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. 

Alex Newell in Concert

Alex Newell in Concert

Alex Newell first garnered attention on screen in FOX’s critically acclaimed series GLEE as transgender student, Wade “Unique” Adams. 

Some Laugh Live

Some Laugh Live

The Some Laugh Podcast returns to the Fringe with Scottish comedians Marc Jennings, Stephen Buchanan and Stuart McPherson having some laugh – or at least some laughs – discussi… 

Come To Mommy

Come To Mommy

At Come to Mommy nothing is off the table! Having a problem at work? A tiff with your spouse? Did you commit arson? No matter the problem, you can always Come to Mommy, hosted by G… 

Get Spicy B*tch

Get Spicy B*tch

Wanna spice up your dating life? Ready to mingle while having a laugh? We’re here to help! This show presents the ambassadors of the United Nations of Spicy Food Appreciation and d… 

I'll Die Laughing

I'll Die Laughing

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

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. 

Ray Bradshaw and Some Funnier Friends

Ray Bradshaw and Some Funnier Friends

Multi-award winning Scottish stand-up Ray Bradshaw is coming back to the fringe with a brand-new work in progress show for 2024. 

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… 

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

Last year in Edinburgh rocked, so we’re back, baby! Awkward Question Time is the hit show that takes a different panel of comedians and performers from across the Fringe each day… 

Alex Leam: Ex DJ

Alex Leam: Ex DJ

Alex Leam is an ex-DJ (which isn’t as dodgy as it sounds). 

Iain Dale: All Talk with Alex Salmond

Iain Dale: All Talk with Alex Salmond

Award-winning LBC radio presenter brings his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs back to the Fringe with these in-depth interviews featuring audience questions. 

Markus Birdman – We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of Us Are Looking at the Gutter

Markus Birdman – We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of Us Are Looking at the Gutter

Candid and hilarious new stand-up hour, talking about who I am, in an era where people are really keen to hear about who you are, so long as who you are is something they want to h… 

Tom Little: Show Me Some Bloody Respect

Tom Little: Show Me Some Bloody Respect

‘A properly talented comic. 

Alex Kitson: Must I Paint You a Picture?

Alex Kitson: Must I Paint You a Picture?

Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian with a secret. 

The Kids Might Die (A Tale Told By an Idiot)

The Kids Might Die (A Tale Told By an Idiot)

The kids of Little Stars Youth Theatre are excited to bring you their production of Macbeth. 

Get Thee to a Nursery

Get Thee to a Nursery

Get thee to a…Nursery? In this absurdist comedy, a band of four-year-old rascals are cursed by the spirit of Shakespeare for shredding his beloved folio. 

Beryl & Clive, Sing or Die (Their Musical)

Beryl & Clive, Sing or Die (Their Musical)

Beryl & Clive, a wildly funny comedy about a fabulously unconventional couple breaking all the rules to fulfil their creative dreams. 

M R James: Whistle and I'll Come to You

M R James: Whistle and I'll Come to You

‘Who is this who is coming?’ When the rational and skeptical scholar Professor Parkins takes a trip from home, he stumbles upon a mysterious whistle. 

Richard Pulsford: Get Rich Quick

Richard Pulsford: Get Rich Quick

Quality one-liners, puns and light-hearted jokes! UK Pun Championships Winner 2022. 

A Balloon Will Pop at Some Point During This Play

A Balloon Will Pop at Some Point During This Play

If you took every thought you’ve ever had about your life, every comedy sketch you’d ever seen and the vast, inky blackness of space and put them all into a blender: you’d pr… 

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz Returns

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz Returns

Part stand-up, part actual pub quiz. 

Adele Cliff Has Some New Ideas You Might Enjoy

Adele Cliff Has Some New Ideas You Might Enjoy

Leicester Comedy Award nominee, Amused Moose Award shortlist-ee and double Pegasus Comedy Award win-ee, Adele has a year of new ideas to share. 

Devin Gray: How To Get Away With Marriage

Devin Gray: How To Get Away With Marriage

Comedy Central featured comedian Devin Gray is ready to wow you with his new show How To Get Away With Marriage. 

Dragon Shows for Babies

Dragon Shows for Babies

The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons. 

Ryan Mold: Mold: Before I Die

Ryan Mold: Mold: Before I Die

Ryan Mold returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his brand new debut show. 

Ross McGrane: Get Rich or Cry Trying

Ross McGrane: Get Rich or Cry Trying

‘Nobody on this planet makes me laugh as hard as Ross McGrane’ (Jordan Gray). 

Alex Franklin: Gurl Code

Alex Franklin: Gurl Code

In 2024, trans girl Alex (me) started HRT. 

Alex Berr: How to Kill a Mouse (WIP)

Alex Berr: How to Kill a Mouse (WIP)

Alex doesn’t want to be a scientist anymore. 

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

Catherine Cohen is back. 

Nick Schuller: Still Dry White

Nick Schuller: Still Dry White

Dry (adjective) – a subtle, ironic or matter-of-fact joke or sense of humour. 

Alex Mitchell: Tics Towards Puffection

Alex Mitchell: Tics Towards Puffection

Tics Towards Puffection is an in-depth look at Alex Mitchell’s (You Can Laugh, You Know Disabled Comedian of the Year 2023) ever-present desire for perfection, its effect on his li… 

Alex Camp: Songs About Love and Food

Alex Camp: Songs About Love and Food

The Comedy Rooms New Act of the Year 2022 and without doubt one of best musical acts currently on the northern comedy circuit is bringing his solo show to Edinburgh for the first t… 

Alex Mason and Freya McGhee: Comedians in STEM

Alex Mason and Freya McGhee: Comedians in STEM

Alex Mason and Freya McGhee will be showcasing mathematical graphs of their love life, then delving into their funny frustrations with lab experiments, all while ensuring a chemica… 

Paddy the Irishman – How Lucky Can One Man Get

Paddy the Irishman – How Lucky Can One Man Get

A fully packed hour of entertainment. 

Never Get to Heaven in an Empty Shell

Never Get to Heaven in an Empty Shell

Claud’s stuck. 

Alex Hines: Putting on a Show

Alex Hines: Putting on a Show

Welcome to the camp and chaotic world of multi award-winning comedian Alex Hines. 

Rich Spalding: Gather Your Skeletons

Rich Spalding: Gather Your Skeletons

We’re all alive and we’re all going to die. 

Phil Ellis: Come On and Take The Rest of Me

Phil Ellis: Come On and Take The Rest of Me

The 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee and winner of the Malcom Hardee Award for Comic Originality returns with a brand new show! After the huge success of his 2023 Phil… 

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. 

Andrew Ryan: Let Me Know How You Get On

Andrew Ryan: Let Me Know How You Get On

Irishman Andrew Ryan is finally living the life he always thought he would. 

Come Dine With Me: The Musical

Come Dine With Me: The Musical

Take a bunch of tuneful strangers. 

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 … 

Mat Ewins: Ewins Some You Lose Some

Mat Ewins: Ewins Some You Lose Some

The “most dangerous man in comedy” is back at the Fringe with some games and more multimedia nonsense. 

Erika Ehler: I Got Some Dope Ass Memories With People That I'll Never F*ck With Again

Erika Ehler: I Got Some Dope Ass Memories With People That I'll Never F*ck With Again

Erika Ehler navigates the disturbing reality of what it’s like to be young, hot and yet so alone; platonic relationships and the bittersweet transition of hangouts becoming reuni… 

Alex Kealy: The Fear

Alex Kealy: The Fear

The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a show about fear, after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace… wonderful new hour’ (**** (List)). 

Pauline Daniels - Get Me Before The Crematorium Does

Pauline Daniels - Get Me Before The Crematorium Does

Join me, Pauline Daniels, for an evening of laughter and song to kick off my birthday celebrations! With 44 years in the business I thought it about time I put a bit of … 

Nick Cope’s Family Show

Nick Cope’s Family Show

Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat… 

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth… 

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm’s Super Fun Good Time Show

Nick Helm – the man with the golden larynx and greatest living all-round entertainer – is BACK! After years and years of therapy, pills, personal growth… 

Richard Pulsford: Get Rich Quick

Richard Pulsford: Get Rich Quick

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

I Wanna Change the World, Do You Wanna Come With Me?

I Wanna Change the World, Do You Wanna Come With Me?

Join AFLO. 

Alex Franklin: Girl Code (Work in Progress)

Alex Franklin: Girl Code (Work in Progress)

In 2024, trans-girl Alex feels the most alive she’s ever felt; now she wants to make you feel alive, or die trying. 

Alex Milner: Pointless Neon Sign

Alex Milner: Pointless Neon Sign

A rising voice on the circuit, Alex has a natural warmth and delightful conversational style. 

Alex Kealy: The Fear (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: The Fear (Work in Progress)

The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (★★★★ - Daily Telegraph) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear, after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace. 

Two Come Home

Two Come Home

Ten years after a horrible crime tore them apart, two lovers reunite at the worst time. 

Alex Camp: Songs About Love & Food

Alex Camp: Songs About Love & Food

Leicester Comedy Festival 2024 Awards Finalist and “without doubt one of best musical acts currently on the northern comedy circuit” Alex Camp is bringing his new solo show to … 

Rich Hall: Shot From Cannons

Rich Hall: Shot From Cannons

Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling mu… 

Rich Hall: Shot From Cannons

Rich Hall: Shot From Cannons

Fresh on the heels of his critically acclaimed memoirs, Nailing It, Montana’s transatlantic messenger returns with new rants, knife-edge observations, thrilling mu… 

Get Real with Relationships by Dr Sheryl (nOPhD, DwP)

Get Real with Relationships by Dr Sheryl (nOPhD, DwP)

Are you single (again) and feeling unlucky in love? Do you love your partner but occasionally plot how to bury them under the patio? Don’t despair, help is at hand from the Queen… 

Chet Baker: Let's Get Lost

Chet Baker: Let's Get Lost

After its hit run at last year’s Brighton Fringe, Chet Baker: Let’s Get Lost comes to The Bridge House. 

Some Jokes But Mostly Sad Songs

Some Jokes But Mostly Sad Songs

Local comedian Riggs (Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Finalist/BBC New Comedy Award Nominated) has found his acoustic guitar and learnt all his favourite sad songs. 

Ed Mulvey: If You Laugh More The Show Will Get Better

Ed Mulvey: If You Laugh More The Show Will Get Better

Join up-and-coming tall and skinny comedian Ed Mulvey as he performs his latest routines, packed with joke-dense intelligent filth. 

Alex Mason: Delicate Flower (Work in Progress)

Alex Mason: Delicate Flower (Work in Progress)

Alex Mason brings a work-in-progress version of his debut solo show, Delicate Flower, to Brighton Fringe 2024. 

Stay Here And Die With Me

Stay Here And Die With Me

In the dim confines of a vast subterranean facility, human beings survive in tiny, windowless ‘pods’ - constantly haunted by the murky and terrifying dangers beyond the… 

Matt Mathews: When That Thang Get Ta' Thangn' Tour

Matt Mathews: When That Thang Get Ta' Thangn' Tour

Matt Mathews’ live show is nothing short of a bona fide barn burner, guaranteed to provide bountiful belly laughs for all who attend. 

Matt Mathews: When That Thang Get Ta' Thangn' Tour

Matt Mathews: When That Thang Get Ta' Thangn' Tour

Mathews’ live show is nothing short of a bona fide barn burner, guaranteed to provide bountiful belly laughs for all who attend. 

Come Together

Come Together

Join us for an unforgettable evening of the music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in this stunning concert performance. 

Come Together

Come Together

Join us for an unforgettable evening of the music of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in this stunning concert performance. 

Strictly Come Dancing - London

Strictly Come Dancing - London

Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of … 

Strictly Come Dancing - Nottingham

Strictly Come Dancing - Nottingham

Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of … 

Till the Stars Come Down

Till the Stars Come Down

Before digital TV made it a thing, “watching on catch-up” used to mean spending your Sunday afternoon in front of the EastEnders omnibus. 

Strictly Come Dancing - Manchester

Strictly Come Dancing - Manchester

Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of … 

Strictly Come Dancing - Leeds

Strictly Come Dancing - Leeds

Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of … 

Strictly Come Dancing - Glasgow

Strictly Come Dancing - Glasgow

Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of … 

Strictly Come Dancing - Newcastle

Strictly Come Dancing - Newcastle

Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of … 

Rita Lynn, The Life Coach Who Wanted To Die

Rita Lynn, The Life Coach Who Wanted To Die

After a 3 and half-year-run on Emmerdale that was tragically ended by a fictional car crash, Louise Marwood started to design a car crash of her own and inspired by her wild endeav… 

Strictly Come Dancing - Sheffield

Strictly Come Dancing - Sheffield

Step into the dazzling world of dance as the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour sashays its way across the UK in January and February! Get ready for an electrifying spectacle full of … 

Get It Written! - script surgery, with Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE

Get It Written! - script surgery, with Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

Get Loud! - creating gig-theatre, with Sam Butters

Get Loud! - creating gig-theatre, with Sam Butters

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

Get It On Screen! - with Riffy Ahmed

Get It On Screen! - with Riffy Ahmed

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

Get It On The Stage! - with Tom Ratcliffe and Tom Wright

Get It On The Stage! - with Tom Ratcliffe and Tom Wright

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

Get It Together Brother! - surviving showbusiness, with Gary Beadle & Rikki Beadle-Blair

Get It Together Brother! - surviving showbusiness, with Gary Beadle & Rikki Beadle-Blair

Join us at The Hope Theatre for The Gangsta Baby University: a fundraiser for the play Gangsta Baby!The Gangsta Baby University is set up to give you an intensive-crash course on n… 

Get That Play On! - with Tom Ratcliffe and Tom Wright

Get That Play On! - with Tom Ratcliffe and Tom Wright

Join us at The Hope Theatre for a transformative series of workshops and talks designed to unite and uplift working-class and queer individuals. 

Pauline Daniels: Get Me Before The Crematorium Does! Christmas Jolly-Up!

Pauline Daniels: Get Me Before The Crematorium Does! Christmas Jolly-Up!

Join me, Pauline Daniels, for an evening of laughter and song to kick off our festive celebrations! With 43 years in the business I thought it about time I put a bi… 

Libby Come Lately

Libby Come Lately

The show is a candid look into what life is like as a young woman in the world today consisting of silly stories and anecdotes covering topics such as growing up with a priest for … 

Alex and Maggie Go Ghost Hunting

Alex and Maggie Go Ghost Hunting

Elton John claims that Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting. But he’s wrong. For Alex and Maggie, Saturday’s a night for Ghost Hunting in an abandoned school. 

Get Rich or Nicked Tryin'

Get Rich or Nicked Tryin'

One little line of Lemo never ruined anybody’s life, did it? James Kinsella, aka Jaybomb, loses his job at the Giro in Bootle after a long three weeks. 

Sorry We Didn't Die at Sea

Sorry We Didn't Die at Sea

The traditional direction of migrants seeking a better life is turned on its head in Emanuele Aldrovandi’s Sorry We Didn’t Die At Sea (translated by Marco Young) at the Park Th… 

Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best & Worst of Mr. Swallow

Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best & Worst of Mr. Swallow

From his Cats Does Countdown clips that quickly went viral to Hollywood TV hits like Ted Lasso and Intelligence, Nick Mohammed is known for his silly-yet-scientific comedy, broad a… 

Alex Edelman: JUST FOR US

Alex Edelman: JUST FOR US

Direct from Broadway, a special one-off benefit performance of Alex Edelman’s award-winning show in honour of the show’s late director, Adam Brace. 

Nick Pritchard & Ian Tindale

Nick Pritchard & Ian Tindale

Rising stars Nick Pritchard and Ian Tindale celebrate three outstanding song composers: Gabriel Fauré, Francis Poulenc and Benjamin Britten. 

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Join quiet man Nick Everritt for an hour of alternative stand-up comedy. 

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Join quiet man Nick Everritt for an hour of alternative stand-up comedy. 

Alex and Roger Work It Out

Alex and Roger Work It Out

Roger O’Sullivan (BBC New Comedy Awards Regional finalist) has had work featured on BBC One, BBC Three, RTÉ and BBC Radio 4. 

Get Up and Gospel!

Get Up and Gospel!

With a decade in the biz, Wellingborough Community Gospel Choir have firmly established themselves as local choir superstars and delight audiences nationwide with performances that… 

Julius Caesar Must Die

Julius Caesar Must Die

Julius Caesar Must Die is a little misleading, as initially it appears to be an absurdist original dramatisation of the assassination of Julius Caesar. 

Alex Kealy: Fear Itself (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: Fear Itself (Work in Progress)

The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably), after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace. 

Nick Mohammed presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow

Nick Mohammed presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow

For one night only, double Emmy Award nominee and star of Ted Lasso Nick Mohammed brings Mr Swallow back to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Habitat

Habitat

The thing on the floor as you walk into Dance Base’s Studio One – this year under the Assembly umbrella – is not paper. 

Come Die with Me: The Murder Mystery Musical Parody

Come Die with Me: The Murder Mystery Musical Parody

It’s Come Dine With Me with a twist, and that twist is murder because apparently that’s what it takes to spice up a dinner party these days. 

Nomad

Nomad

It’s hard to know how much to say about the content of Nomad, a physical theatre piece by Gözde Atalay, because disorientation was such a strong part of my experience. 

Some Laugh Live

Some Laugh Live

Join the Some Laugh Podcast live at the Fringe! Award-winning comedians Marc Jennings, Stephen Buchanan and Stuart McPherson have some laugh – or at least some laughs, discussing… 

50 and Some Change(s)

50 and Some Change(s)

This year, Nile Seguin decided to try 50 new, potentially life-changing experiences (nothing crazy: pansexuality, ethical non-monogamy, bubble tea). 

Some Sonnets and a Bit of Bach

Some Sonnets and a Bit of Bach

What do William Shakespeare and Johann Sebastian Bach have in common? Sebastian Michael, author of The Sonneteer and Sonnetcast podcaster, is trying to find out, bringing you some … 

Alex and Sharlin: White Chicks 2

Alex and Sharlin: White Chicks 2

A split hour from two stand-ups who happen to be brown women. 

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

After her critically acclaimed Netflix special The Twist. 

Here You Come Again

Here You Come Again

Creating an effective vehicle for performers, be it musical, play, comedy set or improv format, is arguably the most challenging task a creative artist can undertake. 

If You Were to Die Tomorrow

If You Were to Die Tomorrow

Reconnected with each other at a funeral, Charlotte and Hope question what the meaning of life is. 

Come to Our Show (Please)

Come to Our Show (Please)

Two clowns, Anna and Felix, set out on a quest for home. 

Alex Martini: Life's a Pitch

Alex Martini: Life's a Pitch

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

Nick Elleray: Sassy Unit (work in progress)

Nick Elleray: Sassy Unit (work in progress)

A work-in-progress show from Nick Elleray (finalist, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2022). 

Nick Elleray: Sassy Unit (work in progress)

Nick Elleray: Sassy Unit (work in progress)

A work-in-progress show from Nick Elleray (finalist, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2022). 

Nick Helm's Hot 'N' Heavy Weekend

Nick Helm's Hot 'N' Heavy Weekend

Ten years ago, the incomparable Nick Helm released his first studio album Hot ‘N’ Heavy to the delighted ears of fans across the globe. 

Nick's Daughter

Nick's Daughter

Hit songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Nick Graham and stellar vocalist Livi Graham return with their highly entertaining father-daughter duo, featuring Livi’s own captivating songs … 

A Shark Ate My Penis: A History of Boys Like Me

A Shark Ate My Penis: A History of Boys Like Me

It’s hard to imagine that any show called, in full, A Shark Ate My Penis: A History of Boys Like Me could be weirder or more fun than it sounds. 

Iain Dale: All Talk with Alex Salmond and David Davis MP

Iain Dale: All Talk with Alex Salmond and David Davis MP

Award-winning LBC presenter returns with a series of in-depth interviews featuring his acclaimed, incisive insight on current affairs and audience questions. 

Frank Sinatra Tribute: Come Fly With Me

Frank Sinatra Tribute: Come Fly With Me

Returning to Edinburgh following his successful tribute show, Frank & Dean, at last year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Pete Sinclair returns with a full-hour show celebrating the hi… 

Alex Kealy: 2023 Work-in-progress

Alex Kealy: 2023 Work-in-progress

The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably), after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace. 

Alex Kealy: The Fear (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: The Fear (Work in Progress)

The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably), after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace. 

Alex Kealy: The Fear (WIP)

Alex Kealy: The Fear (WIP)

The ‘almost sexily cerebral’ (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably), after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace. 

Nick Doody – The Difficult Twelfth Album

Nick Doody – The Difficult Twelfth Album

For his twelfth solo hour of stand-up, Nick Doody returns to the Fringe with a blistering new show that takes in life in Happy Valley, the rise of Artificial Intelligence, living w… 

Alex Something Is Missing Again!

Alex Something Is Missing Again!

Join Alex, the astounding magician on his quest for magic and the existential meaning, again. 

Alex Leam: Now 40!

Alex Leam: Now 40!

How does a former DJ turned stand-up comedian cope with a landmark birthday? Well. 

Aloft Presents Sanctuary

Aloft Presents Sanctuary

Aloft Circus Arts of Chicago (USA) burst onto the Fringe scene with their hit Brave Space last year. 

Lucky Pigeons

Lucky Pigeons

The true judges of any show aimed at children are the children in the audience, and the kids at Lucky Pigeons at Underbelly’s Circus Hub seemed to have a good time. 

Ross McGrane: Get Rich or Cry Trying

Ross McGrane: Get Rich or Cry Trying

‘Nobody on this planet makes me laugh as hard as Ross McGrane’ (Jordan Gray). 

Brave Space

Brave Space

Seeing the stars spangling Chicago based company Aloft Circus Arts’ posters for Brave Space, last year’s hit, you might wonder – is it as good as all that? The answer is yes,… 

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

Alex Leam: Awkward Question Time

The hit streaming show and podcast are live for the first time in Edinburgh. 

Jacob Henegan: Mostly Killer (Some Filler)

Jacob Henegan: Mostly Killer (Some Filler)

A thrilling debut stand-up show from whimsical Australian comedian Jacob Henegan. 

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

It was a long and winding road, but by the time I left David Colvin’s Thunderstruck, I was – well. 

Maureen

Maureen

By the time the lipstick went on, I was hooked. 

Brian Gallagher: Something, Somewhere, Some of the Time

Brian Gallagher: Something, Somewhere, Some of the Time

Childhood tales of flying boats inspired Brian to travel the world. 

Common Dissonance

Common Dissonance

Not all circus is dance, but Na Djinang Circus’ Common Dissonance certainly is. 

The Listies Make Some Noise

The Listies Make Some Noise

An insane mixtape of silly songs, stupid sketches and crazy clowning! For over a decade the award-winning Listies have toured the world doing shows for literally gazillions of kidu… 

Dickie Must Die

Dickie Must Die

Dickie Must Die is a dark comedy with heart, set on Halloween night. 

50 Midlife Crises to Try Before You Die

50 Midlife Crises to Try Before You Die

Buy that Meno-Porsche, bungee-jump with your second family, or dare to try Marmite again! Whatever your age, it’s a great time for a midlife crisis! We’ll share how to ditch pa… 

Yippee Ki Yay the Die Hard Parody

Yippee Ki Yay the Die Hard Parody

Die Hard has long been a pop culture and Christmas movie stalwart, garnering a large swath of fans across generations. 

Alex Hylton: I Won't Let Failure Go To My Head

Alex Hylton: I Won't Let Failure Go To My Head

Lovable scamp Alex Hylton has done stand-up for a third of his life. 

Alex Farrow: Wisdom of the Crowd

Alex Farrow: Wisdom of the Crowd

How can you be yourself when others are watching? Wisdom of the Crowd is the new stand-up comedy show in 2023 from former philosophy teacher Alex Farrow. 

Stay Big and Go Get 'Em

Stay Big and Go Get 'Em

At times hard to follow and at others uniquely resonant, Maggie Widdoes’ one-woman show Stay Big and Go Get ‘Em is the perfect example of how the Fringe brings what you least e… 

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. 

Alex Owen-Hill Asks Himself 'Is It ADHD?'

Alex Owen-Hill Asks Himself 'Is It ADHD?'

Alex Owen-Hill Asks Himself ‘Is It ADHD?’ is a gloriously ridiculous and uplifting exploration into what it’s like to feel “not normal” your whole life, only to discover there coul… 

Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich

Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich

Why aren’t you rich yet? Why are people at the top nowhere near as smart as you? Nearly award-winning comedian Stanley Brooks (Best Debut Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023) is he… 

Alex Kitson: Fired Up! Ready to Go! (WIP)

Alex Kitson: Fired Up! Ready to Go! (WIP)

Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian. 

Nick Pupo: Addicted

Nick Pupo: Addicted

Witty, raw and powerful, Nick Pupo’s Addicted is a story of trust, friendship, forgiveness and brutality. 

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

‘I shall drag myself through the flames of hell; and from the ashes I shall be born anew. 

Get Blessed!

Get Blessed!

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

Seann Walsh: I'm Just Trying To Get Through The Day (Work in Progress)

Seann Walsh: I'm Just Trying To Get Through The Day (Work in Progress)

Returning with a work in progress after a sell-out Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated run in 2022. 

I've Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest

I've Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest

According to Google, Eva’s boobs weigh the same as: two and a half bottles of tequila; two bricks; or the average newborn baby. 

Hello Kitty Must Die

Hello Kitty Must Die

Hello Kitty Must Die is a musical adaptation of the Angela S. 

The Poor Rich

The Poor Rich

Everything you make, she takes. 

The Last Show Before We Die

The Last Show Before We Die

Ell and Mary have been dead for three years, but now they’ve come back to life (and the stage) with one question on their minds: how do you know when it’s the end? Inspired by … 

A Fairie Tale

A Fairie Tale

You might reasonably assume a fairy tale to be set long ago and far away, but master storyteller Niall Moorjiani returns to the genre’s roots. 

YOU ARE GOING TO DIE

YOU ARE GOING TO DIE

Adam Scott-Rowley, creator of the award-winning ***** (Independent) THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT presents, YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. 

I Hope Your Flowers Bloom

I Hope Your Flowers Bloom

I Hope Your Flowers Bloom, written and performed by Raymond Wilson and produced by All Those Figs, is an expert fringe show. 

A Good Panto Die Hard

A Good Panto Die Hard

This is a wickedly fun idea for a production, a retelling of 80s favourite, Die Hard, as a pantomime/musical parody. 

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. 

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

The  Lavender Theatre opens its gates from 17 July 2023 for its inaugural summer season with Irving Berlin’s Annie Get Your Gun. 

Nick Cope’s Family Show

Nick Cope’s Family Show

Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat… 

Nick Cope’s Family Show

Nick Cope’s Family Show

Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and animat… 

MAP PROJECT UK - WEL,COME

MAP PROJECT UK - WEL,COME

About the show A Creative Youth special performance in association with the Korean British Cultural Exchange 'We have all experienced the feeling of anxiety that co… 

Some Enchanted Evening with Alissa Finn

Some Enchanted Evening with Alissa Finn

From the outset the jazz club on the top floor of Toulouse Lautrec appears to have a cosy rustic atmosphere, like one that we'd associate with a gazebo. 

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

“I shall drag myself through the flames of hell; and from the ashes I shall be born anew. 

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

Alex Franklin: I Must Reach the Summit, Please God I Must Reach the Summit

“I shall drag myself through the flames of hell; and from the ashes I shall be born anew. 

Alex Mason: Delicate Flower (WIP)

Alex Mason: Delicate Flower (WIP)

Local comedian and rising star of the stand-up-circuit Alex Mason is bringing a work-in-progress version of his debut solo show, Delicate Flower, to Brighton Fringe. 

Alex Mason: Delicate Flower (WIP)

Alex Mason: Delicate Flower (WIP)

Local comedian and rising star of the stand-up-circuit Alex Mason is bringing a work-in-progress version of his debut solo show, Delicate Flower, to Brighton Fringe. 

Dora Flowers & Orion Lewis Get Their Act Together

Dora Flowers & Orion Lewis Get Their Act Together

Two Comedians give their view on a number of topics; whoever you are - you will relate. 

Dora Flowers & Orion Lewis Get Their Act Together

Dora Flowers & Orion Lewis Get Their Act Together

Orion Lewis is a quick, no-filter comedian who’s turned out way worse than she expected as a kid. 

Alex Hylton: I Won't Let Failure Go To My Head

Alex Hylton: I Won't Let Failure Go To My Head

Winner of ‘Best Show’ at Leicester Comedy Festival, Alex Hylton returns to Brighton Fringe with a brand-new show for 2023. 

Alex Hylton: I Won't Let Failure Go To My Head

Alex Hylton: I Won't Let Failure Go To My Head

Winner of ‘Best Show’ at Leicester Comedy Festival, Alex Hylton returns to Brighton Fringe with a brand-new show for 2023. 

Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not To Come

Brown Girls Do It Too: Mama Told Me Not To Come

Fierce, funny, and wonderfully frank, Poppy and Rubina have sex and they aren’t ashamed to talk about it. 

Mostly Killer (Some Filler)

Mostly Killer (Some Filler)

A thrilling debut hour from absurdist Australian stand up Jacob Henegan. 

Jacob Henegan - Mostly Killer (Some Filler)

Jacob Henegan - Mostly Killer (Some Filler)

A thrilling debut hour from absurdist Australian stand up Jacob Henegan. 

Ed Mulvey: If You Laugh More The Show Will Get Better

Ed Mulvey: If You Laugh More The Show Will Get Better

Join up-and-coming tall and skinny comedian Ed Mulvey as he performs his latest routines, packed with joke-dense intelligent filth. 

Chet Baker: Let's Get Lost

Chet Baker: Let's Get Lost

Mixture of music and dramatic monologue. 

Chet Baker: Let's Get Lost

Chet Baker: Let's Get Lost

Mixture of music and dramatic monologue. 

The Dream Come True Revue

The Dream Come True Revue

Classic whodunnit meets contemporary burlesque, in its original satirical style. 

Alex Kitson: Fired Up! Ready to Go! (Work in Progress)

Alex Kitson: Fired Up! Ready to Go! (Work in Progress)

Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian. 

Alex Kitson: Fired Up! Ready to Go! (Work in Progress)

Alex Kitson: Fired Up! Ready to Go! (Work in Progress)

Alex Kitson is an award-winning comedian. 

Alex Farrow: Wisdom of the Crowd

Alex Farrow: Wisdom of the Crowd

How can we stay true to ourselves when others are watching? What do we learn from the crowd’? A new stand-up show for 2023 from Alex Farrow As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC S… 

Alex Farrow: Wisdom of the Crowd

Alex Farrow: Wisdom of the Crowd

How can we stay true to ourselves when others are watching? What do we learn from the crowd’? A new stand-up show for 2023 from Alex Farrow As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra and BBC S… 

Annie Get Your Gun in Concert

Annie Get Your Gun in Concert

Smash hit musical Annie Get Your Gun is to be celebrated with a special one-night only concert production at The London Palladium. 

Henning Wehn – It’ll All Come Out In The Wash

Henning Wehn – It’ll All Come Out In The Wash

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

Henning Wehn – It’ll All Come Out In The Wash

Henning Wehn – It’ll All Come Out In The Wash

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

Variety Film Club: Some Like It Hot!

Variety Film Club: Some Like It Hot!

The team behind Variety Lunch Club have hatched a new plan so that you can come and have an afternoon out with friends while watching some of the greatest films ever pro… 

Come Mek We Larf

Come Mek We Larf

Masters Of Comedy Come Mek We Larf promises a night of funtastic entertainment, featuring the Best in Stand-Up Comedy. 

YOU ARE GOING TO DIE

YOU ARE GOING TO DIE

Adam Scott-Rowley (creator of the award-winning ★★★★★ THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT) presents YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. 

Martha Pailing: Chat Shit, Get Hit (Work in Progress)

Martha Pailing: Chat Shit, Get Hit (Work in Progress)

Ever been so angry you couldn’t breathe? Poignant, funny and uncompromising, Chat Shit, Get Hit, is a brand-new show about female rage, the pain of betrayal, and getting better … 

Get Happy

Get Happy

‘I’m going to show you I can get happy. 

Propitiation - Come. Join. Follow

Propitiation - Come. Join. Follow

You're accepted. 

Alex MacKeith Progresses His Work

Alex MacKeith Progresses His Work

Alex MacKeith goes electric for his second musical comedy show. 

If I Die It’s Your Fault

If I Die It’s Your Fault

Theatre interns collect severed horse heads Emily Featherman A play about the inadequacy of plays. 

Pauline Daniels - Get Me Before The Crematorium Does: The Valentines Day Version

Pauline Daniels - Get Me Before The Crematorium Does: The Valentines Day Version

Join me, Pauline Daniels, for an evening of laughter and song. 

Pauline Daniels - Get Me Before The Crematorium Does: The Valentines Day Version

Pauline Daniels - Get Me Before The Crematorium Does: The Valentines Day Version

Celebrate Valentine's Day with an evening of comedy and music in the Royal Court Studio. 

I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here

I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here

“I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here” Is an intense durational performance focused on desire, gaze, and hysteria. 

One of You Has to Die | HR_final.pptx

One of You Has to Die | HR_final.pptx

One of You Has to DieA post-apocalyptic interactive comedy showHR_final. 

I've Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest

I've Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest

According to google Eva’s boobs weigh the same as an average newborn baby and that’s quite a weight to have on your back, metaphorically, and physically. 

We Are Going To Die

We Are Going To Die

When hackers take over the news and report that humanity is mere months away from destruction, it’s branded as an elaborate hoax. 

We Didn’t Come to Hell for the Croissants

We Didn’t Come to Hell for the Croissants

Featuring South African artist and theatre maker Jemma Kahn and directed by Lindiwe Matshikiza, We Didn’t Come to Hell for the Croissants is a unique solo performance of seven st… 

Alex Edelman: Just For Us

Alex Edelman: Just For Us

Just For Us takes the audience through hilarious anecdotes from Alex Edelman’s life — his Olympian brother AJ, an unconventional holiday season, and a gorilla that can … 

Nick Helm - What Have We Become?

Nick Helm - What Have We Become?

Plosive Live presents…  Nick Helm: What Have We Become?  As the survivors of a global pandemic crawl from their fortified boltholes and begin to rebu… 

Tenor Seán Kennedy and Some Stories

Tenor Seán Kennedy and Some Stories

I always say- you can’t just do a stuffy old recital Seán! But the music is so beautiful, it comes to life when sung, it needs to be sung! Every piece has m… 

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Join quiet man Nick Everritt for an hour of alternative stand-up comedy. 

In Conversation with... Alex Thomson

In Conversation with... Alex Thomson

One of the most distinguished broadcast journalists in Britain and multi award-winning BAFTA and Emmy recipient, Alex Thomson has worked for Channel 4 for 25 years. 

Get Off Comedy Fundraiser

Get Off Comedy Fundraiser

Get Off Live Comedy Gala! Get Off Live Comedy is an industry born and funded independent HR that aims to eradicate sexual harassment in the industry we love. 

Nick Hall: Restart

Nick Hall: Restart

Nick had a bit of breakdown in 2021, but now he’s coming back strong! Hilarious and inventive stand-up, as seen and heard on BBC2, BBC3, and BBC Radio 4. 

Nick Hall: Restart

Nick Hall: Restart

Nick had a bit of breakdown in 2021, but now he’s coming back strong! Hilarious and inventive stand-up, as seen and heard on BBC2, BBC3, and BBC Radio 4. 

Some Boy You Are

Some Boy You Are

It’s the summer of 2017. 

Some Boy You Are

Some Boy You Are

It’s the summer of 2017. 

Nick’s Daughter

Nick’s Daughter

Award winning songwriter Nick Graham and virtuoso vocalist Livi Graham form a unique and entertaining father/daughter duo - ‘Nick’s Daughter’. 

The Rest of Our Lives

The Rest of Our Lives

Human physicality is utterly captivating – it’s why we go to the circus or the cabaret, where narrative and plot take a backseat to simple bodies, and the complex and incredibl… 

Nick Harper – Phantastes

Nick Harper – Phantastes

Acclaimed guitarist/singer and double Edinburgh Fringe award winner plays emotionally charged songs on solo electric guitar inspired by Scottish author George MacDonald’s seminal a… 

Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow

Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow

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

I went to Brazil to die

I went to Brazil to die

David is realising he is transgender and this is ripping apart his whole life - childhood trauma resurfaces - he is going mad. 

I went to Brazil to die

I went to Brazil to die

Same as brochure copyDavid is realising he is transgender and this is ripping apart his whole life - childhood trauma resurfaces - he is going mad. 

Don't Ask Don't Get, Baby

Don't Ask Don't Get, Baby

Alice has always been told she was special, but as she reaches adolescence she can’t help but think it’s just a nicer word for different. 

Rich Hall SOLD OUT: TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

Rich Hall SOLD OUT: TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

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

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Stephane Grappelli-style violinist Alex Yellowlees, virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and wonderful double bassist Kenny Ellis. 

Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees

Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees

The most high-brow show about blow jobs you’ll ever see. 

Nick Elleray: Passionate About Compromise

Nick Elleray: Passionate About Compromise

Show content warning: I may talk about that time I kicked a seagull in the head in Eastbourne. 

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ. 

Alex Kitson and Julia Stenton: Good Influences

Alex Kitson and Julia Stenton: Good Influences

Full-time comedians, part-time teachers Alex Kitson and Julia Stenton talk the good, the bad and the ugliness of shaping minds. 

Charlie Vergos – Barbecue Rich

Charlie Vergos – Barbecue Rich

Having grown up working in his family’s Memphis barbecue restaurant, US comedian Charlie Vergos is 100% southern on the surface, but his understated intelligence and wandering year… 

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Nick Everritt: Quiet

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

Danny Ward – You Get What You Pay For

Danny Ward – You Get What You Pay For

As seen on BT Sport’s DIY Pundit, the Amused Moose Comedy Award winner Danny Ward returns to Edinburgh with his seventh solo show. 

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

‘This was such good fun, a lovely team, new games, actual physical danger! See it, Play it, Love it!’ (Tony Slattery). 

Joseph Emslie – Can I See Some ID? (WIP)

Joseph Emslie – Can I See Some ID? (WIP)

Few things are guaranteed: death, taxes and Joseph getting ID’d! After amassing over 3 million views on TikTok, taking the runner-up spot at the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the… 

Richard Pulsford: A Bit More Rich

Richard Pulsford: A Bit More Rich

Stand up is a challenging format at the best of times - but the one-liner comedian often seems to be the ultimate masochist in a field where self-inflicted pain is surely part of t… 

Runners

Runners

“You can disappear into the timelessness of motion. 

Some Other Mirror

Some Other Mirror

A solo show about a gender identity crisis, in the high-pressure isolation of lockdown. 

Stop the World I Want to Get Off

Stop the World I Want to Get Off

Jacky shares her top 10 reasons why she wants to leave the planet, all through performance poetry. 

Bomb and Get Bombed: A Stand-Up Comedy Show

Bomb and Get Bombed: A Stand-Up Comedy Show

The only comedy show in town with actual consequences for bad jokes. 

Henning Wehn: It’ll All Come Out In The Wash

Henning Wehn: It’ll All Come Out In The Wash

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

KIN

KIN

One of the beautiful things about acrobatics is the way human bodies can collaborate in difficult-to-imagine ways. 

Come See – Evan Desmarais

Come See – Evan Desmarais

Come See. 

Alex Franklin: Dinosaurusesuses

Alex Franklin: Dinosaurusesuses

A triceratops is revived from the dead. 

Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich

Stanley Brooks: I Can Make Me Rich

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

Come Sit on the Couch With Me

Come Sit on the Couch With Me

Come Sit on the Couch With Me: is this a therapy couch or a casting couch, and is there a difference? The show is a cocktail of a comical – but true – look at communication in … 

Alex Farrow: Philosophy Machines

Alex Farrow: Philosophy Machines

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

Gash Theatre Needs Some Space

Gash Theatre Needs Some Space

Boy, you’re an alien. 

Strictly Come Barking

Strictly Come Barking

Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing. 

Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich

Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich

Fresh from BBC Radio 4 (Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum), critically acclaimed comedian Tom was planning to write a show that’s less frustrated, less political… the cost of living cri… 

Rich Wilson: You Could Have It So Much Better

Rich Wilson: You Could Have It So Much Better

Whilst other comedians fret and fuss about finding a theme for their shows, award-winning international comedian Rich Wilson puts all of his focus on one thing and that’s being r… 

Alex Hylton: Love, Probably

Alex Hylton: Love, Probably

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

Nick Helm: What Have We Become?

Nick Helm: What Have We Become?

As the survivors of a global pandemic crawl from their fortified boltholes and begin to rebuild society, what is left of them and who amongst them dares to lead them to the light? … 

Tessa Coates: Get Your Tessa Coates You've Pulled

Tessa Coates: Get Your Tessa Coates You've Pulled

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

Rich Hardisty: Silly Boy

Rich Hardisty: Silly Boy

In his intimate and highly anticipated debut hour, Rich Hardisty (Channel 4, Netflix, BBC) takes us on a journey through the highs and lows of his unusual life. 

Alex MacKeith: Thanks for Listening

Alex MacKeith: Thanks for Listening

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

Half-Empty Glasses

Half-Empty Glasses

The Paines Plough Roundabout has become a symbol of the Fringe, developing its own signature style in the process. 

Tehran Von Ghasri: GONNA GET CANCELLED

Tehran Von Ghasri: GONNA GET CANCELLED

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

Railed

Railed

Railed is the newest offering from fringe-circuit regulars, the Head First Acrobats hailing from Australia. 

Alex Kealy: Winner Takes All

Alex Kealy: Winner Takes All

Braving the smells and humidity of the Niddry Street Hive, Alex Kealy’s The Winner Takes All explains the inner workings and purpose of Silicon Valley and tech monopolies better … 

Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich

Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich

Fresh from BBC Radio 4 (Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum), critically acclaimed comedian Tom was planning to write a show that’s less frustrated, less political. 

Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich

Tom Mayhew: Trash Rich

Fresh from BBC Radio 4 (Tom Mayhew is Benefit Scum), critically acclaimed comedian Tom was planning to write a show that’s less frustrated, less political. 

Richard Pulsford: A Bit More Rich

Richard Pulsford: A Bit More Rich

- Scottish Comedian of the Year (SCOTY) runner-up, December 2021. 

Richard Pulsford: A Bit More Rich

Richard Pulsford: A Bit More Rich

- Scottish Comedian of the Year (SCOTY) runner-up, December 2021. 

Edinburgh Previews: Eleanor Tiernan and Nick Elleray

Edinburgh Previews: Eleanor Tiernan and Nick Elleray

Two Edinburgh previews from two award-winning comics: ELEANOR TIERNAN: AWAY WITH THE FAIRIESGlorious mistakes. 

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Join quiet man Nick Everritt for an hour of alternative stand-up comedy. 

Jacqueline Novak: Get On Your Knees

Jacqueline Novak: Get On Your Knees

Comedian Jacqueline Novak’s GET ON YOUR KNEES is the most high-brow show about blow jobs you’ll ever see. 

alex getting better

alex getting better

College sophomore Alex tries to sort through the reemergence of an old trauma as she spends time with middle school friends, revisits former stomping grounds, and with help from he… 

Richard Pulsford: A Bit More Rich

Richard Pulsford: A Bit More Rich

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

Alex Franklin: Dinosaurusesuses (Work in Progress)

Alex Franklin: Dinosaurusesuses (Work in Progress)

Triceratopses are revived from the dead, the monster under the bed is back, and we’re going back in time while also in space. 

Alex Franklin: Dinosaurusesuses (Work in Progress)

Alex Franklin: Dinosaurusesuses (Work in Progress)

Triceratopses are revived from the dead, the monster under the bed is back, and we’re going back in time while also in space. 

Nick Elleray: Passionate About Compromise

Nick Elleray: Passionate About Compromise

Content warning for this show: I may talk about that time I kicked a seagull in the head in Eastbourne. 

Strictly Come Barking

Strictly Come Barking

Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing. 

Strictly Come Barking

Strictly Come Barking

Fab-u-lous! A new high-energy physical comedy about a lonely old man and a homeless dog who become friends and enter the world of ballroom dancing. 

Nick Elleray: Passionate About Compromise

Nick Elleray: Passionate About Compromise

Content warning for this show: I may talk about that time I kicked a seagull in the head in Eastbourne. 

Alex Camp & Dom Hatton-Woods: Hard Knock Life

Alex Camp & Dom Hatton-Woods: Hard Knock Life

Alex Camp and Dom Hatton-Woods - regulars at comedy clubs across the north-west - present their Fringe debuts in their split show entitled Hard Knock Life. 

Alex Camp & Dom Hatton-Woods: Hard Knock Life

Alex Camp & Dom Hatton-Woods: Hard Knock Life

Alex Camp and Dom Hatton-Woods - regulars at comedy clubs across the north-west - present their Fringe debuts in their split show entitled Hard Knock Life. 

Rich Spalding: LWLM (Work in Progress)

Rich Spalding: LWLM (Work in Progress)

Sometimes, it’s hard to be loved. 

Rich Spalding: Look Who Loves Me

Rich Spalding: Look Who Loves Me

Sometimes, it’s hard to be loved. 

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ. 

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ. 

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

A panel show that is the illegitimate child of improv and stand-up. 

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

A panel show that is the illegitimate child of improv and stand-up. 

Hey Bunny Get Loose

Hey Bunny Get Loose

Hi, I’m Gemma. 

Hey Bunny Get Loose

Hey Bunny Get Loose

Hi, I’m Gemma. 

Alex Farrow: Stoic

Alex Farrow: Stoic

‘“Stoic” is the new stand-up comedy show in 2022 from Alex Farrow. 

Alex Farrow: Stoic

Alex Farrow: Stoic

‘“Stoic” is the new stand-up comedy show in 2022 from Alex Farrow. 

Alex Franklin and Andy Watts present: Andy Watts and Alex Franklin

Alex Franklin and Andy Watts present: Andy Watts and Alex Franklin

Alex Franklin (Brighton Comedy Award Finalist/ BBC New Comedy Award Nominee) and Andy Watts (Max Turner Prize Winner/ So You Think You’re Funny Runner-Up) have landed, and are re… 

Alex Franklin and Andy Watts present: Andy Watts and Alex Franklin

Alex Franklin and Andy Watts present: Andy Watts and Alex Franklin

Alex Franklin (Brighton Comedy Award Finalist/ BBC New Comedy Award Nominee) and Andy Watts (Max Turner Prize Winner/ So You Think You’re Funny Runner-Up) have landed, and are re… 

Come Sit on the Couch with Me

Come Sit on the Couch with Me

Is this a therapy couch or a casting couch and is there a difference? The show is a cocktail of a comical but true look at communication in the western world today, with a good do… 

Come Sit on the Couch with Me

Come Sit on the Couch with Me

Is this a therapy couch or a casting couch and is there a difference? The show is a cocktail of a comical but true look at communication in the western world today, with a good do… 

Nick Draws Nationals: Global pandemic portraits

Nick Draws Nationals: Global pandemic portraits

Throughout the Covid pandemic, Brighton artist Nick Sayers has been drawing portraits of people in each country of the world, via Zoom video sessions, and writing stories about the… 

Nick Draws Nationals: Global pandemic portraits

Nick Draws Nationals: Global pandemic portraits

Map of shop window locations: http://tinyurl. 

Some Other Place

Some Other Place

This new work by Italian choreographer Sara Sguotti invites us to explore the relationship between performer, space and the imagination and features a live score by Spartaco Cortes… 

Some Other Place

Some Other Place

This new work by Italian choreographer Sara Sguotti invites us to explore the relationship between performer, space and the imagination and features a live score by Spartaco Cortes… 

PLEASE COME TALK TO ME | Aidan Greene: Stutter Bug (Work In Progress)

PLEASE COME TALK TO ME | Aidan Greene: Stutter Bug (Work In Progress)

PLEASE COME TALK TO ME Let us not remain strangers Aidan Greene: Stutter Bug (Work In Progress)A Stuttering Comedy Show in Development PLEASE COME TALK TO ME -&nbs… 

Come from away on broadway

Come from away on broadway

 

Henning Wehn - It'll All Come Out In The Wash

Henning Wehn - It'll All Come Out In The Wash

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

Henning Wehn - It'll All Come Out In The Wash

Henning Wehn - It'll All Come Out In The Wash

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

Give Me Some Credit

Give Me Some Credit

The proper army wouldn’t have her but Fella still found herself behind enemy lines. 

Give Me Some Credit

Give Me Some Credit

The proper army wouldn’t have her but Fella still found herself behind enemy lines. 

Give Me Some Credit

Give Me Some Credit

The proper army wouldn’t have her but Fella still found herself behind enemy lines. 

Give Me Some Credit

Give Me Some Credit

The proper army wouldn’t have her but Fella still found herself behind enemy lines. 

Nanette or Die Trying

Nanette or Die Trying

The “final show” from the favourite idiot, Simone Belshaw, Nanette or Die Trying is a theatrical stand up presentation about quitting, continuing, giving, taking and ultimately… 

Simone Belshaw: Nanette or Die Trying

Simone Belshaw: Nanette or Die Trying

The “final show” from the favourite idiot, Simone Belshaw, Nanette or Die Trying is a theatrical stand up presentation about quitting, continuing, giving, ta… 

Nanette or Die Trying

Nanette or Die Trying

The “final show” from the favourite idiot, Simone Belshaw, Nanette or Die Trying is a theatrical stand up presentation about quitting, continuing, giving, taking and ultimately… 

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

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

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

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

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

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

Rich Wilson (WIP)

Rich Wilson (WIP)

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

Rich Hardisty SILLY BOY (work in progress)

Rich Hardisty SILLY BOY (work in progress)

In his intimate debut hour “SILLY BOY” Rich Hardisty takes us on a journey through the highs and the lows of his unusual life. 

Rich Hardisty SILLY BOY (work in progress)

Rich Hardisty SILLY BOY (work in progress)

In his intimate debut hour “SILLY BOY” Rich Hardisty takes us on a journey through the highs and the lows of his unusual life. 

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

A brand new collection of fun and silly ideas loosely arranged into the form of a show by award winning comedian Andy Field. 

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It’s Comedy Time

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It’s Comedy Time

A brand new collection of fun and silly ideas loosely arranged into the form of a show by award winning comedian Andy Field As seen/heard on BBC One, Radio … 

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

Andy Field The Rhythm, Field The Rhyme, Get On Up, It's Comedy Time

A brand new collection of fun and silly ideas loosely arranged into the form of a show by award winning comedian Andy Field. 

Get Your Life Back!

Get Your Life Back!

It’s been years since anyone has been allowed outside, mandated by the Executives. 

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

‘This was such good fun. 

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

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

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. 

Alex Farrow: Philosophy Pig

Alex Farrow: Philosophy Pig

Alex Farrow: Philosophy Pig. 

Richard Pulsford: A Bit Rich

Richard Pulsford: A Bit Rich

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

I Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won't Die

I Love You, Mum – I Promise I Won't Die

‘Sensational’ is how one viewer described this high-quality filmed version of Mark Wheeller’s moving play. 

We Just Need to Get Through This

We Just Need to Get Through This

A couple whose relationship just isn’t working. 

Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid

Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid

Trapped in a manor house, two hapless Glaswegian detectives must investigate the deaths of each family member, but try not to become victims themselves… A time-warp murder myster… 

Alex – Or What Happened on the Train to London

Alex – Or What Happened on the Train to London

Stuck on a broken-down train are: Dave and Alex, two students who have met on the journey; Kate, a young mother who has started her own business; Marc, recently left by his fiancé… 

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. 

Get Your Life Back!

Get Your Life Back!

It’s been years since anyone has been allowed outside, mandated by the Executives. 

We Just Need to Get Through This

We Just Need to Get Through This

A couple whose relationship just isn’t working. 

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (WIP)

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (WIP)

“Rising star of the British stand-up scene” (The List) Alex Kealy presents a stand-up hour about Silicon Valley, advertising, addiction and monopolies. 

Alex Kealy: Monopoly

Alex Kealy: Monopoly

“Rising star of the British stand-up scene” (The List) Alex Kealy presents a stand-up hour about Silicon Valley, advertising, addiction and monopolies. 

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

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

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

Die Walküre

Die Walküre

Two strangers, Sieglinde and Siegmund, meet in a storm. 

Matt Hutchinson and Rich Hardisty: Mind and Body

Matt Hutchinson and Rich Hardisty: Mind and Body

Matt Hutchinson is a hospital doctor and comedian - Fresh from being an absolute hero throughout the pandemic, heroically doing front-line hero things, the sound of the “Clap for… 

Matt Hutchinson and Rich Hardisty: Mind and Body

Matt Hutchinson and Rich Hardisty: Mind and Body

Matt Hutchinson is a hospital doctor and comedian - Fresh from being an absolute hero throughout the pandemic, heroically doing front-line hero things, the sound of the … 

Matt Hutchinson and Rich Hardisty: Mind and Body

Matt Hutchinson and Rich Hardisty: Mind and Body

Matt Hutchinson is a hospital doctor and comedian - Fresh from being an absolute hero throughout the pandemic, heroically doing front-line hero things, the sound of the “Clap for… 

Alex Cofield: Supernova

Alex Cofield: Supernova

‘Hot Fuzz’ meets ‘Hamilton’ in this award-winning hip-hopera rap musical from Alex Cofield as he rhymes his way out of his routine rural life and shoots for the stars beyond! Fac… 

Raccoons Are Hard to Come By

Raccoons Are Hard to Come By

“The child screamed on the inside knowing the universe must have made a mistake. 

Raccoons Are Hard to Come By

Raccoons Are Hard to Come By

“The child screamed on the inside knowing the universe must have made a mistake. 

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

“Alex Leam is very dangerous, in a good way” (Tony Slattery) Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ (that couldn’t drive). 

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

Alex Leam: The Joy of Decks

“Alex Leam is very dangerous, in a good way” (Tony Slattery) Before he became a stand-up, Alex Leam’s first showbiz career was as a mobile DJ (that couldn’t drive). 

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

“This was such good fun - see it, play it, love it!” (Tony Slattery). 

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

Alex Leam: Improv Provocateur

“This was such good fun - see it, play it, love it!” (Tony Slattery). 

Susan Murray: How Not to Die in a Plane Crash!

Susan Murray: How Not to Die in a Plane Crash!

Fasten your seat belts for a darkly hilarious and deliciously bumpy ride. 

Susan Murray: How Not to Die in a Plane Crash!

Susan Murray: How Not to Die in a Plane Crash!

Fasten your seat belts for a darkly hilarious and deliciously bumpy ride. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Give Me Some Credit

Give Me Some Credit

The proper army wouldn’t have her but Fella still found herself behind enemy lines. 

Give Me Some Credit

Give Me Some Credit

Some people chase pigeons when they’re out of work. 

Nick Elleray: Passionate About Compromise (Work in Progress)

Nick Elleray: Passionate About Compromise (Work in Progress)

After a successful run at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe, Nick Elleray (Old Comedian of the Year, 2017) brings a new work in progress show to Brighton. 

Vix Leyton / Rich Wilson: An hour of work in progress

Vix Leyton / Rich Wilson: An hour of work in progress

Host of Leicester Comedy award finalist podcast ‘The Comedy Arcade’, Welsh stand up comedian Vix Leyton lives a life of French farce and chaos that she justifies as research for he… 

Nick Elleray: Passionate About Compromise (Work in Progress)

Nick Elleray: Passionate About Compromise (Work in Progress)

After a successful run at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe, Nick Elleray (Old Comedian of the Year, 2017) brings a new work in progress show to Brighton. 

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Nick Everritt: Quiet

Join quiet man and epidemiology student Nick Everritt for an hour of alternative stand-up comedy. 

Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical

Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical

‘It’s not all that glitters is gold, half the story has never been told’ - Bob Marley Lively up yourself and celebrate the story of Jamaica’s global superst… 

Tom Mayhew: Get Rich or Die (Work in Progress)

Tom Mayhew: Get Rich or Die (Work in Progress)

Critically-acclaimed comedian Tom Mayhew brings a work in progress show to Brighton Fringe online! He is working class, political and very funny. 

Tom Mayhew: Get Rich or Die (Work in Progress)

Tom Mayhew: Get Rich or Die (Work in Progress)

Critically-acclaimed comedian Tom Mayhew brings a work in progress show to Brighton Fringe online! He is working class, political and very funny. 

Here Come The Boys

Here Come The Boys

Here Come The Boys features four superstar ‘Kings of Dance’ in a dazzling new production that includes special guest star, Strictly’s stunning Nadiya Bychkova. 

Don't Ask Don't Get, Baby

Don't Ask Don't Get, Baby

“Donor Conceived Person? Honestly I think I prefer Test Tube Baby” Alice has always been told she was special, but as she reaches adolescence she can’t help but think it’… 

Nick Helm: Phoenix from the Flames

Nick Helm: Phoenix from the Flames

Resurrected from the ashes, come and witness two time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee and International Treasure In Waiting shaking his ass, singing songs and righting wr… 

Nick Helm: Phoenix from the Flames

Nick Helm: Phoenix from the Flames

Resurrected from the ashes, come and witness two time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee and International Treasure In Waiting shaking his ass, singing songs and righting wr… 

Here Come The Boys

Here Come The Boys

Following a sold-out UK national tour, Here Come The Boys, featuring the four superstar ‘Kings of Dance’, is set to transfer to the West End in a dazzling new productio… 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Stephane Grappelli-style violinist Alex Yellowlees, virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and wonderful double bassist Kenny Ellis. 

Frank Sanazi – The Wurst Is Yet To Come

Frank Sanazi – The Wurst Is Yet To Come

The legendary dark prince of comedy-cabaret has brought his new show to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Mother must die?

Mother must die?

It’s Halloween, and mother’s birthday, and sisters Jocasta and Jupiter are making their annual visit. 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Aberdeen

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Aberdeen

Clear the floor and whip out your score cards, because the Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour is back for 2020 and will waltz its way around the country from January next year for… 

Nick Kroll: Middle-Aged Boy Tour

Nick Kroll: Middle-Aged Boy Tour

Nick Kroll has established himself as one of today’s most sought-after creators, writers, producers, and actors in film and television. 

come to one

come to one

London is one of the most diverse cities in the world, a place where people of different generations class, ethnicity, faith and sexual orientation co-exist. 

Get Happy

Get Happy

Join Anna and four madcap characters, old and new, each on a heroic quest to find happiness; an overly competitive vicar, a social media influencer, a mischievous granny and a retr… 

Nick Helm: Phoenix from the Flames

Nick Helm: Phoenix from the Flames

Resurrected from the ashes, come and witness the two time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee and International Treasure in Waiting shaking his ass, singing songs and righting wrongs. 

Nick Helm

Nick Helm

Resurrected from the ashes, come and witness two time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee and International Treasure In Waiting shaking his ass, singing songs and righting wr… 

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

After thoroughly impressing with their adaptation of Dracula, TRUESTORY return with another legendary gothic tale as they find all the right parts for an excellent take on Mary She… 

ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company - Some Like It Hip Hop

ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company - Some Like It Hip Hop

ZooNation’s smash-hit sensation Some Like It Hip Hop thrilled audiences and critics when it opened in 2011, prompting five-star reviews and standing ovations with its infecti… 

Nick Elleray: Big Nick Energy

Nick Elleray: Big Nick Energy

Fresh from a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Nick brings the mellow thunder with a brand-new stand-up show with one of those zeitgeisty titles that kids love the… 

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

A couple confront impending death with bawdy humour and burgeoning sadness in Ridiculusmus’s unsettling two-hander, set in a future cursed by eternal life without eternal youth. 

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C: New Moultrie / Members Don't Get Weary / Ella / Revelations

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Programme C: New Moultrie / Members Don't Get Weary / Ella / Revelations

Having just celebrated their 60th anniversary, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater bring with them a flood of new and exciting works alongside modern classics in three mixed program… 

Nick Offerman: All Rise

Nick Offerman: All Rise

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

Come Dine with Mr Shakespeare

Come Dine with Mr Shakespeare

Reality TV lurches onto the stage, with four familiar Shakespearean characters competing to win a thousand gold crowns. 

Die or Run

Die or Run

The 1980s. 

Alex Williamson: Sin on My Face

Alex Williamson: Sin on My Face

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

Questions for Quiz Shows

Questions for Quiz Shows

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

Alex Hodgson’s Half Past Seven Show

Alex Hodgson’s Half Past Seven Show

Alex Hodgson’s Half Past Seven Show gives a muckle tip of his bunnet to some of Scotland’s best variety entertainers. 

Want Some More

Want Some More

Want Some More explores the harsh realities of living with a whole range of eating disorders from binge eating to diabulimia; retelling word for word accounts in Stage Strong Produ… 

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die! Ridiculusmus. 

Staged

Staged

Circus is inherently exciting to watch – the whole point of it is to see human bodies interact with the world in a way you didn’t think was possible. 

Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

After playing to packed houses at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe with a return to his greatest triumph Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Tony Slattery is back with a no-holds-barred reflecti… 

If I Die on Mars

If I Die on Mars

The final 24 candidates for the Mars Mission Programme have been observed for a month by the public in a reality TV show designed to choose the final four. 

Some Things are Meant to Be, Anna

Some Things are Meant to Be, Anna

Follows one woman and her soul’s journey through cancer, two children and a chihuahua. 

Get Her Outta Here by Isabella Broccolini

Get Her Outta Here by Isabella Broccolini

Broccolini’s creation is a darkly raw absurdist comedy about Red Lady, a symbol and exploration of the female identity. 

it will come later

it will come later

A stripped back, thrilling and edgy contemporary dance work. 

Move or Die!

Move or Die!

According to the British Heart Foundation, inactivity is the fourth-leading risk factor for premature death from any cause. 

58 Fordwych Road – Nick Harper

58 Fordwych Road – Nick Harper

‘One of the finest guitarists, soaring vocals, epic songs’ (Mojo). 

Jimeoin: Ramble On... Some More!

Jimeoin: Ramble On... Some More!

Later! Ramblier! Jimeoin’s 26th Fringe! ‘Inspired ramblings. 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Sold-out AMC 2017, 2018! Alex – the Scottish modern day Stephane Grappelli on violin, virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet plus legendary double bassist Kenny Ellis, p… 

Black Never Die

Black Never Die

Exuberant, vibrant, energetic, youthful! Black Never Die is a 10-piece rap outfit from Conakry, Guinea in West Africa creating seductive, colourful solid, groovy urban music. 

Come Fly with Fred

Come Fly with Fred

Meet Fred. 

Get Your Show Seen by the Right People

Get Your Show Seen by the Right People

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – Late-Night Edition

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – Late-Night Edition

This is part stand-up, part actual pub quiz. 

You’re Going To Get Mentally Ill – Now What?

You’re Going To Get Mentally Ill – Now What?

Research has got to the point that researchers like Stephen Lawrie (University of Edinburgh) can predict who will get some major mental illnesses years before they develop. 

Alex Black's Record Collection

Alex Black's Record Collection

Birmingham Breaking Talent nominee Alex Black puts his teenage heroes to the test as he navigates heartbreak, existential crises and the tribulations of Aldi checkouts by squeezing… 

Le Coup

Le Coup

Le Coup, in the Underbelly Circus Hub’s ‘The Beauty’ tent, is perfectly programmed. 

Nick Doody: I Will Milk You

Nick Doody: I Will Milk You

From 2018 audience reviews: ‘He milked me. 

Get Happy!

Get Happy!

There may be trouble ahead. 

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XX

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XX

Last ever year for the show that started the Free Fringe. 

How To Not Die

How To Not Die

Bylgja is an Icelandic anxiety ridden hypochondriac but at the same time so extremely clumsy she requires monthly hospital visits. 

Dan Haynes – Had Some Falls Tour

Dan Haynes – Had Some Falls Tour

International touring songwriter Dan Haynes comes to Edinburgh as part of his Had Some Falls tour. 

For Only an Hour

For Only an Hour

I can guarantee that you aren’t ready for For Only An Hour, the brain- and body- and life- and love- child of dancer Phil Sanger. 

Do You Ever Get Scared?

Do You Ever Get Scared?

Six actors. 

Where Do Fairies Come From?

Where Do Fairies Come From?

From early Celtic tradition, through Shakespearean superstition to modern high fantasy, everyone has heard of fairies. 

Too Pretty to Punch

Too Pretty to Punch

There are 36 shows at the Fringe by trans performers, according to the TransFringe hashtag on Twitter, and Edalia Day’s Too Pretty to Punch might be the only one that’s both ce… 

Anna Nicholson: Get Happy

Anna Nicholson: Get Happy

Following her critically acclaimed debut show Woman of the Year, meet Anna’s brand-new characters and join some returning favourites all trying to Get Happy. 

Progress

Progress

There is something deeply human and inherently charming about imperfect dance. 

Susan Murray: How Not To Die In A Plane Crash

Susan Murray: How Not To Die In A Plane Crash

Fasten your seat belts for a darkly hilarious and deliciously bumpy ride. 

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – British Edition

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – British Edition

This starts off as stand-up, then becomes a pub quiz. 

Come Out from Among Them

Come Out from Among Them

Written/performed by John McCann and directed by Erasmus Mackenna, who brought you last year’s Scotsman Fringe First Award-winning play DUPed. 

Rich Bitch – How to Make Money with the Power of Your Mind

Rich Bitch – How to Make Money with the Power of Your Mind

Some people have called it ‘the biggest scam or our age’. 

Nick Elleray: Big Nick Energy

Nick Elleray: Big Nick Energy

Nick Elleray brings the mellow thunder to the Fringe with a brand-new stand-up show with a great new zeitgeisty title that the kids will love. 

La Galerie

La Galerie

If you’ve ever looked at a field of unbroken snow and wanted to run across it, or a blank piece of paper and wanted to color it, La Galerie is absolutely the circus show for you. 

Watching Glory Die

Watching Glory Die

The Windsor Feminist Theatre’ production of Judith Thompson’s 2014 play about injustice in the Canadian prison system feels timely in an age where atrocities committed against … 

Nick Everritt: The Deconstruction

Nick Everritt: The Deconstruction

Watch in awe as a man in a suit demonstrates his mastery of every genre of comedy. 

Nick Horseman: The Rhyme Scheme

Nick Horseman: The Rhyme Scheme

In 2018, Nick ‘Horse’ Horseman got married, survived a 6. 

Henning Wehn: Get on With It

Henning Wehn: Get on With It

Surely the German comedy ambassador Henning Wehn hasn’t bosched out yet another new show? And what’s he still doing here anyway? Well, his lack of transferable skills keep him … 

Alex Hylton: Get Rich or Die Cryin'

Alex Hylton: Get Rich or Die Cryin'

A debut hour of material from one of the fastest-rising acts in the UK. 

How to Get Your Show Noticed

How to Get Your Show Noticed

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Let’s Get Tough

Let’s Get Tough

Have you ever felt you’re not tough enough? Well two problematic fools are here to teach you how to grab life by the knackers. 

When the Birds Come

When the Birds Come

As might be expected, the environment – specifically, the “environmental emergency” we currently face – is one of the more notable themes running through this year’s Frin… 

(Some)Body

(Some)Body

Does a body make us human? Does it have a soul? What hides beneath nudity? What is nudity itself? Nudity is extreme openness and vulnerability and, at the same time, an incomprehen… 

Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

Rich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran

The global gap between rich and poor grows. 

Róisín and Chiara: Get Nupty

Róisín and Chiara: Get Nupty

A brand-new hour of improvising genius from cult-in-the-making duo Róisín and Chiara. 

1 Chick, 2 Dicks: 3 Americans Get Too Personal

1 Chick, 2 Dicks: 3 Americans Get Too Personal

How personal is too personal? What topics are off limits? American comedians Jeanne Whitney, Carter Morgan and Mike Lemme met in Paris trying to answer those very questions. 

Nick Revell: Eurasia’s Most Eligible Psychopaths and Their Lovely Homes

Nick Revell: Eurasia’s Most Eligible Psychopaths and Their Lovely Homes

Nick Revell has honed his comic storytelling craft to a fine point. 

Alex Kealy: Rationale

Alex Kealy: Rationale

Alex Kealy’s latest Fringe performance is a politically charged, self-deprecating show based on sound political analysis and funny life anecdotes. 

Fires Our Shoes Have Made

Fires Our Shoes Have Made

We are living through a renaissance of plays in verse, and if you need proof I can furnish few better than Fires Our Shoes Have Made by Fringe newcomers Pound of Flesh Theatre. 

Adrian Tauss and Sasha Ellen: Get a Room

Adrian Tauss and Sasha Ellen: Get a Room

Adrian Tauss and Sasha Ellen are stand-ups who have been inappropriately funny in public and have been told to get a room. 

Alex Farrow: Philosophy A-Level

Alex Farrow: Philosophy A-Level

A stand-up comedy show about education, religion and modern Britain told through the stories of teaching philosophy to teenagers. 

Forest

Forest

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Forest in question refers to the cast – a fourteen strong group of graduates from the Moscow Art Theatre School. 

Nick Helm's I Think, You Stink!

Nick Helm's I Think, You Stink!

Walking up the stairs of the Assembly Roxy is akin to creeping up the creaking steps of Frankenstein’s tower. 

xoxo moongirl

xoxo moongirl

What’s better than a one-woman show? A one-woman show with a trapeze hanging from the ceiling, like Chekov’s gun over the mantelpiece. 

Alex Cofield: Supernova

Alex Cofield: Supernova

Faced with the grim reality of life in the genteel English countryside, Alex’s dreams of youthful urban living seem light years away and when a nefarious village plot is revealed, … 

Backbone

Backbone

Seeing circus never gets old – there’s always something magical about watching human beings doing things you can barely imagine with their bodies. 

The Land of My Fathers and Mothers and Some Other People

The Land of My Fathers and Mothers and Some Other People

The Land of My Fathers and Mothers and Some Other People is an all-singing, all-dancing re-enactment of what Rhys’s Mam wrote down 40 years ago. 

Moon: We Cannot Get Out

Moon: We Cannot Get Out

Two provincial louts perform grotty comedy sketches. 

Holly Morgan: Is a Witch. Get Her!

Holly Morgan: Is a Witch. Get Her!

It’s hard to make a comedy about the murder of 45,000 women but Holly Morgan does just that, and then some. 

Anna Drezen: Okay Get Home Safe!!

Anna Drezen: Okay Get Home Safe!!

The Saturday Night Live writer and former editor-at-large of online satirical women’s magazine Reductress comes to the Fringe for the first time with a show all about true crime, t… 

Rich Wilson: Death Becomes Him

Rich Wilson: Death Becomes Him

‘Woke, feminist, geezer’ (List). 

Nick Helm: Phoenix from the Flames

Nick Helm: Phoenix from the Flames

Holy f*ck! After six years away from Edinburgh and ahead of his national tour, Helm is back at the f*cking Fringe with a full Edinburgh run of his new show to remind the world what… 

Lauren Booth: Accidentally Muslim

Lauren Booth: Accidentally Muslim

Journalist Lauren Booth’s first solo show, Accidentally Muslim, promises a journey from ‘Soho hedonism’ to a shocking revelation in a mosque. 

Raven

Raven

A raven mother, in German, is a neglectful one. 

Alex Cofield: Supernova

Alex Cofield: Supernova

Faced with the grim reality of a life of seclusion in the genteel English countryside, Alex’s dreams of youthful urban living seem light years away; but when a nef… 

Henning Wehn: Get On With It

Henning Wehn: Get On With It

You couldn’t make it up; surely the German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn hasn’t bosched out yet another new show? And what’s he still doing here anywa… 

Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Comedy Legend Tony Slattery reveals all in candid conversation with Comedy Historian Robert Ross In a preview of his Edinburgh Fringe appearance, a festival which also s… 

Anna Nicholson: Get Happy (Edinburgh Preview)

Anna Nicholson: Get Happy (Edinburgh Preview)

Following her critically acclaimed debut show 'Woman of the Year', meet Anna's brand-new characters and join some returning favourites all tryin… 

Do You Ever Get Scared?

Do You Ever Get Scared?

Six actors, six parts and the roll of a die. 

Hyena Lounge Comedy Club - Gary Delaney, Angelos Epithemiou & Alex Boardman

Hyena Lounge Comedy Club - Gary Delaney, Angelos Epithemiou & Alex Boardman

York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with four laughter-packed shows on Friday and Saturday nights featuring the cream… 

Hyena Lounge Comedy Club: Gary Delaney, Angelos Epithemiou & Alex Boardman

Hyena Lounge Comedy Club: Gary Delaney, Angelos Epithemiou & Alex Boardman

York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to the Great Yorkshire Fringe with four laughter-packed shows on Friday and Saturday nights featuring the cream… 

Alex Hitchcock Quintet: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

Alex Hitchcock Quintet: Arts Barge Riverside Festival

OUROBOROS PRESENTS THE LATEST IN CUTTING EDGE JAZZ… Award-winning saxophonist Alex Hitchcock returns to York, with his powerhouse quintet that combines a compelli… 

Anna Nicholson: Get Happy

Anna Nicholson: Get Happy

Award-winning comedian returns to the Canal Cafe Theatre with a brand new character show all about finding happiness. 

Robert Ross presents: Tony Slattery - Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Robert Ross presents: Tony Slattery - Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Previewing his eagerly anticipated return to the Edinburgh Fringe in August, Comedy Legend Tony Slattery reveals all in conversation with comedy historian Robert Ross. 

Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story

Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story

50 years on from the release of Rod’s first album, Some Guys Have All The Luck is back in theatres in 2019 with a brand new show, bringing to the stage a… 

Nick Dixon: Christianity and Me

Nick Dixon: Christianity and Me

Nick Dixon is considering doing something so controversial and shameful he will be ridiculed and hated by the comedy community, his family, and most of the country. 

Let's Get Tough

Let's Get Tough

Assertiveness training and self-defence for the contemporary woman. 

Electric Cabaret: Come Fly with Me

Electric Cabaret: Come Fly with Me

Brighton favourites The Electric Cabaret Company are back by popular demand! Join the jet set when you book with Electric Cabaret Airlines. 

Simone Belshaw: Goblin and Fiends

Simone Belshaw: Goblin and Fiends

A reviewer's job can sometimes be a miserable one. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts at GBMet. 

Alex Cofield: Supernova

Alex Cofield: Supernova

Faced with the grim reality of a life of seclusion in the genteel English countryside, Alex’s dreams of youthful urban living seem light years away, and when a nefarious village … 

Alex Kealy: Forge

Alex Kealy: Forge

After last year’s “storming show” (The Sunday Times), political comedian and “rising star of the British stand-up scene” (The List) Alex Kealy presents a new hour of comedy about c… 

Nick Elleray: Big Nick Energy (Work in Progress)

Nick Elleray: Big Nick Energy (Work in Progress)

Nick Elleray, “quality downbeat comedy” (Chortle), is known for his dry, bleak musings on the dark and squalid aspects of life. 

Nick Horseman: The Rhyme Scheme

Nick Horseman: The Rhyme Scheme

Over the past year, Nick ‘Horse’ Horseman has got married, survived a 6. 

F*ck Polite!

F*ck Polite!

Feeling othered and unwelcome in London, Daisy returns to Poland just before Christmas after almost a decade of absence. 

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!

A funny and fragile farce about ageing, dying and mourningExpect fumbling, coffee, call centres and cat food… rants, dribbles, pills and cough bombs… symbolist mysticism and sy… 

All Things Brighton Beautiful

All Things Brighton Beautiful

Styling itself as a 'heartfelt and hilarious musical tribute' to the city of Brighton, All Things Brighton Beautiful utterly triumphs as a celebration of everything we love… 

In Loving Memory of Pat Riarchy

In Loving Memory of Pat Riarchy

The makers of last year's Love Letters to Rappers and the winners of the Brighton Fringe Audience Choice Award 2018 invite you to a moment of reflection as they gather for the … 

Nick Harper - 58 Fordwych Road

Nick Harper - 58 Fordwych Road

58 Fordwych Road is an all new show that centres around a living room in a small flat in Kilburn, London, in the mid-1960s. 

Some Guys Have All The Luck

Some Guys Have All The Luck

50 years on from the release of Rod’s first album, Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story is back in theatres in 2019 with a bran… 

Rich Hall's Hoedown

Rich Hall's Hoedown

Rich Hall’s critically acclaimed new show begins its second leg of touring. 

Met Opera: Die Walküre 2019

Met Opera: Die Walküre 2019

£15, (£10 under 18's) COMPOSER: Richard Wagner Sung in German. 

Met Opera 18-19: Die Walkure

Met Opera 18-19: Die Walkure

Featuring some of the most glorious music ever written—including, of course, the Ride of the Valkyries—Die Walküre is the second of the four operas that… 

Get a Life!

Get a Life!

The sketch show can be a difficult beast to tame. 

Jason Byrne – You Can Come In But don’t Start Anything

Jason Byrne – You Can Come In But don’t Start Anything

A brand new show from 'The Outright King of Live Comedy’ - The Times. 

unravel 2019: Let's Get Quizzical hosted by Pom Pom Quarterly

unravel 2019: Let's Get Quizzical hosted by Pom Pom Quarterly

Can you tell a Herdwick from a Hebridean? Know your needles from your niddy-noddy? It’s time to get quizzical at Unravel’s first fibre themed trivia night! H… 

Adam Buxton and Some Colleagues Doing Their Comedy for a Great Cause

Adam Buxton and Some Colleagues Doing Their Comedy for a Great Cause

An evening of stand-up comedy supporting Nerve Tumours UK and helping to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, an incurable genetic condition affecting 1 in every 3,000 … 

Adam Buxton and Some Colleagues Doing Their Comedy for a Great Cause

Adam Buxton and Some Colleagues Doing Their Comedy for a Great Cause

An evening of stand-up comedy supporting Nerve Tumours UK and helping to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis, an incurable genetic condition affecting 1 in every 3,000 … 

Get to know your digital camera

Get to know your digital camera

£2010am - 12pmAge 16+ Do you always use your camera on Auto?  Why not  learn to master the modes and menus so you can become more confident and creative … 

I Would Like to Get to Know You

I Would Like to Get to Know You

Critically acclaimed companies Feral Foxy Ladies & Kaleido Film Collective (★★★★ ‘totally engaging’ - A Younger Theatre) return to VAULT after a sell-out run of Balancing A… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Sheffield

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Sheffield

The Strictly Come Dancing UK Arena Tour is waltzing back on the road from January 2019 for 29 supersized sequin-filled shows across the country. 

Come From Away

Come From Away

Discover the remarkable true story of a small town that welcomed the world. 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Liverpool

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Liverpool

The Strictly Come Dancing UK Arena Tour is waltzing back on the road from January 2019 for 29 supersized sequin-filled shows across the country. 

The Animals & Children Took To The Streets

The Animals & Children Took To The Streets

Directed and written by Suzanne Andrade with film, design and animation by Paul Barritt, The Animals and Children Took to the Street arrives at The Old Market theatre in Brighton. 

Diary Of A Somebody

Diary Of A Somebody

LifeLikeTheatre brings the Orton Diaries to the stage at Rialto Theatre, Brighton and attempts to explore the final months of Orton’s life at the height of the swinging sixties. 

Henning Wehn - Get On With It

Henning Wehn - Get On With It

You couldn’t make it up; surely the German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn hasn’t bosched out yet another new show? And what’s he still doing here anywa… 

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 … 

Jason Byrne: You Can Come In, But Don’t Start Anything

Jason Byrne: You Can Come In, But Don’t Start Anything

The ‘Outright King of Live Comedy’ (The Times) Jason Byrne is back at the Leicester Square Theatre for more comedy chaos. 

Fresh Blood: Paul McNeive, Olivia Kiernan, Alex Reeve with Sam Blake

Fresh Blood: Paul McNeive, Olivia Kiernan, Alex Reeve with Sam Blake

Bestseller Sam Blake brings you some of the strongest new voices in crime fiction and finds out just how they did it. 

Alex Kealy: A Kealy's Heel

Alex Kealy: A Kealy's Heel

Political comedian/ball of anxiety Alex Kealy honks on about love (passionate) and politics (jaded) for show number three. 

Nick Sharratt's Big Draw-Along

Nick Sharratt's Big Draw-Along

Join acclaimed children’s writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt to find out how he creates his picture books. 

Get A Life

Get A Life

A crazy look at a not altogether crazy world! 

David Cross: Oh, Come On

David Cross: Oh, Come On

Stand-up comedian and star of Arrested Development and Mr. 

Ashley Haden: We all Die C*nts

Ashley Haden: We all Die C*nts

“Comedy’s own Leonard Cohen” - ★★★★★ FringePigAshley Haden is back with the eagerly-awaited final chapter of the C*nting Trilogy. 

Festival Lights – The Songs of Nick Keir

Festival Lights – The Songs of Nick Keir

Nick Keir, the Edinburgh folksinger and songwriter, left us too early in 2013. 

Good Things Come to Those Who

Good Things Come to Those Who

Good Things Come to Those Who explores our generation’s relationship with work, debt, big data, surveillance and public/private space: when everything you have can be an asset, wha… 

Atomic 3001

Atomic 3001

At least three times over the course of Atomic 3001 I found myself contemplating whether choreographer and performer Leslie Mannès was somehow creating the techno beat that her bo… 

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… 

Academy and Pitch Fight Present: Buy One, Get One Free

Academy and Pitch Fight Present: Buy One, Get One Free

Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene. 

I Love You Mum... I Promise I Won't Die!

I Love You Mum... I Promise I Won't Die!

I’d had a conversation with Dan about ecstasy. 

Nutty Noah: You Might Die!

Nutty Noah: You Might Die!

Nutty Noah, recently crowned UK Family Entertainer of the Year 2018, invites you to join him in poking his tongue out at death and stamping on the foot of St Peter. 

Come to the Cabaret!

Come to the Cabaret!

Join us for a postmodern take on popular songs from the past decade as well as standards by the likes of Gershwin, Berlin, and Ellington. 

Paradiso

Paradiso

Our Theatre’s Paradiso is ostensibly a puppetry show about three men of different nationalities, reflecting on the last days of their lives before moving onto paradise. 

The Nick Ross Orchestra present Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era

The Nick Ross Orchestra present Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era

Recapture the sounds of a bygone era with this unmissable evening of classic big band of the 1940s and 1950s, including: In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, New York, New York. 

Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Comedy legend Tony Slattery reveals all in conversation with comedy-historian Robert Ross. 

Die Gl'Amouresque

Die Gl'Amouresque

Die Gl’Amouresque is a Berlin-based burlesque and cabaret act with vintage charm and a modern twist. 

WHITE

WHITE

If you’ve ever felt stuck between two groups, both suspicious of you and neither accepting of the other, you may have the slightest indication of what Koko Brown is trying to com… 

Get Rreel

Get Rreel

The world’s biggest girl band Get Rreel are on the brink of collapse. 

As We Like It

As We Like It

Side by Side Theatre Company, serving learning disabled performers from the West Midlands, returns to Paradise in Augustines this year with their adaptation of As You Like It, the … 

Jamie, Come Try Me

Jamie, Come Try Me

Elspeth McVeigh, soprano, ‘voice. 

100 Things – Nick Harper

100 Things – Nick Harper

Fringe Herald Angel Award winner for music returns with a cherry-picked selection from his extensive repertoire of over 100 songs. 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Sold out AMC2017! Alex (the Scottish modern day Stephane Grappelli) on violin and virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet plus legendary double bassist Kenny Ellis, perform… 

The Lads With Special Guest Murray McGrath and Some Criminals

The Lads With Special Guest Murray McGrath and Some Criminals

The Lads with special guest Murray McGrath and Some Criminals. 

Get Your Show Seen by the Right People

Get Your Show Seen by the Right People

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

In Conversation With... Alex McLeish

In Conversation With... Alex McLeish

Manager of Scotland, having previously managed Motherwell, Hibs, Rangers, Birmingham City and Aston Villa among others. 

Get Silly With Willy – The Cannelloni Experience

Get Silly With Willy – The Cannelloni Experience

Come get silly with Willy Cannelloni and his many alter egos, as they take you on a mind-bending visionquest – an evening of trance-inducing stories, songs, raps and monologues b… 

Chris Difford: Some Fantastic Place, My Life in and Out of Squeeze. With Boo Hewerdine

Chris Difford: Some Fantastic Place, My Life in and Out of Squeeze. With Boo Hewerdine

Chris Difford celebrates the release of his autobiography with some very special shows. 

Andrew O'Neill: I Am a Rich Man and I Have Many Sons

Andrew O'Neill: I Am a Rich Man and I Have Many Sons

There’s a better universe next door. Let’s go! Award-winning Fringe veteran brings all the feels. ‘An incantatory state of near-constant laughter’ **** (List). 

Alex Love: Stop the Press, I Want to Get Off

Alex Love: Stop the Press, I Want to Get Off

Find out what life is really like as a local newspaper reporter in a rural town, covering hard-hitting stories such as parish council meetings, charity bike rides and dogs winning … 

Free Stand-Up Will Never Die

Free Stand-Up Will Never Die

The hilarious Welsh optimist returns to the Fringe, working through his latest identity crisis the only way he knows how – with 40 minutes of excellent free comedy. 

Nick Doody: PG

Nick Doody: PG

For his 10th solo Fringe hour, acclaimed stand-up Nick Doody faces a challenge: to come up with a PG-rated show. 

Nick Hall: Peninsula

Nick Hall: Peninsula

No man is an island. 

Live Before You Die

Live Before You Die

What do you do when you have a best mate who’s so sad he might die? Especially since your friendship is built around a mutual appreciation of 90s hip hop, borderline alcoholism and… 

Rich Wilson's Still Relevant

Rich Wilson's Still Relevant

Rich Wilson is still very much relevant, even though he’s over 40. 

How to Spot an Alien

How to Spot an Alien

How to Spot an Alien might seem like an obscure skillset for 21st century children, but for Jelly and Jonjo, the two protagonists of Paines Plough’s annual offering for young aud… 

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. 

Circolombia

Circolombia

Circolumbia returns to the Underbelly Circus Hub, bringing its high-octane cast of singing, dancing circus artists with it. 

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. 

Come to Daddy

Come to Daddy

‘The children grabbed him (the father) and put him on the table. 

Get Off the Couch

Get Off the Couch

A story of love, self-discovery, mental illness and ultimately taking responsibility for your own life. 

Stick by Me

Stick by Me

We all remember the feeling of temptation to open the box that we’re not supposed to open as a small child. 

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – 90s Edition

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz – 90s Edition

Highly interactive show that’s part stand-up, part actual pub quiz. 

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. 

The 15 Minute Get in (and Get Out)

The 15 Minute Get in (and Get Out)

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

(Some)Body

(Some)Body

Last year, I was lucky enough to catch Alyona Ageeva’s Physical Theatre PosleSlov perform to a small audience and immediately became a fan. 

Owen O'Neill: Ten Songs to Die For

Owen O'Neill: Ten Songs to Die For

In his new one-man play Owen O’Neill takes the audience on a trip to the soundtrack of his life. 

Jason Byrne: You Can Come in, But Don't Start Anything

Jason Byrne: You Can Come in, But Don't Start Anything

Fringe legend and ‘outright king of live comedy’ (Times), Jason Byrne, is opening the doors again for more comedy chaos. 

Nick Elleray: It's Been Emotional

Nick Elleray: It's Been Emotional

Aussie Nick Elleray has been described as ‘an under-appreciated purveyor of quality downbeat comedy’ (Chortle. 

Ollie Horn Made Some Funny Friends in Japan

Ollie Horn Made Some Funny Friends in Japan

Lovable Brit Ollie Horn (‘always a crowd pleaser’ (Edd Daggers, ROR Comedy)) tells fast-paced tales of life as an unlikely Japanese TV star and life on the road as he tours around … 

Nick and Nina

Nick and Nina

In a tiny living room in Edinburgh, a fraught long-term friendship reaches its breaking point. 

Henning Wehn: Get on With It

Henning Wehn: Get on With It

Surely the German Comedy Ambassador hasn’t bosched out yet another new show? And what’s he still doing here anyway? Come and find out. 

Alex Farrow: Allow It

Alex Farrow: Allow It

Stand-up comedian and school teacher Alex Farrow presents a show about Western philosophy told through his stories of teaching religious studies to Muslim and Christian teenagers i… 

Alex Kealy: A Kealy's Heel

Alex Kealy: A Kealy's Heel

Political comedian/ball of anxiety Alex Kealy honks on about love (passionate) and politics (jaded) for show number three. 

Alex Hylton: Everybody's Different and I'm the Same

Alex Hylton: Everybody's Different and I'm the Same

Alex Hylton is unique. 

Nick Dixon: Marriage Material

Nick Dixon: Marriage Material

Nick Dixon (Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, joke writer for Hollywood’s Will Smith) arrives with his neurotically hilarious debut stand-up show all about his disastrous attem… 

Mairi Campbell: Auld Lang Syne

Mairi Campbell: Auld Lang Syne

If you’re wandering around Edinburgh this August looking for a glimpse into year-round Scottish culture, it might be worth popping into the Scottish Storytelling Centre on the Ro… 

Backup

Backup

Backup, a mix of puppetry and gestural object theatre, is a half hour of pure delight. 

Ashley Haden: We All Die C*nts

Ashley Haden: We All Die C*nts

Ashley Haden is back with the eagerly awaited final chapter of the C*nting Trilogy. 

Nick Revell: BrokenDreamCatcher

Nick Revell: BrokenDreamCatcher

Variations on the BBC Radio 4 series, including the tales: Vladimir Putin’s Bottom Is Missing and Clash of the Hipster Shamans. 

Come Die With Us

Come Die With Us

What if you didn’t know you were dead? A dark new comedy. 

Joe Foster: Let's Get Cynical

Joe Foster: Let's Get Cynical

Joe Foster (Winner of South Coast Comedian of the year 2015) presents his eagerly anticipated debut stand-up show. 

Alex Garner – Who?!

Alex Garner – Who?!

Who is Alex Garner anyway? A comedian, that’s who. 

Attrape Moi

Attrape Moi

There is nothing so delightful as watching something you assume to be impossible done before your eyes. 

Johannes Dullin: Come Along and Bring a Friend!

Johannes Dullin: Come Along and Bring a Friend!

The back room at Dragonfly is unassuming. 

How to Get Your Show Noticed

How to Get Your Show Noticed

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Some Like It Holt

Some Like It Holt

Rosie Holt is not for everyone. 

First Snow / Première neige

First Snow / Première neige

Those familiar with the work of the National Theatre of Scotland won’t be surprised by the style or the content of First Snow / Première Neige. 

Alex Williamson: So Wrong, It's Wrong

Alex Williamson: So Wrong, It's Wrong

Did someone say drugs, pedos and terrorists? Alex’s twisted outlook will shake your faith in humanity before restoring it ever so slightly, then smashing it once again beyond rep… 

Get into the Industry – An Introduction to Sound

Get into the Industry – An Introduction to Sound

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Beard: Baby Come Back

Beard: Baby Come Back

Returning after their award-winning, sell-out 2015 show, Beard (‘one of the best kept secrets in comedy-town’ (List)) are back with their genre-defying comedy. 

BaseCamp

BaseCamp

Fever Dream Theatre’s BaseCamp promises an immersive experience in the rivalry between two world-class mountain climbers preparing for a joint ascent of a Himalayan mountain. 

Huff

Huff

It’s hard to tell you to go see Huff at Summerhall’s CanadaHub, but I absolutely must. 

Island Town

Island Town

The Paines Plough Roundabout is an incredibly versatile venue. 

Nick Hall: Spencer

Nick Hall: Spencer

Spencer Percival has one claim to fame. 

Alex Cofield: Supernova

Alex Cofield: Supernova

No sound, no atmosphere, nobody for miles around. 

Get into the Industry – An Introduction to Lighting

Get into the Industry – An Introduction to Lighting

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants. 

Alex Edelman: Just for Us

Alex Edelman: Just for Us

Alex Edelman’s full name is David Yosef Shimon Ben Illouz Haleivi Alexander Edelman. 

My Land

My Land

You know you’re at a good circus when you expect your jaw to drop, only to realise it’s already on the floor. 

Notorious Strumpet & Dangerous Girl

Notorious Strumpet & Dangerous Girl

Make sure you arrive at Notorious Strumpet & Dangerous Girl a few minutes early; performer Jess Love is thrilled to offer you a coffee, a tea, or a biscuit in the queue. 

Bibi Crew: Get Raunchy

Bibi Crew: Get Raunchy

A raunchy rude ride through the carnal minds of BiBi Crew. 

Alex Williamson: So Wrong, It’s Wrong

Alex Williamson: So Wrong, It’s Wrong

Did someone say drugs, pedos and terrorists? Alex’s twisted outlook will shake your faith in humanity before restoring it ever so slightly, then smashing it once again beyond rep… 

Alex Williamson: Make The World A Banter Place

Alex Williamson: Make The World A Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, but “overwhelmingly politically incorrect” (What’s Good, NZ) Alex Williamson knows how to banter. 

Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Comedy Legend Tony Slattery reveals all in candid conversation with Comedy Historian Robert Ross. 

Nick Hall: Spencer

Nick Hall: Spencer

Spencer Percival has one claim to fame. 

Nick Hall: Spencer

Nick Hall: Spencer

Spencer Percival has one claim to fame. 

Ashley Haden: We All Die C*nts Preview

Ashley Haden: We All Die C*nts Preview

Ashley Haden is back with the eagerly awaited final chapter of the ‘C*nting Trilogy’. 

Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Tony Slattery: Slattery Will Get You Nowhere

Comedy Legend Tony Slattery reveals all in candid conversation with Comedy Historian Robert RossAfter playing to packed Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2017 houses with a retu… 

Owls

Owls

On the roof of multi-storey car park, two strangers collide. 

An Evening with Rich Roll hosted by The Happy Pear

An Evening with Rich Roll hosted by The Happy Pear

We are SUPER excited to have a true modern day superman, Rich Roll, come to Dublin on Saturday 30th June. 

Chris Ramsey Live 2018: Just Happy To Get Out Of The House Tour

Chris Ramsey Live 2018: Just Happy To Get Out Of The House Tour

Critically acclaimed and award winning Stand Up comedian, host of his own TV entertainment show and Stand Up show on Comedy Central, Celebrity Juice regular and the only… 

Jason Byrne - You Can Come In, But Dont Start Anything

Jason Byrne - You Can Come In, But Dont Start Anything

Fringe legend and 'Outright King of Live Comedy' (The Times) Jason Byrne is opening the doors again for more comedy chaos. 

Nick Dixon: Work in Progress

Nick Dixon: Work in Progress

Nick Dixon arrives fresh from working with Will Smith on his new movie, performing his standup on Comedy Central, and supporting Europe’s biggest comedian at the S… 

Artificial Intelligence Improvisation

Artificial Intelligence Improvisation

It's a very difficult thing to talk about Artificial Intelligence Improvisation by Human Machine. 

Serena Flynn: Prune

Serena Flynn: Prune

Crawling out from the wreckage of a nasty breakup comes the grotesque figure of Prune. 

Jess Robinson: Here Come the Girls

Jess Robinson: Here Come the Girls

Join multi award-winner and Britain's Got Talent 2017 semi-finalist Jess Robinson for an evening of spot-on celebrity impressions, musical comedy and stunning vocal gymnastics. 

Love Letters to Rappers

Love Letters to Rappers

Ever find yourself singing along to music on the radio and then realising the lyrics are kind of messed up? Do you know the words to all of Eminem’s songs but some bits you rap j… 

Spring Day: Help! I've Fallen in Love and I Can't Get Up!

Spring Day: Help! I've Fallen in Love and I Can't Get Up!

Two little cripples sitting in a tree k-i-s-s—Wait! How did two cripples get up a tree? Come see Spring Day, voted Brooklyn’s Best Comedian, tell true tales of a spastic Sid and … 

Tony Roberts: I'm a Magician Get Me Out of Here

Tony Roberts: I'm a Magician Get Me Out of Here

Mind-blowing escapology and magical mayhem are unleashed by Covent Garden’s cheekiest and funniest street performer! For humans 8-80+ Having escaped from chains at festivals in … 

Lovecraft's Monsters

Lovecraft's Monsters

In the suitably gothic grandeur of the Rialto theatre, David Crawford bounds onto the stage to tell us the tale of H. 

Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story

Some Guys Have All The Luck – The Rod Stewart Story

Some Guys Have All The Luck is a fantastic theatrical production celebrating the career of one of rocks greatest icons, Rod Stewart – from street busker through to… 

Nutty Noah: You Might Die!

Nutty Noah: You Might Die!

You could get squashed by an elephant that’s out of control, or you could come and see the latest ‘death’-defying show from Nutty Noah. 

Brighton Rocks Film Festival

Brighton Rocks Film Festival

Brighton has long been a home for artists, creators and the alternative. 

MOTHER

MOTHER

An inspired slice of sketch comedy served up by Laura Curnick and Jack Mosedale, MOTHER is brimming with great ideas and executed by two fantastic comedic talents that should be on… 

Never Mind the Royal Wedding - Here's Some Bollocks from Der Wunderlich Revue

Never Mind the Royal Wedding - Here's Some Bollocks from Der Wunderlich Revue

A firm rite of the Queens, the boys from Der Wunderlich Revue have been peddling their own unique brand of chaos, smut, nudity and stupidity for ten years. 

Knightmare Live 2017

Knightmare Live 2017

Welcome, watchers of illusions, to a review that shall dispel your confusion. 

The Other Way To Die On Stage

The Other Way To Die On Stage

Posturous Productions and the writer of the critically acclaimed Glass Slippers and Silver Bullets and the sell out shows The Haunted Hunt and Build-Up And Climax present… 

Alex Martini is Mad About Food

Alex Martini is Mad About Food

Are you passionate about food, yet in love with Britain at the same time? This show is for you! The craziest Italian, Alex Martini, brings you his debut solo show ‘Mad About Food’. 

Come Rhyme With Me

Come Rhyme With Me

Enjoy a night of rhyming, rice and peas with Dean Atta and Deanna Rodger alongside a menu of performers chosen for their wit, wisdom and ability to move you. 

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. 

About A Revolution

About A Revolution

The latest production from Windmill Young Actors attempts to explore the spirit of revolution and a multitude of ambitious ideas with varying degrees of success. 

Rich Hall's Hoedown

Rich Hall's Hoedown

Rich Hall’s critically acclaimed new show begins its second leg of touring. 

Alex Petrovic, Fiona Ridgewell, Graeme Collard

Alex Petrovic, Fiona Ridgewell, Graeme Collard

Alex Petrovic (BBC New Comedy Awards, Radio 2, Radio 4 Extra), Fiona Ridgewell (Comedy Knights Finalist 2016, Golden Jester Finalist 2015), and Graeme Collard (Comedy Fun House Gon… 

Stick Some Shoes On

Stick Some Shoes On

From our first dates, sexual frustration, sexual tension, Tinder, insecurities, boredom, to marriage. 

Waiting for Gandalf

Waiting for Gandalf

This isn’t the gentle comedy romp through the Lord of the Rings that many may believe from the title. 

Joe Wells: I Hope I Die Before I Start Voting Conservative

Joe Wells: I Hope I Die Before I Start Voting Conservative

Joe Wells returns with his unique brand of acerbic political humour about how we all grow increasingly right wing as we age. 

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… 

Police Cops In Space

Police Cops In Space

Forget Spaceballs, there is a new sci-fi comedy champion in town. 

Nick Elleray: It's Been Emotional (Work in Progress)

Nick Elleray: It's Been Emotional (Work in Progress)

The ‘Mellow Thunder From Down Under’ returns to Brighton with a stand-up comedy show that’ll be thoughtful, silly, and thoughtfully silly. 

Joe Foster: Let's Get Cynical

Joe Foster: Let's Get Cynical

Eagerly anticipated debut show from the South Coast Comedian of the Year 2015. 

Alex Williamson – Make The World a Banter Place

Alex Williamson – Make The World a Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea, but “overwhelmingly politically incorrect” (What’s Good, NZ) Alex Williamson knows how to banter. 

Jonny & The Baptists The World Is A Mess, Here Are Some Songs

Jonny & The Baptists The World Is A Mess, Here Are Some Songs

★★★★ ‘Brilliant - the closest thing the fringe has to rock gods’ Fest Magazine ★★★★ ‘Wickedly amusing’ The Times ★★★★ ‘Spirited comedy. 

Alex Williamson: So Wrong, it's Wrong

Alex Williamson: So Wrong, it's Wrong

Did someone say drugs, pedos & terrorists? Probably not, alas these are just some of the topical/fun themes touched upon in this one hour honesty session. 

Nick Cody - Loose Unit

Nick Cody - Loose Unit

As seen on Have You Been Paying Attention?/Conan (US)/Comedy Next Gen/Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala and heaps more. 

Claire Healy: (Get a) Real Job

Claire Healy: (Get a) Real Job

Claire has never had a real job. 

Rich Hall

Rich Hall

Winner: Barry Award Melbourne International Comedy Festival Everyone’s favourite sardonic straight shooter, Rich Hall, returns! After a sell-out Fringe season in 2016 the crank… 

Three Little Sisters Come to Unley - An Andrews Sisters Tribute

Three Little Sisters Come to Unley - An Andrews Sisters Tribute

The Andrews Sisters were America’s most popular singing trio - Patty, Maxine and LaVerne burst onto the entertainment scene in the 1940’s and were known for their close three part … 

Get Rich or High Tryin'

Get Rich or High Tryin'

Lowe is no 50 Cent but he has been tryin’ to get the dollar. 

Can I Get An Amen?!

Can I Get An Amen?!

Inspired by the memoirs of Whoopi Goldberg, RuPaul and Shannon Noll. 

Amelia Ryan: The Breast Is Yet To Come

Amelia Ryan: The Breast Is Yet To Come

It’s been a big year for Amelia Ryan (Storm In A D Cup, Lady Liberty, Livvy & Pete). 

Alex Ward: Good, great.

Alex Ward: Good, great.

Alex is a Melbourne based stand-up comedian currently achieving her life long dream of being brave enough to live outside her home state of QLD. 

Shirley Gnome: Come Again?

Shirley Gnome: Come Again?

Canada’s reigning “Queen troubadour of intelligent black-comic sex balladry” (Edmonton Journal) returns to Adelaide for four nights only with a collection of songs and covers from … 

Reginald D Hunter: Some People V Reginald D Hunter

Reginald D Hunter: Some People V Reginald D Hunter

For 15 years Reginald D Hunter has been casting a wry eye over the ways of his adopted homeland. 

Get Sweaty with Cheryl and Chardee

Get Sweaty with Cheryl and Chardee

Aerobics gained worldwide popularity in 1982 with the release Jane Fonda’s game changing exercise videos. 

Alex Cofield: Supernova

Alex Cofield: Supernova

No sound, no atmosphere, nobody for miles around. 

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. 

Can't Get Enough

Can't Get Enough

InU (formerly In Unitate) returns for its 11th Fringe show with a great selection of acapella arrangements of fantastic rock, jazz and pop songs you know and love from the 20th cen… 

Elvis & The Beatles Come Together

Elvis & The Beatles Come Together

The show that’s Rocking Aus comes to Adelaide Fringe. 

The Dark Seeds - the songs of Nick Cave

The Dark Seeds - the songs of Nick Cave

Growing up with the music of Nick Cave resonating in their bones, it seemed only fitting to put together a tribute to the Bad Seed himself. 

Some Gods Ride Mice

Some Gods Ride Mice

They have 99 problems and alcohol consumption is 97 of them. 

Nathaniel presents ‘Let’s Get It On – The Songs of Marvin Gaye’

Nathaniel presents ‘Let’s Get It On – The Songs of Marvin Gaye’

On a spring day in 1939, The Prince of Soul, Marvin Gaye, was born to loving parents in Washington DC and became one of the elite few who shaped the sound of Motown in the 1960’s… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - The O2 Arena

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - The O2 Arena

  • Listing
  • Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
  • West End
  • O2 Arena
  • 10th Feb 2018 - 9th Feb 2020

The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in January … 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Wembley

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Wembley

The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in Janua… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Nottingham

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Nottingham

The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in Janua… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Glasgow

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Glasgow

  • Listing
  • Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
  • Glasgow
  • The Hydro
  • 2nd Feb 2018 - 2nd Feb 2020

The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you in Janua… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Birmingham

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Birmingham

The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour is back to keep you dancing into 2018! Pure dancing pleasure awaits as this supersized Strictly Live show comes to an arena near you… 

Side Shows

Side Shows

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

Die Zauberflote

Die Zauberflote

Prince Tamino promises the Queen of the Night that he will rescue her daughter Pamina from the enchanter Sarastro. 

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea but ‘overwhelmingly politically incorrect’ (WhatsGood. 

Alex O'Donnell

Alex O'Donnell

A 45-minute showcase of happiness, heartbreak and adventure as told by songwriter Alex. 

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends

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

Get Your Brighton Fringe on!

Get Your Brighton Fringe on!

Ready to take your show to England’s largest arts festival? Want to showcase your work to a fresh audience? If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, this is the event for yo… 

Die Gl'Amouresque

Die Gl'Amouresque

Die Gl’Amouresque is a Berlin-based burlesque and cabaret act with vintage charm and a modern twist. 

Rich Hyde, Homicide

Rich Hyde, Homicide

Rich Hyde, the Boston cop in the City of Angels… and a body has fallen out of his closet. This satirical look at 1980s cop shows will be sure to have you laughing like it’s 1989! 

Come Rain Or Come Shine

Come Rain Or Come Shine

Musical gems from the Great American and British Songbooks. 

Alex White: What in Tarnation?!

Alex White: What in Tarnation?!

In 2017 Alex White has been kicking goals! After a cheeky run through the Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney comedy festivals, this tall drink of water is making his Edinburgh debut! Q… 

Iain Connell: Some Buzz (Work in Progress)

Iain Connell: Some Buzz (Work in Progress)

After years in the sketch show game, Iain Connell, star and co-creator of BBC hit show Burnistoun (a sell-out at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe) is throwing caution to the wind… 

Givin' It Some

Givin' It Some

Givin’ It Some is a fun, fast-paced, dirty, edgy, enlightening insight into the taboos of sex today. 

Nick Helm: Masterworks in Progress '17

Nick Helm: Masterworks in Progress '17

After spending two years in the wilderness, international treasure Nick Helm (Dave’s Best Joke 2011) crawls his way back from the depths of hell to find the world he once loved has… 

Alex Salmond... Unleashed

Alex Salmond... Unleashed

A festival of fun, friends and freedom. 

Come & Sing International

Come & Sing International

Do you love singing? Would you like the chance to sing some of classical music’s most iconic choral pieces, led by a wonderfully expressive conductor? If so, come along and sing … 

Nick Elleray: Just Happy To Be Here

Nick Elleray: Just Happy To Be Here

Nick Elleray - ex-pat Aussie and Old Comedian of 2017 (seriously, google it) - performs a stand-up show about ageing, family and this grim carnival we call life. 

The Nick Ross Orchestra Presents: Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era

The Nick Ross Orchestra Presents: Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era

The Nick Ross Orchestra presents Sounds of the Glenn Miller Era. 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet

Alex – the Scottish modern-day Stephane Grappelli – on violin, and virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet plus legendary double bassist Kenny Ellis, perform truly into… 

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. 

Quilarious Come and Play

Quilarious Come and Play

Quilarious: A new exciting comedy format. 

Get Your Show Seen by the Right People

Get Your Show Seen by the Right People

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. 

Die Walküre

Die Walküre

Following last year’s Das Rheingold from Mariinsky Opera, the epic Die Walküre takes us deeper into Wagner’s vast mythological world in the second part of the International F… 

Joe Wells: I Hope I Die Before I Start Voting Conservative

Joe Wells: I Hope I Die Before I Start Voting Conservative

Received opinion says that we become more right-wing as we get older. 

AA-AA The Adventures of Rich and Morty (The 'A's Are Silent)

AA-AA The Adventures of Rich and Morty (The 'A's Are Silent)

Coming from dimension AA-AA are Irish Rich and Egyptian Morty, stand-ups in Amsterdam with similar chips on their shoulders. 

Come Down the Mile

Come Down the Mile

Walk the historic and dramatic Royal Mile with poet Ken Cockburn. 

Alex Smith – Real Man

Alex Smith – Real Man

The laws of stand up hold that childhood diaries are always good for a laugh. 

Nick Hall: Spencer

Nick Hall: Spencer

Spencer Percival has one claim to fame. 

Eric, Kat and Joe: Gig Together, Die Alone

Eric, Kat and Joe: Gig Together, Die Alone

Eric, ‘intriguing and amusing’ (Chortle. 

Nick Doody: Interesting Times

Nick Doody: Interesting Times

Well, well, well. 

How To Get Paid... To Play With LEGO!

How To Get Paid... To Play With LEGO!

It’s every child’s (and adult’s!) dream job isn’t it? Join this professional LEGO artist as he explains how he turned a hobby into a full-time career, building models out of LEGO b… 

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz

The premise of Alex Love - How to win a Pub Quiz is that the audience become participants in a quiz, having been taught how to actually win it (you get the answers right!). 

Clitorosity, Cocktastrophes and Other Things You Can't Get Your Mouth Around

Clitorosity, Cocktastrophes and Other Things You Can't Get Your Mouth Around

When a man and a woman… or a woman and a woman… or a man and a man… or any combination really, love each other very much, they come together – well, not always together. 

Nick Harper

Nick Harper

Nick Harper has a rich acoustic/folk heritage (folk legend Roy Harper’s son) recognised worldwide. 

We Are All Going to Die

We Are All Going to Die

We are all Going to Die is a devised piece by Dead Person Productions. 

Alex in Shadow

Alex in Shadow

Alex In Shadow from UCLU Runaground proves that puppetry is not just for children. 

Mae Martin and Nick Coyle: Show Party

Mae Martin and Nick Coyle: Show Party

Mae Martin (BBC Radio 4’s Mae Martin’s Guide to 21st Century Sexuality, Russell Howard’s Good News) and Australian comic Nick Coyle (Guided Meditation) improvise a variety show bas… 

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. 

Craig Hill: Someone's Gonna Get Kilt!

Craig Hill: Someone's Gonna Get Kilt!

‘Flat-out hilarious. 

How to Get Your Show Noticed

How to Get Your Show Noticed

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

Alex Kealy: The Art of the Keal

Alex Kealy: The Art of the Keal

Watch a ‘marvellous stand-up’ (Skinny) funnify the slow-motion explosion that is 2017 liberal democracy. 

Alex Morris – Apologies

Alex Morris – Apologies

Original, notable and deplorable characters take to the stage to apologise directly to you for their wrongdoings. 

Nick Coyle: Queen of Wolves

Nick Coyle: Queen of Wolves

Blackbell House has a new governess: poor, plain, Frances Glass. 

Hurt and Anderson: Come What May

Hurt and Anderson: Come What May

Hurt and Anderson are on the edge. 

Nick Cody: On Fire

Nick Cody: On Fire

Nick Cody returns for his third year at the Fringe after successes with Beard Game Strong and Come Get Some. 

Otto & Astrid: Eurosmash! (Die Roten Punkte)

Otto & Astrid: Eurosmash! (Die Roten Punkte)

Sibling duo Otto & Astrid have abandoned their punk roots in search of commercial success. 

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… 

Nick Revell vs Lily, Evil Cat Queen of Earth Planet and The Laughing Fridge

Nick Revell vs Lily, Evil Cat Queen of Earth Planet and The Laughing Fridge

‘Revell makes you laugh and think; a rare and cherishable combination these days’ (Scotsman). 

Reginald D Hunter: Some People vs Reginald D Hunter

Reginald D Hunter: Some People vs Reginald D Hunter

Reginald’s searingly honest material has garnered him a fan base spanning the generations. 

Nick Cope's Family Song Book

Nick Cope's Family Song Book

‘Nick Cope is the indie-surrealist kids’ entertainer Robyn Hitchcock and Syd Barrett, foolishly distracted by cult status, never were. 

David Edwards – How to Get a Second Date

David Edwards – How to Get a Second Date

Join David Edwards as he gives advice concerning how to navigate the messy world of modern-day dating. 

Andrew Ryan: Did You Get Here Alright?

Andrew Ryan: Did You Get Here Alright?

Recently I have become a bit disappointed after seeing a few household name comedians as I feel that some of them have become a little out of touch with their audiences in the mate… 

Alan, We Think You Should Get a Dog

Alan, We Think You Should Get a Dog

A problem that a lot of shows face is an inability to commit to tone, or to perform in agreement with the tone that the show sets forth. 

Tamar Broadbent: Get Ugly

Tamar Broadbent: Get Ugly

Did you know that when you go through a break-up you become 25% uglier? Newly single and living in the trendy part of town, Tamar is nervous about leaving the house. 

Kaitlyn Rogers: Can I Get an Amen?!

Kaitlyn Rogers: Can I Get an Amen?!

Can I get an Amen?! Is the subtitle of Aussie Comic Kaitlyn Rogers’ show and I do feel like yelling ‘Amen’ by the end of the show, because I’d been praying for it to be over. 

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

Alex Williamson: Make the World a Banter Place

He may not be everyone’s cuppa tea but ‘overwhelmingly politically incorrect’ (WhatsGood. 

Nick Hall: Spencer

Nick Hall: Spencer

pencer Percival has one claim to fame. 

How to Die of a Broken Heart

How to Die of a Broken Heart

Uncomfortable moments full of truth, full of laughs. 

The Meebles Get The Show On The Road

The Meebles Get The Show On The Road

Be different! Join the Meebles on their madcap adventures in a circus van, racing against time to save the children from all being made the same by Von Zalatan and his virtual o… 

Nick Elleray: Just Happy to be Here

Nick Elleray: Just Happy to be Here

Nick Elleray is happy to be back at Brighton Fringe. 

Nick Revell: The True and Amazing Adventures of Nick Revell on Planet Earth

Nick Revell: The True and Amazing Adventures of Nick Revell on Planet Earth

Been in the pub a lot, preparing for when the robots take over: lot of weird stuff happening, just below the surface. 

Nick Harper

Nick Harper

“My musical discovery of 2016” (Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6 Music). 

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 … 

Die Die Die Old People Die

Die Die Die Old People Die

Indie theatre legends David Woods and Jon Haynes of ‘Ridiculusmus’ as two crustaceous elders putting off death in a snail paced farce. 

Some Treachery: A Miss McSkimming Mystery

Some Treachery: A Miss McSkimming Mystery

A live radio play (hilarious sound effects included). 

Sofie Hagen tells some stories and tries out some jokes

Sofie Hagen tells some stories and tries out some jokes

Sofie Hagen is a Danish feminist comedian, who once badmouthed a cop - not on purpose. 

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows

“The true mystery of the world is the visible . 

Alex Kealy: Too Early To Say

Alex Kealy: Too Early To Say

Comedian and vertebrate Alex Kealy presents his second comedy show. 

Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue

Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue

Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles. 

Nick Hall: Spencer

Nick Hall: Spencer

In 1812 Spencer Percival became the first, and only, British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated. 

I Hope I Die Before I Start Voting Conservative (Work In Progress)

I Hope I Die Before I Start Voting Conservative (Work In Progress)

Apparently we all get more right-wing as we grow older. 

Get Fit With Bruce Willis

Get Fit With Bruce Willis

The premise of Get Fit With Bruce Willis promises a fun-packed frivolous hour of disco, Jimmy Somerville songs, fitness and a Faustian pact with the devil but sadly fails to live u… 

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… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - London O2 Arena

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - London O2 Arena

Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Liverpool

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Liverpool

Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Manchester

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Manchester

Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Leeds

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Leeds

Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Nottingham

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Nottingham

Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Glasgow

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Glasgow

  • Listing
  • Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
  • Glasgow
  • The Hydro
  • 27th Jan 2017 - 7th Feb 2022

Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Sheffield

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Sheffield

Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c… 

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Newcastle

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour - Newcastle

Celebrating 10 FAB-U-LOUS years, the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour extravaganza is back on the road in January 2017 for 30 spectacular super-sized shows across the c… 

O Come All Ye Divas

O Come All Ye Divas

Join Celine Dion, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Britney Spears & more of your favorite female vocalists, on stage together in the singular form of Christina Bianco!&… 

Christina Bianco's O Come, All Ye Divas!

Christina Bianco's O Come, All Ye Divas!

Join Celine Dion, Adele, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey, Britney Spears & more of your favorite female vocalists, on stage together in the singular form of Christina Bianco!&… 

Nick Lowe's Quality Holiday Revue featuring Los Straitjackets

Nick Lowe's Quality Holiday Revue featuring Los Straitjackets

Nick Lowe’s Quality Holiday Revue arrives in time to sprinkle some much needed Holiday Cheer. 

Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, the show will feature some Christmas Classics from his 2013’s "Quality Street" as well as other Holiday Specials. 

If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You

If We Got Some More Cocaine I Could Show You How I Love You

Casey and Mikey cannot escape: not from who they are, not from how their lives have moulded them and, more immediately, from the rooftop onto which they have just clambered. 

Alex Hodgson's Summertime Special

Alex Hodgson's Summertime Special

Alex returns from his recent tour of New Zealand with another extravaganza showcasing old, new and traditional songs and stories. 

Die Gl'Amouresque

Die Gl'Amouresque

Die Gl’Amouresque is a Berlin-based burlesque/cabaret revue quartet with a sensually vintage yet modern twist. 

Get Creative With Technology

Get Creative With Technology

Would you like to get hands on with some of the latest digital technologies? From Microbit to Minecraft, Mindstorms to Makey Makey, this hour-long session will give you the opportu… 

You'll Never Get This Time Back

You'll Never Get This Time Back

You’ll Never Get This Time Back is a zany, absurd and irreverent hour of fun that casts a comic eye over the darker regions of the human soul. 

Let's Get Quizzical

Let's Get Quizzical

Like a mythological creature comprising equal parts gameshow and man, Les Ismore straddles the enraged bullock of Ulster Light Entertainment. 

The Alex MacDonald Band with Cailean Morison

The Alex MacDonald Band with Cailean Morison

The Alex MacDonald Band plays a unique brand of Scottish folk-rock that has been acclaimed in venues large and small across the country. 

Some Men All Biscuit – A Tribute Show

Some Men All Biscuit – A Tribute Show

A tribute to Half Man Half Biscuit’s 30+ years in music. 

Colin Hay: Get Rid of the Minstrel

Colin Hay: Get Rid of the Minstrel

Most will only know Colin Hay from his time as the frontman for Men at Work and appearing in an episode of Scrubs. 

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. 

Help Me, I'm From Essex, Get Me Out of Here!

Help Me, I'm From Essex, Get Me Out of Here!

Hey! Ever wondered what happens to TV reality stars when they stop being famous? On the slippery slide from celebrity to no-mark they have some wonderful adventures. 

Nick Harper

Nick Harper

Nick Harper is a great guitarist and a good singer, but a middling lyricist. 

The Life to Come

The Life to Come

Aberdeen Performing Arts Youth Theatre presents The Life to Come by Timothy Mason. 

How to Write a Sitcom and Get Yourself Noticed

How to Write a Sitcom and Get Yourself Noticed

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

Get Fit With Bruce Willis

Get Fit With Bruce Willis

An ageing cabaret singer needs a new act when his Jimmy Somerville impersonation loses its appeal. 

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. 

Dr David Silkenat Presents The Long Life of the Lost Cause: Why it Took 150 Years for the Confederate Flag to Come Down

Dr David Silkenat Presents The Long Life of the Lost Cause: Why it Took 150 Years for the Confederate Flag to Come Down

The Confederate States of America lost its quest for political independence in 1865, but its symbol, the Confederate flag, lived on, long after the nation it represented cease to e… 

Alex Yellowlees Band

Alex Yellowlees Band

‘Simply outstanding jazz musicianship’ (Turin International Jazz Festival). 

Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus

Aria Alba – Opera for All are delighted to bring their exciting new production of Die Fledermaus to this year’s Fringe. 

Get Your Show Seen by the Right People

Get Your Show Seen by the Right People

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

Strictly Come Trancing

Strictly Come Trancing

Strictly Come Trancing, the only hypnosis cabaret show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015 returns bigger and better than ever. 

Some Voices

Some Voices

Some Voices is a sharp, gritty and touching play that some may recognise from a 2000 film adaptation starring Daniel Craig. 

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians: The Final Aardvark

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians: The Final Aardvark

Nineteenth and last year for the show that started the Free Fringe. 

Nick Hall: Szgrabble!

Nick Hall: Szgrabble!

Frantic, fun and frivolous, this fast-paced one-man show is an entertaining comic thriller of Cold War intrigue and Scrabble. 

Strictly Come Trancing

Strictly Come Trancing

Ben Dali’s Strictly Come Trancing has a flashy presentation as he enters to Eye Of The Tiger in a glittering jacket and pop-star headset. 

Die Magik Kunst

Die Magik Kunst

To celebrate Grainger’s 87th birthday, the best magicians in the universe make their comeback with the greatest maelstrom, extravaganza, tsunami of a magic show the world will ever… 

A Stage, a Mic, Some Jokes

A Stage, a Mic, Some Jokes

An hour of no-nonsense, crowd-pleasing comedy from one of the festival’s most experienced performers. 

Live Before You Die by Byron Vincent & Dave McGinn

Live Before You Die by Byron Vincent & Dave McGinn

Byron is a bipolar writer. 

Alex Smith – Not Even Trying

Alex Smith – Not Even Trying

Stand-up comedian, HuffingtonPost. 

Come Down the Mile

Come Down the Mile

Walk the historic and dramatic Royal Mile with poet Ken Cockburn, weaving through narrow closes, open squares and secret gardens to discover how this city has been inspiring writer… 

Nick Revell: Gluten-Free Christ; Seven Easy Steps to Mindfulness, Weight-Loss, Eternal Beauty, Spiritual Detox, Untold Riches, and Dealing with Disappointment

Nick Revell: Gluten-Free Christ; Seven Easy Steps to Mindfulness, Weight-Loss, Eternal Beauty, Spiritual Detox, Untold Riches, and Dealing with Disappointment

There is no doubt that Nick Revell is an amusing and witty comic whose capabilities are evident from both long line of positive past reviews and his catalogue on YouTube. 

Come Look at the Baby

Come Look at the Baby

An actual baby, just. 

How to Get Your Show Noticed

How to Get Your Show Noticed

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

Simon Feilder: Die Trying

Simon Feilder: Die Trying

Manchild autocorrect nightmare Feilder returns after his ‘delightful debut hour’ **** (Metro), with another hot batch of jokes, films, sounds and stupidity. 

Candy Gigi: If I Had a Rich Man

Candy Gigi: If I Had a Rich Man

Oy! Everyon’es favourite Yiddish girl Candy Gigi, Malcome Hardee Award winner 2014, has transformed Fiddler on the Roof into something truly bizarre and outrageous. 

Dolly Wants to Die

Dolly Wants to Die

To say Dolly Wants to Die is a dark comedy is like saying water is wet: the irreverent jokes come left, right and centre, but only a few of them properly hit their target. 

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… 

David Callaghan: Let's Get This Partly Started

David Callaghan: Let's Get This Partly Started

Part stand-up show, part planetarium experience. 

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz

Alex Love: How to Win a Pub Quiz

This highly interactive show is part stand-up, part actual pub quiz. 

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows

Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures. 

Chef: Come Dine With Us!

Chef: Come Dine With Us!

Chef: Come Dine With Us! should not in a way be confused with the TV series Come Dine With Me. 

Alex Hylton: I Came, I Saw, I Complained

Alex Hylton: I Came, I Saw, I Complained

Alex Hylton has been performing for three years. 

Here's Some Black for the Union Jack

Here's Some Black for the Union Jack

British-Arab Ella has spent the last few years passing as white: National Geographic Explorer, ‘Achingly funny’ (LooseLips. 

Tamar Broadbent: Get Ugly

Tamar Broadbent: Get Ugly

Living in the trendy part of town, Tamar has become uncharacteristically nervous about leaving the house. 

Nick Elleray: More Memories Than Future

Nick Elleray: More Memories Than Future

If you like your comedy dry and your comedians sly and your jokes wry, then this is for you. 

Strange Face – Adventures With a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face – Adventures With a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face is Michael Burdett’s story; Drake himself is something of a side character. 

Jamali Maddix: Chickens Come Home to Roost

Jamali Maddix: Chickens Come Home to Roost

Jamali Maddix creates a buzz when he enters the stage, and why not? He’s a cool guy. 

Helen Duff: Come With Me

Helen Duff: Come With Me

Helen Duff has gone from strength to strength, after her hilarious yet heart-breaking Vanity Bites Back show last year. 

Alex Kealy is an Idea Whose Time Has Come

Alex Kealy is an Idea Whose Time Has Come

Joining the ranks of slightly nerdy comedians who primarily joke about their non-existent sex lives, So You Think You’re Funny finalist Alex Kealy is a safe bet for some well-tho… 

Let Dinki Die

Let Dinki Die

Once upon a time on the Western Front, Dinki Di had a foxhole. 

Nick Cody: Come Get Some!

Nick Cody: Come Get Some!

Come Get Some! is a rather energetic title, as titles go, but its excitement about Nick Cody is absolutely justified. 

Get Your Own Back: Live!

Get Your Own Back: Live!

90s-kid’s television hero Dave Benson Phillips brings back his hit children’s game-show Get Your Own Back, but there’s a twist. 

Felicity Ward: 50% More Likely to Die

Felicity Ward: 50% More Likely to Die

Delivered with buckets of energy and enthusiasm, Felicity Ward’s new show is lively, facetious and a little erratic. 

Nick Cope's Family Songbook

Nick Cope's Family Songbook

Nick’s family performances are legendary! He has a fanatical army of little and not so little fans from all over the world. 

Nick Hall: Szgrabble

Nick Hall: Szgrabble

Nick Hall’s one-man cold war thriller is an active piece, darting through London, Amsterdam, and under the Iron Curtain to the heart of the Soviet Union, all in the pursuit of a … 

Die Diana

Die Diana

A dark comedy exploring the afterlife of Princess Diana. 

Some Like It Thea-Skot

Some Like It Thea-Skot

After a sell out, 5 star run at Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre, Alison Thea-Skot brings her surreal, joyous and unhinged character comedy show to Brighton. 

Tamar Broadbent: Tam To Get Busy (WIP)

Tamar Broadbent: Tam To Get Busy (WIP)

Award-winning comedy songwriter Tamar returns with a brand new show about walks of shame, the hangover blues and forever blaming everything on the Backstreet Boys. 

Nick Hall: Szgrabble

Nick Hall: Szgrabble

Character comedian Nick Hall brings a one-man Cold War thriller to Brighton. 

Strange Face: Adventures With A Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face: Adventures With A Lost Nick Drake Recording

“Strange face, with your eyes So pale and sincere. 

Go Get 'em Kid

Go Get 'em Kid

A funny and high-energy dance duet about friendship and sharing. 

Club Click: Get Ya Freak On

Club Click: Get Ya Freak On

Let your freak flag fly at Brighton’s own Studio 54 by the sea. 

Eggs Collective Get A Round

Eggs Collective Get A Round

Back by popular demand! Pinned on the arse-end of a night out, ‘Eggs Collective Get A Round’ is a show with lipstick on its teeth and Wotsits on its face. 

Nick Revell: Heart of Darkness

Nick Revell: Heart of Darkness

“Exhilarating and thought-provoking, angering and very funny” (Kate Copstick, Scotsman), “If you are looking for some first-class, experienced satire, this is your show” (Broadway … 

Come Fly With Me...

Come Fly With Me...

Playful pink lighting, red velvet drapes, glittery fixtures and wooden circus seats - entering the Brighton Spiegeltent screams ‘Showtime!’ Come Fly With Me is a charming, c… 

A Dirty Get-Away! by David Weedall

A Dirty Get-Away! by David Weedall

Stranded by severe snowstorms, three identically dressed strangers disturb the rural calm of a young woman in a remote Sussex cottage. 

101 Things to Do Before You Die

101 Things to Do Before You Die

Fast-paced, hilarious sketch comedy from Making Faces. 

We Come in Peace

We Come in Peace

Your quick wits and sharp tongue are all that stand between Earth and total destruction. 

Andrea Hubert: Some work. Some progress

Andrea Hubert: Some work. Some progress

When you see the joy on a small child’s face as he’s about to press the button to call the lift, you realise that your adult life will never offer you that same level of joy ever a… 

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail NEW YORK

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail NEW YORK

Met Music Director James Levine returns to a work he has long cherished, Mozart’s delightful comic gem of wily captives in a harem. 

I Dont Get It

I Dont Get It

Regina Decicco is the guest host of this free weekly comedy show that mixes stand-up with improv. 

Strictly Come Dancing Live at the O2 with Dinner at the Pearson Room

Strictly Come Dancing Live at the O2 with Dinner at the Pearson Room

Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour! 2015 is finally here Actress Georgia May Foote, Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott and TV presenter Anita Rani are the next celebrity contestan… 

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… 

Nick Coyles Guided Meditation

Nick Coyles Guided Meditation

The Australian performer Nick Coyle brings his hit Edinburgh show — part comedy, part spiritual guidance — to Brooklyn for a performance billed as “a joke meditat… 

Scott Adsit & Oliver Chris Cant Get Into Level One

Scott Adsit & Oliver Chris Cant Get Into Level One

Mr. Adsit, a longtime improviser, teams with Oliver Chris for a night of impromptu comedy that promises to defy its title, which refers to a beginner- level improv course. 

Die Fledermaus NEW YORK

Die Fledermaus NEW YORK

James Levine brings his incomparable musicianship to Johann Strauss, Jr. 

Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus

James Levine conducts his very first production of this operetta by Johann Strauss Jr. 

Nick Thune

Nick Thune

Mr. 

Nick Kroll & John Mulaney

Nick Kroll & John Mulaney

Only a few weeks before their sold-out Off Broadway run of “Oh, Hello” begins, Mr. 

Alex Edelman

Alex Edelman

In 2014, Mr. 

Tom Holmes: Die Doing What You Love

Tom Holmes: Die Doing What You Love

Die Doing What You Love is the first (and last) solo show from comedian Tom Holmes. 

Nick Di Paolo

Nick Di Paolo

Mr. 

I Dont Get It New York Super Week Edition

I Dont Get It New York Super Week Edition

This bi-monthly stand-up show presents a special performance in honor of New York Super Week and New York Comic Con. 

Daniel Kitson and Some Colleagues - Benefit for United Nations Refugee Agency

Daniel Kitson and Some Colleagues - Benefit for United Nations Refugee Agency

Former losing contestant on much loved ITV quiz show ‘Blockbusters’, metaphorical swashbuckler DANIEL KITSON hosts an evening of first class stand up comedy in aid of the United Na… 

Alex Hodgson Presents a Braw Bricht Moonlicht Nicht

Alex Hodgson Presents a Braw Bricht Moonlicht Nicht

Returning to The Brunton (Musselburgh) with original and traditional Scottish folk music, stories and songs delivered with a charismatic stage presence and unique sense of humour. 

Normal is an Illusion

Normal is an Illusion

The concept of normality in relation to sanity and the individual is truly fascinating, and Normal Is An Illusion certainly introduces these ideas with thought and contemplation. 

Not the Horse

Not the Horse

The story of a young man falling in ‘deep shit’ with a notorious gangster is something we see in movies all the time, and the influence of this is clear in Not the Horse. 

Richard III

Richard III

Richard III is one of the most fascinating Shakespeare plays I know, and it is always interesting to see new interpretations by different companies. 

How to Write a Sit Com and Get Yourself Noticed

How to Write a Sit Com and Get Yourself Noticed

Channel 4 celebrates the excellence of female writers and performers in 2015 with great comedy commissions from Sharon Horgan, Jessica Knappett, Caitlin and Caz Moran and Julia Dav… 

Come Together, Barb Jungr and John McDaniel Perform The Beatles

Come Together, Barb Jungr and John McDaniel Perform The Beatles

In this exciting collaboration, award-winning vocalist and performer, Jungr, and Grammy and Emmy Award winner McDaniel investigate The Beatles; celebrating Paul, John, George and R… 

The Society of Strange

The Society of Strange

Every year the Fringe is swarming with many improvised shows, with very few original ideas. 

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

This adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s short story combines the dark tale of Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime with a slapstick comedy of manners, coming together rather nicely into a silly, ye… 

C'tait la Nuit

C'tait la Nuit

Sebastian was born in Paris, but raised by his adopted parents in the mountains of Tennessee. 

The Colours of Kenny Roach

The Colours of Kenny Roach

Kenny Roach is an artist, lecturer and alcoholic. 

Real Life Becomes a Rumour

Real Life Becomes a Rumour

This ‘pitch black comedy’ revolves around three unlikely friends sat in a room for what we believe is a friendly get together. 

Joshua Ladgrove Talks at You for 52 Minutes in Exchange for Some of Your Money

Joshua Ladgrove Talks at You for 52 Minutes in Exchange for Some of Your Money

Australian idiot attempts comedy in a bus. 

The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

Before the lights go down and the show begins, a voiceover warns us to expect ‘scenes of extreme horror’ as this retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic tale begins. 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Students of Cambridge University have reinterpreted Shakespeare’s popular comedy, putting a darker spin on the story. 

Make Some Noize Music Festival

Make Some Noize Music Festival

Make Some Noize is Edinburgh’s most anticipated all day music festival featuring some of the world’s biggest music artists. 

Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly

Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly

Nominated for last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award, Alex’s stupidly ambitious, logistically problematic and potentially disastrous DIY comedy show is back. 

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. 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

‘Simply outstanding jazz musicianship’ (Turin International Jazz Festival). 

Closing Time

Closing Time

Site specific theatre is a great way to immerse an audience into the world that the piece creates. 

Titus Andronicus

Titus Andronicus

Shakespeare’s bloody and infamous tragedy is a popular choice for many companies, so that new and interesting interpretations are vital for a production to stand out. 

Be a Media Darling: How to Make the Press Love You and Come Back for More

Be a Media Darling: How to Make the Press Love You and Come Back for More

Need better media coverage? Learn easy steps for generating positive publicity in print, online – everywhere! – from social media pro and arts journalist Elaine Liner. 

The Art of Reduction and the Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre

The Art of Reduction and the Distillation of Humanity: Whisky Theatre

The Whisky Anorak return this year with writer and performer John Mark’s new piece of Whisky Theatre. 

Showbiz, or, Repeat Until Funny

Showbiz, or, Repeat Until Funny

A comedy that ironically centres around two failing comedians should find humour in the ineptness of these characters. 

The Gin Chronicles

The Gin Chronicles

Interrupt the Routine takes a trip back in time to the 1940s, where their broadcast of a new radio play The Gin Chronicles is about to begin. 

Nick Harper

Nick Harper

As the son of legendary folk-rock star Roy Harper, and one-time member of New Wave pop band Squeeze, Nick has a lot to live up to. 

Die Roten Punkte – Haus Party

Die Roten Punkte – Haus Party

For the first time, Die Roten Punkte’s Otto and Astrid bring their late night cult hit to Edinburgh! A ganz-toll line-up of musical comedy, variety and party game madness from Berl… 

David Mills: Don't Get Any Ideas / Free

David Mills: Don't Get Any Ideas / Free

I wouldn’t normally mention a show’s venue in a comedy review, but David Mills is performing in a gorgeous space in the Voodoo Rooms. 

Strictly Come Trancing Hypnosis Show with Ben Dali

Strictly Come Trancing Hypnosis Show with Ben Dali

Lunchtime is perhaps not the right time for a hypnosis show for adults. 

Nick Doody: T'ai-Po

Nick Doody: T'ai-Po

Since Nick Doody’s first fringe show Before He Kills Again I would have expected him to have achieved more success than he seems to as he is simply one of the best gimmick-free sta… 

Alex Kealy and Friends

Alex Kealy and Friends

Alex Kealy is a gangly, self-hating comedian trapped inside the body of a gangly, self-hating comedian. 

Nick Purves is a Recovering Snob

Nick Purves is a Recovering Snob

For all of his life, Nick Purves has sought to think himself above anything and anyone. 

Some Like It Thea-Skot

Some Like It Thea-Skot

‘Comic monster’ (Chortle. 

Vampires in the Vault

Vampires in the Vault

Marty Ross returns to the Fringe this year with a new theatrical storytelling experience. 

Hearts of Folk

Hearts of Folk

Folk music is often known for its depressing lyrics and melancholy tones, so a farcical parody of the genre seems unexpected. 

Alex Smith - The Art of Grooming

Alex Smith - The Art of Grooming

Have you ever felt that perhaps you have too much money? That the money you have set aside for a house, a car or that kidney transplant a doctor has told you that you critically ne… 

Aesop, Come Back!

Aesop, Come Back!

In an attempt to prove that Aesop was history’s greatest fabulist, a group of storytellers crack the spine of a massive edition of Aesop’s Fables, releasing the old man’s most memo… 

Real Life Becomes a Rumour

Real Life Becomes a Rumour

This ‘pitch black comedy’ revolves around three unlikely friends sat in a room for what we believe is a friendly get together. 

O! Glorious Youth

O! Glorious Youth

It’s the early 20th Century, and dancing, drugs and violence are rife in London. 

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Edinburgh Fringe is often filled with adaptations and remixes of classics, so it is very refreshing to see Tread the Boards Theatre Company bring J. 

Some Like It Thea-Skot

Some Like It Thea-Skot

‘Comic monster’ (Chortle. 

Lear's Daughters

Lear's Daughters

The Morton Players’ production of Lear’s Daughters attempts to give an insight into the complex characters of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia from Shakespeare’s King Lear by examinin… 

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

As one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a very common choice for the Fringe. 

Get Jazzy On It!

Get Jazzy On It!

Hailing from the rolling hills of Devon, The Bluebelles are Exeter University’s finest female a cappella group. 

It's a Woman's War

It's a Woman's War

This show invites us to take a look at life in wartime Britain. 

Get Your Shit Together

Get Your Shit Together

Job losses, painful break ups and junk food - set to music! Get Your Shit Together is the perfect pick me up for 20-somethings in a similar situation, or just a nice dose of Schade… 

Things Can Only Get Bitter

Things Can Only Get Bitter

Act One’s Things Can Only Get Bitter takes its name (with a slight twist) from the now infamous campaign song used by New Labour in the 1997 election campaign. 

Strange Face – Adventures With a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face – Adventures With a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Music has a way of providing the most honest portrait of a person, be it someone listening to an opera in the Royal Albert Hall or someone moshing in the belly of Bannerman’s, mu… 

Checkpoint 22

Checkpoint 22

In a field on the outskirts of Glastonbury sit Joel and Dave, recent university graduates, taking any work they can find. 

The Lost Art of Lost Art

The Lost Art of Lost Art

Amid a cluttered set that looks like a dirty old flat sits Edvard Munch’s The Scream. 

Weekend Rockstars

Weekend Rockstars

“This is the story of the best week of my life”. 

Some Big Some Bang

Some Big Some Bang

Some Big Some Bang is set at the memorial of a mother’s death. 

One Day When We Were Young by Nick Payne

One Day When We Were Young by Nick Payne

Nick Payne’s bittersweet love story One Day When We Were Young charts Leonard and Violet’s tangled relationship across five decades of love and longing. 

Alex Hylton and Sarah Keyworth: Chasing Tales

Alex Hylton and Sarah Keyworth: Chasing Tales

Join Sarah Keyworth (Amused Moose Semi-Finalist) and Alex Hylton, (Macmillan Comedian of the Year Runner-up) as they take on love, sexuality and dating in this debut show. 

Nick Coyle's Guided Meditation

Nick Coyle's Guided Meditation

Three weeks ago a glowing druid on a skateboard appeared to Nick Coyle in a dream, and told him to lead a guided meditation, despite being completely unqualified. 

Ivy Paige: Filthy Rich

Ivy Paige: Filthy Rich

Hips, tits and glamour galore. 

Alasdair and Nick: Dangerous as Milk – Free

Alasdair and Nick: Dangerous as Milk – Free

Stand-up from award-winning comedians Alasdair Beckett-King (NATYs 2013) and Nick Elleray (Max Turner 2013). 

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

There are many productions of reimagined Shakespeare plays that try to add a unique twist to the Bard’s work. 

Angus Brown: Get Ready. Get Set. Ahhh F*%k It

Angus Brown: Get Ready. Get Set. Ahhh F*%k It

Whilst on tour, Angus was facing certain death. 

Alex Lacey is Killing Jim

Alex Lacey is Killing Jim

Since marrying the man of her dreams at last year’s Fringe, Alex has been sadly forsaken by her husband, Jim. 

Nick Hall: Dodekahedron

Nick Hall: Dodekahedron

Noun (Doh-dek-uh-hee-drun). 

Alex Edelman: Everything Handed to You

Alex Edelman: Everything Handed to You

Alex Edelman, New York-based upstart and winner of 2014’s Foster’s Comedy Award for Best Newcomer, returns with another gosh-darned show comprised of jokes and stories about hi… 

Giant Leap

Giant Leap

The idea behind Giant Leap is fascinating: a group of writers attempt to pen Neil Armstrong’s first words as America fakes the 1969 moon landing. 

CUT

CUT

Combining the intensity of a psychological thriller with the power of a theatrical poem is an intriguing notion, but CUT proves its effectiveness as the two come together in this e… 

Get Your Own Back: Live!

Get Your Own Back: Live!

As the bombastic theme tune starts playing, waves of nostalgia roll across the audience. 

Angela Barnes: Come As You Are

Angela Barnes: Come As You Are

In a small, bare room in Pleasance Courtyard, armed with a projector screen and a pack of makeup wipes, Angela Barnes is ready to change your view on beauty standards - and make yo… 

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… 

Alex Williamson: That Guy from the Internet

Alex Williamson: That Guy from the Internet

Alex Williamson possesses the confidence and charisma necessary for performing for large crowds, a man who grasps the essence of comedy with a promising career ahead of him. 

The Terrible Tale of the Twiddly Widdlies

The Terrible Tale of the Twiddly Widdlies

The weird, wacky and wonderful all come together in this fantastically strange new show. 

The School of Night: Rhapsodes

The School of Night: Rhapsodes

Improvisation in any context can be challenging, but throw in some Shakespeare and an incredibly complex collection of rhyming structures and it seems nigh on impossible. 

Festivus

Festivus

Trying to recreate the British music festival environment in a small Edinburgh theatre cannot be easy, but Signature Picture’s Festivus gives it a damn good go. 

Some Thing New

Some Thing New

Delivered as an interactive art workshop, with a narrative line slowly emerging, Some Thing New is a great idea with an unsatisfying execution. 

Nick Cody – Beard Game Strong

Nick Cody – Beard Game Strong

For a show with this title, it is perhaps surprising that Nick Cody’s eye-catching facial hair is not the main feature of this performance. 

David O’Doherty: We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at David O'Doherty

David O’Doherty: We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at David O'Doherty

This time next year, the Assembly George Square Theatre will not be big enough to contain David O’Doherty. 

Some People Talk About Violence

Some People Talk About Violence

With the title Some People Talk About Violence one would be forgiven for thinking Barrel Organ’s new show is serious and depressing. 

Matt Forde: Get the Political Party Started

Matt Forde: Get the Political Party Started

Following his sell-out Edinburgh 2014 run Matt Forde, now widely acknowledged as the country’s leading political comedian returns with a brand new show tackling some of the many … 

Lynn Ruth Miller: Get a Grip

Lynn Ruth Miller: Get a Grip

Fear is the ultimate fantasy. 

The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour

The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour

The Edinburgh Literary Pub Tour is exactly what it says on the tin: an exploration of the streets, the sights and, most importantly, the pubs that have all influenced the city’s ri… 

Butcher Holler Here We Come

Butcher Holler Here We Come

 Five men are trapped in a West Virginia mine in this visceral play, whose lighting comes only from the actors’ headlamps. 

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… 

Come to the Music Hall

Come to the Music Hall

The Victorian Music Hall, vulgar, jingoistic, patriotic, slightly naughty to downright rude, with a mix of songs still sung and loved today. 

Alex Lacey is Killing Jim

Alex Lacey is Killing Jim

or ‘The Show I Wrote As An Excuse To Gain Final Closure From My Failed (And Possibly Imaginary) Relationship With A Poor Unsuspecting Singer And Ensure My Audience Are Complicit In… 

You Only Die Once

You Only Die Once

For everyone who wants to find out anything about end of life, death and bereavement. 

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… 

The Girl Who Cannot Die

The Girl Who Cannot Die

This carnivalesque exploration of the tale of Snow White was admirably committed in its aesthetic, with costumes, face paint  inventive use of props and live music all pa… 

David Mills: Don't Get Any Ideas

David Mills: Don't Get Any Ideas

Free stand-up comedy: Focus people! David Mills is back with brand new razor sharp rants, cocktail swagger and a biting, acerbic wit. 

Eggs Collective Get A Round

Eggs Collective Get A Round

Pinned on the arse-end of a night out, this is a show with lipstick on its teeth and Wotsits on its face. 

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… 

Nick Dixon: Possible Future Success (WIP)

Nick Dixon: Possible Future Success (WIP)

Insanely talented newcomer Nick Dixon presents a preview of his hilarious and ridiculously honest debut show. 

Come and Enjoy Art in Jay's Studio

Come and Enjoy Art in Jay's Studio

An exhibition of work that depicts what visitors enjoy in Brighton - the eccentric, comic, delightful or strange. 

Come unto these Yellow Sands

Come unto these Yellow Sands

They met at Greenham. 

The Way We Get By

The Way We Get By

(in previews; opens on May 19) The actors Amanda Seyfried (“Lovelace,” “While We’re Young”) and Thomas Sadoski (“The Newsroom”) shouldn… 

David & Katie Get Re-Married

David & Katie Get Re-Married

David Carl and Katie Harman star in their new play about a couple who have decided to remarry after their “violent and expensive divorce. 

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… 

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Wagner’s great comedy has long been one of James Levine’s favorite scores, so it’s no surprise he’s including it as he returns to a fuller schedule after a … 

Myq Kaplans Pre-Birthday Comedy Show and Freestyle Rap Extravaganza Unless People Get Scared

Myq Kaplans Pre-Birthday Comedy Show and Freestyle Rap Extravaganza Unless People Get Scared

The comedians and storytellers Myq Kaplan, Nick Vatterott, Giulia Rozzi, Ophira Eisenberg, Joe List, Adam Wade, Chris Sullivan and Nick Turner perform in this show, whose title say… 

Die Zauberflöte

Die Zauberflöte

Julie Taymor’s busy, bustling production of Mozart’s fairy tale opera is peopled with gargantuan puppets and kitelike animals of every sort. 

Come to Papa

Come to Papa

Tom Papa records an episode of his old-timey radio show, which features sketches, stand-up and music. 

Rich Vos and Chris DiStefano

Rich Vos and Chris DiStefano

A top-notch lineup of comedians, including Mr. Vos, Mr. DiStefano, Dan St. Germain, Big Jay Oakerson and Monroe Martin, perform at one the city’s best new clubs. 

Alex Hodgson 'n' The Craws Return

Alex Hodgson 'n' The Craws Return

Alex returns to The Brunton with another extravaganza showcasing some songs from his newly released album from Greentrax. 

Portrait Femme Unveiled

Portrait Femme Unveiled

Tackling a subject such as ‘the inner landscape of female identity’ is risky – the area is broad and the mission statement itself very vague. 

SPIN

SPIN

This show by Wales-based company Harnisch-Lacey Dance’s show mixes contemporary dance with breakdancing and elements of parkour. 

Under the Erl Tree

Under the Erl Tree

This show by young company Turn the Key adapts the Nordic legend of the Erl King through movement, live music and puppetry. 

Paper Rain

Paper Rain

Paper Rain by Youth Theatre Georgia is one of those Fringe gems that one can only be glad to discover. 

Alex the Mind Reader

Alex the Mind Reader

This show combines lighthearted, clean comedy with some spooky mentalism and a little bit of silliness. 

The Waste Land Sisters

The Waste Land Sisters

The Waste Land Sisters fuses Chekhov’s The Three Sisters with T. 

Looking for Paul - Wunderbaum

Looking for Paul - Wunderbaum

Some shows take the audience on challenging yet rewarding journeys through layers of meaning, interpretations, and staging. 

Alex Meixner

Alex Meixner

Grammy Award nominee Alex Meixner presents his debut Fringe show, bringing a unique mix of accordion and trumpet, fusing together high energy, original songs with a collective mix … 

La Loba

La Loba

La Loba is a mythological woman who wanders the Earth collecting animal bones, bringing dead creatures back to life with her singing, and occasionally laughing at humans. 

Alex Horne: The Percentage Game

Alex Horne: The Percentage Game

Here’s the plan: exactly one hundred people come to the event. 

Nick Helm's Two Night Stand in The Grand

Nick Helm's Two Night Stand in The Grand

Nick Helm’s Two Night Stand in the Grand is an epic comedy rock show worthy of its massive venue. 

The After Party with Alex Rossi and the Rhythmic Circus Band

The After Party with Alex Rossi and the Rhythmic Circus Band

Alex Rossi and friends roll a mash-up of traditional blues, the swagger of hip-hop and the high energy of rock’n’roll into three funky hours of music. Special Fringe guests! 

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. 

This is How We Die

This is How We Die

Savage, surreal, hypnotic and apocalyptic, THIS IS HOW WE DIE blends spoken word, storytelling, caustic humour and gutter philosophy into a dizzying exorcism of a world that is con… 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

Alex Yellowlees and his band take us back in time to the swinging twenties with a collection of hot club swinging jazz tracks, played with a lightness of touch and a lot of skill… 

Be a Media Darling: How to Make the Press Love You and Come Back for More

Be a Media Darling: How to Make the Press Love You and Come Back for More

Need more media coverage? Can’t afford a publicist? (Not happy with the one you have?) Learn to generate positive publicity in print, online - everywhere! - with easy steps from me… 

Play It ‘Til We Get It Right

Play It ‘Til We Get It Right

An original piece of theatre documenting the struggle of one group of Midwestern American kids trying to mount a show that shares their truth only to realize they may not know what… 

Nick Doody vs The Debonair Assassin

Nick Doody vs The Debonair Assassin

The Debonair Assassin always has a plan, but he is so debonair he calls it a Plannington-Smythe. 

Nick Hodder: Insert Comedy Here

Nick Hodder: Insert Comedy Here

‘I was laughing so hard my face seized up. 

Nick Hall: Helmet

Nick Hall: Helmet

Nick Hall: Helmet is a splice of easy going, bittersweet stand-up from a man in his early thirties re-evaluating his life. 

Auld Reekie Roller Girls Present: Good Things Come to Those Who Skate

Auld Reekie Roller Girls Present: Good Things Come to Those Who Skate

It’s four minutes in and I find myself clapping harder than ever while singing “Auld Reeke you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind. 

Eggs Collective Get A Round

Eggs Collective Get A Round

Like many Free Fringe shows, this one is hard to categorize. 

Homme | Animal

Homme | Animal

‘I’m blind, living in the dark. 

Maria Addolorata

Maria Addolorata

At the beginning of Maria Addolorata, a man and a woman in caricature-like costumes sob uncontrollably and blow their noses. 

In Cahoots: Some Like It Hoots

In Cahoots: Some Like It Hoots

Good sketch comedy is extremely uplifting, and it’s even better when you find it at the Free Fringe in one of the innumerable odd little rooms above bars. 

Here Come the Uglies!

Here Come the Uglies!

With hilarious outfits, original music and a few custard pies thrown in, this two-hander follows the further adventures of Cinderella’s naughty Ugly Sisters as they travel in sea… 

Missing by David Bolger

Missing by David Bolger

What happens to the thousands of people who go missing every year? And what happens to the people left behind? How can anyone accept they might never know what happened to their lo… 

The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon

Based on a short story by children’s author Kenneth Grahame, The Reluctant Dragon re-tells the legend of Saint George and his battle against the dragon. 

Duck, Death and the Tulip

Duck, Death and the Tulip

Duck lives a typical duck existence: she eats snails, swims in ponds and sleeps peacefully at night. 

Nick Coyle: Double Tribute

Nick Coyle: Double Tribute

Sometimes from great tragedy comes dazzling entertainment. 

Nick Dixon and Sunil Patel: Two Wrongs

Nick Dixon and Sunil Patel: Two Wrongs

Nick Dixon ‘Well worth looking out for’ (Jason Manford) and Sunil Patel (BBC New Comedy Awards) perform half an hour each of finely-crafted hilarity. 

Nick Revell - Closet Optimist

Nick Revell - Closet Optimist

Veteran comedian, ‘brilliantly satirical’ (Time Out) co-creator of No Pressure to be Funny, ‘one of the best topical comedy podcasts out there’ (Huffington Post), BBC’s N… 

Lisa-Skye: Bunny and Mad Dog Get High

Lisa-Skye: Bunny and Mad Dog Get High

In Australian comedian Lisa-Skye’s “love letter to the sex-and-drug-soaked 70s” she tells the tale of Melbourne hedonism in the 1970s star-crossed hippy lovers Bunny and Mad Do… 

Tom Deacon: Get Your Deac-on!

Tom Deacon: Get Your Deac-on!

Does anyone else remember Tom Deacon on BBC Switch’s daily online programme The 5:19 Show? Just me then. 

Come Heckle Christ

Come Heckle Christ

A festival goers guide to this show: Have a few drinks; prepare some funny questions - keep it light and fluffy; attend the show; ask Jesus a question. 

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. 

Symphony by Ella Hickson, Nick Payne and Tom Wells

Symphony by Ella Hickson, Nick Payne and Tom Wells

Symphony promises to blend a live gig environment with the best of contemporary British theatre. 

Strange Face - Adventures with a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face - Adventures with a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Mike Burdett’s one man show has all the signs and potential for being a Fringe hit but, sadly, due to some underdeveloped writing and wayward lessons, it doesn’t quite hit the mark… 

Pat and Paul Get Some Beans

Pat and Paul Get Some Beans

Patrick Mulholland and Paul McDaniel return to Edinburgh, and this time they’re full of beans. 

Alex Lacey is Marrying Jim

Alex Lacey is Marrying Jim

Meet Alex, an incurable romantic with a pair of night vision goggles. 

Berliner and Stamell: One of Us Will Die

Berliner and Stamell: One of Us Will Die

British comedian Gareth Berliner and Australian comedy actress, Kiruna Stamell present a dynamic, funny, edgy, fresh, new double-act comedy show, One of Us Will Die. 

Midlife Crises Come in Many Forms

Midlife Crises Come in Many Forms

Following a sell-out 2013 Annuale, Deirdre Robertson’s debut Fringe show is a playful collaboration with Inflatablemonster (sculptor Andrew MacVicar). 

It Might Get Ugly

It Might Get Ugly

The night that challenges comedians to be honest to the point of regret. 

Get Divorced and Join the Circus

Get Divorced and Join the Circus

Belfast Songstress Ursula Burns is the most dangerous harpist in the world. 

Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly

Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly

It’s unclear for a good quarter of the show what Horne is up to. 

Decomposed! My Brother's Turning into a Zombie

Decomposed! My Brother's Turning into a Zombie

Pompous orchestra conductor Will finds himself locked out of his house by his wife. 

Beth Vyse: Get Up With Hands!

Beth Vyse: Get Up With Hands!

Hands down, Get Up With Hands! is the funniest thing I’ve seen at the Fringe this year. 

Alex Edelman: Millennial

Alex Edelman: Millennial

Up in Pleasance’s intimate stand-up venue Attic, there is one young comedian who is making waves on the comedy scene as he manages to cement himself as a firm Fringe favourite ev… 

Andy de la Tour Stand-Up or Die in New York

Andy de la Tour Stand-Up or Die in New York

Only two human activities happen in front of a brick wall. 

Nick Turner & Acquaintances

Nick Turner & Acquaintances

Mr. 

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. 

Where Do Apples Come From?

Where Do Apples Come From?

Come and watch The Origin of Apples, a documentary which explores the extraordinary political, personal and scientific challenges which lay in the path of visionary biologists in K… 

Tom Deacon - Get Your Deac-on!

Tom Deacon - Get Your Deac-on!

Since winning the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2007, Deacon has hosted his own BBC Radio 1 show, done some telly (‘The Rob Brydon Show’, ‘Fake Reaction’, Dave’s One Night Stand’… 

Get Lost Lancelot

Get Lost Lancelot

How does a hazelnut end up in a walnut tree? Who wins the duel between a Mexican bandit and an American cowboy? And most importantly: does it hurt more to be hit by an imaginary st… 

The Greatest Shows on Earth

The Greatest Shows on Earth

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

Kevin Eldon and Some Colleagues

Kevin Eldon and Some Colleagues

May 17th is World Neurofibromatosis awareness day and what better way to raise awareness and funds than two hours of top quality comedy. 

Paul F Taylor & Nick Hodder WIP

Paul F Taylor & Nick Hodder WIP

Paul F Taylor and Nick Hodder test out material. 

Come Rhyme with Me

Come Rhyme with Me

Come Rhyme With Me provided a warm atmosphere, shared food and most importantly, some truly talented poets. 

'Bud' by Nick Darke

'Bud' by Nick Darke

Bud by Nick Darke is a one-man show that was originally written for the RSC and performed in 1985. 

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. 

11 Things to do Before you Die

11 Things to do Before you Die

This trio’s cutesy introduction, complete with Velcro and cardboard cut-out numbers, was charming. 

Nick DiPaolo

Nick DiPaolo

Known for his unapologetically brutal humor, Mr. DiPaolo, a 25-year veteran and favorite among comics, headlines the weekend at Carolines on Broadway. 

WitTank

WitTank

WitTank have a star in their midst. 

Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus

Fancy an evening of masquerade, deception and revenge, culminating in a wild party? Don’t miss Edinburgh Grand Opera’s take on Johann Strauss’s ‘Die Fledermaus’. 

Alex Hodgson's Muckle Sunday Nicht

Alex Hodgson's Muckle Sunday Nicht

Alex returns to The Brunton with another refreshing feast of Scottish songs, humour, stories and fun for all the family to enjoy. 

Get it Up at Adelaide

Get it Up at Adelaide

Every summer artists around the globe come to Australia’s biggest open-access arts festival. 

Steve Bell: Rose Bladder - How did Cameron get to look like that?

Steve Bell: Rose Bladder - How did Cameron get to look like that?

Given that Edinburgh is something of a Glastonbury equivalent for guardianistas, Steve Bell’s show seethes with lively, middle-aged enthusiasm. 

Fascinating Rhythm: James Lambeth Sings Gershwin!

Fascinating Rhythm: James Lambeth Sings Gershwin!

It can’t have been more than fifteen minutes into James Lambeth’s hour long set that I decided I had already had enough. 

Some I Know, Some I Don't

Some I Know, Some I Don't

A new commission by American avant-garde composer Jim O’Rourke for the internationally-acclaimed Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra incorporating improvised music, instructions on Jap… 

An Audience with Wendy Carle Taylor

An Audience with Wendy Carle Taylor

Wendy Carle Taylor’s voice, presence and musicality are so special that it is a real challenge to adequately sum up her one woman show at Brunstfield Evangelical Church. 

Nick Bowling Laughs in the Face of Death for 45 Minutes and Then Asks Him Politely to Leave

Nick Bowling Laughs in the Face of Death for 45 Minutes and Then Asks Him Politely to Leave

Nick discusses plans for his funeral with a majestic PowerPoint presentation. Will also talk about sport, hobbies etc. Bring a sandwich. #lunchtime. www.freefestival.co.uk 

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet

This modern day Grappelli on violin with virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and double bassist Kenny Ellis, perform intoxicating hot club jazz laced with Latin rhythms… 

John Renbourn

John Renbourn

In a Fringe where one man shows are ten a penny, there’s a reason why the queue for John Renbourn snakes all the way up the street and round the corner from the St. 

Let's Get Things Straight...

Let's Get Things Straight...

Coming out. 

Auld Reekie Roller Girls Present: Die ARRG!

Auld Reekie Roller Girls Present: Die ARRG!

Come and see some live, full-contact roller derby action! Watch the all-star team, the Twisted Thistles, battle it out against Stockholm, and the Cannon Belles taking on Helsinki�… 

Why Let Death Get in the Way of a Good Conversation?

Why Let Death Get in the Way of a Good Conversation?

Richard Wiseman hosts an evening of ectoplasm and uncanny spectacle as we cross to the other side and communicate with the deceased. Tickets include one delightful cocktail. 

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. 

Get Conceptual

Get Conceptual

The concept of a conceptual art discussion, held in a faux-Victorian salon-style parlour is the epitome of metaphorical marmite: some people would love a chance to languidly wax ly… 

Come Blow Your Horn

Come Blow Your Horn

Buddy Baker, an obedient and hardworking son, moves in with his playboy bachelor brother Alan, in 1960s New York City, turning both their lives upside down in this classic Neil Sim… 

Chaucer: Hold Up Your Tale

Chaucer: Hold Up Your Tale

In this musical adaptation of the Canterbury Tales, a family go on a pilgrimage with Father Geoffrey in order to restore their unity after months of tiresome quarrelling. 

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows

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

The Get Down | Breakdance Championship

The Get Down | Breakdance Championship

International Breakin’ Showcase featuring some of the best dance crews, boys and DJs worldwide as they battle it out for the top spot at this year’s Edinburgh festival.  

Get Involved Charabang!

Get Involved Charabang!

Get Involved Charabang! A brand new showcase of only the very best in emerging talent, from breakdancing magician Magical Bones to world champion beatboxer, Reeps One. 

Alex Kealy and Friends

Alex Kealy and Friends

Alex Kealy and Friends promise an hour of humour. 

The Edinburgh Revue Sketch Show

The Edinburgh Revue Sketch Show

The Edinburgh Revue are an energetic bunch, never more so than during this show’s opening sketch, a whirlwind rendition of the history of Edinburgh from dinosaurs through William W… 

Alex and Alexis Should Not Be Friends

Alex and Alexis Should Not Be Friends

A brand new stand-up show about why a 30-year-old American probably shouldn’t be friends with a 19-year-old boy from Norfolk.   

Nick Hall: Live!

Nick Hall: Live!

It always seems like a good idea to take a chance on the Free Fringe, to discover your new favourite comedian before they start charging a fortune for their tickets. 

Operation: Love Story

Operation: Love Story

Jessica (whose name isn’t actually Jessica but people at work have been calling her that too long to be corrected) has a theory about love. 

A Tiny Gang in Some Sketches They Wrote

A Tiny Gang in Some Sketches They Wrote

Imagine a gang of thugs with knives. Now replace the knives with jokes and the thugs with three best friends that want to stab you into fits of laughter. That’s us. 

Free Footlights

Free Footlights

If there’s a theme to Free Footlights, a somewhat eclectic collection of stand up bits, monologues and comedy songs from members of the Cambridge Footlights, it’s a streak of self-… 

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. 

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVII

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVII

Peter Buckley Hill. 

What Is the Weight of Your Desire

What Is the Weight of Your Desire

The beginning of What Is the Weight Of Your Desire?, by Czech company VerTe Dance, makes it clear to the audience that they’re walking into a rather typically odd fringe show. 

Improvabunga - Some Sort of Improv Show

Improvabunga - Some Sort of Improv Show

Improvabunga, performed by the Watch This improv group, is a fast-paced show where anything can happen. 

How to Be Rich and Thin

How to Be Rich and Thin

Despite graduating from the Wallis Simpson Slimming Academy, Pauline has never been too rich or too thin. 

The Edinburgh Revue Stand Up Show

The Edinburgh Revue Stand Up Show

Shaggy haired and stunningly bearded, Noah Torn launches the Edinburgh Revue Stand-Up Show with a bang. 

Rich Hall

Rich Hall

Rich Hall becomes immeasurably funnier if you try not to laugh at him. 

An Anonymous Life... and Some Sketches

An Anonymous Life... and Some Sketches

The memories of an unknown 50-year-old, who happened to meet many characters along his path in life from the rich, powerful and famous to those who make life interesting… 

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. 

The Real MacGuffins Come Again

The Real MacGuffins Come Again

The Real MacGuffins are a hilariously funny sketch group that had the audience roaring with laughter. 

Die Roten Punkte - KUNST ROCK (ART ROCK)

Die Roten Punkte - KUNST ROCK (ART ROCK)

“Fans of Spinal Tap and Flight of the Conchords, say ‘hallo’ to your new favourite band. 

Nick: An Accidental Hero

Nick: An Accidental Hero

In this one woman show by Renee Lyons, accidental hero Nick tells the remarkable true story of Nick Chisholm, a New Zealand native who suffered a brain stem stroke and his recovery… 

Rich Hall

Rich Hall

Strident apocalyptic invective. 

Rich Hall's Hoedown

Rich Hall's Hoedown

We see a lot of Rich Hall on panel shows these days: QI, Have I Got News For You?, Eight out of Ten Cats, Never Mind The Buzzcocks. 

Rich Hall's Hoedown

Rich Hall's Hoedown

Join Rich and his virtuoso musical mates, Ronnie Golden, Rob Childs, Nick Pynn, Antonio Forccionne (‘nuff said) for a mashup of music, comedy and gratuitous coloration. 

Get Got

Get Got

American Television audiences have always enjoyed the chat show genre, from the likes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to David Letterman and of course Oprah. 

How Do I Get Up There?

How Do I Get Up There?

Critically acclaimed Scottish sketch trio Chris Forbes, James Kirk and Kevin Mains make their debut at the Gilded Balloon, showcasing the best of their sell-out Glasgow Festival sh… 

How Do I Get Up There?

How Do I Get Up There?

Stars of BBC Radio 4’s Sketchorama, Scotland’s most exciting live sketch group bring their critically acclaimed show to the Fringe. 

The Trench
BOBBY WINNER

The Trench

For the opening 20 minutes of The Trench everything is rhythmic. 

Richard Herring - We're All Going to Die!

Richard Herring - We're All Going to Die!

At a time when high-profile comedy seems frequently to constitute pointing out things that people do, Richard Herring’s satirical wit and eye for originality – not to mention h… 

Nick Helm: One Man Mega Myth

Nick Helm: One Man Mega Myth

Nick Helm has endured pain and suffering to become the greatest living example of not giving up the world has ever known and he will entertain you until it kills him. 

Alex Williamson

Alex Williamson

Alex Williamson is definitely not to everyone’s taste. 

Airnadette

Airnadette

The problem with the phrase ‘from the sublime to the ridiculous’ is that it suggests the two are mutually exclusive; having seen Airnadette, I can assure you that this is not t… 

A Body to Die[t] for

A Body to Die[t] for

If musical theatre was a sandwich, plot would be the pickle artfully placed on the side of the plate. 

Habitat

Habitat

A H Dance Company’s Habitat is a short but sweet multi-media work that blends contemporary and modern dance, projections and voice-overs to explore the relationship between ident… 

The Mid-Knight Cowboy

The Mid-Knight Cowboy

As a child, William/Billy plays Cowboys and Indians, takes great pride in his cowboy hat, and wants to grow up to become a cowboy like John Wayne, partly because his father nicknam… 

Alex Horne: Lies

Alex Horne: Lies

As he confesses in the opening lines of his show, Alex Horne ‘hates stand-up’. 

The Great American Songbook

The Great American Songbook

Richard Michael and Family draw from a great songbook indeed, but they can’t be accused of too much deference to their source material. 

Alex Mendham and His Orchestra

Alex Mendham and His Orchestra

Dinner and a show: a winning combination. 

John Scott - Totally Fed Up

John Scott - Totally Fed Up

Locally born John Scott is back at the very club where he made his start in comedy in the late 90’s, now with his second full-length Fringe show. 

Kate Daisy Grant with Nick Pynn

Kate Daisy Grant with Nick Pynn

There is a saying in Hollywood that the gun you see in the first scene will go off in the third. 

Another Tarantino Story

Another Tarantino Story

Another Tarantino Story promises to challenge conventional dance practices while incorporating a multidisciplinary approach to dance theatre. 

Chris Hare The Mindboggler

Chris Hare The Mindboggler

It was by no means a sell-out show. 

Find Love Make Love Die

Find Love Make Love Die

Four pupils await a class that will never start, in this new writing from Daniel Rayner, performed by Bleak Heart. 

Beard

Beard

Beard may be appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time this year, but Rosa Robson and Matilda Wnek aren’t newcomers to the student comedy scene, having worked t… 

Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: 2012

Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: 2012

Nick Mohammed’s expert impressions have seen him take the role of Mr. 

Chap Hop Hoorah!

Chap Hop Hoorah!

The intimate setting of Komedia was last night honoured by the presence of a fine old fellow, a quite audacious chap, a man of manners and style. 

Angels in Heels

Angels in Heels

Angels In Heels opens with high ambitions: a class of sixth formers giggle and misbehave as they and the audience are treated to a brisk history of Manchester from the industrial r… 

Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow

Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow

‘It’s going to be an interesting show!’ Nick Mohammed trills as we enter the auditorium, holding up the glass of whisky he just sent an audience member to buy for him. 

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. 

Get Carter

Get Carter

It is unclear why, forty years after the release of the original, Get Carter requires a transfer to stage. 

Magic To Get Girls By

Magic To Get Girls By

The two performers Kevin McMahon and Alan Hudson take as their starting point their discovery of a book Tricks 4 Chicks: How to Pull Girls with Magic. 

Nick Pynn with Kate Daisy Grant

Nick Pynn with Kate Daisy Grant

An array of instruments welcomes audience members as they take their seats in this tiny, intimate venue just off Princes Street, from strings through percussion to a homemade There… 

Preston Reed

Preston Reed

There’s a disconnect between what you see and what you hear at a Preston Reed gig. 

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… 

Proof

Proof

Proof tells the story of Catherine, a young woman coping with the loss of her father Robert, once a brilliant mathematician who revolutionised his field before suffering a mental b… 

The Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band presents Oliver Pissed

The Sensational Alex Salmond Gastric Band presents Oliver Pissed

In the second floor of a pub off Grassmarket, a sweaty singer belts out peculiar variations on show tunes from Oliver! This is Oliver Pissed, as presented by The Sensational Alex S… 

Lady Carol Must Die

Lady Carol Must Die

There’s a definite buzz on George Street. 

Luke Wright - Your New Favourite Poet

Luke Wright - Your New Favourite Poet

Luke Wright doesn’t invite audiences to buy a printed anthology of his work after he performs: he invites them to buy his CD. 

Mark Watson: All The Thoughts I've Had Since I Was Born

Mark Watson: All The Thoughts I've Had Since I Was Born

Stand-up works best in a small space. 

Dan Nightingale: Geronimo

Dan Nightingale: Geronimo

Dan Nightingale has that rare and slightly unnerving attribute that induces instant familiarity. 

The Fantasist

The Fantasist

By its very name The Fantasist indicates a world of mystery and make-believe. 

The Factory

The Factory

Using a plethora of multimedia devices and inventive dance sets, Bristol based company, Precarious, show us that all is not well with the world in this monochrome nightmare of mode… 

Eco-Friendly Jihad

Eco-Friendly Jihad

When it comes to titles that are guaranteed to draw a crowd Abie Philbin Bowman is gifted with a sparkling ability to always find a something that teeters on the edge of audaciousl… 

Dean Friedman - In Concert

Dean Friedman - In Concert

You could be forgiven for rolling your eyes at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme’s description of singer-songwriter Dean Friedman as ‘legendary’: one single that peaked at #2… 

The Liar Show

The Liar Show

Next to breathing and eating, lying is man’s greatest survival tactic. 

Let’s Get Angry: An Adolescent Experience

Let’s Get Angry: An Adolescent Experience

Portmanteau’s production of Let’s Get Angry was an immersive piece that shared real life adolescent experiences and tried to look at reasons behind adolescent angst. 

Umbrage Swain and The Magical Diamond of Ramtutiti

Umbrage Swain and The Magical Diamond of Ramtutiti

Comedy is very personal - some of the best comedians can fall flat if it’s not your style or you’re having a bad day but then some jump out and surprise you right down to your funn… 

The Diary of a Nobody

The Diary of a Nobody

Delving into someone’s private diary is, more often than not, a cause of great excitement and hilarity – unless it’s Anne Frank’s. 

Jim Rose Circus

Jim Rose Circus

This is not a show that actually merits any stars. 

Hero

Hero

From Cambridge’s own dramatic society comes a musical romp that falls short of a few theatrical hurdles but manages to entertain more than once. 

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

The cozy upstairs room of The Quadrant was all-abuzz with the sound of glasses clinking and chitter-chatter, preceding what I hoped would be a night of raucous laughter and merrime… 

Lies Have Been Told

Lies Have Been Told

If given the chance to spend an evening with any individual beyond the grave most would be reluctant to pick the obnoxious, multi-millionaire newspaper tycoon Robert Maxwell – unl… 

Singing a Different Song

Singing a Different Song

Singing a Different Song was a cosy affair. 

The Bang Gang

The Bang Gang

You will sing, you will sing and you will fucking dance! A thought akin to this rattled around my head for a number of hours after leaving the Bang Gang. 

Who Writes This Crap

Who Writes This Crap

Following the success of their book ‘Who Writes this Crap,’ Joel Stickley and Luke Wright transfer their work to the stage and promise us ‘All the rubbish you read in a day rew… 

Gymnast

Gymnast

Taking a seat at The Gymnast you become charged with that familiar buzz that you’re about to witness one of the most poignant shows at the fringe. 

Rex Futurus

Rex Futurus

With an opening that caused me to fear for my general well-being I was apprehensive about what the next two hours would bring. 

Lost in the Wind

Lost in the Wind

A gently tumbling visual buffet whose menu is resplendent with clowning, puppetry and magical storms. 

21:13

21:13

The newest company from the renowned Jacques Lecoq school are back for their second year to bring us a delightfully simple and wonderfully sensitive exploration of what is lost and… 

The Stories of Shakey P

The Stories of Shakey P

Staged in an intimate, archaic room at the rear of a Gothic revival church there was definitely a sense of history conversing when the two musicians welcomed the audience. 

Shakespeare Shorts or What's in a Name?

Shakespeare Shorts or What's in a Name?

This years fringe is host to a few shows that brand themselves as Shakespeare for the ‘iPod Generation. 

So He Made Me Some Soup ... And Other Tales

So He Made Me Some Soup ... And Other Tales

This show really intrigued me. 

Nick Hayman: Middle Aged, Useless and Talented! - Free

Nick Hayman: Middle Aged, Useless and Talented! - Free

In the press blurb for his show Middle-Aged, Useless and Talented Nick Hayman compares himself to Tommy Cooper and Norman Wisdom. 

Help I’m A Teenager, Get Me Out Of Here!

Help I’m A Teenager, Get Me Out Of Here!

This lively bunch of performers from Kett Sixth Form College in Norwich have put together a piece of theatre about the dangers of over indulging in alcohol. 

Scottish Music Traditional and New

Scottish Music Traditional and New

The bagpipes might be the butt of more jokes at the Fringe than any other subject. 

Boothby Graffoe with Nick Pynn: Release u win tin

Boothby Graffoe with Nick Pynn: Release u win tin

Boothby Graffoe, the only comedian named after a Lincolnshire village, is a Fringe comedy institution. 

Jody Kamali: Dirty Filthy Rich - Free

Jody Kamali: Dirty Filthy Rich - Free

Dirty Filthy Rich wants to make you stinking, filthy rich. 

When Alice (Cooper) Met (Prince) Harry

When Alice (Cooper) Met (Prince) Harry

There are reasons to be sceptical coming into When Alice (Cooper) Met (Prince) Harry. 

Unlucky for Some

Unlucky for Some

Tina Macfarlane has a first in Actuarial Maths from Glasgow University - ‘A real university, not a polytechnic like Strathclyde’ - but there’s a recession on, so it’s not m… 

Joe Lycett: Some Lycett Hot

Joe Lycett: Some Lycett Hot

Joe Lycett can be found in the Pleasance Hut, a small and intimate venue. 

Some Small Love Story

Some Small Love Story

With its modest and pretty title, Some Small Love Story sets the tone for its performance. 

Oyster Eyes Presents: Some Rice

Oyster Eyes Presents: Some Rice

Having watched Oyster Eyes Presents: Some Rice, you find yourself trying to work out what it is exactly you have just seen. 

Valery Ponomarev Quintet

Valery Ponomarev Quintet

Valery Ponomarev cuts an unassuming figure on stage: he’s a diminutive man who enjoys his own stage banter a touch more than anyone else in the room. 

Rich Hall: Fifty-Cent Words

Rich Hall: Fifty-Cent Words

Rich Hall is familiar to most of us mainly through his work as a comedian on TV, particularly on panel shows. 

Ben Hustwayte & Jack Campbell: Get It On

Ben Hustwayte & Jack Campbell: Get It On

Straight out of Cambridgeshire and truly embracing the spirit of the fringe, Get It On is a stand-up comedy show that showcases two up and coming performers called Ben Hustwayte an… 

Matt Forde: Get the Political Party Started

Matt Forde: Get the Political Party Started

Matt Forde’s latest show - Get The Political Party Started - is a continuation of his unique brand of political analysis meets lad culture. 

Hanover the Musical

Hanover the Musical

Having lived in Brighton for less than a year, Hanover the musical seemed like a wildly foreign affair for an outsider to the small community above Kemp town, let alone for a relat… 

Idiots of Ants ANThology

Idiots of Ants ANThology

Idiots of Ants absolutely hate the fourth wall. 

Nick Mohammed In Apollo 21

Nick Mohammed In Apollo 21

Forty years after the moon landings Buzz Aldrin (aka Nick Mohammed here) has got together a group to take us through his experiences of being the second man on the moon. 

Sarah Kendall - Get Up, Stand-Up

Sarah Kendall - Get Up, Stand-Up

‘You’re a funny crowd tonight aren’t you? For the first ten minutes I was sure this gig had bombed’. 

Nick Keir

Nick Keir

One man and his guitar: it’s a classic combination that, when done well, reaps its rewards. 

Nathan Caton: Get Rich or Die Cryin'

Nathan Caton: Get Rich or Die Cryin'

Nathan Caton is possibly the most amiable comedian you will ever witness on a stage. 

Underhero

Underhero

Roger is dead. 

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. 

Man 1, Bank 0

Man 1, Bank 0

Patrick Combs once deposited a junk mail cheque for $95,093. 

Kieran and Joe: Friends of Steel

Kieran and Joe: Friends of Steel

Kieran and Joe may have gone from a trio to a duo since their last trip to the Fringe but fans can rest easy: the loss of a man doesn’t mean a loss of laughs. 

Nick Sun: Potty Time!

Nick Sun: Potty Time!

Nick Sun’s latest show, Potty Time!, is truly bizarre. 

Rich Fulcher: Tiny Acts of Rebellion

Rich Fulcher: Tiny Acts of Rebellion

‘We can’t all overthrow the government through tweets but we can all unbuckle our seat-belts on a plane before they tell us to. 

Jonny Sweet - Let's Just Have Some Fun (and Learn Something, For Once)

Jonny Sweet - Let's Just Have Some Fun (and Learn Something, For Once)

What a lovely, original and unpredictable show this is. 

Ida Barr - Get Old Or Die Tryin'

Ida Barr - Get Old Or Die Tryin'

As she shuffles onto the stage assisted by a Las Vegas showgirl, Ida Barr hardly looks like Grandma-rapper billed in the programme; but Ida is the lesser-known creation of Christop… 

An Evening of Haunting Soulful Melodies

An Evening of Haunting Soulful Melodies

I couldn’t help feeling somewhat disappointed after leaving an evening of haunting and soulful melodies decidedly un-haunted. 

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. 

Gemma Goggin: Get Laid or Die Trying

Gemma Goggin: Get Laid or Die Trying

Full disclosure: I was dreading this show. 

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. 

Nick Hodder: Insert Comedy Here!

Nick Hodder: Insert Comedy Here!

The Camden Fringe is home to many different types of performer; opera singers, musicians, burlesque dancers and poets. 

Nick Helm - Dare to Dream

Nick Helm - Dare to Dream

‘I’ll keep you alive. 

Bianco

Bianco

While the circus has received a barrage of bad publicity in recent years and suffered dwindling crowds, NoFit State’s tremendous new experience Bianco proves that the circus can … 

Nick Pynn

Nick Pynn

Slip into the shadow of the castle. 

Nick Mohammed - The Forer Factor

Nick Mohammed - The Forer Factor

In his second appearance in Edinburgh, Nick Mohammed brings an all-new set of characters to his one-man show. 

The Poozies with Su-a Lee and Signy Jakobsdottir

The Poozies with Su-a Lee and Signy Jakobsdottir

The Poozies’ music is delightful enough as it is, but there were a few extra hands on deck for the Celtic folk band’s return to The Queen’s Hall: internationally travelled and re… 

Nick Grimshaw: Team Hate

Nick Grimshaw: Team Hate

For a man who claims never to have done this before, DJ Nick Grimshaw appears very comfortable in the skin of a stand-up comedian. 

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… 

Pattie Brewster's Friendship Venture (For Some Friends)

Pattie Brewster's Friendship Venture (For Some Friends)

Pattie Brewster, played by Amy Hoggart, is just looking for some friends and she’s hoping that her Edinburgh audiences will provide. 

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVI

Peter Buckley Hill and Some Comedians XVI

This is the show that started the Free Fringe, hosted by the man who started it. 

Nick Helm: This Means War!

Nick Helm: This Means War!

Nick Helm returns to Edinburgh once again following last year’s highly successful Dare to Dream. 

The Durham Revue

The Durham Revue

The Durham Revue don’t know when to end a sketch. 

Some Small Love Story

Some Small Love Story

Some Small Love Story, as the title may suggest, is a short, self-contained and in the end inconsequential story about love and loss, with some songs thrown in for good measure. 

Nick Beaton Does Not Play Well With Others

Nick Beaton Does Not Play Well With Others

Nick Beaton presents a show with enough social observations to make an hour fly by. 

Nick Cope: Family Songs and Music

Nick Cope: Family Songs and Music

Nick Cope is the children’s singer-songwriter who brings acoustic, folky indie rock to the under-fives. 

Alex Horne: Odds

Alex Horne: Odds

Watching Alex Horne’s ‘Odds’ is a little bit like being back in your favourite teacher’s class at school, the one who was able to make even the most difficult and laborious of … 

Medieval and Spanish Blues: Guitar and Song

Medieval and Spanish Blues: Guitar and Song

Frenchman Claude Bourbon’s one-off evening of Medieval and Spanish blues opened with what at first seemed to be a lengthy instrumental number: as fine a demonstration of Bourbon’s … 

Never Say Die?

Never Say Die?

From hospice care to funeral plans, talk of death is becoming mainstream. 

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. 

Comedians Speaking Out About Addiction At Fringe: Interviews With Ginny Hogan and Nick Pupo

Comedians Speaking Out About Addiction At Fringe: Interviews With Ginny Hogan and Nick Pupo

Ginny Hogan and Nick Pupo are two New-Yorkers who will be debuting their solo comedy shows Regression and Addicted at Edinburgh 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.  

How To Get Broadway Baby To Review Your Show

How To Get Broadway Baby To Review Your Show

Some years ago I wrote an article about the best strategies for getting Broadway Baby to review your show. 

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. 

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. 

Ed Balls, Ore Oduba & Lesley Joseph join Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour 2017

Ed Balls, Ore Oduba & Lesley Joseph join Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour 2017

Former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, sports presenter Ore Oduba and actress Lesley Joseph are the latest celebrities announced to appear on the Strictly Come Dancing Live UK Tour, wh... 

​Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Audiences “Get a bit manual with Manuel”

​Faulty Towers The Dining Experience Audiences “Get a bit manual with Manuel”

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience has been a fixture of the Edinburgh Fringe for nine years and counting. 

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year

Brighton Fringe has officially launched. 

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. 

New bursary to help Fringe virgins get to Brighton

New bursary to help Fringe virgins get to Brighton

If you have never dipped your toe in the Fringe waters as a performer, now is your chance to take part in England’s largest arts festival 

​‘You can get away with anything dressed as Thatcher’ - Matt Tedford on inhabiting the Iron Lady for Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

​‘You can get away with anything dressed as Thatcher’ - Matt Tedford on inhabiting the Iron Lady for Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

Matt Tedford’s drag incarnation as Margaret Thatcher started life as a simple Halloween joke but has since taken on a bit of a life of her own, winning him Best Male Performer at... 

‘Did you All Come in the One Car?’ - Worbey and Farrell Interview

‘Did you All Come in the One Car?’ - Worbey and Farrell Interview

Four-handed piano duo Worbey and Farrell (that’s two hands each, silly) have been wowing audiences with their unique blend of pianistic skill and peerless patter for nearly a dec... 

The Poets are Coming: Alex Marsh

The Poets are Coming: Alex Marsh

Fig leaves, female figures and chocolate cake will feature heavily in poet Alex Marsh's Fringe. 

Going To Space: Get Jazzy On It

Going To Space: Get Jazzy On It

The Bluebelles are an all-female A Cappella group with a taste for jazz. They promise singing, solos and dancing to boot. Broadway Baby has a natter. 

The Alex Brockie Three Minute Interview

The Alex Brockie Three Minute Interview

Alex Brockie is a midlands-based theatre maker whose play about a Mexican-wrestling star fallen on hard times, El Británico, is coming to theSpace this August. 

The Alex Motswiri Three Minute Interview

The Alex Motswiri Three Minute Interview

Alex Motswiri Director of African Tree Productions – producers of last year’s hit show The System, talks to Pete Shaw about their new Musical – Magadi – The Bride’s Pric...