedians from across the Fringe from the UK’s first LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy club, The Queer Comedy Club.
Join Ali Woods, star of Comedy Central and Stand Up Sketch Show, after his third sell-out Edinburgh Fringe and sell-out UK tour, for his brand-new stand-up comedy show.
An exciting crowd-work show where the audience decide who gets married today, by the end of the show! You have the power, using our app, to decide who is getting married! Our comed…
The power to judge comedians in the competition that sells out in London every week! Gag Race is unlike any other comedy competition.
A journey through the minds that populate the planet and may populate the universe beyond.
After spending her formative years trying to be “not like other girls”, Sarah Bradley is celebrating all things feminine – from rosé to romance novels, horoscopes to hot celebri…
Jain isn’t like other girls.
A boy in school set my destiny with nine words, I’m gonna ask him why.
Debut show from Pedro Leandro, a comedian who has famously been described as ‘magnetic’ (Guardian) and ‘a beautiful bright-eyed joy’ (Everything-Theatre.
Comedian Anaïs Gralpois Bridget Jones’ her way into talking about her move to London, having a slag era and what it really means to be more than just that fit American in this can…
In 2004, Eric Rushton was cast in his primary school Nativity.
In a desperate need for attention, Shalaka has decided to get a mental health diagnosis.
This show is a love letter to unprofitable and unproductive pursuits.
Killian Sundermann, one of Ireland’s most exciting new comedians, always dreamed of being a rock star.
Ray O’Leary (Taskmaster NZ, sold-out run Edinburgh 2024, Most Outstanding Show nominee, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2024) pulled a man from a wrecked car and as the man lay dying, he…
A new hour of stand-up comedy from the Antipodes’ most verbose and melancholy good time gal.
Thor Stenhaug is a one-night-stand baby.
Ben Pope – ‘a total delight’ (Fest) – brings a brand new stand-up hour to the Fringe.
Alex got sober in 2017 when she was 23.
Nick Hornedo is so convinced he’s the main character that he made his high school girlfriend a break-up movie (it was not well reviewed).
Christopher Donovan and Laurie Brewster present a split hour of stand-up as they try to rebrand themselves as the bad boys of comedy.
From Friday Night Dinner, Plebs.
Molly and Mariah are two of the biggest names on the newcomer circuit, and also the biggest c*nts.
Ayo Adenekan makes his highly anticipated Fringe debut with a hilarious and heartfelt show about growing up in Scotland.
Diving headfirst into the chaos of his early 30s, Michael Welch is back with a bold new hour – no edits, no filters, and definitely no luck.
Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer and one of India’s most exciting comics, Urooj Ashfaq returns to the Fringe once again, but this time she is different.
A glistening new stand-up show from the LSQ Theatre New Comedian winner and Chortle Awards nominee about losing your mind, finding it again and the hunt for the perfect skirt suit.
Rapping sensation Amelia Hamilton presents her debut hour of comedy.
Patron saint of bisexuals Sam Williams (Pleasance Reserve, 100m+ views online) has a confession to make.
KC Shornima grew up in the Nepalese Civil War, which ended the year she left the country.
Fun and filthy poems from someone who knows what they’re doing.
Growing up in a patriarchal family, Prashasti naturally had one dream – to become a patriarch herself.
When Amy Mason got hacked, she lost her number, bank account and social media access.
Psychiatrist, comedian and best-selling author Dr Benji unlocks the doors to the psych ward.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee Glenn Moore (Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown) has another 300 jokes for you.
ABK is the crumbliest comedian in the game: a multi award-winning stand-up comic and (occasionally) an internet sensation.
Sophie’s unashamed about her chaotic childhood, being driven to private school in a police car and dreaming of the day when she’d have a mugshot of her very own, just like her idol…
Rising star Andy Barr forgot to debut – the show was written, but things get lost.
In 2024, John Tothill’s appendix burst onstage, just days after Trump was almost assassinated.
Let me take you on a tour through my personal gallery, there’s all kinds of treasures and wares.
Grace doesn’t fear death.
“Fresh” from hatching a baby girl and a sold-out Edinburgh run, ‘.
Following her critically acclaimed debut hour The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp, Krystal has a brand-new hour about her years in hospitality and finally finding comedy.
Jessie Nixon is putting her life on the line for this show.
In 2023 TikTok sent a notification to millions of users with Jodie’s face, and the caption ‘Is She Hot?’.
Solastalgia: noun (sol-a-stal-gi-a) the emotional, physical or existential distress caused by environmental change to your home.
20 years in stand-up for the Taskmaster cheeky texts icon, multi award-winner, YouTube cult figure, Radio 4 favourite and Baby Reindeer actor; Watson returns after seasons at Adela…
Welcome to Abby’s dream.
Alice-India is a sweet widdle baby cherub.
The two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee (as seen on Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central and more) returns with a brutally funny dive into a year like no other.
Potentially the worst contestant in Taskmaster history, and the host of the iconic TV series New Zealand Today, Guy Williams returns! Sandwiched between a seemingly ineffective and…
James Trickey is throwing it all away.
Following the success of her critically acclaimed debut solo show Annie Are You Ok? Annie returns with Smooth Criminal.
Tom Cashman is back in Edinburgh with a new hour of stand-up that might just include the secret to happiness.
As seen on Hypothetical, Roast Battle and various apps on your phone.
Episode 1043 features Luke McQueen, a fearless innovator who blurs the line between reality and performance.
If you’ve ever experienced loss, then this show was made for you.
One of Scotland’s fastest-rising stars, Jack’s highly anticipated debut combined the bizarre and the brilliantly relatable.
Is Sophia performing stand-up comedy or are we just witnessing an acute psychotic episode? Either way, once she’s getting attention, she doesn’t care.
Alana Jackson, winner of So You Think You’re Funny? 2024 brings her debut show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
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 …
Total 2024 Fringe sell out.
Winner – Best Comedy Dunedin Fringe 2024.
Japanese comedian Takashi is back in Edinburgh to be a comedy samurai.
A new opus from the hairy Enya, the Ryanair Bublé, the nine-volt battery-powered Beethoven.
Following their Fringe debut in 2023, India’s most-watched crowd work duo return to Edinburgh with a brand-new improv show.
A captivating tale of sibling rivalry in post-Troubles Northern Ireland.
In her debut hour, award-winning NZ comedian dives into the delicate art of keeping a cat (your inner weirdo) hidden in a bag.
Cursed with the voice, face and arse of an angel, critically-acclaimed comedian Katie Norris embarks on a personal odyssey into the untamed realms of her imagination.
Jacob Nussey spills the secrets of Amazon in a hotly tipped debut hour loaded with his trademark sharp jokes and deadpan delivery.
In 2002 Brett Blake was charged with inciting a riot, disorderly conduct and assaulting a public officer in Perth, Australia.
Hello friend.
26-year-old comedian Will Owen thinks the future looks bright (no further questions).
The winner of the 2025 Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award, Rosco McClelland brings his brand new show for 2025.
America.
Kim Blythe is a cowboy – not the rugged, western kind but more like a questionable tradesman.
Voilà.
After 10 years of comedy, Thanyia was finally set to do her long-awaited, anticipated debut hour at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Having reassessed her life through the prism of an ADHD diagnosis in last year’s funny and moving memoir, one of Britain’s most beloved and most scatterbrained stand-ups lets you b…
2024’s Best Newcomer and Malcolm Hardee Award nominee returns, let’s see what happens now.
Following two sold-out Edinburgh Fringe runs, back-to-back Edinburgh Comedy Award nominations, an acclaimed European tour and a triumphant New York and Melbourne residency, Emmanue…
Mary loves her family.
Ted Hill (normal) performs classic, non-autistic stand-up comedy.
Award-winning writer and performer Kit Loyd presents a gloriously frenetic debut hour of physical comedy.
The much-anticipated debut show about suffering (and smiling) from Nigerian stand-up Ayoade Bamgboye.
Dear Reader, I hope you’re well.
Looking for a proper laugh this Fringe? Catch homegrown talent Amanda Hursy in her riotous debut.
An adult comedy show where you can bring yer bairn! A selection of our favourite comics from the Scottish scene and further afield performing to parents, carers and babies under on…
New York Comedy Festival’s Creator to Watch, Britt is newly divorced and coming out.
Comedian Ismael Loutfi’s father tried to convert the state of Florida to Islam.
Gearóid is back at the Fringe for a two-week work in progress of his new show.
A laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy show that dives into the messy, magical madness of motherhood.
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…
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…
Alex Mitchell is on a mission to find out what it really takes to be a tough guy in modern Britain.
Courtney knows everyone is winging it (life).
The show that’s never the same twice! Join Chris (Cirque Du Soleil, America’s Got Talent, TED Talks) for an unmissable live experience where freestyle rap and stand-up comedy combi…
Kelly Ford’s Bonkers is a brand new WIP.
The Hullk of standup returns with a new hour of howling into the abyss and hoping for a reply.
Following two successful specials and a US tour, how does a black queer woman who never felt truly a part of her country grapple with its certain demise? Through contemplation, ana…
Award-winning Stefania Licari, expat and medic-turned-comic, promises to make the audiences a little bit more Italian, 10% sexier and 100% happier in her new show.
Dublin darling Shane Daniel Byrne is back, just about.
Returning from her sell-out debut show, Lulu brings you a new hour of jokes about love, obsession and raccoons, as she tries to answer the question ‘is love just a form of mental i…
Domestic abuse isn’t funny, but this show is.
Cute, apologetic and stupid SYTYF 2024 Semi-Finalists, Lianna Holston (Runner Up, Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2024) and Michael McPheat (Co-host of sell-out L…
Soda Pop is an alt-comedy tour de force: a multimedia, stream-of-consciousness ride through the mind of a slightly deranged gay man.
If you like the sport of Women’s Alternative Comedy™ or something a bit different, this show is for you! A rare sighting into a sleepless comedian’s mind, unravelling, in real ti…
Grace Helbig has amassed millions of views as an OG YouTube star.
Join the hilarious diva Sikisa for Serving Justice – a bold, thought-provoking hour exploring truth, identity, and what justice looks like in love and life.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ian Smith (co-host of the Northern News podcast) returns with a new show about stress, love and buying a magic spell off Amazon.
Oliver Coleman was nominated for Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2024.
A man told Alison to sit down and now she’s doing a whole stand up show about it.
Jamie D’Souza (ITV Stand Up Sketch Show, tour support for Simon Amstell, Nish Kumar, Helen Bauer and Colin Hoult) returns with a brand-new show all about his outrageously promiscuo…
After just four months of dating, Tamsyn blew her life up ditching Penzance for Glasgow.
Multi award nominated Ed Night has cooked up another scorching stand-up hour.
When Liam was 18 he moved from Dagenham to Edinburgh, and didn’t tell his parents.
Following on from his debut stand-up special recorded at Glasgow’s iconic King’s Theatre and his recent UK and Ireland tour, Scottish comedian and Some Laugh podcast host Marc Jenn…
Strap in.
The Taskmaster treasure, Live at the Apollo star and voice of Netflix’s Too Hot to Handle presents a new hour about our bodies corporeal and politic, and what remains through ascen…
Award-winning comedian (BBC New Comedy Award and Scottish Comedian of the Year) Stephen Buchanan returns to the Fringe with his new show about advertising, branding and ham.
Comedian Olga Koch is going to tell you a scary story over the course of an hour.
Priya Hall is asking the important questions.
Edinburgh’s Gareth Waugh returns to the Fringe after getting married, having another baby and writing a BBC Radio 4 show.
Helen is back and is struggling.
A new show by Lou Wall about lying, mental breakdowns and the internet.
Following his sell=out 2023/24 runs, Stu returns to the Fringe with his highly anticipated new show about settling down, growing up and how he’s being controlled by his step-dog.
Described by Joe Lycett as ‘very exciting and very funny’ and by teachers as ‘a pleasure to teach’ (gay), join fast-rising comedian Andrew White on a hilarious and personal journey…
Irish comedian Diona Doherty has lost her pink (we called it ‘mojo’ before the internet).
It’s time for Pierre to do stand-up! It’s time for you to watch! Why not just embrace that, for God’s sake? All earthly glories fade! Co-host of the Frank Skinner podcast.
Following her killer debut tour last year, the ‘fearless, provocative, and very funny’ Ria Lina (Scotsman) realises that she is ready to rebel.
Following two sold-out, award-nominated years at the Fringe, Dan’s back and he’s giving you everything he’s got.
Join BBC New Comedy Awards finalist Molly McGuinness for her highly anticipated debut show about what it means to be a slob.
Ania Magliano (Live At The Apollo, Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Awards Best Show nominee 2023) has some new thoughts/jokes/confessions/gossip to share with you before you’ve even had …
Yorkshire’s biggest bastard and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2024 is back! This time he’s dead… dead good! And also, dead.
A new hour of nocturnal stand-up about grappling with notions of neurodiversity, sexuality and lunacy.
This ‘young and gifted’ **** (Scotsman) comic is back with an ‘impressively accomplished and infectiously funny’ **** (Skinny) hour, after an award-nominated, sell-out debut.
Britain’s foremost clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights brings you a “best of” from his UK tours.
Sometimes you wish your life was carefree, like a duck on a duck slide.
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.
Star of BBC’s Breaking the News, ‘Jay has cemented herself as one of the strongest comedians on the circuit today.
Finalists battle it out to take the crown in the climactic stage of the UK’s most prestigious comedy newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcases around the UK and …
As seen on HIGNFY, A League Of Their Own, The Last Leg and more.
At the time of blurb, this is going to be about inbuilt misogyny and trying to quantify how f***able she is compared to the green M&M.
For only 4 nights, Judi Love (star of ITV’s Loose Women) hosts the ultimate comedy extravaganza! Confirmed acts include Jason Byrne, Ivo Graham, Larry Dean, Sophie Duker, Chloe Pet…
Tam loses his Fringe stand-up virginity with a riotous, no-holds-barred show with sensational stories, shameless name-dropping, at least three new jokes, and colourful recollection…
New York Times Critic’s Pick (2024).
PBJ presents some of the best up-and-coming and established stand-up talent at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Book now to avoid disappointment!
A special one-off extravanganza featuring some of the best comics at the Fringe.
Scotland’s queen of comedy, Fern Brady (Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, The Last Leg), is back on tour with a brand-new show.
Andrew White has been described by Joe Lycett as ‘very exciting and very funny’ and by teachers as ‘a pleasure to teach (gay)’.
Multimedia madness from one of Scottish comedy’s rising stars.
2023’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer winner and one of India’s most exciting comics returns for a limited run.
An autobiographic comedic feast following stories from growing up on an Australian pineapple farm, misadventures abroad, Laura’s crazy family, and her forever loving husband.
Tim toured 10 different places last year.
Do you have what it takes to survive The Motherload? Crack yourself up, as MJ Miller confesses how tough it is to grow kids.
Following on from last year’s acclaimed show Debut, Stu returns with the raw beginnings of his sophomore presentation.
The funniest dad on Instagram has racked up hundreds of millions of views online.
Prepare for a great show full of laughter and enlightenment as comedian Ben Harrington tackles one of the most pressing issues of our time in his latest comedy show, 45 Degrees of …
Variety Magazine’s Comic To Watch for 2024.
Caroline had a pretty typical childhood.
Join NYC’s premier comics and true best friends on earth, Stef Dag and Gabby Bryan, as they get into the minds and personal lives of their audience members to create a demented sle…
Join us for a SunDate Roast! The ultimate late-evening Fringe spectacle! Dive into the madness of stand-up comedy, improv, and dating roasts – perhaps some tears, too.
Yvonne is the only female comedian in the UK with an inherited genetic disease* – and a walking miracle.
Two-time Leicester Comedy Festival Award Nominee, including this year’s inaugural People’s Choice Award, Jon Hipkiss presents his finest hour.
Musician-turned-stand-up comedian Holly Redford Jones is dancing in a Lesbian Bar and you’re invited.
Following the success of his ginormous 75-date run with 74 sold-out shows (thanks Middlesbrough) viral sensation and all-round great guy Vittorio Angelone comes to the Fringe for t…
Nominee: Best Newcomer Edinburgh Fringe (2023).
Patrick Moore is a total Mamas’ Boy.
When it comes to relationships, Shinanne is all about the D.
When I am on stage performing stand-up comedy I feel like a wild horse galloping through the plains of Ohio, the wind running through my mane, the hot sun shining down on my sturdy…
Hannah Gadsby has been accused of killing comedy, but you’re going to remember this eulogy for a long time.
Vegan Hunter tells the story of how the son of a cleaning lady called Pearl and a plumber called Bob became the greatest living actor of which you have never heard! A life story.
For one weekend only, a morning performance of the hugely popular show with a variety of comedians doing hilarious material based around sex and relationships for all you “early ri…
After winning Best Comedy at Fringe World Australia, Amy brings her energetic and joyful standup to Edinburgh.
Heidi’s new stand-up show about the NHS, spiders, wild drug trips, Australia.
International touring comedian, writer, podcaster, musician, and actor Trevor Gertonson is bringing his stand-up special to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
After three consecutive sold-out runs, Paul Black returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new hour.
From the High Court to tennis courts – join Ronnie as he takes you on a rollercoaster ride from the gritty mean streets of the Glasgow schemes to the posh, middle-class Southside…
After sell-out shows last year, the Fringe’s finest hour returns with Iain Pringle and Paddy Linton.
It’s Chump’s time! Having exploded onto the scene less than 18 months ago Chump’s has quickly gained a reputation as one of the coolest and most-exciting comedy nights in the UK.
Join Hatty Ashdown, writer of Comedy Central’s Give Out Girls, star of BBC Radio 4 and host of the Funny Mummies Podcast, as she invites the audience to a brand-new game show: Chat…
Leith Comedy Festival showcases the funniest comedians on the Fringe at the iconic Biscuit Factory in Leith.
Bored of watching comedians ask the audience questions? Then come to the show where we flip that dynamic and allow you the audience to ask the questions to the comedian on stage.
Jenny is an award-winning, court-case fighting (no spoilers), Welsh stand-up comedian.
Imagine an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman finally in the same bar as a therapist.
In her second solo show, Suchandrika (Writer for BBC One’s Have I Got News For You and Radio 4; Funny Women ‘One To Watch’) tries to explain our chronically-online era to her niece…
June Tuesday and Maria Pollard are the best unstable, hot, bi stand-up comedians to come out of Wales and possibly the world.
While in every joke Europeans walk into a bar, a Chinese and an Indian walk into a.
In an impressive departure from her typical fiery comic persona, Ashley Gavin’s latest hour, My Therapist is Dying, gets deep.
Join Rosie as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! This show is guaranteed to be full of unapologetic cheekiness, nonsensical fu…
Here she is! Join Aalex, one of London’s most exciting comics, for tales of her pigeon enemies, self-mastering her shortcomings and giving advice nobody should take.
Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Janine Harouni returns to the Fringe to try some new jokes (and escape her responsibilities as a mother)! Over 100 million views online.
Come along for a big old helping of high-energy queer comedy from award-winning Kate Martin, as she rampages through tales of mistaken identity, being a double school dropout and b…
Everyone has baggage, Lee Hudson has quite a bit.
Dom Hutchins – The Big Issues.
Mariah Girouard is not a Good Girl.
Little Pickle is a Pol-ish drag clown who simply won’t shut up about astrology, generational trauma, AI and he/r coparented witch cat.
Dorky and chubby “half-blood” kid born out of the Cold War era “darkness” of the USSR goes on to witness the rebirth of his homeland through the edgy yet sheepishly silly 90s t…
Canada’s Allyson June Smith is Little Smith Sunshine.
Are intrusive thoughts funny? No… but also, yes.
After winning an award on his first show, McClaine Beirne is back! Bringing his second 45-minute comedy show to Edinburgh.
At Come to Mommy nothing is off the table! Having a problem at work? A tiff with your spouse? Did you commit arson? No matter the problem, you can always Come to Mommy, hosted by G…
Paul makes fun of the French and they love it.
A show about trying to be a good person while staying a badman.
Award-winning Scottish comedian and writer Richard Brown is known for his thoughtful, intelligent and dark alternative comedy.
Funny Women Live events showcase female and non-binary performers, whether it’s their first time on stage or they’re a more established act trying out new material! Hosting the E…
Mischief and Mayhem is a stand-up comedy compilation show.
To be a Gold Digger or not to be? That is the question women worldwide ask while working a minimum-wage job in today’s economy.
The best night of comedy on the Fringe returns! Join us for a raucous night of laughter, raising much-needed funds for Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity.
Amy Gledhill – Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, National Comedy Award nominee and 1/3 of cult double-act The Delightful Sausage – returns with a brand-new show about self-confid…
Star of hit BBC shows such as Scot Squad, The Farm and The Other Murray Brother, Chris Forbes returns to the fringe to deliver another hour of feel-good comedy.
We know in the UK you like your humour dry, but ours is sopping wet.
Fearlessly uncompromising and ruthlessly funny, award-winning comedian Freddy Quinne delves into the depths of his near-fatal illness, a transformative journey that reshaped the co…
Meet comedian Myriam Sonanini from Switzerland as your too-personal shopper, who will guide you through a “fictional” Swedish furniture store, giving you answers to questions you d…
Northern Ireland’s premier musical comedian brings her hilarious piano-powered comedy to the Fringe.
Following his 100-date international tour, including sell-out shows at SSE Belfast Arena, Neil is back in Edinburgh with his hilarious tall tales, razor-sharp observations and quic…
Join a massive line-up of comedy stars for a stupendous evening to fight against brain tumours.
Cobin Millage is f*cking sick and tired of this f*cking sh*t.
Comedy with an Accent, comedy with a different point of view! Join your host the mischievous Taiwanese comedian Kuan-wen for an hour of brilliant international comedians and the tr…
Meet Kim McVicar, the Canadian comedian who was listed among the Top 9 Female Comedians to Watch in 2023 by Incluvie.
We love Stuff! It’s who we are and who we want to be.
One of Ireland’s favourite internet comedians, Seán Burke, makes his Edinburgh debut with Burke In Progress.
One family, one condition, one helluva hairy baby.
Featuring the slow-mo guy and viral sensation Karl Porter and Hot Water Comedy Club’s Breakthrough Act of the Year Ben Silver, 2 Sick Guyz (Doing Stand-Up) will present each act’s …
One of the most celebrated stars in British comedy, Tez Ilyas (Live At the Apollo, Mock The Week, Comedy Central, Comic Relief) and Sunday Times best-selling author (Secret Diary o…
‘Phil has extracted my loudest laugh of the Fringe’ (Scotsman).
From seagulls to Shakespeare, from daddy problems to dog podcasts, join Ethan Madds and Emerson Young on a magical mystery meander along the scenic route through their weird-yet-wo…
Experience the uproarious charm of Pick-A-Chick where laughter knows no bounds! Each day, hosts Allyson June Smith, Jojo Sutherland, and Susan Morrison curate an eclectic line-up, …
Loren Mayshark, supported by Gesche Picolin, is premiering Son of a Luddite, a darkly humorous yet light-hearted irreverent comedic exploration of fathers, fatherhood and the impac…
Wanna spice up your dating life? Ready to mingle while having a laugh? We’re here to help! This show presents the ambassadors of the United Nations of Spicy Food Appreciation and d…
Stand-Up comedian Daniel Powell tells the story of how a cat tried to kill him with its arse, destroying his health (and life) in the process.
Flippant and fabulous.
Tez Ilyas, one of the most celebrated stars in British comedy, returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with an hour of his trademark, no-holds barred, hilarious, raucous crowd wor…
Award-nominated comedian and viral internet sketch-maker Lucas Jefcoate looks like someone’s aunt.
Remorsed, de-bedded, cried.
In 2017, Molly wrote a show about how she’d never had an orgasm.
With his successful column he occupied in the Uykusuz Comics Magazine and his critically acclaimed podcast series Deniz Göktas’a Ayiracak Vaktim Yok’ (eng.
Eleven hilarious veterans take to the stage in a factory to tell comical stories about life, military service and dogs.
Sofie Hagen will spend an hour with you at this show, where she will do something old (as in, old jokes), something new (as in, new jokes), nothing borrowed (all jokes will be her …
Time Out 10 Best Comedy Shows at the Fringe 2023.
You know the guy.
The unwaveringly honest comedian returns to the Fringe with a brand-new show.
Lucy Henderson has been murdered.
Well, it looks like it’s time to get your ears syringed because acclaimed musical comedy duo Flo & Joan are taking to the stage, and they have some quote unquote music and/or c…
Ahir Shah brings his 2023 Sky Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show Ends back to the Fringe for 12 shows only.
This is not a musical.
Join Angela Barnes (Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The News Quiz) as she tries out some new ideas she’s working on for her upcoming tour.
Hundreds entered, now one rising stand-up star will be crowned Britain’s funniest student.
At some point in every woman’s life, she realises she’s madder than all hell.
Join us for a hilarious stand-up comedy showcase all the way from Barcelona.
Stuart’s terrified of the climate crisis, but no-one he knows ever mentions it, so it must be fine.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee 2023 Ian Smith returns with a limited work in progress run.
One day you’ll be in M&S and you’ll suddenly go ‘Ooh, a beige cardigan with elbow patches.
Helen Bauer has some very messy ideas of her thoughts and feelings on pretty much everything! And boy does she have feelings! Most feelings are surrounding the rules of adult femal…
Award winning comedian Stephen Buchanan (BBC New Comedy Award & Scottish Comedian of the Year) works out his new show about advertising, mental health and potentially cold meat…
Join us on a hilarious journey through Barcelona’s vibrant comedy landscape, where laughter reigns supreme.
An evening of side-splitting stand-up comedy and impromptu silliness from Fringe veteran Chris Groves.
Once in a blue moon you take a punt on a show at 11pm and to your surprise, you find pure gold.
It’s a one-night stand for the Fannies’ ‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
A hilarious romp through the troubled inner-city Manchester childhood of the frequently notorious and outspoken TV presenter, Terry Christian.
Lewis Dunn hosts while comedians compete for a share of the bucket.
Ever met with blank stares while passionately describing your hobby? Often ostracised by co-workers and family members? You’re not alone! Upon meeting, it didn’t take long to r…
Multi international award-winning stand-up Ray Bradshaw is coming back to the Fringe to run out some of his best stuff from his past three UK tours as well as some new stuff that h…
Icelandic comedians Lovísa Lára and Mekkin Roff join forces to bring you a sharp hour of stand-up comedy.
Susie brings another barnstormer of a show to Edinburgh – on the back of her very own BBC Scotland stand-up special and four years selling out shows at Glasgow King’s Theatre.
These three rising stars of the London comedy circuit return to Edinburgh following a sell-out run last year to do two things: blow their life savings on an Airbnb, and perform an …
Rising comedy talent and Tik Tok star Dom Hatton-Woods – national tour support for Daliso Chaponda – brings you his new work-in-progress show Daddy Issues.
Big beats and stand-up comedy join forces for Fringe afterparty antics.
After a silly childhood game accidentally put his sister in hospital 30 years ago, Phil tries to figure out how to process guilt, what makes us carry it, and why he ended up living…
Enable Me explores the ups and downs of being a disabled dad and family life.
‘Life is bristling with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to cultivate one’s garden’ (Voltaire).
An hilarious one-hour alphabetical journey in the medium of quick fire One-Liner Jokes.
Join us at 16.
Tim Key returns to stamp about and drink a pot of beer and bark reflectively and tighten the screws.
The very best Fringe comedians, selected from around the Fringe, hosted by award-winning comedian Masai Graham perform in a unique and exclusive Fringe venue: a Horse Box.
Catherine Bohart’s back and ready to talk about her feelings (again).
Thomas Elvin brings his first show, This Might Sound Stupid, But…, to the Fringe.
Charlie Bowers and Walter Jack are The Joke Clinic, bringing the success of their critically-acclaimed YouTube series to the stage.
The harbinger of rock’n’drole returns to the Fringe with his eighth must-see show.
After 30 years of marriage, Larry and Lucy wrestle with the fundamental questions of monogamy in this first-of-its-kind whirlwind cross between stand-up comedy and live couples the…
There are a lot of people to get into the Pleasance Forth for Rose Matafeo’s first comedy hour since 2018’s Horndog.
The first banana appeared on earth 10,000 years ago.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Jessica Fostekew returns to the Fringe for a limited run of her critically acclaimed new stand-up show Mettle, a show about passion, pace and purpose…
During her biggest UK stand-up tour to date, Rachel brings her latest show to the Fringe for one night only! Poise is a dazzling hour of the signature blend of stand-up and songs f…
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arteFACT and arteFICTION in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the Nat…
The show that turns smack talk into an art form.
You’re cordially invited to learn dark, blue secrets and experiences from the life and perspective of a Muslim(ish), British, Pakistani female straddling two cultures, two lives an…
Old Git (Jim Bryce) has had enough! Having inhabited an increasingly wizened body for 74 years, he blows the gaff via a head-banging ride powered by comedy, songs and non-sequiturs…
Madeleine Munford has been told one too many times to just stand there and look pretty.
Sam Adamson (‘Thought-provoking’, Mark Watson) and Jon Hipkiss (‘Great work’, Jack Whitehall) join forces to present you their greatest hits in this late night split-bill stand-up …
Prev Reddy is a Triple Threat: According to South African History, Prev Reddy is a born-free (those born in the year of democracy).
Set boundaries.
Dino Wiand is a Chaos Comedian who grew up in Glasgow and New York, often mistaken for looking like Javier Bardem.
With a combined 100M views online stars of the Glesga Da podcast Stuart Mitchell – ‘Work of genius’ (Daily Record) – and Raymond Mearns, ‘an improvisational genius’ (Frankie Bo…
Dan and Shubba, two of Scotland’s best up-and-coming comedians, gather their friends to ride the wave in an hour of wild, high-octane comedy.
When it comes to true stories, dark observations and raw stand-up, Shubba has it covered! Come see Edinburgh’s beloved comic in his first-ever solo show this Fringe! Shubba will be…
Still Got It is a show by older comedians for all adults to enjoy.
A long time has passed since I first stepped on the door.
Sylas Szabolcs is celebrating two milestones.
Whether it’s relationship problems, how to word a sensitive work email or the best way to cook a brisket, this Jewish mother has all the answers you need! A joyous, hilarious, inte…
Following last year’s a critically acclaimed, sold-out run, Liam Withnail brings his hit show back to Monkey Barrel.
Multi-award winning Scottish stand-up Ray Bradshaw is coming back to the fringe with a brand-new work in progress show for 2024.
Have you ever wondered what life is like being 3’10”? What it’s like doing day-to-day activities? What questions people ask you everyday? Well wonder no more, as George Coppen tak…
One of the longest-running and most popular compilation shows of the Fringe.
Comedy by EU’s best comedians.
Kenice Mobley has always been a bit depressed, going so far as to plan her funeral when she was a kid.
An hour of stupid stand-up comedy from Dickie Richards, the Polish-Cockney comedian.
How do you choose between two things you love? Particularly if one of those things is literally (fictionally) magical.
Begin your festival morning with Tim’s new, high-energy stand up show.
Return of the 2022 and 2023 hit show.
Stella’s rising from the fiery chaos of being one of nine Coventry siblings.
Need a laugh? Need to relax? Check us out.
Fiona Ridgewell, winner of the Edinburgh Comedy-ish Award 2023 with her show No-Nonsense and nominee for Best Debut Show at LCF 2020 with her show Contender, brings new jokes to th…
Gimme the thrills, gimme the spills, gimme a man with a microphone in his hand and careless abandon in his heart, gimme the winner of the Comedians Choice Award for Best Show, gimm…
Candid and hilarious new stand-up hour, talking about who I am, in an era where people are really keen to hear about who you are, so long as who you are is something they want to h…
Newly middle-aged comedian Jay Handley attempts to imbue the crossing of an arbitrary chronological boundary with a profundity it can’t hope to warrant.
‘A properly talented comic.
Do you ever get déjà vu? Dylan’s last show – ‘an innovative way to experience a quarter-life crisis’ (TheWeeReview.
Hypothesis: comedy is therapy.
Lorraine has found a new box to put herself in.
Alex Leam is an ex-DJ (which isn’t as dodgy as it sounds).
Return of the hit Fringe show bringing you the country’s best award-winning Jewish (and Jew-ish) comedians.
Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course.
Generation eXpert Samantha Day finds out which generation is the best.
Due to phenomenal demand, award-winning comedian Stephen Buchanan (BBC New Comedy Award and Scottish Comedian of the Year) returns to the Fringe with his unique blend of stand-up, …
Ever heard a bald man sing Rihanna? Back for a seventh year at the Fringe, as seen at the biggest comedy clubs in the world, including Caroline’s on Broadway in New York City.
As a lapsed Catholic obsessed with medieval history, Caitriona spends a lot of time thinking about saints.
A thick wad of cash in a brown paper bag, May-December relationships, a sugar daddy straight out of a Martin Scorsese film.
Joe and his wife want to have a baby.
A rule-breaker, a risk taker, a wave-maker and a convention-shaker – all phrases never before used to describe Jake Baker.
More jokes from the UK Comics’ Comic Best Act winner Mark Simmons (Mock The Week), whilst taking a break from his sold-out national tour.
Produced by NYC comedian Sean Conrad, this mixed-bill stand-up comedy show features Edinburgh’s best stand-up comedians every night.
If you have seen any of Jay’s shows you will know this will be a funny, meaningful stand-up comedy show.
An insect joke? Tick.
Elliot Wengler presents a spectacular, explosive and personal history of the world’s biggest monster-fighting franchise.
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…
A perfectly crafted hour of perfectly work-in-progress stand-up comedy from Patrick Spicer (as seen on Channel 4, BBC Two, 60k+ followers online).
Join Dan Schreiber (co-host of podcasts No Such Thing As A Fish and The Cryptid Factor) as he takes to the stage for a show of oddities and jokes with his hit No.
The hottest stand-up duo of the season! Anitha Sri (Bath New Act of the Year Finalist, Leicester Square Quarter-Finalist, Funny Women Quarter-Finalist) and Katie Kamola (Bath New A…
Following last year’s debut Topical Comedian Show at the Fringe, Peter Merrett is back with more news, in fact new news; same venue, earlier time.
His crowdwork videos have consistently gone viral all over social media (@PhilipsComedy) so join this award-winning MC and comedian for a hilarious mix of brand-new jokes and witty…
The New Comedian of the Year finalist and co-creator of Crizards (**** (Guardian)) uncurls from his sleeping spot in the airing cupboard to ponder life’s most pressing issues: the …
Does everyone have ADHD? What’s it like being married to a space cadet? Lots of asides are a sign of ADHD! ‘Acidic wit’ **** (Edinburgh Reporter).
Adrian is an Argentinian comedian based in New York and Oslo.
When you met your future spouse in maths class, how do you cope with dating, paying the bills and coping with life as a newly single 40+ year old? An hour of joke-heavy storytellin…
Buckle-up with Ex Jehovah’s Witness Chris for a joy-ride through his teenage wedding, eventual emancipation, and those first car-crash forays onto the gay scene.
Join up-and-coming tall and skinny comedian Ed Mulvey as he performs his latest routines, packed with joke-dense intelligent filth.
A crowd-work and improvised stand-up comedy show with zero plans.
Funny Women Awards 2023 One to Watch.
Shane Todd brings two previews of his brand-new show to the Fringe.
Due to popular demand, the very famous Teena will be kicking off her 2024 World Tour in Edinburgh! Expect comedic anecdotes from her celebrity life, live musical numbers (covers & …
‘Funniest show I’ve seen this year!’ (Audience Review).
Merry Martyn PhD and QI Elf Joe Mayo have a Nerd Mentality.
The smash-hit show returns for its fifth year at the Fringe! Laugh out loud with Tom Short as he presents Comedy Shorts, featuring five-minute segments from some of the festival’s …
‘The whole room rocks with laughter pretty much constantly’ (Scotsman).
For the first time this Fringe, I was in the front row for a comedy show.
At last year’s Fringe he lost his granddad, a girlfriend and his coat! But on the back of five-star audience reviews, Matthew Mckew returns to reveal how a shelf was the final stra…
Scotland’s best comedians in the club that started it all.
Following his critically acclaimed Radio 4 series Cost of Living, join the longest-running panellist from BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News and star of the Glesga Da Podcast as he r…
Having performed her solo show from Belgium to Estonia, Switzerland to Luxembourg, New Zealand and back again, Heli Pärna does not hold back – in her witty, funny and vulnerable…
With over 50M views on TikTok join Glesga Da (and his long-suffering boy) for an afternoon of belly laughs (and abuse).
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
Celebrating 25 years at the Fringe! Excellent value Irish showcase returns for 2024.
Five top-level circuit comedians perform their very best material, one after the other.
Dark obsessions. Evil desires. Twisted kinks. But enough about my priest. Sit back. relax. And enjoy some quality scripted stand-up. Entertaining and fun.
Jo’s best jokes and funniest routines from her 2024 tour show.
Adele’s mad journey into comedy started because her kids bought her a comedy course for her birthday.
Comedian Andrew Mayer talks about his all-time best and worst dates (both with the same woman), and a third date with her many years later.
Material Girl is coming to the Fringe! Come and see Amanda Dwyer (‘Mentally unstable superstar in the making’ (Tom Stade)) and Susan Riddell (Billy Connelly Spirit of Glasgow nomin…
Step into the spotlight! We all crave a moment to shine, but what happens when we change ourselves to fit in? Join Hannah for her new hilarious 45-minute show as she navigates our …
After a sold-out 2023 season, your favourite Jewish Australian cancer survivor with one testicle is back with lots to say about the state of the world.
One of Scotland’s rising comedy stars, Pete Carson brings his debut show to the festival to find out what it means to be an alcoholic, embittered Poundland Santa Claus every year…
They’re outrageous, late for school drop-off and definitely not on the PTA! After a sold-out Aussie tour, Gill Cordiner and Nikki Valentine bring you Bad Mums: an hour of hysteri…
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Irish farmer’s son and general nasty character Mike Rice is one of Ireland and the UK’s fastest rising comedy stars.
Star of Netflix stand-up special Kavin Jay: Everybody Calm Down! makes his Fringe debut with a brand-new show about the worst part of bad news: what will your family say? Big laugh…
Real people.
Lee has absolutely no wish to be up at this time, but he’ll do his best.
Considered the best open mic in the UK.
One of the UK’s best-known celebrity entertainers over the last 40 years brings his first Fringe full run after a series of sell-out shows last year.
A brand-new wild, fast, funny, and often filthy show from the award-winning comic that bursts with positivity, frantic stand-up and improv comedy energy.
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
With Vladimir McTavish and friends.
Dubbed ‘an intellectually-driven stand up comedy king’ by the Australian press, Matt Davis brings his internationally minded approach to take on challenging topics.
The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh, featuring your favourite comedians from around the Fringe.
On the first day of Fringe 2023 Raymond had a stroke and didn’t even realise it for two days! He was hospitalised and had to cancel, but he’s better now and back to tell you all ab…
A comedy storytelling show about sobriety, impulse control, and growing up from acclaimed comedy veteran Matt Davis (USA).
The original late-night show returns with stellar line-ups of your favourite acts from the festival, hosted by the best MCs in the country, every single night of the Fringe.
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue, Chortle Awards 2023 and 2024, welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2024! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barr…
Menopause: the comedy gift that keeps on giving.
Six comedians.
Grew up on a farm in Mid Wales not realising you were brown until embarrassingly late? Replaced as your parents’ favourite child by a Labrador? Stole a croissant from Hugh Jackma…
The Ultimate Collection of Reels is a solo stand-up show performed by Andrei Palchyk, where he shares the best jokes he has posted online.
Holly’s been apprehended in Superdrug with a handbag full of shoplifted lipsticks.
Stick your tongue out, do a peace sign, and tilt your head.
What a faff! Erin McKinnie, a rising star on the Scottish comedy circuit, talks about faffing through early adulthood – from rogue adventures to living the “below-deck life” on c…
Work-in-progress show for a new tour.
Can too much religion in your teens screw up your sex life in your 50s? Then how come Mormons have so many babies? Is eternal life really worth the hassle? Forever is a long time.
End your day at the Festival in style at our iconic Edinburgh venue with the very best in stand-up talent.
In this one-woman show Ege Öztokat talks, sings and screams about the wonderfully terrible predicament of her existence as a young woman in Turkey.
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
The world-famous ‘Magdalena the fortune teller’ is finally coming to Fringe! She will show you the future, as a very cynical German comedian reminds you of the past.
Four top-quality, fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival.
Amelia Bayler (Best Newcomer, Scottish Comedy Awards) is on a ‘one-woman mission to make musical comedy cool again’ (Rolling Stone).
Watch David as he takes a comedic twist on the UK citizenship test.
Funny, but is it true? Three headline comedians step on stage.
Jade was once a wee lassie who was terrified of teenage girls.
What’s your name? Where are you from? What do you do for a living? Who’s drinking? Are you two a couple? Etc etc.
Pete Carson and Cobin Millage: Two of the brightest young comics in Scotland, and allegedly the best friends the world has ever seen.
From the borough of Brooklyn to the Burgh of Edin, join New Yorkers Blair Dawson and Jill Gonzalez as they bring stand-up that’s actually funny to the Fringe.
Quality one-liners, puns and light-hearted jokes! UK Pun Championships Winner 2022.
When you were younger you’d look at adults and think they had it all figured out.
A laugh-filled journey about finding every group you belong to insufferable.
Thirty-one, single and living with his Chinese immigrant mother.
Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian with a secret.
Ready to have your strangest phobias, wildest gossip, and most unusual dramas investigated – by two nosy comedians? Lukas Arnold and Gabby Jordan Brown of the acclaimed Two Nosy …
Stand-up from the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.
A double-bill show.
She’s undercover.
Join Los Angeles comedian Katie Massie for her Fringe debut as she muses about religion, sex and modern womanhood.
Spain’s Best Export™, Ignacio Lopez (Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, QI, Comedy Central), is on a mission to destroy himself and build a better version: Leaner, smar…
Are you a functional mess? Are you daily wondering what the point of your life is? Do you have a better relationship with your postman than your family? Are all your relationships …
A regular in Edinburgh, Jason John Whitehead has been touring his brand of social and confessional comedy around the world for 20 years now.
A split bill from rising stand-up stars Tom Hutchinson (Bath New Act 2022 finalist, dweeb) and Alasdair Wallace (Leicester Mercury 2024 finalist, fruitcake) about trying to find yo…
After a complete sell-out run in 2023 at both Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Glasgow Comedy Festival this triple-headline, pro-comic show from an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scots…
Last year Adam Bloom wrote a groundbreaking, best-selling book: Finding Your Comic Genius.
The world’s best late show comes to the Fringe for the first time! Altitude Comedy Festival (Winner of Best Overseas Festival) boasts previous performers that include.
Big Bad Beck is ready to huff and puff and blow the house down.
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 12th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across the Fringe.
Join the guys for a visual feast and hilarious tales of touring Scotland to shoot this year’s topless calendar.
A stand-up show from a Geordie powerhouse comic that’s been doing it for 32 years.
Since last performing in Edinburgh in 2007, Adam has worked on 29 projects with an Oscar nominee.
Maria Fedulova, award-winning comedian and enemy of the Russian state, talks family, crime, and living the life of a refugee in her hilarious debut hour.
Craig Wilson is a smart, nice and really cool guy, but none of that matters because he is the most forgettable man in the world.
Join multi award-winner Nina Gilligan for her hilarious hour of stand-up, Goldfish.
Unhinged, in the best way, and genuinely original.
Join Cal Halbert (Britain’s Got Talent, The Gadget Show) in a hilarious and emotional stand-up comedy showcase that humorously and honestly explores his darkest moments and path …
A showcase of up-and-coming Scottish stand-up featuring Chris Scott (Best Newcomer nominee, Scottish Comedy Awards).
Does cancer change you? Jane was adamant it wasn’t going to change her.
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Exploring the funny within a little bubble using a combination of improv and stand-up. A “solo” show. Honest.
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 12th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across the Fringe.
Former journalist and professional Parisian Julie Kennedy finally understands why she can’t orgasm.
New York comedian/Moth StorySLAM Champ’s debut comedy hour follows sold-out short-form workshops.
The award-winning Northern Irish stand up, BBC New Comedy Award finalist and winner of Dublin’s Laughter Lounge Irish Comedian of The Year brings his hilarious debut show to the Fr…
Ian TC brings his signature wit and humour to the stage as he shares his experiences living with insomnia, navigating a world that doesn’t understand that not sleeping can be fat…
Award-winning Irish comedian returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for his 13th year at the Festival with a brand-new high-octane show Killa-Dan-Jaro!
Welcome to Planet of the Vapes, where laughter reigns supreme as Brian shares his odyssey with smoking.
New Zealand Comedy Award Winner Sully O’Sullivan hosts a rolling showcase of some of the best comedic talent Australasia has to offer.
Y’all ready for some Florida in Scotland this summer? Comedian Bev Gray is bringing the heat in her tropical comedy show, hosting comedians from all over the world.
Dark.
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon at one of the North West’s premier comedy clubs featuring Harry Stachini, Ben Hart and Lewis Coleman.
Join Scottish up-and-comers Ayo Adenekan (Olga Koch Tour support) and Alvin Bang for an hour skewering race, class - and how to escape your religion and disappoint your family.
Join us at 20:15 for a stand up comedy show featuring English comedian Ollie Fox and Irish comedian Reece Kidd.
Colman Hayes looks back at his life and questions absolutely everything.
Mike Rice works on new material, touching subjects as sensitive as Gods Plan, Taylor Swift and the crows of Ireland.
Do you wish you were as fabulous as a queer person? Do you have a problem you need help with? Your boyfriend’s cheating? You fancy your best friend? Stuck in a dead-end job? Well o…
Lock up your garden chairs, dismantle your altar tables, nothing is safe around Binocchio the bisexual Christian! She’ll sleep with anything with legs – after Bible Study, natu…
A work-in-progress show on how secondary school teacher, Rahul, navigates the cultural and personal pressures of finding love.
James Gardner and the Funny Lunch.
Dirty After Dark! A late-night X-Rated stand-up comedy show.
Northern Ireland’s comedy behemoth unleashes his hilarious new hour, fresh from his sell-out Belfast Waterfront Hall shows and his Australian tour.
There’s no show like a Jason Byrne NO SHOW.
‘Hilarious.
Scotland’s comedy meteor premieres his hilarious new show, fresh from 2023-24’s smash-hit UK debut tour (50 dates), Australian touring (35 dates) and an off-Broadway run.
Last year Dave won an award who’s title felt like a back-handed compliment.
The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns.
Keyworth returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a joyous new show about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super-big) losses.
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 …
Vanlord is a lens into the intriguing world of vanlife told by a guy with wheel estate all over the world.
With this new comedy show, the Amused Moose Best Debut Show winner revisits the unsolicited feedback she once received; ‘Louise Atkinson – sounds good, looks like a mess’; and di…
A transatlantic middle-aged Jewish atheist divorcee walks into a bar.
Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
After 18 years as a teacher, Mark Row has had enough of the endless carousel of uninspiring lessons, inane questions and kids with attitudes that stink worse than their PE kits.
Tics Towards Puffection is an in-depth look at 2024’s Britain’s Got Talent Finalist Alex Mitchell’s ever-present desire for perfection, its effect on his life, and all the reasons …
Njambi McGrath returns to Edinburgh Fringe with a hilarious hour.
A stunning mixed-bill of new and established acts.
Two wrongs don’t make a right, but how many wrongs does it take? Will Davies embarks on a dangerous scientific experiment to find out.
A brand new show from award-winning, working-class queer comedian Sian Davies.
The sun has gone down and the lights have come up so that means it’s time for comedy.
‘An insanely fun and madcap hour, and the perfect remedy for too-serious comedy.
Work-in-progress stand-up comedy show from Elaine Fellows.
After beating cancer twice (losing a lung and a testicle in the process) NYC comedian Terence Hartnett is starting to run again in his new home: Vienna.
The perfect way to start and end your Fringe day with late and afternoon shows consisting of a revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming stand-up comedians from a…
A stand-up comedy compilation showing off some of Edinburgh’s funniest family-friendly faces.
Reigning Comedian’s Comedian and human rights advocate Sid Singh (BBC, NBC, Comedy Central, iUmor) returns with a new hit show that has sold-out all over Europe and Asia for two ye…
A comedy show that is perfect for date night with friends or partners.
British comedian Rachel takes you on a stroll down Amsterdam’s cobbled streets, where bicycles rule, and everyone embraces the unconventional.
Timmy won third place in the Seattle International Comedy Competition.
NHS anaesthetist, comedian and author Ed Patrick injects the Edinburgh Fringe with a gut-punch show about becoming a junior doctor, the NHS, the pitfalls of modern medicine and the…
Bella Humphries: Square Peg – Hotly anticipated stand-up debut about family, farmers and finding out that being yourself is really hard work! Rising star Bella Humphries ‘oozes c…
It’s difficult to know where to start describing Mustafa Algiyadi’s debut hour, Almost Legal Alien.
From the East to Edinburgh, it’s The Asian Comedy Showcase! Back for a second year, catch some of the best Asian acts (and one token white person) from all over the world! Our acts…
Mary Bourke and guests present an hour of hilarious Irish comedy from the best of the comedy circuit.
Andrew Silverwood will be alive on stage in a dead man’s shirt (don’t worry, the man doesn’t want it back).
Ten years ago, reigning comedian’s comedian Sid Singh did his first-ever hour-long show.
The award-winning comedian Alfie Brown is back with his first show since the fabric of his reality disintegrated.
Daniel McKeon has the answers? In this work-in-progress show, Daniel will delve through the highs and lows of his life to bring you the know-how to become your very own Boyboss.
James Gardner: Journeyman.
Transgressive, irreverent, yet adorable and heartfelt, with a touch of political satire.
Cobin Millage brings his second, and possibly final, show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Bryan’s been a runner for 10 years, but still doesn’t know if he likes it.
Following on from it’s success in previous years, this delightful, funny show returns with a revolving line-up of the best and up-and-coming female comedians from around Edinburgh …
You’ve had a big lunch, now have a big laugh at 3’s Comedy: Afternoons.
‘Filthy Funny Females deserves an award.
This half of the acclaimed comedy duo, Pajama Men, shares acid-fuelled escapades of sex, drugs and murder against the backdrop Albuquerque, New Mexico (Shenoah’s hometown and the r…
Little Smash Comedy brings its multi award-winning show to the Fringe after a sell-out run in 2023.
Comedy Central featured comedian Devin Gray is ready to wow you with his new show How To Get Away With Marriage.
Laughing at conspiracy theories.
A revolving door of different African, Australian and British comedians every show! Come support your home country’s roots while learning about other cultures in the funniest way p…
He has! Craig celebrates his 25th show at the Fringe.
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…
A fabulous mixed-bill of new and established acts in a daily changing line-up throughout the Fringe.
Big Value Comedy Show is an established showcase of the best new comedic talent.
Comedy with philosophical questions.
Winner: Best Comedy, Shaftesbury Fringe 2023.
Following a host of sell-out shows and hot on the heels of last year’s debut, Couple’s Massage, Scottish comedian and writer Richard Cobb returns to the track with a brand-new hour…
Romping through the feats, fiascos and fluids of her 30s from Melbourne to Berlin, Anna celebrates nasty sex with manners, German empathy and non-judgmental feminism.
Sobriety, sex and profound stupidity.
The double Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee is back! ‘Furiously funny’ (Times).
Kirsty Munro has created an engaging show with her delightfully naughty stories in Two Slut Drops and a Chicken Burger, making the whole room cringe in the sweetest way possible.
The best, most daring stand-up comedians from the festival showcase their skills but if they can’t make you laugh.
The Alternative Book Club presents a stand-up comedy compilation show about books, where there is absolutely NO required reading.
A revolving line-up of disabled comedians and friends present an irreverent comedy show for your enjoyment.
Get ready to laugh with Two Wongs and A White: a stand-up comedy show featuring Australia’s funniest comedians.
A girls night for women, gay guys, straight men who are cool with LGBT, non-binary baddies, and anyone who’s ever enjoyed a white wine.
Deadpan Brummie scumbag Tal Davies (Funny Women finalist, British Comedian of the Year semi-finalist, as seen on BBC Three) presents a WIP of her debut solo show filled with embarr…
Heckling Masterclass, With Diploma.
Back in it’s fourth year.
Netflix and Chilton is Luke Chilton’s debut Edinburgh Fringe show! Expect sexual exploration, coming-of-age shenanigans and hilarious dissections of a complete medically approved p…
Before I even enter the venue, there’s a man with a huge pink microphone advertising Raul Kohli’s show, the noise blasting up and down Blair Street.
Raul Kohli returns for a fourth year with his sell-out cult hit! No material, no plan, no sad bit at the 45th minute where his pet chinchilla dies.
The best place in town to catch rising comedy stars and your Fringe favourites.
One-of-a-kind interactive comedy show featuring Australia’s most eligible bachelor Daniel Delby who had his first girlfriend at 33.
Hilariously dirty comedy with no sad bits.
Jake is partially blind (or partially sighted, depending on your outlook on life) but what is it really like to be visually impaired? A brand-new hour of stand-up from one of Huffi…
Who are the funniest comedians? The Americans? The English.
Start your day off with a laugh at 3’s Comedy: Mornings.
It’s not late.
The night is young and 3’s Comedy: Late Nights is going to bring you an electrifying mix of crowd work and stand-up comedy.
A few years ago I got punched in the face by a lady on the train.
Ring-a-ding-ding, you’ve got the King! Master of the crowd and slave to the laugh, Kyle Legacy is back with more riffs and less hair.
Join Essex’s cheekiest chap for his debut hour of stand-up.
I left Israel to live in Berlin, because it is ironically safer.
Step into the comedic whirlwind of Alicia’s life – a thirty-something artist turned English teacher, navigating unfulfilled dreams and unexpected detours as an immigrant.
How many times can you get married? As many as you like; nobody regulates it and practice makes perfect! How much wine does it take to derail a career? Could be 400 cases, could be…
‘Nobody on this planet makes me laugh as hard as Ross McGrane’ (Jordan Gray).
It’s the year 2024.
Vinney, a Comedian/DJ, uses a sampler to travel through time, raising the hairs on your neck.
Following her award-winning debut and sell-out run, Chelsea Birkby’s back with a meditation on lust for life.
Patron Saint is an hour of stand-up about spirituality, sexuality, virality and why anyone is funny.
Comedy panel show where top comics answer the daft questions you choose on our exclusive app, and take on stand-up challenges that test their comedy muscles.
Viva La Visa is a one-hour stand-up comedy double bill starring Darcy Moreland and Henry Bretz, two Australians in a race against their visa to make it in the accommodating, unoccu…
Scotland’s Best Comedians Live in a fancy ballroom for free!* We have award winners, TV acts, radio stars, Instagram legends, every night! All shows hosted by Ross Leslie, introduc…
Astute observational humour with an irreverent flair from two of Birmingham’s silliest sausages.
Second great year! Old-school jokes meet lived experiences.
Si Beckwith (‘razor sharp wit’ (Crack Magazine)) brings his newest show Bricks to the Fringe.
After a sell-out 2023 season, your favourite Jewish Australian cancer survivor with one ball returns to the Fringe.
Emerging star Kurt Sterling takes you on a journey from working class rural Australia to the top of the elite corporate world (and back.
Journey into the mind of a once small-town boy, now internationally-acclaimed comedian, as he gallivants around the globe sharing stories, observations and thoughts on the weird an…
The comedic prop-pun lunatic Roger Swift shoots out 200 puns in one hour! With his trademark crazy homemade props, audio cues and PowerPoint slides.
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…
Arielle Dundas explores the ways her ADHD has impacted her life from making carelesss mistakes to breaking her own heart.
As a child, Chris wanted to be two things: a comedian and a rock star.
Multi award-winning comedian and star of three Amazon Prime specials on finding fun in a chaotic world.
Come and experience the globe-trotting international Irish storyteller, Ronnie Neville! From Cork to Edinburgh via New York and Melbourne with a suitcase full of stories.
Fun for the whole family, but especially fun for the little ones! Top UK stand-up Ollie Horn – ‘Ollie Horn is a gifted storyteller’ (TheWeeReview.
David Ellis is a terrible Jew.
Winner of Best Solo Show of 2023 at the Clubbies, Gremlin Head is a stand-up comedy show about having a menacing, rude, nasty, naughty gremlin inside your mind.
I’m an Australian comedian.
Gary Lynch is Ireland’s leading mid-life-crisis comedian.
‘A genuine laugh every ten seconds.
Winner: Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize 2022.
Irish Comedy Showcase is going lunchtime! We’ve been rocking Edinburgh since 2014, so we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary.
A showcase of up-and-coming and established Northern Irish talent, hosted by William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Award finalist 2021) and Micky Bartlett, ‘a natural stand-up with more…
Irish Comedy Carnage is coming to the most Irish venue in the whole Fringe! Irish Comedy Carnage is your chance to catch the best Irish acts at the Fringe, at a (semi)civilised ear…
The cult show returns! Think you can take down a comedian? Then come to Absolute Chaos – a comedy heckle show, where you the audience are given free reign to heckle comedians –…
Glaswegian comedian and author Iain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of comedy as he takes you on a pun-venture around the world in this hilarious show in which he has a…
What’s the difference between expats and immigrants? Can Americans get deported from countries? What even is Europe after being dumped by the UK? These global comedians are putti…
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what it is about Alex Franklin’s Gurl Code, but this show is an example of really great comedy, constantly shifting from one gag to another, as Fr…
Looking for dark and dirty jokes but want to go to bed early? Then look no further! Join Adam Riley for an hour of flaps-to-the-wall stand-up from the man they couldn’t cancel beca…
As a teacher, if you don’t laugh you’ll cry, so come and cry with laughter! Award-winning comedian Daniel Delby, an ex-teacher turned full-time comedian as he shares hilarious stor…
Stand-up Comedy Brunch, a delightful greatest hits compilation show with guaranteed TV comedians every day.
After a series of sold-out performances, Benedict Townsend brings his stand-up show to the Fringe for the very first time.
After 2023’s sell-out show, Stags returns with laughs, adventures and his more innovative 1.
If you can break up with your dad, you can break up with anyone.
Half-Brit comedian Jane Mumford was born and raised in Switzerland.
If you live to 80 years old, you will have lived for about 4,000 weeks.
Winner: Best Comedy, Shaftesbury Fringe 2023.
Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! The same spirited show hosted by Kyle Legacy but with all-new faces sharing their best drunken comedic tales! …
Larry’s been spending a lot of time with his granny lately.
The hit online show UK Pun Off has made the transition to a live show and is coming to Edinburgh! Four top comics will have three jokes on different topics and it is up to the audi…
Tom Ward (Live at The Apollo, QI) is back, and talking all the big topics of our times – masculinity, three-star hotels, erectile dysfunction, reality TV, adverts, mental health …
Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, the popular show returns with a huge variety of comedians doing hilarious material based around sex and relations…
Join Uxbridge’s third-hardest man, Mad Ron (Reginald D Hunter tour support) and special guests for an hour of character-comedy stand-up.
When Terence Hartnett found out that his testicular cancer had spread to his lung, he got out his notebook and started writing jokes.
What happens when a comedian walks into a volcano? In 2023, Ben Miller was the artist-in-residence at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, the first stand-up comedian ever selected.
A shift in lighting casts new shadows.
Simon shares his new stand-up hour.
Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-Up Science, a compilation of fantastic science-based comedy from across the Fringe.
Edinburgh show number five for the five-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist.
In and Out Comedy is a compilation show made up of the most exciting up-and-coming talent that the comedy circuit has to offer.
25 years ago, Soness swapped Florida for Tokyo to become the voice of many well-known animations.
Ryan Mold returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his brand new debut show.
Internationally acclaimed cult-favourite Laura Davis returns with rapid-fire stand-up that journeys through nature, empires, lighthouse keeping, existentialism, birdwatching and ha…
Comedian Michael Balazo (writer, Schitt’s Creek) presents a show about family secrets, shame and.
Irish Comedy Invasion has been visiting the Fringe since 2012.
Meshida is a Japanese stand-up comedian.
Well known for his excellent writing and storytelling ability Farrelly returns to Fringe with a new show which will be more personal and emotional than he’s ever been before.
Lee Kyle (‘Glorious’ (iNews.
Win at chess, win at life.
‘Hilarious’ **** (TheWeeReview.
Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Lauren Pattison is back with a brand-new show.
An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the comedy circuit’s funniest performers.
Fancy some hilarious comedy and razor-sharp wit? If so, this is for you.
When the clock strikes 12 these two idiots are splitting an hour of stand-up comedy to have you splitting your sides.
‘Funny.
Winner: Brighton Fringe Best Stand-Up 2024 - The Seagull.
Self-realisation might include a bunch of dicks, drugs and aspirations to motherhood.
Platonic Sex is the debut comedy split bill from Sadbh Peters (Semi-finalist for Funny Women Stage Awards 2023) and Scott Oswald (Semi-finalist for So You Think You’re Funny and …
Three queer international comedians (Ann Vaida, Annick Adelle and Mari Volar) bring their WIP shows to Edinburgh and band together to make their solo debuts less harrowing.
A perfectly executed clusterf*ck masterpiece of a life story, Halal Habibis follows comedian Hanan Issa’s wild journey to get married as a young Muslim woman born and raised in NYC…
Tom Lawrinson has a manic energy that can barely be contained by an Underbelly stage.
In December 2023, Sam See left his home country of Singapore and moved to London because clearly, now’s the best time.
Experience the outrageous humour of the brilliant Matt Adlington – ‘barrels full of Essex boy charm’ (Chortle) – with support from comedy friends, including rising comedy star …
Fringe legend on the worst day of his life and on drugs! First he did his back in, now he’s tripping on Diazepam watching Life of Pi.
The Comedy Rooms New Act of the Year 2022 and without doubt one of best musical acts currently on the northern comedy circuit is bringing his solo show to Edinburgh for the first t…
Presented by Laughing Horse Comedy – Las Vegas entertainer Jordan Rooks world premieres his solo show talking about the sh*t we all deal with that we don’t.
Kilara Sen is the pink-haired star from Paul Hollywood Eats Japan (Channel 4) and Asia’s Got Talent (AXN).
Alec Snook is incredibly hyper aware.
Thor Stenhaug is a Norwegian comedian based in the UK.
Aisha and Hasan prove that not all British Muslims perform useful jobs, like doctors, nurses or playing for Liverpool.
Two award-winning comics deal late-night craic in the mid-afternoon, a wild mix of dark, satirical stand-up and musical comedy.
Top professional stand-up stand up from the Irish comedy scene and beyond.
Eddie Mullarkey’s latest show blends observational stand-up, crowd interaction, and AI tech, all infused with some ancient Irish wisdom.
The UK’s favourite and funniest Jewish comedian, Ivor Dembina **** (Guardian), weary of being expected to support north London’s “Jewish” football team Tottenham Hotspur, swears al…
Becky Cheatle is a rising star of the Irish comedy scene, however her 50 years spent as a man received mixed reviews.
Coquettes of comedy, Cecily Hitchcock and Jen Nolan, unite for Shrödinger’s Yats.
Following her Amazon Prime special I Was Supposed To Get Married Today, filmed on her real-life cancelled wedding day, Natasha Pearl Hansen’s new show The Right Amount Of Wrong tak…
Josh Makinda is bringing his debut solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe! Australian, Kenyan-ethnicity, but NYC-based, Josh has been wowing audiences the world over with his unique bra…
Split bill hour of emerging talent Mia Minkova and Ayla Moore. Car Boot showcases their finest material, some bits that are treasures now and some that will be worth a lot one day.
Sasha doesn’t need a child to be a MILF.
Two years is how long it takes me to write a proper show.
The customer is always right, right? So Rob Alderson wants the audience to write his show, two minutes at a time.
Whatever you have planned, sack it off.
Asli Akbay is and always has been a Tomboy.
Join comedian Dan Fardell (‘one of the best new joke writers I’ve seen in ages’ - Romesh Ranganathan) as he turns his charming, gag-heavy stand-up in a raw and personal direction f…
The adventures of blind comedian and folk singer David Eagle: accosted by faith healers, bamboozling aggressive Australians and escaping arrest after a nocturnal accordion-based an…
The average C-section in the USA costs £25-40K, but you can just squat one out in the back like a feral cat for FREE! Comedian and skinflint Leah Renee returns to Fringe with a ne…
Deage Paxton returns this year with a follow up to his critically acclaimed debut show.
America is the land of the free, home of the brave and homeland of two of the freest, bravest men to ever live: Mark Henely and Chris Warren.
After a tour in the Marines, Mike Eshaq traded his rifle in for a microphone! Eshaq is Middle Eastern, a United States Marine and a Muslim who can’t stop eating bacon.
The Good the Bad and the Irish has been performing at the Fringe for the last 14 years! We’re the original Irish comedy show with regular weekly clubs in Edinburgh and many sellout…
Join Suse Steed for her debut hour! ‘It had me laughing from start to finish, her quick wit and bringing the audience in made the show unlike any I have seen.
The best comedians at the Fringe that have caught the eyes of the Jones Bootmaker ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards judges.
An hour of wall-to-wall laughs from two of Scotland’s most exciting new comedians – Liam Jackson and Grant Barr! Liam dissects his mishaps in the job market, travels and Scottish…
Sameer’s gotten to the age where everyone who says they love him seem to want something in return.
Award-winning gag merchant and three-time Joke of the Fringe winner Masai Graham delivers over 100 clean jokes in half an hour.
Returning again to the Fringe, and as always featuring students from the University of Salford.
Henry Ginsberg returned to the Fringe to discuss on toxic masculinity, loneliness and whether it’s possible for individual body parts to be racist? ‘Hinting at emotional bleaknes…
Luke Nixon and his character Jim Midge present a work in progress.
Alex Mason and Freya McGhee will be showcasing mathematical graphs of their love life, then delving into their funny frustrations with lab experiments, all while ensuring a chemica…
Elaine is famous.
Austrian comedian Hubert Mayr takes stock of his life by comparing it to what he believes to be the gold standard for Austrians: Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Leicester Comedy Award nominee, Amused Moose Award shortlist-ee and double Pegasus Comedy Award win-ee, Adele has a year of new ideas to share.
Fresh from the hugely popular TV show The Craic Den Comedy Club, two of Ireland’s top comedy MCs, Eddie Mullarkey and Brian Gallagher, present the best line-ups of Irish stand-up c…
After last year’s five-star, award-nominated debut, Josh Baulf returns to Edinburgh with a show about relationships, childhood and turning 30.
Award winner Jenny Hart presents her debut Edinburgh show Lezard! A chaotic and uplifting show of side splitting observational stand-up, killer songs and a kazoo solo or two.
Start your day off with a split hour of stand-up from two award-entering comedians! Jack’s from Blackpool, Jimmy’s from Liverpool.
Teachers know the feeling all too well.
Carl used to spend the Fringe in a haze of booze, narcotics and award nominations.
Masai Graham, does his first-ever solo show, with tales about how he got into comedy, the clean jokes that won him multiple awards and (more importantly) the naughty jokes that got…
‘If men are such visual creatures, why can’t they see my texts?!’ Be thrown into the intricacies of contemporary relationships with Projection.
The Irish Mob returns after an amazing sell-out performance in 2023! This wild and exciting compilation show brings together the best of Ireland’s up-and-coming comedians, rising s…
A stand-up split bill with a difference: It’s set in the teen-magazine sleepover dream world.
Approaching the milestone of 50, teetering on the brink of singledom, yet on the cusp of happiness.
America is on fire and Maggie Chavez wants to vent about it.
American comedian, Clayton Smith, makes his Fringe debut with a solo stand-up show that is cerebral, raunchy, heartfelt and quintessentially American.
Jamie (Stand Up Sketch Show, Simon Amstell tour support) is back with a show all about how much of a pathetic coward he is.
A compilation of some of the worst human beings doing comedy.
Want all the fun and excitement of late-night Fringe comedy without having to wait till the wee small hours? Prefer being in an audience that’s still at the fun and lively stage, r…
After a lifetime of being a lone wolf, a maverick, an outsider, and fully paid-up member of the awkward squad, Stephen Carlin has finally accepted he needs society.
Prateek is a man of the world but don’t call him an immigrant! Call him a New Yorker, Berliner, Spaniard or a Delhi Boy.
‘Dion Owen is undoubtedly a comedian on the cusp of greatness’ (National Post).
Adam knew he had to make some major lifestyle changes but couldn’t find the willpower.
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Repeat Best Venue in UK Award winner) brings a 2024 showcase of new acts to Edinburgh for the eighth year – after seven sell-out years! Award-winning …
Fresh off his hit (1M+ views!) YouTube special, Brooklyn-based comedian Louis Katz’s Fringe debut Bountiful showcases his trademark blend of highbrow and lowbrow humour.
Three decades since his Edinburgh solo debut, Jewish comedian Ivor Dembina has collected a Pick of the Fringe award and an armful of four-star and five-star reviews.
Award-winning gag-merchant and three-time Joke of the Fringe winner Masai Graham delivers over 100 naughty jokes in half an hour.
A very funny sex-positive comedy show for people with genitals and a good sense of humour.
You’ve heard of Fleabag? Now award-winning comedian/improviser Matt Castellvi debuts his first Fringe solo, Dirtbag! Come out and see an unforgettable night of dirty jokes, dating …
A half-hour family-friendly comedy show themed on Japanese culture and anime.
From stumbling through language barriers in remote locations fulfilling humanitarian work with hilariously inadequate pre-acquired information, her adventures will have you laughin…
Late Night Benders is a LGBTQIA+ compilation show celebrating queer voices and alternative comedy, featuring a variety of the finest stand-up comedians at the Fringe each night.
Split bill featuring two up-and-coming, Bristol-based acts, featuring dry, deadpan, and joke-heavy routines hitting introspective themes and outsiders topics.
It’s weird living with someone who looks just like you, but hates you more than you hate yourself.
Boasting a dark comedic style that blends ironic misdirection and irreverent commentary into a biting one-liner format, Zetina has been described as Scotland’s answer to Anthony Je…
This show - at Assembly Roxy - starts with Rob Auton’s take on a guided meditation, which with his languid delivery and Yorkshire accent, turns out to be actually quite soothing.
On this, the year of our Lord 2024, it’s a brand-new, hour-long, stand-up comedy concert from your ol’ pal Rhys Nicholson.
As seen on The One Show (BBC One), BBC News, BBC Scotland.
Kathleen isn’t sure of anything anymore.
Kemah Bob is just a force of nature.
55 years; a lonely speck, time off in lieu and a weekend in Tuscany.
We’ve seen shows that deliver hard on shock value yet manage to stay fresh and original; shows that blunt the woes of trauma and refashion them into a source of laughter; shows t…
Following her hit show Medico, Stefania Licari returns with a brand-new stand-up hour.
Grace Jarvis is a stand-up comedian, she has been told her material is too dark for how sweet her face is, she cannot change either.
Idiot Wind is the noise that comes out of a comedian’s mouth in the form of jokes and observations, and Martin Angolo is full of it.
Coleman comes onstage, gets straight into it.
This is an admission of ‘holy sh*t.
Got an opinion? Got a story? Seen a show you liked or didn’t? Want to pop content into the brain of the UK’s most manic comic? Grab a seat and play along with the new interacti…
Maeve Press spent 17 years under special education observation.
After last year’s smash-hit show, Elliot returns with more of his biting wit and trademark dark sense of humour about the hellish year he, and humanity, has had.
As a smiling Spring Day walks onto the stage, the first words out of her mouth at her show Exvangelical are ‘Hello risk-takers!’ as she appreciates that hers is one of the firs…
Carpet-fitter turned comedian Jack Skipper delivers his debut stand-up hour with a show about how he went from a tradesman with no qualifications to a full-time comedian (with no q…
Humans have started developing a genetically modified onion that doesn’t make you cry when you cut it.
Derek Mitchell identifies as Dutch.
Tom’s funny and today’s funny don’t always see eye to eye, but that’s cool; it’s not Tom’s way to follow the herd.
Following her sell-out run Growing Old Disgracefully, Jojo’s back older and more disgraceful, now ridiculing and rejoicing the role of motherhood.
Kate-Lois Elliott’s family lived in a secretive cult until her mum escaped.
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.
As we walk in to Dee Allum: Deadname at Pleasance Courtyard , Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson is playing.
I always take into account what music a comedian picks for an audience walking into their show.
Take a risk. See this show.
As we enter Buttercup at Underbelly there’s a range of musical choices – Ava Max, Rihanna and Kelis to name a few, all intercut with each other.
Star of New Zealand Today and last-place finisher on Taskmaster NZ, Guy Williams makes his Edinburgh debut! Nominated for Best Show, Melbourne Comedy Festival 2023.
In his debut hour, Jin Hao walks you through the seascape of his mind, filled with nightmares of being a spider, dreams of joining the yakuza and breezy memories of serving in the …
Freya Mallard’s The Bounce Back is a witty, fractured show, where the trains of thought don’t always line-up or follow on naturally from one another.
Abi Clarke lived the modern-day dream.
Mumbai-based global stand-up star Rahul Subramanian makes his Edinburgh debut.
What is anything? The basically-award-winning*, ‘real WTF comic’ (Chortle.
Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene is back with a whole new show and he wants you to forget everything you know about stammering.
Comedian Michael Welch returns with a new show filled with jokes, mischief and perhaps stuff he will later regret saying.
If Milton Jones is the Obi-Wan Kenobi of one-liners, then Ryan Cullen is Darth Vader.
Canadian comic Zoe Brownstone gives audiences the ultimate rom-com in her hour, A Bite of Yours.
Online comedy sensation Henry Rowley (1.
Multi award-winning super loon Tony Law returns to Edinburgh with a new show of nonsense and absurdity.
You can always rely on three things from the Edinburgh Fringe: a huge, purple, upside-down cow, a ton of flyers everywhere and Tiff Stevenson giving us a hilarious show.
When he was 18, Nic played the Yellow Ranger in the 14th season of Power Rangers.
Greg Larsen plays Ethan Krum in BBC One’s The Tourist but he’s also one of Australia’s fattest, most psycho comedians.
Join magician, comedian and charlatan Pete Heat on a surreal journey into your own brain.
At The Moment is Ali’s latest hour that reflects on the self: being truthful, putting a stop to performativity and living in the moment.
The star of Taskmaster New Zealand returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the third time after sell-out shows in Melbourne, New Zealand and London.
Sophie and Leigh are Daddy’s Girls on the loose.
We’re in luck: Kate Butch is workshopping her jukebox musical: Bush! to audiences at the Fringe this Summer.
Chris Weir's Well Flung is a self-proclaimed gay romantic comedy that tells tales from the world of the comedian's own love life.
Have you experienced the intensity of being famous without any of the perks? Been doppelgäng-banged to the point you no longer exist? Lube up for this deep dive into fame and misf…
An uplifting new show about coming out as Spanish, grief and the Ice Age movie franchise.
A comedy show all about movies.
The hotly anticipated debut show from an agricultural icon, likely to cause delight or distress to anyone who becomes involved with her, or her livestock.
‘Witty yet strangely informative’ Gabey Lucas (Rip City Comedy Festival, Martin Foundation Full Artist 2020 finalist) wants to talk to you about hard-hitting subjects like unicorn …
With over 62 millions views across his digital platforms, Will Sebag-Montefiore brings his sharp musical, comedic and satirical prowess to the tangible realm of the stage 27 days a…
A debut from the 2022 So You Think You’re Funny? winner.
Scottish Comedian of the Year winner and host of the Some Laugh Podcast, Marc Jennings returns to the Edinburgh Fringe following sold-out runs in 2022 and 2023.
For years, Reginald D Hunter has been misinterpreted as a controversial comedian because of his show titles despite his repeated objections that he is not a controversial comedian.
If you don’t know what Mark does, ask your parents.
The sexiest comic alive (please do not factcheck!) brings her delusional new show to the Fringe.
Rachel Kaly got her first period the same day Saddam Hussein was hanged.
The news has been on fire for so long now we’re probably out of petrol.
Celya is good in a crisis but cries at flashmob videos.
As seen on Stamptown (Australia).
You’re born, you’re in it, you’re dead.
When an audience walks into a venue with Padam Padam by Kylie and Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter playing, you know It will be a great show.
Rachel, ‘very much the rock’n’roll star of British comedy’ (Rolling Stone), is back with her critically acclaimed hour Showgirl.
Comedian Pernille Haaland leaves no ball unkicked as she tackles the existential crisis of her post-35, single life, realizing her hot-girl summer days are over.
Daliso performed his first show Feed This Black Man in the 2000s.
Hey, this is Paul’s show.
Give us a cheer if you’ve got skin? Well then, this is the show for you! A new show of story-based chaos with heart and peculiarities from acclaimed stand-up Harriet Dyer (Comedy C…
Step into the wild world of McClelland’s Sudden Death, where old friendships collide with the unexpected in a comedic whirlwind set in the heart of Scotland.
Come join Amy for her debut hour of big fun (from a big gal).
Ted Hill – ‘genuinely hilarious’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.
Christopher Hall may have started out as a social media star, but he has really earned his stand-up credentials in the past few years, and it's wonderful to see his confidence …
Armed with a dry charm, Bronwyn brings her solo debut to Edinburgh.
Resuming his visiting professorship on life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, in his sophomore hour, Thank God This Lasts Forever, John Tothill poses us with the philosophical…
You know when you’re trying to wee on a night out, and you’re interrupted by a random girl who insists on telling you all her secrets even though you’ve never met? Imagine that, bu…
The David O’Doherty of comedy is back! Having trained his body and mind to the point of peak perfection, he has used a very nice pen to write a new concert of talking and songs.
After a sell-out run at Dublin Fringe, host of Radio 4’s The Divil’s Own John Meagher makes his debut at The Gilded Balloon with his debut show Big Year.
While everyone’s settling down – marriages, mortgages, motherhood – Jo’s busy doing all the naughty stuff she’s yet to try! From clubbing with Gen Zs (she’s the hype-girl keepi…
Grace Mulvey wants to be a human adult who has fun.
After a complete sell-out run in 2023, the Scottish comedian and viral sensation who has 50+million views online is back with a brand-new show or even a brand-new Joe.
After five years away from stand-up at the Fringe, Highly Credible is a triumphant return for the hilarious Alice Snedden.
Channel 4 Sean Lock Award winner Eric Rushton is a comedian with a chequered past.
Melanie Bracewell has conquered Australia and now she's set her sights on the UK crying please, let me be humbled.
When did Stephen Mullan become a rascal? I thought it was just as we walked into The Box at Assembly.
Comedy is highly subjective, but it is hard to imagine how anyone might not find someone as genial and goofy and downright decent as Adam Hills funny.
Sallyann Fellowes brings her funny, weird show about not fitting in, Salien, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
After performing stand-up for over a decade, a stalking incident forced Anna into retirement for six years.
I recently had a near-death experience.
Eddy Hare (BBC New Comedy Awards Nominee) serves up his debut hour.
With nearly 1 million followers and over 400 million views online, musical comedian Anesti Danelis brings you his new comedy special.
It will never not be weird seeing someone you have only ever seen through a phone with a dodgy greenscreen effect in the flesh.
The search for comedy’s next big star continues as contestants battle for a place in the grand final of the UK’s biggest newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcase…
Have you ever seen a ghost? Comedian Eleanor Morton hasn’t.
After his critically acclaimed 2023 show, Edinburgh boy Gareth Waugh returns with a new hilarious show about love, friendship and your place in the universe.
Irishman Andrew Ryan is finally living the life he always thought he would.
Patti returns to Edinburgh following sell-out runs in 2022-23.
Ridiculous things always happen to Harriet, but this year it’s out of control.
Last year I was bitten by a tick in the central business district.
Here.
You know when you feel like no one gets you and you’re the odd one out, but then you realise everyone’s felt like that at some point, so you just crack on? Will’s debut hour is abo…
A reluctant adventurer and an unlikely fellowship converge in this epic tale of an overdue reunion gone awry.
Will Duggan (as seen on the Russell Howard Hour, Sky One) is never going to be the youngest person to achieve.
Dumped during his best friend’s wedding, Aaron has decided to laugh it off.
Taking a page out of his own interpretation of what motivates British society, Milo Edwards challenges the industry by throwing a glove down at them in the form of his latest hour,…
After an encounter with a wildlife enthusiast, the Funny Women Award finalist explores what it means to be a human animal (nightmare, tbh).
Big Fish is Stephanie Bradshaw’s debut stand-up show, inspired by her life as an attention-seeking (anxious, delicate, shy) mega diva, based in the small rural town of Keswick, Cum…
In a negative world, hope is a rebellion.
Get ready for an unforgettable experience as Justin returns to the Fringe with The Greatest Performance of My Life.
The eagerly anticipated and unashamedly feel-good debut from Latina rising star Katie Green.
What are the ways of being in the world – can you be here now, or are you busy then? In his Fringe debut, India’s stand-up star Kanan examines the many ways of being, the very id…
You may have seen him on TikTok or as the Taskmaster’s Assistant on Taskmaster Australia, but now’s your chance to catch him live.
Most of us are carrying honesty grenades.
What would you do if you became a millionaire overnight? Would you invest? Save it for a rainy day? Or blow it as quickly as possible? BBC New Comedy Awards finalist.
We’re all alive and we’re all going to die.
Japan’s latest comedy export is coming to Fringe for the first time.
Fresh off the back of his triumphant sold-out Leicester Comedy Festival show and supporting Nigel Ng (Uncle Roger) on his world tour performing at Hammersmith Apollo, Dublin’s 3Oly…
In the summer of ‘99, six-year-old Vlad played a game of chess that changed his life forever.
Every time Ray O’Leary (Taskmaster New Zealand) does stand-up comedy and people laugh, he gets a little bit more strong.
Fresh from a world tour, South Africa’s hottest stand-up (not in looks) returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with not just any old regular stand-up show.
Fumbling a flute on Would I Lie to You, combusting over a Cork accent on BBC Radio 5 Live, scaring Diane from the Traitors with a T-shirt of her face.
I’m bringing my award-winning brand of humour to the Edinburgh Fringe in a show that explores grief and grieving – for youth, for loved ones, for booze – and what to do about i…
Most mothers expect to help guide their child through puberty.
Indo-Kiwo-Ausso comedian Runi Talwar (writer for Hypothetical) presents the incredible story of a guy who once heard someone say ‘get your name out there’ and took it too seriously…
Simon and Aaron are Plastic Jeezus, an award-winning, ukulele-pluckin’, deadpan comedy duo performing hilarious (and often surreal) songs and stories, in their own straight-faced w…
The Radio 4 regular kicks down the rotting doors of power with his trademark blend of anarchic wit, satirical verse and dazzling Weltschmerz.
International comedian tells of a dark steamy affair between her father and the family’s nanny.
Alexandra believes if society thinks of her as a lemon, she’s going to squeeze as much out of those misconceptions for her own gain and make herself some sweet lemonade.
You know those people who tell you to aim for the moon and you’ll land on the stars? Yeah, those people are a**holes.
The award-winning, viral sensation returns to the Fringe with a follow-up to her sell-out Fringe 2023 hit.
Hi my name Ray and I’m a stand-up comedian performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Nominee: Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer (2019).
Kay’s Pete and Me uses cheerful humour to talk about growing up with his profoundly autistic brother, exploring their relationship from childhood through today.
‘Hey.
Phil O’Shea, ‘utter, delicious nonsense’ (Fest), is a clown/comedian with dreams.
Award-winning comedian and international rising star Amos Gill is back at the Fringe with another boundary-pushing hour of hilarious, challenging and sometimes caustic stand-up.
The 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee and winner of the Malcom Hardee Award for Comic Originality returns with a brand new show! After the huge success of his 2023 Phil…
A comic journey from lost to found in the company of a reindeer.
Embracing her innate comedic flair, Kim Blythe, aka Kimbo from TikTok, ventures into the world of stand-up comedy in her twice sold-out show Might as Well.
Jim Carrey meets Ricky Gervais as Alexander steps up to the mic in his new biting and satirical hour of comedy.
Kiran Saggu hates hard work.
Maggie Winters is a very funny woman with a PowerPoint and a dream.
Vir Das, International Emmy Award winner and India’s biggest stand-up comedian, presents an ode to the fool in all of us.
Winner: Emerging Artist Adelaide Fringe 2024.
Catch four of the best up-and-coming comedy acts, hand-picked by the Pleasance, in the 20th year of the Comedy Reserve.
Kolkata-born, Mumbai-based Anirban makes his Edinburgh debut, exploring three generations of his family back to British India, the birth of his daughter and the immediate question:…
Bella Hull has let out her inner child, and now it’s at large.
When Thomas first tumbles into the stage you'd be forgiven for thinking he's your perpetually late friend who always manages to make up for his tardiness with a series of e…
Parodying the famous male philosophers of ancient Greece as a funny woman-horse thinker – whose punchline is ‘sh*t happens’ – Laura Fincias makes her Edinburgh solo debut in th…
Embark on a confessional voyage through love, sex, and dating with this no-holds-barred one-woman show with bite, that blends stand-up, poetry, storytelling and physical comedy.
New stand-up/musical hour from Mark Black.
What actually matters in life? What should we really care about? And what do these questions have to do with a breakfast chocolate rice pudding? New Zealand-Filipino comedy veteran…
If you didn’t know much about eBay before, you will after seeing Ruby Carr’s eBae, a show about everything and everything about the auction website as she auditions to be their…
I’ll start this review with what I really want to say to the gays out there: if you see one stand-up comedy show this Fringe, see this one.
‘Really funny.
When left unsupervised, my apartment resembles a “before” on Queer Eye.
After two sell-out Fringe runs, this marvelous Manc is back with his best show yet.
There will be blood.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee and one of the greatest joke writers of his generation, Glenn Moore (Live At The Apollo, Cats Does Countdown, Mock The Week, Glenn Moore’s …
This is a tell-all, personal storytelling comedy show.
A second show has hit Paddy Young, and this time he’s yearning.
Multi award-winning comedian Mark Nelson returns with a new show exploring whether it’s really possible to become a new and improved person.
Comedy’s angriest optimist returns for a hilarious, honest and mostly historically accurate, exploration of space travel, his totally insignificant place in the universe and how …
It’s not quite clear whether Alex Kealy’s The Fear is a confessional or a general self-reflection that spirals into a cyclone, but what occurs onstage is a steady deluge of mat…
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Sara Barron (Would I Lie to You?; Live at the Apollo) has a new show that’s fierce, savage and other adjectives from RuPaul’s Drag Race.
The spectre returns to the feast for a fresh new hour of wailing and moaning.
Join BBC New Comedy Award winner, UK-based Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotani.
The wonky and worried award-winning comedy of the Stoke-on-Trent urchin returns after last year’s successful debut.
To give Olga Koch credit, in her new hour, Comes From Money, she does tackle a difficult set of subjects - privilege, wealth, class - especially for a Fringe audience, especially …
Erika Ehler navigates the disturbing reality of what it’s like to be young, hot and yet so alone; platonic relationships and the bittersweet transition of hangouts becoming reuni…
In August 2024 Pierre Novellie will take the train to Edinburgh to perform a stand-up show about life, fairness and expectations.
In Stevie Martin: clout, at the Monkey Barrel, Martin plays a successful “online comedian” - which she calls herself before retching.
Best Show Nominee, Edinburgh Comedy Awards and Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Here he is! Yorkshire’s biggest bastard.
Loads of “experts” will tell you how to achieve your dreams.
Last year Stuart started telling the truth on stage and was diagnosed autistic: he got the best reviews he’s ever got and his show was a must-see.
Have you ever wondered how the other half live? That is, the under 25s whose social currency is trauma and neurodivergence? Then look no further than Finlay Christie’s latest hou…
As Stuart McPherson sailed through his material on being a Pepe’s Piri Piri conspiracy theorist, out came one of the strangest heckles I’ve ever heard: “I spilt mayo last nig…
BAFTA award winner, star of Live at the Apollo and Dave Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Michael Odewale returns to the Fringe.
A stellar night of live comedy set in the city’s favourite local hang-out, Edinburgh Street Food.
The foul-mouthed prophet of Australian comedy is back in Edinburgh with a new show and a newer tracksuit.
One of Australia’s most exciting new comedians is coming to Edinburgh! You might know Michael Shafar from his debut special (A)Live on Amazon Prime or be one of the 70+ million peo…
Doctor Who is 60.
He’s hungry.
Multi award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and co-host of the Northern News podcast) presents a new show about stress, love and driving a tank with your …
Imagine Margot Robbie mixed with Steve Irwin, that’s Nikki! The controversy queen of Australian TV.
Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Krystal’s sizzling debut hour finds the humour in escaping a house-fire, death, tragedy and mental illness, and how all this has – somewhat ironically – made her life funnier.
Join Chris on his (un)wellness journey of discovery (of procrastination methods), personal development (of his anxious thoughts) and self-help(lessness), as he wades sarcastically …
Perthshire farmer and comedian Jim Smith dons the checked shirt again as he returns with his 2022 smash-hit stand-up show telling tales of Scottish rural life.
Better known as, That French TikTok Lady, Tatty Macleod has gained a huge online following thanks to her hilarious and astute observations of French and British culture.
Sarah Keyworth (Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, House of Games) delivers a brand-new hour of comedy every day as they work up a new show.
Not For Anyone returns! Please note that I might just do card tricks and say nothing for a whole hour or I might just do the usual ‘screaming fascist’ schtick. Or both. No refunds.
Socially Needier is the debut stand-up comedy show from best-selling author and creator of viral social media star, Mammy Banter.
It’s 20 years since the Iraq War and Jenan wants to talk about it.
Have you heard that the three most stressful life events are bereavement, moving house and divorce? Well, funny story.
Fresh from his hilarious performances at the New York Comedy Festival, Halifax Comedy Festival, and CBC Canada, Ali Mehedi is ready to dazzle you with his otherworldly wit.
Keeping stand-up weird since 2013, Harriet Dyer is everything I love about the Fringe.
Join Darren Harriott and Rachel Fairburn for a very special Edinburgh Fringe edition of You Dress Funny, the event where comedy meets fashion.
After a sold-out run at the 2022 Fringe, a historic performance at The London Palladium, a game-changing set on Friday Night Live, and a triumphant season at the Melbourne Comedy F…
In her new solo show, Sara Schaefer teaches you how to unlock your potential in this fake(?) seminar about defeating your hecklers, developing your TS (thick skin) and achieving to…
The true story of a Queer, British, South Asian sex worker under pressure to marry his cousin.
‘Broadway’s greatest comic storyteller’ (Deadline.
Dark.
Hosted by Mark Olver, this is a showcase of some of the best new acts on the Scottish circuit! Catch them while you can!
One of Australia’s most exciting new comedians is coming to Edinburgh! You might know Michael Shafar from his debut special (A)Live on Amazon Prime or be one of the 70+ million peo…
Acclaimed Canadian comedian J Murphy has been on some very strange dates.
He has been away having cancer; now he’s back with a work-in-progress show.
Comedian Matt Storrs (San Francisco SketchFest) makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his critically acclaimed solo show Portly Lutheran Know-It-All.
Part stand-up, part autobiographical theatre, Dead Inside is a rollercoaster ride through the hilarious topics of cancer, suicide and whether it’s possible to overdose on potatoes.
Bryan Stoops is a New York City-based comedian who has performed in some of the top clubs in NYC (The Comic Strip Live, Broadway Comedy Club, Stand-Up New York), Los Angeles (The C…
Steve Jackson – ‘guts and sincerity’ **** (Scotsman) – is returning to Surgeon’s Hall with a new show.
Two of the comedy circuit’s loveliest boys, Joseph Parsons (‘one to watch’ (Times), shortlisted for BBC New Comedy Award) and Joseph Emslie (Runner Up Leicester Mercury Comedian 20…
An honest and funny portrayal of a frustrated, forthright and fed-up father of three.
The Ageing Folks are back! After a sell-out run in 2022, your favourite comedians over 40 return, older but triumphant.
Old movies saved Mel Byron’s life a few Fringes ago and they can save yours too.
Steph is a really chill girl.
Following sold-out shows at the Adelaide Fringe, Comedy of Terrors is coming to Edinburgh.
Iceland’s biggest comedian (and first-ever Netflix star) Ari Eldjárn returns for his eagerly awaited third show which includes Nordic observations on drumbeats, sleep, parenthood …
The Twat out of Hell returns with an exciting new hour to get your day started.
Ho ho ho ho! Come celebrate that special time of the year with Santa (Ray Badran) and his Elf (Josh Glanc).
A work in progress from BBC New Comedy Awards finalist Hannah Platt.
The show was originally going to be about being diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, unfortunately he made a full recovery.
Born and raised in China, Chin Wang left her homeland for the UK at the tender age of 18.
Nikki Lowe is a stand-up comedian who spent the last year touring as the Female Emcee for the Magic Mike Live North American Tour.
All.
Have you ever felt threatened when someone shows you their engagement ring? Have you ever been to a wedding and thought, ‘these people should NOT be getting married?!’ Me too, exce…
Sex, Art and the Art of Survival is a solo comedy show, performed by a British comedian with Ukrainian-Russian ancestry, Helen Prior.
2023 finally sees the return of Danny Bhoy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the world premiere of his brand-new show.
The Brighton Fringe sell-out show is coming to Edinburgh Fringe.
Tegan Marlow brings her campy, “hun” style of comedy to Edinburgh in this work-in-progress show.
Kayvan Khazaee, Adrian Hanlon and a special guest will entertain you for an hour of stand up comedy.
An adorable work-in-progress from the world’s youngest, smallest, most normal comedian.
Jamie Keddie: Twenty Hamsters.
International comedy superstar Jack Whitehall returns to the Fringe with his highly anticipated new live show.
Comedy Central’s Chanel Ali (USA) brings her no-holds-barred stand-up from Philly to Fringe for the first time for a strictly limited run.
Brooklyn-based comedian Zach Zimmerman (The Late Late Show, The New Yorker) returns to the Fringe for one week only with an hour full of whip-smart gags, jokes and plenty of naught…
Amy spins a sparkling web of comedy magic between the two states she finds herself caught between – stability and restlessness.
A bit of a crazy, hazy time for Stu this year.
Barry Ferns has been performing life-affirming comedy shows on Arthur’s Seat since 2007.
Essex-born Gavin Lilley, through his masterful use of sign language, has done stand-up shows all over Europe and the UK, bringing laughter to many deaf and hearing people with his …
Ashley Manning – ‘Playfully bleak’ (Scotsman) – is an independent, sexually empowered, modern woman.
Following his outstandingly successful 2022 Fringe debut, don’t miss Scotland’s fastest-rising comedy star’s brilliant new show.
Join the gifted comic storyteller with over 10million TikTok and Instagram views as he battles chronic illness and hilariously reckons with his new reality during a hospital stay.
A show about trying to be a good person while staying a badman.
Join Suse for a stand up show about economics, magic, and making things disappear.
Janey Godley is still alive by popular demand at this year’s Festival Fringe for one night only after her record-breaking Scottish tour and can’t wait to be back doing what she…
Comedian Matt Forde is joined by Deputy Labour Leader, Angela Rayner for a special live podcast in McEwan Hall. Join Angela as she delves into her political career.
After a huge UK tour, Sara brings her Success Story to the Fringe for one night only.
A Bit Celtic.
Norwegian clown Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British Comedian.
Sarah Keyworth (Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, House of Games) delivers a brand-new hour of comedy every day as they work up a new show.
Offbeat intergenerational stand-up from two of Bristol’s most inventive new comedians, Greg Curzon (‘hilarious.
You can’t say moist, you can’t assume a person’s gender or even if they identify as a person at all, maybe they’re a plant? What started off as a way to call out discrimina…
Come into my shop, let me rip you off.
Scotsman Michael Herd, one of the rising stars of the English comedy scene in China, spent 14 years in the People’s Republic and has returned to live in Scotland after doing most o…
Fresh off his critically acclaimed 2022 Edinburgh Fringe show, Spanking the Monkey: The Etymology of Onanistic Euphemisms (**** (Scotsman)), Professor Richard Fondler returns to th…
Last year’s critically acclaimed show is back for a limited run.
Catch top comedians from the US, UK, China, Japan, Germany, Russia, Australia and Canada in this packed showcase, hosted by stand-up comedian Leah Renee.
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Lara Ricote comes back to Edinburgh to work out her next show.
All the way from Canada, Tim Kraft joins Hootenannies (Hoot 4) at The Apex for an hour of stand-up comedy live at the Edinburgh Fringe, from 17th to 20th August at 18:20.
Straight from the 2022 Pleasance Reserve, Dee Allum (BBC New Comedian Finalist, Chortle Best Newcomer Nominee) and Katie Green (Funny Women finalist, tour support for Jonathan Van …
Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You) is coming to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to do a work in progress of her 2024 tour show – yep, she’…
A hilarious new split-hour show featuring stand-up comedy from Luke Messina Meginsky (USA) and James Regal (UK), two of the Barcelona scene’s most prolific comedians.
Making their Edinburgh debut, Leeds based stand-up weirdos Kyle Bedder (tall, thin, unhinged) and Dan Powell (short, fat, depressed) present Big Cuck, Little Cuck: a 60-minute expl…
In the blink of an eye, Shaparak has clocked up 50 years on this planet, a quarter-century as a comedian.
Having negotiated quite the challenging childhood – from being a spoilt kid in a private school, to his parents losing it all – Nathan knows nothing about stability.
The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably), after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace.
Do you ever feel like you’re the only one struggling with the complexities of British social etiquette? Then join us for a hilarious show that celebrates all things awkwardly Briti…
After a five-star, sell-out run at Edinburgh 2022, James is popping to the Free Fringe for an out-of-control hour of jokes.
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner and creator of hit sitcom Starstruck (BBC/HBO) Rose Matafeo returns with an hour of work-in-progress stand-up.
New show from that guy (@mattgreencomedy) you’ve seen on Twitter being funny about politics, featuring jokes about politics and jokes not about politics.
With over 1 million followers and 350 million views across social media, comedian Laura Ramoso makes her highly anticipated Fringe debut! Featuring her most popular characters like…
Comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You) is coming to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to do a work in progress of her 2024 tour show – yep, she’…
Scott McPherson: Life is an intimate window into the inner-workings of Scott’s mind on the often bewildering nature of modern life.
Join a massive line-up of the biggest names on the Fringe for a stupendous evening of comedy to help fight against brain tumours.
Simon Hall started performing comedy in 2020, yeah, that 2020! Since then, performing has not got any easier and life has continually tried to block his progress.
All new and all Jew.
We learned together, we laughed together and now we are doing the Edinburgh Festival Fringe together.
Despite rumours to the contrary, Bob Doolally is very much still alive.
The brave corporate professionals of the world just have to accept it.
Kat wakes up in a stranger’s apartment with an almighty hangover and no recollection of the night before.
Ben Ashurst is struggling.
Aalex believes her basic bitch mentality gets her far in life when used to hone in on big grown-up things, like human psychology.
Warning: Chappelle’s opener Ashley Barnhill takes you to the dark side with Skullduggery Scamps! ‘She is the most diabolical b*tch I’ve ever seen’ (Dave Chappelle).
British Writers’ Guild Award-nominee Kate-Lois Elliott tells stories that are self-deprecating and (according to a drunk man at the Fringe) unexpectedly profound.
Romping through the joys, disappointments and semen of her 30s in Berlin, Anna stays surprisingly optimistic.
Through stand-up, stories, bits, jokes, japes and gags (with a minimum of three goofs), Kate will talk about being a weird lady with the heart of a lad and the wide-set V of a maje…
Hear ye! Yonder comes yon Perrier winner from ages ago with another questionable career swerve! Tonight only, hear the entire musical oeuvre (10 songs , three nearly finished)! Gat…
Character comedian and stand-up Rhiannon Shaw (‘a cunning comic mind’ (Chortle.
Like puns? Like space travel? Of course you do.
Sex, Art and the Art of Survival is a solo comedy show, performed by a British comedian with Ukrainian-Russian ancestry, Helen Prior.
“If you like dick and hate tories this is the show for you” – Reuben Kaye 2023I was gagged from start to finish, Reuben Kaye is one of the best performers I have seen at this…
Chappelle’s opener.
Abishek Kumar and Nirmal Pillai are back on the road with their hugely fun and interactive show that’s guaranteed to leave you cackling.
An exclusive stand-up comedy show starring three iconic comedy drag stars.
Chris Cantrill (half of twice Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated double act, The Delightful Sausage) returns with a work-in-progress show about his rude son, upsetting pensioners on …
10 years after being refused entry to Edinburgh, Mustafa Algiyadi returns with a work-in-progress show.
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Lara Ricote comes back to Edinburgh to work out her next show.
Patel.
With over 1 million followers and 350 million views across social media, comedian Laura Ramoso makes her highly anticipated Fringe debut! Featuring her most popular characters like…
The Good, the Bad and the Irish! has been performing all over the UK, Ireland and Europe for the last 14 years, showcasing only the best in Irish comedy! We’re all about the craic!…
This year, Nile Seguin decided to try 50 new, potentially life-changing experiences (nothing crazy: pansexuality, ethical non-monogamy, bubble tea).
Neil is a comedian, animator and computer programmer who utilises his many skills to take you on a journey through historical events.
As seen on Have I Got News For You, A League of Their Own, The Last Leg and more.
Throwing the gauntlet down and challenging dominant narratives on women’s need to be vulnerable to be loved, Helen Bauer’s Grand Supreme Darling Princess is an incredibly empow…
Comedian and crisp connoisseur Adam Evans presents The Crisp Review: Live, nominated for Best Theatre and Best Newcomer at the Greater Manchester Fringe 2022! The show documents th…
Deep dive into the weird and wonderful world of eBay! Ruby will lead you down the rabbit hole and introduce you to some of the bizarre eBay subcultures.
BBC New Comedy Award winner, UK-based Japanese comedian.
Having done 17 full-run Edinburgh shows, Andy hasn’t done one for 17 years.
Anuvab Pal returns on official business.
Claire is an actor – not a very popular one.
Stand-up Eleanor Morton presents new ideas as she works towards her next show.
After searching far and wide, Barcelona’s hottest new comedians have Found their Funny, packed it in a bag and brought it all the way to the Fringe for your amusement! Barcelona is…
Most of us are supposed to mellow with age and Dane shouldn’t be the angry black man the media portrays him to be at times.
What could I honestly put here that would encourage you to come to my show?
New York City based cult comedian Dave Hill combines stand-up, storytelling, music and occasional ill-advised feats of strength into a face-melting hour that explores life, death, …
A hilarious stand-up show all the way from Barcelona about communication, culture and.
After her critically acclaimed Netflix special The Twist.
Oscar shortlisted and Emmy nominated stand-up comedian Kiran Deol is hospitalized after a stranger smashes a bottle on her face.
No use crying over spilt milk is a very commonly used proverb, and its familiarity and any possible connection to it is at the forefront of our minds as we watch this show.
I See Three is a split-bill, stand-up comedy show from exciting new black comedy trio IC3.
The Breakfast Club is a free stand-up comedy compilation show featuring three fantastic comedians.
Singing, dancing, butt stuff.
Star of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle, Hypothetical and the surveillance camera when she forgot to pay for petrol, Harriet’s at the Fringe for…
Tiff Stevenson: WIP.
It’s a one night stand for the Fannies (‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
Edinburgh’s best homegrown student comedy show is back! Featuring talent from the city’s finest up and coming student comics, witness the Edinburgh Revue’s triumphant return …
Ed Gaughan has written, directed and performed work for and with the UK’s most-loved acts – including Milton Jones, Josie Long, Barry Cryer and Pappy’s.
Chris Cantrill (half of twice Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated double act, The Delightful Sausage) returns with a work-in-progress show about his rude son, upsetting pensioners on …
Following up her award-winning debut (Amused Moose Best Debut, Comedian’s Choice Best Show) with this work-in-progress.
Born in Yugoslavia, raised in Croatia, and having lived in Ukraine and Russia, Igor is now back home in Croatia, which has, in his absence (and without his immediate approval), joi…
Seasoned stand-up comedian, actor and improviser Braydon Lynch (Just For Laughs Toronto, Cowbell Comedy) takes you on a wild journey through the trials and tribulations of growing …
Stand-up comedian and writer Richard Brown (‘A ruthless and angst-fuelled set with clever, impactful writing’ (TheWeeReview.
Patel.
They say if you can make it in NYC, you can make it anywhere! Well, hello, Edinburgh! This showcase show features a line-up of NYC’s premier comics: Stef Dag (@stefdagz), Gabby Bry…
Oh for God’s sake.
Think it’s a solo stand-up show? Think again.
Kevin Daniel is a simple Glasgow boy who moved to England in 2000 to make his fortune.
Omar is a working class, mixed race, neurodivergent comedian who dislikes labels.
He’s 27, gay and riddled with dyspraxia.
Award-winning comedian Stephen Buchanan (BBC New Comedy Award and Scottish Comedian of the Year) returns to the Fringe with his unique blend of stand-up, sketch and character comed…
After a completely sold-out Edinburgh 2022 run and her biggest tour to date, Grace returns with her hit show, A Show About Me(n), with some brand-new material never heard before! T…
Of all the “edgy” topics comedians are afraid to talk about, the most taboo of all is failure.
Following the success of her hit show Careering, Samantha Day is back at the Fringe with The Booby Trap! Breasts loom large in our culture – but why? Samantha gets her tit jokes …
Social media star Paul Black returns to the Fringe this year with his new stand-up show, Nostalgia, a look back into his childhood as a gay wee boy growing up in Glasgow as the son…
Megan Stalter (incredible comedian, curious author, plus-size model) invites you for an evening of mischief and play.
Honey, I’m Home is a captivating Edinburgh show that takes audiences on a heartfelt journey of self-discovery and adjustment to a new life.
An hour of stand-up, improv and utter wild nonsense celebrating the life of as-it-turns-out-not-immortal comedian, adventurer and raconteur Andy Smart.
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
A new hour of stand-up by the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.
Just the Tonic bring the best line ups to our biggest venue for a late-night weekend brilliant mixed-bill show for only a tenner.
Cuddly Comedy presents GSOH, a blind or wind-up date comedy show, with hosts Amelia Rose and Ethan Madds.
One of Australia’s most exciting new comedians is coming to Edinburgh! You might know Michael Shafar from his debut special (A)Live on Amazon Prime or be one of the 70+ million peo…
In these supercharged socio-political times the challenge is more and more becoming separating what’s true and what’s real.
70-minute selection of highlights from the current touring show.
Poppyscotland are proud to introduce to the Fringe an inspirational group of Armed Forces veterans.
Join Rosie as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! This show is guaranteed to be full of unapologetic cheekiness, nonsensical fu…
In a thrilling, last-minute addition, Simon Amstell will return to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in six years to perform a late-night show of new stand-up material for a …
Eight years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question.
Two Scottish comedy legends, who’ve chalked up over 40 years of live gig experience between them, are back for two performances only at the Fringe, delivering a guaranteed, great h…
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Jokes about films.
Top quality stand-up comedy talent from the Irish comedy scene and beyond.
Ed Patrick starts his show Catch Your Breath with a simple, “I’m a doctor, so I’m running late,” a rather light-hearted, if telling, joke that puts us at ease with its self…
Two queer Jews.
‘I catch a paper boy, but things don’t really change’ (David Bowie).
New material with old friends.
One night only! Leith Comedy Festival showcases the funniest comedians at the legendary Biscuit Factory in Leith.
Olga Koch turned 30, got a master’s degree, went on an adult gap year, got salmonella, lost herself, found herself and washed it all down with a delicious prawn cocktail.
Recently a single dad in his very early 30s, Martin has just had a massive career change having been thrust into the comedy world full time.
Don’t miss the hilarious smash-hit show from Scotland’s international comedy star.
The BAFTA-nominated comedian, The Mash Report (BBC2) star, Live at the Apollo (BBC1) star and viral sensation, presents a work-in-progress hour of her signature blend of stand-up a…
David Baddiel presents work-in-progress revivals of his smash-hit stand-up trilogy of ‘Not the.
Saudi stand-up Ibrahem Al Hajjaj brings his act to the UK for the first time.
Ace in the Whole is a hilarious show by comedian Paul Connell.
We bring you some of our favourite comedians to our sessions with a different line-up each show.
‘The real deal.
The year is 2023, a white man does stand-up comedy? What?! In this case he’s a man in a cheap white suit daubed in white paint.
Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee tries some new jokes.
Brand-new stand-up show from Edinburgh Award-nominated viral sensation Josh Pugh.
Organised fun is one of those phrases that can evoke different emotional responses from people.
Whether it’s a relationship problem, how to word a sensitive work email or the best way to cook a brisket, this Jewish mother has all the answers you need.
The finest Geordie, Scottish and Australian comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy.
‘The brilliantly topical Alistair Barrie, one of the UK’s sharpest comedians’ (Herald) returns to the Fringe with ‘an absolutely stunning hour of political comedy’ (Entertainment-N…
‘The perfect way to introduce your kids to the world of stand-up’ **** (KidsInAdelaide.
If someone tells you they love you, it’s rude to ask why.
A split-bill stand-up comedy show featuring a daily selection of the best up and coming comedians from Ireland and the UK.
Hosted by Mark Olver, this is a showcase of some of the best new acts on the Scottish circuit! Catch them while you can!
The debut hour from Fiona Ridgewell.
In this mixed-media comedic play, two young New York City comedians pull back the curtain on the dark side of comedy.
How do you choose between two things you love? Particularly if one of those things is literally (fictionally) magical.
Dave Bibby, ‘madcap musical-character-sketch comedy pioneer’ (BroadwayWorld.
Rise up against your neurotypical overlords! ‘One of my favourite comics’ (Frankie Boyle).
The search for comedy’s next big star continues as contestants battle for a place in the Grand Final of the UK’s biggest newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcase…
Party girl Lorraine is the first to order shots, start drinking games and make cocktails in the kitchen.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name.
What’s it like to be a winner? Bennett Arron wouldn’t know.
Eddy Hare’s Leave It With Me is a great example of his dead-pan humour, flair for musical comedy, and joke writing ability.
‘The real deal.
Fringe version of the five-star hit comedy show by Leslie Gold (American) and Nick Kirk (not), with a different guest comedian each show.
A wildly hilarious show about life in America as an outsider, featuring subway rides, sex toys and a grand jury.
A comedy show celebrating the highs and lows of marriage, in all its forms.
The funny side of Australia.
Four top-quality, fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival.
The room in the Brewdog Doghouse that Patrick Spicer occupies brings with it an air of informality that helps to set the tone for Spicer’s Yes Haha What.
Burt Williamson, ‘hilarious at every turn’ **** (Scotsman), brings his debut hour of stand-up comedy to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in an unmissable comedic offering of offbeat o…
Award-winning Irish comedian Rory O’Hanlon is a firm favourite at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
A German-themed comedy collision hosted by wacky jokemeister, Jürgen! Plus a selection of established pros and friends from the Fringe.
Mark Simmons’ tour support, co-host of the Jokes podcast, BT Sport personality, award-winning comedian and documentary filmmaker, Danny is the undisputed champion of the Ward! A br…
Josh Elton’s brand of barnstorming comedy is the perfect show to start the day.
It’s back! The return of the hit Fringe show, once again bringing you the very best Jewish (and Jew-ish) comedians in the country.
As seen on Man Like Mobeen, Big Boys and Joe Lycett’s Got Your Back! Dr Silcox offer official apology on behalf of weak men to women for all the historical misconducts caused by po…
His crowd-work videos have consistently gone viral all over social media, so join one of the UK’s leading circuit MCs and award-winning comedians for a hilarious mix of brand-new j…
Imagine Sartre did stand-up, but mainly about his dick.
A thrilling debut stand-up show from whimsical Australian comedian Jacob Henegan.
Erik Scott grew up in a fireworks warehouse deep in the cornfields of the American Midwest and now resides in New York City.
Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course.
Josh Edelman’s overly supportive Jewish mother told him he could be anything he wanted to be.
This year the biggest stars of the UK stand-up circuit, including Iain Stirling, John Robins, Mark Simmons, Jo Caulfield and Nick Helm, return to their roots in a mixed-bill show, …
New jokes from the UK Comics’ Comic Best Act 2022, Mark Simmons (Mock The Week) whilst taking a break from his sold-out national tour. If you like one-liners you’ll love this show.
Join me as I put the fun back into searching for meaning in a chaotic universe, if we agree to spell universe as ‘fun-iverse’ which I believe we agreed to.
‘Nobody on this planet makes me laugh as hard as Ross McGrane’ (Jordan Gray).
For they last part of his trilogy about (de)colonisation, Adrian travelled to Ecuador to experience the life of some of the original inhabitants of the American continent.
It is genuinely difficult to keep track of all the wellness tips that you’re supposed to follow to have a healthy body and mind.
Enter the dragon! Or maybe don’t.
June 2021, I had a stroke.
Irreverent stand-up and sketch from an award-winning character comedian whose writing has been praised as ‘hilarious.
After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.
The world seems to underestimate Julia and Firuz due to their innocent exteriors, but appearances can be deceiving, and inside them is a hidden darkness they can no longer contain.
Jay Handley performs an hour of material cherry-picked from his last three shows in a deft response to being creatively bereft.
For his twelfth solo hour of stand-up, Nick Doody returns to the Fringe with a blistering new show that takes in life in Happy Valley, the rise of Artificial Intelligence, living w…
For a limited time only, the long-running QimP returns! Prepare for silliness with this panel show which has featured countless acts over its 10 years of Fringe, including Tom Alle…
Burnham meets Boosh.
How does a former DJ turned stand-up comedian cope with a landmark birthday? Well.
Sex shops, Robodebt, and roller coasters! ‘Unfailingly funny’ **** (Artshub.
She’s had it all her life and finally comedian Pauline Eyre is ready to celebrate her body.
Fresh off his TV debut, Padraig brings his hilarious show Bi-Sexual Healing to the Fringe.
She’s a bad-ass rule breaker and has got one hell of a story as a result – just don’t tell her family.
Leicester Comedy Festival Award nominee Jon Hipkiss returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in four years with a brand-new show.
The American comedian’s sophomore Fringe effort is a raw, unfiltered dive into sex, dating, relationships and his career as a professional dog walker.
When these two stud muffins met for the first time, they realised they had one mission: how do we get one audience member to say this was ‘good’ comedy.
The Good, the Bad and the Irish! has been performing all over the UK, Ireland and Europe for the last 14 years, showcasing only the best in Irish comedy! We’re all about the craic!…
Between selling her panties and her bf nearly getting a death penalty, Laura Quinn Goh (Singapore) took a while to get here.
Tim Reeves talks baths, teleshopping, crumbs, egg and other general nonsense in his surreal, anxious, recipe-riddled debut show.
A crowd-work and stand-up comedy show with zero plans.
Comedians of Europe is a co-operative set up in 2020 by the best european comedians working right now.
One hour of stand-up comedy from three comedians.
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Award-winner George Zacharopoulos is back with a brand-new show about trying to be less of a garbage human being.
The most Scottish comedian in history, John ‘Obie’ O’Brien, performing twice daily at the Fringe.
Two of the hottest, freshest comics bring their best jokes to Edinburgh.
The most Scottish comedian in history, John ‘Obie’ O’Brien, performing twice daily at the Fringe.
A Fringe institution since 1999.
Pick of the Fringe 2022.
If you can’t hate yourself, how the hell you gonna hate anyone else? Makes you laugh. Makes you think.
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
Talk about doing what it says on the tin! Here you go: simply the best comics on the contemporary Scottish circuit.
A triple-headline show from an Englishman, Irishman, and a Scotsman.
The Northern Irish comic is back with a brand new show.
Having a bad night’s sleep has an effect on your whole day; having not slept well for 30+ years changes the way you see the world.
Top Scottish comedian Raymond Mearns is back at The Beehive, doing what he does best! A totally unique mix of improvisational comedy, audience interaction, sharp observations and b…
Award-winning comedian Raul Kohli considers himself British Indian or Inglish.
Anna Friend is sexy and she knows it.
I’m taking sexy away again.
The best place in town to catch rising comedy stars and your Fringe favourites.
A new (WIP) show of high-energy stand-up from one of the warmest, wildest, nicest guys in comedy today.
2023 sees the debut of wannabe comedian Perrin Pang, as he performs his first written stand-up comedy musical bullshit that is nowhere as good as the top comedians in the field.
After a sell-out run at last year’s Fringe, multi award-winning Irish comedian Danny O’ Brien is back with a nostalgia-packed high-energy stand-up show bringing the big laughs to t…
Jay Z famously said ‘Once a good girl goes bad, they’re gone forever’.
In this insider’s guide to his eccentric homeland, award-winning Kiwi comedian Sully O’Sullivan answers all the questions about New Zealand you didn’t know to ask in the first plac…
Rick Molland’s Natural Born Dickhead is a hilarious and insightful exploration of what it means to be your average, everyday dickhead in today’s modern world.
The Fringe’s #1 late night show returns in all its glory with stellar lineups of your favourite acts from across the festival every night.
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for an 11th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across…
Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist.
Join the longest-running panellist from BBC Scotland’s Breaking The News as he runs through brand-new material following the incredible announcement that BBC Radio 4 have commissio…
Childhood tales of flying boats inspired Brian to travel the world.
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
All jokes.
Don’t go home yet, stay out with two of Scotland’s hottest rising stand-up stars in this spectacular split-bill of award-shortlisted comedy! BBC New Comedy Award Shortlist 2022…
Queer feminist and bloody lefty Kathleen has fallen into a settled life with a nice boy who can do maths.
A revolving line-up of some of the best established and up-and-coming comedians from around the Fringe in a late show full of fun and laughter.
Jamali Maddix is working up a brand-new hour.
A 62-year-old woman in an insane asylum closes her eyes and becomes a 28-year-old, stand-up comedian with everyone in the audience being part of her imagination, including you.
Quality one-liners, puns and light-hearted jokes! UK Pun Championships winner 2022.
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for an 11th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across…
In a festival that pours scorn on comedy without a poignant ending, one show dares to celebrate the purity of the undiluted, unadulterated and altogether far funnier club set.
The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh, featuring your favourite comedians from around the Fringe.
Most of us are carrying honesty grenades.
Join Seann for an hour of stuff you’ve already heard… It’s a best-of show with favourite bits from over the last 15 years.
A beautifully hilarious stand-up about the memories of his dad’s best stories, Netflix star John Franklin intends to keep you laughing as he weaves tales of his father’s life advic…
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
A raw and unfiltered musical comedy show, tackling difficult and often taboo subjects.
Named one of the Best Undiscovered Comedians in America by Thrillist Magazine, Seattle comedian Andrew Frank delivers a hilarious set about growing up as a pastor’s kid, finding qu…
Whilst Colleen Lavin’s Do The Robots Think I'm Funny? is an interesting experiment and indicative of our fascination with AI, it’s not a particularly well-structured or fun…
We know in the UK you like your humour dry, but ours is sopping wet.
Time.
Gavin Webster: Proper Jokes.
Quirky, surreal, highly original stand-up.
Jay Sodagar returns with his brand-new stand-up show.
Los Angeles-based comedian Julian Stern (Fringe 2022’s Absolute Friendship, McSweeney’s, Maxim Magazine, Playstation) returns to Fringe with an hour of stand-up and musical comedy …
‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times).
Just the Tonic bring the best line ups to our biggest venue for a late-night weekend brilliant mixed-bill show for only a tenner.
Multi international award-winning comedian Ray Bradshaw is back at the Fringe with a brand-new show after his hit UK 2023 tour, Deaf Com 1.
When life deals you a grim hand it’s easy to choose oblivion.
Mick McNeill’s rapid climb up the Scottish comedy ladder has seen him become a weekend favourite at every comedy club in the country.
Introducing Men in Quilts, the side-splitting show that puts a hilarious twist on the iconic Men in Kilts.
Welsh comedian and popular podcaster (The Comedy Arcade) Vix Leyton has the gift of affability.
Cobin Millage and Pete Carson: Two of the brightest young comics in Scotland, and allegedly the best friends the world has ever seen.
Coor Cohen is an American stand-up comic who was born in the North and raised in the Deep South.
Three hilarious comedians, three different nationalities (Israel, Ireland and Germany), three different types of humor.
An hour too long a commitment for you? Come see the best international comics in Edinburgh fringe do 15 minutes of their best stuff and decide if you want more, think of it like fu…
Sultry Irish comedian Mike Rice is working through some brand-new stories and jokes about cows, the Dali Lama, insomnia and the power of the human mind.
Bristol’s biggest comedy night is coming to Edinburgh! Harry Allmark shall present the best comedy acts the Edinburgh Fringe has to offer! White Bear Comedy Club is THE space for…
Five top-level circuit comedians perform their very best material, one after the other.
American comedian Ryan Wingfield is bringing his international comedy show to his new home in the UK.
A showcase of up-and-coming Scottish stand-up featuring: Chris Scott (Best Newcomer nominee, Scottish Comedy Awards): his ‘why not?’ attitude has seen Chris perform in a underw…
Fresh off his first comedy album, Abbas Wahab makes his Fringe debut with an original stand-up show about leaving the corporate world, poorly navigating your 30s and balding.
Comedian.
Twice shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award, Fearghas Kelly brings his sold-out Glasgow International Comedy Festival show to the Fringe: a multimedia mix of stand-up and sketch…
I’m Positive! is the comical journey of Geena Andrews and her life with an STI.
With Vladimir McTavish and friends.
After his sell-out Edinburgh 2022 run with his show 100 Songs in an Hour, David Hoare (Musical Comedy Awards, Audience Favourite Prize 2021) returns with another bumper show bursti…
One of the biggest television comedy names of the 1980s and 1990s makes his Fringe debut.
Get ready to dive into a rabbit hole of the best jokes in the world – star of Live at the Apollo and sell-out sensation Gary Delaney is back! One of the most sought-after joke wr…
Buy that Meno-Porsche, bungee-jump with your second family, or dare to try Marmite again! Whatever your age, it’s a great time for a midlife crisis! We’ll share how to ditch pa…
Liars & Clowns returns to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative comedians from around the festival.
James Allen and Annabelle Devey invite you to an hour of exhilarating and chucklesome stand-up; fresh from the North West comedy circuit.
Much more a comedy gig than a lecture, James Sheldrake brings the spirit of his podcast (Sheldrake on Shakespeare) to Edinburgh for an hour of anecdote, insight, performance, analy…
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
This is Glenn’s 25th solo show.
There’s mixed-bill shows awash in Edinburgh but how do you know if the comics are any good? These three are headline comics in all the major comedy clubs in the country, have toure…
Long-Distance Roommates is an hour of stand-up comedy, split between up-and-coming comedians Casey Filips and Ollie West.
Funny in any accent, Becky Umbers from New Zealand and Hannah Campbell from Scotland explore how The North/South Divide applies to a myriad of situations, and how misunderstandings…
A mind-blowing, hilarious, heartwarming and true story.
Rahul is single.
A showcase of the best talent in Scottish comedy and beyond featuring Iain Pringle, James McLuskey, Paddy Linton, our favourite newer acts and the top headliners on the circuit.
David Baddiel presents work-in-progress revivals of his smash-hit stand-up trilogy of ‘Not the.
Canada produces some of the best comedians in the world.
The Sauchiehall Comedy Club is proud to present their first full run at the Fringe, with a series of compilation shows, featuring the finest up-and-coming comedians, plus guest app…
Prepare to laugh your socks off at the uproarious comedy gong show, where performers have just 60 seconds to win over the audience.
BAFTA crew director and award-winning stand-up Laura McMahon presents an hour that is half stand up and half documentary about joke theft and parrallel thinking covering legal case…
Indulge in Curry Gelato, a side-splitting comedy show that serves up a unique blend of Indian roots and Italian upbringing.
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue (Chortle Awards 2023) welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2023! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barrel Comedy…
Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee tries some new jokes.
Three of Scotland’s best up-and-coming comedians James McLuskey (‘smooth, professional and funny’ (The Stand Comedy Club)), Iain Pringle (Beat the Frog winner 2022) and Paddy Lin…
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee tries some new jokes.
Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue (Chortle Awards 2023) welcomes back its Fringe showcase for 2023! A new line-up every night presenting the very best acts from the Monkey Barrel Comedy…
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
A new hour of stand-up by the wee guy with the glasses from Glasgow.
With only one ticket sold on opening night last Fringe, ‘it was every good thing it should be’ (Kate Copstick, Scotsman).
The world’s only stand-up/improv/chat tattoo comedy show hits the Fringe to take you down the hilarious highway of human graffiti.
You may want to trigger memories.
Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
Northern Ireland’s comedy superstar brings the noise (and the LOLs) with his all-new show.
Remember when you were allowed to say anything you liked and got no trouble for it? Me neither.
Fresh from punching the the big C in the face, though now barren and slightly menopausal, Icelandic comedian Bee brings her first hour-long show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
We can rebuild him! Jason is officially Bionic – ironically of course – as Jason, the accident prone, general unfortunate gobshite (to no want of his own) is now half man, half…
Why aren’t you rich yet? Why are people at the top nowhere near as smart as you? Nearly award-winning comedian Stanley Brooks (Best Debut Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023) is he…
Following the sell-out success of his 2022 show The Beginning Of The End, McTavish, described as ‘one of the finest acts on the Scottish comedy circuit’ (Guardian), presents anothe…
Unseasonable, unreasonable and unsuitable for brats.
I know you’re reading this, look at your eyes darting about.
The adventures and hilarious mishaps of a new dad.
WPB are six rising comedy stars who’ve been performing in prisons across Scotland since November 2022.
Ed Byrne breaks the five-star rating system to the point where multiples of stars could be added to this review and it will still not be close enough to what he deserves for this s…
Lovable scamp Alex Hylton has done stand-up for a third of his life.
The Oxford Revue is turning 70 years old! From Monty Python to Mr Bean to Love Actually, the alumni of Oxford’s premier comedy troupe have been polluting the UK cultural landscape …
Fresh from his critically acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe debut, Jake Baker returns with his follow-up hour.
In Greek mythology, the Muses were the daughters of Mnemosyne, goddess of memory, by her nephew, Zeus.
Henry Ginsberg presents a brand-new hour of stand-up, musing on toxic masculinity, loneliness and whether it’s possible for individual body parts to be racist? ‘Hinting at emotio…
Andrew Silverwood went to Australia for an eight-week working holiday in January 2020 and he got back this May.
As seen on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, American transplant Spring Day provides dark comedy for nice people.
Returning for another year, God Damn Fancy Man is the critically acclaimed show from internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise.
Award-winning lefty comedian and human rights advocate Sid Singh takes you on a hilarious journey as he figures out how to fight the good fight… as far from home as possible! The…
In October 2022, Richard Cobb was on honeymoon in Cuba.
There’s a new king in town, and his name is Angus Coutts.
A debut show from an established act on the UK circuit.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize winners 2022.
Working-class comedian Tom Mayhew returns to the Fringe with a show about dreams and endless hope.
Best New Show Nominee 2023 (Leicester Comedy Festival).
The Fringe’s cult-hit stand-up comedy panel show that you influence in real time is back.
The history of Western philosophy but fun! Think Horrible Histories for philosophy.
A new hour of stand-up comedy and storytelling from globe trotting Irishman Martin Mor.
In the Sh*t is a split-hour stand-up comedy special that fuses traditional stand-up with music and poetry.
You are cordially invited to a comedy show! Comedians and married couple Katharyn Henson (USA) and Mark O’Keeffe (IRE) met at the Fringe in 2019, had a lockdown wedding in Melbourn…
One of Australia’s most exciting new comedians is coming to Edinburgh! You might know Michael Shafar from his debut special (A)Live on Amazon Prime or be one of the 70+ million peo…
Start your day off with a laugh as 3’s Comedy: Mornings brings together Luka Muller, Peter Jones and Ben Searle, three of the rising stars of Australian comedy for a new hour of hi…
Stuart is terrified of the climate crisis, but no-one he knows ever mentions it, so it must be fine.
Raising kids is tough; add to the mix puberty, cultural differences and a complicated language, topped with questionable organisational skills and the comedy show writes itself! Aw…
After a few years away from the comedy stage, the Scandinavian cult comedian Tomas Ahlbeck returns to the Edinburgh Fringe.
The UAE’s King and Queen of comedy: Ali Al Sayed from Dubai, and Broadway veteran Mina Liccione from New York, deliver powerhouse punchlines and share hilarious stories about life …
Gaslighting Is My Love Language by Fielding Edlow (Bojack Horseman) is about an intimacy-avoidant woman who just wanted a boyfriend but ended up in a 13-year marriage/light hostage…
Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with NYC comedian Katharyn Henson.
Outrageously high-octane, cheeky and irreverent, Scotland’s much-loved kilty pleasure unleashes another corker of a show title and a fun hour of uproarious stand-up! Celebrating 24…
I quit drinking in 2019.
With the brash vocals of an Australian zookeeper addressing an unruly tour group, Davis commands the room, immediately taking charge with her distinct brand of offbeat comedy.
After surviving six years in Berlin with those crazy Germans, getting through menopause without spontaneously combusting and raising a teenage boy in lockdown with her husband of 2…
Winner: Adelaide Fringe 2023 Weekly Award – Best Comedy.
Comedians and friends Salma and Danielle explore their parallel upbringings in their respective religious Muslim and Jewish households and how their path of self-righteousness brou…
A lot has happened to Ross since last year’s Fringe.
A selection of Scotland’s best comedians hosted by five-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist, Ross Leslie.
Returning for its fourth year, Henry Ginsberg presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of the best stand-up comedy fro…
Lee Kyle has been a comedian for 14 years and very good for the last few.
Life is a stress: full of rushed breakfasts, angry people, internal conflict, and Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Raul Kohli returns for a third year with his sell-out cult hit! No material, no plan, no sad bit at the 45th minute where his pet chinchilla dies.
Thor Stenhaug’s Grateful For The Opportunity is a brief overview of his life in Norway and the United Kingdom as he comments on his relationships and the culture shock that he ha…
The popular show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all styles, genders and varieties doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships.
After a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe last year with his show Entertainer, comedian AMJ is back with his new show, Adder.
Multi award-winning comedian Cassidy has been told he must make his stand-up ‘TikTok ready’.
In the mid-80s, at 6 months old, my grandparents became my legal guardians.
Did Cerys cause their parents’ divorce? Did they just make that interaction really awkward? Is a new year’s resolution ever going to be enough to fix their personality? In this sur…
A showcase of up-and-coming and established Northern Irish talent, hosted by William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Award 2021) and Micky Bartlett ‘A natural stand-up with more than a to…
Filthy.
I gave you Politics for Bitches and What Would Beyonce Do?! Now brace yourself for my female Book of Mormon.
In a desert of hot flushes – refreshing repartee from award-winning, climacteric comedian.
Clinging onto the last year of his 20s, join the Scottish powerhouse as he reflects on being a millennial and how life has changed over the past decade.
Legendary Canadian superstar with a killer new hour! A show for everyone: from iGens to millennials, baby boomers and beyond.
As part of a continuing physical and mental tailspin, Frankie Boyle suppresses his overarching sense of futility and horror to tell jokes for an hour in the final days of organised…
Notes on stage? Tick! Breath-taking riff-scenarios? Tick! Bits that don’t work? Tick! Progress not perfection, people! Witness some progress from Edinburgh Comedy Award winner / fa…
The UK’s first permanent LGBTQ+ comedy club comes to Edinburgh Fringe and we’ve got a bunch of queer comedians who we know you’re going to love! Every night join us for an hour sho…
Woah.
The ‘storytelling genius’ ***** (Scotsman) returns with a greatest hits compilation featuring the best and funniest stories and routines from her best Fringe shows.
***** (On The Mic, podcast) **** (FestMag.
Madeleine Hamilton is bringing Piping Hot to the Fringe after a sold-out run in Los Angeles.
Multi award-winning comedian Cassidy wanted to perform the show of his life for his grandma’s 100th birthday, but must make his stand-up “Instagrammable.
Conway is a vivacious performer who does not shy away from the grotesque.
You’ve had a big lunch, now have a big laugh at 3’s Comedy: Afternoons.
I never met my biological father.
A revolving door of different African, Australian and British comedians every show! Come support your home country’s roots while learning about other cultures in the funniest way p…
Emerging from the ashes of her father’s death, Moni Zhang brings you a dark and hilarious comedy show that will leave you gasping for air.
A revolving lineup of disabled comedians and friends present an irreverent comedy show for your enjoyment.
Ancestry takes an unexpected turn when a DNA test, a trip to Ellis Island, and some late-night googling leads American stand-up comedian Patrick Hastie to question the truth about …
Join that gorgeous stand-up Simon Jay with a brand-new hour of comedy.
An Aussie vagabond’s gruelling pilgrimage: 1,000km+ Camino de Santiago, surviving 40 days of blisters, snorers and dodgy WiFi in search of life’s answers and wine! Award-winning co…
Comedy’s best nepo baby (and there’s a lot) returns.
Adele’s back, funnier and more dangerous than ever! Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show nominee (2023).
Still screaming after all these years.
In his debut hour, David Ian attempts a huge feat: to answer the question that many gay men think about their entire lives.
Born from the three most violent places on earth (Northern Ireland, America and Essex), Ciara Jack, expresses her political rage by impersonating her disappointed parents.
The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns.
Award-winning New Zealand comedian; master of interaction, consummate raconteur.
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming, one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Enjoy an hour of the tastiest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
2 Funny Feckers brings you 60 minutes of non-stop craic from two hilarious comics seen on RTE, BBC, and ITV – Wes Dalton and Sergi Polo (the lads behind sellout show 4 Funny Feck…
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ahir Shah returns to the Fringe with ENDS: a show about family, immigration, marriage, history, politics, and beans.
Slut drop it like it’s hot! Join award-winning comedian Kirsty Munro, as she chats about sexy times, nights out and prosecco-fuelled confidence.
Three top stand-ups perform their very best routines just as they do in comedy clubs up and down the country and abroad, just without the swearing! PG Hits is a professional stand-…
10th great year! Edinburgh’s funniest, and most successful ever kosher comedy show.
Catch Canadian JJ Whitehead working with The Stand Comedy Club where his career started.
Luisa Omielan created her own genre of comedy and her work has had a massive influence on the comedy landscape in the UK.
Meeting at the semi-finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards, they impressed the judges and now they’re heading to Edinburgh with a hilarious hour of stand-up.
Njambi McGrath is an OutKast.
After 20 years on the circuit, Alexis Dubus, easily one of the comedians of his generation, is ready to deliver the greatest 3-star comedy experience ever staged.
Palermo is clear about his sexual experiences and reminiscences of his teenage years in Rome, where he honed the art of picking up tourists and getting laid.
A huge amount of fun and laughs are to be had with James Cook’s new stand-up show, Anonymously Viral.
A glimpse into the fascinating world of van life, narrated by a globetrotting Canadian guy with wheel estate all around the world.
From the sweatshops of Wuhan to the stages of Berlin, Moni Zhang is bringing you a show that’s equal parts comedic and cathartic.
From the East to Edinburgh, it’s The Asian Comedy Showcase! Catch some of the best Asian acts (and one token white person) from all over the world! Our acts have been seen on the B…
Comedians explore big ideas through stand-up comedy.
Award-winning comedian Raul Kohli picks up to five of the best upcoming acts on the circuit right now for a late-night comedy extravaganza! Including some very secret special guest…
This is one small set for Matt, one giant leap for Matt’s kind (ie science geeks).
Return of the craic! 4 Funny Feckers, a Fringe favourite, is hosted by cheeky Irish comic Wes Dalton, an Irish charmer who has cheekiness and likeability down to a tee.
New show from the UK’s favourite and funniest Jewish comedian.
If you got that reference you can be our friend… Dave’s Jokes Of The Fringe 2019 runner-up is totally fine with how things are going.
The night is young and 3’s Comedy: Late Nights is here to make you laugh with an electrifying mix of crowd work and stand-up comedy.
Stand-up comedian, social media star and ultimate try-hard Abi Clarke performs new material in an intimate venue, developing her highly anticipated debut show.
American Cheese, despite what the international propaganda would have you believe, is the best cheese to melt over a burger.
Loudmouth Eve Ellenbogen will tell you pretty much anything, unless you ask about her dead mom.
Leah Renee, stand-up comedian and recovering ascetic, makes audiences laugh, cry and cringe in her comedy show about the hidden cost of playing it safe and the unexpected delight i…
American Boy is a stand-up comedy show about immigrant guilt, gentrified Middle Eastern food, and Barbie.
Wait till you get a taste of The Chocolate Scot! Cyrus McQueen cooks up comedy gold in this gut-busting hour! Audiences can’t get enough of his rich, dark and wildly delicious take…
Glaswegian comedian and author Iain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of the festival as he takes you on a pun-venture around the world in this hilarious show in which he…
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…
A stand-up comedy showcase featuring the very best comedians from Australia and New Zealand at the Fringe.
Good things will happen.
London-based Chinese comedian Alvin Liu’s debut show delivers distinctive cultural humour with his playful views on China and the UK.
After a sold-out run in 2022, the showcase of European comedy talent is back! Featuring top comedians from Europe, comedians who have been to Europe, comedians who know where Europ…
What happens when a philosopher and a comedian come into a bar? In this case, a long night of drinking alone.
Being diagnosed with autism just over a year ago might just be the best thing that happened to Stags.
Notorious spoilt brat, Sascha LO, presents a very silly comedy show featuring 45 minutes of massive ego, self-entitlement and gen Z feminism.
A hilarious and life-affirming story about how one free session with a life coach and a death threat changed Matt Price’s perspective on everything.
How can you be yourself when others are watching? Wisdom of the Crowd is the new stand-up comedy show in 2023 from former philosophy teacher Alex Farrow.
jD Shapiro is the writer of Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
How is anyone supposed to deal with the death of a loved one? Isaac Kean’s answer is to write a “woe is me” tragicomedy.
Will Hall: Mild Peril – Rising star Will Hall (seen on BBC Three and Channel 4) brings 45 minutes of his ‘electrically witty’ (BroadwayBaby.
Looking for dark and dirty jokes but want to go to bed early? Then look no further! Join Adam Riley for an hour of flaps-to-the-wall stand-up from the man they couldn’t cancel beca…
Following his sell-out 2022 show, award-winning stand-up and viral sensation Ali Woods returns with loads of new material! Nominated for Best Show at Leicester Fringe 2023, Ali has…
‘The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill on the Fringe’ **** (Guardian).
Comedy for the Curious is a comedy panel show with a science twist, where comedians perform very different stand-up comedy sets around the same theme.
The Sydney Fringe Comedy Award winner is back with a show about.
The total sell-out show 2005-2022 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Josh Baulf has appeared on ITV and BBC Three, but you may know him as “that guy from TikTok”, with his online sketches amassing millions of views worldwide.
Australian comedian David Quirk quit comedy in 2017.
After a decade of writing jokes, Bazely is out of ideas.
Sure, Britain’s got talent, but has it got any friends? We don’t get on with Europe, with the other continents, or even with each other.
A revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming female comedians from around the Fringe in a hilarious early evening showcase guaranteed to raise more than just a few…
‘Funny.
Host of the global smash-hit podcast Have A Word, star of Live at the Apollo and Dave’s Best Joke of the Fringe winner is back with a brand-new hour of stand-up.
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 …
Alice-India – 2Northdown New Comedian of the Year finalist, Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian finalist – is just like a regular person.
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Repeat Best Venue in UK Award winner) brings a whole new showcase of acts to Edinburgh.
After 17 years teaching, Mark Row longs to escape the barrage of inane questions, the endless carousel of uninspiring lessons and the attitudes of kids that stinks worse than their…
Dark jokes only! An irreverent comedy show where comedians push boundaries, slice and dice edgy topics and are not afraid of taking the risk.
‘The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill on the Fringe’ (Guardian).
Embark on a delightful journey with a timid Romanian lad as he stumbles into a vortex of awkward situations.
Bryan’s spent the last 10 years of his life running and realized he has no idea if he actually likes it or not.
Lucas (Comedy Central) built his career talking about his family on stage.
Join New York comedian Alexis Gay and her funniest comedian friends for an hour of fresh, fun, fast-paced stand-up comedy.
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Longest running mixed-bill, star-finding show on the Fringe.
Get ready for a night of cutting-edge humour and entertainment as Prism Comedy presents The Many Colours of Comedy: A Prism Comedy Variety Show.
Can British people even be immigrants? Can Americans get deported from countries? What even is Europe after being dumped by the UK? These global comedians are putting their lives (…
Two biys from Cork.
A former famous TV comedian from Russia, Ivan Yavits has now fulfilled his lifelong dream of working as an English teacher in Israel.
The Blundabus is absolutely packed for Amelia Bayler’s I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star.
The total sell-out show 2005-2022 returns with a brand-new line-up.
The foul-mouthed prophet of Australian comedy is back in Edinburgh with a new show and a newer tracksuit.
Acclaimed Canadian comedian J Murphy has been on some very strange dates.
After a decade of performing all over the world, in over 50 countries and countless viral videos, European-Canadian comedy star Daniel-Ryan Spaulding brings his new solo show to th…
Fresh from their hugely popular Irish TV show, The Craic Den Comedy Club joins forces with two of Ireland’s top comedy MC’s, Eddie Mullarkey and Brian Gallagher, presenting the bes…
Irreverent.
Following his outstandingly successful 2022 Fringe debut, don’t miss Scotland’s fastest-rising comedy star’s brilliant new show.
Jamie – ‘Constantly amusing’ **** (One4Review.
Join Chris on his (un)wellness journey of discovery (of procrastination methods), personal development (of his anxious thoughts) and self-help(lessness), as he wades sarcastically …
Think you can take down a comedian? Then come to Absolute Chaos – a comedy heckle show, where you the audience are given free reign to heckle comedians – just be prepared to ge…
Push, Mrs.
If we’re technically speaking, there is one (1) person invited to this show, but you (yes, you) are allowed (and inarguably encouraged) to come to the debut Fringe show from Canadi…
Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian.
A split-bill comedy hour from two rapidly rising stars of the UK comedy scene.
The only stand up comedy show at the Fringe with jokes, stories and a definitive list of my favourite smells from last year.
McClaine Beirne in his first 45-minute Edinburgh show.
Join award-winning Brummie comedians, Tal Davies and Hannah Weetman, as they humorously pick apart every aspect of their own, and each other’s, dreadful life choices.
David Ellis is a terrible Jew.
Gigl run some of the best comedy gigs in London, and it’s now time for their Edinburgh debut! Come along and see some of the best, up-and-coming comedians gigging in the UK right…
Join award-winning comedian Kathryn Mather in this slightly dark, slightly whimsical show about finding love and finding yourself against the backdrop of the pandemic.
International, crowd-favourite vagabond, Marcus Ryan (BBC, ABC, Amazon, WatchMojo, SiriusXM), has sold out tours on six continents and 50+ countries.
Smart and Dumber is a spilt-bill of stand-up comedy performed by up-and-coming comedians Serena Smart and Lucas Jefcoate.
Jamie loves movies.
Ian is the world’s only rational skeptic psychic comedian.
Maria DeCotis’ Emotionally Unreasonable is a mildly funny stand-up routine that breaks every so often into really sophisticated pieces of musical comedy that quickly become a tru…
Gong Shows have launched the careers of several famous comedians.
Ty juggles a double life between being a respectable teacher during the week, and a fun-loving party animal on the weekend.
Two comedians.
In her second hour, Arzoo returns with more jokes and lots more to say.
With such an emotionally heavy title as An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People, I was a little worried what to expect from this comedy show.
‘Do I like being gay or should I just get straight conversion therapy?’ is the big, bold question that Mark attempts to answer over the course of 45 minutes.
In her debut show, Thenjiwe, the Queen of deadpan, discusses how the world has collectively misremembered facts and events that have led to Africa being in the state that it’s in.
An 11th year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the comedy circuit’s funniest performers.
It’s Sunday.
This absurdist trio brings you an hour of off-the-walls stand-up and sketch comedy through the Welsh, Irish, Malaysian and 30-something perspective.
Part-time naked butler, full-time Ariana Grande super fan Sam Williams has quickly become British comedy’s brightest ‘good-looking chap’ (Chortle.
Northern Irish comedian Caroline is the dumbest smart girl you’ll ever meet.
The clock ticks towards zero.
Using William Blake’s poem (B-side to the English national anthem) and The Fall’s take on it as a springboard, I endeavour to serve up satire, comedy and poetry with one eye on the…
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A compilation show featuring three of the best comedians hand-picked from the Fringe pack, create a show that is flush with fantastic acts.
Glass Crumpet presents a triple bill of brand new stand-up from comedy graduates Will Rice, Tom Roberts and James Tangye.
These three rising stars of the London comedy circuit have come to Edinburgh to do two things: blow their life savings on an Airbnb and perform an hour of mind-melting stand-up com…
Fancy some razor-sharp wit? If so, this is for you.
After a fantastic Edinburgh Fringe run last year, Eddie Mullarkey brings you a new, frank, cutting and very funny hour of observations and adventures.
Irish madman John Spillane is back with the return of his 100% improvised stand-up show.
A compilation of some of the worst human beings doing comedy.
Daniel Delby has been single for 35 years.
Dion Owen is a professional Canadian comedian and true Cyclopath.
Olivia Xing, made in China and based in LA, spits facts about the censorship and dictatorship in China, and pokes fun at the political nonsense she’s come across in the West.
Thao almost died on a bus, almost died on a refugee boat and almost died of embarrassment after drinking seven ciders on an empty stomach.
Long-time comedian, spontaneous player and all round “Improv King” Stu Murphy has decided to do his first stand up solo show at the Fringe after many years of simply making it up…
The hit show Clash of Fandoms returns! The ultimate geek comedy debate show! Hosted by Pure Radio Scotland’s Rik Carranza and featuring a rotating line-up of guests representing ea…
If you’re the kind of person that likes irreverent smart comedy and doesn’t mind peeing a little from laughter then bring your incontinent self over here.
Sameer Katz brings his seventh show to the Edinburgh Fringe! Sameer’s gotten to the age where everyone who says they love him seem to want something in return.
Craig Wilson is a nice boy.
Emily Walsh still doesn’t know if she wants kids, but if given the choice she’d like to be the dad.
Shared hour with two absolute stars of the future.
“The primary school teacher vibes don’t end here,” Sasha Ellen jokes lightheartedly at the start of When Life Gives You Ellens, Make Ellenade.
Raucous, wild and a little bit different, this one-hour compilation show with a changing daily line-up, gives you a fabulous cross-section of Fringe madness in one crazy bite-sized…
This is Oddity Comedy: A show so funny, even the name is fun to say! We are a comedy showcase featuring the best alternative acts on the UK circuit.
Edinburgh solo debut from London’s favourite 75-year-old stand-up comic.
25 podcasts in 25 days! Come along for a live recording of a different podcast every day of the Fringe! Visit our site to see who is on, or just show up and be surprised.
Jack is an unashamedly stereotypical left-wing, working-class, socialist comedian.
He was a household name.
Orange Juice is a freshly squeezed stand-up comedy show from Soho Theatre Stand-Up Lab alumni, Catherine Cranfield and Ronan McCabe.
The Northern Irish Comedy Protocol is a showcase highlighting the best brand-new comedy talent from the new explosion in Northern Irish comedy (that is probably more of a triggerin…
Enjoy this gift of a show by Alfie Packham, who’s here to unwrap love, death and less thematic stuff like shoplifting, football and milk.
Join rising stand-up chart-toppers James (Chortle Student runner-up, BBC New Comedy Award shortlist, Amused Moose New Comedian runner-up) and Sam (Komedia New Act nominee, West End…
Candace tells the story of her unusual childhood in Memphis, Tennessee-raised by a single dad who loves the banjo and reading Karl Marx.
Jessie Nixon introduces her new work-in-progress show, Damsel.
North-East comedian Amy Wright is going up in the world, even if technically she’s come down.
A Scot who has escaped from Australia after 16 years with stories to tell about her life as an ex-cougar in Australia.
In Frank Skinner's Thirty Years of Dirt (a clever pun I shamefully only just got this second), Skinner proves exactly what makes him such a dab hand at this comedy malarkey.
Kirsty Lynch and Jimi Longmuir present 3 Out of 4 Twats, a late-night mixed bill with two very special guests every evening.
As seen on Channel 4, BBC and Netflix.
Award-winning comedian Stephen Buchanan (BBC New Comedy Award and Scottish Comedian of the Year) returns to the Fringe with his unique blend of stand-up, sketch and character comed…
The popular show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all styles, genders and varieties doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships.
Total sell-out show 2005-2022 returns with a brand new line-up.
Kirsty Lynch and Jimi Longmuir present 3 Out of 4 Twats, a late-night mixed bill with two very special guests every evening.
A highly anticipated brand-new hour from comic legend Frank Skinner (‘King of stand-up’ (Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard)), following his sell-out hit Showbiz.
On the back of her TV debuts (Have I Got News for You, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order), Susie also supported Kevin Bridges, Frankie Boyle and Jason Manford on their tours.
A line-up show featuring the top three acts from the 2022 edition of So You Think You’re Funny? The UK’s biggest new comedy competition, with Joshua Bethania, Pravanya Pillay and J…
After a sell-out European tour, Austrian-American-Slovenian comedian Philipp Kostelecky brings his hilarious, imaginative, captivating and heartfelt hour to Edinburgh.
Newly married, Schalk feels older, wiser and much more mature (possibly), but all he wants is to stay “hip with the youth”.
Crack out the bunting! Someone you’ve barely heard of has been doing something you’re scarcely aware of for a reasonably long time.
Have you ever done anything wrong? Alex has; relationships, sex, feminism, kids, even dancing.
Are you a little cheeky guy? Interested in the lifestyle? Come and join Freya as she navigates the struggles of trying to remain cheeky when it’s raining trauma.
When working class, Cornish comedian Tamsyn Kelly (BBC New Comedy Awards, Comedy Central Live), discovers footage of her estranged father in a Channel 4 documentary, she’s forced t…
The Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2022 is back with a new show taking us through the life he led that brought him to the stage, via his work history.
A new stand-up show about the joys of raising children with special needs.
Which ethnicity will he be? Come join us to see! You are invited to Michael Welch’s Ethnic Reveal Party in which he will finally answer that age-old question: ‘where are you really…
Oftentimes when you go to a stand-up show, a comedian will attempt or fix or comment on a problem in the world, at least by providing a series of observations that you can’t real…
Where do you go when your role models let you down? Join award-winning comedian and jumped-up pantry boy Sian on a journey through masculinity and gender identity via Salford Lads …
The Rob Auton Show is unlike any other stand-up comedy show in existence.
Better known as, That French TikTok Lady, Tatty Macleod has gained a huge online following thanks to her hilarious and astute observations of French and British culture.
The creator and star of ITV2’s hit sitcom, Buffering, returns to the Fringe following five critically acclaimed shows.
Pip is a whimsical hour of stand-up from Icelandic comedian Laufey Haralds.
Did you just roll your eyes at me? Therapy methods as unconventional as her response “You get what you pay for”.
The dishevelled prince of £10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair.
Amy Matthews’ I Feel Like I’m Made of Spiders is a stand-up comedy with an edge.
The Hive is not the most pleasant venue to endure during a Fringe show.
Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene has a stutter.
Welcome into the meandering mind of a South-Indian somebody who could be anybody.
The Taskmaster favourite and star of The Change is hot, but not in a good way.
With her passion for compassion and flair for giving care, the ‘bust a gut funny’ (Graham Norton) Myra DuBois calls out to the disadvantaged, downtrodden and tyrannised of the worl…
Debut hour from Geordie rising star with a show all about class, chaos and coming out.
Viral Nurse Georgie Carroll’s gloves are off for this award-winning power hour.
As Mark Black visits the doctors for looking for a diagnosis, he takes us through the chaos with a set written by ADHD itself.
Edinburgh Newcomer Award nominee Huge Davies (Cats Does Countdown and Roast Battle), returns with his highly anticipated second show about murder.
Hugely anticipated debut hour from the Scottish viral sensation who’s amassed over 30 million views online.
Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for eight years now, and it’s time for that to change! So he’s attempting to do something he’s never done before.
Award-winning ‘brilliant.
Jonny told the nation his biggest secret.
I’m sick of everyone moaning all the time, so I’ve written a show about how bloody great everything is.
Sam Lake wants to be a Daddy.
Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours.
Sikisa’s Hear Me Out is a wonderful hour of stand-up that raises the roof with material that leaves you with a smile on your face and a spring in your step.
Join the gifted comic storyteller with over 10million TikTok and Instagram views as he battles chronic illness and hilariously reckons with his new reality during a hospital stay.
Award-winning musical comedian and viral internet-hit-maker Anesti Danelis returns with his hit comedy concert that will change your life.
Soup is a stand up hour kicking off with tales of a ‘Soup Sharing’ WhatsApp group and its tyrannical leader.
Martin Urbano spent his long, lucky career talking and saying anything he wanted, until allegations surfaced, he stepped out of the spotlight, promising to take a long time to list…
Acclaimed comedian, daytime TV star and global TikTok sensation, Paul Sinha is at least two of these.
It’s a little dark and drab as the audience politely waits in Bunker Two at the Pleasance.
The simple ‘good vs bad’ narrative is present in just about every aspect of our culture and society.
Brand-new show from everyone’s favourite gobby Manc Princess and Edinburgh Comedy Awards’ Best Newcomer nominee.
Whenever I feel down about the state of the world, I think of the shows in the Bunker at the Pleasance Courtyard, in particular Lulu Popplewell's show Actually, Actually.
Having supported some of the biggest comedy names across the country (Russell Howard, Iain Stirling), Darran brings his debut hour, Inconceivable, to the Fringe.
Pole dancing comedian Siân Docksey (as seen on BBC Three, ‘Joy and bewilderment in equal measure’ ****(Skinny)) cheerfully ignores climate disaster, another recession and the stea…
Myq’s been a comedian for 20 years, a human for 44, and a philosophy guy for.
Double Emmy Award winner and star of Smack The Pony is doing her first ever show.
Dual national.
Comedian Mamoun Elagab will not kiss your ass.
Simon Brodkin’s Xavier follows the rule that you should never judge a book by its cover.
Multi award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz and co-host of the Northern News podcast) presents a new show about stress, love and driving a tank with your …
Having never seen Alice Fraser before, I was apprehensive about what to expect from her comedy.
Susan doesn’t think she’s “Wonder Woman” in the traditional sense, more that she wonders what she’s doing with her life.
Award-winning comedian and bibliomaniac, Robin Ince, takes audiences on a celebratory tour of the places books can take us, and of the ideas that can make wonder and widen the sky.
Live comedy with live animals.
I have collected, for your enjoyment, an anthology of all the weird things I have done in my life to try and make friends.
One of the country’s top new stand-ups presents their debut hour.
Join the winner of Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Best Show Award – Geraldine Hickey as she shares stories about acknowledging and enjoying new-found privileges, like …
There are no problems that cannot be improved by eating cheese.
Straight outta Wagga Wagga, Australia – the star of hit show Aborigi-LOL makes his Fringe debut with a swag of gut-bustingly funny stories, fun facts and big laughs.
I’ve never laughed so much at a someone else’s shortcomings in my life.
The Last Living Libertine is the debut hour from John Tothill as he tries to dissect our attitude to life and prove that techno music is the true expression of human spirit and the…
William Stone (BBC New Comedy Award finalist and Moth Club star) wants you to spend an hour with him taking it easy, inspired by YouTube relaxation playlists.
So many comedians, so little time! In this unmissable Fringe institution, 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase, hoste…
He’s hungry.
A fly-on-the-padded-wall account of the mental health world that also busts some myths (there are no padded walls).
Tom Lawrinson presents Hubba Hubba, a stand-up show with weird, wonderful and completely unexpected punchlines.
It’s very common to leave a comedy show with a new perspective or having learnt something.
Juliette Burton opens her new show, No Brainer, clad in a t-shirt emblazoned with the typically Burtonesque "Brains are the new tits".
Returning with a work in progress after a sell-out Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated run in 2022.
The Welsh, brown, gay, Gen-Z comedian presents her debut hour: an audacious punk musical-comedy show about the dubious ethics of artistically exploiting marginalised identities for…
William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards finalist 2021, as seen and heard on Dave, Channel 4 and BBC Scotland) is a rising star from Belfast.
Tired of explaining his nationality to a crowd, Pierre Novellie has filled his new hour Why Are You Laughing? with a discussion on topics as distinct and unconnected as British dri…
Chloe Radcliffe has cheated in almost every relationship she has been in, and it’s a trend she can’t seem to kick to the curb.
Official Selection: Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch (2022).
Janine thought she knew her family.
Alright bab!? Debut stand-up hour from one of the most exciting voices to come out of Brum in recent years.
Award-winning comedian and NHS doctor, Stefania Licari, returns to star in a fresh, updated take on her hit show Medico.
Mark Watson is a stalwart at the Edinburgh Fringe with his casual style and observationist humour and anecdotes that lead us down convoluted paths of thinking.
Sharp, charmingly surreal and joyously unhinged, this hilarious modern magic show will break your brain into cute little pieces.
With Purple Pill, Nabil Abdulrashid takes to the stage, promising an intriguing dive into comedy through the multifaceted lens of the comedian himself.
Who amongst us hasn’t uttered the phrase, “I can’t believe you’ve done this!?” whilst laughing with a friend over a particularly embarrassing story.
That humour has rarely trodden a more cobbled path than in recent years makes the mean streets of Edinburgh an especially apposite place for the good, the bad, and the downright ug…
Bronwyn Sweeney’s show Off Brand talks about how important branding is, not only for products, but for comedians too.
Yooo! Darren’s brand-new show is all about how his life has changed for the better (yay!).
A microphone stand and a metal pole await a grinning Jay Lafferty as she takes to the stage.
‘Don’t joke about that!’ Gabby’s agent hissed down the phone.
Monahan has performed in over 1,000 cities and towns, and dozens of countries around the world! Travelling more miles than the whole of NASA’s space flights! Come see him now befor…
Having gone back to work as an electrician, Chris found himself with two jobs and the ridiculous notion of buying a house.
The giddy inner workings of a comedy show in its beginnings.
In his debut hour, Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show nominee and ‘Taiwanese force of nature’ (Chortle.
The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp is a mom-centred stand-up set that unpacks the trauma of being raised by a bi-polar parent with a balance of darkness and sharp humour.
Milo Edwards' comedy is a little like marmalade, but love it or hate it, he is nevertheless a great comedian.
Ay up ducks, it’s me (fella doing the show).
Winner: Vulture’s Comedians You Should Know (2022).
TikTok sensation Dahn Rozario brings his very first full hour of stand-up to Edinburgh.
Horatio’s friends tell him he needs to open up, but he feels he has nothing to confess.
Winner: Best Newcomer – Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2021).
The Disney Delusion is an off-beat stand-up hour from Leif Oleson-Cormack about a less than magical trip to Disneyland, that explores identity, the nature of love and parasocial re…
It Gets Worse is a raw, comedic exploration about the horrors of being in relationships, specifically with oneself.
Dementia isn’t a laughing matter, but neither is the loss of both your parents during the pandemic and the tricky birth of your first child.
Nathan wants to live in the moment but the past has a way of finding him.
If you do meal prep and watch Ted Lasso you’re typical.
Paddy McDonnell is well known for his hilarious stories and viral clips from live shows and various podcast appearances and has decided to give his fans what they want, a show full…
George found himself falling head over heels for Alice, straight down a rabbit hole of fantasy and delusion.
With sex, Siri, and the familiar mundane at the top of the mind, operatic bass-baritone and comedienne Monét X Change shares her anecdotal, intrusive thoughts and opinions on life…
All the way from from Abu Dhabi, the land of sun, sand and camels, an original bunch of jokes and sketches based on real-life scenarios.
Chelsea Hart’s Damet Garm: How I Joined A Revolution is a relaxed and measured show, that is quite restrained in the anger that underwrites it.
Where does beauty go when the beholder has no eye? Comedian Richard Wheatley returns to the Fringe with his new show, as he ridicules the perplexing paradoxes of a blind man in the…
Fabulous, filthy and downright hilarious! Brace yourselves for a wild ride of side-splitting hilarity with the modern-day queen of sass, as she takes you on a laugh-out-loud advent…
Following a complete sell-out, extended national tour, star of global hit Live Innit, Taskmaster and the first British-Asian stand-up to sell-out London’s Wembley Arena returns to …
Drew Michael's one-man show is a poignant yet probably divisive performance that promises a unique experience but will leave its audience grappling with a combination of innova…
Catch India’s stand-up star Sapan Verma live for the first time at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Winner of Best Comedy Weekly Award four years in a row at Fringe World, and Perth Critics Choice award, Joe was also selected as one of the top six comedy shows to watch with Ameri…
Urooj is an Indian stand-up who hails from a tiny, unknown city called Mumbai.
As Robin Tran walks on stage, she greets us with a warm smile and soft voice.
As 90s TV star Gail Porter walks onstage, she confidently addresses the fact that her mic isn't working, and, in doing so, somehow wins the audience over more than she may have…
Original music and sharp stand-up comedy epically combust in this hour from comedian Larry Owens.
Celya AB’s Second Rodeo is a patchwork quilt of jokes, as she moves on from the subject of hating on England - although since we’re in Scotland, such jokes are more than welcom…
One of the most established comedians in India, Biswa brings his trademark observational comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe for the very first time.
You know them from Netflix, Comedy Central, HBO and from historic stages like The Hollywood Improv and The Comedy Store.
As seen on Just For Laughs, Hulu and Apple TV, Cara Connors is an LA-based comedian, actor, writer and multifaceted homosexual with an ass that won’t quit.
Following 2022’s sell-out Edinburgh run, cult-comedy icon Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave, The Lost City) returns with an hour of comedy that refuses to be categorized.
Side by Side is a gripping and profound comedy show about Maggie Crane’s childhood jealousy of her brother’s disability.
This intimate evening of storytelling and song thrillingly investigates the most deranged and dramatic person in Greta’s life – herself.
Leicester Comedy Festival nomination for Best Show 2023.
A show about the times*.
Indonesia’s leading English language stand-up comedians visit Edinburgh for the first time! The Indonesian stand-up comedy scene exploded 15 years ago and since then many performer…
Amos Gill: The Pursuit of Happy(ish).
Battling a brain full of statistics, a society telling her she has to have it all by thirty and alcoholism, Ginny Hogan recalls the journey through her twenties to find her true li…
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.
Kirsty Mann (Funny Women Awards finalist) has a secret, and this is a confession: she’s a doctor.
A while back, I found a video online of an animated snake crawling, made for entertaining cats.
When Cirque du Soleil offer you a Las Vegas residency as the first comedian to perform with them, you don’t say no.
Cam Gavinski: Bonheur has been the strangest thing I’ve seen so far at the Fringe.
Total sell-out show 2005-2022 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Reformed people-pleaser Jo is 36, single, living in a houseshare with five strangers off the internet (humble brag!) so is ready to take on the big-boy topics, from the world melti…
Viral sensation Laura Ramoso does her live show FRANCES after conquering Instagram and Tiktok with her character sketches, with the highly anticipated German Mom and Italian Dad be…
Following a sold-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe run in 2022, Scottish Comedian of the Year winner and Some Laugh podcast host Marc Jennings returns with his most personal show to da…
Award-winning comedian Stephen Buchanan (BBC New Comedy Award and Scottish Comedian of the Year) returns to the Fringe with his unique blend of stand-up, sketch and character comed…
Following a sold-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe run in 2022, Scottish Comedian of the Year winner and Some Laugh podcast host Marc Jennings returns with his most personal show to da…
In his 10th show, the multi award-winning stand-up returns with new stuff, greatest hits and bits and pieces from his decade at the Fringe.
Stand-up comedy about getting married, being middle of the road and trying to be more honest.
In the blurb for his latest show Scary Times, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd promises to cover topics including going for a walk.
Brand-new stand-up show from Edinburgh Award-nominated viral sensation Josh Pugh.
Micky Overman’s The Precipice is an in-depth look into the concept of motherhood and the role a mother plays in society, and pursues this subject with carefully structured jokes …
Avital Ash is one of the most genuine comedians on the Fringe scene.
Watching Dan Tiernan’s Going Under taught me the distinct difference when reviewing comedy between using language like ‘laugh out loud’ or ‘hysterical’ and laughing so mu…
There is just something so wholesome about Priya Hall’s Grandmother’s Daughter.
The guy is back in Vittorio Angelone’s Who Am I? I Am!; an in depth exploration of self-identity and perception, whilst being cautiously celebratory in its ownership.
Ole John Hastings here, God’s favourite comedian, Fringe regular and public urinator (by circumstance and never choice) has returned with a maximum nonsense and mega-lols show.
Every time I leave one of Olga Koch’s shows, my notes are filled with snippets of advice or wisdom that she imparts in the guise of a comedy hour.
Tom Ballard’s It Is I is a bubbly and smugly riotous hour full of puns and political commentary.
A bit of a crazy, hazy time for Stu this year.
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Last year he found the nefarious link between Ikea, the Nazis and Kanye West.
The sexy baby from Taskmaster is all grown up.
Grace Campbell is a one-woman manifesto for body, sex and mental health positivity.
A show that’s equal measures hilarious, educational and deeply personal.
Last year he found the nefarious link between Ikea, the Nazis and Kanye West.
Does emotion help us make moral judgments? Alfie will address this question using jokes.
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…
Fern Brady is here to speak for autistic women who happen to be hot – selflessly giving a voice to the voiceless (or just a very specific group that might not have thought to ide…
As seen on Taskmaster (Channel 4), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC Two), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky) and his critically acclaimed series Hate Thy Neighbor for Vice, Jamali …
Aww, sookie sookie now! There’s a disco, a stand-up comedy disco, featuring the hippest comics in town, can you dig it? Hosted by Tom Lawrinson.
‘After defeat, re-enchantment is necessary’, said Lola Olufemi.
#comedy, #poetry, #standup
Alpha’s All Stars – We live in interesting times.
Best of Scandinavia features the biggest names in Scandinavian stand-up.
Despite everything that’s happened, Tom is still talking about his penis.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
A quality line-up of the hottest new acts in town.
Good people do bad things and bad people do good things.
Comedian, barber, barstool philosopher.
It has been a period of upheaval and uncertainty with COVID and the political situation.
A split hour of stand-up comedy from Isaac Kean and Andy Bucks, Cambridge Footlights members and Chortle Student Comedy Award finalists.
Funny Women finalist and runner-up share the hour in this split bill.
One day you’re a student at a protest and the next you’re a 30-something middle manager who still doesn’t know what they want to be when they grow up.
Toby, an unambitious 30-something wants to make the world a better place, but takes umbrage at most of its citizens because he doesn’t have a pension.
Still Got It invites you to come along to enjoy jokes, stories and craziness from four comedians whose total ages are well over 250 years! You will find a great welcome from a team…
Antidepressant! Ever lost your way, your mind, or your will to live? Jonathan Winfield brings his comedy show about family trauma, mental illness and depression from his lived expe…
Elliot Wengler, host of Lolbot Wars (‘Nice ideas, likeable performer.
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns and critically acclaimed nonsense merchant Pat Cahill present their messy, loving, self-flagellant Off-Broadway show.
Straight from the mean, cobbled streets of Durham comes a troupe of student comics with a mission: making you laugh so hard you forget the overwhelming futility of life.
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns and critically acclaimed nonsense merchant Pat Cahill present their messy, loving, self-flagellant Off-Broadway show.
The comedy fundraiser extravaganza is back! Following a sell-out, all-star line-up in 2019, join us for a night of laughter to show your support for our planet.
A hilarious stand-up comedy compilation show that leaves out the really rude bits so the whole family can enjoy the show.
The Late Shift is the one Fringe stand-up comedy show you do not want to miss! New York City is the stand-up comedy capital of the world.
Has your relationship with science lost its spark? Lacking the right chemistry? Join stand-up comedian and scientist Matt Hobs as he rediscovers the joy of science – finding the …
Stand-up, sarcasm and uncomfortable confessions combine in this true story about life as a Jesus girl.
Smoking hot split bill of stand-up from two fully developed women.
In association with The Abbey Theatre, Ireland.
Maryellen barrels through fiercely feminist and seriously silly stand-up and storytelling littered with laughs (an alliteration).
Following an incredible Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2019 and fresh from a 2022 Netflix special, Schalk Bezuidenhout is back with love in his heart and jokes in his pocket.
Vappow! consists of four up-and-coming comedians, who perform regularly across the UK, in their own one-hour show.
There’ll be no deep storytelling, no moral messages at the end but there might just be quick-fire jokes, wordplay, characters, impressions and if you’re lucky some meaty layers b…
A hilarious and edgy stand-up hour that examines what it’s like to see the world through cum-tinted glasses.
Fringe favourite Leah, the wee powerhouse from Glasgow, is back with this brand-new show.
If you want to feel young and useful, get a job in a care home.
‘Awesome late-night hilarity’ (ThreeWeeks) will be too good to miss.
Faye Treacy’s highly anticipated new show (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, as featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Three).
Scottish Comedian of the Year winner, viral video star and regular panellist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News, Marc Jennings returns to the Fringe following his sold-out debut i…
Extra 10:15pm show added due to demand! World-class stand-up from live comedy’s internationally acclaimed Irish master.
Star of The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Netflix’s Flinch, Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Tonight at The London Palladium (ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Play To The Whistle (ITV),…
Winner: Best New Comedian, Panic Awards (2019).
Every universe has an Edinburgh Fringe but the multiverse is collapsing.
Fantasy, escapism, stand-up comedy.
2019 Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up Paul McDaniel (as seen on Breaking the News and BBC’s Scot Squad) is joined by two up-and-coming stand-up comedians Mick McNeill (‘Risi…
Perrier Award-winning comedy legend Simon Fanshawe is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in decades with the live show based on his book, The Power Of Difference.
Writers and comedians Stevie Martin (Breeders, Late Night Mash) and Tessa Coates (Feel Good, Starstruck) co-host their smash-hit podcast Nobody Panic live.
Intranet sensation Amy Gledhill (1/3 of cult double act The Delightful Sausage) makes her Fringe debut with a show about resilience and dancing.
Vir Das, fresh off an Emmy nomination for his latest Netflix stand-up special, brings his brand new Wanted world tour to Edinburgh – a show about freedom, a journey into foolishn…
Americans are fat, find out why.
A show about the hair we want, the friends we have and living the vast difference between virus and viral.
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.
Join the greatest comedians from across the globe as they blur the line between arte-fact and arte-fiction in a wholly improvised set, prompted by genuine artefacts housed in the N…
Shaun Patrick Flynn RN is a US-based comedian and critical care nurse.
Angela Barnes (Mock The Week, Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and former chair of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz) has good intentions but trying to live your best …
Last year he found the nefarious link between Ikea, the Nazis and Kanye West.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise.
It’s time to celebrate nature.
Join Ella Al-Shamahi (BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic presenter, ‘erudite and funny’ (Times)) and Suse Steed (NATYS finalist 2019, Funny Women Regional Finalist 2018) for an…
The best comedy comes from tragedy.
Following her first US tour and millions of views over lockdown for her blunt takes on dating and being a child-free badass, this award-winning stand-up is back with a sex-positive…
Daniel Muggleton is an Australian stand-up comedian wearing a tracksuit.
The best night of comedy on the Fringe returns! Join us for a raucous night of laughter, raising much-needed funds for Waverley Care – Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity.
Four acts, hosted by a sketch show? Late-night comedy, celebrating different acts each night from across the Fringe! Biscuit Barrel’s twist on the comedy night, based in Bristol si…
Fresh from a sell-out tour, star of BBC’s The Blame Game, Fighting Talk and The News Quiz, Neil Delamere returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new show.
Join a massive line-up of the biggest names on the Fringe for a raucous evening of comedy to help the fight against brain tumours.
Robin Morgan (as seen on Mock The Week) has an hour of new jokes and stories.
Debut Fringe show from one of Ireland’s fastest rising stand-ups, award-winning writer, creator and star of BBC NI sketch series The Paddy Raff Show and host of BBC Three’s Stand U…
Daddy issues taken too far, or not far enough? Kate’s only issue is that Bruce refuses to submit himself to a DNA test to (dis)prove once and for all that I am his daughter.
He’s the man who put the foot into football.
Spending well over half his life as a much-loved stand-up comic, the award-winning star of Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake returns to Edinburgh for one last time with the show he’s alw…
Comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean bring their smash-hit true crime podcast, All Killa no Filla, to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Brown Sauce is a comedy night with the best South Asian comedians (and other Asian friends) on the circuit.
Described by the Evening Standard as ‘live comedy’s best kept secret’ Scott Bennett has been blazing a trail through the stand-up circuit for the best part of a decade.
Watch out Edinburgh Fringe, Footnotes is back! Our show will be a stand-up variety show featuring The University of Birmingham’s top student stand-ups! Having honed our skills on t…
After searching far and wide, Barcelona’s finest comedic talents have Found their Funny, packed it in a bag and brought it all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe for your amusement! B…
Aalex had a breakdown so you don’t have to.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Sindhu Vee returns with a new hour.
As seen on Mock The Week, QI and others, Eshaan Akbar comes to Edinburgh for 13 nights only.
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Are you reading this? Wow.
Whilst wide awake one night, comedian Neil Harris found himself watching a video titled How One Man Changed the High Jump.
The world has faced many disasters.
Following a sell-out UK tour, Lost Voice Guy returns to Edinburgh with his brand-new show.
The zig-zag semi-autobiographical journey of a spoiled Chinese daughter trying to cope with cultural shocks and sexual liberations away from her family’s supervision back in Chin…
There’s a point beyond burnout where all you can do is laugh and Deirdre O’Kane has well and truly reached it.
The role of the weather girl is one of the most iconic in the TV landscape.
Does for politics, religion and philosophy what Simon Evans Goes to Market (BBC Radio 4) did for economics – makes it fresh, compelling and funny.
A brand-new stand-up show from David Watson about getting rid of the things that hold you back, which would be: vanity, pastry and Twitter.
The gals are back for one night only! Join The Fannies laughing at life from PMT to HRT, fuelled on G’n’T and B&H.
Mr Swallow returns with a mix of new, old, very old and previously unusable material before hitting the road.
He’s the man who put the foot into football.
Gearóid’s back from two years on the couch with his cat.
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.
Hot off the heels of his critically acclaimed Netflix special, Phil’s bringing his highly infective British-Malaysian variant of comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe once more.
Finalist in the 2021 Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year and three-time finalist in the Musical Comedy Awards, Matty “voice of an angel” Hutson is bringing his signature styl…
Hailing all the way from the bright lights of New York, Sarah Sherman’s self-described horror comedy show - with the emphasis on the horror - is incredibly ghastly and overly gra…
What’s it like running a successful business, being a mother of three and an influencer with 10 million followers? No idea, sorry! Between us we mother 1 cat (alive) and 5.
Warning: I want to be worldwide performer. I hope you do not mind but this show will pretty much just involve me going up there and being nice with it.
Steph and Ben are struggling.
Hundreds entered, 11 survive; now one rising stand-up star will be crowned Britain’s funniest student.
For one night only, Comic Relief Live! is back.
The rapidly ageing minor national treasure from Taskmaster and so on, begins building on the success of current show, This Can’t Be It by taking the first steps towards a new one.
New show about getting married, being middle of the road and accidentally going viral for the most embarrassing moment in your life.
Split hour of stand-up from rising stars ‘brilliant.
Winner: Comedian’s Comedian, Chortle Awards (2020).
Free comedy showcase hosted by American stand-up comedian Leah Renee.
Anti-comedy legend of BBC New Comedy Awards and Jimmy Carr’s Comedy Idol fame.
Philliam and Whillipp is a stand-up comedy show by young up-and-coming comedians Will Hitt and Philipp Kostelecky.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Taskmaster star Sophie Duker is bringing Wacky back for two unmissable festival specials, joined by psychotically talented one-man white-man hous…
Back by popular demand, Comedy Boxing triumphantly returns to Edinburgh with all-new comedic competitors! Comedians will compete over four hilarious rounds of stand-up, improvisati…
After my last Fringe appearance (August, 2016), I had to step away from Edinburgh and consider how to be less devastatingly funny.
Award-winning comedian Elf Lyons invites you for an hour of revelry, raconteuring and comedy, which your great-grandad would consider indecent for a lady to listen to.
Circuit stand-up Kevin is creating a new show and he’s bringing it to the Fringe so you can watch it for free! ‘Shepherd is an open and honest performer.
The Great Resignation? We call it The Great Escape! Join hilarious Brits abroad Jess Bauldry and Sharon VS to hear how they broke out from the 9 to 5 and their musings on the meani…
Mary Beth Barone is an expert in bad dating (just lucky I guess!).
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Stella’s considering anger management.
Imagine having a passion, a calling, being so good and in love with something you wanted to do it forever – that was me as a child when it came to drumming but sadly it wasn’t th…
After his last sell-out tour, Perthshire farmer and comedian Jim Smith returns with a brand-new show telling tales of Scottish rural life.
Angelos is here standing in front of people for about seven days, maybe more if he can get time off at the stables.
Join award-winning punslinger Darren Walsh for some new jokes.
It’s time to get your head in the game: Bristol’s best trans/non-binary/female comedy night is taking Edinburgh by storm for one night only.
Jerry Sadowitz returns with his whacky impressions of Greta Thunberg, Frankie Boyle and deep vein thrombosis.
The sexy baby from Taskmaster is all grown up.
This show is about identity, where to buy it, and how to cook it properly to make you stand out with your friends.
Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing.
‘There will not be a better debut hour of stand-up at the festival this year’ (Adam Rowe).
In this diverse and friendly stand-up show, Europe’s funniest comedians come together with the most well-travelled acts from the rest of the world! They will recall their most outl…
Lockdown phenomenon Gigless goes live! New material from your favourite comedians, as always, presided over by Catherine Bohart, Helen Bauer and Andrew White.
The most high-brow show about blow jobs you’ll ever see.
Lockdown phenomenon Gigless goes live! New material from your favourite comedians, as always, presided over by Catherine Bohart, Helen Bauer and Andrew White.
BAFTA-nominated comedian, Rachel Parris, is back with a brand-new show about big life changes.
Manchester’s award-winning free comedy club comes to Edinburgh for the first time! From the scene that produced the likes of Peter Kay and Johnny Vegas comes four rising stars, e…
He’s been on the road since February, played three sold-out nights at London’s iconic Hackney Empire and now Ol’ Broken Pancreas is charged up and ready to flick the switch on even…
Have you ever considered how much easier it would be to stop trying to be a nice person and just be a dick to everyone? You will after watching this show.
Catherine Bohart loves control, hates change and is a serial planner.
Chortle Student Comedy Award winner Joe Kent-Walters and runner-up Sam Williams join forces to bring you an absolute home run of a comedy show, covering two bases: stand-up and cha…
There will be cake.
Join award-winning Jewish comedian Rachel Creeger for a wander down a rocky road paved with the best of intentions.
The finest Geordie, Scottish and Australian comedians come together for a fantastic hour of stand-up comedy.
Jay Handley blows off steam in a show heavy on audience interaction.
How do you choose between two things you love? Particularly if one of those things is literally (fictionally) magical.
Lorraine was gearing up for huge changes when fate slammed on the brakes – but you can’t cruise along life’s highway without hitting speed bumps! Finding a soulmate, moving city,…
Why do we still have a headache after taking a 1p aspirin which disappears when we take a 50p one? And why are we attracted to a 2-for-1 meal discount but fail to save for a pensio…
Did you know Americans weren’t the first people in space? Me neither! Fake news.
Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal.
Liz Guterbock (2022 Union Jack Radio Ones to Watch, 2021 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee, 2020 British Comedy Guide Pro Performance Award nominee, 2019 Funny Women A…
Award-winning Angel Comedy (Repeat Best Venue in UK Award winner) brings a whole new showcase of acts to Edinburgh for the sixth consecutive year – after five sell-out years! Awa…
Rahul Somia is a stand-up comedian from Leicester with tales based on his Indian heritage, career as a teacher and being single.
‘Wonderfully inventive, consistently funny’ (Time Out).
A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single drink.
Mary O’Connell is conflicted: she hates capitalism but she loves to shop.
Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name.
Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who does? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fin…
Fade In: Heidi sits at her desk writing the blurb for this show.
Return of the hit Fringe show bringing you the best award-winning Jewish (and Jew-ish) comedians in the country.
Watch in awe as quiet man Nick Everritt establishes a comedic persona and performs a series of jokes.
Joe is not a “person with comedy”; he’s a comedian.
For a limited time only, the long-running Quiz in My Pants returns! Prepare for silliness with this panel show, which has featured countless acts over nine years of Fringes, includ…
At age 35, Mark Cram has decided he’s probably never going to have or want children – but that’s not going to stop him from being an amazing parent.
I Miss Amy Winehouse is the first solo hour from writer / comedian / journalist Suchandrika Chakrabarti (shortlisted for the inaugural VAULT FIVE scheme, regular writer on BBC Radi…
See the UK’s longest running and best comedy newcomer competition back for its 35th year.
Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course.
Rising star Mamoun wants to share with you his unfiltered, idiosyncratic and unorthodox world view – the things you think about and never say out loud.
Arriving in Australia in February 2020 just before covid struck meant that Lloyd couldn’t see his family for over two years.
Stella’s considering anger management.
Show content warning: I may talk about that time I kicked a seagull in the head in Eastbourne.
Dan Willis (The Walking Dead, Ferris Buellers Way Of, The Whinging Pom) brings his brand-new show celebrating eight years of married life.
Twitter sensation Sooz (BBC Radio 4, BT Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live) got a PlayStation, the first adult console, in 1998 and finally felt grown-up.
Jay Handley wrestles with concepts beyond the reach of his intellect but within that of his vain, grasping ego.
Zany music and a psychedelic multimedia screen await the audience as we take our seats for Sam Nicoresti’s show Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture.
As seen on BT Sport’s DIY Pundit, the Amused Moose Comedy Award winner Danny Ward returns to Edinburgh with his seventh solo show.
‘This was such good fun, a lovely team, new games, actual physical danger! See it, Play it, Love it!’ (Tony Slattery).
As I’m writing this, I think the show will be about my best friend.
The harbinger of rock‘n’drole returns to Edinburgh with more guitar-wielding wordplay and silliness.
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
A one-off comedy extravaganza! For the past 37 years the Pleasance has been the home of new comedy talent in Edinburgh.
After the success of Brown Privilege, the Argentinean comedian will keep exploring the colonization of the American continent plus vaccines, Ukraine, Prince Andrew and travels to M…
The award-winning comedian returns with his 15th solo show.
Barcelona-based Scottish stand-up comedian Stuart Kennedy presents his solo comedy show Shitegeist – a show about life, death, sheep and bad endings to TV shows.
From #1 best-selling author on Amazon, unicycle jousting champion of New Zealand and performer of the best (and first) English comedy show ever in Madagascar, John Allis gets into …
The Mock The Week panelist and master of one-liners returns with another show jam-packed with cleverly crafted jokes and improvised gags.
‘Smart character comic’ (Scotsman) and Funny Women Awards finalist, Kirsty has a secret, and this is a confession.
The Cougar and the Cub stars two hysterical and unrestrained comedians: Trish Smart and Christy the Comedian.
Ali Brice is embracing life after almost losing it.
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Faye Treacy’s highly anticipated new show (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, as featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Three).
Living in Barcelona may seem like living in paradise, but for the English-speaking comedians it’s not always so rosy.
Würk is an American stand-up showcase using the word work in all its forms as a jumping off point to comedy.
Paul Savage wanted to do a fun, silly show but shows about trauma win awards.
With a busted knee, a burst eardrum and heroic reveries replaced by painkillers and words like ‘ouch’, ‘pardon’ and ‘I’m down here!’, Todd reckons he has one last chance to reinv…
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival, and this year he’s been thinking about the future.
Manchester’s award-winning free comedy club comes to Edinburgh for the first time! From the scene that produced the likes of Peter Kay and Johnny Vegas comes four rising stars, e…
Join Grant and comedy sidekick Mini Dalek on some hilarious lockdown misadventures, epic songs on ukulele and surreal art works as Mini Dalek presents his first art exhibition, Sal…
Two of the funniest women coming up on the circuit bring you a show tackling all the juicy issues that face fun-time women in their thirties from street harassment to the morning-a…
What does a Revolution and a Nevolution have in common? They only work if someone stands up.
Having grown up working in his family’s Memphis barbecue restaurant, US comedian Charlie Vergos is 100% southern on the surface, but his understated intelligence and wandering year…
Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British comedian! ‘Viggo is Norwegian’ (EdFestMag.
With the success of his first show, I’ve Not Heard of You Either – **** (Scotsman) – comedian Burt Williamson returns to the Fringe with another 45-minute offering of ‘absurd a…
A stand-up show to make you think: ‘Maybe I’m not doing so badly after all’.
An award-winning comedian from NYC fell in love with a woman online.
Stand-up comedian Richard Pulsford (Top 10 Edinburgh Fringe Jokes, 2019 and 2021; Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up, 2021; UK Pun Championships winner 2022) hosts this show f…
Flat-footed, dyslexic, self-doubting comedy graduate seeks audience for an afternoon of whimsical fun, stepping out on the rungs of his life.
The single hardest day of your life is the day you realise you’re not going to go mad and you’re not going to kill yourself.
A Fringe institution since 1999.
Talk about doing what it says on the tin! Here you go: simply the best comics on the contemporary Scottish circuit.
Stand up is a challenging format at the best of times - but the one-liner comedian often seems to be the ultimate masochist in a field where self-inflicted pain is surely part of t…
Comedy award winner 2021.
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
My show is about growing up, getting old and having an 88-year-old Jewish mother (now with no filter) who is making me ‘Jewrotic’ (neurotic and Jewish.
The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly.
Fraser Brown takes the audience on a hilarious and dark analysis of his own anxieties and worries.
Menopausal Mayhem is the perfect antidote to the doom and gloom surrounding the menopause.
The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh, featuring your favourite comedians from around the Fringe.
BBC New Comedy Award winner and the Scottish Comedian of the Year 2018 workshops his unique brand of sketches and characters for the very first time.
The risque sensation is back! Watch comedians share stories, lead audience games, provide good and bad dating advice and much more.
Say what you like, loud as you like, it’s a free world! You can talk about anything so long as it’s funny, that’s Raymond’s specialty.
Five-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist brings his third hour to Edinburgh.
Comedy with a conservation twist.
Life, relationships, the world! Everything seems to be coming to an end.
Henry Ginsberg (FHM Stand-Up Hero, Reading Festival New Act Of The Year) presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol-fuelled showcase of t…
In mid 2020 Angus Coutts tried to make money by selling naked pictures of himself online.
It’s stand-up, but not as you know it; no rules, no backup, no script, no set list.
In a festival that pours scorn on comedy without a poignant ending, one show dares to celebrate the purity of the undiluted, unadulterated and altogether far funnier club set.
Mutch returns to the Fringe for a special Work in Progress show.
A dark and dirty stand-up comedy showcase. Ghost Orgy was a sold-out show at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe .
Free show! Jim fights the mundane and holds no punches.
Join the longest-running panellist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News for his new show! Endorsed by Hollywood superstar Will Ferrell.
True stories, sharp gags and a big beard – Gallagher returns to Fringe following his sold-out run last time out! From growing up in Ireland, to travelling the world and everythin…
Mike Rice is struggling with adult life.
On tour from London’s Bush Hall, The Disgraceful Club is a wild Friday night of comedy hosted by the audacious queen of no shame, critically acclaimed, ‘one of the funniest women i…
Tuesday morning, 3am.
Veteran Canadian comic David Tsonos hates one thing: the drunk heckler.
In 1992 Gavin Webster was in a double act where he was actually the straight man, so he decided to go it alone.
High energy, observational stand-up with ‘fast-fire expert jokiness’ (BathEcho.
The night is young and three of the best stand-up comedians from Australia are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
After touring all over Europe, Mike Rice brings his electric hour show to Edinburgh.
Free show! Jim fights the mundane and holds no punches.
At twenty-six years old, New York comedian Brandon Barrera understands that the best way to ‘find the funny’ is by doing everything for the story.
If you’ve seen poker on Channel 4, that American accent you heard belonged to Joe Stapleton.
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 10th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across …
An award-winning blend of coaching and comedy from Harriet Beveridge.
A stand-up show about life as a comedian by one of the UK’s most in-demand headline acts.
Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 10th hilarious year with another phenomenal hand-picked selection of our favourite acts from across …
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Brexico is an hour of stand-up comedy that is half Mexican, half British, full Madness.
Two American women each perform stand-up comedy about everything from sex and dating to pigeons and society’s relationship to their bodies.
The best comedians at the Fringe do the dirtiest jokes they have in hopes that they will get cancelled. Hosted by Chicago comedian Matt Castellvi.
A light-hearted stand-up comedian living in NYC looks back on his rambunctious 90s childhood in the Deep South.
High-energy stand-up from one warmest, wildest and nicest guys in comedy today, bringing his unique, funny, frantic and sometimes filthy comedy mind to the Fringe with off-the-wall…
Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021.
Hey bestie.
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Comedian Fab La Roche-Francoeur loves the feeling of being surrounded by an audience laughing at his jokes.
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Carr Crash is an hour’s comedy by Leslie Carr (father and Professor of computer science) and Ruby Carr (daughter and stand-up comedian) exploring the human side of Artificial Intel…
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show.
Coming off a sell-out tour of Edinburgh in 2021, up-and-coming stars Luke Terry, Katie Kamola and Ed Thorne (with appearances from Jonnie Smith on select performances) return to th…
Odds are you’ve seen one of Kinne’s many viral videos from his sketch comedy TV show, Kinne Tonight.
Free shots on entry! The title says it all, three comics from Berlin and the UK come in to do an hour of crowd work where the audience is encouraged to heckle – the louder the be…
Allyson June Smith and Daisy Earl are two of the highest regarded female comedians in the industry.
Join South Coast Comedian of the Year finalist and viral sensation Horatio Gould, for a bold hour of high-octane stand-up about everything from hyper-reality to pegging.
The Late Late Irish Show is a compilation show featuring Ireland’s best comedians.
Showcase of Scotland’s best comics.
Aidan Goatley is not jealous of Romesh Ranganathan.
Shep Famousman, the finest talent agent London’s ever seen, known for a time as The King; known once, for about three hours, due to a profound clerical error, as the mayor of Lon…
Let Philip Simon keep your little ones giggling more than that time they saw their teacher’s dirty washing on Google Classroom! Created during lockdown to entertain the children bo…
Fresh from doing tour support for John Bishop on his 2022 arena tour, multi-international award-winning stand-up comedian Ray Bradshaw is bringing a new show to the Edinburgh Fring…
The smash-hit show returns, with top TV comedians – aka the Gladi-Haters – improvising rants on topics suggested by the audience.
Join the award-winning star of Breaking The News, Heart FM and One Show for a joyful new comedy chat show.
New York comedians Wyatt Feegrado (Bettor Days on Hulu, Amazon Prime), Lukas Arnold (2 million+ followers on Tiktok) and Otter Lee (Fairview on Comedy Central) present an afternoon…
After a fully sold-out run at last year’s festival we’re back for the show’s 10th year at the Fringe! Recommended as the best late-night Irish show by the Edinburgh Evening News in…
Mick McNeill’s rapid climb up the Scottish comedy ladder has seen him become a weekend favourite at every weekend comedy club in the country.
Get a taste of some of the best new comedy talent on the Scottish circuit! Kathleen Hughes (So You Think You’re Funny? Finalist 2022) hosts three fantastic acts with new line-ups e…
The world’s changed, Michaels confused and snowflake is a cold dessert? Is it just me? Let’s find out together.
American comedian from Texas offers a rollercoaster of health and staying present pursuits from London to Tokyo to monasteries to tofu and brown rice.
Gillian Fischer wants to be Jewish.
Return of the craic! 4 Funny Feckers, a Fringe favourite, is hosted by cheeky Irish comic Wes Dalton, an Irish charmer who has cheekiness and likeability down to a tee.
First full-length solo show from 2021’s Scottish Comedian of the Year Award winner.
No Limits – an irreverent stand-up comedy show where comedians push boundaries, slice and dice edgy topics and are not afraid of taking the risk.
Dogs on Instagram and more excruciatingly hilarious revelations from one of Scotland’s fastest-rising stars who’s stormed New York’s Off-Broadway and opened for Daniel Sloss,…
Award-winning stand-up Cassidy with the uplifting, multi-award nominated ‘extraordinary story richly accessorised with laughter’ (Scotsman).
Following her first US tour and millions of views over lockdown for her blunt takes on dating and being a child-free badass, this award-winning stand-up is back with a sex-positive…
Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics.
‘Absolutely cracking… Great material with fantastic execution’ (The Stand).
From exes to golf coaches, Just a Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge is an eloquent, biting and well-structured analysis of situations when Hannah Fairweather was right and when she wa…
A hilarious new stand-up show from the star of Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Impractical Jokers UK and Stand Up Central.
‘Laugh-out-loud performance from beginning to end!’ **** (List).
‘There’s real steel in his comedic bones’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Reality is overrated.
A timely show about dogs, defeat and determination by award-winning comedian, best-selling author and underdog, Dave Chawner.
‘Classic nonsense… Stand-up comedy at its best’ (Scotsman).
A crowd-funded, profit-sharing show that champions working-class comedians.
‘Downright hilarious!’ (Edinburgh Evening News).
A show about mental health, not just mental illness.
Full of post-Covid fallout, antibodies and menopausal rage, Daphna Baram emerges out of her safe cave into her 50s, to find out what is left of our world as we knew it.
A tenth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high energy hijinks from three of the comedy circuit’s funniest performers.
Sex.
Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) for an hour of stand-up, sketch, song and much more.
Total sell-out 2005-2019 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and star of Live at the Apollo returns with a brand new hour of ‘confessional storytelling at its funniest’ ***** (Herald).
Despite what Catherine Bohart tells us in This Isn’t For You, she is more emotionally articulate than she gives herself credit for.
‘Oy Gay! is hilarious, clever and filthy! These talented comedians charm and entertain whilst exploring faith, community and life, with some classic material that still makes me la…
The title of this show and the sweet, open and slightly goofy face staring at you from the posters should tell you everything you need to know about this show: and stand-up Luca Cu…
The cult hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join the fun without being picked on! Enjoy three top stand-ups answering the daft questions that have been picked using our…
A hilarious stand-up comedy compilation show that leaves out the really rude bits so the whole family can enjoy the show.
Two rising stars of the UK stand-up circuit banging out jokes and stories on topics as diverse as relationships, religion, politics, health and the human condition.
Love queer comedy? Bored of cis male comedians? Don’t worry, the queer women, trans and non-binary stand-up sensation is back with another epically gay show featuring incredible LG…
After experimental Zoom gigs where he got muted by 639 people and a drive-in gig where Omid witnessed an audience member get out his car, attach a hose pipe to his exhaust and feed…
A whirlwind show examining the multiple roles you play in your life and what happens when you break out of them.
Krystal’s sardonic, beige exterior is in direct contrast to her life which has been full of vivid colour.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020, Eric Rushton brings his highly anticipated debut hour to the festival.
A prodigal story of true love and sacred transformation.
Molly and Carla are both high-energy and friendly gals.
Uxbridge’s third-hardest man shares his views on the modern world with a few tips and tricks thrown in.
A show that’s equal measures hilarious, educational and deeply personal.
As we enter the venue, Chelsea Birkby is waiting at the entrance with a tray of glasses of water for us because it can get pretty hot inside the room.
If it isn’t your old internet friend, Dr Giggles.
Most Outstanding Show nominee at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2022.
What if men could really understand what women want? Is it even possible? And if it was, would their heads implode? Join comics Kimberley Datnow and Peter Bazely this summer, as th…
The show contains nothing but jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes …
Shetland comedian Marjolein is back with her brand-new hour.
A lot has changed in Scott McPherson’s life in 2021 and Scott McPherson: Go Scotty will give the audience an intimate, comical window into these changes.
Tom’s been trying to remember what was important before responsibility and fear got in the way.
A new work in progress from the host of The Comedian’s Comedian podcast.
Climate change.
Volunteers needed for very important scientific research*.
Fringe favourites – New York City comedian Katharyn Henson, ‘kicking some serious comedy ass’ (Scotsman), and internationally touring Ollie Horn, ‘a natural’ (BroadwayBaby.
Who can save us now? God/Nathan Cassidy might be our only hope.
In the mid-80s, at 6 months old, my grandparents become my legal guardians.
‘Russell’s mum believes the whole pandemic is one huge elaborate excuse to get Bradley Walsh more airtime on British TV and Russell is just grateful for a chance to catch up on the…
Tired of the goose? Swan Power is here.
A Google search is possibly the most used thing out of all the things you use after toilet paper, but what’s it like to work there? And are the people all weirdo IT people? And are…
Paul Sinha is probably best known as one of Bradley Walsh’s TV team of ‘Chasers’: a characterful crew of six champion quizzers whose aim is to stop four plucky hopefuls getti…
Scotland’s international comedy star is doing a run of shows to work up some new material for his next tour.
Intranet sensation Amy Gledhill (1/3 of cult double act The Delightful Sausage) makes her Fringe debut with a show about resilience and dancing.
Split-bill WIP from Elly Shaw and Elaine Fellows.
In its seventh year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase.
A lens into the intriguing world of van life told by a guy who lives out of vehicles in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia.
From dealing with video testimonies of love from superfans to the vilest of far-right vitriol that can be spat in 280 characters and all whilst dealing with the life of a comedian,…
After selling out at the Adelaide Fringe, Liars and Clowns comes to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative, underground and weird acts from around the festival.
An outrageous hour of comedy served to you by a selection of female comedians from across the globe.
Rachel Jackson is an award-winning, Scottish comedian with TV credits such as The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV) and Edinburgh Unlocked (BBC).
What sort of a prick is living their best life? Richard Branson? Elon Musk? The Dalai Lama? Yes, the Dalai Lama is a prick – all will be explained in the show.
Teacher-by-trade Jack’s guide to everything the classroom may throw at you.
Award-winning comedian, NHS psychiatrist and author Benji Waterstones shares highlights from his forthcoming book.
Lee Kyle is an actual giant.
Dion Owen is a professional comedian and an avid cyclist originally from a small town in British Columbia, Canada.
Ireland’s comedy darlings Mark O’Keeffe (Winner Show Me the Funny 2019) & Richy Sheehy (viral sensation as seen on Sky, RTE, BBC) are back with their new best hour! ‘These guys are…
What does sex means to you? It’s the question that Mihai asked himself in his debut solo show, Dirty Anxious Vampire.
New York Comedian Gabe Mollica started comedy the day after he got broken up with.
Saucy stand-up comedian Diane’s ninth stand-up show exploring themes of deficiency, such as the inappropriate board game her mother made, having anaemia when you’re ginger and marr…
‘Funny.
2019 Pick of the Fringe award sell-out sensation.
Fancy some razor sharp wit? If so, this is for you.
Game changer of an act Sam Serrano showcases their trademark self-deprecating and dark style in their debut show, Make Me Your Queen.
Ted Hill is incredibly brave for putting on his show, All The Presidents Man, which in itself is a very clever title.
A heady mixture of ropey material and competent crowd work from one of the greats. Extra show added: as part of Just the Tonic’s Hot Ticket Lucky Dip. Tuesday 23rd at 5.45pm.
WIP stand-up show from cheeky little monkey, Tom Lawrinson.
For the eighth year of this universally unique, neurodiversifying, audience-participatory solo show, Paul Wady has changed the name to Guerilla Autistics and wants to take you all …
Top Derry comic Peter E Davidson* is above average! (In that humans are only supposed to sleep an average of one third of their life… and he really has gone beyond the call of du…
After his highly acclaimed debut show in 2019, star of The Comedy Underground (BBC Scotland) Robin Grainger is back with more hilarious observations as he tries to put an end to pu…
Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland’s best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live chat show.
‘The best late-night show on the Fringe’ (Scotsman) returns in all its glory, featuring a stellar line-up of the very best acts from across the festival every night.
In her Fringe debut, one of the rising stars of the UK stand-up scene shares a raw, honest and hilarious hour of tales… with just the right amount of filth.
Top 10 Comedy Shows of Edinburgh Fringe 2019 (Telegraph).
Debut stand-up hour from your favourite, local American.
3’s Comedy brings together Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones, three of the rising stars of Australian comedy, for a whole new hour of hilarious stand up.
I’ve been fired from 14 jobs in my life – I’m starting to think that I might be the problem? I’ll tell you some of the stories and you can tell me what you think.
Gary G Knightley (the “Twat out of Hell”) returns with a new passion: quizzing.
Debut show from award-winning (and he will prove it) internet comedy sensation, Jim Daly (50+ million views).
Take a chill pill! Stay calm! Relax! I know, the exclamation marks aren’t helping! Over the last two years, Jacob somehow predicted the pandemic in his 2019 show, got hitched and w…
A split bill stand-up hour with a cherry on top.
An hour of raucous queer comedy hosted by award-winning comedians Kate Martin and Daniel Foxx.
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year finalist Louise Leigh was supposed to write her Magnum Opus: a searing commentary on men, menopause and menthol rub, a meditation on the natu…
In 1999, Vidura’s family left war-ridden Sri Lanka in search of a better life.
The popular show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all styles, genders and varieties doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships.
Here comes the bride, forty-foot wide! It’s the wedding of the century and you’re invited as Lucy Frederick – ‘Eye wateringly honest’ (Scotsman) – walks down the aisle.
Northern Irish comic Caroline McEvoy and Arab comic Farah Sharp are used to conflict.
Philosophy Machines is the new stand-up comedy show in 2022 from Alex Farrow.
Knowledge is power, power corrupts, corruption is bad, Adele is good.
A brand-new show from the grand master of Dada nonsense that will endeavour to kick both the stigma of mental health and the patriarchy right in the non-binaries! Hold onto your re…
Fresh from BBC Radio 4 (Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum), critically acclaimed comedian Tom was planning to write a show that’s less frustrated, less political… the cost of living cri…
Fringe veteran Simon Munnery once more brings his eclectic mix of props, jokes, sketches, songs, poetry, and storytelling to the stage of The Stand with Trials and Tribulations.
Sameer Katz bring his sixth show to the Fringe! Three-quarters of a PhD from Cambridge has taught Sameer that most things in life aren’t based on facts, but beliefs.
Tip your hat, grab your cowboy boots and bless your heart, because Broken Zoo has come all the way from Austin, Texas, USA to put on the wildest comedy show at the Fringe.
Awkward Sex.
Are we nearing the end of the pandemic? Or are we on the brink of yet more global catastrophes? Are governments fiddling while the world burns? Following his total sell-out success…
At the start of 2020, Jazz lost her job and her mind.
Hi-de-hi darlings – welcome back.
The Alternative Book Club presents an unconventional comedy show about books where there is absolutely no required reading.
Alex Hylton is almost absolutely certain he’s in love.
Do you feel successful? Then this is your show.
The show that turns smack talk into an art form! Back again after sold-out runs in 2018 and 2019.
Live! Laugh! Liquidate! is the message 8-year-old Charmian got from Hammer film She.
One-time Riot grrrl, witch, illustrator Joanna and her volatile alter egos explore life and love.
Come See.
Moni grew up in a sweatshop in Wuhan.
Ireland’s own Duffy Connors is taking his solo show to Edinburgh.
Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise.
From running an online pun show gaining hundreds of thousands of views to the culmination of an appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, a lot has happened over the last two years for t…
Razor-sharp wit and near-the-knuckle material, join one of Europe’s fastest rising stars as he touches on his upbringing and the royal family, along with his army of trademark da…
After a sold-out Fringe run in 2021, Michael Welch is back to examine his struggles in a technology-dependent world in which he increasingly grapples to pay attention.
With Vladimir McTavish and friends.
Filled with classically and subtly nihilistic British humour, Milo Edwards’ Voicemail is full of intelligent and thought provoking commentary that turns Mash House into a safe sp…
Alice-India, 2Northdown New Comedian of the Year Finalist 2021, wants to be your best ever friend forever.
Coming off a sell-out tour of Edinburgh in 2021, up-and-coming stars Luke Terry, Katie Kamola and Ed Thorne (with appearances from Jonnie Smith on select performances) return to th…
Join this multi award-winning comedian for his debut hour of laughs as he tries to unravel the great questions of our time, like: Why does anyone believe the Earth is flat? Can you…
David nails losing parents, so you don’t have to (NB you’ll still have to).
Tssss.
Four of the best newer acts.
Nominated – Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2019.
Two internationally touring Canadian comedians, Andrew Packer and Jacob Balshin, perform a blend of stand-up and musical comedy with an emphasis on improvised crowd interaction.
Finally, something Netflix can’t match! Darkest Thoughts offers you the audience a chance to get immediate comedy based on any topic you can think of.
Not ready for the night to end? Neither are we! So head on over to The All Irish After Party, where the craic is only just beginning!! A true late night show, this show is always b…
Solutions or snake oil? You decide.
After a sold-out run at London’s Vault Festival, Irish stand-up Comedian Mairead Doyle-Heffernan makes her Fringe debut with stories from her hilariously colourful journey to a w…
You can (and should) get a comedian out of Russia, but can you get Russia out of a comedian? Oleg Denisov, a critically acclaimed satirical stand-up and philosopher by training, go…
Gabe Mollica brings New York-style comedy line-ups every night to Bar 50.
A hilarious and edgy stand-up hour that examines what it’s like to see the world through cum-tinted glasses.
Comedy Hour features Prue Blake, Peter Jones and Sonia Di Iorio, three of the freshest stand-ups coming out of Australia bringing a new hour of comedy to the Fringe.
Christmas Eve, Georgia, 1996.
A twisted stand-up comedy quest to understand fatherhood.
Susan Morrison is at an age and stage to get some funny stuff off her chest.
Swept up by the Lionesses’ historic win at the Euros, I booked to see Joseph Parsons: Equaliser.
A stand-up comedy compilation show hosted by Tom Mayhew, as heard on BBC Radio 4.
Hot flush banter? Dodgy knee chit-chat? Yes, the finest comics over 40 are here to entertain you – if we can get up the stairs! Remember telephone tables? Or looking up facts in…
The affable, internationally well-travelled comedian returns to the Fringe with more hilarious anecdotes, observations, audience interaction and banter as well as some insightful c…
Following last year’s sell-out run, the return of the extraordinarily original and marvellously funny comedy about about Israel, Palestine and the Jews.
From Vogue magazine to putting Piers Morgan in his place and zombifying politicians on Question Time.
The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns.
As seen at festivals across the UK.
One of the (many) great things about Fringe is that new comics, who don’t yet have an hour’s worth of material, can buddy up to put on a show — Chris Hall and Mark Bittleston…
The popular show returns with comedians from around the Fringe of all styles, genders and varieties doing their best material based around the subject of sex and relationships.
NHS junior doctor, comedian and now author (oooooh, check him) Ed Patrick returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with the makings of a new show.
Welsh stand-up and Fringe veteran Tudur Owen returns to Edinburgh with a true-ish tale of a man he once knew called Alive Huw.
You can spend too much time in the bath and end up media managing your own death, actually.
Comedy with an accent; comedy with a different point of view! The show is curated by your mischievous Taiwanese comic Kuan-wen and features comedians from all over the world who a…
Real-life doctor and award-winning comedian Stefania Licari brings her alter ego to the stage in Medico – a hysterical and moving exploration of the medical world, immigration an…
Into every generation, a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one.
Kirsty overshares her funny bits.
Mum’s the Word is a special story about a comedian from India growing up with her mum, who is a single parent, and how she’s never met her dad.
Dublin’s favourite comedy club is on tour.
Ya ya ding dong.
In her first solo show, Swiss Comedy Talent Award finalist Michelle Kalt tackles the aftermath of an embarrassingly peaceful break-up, covering everything from bad dates (or whatev…
Abigoliah never thought she could be deported.
You never know who Tehran Von Ghasri’s bringing to his stage.
Sid Singh: comedian, human rights lawyer and idiot.
All little boys want their dads to be superheroes.
She’s back, the 6’5” towering Scottish drag legend Nancy Clench, returns to the Edinburgh Fringe.
After the huge success of his last ever sell-out show, Edinburgh award-winning comedian Phil Ellis is back with his latest final stand-up show ever.
Raul Kohli talks about important events in his life and the world at large, such as why he felt sorry for the local paedophile during Covid-19, how Russian intelligence services us…
Raul Kohli does an hour of crowd interaction because after 24 months selling himself on webcam like a budget pornstar, he’s come to the realisation that comedy means nothing with…
Constantly rotating line-up of the best comedians at this year’s festival.
My nickname is Taco – the first girl I ever kissed thought I looked Mexican.
“Excuse me sir, would you mind if I gave this gentleman the free seat beside you?” says a keen and kind Aliya Kanani before the beginning of her sold-out show.
Canadians are easy to get a long with and most importantly, funny.
In its 6th year; We’re Sorry! A rotating showcase of Canadian comedians in town for the Fringe.
Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe.
The Leicester Mercury Champion and multi award-winner, Jack Gleadow returns to the Fringe with more old-school comedy for the modern age.
Jon Pearson – crowned Best MC in the Midlands, 2022 – presents his unscripted, unfiltered and unplanned award-winning Leicester Comedy Festival performance plus his brand-new S…
Jake Donaldson is a male comedian who just wants to be a good feminist, but he grew up in the 90s and has a “proper man” for a dad, so now he feels bad about not being able to …
Under Covid, every day is like Groundhog Day.
Do you ever lay down to sleep only to be visited by the dread of embarrassing memories and intrusive thoughts? This show is for you! Award-winning Irish comedian and star of mega-p…
A dazzling double-header show featuring Vlad and Kuan-wen (Macedonia and Taiwan), who cut their teeth on the London circuit.
It’s comedian, idiot, writer and voice actor Cerwonka’s Fringe debut.
Lanessa has been performing shows all her life.
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Kirsty Munro.
A small show about trials and tribulations.
Award-winning character comedian Anna Morris (Channel 4’s Lee and Dean, BBC’s Outnumbered, The First Team, Count Arthur Strong) brings her BBC Radio 4 special to life in this debut…
Abby has been chained to a radiator in the magistrates’ court for almost 30 years.
You think you’re fine all day, until 3am hits. And the brain has its revenge. ****½ (FourthWallMedia.wordpress.com). **** (Glamadelaide.com.au).
Daniel Muggleton is an Australian stand-up comedian wearing a tracksuit.
Musical comedian and viral internet songboy, Anesti Danelis, presents a comedy concert inspired by all of those stupid self-help books.
Unfiltered compilation show, where the hecklers are being heckled.
Ram Adithya Arangi – The Local Tourist is a solo comedy show that is best described as a hilarious and emotional tale of a local immigrant who gets labelled as a tourist across f…
Al Lubel talks about his love of space, hatred of time, fear of death, ambivalence toward his parents and concern for his mental health.
Al Lubel talks about his name for fifty-six minutes and about something else for four minutes.
If you want to feel young and useful, get a job in a care home.
Stand-up philosophy is like stand-up comedy – except it’s philosophical.
The best Estonian comedians are at the Fringe for the second time and they have their own show! Come and listen to an hour of Estonian stand-up, performed in English, that is relat…
With Dalia Malek, enlightenment can be silly and the gallows can be fun.
Maureen Langan doesn’t want to hate people; they make her hate them.
Bullies don’t toughen you up or teach you life lessons.
Shared hour of comedy examining the people we pretend to be when we’re trying to convince the world we’re doing just fine, thank you very much! Luke Healy is an author and come…
Raucous, wild and a little bit different – this one-hour compilation show with a changing daily line-up, gives you a fabulous cross section of Fringe madness in one crazy bite-si…
You’ll always find him in the corner at parties, but is it time for Chris to put himself in the middle of things? If not, a trip to the buffet table or maybe the toilet would be id…
After moving to Switzerland, a wayward Aussie finds out he’ll be a father and so he does the obvious: Leaves everyone to embark on an acting career (AKA cocaine addiction) and accr…
Christof’s overly-supportive, Greek-Cypriot family has made him think anybody cares about his jokes and, even worse, this Edinburgh show.
‘After defeat, re-enchantment is necessary’, said Lola Olufemi.
Rachel and Colin muse over their different realities of parenthood: the highs, lows, irritations and chaos.
After two previous successful cohorts, SalFUNNI returns to the Fringe with nine new budding stand-ups from the University of Salford, home of the longest-running comedy degree.
Icebreaker presents Dundee’s finest comics (not including those actually from Dundee) featuring Luis Alcada, Andy Bullick and Scott Redmond.
Tamar’s getting married.
The Kids of Canada is a stand-up comedy show featuring three of Canada’s best young comedians! After two long years of pandemic restrictions, these three 20-somethings from the f…
Three comics well familiar with war, a German comic, an English comic and an Israeli one, are here to bring you the first line of comedy, rather than doing an hour each, these thre…
A revolving door of different African, Australian and British comedians every show! Come support your home country roots while learning about other people’s cultures in the funnies…
This popular show returns for its fifth run. Four circuit comedians from the UK and Berlin will make you laugh until you wet yourself, in this fast-paced club-style hour.
Father-son stand-up comics Paul and Paul wish life was more like television and they had the power to rewrite and recast the characters in their lives.
A Romantic (Stand-Up) Comedy (Show).
‘German, but funny’ (Der Spiegel).
Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! Same spirited show but with all new faces performing stand-up and sharing their best drunken comedic tales! If…
That’s not an Australian comedy show, this is an Australian comedy show! Don’t miss this rotating line-up of the best Aussie and Kiwi comedians at the Fringe with host Daniel Muggl…
A Morning with Woody Allen (ish).
Highly rated newcomers, Runi (Hypothetical, HIGNFY) and Toussaint (Dave’s Outsiders, John Bishop tour support), have written for TV and supported some of the biggest names in comed…
Debut stand-up hour from sarky Londoner Lily Phillips.
Facing an existential crisis Anna powered off her phone and dived head first into an Ayahuasca retreat in the Irish wilderness.
In this work-in-progress show, Lee enters the post-pandemic era in streamlined stand-up mode.
Jason Byrne has not only had his heart unblocked and been given a new lease on life, but his whole career has been unblocked too! The constipation of Covid has been cleared, live e…
When Finlay Christie won the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? competition in 2019, it seemed like his next year would be filled with preparation for his first Edinburgh sho…
Too young to be yelling at clouds, Ivo Graham decides to talk loudly at us over the course of an hour instead.
At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large.
The fastest-selling act at Glasgow International Comedy Festival three years running is back with a brand-new show! In her 40th year, Susie has decided to leave cynicism behind to …
There is something comforting about Angela Barnes’ Hot Mess.
Last year he found the nefarious link between Ikea, the Nazis and Kanye West.
Fresh from supporting Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan, ‘Fringe favourite’ (BroadwayWorld.
Debut stand-up hour from Mancunian ray of sunshine, Josh Jones.
After complete sell-out runs in 2017 and 2018, Tom Lucy is back with a new hour of razor sharp comedy.
Justin is back: still funny, yet middle-aged.
Richard Stott returns to the Fringe with a brand-new show filled with trademark storytelling and joyously acerbic one liners.
Star of The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), Netflix’s Flinch, Live At The Apollo (BBC Two), Tonight at The London Palladium (ITV), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Play To The Whistle (ITV),…
Best Debut show Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 and Funny Women runner-up.
Aaron gained a nickname based solely on being in a wheelchair.
After an enormous UK and Australia tour and an Amazon special, the Taskmaster runner-up and accidental YouTube cult leader brings his most popular show so far back to where it bega…
32 athletes entered the 1904 Olympic marathon in St Louis, Missouri.
Here he comes, trotting back onstage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad.
Will used to think his life was a joke – but he was wrong, it’s more like 300.
In the last ever performances of this show, Stewart Lee, ‘the world’s greatest living stand-up’ (Times), looks at how the Covid-Brexit era has impacted on the culture war declare…
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee.
Everything’s a matter of time, one way or another.
After 21 years and 224 days Hal’s back being single.
2019’s Best Newcomer nominee and your favourite self-aware stand-up returns with an hour about self-confidence, self-esteem and self-care.
Andy’s an ideas man and he’s got ideas, man.
How about a nice little hour where we pretend the last couple years haven’t happened, yeah? That sounds nice, doesn’t it? Yeah.
Stephen Mullan arrives at the Edinburgh Fringe bringing his special brand of goofy energetic comedy to the festival for the first time.
Maisie Adam is Buzzed about a lot of things, and it is a nice change of pace to hear how things are going well for a comedian.
Who says poetry is box office poison? Fresh from wowing crowds opening for The Libertines and John Cooper Clarke, Luke Wright serves up banger after banger at the hottest late nigh…
Sarah Keyworth’s Lost Boy is very difficult to fully describe.
Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene has stammered since he was four years old.
My mother died in March 2019 and of course it was sad and grief can be tough sometimes, but I saw a lot of funny in that too.
Award-winning Eli Matthewson is taking you back through some huge life revelations that took place in some seriously shitty cars, from when he came out to his dad, to 10 years late…
Acclaimed stand-up Dan Cook returns with a brand-new show of high-energy, contemplative idiocy.
People keep telling James he’s “too gay”.
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee Elf Lyons floats to the Fringe with her new horrifying comedy show inspired by Stephen King.
In her award-winning stand-up show, Esther Manito (Live at the Apollo, The Stand Up Sketch Show) looks back at the era of lad mags, landlines and cock-n-ball graffiti.
50% Polish, 50% Italian, 100% legend.
Comedy’s miserable, cheeky scamp is returning with the weight of the world across his shoulders and some burning questions in his soul.
What do you do when the end of the world finally comes and you realise it’s going to happen slowly and boringly? No sudden meteor strike.
Over 10 million views on TikTok and Instagram! New show from the award-winning smash hit comic.
Award-winning comedian and actor Michelle Brasier (Netflix’s Aunty Donna, Double Denim) debuts her critically acclaimed show.
As the crescendo of complaints and controversy was rising over the comedy circuit I was persuaded to abandon the safe confines of the theatre category and go in at the deep end, so…
Why can’t we all be on the same team? Is it because of men with vans called Barry? Is it because of killer sex robots, or it is it because of sambuca? Or all of the above? Sasha E…
Rising star Rajiv Karia wants to be your friend.
This dark-comedy love letter to Britney Spears is a nostalgia-fest for anyone who has ever dropped to that Hit Me Baby One More Time beat and for anyone who came of age against the…
The New York Times – America’s “Daily Record” – asked: what’s the worst that could happen to you? Blindness won! Jamie’s not sure it’s that bad.
Looking like an ethereally pale, and bearded, pre-Raphaelite muse, Alasdair Beckett-King cuts a striking onstage figure.
How far would you go for the people you love? Join Soho Theatre’s Young Company alumni, rising comedy talent and naïve suburbanite Jake Farrell as he answers that question in his …
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…
It has been an interesting couple of years, with a global pandemic showing us a different perspective on life and its meaning.
As part of a continuing physical and mental tailspin, Frankie Boyle suppresses his overarching sense of futility and horror to tell jokes for an hour in the final days of organised…
One of Australia’s best stand-up comedians returns with his new show Yoho Diabolo.
Highly anticipated debut hour from comedian and junior doctor.
Hot piece of ass Barry rises from the ashes of the pandemic to heal your soul like a hearty dose of medicinal magic mushrooms.
Host of Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club and critically acclaimed podcast Spit or Swallow.
In this UK premiere, South Africa’s top ventriloquist, Conrad Koch, chats racism, apartheid and colonialism, with his double International EMMY award nominated puppet friend and …
Kiri Pritchard-McLean is back and a lot has happened over the last few years.
As we all know, COVID was invented to stop people from enjoying live music, but now Two Hearts are here to help us recover from two years of silence.
The sexy baby from Taskmaster is all grown up.
Sikisa is the life and soul, the hostess-with-the-mostess and the party don’t start ‘til she walks in.
The ‘New York comedy institution’ (New York Times) and host of the Beautiful/Anonymous podcast makes a much-anticipated return to Edinburgh following a six-year absence.
The ‘amazingly funny’ (Forbes) Christopher Titus, one of the States’ most prolific and respected comedians, is finally making his Edinburgh debut.
A new show about private things, public things and trying to wrap your big sexy arms around time to keep it still.
Total sell-out 2005 - 2019 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Thanyia Moore was going to make her Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2020 with a heartfelt, emotional show, that was about to rock your socks off… but then 2020 happened.
It’s a loud and rowdy Saturday night at Monkey Barrel.
As the discourse on trans people becomes more toxic in the UK – comedian, trans woman and nuisance Jen Ives is here to sort it all out, hun.
Glorious mistakes.
Join New Zealand’s fastest comedian (5km and 10km) for an enchanting afternoon In the Moonlight.
I reviewed Forde’s 2019 show Brexit, Pursued by a Bear and wrote of how his political comedy was as therapeutically valuable as it was satirically satisfying.
World-famous prankster and Lee Nelson creator Simon Brodkin returns with a blistering new stand-up show ripping into his ADHD diagnosis, I’m A Celebrity rejection, barmitzvah humil…
Star of Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee Sara Barron returns with a blistering new hour of stand-up on sm…
Rob Rouse (Bottom, BBC’s Upstart Crow) has performed stand-up since winning So You Think You’re Funny? at Edinburgh in 1998.
There’s not really any way to describe how much I enjoyed Glenn Moore’s show other than to say that by the halfway point, I had put my notepad away and was just enjoying the ri…
The unachievable expectations of African Jesus! The unholy shame of premarital cohabitation! The unwavering healthcare professionals who dare to oppose the will of God! Edinburgh C…
Tim Vine returns with his new stand-up show.
Safe everyone.
Join Mary Beth for her eagerly anticipated debut hour, as she shares her checkered journey as an aspiring young starlet through to the present day, covering a range of topics like …
Scottish Comedian of the Year winner, viral video star and regular panellist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News, Marc Jennings returns to the Fringe following his sold-out debut i…
Vir Das, fresh off an Emmy nomination for his latest Netflix stand-up special, brings his brand new Wanted world tour to Edinburgh – a show about freedom, a journey into foolishn…
Before launching his huge national tour, multi award-winning comedian Marcus brings this blisteringly funny hour of stand-up to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Amy’s hotly anticipated debut hour explores ‘main character syndrome’ – that feeling of being the lead in a film of your life (even when you don’t always feel like the writ…
Following his critically acclaimed debut and Soho Theatre Live Amazon comedy special, award-winning comedian Kai Samra is back with a brand-new hour about race, class, immigration,…
Sexy Brain is Tiff Stevenson’s tenth Edinburgh show – a mighty feat for any comedian.
So many comedians, so little time! In this unmissable Edinburgh Fringe institution, 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showc…
Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) and with over 10 million views online, comedian Luke Kempner has found out he is to become a father, but can he b…
Grace, ‘one of the funniest women in Britain’ (Times), makes her eagerly awaited Fringe return following 2019’s sell-out run, with a new show about her two lifelong passions; men a…
Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Lauren is back with a brand-new show.
In her Fringe debut, one of the hottest names on America’s comedy circuit shares her journey from daughter, to best friend, to caregiver in a poignant but laughter-filled hour.
Growing up with a mother with schizophrenia and a grandmother who stole from buffets and fed her false realities, Atsuko is now stunted as an adult.
Think you’re tough? Funny? Bisexual? Prove it.
You won’t have had children yet, as Jenny is the first person to ever go through this particular ordeal, but you might be keen to learn a little something about this incredible new…
Highly anticipated debut stand-up hour from the Hackney Empire New Comedian of the Year Winner, tackling all the big topics; Scottish mothers, sex parties, karate teachers, and men…
Dr Silcox returns with his perfect show for the fourth time for his hardcore fans; a unique and no-nonsense approach to exposing big pharmaceutical companies who rip off their cust…
Multi award-winning podcast returns.
Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone got high self-esteem and zero regrets? No? Great! People Person is for anyone who thinks they’re failing at life and t…
Multi award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan are climbing out of their pits, armed with a piano and percussion section to bring you a brand new show of their critically acclai…
The American stand-up, TV writer and “neurotic Jewish millennial” returns following her acclaimed 2019 debut.
The Crowd Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about crowds by award-winning writer, actor and podcaster Rob Auton.
After two sell-out Fringes, Tessa Coates is beside herself with excitement to be back with a brand-new show.
Like Edinburgh, London is not an easy city to live in.
Total sell-out 2005-2019 returns with a brand new line-up.
Total sell-out 2005-2019 returns with a brand new line-up.
In his intimate and highly anticipated debut hour, Rich Hardisty (Channel 4, Netflix, BBC) takes us on a journey through the highs and lows of his unusual life.
Debut hour from nice young man, Sam Lake.
Introducing Canadian comedian Michelle Shaughnessy who debuts at the Fringe this year.
The iconic American comedian and actress returns with her acerbic wit, following multiple sell-out runs.
Neanderthal Canadian Trinidadian Norn Iron loon Law brings his half-baked thoughts on the last couple of years and a little time travel to boot.
One time, Alice got kicked out of an airport because her passport was covered in glow stick – and that’s just the start.
When the pandemic hit, comedian Pernille Haaland found herself moving back home to her parents in rural Norway.
Of the 39 shows I saw in three and a half days this Fringe, the biggest gamble and least familiarity was Randy Feltface.
‘Few comics reduce their audience to the constant waves of laughter for the full hour like Britton does’ (Chortle.
Award-winning physical comedian Tom Walker has written a love letter to the sport and spear that share a name: the humble javelin.
Winner: Best New Comedian, Panic Awards (2019).
Richard Brown returns to the Fringe with a new show that promises to be as bleakly brilliant as his previous endeavours.
Oh wow, the last two years have been awful haven’t they? So what do we do now? Laugh and pretend it’s definitely fine? Or deal with the trauma of multiple lockdowns, emotional shut…
British-Lebanese comedian Isabelle Farah’s sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2021 show Ellipsis later transferred to the Soho Theatre and was listed by Chortle in the Top Ten shows of 2021…
Forget everything you may know about Bloody Mary; the cocktail, the game, the queen who burned Protestants at the stake.
Selected as one of the best shows to see by Time Out and The Times.
Finally allowed to reconnect with human people again, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Brennan has forgotten how to do it and needs your help.
What have I been doing this past two years? Apart from sitting on the settee in my pyjamas, squeezing my ingrowing hairs whilst watching documentaries on Ted Bundy? I have been sta…
Debut hour from one of the most exciting acts on the UK comedy circuit and one of the most pathetic cringing worms (as seen on The Mash Report (BBC2), BBC3 and Channel 4 Online.
Alex MacKeith (2020 Musical Comedy Awards winner) delivers his debut show.
Live show based on the book Hot Mess: What On Earth Can We Do About Climate Change.
Life begins at 56 and 3/4s – having raised four kids and divorced twice, Jojo is starting life all over again with the emphasis on living and Don’t Stop Me Now as her funeral mus…
A new show for 2022 bringing you the best of the winners and finalists from 2021’s So You Think You’re Funny? comedy newcomer competition.
Amused Moose New Comic winner and BBC New Comedy Award-nominated northerner Lew had a breakdown and ran away from home, forever.
What happens when you give a bearded, northern lad with a voice of silk and an ass that won’t quit a loop station and a room at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe? You get an hour of R’…
Join rising star and ‘very funny’ (Guardian) Chloe Petts, as she presents her debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Men will literally do a 55-minute show about identity, social class and drinking olive oil, instead of going to therapy :/ Award-winning wide boy Jacob Hawley considers whether amp…
How a scrappy kid from the wrong side of the New Jersey tracks came to Los Angeles with nothing but $100 and a dream and wound up working with some of the biggest names in Hollywoo…
Sonubi has only been on the comedy circuit for what feels like five minutes and he’s already garnering himself a reputation as the one to watch out for, having gone from open spot …
‘If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses’ (Henry Ford).
A favourite on the New Zealand comedy scene for the last 10 years, Kiwi-Filipino James Roque makes his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Named to honour the city of his birth, Tehran Von Ghasri is a true comedian of the world.
Sold-out run: Off-Broadway, Asylum NYC (2022).
The award-winning stand-up returns with his new show.
Dealing with grief is something that is very difficult because it’s so personal and particular to the individual.
Following an incredible Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2019 and fresh from a 2022 Netflix special, Schalk Bezuidenhout is back with love in his heart and jokes in his pocket.
Climate change.
Change is always hard and what better person to lead the men selflessly by the hand into the new world than TV’s Jayde Adams in her brand-new show.
Comedian grannies, mud-floor comedy clubs, white-face audiences, broke aristocrat orgies with angry Afrikaans, soldiers in search of stiffies, African matriarchs objectifying thems…
The stunning debut hour full of ‘sharp and observant gags’ (Joe Lycett) from one of comedy’s most exciting breakthrough voices.
Have you ever wanted to hear a harrowing true story that really makes you think? Well neither has Bella Hull and that’s why her debut show is full of stupid, stupid jokes.
Red Richardson is one of Britain’s best up-and-coming comedians.
The Pleasance Attic on a sunny afternoon is hot, especially sitting in a sold-out crowd.
Brassy, abrasive, rude, belligerent.
Party with carnage-wielding, mayhem-manifesting, award-winning, human disco ball Katie Pritchard, in her debut musical-comedy hour, as she tries to figure out ‘who she is’ while po…
Award-winning Sudanese-Aussie comedian Emo Majok, on his Edinburgh debut, will be digging into his experiences of culture clashes, with side-splitting stories of adjusting from a r…
This show is a scrapbook of memories about my family.
With sell-out seasons and five-star reviews in the UK and throughout Australia, the Allstars bring huge belly laughs from the heart of the wide brown land.
From the girl who brought you The Girl Who Thought She Was Irish (Edinburgh, 2011), comes Funny Girl, Sad Songs.
Hi, my name is Ray and I’m an Australian stand-up comedian who lives in London.
A ‘new comedy phenomenon’ (Hollywood Times), this Fringe debut is a stand-up hour showcasing Lamarr’s trademark brand of edgy comedy; complete with a splash of tech, NFT’s and Broa…
One of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch 2019, Patti Harrison makes her highly anticipated Edinburgh debut.
The Yorkshire scamp has had enough! Time to take a stand against housemates, homeowners and the North/South divide.
Veteran stand-up comic Ben Clover returns with his seventh show: Best Newcomer.
The host of Netflix 100 Humans hits the Edinburgh stage with a ‘funny and clever’ (New York Times) hour of stand-up, direct from appearances on Conan and wowing the judges on Ameri…
Come and celebrate the start of this year’s Free Festival! See samples of all the top shows from this years Free Fest, the night before it begins – and party with the performers,…
Does emotion help us make moral judgments? Alfie will address this question using jokes.
Lara’s a small Latin American girl (woman?) who won the Funny Women 2021 (right, “woman”) Stage Award and is now doing her first hour about what it’s like to be Latin and deaf and …
Olga Koch is winning at life and she wants us to know it.
Chris Cantrill (half of 2019 Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show nominees, The Delightful Sausage) is The Defendant.
When Harriet Kemsley was young, she daydreamed about her perfect secluded hideaway, Honeysuckle Island, and her memories of that have inspired her latest stand-up show at the Monke…
The world’s angriest optimist returns for another bash at sorting out life’s complications.
Before the plague and WW3 I was a chortling, apple-cheeked blacksmith and now I am a scowling wretch in a tattered cloak.
Braving the smells and humidity of the Niddry Street Hive, Alex Kealy’s The Winner Takes All explains the inner workings and purpose of Silicon Valley and tech monopolies better …
Cockroach is an hour of dark, gut-wrenching stand-up from one of the best comedians in the country.
John Hastings has had to deal with the shit life has thrown at him since 2019… He got a divorce during Covid, his best friend got a terminal diagnosis, he got bed bugs, he nearly…
Noun: A female incel.
One of Britain’s most exciting female voices brings you a blisteringly funny new show that’s got it all: Patrick Swayze! Other stuff… It answers burning questions like, how d…
Early on in Oh No! Christopher Macarthur-Boyd suggests lockdown came at a good time for him, putting the brakes on life when he was in his late twenties as opposed to an earlier, p…
Multi award-winning Scottish comedian and top 1% global Twitch streamer Rosco McClelland presents his latest collection of works.
Comedian and reluctant online hit, Eleanor Morton presents a brand-new surreal and offbeat stand-up show about goals, trying and failing.
A rapid-fire musical comedy trip through the insanities of the everyday with hooks you’ll be singing in the shower.
This year Stuart got alopecia.
There’s a world just like our own, but there isn’t a word for sand.
Comedian Vittorio Angelone is half Italian, grew up in Belfast, moved to London at 18, and seven years later, still can’t figure out the English.
It is absolutely not Fraser Brown who needs to be afraid.
There was a comment made in an article in the Edinburgh Evening News just before the Fringe began about how, after the amount of time comedians have had to prepare for the 2021 Fri…
SKANK is about a woman in crisis.
One of the strangest Fringe shows of recent memory is A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits Rocking in a Rocking Chair for 56 Minutes and Then Leaves – a sh…
There is an incredible sense of comfort that I feel upon entering the Dining Room at Gilded Balloon to see Jay Lafferty’s Blether.
In a beautiful blast of profanity, Daniel Sloss takes us through an hour on the art of Scottish swearing, life after lockdown and the hierarchical dynamics of a farm.
“Is it a stand-up show, is it a rally?” Nish Kumar certainly blurs the boundaries between the two.
Freyja Westdal and Beth Heyward join the ranks of such excellent Fringe female musical comedy acts as Fascinating Aida, Flo & Joan, and EastEnd Cabaret with a smart, funny, che…
If you’re one of the many people who visit the Fringe from far flung parts of the world (hello Londoners daring to go past the M25) it’s easy to forget amongst all the clamour …
After last years sell-out performances at the Fringe, English Comedian of the Year finalist Adam Rowe has bought his show Pinnacle to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Zoe Lyons packs out the Gilded Balloon with stand-up that raises the bar for Fringe comedy.
Sonic might not be the best video game character in the world but moving around at the speed of sound, he has touched many hearts and none more so than Sooz Kempner who brings her …
A rock guitar-playing punsmith may sound like it has a niche appeal to a certain type of Fringegoer, but Robin Boot’s early afternoon show in Whistlebinkies managed to pull in a …
Dave Bibby is a multi-talented comedian who crosses into many genres, and his award nominated show (for its poster design) Crazy Cat Lad-y is something of a one-man variety perform…
Gabby Best’s Edinburgh show 10,432 Sheep is about her struggle with insomnia, and her approach to coping with life in general.
This is a show for the fans.
FOC It Up is a comedy collective aiming to showcase the talents of women and non-binary people of colour, in a comedy world that is mostly made up of straight white men.
If Dr.
Eleanor Conway's vagina has a name (Jenny), and this is important to know.
If you’re looking for high quality stand up from a master of observational comedy, you’ve come to the right place.
In a “day in the life” format of her experiences at Burning Man festival, Desiree Burch intricately tells us the story of her search for sex during an unintentional acid trip.
John Hastings is back at the Fringe and has moved out of his regular haunt, the Pleasance Courtyard, to a more homely Monkey Barrel.
Nick Revell has honed his comic storytelling craft to a fine point.
Here Comes Your Man is a lovely hour of storytelling from a bright new talent Matt Hoss.
Hench is an engaging exploration of female strength in its many forms.
Brister presents an hour’s whistle stop tour on the nature of privilege, and how we can stop it creating ‘total bell ends’.
Alex Kealy’s latest Fringe performance is a politically charged, self-deprecating show based on sound political analysis and funny life anecdotes.
Being Frank is a truly very special show, performed by stand up veteran Imaan Hadchiti.
Nicola and Rosie Dempsey (aka: Flo & Joan) walk out to polite applause before stumbling through the intro bars of their opening number.
Josie Long has spent twenty years being a beacon of hope amongst the cynical cruelty of stand-up comedy.
As a reviewer, there are several situations that I normally hope to avoid while covering the Fringe: it may surprise you, given that essentially I’m here to force my opinion on you…
You can never be entirely sure if the material a comedian is sharing is true, based in truth, or completely fabricated.
Pindos is former Cambridge Footlight Milo Edwards’ debut hour at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
It’s a fact of life that any standup on the Fringe who is neither white nor straight is likely required to spend at least part of their show addressing it.
James Barr is single.
Brett Johnson’s Poly-Theist is a charming and quirky peek into the world of polyamory.
There’s only one person who could compel people from their homes on a day when the rain is coming down in sheets and thunder crashes less than three Mississippi’s away.
Sofie Hagen enters the stage, seemingly nervous despite her extensive experience on the comedy circuit.
Mark Nelson struts on stage to banging Rammstein industrial metal, plunging headfirst into a heady rhetoric on Brexit.
Keyworth has become something of an internet sensation in the last year, and her performance showcases a very confident and comfortable performer, owning her space and her audience…
Have you ever been to a comedy show by someone who can travel through dimensions, from one world to another? No, me neither.
Writing a Fringe show on the premise of an audience member who hated your show last year is a bold move, but Catherine Bohart pulls it off and even manages to make a political poin…
It is common to see stand-up comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe be either unnecessarily controversial or unimaginatively bland.
If you’ve not experienced Bec Hill live yet, then I have some bad news for you, my friend – your life has yet to reach its maximum for potential happiness.
On stage, six pieces of paper, fixed by clips, are suspended on a washing line.
Living in Kent - Maxwell tells us – he is surrounded by the sort of puce-faced, fake WWII heroes who seem to think that having once watched a film with John Mills in it automatic…
One day the earth might be so devastated that we might need to leave for a distant planet.
Everyone is at the Gilded Balloon to catch a glimpse of Alistair Campbell’s daughter, and Grace by name - but not by nature - gives us everything we want and so much more.
Laura Lexx is back with twice the energy and three times the sparkle, courting controversy with her own brand of comicality.
Tommy Fury once said “if life is a game, then love is the prize”.
Good comedy doesn’t come out of a comedian being happy, right? Wrong! Suzi Ruffell proves her own point wrong when she begins her show, Dance Like Everyone’s Watching, by sayin…
Mother is Tiff Stevenson’s observation of the many and varied forms that motherhood can take, her material existing in the venn diagram where motherhood and feminism interconnect…
New Yorker Zach Zimmerman packs a breath-taking number of laughs into his 50-minute slot; delivering a narrative about the relationship with his mother at a speed that leaves no ti…
Liam Malone, it’s fair to say, is not backwards at coming forwards.
Before even taking the stage, Lucy Porter announces that we’ve won the ‘Sexiest Audience at the Fringe’ award, so you know we’re onside by the time she grabs the mic.
Helen Bauer hits the Fringe hard with this compelling comedy debut which is slick, sassy and super satisfying.
Jayde Adams is back and this time it’s serious.
Jena Friedman is scared shitless and wants to feel less alone.
Sara Barron returns to the Fringe after a bumper year in 2018 where her show For Worse as nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcommer.
Edinburgh Fringe – and let’s be honest, the comedy world in general – is saturated with male comedians.
“I wanna be woke, but I’m tired.
Phil Wang needs this more than us, or so he tells the packed Pleasance venue he’s playing this year.
We first encounter the witty Yorkshire whirlwind that is Rosie Jones, as she bops along to what we assume is a silent disco, as she is adorned with massive red headphones.
There are lots of words you can use to describe Jon Long, purveyor of clever gags and witty songs.
Nath Valvo can really get a room worked up.
"I could be one of the Boys," New Zealander Chris Parker sings ecstatically at the start of Camp Binch, wearing a shirt and leggings echoing Elaine Stritch's iconic o…
Leo Kearse isn't, by his own admission, a 'woke' comedian.
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…
Beyoncé’s Diva is blasting out as we wait for London Hughes to arrive.
The Death Hilarious: Razer starts out with a pretty solid premise: since his Fringe debut in 2017, Darren J.
Susie McCabe strolls on stage, observing that she’s never felt more like a sex worker since being crushed inside the shipping container that is Assembly’s Blue Room.
Tucked away in a corner of Pleasance Courtyard, Glenn Moore delights a packed crowd with an hour of non-stop puns and twisted humour.
Ray Bradshaw made waves at last year's Fringe for performing stand-up in sign language and English at the same time, a gesture inspired by his own upbringing with deaf parents …
Truly funny, indigenous comedy, Aboriginal Comedy Allstars features three Aboriginal Australian comedians: Kevin Kropinyeri, Steph Tisdell and Andy Saunders.
Schalk Bezuidenhout steps out dressed like an East London hipster, all bright, quirky knits, socks printed with bananas and a distinguishable moustache and hairstyle.
On any given afternoon in the Fringe, you’re likely to find Simon Munnery gracing the stage of The Stand comedy club.
Jo Caulfield strides on stage with all the self-assuredness of the seasoned performer that she is.
Paul Currie is a disturbingly brilliant comic who plays his crowd like the conductor of an orchestra.
Jamali Maddix strides on the stage and immediately takes some shots at the easier targets in the front of the audience.
I realise I’m breaking the Greek code by saying this, but George Michael is Greek is quite possibly the most underwhelming show I’ve ever seen.
There is something very reminiscent of Bill Murray in Matt Duwell: the optimistic sarcasm is the overlying note in his voice; he produces easy crowd-pleasing material, imbued with …
The jig is up! Paul Williams is a quadruple threat – song, dance, comedy and opinion.
Tim Renkow insists he’s spent the last decade on the comedy circuit trying to find a social or racial group that he’s NOT able to insult, because that would mean – as a disab…
Juliet Myers and Homer, the rescue podenco, deliver their second Fringe comedy run in which we are regaled with tales of life with an anxious dog.
As a huge number of the entries in the Fringe programme could tell you, the life of a stand-up is a tough one – hours and hours of unpaid work just to get a decent set together a…
There are going to be two kinds of people who read this review: fans of Paul Foot, and people who are curious about Paul Foot.
Technical issues hampered the comic on more than one occasion, and one occasion too long to forget.
"If there are any reviewers in tonight, gimme four stars.
Pete Firman enters the stage in his trademark three-piece suit, warming the audience up with a cascade of comedy nuggets which sets the scene for what is to come.
Area 51, Brexit, holding midfielders and bouncy castles.
Laura Lexx takes us on an emotional exploration thick with poignancy, and layered with humour.
Zoe Lyons delivers exactly what we have come to expect from her – an hour of fast paced observational humour that’s extremely relatable.
Juliette Burton’s show, as brought to us in 2017, is framed by the chaos theory and concept that a small action can have major consequences at a later point.
Elf Lyons should be feeling pretty good right now.
To say that Paul Mayhew-Archer is not afraid to poke fun at himself would be the understatement of the last decade.
If there’s one thing the majority of people at the Fringe can empathise with, it’s how hard the life of a jobbing actor can be.
Dark Horse covers lots of ground and it is evidently the result of Keyworth tirelessly exploring multiple comic avenues.
Fresh from a year of touring around Australia and the East, Henry is back and has something to say.
Evelyn Mok hungers to speak about the uncomfortable, but for a Swedish-Chinese woman, who will gladly "take cake over di*k any day of the week", this is something that co…
Freya Parker and Celeste Dring are back at the Fringe with a refreshingly light-hearted slice of sketch show comedy.
‘I’m not mad,’ Janeane Garofalo is keen to point out.
Emma Sidi’s one-woman show Faces of Grace is absolutely bonkers.
When you think of Russians, funny and comedian are probably not two words that instantly spring to mind; but in time, Olga Koch will change that.
Rahul Kohli was unperturbed by the small audience on the evening this reviewer attended, likening it to ‘a Theresa May cabinet meeting’.
As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons you make lemonade.
Humans are storytellers.
Pattison explodes onto the stage in sparkly hot pants, boots and a crop top.
Watching Daniel Cook run wildly around Pleasance’s Bunker Two, three things are clear: 1.
What does it mean to be human? Can a machine learn to be human? Or failing that can it at least learn how to be funny? That’s Alice Fraser’s main objective and constitutes the …
Alex Edelman’s full name is David Yosef Shimon Ben Illouz Haleivi Alexander Edelman.
As the audience file in Rose Matafeo is playing table tennis with members of the front row, in a gimmick that does not factor into the later story at any point.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Gilded Balloon’s annual comedy competition, So You Think You’re Funny.
O’Doherty is back with his mini-keyboard, flopping hair, and uninhibited attitude, but this time in one of the most prestigious venues that the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has to o…
This isn’t a comedy show, it’s raw storytelling.
Ivor Dembina is very funny and manages to entertain the audience for an hour by conforming to as many stereotypes of a Jew as he can.
Declan Amphlett is going into his fourth year at Cambridge, and has just returned from a year abroad in France.
Data Night is a fun, frothy feminist fable mixing clever and silly in the same test tube.
Adam Kay used to be a doctor and he wants to tell us all about it.
A few ideas structure Josie Long’s new show, the central one being simply that “not everything is for everyone.
Different top-tier comedians take to the stage each night to deliver five to ten minutes of their material.
Sam Simmons is a dad now.
A friend of mine and I were recently chatting about how – even today – sexism is still very much in existence.
For some Fringe performers, their tech gremlins are the cute ones from the movie franchise.
The laws of stand up hold that childhood diaries are always good for a laugh.
Withstanding the daily increase in the threat of nuclear annihilation, there really hasn’t been a better time to be a political stand-up.
It was an inauspicious beginning for Martin J Dixon’s new stand-up show, with only 11 audience members, some of whom were loud and rowdy throughout the show.
David McIver is a refreshing breath of air in every sense.
‘This isn’t a platform for sincerity,’ says Tommy Tiernan towards the top of the show.
To say Nicholas Parsons is a legend, and this being his sixteenth season at the Fringe I imagine he must see this like his own version of an annual end of the pier summer show wher…
In Shit, I’m in Love with you Again, Canadian comic Rachelle Elie relates her life story through the mediums of story, stand-up and song.
Alun Cochrane’s 2017 offering Alunish Cochraneish feels very well-named: with enjoyable skits and well-time delivery, this show is a collection of thoughts that make up what it m…
Have a bite to eat and take a seat – you’re in for a treat.
Milton Jones is a true wordsmith, often dubbed the master of the one-liner, he is absolutely true to form in his latest Edinburgh Fringe offering.
Tom Mayhew’s charmingly awkward persona hides a fantastic alternative comic mind.
Jason Byrne is no stranger to festival stand-up, or festival audiences, and he has returned once again to Scotland’s capital with his new tour, The Man with Three Brains (althoug…
Rachel Parris has been invited back to her old school to speak at prize giving, but what is she going to say? Is she even a role model at all? Rather than prepare for this speech a…
Sandra Hale presents herself as kind of a Bad Grandma type.
Once again, Set List: Stand Up Without a Net returns to the Fringe at Gilded Balloon Teviot, just as loud and energetic as in previous years and with just as much potential for cat…
If the illustrious names that have performed as part of The Rat Pack Presents is a guide, then it is worth heading along to the Cabaret Voltaire during this year’s festival.
Perhaps the definition of late-night Fringe; the ever-talented and always vulgar Myra DuBois will have you reeling off your chair – both from laughter and from shock.
Chris Washington is an ordinary guy; he explains this to us from the very beginning.
Conran’s conversational stand-up tells the story of her biological clock.
Culminating in an audience member punching a stuffed monkey named Jonnie whilst Paul Foot shouts ridiculous syncopated mottos about equality for all mankind, this show provides alm…
What connects plastic penguins and the floundering middle class? Straight men and empty bottles of Gatorade? Melania Trump and the crumpled foil of a Ferrero Rocher? Julio Torres i…
It is a real privilege to get to spend time with Dave Johns for an hour as he recounts the rollercoaster that he has experienced since being cast as the lead part in Ken Loach’s …
Fear not, this is a show for more than just the conspiracy theorists out there.
I had really high hopes for C’est La Vegan, principally because it’s a subject matter I know about.
It did not take long for Sunil Patel to win me over.
There has never been a more perfect match for the phrase ‘larger than life’ than Will Seaward.
Abi Roberts adorns her ushanka hat and jovially welcomes her audience into Anglichanka her cavernous theatre space at Underbelly Colgate with a thick Russian accent.
Nick Cody returns for his third year at the Fringe after successes with Beard Game Strong and Come Get Some.
Shappi Khorsandi returns to the Fringe for 2017 with her new show Mistress & Misfit, a touching hour of comedy that weaves narratives from her own life and the story of Emma, Lady …
From a small attic room in the Counting House, Jane Hill is on a mission to prove that she is not the ‘lovely’ lady in a cardigan which review after review has branded her as i…
Shakespeare may have had his seven ages of man but Holly Morgan presents the seven ages of (wo)man in Seven Crazy Bitches, a ‘standing up cabaret’ or ‘standaret’ performanc…
Rhys Nicholson announces his entrance by welcoming us to this ‘sold-out bring an imaginary friend show.
Controversial viewpoints and a dismissive attitude to PC culture can work if two criteria are met: good style, and the ability to fully explain the rationale behind an opinion.
Rob Mulholland assures us that he’s a popular comedian and then launches into a tirade against the so-called middle class comedians who sell out at the Fringe.
The blurb suggests this is a show about nothing, but amidst the surreal humour there is a deeper meaning.
There are comedians that are laugh out loud funny, every couple of minutes a big laugh; but the stuff in between is dead air and tumbleweed.
In Ripe, Jacobs takes us through the stages of a banana corresponding to the stages of life; through stand-up and rap.
When Glenn Wool took to the stage he looked like a washed-up trucker replete with faded Nirvana top, leather waistcoat and a frequently adjusted cap who you could imagine having a …
Andrew Doyle has, allegedly, lost quite a few friends this last year.
Fellacio, faecal ‘docking’ and physical abuse.
When Phill Jupitus commits to the Fringe, he does so 100 per cent.
Mark Steel begins with a witty satire about the calamitous circus show that was the recent Tory election campaign, setting the tone for this solid left-wing stand-up show.
This show is so much more than a tale of two gays: it is a tale of success.
On the Richter Scale of humour, if your threshold doesn’t reach the level of sick and sadistic then Carmen Lynch is probably not for you.
Standing on a stage adorned with all the necessary equipment to run a fully-fledged activity holiday, Alice Devlin is poised and ready to welcome us to her Edinburgh Festival Fring…
Henry Ginsberg spent most of his adult life envious of his male friends scoring on the weekend.
When you see Leo Kearse — and you should — there’s a very good chance it’ll be a four-star experience.
Looking past the sweltering hot and humid room that the Laugh Train Comedy Showcase takes place in, this show is enjoyable enough for a night out.
Despite the title, it’s quite clear from this hour of absurdist comedy that nobody is making Australian cult comic star Demi Lardner do anything.
A likeable character with an easy San Francisco drawl, Sid Singh is an American comedian who has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for five years now.
By all accounts Darius Davies has had a few interesting experiences this Fringe.
Tape Face, a show that mixes circus, variety, clowning and who knows what else, presents me with somewhat of a dilemma.
When a comedian comes on clutching notes you would expect that you were about to watch something that was underdeveloped and in need of refinement.
Having recently won English Comedian of the Year, Josh Pugh has the air of a rising star.
There are many indicators of class membership in British society, but if you have lost count of how many times you’ve been in the same room as the Queen, then it’s a safe bet t…
Mark Nelson is an old-fashioned stand-up: disarmingly likeable, astoundingly at ease, a master of audience interaction.
Before even starting the show, Sara Schaefer has the advantage of a unique perspective.
Gráinne Maguire’s stand-up hour, Gráinne with a Fada centres on the comic’s own identity.
Kai Humphries delivers in style a Fringe spectacle with amusing stories of his hometown Blyth and of his life which led him into the world of comedy, aided a poignant slideshow.
Given the way that Jan Ravens effortlessly reels off her startling array of impressions it begs the question why it has taken so long for her to branch out on her own.
John Hastings is back at the Fringe and this time he’s in love - for real.
Burns and Quartermaine are the yin and yang of righteous anger.
Belfast comic Micky Bartlett is here to deliver a message.
Anthem for Doomed Youth is the hilarious new debut hour from Ed Night.
Chris Turner has moved to the good old US of A and he’s back in Edinburgh to tell the festival audiences about it.
To a comedian, the structure of their Fringe hour is often held too preciously.
Perhaps you thought, as admittedly I did, that Ian Smith’s 2017 show title was making some kind of reference to the much used and abused colloquial term for “special snowflake�…
Ray Bradshaw boasts of being the first comic ever to have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in both English and British Sign Language, and after seeing this hour show it’s a cala…
After 2016’s slightly disappointing Pelican, Elf Lyons returns to the Fringe this year with a comic masterpiece that elucidates her status as a master of the alternative form.
George Egg is a hybrid chef and comedian.
Kae Kurd has the self-possession and charisma of a seasoned performer, which is particularly impressive given that Kurd Your Enthusiasm is his debut Fringe show.
Kinabalu is an astutely clever and astutely silly hour of stand up from British-Malaysian comic Phil Wang.
There’s certainly no shortage of solo shows about mental health at the Fringe so it takes a certain level of quality to stand out.
The last stand in not-growing-up, Nath Valvo is holding the frontline for all those amongst us who are done shelling out for their brother’s baby monitor, done giving up every we…
I have never seen anyone manage to create humour from pessimism and snobbery as well as Simon Evans does and oh my, we were in for quite a helping of it in this hour long show.
This show is described as an ‘unrehearsed show-and-tell’ from ‘the best comedians from across the globe’.
I’ve never seen an hour of stand-up with such a high density of laughter points.
Tez Ilyas shows throughout this hour that he is an assured stand-up with serious political messages to get across about intolerance.
Despite failing to romantically woo Matthew in the front row, who resolutely resisted her bookish clumsiness and snazzy jacket, Rose Matafeo delivers a tour-de-force performance in…
After sold out Fringe shows in 2014 and 2015, Angela Barnes is back with a new routine that is, at times, remarkably and worryingly prescient.
It’s difficult to know when Phoebe Walsh is being ironic, and when she is simply revelling in being a stereotypical millennial.
This is the show we’ve been waiting for.
An antidote to egotistical stand-up, Kwame Asante’s Open Arms is a charming hour of anecdotal and observational comedy.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean creates a universe in the hot box room: dangling planets hang from the ceiling, and she wears a starry skirt and planet earrings to orbit her black-and-white …
When you’re genetically blessed with an unthreatening physique and the voice of Frank Spencer, comedy cannot go much more in your favour.
Hardeep Singh Kohli is a Fringe favourite and you can tell immediately by his stage presence that he is relaxed with the audience.
Michael Redmond did indeed write a joke in 1987, a good one that still gets a laugh today.
Ed Byrne’s latest show is based around the notion that as a generation we are all spoilt.
Flatulence, fornication and filth; Sean Patton brings his show Number One to Edinburgh armed with a New Orleans attitude and an unashamed subject matter of all things vulgar and bo…
It’s a hard task to sum up quite what The Andy Field Experience is about without using the words surreal and odd.
There’s one point during Geoff Norcott’s latest show when it really flies, when you sense he really has most of the audience on his side — even though at least one or two of …
Australian comedian Laura Davis makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut after a stand-up career ten years strong, and her experience shows in her show Cake In The Rain.
Australian comic Lauren Bok has a joke toward the beginning of her show about Australia being a country stuck a few years in the past; what she doesn’t achieve in her hour-long s…
Iain Stirling’s latest sell out Edinburgh Fringe Festival performance has a lot of Love Island quips, but is truly grounded in Iain’s life experiences.
Ed Gamble’s Mammoth is a strong example of observational comedy at this year’s Fringe.
Birmingham born and London-based, Darren Harriott has been billed as one of the most exciting up-and-coming comedians on the circuit right now.
Putting on a Fringe show is, for any performer, a risky endeavour.
For a show about a break-up, Lloyd Griffith in:Undated has all the comfortable generosity, grossness and joy of a long-term relationship.
Matt Richardson is a firecracker.
Having developed a strong reputation at the Fringe in previous years, John Robins remains a safe bet for sarcastic, pithy self-loathing, although he seems to have a lost a little o…
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 world is too insane right now to claim the traditional gods are dead but our modern culture has definitely found a few new idols to worship.
In 1986, the Kendall family stood in their back-garden, staring at the Australian sky and hoping to catch a glimpse of Halley’s comet.
Clad in brown flairs and turquoise patterned shirt, Mike Bubbins is instantly a performer who stands out.
Recently I have become a bit disappointed after seeing a few household name comedians as I feel that some of them have become a little out of touch with their audiences in the mate…
This show is a mixed bag.
Single father Mark Forward has decided the time has come for him to be appreciated as a comedian.
The King is back, long live the King.
Jenny Bede wants a baby.
Evelyn Mok is the kind of uncensored, unapologetic and uncouth human I can get on board with.
An intimate one-woman show about race and gender.
Tiff Stevenson starts out with the ‘menstrual stuff’, and immediately challenges a male punter’s appreciation thereof.
Choose Your Battles is Lucy Porter’s 11th Edinburgh Show and it’s a wonderfully crafted hour that is both funny and, at times, a poignant look at someone who goes out of their way …
Eleanor Morton’s show takes a smart, but self-deprecating look at feminism and the comedian’s own place in it, but feels full of more potential than she delivers.
If you’re looking for fresh stand-up comedy this Fringe, you could do much worse than Tom Ballard.
It is a bittersweet moment in any girl’s life when they find out that The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft isn’t their real father.
The translation of the word utopia, if my Ancient Greek (and Wikipedia) haven’t let me down, is “no-place”.
Adele is Younger Than Us is a hilarious, down to earth comedy about the everyday struggles that ‘normal’ girls face.
Matt Forde is a consummate professional, with sharp observations and confident crowd work, it’s just a shame this show lacks the biting satire expected from political comedy at t…
Nathan Cassidy is pretty angry about a three star review he once received.
When choosing the most appropriate art form to explain statistical significance, Dan Attfield settled on hip-hop as having the most educational value.
Taken on a whirlwind of what it means to have desires, unconscious and conscious thoughts, Alex Sergeant performed an entertainingly educational stand-up show.
Griffin and Jones – the self-proclaimed Ant & Dec of this comedy price range – delivered an action-packed hour of illusions, stunts and magical life hacks.
How funny is Non Violent Communication? Apparently, NVC is a way of talking which involves getting your needs met, as well as the needs of others.
Sometimes you stumble on a stand-up so freshly funny that you remember why you started liking unknown comedy shows in the first place.
Dan Whitehead of Honky Bonk Theatre brings a hilarious solo performance to The Warren.
“Bye!”, Kate (Laura Curnick) chirps as a disgruntled man with a beer leaves from the front row ten minutes into the set, a rather awkward start to Blocked, which is followed by…
Described as ‘a stand-up comedy brought to you by pet-loving funny guys Simone Belshaw and James Sarek’ in the Caroline of Brunswick’s 2017 Summer Comedy Guide, this performa…
In this lushly hilarious show, noir superstar Joe Black conjures up the atmosphere of the Eldorado; the Berlin nightclub that served as a regular haunt for gay men and women before…
Sometimes in comedy, as in life, things don’t go as planned.
An hour of friendly, casual entertainment and standup comedy for kids, with a few ‘jokes’ that only adults would get.
From the slapstick physical beginning of this self-penned one-man monologue, through to the show’s philosophical conclusion, the laughs come thick and fast in Bad Dad.
My first venture to the Marlborough could not have been more welcoming.
When compére Stephen Grant takes the stage, he capably gains control of the large, boisterous audience with his high energy stage presence and quick-witted quips.
If you’ve ever seen Ron White before, you already know what to expect.
This is a disappointing show, billed online as storytelling comedy.
Omid Djalili’s not used to a four o’clock crowd.
Slight Return’s showbiz opening - jazzy music, searchlight scanning the crowd - is a fun contrast to a consciously dressed-down show, but it’s unfortunately prophetic in an hou…
Hal Cruttenden is an accomplished comedian.
Norman Lovett’s deadpan face will be instantly recognizable to a generation as the dim-witted ship’s computer, Holly of Red Dwarf fame.
Returning once again to the Pleasance stage, Mark Watson is not all there.
Gary Delaney has been touring all over the UK for months.
The show’s stated theme is a philosophical discussion of how we end up where we end up, In actual fact this thread isn’t really followed up.
“I’ve done absolutely no flyering for this show,” says Alexis Dubus, “so I have no idea why you’re here.
Last year Sofie Hagen won the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer.
Rock’n’LOL’s title is a crystal clear statement of intent: Christian Reilly promises to provide both rock and LOL, music and comedy, and, most of the time, he delivers on sol…
Stuart Goldsmith is a polished comic.
A Free Fringe double bill of stand-up with no particular theme, Irish comedians Keith Fox and Ger Staunton underwhelm with their unassuming stage presence and only mildly amusing h…
“All the Australians in the room put your hands up,” a splattering of us raise our hands, and little do we realise that Dan Willis will heavily rely on us to make up a good pro…
One of the first things Peter Brush admits to the audience is that he’s “not very exciting”.
Harriet Dyer is accidentally alternative.
Returning to Edinburgh for the second time, Luke Stephen brings with him all the emotional baggage you would expect a self-destructive, early 30’s Essex bloke to have.
In spite of the morbid title, Dr Phil Hammond’s stand-up show makes mischief of the macabre.
‘My job as a comedian’, Tommy Tiernan clarifies at the beginning of his set, ‘is to undermine reality’.
There is no doubt that Nick Revell is an amusing and witty comic whose capabilities are evident from both long line of positive past reviews and his catalogue on YouTube.
As it turns out there are lots of reasons for Marcus to have a long face at the moment, not least because he was born with one.
Miss Glory Pearl is the naked stand-up and she doesn’t mess about.
Sitting into a dark room, crammed with many other eagerly awaiting strangers, Stephen K Amos enters, his booming voice announcing his talk show and diving into some sarcasm-laced m…
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…
Bridget Christie is one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever seen.
In a previous show, we witnessed Robert Newman intellectually tear down Dawkin’s view of evolution.
It was a little hard to breathe when watching Adam Hess.
Chris Henry is a frantic comic.
Leo Kearse, in his guise as Pun-Man, has a simple mission: to save the world of comedy from banal observational stand-up and self-righteous, long-winded anecdotes.
How to review something like Woody Allen(ish)? The comedy equivalent of a tribute act, it’s a show which sees English comic Simon Schatzberger adopt the material and persona of t…
Sometimes you wonder if you need the context of a previous comedian’s shows to really ‘get’ their most recent work.
The varied and chancing comedy of Jason Byrne sees his fringe expose arrive as largely hit and miss.
David Ephgrave enters the room in an endearing manner, commanding the audience’s attention with music and his upbeat persona.
David Longley’s act is structured almost like Shakespeare, summarizing the course of the evening in its first moments: “I’ve always wanted to do standup that’s like talking…
Born in New York to an Irish Catholic immigrant family, Maureen Langan has been brought up to think that traditional values matter, and that life rewards hard work.
Rondo comedy show Head Sets features a rotating line up daily, so you cannot be certain of what to expect.
If you’re looking for some genuinely funny political comedy, Rahul Kohli is your man.
A very well-structured and well-performed show, delivered from a fantastic up-and-coming comedian.
Comedians can sometimes manifest as a raw nerve, desperate not to shield themselves from slings and arrows, but to erupt in glorious rage at the injustices and ridiculousness of th…
Any good joke can fall flat on its face if the delivery is rubbish, but for Laura Lexx with her bubbly personality, infectious smile and merry sense of wit, this is never going to …
If you think you have seen and done it all, try John Pendal on for size.
Nathan Cassidy offers comedy fare that fits right in at the Fringe, a mixture of social observation, wordplay, ranting and anecdotal amusement.
Keir McAllister’s Gran Slam begins with a stand-up gig.
Scottish comedian and Fringe veteran McTavish has celebrated his 60th birthday this year, and has therefore adopted a more ponderous and docile approach in his set, instead of dedi…
The Satirists for Hire returns to the fringe with another hour of bizarre similes, half baked ideas, and desire for a better world.
“I don’t want your opinions printed,” Ashley Storrie says to any potential reviewers in the audience.
For a comedian with such a cult following, renowned for surrealist originality, I was very excited about my first encounter with Paul Foot’s comedy.
Italian comic Giacinto Palmieri, in this hour of comedy, tries to draw comparisons between himself and renowned misogynist and philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche in their approach to…
Masai Graham has assembled an act so far from risky that it is bubble wrapped in woefully predictable innuendos, presumably to retain its innocence.
This show doesn’t disappoint.
“If you don’t laugh at the disabled guy, you are going to hell!” Lee Ridley begins, and immediately inspires unanimous laughter.
What are a couple of self-deprecating, twenty-something stand-up comediennes to do at the Fringe, if not perform a stand-up act in two halves, in a rather shockingly intimate karao…
Ed Patrick arrives with fresh comedy that, though tepid in parts, is generally pleasing as the Oxford comic delves into his past to reveal some highly amusing anecdotes relating to…
Despite the commanding tone of his show’s title, John Gordillo doesn’t actually come across as a fan of Capitalism as an economic and social system.
Andrew Doyle has now brought five solo shows to Edinburgh, each noticeably different in style and tone; even Doyle’s on-stage persona has shifted somewhat from one year to the ne…
Milo McCabe steps onto the stage as Troy Hawke with the swagger of an assured performer.
Witty, fresh and clever, Funny for a Grrrl serves a refreshing line-up of stand-up in this year’s Fringe.
Olaf Falafel’s style of comedy is absurdist verging on the downright ludicrous.
Aidan Goatley’s stand-up show isn’t, despite its title, about ELO; indeed, there’s no obvious guarantee that he will get round to telling us why he chose one of that band’s…
Dressed like a hip hop stereotype and with an accent he describes as “Forrest Gump on crack”, LJ Da Funk is the brainchild of stand-up Zac Splijt.
If you find it in your heart to forgive the failings of Masai Graham’s previous show, Aaaaah! It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes, and stuck around for the follow-up, you�…
Bethany Black is a forthright, funny, and unapologetic comedian, cheerfully rousing the audience as she lets fire her jokes.
John Robertson claims that comedy is a sick industry (and he should know).
Back again for his fourth time at the Edinburgh Fringe, Australian Rhys Nicholson’s fast-paced, intelligent wit has his audience engaged from the get go.
Liz Miele is a smart, sardonic firecracker from New Jersey who’s been on the comedy circuit since the tender age of 16.
Due to the fact that the Edinburgh Festival Fringe demands that performers submit a name for a show months in advance of performance, many titles do not represent the content of th…
Alistair Williams is a bit of a lad.
I remember the World Wrestling Federation Attitude Era well.
“Every woman is a riot,” is roughly painted on the wall behind the stage area of this hidden-away New Town bar’s seldom used attic space.
For a drag queen, Scarlet SoHandsome is a real sweetie.
Poignant, inventive and razor sharp describes Archie Maddocks’ debut show at the Fringe.
Suzi Ruffell greeted the audience at the door with a charming and cheeky smile on her face, perfectly setting the tone for her hour of standup.
The show’s title is accurate in that the two comedians who perform in it are indeed Irish, but the idea that this has anything to do with “championship comedy” is a misleadin…
Self-proclaimed “Champion of Comedy” Rob Mulholland tells all in this hilarious stand-up show.
This is political stand-up at its best.
What’s your favourite music album? It’s something that not everybody puts a lot of thought into, but for Gabriel Ebulue it’s a make-or-break situation when making a first imp…
Jack Barry has the potential to be an electric comic.
People will recognise Ellie Taylor from the popular BBC3 show, Snog, Marry, Avoid, where she conducted make-unders on OTT members of the British public.
There is always plenty of political comedy at the Fringe, but rarely as passionate and earnest as James Meehan’s Class Act.
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…
Following on from the success of Distant at last year’s Fringe and an international tour, Ahir Shah is back in Edinburgh with a new show brimming with witty political polemic and…
Tim Renkow has a handy tip for anyone who feels uncomfortable around him as a result of his cerebral palsy.
This year Mark Steel aims to give a brief overview of the cities and sights of Scotland.
Early on, Schaffer decided that the show wasn’t going so well.
To borrow from one of Glenn Moore’s own references, this show is a tale of two cities.
Peter White made a controversial decision to write a stand-up show about the problems faced by straight, white men, and it’s unclear whether this is quite brave or a terrible mis…
Pete Otway takes the opportunity in his first Edinburgh solo show to get audiences up to speed with what’s been happening in his life up to now.
Liberated from sketch group WitTank, English-Turkish comedian and Naz Osmanoglu (a self-monikered ‘posh twat’) airs his own dirty linen in a no-holds-barred solo show around th…
When Stephen Carlin was named by Stewart Lee as one of the ‘Ten Best Comedians in The World Ever’ in 2008, he wasn’t exactly a household name.
‘Some names and identifying details have been changed to protect the innocent’ reads a screen at the back of the stage.
A status as Fringe favourite and a viral stint for her infamous “Trump is a cunt” sign at the businessman’s visit to the Trump Turnberry golf resort mean that Janey Godley’…
Eleanor Conway’s basic style involves storytelling based on her own life events.
“Orthodox”, according to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, is an adjective that suggests “following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or belie…
Sunil Patel oozes funny like a jammy doughnut running down a diner’s chin.
This is Scott Gibson’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, and he is fantastic.
Pete Firman’s tenth Edinburgh Fringe show has a short prelude: a montage of the posters of his previous nine shows.
Always the bridesmaid never the bride is perhaps a somber way to sum up James Acaster’s Fringe experience to date, having been nominated for more Edinburgh Comedy Awards than any…
Jamie MacDonald comes from a tradition of endearingly grumpy comics, ranting affably about all of life’s niggles, from racist taxi drivers to obnoxious ramblers.
Last year Chris Turner brought a show about his physical wellbeing to the Edinburgh stage, blending stand-up and rapping to explore his brushes with mortality.
Loyiso Gola is a rare kind of stand-up comic.
Marcel Lucont is one of the great comic characters of the new millenium; a soft-spoken Gallic egotist with bare feet beneath his blue suit, and a large glass of pinot noir permanen…
Watching Orlando Baxter perform is like sitting down with your favourite teacher again: you hang on his every word.
Hardeep Singh Kohli was meant to talk about seven nostalgic songs within his hour show, Mix Tape.
Mark Nelson is a down-to-earth guy.
Jimmy McGhie is a sensational comic.
Jamali Maddix creates a buzz when he enters the stage, and why not? He’s a cool guy.
Monoglot is a show about linguistics and languages.
Nish Kumar has provided a wily hour of satire as some people could sit for the entire show and not realise it’s really a show about politics.
At nineteen years old, Croydon’s Elliot Steel is on a fast track to success.
Sam Carrington: Awkwardly Mobile is intended as a celebration of the awkward moments of social life.
Patrick Monahan is the guy in the club that everyone becomes best friends with in one night.
Tom Allen presents a hilarious hour of standup comedy in his show Indeed.
Six and a half stone of vegan fury.
If you cosy up in the Turret of Teviot’s Gilded Balloon with Wendy Wason, you’ll get a stand-up comedian who’s got a friendly, motherly attitude and whose stories are complet…
Wickedly naughty and deliciously dark, Kate’s dual talents as a comedian and singer/songwriter are ripe for consumption.
“Isn’t it a wonderful time to be alive?” Michelle Wolf’s opening statement elicited a telling silence from the crowd.
Carl Donnelly has reached peak age, he’s a vegan, he recently took up yoga, and he’s content with his life – I know it doesn’t sound like a good recipe for stand-up but som…
Deliciously Stella is what you expect her to be: if you’ve seen the Instagram account which has become a viral hit with its piss-take of ‘fitspiration’ and other smug hashtag…
When life gives you lemons, those with an optimistic, can-do attitude invariably suggest you make lemonade.
The whole fish-out-of water shtick is a difficult one to pull off – the performer has to be au fait with local idiosyncrasies while at the same time be looking in at them from th…
Jonny Pelham returns to the Fringe for his second year performing stand up at the Pleasance Courtyard.
Male stand up comedians from certain parts of Glasgow often face a significant impediment; they can’t help but sound like Billy Connolly, and so inevitably find themselves compar…
Unbelievably clever, deftly executed and outrageously funny, John Hasting returns once again to the Fringe with his new show Integrity.
Unsurprisingly Darren Walsh’s S’Pun is an hour of puns.
If you are a millennial/Gen-Y/Gen-X-er you need to see Neel Kolhatkar.
As soon as Stuart Mitchell entered the room, I knew I was in a safe pair of hands.
Geoff Norcott, as he points out quite early on in his set, has not been seen on television.
In 2004 Lawrence won a BBC New Comedy Award.
Matt Forde begins by promising his audience that he will definitely not resign in the middle of his act.
We’ve all been irritated by unfair traffic fines and generic email newsletters.
Graínne Maguire is a pretty cool woman, and once trended worldwide for tweeting the Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) updates on her menstrual cycle.
This is a very funny hour of stand-up from a bearded man.
Sophie Willan is rebellious, defiant and rude.
Will Duggan is an angry man and it’s not entirely clear why.
I like Sarah Callaghan.
Gliding in wearing a mint green and lace floaty dress, Andrea Hubert appears calm and somewhat airy as she walks out onto the stage.
The sharp-suited David Mills is already seated on stage when his audience comes in, chatting with us, riffing along to a Barry Manilow hit; while he later insists that the role in …
You won’t find many performers at this year’s Fringe trumpeting their lack of uniqueness.
Zoe Lyons, recent winner of the Chortle Comedy Award and with appearances at Live at the Apollo, The John Bishop Show, Mock the Week and The News Quiz under her belt, is in Edinbur…
Paul McMullan’s debut fringe show is stuffed full of clever insights into the world of British drinking culture and its potentially destructive nature.
Ed Gamble used to be a fat.
Parris has a seemingly natural knack for creating comedy imbued with emotional depth that doesn’t feel forced or insecure.
Comedy can be incredibly effective as a vehicle for delivering a message.
Some things never change; despite more than a decade performing stand-up, Laurence Clark still opens his set by drawing attention to his cerebral palsy: “This is just how I talk.
Comedy Reserve presents a great opportunity to see four of the Fringe’s ‘up-and-coming’ acts in an hour-long compilation show.
Put Miranda Hart in a rocket with an extra dose of feminism and whimsy and you get Samantha Baines’ 1 Woman, A Dwarf Planet and 2 Cox.
Too often, successful American comedians make their way to the UK assuming that audiences are as easy to please as they are back home.
A near universal truth about comics is that they will bear some sort of emotional scars from their childhood.
Iain’s latest Fringe offering, Onwards!, focuses on his own experiences to explore life as a twenty-something in 2016.
Sarah Kendall’s stand-up routine has a different format to most: it’s all centred around a single tale, and it’s in the hands of someone who really knows their way around sto…
Bigmouth Strikes Again by The Smiths is playing loudly when Tom Ward ambles into his Pleasance performance space, setting an informal tone which persists throughout this enjoyably …
Seann Walsh is a brilliant observational comic, with an ability to tease out the comicality of even the most mundane, everyday occurrence.
Tez Ilyas’ new show Made in Britain is not subtle.
Looking like footballer Lionel Messi, and bearing a name that has him often confused with comedian Sean Locke, this year Sean McLoughlin is on the lookout for some fans of his very…
It’s a struggle to review Holly Burn.
A cross between the mass appeal of Amy Schumer and the niche quirkiness of Jenna Marbles, Loren O’Brien is trying to work out her own identity.
With last year’s Cry me a Liver Lucy Pohl proved herself to be an exceptional actor, throwing herself into each of her characters with impressive resolve.
At the end of his show, Mike Ward took a moment to emphasise the importance of free speech, the vital importance that comedians are free to offend; he even handed out badges to hel…
Taking to the confined stage of Assembly’s ‘Box’, and looking for all the world like a key-note speaker at the world’s tiniest tech conference, Henry Paker sets the tone of…
Joining the ranks of slightly nerdy comedians who primarily joke about their non-existent sex lives, So You Think You’re Funny finalist Alex Kealy is a safe bet for some well-tho…
It can probably be agreed that there’s a lot to be unhappy about in the world at the moment.
Few would disagree that our world is in dire need of fixing.
Come Get Some! is a rather energetic title, as titles go, but its excitement about Nick Cody is absolutely justified.
In a very personal set, Shappi talks growing up in Britain as the child of refugee parents and being English.
Sarah-Louise Young and Michael Roulston remain on top form with their new laugh-out-loud spin-off Cabaret Whore, in which Young’s comic character La Poule Plombée is finally g…
Quite why Mawaan Rizwan describes himself as a Gender Neutral Concubine Pirate remains a bit of a mystery throughout the show.
Bubbling with energy and wit, Athena Kugblenu shares with us her opinions and musings on just about every topic you might need to navigate life as a British millennial.
I hope for Harvey Keitel’s sake that he isn’t aware of this show taking place.
If you thought Brighton Fringe had been a little short in supply of freaks this year, then these five guys from London are set to prove you wrong.
Jane Postlethwaite’s Made In Cumbria is absolutely hilarious.
Death.
For one sensational night only, cabaret legend Dusty Limits graced the stage of a very chilly Republic venue on Brighton’s seafront.
Pleasing an audience is difficult at the best of times, when they’re on your side you can read the room, and you’re in safe hands if tech and logistics all go to plan.
Time is of the essence in this absolutely faultless performance from EntreprenHER Productions.
Colin Chadwick is a bit of an oddball and has no idea how to communicate with people on a basic level.
Now in their second year at the Brighton Fringe, Lamb Comedy Productions present an evening of selected highlights, delivered by acts from across their programme.
The worldwide hit show Shaggers has returned to give us some late night laughs at the 2016 Brighton Fringe.
With the affectionate way he talks about the fringe and his ability to inject energy into the venues, Dick Coughlan seems like a comic perfectly at home at Brighton Fringe.
Those without a snide, self-deprecating, sense of humour, step away from the Thermos Museum.
Television personality, Patrick Kielty, attempts to revive his stand up career in what is billed as a fresh hour of comedy.
It’s James Sherwood’s first gig of the run, and it tells.
In spite of the title, there is nothing careless about Adam Vincent’s debut stand-up show at Edinburgh – although I wish I could say the same about the person who listed the wr…
If you like your comedy dark and edgy then walk away my friend, Adam Hills is not for you.
Some show titles aim to tease, titillate or intrigue but American Cunt, the name of US comic Jena Friedman’s Edinburgh Fringe debut, is a proud, badge-wearing member of the let’s-c…
Musical comedian Jamie Kilstein has an utterly charming stage presence.
Before he took to the stage, Tommy Tiernan took in some shows around Edinburgh.
At the start of his show Geoff Norcott claims he’s a moron.
It’s amazing at times how little Chris Coltrane has to do to make his audience laugh.
Alastair Clark is not getting better.
This comedy showcase features a rotating lineup that changes daily, and is available both during the day and at midnight.
Aidan Goatley strikes me as an organised, practical and variably fearless fellow.
An hour of lunchtime comedy could be worse spent than with this quirky collection of occasionally promising comedians.
Stand-Up Philosophy is a low-key, quirky little Free Fringe show featuring professional philosophers sharing thoughts, answering questions, and trying their hands at comedy.
It’s 11 am – for some, the time for a late, leisurely breakfast.
I wouldn’t normally mention a show’s venue in a comedy review, but David Mills is performing in a gorgeous space in the Voodoo Rooms.
If Dan Willis is targeting the annoying Australian Uncle demographic with his show Australia: A Whinging Pom’s Guide, he’s got it completely spot on.
Ed Gamble is a man who plays by the rules – his rules, which he probably has laminated and stuck up somewhere around the house.
Since Nick Doody’s first fringe show Before He Kills Again I would have expected him to have achieved more success than he seems to as he is simply one of the best gimmick-free sta…
Some cabaret performers attempt to lull you into a false sense of security about what they do, but thankfully any audience finds out quickly enough what they’re going to get from…
Along with Part Troll and I Would Happily Punch All Every One Of You In The Face, Gary Colman’s Tickling Mice is not only one of my favourite show titles, but also one of the mos…
Known for his deadpan delivery of pun-filled one-liners, Milton Jones returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with his latest show, The Temple of Daft.
Many people will of course know Christian O’Connell from presenting the Absolute Radio Breakfast Show of which he has been doing now for over 10 years and in his time on the stat…
A compilation of comedic talent from across the Fringe, two shows a day, and all for free – the Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe showcases some of the best comedic talent t…
I don’t know exactly how many German comics there are on the circuit but, as Christian Schulte-Loh points out, such is their rarity that he has managed to secure both the germanc…
“The Facebook,” Little moans, is a hub of narcissism and platform for vapid boasts.
It’s a mark of Tony Law’s success as a surrealist that when he buggers up the start of the show, one wonders if it’s supposed to happen.
He’s a true-blue, straight-talking Aussie and he’s in town for some old fashioned stand-up, knock-em down comedy.
Adam Hess: Salmon is an hour of almost non-stop jokes, spoken at breakneck speeds by a guy who is going places.
Jo Caulifield is sardonic, cutting and fantastically witty.
The title of this show refers to the three core acts, Gary Sansome (all Scots like haggis, right?), Irishman Andrew Gilmore (the booze, of course), and Israeli standup Daphna Baram…
The best in improvised stand-up, Set List presents a daily changing selection of Fringe favourites performing a never before seen set without a moment’s preparation.
Daphna Baram plays the outsider in England, reflecting on what makes people British from her own standpoint as an Israeli woman.
Chris Martin is trying something a little different this year by having his show underpinned with a musical soundtrack.
As I walk into Honest to Godley, Janey Godley is already onstage, hand on hip and chatting to her audience.
The most disappointing revelation of Jimmy Bird’s stand-up routine is that the title is more than a little bit misleading.
Arrangements is about death and depression but doesn’t leave the audience down in the mouth.
Katherine Ryan makes it clear from the moment she wanders onto the stage and discusses the logic behind R&B song Smell Yo Dick that she doesn’t give a rat’s ass what you think.
No one rants quite like Nick Revell.
What have you done in your life that you can say you’re proud of? This is what Carl Hutchinson asks at the top of his show Learning the Ropes.
I’m pretty certain this is the first comedy show I’ve ever been to with an audience dance break.
Learning difficulties, the truth in conspiracy theories and politics are the topics of a brave stand up.
It’s hard to find an adjective that fully describes Ally Houston’s Shandy.
Like a pissed nutter at a bar chatting you up, Susie McCabe could rant for Scotland.
Mae Martin is an absolute gem on the Free Fringe.
With the accompanying subtitle, this show becomes God Bless ‘Merica, Because It’ll Take A Miracle To Fix It; whilst that’s quite a mouthful, it certainly encompasses the sent…
How difficult is comedy when you’re a nice guy who’s had a nice life? What well can you draw from for your material? It’s a problem that Sy Thomas has grappled with, and one …
Years ago Ari Shaffir and some of his comedian buddies were sitting around in LA telling stories.
Effervescent comic and sometime Irish TV face Niamh Marron delivers an unpolished and often forced hour of fairly standard comedy material with occasional witty zingers being the o…
Tom Parry, formerly a third of sketch group Pappy’s, presents Yellow T-Shirt, his first solo show, at this year’s Fringe.
Micheal Legge - Prince of Bitterness, Lord of Fury - has his sights on an award.
Andrew Watts’ latest hour, How To Build A Chap, is partly a follow-up to last year’s verbose and considered explanation of modern day gender politics, Feminism For Chaps.
One of the fastest rising young comedians from across the pond, Michael Che is back in Edinburgh for a third year running with his new show Six Stars.
Mike Wozniak’s probably best known for playing moustachioed misfit Brian in Channel 4’s sitcom Man Down.
If pirates wore signet rings and possessed anything in the way of eloquence, I’d feel as if I were watching a one-man shanty as Ahir Shar (aka Shit Shag, via autocorrect) sways a…
Abnormally Funny People showcases some of the best and brightest comedians living with disabilities on the circuit, oh and a token “normal”.
Telling someone that you’re not a racist before you say something incredibly racist is not an ingenious or valid way to evade accountability for the subsequent spew to flow from …
Lewis Schaffer states that although he normally occupies rooms on one of the free fringes during August, for his 2015 run he’s charging folk a fiver.
When Tom Stade walks on stage you can tell he’s at home.
It has been four years since Steve Hall last appeared at the Fringe.
There’s something refreshing about seeing a stand-up show with a title that accurately reflects the content of the act.
When an audience is laughing, they are listening.
Keith Farnan recently became father to a baby girl.
Tim Dingle is an extraordinarily clever man.
The title of Steve Budeja’s show is misleading.
Having been turned away from a packed venue on the day I was originally scheduled to attend, I was anticipating great things on my return the next day.
For me, beginning any show with Huey Lewis And The News is a good omen, particularly when their hit single The Power of Love featured prominently in the eponymous sci-fi trilogy so…
The main thing that you need to know about this show is that something about it is absolutely and completely unexpected.
Twayna Mayne’s default setting is overwhelmingly unimpressed.
It’s hard not to like Funmbi Omotayo.
Scott Bennett’s patter feels designed for a larger audience.
Speaking to those of us in her audience who have never seen her perform before, Tiff Stevenson says ‘You’re so lucky… I remember seeing me for the first time.
John Lloyd: Emperor of the Prawns is billed as an hour of comedy, but turns out to be so much more.
Okay, he doesn’t promise much - the title was his son’s butchering of the ‘one-man show’ term.
Rik Carranza tells us he has been doing stand up comedy for five or six years and one word that has been continually used to describe him in reviews is ‘charming’.
In all likelihood, you’ll have already noticed the five star rating attached to this review.
Wander around Edinburgh for any length of time and you will find that the Fringe has no shortage of shows with cringeworthy titles.
Henry Ginsberg is a true outsider; never popular enough to be accepted into the mainstream, but never quite anti-establishment enough to be accepted into any ‘alternative’ tribes.
Papa CJ takes the audience through chapters of his life, with the idea of simultaneously removing metaphorical and physical layers, as he strips in front of us.
Aaron Twitchen’s bright smile lights up the pub throughout Deadlines and Diets.
George Rowe delivers a decent hour of Free Fringe stand-up that never reaches truly great heights and contains more than a few missteps, but nevertheless contains a spark of someth…
The premise of 25 Stories is simple enough; Alex Watts is bored at work and so comes up with short stories to keep himself entertained.
At first glance, The Naked Stand-Up might seem like a crowd-pulling gimmick, or a cheap trick to distract from poor material.
You’d imagine that it’s quite difficult to write an hour of stand up about owning a cat, and apparently it is, because about half way through David Tsonos’ Walking the Cat he p…
Upon first meeting Kelly Kingham, you’d hardly believe he was a newcomer.
Charlie Baker blends song with stand-up, as he intersperses his versions of one hit wonders with tales from his life.
Dane Baptiste returns to this year’s Fringe with a bit more notoriety than this time twelve months ago.
A strange but beautiful evening rainbow shone over Edinburgh just before I went to see Tom Toal’s gentle stand-up.
Kent-native Harriet Kemsley takes a juvenile look at an adult world, as she describes fitting into the grown up sphere of sex, porn, drugs and flat-sharing with child-like naivety,…
Ria Lina presents a comic show on political correctness that purports to raid society’s taboos.
This year, Yianni explores “the line”: how do we cross the line in telling jokes, and who decides where it is? He conducts his investigation through a series of anecdotes and d…
Tom Allen is afraid of death.
If nothing else, Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham have cracked the formula for Fringe success: a crackingly funny show, interesting facts and (perhaps most importantly) lashings of bo…
Reginald D Hunter returns with his signature brand of close-to-the-bone humour in his new show Bitchproof.
A Day in October centres around Kendall’s teenage years at a rough high-school in Newcastle, Australia.
Jamie MacDonald is a gentle comic, even when brandishing his white cane as a weapon.
Reviews have to be written in the context of the cost of the ticket, and while Amy Howerska’s debut stand-up hour is by no means bad per se, it never quite rises to a level high …
As you walk into Aisling Bea: Plan Bea you’ll see a morph suit, dancing frantically in what can only be described as unbearable heat.
At the Fringe last year, some members of Christian Talbot’s audience got up to leave part-way through his show, explaining that they thought he would ‘be more Irish’.
Jeff Green wastes no time in getting to the meaning behind the title, asking the ever-relevant question “What am I doing with my life?” Surely at 50, Green knows what he wants …
According to the press release, this year’s show is Will Durst’s “highly anticipated return to the Fringe after over a decade.
Who knew that bartending could be so interesting? In his debut show at the Fringe, Chris Betts, a Canadian comic with what can only be described as a beard to die for (which you ca…
This is a big year for Nish Kumar.
Burgeoning Fringe comedy legend and self-professed borderline alcoholic John Robins indulges his audience with a startlingly self-referential hour of stand-up comedy.
Festival of the Spoken Nerd present a variety of comedy stylings on maths, physics, and all things ‘nerdy’.
British Asian, Paul Sinha, makes a very welcome return to the Stand Comedy Club during the Fringe after a four-year absence.
Vladimir McTavish’s cynical look back at Scotland’s past spans from the fourteenth century to the present day, examining the successes and failures of kings and governments,…
Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Callaghan lives at home with her mum – and for this hour we are transported to her three-by-five-metre bedroom in her home in working-class London.
Welcome to the house party.
There’s a very fine line between watching an actual, heart-in-mouth onstage breakdown and one that’s convincingly feigned.
James Veitch appears, at first, a bit like a protagonist in a young adult novel (probably one by John Green), in the way he combines a bildungsroman with popular culture, or sees m…
Not every comic has the wherewithal to build the feedline of a joke into the title of their show.
Rhys James does not make it easy for his audience to get a handle on him.
If you can’t predict what is in store from the title then here’s a clue: Darren Walsh likes saying things that sounds like other things, and what’s more, they’re usually qu…
Ian Smith is a wonderful comedian with a beautiful imagination.
Once he gets going, Nathan Caton’s anecdotes and stories are funny, clever and a pleasure to listen to.
Using only the bare essentials of a guitar, some toy instruments, and a few lighting changes, Jonny Awsum delivers an hour of musical comedy with plenty of laughs and the sort of t…
Ray Bradshaw is like a mate from home who’s gone on to make it big: he would look equally comfortable spinning comedic tales onstage and with a pint in his hand, laughing about s…
George Egg has twenty years experience on the comedy circuit.
Creating a show focusing on the idea of regret is frankly an extremely brave one: regret be an extremely sad and prickly topic, something which Hill alludes to in the first five mi…
Patrick Morris walks on stage.
‘I could tell you anything I want and you would have to believe it!’ yells Mark Forward about twenty minutes into his show, as an invisible falcon perches on his arm.
Andrew Lawrence isn’t a fan, to say the least, of strident, militant lefties.
‘I know why you’re here’, James Acaster begins, ‘for the celebrity gossip’.
There’s more than a touch of Stewart Lee when it comes to Andrew Doyle’s comedic concerns.
In a small, bare room in Pleasance Courtyard, armed with a projector screen and a pack of makeup wipes, Angela Barnes is ready to change your view on beauty standards - and make yo…
Parading onto the stage to a gangster soundtrack and with the threatening stance of a dormouse, Hal Cruttenden jumps in with his first gag and the laughs just keep rolling with thi…
Tez talks, and you should listen.
Fringe shows based on the last twelve months of a comic’s life are not uncommon.
This time next year, the Assembly George Square Theatre will not be big enough to contain David O’Doherty.
As the beat of an ear-blistering house track pumps into the venue, Goldstein races onto the stage, adorned with neon bracelets, a glowing headdress and a ridiculously small pair of…
Sam Simmons’ show is completely mad right off the bat.
For a show with this title, it is perhaps surprising that Nick Cody’s eye-catching facial hair is not the main feature of this performance.
The title of Pierre Novellie’s show is somewhat misleading.
Chris Stokes had a very bad 2014, and on reflection he dealt with it badly.
Alfie Brown has a real problem with moral absolutism.
The nervous Barry Twyford (from Crackwhore and Mingpiece Market Research) takes to the stage and explains that he has accidentally booked himself to do a show at the Edinburgh Frin…
We are welcomed into the Stand 2 by a red-headed young woman in the guise of an older man.
Greeting the guests on the door with a bubbly personality in an attempt to brighten up the dark, underground bunker that would play host to his stage, Stephen Bailey set the mood f…
According to Andrew Ryan, he is a failure.
There’s probably some truth to the idea that going through a profound personal crisis makes it easier to produce a stand-up show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
It’s the top of the show and on an otherwise empty stage, in front of a capacity crowd, a phone is ringing.
Many people boast about staring death in the face and laughing, but Chris Turner has a different perspective.
He’s back.
‘It’s fucking magic.
Iain Stirling has an excellent way of working a crowd.
Tania Edwards opens by criticising the elderly.
Luke Toulson’s grandfather was a Royal Engineer during World War Two who served in France, North Africa and the Middle East.
Australian comedian John Robertson has become a well-known Fringe regular with his hit interactive gameshow, The Dark Room.
Post-coitus: it’s that intimate moment of openness, where people say weird, wonderful and often brutally honest things.
Patrick Monahan likes to boogie.
What if there is no toilet? Well, you needn’t worry.
Who Do I Think I Am? is an hour long rip roaring stand up performance.
Glenn Wool isn’t afraid to engage with Big Themes: feminism and the existence of God take centre stage during his set.
At first it’s almost as if George Dimarelos has chosen to counter any preconceptions about loud Australians by opting for the least dramatic stage entrance possible; he’s alrea…
Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy, has cerebral palsy, and as such has been asked questions ranging from the ridiculous to the downright offensive.
A delightful hour of salacious and cheeky comedy, Larry Dean: Out Now! is a hilarious window into the life of Larry.
Matt Forde’s latest show - Get The Political Party Started - is a continuation of his unique brand of political analysis meets lad culture.