Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2024

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2024

Now in its 15th year - Leicester Square Theatre’s showcase for the UK's best up & coming New Comedians. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy

Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes. 

These Days

These Days

Take a picture, it’ll last longer. 

Never Date a Comedian

Never Date a Comedian

Looking for love at the Edinburgh Fringe? This show is for the singles, the wannabe singles and the pretending-to-be singles. 

Debussy’s Romantic Piano by Candlelight – Clair de Lune

Debussy’s Romantic Piano by Candlelight – Clair de Lune

Celebrate this beautiful evening with romantic piano by Chopin, Liszt and Debussy – by candlelight. 

Ask The Comedian – A Reverse Crowdwork Show

Ask The Comedian – A Reverse Crowdwork Show

Bored of watching comedians ask the audience questions? Then come to the show where we flip that dynamic and allow you the audience to ask the questions to the comedian on stage. 

Kim McVicar: Female Comedian

Kim McVicar: Female Comedian

Meet Kim McVicar, the Canadian comedian who was listed among the Top 9 Female Comedians to Watch in 2023 by Incluvie. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

This classic Victorian adventure sees the fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg come across a cascade of eccentric characters and exotic places, all because of a wager. 

The Techtonics: 44 Days of Liz Truss (A Cappella)

The Techtonics: 44 Days of Liz Truss (A Cappella)

It’s been a bumpy few years in UK politics, and one story is particularly comical: Liz Truss’s stint as prime minister. 

Henry V

Henry V

‘All Hell shall stir…’ An intimate and unique staging of Shakespeare’s classic history play. 

Best Days of Your Life?

Best Days of Your Life?

Are our memories important in our day-to-day present lives? How can sociologists uncover people’s memories and why should they bother to do so? Delve deeper with Dr Sophie Athert… 

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows

Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far. 

One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe

One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe

Start each morning with this curated variety showcase, featuring the very best solo shows at the Fringe! Rotating daily line-ups include storytelling, theatre, clown, cabaret, spok… 

David Alnwick: Comedian Magician

David Alnwick: Comedian Magician

Upbeat, hilarious magic with heart from Fringe legend David Alnwick. 

Napoleon's 100 Days

Napoleon's 100 Days

Andy D tells the story of Little Boney’s second coming. 

Topical Comedian (2024) They Think It's All Over

Topical Comedian (2024) They Think It's All Over

Following last year’s debut Topical Comedian Show at the Fringe, Peter Merrett is back with more news, in fact new news; same venue, earlier time. 

Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy

Jack Goes to Therapy: A (Somewhat) Romantic Comedy

Jack is a 29-year-old Kindergarten teacher and a hopeless romantic. 

2024 Greek Comedian of The Year, Greek in The Sheets – George Zacharopoulos

2024 Greek Comedian of The Year, Greek in The Sheets – George Zacharopoulos

A show about love, sex and fear of death. 

Dragon Shows for Babies

Dragon Shows for Babies

The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons. 

The Future Is Sh*t: A Fortune-Teller and Cynical Comedian Tell It Like It Is

The Future Is Sh*t: A Fortune-Teller and Cynical Comedian Tell It Like It Is

An hour too long a commitment for you? Come see the best international comics at the Fringe strutting their stuff for 20 minutes, and decide if you want more. 

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Henry Ginsberg returned to the Fringe to discuss on toxic masculinity, loneliness and whether it’s possible for individual body parts to be racist? ‘Hinting at emotional bleaknes… 

Henry Rowley: Just Literally

Henry Rowley: Just Literally

Online comedy sensation Henry Rowley (1. 

The Wee Man's Comedian Rap Battles

The Wee Man's Comedian Rap Battles

The Wee Man is your MC for a night of no-rhymes-barred showdowns as some of the best comedians at the Fringe clash in banging bouts of hip-hop wits. 

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian. 

Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!

Yoga with Jillian: The Guardian Top 50 Shows to See!

The Guardian’s Top 50 shows to see! Jillian is back at the Fringe with her yoga mat and blender after a hit premiere at last year’s Fringe and subsequent sell-out runs in New York … 

Stefania Licari: Trust Me, I'm a Comedian

Stefania Licari: Trust Me, I'm a Comedian

Following her hit show Medico, Stefania Licari returns with a brand-new stand-up hour. 

Stefania Licari: Trust Me, I'm a Comedian

Stefania Licari: Trust Me, I'm a Comedian

Drawing on her experience as an NHS doctor, first-generation migrant, comedian and some-time endurance runner, Stefania Licari explores the role of women in today’s world. 

Five Days

Five Days

In April 2005, writer Joe Nawaz and his family travelled from Belfast to the wilds of Pakistan on the trail of a mystery. 

The Romantic Piano

The Romantic Piano

A recital presenting some of the varied piano textures and rich harmonies of the Romantic period: Handel in the Strand (Grainger); a delightful miniature from Greig – his opus 1/… 

A Preoccupation with Romantic Love

A Preoccupation with Romantic Love

Approaching her 30th birthday, after ten years of failed romances, Laura meets with the six ghosts who have broken her heart to exorcise them for good. 

Viggo Venn: British Comedian

Viggo Venn: British Comedian

Norwegian clown Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British Comedian. 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days is the captivating story of what happens when frazzled and uptight student Deb loses the notebook that contains all her notes for her thesis somewhere on the streets … 

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

World’s Best Fringe Theatre Winner 2022/3 (International Fringe Encore Series, New York) returns for eight performances only. 

Appassionato: Romantic Songs of Italy

Appassionato: Romantic Songs of Italy

Philip Contini (voice) and Anne Evans (piano) perform favourite Italian and Neapolitan 19th- and 20th-century songs of love, laughter, longing and romance by, among others, Frances… 

Assessment Centre by Craig Henry

Assessment Centre by Craig Henry

Thank you very much for your recent application. 

Assessment Centre by Craig Henry

Assessment Centre by Craig Henry

Thank you very much for your recent application. 

2023 Greek Comedian of the Year – George Zacharopoulos

2023 Greek Comedian of the Year – George Zacharopoulos

Award-winner George Zacharopoulos is back with a brand-new show about trying to be less of a garbage human being. 

Obie: Scottish Comedian Extraordinaire

Obie: Scottish Comedian Extraordinaire

The most Scottish comedian in history, John ‘Obie’ O’Brien, performing twice daily at the Fringe. 

Obie: Scottish Comedian Extraordinaire

Obie: Scottish Comedian Extraordinaire

The most Scottish comedian in history, John ‘Obie’ O’Brien, performing twice daily at the Fringe. 

Better Days

Better Days

1990. 

Henry Ginsberg’s Hyper Masculine Cookery Show

Henry Ginsberg’s Hyper Masculine Cookery Show

Stand-up comedian and culinary wizard Henry Ginsberg presents a guide to all things gastronomical. 

One's a Musical Comedian and One Isn't

One's a Musical Comedian and One Isn't

Do you like musical comedy? Do you like non-musical comedy? Do you not care, as long as it’s good? Then come enjoy either the first half, the second half, or even all of this show,… 

Lee Kyle: England's Best Comedian

Lee Kyle: England's Best Comedian

Lee Kyle has been a comedian for 14 years and very good for the last few. 

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Henry Ginsberg presents a brand-new hour of stand-up, musing on toxic masculinity, loneliness and whether it’s possible for individual body parts to be racist? ‘Hinting at emotio… 

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave

24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings. 

Gavin Webster – You Cannot Say Nowt These Days

Gavin Webster – You Cannot Say Nowt These Days

Remember when you were allowed to say anything you liked and got no trouble for it? Me neither. 

Paul Chowdhry: Family-Friendly Comedian

Paul Chowdhry: Family-Friendly Comedian

Following a complete sell-out, extended national tour, star of global hit Live Innit, Taskmaster and the first British-Asian stand-up to sell-out London’s Wembley Arena returns to … 

Robbie McShane: It's All This These Days

Robbie McShane: It's All This These Days

A show about the times*. 

Let the Bodies Pile by Henry Naylor

Let the Bodies Pile by Henry Naylor

What connects two seemingly unrelated killings, 27 years apart? In 1993, Steve’s mother dies suddenly; can he trust GP Harold Shipman’s ‘Natural Causes’ diagnosis? And in 2020, whe… 

John Kearns: The Varnishing Days

John Kearns: The Varnishing Days

Attending John Kearns' show, The Varnishing Days, was an absolute treat that demands to be seen! Right from his entrance, he had us hooked with his distinctive and uproarious p… 

Nick Wilty: Veteran Comedian

Nick Wilty: Veteran Comedian

Globetrotting comedian Nick Wilty has been touring the world for over 30 years, playing festivals, comedy clubs and appearing on TV in every continent. 

A Preoccupation With Romantic Love

A Preoccupation With Romantic Love

Approaching her 30th birthday, after ten years of failed romances, Laura meets with the six ghosts who have broken her heart to exorcise them for good. 

A Preoccupation With Romantic Love

A Preoccupation With Romantic Love

Approaching her 30th birthday, after ten years of failed romances, Laura meets with the six ghosts who have broken her heart to exorcise them for good. 

Henry I - The Actors’ Church

Henry I - The Actors’ Church

The Actors' Church welcomes RABBLE Theatre with their new production of Henry I, a dramatic piece of new writing which form part of the Theatre in the Garden Summer Season. 

Polite Notice: Comedian Sean Morley Has Been Banned From Penge Comedy Festival

Polite Notice: Comedian Sean Morley Has Been Banned From Penge Comedy Festival

If any staff or patrons see Comedian Sean Morley on the premises of festival grounds please go to red alert. 

Days are Really Long but Years go so Quick

Days are Really Long but Years go so Quick

About the show The world is dying. 

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Henry Ginsberg presents a brand new hour of stand up in which he discusses the hot button topics of sexual politics, social alienation and cooking. 

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Henry Ginsberg: Cuddle Slut

Henry Ginsberg presents a brand new hour of stand up in which he discusses the hot button topics of sexual politics, social alienation and cooking. 

PACE Masterclass: 'Viewpoints' Physical Theatre (3 Days)

PACE Masterclass: 'Viewpoints' Physical Theatre (3 Days)

VIEWPOINTS is an intensive 3-day physical theatre training process led by international theatre maker Erwin Maas. 

PACE Masterclass: 'Viewpoints' Physical Theatre (3 Days)

PACE Masterclass: 'Viewpoints' Physical Theatre (3 Days)

VIEWPOINTS is an intensive 3-day physical theatre training process led by international theatre maker Erwin Maas. 

Days

Days

This 5-star Brighton Company is back with a brand new comedy eco-thriller In a future where the world is running out of energy, teams are looking for new ways to create power. 

Days

Days

This 5-star Brighton Company is back with a brand new comedy eco-thriller In a future where the world is running out of energy, teams are looking for new ways to create power. 

Paul Chowdhry: Family Friendly Comedian

Paul Chowdhry: Family Friendly Comedian

Following a complete sell-out 2021 tour and 2022 extension, star of Taskmaster and global smash hit ‘Live Innit’, Paul Chowdhry brings his hit show ‘Fa… 

Days are Really Long but Years go so Quick

Days are Really Long but Years go so Quick

The world is dying. 

Days are Really Long but Years go so Quick

Days are Really Long but Years go so Quick

The world is dying. 

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian

Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British Comedian. 

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian

Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British Comedian. 

Ten Days

Ten Days

Matthew Jameson embarked on a major project ten years ago. 

Ten Days

Ten Days

Political Chaos. Economic crises. War ravages Europe. Revolution erupts. In secret, another revolution begins. Welcome to Russia, 1917 as you’ve never seen it before. 

Henry Moss: Henry Queen of Squats

Henry Moss: Henry Queen of Squats

Nominated for Best Comedy at the 2019 Brighton Fringe, queer Australian comedian Henry Moss brings HENRY: QUEEN OF SQUATS to VAULT. 

John Travulva and Jodie Mitchell: Cis Male Comedian

John Travulva and Jodie Mitchell: Cis Male Comedian

Prince of accessible content and OFFIE Award winning ‘brilliant. 

Jen Ives: Pasta Comedian

Jen Ives: Pasta Comedian

Jen Ives : Pasta Comedian (Work in Progress) After a sell-out run in Edinburgh with her acclaimed show ‘Peak Trans’, Jen Ives is now working on a new one. 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2022

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Final 2022

Now in it’s 13th year! Leicester Square Theatre’s showcase for the UK's best up & coming New Comedians The best acts from almost 40 heats com… 

Straight Comedian of the Year: Heat Five

Straight Comedian of the Year: Heat Five

Let’s give straight people a chance!  The UK comedy industry is saturated with queer acts leaving many heterosexual comedians with nowhere to go besides All Bar One. 

Henry V | Globe

Henry V | Globe

Civil unrest, trouble with Europe, a monarchy in peril… it’s not 2022 but the late fifteenth century, and young, newly crowned Henry is eager to assert power at home a… 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

Four young New Yorkers’ lives intertwine in unexpected ways as they try to figure out life, relationships and whether Cabernet goes with fish. 

The Last Romantic

The Last Romantic

This show revolves around a fairly well-trodden premise: idealistic young creative seeks similar to make beautiful art with. 

The Good Days Are Over

The Good Days Are Over

Four terrible actors star in an obscure children’s theatre show that quickly intermingles with their failed careers and their profound hatred with one another, with fatal consequen… 

The Good Days Are Over

The Good Days Are Over

Four terrible actors star in an obscure children’s theatre show that quickly intermingles with their failed careers and their profound hatred with one another, with fatal consequen… 

2022 Greek Comedian of the Year – George Zacharopoulos

2022 Greek Comedian of the Year – George Zacharopoulos

Award-winning comedy from the reigning title holder since 2018. 

2022 Greek Comedian of the Year – George Zacharopoulos

2022 Greek Comedian of the Year – George Zacharopoulos

Award-winning comedy from the reigning title holder since 2018. 

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian

Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British comedian! ‘Viggo is Norwegian’ (EdFestMag. 

O, for a Muse of Fire: Henry IV 1, Henry IV 2 and Henry V

O, for a Muse of Fire: Henry IV 1, Henry IV 2 and Henry V

Shakespeare’s Henry IV and V - two great plays and one that’s a bit of a stinker. 

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. 

End without Days

End without Days

Cool with underlying passion and deceptively simple choreography by New Yorker/San Franciscan Stephen Pelton, End Without Days gets under your skin. 

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. 

Life Drawing With a Comedian

Life Drawing With a Comedian

Life drawing meets comedy! That’s right, if our jokes don’t make you laugh our poses will. 

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. 

Christian Schulte-Loh: Comeback of the 50-Foot German Comedian

Christian Schulte-Loh: Comeback of the 50-Foot German Comedian

‘German, but funny’ (Der Spiegel). 

Mark Nelson: “Comedian”

Mark Nelson: “Comedian”

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

Angel by Henry Naylor

Angel by Henry Naylor

The multi award-winning story of Rehana, Angel of Kobane, returns to Edinburgh in a new production from Torch Theatre. 

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

In 2002, whilst researching a comedy, triple-Fringe First winner Henry Naylor and two-time Scottish Press Photographer of the Year Sam Maynard, went to the Afghan war zone. 

Strange Days

Strange Days

Strange Days is a fast-paced, dark and hilarious tale of insanity. 

Ten Days in a Madhouse

Ten Days in a Madhouse

1887, New York. 

Henry VIII

Henry VIII

See the story of Henry VIII from a female perspective as Shakespeare’s exploration of love, lineage and power, co-written with John Fletcher, unfolds in the Globe Theatre t… 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

Julie Atherton’s production of Ordinary Days at the Cockpit is a work of art. 

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian (Work in Progress)

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian (Work in Progress)

Viggo Venn was the winner of The Brighton Fringe “Best Comedy Award” for his mad and free-flowing clowning in 2016 with ‘Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop’. 

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian (Work in Progress)

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian (Work in Progress)

Viggo Venn was the winner of The Brighton Fringe “Best Comedy Award” for his mad and free-flowing clowning in 2016 with ‘Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop’. 

Halcyon Days

Halcyon Days

Patricia has a zest for life and men when she is thrust together with Sean who is languishing in a nursing home. 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Semi Finals

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Semi Finals

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

Sticking to the Facts: Luke O’Neill and Mark Henry in conversation with Aoife Barry | In-person Tickets

Sticking to the Facts: Luke O’Neill and Mark Henry in conversation with Aoife Barry | In-person Tickets

Join us for an evening with Professor Luke O’Neill and Tourism Ireland Marketing Director Mark Henry in conversation with Aoife Barry. 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Quarter Finals

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Quarter Finals

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

Detroit Comedian Mike Geeter (As seen on Comedy Central’s Hart of the City 2”)

Detroit Comedian Mike Geeter (As seen on Comedy Central’s Hart of the City 2”)

Detroit comedian Mike Geeter is coming bringing the funny to MoC! As an Ivy League dropout and community college graduate from Pontiac, MI, Mike brings a po… 

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Heats

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2021 Heats

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

The Network with Henry Gewanter, FCIB, FCIPR, FIDM, MCIM, FRSA

The Network with Henry Gewanter, FCIB, FCIPR, FIDM, MCIM, FRSA

The Network is hosting a social & business networking event at the Civil Service Club that will be transmitted on line. 

HENRY: QUEEN OF SQUATS

HENRY: QUEEN OF SQUATS

Nominated for Best Comedy at Brighton Fringe, renaissance man, “Mr Henry Moss takes you into his world of deluded celebrity and he does it with charm and talent” (The Latest �… 

HENRY: QUEEN OF SQUATS

HENRY: QUEEN OF SQUATS

Nominated for Best Comedy at Brighton Fringe, renaissance man, “Mr Henry Moss takes you into his world of deluded celebrity and he does it with charm and talent” The Latest ★… 

William Shakespeare's Henry V

William Shakespeare's Henry V

King Henry, recently come to the British throne, sets forth to claim the throne of France. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

Nice Try and Clown Nipples (Two Comedy Solo Shows)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City

Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City

You will need a group of 2-5 detectives, internet access on your phone, your brain and your legs! We’ll provide the specialist kit. 

Last Will and Testament of Henry Van Dyke

Last Will and Testament of Henry Van Dyke

By Karrim Jalali. 

Last Will and Testament of Henry Van Dyke

Last Will and Testament of Henry Van Dyke

Two men, two different approaches to creating a good play. 

Happy Days

Happy Days

‘No better, no worse, no change, no pain. 

Bad Nights and Odd Days

Bad Nights and Odd Days

The Greenwich Theatre reopened last week with the inspired programming of four short plays by Caryl Churchill. 

Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade. 

Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with King Henry VIII

Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with King Henry VIII

King Henry VIII is ‘brought to life’ in this most dramatic of performances! In all his splendour and magnitude, the King, now in old age, recounts the events of his long life a… 

Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with King Henry VIII

Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with King Henry VIII

King Henry VIII is ‘brought to life’ in this most dramatic of performances! In all his splendour and magnitude, the King, now in old age, recounts the events of his long life a… 

Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: An Audience with King Henry VIII

Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: An Audience with King Henry VIII

Period music greets loyal subjects as they enter the Friends Meeting House to attend Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: An Audience with King Henry VIII, written and directed by John Wh… 

Henry Churniavsky: Lockdown Diaries 2020-2021... Any End?

Henry Churniavsky: Lockdown Diaries 2020-2021... Any End?

Henry Churniavsky is a Jewish, scouse, stand-up comedian. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Tl;dr: Two female comedians debut their 30 minute solo shows on one bill. 

Henry Churniavsky: Lockdown Diaries 2020-2021... Any End?

Henry Churniavsky: Lockdown Diaries 2020-2021... Any End?

Let’s admit it – Zoom calls are not ideal for stand-up comedy. 

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)

In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy. 

Comedian on Art

Comedian on Art

Comedian and ex art student Graeme Collard performs a light-hearted but informative art lecture exploring the use of comedy in Modern Art. 

Comedian on Art

Comedian on Art

Comedian and ex art student Graeme Collard performs a light-hearted but informative art lecture exploring the use of comedy in Art. 

Circus Days and Nights

Circus Days and Nights

Bringing to life the poetry of Robert Lax, Circus Days and Nights is a new genre-defying circus opera by legendary contemporary composer Philip Glass - a collaboration between Swed… 

Henry Churniavsky - With All Jew Respect  Parts 1, 2 and 3

Henry Churniavsky - With All Jew Respect Parts 1, 2 and 3

Henry Churniavsky is a Jewish, Scouse Stand-Up Comedian. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 Semi Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 Semi Finals

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 Quarter Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 Quarter Finals

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

Detroit Comedian Mike Geeter (As seen on Comedy Central’s Hart of the City 2”)

Detroit Comedian Mike Geeter (As seen on Comedy Central’s Hart of the City 2”)

Detroit comedian Mike Geeter is coming bringing the funny to MoC! As an Ivy League dropout and community college graduate from Pontiac, MI, Mike brings a pointed look at… 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 Heats

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2020 Heats

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

Oh My Days

Oh My Days

Magician and comedian extraordinaire, Tom Elliott makes his unmissable Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2020. 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2020

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2020

So you still think you’re funny?Forget youthful optimism & skinny jeans. 

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Semi Finals

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Semi Finals

So you still think you’re  funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Heats

Not So New Comedian of the Year 2020: Heats

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

Mr. Henry Moss: QUADRUPLE THRE4T

Mr. Henry Moss: QUADRUPLE THRE4T

Nominated for Best Comedy at the 2019 Brighton Fringe, Australian comedian Henry Moss brings QUADRUPLE THRE4T to London’s VAULT Festival February 22 and 23. 

Tom Brown’s School Days

Tom Brown’s School Days

Tom Brown’s School Days by Thomas Hughes is the Phil Willmott’s Company’s new musical adaptation, for all ages, that sets the timeless classic of public school l… 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 Semi Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 Semi Finals

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 Quarter Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 Quarter Finals

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 Heats

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2019 Heats

Over 300 acts compete for the title of New Comedian of the Year in Leicester Square Theatre‘s hunt for the best new acts in the country. 

Inside the Comedian

Inside the Comedian

In this spoof chat show, David Reed (The Penny Dreadfuls, Comedy Store Players) interviews comedians about the career they never had. 

Questions for Quiz Shows

Questions for Quiz Shows

Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform. 

Longwood: Napoleon's Last Days

Longwood: Napoleon's Last Days

In 1815, seventeen European states declared war on one man and committed over a million soldiers to his capture. 

I Think I Might Be... New Romantic!

I Think I Might Be... New Romantic!

Remember OMD before OMG, Phil Oakey’s fringe and onyx ashtrays? Tales of growing up before the New Romantics landed in 80s Leeds, with threads of a Catholic upbringing, Irish mot… 

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 Finalist : Rob Deb

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 Finalist : Rob Deb

Last year I weighed 24 stone and was a Finalist in Old Comedian of the Year 2018. 

2019 Greek Comedian of the Year: George Zacharopoulos

2019 Greek Comedian of the Year: George Zacharopoulos

Born in Greece and living in the UK, George is a UK, Europe and Australia comedy club favourite, appearing on BBC One and Sky. 

44 Days

44 Days

44 Days is the story of the workers who faced down corporate greed and changed the labour movement forever. 

Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath 2019

Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath 2019

Jerry Sadowitz, Britain’s favourite comedian, is back! Yes, the man with no visible demograph returns to make you laugh while simultaneously parting you of hard earned cash! Affect… 

Henry Ginsberg: Romantic Comedian

Henry Ginsberg: Romantic Comedian

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

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Comedian!

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Comedian!

My name is Mickey Sharma and I’ve been a comic for 10 years with five Edinburgh shows. 

Aidan 'Taco' Jones – 52 Days

Aidan 'Taco' Jones – 52 Days

In 2012 I wrote a diary on a deck of playing cards, one for each week. 

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

12 sell-out years at the Fringe, Glasgow and Australian Comedy Festivals. 

Henry Wilkinson: See Me at Lunch!

Henry Wilkinson: See Me at Lunch!

Henry Wilkinson: See Me at Lunch is an hour-long, one-man, hyper-immersive, character comedy extravaganza. 

Romantic Romeo

Romantic Romeo

The Capulets and the Montagues hate each other but Romeo has something else on his mind. 

Wild and Majestic: Romantic Visions of Scotland

Wild and Majestic: Romantic Visions of Scotland

Dramatic Highland landscapes, heroic histories, tartan and bagpipes are among the defining images of Scotland for many people around the world today. 

Flora Anderson: Romantic

Flora Anderson: Romantic

Ridiculously self-aware middle-class dreamer Flora does a show about trying and failing to be creative in the big city. 

Henry Box Brown

Henry Box Brown

2018 Best Musical nominee (MusicalTheatreReview. 

The Nights by Henry Naylor

The Nights by Henry Naylor

Critically acclaimed playwright, Henry Naylor, is back at Gilded Balloon with another timely piece of theatre that packs a punch. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Final

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Final

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Semi-Finals

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Semi-Finals

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Heats

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2019: Heats

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year is back for a fifth year. 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

A romance on the rocks, an artist’s vision stalled, and a graduates thesis in peril lead four young New Yorkers through a series of humorous and touching musical, intersecting vign… 

Rob Deb: Old Comedian of the Year Finalist 2018

Rob Deb: Old Comedian of the Year Finalist 2018

June 25th 2018 - weight was 22 stone. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

Carvin Goldstone: The Other South African Comedian

Carvin Goldstone: The Other South African Comedian

Carvin Goldstone is the 2018 South African comedian of the year. Coming from Durban, South Africa.  

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2019

The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final 2019

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better… 

Jake Donaldson: Help! I'm Trapped In The Body Of An Adequate Comedian!

Jake Donaldson: Help! I'm Trapped In The Body Of An Adequate Comedian!

Jake Donaldson presents his debut hour-long solo show! Jake mixes stand-up and storytelling in this show, which explores what really goes on inside his head. 

Middle Street Synagogue Open Days

Middle Street Synagogue Open Days

The Jewish community in Brighton has a long history. 

APAPAlypse Now: Childproofing for the End of Days

APAPAlypse Now: Childproofing for the End of Days

JB Carter, American, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2017 finalist, shortlisted for BBC New Comedy Award 2018, as heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra, and Northern Irishman, Phili… 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019 Semi-Finals

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019 Semi-Finals

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better… 

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019

The Not So New Comedian of the Year 2019

So you still think you’re funny? Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans this is a competition for comics who've been around long enough to know better… 

Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days follows the lives of three lovers, three leaders and three nations during the Cuban Missile Crisis - the closest the world has come to being wiped out by n… 

Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days

Multi-award-winning composer and lyricist Alexander S. 

Good Old Days of Variety

Good Old Days of Variety

A brand new nostalgia show, taking you back to the good old days of variety entertainment. 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

A production of Adam Gwon’s musical, Ordinary Days revised with live art. The musical tells the story of four New-Yorkers as their lives interlink in unknowing ways. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Final

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Final

Now in it’s 10th year. 

Al Murray Presents the Twelve Days of Christmas

Al Murray Presents the Twelve Days of Christmas

♫On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, some dodgy meat off the back of a lorr-ry♫ The nation’s favourite publican, Al Murray – The … 

A Well Known Comedian and Some Colleagues Doing Their Comedy for a Great Cause

A Well Known Comedian and Some Colleagues Doing Their Comedy for a Great Cause

An evening of stand-up comedy with stars of many of the funniest shows on TV helping to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, an incurable genetic condition affecting 1 … 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Semi Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Semi Finals

New Comedian of the Year is the new act competition produced by Leicester Square Theatre with places for  over 300 acts. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Quarter Finals

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Quarter Finals

New Comedian of the Year is the new act competition produced by Leicester Square Theatre with places for  over 300 acts. 

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Heats

Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2018: Heats

New Comedian of the Year is the new act competition produced by Leicester Square Theatre with places for  over 300 acts. 

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

A Show About Shows About Show Biz

From Show Boat to Showman, there’s always Another Op’nin, Another Show about the sparkling self-obsessed world of musical theatre! And why not? Some of the best shows are all a… 

The Romantic Piano Two

The Romantic Piano Two

Alasdair returns with another Romantic programme. 

5 Days of Falling

5 Days of Falling

Sam Amos (TrashDollys) explores solitude and man’s inability to articulate emotion in 5 Days of Falling. 

A Romantic's Guide to the Apocalypse: A New Musical

A Romantic's Guide to the Apocalypse: A New Musical

What happens if you find the love of your life at the end of the world? This hilarious and moving new musical follows Jack who discovers that the world will end in one week. 

Henry

Henry

‘You go into a hospital with a father and you come out with a bin bag, and no father’. 

Pussy Riot: Riot Days

Pussy Riot: Riot Days

It’s very rare that you go to ‘the theatre’ and feel as though you are witnessing a moment in history; with Riot Days, Pussy Riot successfully creates this feeling. 

In Conversation With... Henry Winter

In Conversation With... Henry Winter

Britain’s foremost football correspondent, having written about the game for three decades covering numerous World Cups, European Championships and Champions League campaigns. 

What Did You Say You Do? You're a Comedian?

What Did You Say You Do? You're a Comedian?

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Henry Café: Quiz Machine

Henry Café: Quiz Machine

Henry Café, quiz host and death investigator, investigates death and hosts a quiz. 

Henry

Henry

Kirsten Brown and Guy Woodhouse present the show Henry. 

Henry

Henry

Kirsten Brown and Guy Woodhouse present the show Henry. 

Henry Paker: Man Alive

Henry Paker: Man Alive

Henry found himself in a Travelodge, lunching on a can of John West Mediterranean Style Tuna Salad. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

Written by Adam Gwon, Ordinary Days tells the story of four young New Yorkers struggling to connect. 

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows

Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel. 

Yes, That Nick Page, Apparently. Winner of English Comedian 2017

Yes, That Nick Page, Apparently. Winner of English Comedian 2017

Nick Page has had an interesting year, he won English Comedian of the year after coming second the previous year and being really grumpy about it. 

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

Ten sell-out years at the Edinburgh Fringe, Glasgow Comedy Fest and around the world. 

Nathaniel Metcalfe: Chameleon, Comedian, Corinthian and Caricature

Nathaniel Metcalfe: Chameleon, Comedian, Corinthian and Caricature

Mildly anticipated new show from the ‘delightfully silly’ (Time Out), Josh Widdicombe’s XFM Show regular, who has also been heard on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4 Extra. 

Jake Donaldson: Help! I'm Trapped in the Body of an Adequate Comedian!

Jake Donaldson: Help! I'm Trapped in the Body of an Adequate Comedian!

Jake Donaldson returns to the Fringe with his debut hour-long solo show! Jake mixes stand-up and storytelling in his new show which explores what it’s really like to try to follo… 

Best of English Comedian of the Year

Best of English Comedian of the Year

As discovered at Murrayfield, Wimbledon and Russia, the English aren’t used to winning. 

52 Days

52 Days

Hey, I’m Aidan, in 2012 I kept a journal on a deck of playing cards, one for every week. 

Henry Ginsberg: Molesting the Corpse of Traditional Masculinity Since 1987

Henry Ginsberg: Molesting the Corpse of Traditional Masculinity Since 1987

Henry Ginsberg is not your standard Everyman. 

Henry Box Brown – A Musical Journey

Henry Box Brown – A Musical Journey

Tony Award winner Ben Harney (Broadway's Dreamgirls), and writer Mehr Mansuri, lead this musical about an 1850s Virginia slave who ships himself to freedom in a box. 

Best of Irish Comedian of the Year

Best of Irish Comedian of the Year

Totally sold-out shows across the globe. 

Luke McQueen: Monster (The Person Behind the Comedian)

Luke McQueen: Monster (The Person Behind the Comedian)

For this year’s Fringe, I’ve invented a crap new chat show format. 

30 Days of Blood

30 Days of Blood

Blood, sweat, and. 

Steve Bennett: Irish Comedian of Last Year

Steve Bennett: Irish Comedian of Last Year

Steve Bennett is the happiest man on the planet. 

Leo Kearse: Right-Wing Comedian

Leo Kearse: Right-Wing Comedian

Scottish Comedian of the Year, Leo Kearse returns with the follow up to I Can Make You Tory. 

Henry V – Lion of England

Henry V – Lion of England

Wild young Hal becomes King and lays claim to the French crown. 

Chris Henry: Around the World in 80 Dates

Chris Henry: Around the World in 80 Dates

Fresh from a year of touring around Australia and the East, Henry is back and has something to say. 

Games by Henry Naylor

Games by Henry Naylor

Multi-award winning playwright Henry Naylor returns to the fringe with a stunning two-hander set in Nazi Germany that is both incredibly poignant and unnervingly timely. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Final

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Final

Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Semi-Finals

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Semi-Finals

Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond. 

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Heats

Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year: Heats

Back for a fourth year, the GYF New Comedian of the Year is again on the lookout for the best up and coming comedians from Yorkshire and beyond. 

Ed Patrick: Comedian\'s Surgery

Ed Patrick: Comedian\'s Surgery

Welcome to the Comedians’ Surgery! Take your seat - we’ll be with you shortly. 

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Final

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Final

Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

Henry Paker: Work in Progress

Henry Paker: Work in Progress

The Leicester Mercury award-winning comedian is building a brand new hour of stand up. 

Josh Widdicombe and Henry Paker: Work in progress

Josh Widdicombe and Henry Paker: Work in progress

Josh Widdicombe and Henry Paker try out new material for their upcoming stand up shows.  

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows

By popular demand! Original musical journey from 400 AD Boerthelm’s Tun to present day Bom-Bane’s, with portraits of all the colourful inhabitants along the way. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

Bringing us four short scenes, Puck’s Players – consisting of Bill Poulton, Phillip Lee and Aaron Thaddeus Lee – were able to exhibit outstanding versatility as performers, d… 

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Semi Finals

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Semi Finals

Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

The Twelve Days Of Christmas

The Twelve Days Of Christmas

‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ is an unseasonal romp through the gifts of a generous but impractical lover. 

Aaaah The Growing Pains of a Neurotic Jew ... Henry Churniavsky

Aaaah The Growing Pains of a Neurotic Jew ... Henry Churniavsky

Henry Churniavsky in his solo show, ‘Aaaah The Growing pains of a Neurotic Jew’ unloads to the audience all about his Jewish roots from growing up to getting old, with lots more in… 

Henry Café: It's Gameshow Time!

Henry Café: It's Gameshow Time!

The game show where celebrities compete to become UN Goodwill Ambassadors. 

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Heats

Old Comedian of the Year 2018 - Heats

Forget cheery optimism & skinny jeans. 

Mo Gilligan AKA Mo the Comedian: Coupla Cans Tour

Mo Gilligan AKA Mo the Comedian: Coupla Cans Tour

After selling out the 2017 leg of his smash hit Coupla Cans Tour in a matter of minutes, online sensation Mo Gilligan is adding a string of new shows for 2018 by massive… 

Borders by Henry Naylor

Borders by Henry Naylor

The Mediterranean, 2017, rough seas. 

Irish Comedian of the Year WINNER

Irish Comedian of the Year WINNER

Each year 200 Irish comedians battle it out to come to Adelaide & entertain you. 

Epic Darren Motorcycle Comedian

Epic Darren Motorcycle Comedian

Turning the world of motorcycle stunt shows on it’s head, it’s Australia’s funniest show on two wheels. 

Scottish Comedian of the Year WINNER

Scottish Comedian of the Year WINNER

Every year the Scottish comedian of the year winner comes to Adelaide to entertain you. 

Anya Anastasia: Rogue Romantic

Anya Anastasia: Rogue Romantic

Musical Comedy meets deranged opera, Anya Anastasia returns from a smash hit season at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Henry Cockington

Henry Cockington

Henry Cockington, an 18 year old artist from Port Vincent South Australia and Adelaide. 

Martin Mor ADVENTURE COMEDIAN

Martin Mor ADVENTURE COMEDIAN

Irishman Martin Mor is one of the world’s most travelled, and adventurous comedians. 

Nick Page: English Comedian of the Year

Nick Page: English Comedian of the Year

Nick Page is a seemingly indestructible, larger than life, award winning English comic whose life is a series of disasters somehow turning into unlikely triumphs. 

Side Shows

Side Shows

Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows. 

BalletBoyz - 14 days

BalletBoyz - 14 days

BalletBoyz are back with an exciting quartet of new works playing with the concept of balance and imbalance. 

Romantic Revolution

Romantic Revolution

Romantic Revolution is an extraordinary evening of ballet where four of the world’s leading dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet will perform with students from London Russian Bal… 

Vikki Stone – Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra

Vikki Stone – Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra

For one night only, award-winning comedian/composer Vikki Stone will perform her brand-new orchestral work Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra, alongside one of Scotland’s finest y… 

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Adrienne Truscott's a One-Trick Pony (Or Andy Kaufmann is a Feminist Performance Artist and I'm a Comedian)

Adrienne Truscott's a One-Trick Pony (Or Andy Kaufmann is a Feminist Performance Artist and I'm a Comedian)

Truscott wrestles with: standing up while telling jokes, second shows, stealing material and bad reviews – back in the town where she got ‘em! All while paying homage to her fa… 

Martin Mor: Adventure Comedian

Martin Mor: Adventure Comedian

Martin is one of the world’s most travelled and adventurous comedians. 

Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath!

Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Psychopath!

Jerry Sadowitz - comedian, magician, and all round scary man is back! With his unique combination of comedy, absolute hatred, and card tricks, every moment is guaranteed to make yo… 

The Romantic Piano

The Romantic Piano

Alasdair Cameron ‘one of Scotland’s foremost’ (Glasgow Cultural Services). 

Golfing Comedian of the Year

Golfing Comedian of the Year

Join some of the funniest comedians at the festival as they hit the golf course. Balls and banter will be flying as they battle to be crowned champion and earn a cash prize. 

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Live Shows in an Internet Media Age

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

The Show Between Shows Show

The Show Between Shows Show

New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly. 

(500) Days of Stammer

(500) Days of Stammer

Award-winning comedian Aidan Greene always wanted to meet the one, but his stammer always seemed to get in the way. 

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

Actors from the US, UK and Germany present this theatrical tour de force by Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis that makes a case for the redemption of history’s most famous betra… 

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma... Comedian!

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma... Comedian!

Watch the evolution of Mickey Sharma from an Indian teenager into a British comic. 

Christian Schulte-Loh: Rise of the 50 Foot German Comedian

Christian Schulte-Loh: Rise of the 50 Foot German Comedian

He’s back! The German giant returns. 

Henry Cafe: It's Gameshow Time!

Henry Cafe: It's Gameshow Time!

The gameshow where celebrities compete to end world poverty. 

David Ephgrave: Now Who's a Comedian?

David Ephgrave: Now Who's a Comedian?

At 36, David is still unable to function in society. 

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!

Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot. 

Aaah Sure, It's the Irish Comedian of the Year!

Aaah Sure, It's the Irish Comedian of the Year!

A show about finding the funny in failure. 

Popular Comedian Rob Mulholland

Popular Comedian Rob Mulholland

Rob Mulholland assures us that he’s a popular comedian and then launches into a tirade against the so-called middle class comedians who sell out at the Fringe. 

A Nice Cup of Tea and a Chat With a Scottish Comedian and Friends

A Nice Cup of Tea and a Chat With a Scottish Comedian and Friends

Spend an hour in the company of leading Scottish comedian Vladimir McTavish. 

Frankie Vah by Luke Wright

Frankie Vah by Luke Wright

Luke Wright has been performing spoken word on the Fringe circuit for years, winning a dedicated following for his catalogue of smart, catchy polemics. 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong the witch is back! Multi award-winning Fringe sensation Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho returns with the most fabulous game show of all! Join the Iron Lady for songs, gam… 

Chris Henry: Ignorance Is Chris

Chris Henry: Ignorance Is Chris

Award-nominated Scottish comedian Chris Henry brings his raw and hilarious show about travelling our ludicrous world to the festival. 

Losing Days

Losing Days

Sam Underwood (Fear The Walking Dead, The Following) is mostly manic, and definitely depressed! Losing Days follows his hilarious and harrowing journey of losing his f*cking mind �… 

Henry Ginsberg: Molesting the Corpse of Traditional Masculinity Since 1987

Henry Ginsberg: Molesting the Corpse of Traditional Masculinity Since 1987

Henry Ginsberg spent most of his adult life envious of his male friends scoring on the weekend. 

Police Cops in Space

Police Cops in Space

When a Fringe show sells out on opening night, you know it’s doing something right. 

Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian

Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian

Cambridge University drop-out and now professional poker player, Ken applies his unique analytical brain to his debut stand-up hour. 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

The New York musical is so much of a trope that it could almost be its own genre. 

A Hundred Different Words for Love

A Hundred Different Words for Love

“I’m aware there isn’t much art made about love, so I thought I’d nip in and nail the definitive article before anyone else could. 

Annie Sertich: How to Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days... and the Next 330

Annie Sertich: How to Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days... and the Next 330

There’s certainly no shortage of solo shows about mental health at the Fringe so it takes a certain level of quality to stand out. 

Borders by Henry Naylor

Borders by Henry Naylor

Henry Naylor’s new play Borders reminds us not to close ourselves off from the plight of Syrian refugees, though it has fizzled out of our daily news. 

Anya Anastasia: Rogue Romantic

Anya Anastasia: Rogue Romantic

There is a woman sprawled across the keys of a grand piano. 

Romantic Encounters in a Darkened Room

Romantic Encounters in a Darkened Room

Romantic Encounters in a Darkened Room is a thoroughly enjoyable one-man show, mixing sketches of various different formats in a bizarre outpouring from the brain of comedian Charl… 

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

Brought to you by Parallax Theatre, Stephen Adly Guirgis’s The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a riotous look at life beyond. 

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year Final 2017

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year Final 2017

The finals of the Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year competition as ever throw up a talented assortment of acts. 

Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian

Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian

Ken has never lived a conventional life. 

Comedian's Cinema Club: Beauty and the Beast

Comedian's Cinema Club: Beauty and the Beast

Film and comedy lovers alike will appreciate this increasingly popular show, led by an impressive group of comedians that changes every performance, along with the film they choo… 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

Following two sold out performances at the Hen and Chickens in October, Streetlights, People! Productions are transferring their production of Adam Gwon’s award-winning musical Ord… 

Peter Antoniou: 'Psychic' Comedian

Peter Antoniou: 'Psychic' Comedian

If you could ask a psychic a question what would it be? Fresh off his sell-out international tour, and with sell-out runs in London’s West End, let ‘Psychic’ comedian Peter Ant… 

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows

An original musical & gastromonical journey from the 5th Century settlement of Boerthlelm’s Tun to Brighton in 1795, with affectionate portraits of the colourful inhabitants of 24 … 

Shakespeare's Henry IV: A Pub Wake

Shakespeare's Henry IV: A Pub Wake

Join Falstaff, Hal and the regulars at the Boar’s Head Tavern to raise a glass to the dear departed. 

A Comedian's Guide to Sigmund Freud

A Comedian's Guide to Sigmund Freud

Do you struggle to tell the difference between your ego and superego? University lecturer turned stand-up comedian Alex Sergeant has the answer. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

“The true mystery of the world is the visible . 

Guards at the Taj

Guards at the Taj

Only a few weeks ago, the Bush Theatre emerged from its year-long renovation, boasting a revamped auditorium and studio space, alongside open-air decking for those all-important … 

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows

3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o… 

The Twelve Days of Christmas

The Twelve Days of Christmas

The Twelve Days of Christmas follows Miss Elizabeth Fairfax and her rather unusual Christmas of 1895. 

Henry IV

Henry IV

Henry IV forms a part of The Shakespeare Trilogy, as it breaks free from the Donmar Warehouse to perform in a new 420-seat in-the-round temporary theatre at King’s Cross, imm… 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Join Phileas Fogg and his faithful servant Passepartout in their audacious plan to navigate the globe in just 80 days. 

Comedian's Guide to Autism

Comedian's Guide to Autism

Kirk Smith is the author of Rice Krispies with Ketchup, and his podcast Autastic is ranked number four on the iTunes self-help charts. 

RSC Live: Henry V

RSC Live: Henry V

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Three Days' Time

Three Days' Time

Set in small, Irish living room - somewhere between cosy and claustrophobic - Three Days’ Time is a thoughtful domestic comedy about weird parents, leaving home and mysteriously … 

RSC Live: Henry IV, Part II

RSC Live: Henry IV, Part II

Cinema screening of live performance. 

RSC Live: Henry IV, Part I

RSC Live: Henry IV, Part I

Cinema screening of live performance. 

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Simon Lukacs Shows His Range

Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body. 

Henry Rollins – Charmingly Obstinate

Henry Rollins – Charmingly Obstinate

The force of nature that is named Henry Rollins graces the Edinburgh Fringe once again, bringing with him another hour of profound advice and big laughs. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Nine actors recreate raging typhoons, runaway trains, stampeding elephants and over 30 different characters in Mark Brown’s brilliant new stage adaptation of the Jules Verne classi… 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

From the University of Southampton Gone Rogue theatre company bring Adam Gwon’s 2008 musical Ordinary Days to the Fringe. 

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)

Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor. 

Mr Romantic: A Tribute to Johnny Mathis

Mr Romantic: A Tribute to Johnny Mathis

After his sell-out show at Le Crazy Coqs in Piccadilly London, Gary celebrates Mathis and his enduring legacy of beautiful music such as Misty, A Certain Smile and When a Child is … 

My Romantic History

My Romantic History

‘Do you know how they get animals to breed in captivity? They put them in the same cage. 

Marjolein Robertson: UK's 2nd Most Northerly Comedian

Marjolein Robertson: UK's 2nd Most Northerly Comedian

Marjolein Robertson: single, twenty-something, once professional, female, who lives with her Mam, Dad, Sister, Brother-In-Law and Niece under one roof in Shetland. 

Daisy Earl: Scottish Comedian of the Year Winner 2015

Daisy Earl: Scottish Comedian of the Year Winner 2015

Daisy is the hottest thing in Scottish comedy. 

Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII

Ladies in Waiting: The Judgement of Henry VIII

Ladies in Waiting, written by and starring James Cougar Canfield as the lascivious and misogynistic King Henry VIII, is a steamy, feminist critique of the most notorious of England… 

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma... Comedian!

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma... Comedian!

Mickey Sharma is back with Sharma Sharma. 

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

**** (Scotsman). 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows

Ding dong, the witch isn’t dead! And this time it’s definitely cause for celebration! After her previous success as an ‘international cabaret superstar’ Maggie is back in b… 

Heidi O'Loughlin: Cult Comedian

Heidi O'Loughlin: Cult Comedian

Join New Zealand’s North Island provincial leader and stand-up comedian Heidi O’Loughlin in an insightful and no obligation orientation into the wonderful yet commanding power of t… 

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures. 

Taylor Glenn: A Billion Days of Parenthood

Taylor Glenn: A Billion Days of Parenthood

Honest, unflinching and delightfully dark: the award-winning American comedian tackles everything from prenatal pandas to postnatal depression in a tale about surviving the never-e… 

Henry Paker: Guilty

Henry Paker: Guilty

Taking to the confined stage of Assembly’s ‘Box’, and looking for all the world like a key-note speaker at the world’s tiniest tech conference, Henry Paker sets the tone of… 

Le Bossu

Le Bossu

The scene is Notre Dame. 

If There's Not Dancing at the Revolution, I'm Not Coming

If There's Not Dancing at the Revolution, I'm Not Coming

Taking multimedia representations of young women as its inspiration, If There’s Not Dancing at the Revolution, I’m Not Coming picks apart a medley of references to Titanic, Disney … 

Sirqus Alfon: I Am Somebody

Sirqus Alfon: I Am Somebody

Sirquis Alfon, an international trio of street entertainers, take to the stage at Gilded Balloon this year, offering a variety show of crowd-pleasing fun and impressive technical m… 

Neil Henry: Mindwangler

Neil Henry: Mindwangler

YouTube sensation Neil Henry is back following his five-star sell-out show Mindsquirm, the hilarious and brain-scratchingly mystifying show that What’sOnStage. 

Exposure The Musical

Exposure The Musical

Jumping from ravaged warzones to recording studios and London’s VIP clubs, Exposure: The Musical sheds a light on the limelight, dissecting the nature of fame and cost of succes… 

Tom Goodliffe is Full of Beans: A Comedian's Guide to Coffee

Tom Goodliffe is Full of Beans: A Comedian's Guide to Coffee

An award-winning comedian and writer for BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Tom brews up his brand new show all about coffee. 

A Billion Days of Parenthood

A Billion Days of Parenthood

Honest, unflinching, and delightfully dark, award-winning American stand-up comedian tackles the never-ending journey of parenthood. 

Long Days Journey Into Night

Long Days Journey Into Night

(previews start on Sunday; opens on April 27) The Roundabout revives Eugene O’Neill’s “play of old sorrow, written in tears and blood. 

All Your Wants & Needs Fulfilled Forever

All Your Wants & Needs Fulfilled Forever

Modern-day deadbeat Simon (Eli Kent) would rather natter to his mum, objectify his girlfriend, and play video-games with a pothead gorilla than think about the recent death of hi… 

A Steady Rain

A Steady Rain

Keith Huff’s best-known work is found in the hallowed spaces of US television, as a writer for potent office dramas such as AMC’s Mad Men and Netflix’s House of Cards. 

Valentines Shows

Valentines Shows

Valentine’s Day may have a cheesy reputation, but the heart-filled holiday has inspired plenty of great live comedy for devoted couples, optimistic daters and determinedly si… 

Baby

Baby

‘Violent. 

Springtime for Henry (and Barbara)

Springtime for Henry (and Barbara)

Mel Brimfield and Gwyneth Herbert present a fictitious lost musical reconstructed in fragments, centred around the lives of British sculptors Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. 

Around The World In Eighty Days

Around The World In Eighty Days

Pack your bags for a trip around the world in 80 days! The majestic, mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate th… 

Beta Public V

Beta Public V

Billed as “a world-first experiment in merging the live and digital worlds”, Beta Public’s fifth iteration brings together a medley of daring talks, performances, and video-… 

Henry IV

Henry IV

(previews start on Friday; opens on Nov. 

Henry V

Henry V

The York Shakespeare Project return to Upstage Theatre, marking the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt with an all-female production of Henry V. 

Henry V

Henry V

Commemorating 600 years since the battle of Agincourt and the centenary of WW1 comes a new production Henry V from Antic Disposition whose speciality is productions in historic spa… 

Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Bawbag!

Jerry Sadowitz: Comedian, Magician, Bawbag!

The nightmare continues. 

I Hat Lenny Henry – 50p a Ticket

I Hat Lenny Henry – 50p a Ticket

#comicreliefwesternphilanthropiccolonialismandpoliticalantipathyinrésistanceanupdatedanalysisofthecomediesofidentityinpopularculture. 

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast Live

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast Live

The thinking person’s late night alternative! Triple award-nominated podcast reveals your favourite comics’ creative secrets. 

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!

Due to massive demand, six later, quite probably ruder, shows! Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning comedy half-man-half-Xbox. 

Brahms the Romantic

Brahms the Romantic

Forming the cornerstones of the repertoire for clarinet and piano, the late Sonatas by Johannes Brahms are passionate and lyrical by turn, infusing Classical form with Romantic fee… 

Edinburgh Gin's Night of Literature and Liquor

Edinburgh Gin's Night of Literature and Liquor

Much what it says on the tin, Edinburgh’s Gin Night of Literature and Liquor waltzes you through the history of gin distilling and the drink’s use and abuse by the literary world’s… 

Oh It's That Guy! Comedian Matt Henry

Oh It's That Guy! Comedian Matt Henry

The good times are here! The Canadian Rasta is back in Edinburgh once again. Settle in for some serious laughs.  

Henry von Stifle's Enter the Dragon

Henry von Stifle's Enter the Dragon

Renowned philanthropist, author, historian, orator, humanitarian, amateur vet, world record holder for the longest time a man has carried a toaster, pimp Henry von Stifle is ready … 

Shakespeare in the Garden: Romantic Romeo

Shakespeare in the Garden: Romantic Romeo

Romeo loves Juliet, but does she love him too? Romantic Romeo gets its debut this year in the Famous Spiegeltent as part of Captivate’s musical Shakespeare series. 

Henry von Stifle's Enter the Dragon

Henry von Stifle's Enter the Dragon

Renowned philanthropist, author, historian, orator, humanitarian, amateur vet, world record holder for the longest time a man has carried a toaster, pimp Henry von Stifle is ready … 

Christian Schulte-Loh: Return of the 50 Foot German Comedian

Christian Schulte-Loh: Return of the 50 Foot German Comedian

I don’t know exactly how many German comics there are on the circuit but, as Christian Schulte-Loh points out, such is their rarity that he has managed to secure both the germanc… 

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Comedian!

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Comedian!

Mickey is an Indian, that was born in Pakistan (it’s true). 

Idiot-Syncrasy

Idiot-Syncrasy

Igor and Moreno move. 

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees

The Man Who Planted Trees was originally a tale from French author Jean Giono in the 1950s, now pieced together onstage with cloth hangings, felt animals, and wafting lavender (yes… 

65 Days of Tracy the Marquis Mannequin

65 Days of Tracy the Marquis Mannequin

Serving in many ways as an exploration of grief, mental illness and the intricacies of the bond between mothers and daughters - all wrapped up in a one-woman show - 65 Days of Trac… 

Dillie Keane

Dillie Keane

A regular performer in Edinburgh and confident stage actress, Dillie Keane returns with her ‘first solo show for 557 years’. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days is one of Jules Verne’s famous adventure novels. 

Return of the Danish Bagpipe Comedian

Return of the Danish Bagpipe Comedian

Claus is still the funniest bagpipe comedian in Europe – and the only one. 

Blake Remixed

Blake Remixed

“In hip hop, we create our own mythology”. 

Bruce Fummey: Scottish Comedian of the Year Winner 2014

Bruce Fummey: Scottish Comedian of the Year Winner 2014

Multi award-winning Scottish Ghanaian stand-up tells stories old and new from life and wanderings. 

Henry Ginsberg – 28 Years Later

Henry Ginsberg – 28 Years Later

Henry Ginsberg is a true outsider; never popular enough to be accepted into the mainstream, but never quite anti-establishment enough to be accepted into any ‘alternative’ tribes. 

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

**** (Scotsman). 

The Girl Who Fell in Love With the Moon

The Girl Who Fell in Love With the Moon

A troupe of hopeful Fringe performers get lost in the woods, forced to deliver their starry-eyed show to the “nonexistent” audience. 

Echoes by Henry Naylor

Echoes by Henry Naylor

Two women on a stage: one in a black gown, one in a white gown; a modern day schoolgirl jihadi and a Victorian intellectual. 

The Underbelly Radio Shows

The Underbelly Radio Shows

FUBAR Radio and Underbelly present The Underbelly Radio Shows recorded live from 12:30pm each day at Ermintrude, Underbelly hosts a series of live radio broadcasts brought to you b… 

I Am Not Myself These Days

I Am Not Myself These Days

This adaptation of Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s autobiography by writer/performer Tom Stuart is in turns sympathetic and shocking. 

Heartbeats & Algorithms

Heartbeats & Algorithms

What do you do when your computer knows you better than you know yourself? In a self-penned monologue about the dangers of data-mining and artificial intelligence, actor/writer Jen… 

Neil Henry's Magical Mindsquirm

Neil Henry's Magical Mindsquirm

You probably expect misdirection from magic, but it’s a rare thing for it to move you. 

This Will End Badly

This Will End Badly

After a rave reception for his controversially-named Fringe debut last year, Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve F*cked, Rob Hayes has penned another one-man show. 

Fiction

Fiction

Fiction is unlike anything else you’ll see at the Fringe. 

Jethro Compton's Frontier Trilogy: Blood Red Moon

Jethro Compton's Frontier Trilogy: Blood Red Moon

Jethro Compton, formerly the driving force behind Belt Up Theatre, has certainly earned his household name at the Fringe, bringing shows of consistent quality for years - notably w… 

Ada

Ada

Meet Ada Lovelace, the ‘poetical scientist’, and daughter of romantic poet Lord Byron. 

Tonight with Donny Stixx

Tonight with Donny Stixx

An unassuming teenager, Donny Stixx, tries to keep his calm as he meets fans for a televised Q&A, just like he’s always dreamed. 

The Christians

The Christians

The team behind the Fringe First winning Grounded (2013) are back with a powerfully human tragedy – one that grapples with issues of belief clearly and concisely, without recours… 

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian: Final

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian: Final

After six successful years of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year in London the competition comes to York, with a brand new contest to find the best up and coming… 

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year – Heats

The Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year – Heats

An exciting new competition has opened in the heart of the city; for one week only, every night from the 24th to the 31st July, there will be a raucous gathering of stand-up come… 

King Henry V

King Henry V

An all-new, all-female production of Shakespeare’s war play, King Henry V follows Henry and her band of brothers as they face the challenges of life on the front line, exploring … 

Three Days to See

Three Days to See

(in previews; opens on July 26) Is the director Jack Cummings III a miracle worker? He’s directing his new musical for the Transport Group, based on the life and words of Hel… 

Happy Days

Happy Days

(previews start on June 20; opens on June 29) For richer, for poorer. 

Shows for Days

Shows for Days

(previews start on Saturday; opens on June 29) Having just brought us Moss Hart’s entrancing “Act One,” Lincoln Center offers another piece of showbiz reminiscenc… 

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts - Exam Shows

The Improverts are back for two Exam Specials in the Teviot Debating Hall! A different combination of players will take to the stage each night for a round of high-class, high-ener… 

An Audience with Henry VIII

An Audience with Henry VIII

His Majesty does not have syphilis. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Star of ‘Derek’, ‘Being Human’ and ‘Carnival of Monsters’ returns to the Brighton Fringe with two entirely new shows: Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (7, 2… 

Henry Kramer

Henry Kramer

Juilliard’s William Petschek Piano Recital Award, a prestigious honor, fosters the careers of rising artists, and the 2015 winner is Henry Kramer, making his Alice Tully Hall… 

The Improverts - London Shows

The Improverts - London Shows

Always Different, Always Funny! After a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe 14 and comedy residents during term time Edinburgh University, The Improverts are performing two shows in L… 

Henry IV Part I

Henry IV Part I

This November, UCLU Drama Society presents an exciting new student production of Shakespeare’s first instalment of King Henry IV, chronicling the rise of Prince Hal from licentious… 

Romantic Rossini

Romantic Rossini

Come and enjoy a dynamic performance of Rossini, Petite Messe Solennelle, by the Choir of St Andrew’s and St George’s West, accompanied by Chris Harding and Michael Harris, dir… 

TAKE a coMEdian OUT!

TAKE a coMEdian OUT!

A fun, flirtatious dating gameshow whereby four lucky single girls are given the opportunity to win a date with one of 20 stand-up comedians! Each comic is armed with a light; if o… 

Wireless Theatre Presents: Couples Who Changed the World

Wireless Theatre Presents: Couples Who Changed the World

Ever had a burning desire to see radio entertainment being made in the studio? Me neither. 

Nando's New Comedian of the Year 2014

Nando's New Comedian of the Year 2014

Nando’s and Big Comedy UK have joined forces to scour the land in search of the freshest and most original comedy talent. 

Henry V: Here and Now

Henry V: Here and Now

A modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry V, with the conflict re-worked to England vs Scotland. 

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast with Stuart Goldsmith

The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast is a chat show that revels in the niche. 

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows

Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox. 

21st Century Poe: Moyamensing

21st Century Poe: Moyamensing

One night in the life of Edgar Allen Poe, renowned American poet and global ancestor of the horror genre as we know it: we follow an original tale of Poe’s brief stay in Moyamens… 

Amore - The Romantic Poets

Amore - The Romantic Poets

Since 2002, The Mercators, one of Edinburgh’s longest established amateur drama groups have presented dramatised readings in period costume celebrating the lives of famous writers … 

Be Kind to Yourself

Be Kind to Yourself

There probably aren’t many free venues that are packed to the seams, having to turn people away and fit others into the corners with Tetris-like ingenuity. 

Grave Invaders

Grave Invaders

Thirty seconds into a show that hasn’t started yet, one performer is rapping an improvised piece about how the show hasn’t started yet. 

Dear Mister Kaiser

Dear Mister Kaiser

In one of the more light-hearted representations of the First World War at the Fringe this year, Dear Mister Kaiser charts the result of one idealistic English soldier’s reques… 

Romantic Romeo

Romantic Romeo

A fantastic introduction to Shakespeare’s stories and language, Romantic Romeo is the second in Captivate Theatre’s They Did Not Deserve To Die series. 

Don't Let Go

Don't Let Go

This story concerns two workers at a coffee factory, their profit-focused/self-regarding employer, and the struggle for beauty or joy or play in an everyday life that has lost its … 

The Last Days of Cleopatra

The Last Days of Cleopatra

The actress-playwright Laoisa Sexton — who wrote and starred in the bleak, funny and winning “For Love” at the Irish Rep last year — returns with this darkl… 

#MyWay

#MyWay

Young Pleasance has built up a reputation as a company surprisingly close in quality to many more adult and professional theatre troupes at the Fringe. 

Henry von Stifle: Working Class Hero (With a Valet)

Henry von Stifle: Working Class Hero (With a Valet)

Silly and idiotic character comedy. Philanthropist Henry von Stifle and his valet, Spencer, reverse the dumbing down of Britain. 

Larry Dean: Scottish Comedian of the Year 2013

Larry Dean: Scottish Comedian of the Year 2013

SCOTY winner and Scottish Comedy Awards nominee. 

How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found

This distinct and ever-so-slightly whimsical tale follows the breakdown of a high-flying advertising executive as he becomes disillusioned with the superficial world around him a… 

Comedian Matt Henry and Friends: A State of the Art Comedy Event

Comedian Matt Henry and Friends: A State of the Art Comedy Event

We got your late night funny covered! Come and witness a fresh batch of Festival Fringe comedians every night. 

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Comedian!

Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Sharma Comedian!

Mickey Sharma has had a unique life: an Indian born in Pakistan (it’s true!) he then moved to Beijing and Hong Kong, before ending up in the exotic climes of Birmingham aged 19. 

The Comedian and His Future Wife

The Comedian and His Future Wife

I’ll never trust a woman who carries Imodium in her purse. 

Blind Hamlet

Blind Hamlet

Anyone expecting anything like Hamlet will be sorely disappointed. 

Chris Henry: Only the Good Die Young

Chris Henry: Only the Good Die Young

Henry is a verbal magician, creating an atmosphere of bold sincerity on stage that will force you out of your comfort zone and into his hilarious domain. 

I'm Not Pale, I'm Dead

I'm Not Pale, I'm Dead

Ever wondered what a conversation with a real-life ghost would be like? In this interesting take on the supernatural genre, writer/performer Lydia Nicholson shows her afterlife i… 

Bonenkai

Bonenkai

Bonenkai is a Japanese term meaning “forget the year gathering. 

Donald Robertson Is Not a Stand-Up Comedian

Donald Robertson Is Not a Stand-Up Comedian

What would you do if everyone in the world hated you? Would you run? Would you fight? Or would you try to make them laugh? Donald Robertson has got no mates and he isn’t funny. 

Alexis Dubus: Cars and Girls

Alexis Dubus: Cars and Girls

As the title may suggest, Cars and Girls concerns Dubus’ geographical and emotional journeys through life, from nude bike rides to broken down cars, in England, Madagascar and th… 

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

**** (Scotsman) ***** (BroadwayBaby. 

Wingman

Wingman

This chuckling two-man verse-play charts part of the life of a TFL office worker trying to navigate life’s rocky road after the death of his mother and reappearance of his fath… 

The Art of Falling Apart

The Art of Falling Apart

The Art of Falling Apart follows the path of midlife-critical salesman Callum, gleefully poking fun at modern life and the absurdities of trite conversation, chance meetings, hol… 

Swimming

Swimming

The sea has inspired fear, dread, awe or hope in many a work of literature. 

Maff Brown: Born Again Comedian

Maff Brown: Born Again Comedian

From the writer of Shooting Stars and Mock the Week comes a brand new show with some of the sharpest one-liners you’re likely to hear! Like the ‘true or false’ section from Sho… 

Gordon Southern: Your New Favourite Comedian

Gordon Southern: Your New Favourite Comedian

Gordon Southern is eager for his tenth solo show to take off with a bang and he certainly gets off to a great start. 

Kingmaker

Kingmaker

The creators of last year’s hit political parody Coalition have returned to answer that very current question: what if Boris Johnson runs for the job of Prime Minister? The resul… 

Mojo

Mojo

Jez Butterworth’s debut play exploded onto the Royal Court stage two decades ago, with its colourful array of hapless 1950s gangsters getting high on slimming pills and getting s… 

The 3rd Sector

The 3rd Sector

A new, seemingly naive charity worker walks out of her gap year and into her corporate office. 

Neil Henry's Impossible

Neil Henry's Impossible

There’s a hint of showbiz in the air as Neil emerges in a matching two piece checked suit, white leather shoes and a giant magician’s smile. 

Henry Paker: Unpacked

Henry Paker: Unpacked

Many of us have some form of a box in which we keep childhood keepsakes and store treasured memories. 

Inheritance Blues

Inheritance Blues

Hosted by some occasionally fallible blues band members and housed in “deepest, darkest Dorset”, Inheritance Blues is a tale of three sons as they meet to mourn their father (o… 

Children's Shows and Workshops

Children's Shows and Workshops

A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement. 

366 Days of Kindness

366 Days of Kindness

366 Days of Kindness is the uplifting story of one woman’s journey through a leap year, doing something kind for a stranger every single day. 

The Greatest Shows on Earth

The Greatest Shows on Earth

A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals. 

The Romantic Disease: Art and TB

The Romantic Disease: Art and TB

My beloved alma mater, the University of Sussex, is no stranger to interdisciplinarity. 

The Colin Hoult Shows

The Colin Hoult Shows

Master character comedian and star of ‘Derek’ and ‘Being Human’ performs all his critically acclaimed, sell-out, weirdly wonderful comedy shows, fresh from his hit Radio 4 series. 

Happy Days

Happy Days

Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre: 22nd Apr 7pm. 

Paul Sinha is a Stand-up Comedian

Paul Sinha is a Stand-up Comedian

Paul Sinha is a stand-up comedian, but you might know him as ‘The Sinnerman’, from ITV’s tea-time quiz, The Chase. 

German Romantic Piano Music

German Romantic Piano Music

It has always amazed me how classical musicians are able to perform a twenty-minute long sonata without a note of music in front of them. 

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)

Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox. 

Afghan Days Babylon Nights

Afghan Days Babylon Nights

With proceeds going to the Royal Scots Benevolent Fund, Anthony Mulligan and Paul Finegan’s poetry recital is an emotive account of war experience. 

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations. 

Christian Schulte-Loh: Attack of the 50 Foot German Comedian

Christian Schulte-Loh: Attack of the 50 Foot German Comedian

‘Very funny’ **** (BroadwayBaby. 

If the Queen Can Have an Official Birthday, So Can I, and These 22 Days Are It

If the Queen Can Have an Official Birthday, So Can I, and These 22 Days Are It

I’m trying to give up cake. Everything else is optional. Perhaps PBH’s final one-man show at the Fringe. Or not. 

Comedian? No. Just Italian

Comedian? No. Just Italian

Although Italy’s economy and political system have of late appeared to be on the verge of total collapse, at least her sixty-odd million citizens can take solace in the fact that t… 

Uncle Henry's Happy Hour

Uncle Henry's Happy Hour

Claiming to have made millions with an 80s boomtime business in the corrugated iron industry (before subsequently nose-diving into bankruptcy), Uncle Henry is certainly rather rich… 

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem. 

Glory Days

Glory Days

The transition between leaving secondary school and heading into University, or indeed a life of work and paying one’s way, is the subject for this riveting little lunchtime play… 

Chris Henry Stands Up

Chris Henry Stands Up

‘Enjoyably candid … honest … even daring show’ (Chortle. 

Chris Henry Isn't Musical!

Chris Henry Isn't Musical!

After 20 years of trying to sing and dance, Chris finally realised how ridiculous he’d been. 

The Comedian's Comedian Live With Stuart Goldsmith

The Comedian's Comedian Live With Stuart Goldsmith

Ever wanted to get inside the mind of a comedian? Stuart Goldsmith puts on his interviewer hat in this live version of the critically acclaimed comedy podcast which, as he explains… 

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

Alan Anderson is one of Scotland’s most charming comperes and a very talented man. 

The Comedian's Comedian Live with Stuart Goldsmith

The Comedian's Comedian Live with Stuart Goldsmith

This show is billed as a comedian’s comedy show for comedians. 

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty. 

These Halcyon Days

These Halcyon Days

Set in a nursing home in Ireland, Dierdre Khan’s These Halcyon Days is a heart-warming play which explores both the woes and joys of old age. 

A Danish Bagpipe Comedian

A Danish Bagpipe Comedian

A show about the rock’n’roll life of Claus Reiss, a full-time bagpiper. 

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

As the name would suggest, this is great Scottish comedy at its best. 

Twenty-Six Marathons in Twenty-Six Days

Twenty-Six Marathons in Twenty-Six Days

Each day at 7am artist vickiweitz will set off to run 26. 

Obie: A Comedian's Guide to Improving Your Memory.

Obie: A Comedian's Guide to Improving Your Memory.

As well as being one of Scotland’s headline comedians Obie also runs memory training workshops. 

Henry Paker: Classic Paker

Henry Paker: Classic Paker

Winner of the 2008 Leicester Comedian of the Year, Henry Paker brings his show Classic Paker to the Fringe to put some surrealist comedy into your life. 

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII promises us ‘silly songs and historical hysteria’ and that’s exactly what Howard Coggins and Stu McLoughlin set out to do. 

Nish Kumar - Nish Kumar is a Comedian

Nish Kumar - Nish Kumar is a Comedian

Nish Kumar is in the throes of an identity crisis, only in this instance it is other people being confused about him, rather than him about himself. 

David Trent - Spontaneous Comedian

David Trent - Spontaneous Comedian

David Trent calls live comedy ‘the only true spontaneous art form’. 

German Comedian

German Comedian

Christian Schulte-Loh is a German comedian. 

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The ‘last days’ of the title is used in a Milennarian sense – we are at Judas’s Judgement Day, at a trial which ostensibly will determine whether Judas should be released f… 

Scientist Turned Comedian: Tim Lee

Scientist Turned Comedian: Tim Lee

Tim Lee’s stand-up show is based around the premise that he was about to become a scientist but then, after receiving his PhD, decided to become a comedian. 

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows

The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title. 

Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins

Kicking off his show by saying ‘I’m not funny all the time, I wish I could be’, Henry Rollins set the audience up to watch a very alternative comedy show. 

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!

Daniel Sloss delivers a supposedly darker, meaner show in his later slot but most of his material is relatively clean, geared towards an audience who can laugh at him as well as wi… 

Absolutely Romantic

Absolutely Romantic

With magic in his hands Adrian Sims transformed his piano into a veritable orchestra as he wove through his repertoire exploring Romantic music. 

My Romantic History

My Romantic History

‘Isn’t memory funny?’, comments Amy, one of the two main characters of DC Jackson’s My Romantic History. 

Better Days

Better Days

What is a community centre for and, indeed, what makes up a community in the first place are the themes explored by Mayem Productions in their latest devised piece Better Days. 

30 Days to Edinburgh

30 Days to Edinburgh

The basic premise of this play is interesting enough: three friends – a spaceman, cowboy, and disco dancer (why? Was this some kind of inside joke or bet?) – travel all the way… 

Scottish Comedian of the Year 2011 - Jamie Dalgleish

Scottish Comedian of the Year 2011 - Jamie Dalgleish

With high expectations for the Scottish Comedian of the Year: Jaime Dalgleish, I eagerly awaited my night filled with side-splitting jokes and rip-roaring laughs. 

Award-Winning Comedian Nik Coppin

Award-Winning Comedian Nik Coppin

When you see ‘Award-Winning’ in front of a comedy act, you tend to sit up and expect something pretty good. 

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

Follow Phileas Fogg and his adorable madcap valet, Passepartout, as they race against time to circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. 

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

Is Judas Iscariot the ultimate fall-guy, unfairly damned for his necessary role in what was once called The Greatest Story Ever Told? Is his sin — of “selling out the Son of Go… 

3 Days off Jesus

3 Days off Jesus

A comedy reviewer’s nightmare is an atypical gig. 

Karma Comedian - Stella Graham - Free

Karma Comedian - Stella Graham - Free

Stella Graham’s routine is fun and original: she recounts amusing anecdotes of good and bad things she has done and the audience have to decide if she should go to heaven or hell. 

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows

Science Shows for Schools have take three of their popular science presentations for schools and turned them into a 50 minute production for children at the Zoo Aviary. 

Merry Wives of Henry VIII

Merry Wives of Henry VIII

If there’s one period of history, or one English monarch everyone thinks they know a bit about, it’s the reign of Henry VIII. 

BDOOL (Best Days of Our Lives) - Free

BDOOL (Best Days of Our Lives) - Free

James and Craig - the comedy duo behind Best Days of Our Lives - earn their stars as much through likeability as humour. 

Romantic Inspired Improvisation

Romantic Inspired Improvisation

In the beautiful St Mark’s ArtSpace, Arash Bazrafshan improvises pieces of piano music inspired by a set of four pieces of art provided by his sister, Roza, which sit next to the… 

Ordinary Days

Ordinary Days

As a firm believer that theatre is not just watched or performed but indeed experienced, the return of Green Room Productions with their second show, Ordinary Days, affirms that be… 

Nick Mohammed Is A Character Comedian

Nick Mohammed Is A Character Comedian

Man of a thousand voices, Nick Mohammed certainly delivers on his promise of both characters and comedy in this well-written sketch show at the Pleasance. 

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

The Red Bus Puppet Shows

It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows. 

Jerry Sadowitz - Comedian, Magician, Psychopath

Jerry Sadowitz - Comedian, Magician, Psychopath

Scotland’s answer to, well just about every other magician you’ve ever seen, sets the tone of the show from the opening line of “Good evening, you’re all a bunch of c***s”, and i… 

My Elevator Days

My Elevator Days

The phrase ‘Finnish one-man play’ may not sound gripping, but ten seconds into the performance the audience is utterly absorbed in this moving and honest drama. 

Chris Henry: We Need to Talk!

Chris Henry: We Need to Talk!

Chris Henry would be the first person to admit that the words “we need to talk” do not inspire confidence. 

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale

A show about shows is not the most original idea there has ever been but Dan Nightingale’s ‘what might have been?’ take on performing in this year’s Edinburgh Fringe provid… 

10 Days Earlier

10 Days Earlier

‘10 days earlier’, the story of a socially awkward young scientist who discovers that the zombie virus outbreak will happen in ten days, is a nice idea with flashes of genuine intr… 

Comedian Dies in the Middle of Joke

Comedian Dies in the Middle of Joke

Clues that Comedian Dies In The Middle of Joke would not be a typical show appeared early. 

Comedian Lama Alfard - Self-Confessed Total Badass Who Truly Stands Out

Comedian Lama Alfard - Self-Confessed Total Badass Who Truly Stands Out

We talk to Lama Alfard about her career in comedy. 

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023

A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. 

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term

Ditch the messy arts and crafts this half-term and entertain your little darlings with the best live family friendly performances Brighton and Hove have to offer instead. 

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

5 Brighton Shows To Entertain You This Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year (apart from Brighton Fringe, of course) and there are plenty of delightful performances to entertain you this winter. 

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

5 Brighton HorrorFest Shows To Sink Your Teeth Into This October

Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.  

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

Black Friday Deals on West End Shows

All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers. 

Comedian Sarah Kendall on the Power of Storytelling, Silence and Cartwheels 

Comedian Sarah Kendall on the Power of Storytelling, Silence and Cartwheels 

In Sarah Kendall: One-Seventeen, Fringe stalwart Sarah Kendall breaks down what we mean when we talk about good and bad luck. 

Jack Rooke Opens Up about Mental Health

Jack Rooke Opens Up about Mental Health

Jack Rooke's career was launched by his 2015 Fringe meditation on loss and mourning, Good Grief, which took him on a national tour, sold out at the Soho Theatre in London, and saw ... 

Virtual Reality Comes to the Fringe at Assembly's FuturePlay Festival

Virtual Reality Comes to the Fringe at Assembly's FuturePlay Festival

Could virtual reality and interactive media become a staple of the Fringe programme? Housed in Assembly Rooms on George Street, FuturePlay is an artist-led technology festival that... 

Comedian Kae Kurd on Growing Up Kurdish and the Responsibility of Representation

Comedian Kae Kurd on Growing Up Kurdish and the Responsibility of Representation

Kae Kurd isn’t intimidated by the prospect of debuting his first hour-long stand-up show, Kurd Your Enthusiasm, in a full run at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre

Greenwich Theatre is set to have an unprecedented profile at this year’s Brighton Fringe, with no less than eight productions heading for The Warren either co-produced or support... 

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out

With Easter on the horizon it’s time to turn attention to Brighton Fringe with a look at some shows that are likely to sell out. Book early – you have been warned. 

Cocktail of the Day: 80 Days Daiquiri

Cocktail of the Day: 80 Days Daiquiri

Spreading my wings and trying an 80 Days Daiquiri at the IBIS Southbridge. Delish!! 

Tearing down ivory towers with the Sex Workers' Opera

Tearing down ivory towers with the Sex Workers' Opera

The Sex Workers' Opera rehearses on the third floor of Theatre Delicatessen, a multi-level studio space and gutted workplace that used to serve as an office-complex for The Guardia... 

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Brighton Fringe has officially launched. 

Henry St Leger named Editor for the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe

Henry St Leger named Editor for the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe

Broadway Baby, the largest reviewing publication at the Edinburgh Fringe, has named Henry St Leger as the Editor for this year’s festival. 

Summer Days Festival Announces Peter Hook, Tom Robinson & Hugh Cornwell

Summer Days Festival Announces Peter Hook, Tom Robinson & Hugh Cornwell

Summer Days – the UK’s newest boutique music and food festival – has unveiled a trio of post-punk legends to bolster an already incredible and eclectic line-up. 

Springtime for Henry (and Barbara) explores the lives of famous sculptors @wiltonmusichall

Springtime for Henry (and Barbara) explores the lives of famous sculptors @wiltonmusichall

Artist Mel Brimfield is teaming up with composer Gwyneth Herbert to present a fictitious lost musical reconstructed in fragments, centered around the lives of critically acclaimed ... 

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year

Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre. 

​‘Dance can often be very, very pretentious’ - Tumbling After

​‘Dance can often be very, very pretentious’ - Tumbling After

Part nursery rhyme, part domestic drama, Tumbling After charts the story of two young couples as they 'stumble in and tumble out of love'.