Stand-up

Jamali Maddix: King Crud

Jamali Maddix: King Crud

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 … 

Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen

Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen

Fern Brady is returning the the Fringe. 

Alpha's All Stars

Alpha's All Stars

Alpha’s All Stars – We live in interesting times. 

Best of Scandinavia

Best of Scandinavia

Best of Scandinavia features the biggest names in Scandinavian stand-up. 

Tom Rosenthal: Manhood

Tom Rosenthal: Manhood

Despite everything that’s happened, Tom is still talking about his penis. 

Melting Pot

Melting Pot

Good people do bad things and bad people do good things. 

Wil Hodgson: Barbicidal Tendencies

Wil Hodgson: Barbicidal Tendencies

Comedian, barber, barstool philosopher. 

Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control

Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control

It has been a period of upheaval and uncertainty with COVID and the political situation. 

Toby Isaacs: Existence is Futile

Toby Isaacs: Existence is Futile

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. 

Filthy Funny Females

Filthy Funny Females

An outrageous hour of comedy served to you by a selection of female comedians from across the globe. 

Matt Hobs: Follow the Science

Matt Hobs: Follow the Science

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 … 

Leah MacRae Weighs In

Leah MacRae Weighs In

Fringe favourite Leah, the wee powerhouse from Glasgow, is back with this brand-new show. 

Richard Wright: Into The Wright-Verse

Richard Wright: Into The Wright-Verse

Every universe has an Edinburgh Fringe but the multiverse is collapsing. 

Simon Fanshawe: The Power of Difference

Simon Fanshawe: The Power of Difference

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. 

Fin Taylor: Daddy Self-Care

Fin Taylor: Daddy Self-Care

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. 

Sindhu Vee: Alphabet

Sindhu Vee: Alphabet

A show about the hair we want, the friends we have and living the vast difference between virus and viral. 

All-American Snack Attack

All-American Snack Attack

Americans are fat, find out why. 

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

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. 

Biscuit Barrel: Xtra Comedy Tin

Biscuit Barrel: Xtra Comedy Tin

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… 

Neil Delamere: Liminal

Neil Delamere: Liminal

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. 

Underbelly's Big Brain Tumour Benefit

Underbelly's Big Brain Tumour Benefit

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: Snip Snip, Bitch (Work In Progress)

Robin Morgan: Snip Snip, Bitch (Work In Progress)

Robin Morgan (as seen on Mock The Week) has an hour of new jokes and stories. 

Paddy Raff: Raff Out Loud

Paddy Raff: Raff Out Loud

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… 

Dave Johns: A Comic's Tale

Dave Johns: A Comic's Tale

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… 

All Killa No Filla Live

All Killa No Filla Live

Comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean bring their smash-hit true crime podcast, All Killa no Filla, to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Brown Sauce

Brown Sauce

Brown Sauce is a comedy night with the best South Asian comedians (and other Asian friends) on the circuit. 

Simon Evans and His Big Ideas

Simon Evans and His Big Ideas

Does for politics, religion and philosophy what Simon Evans Goes to Market (BBC Radio 4) did for economics – makes it fresh, compelling and funny. 

Phil Wang: The Real Hero in All This

Phil Wang: The Real Hero in All This

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. 

Mark Ritchie: Too Close for Comfort

Mark Ritchie: Too Close for Comfort

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. 

Gearóid Farrelly: Glamour Hammer

Gearóid Farrelly: Glamour Hammer

Gearóid’s back from two years on the couch with his cat. 

Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow

Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow

Mr Swallow returns with a mix of new, old, very old and previously unusable material before hitting the road. 

Stand Up, Weather Girl!

Stand Up, Weather Girl!

The role of the weather girl is one of the most iconic in the TV landscape. 

Deirdre O'Kane: Demented

Deirdre O'Kane: Demented

There’s a point beyond burnout where all you can do is laugh and Deirdre O’Kane has well and truly reached it. 

Crazy Broken Chinese

Crazy Broken Chinese

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… 

Lost Voice Guy: Cerebral LOLsy

Lost Voice Guy: Cerebral LOLsy

Following a sell-out UK tour, Lost Voice Guy returns to Edinburgh with his brand-new show. 

James Crampton: Natural Disaster

James Crampton: Natural Disaster

The world has faced many disasters. 

Neil Harris: A Short History of the High Jump

Neil Harris: A Short History of the High Jump

Whilst wide awake one night, comedian Neil Harris found himself watching a video titled How One Man Changed the High Jump. 

Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour

Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour

Winner: Comedian’s Comedian, Chortle Awards (2020). 

Rich Hall SOLD OUT: TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

Rich Hall SOLD OUT: TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

After my last Fringe appearance (August, 2016), I had to step away from Edinburgh and consider how to be less devastatingly funny. 

Little Drummer Boy

Little Drummer Boy

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… 

Angelos Epithemiou: Can I Just Show You What I've Got?

Angelos Epithemiou: Can I Just Show You What I've Got?

Angelos is here standing in front of people for about seven days, maybe more if he can get time off at the stables. 

Rachel Parris: All Change Please

Rachel Parris: All Change Please

BAFTA-nominated comedian, Rachel Parris, is back with a brand-new show about big life changes. 

Ed Gamble: Electric

Ed Gamble: Electric

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… 

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

In 2016, Jazz Emu played the biggest gig he’d ever landed at the Helsinki Velodrome. 

Carter Morgan: American Idiot

Carter Morgan: American Idiot

Did you know Americans weren’t the first people in space? Me neither! Fake news. 

So You Think You're Funny? Competition

So You Think You're Funny? Competition

See the UK’s longest running and best comedy newcomer competition back for its 35th year. 

I Miss Amy Winehouse

I Miss Amy Winehouse

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… 

Harry Potter or My Girlfriend... Who Do I Love More?

Harry Potter or My Girlfriend... Who Do I Love More?

How do you choose between two things you love? Particularly if one of those things is literally (fictionally) magical. 

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Watch in awe as quiet man Nick Everritt establishes a comedic persona and performs a series of jokes. 

Elf Lyons: Talks Dirty for an Hour

Elf Lyons: Talks Dirty for an Hour

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. 

Lorraine Hoodless: Bumpy

Lorraine Hoodless: Bumpy

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,… 

Full Throttle OCD

Full Throttle OCD

Free show! Jim fights the mundane and holds no punches. 

Raymond Mearns Has No Filter

Raymond Mearns Has No Filter

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. 

The Ugly Animal Preservation Society

The Ugly Animal Preservation Society

Comedy with a conservation twist. 

Gary Little Just About Done

Gary Little Just About Done

Life, relationships, the world! Everything seems to be coming to an end. 

Irrational Me

Irrational Me

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… 

Stephen Buchanan: Charicature (WIP)

Stephen Buchanan: Charicature (WIP)

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 Disgraceful Club

The Disgraceful Club

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… 

American Apologist

American Apologist

If you’ve seen poker on Channel 4, that American accent you heard belonged to Joe Stapleton. 

Stand Up and Thrive

Stand Up and Thrive

An award-winning blend of coaching and comedy from Harriet Beveridge. 

Brexico

Brexico

Brexico is an hour of stand-up comedy that is half Mexican, half British, full Madness. 

Food Fight '95

Food Fight '95

A light-hearted stand-up comedian living in NYC looks back on his rambunctious 90s childhood in the Deep South. 

Bumble Me Tinders: Dating Horror Stories!

Bumble Me Tinders: Dating Horror Stories!

The risque sensation is back! Watch comedians share stories, lead audience games, provide good and bad dating advice and much more. 

Ross Leslie: Massive Queue At The Tip

Ross Leslie: Massive Queue At The Tip

Five-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist brings his third hour to Edinburgh. 

Best of the Fest

Best of the Fest

The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh, featuring your favourite comedians from around the Fringe. 

Richard Pulsford: A Bit More Rich

Richard Pulsford: A Bit More Rich

One-liners and light-hearted jokes from the UK Pun Championships winner 2022 and Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up 2021. 

Menopausal Mayhem

Menopausal Mayhem

Menopausal Mayhem is the perfect antidote to the doom and gloom surrounding the menopause. 

It Just So Happened

It Just So Happened

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… 

Read for Filth

Read for Filth

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. 

The Best of Irish Comedy

The Best of Irish Comedy

A Fringe institution since 1999. 

The Best of Scottish Comedy

The Best of Scottish Comedy

Talk about doing what it says on the tin! Here you go: simply the best comics on the contemporary Scottish circuit. 

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

Flat-footed, dyslexic, self-doubting comedy graduate seeks audience for an afternoon of whimsical fun, stepping out on the rungs of his life. 

Jo Caulfield: Here Comes Trouble

Jo Caulfield: Here Comes Trouble

Comedy award winner 2021. 

With All Jew Respect

With All Jew Respect

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. 

Edinburgh Comedy Allstars

Edinburgh Comedy Allstars

The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly. 

The Stand Late Club

The Stand Late Club

‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby. 

It's Fraser Brown, I'm Afraid

It's Fraser Brown, I'm Afraid

Fraser Brown takes the audience on a hilarious and dark analysis of his own anxieties and worries. 

Kiran Saggu and Sarah Roberts: Cake

Kiran Saggu and Sarah Roberts: Cake

A split bill stand-up hour with a cherry on top. 

Kate Barron: Losing Myself

Kate Barron: Losing Myself

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. 

Marcel Lucont Etc – A Chat Show

Marcel Lucont Etc – A Chat Show

Top 10 Comedy Shows of Edinburgh Fringe 2019 (Telegraph). 

Julie Grady Thomas: American Scum

Julie Grady Thomas: American Scum

Debut stand-up hour from your favourite, local American. 

Jim Daly: Football and Fatherhood

Jim Daly: Football and Fatherhood

Debut show from award-winning (and he will prove it) internet comedy sensation, Jim Daly (50+ million views). 

Amy Matthews: Moreover, The Moon

Amy Matthews: Moreover, The Moon

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… 

Louise Leigh Amused

Louise Leigh Amused

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… 

Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa: Monsoon Season

Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa: Monsoon Season

In 1999, Vidura’s family left war-ridden Sri Lanka in search of a better life. 

Caroline McEvoy and Farah Sharp: 60 Minutes to Self-Destruct

Caroline McEvoy and Farah Sharp: 60 Minutes to Self-Destruct

Northern Irish comic Caroline McEvoy and Arab comic Farah Sharp are used to conflict. 

Adele Cliff: In the Dark

Adele Cliff: In the Dark

Knowledge is power, power corrupts, corruption is bad, Adele is good. 

Fred MacAulay in Conversation

Fred MacAulay in Conversation

Fred MacAulay, one of Scotland’s best-loved stand-ups, is back with his live chat show. 

Late'n'Live

Late'n'Live

‘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. 

Filthy Funny Females

Filthy Funny Females

An outrageous hour of comedy served to you by a selection of female comedians from across the globe. 

John Robins: Work In Progress/Progress In Work

John Robins: Work In Progress/Progress In Work

A heady mixture of ropey material and competent crowd work from one of the greats. 

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Ted Hill: All the Presidents Man

Ted Hill’s debut stand-up show about every single US president and how they saved his life. 

Lee Kyle: An Actual Giant

Lee Kyle: An Actual Giant

Lee Kyle is an actual giant. 

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here (WIP)

Award-winning comedian, NHS psychiatrist and author Benji Waterstones shares highlights from his forthcoming book. 

Jack Harris: Teaching Teachers How To Teach

Jack Harris: Teaching Teachers How To Teach

Teacher-by-trade Jack’s guide to everything the classroom may throw at you. 

Living My 2nd Best Life

Living My 2nd Best Life

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. 

Broken Zoo: The Texas Takeover

Broken Zoo: The Texas Takeover

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. 

Liars and Clowns: A Late Night Comedy Show

Liars and Clowns: A Late Night Comedy Show

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. 

Sofie Hagen: Fat Jokes

Sofie Hagen: Fat Jokes

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Sofie Hagen presents Fat Jokes: a show bursting with big jokes and fat punchlines. 

Vanlord

Vanlord

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. 

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase

In its seventh year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase. 

Elly Shaw and Elaine Fellows: This Girl Can't

Elly Shaw and Elaine Fellows: This Girl Can't

Split-bill WIP from Elly Shaw and Elaine Fellows. 

Amy Gledhill: The Girl Before The Girl You Marry

Amy Gledhill: The Girl Before The Girl You Marry

Intranet sensation Amy Gledhill (1/3 of cult double act The Delightful Sausage) makes her Fringe debut with a show about resilience and dancing. 

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

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… 

Paul Currie: The Chorus of Ghosts Living in My Skull Keep Telling Me to Take a Shit in the Fruit Salad

Paul Currie: The Chorus of Ghosts Living in My Skull Keep Telling Me to Take a Shit in the Fruit Salad

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… 

David Ephgrave: Good Grief

David Ephgrave: Good Grief

David nails losing parents, so you don’t have to (NB you’ll still have to). 

Awkward Sex... and the City with Natalie Wall

Awkward Sex... and the City with Natalie Wall

Awkward Sex. 

Ed Patrick: Catch Your Breath (Work in Progress)

Ed Patrick: Catch Your Breath (Work in Progress)

NHS junior doctor, comedian and now author (oooooh, check him) Ed Patrick returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with the makings of a new show. 

Paul Sinha: One Sinha Lifetime

Paul Sinha: One Sinha Lifetime

In January 2020, Paul embarked on a national tour, his most ambitious show combining stand-up, music, hula-hooping and tales of romantic validation and neurological degeneration. 

Phil Ellis: Hedgehog

Phil Ellis: Hedgehog

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. 

Nancy Clench: If Your Symptoms Aren't Life-Threatening, Please Hold!

Nancy Clench: If Your Symptoms Aren't Life-Threatening, Please Hold!

She’s back, the 6’5” towering Scottish drag legend Nancy Clench, returns to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Anthony DeVito: My Dad Isn't Danny DeVito

Anthony DeVito: My Dad Isn't Danny DeVito

All little boys want their dads to be superheroes. 

International Comedy Jam

International Comedy Jam

You never know who Tehran Von Ghasri’s bringing to his stage. 

Abigoliah Schamaun: Legally Cheeky

Abigoliah Schamaun: Legally Cheeky

Abigoliah never thought she could be deported. 

Michelle Kalt: God Hates You

Michelle Kalt: God Hates You

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… 

Ben Lund-Conlon: Lies, Damned Lies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Ben Lund-Conlon: Lies, Damned Lies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Into every generation, a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. 

Stefania Licari: Medico

Stefania Licari: Medico

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… 

Comedy with an Accent

Comedy with an Accent

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… 

Esyllt Sears: Absolutely Not

Esyllt Sears: Absolutely Not

You can spend too much time in the bath and end up media managing your own death, actually. 

Tudur Owen: Alive Huw

Tudur Owen: Alive Huw

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. 

Chris Hall and Mark Bittlestone: Two Sour Gays

Chris Hall and Mark Bittlestone: Two Sour Gays

Yuck! A stand-up comedy show about being gay! And about being vegan (Chris), getting piles (Mark), collecting crystals (Chris), getting piles (Mark), being in love (Chris) and gett… 

Jasmin Gleeson: Razzmajazz

Jasmin Gleeson: Razzmajazz

At the start of 2020, Jazz lost her job and her mind. 

Triple Threat Comedy

Triple Threat Comedy

As seen at festivals across the UK. 

Comedy in the Dark

Comedy in the Dark

The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns. 

Anthony Schuman: I Just Want to Be a Good Dad

Anthony Schuman: I Just Want to Be a Good Dad

A twisted stand-up comedy quest to understand fatherhood. 

Melissa Stephens: HOT DOGS & TEARS

Melissa Stephens: HOT DOGS & TEARS

Christmas Eve, Georgia, 1996. 

Mairead Doyle-Heffernan: Here Comes The Ride

Mairead Doyle-Heffernan: Here Comes The Ride

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… 

Oliver Coleman: Sublime

Oliver Coleman: Sublime

Nominated – Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2019. 

Big Value Early

Big Value Early

Four of the best new acts on the circuit, selected by Just the Tonic. A launch pad for future stars. See them before they are famous. 

Alfie Packham and Luke Chilton: Hot New Talent

Alfie Packham and Luke Chilton: Hot New Talent

Tssss. 

Jake Baker: Unity

Jake Baker: Unity

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… 

Milo Edwards: Voicemail

Milo Edwards: Voicemail

Milo hasn’t received a voicemail in some time. 

Pete Wells: Success

Pete Wells: Success

Do you feel successful? Then this is your show. 

Alex Hylton: Love, Probably

Alex Hylton: Love, Probably

Alex Hylton is almost absolutely certain he’s in love. 

Daniel Sloss: New Work in Progress

Daniel Sloss: New Work in Progress

Scotland’s international comedy star is doing a run of shows to work up some new material for his next tour. 

Joseph Parsons: Equaliser

Joseph Parsons: Equaliser

Rising star Joseph Parsons presents his hotly anticipated debut hour of comedy about being a gay sports fan. 

Sheraz Yousaf: The Google Man

Sheraz Yousaf: The Google Man

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… 

Jimeoin: The Craic!

Jimeoin: The Craic!

‘Classic nonsense… Stand-up comedy at its best’ (Scotsman). 

Catherine Bohart: This Isn't For You

Catherine Bohart: This Isn't For You

Catherine Bohart loves control, hates change and is a serial planner. 

Larry Dean: Fudnut

Larry Dean: Fudnut

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). 

AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly

AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly

Total sell-out 2005-2019 returns with a brand-new line-up. 

Free Footlights

Free Footlights

Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) for an hour of stand-up, sketch, song and much more. 

Andrew White (But Not in a Gay Way)

Andrew White (But Not in a Gay Way)

Sex. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

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. 

Daphna Baram: Out and About

Daphna Baram: Out and About

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. 

Dave Chawner: Mental

Dave Chawner: Mental

A show about mental health, not just mental illness. 

Kai Humphries: Mischief!

Kai Humphries: Mischief!

‘Downright hilarious!’ (Edinburgh Evening News). 

Dave Chawner: Mental

Dave Chawner: Mental

A show about mental health, not just mental illness. 

4 Funny Feckers

4 Funny Feckers

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. 

Best in Class

Best in Class

A crowd-funded, profit-sharing show that champions working-class comedians. 

Dave Chawner: Underdog

Dave Chawner: Underdog

A timely show about dogs, defeat and determination by award-winning comedian, best-selling author and underdog, Dave Chawner. 

Luca Cupani: Happy Orphan

Luca Cupani: Happy Orphan

What if your mum’s death turns out to be one of the best things that happened to you? The nonsense of Italian bureaucracy and a grotesque email from the cemetery lead Luca to a bri… 

Sam See: Government-Approved Sex

Sam See: Government-Approved Sex

‘There’s real steel in his comedic bones’ **** (BroadwayBaby. 

Craig Hill: I Always Knew I Had it in Me!

Craig Hill: I Always Knew I Had it in Me!

‘Laugh-out-loud performance from beginning to end!’ **** (List). 

Paul McCaffrey: We Go Again

Paul McCaffrey: We Go Again

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. 

Hannah Fairweather: Just a Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge

Hannah Fairweather: Just a Normal Girl Who Enjoys Revenge

Award-winning comedian Hannah Fairweather is the Taylor Swift of comedy, joking about those who have previously wronged her. 

Connor Burns: Live, Laugh, Loathe

Connor Burns: Live, Laugh, Loathe

‘Absolutely cracking… Great material with fantastic execution’ (The Stand). 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

Eleanor Conway: Talk Dirty to Me

Eleanor Conway: Talk Dirty to Me

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… 

Nathan Cassidy: Observational

Nathan Cassidy: Observational

Award-winning stand-up Cassidy with the uplifting, multi-award nominated ‘extraordinary story richly accessorised with laughter’ (Scotsman). 

Gareth Waugh: Doozy

Gareth Waugh: Doozy

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,… 

BeComedy UK Presents: No Limits

BeComedy UK Presents: No Limits

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. 

Liam Farrelly, God’s Brother-in-Law

Liam Farrelly, God’s Brother-in-Law

First full-length solo show from 2021’s Scottish Comedian of the Year Award winner. 

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Tired of the goose? Swan Power is here. 

Oy Gay! The Queer Jewish Comedy Show

Oy Gay! The Queer Jewish Comedy Show

A finalist in the LGBTQ Comedian of the Year award, Katie Price is unashamed to tackle important issues with tongue-in-cheek charm and wit. 

Will Preston Can't Face Reality

Will Preston Can't Face Reality

Reality is overrated. 

Not My Audience! The Comedy Show You Control!

Not My Audience! The Comedy Show You Control!

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… 

Mary Bourke: The Brutal Truth

Mary Bourke: The Brutal Truth

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 … 

Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich

Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich

Why aren’t you rich yet? How come there are people at the top nowhere near as smart, talented or good looking as you? Stanley Brooks is here to help you teach yourself the skills y… 

PG Hits! Stand-Up Comedy That's Everyone's Cup of Tea!

PG Hits! Stand-Up Comedy That's Everyone's Cup of Tea!

A hilarious stand-up comedy compilation show that leaves out the really rude bits so the whole family can enjoy the show. 

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

Russell Arathoon: The Curious Incidents of the Gay in the Night-Time

‘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… 

Ryan Mold: Generation Gap (WIP)

Ryan Mold: Generation Gap (WIP)

In the mid-80s, at 6 months old, my grandparents become my legal guardians. 

Nathan Cassidy: Hot Tub God

Nathan Cassidy: Hot Tub God

Who can save us now? God/Nathan Cassidy might be our only hope. 

Katharyn Henson and Ollie Horn: Pure Filth

Katharyn Henson and Ollie Horn: Pure Filth

Fringe favourites – New York City comedian Katharyn Henson, ‘kicking some serious comedy ass’ (Scotsman), and internationally touring Ollie Horn, ‘a natural’ (BroadwayBaby. 

Henry Ginsberg: Romantic Comedian – Personal Growth, Sex and Nazis

Henry Ginsberg: Romantic Comedian – Personal Growth, Sex and Nazis

Henry Ginsberg didn’t lose his virginity, or have any romantic experiences to speak of at all until his late 20s. 

Eryn Tett Finds Her Audience

Eryn Tett Finds Her Audience

Volunteers needed for very important scientific research*. 

Stuart Goldsmith: A Shared Illusion (WIP)

Stuart Goldsmith: A Shared Illusion (WIP)

A new work in progress from the host of The Comedian’s Comedian podcast. 

Tom Stade: The High Road

Tom Stade: The High Road

Tom’s been trying to remember what was important before responsibility and fear got in the way. 

Scott McPherson: Go Scotty

Scott McPherson: Go Scotty

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. 

Marjolein Robertson: Thank God Fish Don't Have Hands

Marjolein Robertson: Thank God Fish Don't Have Hands

Shetland comedian Marjolein is back with her brand-new hour. 

Carter Morgan: Dick Jokes for End Times

Carter Morgan: Dick Jokes for End Times

Climate change. 

101 – What Women Want!

101 – What Women Want!

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… 

Samantha Pressdee: Clown Pray Love (Work in Progress)

Samantha Pressdee: Clown Pray Love (Work in Progress)

Divorced Sammie searches for love, laughter and divine purpose. 

The LOL Word

The LOL Word

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… 

Laura Davis: If This Is It

Laura Davis: If This Is It

Laura Davis is internationally acclaimed as one of the strongest, most distinctive comedy voices around. 

Omid Djalili: The Good Times

Omid Djalili: The Good Times

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… 

Vix Leyton: More Fiction Than Girl

Vix Leyton: More Fiction Than Girl

A whirlwind show examining the multiple roles you play in your life and what happens when you break out of them. 

Krystal Evans: Kaleidoscope

Krystal Evans: Kaleidoscope

Krystal’s sardonic, beige exterior is in direct contrast to her life which has been full of vivid colour. 

Eric Rushton: I Had a Dream and You Were All in It

Eric Rushton: I Had a Dream and You Were All in It

Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2020, Eric Rushton brings his highly anticipated debut hour to the festival. 

Molly Leigh-Moy and Carla Gordon: As Per My Previous Apology...

Molly Leigh-Moy and Carla Gordon: As Per My Previous Apology...

Molly and Carla are both high-energy and friendly gals. 

Tom Henry, Jack Hester: Tom and Jack Having the Craic

Tom Henry, Jack Hester: Tom and Jack Having the Craic

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. 

Mad Ron: Crime School

Mad Ron: Crime School

Uxbridge’s third-hardest man shares his views on the modern world with a few tips and tricks thrown in. 

Ben Miller's Stand-Up Science

Ben Miller's Stand-Up Science

A show that’s equal measures hilarious, educational and deeply personal. 

Chelsea Birkby: No More Mr Nice Chelsea

Chelsea Birkby: No More Mr Nice Chelsea

Highly anticipated debut from this ‘one to watch’ (FunnyWomen. 

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow

Lou Sanders: One Word: Wow

If it isn’t your old internet friend, Dr Giggles. 

Rob Auton: The Crowd Show

Rob Auton: The Crowd Show

The Crowd Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about crowds by award-winning writer, actor and podcaster Rob Auton. 

Richard Herring: RHLSTP

Richard Herring: RHLSTP

Multi award-winning podcast returns. 

Jo Griffin: People Person

Jo Griffin: People Person

Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self-esteem and without regrets? Great! Well let’s get cosy and together we’ll crack the meaning of life. 

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure... [Perfect and Arena-Ready Show]

Mark Silcox: I Can Cure... [Perfect and Arena-Ready Show]

Dr. 

Flo & Joan: Sweet Release

Flo & Joan: Sweet Release

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… 

Emmy Blotnick: The 30 Fragrances of Jennifer Lopez: A Show About Death, Betrayal and Financial Ruin

Emmy Blotnick: The 30 Fragrances of Jennifer Lopez: A Show About Death, Betrayal and Financial Ruin

The American stand-up, TV writer and “neurotic Jewish millennial” returns following her acclaimed 2019 debut. 

Sam Lake: Cake

Sam Lake: Cake

Debut hour from nice young man, Sam Lake. 

Tessa Coates: Get Your Tessa Coates You've Pulled

Tessa Coates: Get Your Tessa Coates You've Pulled

After two sell-out Fringes, Tessa Coates is beside herself with excitement to be back with a brand-new show. 

Yuriko Kotani: Kaiju About

Yuriko Kotani: Kaiju About

BBC New Comedy Award winner, Japanese Londoner Yuriko Kotani, was about to make a change and have a fresh start in her life. 

AAA Stand Up Late

AAA Stand Up Late

Total sell-out 2005-2019 returns with a brand new line-up. 

AAA Stand Up

AAA Stand Up

Total sell-out 2005-2019 returns with a brand new line-up. 

Rich Hardisty: Silly Boy

Rich Hardisty: Silly Boy

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. 

Michelle Shaughnessy: Be Your Own Daddy

Michelle Shaughnessy: Be Your Own Daddy

Introducing Canadian comedian Michelle Shaughnessy who debuts at the Fringe this year. 

Jenny Bede: The First Pregnant Woman in the World

Jenny Bede: The First Pregnant Woman in the World

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… 

Janeane Garofalo: Pardon My Tangent

Janeane Garofalo: Pardon My Tangent

The iconic American comedian and actress returns with her acerbic wit, following multiple sell-out runs. 

Ali Woods: Best Friend Ever

Ali Woods: Best Friend Ever

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… 

Josh Pugh: Sausage, Egg, Josh Pugh, Chips and Beans

Josh Pugh: Sausage, Egg, Josh Pugh, Chips and Beans

Safe everyone. 

Robyn Perkins: Million Dollar Maybe

Robyn Perkins: Million Dollar Maybe

Think you’re tough? Funny? Bisexual? Prove it. 

Marcus Brigstocke: Absolute Shower

Marcus Brigstocke: Absolute Shower

Before launching his huge national tour, multi award-winning comedian Marcus brings this blisteringly funny hour of stand-up to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Alice Brine: Brinestorm

Alice Brine: Brinestorm

One time, Alice got kicked out of an airport because her passport was covered in glow stick – and that’s just the start. 

Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore

Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore

‘The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill on the Fringe’ (Guardian). 

Kwame Asante: Living in Sin

Kwame Asante: Living in Sin

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: Breeeep!

Tim Vine: Breeeep!

Tim Vine returns with his new stand-up show. 

Mary Beth Barone: Silly Little Girl

Mary Beth Barone: Silly Little Girl

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 … 

Marc Jennings: Original Sound

Marc Jennings: Original Sound

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: Wanted

Vir Das: Wanted

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… 

Kai Samra: Native

Kai Samra: Native

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,… 

Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder

Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder

Growing up with a schizophrenic mom, and a grandmother who stole from buffets and fed her false realities, Atsuko is now stunted as an adult. 

Tiff Stevenson: Sexy Brain

Tiff Stevenson: Sexy Brain

Critically acclaimed stand-up, writer and actor Tiff Stevenson (Mock the Week, People Just Do Nothing, The Office, Game Face and ABC’s The Weekly) invites you to spend an hour with… 

Fast Fringe

Fast Fringe

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… 

Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man

Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man

Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) and with over 10 million views online, comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner is one of the UK’s hottest mimics … 

Lucy Frederick's Big Fat Wedding

Lucy Frederick's Big Fat Wedding

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. 

Grace Campbell: A Show About Me(n)

Grace Campbell: A Show About Me(n)

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… 

Lauren Pattison: It Is What It Is

Lauren Pattison: It Is What It Is

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Lauren is back with a brand-new show. 

Rachel Bradley: Beauty for Ashes

Rachel Bradley: Beauty for Ashes

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. 

Tony Law: A Now Begin in Again

Tony Law: A Now Begin in Again

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. 

Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy

Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy

US comedian Sam Morrison (The Drew Barrymore Show) grapples with the death of his partner. 

Pernille Haaland: Resting Confused Face

Pernille Haaland: Resting Confused Face

When the pandemic hit, comedian Pernille Haaland found herself forced to move back home to her parents in a rural village in Norway. 

Sara Barron: Hard Feelings

Sara Barron: Hard Feelings

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… 

Emmanuel Sonubi: Emancipated

Emmanuel Sonubi: Emancipated

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 … 

Sunil Patel: Faster Horses

Sunil Patel: Faster Horses

‘If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses’ (Henry Ford). 

James Roque: Badong

James Roque: Badong

A favourite on the New Zealand comedy scene for the last 10 years, Kiwi-Filipino James Roque makes his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Tehran Von Ghasri: GONNA GET CANCELLED

Tehran Von Ghasri: GONNA GET CANCELLED

Named to honour the city of his birth, Tehran Von Ghasri is a true comedian of the world. 

Emily Wilson: Fixed

Emily Wilson: Fixed

Sold-out run: Off-Broadway, Asylum NYC (2022). 

Mark Nelson: “Comedian”

Mark Nelson: “Comedian”

The award-winning stand-up returns with his new show. 

Schalk Bezuidenhout: I'll Make Laugh to You (Like You Want Me to)

Schalk Bezuidenhout: I'll Make Laugh to You (Like You Want Me to)

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. 

Jacob Hawley: Bump

Jacob Hawley: Bump

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… 

Reginald D. Hunter: Bombe Shuffleur

Reginald D. Hunter: Bombe Shuffleur

Climate change. 

Jayde Adams: Men, I Can Save You

Jayde Adams: Men, I Can Save You

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. 

Njambi McGrath: Black Black

Njambi McGrath: Black Black

Comedian grannies, mud-floor comedy clubs, white-face audiences, broke aristocrat orgies with angry Afrikaans, soldiers in search of stiffies, African matriarchs objectifying thems… 

Celya AB: Swimming

Celya AB: Swimming

The stunning debut hour full of ‘sharp and observant gags’ (Joe Lycett) from one of comedy’s most exciting breakthrough voices. 

Bella Hull: Babycakes

Bella Hull: Babycakes

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: Shots Fired

Red Richardson: Shots Fired

Red Richardson is one of Britain’s best up-and-coming comedians. 

Alison Spittle: Wet

Alison Spittle: Wet

Alison loves to do star jumps in the water. 

I'm With Stupid

I'm With Stupid

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… 

Chloe Petts: Transience

Chloe Petts: Transience

Join rising star and ‘very funny’ (Guardian) Chloe Petts, as she presents her debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Randy Feltface: Alien of Extraordinary Ability

Randy Feltface: Alien of Extraordinary Ability

There’s only one Randy Feltface, which technically makes him a critically endangered species. 

Head Set

Head Set

The female theatrical Louis Theroux, Victoria Melody has made a habit of embedding herself in the world of Britain’s enthusiasts. 

Nikki Britton: One Small Step

Nikki Britton: One Small Step

‘Few comics reduce their audience to the constant waves of laughter for the full hour like Britton does’ (Chortle. 

Tom Walker: Javelin

Tom Walker: Javelin

Award-winning physical comedian Tom Walker has written a love letter to the sport and spear that share a name: the humble javelin. 

Jordan Gray: Is It a Bird?

Jordan Gray: Is It a Bird?

Winner: Best New Comedian, Panic Awards (2019). 

Richard Brown: Horror Show

Richard Brown: Horror Show

Richard Brown returns to the Fringe with a new show that promises to be as bleakly brilliant as his previous endeavours. 

Jonny & The Baptists: Dance Like It Never Happened

Jonny & The Baptists: Dance Like It Never Happened

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… 

Isabelle Farah: Irresponsabelle

Isabelle Farah: Irresponsabelle

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… 

Bloody Mary: Live!

Bloody Mary: Live!

Teen Queen Mary Tudor takes to the mic to rehab her ‘bloody’ image. 

Brennan Reece: Crowded

Brennan Reece: Crowded

Finally allowed to reconnect with human people again, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Brennan has forgotten how to do it and needs your help. 

Christy Coysh: Bangarang!

Christy Coysh: Bangarang!

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’… 

Shazia Mirza: Coconut

Shazia Mirza: Coconut

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… 

Patrick Spicer: Who's This All of a Sudden?

Patrick Spicer: Who's This All of a Sudden?

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: Thanks for Listening

Alex MacKeith: Thanks for Listening

Alex MacKeith (2020 Musical Comedy Awards winner) delivers his debut show. 

Matt Winning: Hot Mess

Matt Winning: Hot Mess

Live show based on the book Hot Mess: What On Earth Can We Do About Climate Change. 

JoJo Sutherland: Growing Old Disgracefully

JoJo Sutherland: Growing Old Disgracefully

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… 

Best of So You Think You're Funny?

Best of So You Think You're Funny?

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. 

Lew Fitz: Soft Lad

Lew Fitz: Soft Lad

Amused Moose New Comic winner and BBC New Comedy Award-nominated northerner Lew had a breakdown and ran away from home, forever. 

Rob Rouse: No Refunds

Rob Rouse: No Refunds

Rob Rouse (Bottom, BBC’s Upstart Crow) has performed stand-up since winning So You Think You’re Funny? at Edinburgh in 1998. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing. 

Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up

Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up

World-famous prankster and Lee Nelson creator Simon Brodkin is back with his highly-anticipated new stand-up show. 

Helen Bauer: Madam Good Tit

Helen Bauer: Madam Good Tit

2019’s Best Newcomer nominee and your favourite self-aware stand-up returns with an hour about self-confidence, self-esteem and self-care. 

David O'Doherty: whoa is me

David O'Doherty: whoa is me

Here he comes, trotting back onstage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad. 

Will Mars: My Life in One-Liners

Will Mars: My Life in One-Liners

Will used to think his life was a joke – but he was wrong, it’s more like 300. 

Stewart Lee: Snowflake

Stewart Lee: Snowflake

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… 

Andrew Maxwell: Krakatoa

Andrew Maxwell: Krakatoa

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. 

Alice Fraser: Chronos

Alice Fraser: Chronos

Everything’s a matter of time, one way or another. 

Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear It From Me

Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear It From Me

After 21 years and 224 days Hal’s back being single. 

Andy Field: Ideas (,) Man

Andy Field: Ideas (,) Man

Andy’s an ideas man and he’s got ideas, man. 

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

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… 

Rhys Nicholson – Rhys! Rhys! Rhys!

Rhys Nicholson – Rhys! Rhys! Rhys!

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: Ouch!

Stephen Mullan: Ouch!

Stephen Mullan arrives at the Edinburgh Fringe bringing his special brand of goofy energetic comedy to the festival for the first time. 

Maisie Adam: Buzzed

Maisie Adam: Buzzed

Fresh from Live at The Apollo, Mock The Week and The Last Leg, Best Newcomer nominee Maisie Adam is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new show for 2022, Buzzed. 

Luke Wright's Late Night Dance Floor Fillers (Poems)

Luke Wright's Late Night Dance Floor Fillers (Poems)

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… 

Matt Forde: Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right

Matt Forde: Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right

There are wallies everywhere and half of them are running the country. 

Aidan Greene: I Know What You Did Last Stammer

Aidan Greene: I Know What You Did Last Stammer

Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene has stammered since he was four years old. 

Des Bishop: Mia Mamma

Des Bishop: Mia Mamma

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. 

Nic Sampson: Marathon, 1904

Nic Sampson: Marathon, 1904

32 athletes entered the 1904 Olympic marathon in St Louis, Missouri. 

Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels

Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels

Aaron gained a nickname based solely on being in a wheelchair. 

Eli Matthewson: Daddy Short-Legs

Eli Matthewson: Daddy Short-Legs

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… 

Susie McCabe: Born Believer

Susie McCabe: Born Believer

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 … 

Lily Phillips: Smut

Lily Phillips: Smut

Debut stand-up hour from sarky Londoner Lily Phillips. 

Anna Clifford: I SEE DEAD(LY) PEOPLE

Anna Clifford: I SEE DEAD(LY) PEOPLE

Facing an existential crisis Anna powered off her phone and dived head first into an Ayahuasca retreat in the Irish wilderness. 

Stewart Lee: Basic Lee (Work in Progress)

Stewart Lee: Basic Lee (Work in Progress)

In this work-in-progress show, Lee enters the post-pandemic era in streamlined stand-up mode. 

Jason Byrne: Unblocked

Jason Byrne: Unblocked

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… 

Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer

Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer

Debut hour from fast-rising star, award-winning stand-up Finlay Christie, who in less than a year has amassed over 100 million views on YouTube and TikTok and an online following o… 

Ivo Graham: My Future, My Clutter

Ivo Graham: My Future, My Clutter

Bumbling wordsmith and tripe factory returns to discuss three years of heavy-duty pranking/parenting/procrastinating since Dave’s 2019 nominations for Best Comedy Show and Joke of … 

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!

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. 

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

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 … 

Sian Davies: About Time

Sian Davies: About Time

Best Debut show Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 and Funny Women runner-up. 

Troy Hawke: Sigmund Troy'd!

Troy Hawke: Sigmund Troy'd!

Last year he found the nefarious link between Ikea, the Nazis and Kanye West. 

Jake Lambert: Liminal

Jake Lambert: Liminal

Fresh from supporting Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan, ‘Fringe favourite’ (BroadwayWorld. 

Josh Jones: Waste of Space

Josh Jones: Waste of Space

Debut stand-up hour from Mancunian ray of sunshine, Josh Jones. 

Tom Lucy: Melt

Tom Lucy: Melt

After complete sell-out runs in 2017 and 2018, Tom Lucy is back with a new hour of razor sharp comedy. 

Justin Moorhouse: Stretch & Think

Justin Moorhouse: Stretch & Think

Justin is back: still funny, yet middle-aged. 

Richard Stott: Afterparty

Richard Stott: Afterparty

Welcome to the afterparty, but don’t stay forever! We all leave the party at different times but have you hung on until the sun is coming through the curtains, the music’s got we… 

Seann Walsh: Is Dead. Happy Now?

Seann Walsh: Is Dead. Happy Now?

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),… 

Lara Ricote: GRL/LATNX/DEF

Lara Ricote: GRL/LATNX/DEF

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 … 

Sarah Keyworth: Lost Boy

Sarah Keyworth: Lost Boy

If comedy equals tragedy plus time, then boy, this is going to be good. 

Dan Cook: Loud Bit, Quiet Bit, Loud Bit, Quiet Bit

Dan Cook: Loud Bit, Quiet Bit, Loud Bit, Quiet Bit

Acclaimed stand-up Dan Cook returns with a brand-new show of high-energy, contemplative idiocy. 

Chris Gethard: A Father and the Sun

Chris Gethard: A Father and the Sun

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. 

Lou Conran: A Show

Lou Conran: A Show

Host of Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club and critically acclaimed podcast Spit or Swallow. 

Conrad Koch: White Noise

Conrad Koch: White Noise

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 … 

James Barr: Straight Jokes

James Barr: Straight Jokes

People keep telling James he’s “too gay”. 

Two Hearts: We're Pregnant and the Baby is Music

Two Hearts: We're Pregnant and the Baby is Music

New Zealand’s only popstars return with new catchy AF comedy pop music. 

Sophie Duker: Hag

Sophie Duker: Hag

The sexy baby from Taskmaster is all grown up. 

Sikisa: Life of the Party

Sikisa: Life of the Party

Sikisa is the life and soul, the hostess-with-the-mostess and the party don’t start ‘til she walks in. 

Christopher Titus: Carrying Monsters

Christopher Titus: Carrying Monsters

The ‘amazingly funny’ (Forbes) Christopher Titus, one of the States’ most prolific and respected comedians, is finally making his Edinburgh debut. 

Michael Akadiri: No Scrubs

Michael Akadiri: No Scrubs

Highly anticipated debut hour from comedian and junior doctor. 

Jessica Fostekew: Wench

Jessica Fostekew: Wench

A new show about private things, public things and trying to wrap your big sexy arms around time to keep it still. 

AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon

AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon

Total sell-out 2005 - 2019 returns with a brand-new line-up. 

Thanyia Moore: Just Being Funny

Thanyia Moore: Just Being Funny

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. 

Tom Ward: Anthem

Tom Ward: Anthem

Fresh from his celebrated debut on Live at the Apollo, Tom Ward returns with a brand-new construction of offbeat observations and top-notch whimsical detours. 

Jen Ives: Peak Trans

Jen Ives: Peak Trans

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. 

Eleanor Tiernan: Away With The Fairies

Eleanor Tiernan: Away With The Fairies

Glorious mistakes. 

Paul Williams: In the Moonlight

Paul Williams: In the Moonlight

Join New Zealand’s fastest comedian (5km and 10km) for an enchanting afternoon In the Moonlight. 

Jack Barry: Don't Happy Be Worry

Jack Barry: Don't Happy Be Worry

Hot piece of ass Barry rises from the ashes of the pandemic to heal your soul like a hearty dose of medicinal magic mushrooms. 

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Home Truths

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Home Truths

Kiri Pritchard-McLean is back and a lot has happened over the last few years. 

Sam Taunton: Yoho Diabolo

Sam Taunton: Yoho Diabolo

One of Australia’s best stand-up comedians returns with his new show Yoho Diabolo. 

Michelle Brasier: Average Bear

Michelle Brasier: Average Bear

Award-winning comedian and actor Michelle Brasier (Netflix’s Aunty Donna, Double Denim) debuts her critically acclaimed show. 

Elf Lyons: Raven

Elf Lyons: Raven

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee Elf Lyons floats to the Fringe with her new horrifying comedy show inspired by Stephen King. 

Esther Manito: #NotAllMen

Esther Manito: #NotAllMen

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. 

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not

50% Polish, 50% Italian, 100% legend. 

Frankie Boyle: Lap of Shame

Frankie Boyle: Lap of Shame

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… 

Will Duggan: Iceberg

Will Duggan: Iceberg

Comedy’s miserable, cheeky scamp is returning with the weight of the world across his shoulders and some burning questions in his soul. 

Jordan Brookes: This Is Just What Happens

Jordan Brookes: This Is Just What Happens

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. 

Liam Withnail: Hot Sauce

Liam Withnail: Hot Sauce

Over 10 million views on TikTok and Instagram! New show from the award-winning smash hit comic. 

Olga Koch: Just Friends

Olga Koch: Just Friends

Star of Mock the Week, QI, Late Night Mash, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order and Edinburgh’s Best Newcomer nominee, Olga Koch brings you the rollercoaster romcom you aren’t tall eno… 

Viva Your Vulva: The Hole Story

Viva Your Vulva: The Hole Story

50% of women aren’t sure which is their vulva and which is their vagina. 

Rajiv Karia: Gallivant

Rajiv Karia: Gallivant

Rising star Rajiv Karia wants to be your friend. 

Julie Jay: Oops, This Is Toxic

Julie Jay: Oops, This Is Toxic

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… 

Jamie MacDonald: Reasonably Adjusted

Jamie MacDonald: Reasonably Adjusted

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. 

Jake Farrell: Sky

Jake Farrell: Sky

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 … 

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann

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… 

Aurie Styla: Green

Aurie Styla: Green

It has been an interesting couple of years, with a global pandemic showing us a different perspective on life and its meaning. 

Sasha Ellen: Creeps and Geeks

Sasha Ellen: Creeps and Geeks

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… 

Alex Kealy: Winner Takes All

Alex Kealy: Winner Takes All

The ‘rising star of the British stand-up scene’ (List) explores Silicon Valley tech monopolies, advertising and addiction through his ‘perfectly expressed gags’ (Chortle. 

John Hastings: Do You Have Any Ointment My John Hastings

John Hastings: Do You Have Any Ointment My John Hastings

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… 

Bobby Mair: Cockroach

Bobby Mair: Cockroach

Cockroach is an hour of dark, gut-wrenching stand-up from one of the best comedians in the country. 

Chris Cantrill: The Bad Boy

Chris Cantrill: The Bad Boy

Chris Cantrill (half of 2019 Dave’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show nominees, The Delightful Sausage) is The Defendant. 

Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?

Before the plague and WW3 I was a chortling, apple-cheeked blacksmith and now I am a scowling wretch in a tattered cloak. 

Garrett Millerick: Just Trying to Help

Garrett Millerick: Just Trying to Help

The world’s angriest optimist returns for another bash at sorting out life’s complications. 

Harriet Kemsley: Honeysuckle Island

Harriet Kemsley: Honeysuckle Island

Fed up with being told how to look and behave since she was a teenager, Harriet is taking a long hard squint at the beauty industry through her two remaining false eyelashes. 

Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man

Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man

Does emotion help us make moral judgments? Alfie will address this question using jokes. 

Amelia Bayler: Greatest Hits!

Amelia Bayler: Greatest Hits!

A rapid-fire musical comedy trip through the insanities of the everyday with hooks you’ll be singing in the shower. 

John-Luke Roberts: A World Just Like Our Own, But...

John-Luke Roberts: A World Just Like Our Own, But...

There’s a world just like our own, but there isn’t a word for sand. 

Stuart McPherson: The Peesh

Stuart McPherson: The Peesh

This year Stuart got alopecia. 

Rosco McClelland: Goblin Mode

Rosco McClelland: Goblin Mode

Multi award-winning Scottish comedian and top 1% global Twitch streamer Rosco McClelland presents his latest collection of works. 

Eleanor Morton Has Peaked

Eleanor Morton Has Peaked

Comedian and reluctant online hit, Eleanor Morton presents a brand-new surreal and offbeat stand-up show about goals, trying and failing. 

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Oh No

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Oh No

A brand-new hour that finds Glasgow’s finest comedian exploring the end of the world and Italian food. 

Micky Overman: Small Deaths

Micky Overman: Small Deaths

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… 

Erika Ehler: Femcel

Erika Ehler: Femcel

Noun: A female incel. 

Best of Adelaide's Fringe Comedy

Best of Adelaide's Fringe Comedy

Constantly rotating line-up of the best comedians at this year’s festival. 

Aidan Jones – Taco

Aidan Jones – Taco

My nickname is Taco – the first girl I ever kissed thought I looked Mexican. 

Mamoun Elagab: Work in Progress

Mamoun Elagab: Work in Progress

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. 

I'm Not a Girlboss, Not Yet a Womanboss (The Chrisroads Redux)

I'm Not a Girlboss, Not Yet a Womanboss (The Chrisroads Redux)

Hey bestie. 

Ralph Brown: Petty Man

Ralph Brown: Petty Man

Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist 2021. 

Billy Kirkwood: Energetic

Billy Kirkwood: Energetic

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… 

Filthy Fringe

Filthy Fringe

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. 

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

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… 

Nature's Worst With Ella Al-Shamahi

Nature's Worst With Ella Al-Shamahi

It’s time to celebrate nature. 

Ireland's Best Themed Show: Tree Fiddy

Ireland's Best Themed Show: Tree Fiddy

Dublin’s favourite comedy club is on tour. 

Kirsty Munro: Sexcapades

Kirsty Munro: Sexcapades

Kirsty overshares her funny bits. 

Comedy Hour: Prue Blake, Peter Jones and Sonia Di Iorio

Comedy Hour: Prue Blake, Peter Jones and Sonia Di Iorio

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. 

American Sex Brain

American Sex Brain

A hilarious and edgy stand-up hour that examines what it’s like to see the world through cum-tinted glasses. 

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show. 

Still Got It

Still Got It

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… 

Shaggers

Shaggers

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. 

Are You Interested in a Comedy Compilation Show?

Are You Interested in a Comedy Compilation Show?

A stand-up comedy compilation show hosted by Tom Mayhew, as heard on BBC Radio 4. 

A Depression-Cure Show

A Depression-Cure Show

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… 

An American Comedy Showcase. Free!

An American Comedy Showcase. Free!

Gabe Mollica brings New York-style comedy line-ups every night to Bar 50. 

Nik Coppin: Shark

Nik Coppin: Shark

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… 

Oleg Denisov: Escaped Artist

Oleg Denisov: Escaped Artist

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… 

God Damn Fancy Man

God Damn Fancy Man

Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise. 

The All Irish After Party

The All Irish After Party

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… 

Katie Norris and Lou Taylor: Edinburgh's Next Top Models

Katie Norris and Lou Taylor: Edinburgh's Next Top Models

Smoking hot split bill of stand-up from two fully developed women. 

Ageing Folks Telling Jokes

Ageing Folks Telling Jokes

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… 

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

Following last year’s sell-out run, the return of the extraordinarily original and marvellously funny comedy about about Israel, Palestine and the Jews. 

Quiz in My Pants

Quiz in My Pants

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… 

Eddy Brimson: A Comedian

Eddy Brimson: A Comedian

A stand-up show about life as a comedian by one of the UK’s most in-demand headline acts. 

Talking Heids

Talking Heids

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… 

Mark Cram: Cramagotchi

Mark Cram: Cramagotchi

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. 

AfroPolitiCool

AfroPolitiCool

From Vogue magazine to putting Piers Morgan in his place and zombifying politicians on Question Time. 

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe: Early Edition

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe: Early Edition

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 … 

Here Goes Nothing!

Here Goes Nothing!

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. 

Full Throttle OCD

Full Throttle OCD

Free show! Jim fights the mundane and holds no punches. 

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe

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 … 

Possibly the Last Chance to See Susan Morrison

Possibly the Last Chance to See Susan Morrison

Susan Morrison is at an age and stage to get some funny stuff off her chest. 

Darkest Thoughts – Stand-Up from Your Thoughts

Darkest Thoughts – Stand-Up from Your Thoughts

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. 

American Sex Brain

American Sex Brain

A hilarious and edgy stand-up hour that examines what it’s like to see the world through cum-tinted glasses. 

Martin Mor – the Antidote

Martin Mor – the Antidote

Solutions or snake oil? You decide. 

The Best Man in Ireland

The Best Man in Ireland

After touring all over Europe, Mike Rice brings his electric hour show to Edinburgh. 

Alice-India: Be Brave (Or Whatever)

Alice-India: Be Brave (Or Whatever)

Alice-India, 2Northdown New Comedian of the Year Finalist 2021, wants to be your best ever friend forever. 

Rebels Without Applause

Rebels Without Applause

Rebels Without Applause! An hour of stand-up comedy from three up-and-coming comics! Featuring Luke Terry, Jonnie Smith and Ed Thorn. 

Joe Wells: I Am Autistic

Joe Wells: I Am Autistic

Joe is not a “person with comedy”; he’s a comedian. 

Anthony Jeannot: The Middle Bit

Anthony Jeannot: The Middle Bit

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. 

Late Show Great Show

Late Show Great Show

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. 

60 Minutes About Scotland

60 Minutes About Scotland

With Vladimir McTavish and friends. 

Eh! Comedy Tour

Eh! Comedy Tour

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. 

The Alternative Book Club

The Alternative Book Club

The Alternative Book Club presents an unconventional comedy show about books where there is absolutely no required reading. 

Come See – Evan Desmarais

Come See – Evan Desmarais

Come See. 

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction

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. 

Sex Me I'm Irish

Sex Me I'm Irish

Ireland’s own Duffy Connors is taking his solo show to Edinburgh. 

Bruce Willis Is My Dad

Bruce Willis Is My Dad

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. 

Joanna Neary: Wasp In A Cardigan

Joanna Neary: Wasp In A Cardigan

One-time Riot grrrl, witch, illustrator Joanna and her volatile alter egos explore life and love. 

Jew-O-Rama

Jew-O-Rama

Return of the hit Fringe show bringing you the best award-winning Jewish (and Jew-ish) comedians in the country. 

Gavin Webster: Greatest Hits

Gavin Webster: Greatest Hits

In 1992 Gavin Webster was in a double act where he was actually the straight man, so he decided to go it alone. 

Roast Battle Edinburgh

Roast Battle Edinburgh

The show that turns smack talk into an art form! Back again after sold-out runs in 2018 and 2019. 

Heidi Regan Gives Birth Live on Stage Every Night or Your Money Back

Heidi Regan Gives Birth Live on Stage Every Night or Your Money Back

Fade In: Heidi sits at her desk writing the blurb for this show. 

Phil Green: 90s Boy – Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Phil Green: 90s Boy – Blair, the Lovegun and Me

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… 

Moni Zhang: Child from Wuhan – Pay What You Can

Moni Zhang: Child from Wuhan – Pay What You Can

A one-woman show about trauma, love, and diarrhea. 

Charmian Hughes: She! Immortal Horror Queen's Guide to Life

Charmian Hughes: She! Immortal Horror Queen's Guide to Life

Live! Laugh! Liquidate! is the message 8-year-old Charmian got from Hammer film She. 

God Damn Fancy Man

God Damn Fancy Man

Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp, God Damn Fancy Man is the hotly anticipated new show from critically acclaimed, internationally award-winning comedian James Nokise. 

Bob Doolally Live and Half-Cut in Qatar

Bob Doolally Live and Half-Cut in Qatar

He’s the man who put the foot into football. 

Joe McTernan: The Joe Must Go On

Joe McTernan: The Joe Must Go On

High energy, observational stand-up with ‘fast-fire expert jokiness’ (BathEcho. 

Pundemic

Pundemic

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… 

Ryan Cullen: Caveat Emptor*

Ryan Cullen: Caveat Emptor*

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… 

Bob Doolally Live and Half-Cut in Qatar

Bob Doolally Live and Half-Cut in Qatar

He’s the man who put the foot into football. 

Harun Musho'd: Why I Don’t Talk to People About Terrorism

Harun Musho'd: Why I Don’t Talk to People About Terrorism

Harun Musho’d is an Arabic name. 

Sameer Katz: Agnostic Economist

Sameer Katz: Agnostic Economist

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. 

Dogs Love Chocolate

Dogs Love Chocolate

Tuesday morning, 3am. 

2022 The Beginning of the End – Vladimir McTavish

2022 The Beginning of the End – Vladimir McTavish

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… 

Mary O'Connell: There's Something Wrong With Mary (WIP)

Mary O'Connell: There's Something Wrong With Mary (WIP)

Mary O’Connell is conflicted: she hates capitalism but she loves to shop. 

Mark Dean Quinn: Has a Stroke but at Least He Got a Show Out of It

Mark Dean Quinn: Has a Stroke but at Least He Got a Show Out of It

There will be cake. 

Mark Thomas: Black and White

Mark Thomas: Black and White

Hi-de-hi darlings – welcome back. 

Shaggers

Shaggers

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. 

Alex Farrow: Philosophy Machines

Alex Farrow: Philosophy Machines

Philosophy Machines is the new stand-up comedy show in 2022 from Alex Farrow. 

Careering

Careering

A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single drink. 

Existential Queer

Existential Queer

An hour of raucous queer comedy hosted by award-winning comedians Kate Martin and Daniel Foxx. 

Aidan Jones – Looking for Work

Aidan Jones – Looking for Work

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. 

3's Comedy – Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones

3's Comedy – Adam Knox, Luka Muller and Peter Jones

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. 

Hatty Ashdown: The Worry Drawer

Hatty Ashdown: The Worry Drawer

‘Wonderfully inventive, consistently funny’ (Time Out). 

Gary G Knightley: The Not Knightley Show

Gary G Knightley: The Not Knightley Show

Gary G Knightley (the “Twat out of Hell”) returns with a new passion: quizzing. 

Sam and Joe: Strikeout!

Sam and Joe: Strikeout!

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… 

Simon Munnery: Trials and Tribulations

Simon Munnery: Trials and Tribulations

‘I’ve been mugged three times and arrested once. 

Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich

Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich

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… 

Darren Walsh: Work in Progress

Darren Walsh: Work in Progress

Join award-winning punslinger Darren Walsh for some new jokes. 

Rahul Somia and a Friend

Rahul Somia and a Friend

Rahul Somia is a stand-up comedian from Leicester with tales based on his Indian heritage, career as a teacher and being single. 

Angel Comedy Showcase

Angel Comedy Showcase

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… 

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

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… 

Abby Wambaugh and Bronwyn Sweeney

Abby Wambaugh and Bronwyn Sweeney

Funny Women finalist and runner-up share the hour in this split bill. 

How Not to Owl

How Not to Owl

A split hour of stand-up comedy from Isaac Kean and Andy Bucks, Cambridge Footlights members and Chortle Student Comedy Award finalists. 

An Irish Disgrace

An Irish Disgrace

Mike Rice is struggling with adult life. 

Church Girl, Interrupted

Church Girl, Interrupted

Stand-up, sarcasm and uncomfortable confessions combine in this true story about life as a Jesus girl. 

Brian Gallagher: Another Funny Irishman, Blah Blah, Diddley Diddle Dee

Brian Gallagher: Another Funny Irishman, Blah Blah, Diddley Diddle Dee

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… 

Jacob Hatton: Relax! (Exclamation Mark)

Jacob Hatton: Relax! (Exclamation Mark)

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… 

Geriatric Millennial (Work in Progress)

Geriatric Millennial (Work in Progress)

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… 

Katie Mitchell: She Festers

Katie Mitchell: She Festers

Fantasy, escapism, stand-up comedy. 

Uncle Daddy's Comedy Disco

Uncle Daddy's Comedy Disco

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. 

Stuart Mitchell: Is It Just Me?

Stuart Mitchell: Is It Just Me?

Join the longest-running panellist on BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News for his new show! Endorsed by Hollywood superstar Will Ferrell. 

The Fannies Big Night Out

The Fannies Big Night Out

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. 

Robin Grainger: Robin Time

Robin Grainger: Robin Time

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… 

Gabe Mollica: A Show About Friendship

Gabe Mollica: A Show About Friendship

New York Comedian Gabe Mollica started comedy the day after he got broken up with. 

A Cut Above

A Cut Above

Fancy some razor sharp wit? If so, this is for you. 

Vappow!

Vappow!

Vappow! consists of four up-and-coming comedians, who perform regularly across the UK, in their own one-hour show. 

Dirty Anxious Vampire

Dirty Anxious Vampire

What does sex means to you? It’s the question that Mihai asked himself in his debut solo show, Dirty Anxious Vampire. 

Cyclopath

Cyclopath

Dion Owen is a professional comedian and an avid cyclist originally from a small town in British Columbia, Canada. 

Guerilla Autistics Year 8 – Scenes From an Undiagnosed Life

Guerilla Autistics Year 8 – Scenes From an Undiagnosed Life

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 … 

Bex's Chainsaw Moussaka

Bex's Chainsaw Moussaka

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… 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

2019 Pick of the Fringe award sell-out sensation. 

Diane Spencer Slid Off the Turkey

Diane Spencer Slid Off the Turkey

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… 

101 Comedy Club – Free

101 Comedy Club – Free

‘Funny. 

Peter E Davidson – Sleepyhead

Peter E Davidson – Sleepyhead

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… 

Make Me Your Queen

Make Me Your Queen

Game changer of an act Sam Serrano showcases their trademark self-deprecating and dark style in their debut show, Make Me Your Queen. 

Tom Lawrinson: Cheeky Monkey

Tom Lawrinson: Cheeky Monkey

WIP stand-up show from cheeky little monkey, Tom Lawrinson. 

That Black Mirror Episode With the Two Lesbians – 2

That Black Mirror Episode With the Two Lesbians – 2

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… 

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

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… 

Rachel Jackson – Almost Famous

Rachel Jackson – Almost Famous

Rachel Jackson is an award-winning, Scottish comedian with TV credits such as The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV) and Edinburgh Unlocked (BBC). 

Jay Lafferty: Club Sets

Jay Lafferty: Club Sets

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. 

Jim Smith – The Hills Have Ayes

Jim Smith – The Hills Have Ayes

After his last sell-out tour, Perthshire farmer and comedian Jim Smith returns with a brand-new show telling tales of Scottish rural life. 

Gareth Mutch: Mutch in Progress (WIP)

Gareth Mutch: Mutch in Progress (WIP)

Mutch returns to the Fringe for a special Work in Progress show. 

Ghost Orgy

Ghost Orgy

A dark and dirty stand-up comedy showcase. Ghost Orgy was a sold-out show at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe . 

Kill The Frippery

Kill The Frippery

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. 

Tom Little Has Good Reviews So Prepare to Be Impressed

Tom Little Has Good Reviews So Prepare to Be Impressed

Real reviews for Tom Little: ‘He’s the real deal. 

Freestyle Comedy: Improvised Stand-Up

Freestyle Comedy: Improvised Stand-Up

It’s stand-up, but not as you know it; no rules, no backup, no script, no set list. 

Angus Coutts: Spicy Accountant

Angus Coutts: Spicy Accountant

In mid 2020 Angus Coutts tried to make money by selling naked pictures of himself online. 

Raul Kohli: Russian Weapon of Mass Destruction

Raul Kohli: Russian Weapon of Mass Destruction

Raul Kohli talks about important events in his life and the world at large such as that Chris Rock slap, Covid-19 and why white people need to stop having sex while their dogs are … 

Illegally Funny

Illegally Funny

Sid Singh: comedian, human rights lawyer and idiot. 

Arielle Dundas and Rebecca Kaplan: Parfait

Arielle Dundas and Rebecca Kaplan: Parfait

Two American women each perform stand-up comedy about everything from sex and dating to pigeons and society’s relationship to their bodies. 

Thor and Freya: Norse as F*ck

Thor and Freya: Norse as F*ck

Ya ya ding dong. 

Mum's the Word

Mum's the Word

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. 

Europe's Most Wanted!

Europe's Most Wanted!

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… 

About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses

About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses

Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course. 

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

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… 

Raul Kohli: Makes It Up as He Goes Along

Raul Kohli: Makes It Up as He Goes Along

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… 

Stella Graham – Porcupine

Stella Graham – Porcupine

Stella’s considering anger management. 

Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich

Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich

Why aren’t you rich yet? How come there are people at the top nowhere near as smart, talented or good looking as you? Stanley Brooks is here to help you teach yourself the skills y… 

Darius Davies: Don't Be Shit

Darius Davies: Don't Be Shit

Just the best bits from over a decade in comedy. 

2020 Re-Vision – Vladimir McTavish

2020 Re-Vision – Vladimir McTavish

A comedy review of the year that was cancelled from ‘one of the finest acts on the Scottish comedy circuit’ (Guardian). 

Ray Harrington: Immaterial (WIP)

Ray Harrington: Immaterial (WIP)

Known for his brilliant riffing and playful crowd interaction, American comedian Ray Harrington makes his Fringe debut with an unpredictable mix of material, riffing and crowd work… 

Ray Harrington: Immaterial (WIP)

Ray Harrington: Immaterial (WIP)

Known for his brilliant riffing and playful crowd interaction, American comedian Ray Harrington makes his Fringe debut with an unpredictable mix of material, riffing and crowd work… 

Shaggers

Shaggers

Shaggers returns for a one-off special bringing more hilarity with a line-up of comedians from around the Fringe performing their best material based around sex and relationships. 

Ollie Horn: Before / After

Ollie Horn: Before / After

After a critically acclaimed debut hour, Ollie Horn returns with a new hour of stand-up about what happens when you let yourself try new things. 

Joanne McNally: The Prosecco Express Reimagined!

Joanne McNally: The Prosecco Express Reimagined!

Join Joanne as she revisits her irreverent and critically acclaimed show The Prosecco Express. 

Josie Long: Work in Progress

Josie Long: Work in Progress

Oh, you like Josie Long? Political and personal in one sentence, angry but tender, did a brilliant and much-lauded Fringe show when we last had civilization. 

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe

The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a ninth hilarious year with another phenomenal handpicked selection of our favourite acts from acr… 

Seann Walsh: Back From the Bed (Formerly Same Again?)

Seann Walsh: Back From the Bed (Formerly Same Again?)

I renamed the tour. 

Alexander Bennett: Lithe in Edinburgh (WIP)

Alexander Bennett: Lithe in Edinburgh (WIP)

People of Edinburgh, I have dearly missed you. 

It's Fraser Brown, I'm Afraid

It's Fraser Brown, I'm Afraid

It is absolutely not Fraser Brown who needs to be afraid. 

Andrew Maxwell: Reality

Andrew Maxwell: Reality

Maxwell’s back in Edinburgh for the last weekend of August. 

Jack Dee: Work In Progress

Jack Dee: Work In Progress

Join Jack Dee as he takes to the road to warm up ahead of continuing his UK tour. 

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

‘Rising star of the British stand-up scene’ (List). 

Ew Girl, You Nasty

Ew Girl, You Nasty

Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson. 

Garrett Millerick: Sports (WIP)

Garrett Millerick: Sports (WIP)

The world’s angriest optimist returns for another bash at sorting out life’s inexplicable complications. 

Ben Clover – Oh Nyeah Yeah!

Ben Clover – Oh Nyeah Yeah!

Multi-award-winning Fringe veteran Ben Clover brings his latest stand-up show to The Hanover Tap. 

A Frickin' Crazy Year

A Frickin' Crazy Year

A stolen backpack, a break-up and a global pandemic – Austria’s most famous (and only) lesbian is ready to become British. 

Amy Matthews and Krystal Evans (WIP)

Amy Matthews and Krystal Evans (WIP)

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… 

Eleanor Conway: Vaxxed and Waxxed

Eleanor Conway: Vaxxed and Waxxed

Hot girl summer is finally here and Eleanor Conway is ready for some post lockdown dating – she’s Vaxxed and Waxxed (and ready to climax!) Join her for a TMI post-pandemic catch-… 

Insanitised

Insanitised

Four stand-ups, fresh from their successful run at this year’s Brighton Fringe, make their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut. 

Insanitised

Insanitised

Four stand-ups, fresh from their successful run at this year’s Brighton Fringe, make their Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut. 

The Comedy Arcade Live

The Comedy Arcade Live

Part game show and part chat show. 

From Russia With No Love

From Russia With No Love

Come to hear hilarious stories from a Russian girl living abroad and be sure they will make you laugh! This witty show about love struggles and immigrant life by Olga Pavlova, a Ru… 

Tom Lucy: Work in Progress

Tom Lucy: Work in Progress

Join Tom Lucy as he tests brand-new material for an upcoming show. 

Marcel Lucont – Le Temps Perdu – The Lockdown Verses

Marcel Lucont – Le Temps Perdu – The Lockdown Verses

Britain’s favourite deadpan Frenchman presents poetry, songs and wry musings from fans’ suggestions during lockdown. 

Sam Campbell: Companion

Sam Campbell: Companion

Listen here. 

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

‘Rising star of the British stand-up scene’ (List). 

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

‘Rising star of the British stand-up scene’ (List). 

Garrett Millerick: Sports (WIP)

Garrett Millerick: Sports (WIP)

The world’s angriest optimist returns for another bash at sorting out life’s inexplicable complications. 

Burt Williamson: I Haven't Heard of You Either

Burt Williamson: I Haven't Heard of You Either

The ‘absurd and excellent’ (RifeMagazine. 

Sam and Tim Present: Behind the Fringe

Sam and Tim Present: Behind the Fringe

A series of quick-fire sketches riffing on ten years’ worth of observations on the bizarre quirks that make the Edinburgh Festival Fringe the collection of misfits and mishaps that… 

Tom Little Makes a Triumphant Return to Stand-Up

Tom Little Makes a Triumphant Return to Stand-Up

Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and his 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award. 

Hannah Platt and Erika Ehler: Work In Progress

Hannah Platt and Erika Ehler: Work In Progress

Hannah and Erika are two of the most exciting rising stars on the comedy scene. 

White Chicks 2 (Work in Progress)

White Chicks 2 (Work in Progress)

Alex Bertulis-Fernandes (So You Think You’re Funny? and 2Northdown New Act semi-finalist) and Sharlin Jahan (Bath New Act runner-up and Rising Star finalist) present White Chicks 2… 

Stuart Laws: Putting Zoo

Stuart Laws: Putting Zoo

Stuart is an observational comedian who doesn’t fully understand what he’s observed. 

Mark Simmons – One-Linerer: Work in Progress

Mark Simmons – One-Linerer: Work in Progress

Mark Simmons (Mock The Week, Dave’s Top Jokes of the Fringe 2017, 2019) has been busy with his podcast Jokes With Mark over the last 18 months, interviewing the likes of Milton Jon… 

Rich Wilson (WIP)

Rich Wilson (WIP)

Rich Wilson is fast becoming one of the most in-demand comedians in the land with his award-winning shows, podcasts and radio shows. 

From Russia With No Love

From Russia With No Love

Come to hear hilarious stories from a Russian girl living abroad and be sure they will make you laugh! This witty show about love struggles and immigrant life by Olga Pavlova, a Ru… 

2020 Re-Vision – Vladimir McTavish

2020 Re-Vision – Vladimir McTavish

A comedy review of the year that was cancelled from ‘one of the finest acts on the Scottish comedy circuit’ (Guardian). 

Bumble Me Tinders

Bumble Me Tinders

The risqué sensation is back! After sold-out runs at both the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the 2020 Perth Fringe World festival, the interactive and ever-evolving circus of … 

Josh Jones and Louise Young: Work in Progress

Josh Jones and Louise Young: Work in Progress

An hour of stand-up from two rising-stars in the world of comedy. 

Ay Up, It's Stand-Up: Paddy Young and Adam Flood

Ay Up, It's Stand-Up: Paddy Young and Adam Flood

Two 30-minute sets of stand-up from up-and-coming comedians from the north of England, Paddy Young (as seen on ITV2, Sky, Channel 4) and Adam Flood (BBC New Comedian 2019 nominee, … 

Martin Mor: At The Edge

Martin Mor: At The Edge

Martin Mor is doing a stand-up comedy show. It is called At The Edge. ‘Deadly eejitness’ (Herald). ‘An adorable master of feel good comedy’ (Clothesline Magazine). 

The Preacher

The Preacher

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… 

SKANK

SKANK

SKANK is about a woman in crisis. 

Sasha Ellen: Creepy Little Woman

Sasha Ellen: Creepy Little Woman

A brand-new hour of stand-up comedy from the hilariously funny, aggressively nerdy and downright adorable Sasha Ellen. 

Geoff Norcott: I Blame the Parents

Geoff Norcott: I Blame the Parents

A preview show of the fourth national tour for Geoff Norcott, following on the back of Conswervative, Traditionalism and Taking Liberties. 

Daniel Sloss: HUBRIS

Daniel Sloss: HUBRIS

Daniel’s 11th new show became the world’s first big post-pandemic live tour, selling over 40,000 tickets in Australia in April alone. 

Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself

Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself

The Fringe is back and so is four-star reviewed, four-time competition semi-finalist Richard Wright. 

Eleanor Conway: Vaxxed and Waxxed

Eleanor Conway: Vaxxed and Waxxed

Hot girl summer is finally here and Eleanor Conway is ready for some post lockdown dating – she’s Vaxxed and Waxxed (and ready to climax!) Join her for a TMI post-pandemic catch-… 

A Cut Above

A Cut Above

A showcase new to Edinburgh Fringe with some of the best comedians from around the Fringe with new and established material, doing things a bit differently with a few surprises, so… 

Ireland's Full of Mullarkey

Ireland's Full of Mullarkey

Eddie Mullarkey brings you on a hilarious, almost entirely honest and wild journey of growing up as a mama’s boy in the west of Ireland, being a failed Catholic, and coming to term… 

George Fox and Chris Thorburn: Work In Progress

George Fox and Chris Thorburn: Work In Progress

For one week only, George Fox and Chris Thorburn are bringing their award-winning comedy off the internet and back to the Monkey Barrel stage for their work-in-progress stand-up sh… 

Eleanor Conway: Vaxxed and Waxxed

Eleanor Conway: Vaxxed and Waxxed

Hot girl summer is finally here and Eleanor Conway is ready for some post lockdown dating – she’s Vaxxed and Waxxed (and ready to climax!) Join her for a TMI post-pandemic catch-… 

Jake Lambert: Shimmy Shake (Work in Progress)

Jake Lambert: Shimmy Shake (Work in Progress)

Jake Lambert (tour support for Romesh Ranganathan and Michael McIntyre) returns with another ‘highly entertaining hour’ (One4Review. 

From Russia With No Love

From Russia With No Love

Come to hear hilarious stories from a Russian girl living abroad and be sure they will make you laugh! This witty show about love struggles and immigrant life by Olga Pavlova, a Ru… 

Barry Ferns Stands Up for 2021 (On Arthur's Seat)

Barry Ferns Stands Up for 2021 (On Arthur's Seat)

Barry Ferns has been performing life-affirming comedy shows on Arthur’s Seat since 2007. 

Stephen Buchanan and Liam Withnail (WIP)

Stephen Buchanan and Liam Withnail (WIP)

Stephen Buchanan (BBC New Comedy Award, Scottish Comedian of the Year) and Liam Withnail (Amused Moose Winner for Outstanding Show, Scottish Compere of the Year) are back and rarin… 

The Ray Bradshow

The Ray Bradshow

I’m still writing this show as you read this because I thought there was more chance of me having a fringe this year than Edinburgh. 

Potless Scott

Potless Scott

An interactive comedic look at why comedian Scott Adams is still as penniless as the day he was born. 

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

Pick of the Fringe award winner Ivor Dembina, presents a revised and updated version of his solo Jewish comedy show – a story with jokes about Israel, Palestine and the Jews. 

Anything Goes!

Anything Goes!

Veteran comedian Jack Dennis brings his unique brand of comedy. 

AngloViking Invasion Before Naptime

AngloViking Invasion Before Naptime

As seen and heard on Netflix, Union Jack Radio and the Max Turner final. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Pick of the Fringe award winner (2019). 

Daphna Baram: Unmuted

Daphna Baram: Unmuted

A year indoors left Daphna Baram, a sociable animal even at the worst of times, compelled to spend the first year of her 50s chatting with her unforgiving self. 

Ew Girl, You Nasty

Ew Girl, You Nasty

Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson. 

Aurie Styla: Live

Aurie Styla: Live

Aurie Styla is probably the best British comedian that’s never been to Edinburgh. 

Ew Girl, You Nasty

Ew Girl, You Nasty

Take a gonzo dive into a world of sex dungeons, meth and so much more with New York City comedian, Katharyn Henson. 

Jason Byrne

Jason Byrne

Four nights only! Chaos guaranteed! Jason’s lockdown lesson is that we all need to play a bit more in our lives and not be afraid to make a holy show of ourselves! This will be a l… 

Paul Sinha: Hazy Little Thing Called Love

Paul Sinha: Hazy Little Thing Called Love

So far, Paul has lived his life content in the understanding that stability and emotional happiness were lovely ideas but not really for him. 

High Whisk: 250 New Jokes!

High Whisk: 250 New Jokes!

An insect joke? Tick. 

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

90s Boy: Blair, the Lovegun and Me

A work-in-progress stand-up comedy show from South East New Comedian 2019 and Max Turner Prize 2021 finalist Phil Green. 

Sam Lake: Cake

Sam Lake: Cake

Award-winning stand-up and nice young man Sam Lake presents an hour of stand-up talking about his #GOALS, and how he copes with succeeding and (more often) failing at them. 

Nathan Cassidy: Bumblebee

Nathan Cassidy: Bumblebee

Thought your 2020 was bad? You get home, the door is smashed and a burglar flees. 

Rob Rouse: No Refunds (WIP)

Rob Rouse: No Refunds (WIP)

No Refunds. 

Adele Cliff: In the Dark (WIP)

Adele Cliff: In the Dark (WIP)

In her work-in-progress show, In the Dark, Adele ponders the power of knowledge, the power in refusing it, and all things that go on when the lights go off. 

Best of Fringe Stand-Up

Best of Fringe Stand-Up

It’s been a long time since we could go see live comedy, but it’s back! Award-winning comic Ben Clover presents a different bill of top stand-ups each evening. 

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It (Tour Preview)

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It (Tour Preview)

At 41, skinny national treasure Mark Watson is halfway through his days on earth according to his £1. 

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up every night – as this show returns to Edinburgh for its 18th year. 

Late Stage Edinburgh Showcase

Late Stage Edinburgh Showcase

Join Late Stage Comedy as we put on five evenings featuring some of the best up-and-coming comics from across the East Midlands and beyond! Each night will be full of laughs and fe… 

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The best night of comedy on the Fringe returns! Hosted by Pierre Novellie and featuring Mark Watson, Rachel Fairburn, Njambi McGrath, Joe Thomas and Eshaan Akbar. 

Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man (WIP)

Alfie Brown: Sensitive Man (WIP)

Does emotion help us make moral judgements? Alfie Brown is performing a work-in-progress show (which are often a lot more fun) that will attempt to answer this question. 

Burt Williamson: I Haven't Heard of You Either

Burt Williamson: I Haven't Heard of You Either

The ‘absurd and excellent’ (RifeMagazine. 

Ryan Cullen, Kai Humphries and Gareth Waugh

Ryan Cullen, Kai Humphries and Gareth Waugh

Three powerhouse comedians (solo stars in their own right) join forces for a stunning hour of stand-up. 

Comedy Freak Show

Comedy Freak Show

Come one, come all to this tragic affair! Stand-up comedy show featuring acts that are positively freaky. 

Joanne McNally: The Prosecco Express Reimagined!

Joanne McNally: The Prosecco Express Reimagined!

Join Joanne as she revisits her irreverent and critically acclaimed show The Prosecco Express. 

From Russia With No Love

From Russia With No Love

Come to hear hilarious stories from a Russian girl living abroad and be sure they will make you laugh! This witty show about love struggles and immigrant life by Olga Pavlova, a Ru… 

Shelf: Hair

Shelf: Hair

Shelf are a musical comedy double act. 

Simon Evans: The Work of the Devil

Simon Evans: The Work of the Devil

Simon Evans’ last show, Genius 2. 

Jen Ives: Peak Trans

Jen Ives: Peak Trans

As the public discourse on trans people becomes more toxic in the UK, comedian and trans woman Jen Ives is here to sort it all out, hun. 

A-Z of India

A-Z of India

She’s an engineer who worships 30000 gods. 

Italian Stallion Stories

Italian Stallion Stories

A nearly comedy about my memories as a professional stripper and near-hero during the London Bridge terror attack in 2017. 

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

‘Rising star of the British stand-up scene’ (List). 

Liam Withnail and Marc Jennings (WIP)

Liam Withnail and Marc Jennings (WIP)

Two award-winning comedians premier their latest routines after a year inside. 

Billy Kirkwood: Notes From My Phone

Billy Kirkwood: Notes From My Phone

Brand new, uncensored and totally unrehearsed. 

Curse of The Fanny's

Curse of The Fanny's

Over 50, Scottish, female, free-form double act – Beware of imitations – These ladies are the real deal. 

Bobby Mair: Cockroach (WIP)

Bobby Mair: Cockroach (WIP)

Cockroach is an hour of dark, gut-wrenching stand-up from one of the best comedians in the country. 

Harriet Kemsley: Secrets (WIP)

Harriet Kemsley: Secrets (WIP)

Fed up with being told how to look and behave since she was a teenager, Harriet is taking a long hard squint at the beauty industry through her two remaining false eye lashes. 

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Oh No (Work in Progress)

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Oh No (Work in Progress)

A new hour of stand-up from the biggest wee fanny in Scottish comedy. 

Pierre Novellie: The South African Variant (WIP)

Pierre Novellie: The South African Variant (WIP)

After almost two years off duty, award-winning stand-up Pierre Novellie is back at the Fringe and ready to perform to whoever else is willing to leave the house. 

Ollie Horn: Before / After

Ollie Horn: Before / After

After a critically acclaimed debut hour, Ollie Horn returns with a new hour of stand-up about what happens when you let yourself try new things. 

Late'ish'n'Live

Late'ish'n'Live

Still the original, wildest and latest of the late-night comedy shows at the Fringe, Late’n’Live is back for its 33rd year, showcasing unadulterated comedy mayhem to tickle the fan… 

Jake Farrell: Balance (WIP)

Jake Farrell: Balance (WIP)

Join rising comedy talent and naive suburbanite Jake Farrell as he musters up the bottle and the jokes required to perform a debut hour about fear, the future and Stevenage. 

Jo Caulfield – Four Night Only

Jo Caulfield – Four Night Only

Award-winning comedian. 

Adele Cliff: In the Dark (WIP)

Adele Cliff: In the Dark (WIP)

In her work-in-progress show, In the Dark, Adele ponders the power of knowledge, the power in refusing it, and all things that go on when the lights go off. 

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to dazzle children (aged 6+) and their families. 

Nathan Cassidy: Bumblebee

Nathan Cassidy: Bumblebee

Thought your 2020 was bad? You get home, the door is smashed and a burglar flees. 

Jason Byrne

Jason Byrne

Four nights only! Chaos guaranteed! Jason’s lockdown lesson is that we all need to play a bit more in our lives and not be afraid to make a holy show of ourselves! This will be a l… 

A Tale of Two Beards

A Tale of Two Beards

Turning 33, Brian quit his job, packed his beard and took off on a 6-month round-the-world adventure. 

Hal Cruttenden – It's Best You Hear It From Me (Tour Preview)

Hal Cruttenden – It's Best You Hear It From Me (Tour Preview)

Hal’s back doing what he does best – performing live comedy, for five nights only! ‘Reminded me how much I love stand up’ (Times). 

According to Everyone Else (WIP)

According to Everyone Else (WIP)

To do list: house, get partner, career, smokin’ body and family. 

Rajiv Karia: Gallivant (WIP)

Rajiv Karia: Gallivant (WIP)

Professional slacker and sensitive friend Rajiv Karia (BBC Audio Contract Writer, 2021) presents a work-in-progress show of acerbic observations about his life so far, and the jour… 

Shaparak Khorsandi: It Was the 90s! (WIP)

Shaparak Khorsandi: It Was the 90s! (WIP)

Ah, the 90s! The decade that Shaparak was in her twenties and ‘ladette’ culture ruled the school. 

From Russia With No Love

From Russia With No Love

Come to hear hilarious stories from a Russian girl living abroad and be sure they will make you laugh! This witty show about love struggles and immigrant life by Olga Pavlova, a Ru… 

Tessa Coates: Campfire (WIP)

Tessa Coates: Campfire (WIP)

After two sell-out Edinburgh runs, one third of Massive Dad (‘Hilarious’ **** (Guardian)) returns to Edinburgh, armed with her useless degree in Anthropology, for a show about how … 

Jay Lafferty: Blether

Jay Lafferty: Blether

There is an incredible sense of comfort that I feel upon entering the Dining Room at Gilded Balloon to see Jay Lafferty’s Blether. 

Daniel Sloss: HUBRIS

Daniel Sloss: HUBRIS

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. 

Don't Crap in Your Onesie Matilda

Don't Crap in Your Onesie Matilda

Ben’s getting older, what should be the final flurries of youth sees him fall squarely into middle age with new ailments to contend with, medical dilemmas, alarming levels of grump… 

Tom Little Makes a Triumphant Return to Stand-Up

Tom Little Makes a Triumphant Return to Stand-Up

Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and his 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award. 

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

‘This was such good fun. 

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

‘Alex Leam is very dangerous, in a good way’ (Tony Slattery). 

Anything Goes!

Anything Goes!

Veteran comedian Jack Dennis brings his unique brand of comedy. 

Ross Cullum: Golden Retriever in a Man Suit

Ross Cullum: Golden Retriever in a Man Suit

Ross Cullum (Bridgerton) plays villainous English bastards on TV, depicting the cis-het-masc-posho-twat demographic. 

Garrett Millerick: Sports (WIP)

Garrett Millerick: Sports (WIP)

The world’s angriest optimist returns for another bash at sorting out life’s inexplicable complications. 

Sounds Proper Comedy Showcase

Sounds Proper Comedy Showcase

Hosted by Colin Etches and Rachel Morton-Young, the Sounds Proper Comedy Showcase presents a variety of high-quality stand-up comedians every Sunday. 

Glenn Wool: The Tiny Kings of Winter

Glenn Wool: The Tiny Kings of Winter

Glenn has burned his party lifestyle to the ground and from the ashes emerged a phoenix of personal responsibility that includes a wife, two kids and a nice little house in the cou… 

2020 Re-Vision – Vladimir McTavish

2020 Re-Vision – Vladimir McTavish

A comedy review of the year that was cancelled from ‘one of the finest acts on the Scottish comedy circuit’ (Guardian). 

Not My Audience!

Not My Audience!

The hit stand-up panel show where the audience can join in the fun without being picked on! Three top stand-ups answer the daft questions the you’ve picked, and respond by using th… 

Eleanor Conway: Vaxxed and Waxxed

Eleanor Conway: Vaxxed and Waxxed

Hot girl summer is finally here and Eleanor Conway is ready for some post lockdown dating – she’s Vaxxed and Waxxed (and ready to climax!) Join her for a TMI post-pandemic catch-… 

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

This is Not a Subject for Comedy

Pick of the Fringe award winner Ivor Dembina, presents a revised and updated version of his solo Jewish comedy show – a story with jokes about Israel, Palestine and the Jews. 

Edinburgh Comedy Allstars

Edinburgh Comedy Allstars

The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show. 

Stand-Up Philosophy

Stand-Up Philosophy

Comedians look at the hilarious side of philosophy. 

Ireland's Full of Mullarkey

Ireland's Full of Mullarkey

Eddie Mullarkey brings you on a hilarious, almost entirely honest and wild journey of growing up as a mama’s boy in the west of Ireland, being a failed Catholic, and coming to term… 

Joke Thieves

Joke Thieves

Comedy set-swapping live! The cult-hit show where comedians perform their own jokes, then each others’. 

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up every night – as this show returns to Edinburgh for its 18th year. 

Will Mars: My Life's a Joke!

Will Mars: My Life's a Joke!

Brilliantly self-deprecating stand-up, Will Mars, is a supercharged combination of old-school joke-telling and modern, autobiographical wit. 

Will Mars: Life in One-Liners

Will Mars: Life in One-Liners

It’s a Fringe 1st. 

Richard Pulsford: A Bit Rich

Richard Pulsford: A Bit Rich

One-liners and light-hearted jokes from the master of wordplay. 

Aaaaaaaargh, It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes!

Aaaaaaaargh, It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes!

Award-winning gag merchant (2016 UK Pun Champion winner) Masai Graham delivers over one hundred naughty jokes in just half an hour. 

Leo Kearse – Cancel Culture

Leo Kearse – Cancel Culture

Stand-up show about comedy triggering the wrath of woke mobs. 

'Pun My Word

'Pun My Word

A heady mix of comedy, humour, poems, jokes, gags, lyrics and wordplay. 

AngloViking Invasion Before Naptime

AngloViking Invasion Before Naptime

As seen and heard on Netflix, Union Jack Radio and the Max Turner final. 

Rebels Without Applause

Rebels Without Applause

Rebels Without Applause! An hour of stand-up comedy from three up-and-coming comics! Featuring: Luke Terry, Jonnie Smith and Ed Thorn. 

Raul Kohli: Works It Out As He Goes Along (Work in Progress)

Raul Kohli: Works It Out As He Goes Along (Work in Progress)

Raul Kohli was going to do a show about how blind faith is rational in 2020. 

Hate 'n' Live

Hate 'n' Live

The smash-hit show returns for its seventh year! Top TV comedians hate on topics suggested by the audience. 

Aaaaaaaah, It's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes!

Aaaaaaaah, It's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes!

Award-winning gag merchant (2016 UK Pun Champion winner) Masai Graham delivers over one hundred clean jokes in just half an hour. 

Ben Clover – Oh Nyeah Yeah!

Ben Clover – Oh Nyeah Yeah!

Multi-award-winning Fringe veteran Ben Clover brings his latest stand-up show to The Hanover Tap. 

Best of Fringe Stand-Up

Best of Fringe Stand-Up

It’s been a long time since we could go see live comedy, but it’s back! Award-winning comic Ben Clover presents a different bill of top stand-ups each evening. 

Darius Davies: Don't Be Shit

Darius Davies: Don't Be Shit

Just the best bits from over a decade in comedy. 

Raul Kohli: Kohl and the Gang

Raul Kohli: Kohl and the Gang

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… 

Sameer Katz: God Loves Irony

Sameer Katz: God Loves Irony

Why is it that so many things in life seem like a cruel joke? People who love animals are allergic; oxygen is poisonous; the cause for baldness and body hair are the same. 

Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Pick of the Fringe award winner (2019). 

Alex Farrow: Philosophy Pig

Alex Farrow: Philosophy Pig

Alex Farrow: Philosophy Pig. 

Aaaaaaaaargh It’s the One Liner Show!

Aaaaaaaaargh It’s the One Liner Show!

Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming, one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay. 

Ollie Horn: Before / After

Ollie Horn: Before / After

After a critically acclaimed debut hour, Ollie Horn returns with a new hour of stand-up about what happens when you let yourself try new things. 

Wet Ass Rookies

Wet Ass Rookies

Angus Coutts, Michael Welch and Ralph Brown are three of the Scottish comedy circuit’s rising stars and are making their big return to the Edinburgh Fringe after multiple sell-out … 

The New Scummy Mummies Show

The New Scummy Mummies Show

Following their sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn return for an all new show – new songs, new jokes and new catsuits. 

Freestyle Comedy: Improvised Stand-Up

Freestyle Comedy: Improvised Stand-Up

It’s stand-up, but not as you know it; no rules, no backup, no script and no set list. 

50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let's Laugh Again

50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let's Laugh Again

Michelle’s second solo show and sequel to 50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let’s Laugh. 

50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let's Laugh

50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let's Laugh

Show about family, taking risks, and embracing change. 

Best of the Fest

Best of the Fest

The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh, featuring your favourite comedians from around the Fringe. 

The Big Show from Monkey Barrel Comedy

The Big Show from Monkey Barrel Comedy

The Big Show returns to the Fringe! Monkey Barrel Comedy’s top-rated, sell-out weekend extravaganza is on every night at 22:15 (not 12th), with a top mixed-bill line-up each even… 

Ross Leslie: Guess Who's Back, Back Again, Big Lesbo's Back, Tell a Friend

Ross Leslie: Guess Who's Back, Back Again, Big Lesbo's Back, Tell a Friend

He’s back with a brand new comedy show for 2021! Mask off, mic on, laughs had! Four-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist. 

Raymond Mearns – Everybody Hates Raymond

Raymond Mearns – Everybody Hates Raymond

Love him or hate Him, Raymond Mearns is over the Covid and back doing what he does best at The Beehive Inn. 

Gareth Waugh, Connor Burns, Liam Farrelly – Back At It

Gareth Waugh, Connor Burns, Liam Farrelly – Back At It

Triple bill with Scotland’s most exciting emerging comedy stars sharing the stage to bring you some fantastic new stand-up. 

The Good, The Bad and The Irish

The Good, The Bad and The Irish

We’ve been entertaining audiences all over Europe and Ireland since 2012, with sell-out shows in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moscow and many mo… 

Gareth Mutch and Joe McTernan: Stand-Up

Gareth Mutch and Joe McTernan: Stand-Up

Join two of Scotland’s finest comedians for an hour of energetic stand-up with unique observations and hilarious stories. 

HaHanitarian Intervention

HaHanitarian Intervention

HaHanitarian Intervention is a standup comedy show by diverse international com(ic)batants from different countries (Russia, USA, UK-Zimbabwe, Canada, Malaysia) united by comedy a… 

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe

The Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a ninth hilarious year with another phenomenal handpicked selection of our favourite acts from acr… 

Absolutely Themeless

Absolutely Themeless

Three mates, who’ve never met in real life and whose brains are as far apart comedically as they are geographically, bring you an hour of comedy with themeless cohesion. 

Tom Mayhew: From Rags to Slightly Newer Rags

Tom Mayhew: From Rags to Slightly Newer Rags

Tom Mayhew is a professional comedian. 

Gary Little: Unprecedented

Gary Little: Unprecedented

After sitting in the house for the past 15 months, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with stories and jokes that have earned him his reputation as one of Scotland’s top comedian… 

Mark Nelson: Don't Call It a Comeback

Mark Nelson: Don't Call It a Comeback

Don’t miss this post-pandemic solo show from the multi-award-winning Scottish stand-up regularly hailed as the best headliner in the country. 

Shaparak Khorsandi: It Was the 90s! (WIP)

Shaparak Khorsandi: It Was the 90s! (WIP)

Ah, the 90s! The decade that Shaparak was in her twenties and ‘ladette’ culture ruled the school. 

Craig Hill: Pumped!

Craig Hill: Pumped!

Get pumped and party this Fringe! ‘Class. 

The Best of Scottish Comedy

The Best of Scottish Comedy

Talk about doing what it says on the tin! The Stand’s flagship contemporary Scottish comedy show returns! A Fringe institution but this time with four acts, seating, table service … 

Henning Wehn: It'll All Come Out in the Wash

Henning Wehn: It'll All Come Out in the Wash

Watch German Comedy Ambassador give everything a good rinse and witness him wring sense out of the nonsensical. 

Daniel Sloss: HUBRIS

Daniel Sloss: HUBRIS

Daniel’s 11th new show became the world’s first big post-pandemic live tour, selling over 40,000 tickets in Australia in April alone. 

Jason Manford: Like Me (Work In Progress)

Jason Manford: Like Me (Work In Progress)

He’s back! It’s been a busy few years for Jason since his last smash-hit stand-up show, but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally acclaimed comedian hasn’t chan… 

Jamali Maddix: Strip Club Einstein

Jamali Maddix: Strip Club Einstein

Critically acclaimed comedian and host of Vice’s Hate Thy Neighbour and Channel 4’s Adventures in Futureland, Jamali Maddix is heading out on tour again after his incredible 2018 W… 

Aaaah... I'm Jewrotic and I Blame My Jewish Mother... Who Else?

Aaaah... I'm Jewrotic and I Blame My Jewish Mother... Who Else?

2019 Not So New Comedian of the Year semi-finalist (London) Henry brings his third Fringe show and first as a solo! Due to popular demand. 

Steve Richards Presents Rock'n'Roll Politics 2020

Steve Richards Presents Rock'n'Roll Politics 2020

A wild political landscape opens up – election-winning Boris is not as mighty as he seems; Brexit not done, a new Labour leader, SNP storms: epic dramas for a brand new show. 

Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award: Final

Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award: Final

Enthusiastically vote alongside dozens of international talent scouts for 2020’s hottest breakthrough stars in the making, who battle for glory, fame and shiny moose trophies. 

Simon Amstell: Work in Progress

Simon Amstell: Work in Progress

‘Simon Amstell has a gift for taking a social norm and gently mocking it until it seems utterly ridiculous’ (New York Times). 

Justin Moorhouse: Things

Justin Moorhouse: Things

Brand-new show from star of Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of 10 cats, Celebrity Mastermind and regular on The News Quiz and Fighting Talk. 

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder

Climb up to the dizzy heights and slip down to some awkward lows in the company of award-winning Jacob Hulland’s warm and youthful, yet middle-aged, persona. 

Geoff Norcott: Taking Liberties

Geoff Norcott: Taking Liberties

Norcott’s unique brand of provocative stand-up is returning to Edinburgh. 

#FraudianSlip

#FraudianSlip

Feel like everyone in your life has their shizzle together while you can barely function as a moderately competent adult human? Feel all you do is pretend? Feel like a fake? Impost… 

Edinburgh Comedy Allstars

Edinburgh Comedy Allstars

The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly. 

Richard Herring: RHLSTP

Richard Herring: RHLSTP

‘The King of Edinburgh’ (List) and ‘the best celeb interviewer in Britain’ (Guardian), probably best known for his role of Percy in Servants, brings his multi-award-winning podca… 

Irrational Me

Irrational Me

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 pensi… 

Neil Delamere: Liminal

Neil Delamere: Liminal

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. 

Sam Campbell: Companion

Sam Campbell: Companion

If you want to make the finest wine, use the sweetest grape on the vine. 

Best of the Fest

Best of the Fest

The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh, featuring your favourite comedians from around the Fringe. 

Phil Jerrod: Sicko

Phil Jerrod: Sicko

This year’s show is all about why I cancelled last year’s show. 

Late Show Great Show

Late Show Great Show

The night is young and three of the best stand-up comedians from Australia and around the world are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink. 

Ross Leslie: Daddy Cool

Ross Leslie: Daddy Cool

Ross is a father of four cool guys and still the coolest guy in town. 

Clash of the Tight Tens

Clash of the Tight Tens

Andy Quirk presents a colossal comedy showdown of ten-minute tasters from stand-up, sketch, musical and character comedy shows at the Fringe. 

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Paul Foot: Swan Power

Tired of the goose? Swan Power is here. 

Richard Brown: Horror Show

Richard Brown: Horror Show

Horror in all it’s forms from the brilliant, brutal mind of one of Scotland’s most talented comics. 

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

AAA Batteries (Not Included)

A tenth consecutive year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe! An hour of sharp gags, quick wit and high-energy hijinks from three of the circuit’s funniest performers. 

3's Comedy – Luka Muller, Peter Jones and Mystery Guest

3's Comedy – Luka Muller, Peter Jones and Mystery Guest

3’s Comedy brings together Luka Muller, Peter Jones and a mystery guest; three of the rising stars of Australian comedy for a whole new hour of hilarious stand-up. 

Paul McCaffrey: Dreamer

Paul McCaffrey: Dreamer

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. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show 2020

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show 2020

Great value lunchtime comedy compilation showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

Ed Night: Faded

Ed Night: Faded

The kid’s back with another hour of lo-fi stand-up comedy to chill or study to. 

Micky Overman: Bread Week

Micky Overman: Bread Week

What happens when our youthful expectations of love and sex, those formed in the 90s by movies, TV and music get crushed by the realities of adulthood and, in this one case, a terr… 

Amelia Bayler: What’s The Vibe?!

Amelia Bayler: What’s The Vibe?!

Amelia has been ‘smashing it on the Scottish comedy scene’ (Skinny) with her blend of music and stand-up; writing catchy bangers about modern anxieties like procrastination and… 

Craig Hill: Pumped!

Craig Hill: Pumped!

Get pumped and party this fringe! ‘Class. 

Shenoah and The Buffalo: Bullroar

Shenoah and The Buffalo: Bullroar

New double act, Shenoah Allen (Pajama Men) and Nina Conti (in a buffalo suit) gonna stare into your souls through their own cracked worldview. 

Alfie Brown: Love

Alfie Brown: Love

A brand new hour of jokes from Alfie Brown; the country’s best non-famous comedian. 

Big Value Comedy Show – Late

Big Value Comedy Show – Late

Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe. 

Big Value Comedy Show – Early

Big Value Comedy Show – Early

Four of the best new acts on the circuit, selected by Just the Tonic. 

Daniel Sloss: HUBRIS

Daniel Sloss: HUBRIS

All-new 11th solo show! Following his groundbreaking global smash hit, Daniel Sloss: X (UK cinema release, streaming on HBO in USA and Canada), whose tour sold out shows across an … 

Comedy in the Dark

Comedy in the Dark

This unique comedy experience returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after sell-out shows across the UK and Europe. 

Bridget Christie: Who Am I?

Bridget Christie: Who Am I?

The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner is back at the Fringe with her highly anticipated, brand-new show. 

Jimeoin: Turn It Up!

Jimeoin: Turn It Up!

World-class stand-up from one of live comedy’s internationally acclaimed masters, celebrating his incredible 27th Fringe! Star of: Apollo, London Palladium, Royal Variety. 

Tom Lucy: Melt

Tom Lucy: Melt

After sell-out runs at the Fringe in 2017 and 2018, Tom Lucy has appeared on a number of TV shows (Stand Up Central, Roast Battle, Live At The Comedy Store, Stand Up Sketch Show) a… 

Sean McLoughlin: Gold Rush

Sean McLoughlin: Gold Rush

International micro-star Sean McLoughlin (Chortle Award nominee, Ricky Gervais tour support) returns to the Fringe to give the people what they’ve paid for. 

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Watson, at 40, is halfway through his life according to the life expectancy calculator. 

Alice Fraser: Chronos

Alice Fraser: Chronos

Everything’s a matter of time, one way or another. 

Troy Hawke: Sigmund Troy'd!

Troy Hawke: Sigmund Troy'd!

2019 FRINGE WORLD Best Comedy nominee and Comedy Weekly Award winner Troy Hawke returns to Edinburgh Fringe 2020 following a total sell-out run of his 2019 show. 

Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels

Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels

Four years ago, Aaron gained a nickname based solely on being in a wheelchair. 

Charlie Baker: Cream Before Jam

Charlie Baker: Cream Before Jam

Baker (GameDay Warm-Up and Glory Hunters co-host on talkSPORT) is Devonshire and proud. 

Catherine Bohart: This Isn't For You

Catherine Bohart: This Isn't For You

Unless you want it to be. 

Katie Pritchard: Disco Ball

Katie Pritchard: Disco Ball

Ever felt like what people see on the outside doesn’t convey what’s on the inside? Ever felt like you can reflect yourself out in 1000 different ways depending on who you speak to … 

Ivo Graham: Hyper Reality

Ivo Graham: Hyper Reality

Life coming at Ivo ever faster; Ivo trying to respond ever funnier. 

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

Angela Barnes (Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and chair of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz) has good intentions but trying to live your best life, a… 

Reginald D Hunter: Work in Progress

Reginald D Hunter: Work in Progress

Reginald returns to the Fringe with his off-year, set-building, work-in-progress show with working titles: The Things That I Was Wrong About, The Death of Uncle Fluffy, and The Man… 

Kai Humphries: Knitter-Boxer-Glory

Kai Humphries: Knitter-Boxer-Glory

If life was a simulation would you only follow the narrative or have fun doing all the side quests? Extracting joy and betterment from life’s every diversion and challenge, multi… 

Sindhu Vee: Alphabet

Sindhu Vee: Alphabet

A new hour of stand-up from the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee. 

Chloe Petts: Alpha

Chloe Petts: Alpha

As seen on Dave’s Hypothetical and heard on BBC Radio 5 Live, join Petts, one of the most exciting prospects in comedy, in her debut hour of stand-up, Alpha. 

Brodi Snook: Lover, Lover

Brodi Snook: Lover, Lover

Bolshie, self-serving bachelor girl and main character on the planet, Brodi Snook met and kissed a tall, hot, nice, hot, tall boy. 

Richard Stott: Toe the Line

Richard Stott: Toe the Line

From Dave’s Funniest Jokes 2019 runner-up comes a comedic journey of self-discovery exploring the benefits and pitfalls of both fitting in and standing out. 

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Babyface Dynamite

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Babyface Dynamite

A new hour of stand-up from the biggest wee fanny in Scottish comedy. 

Susie McCabe: Born Believer

Susie McCabe: Born Believer

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 … 

Shappi Khorsandi: My Inner Stormzy

Shappi Khorsandi: My Inner Stormzy

Why shouldn’t a middle-aged, middle-class, middle-eastern single mother of two relate to Stormzy, the King of Grime? In this new show, Shappi connects with her truth, her ‘Inner St… 

Jo Coffey: Overlooked

Jo Coffey: Overlooked

As stand-up comedy’s fourth shortest comedian, Jo is concerned that disability is getting a bit too “cool”. 

Sarah Keyworth: Lil' Keys

Sarah Keyworth: Lil' Keys

Lil’ Keys, big jokes. 

Josh Jones: Waste of Space

Josh Jones: Waste of Space

Born and bred in Manchester and just your atypical northern bloke, Josh Jones is taking the circuit by storm. 

Jake Lambert: Shimmy Shake

Jake Lambert: Shimmy Shake

Fresh from supporting Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan, ‘Fringe favourite’ (BroadwayWorld. 

Fast Fringe

Fast Fringe

So many comedians, so little time! Twelve top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase. 

Fin Taylor: So My Wife...

Fin Taylor: So My Wife...

They say comedy’s about speaking truth to power. 

Simon Evans: The Work of The Devil

Simon Evans: The Work of The Devil

Last year’s show, Dressing for Dinner, earned Evans some of the most ecstatic reviews of his career including an unbeaten 4. 

Andrew Ryan: Is Everything Alright at Home?

Andrew Ryan: Is Everything Alright at Home?

Award-winning show from critically acclaimed Irish stand-up Andrew Ryan. 

Jamie D'Souza: Stop Drawing Willies on My Poster

Jamie D'Souza: Stop Drawing Willies on My Poster

Join rising star Jamie D’Souza as he performs his highly anticipated debut stand-up show about his first school crush. 

Michael Shafar: 50/50

Michael Shafar: 50/50

After surviving testicular cancer, one of Australia’s fastest-rising comedians Michael Shafar debuts with his critically acclaimed show 50/50 that is equal parts raw, honest and hi… 

Joanne McNally: Basic Bitch Instinct

Joanne McNally: Basic Bitch Instinct

Joanne McNally; sweetheart, nightmare and Dublin Fringe Best Performer nominee returns to Edinburgh with her new show. 

Jason Byrne: Audience Precipitation

Jason Byrne: Audience Precipitation

He’s back for more comedy chaos! Jason has learnt over the past few years that we all need to play a bit more in our lives. 

Dane Baptiste: The Chocolate Chip

Dane Baptiste: The Chocolate Chip

Dane is now a grown-ass black man. 

Gareth Waugh: Doozy

Gareth Waugh: Doozy

Dog Instagram, embarrassing massages, other Gareth Waughs in the world. 

Jamie MacDonald: 2020 Vision

Jamie MacDonald: 2020 Vision

Attitudes towards disability have changed since Jamie’s school made him the first blind hurdler in Glasgow and – let’s face it – the world. 

David O'Doherty: whoa is me

David O'Doherty: whoa is me

Here he comes again, trotting on to the stage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad. 

Chris Kent: Christy Doesn't Live Here

Chris Kent: Christy Doesn't Live Here

Cork comedian Chris Kent is back with more kids, stories and a keep cup to compensate for his guilt about overpopulation. 

George Lewis: Nudes

George Lewis: Nudes

When you type ‘George Lewis’ into Google, the suggestions that follow are pretty boring. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps; his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing. 

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Empathy Pains

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Empathy Pains

Multi award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got News for You, Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order) is back with her fourth full-len… 

Marcus Brigstocke: Thread

Marcus Brigstocke: Thread

‘Dazzling, inspired, perfectly observed. 

The Death Hilarious: Razer

The Death Hilarious: Razer

The Death Hilarious: Razer starts out with a pretty solid premise: since his Fringe debut in 2017, Darren J. 

Andrew Maxwell: All Talk

Andrew Maxwell: All Talk

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… 

Eric Andre: The Stand Up Tour

Eric Andre: The Stand Up Tour

Comedian, actor and host of Adult Swim’s top-rated and most anarchic programme The Eric Andre Show comes to the (true) final night of Fringe to tear sh*t the f*ck up. 

Jamali Maddix: Work in Progress

Jamali Maddix: Work in Progress

Critically acclaimed comedian and host of Viceland’s Hate Thy Neighbour and Channel 4’s Adventures in Futureland, Jamali Maddix has just come back from his first world tour. 

Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk

Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk

Star of Live at the Apollo, Laura Lexx is a ‘bouncy, bubbly stand up star’ (Telegraph) shining a hilarious light on how hard it is to be a good person these days. 

Nick Offerman: All Rise

Nick Offerman: All Rise

Join the star of Parks and Recreation and Fargo for an evening of deliberative talking and light dance that will compel you to chuckle whilst enjoining you to brandish a better sid… 

Funny Women Awards 2019 – Semi-Final

Funny Women Awards 2019 – Semi-Final

The semi-final of the 2019 Funny Women Awards. 

The Secret Policeman's Tour

The Secret Policeman's Tour

In cahoots with Deborah Frances-White (Guilty Feminist), Amnesty International’s revered Secret Policeman’s Tour comes to Edinburgh. 

Josie Long: Tender

Josie Long: Tender

Josie Long has spent twenty years being a beacon of hope amongst the cynical cruelty of stand-up comedy. 

Imaan Hadchiti: Being Frank

Imaan Hadchiti: Being Frank

Being Frank is a truly very special show, performed by stand up veteran Imaan Hadchiti. 

Jena Friedman: Miscarriage of Justice

Jena Friedman: Miscarriage of Justice

Jena Friedman is scared shitless and wants to feel less alone. 

Matt Hoss: Here Comes Your Man

Matt Hoss: Here Comes Your Man

Here Comes Your Man is a lovely hour of storytelling from a bright new talent Matt Hoss. 

Simon Brodkin: 100% Simon Brodkin

Simon Brodkin: 100% Simon Brodkin

After three hugely successful BBC series as Lee Nelson, multiple sell-out tours and various court appearances following world-famous stunts on Theresa May, Sepp Blatter, Donald Tru… 

Rhys Nicholson – Nice People Nice Things Nice Situations

Rhys Nicholson – Nice People Nice Things Nice Situations

Rhys Nicholson is a nice man who is doing his best. 

Luisa Omielan: Politics for Bitches (Extended Cut)

Luisa Omielan: Politics for Bitches (Extended Cut)

Three nights only! After a sell-out run in 2018 and a BBC One series of the same name, BAFTA Breakthrough Brit and star of Live at the Apollo, Luisa returns with her third smash-hi… 

So You Think You're Funny? Grand Final

So You Think You're Funny? Grand Final

Celebrating 32 years of the UK’s biggest and best comedy newcomer competition. 

Pick of the Fringe

Pick of the Fringe

A must-do in the corporate calendar, Pick of the Fringe brings a hand-picked selection of top acts to one stage for an exclusive evening of comedy, entertainment and fine dining.  

Larry Dean: Fandan

Larry Dean: Fandan

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee brings 2017’s smash-hit show back to the Fringe. 

Piff the Magic Dragon: The Lucky Dragon Tour

Piff the Magic Dragon: The Lucky Dragon Tour

The self-proclaimed loser of America’s Got Talent breaks from his Vegas residency and US tour for a limited Fringe run. 

Lily Hyde & Alissa Anne Jeun Yi: Gentlemen, Please!

Lily Hyde & Alissa Anne Jeun Yi: Gentlemen, Please!

Lily and Alissa met on the Soho Theatre Stand-Up Lab in 2018 and quickly bonded over their love of expensive candles and the fact that they were both complex, three-dimensional wom… 

Amusical

Amusical

Hosted by Jayde Adams and Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Amusical is a comedy celebration of all things West End (or Broadway if you’re American, or more well off than us). 

Apocalypse Comedy Club featuring Mick Neven

Apocalypse Comedy Club featuring Mick Neven

The award-winning Aussie comedian is back with a brand-new show, taking on the end of the world. 

Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Showcase

Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Showcase

From the management of Micky Flanagan, Mark Watson, Zoe Lyons, Gary Delaney and Hal Cruttenden, don’t miss the chance to see some of the hottest up-and-coming comedy acts of the mo… 

Westdal and Hayward Need Work

Westdal and Hayward Need Work

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… 

Nish Kumar: It's in Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves

Nish Kumar: It's in Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves

“Is it a stand-up show, is it a rally?” Nish Kumar certainly blurs the boundaries between the two. 

FOC It Up: The Femmes of Colour Comedy Club

FOC It Up: The Femmes of Colour Comedy Club

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. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Interdimensional ABK

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Interdimensional ABK

Have you ever been to a comedy show by someone who can travel through dimensions, from one world to another? No, me neither. 

Adam Rowe: Pinnacle

Adam Rowe: Pinnacle

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. 

Alternative Comedy Cabaret

Alternative Comedy Cabaret

Looking for something really different? Have a look at our line-up of brilliant and original alternative comedians strutting their stuff in an intimate venue at the Fringe. 

The Dark Side of Research

The Dark Side of Research

Using dark humour and a good dose of brain power, three scientists reveal their stories: what is it like to do research in everyday life? Between anecdotes of late nights in the la… 

Luisa Omielan: Work in Progress

Luisa Omielan: Work in Progress

Join Luisa Omielan (What Would Beyonce Do?!, Am I Right Ladies?! and Politics For Bitches) as she tries out some stuff for an upcoming project. 

Jumping Off the Bandwagon

Jumping Off the Bandwagon

There’s no such thing as a free lunch but there is a free, quality comedy show at lunchtime! After an immensely successful podcast and competition season, Sheppard and Olsina could… 

11+

11+

11+ explores the strange and funny challenges we go through in trying to get into a grammar school. 

Jake Baker: No Success Like Failure

Jake Baker: No Success Like Failure

How do we define success? Is failure ever an option? Is a teasmade an appropriate 60th birthday gift? Does anyone really know what is going on at all, ever? Expect beguiling storie… 

Olga Koch: If/Then

Olga Koch: If/Then

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Olga Koch is back! Ahead of her BBC Radio 4 special, the acclaimed stand-up tells a love story through the medium of computer programming (which she … 

Pindos

Pindos

Pindos is former Cambridge Footlight Milo Edwards’ debut hour at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Fraser Gibson: Self-ish

Fraser Gibson: Self-ish

Fraser Gibson spends his time shamelessly promoting himself about town as a way to make a living. 

Attention, Seeker

Attention, Seeker

The anxiety-riddled writer/doormat for a famous comedian stumbles into the big-time stand-up spotlight and decides to stay, with hilarious conseq. 

Wait... Let's Have Fun!

Wait... Let's Have Fun!

Wait. 

I Went to Barcelona and All I Got Was This Lousy Comedy Show

I Went to Barcelona and All I Got Was This Lousy Comedy Show

All the way from the land of sun, sea and Mexican* sombreros (*not Spanish!) these intrepid comedians have made their way to Edinburgh by sea, air and Megabus, to show the world th… 

The Yank is a Manc! My Ancestors & Me

The Yank is a Manc! My Ancestors & Me

In a fish-out-of-water comedy of errors, Hopwood DePree tells of how researching his ancestry online led to him leaving Tinseltown to save his 600-year-old British ancestral pile, … 

So Close

So Close

I remember situations so awkward death seemed like a viable option. 

Nik Coppin: Shark

Nik Coppin: Shark

The affable globetrotting comedian returns with a show consisting of hilarious comedy deconstruction and anecdotes from his many overseas trips. There is no shark… 

Jack Carroll and Friends

Jack Carroll and Friends

Join the star of Live at the Apollo, Sunday Night at the Palladium and Britain’s Got Talent as he and some of his comedian friends try out new material. 

Bob Doolally Live and Half-Cut

Bob Doolally Live and Half-Cut

He’s the man who put the foot into football. 

Needle Dicks

Needle Dicks

Funny, young, hot and one of them is ethnic. 

Andrew Doyle: Exodus

Andrew Doyle: Exodus

One of the UK’s foremost political satirists, Andrew Doyle returns to Edinburgh for his eighth solo stand-up show. 

Funny Women on the Fringe

Funny Women on the Fringe

Join Funny Women for a sparkling mix of comedy featuring the brightest new, emerging and established talent at the Fringe. 

Stand Up for Your Planet

Stand Up for Your Planet

Join us for a one-off comedy extravaganza, raising awareness for one of the most pressing issues of our time – protecting our planet. 

Katie Mulgrew: Confirmation (WIP)

Katie Mulgrew: Confirmation (WIP)

Award-winning writer and stand-up Katie Mulgrew used to be a card-carrying God botherer. 

Comic Relief Live

Comic Relief Live

Join Nish Kumar as he hosts a line-up of the most exciting comedy talent in the country – Rose Matafeo, Phil Wang, Sara Barron, Catherine Bohart, Sarah Keyworth and Ahir Shah. 

Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human

Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human

Zoe Lyons packs out the Gilded Balloon with stand-up that raises the bar for Fringe comedy. 

Ed Byrne: If I'm Honest

Ed Byrne: If I'm Honest

If you’re looking for high quality stand up from a master of observational comedy, you’ve come to the right place. 

Dave Bibby: Crazy Cat Lad-y

Dave Bibby: Crazy Cat Lad-y

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… 

Adam Kay: This Is Going to Hurt (Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor)

Adam Kay: This Is Going to Hurt (Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor)

Million-copy bestseller Adam Kay returns to the Fringe for two nights only, sharing entries from his diaries as a junior doctor in this ‘electrifying’ (Guardian) evening of stand-u… 

Queen Mary Comedy Society and Friends

Queen Mary Comedy Society and Friends

Award-winning, rising stars from QM Comedy Society and the London comedy circuit deliver an hour full of social commentary and silliness. 

Chris Kehoe: The Second Coming of Chris

Chris Kehoe: The Second Coming of Chris

Would everything be better if piratical misanthrope Chris Kehoe was in charge? Maybe. 

Alex Williamson: Sin on My Face

Alex Williamson: Sin on My Face

The Victorian era is long gone, but to think people once suppressed their inner sick f*ck is a point of fascination for this comedian. 

Thomas Green: Tweak

Thomas Green: Tweak

UK-based Australian comedian Thomas Green, brings his engaging storytelling-style stand-up and face of elasticity back to Edinburgh. 

A&E

A&E

During his already very busy schedule, life threw a heart attack at Aled which he found to be most inconvenient. 

Steve Hili: The Sexy Environmentalist

Steve Hili: The Sexy Environmentalist

Like you, Steve knows the world is in trouble. 

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