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Frankie Boyle Work In Progress Shows at Leicester Square Theatre & Museum Of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
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
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
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
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st Dec 2024
Frankie is doing some shows at the Leicester Square Theatre and Museum of Comedy to try out some brand new jokes.
Land of the Free
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Southwark Playhouse
- 9th Oct - 9th Nov 2024
“The world has never had a good definition of the word liberty, and the American people, just now, are much in want of one” Abraham Lincoln1865.
Variety Film Club: The Commitments (1991)
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 5th Sep 2024
Variety Film ClubThe 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 greate…
Absolutely (not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 15th - 16th Aug 2024
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
20 Years of the Free Fringe Festival – Charity Gala Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 14th Aug 2024
A huge gala show with all proceeds going to the Sepsis Trust, celebrating 20 years of the Laughing Horse’s Free Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Wet Hot American Stand-Ups
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 13th - 25th Aug 2024
We know in the UK you like your humour dry, but ours is sopping wet.
Stuart Goldsmith: Spoilers (A Climate Crisis Stand-Up Show)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Hive)
- 13th Aug 2024
Stuart’s terrified of the climate crisis, but no-one he knows ever mentions it, so it must be fine.
Karl Porter and Ben Silver: 2 Sick Guyz (Doing Stand-Up)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic Legends
- 13th - 25th Aug 2024
Featuring the slow-mo guy and viral sensation Karl Porter and Hot Water Comedy Club’s Breakthrough Act of the Year Ben Silver, 2 Sick Guyz (Doing Stand-Up) will present each act’s …
The Suicide Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Riddles Court
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
The Suicide Club.
The Gardening Club: A New Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 12th - 17th Aug 2024
The Gardening Club is a new musical that takes place in 1960, Georgia, USA.
Attila the Stockbroker: 14 Days, 14 Completely Different Shows
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans
- 5th - 18th Aug 2024
Performance poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker has been writing and performing since 1980: 4,000 or so gigs in 25 countries so far.
Free Royal Mile Tours
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 4th - 25th Aug 2024
Come and join us for the original free walking tour of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town and enjoy the stories of the many colourful characters who lived here.
One-Person Shows / Solo Shows: Daily Picks of the Fringe
- Listing Spoken Word / Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Doghouse Hotel
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2024
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…
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Course
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 3rd - 18th Aug 2024
Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
Club Life
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 2nd - 10th Aug 2024
The 2023 Fringe First-winning club/theatre immersive experience returns for eight performances only! Lemon Jelly’s Fred Deakin hosts an interactive joy-ride through his 80s/90s clu…
Cool Beans Comedy: Stand-up with a Twist!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ George Street
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2024
Real people.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2024
Since 2005, Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged…
Late Bite – Mixed-Bill Late Night Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
A stunning mixed-bill of new and established acts.
Award-Winning Little Smash Comedy: Best in Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic Legends
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Little Smash Comedy brings its multi award-winning show to the Fringe after a sell-out run in 2023.
Stand-Up Science
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-Up Science, a compilation of fantastic science-based comedy from across the Fringe.
H&M: A Split Hour of Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic Legends
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Experience the outrageous humour of the brilliant Matt Adlington – ‘barrels full of Essex boy charm’ (Chortle) – with support from comedy friends, including rising comedy star …
Dragon Shows for Babies
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- LifeCare Centre
- 1st - 20th Aug 2024
The tales of the dragons are special for many reasons.
The Bite – Mixed-Bill Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
A fabulous mixed-bill of new and established acts in a daily changing line-up throughout the Fringe.
Stand-Up Philosophy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Comedians explore big ideas through stand-up comedy.
Not My Audience! The Stand-up Panel Show You Control With an App!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Comedy panel show where top comics answer the daft questions you choose on our exclusive app, and take on stand-up challenges that test their comedy muscles.
PG Hits! The Best in Family-Friendly Stand-Up Comedy!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
Three top stand-ups perform their very best routines just as they do in comedy clubs up and down the country and abroad, just without the swearing! PG Hits is a professional stand-…
The Alternative Book Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
The Alternative Book Club presents a stand-up comedy compilation show about books, where there is absolutely NO required reading.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 1st - 25th Aug 2024
‘Funny.
Amy Mason: Free Mason
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
After an encounter with a wildlife enthusiast, the Funny Women Award finalist explores what it means to be a human animal (nightmare, tbh).
Mime Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter House
- 31st Jul - 15th Aug 2024
Sexy dads, vacuum cleaners, the German State Theatre.
Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2024
Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian.
Stand-Up for Refugees: A Night of Stand-Up Comedy in Support of Refugee Action
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 19th Jun 2024
In the lead up to Refugee Week, Refugee Action are bringing together some of the UK’s top comics for an evening of stand-up comedy, raising money to support the im…
Variety Film Club: The Beverley Hillbillies (1994)
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 13th Jun 2024
Variety Film ClubThe 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 greate…
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Course
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Windmill
- 1st - 2nd Jun 2024
Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course.
Slug in a Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Rotunda Theatre: Squeak
- 26th - 27th May 2024
Follow a brown bi woman on a night out to the club - but she has head of a slug.
The Stand-Up Horror Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 26th - 30th May 2024
In a stunning twist, the Ha Ha Horror Show sees the iconic Great Mortar emerging from retirement, promising a spectacle that transcends the realms of comedy and horror.
PG Hits! Family-friendly comedy club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 6th May 2023 - 2nd Jun 2024
The best way to discover your new favourite comedian! We choose the best comedians of the festival to perform their funniest PG-rated material.
Rueda With London Gaita Social Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- St Augustine’s Arts & Events Centre - Alter Room
- 25th May 2024
London Gaita Social Club is an urban collective that plays and celebrates the afro-indigenous musical traditions of Colombia.
Hanover Psychedelic Club presents Technicolour Hours of Emergent Happenings
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Annunciation, Brighton
- 18th - 18th May 2024
A Summer of Love-style Dada Happening blurring the boundary between audience and performers featuring live music, art, dance, performance poetry and an improvised album driven by c…
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 11th May 2024
Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and th…
The Other Side Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Snug
- 10th - 12th May 2024
The Other Side Comedy Brighton Fringe Showcase @ The Snug, 3 Jolly Butchers.
Amy Mason: Free Mason
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 7th - 9th May 2024
‘A born comic.
Neon Moon Paradise Circus CLUB
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Vault @ Fool’s Paradise
- 5th - 26th May 2024
Headlining the opening weekend of BRIGHTON FRINGE in the brand new venue THE VAULT at FOOLS PARADISE, Neon Moon’s CABARET & CLUB shows, on May Bank Holiday weekends SUNDAY 5th MA…
Club Cream
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Vault @ Fool’s Paradise
- 3rd May - 2nd Jun 2024
The shows are over and its time to dance.
Artista presents: 'Best of the Fest' @ The Secret Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery
- 5th May 2023 - 1st Jun 2024
Welcome to The Secret Comedy Club’s “Best of the Fest” shows throughout Brighton Fringe Festival 2023! Get ready to laugh until your sides hurt as we bring you a hilarious lineup o…
Variety Film Club: Yesterday (2019)
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 28th Mar 2024
Variety Film ClubThe 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 greate…
Variety Film Club: Ghost (1990)
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 29th Feb 2024
Variety Film ClubThe 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 greate…
You Got It, Boss! | Stand up, Smack down!
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 21st - 22nd Feb 2024
You Got It, Boss! Life at #2: A Henchman's Tale Stand up, Smack down! Where comedy and wrestling collide You Got It, Boss! - Charisma CheckWhat's a goon su…
Variety Lunch Club
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 17th Jan - 5th Jun 2024
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertai…
Variety Film Club: It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 14th Dec 2023
Variety Film ClubThe 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 greate…
Stand Up For Pakistan II
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 29th Nov 2023
Tez Ilyas hosts a special night of stand-up comedy in aid of re-building Pakistan.
Nutcracker - The Tuff Nutt Club
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- The Tuff Nutt Club, Royal Festival Hall
- 28th Oct 2023 - 6th Jan 2024
Diving into the glittering winter wonderland head on, McOnie Company dancers perform to Tchaikovsky’s world famous score, reimagined for an onstage Jazz band by multi-award w…
Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Underbelly Boulevard
- 17th Oct 2023 - 6th Jan 2024
The darkest, funniest and most debauched Kabarett Klub west of Berlin.
Stand-Up Comedy Meets Classical Piano
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- William Cobbett House (Freehold)
- 14th Oct 2023
Aïda Lahlou presents Stand-Up Comedy Meets Classical Piano.
Hidden Jazz Club
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hoxton Hall
- 30th Sep - 4th Nov 2023
Experience exhilarating live jazz in the incredibly atmospheric setting of a Grade II Listed Music Hall from the 1800s!! Discover one of London’s best kept secrets and join us a…
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE!
- Listing Theatre
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 19th - 23rd Sep 2023
For sale: feet pics, freshly painted.
Film Club: An Improvised Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Hen & Chickens Theatre
- 26th - 27th Aug 2023
An improvised sketch show recreating the high-stakes scenes from your favourite movies! From the breathless intensity of thrillers, or the fleeting serendipity of romance, to the s…
Film Club: An Improvised Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Hen & Chickens Theatre
- 26th - 27th Aug 2023
An improvised sketch show recreating the high-stakes scenes from your favourite movies! From the breathless intensity of thrillers, or the fleeting serendipity of romance, to the s…
The Last Thursday Club
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 24th Aug 2023
Welcome to the Last Thursday Club! An evening of theatre, comedy and storytelling hosted by acclaimed writer-performers and poolitzer prize winners Roann Hassani-McCloskey and Jame…
Stand-Up For Raymond with Frankie Boyle, Susie McCabe and more
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 22nd Aug 2023
Man down! Celebrated Scottish comedy legend Raymond Mearns has only gone and had a stroke and had to cancel his Fringe run….
The Leading Lady Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 21st - 26th Aug 2023
You’re invited to a private meeting of The Leading Lady Club! At this meeting, the women are sharing their experiences with dating apps, heartbreak, self-defense, workplace interac…
Free Medical Advice
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 21st - 26th Aug 2023
An NHS staff room.
Variety Film Club: Paddington
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 17th Aug 2023
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 p…
Beautiful Magicians Club presents Battle Magic Cabaret
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
- 17th - 28th Aug 2023
What do you get when you mix rap battles cabaret, and an open mic, and then throw in the title of Cabaret God with an audience vote? Top Fringe cabaret stars try out their new mate…
The White Heather Club's Fringe Ceilidh
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bonnie & Wild’s Scottish Marketplace
- 17th Aug 2023
Book your spot at the The White Heather Club for a night of traditional Scottish dancing at Bonnie & Wild’s legendary Food Hall in the St James Quarter.
Absolutely (not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 17th - 18th Aug 2023
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, snowballs and stinky …
Adult Film Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 15th - 16th Aug 2023
Adult Film Club is a raucous showcase of comedy short films, bizarro music videos and truly effed-up MP4s.
The Fannies One Night Stand!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 14th Aug 2023
It’s a one night stand for the Fannies (‘hilarious stream-of-consciousness double act’ (Entertainment-Focus.
The Breakfast Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 14th - 27th Aug 2023
The Breakfast Club is a free stand-up comedy compilation show featuring three fantastic comedians.
Broads Abroad: New York Stand-Up Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy (The Tron)
- 14th Aug 2023
They say if you can make it in NYC, you can make it anywhere! Well, hello, Edinburgh! This showcase show features a line-up of NYC’s premier comics: Stef Dag (@stefdagz), Gabby Bry…
Free – Concert Band Performance
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stockbridge Church
- 13th Aug 2023
A wonderful and varied selection of concert band music from 40 musicians featuring music from stage and screen! A free concert with donations to support Edinburgh Direct Aid.
Jack Tucker: Comedy Stand-Up Hour
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 13th - 20th Aug 2023
Winner: Comedian’s Comedian, Chortle Awards (2020).
Revolting Arts Club: Smutty Letters
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BlundaGardens: BlundaBus & Magical SpiegelYurt
- 13th - 17th Aug 2023
‘I tore open your letter and licked the envelope’s seal for any lingering taste of you.
Glee Club UK Adult Community Choir
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Vincent’s
- 12th Aug 2023
Glee Club UK are taking you on a musical journey all the way from the swinging 60s, right up to the present day.
David Sands Stand-Up Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Deaf Action
- 11th - 12th Aug 2023
A stand-up comedy show in BSL by the funniest deaf actor in the world, David Sands (aka Chris Baker from Small World). Come and laugh with… or at… David Sands.
Holly Stars' Cabaret Club
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Phoenix Arts Club
- 9th Aug 2023
Join Holly Stars as she hosts a glorious night of camp comedy and cabaret at this all-drag extravaganza.
Holly Stars' Cabaret Club
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Phoenix Arts Club
- 9th Aug 2023
Join Holly Stars as she hosts a glorious night of camp comedy and cabaret at this all-drag extravaganza.
Free Royal Mile Tours
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 6th - 27th Aug 2023
Come and join us for the original free walking tour, packed with the rich historical sites and tales of the many colourful characters around the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town.
0 Plans: A Crowd Work Comedy Stand-up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin
- 5th - 27th Aug 2023
A crowd-work and stand-up comedy show with zero plans.
Markus Birdman: Platinum – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Liquid Room
- 5th - 20th Aug 2023
June 2021, I had a stroke.
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 5th - 20th Aug 2023
Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course.
Manchester Revue's Lonely Hearts Sketch Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Niddry St
- 4th - 22nd Aug 2023
The Manchester Revue’s Lonely Hearts Sketch Club is not a tribute act.
White Bear Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 4th - 28th Aug 2023
Bristol’s biggest comedy night is coming to Edinburgh! Harry Allmark shall present the best comedy acts the Edinburgh Fringe has to offer! White Bear Comedy Club is THE space for…
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
The Canonized Club: The Curious Lives and Deaths of the Saints
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 4th - 8th Aug 2023
It’s 1969 and Pope Paul VI, much to the chagrin of many holy spirits, has made an announcement that puts into question the existing canon of Catholic saints.
Wet Hot American Stand-Ups
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 4th - 13th Aug 2023
We know in the UK you like your humour dry, but ours is sopping wet.
The Stand's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 4th - 26th Aug 2023
The Stand’s Pick of the Fringe – The Stand’s hand-picked selection of great comedy from across the Fringe at The Stand’s New Town Theatre every Friday and Saturday night.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box…
Aaron Wood's Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hootenannies @ The Apex
- 4th - 20th Aug 2023
Join Aaron Wood – one of the North West’s fastest-rising stars as he hosts this hour-long compilation show featuring some of the best acts at the Fringe this year! Each night up …
The Stand Late Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 4th - 26th Aug 2023
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Circa's Peepshow (Club Remix)
- Review
- ★★★★
- Elinor Arden
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
- 16th Aug, 2023
Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, CIRCA Contemporary Circus is pushing the boundaries of circus excellence, blending incredibly skilled circus performances with contemporary dance …
Gus Lymburn and Jay Lafferty: Club Sets
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 4th - 27th Aug 2023
In a festival that pours scorn on comedy without a poignant ending, one show dares to celebrate the purity of the undiluted, unadulterated and altogether far funnier club set.
Sauchiehall Comedy Club Presents
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hootenannies @ The Apex
- 4th - 28th Aug 2023
The Sauchiehall Comedy Club is proud to present their first full run at the Fringe, with a series of compilation shows, featuring the finest up-and-coming comedians, plus guest app…
Stuck in Free Fall
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- ZOO Playground
- 4th - 12th Aug 2023
Stuck in Free Fall is a show about Nothing.
101 Comedy – Club Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
‘Funny.
An Afternoon with the Ladies of the Cliff Richard Fan Club, Sutton Coldfield, 1995
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Step back in time to 1995 and come join a hilarious taster session of the Cliff Richard Fan Club! Our group of ladies will welcome you, make you laugh (and maybe cry too) and even …
AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
The total sell-out show 2005-2022 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Aaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Enjoy an hour of the tastiest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Stand-Up Philosophy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Comedians explore big ideas through stand-up comedy.
The Stand-Up Horror Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Occult cabaret-horror stand-up show but none of the booked acts have shown up! Therefore, it falls on our host, the spectral Tom Short (2019 Chortle Student Comedian runner-up, 201…
Stand-Up Science
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-up Science, a compilation of fantastic scientific comedians from across the Fringe.
The Eazy Club
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
In the digital world there’s no greater joy than talking face to face.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Returning for another year, Free Footlights brings the group for an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more.
PG Hits! Family-Friendly Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Three top stand-ups perform their very best routines just as they do in comedy clubs up and down the country and abroad, just without the swearing! PG Hits is a professional stand-…
24 Shows in 24 days: Live at the Big Cave
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
24 different award-winning or nominated comedians perform their full shows, recorded for Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube. See FringeSpecials.com for listings.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Back for our 18th Fringe, we remain adamant that just because you’re six, you shouldn’t miss out on the festival’s best stand-ups and sketch acts! And just because you’re an adult …
Jack Traynor and Daniel Petrie: Introducing Two of Scotland's Most Exciting New Stand-up Comedians
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Shared hour with two absolute stars of the future.
Deage Paxton: Impersonable – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
A debut show from an established act on the UK circuit.
Aaaaaand now! Teknicolour Smoof Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Shropshire’s crazy-named grassroots comedy club comes to the Edinburgh Fringe with a daily line-up of five different comedians.
RVG's International Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Hello, asalaam alaikum, bienvenido and welcome to RVG’s International Comedy Club! Resident MC of Malaysia’s first comedy cub Rizal Van Geyzel (as seen on Comedy Central) introduce…
Glass Crumpet's Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Eastside
- 3rd - 19th Aug 2023
Glass Crumpet presents a triple bill of brand new stand-up from comedy graduates Will Rice, Tom Roberts and James Tangye.
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
The total sell-out show 2005-2022 returns with a brand-new line-up.
AAA Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
Total sell-out show 2005-2022 returns with a brand new line-up.
Film Club: An Improvised Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 3rd - 13th Aug 2023
An improvised sketch show recreating the high-stakes scenes from your favourite movies! From the breathless intensity of thrillers, or the fleeting serendipity of romance, to the s…
Laura Davis: Well Don't Just Stand There Dancing
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Tucker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 21st Aug, 2023
With the brash vocals of an Australian zookeeper addressing an unruly tour group, Davis commands the room, immediately taking charge with her distinct brand of offbeat comedy.
The Queer Comedy Club Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Grassmarket Centre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2023
The UK’s first permanent LGBTQ+ comedy club comes to Edinburgh Fringe and we’ve got a bunch of queer comedians who we know you’re going to love! Every night join us for an hour sho…
Robin Ince – MELONS: A Love Letter to Stand-Up Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
Robin’s first solo show was a disaster, but a disaster that ended with him punching a melon with Vernon Kay’s face drawn on it before singing Mustang Sally (still no cruise shi…
Last Stand on Honey Hill
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
Following the success of last year’s show, comic songwriter Liz Cotton is back.
Club Life
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Mel Evans
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 16th Aug, 2023
Club Life is club promoter Fred Deakin's personal autobiography.
Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand the Man, Myself
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours.
Le Wine Club
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
Join chanteuse and sommelier Anna Lou in her wine bar as she invites you to discover the world of wine and solve the mystery of her lover’s death.
AAA Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose / Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2023
Total sell-out show 2005-2022 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself
- Listing Comedy
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Klute
- 30th Jul 2023
Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours.
Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself
- Listing Comedy
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Klute
- 30th Jul 2023
Do you have a critical inner voice? Join Alexander as he interrogates his own, tries to kill it, then comes for yours.
North East Stand-Up Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Fabio’s Bar / The City Theatre
- 29th - 30th Jul 2023
Alex Knipe (Chortle Student Finalist 2023) and Ben Lycett (Felt Nowt New Act Finalist 2022) present a night of some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians that the North East…
North East Stand-Up Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Durham Fringe Festival
- Fabio’s Bar / The City Theatre
- 29th - 30th Jul 2023
Alex Knipe (Chortle Student Finalist 2023) and Ben Lycett (Felt Nowt New Act Finalist 2022) present a night of some of the best up-and-coming stand-up comedians that the North East…
Variety Film Club: The Sting
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 29th Jun 2023
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…
Venue B Takeover Gig
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 30th May 2023
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Venue B Takeover Gig
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 30th May 2023
Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs.
Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 29th May 2023
A show about hating yourself and, amongst other things, choosing not to.
Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand The Man, Myself
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 29th May 2023
A show about hating yourself and, amongst other things, choosing not to.
Ben Miller's Stand-Up Science
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 28th May - 4th Jun 2023
A show that’s equal measures hilarious, educational, and deeply personal.
The Cocoa Butter Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 28th May 2023
The celebration of Black performers and our kin of colour! Decolonising & Moisturising these dry and dusty streets Hosted by HottGirl Founder and Curator, Sadie Sinner The Songbi…
Ben Miller's Stand-Up Science
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 28th May - 4th Jun 2023
A show that’s equal measures hilarious, educational, and deeply personal.
The Cocoa Butter Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 28th May 2023
The celebration of Black performers and our kin of colour! Decolonising & Moisturising these dry and dusty streets Hosted by HottGirl Founder and Curator, Sadie Sinner The Songbi…
Aaargh its the Monster Stand Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 25th - 28th May 2023
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase, including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016, Joke o…
Aaargh its the Monster Stand Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 20th May 2022 - 28th May 2023
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016, Joke of…
Komedia Presents: Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 20th May 2023
Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and th…
No Penis, No Knowledge: Kaisa Pylkkänen Stand Up Special
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 20th - 23rd May 2023
‘“Phenomenal!” - (Woman, 31, Helsinki) “Funny as fuck” - (Man, 65, New York) “Better than a real penis!” - (Gay man, 44, Helsinki) “I didn’t even have to be ashamed” -(Kaisa’s mum)…
Club de Fromage
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 20th May 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Club de Fromage
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 21st May 2022 - 20th May 2023
Take a romp through the decades with London’s legendary pop time machine! Expect sing-alongs, madcap stage show, hula hooping, confetti cannons plus the finest pop, rock, disco a…
No Penis, No Knowledge: Kaisa Pylkkänen Stand Up Special
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 20th - 23rd May 2023
‘“Phenomenal!” - (Woman, 31, Helsinki) “Funny as fuck” - (Man, 65, New York) “Better than a real penis!” - (Gay man, 44, Helsinki) “I didn’t even have to be ashamed” -(Kaisa’s mum)…
Komedia Presents: Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 20th May 2023
Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and th…
Pitch Night: Stand-Ups Present Your Startup Ideas
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 18th May - 1st Jun 2023
Dragons Den meets Whose Line is it Anyway! We ask three stand-ups to give presentations on companies that we’ve made up that make products that don’t exist.
Pitch Night: Stand-Ups Present Your Startup Ideas
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 18th May - 1st Jun 2023
Dragons Den meets Whose Line is it Anyway! We ask three stand-ups to give presentations on companies that we’ve made up that make products that don’t exist.
Film Club: An Improvised Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 14th May - 4th Jun 2023
An improvised sketch show recreating high-stakes scenes from your favourite movies! From the breathless intensity of thrillers, or the fleeting serendipity of romance, to the smoot…
Film Club: An Improvised Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 14th May - 4th Jun 2023
An improvised sketch show recreating high-stakes scenes from your favourite movies! From the breathless intensity of thrillers, or the fleeting serendipity of romance, to the smoot…
Variety Film Club: Mamma Mia! (2008) – Eurovision Special!
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 11th May 2023
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…
Blue Camel Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 10th May 2023
Carousel is excited to bring Blue Camel Club to Brighton Fringe for this very special event, hosted in the Caravanserai pop-up festival.
Variety Lunch Club: Eurovision Special!
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 10th May 2023
In May we are celebrating all things Eurovison so our Variety Lunch Club is getting a Eurovision Special!Sam Avery will be brining Eurovision themed acts to the stage to…
Blue Camel Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 10th May 2023
Carousel is excited to bring Blue Camel Club to Brighton Fringe for this very special event, hosted in the Caravanserai pop-up festival.
Stand-Up Comedy Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space / Komedia Studio
- 8th May 2022 - 7th May 2023
Have you ever laughed? Learn how to use some practical stand-up comedy basics in your writing, performing, stand-up, work presentations, public speaking or - just for fun.
Eddie Volondo: Wild And Free
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Under The Archway / Caravanserai: Fringe City Stage
- 7th - 8th May 2023
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
Stand-Up Comedy Workshop
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 7th - 7th May 2023
Have you ever laughed? Learn how to use some practical stand-up comedy basics in your writing, performing, stand-up, work presentations, public speaking or - just for fun.
Eddie Volondo: Wild And Free
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Under The Archway / Caravanserai: Fringe City Stage
- 7th - 8th May 2023
Meet Eddie, a successful failed actor, now a rap star in the making - except maybe he’s not as talented as he thinks he is.
Forge Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 6th May - 3rd Jun 2023
The award winning Forge Comedy Club (Best Comedy Club - South 2023 Chortle Awards) is the hottest comedy ticket in Brighton all year round (#1 Comedy Club in Brighton - Trip Adviso…
Neon Moon Carnival Royale CLUB
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 6th May 2023
Neon Moon’s infamous CLUB night with a right royal twist! Come and revel in joy, glitter and wonder at Carnival Royale! Be amazed by thrilling headline acts on stage and in the a…
Forge Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 6th May - 3rd Jun 2023
The award winning Forge Comedy Club (Best Comedy Club - South 2023 Chortle Awards) is the hottest comedy ticket in Brighton all year round (#1 Comedy Club in Brighton - Trip Adviso…
Neon Moon Carnival Royale CLUB
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Caravanserai Brighton: Luna Parc
- 6th May 2023
Neon Moon’s infamous CLUB night with a right royal twist! Come and revel in joy, glitter and wonder at Carnival Royale! Be amazed by thrilling headline acts on stage and in the a…
Viggo Venn: Club Comedian
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 6th - 8th May 2023
Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British Comedian.
PG Hits! Family-friendly comedy club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Walrus
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2023
We choose the best comedians of the festival to perform their funniest PG-rated material.
Viggo Venn: Club Comedian
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 6th - 8th May 2023
Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British Comedian.
Club Silencio presents Return, Again, to OZ
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Arcobaleno
- 5th - 8th May 2023
Dorothy has made millions off her novelised adventures in the Land of Oz.
Audrey's Art Club
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 5th May 2023
It’s time to go on a journey that punches you straight in the feels while filling your heart with love and warmth.
Komedia Comedy Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Johanna Makelainen
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 15th May, 2023
I was intrigued to see who would choose a regular Saturday night comedy club over the spectacle of the Eurovision final being shown all around Brighton.
The Verdict Jazz Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Verdict
- 5th May - 3rd Jun 2023
The Verdict 11th Anniversary Celebration Nominated Jazz Venue of the Year 2022 The Verdict has been named as one of the 10 top jazz clubs in Europe by The Guardian.
Fever Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 5th May - 3rd Jun 2023
If Fringe tickets are SOLD OUT visit www.
Breathing and Health: The Classical Buteyko Method's Drug-Free Approach to Reversing Chronic Disorders
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 5th May 2023
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
Fever Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 6th May 2022 - 3rd Jun 2023
Salon of Soul with a contagious beat, ‘Fever Club’ has grown out of the joyous, social atmosphere of our extraordinary house parties.
Club Silencio presents Return, Again, to OZ
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Arcobaleno
- 5th - 8th May 2023
Dorothy has made millions off her novelised adventures in the Land of Oz.
Audrey's Art Club
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 5th May 2023
It’s time to go on a journey that punches you straight in the feels while filling your heart with love and warmth.
The Verdict Jazz Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Verdict
- 5th May - 3rd Jun 2023
The Verdict 11th Anniversary Celebration Nominated Jazz Venue of the Year 2022 The Verdict has been named as one of the 10 top jazz clubs in Europe by The Guardian.
Breathing and Health: The Classical Buteyko Method's Drug-Free Approach to Reversing Chronic Disorders
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Fringe Streaming
- 5th May 2023
Do you suffer from allergies, anaemia, asthma, bronchitis, cough, fatigue, hypo-/hyper-glycemia, emphysema, COPD, digestive disorders, headaches, high/low blood pressure, insomnia …
Stand up for Sikh Your Mind
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 1st May 2023
A night of stand up comedy in aid of Mental Health Charity Sikh Your Mind.
Variety Film Club: Encanto
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 6th Apr 2023
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 p…
Variety Film Club: Some Like It Hot!
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 30th Mar 2023
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…
Film Club - An Improvised Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- Crypt
- 11th - 12th Mar 2023
An improvised sketch show recreating your favourite high-stakes movie scenes, but with hilarious twists.
Fist Club - Beyond Vaulterdome
- Listing
- Vault Festival
- Crescent
- 26th Feb 2023
Making their Vaults debut, Fist Club is a queer cabaret & pro wrestling night - aka your new favourite pastime.
Naked Chats: Drawing and Conversation with Body Love Sketch Club & Friends
- Listing
- Vault Festival
- The Flair Ground
- 26th Feb 2023
Nudity, bodies, and how to feel more comfortable in our own skin in a society which conditions us to be very critical of ourselves? A panel discussion and life drawing class with b…
Club Culture
- Listing
- Vault Festival
- Crescent
- 18th Feb - 11th Mar 2023
A disruptive, black-owned and black-curated platform demonstrating the viability of every artistic voice, and normalising inclusivity for all artists.
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE! | The Bag of Cats 9 Lives Show
- Listing
- Dublin
- Smock Alley Theatre, 1662
- 17th - 18th Feb 2023
FEET PICS AREN'T FREE! For sale: feet pics, freshly painted.
Bewitch Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- The Spacement at The Glitch
- 11th Feb 2023
Stand up comedy showcasing top comedians from minority backgrounds.
The Free Association: Jacuzii
- Listing Comedy
- Vault Festival
- Crypt
- 9th - 10th Feb 2023
Come on in, the water’s fine.
Stand Up For Ukraine
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 28th Jan 2023
Join us for another evening of stand up to raise money for the people of Ukraine.
The Pudding Club
- Listing Theatre
- Vault Festival
- Cage
- 24th - 27th Jan 2023
Are you ready to have a baby? How much effort will it take to bring your baby to term safely and successfully? What if the process of pregnancy was treated like a game, traversing …
Variety Lunch Club 2022/23
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 18th Jan - 22nd Mar 2023
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertai…
Variety Lunch Club
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 18th Jan - 22nd Mar 2023
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertai…
Stand up comedy in Kings Cross
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Guitar Social - St Elmo’s
- 6th Jan - 3rd Feb 2023
Stand up comedy at St Elmos, the next hub of music and arts, located just a stones throwaway from Kings cross station.
VARIETY FILM CLUB: ELF
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 22nd Dec 2022
Variety Film Club 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 gr…
Club Sexquisite
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Colours Hoxton / ZODIAC - Bar & Club
- 17th Jun - 17th Dec 2022
Club Sexquisite is back! Welcome to slut heaven baby An all inclusive queer party with pop up performances Come & celebrate with us for INTERNATIONAL END VIOLENCE AGAINST SEX …
VARIETY FILM CLUB: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 15th Dec 2022
Variety Film Club 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 gr…
VARIETY FILM CLUB: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 1st Dec 2022
Variety Film ClubThe 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 greate…
Off Broadway Comedy Club Night
- Listing Events
- Brighton
- Bar Broadway
- 13th Nov 2022 - 31st Dec 2023
Off Broadway Comedy Club by Giggle GaggleThe Off Broadway Comedy Club is Brightons newest comedy night.
Ben Miller's Stand-Up Science
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- ZOO Playground
- 27th - 28th Aug 2022
A show that’s equal measures hilarious, educational and deeply personal.
Last Thursday Club
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 25th Aug 2022
Stories! One magical night with the best solo theatre makers and storytellers in the Fringe, nay, Britain! Nay, the world! The Last Thursday Club is a London institution so Fringe …
The White Heather Ceilidh Club at Bonnie & Wild
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bonnie & Wild’s Scottish Marketplace
- 25th Aug 2022
Join us for a bonnie (and wild!) evening of Scottish Ceilidh Dancing in the heart of Edinburgh.
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 24th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Stand Up for Your Planet
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 22nd Aug 2022
The comedy fundraiser extravaganza is back! Following a sell-out, all-star line-up in 2019, join us for a night of laughter to show your support for our planet.
PG Hits! Stand-Up Comedy That's Everyone's Cup of Tea!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 22nd - 28th Aug 2022
A hilarious stand-up comedy compilation show that leaves out the really rude bits so the whole family can enjoy the show.
Durham University's Stand Society Presents: Dungaree
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 22nd - 28th Aug 2022
Straight from the mean, cobbled streets of Durham comes a troupe of student comics with a mission: making you laugh so hard you forget the overwhelming futility of life.
The Late Shift: New York City Stand-Up Comedy Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on North Bridge
- 22nd - 27th Aug 2022
The Late Shift is the one Fringe stand-up comedy show you do not want to miss! New York City is the stand-up comedy capital of the world.
The Azure Sky in Oz, Yellow and Special – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ OMNi Centre
- 18th - 28th Aug 2022
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
Stand Up At Seven With Ella Al-Shamahi and Suse Steed
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly
- 17th - 28th Aug 2022
Join Ella Al-Shamahi (BBC, Channel 4 and National Geographic presenter, ‘erudite and funny’ (Times)) and Suse Steed (NATYS finalist 2019, Funny Women Regional Finalist 2018) for an…
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 17th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
KC Finn: Free Agent
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C piccolo
- 16th Aug 2022
Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s.
Stand Up, Weather Girl!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 15th - 21st Aug 2022
The role of the weather girl is one of the most iconic in the TV landscape.
Star Spangled Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Smoke & Mirrors
- 14th - 18th Aug 2022
Free comedy showcase hosted by American stand-up comedian Leah Renee.
Wacky Racists Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 14th - 21st Aug 2022
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and Taskmaster star Sophie Duker is bringing Wacky back for two unmissable festival specials, joined by psychotically talented one-man white-man hous…
Wordz Makez Jokez – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Burrito ‘n’ Shake
- 13th - 27th Aug 2022
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 12th Aug 2022
Stephane Grappelli-style violinist Alex Yellowlees, virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and wonderful double bassist Kenny Ellis.
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 11th - 12th Aug 2022
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Paul Zerdin: Hands Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 11th - 17th Aug 2022
The America’s Got Talent winner brings his latest smash-hit show to Edinburgh for the first time.
KC Finn: Free Agent
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C ARTS | C venues | C place
- 10th - 18th Aug 2022
Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s.
Revolting Arts Club... Life Drawing Aboard the Blun-Doodle-Bus!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BlundaGardens: BlundaBus
- 9th - 13th Aug 2022
Relaxing, joyful life-drawing sessions hosted by Revolting Rosy Pendlebaby starring a different Fringe artist muse every day! Are you drowning in the creative outpourings of others…
The Laughienda Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
- 9th - 16th Aug 2022
Manchester’s award-winning free comedy club comes to Edinburgh for the first time! From the scene that produced the likes of Peter Kay and Johnny Vegas comes four rising stars, e…
Tuesday Night Sleeping Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- ZOOTV
- 9th - 26th Aug 2022
Tuesday Night Sleeping Club: a night-and-action radio.
Film Club – An Improvised Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Revolution Bar
- 7th - 26th Aug 2022
An improvised sketch show recreating the high-stakes scenes from all your favourite movies! From the breathless intensity of thrillers, or the fleeting serendipity of romance, to t…
The Azure Sky in Oz, Yellow and Special – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ The Street
- 7th - 28th Aug 2022
This powerful, funny and unflinching drama is about two real-life Florida women whose lives are profoundly changed by their immersion in the world of the other-abled.
Free Royal Mile Tours
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 7th - 28th Aug 2022
Come join us for the original free walking tour around the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town.
The Murder Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 6th - 26th Aug 2022
Based on true stories, Steve Hennessy’s play follows two inmates at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Richard Prince and Ronald True.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Viggo Venn: Club Comedian
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British comedian! ‘Viggo is Norwegian’ (EdFestMag.
Free Fringe Music – Live at The Grand Cafe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Grande Cafe
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Join us for an afternoon of free jazz every Saturday and Sunday during the Fringe at The Grand Cafe.
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 6th - 24th Aug 2022
Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course.
Free Fringe Music – Live at Southpour
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southpour
- 6th - 27th Aug 2022
Join us for free music every Saturday night during the Fringe at Southpour with great acoustic artists playing great pop covers.
The Future of Free Stand-Up: Steffan Alun + Support
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Canons’ Gait
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival, and this year he’s been thinking about the future.
The Laughienda Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Canons’ Gait
- 6th - 16th Aug 2022
Manchester’s award-winning free comedy club comes to Edinburgh for the first time! From the scene that produced the likes of Peter Kay and Johnny Vegas comes four rising stars, e…
The Richard Osman Fan Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Elanor Parker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in The Vault
- 8th Aug, 2022
After airing nearly 2,000 episodes since it was first broadcast in 2009, Pointless has become a regular family favourite and made a nationwide star out of its intelligent and amiab…
Wordz Makez Jokez – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Brewdog Doghouse
- 6th - 28th Aug 2022
Comedians Nigel Lovell (twice UK Pun Championship finalist) and Pete Merre (talkSport, SoccerAM) love Wordle and Leyton Orient and so are used to comedy, tragedy and heartbreak.
Free Fringe Music – Live at The Golf Tavern
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
Join us for a huge selection of free music every Friday and Saturday night during the Fringe at The Golf Tavern with different rock/pop cover bands with a great selection of music …
Pianodrome Free Lunchtime Concerts
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pianodrome at the Old Royal High
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
Drop in daily to enjoy emerging and established artists playing for free at our specially curated lunchtime concerts.
The Stand Late Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 5th - 27th Aug 2022
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Briefs: Bite Club
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
Australia’s award-winning cult-cabaret mischief-makers, circus stars and heart-stopping hooligans Briefs Factory, join forces with much celebrated songbird Sahara Beck.
The Disgraceful Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 5th - 26th Aug 2022
On tour from London’s Bush Hall, The Disgraceful Club is a wild Friday night of comedy hosted by the audacious queen of no shame, critically acclaimed, ‘one of the funniest women i…
Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show – in this stuffed selec…
Fab: Funny Stand-Up for Sad People, Sad Songs for Funny People
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 5th - 13th Aug 2022
Comedian Fab La Roche-Francoeur loves the feeling of being surrounded by an audience laughing at his jokes.
Platonic Love Triangle – A New York Stand-up Comedy Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- ZOO Playground
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
New York comedians Wyatt Feegrado (Bettor Days on Hulu, Amazon Prime), Lukas Arnold (2 million+ followers on Tiktok) and Otter Lee (Fairview on Comedy Central) present an afternoon…
Rhythms of India – Free
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 5th Aug 2022
Rhythms of India by Dr Radha Krishnan, Arabhi Krishnan and students. Storytelling using complex footwork set to rhythmic music along with facial expressions.
Free Fringe Music – Live at The Granary
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Granary
- 5th - 26th Aug 2022
Join us for free music every Friday night during the Fringe at The Granary with our house musician playing great acoustic pop covers.
Stand Up for the People
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 5th - 29th Aug 2022
Since his first sell-out Edinburgh show That Bloke Who Does Voices, Danny Posthill, has decided to put the world to rights with a brand-new show Stand Up for the People, where he t…
Audrey's Art Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Online
- 5th Aug 2022
Expect sticky lips, foil dinosaurs and a whirligig of love in Audrey’s Art Club.
Freestyle Comedy: Improvised Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
It’s stand-up, but not as you know it; no rules, no backup, no script, no set list.
School's Out Comedy Club
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 5th - 18th Aug 2022
Let Philip Simon keep your little ones giggling more than that time they saw their teacher’s dirty washing on Google Classroom! Created during lockdown to entertain the children bo…
Jay Lafferty: Club Sets
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 5th - 28th Aug 2022
In a festival that pours scorn on comedy without a poignant ending, one show dares to celebrate the purity of the undiluted, unadulterated and altogether far funnier club set.
Stand Up and Thrive
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 5th - 12th Aug 2022
An award-winning blend of coaching and comedy from Harriet Beveridge.
Bomb and Get Bombed: A Stand-Up Comedy Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
The only comedy show in town with actual consequences for bad jokes.
PG Hits! Stand-Up Comedy That's Everyone's Cup of Tea!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
A hilarious stand-up comedy compilation show that leaves out the really rude bits so the whole family can enjoy the show.
Aaaaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Kirsty Munro.
Stand-Up Science
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-Up Science, a compilation of excellent comedy about science from across the Fringe.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
‘Funny.
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Stand-up philosophy is like stand-up comedy – except it’s philosophical.
Set List: Stand-up Without a Net
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic Nucleus
- 4th - 27th Aug 2022
It’s back! ‘For anyone genuinely interested in comedy and comedians, this is the must-see show of the festival’ ***** (Scotsman).
Ben Miller's Stand-Up Science
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
A show that’s equal measures hilarious, educational and deeply personal.
Darkest Thoughts – Stand-Up from Your Thoughts
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Brass Monkey
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Finally, something Netflix can’t match! Darkest Thoughts offers you the audience a chance to get immediate comedy based on any topic you can think of.
Free Fringe Music – Live at Biddy Mulligans
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Join us for a huge selection of free music every night of the Fringe at Biddy’s with different rock/folk cover bands and a big selection of music right through the festival.
An American Comedy Showcase. Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Gabe Mollica brings New York-style comedy line-ups every night to Bar 50.
Set List: Stand-up Without a Net
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic Nucleus
- 4th - 27th Aug 2022
It’s back! ‘For anyone genuinely interested in comedy and comedians, this is the must-see show of the festival’ ***** (Scotsman).
Banana Split: A Stand-Up Comedy Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 4th - 14th Aug 2022
Fresh, off-beat comedy from two former Cambridge Footlights.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Join ‘the most renowned sketch troupe of them all’ (Independent) for an hour of stand-up, sketch, song and much more.
AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
Total sell-out 2005-2019 returns with a brand-new line-up.
The Alternative Book Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 28th Aug 2022
The Alternative Book Club presents an unconventional comedy show about books where there is absolutely no required reading.
An Afternoon With the Ladies of the Cliff Richard Fan Club, Sutton Coldfield 1995
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 4th - 27th Aug 2022
Sutton Coldfield, 1995.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
‘A festival mainstay, the always worthwhile Comedy Club 4 Kids should be on the schedule of any self-respecting, chuckle-loving young Fringegoer.
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
Total sell-out 2005-2019 returns with a brand new line-up.
AAA Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
Total sell-out 2005-2019 returns with a brand new line-up.
Free Fringe Music – Live at Ghillie Dhu
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ghillie Dhu
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2022
Join us for free live music every Wednesday to Sunday during the Fringe at Ghillie Dhu with different indie and rock/pop artists with a great selection of music.
Please, Feel Free to Share
- Review
- ★★★★
- Elaine C
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 26th Aug, 2022
Alex Dawson (Róisin Bevan) is a successful social media guru.
Sad Girls Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
Welcome to Sad Girls Club, where girls are allowed to be.
The Big Free Festival Launch Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters
- 3rd Aug 2022
Come and celebrate the start of this year’s Free Festival! See samples of all the top shows from this years Free Fest, the night before it begins – and party with the performers,…
Eme Essien: Flat Shoes In The Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
Ever wondered what takes a girl so long to get ready on a night out? It’s Saturday night, the big girls’ night out and this girl is trying to get ready on time.
Your Dad's Mum: Tonight at the Social Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
Explosive, gag-packed comedy from Leicester Comedy Festival Award nominees returning to the Fringe following their acclaimed 2021 run.
The Club Valentine Comedy Hour
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2022
This wacky, vaudevillian comedy extravaganza takes you on a journey led by the two Irish mayors of Laughtown, USA, where you’ll find absurd characters, silly skits, dynamite music …
AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2022
Total sell-out 2005 - 2019 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Sweater Worthy – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pins and Needles
- 2nd - 12th Aug 2022
A one-woman performance about knitting through grief, heartache and depression. All in a pandemic. Knitting or crocheting is encouraged.
Club Chemo
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 1st - 2nd Aug 2022
A tale of one man’s fight against testicular cancer.
Club Chemo
- Listing Theatre
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 1st - 2nd Aug 2022
A tale of one man’s fight against testicular cancer.
Briefs: Bite Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher James
- West End
- Queen Elizabeth Hall
- 23rd Jul, 2022
In 2017 I last saw Briefs in a Spiegeltent on the Southbank.
CLIMATE GUILT CLUB
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 28th - 30th May 2022
How green are you? Could you be more eco-friendly? What about everyone else? Is there any point recycling when multinationals do nothing? Uncorked presents an immersive, interacti…
CLIMATE GUILT CLUB
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 28th - 30th May 2022
How green are you? Could you be more eco-friendly? What about everyone else, like Mrs Smith from down the road? You know you saw her putting a whole load of cardboard in her bin, r…
Psychic Stu's Comedy Stand Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 22nd - 25th May 2022
Come along to see Psychic Stu in his Phenomenal Stand Up Show! You may be lucky and get your fortune told by the man himself.
Psychic Stu's Comedy Stand Up Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sascha Cooper
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant / Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Raised Room)
- 25th May, 2022
Psychic Stu takes on the world of fake mediums and not only stands up for the holistic world, but unwittingly educates others on what to look for so as not to get conned.
Club de Fromage
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 10th Jul 2021 - 21st May 2022
Returning once more to Brighton Fringe, after consecutive sell-out shows, it’s time again to romp through the decades with London’s legendary pop time machine! Expect huge anth…
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 5th Jun 2021 - 21st May 2022
Since 2005, the ‘Comedy Club 4 Kids’ has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and …
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 21st May 2022
Since 2005, ‘Comedy Club 4 Kids’ has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and …
MR BONGO RECORD CLUB LAUNCH PARTY
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 20th May 2022
Mr Bongo is a British, Brighton based independent record label, independent film and publishing company specialising in world music and art house/world cinema.
MR BONGO RECORD CLUB LAUNCH PARTY
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 20th May 2022
Mr Bongo is a British, Brighton based independent record label, independent film and publishing company specialising in world music and art house/world cinema.
Aaargh its the Monster Stand Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 20th - 22nd May 2022
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016, Joke of…
Club Queer Presented by Devine Tension
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Club Revenge
- 20th May - 3rd Jun 2022
Devine Tension proudly presents CLUB QUEER: a unique queer cabaret/clubland experience.
Club Queer Presented by Devine Tension
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Club Revenge
- 20th May - 3rd Jun 2022
Devine Tension proudly presents CLUB QUEER: a unique queer cabaret/clubland experience.
A Little Bit Neurotic: A Stand-up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Cellar Bar @The Brunswick
- 16th May 2022
Alex Bertulis-Fernandes is a stand-up and writer.
A Little Bit Neurotic: A Stand-up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Cellar Bar @The Brunswick
- 16th May 2022
Alex Bertulis-Fernandes is a stand-up and writer.
Tom Little Makes a Triumphant Return To Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 12th May - 5th Jun 2022
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and his 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award.
Tom Little Makes a Triumphant Return To Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 12th May - 5th Jun 2022
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and his 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award.
Stand-Up Comedy Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 8th May 2022
Have you ever laughed? Learn how to use some practical stand-up comedy basics in your writing, performing, stand-up, work presentations, public speaking or - just for fun.
Jazz Supper Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Wagner Hall & Fig Tree Garden
- 8th May - 5th Jun 2022
Experience Cool and West Coast jazz music in an NYC-styled ‘Supper Club’ setting.
Jazz Supper Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Wagner Hall & Fig Tree Garden
- 8th May - 5th Jun 2022
Experience Cool and West Coast jazz music in an NYC-styled ‘Supper Club’ setting.
Neon Moon CLUB
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 7th May 2022
An electrifying night from Neon Moon featuring DJ’s From Swingamajig plus spellbinding world-class circus, cabaret, and burlesque! Scream if you want to go faster! Neon Moon’s expl…
WRAP UP – A Kid’s Cabaret Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Wrap Play Cafe
- 7th May - 5th Jun 2022
Spun Glass Theatre will once again transform WRAP into a theatrical family playground launching Brighton’s first kid’s cabaret club for the 2022 Fringe! Our Kid’s Cabaret C…
The Forge Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 7th May - 4th Jun 2022
The Forge Comedy Club is Brighton’s Flagship Stand Up Comedy night.
Neon Moon CLUB
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 7th May 2022
An electrifying night from Neon Moon featuring DJ’s From Swingamajig! Featuring Internationally acclaimed DJ and Producer - C@ in the H@ https://youtu.
WRAP UP - A Kid's Cabaret Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Wrap Play Cafe
- 7th May - 5th Jun 2022
WRAP UP! will harness the energy of a classic cabaret, in a space that will be entertaining and familiar for children and their families.
The Forge Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Ironworks Studios
- 7th May - 4th Jun 2022
The Forge Comedy Club is Brighton’s Flagship Stand Up Comedy night.
Viggo Venn: Club Comedian (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 6th May - 2nd Jun 2022
Viggo Venn was the winner of The Brighton Fringe “Best Comedy Award” for his mad and free-flowing clowning in 2016 with ‘Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop’.
Viggo Venn: Club Comedian (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 6th May - 2nd Jun 2022
Viggo Venn was the winner of The Brighton Fringe “Best Comedy Award” for his mad and free-flowing clowning in 2016 with ‘Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop’.
...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery / Artista Upstairs
- 6th May - 5th Jun 2022
We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe.
Fever Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2022
Salon of Soul with a contagious beat, ‘Fever Club’ has grown out of the joyous, social atmosphere of our extraordinary house parties.
Komedia Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2022
Discover the best in live comedy, featuring three top acts and an MC! Boasting the hottest line-ups including; Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jordan Brookes, Olga Koch, Barbara Nice, Jarr…
A.A.A. presents The Secret Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery / Artista Upstairs
- 25th May 2021 - 5th Jun 2022
** ALL TICKETS FOR FRIDAY 9 JULY ARE NOW 2-4-1, this will be applied automatically at checkout ** Don’t know who to watch this Fringe? Why not let us curate a comedy show for you!…
Ay Up It's Stand Up: Paddy Young & Adam Flood
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 6th - 9th May 2022
Ay Up Ducks! Following a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe, we’re bringing our stand-up show to Brighton.
Ay Up It's Stand Up: Paddy Young & Adam Flood
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick / Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 6th - 15th May 2022
Ay Up Ducks! Following a sell-out run at Edinburgh Fringe, we’re bringing our stand-up show to Brighton.
An Evening with the Good Enough Mums Club
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Pleasance Theatre
- 30th Apr 2022
he Good Enough Mums Club is a new musical, produced, written, directed and performed by mums, featuring songs such as “Only My Nose Is The Same”, “The Price To Be Paid” and…
An Evening with the Good Enough Mums Club
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Lowry
- 22nd Apr 2022
NOT PERFECT? SEE THE SHOW! The Good Enough Mums Club is a poignant and hilarious musical toddle through the highs, lows and sleep deprivation of mummyhood.
Stand Up For Ukraine
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 24th Mar 2022
Join us for an evening of stand up to raise money for the people of Ukraine.
Le Wine Club
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- West End
- The Other Palace / Trinity Theatre
- 17th - 25th Feb 2022
Popular cabaret chanteuse Anna Lou Larkin takes the role of sommelier, pairing wine tasting with a murder mystery of who killed her lover, in this brand-new solo show that has adde…
Variety Lunch Club
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 9th Feb - 25th May 2022
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertai…
Doll Parts: A Club Night Celebrating Women in Rock
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Aatma
- 4th Feb 2022
Calling all Rebel Girls and VioletsOn Friday 4th February 2022, XS POP will be tearing up Aatma in the heart of Manchester’s Northern Quarter, to celebrate all of the best women wh…
Courtyard Bar & Kitchen Pudding Club
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 25th Jan 2022
The proof of the pudding is in the eating… On Tuesday 25 January Courtyard Bar & Kitchen are bringing back the night that celebrates the wonderful world of p…
Stand up comedy in Epsom
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Dia y Noche Lounge
- 2nd Dec 2021
Stand up comedy At the Dia y Noche lounge, a popular, family run cafe, music and sports bar in Epsom.
Stand up comedy in Kingston
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Willoughby Arms
- 24th Nov 2021
Stand up comedy at the Willoughby arms, a popular local pub in the heart of Kingston.
Logan Murray's Stand Up Course: Mondays, November 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 22nd Nov 2021
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Stand up comedy in Kingston
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Willoughby Arms
- 17th Nov 2021
Stand up comedy at the Willoughby arms, a popular local pub in the heart of Kingston.
Stand up comedy in Kingston
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Willoughby Arms
- 10th Nov 2021
Stand up comedy at the Willoughby arms, a popular local pub in the heart of Kingston.
Lunch and talk at the National Liberal Club
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- National Liberal Club
- 3rd Nov 2021
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Stand up comedy in Kingston
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Willoughby Arms
- 3rd Nov 2021
Stand up comedy at the Willoughby arms, a popular local pub in the heart of Kingston.
FUNNYBOYZ presents DIVAS @ THE CAVERN CLUB
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Cavern Restaurant
- 27th Oct - 29th Dec 2021
DIVAS introduce this sensational new fine dining experience with drag queens SESSION TIME: 18.
Stand up comedy in Kingston
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Willoughby Arms
- 1st Sep - 27th Oct 2021
Stand up comedy at the Willoughby arms, a popular local pub in the heart of Kingston.
Courtyard Bar & Kitchen Pudding Club
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 27th Oct 2021
The proof of the pudding is in the eating… On Wednesday 27 October Courtyard Bar & Kitchen are celebrating the wonderful world of puddings! Join us for an ev…
Logan Murray's Stand Up Course: Sundays October 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 24th Oct 2021
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Riposte x Club
- Listing
- London Fringe
- The Cause
- 23rd Oct 2021
8 Djs - 15 visual artists - 15 performers - 10 stalls (people selling merch) Queer art-rave.
Club Queer
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Chancers Nightclub
- 23rd Oct 2021
Devine Tension Presents Club Queer Queer Clubland Cabaret set in the heart of rural Dumfries & Galloway.
Stand up comedy in Epsom
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Dia y Noche Lounge
- 21st Oct 2021
Stand up comedy At the Dia y Noche lounge, a popular, family run cafe, music and sports bar in Epsom.
Stand up comedy in Kingston
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Willoughby Arms
- 20th Oct 2021
Stand up comedy at the Willoughby arms, a popular local pub in the heart of Kingston.
Chichester Cabaret Club
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Oaklands Pavilion
- 16th Oct 2021
It’s FINALLY Back! After a hiatus due to you know what, we’re back stronger than ever and raring to go! Chichester Cabaret Club was officially born in 2016 and has featur…
Stand up comedy in Kingston
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Willoughby Arms
- 13th Oct 2021
Stand up comedy at the Willoughby arms, a popular local pub in the heart of Kingston.
Stand up comedy in Epsom
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Dia y Noche Lounge
- 7th Oct 2021
Stand up comedy At the Dia y Noche lounge, a popular, family run cafe, music and sports bar in Epsom.
Variety Lunch Club
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 6th Oct - 1st Dec 2021
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club runs throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of entertai…
Aunt Flow's Fight Club
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- The Karaoke Hole
- 6th Oct 2021
Desperate for some variety in your performance consumption? Craving inspiration to fuel your feminist vagenda? Helen Potter and Frankie Regalia are proud to present the r…
Stand up comedy in Kingston
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Willoughby Arms
- 6th Oct 2021
Stand up comedy at the Willoughby arms, a popular local pub in the heart of Kingston.
Stand up comedy in Kingston
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Willoughby Arms
- 15th - 29th Sep 2021
Stand up comedy at the Willoughby arms, a popular local pub in the heart of Kingston.
Hundred Watt Club - An evening of burlesque in Hastings!
- Listing Film
- UK Regional & Tours
- St Mary in the Castle
- 25th Sep 2021
Join Hundred Watt Club as they return to St Mary in the Castle for a vintage inspired, champagne popping evening of burlesque! Let your hair down and enjoy a good old fashioned gli…
Anna Clifford’s Stand Up Special “Ghosted”
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 23rd Sep 2021
“ I can’t tell if I am being ghosted or that person is practising social distancing very well” Watch Irish comedian Anna Clifford dissect t…
Anna Clifford’s Stand Up Special “Ghosted”
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 23rd Sep 2021
“ I can’t tell if I am being ghosted or that person is practising social distancing very well” Watch Irish comedian Anna Clifford dissect t…
The Horsedonkey Club
- Listing Nightlife
- London Fringe
- VFD
- 23rd Sep 2021
The Horsedonkey Club is strange variety nights organised as the context for a surprising mix of performing artists and artists who use performance.
Stand up comedy in Kingston
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Willoughby Arms
- 22nd Sep 2021
Stand up comedy at the Willoughby arms, a popular local pub in the heart of Kingston.
The Sunday Art Club: Sessions
The Sunday Art Club: Sessions launches at Arboretum in London’s West End offering an evening of intimate performance that provides a platform for multidisciplinary artists.
Logan Murray's Stand Up Course: Saturdays, Sept 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 18th Sep 2021
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Filthy in Peach - The Bitten Peach Club Night at Colours Hoxton
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Colours Hoxton
- 17th Sep 2021
Come and get FILTHY IN PEACH at The Bitten Peach’s CLUB NIGHT at Colours Hoxton! PARTY + POP UP PERFORMANCES from 10pm-2am featuring an Asian cabaret dreamhouse of FILTHY FA…
Stand up comedy in Epsom
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Dia y Noche Lounge
- 16th Sep 2021
Stand up comedy At the Dia y Noche lounge, a popular, family run cafe, music and sports bar in Epsom.
Logan Murray's Stand Up Course: Mondays, Sept 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 13th Sep 2021
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Club Kali After-Party Party on the Boat!
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Bar & Co Party Boat
- 4th Sep 2021
Special After-Party Party.
Hundred Watt Club - Burlesque & Vaudeville in Alton, Hampshire
- Listing Film
- UK Regional & Tours
- Alton Assembly Rooms
- 4th Sep 2021
Join Hundred Watt Club at Alton Assembly for a vintage inspired, champagne popping evening of burlesque! Let your hair down and enjoy a good old fashioned glittering line-up of sho…
Stand up comedy in Epsom
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Dia y Noche Lounge
- 2nd Sep 2021
Stand up comedy At the Dia y Noche lounge, a popular, family run cafe, music and sports bar in Epsom.
Duckie's Queer History Club
- Listing Nightlife
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hold Creative Spaces
- 29th Aug 2021
Free2pmSunday 29 AugustHold Creative Spaces, Penstone House, Albert Street, Ramsgate CT11 9HDDuckie are taking queer history out of the museum and back to the pub where it belongsJ…
Cecily's Belly Laugh Picnic – Musical Balloon Band – Free Festival
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 26th - 29th Aug 2021
Hop, bounce, jump, wave and sing! Percussion, music, laughter and balloons with Verona’s Musical Balloon Band.
Paul Dennis: Imashination (Free Festival)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 23rd - 29th Aug 2021
Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and stand-up, Paul Dennis brings his music and comedy together for the first time.
Tom Little Makes a Triumphant Return to Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Opium
- 23rd - 29th Aug 2021
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and his 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award.
Duckie's Queer History Club
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton
- Charles Street Tap
- 22nd Aug 2021
Free2pmSunday 15 August in BrightonCharles Street Tap, 8 Marine Parade, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TADuckie are taking queer history out of the museum and back to the pub where it bel…
Ay Up, It's Stand-Up: Paddy Young and Adam Flood
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 22nd - 29th Aug 2021
Two 30-minute sets of stand-up from up-and-coming comedians from the north of England, Paddy Young (as seen on ITV2, Sky, Channel 4) and Adam Flood (BBC New Comedian 2019 nominee, …
Stand up comedy in Epsom
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Dia y Noche Lounge
- 19th Aug 2021
Stand up comedy At the Dia y Noche lounge, a popular, family run cafe, music and sports bar in Epsom.
Tues Night @ Social Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Victor Black
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 24th Aug, 2021
Tues Night @ Social Club is one of those 'Marmite' shows that some people would consider their worst nightmare, while others could consider it tailor-made for them.
Best of Fringe Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 17th - 29th Aug 2021
It’s been a long time since we could go see live comedy, but it’s back! Award-winning comic Ben Clover presents a different bill of top stand-ups each evening.
Aaaaaaargh It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 17th - 29th Aug 2021
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
Queer meditation (free). Sunday 15th August 1pm Finsbury Park
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- N4 2DH
- 15th Aug 2021
IRL Queer Meditation Sunday 15th August 1pm Finsbury Park.
Being of Influence | Free Workshop | 14 Aug 2021
- Listing Events
- UK Regional & Tours
- Online Event
- 14th Aug 2021
Workshop : Being of InfluenceDate : Saturday 14th AugustTime : 15:00 - 18:00 UKT / 10am - 1pm ESTLocation : VirtualAudience : LGBTQ+Cost : FREE (Donations accepted) ‘Bei…
MARGATE PRIDE AFTER PARTY 2021 / MARGATE ARTS CLUB
- Listing Workshop
- UK Regional & Tours
- MARGATE ARTS CLUB
- 14th Aug 2021
JONJO JURYJACQUI POTATOJANET DISTRICT COUNCILGINROSY ROSSTED ROGERSANT CJOYLESSBONKSPECIAL GUESTS ITS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
CLUB FLIQ: Launch party with DJ Jeanie Crystal & Lemur Beats
- Listing Nightlife
- UK Regional & Tours
- Crown House
- 14th Aug 2021
Join us for the launch of CLUB FLIQ, a new club night in St Leonards exclusively for queer women and non-binary babes.
Club Kali Independence-Gay Boat Party
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Bar & Co Party Boat
- 14th Aug 2021
Get back on board with Club Kali Independence Gay Boat Party! Saturday August 14th on board Bar&Co.
Tues Night @ Social Club
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Museum of Comedy
- 14th Aug 2021
Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 Explosive, gag-packed debut from Your Dad’s Mum.
Tues Night @ Social Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 14th Aug 2021
Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 Explosive, gag-packed debut from Your Dad’s Mum.
Taiwan Hengchun Folk Songs Singing Club – Sing To the World (Free)
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Player
- 14th - 21st Aug 2021
The grannies in the show will tell you their life stories through singing and playing the moon guitar.
Tues Night @ Social Club
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Museum of Comedy
- 14th Aug 2021
Nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 Explosive, gag-packed debut from Your Dad’s Mum.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 12th - 22nd Aug 2021
Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to dazzle children (aged 6+) and their families.
Tom Little Makes a Triumphant Return to Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway
- 9th - 29th Aug 2021
Tom Little won the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, was a BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist and his 2018 Edinburgh show was nominated for the Amused Moose Comedy Award.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
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)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
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)
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 8th - 15th Aug 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Watford Outdoor Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Stage In The Park
- 7th Aug 2021
We’re proud to present our evening of summertime hilarity, mirth and merriment for your pleasure.
Stand-Up Philosophy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 7th - 29th Aug 2021
Comedians look at the hilarious side of philosophy.
Best of Fringe Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 7th - 29th Aug 2021
It’s been a long time since we could go see live comedy, but it’s back! Award-winning comic Ben Clover presents a different bill of top stand-ups each evening.
Aaaaaaargh It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 7th - 29th Aug 2021
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
Free Shot On Entry!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 6th - 14th Aug 2021
The Manchester Revue are proud to present their new sketch show, Free Shot On Entry! Bringing you the best comedy The University of Manchester has to offer, prepare to question eve…
Gareth Mutch and Joe McTernan: Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 6th - 29th Aug 2021
Join two of Scotland’s finest comedians for an hour of energetic stand-up with unique observations and hilarious stories.
Ronald Forbes: The Dreamweaver's Puzzles Exhibition at the Scottish Arts Club
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Arts Club Online
- 6th Aug 2021
Ronald Forbes RSA RGI festival exhibition, The Dreamweaver’s Puzzles at the Scottish Arts Club (28th July to 29th August).
Sherlock's Secret Challenge – The Puzzle Solving Game That Shows You The City
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside The Conan Doyle Pub
- 6th - 30th Aug 2021
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.
Freestyle Comedy: Improvised Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 6th - 29th Aug 2021
It’s stand-up, but not as you know it; no rules, no backup, no script and no set list.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- UK Regional & Tours
- Stage In The Park
- 4th Aug 2021
Cracking entertainment for everyone over six years old and under 400 years old (no vampires).
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 2nd - 21st Aug 2021
Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August.
Briefs Bite Club
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall
- 28th Jul 2021 - 31st Jul 2022
BRIEFS BITE CLUB is a brand new, iconic extravaganza that sees the glittery gang serving up their signature camp-cabaret fantasy of circus, drag and comedy in a sexy showcase of ou…
Swinging At The Cotton Club
- Listing Music
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Stage In The Park
- 25th Jul 2021
Take a step back into 1920s & ’30s New York City and through the doors of Harlem’s hottest nightclub, ‘The Cotton Club’! ‘Swinging at The Cotton Club’ is the action-packed sh…
‘Drink & Draw‘ with Queer Culture Club
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Balans Soho No.60
- 19th Jul - 23rd Aug 2021
Welcome to the return of our beloved Drink & Draw Social! Or for those who joined us in lockdown- finally an IRL Make & Mingle! Join Ellie & Megan on Monday a…
Club de Fromage
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 10th Jul 2021
Returning once more to Brighton Fringe, after consecutive sell-out shows, it’s time again to romp through the decades with London’s legendary pop time machine! Expect huge anth…
Youth Club Experience: a slice of the 80s
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 25th - 26th Jun 2021
You remember what it was like to go to the youth club, don’t you? No.
Le Wine Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Werks 2
- 19th - 26th Jun 2021
Chanteuse and sommelier, Anna Lou, presents a wine tasting to remember.
Le Wine Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Werks 2
- 19th - 26th Jun 2021
Chanteuse and sommelier, Anna Lou, presents a wine tasting to remember.
Sara Segovia and Lachlan Werner are making shows (WORK IN PROGRESS)
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Miller
- 15th Jun 2021
Sara Segovia Rodao and Lachlan Werner are cuties by nature, cancers by astrological sign and clowns by trade.
The Monday Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 14th Jun - 20th Dec 2021
Grab yourself a drink and join us in the Museum bar for a relaxed weekly night of new material from some of the finest comedians on the circuit.
Clown Nipples and Nice Try (Two Solo Shows - Works in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
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)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Caxton Arms
- 7th - 27th Jun 2021
In between lockdowns, two masked up American comics met at a Camden gig, bonding over their expat status and comedy.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 5th Jun 2021
Since 2005, the ‘Comedy Club 4 Kids’ has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and …
New Parent Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The McElderry
- 1st Jun - 8th Jul 2021
New parent? In need of entertainment for grown-ups? Come to these special daytime showings of our evening programme, where you can enjoy some of our best shows with your baby in to…
Fringe Club
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Electric Arcade
- 29th May - 10th Jul 2021
Continue your evening with the Fringe’s wildest late-night show.
Krater Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 29th May - 26th Jun 2021
After many long months of closure, we are now absolutely delighted to bring back Komedia’s renowned (and now socially distanced) live stand-up show, Krater Comedy Club! Discover…
Krater Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 29th May - 26th Jun 2021
After many long months of closure, we are now absolutely delighted to bring back Komedia’s renowned (and now socially distanced) live stand-up show, Krater Comedy Club! Discover…
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Lyric Theatre
- 28th May 2021 - 18th Sep 2022
‘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…
The 3P Club Movie
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Living Record
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
Get ready to ride your mighty stallions to Hollywood in 3.
The 3P Club Movie
- Listing
- Brighton Fringe
- The Living Record
- 28th May - 27th Jun 2021
Get ready to ride your mighty stallions to Hollywood in 3.
Artista presents The Secret Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery
- 25th May - 11th Jul 2021
** ALL TICKETS FOR FRIDAY 9 JULY ARE NOW 2-4-1, this will be applied automatically at checkout ** Don’t know who to watch this Fringe? Why not let us curate a comedy show for you!…
AAA presents The Secret Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery
- 25th May - 11th Jul 2021
** ALL TICKETS FOR FRIDAY 9 JULY ARE NOW 2-4-1, this will be applied automatically at checkout ** Don’t know who to watch this Fringe? Why not let us curate a comedy show for you!…
Artista's Secret Comedy Club: The Comedy Hub
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery
- 25th May - 27th Jun 2021
Don’t know who to watch this Fringe? Why not let us curate a comedy show for you! Performances on 6 days per week, 4 to 6 times per day, from 17:30 until 23:00 on weekdays and 14:3…
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Sundays May 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 23rd May 2021
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Saturdays, May 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 22nd May 2021
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Sunday's May 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 16th May 2021
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Sunday's May 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 16th May 2021
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, May 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 3rd May 2021
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, April 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 12th Apr 2021
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, April 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 12th Apr 2021
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Saturdays, April 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 10th Apr 2021
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Saturdays, April 2021
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 10th Apr 2021
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Stand Up Comedy Club
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Farnham Maltings
- 15th Jan 2021
Please note that Tier 2 regulations mean that only members of the same household or support bubble may meet together indoors.
Royal Court Selection Box
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 29th Dec 2020 - 30th Jan 2021
Well, 2020 has been a load of old baubles but the gang from the Court will put the smiles back on your faces with this year’s Christmas show - The Royal Court Selection Box!&…
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, Winter 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 30th Nov 2020 - 15th Feb 2021
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Sundays, Winter 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 1st Nov - 13th Dec 2020
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Saturdays, Autumn 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 26th Sep - 14th Nov 2020
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, Autumn 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 14th Sep - 23rd Nov 2020
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
‘Drink & Draw‘ Returns! with Queer Culture Club
- Listing Events
- London Fringe
- Balans Soho No.60
- 9th Sep 2020 - 6th Sep 2021
Welcome to the return of our beloved Drink & Draw Social! Or for those who joined us in lockdown- finally an IRL Make & Mingle! Join Ellie & Megan on Monday a…
Jamali Maddix: Strip Club Einstein
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel Comedy
- 19th - 30th Aug 2020
Critically acclaimed comedian and host of Vice’s Hate Thy Neighbour and Channel 4’s Adventures in Futureland, Jamali Maddix is heading out on tour again after his incredible 2018 W…
Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 14th Aug 2020
Stephane Grappelli-style violinist Alex Yellowlees, virtuoso guitarists Ged Brockie and Mike Nisbet and wonderful double bassist Kenny Ellis.
Al Start's Go Kid Music Club: Tall Tales
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton
- The Warren Outdoors
- 9th Aug 2020
Brighton resident and local legend Al Start is heading to the beach this Summer with an array of stories and songs for kids and their grown-ups.
The Glee Club
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Kiln Theatre
- 4th - 27th Jun 2020
‘When I go back those days in my head, it’s to that pit and the fun I had with a bunch of old men singing songs.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, Spring 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 6th Apr - 8th Jun 2020
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, Spring 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 6th Apr - 8th Jun 2020
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 28th Mar - 9th May 2020
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Weekends, Summer 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 28th Mar - 9th May 2020
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
The Female Pilot Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 26th Feb 2020
Come for a double at the Pilot Club! Two brand new sitcom pilots, read by the best comedy actors in Britain.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Weekends, Spring 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 1st Feb - 14th Mar 2020
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Weekends, Spring 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 1st Feb - 14th Mar 2020
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, January 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 13th Jan - 23rd Mar 2020
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
The Monday Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 13th Jan - 27th Apr 2020
Grab yourself a drink and join us in the Museum bar for a relaxed weekly night of new material from some of the finest comedians on the circuit.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, January 2020
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 13th Jan - 16th Mar 2020
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
MagicFest - Comedy Magic Club
- Listing Magic
- Edinburgh
- Traverse Theatre
- 28th - 29th Dec 2019
Have your mind blown as you laugh yourself silly! A line up of the funniest, scariest, and freakiest, conjured up for your delight in our magic comedy club.
Free Screening: Hocus Pocus
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 31st Oct 2019
After three centuries, three witch sisters are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it is up to two teen-agers, a young girl, and an immortal cat …
Free Screening: The Birdcage
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 30th Oct 2019
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane and Dianne Wiest lead the laughs in this wild comedy that insists you don't have to be a woman to be a mother.
The Cocoa Butter Club
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Omnibus Theatre
- 18th Oct 2019
The Cocoa Butter Club brings you a fierce line up celebrating feminine attitude.
The Monthly Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 3rd Oct - 4th Dec 2019
The Museum of of Comedy’s brand new monthly line up show! Hand-picked bills showcasing some of the finest acts on the circuit and our Monday Club regulars bri…
Female Pilot Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 25th Sep 2019
Care for a double at the Female Pilot Club? Two brand-new sitcom scripts are taken up for a spin.
Logan Murray's Stand Up Course: Mondays, Autumn 2019
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 9th Sep - 25th Nov 2019
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Weekends, Autumn 2019
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 31st Aug - 29th Sep 2019
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Stand Up Nights Competition Final
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 30th Aug 2019
12 Finalists will compete for a cash prize of £500. Each act is 5 - 7 minutes long. Interval after 6th act
Eric Andre: The Stand Up Tour
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 25th Aug 2019
Comedian, actor and host of Adult Swim’s top-rated and most anarchic programme The Eric Andre Show comes to the (true) final night of Fringe to tear sh*t the f*ck up.
Amusical Club Night
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 24th - 25th Aug 2019
Dance the night away to your favourite songs from the musicals – featuring live music from Amusical house band Dave and The Quavers, plus guest DJ sets from the best comedians in…
Free Spirits
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 23rd Aug 2019
The cruelties of social media could have broken a girl’s spirit.
Apocalypse Comedy Club featuring Mick Neven
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Bannermans / PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse / PBH’s Free Fringe @ Sneaky Pete’s
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
The award-winning Aussie comedian is back with a brand-new show, taking on the end of the world.
Stand Up to Stand Out
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 21st Aug 2019
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
The 900 Club
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Poetry Library
- 20th - 24th Aug 2019
Five years after the death of their friend, Emily, Avery, Fi and Mac reunite to celebrate his life.
Mother and the Monster / Free Festival
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 20th - 25th Aug 2019
Charlotte was a legendary Hollywood props mistress who disappeared from public view decades ago.
Our Man – Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull
- 19th - 25th Aug 2019
This award-winning writer’s powerful one-man show tears through the curtain of manners to reveal the wildlife of neo-liberal Britain.
Stand Up for Your Planet
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Hall
- 19th Aug 2019
Join us for a one-off comedy extravaganza, raising awareness for one of the most pressing issues of our time – protecting our planet.
Goodbye Charles – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 19th - 25th Aug 2019
‘I ate the divorce papers, Charles.
Free Money from the Government: A Play About a Squid
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 19th - 24th Aug 2019
This show follows the journey of a team of podcasters setting out to investigate the disappearance of an iconic infomercial grifter.
Questions for Quiz Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 17th Aug 2019
Cora is at the festival to see her ex-boyfriend perform.
Oxford Revue – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Liquid Room Annexe/Warehouse
- 3rd - 19th Aug 2019
The Oxford Revue returns with its celebrated Free Fringe variety bill.
Geeks, Stand Up!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 14th - 25th Aug 2019
This show brings you some of the funniest comedians from around the Fringe to laugh, joke and talk passionately about their favourite geek passions.
Stand Up for Shelter
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 13th Aug 2019
Stand Up for Shelter returns for another year at the Fringe bringing you a fantastic showcase of comedy, all in aid of Shelter.
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 13th - 14th Aug 2019
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Build a Football Club, IRL!
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 13th Aug 2019
Have you taken your team to the Champions League Final in Football Manager? Is this all it takes to go pro? Mason Robbins (University of Edinburgh – FC Barcelona partnership) rec…
West End Producer – Free Willy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint / Assembly George Square Studios
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
Join West End Producer as he auditions special guests for his Free Willy musical.
All-Star Cabaret: The Free Fringe Gala
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- 12th - 19th Aug 2019
Best of magic, dance, comedy, singing and more.
Devon Knows How They Make It So Musical! (Free)
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canongate Kirk / St Cuthbert’s Church / Stockbridge Church
- 10th - 12th Aug 2019
Join us for a magical, marvellous hour of songs from your favourite movie musicals including Les Misérables, The Greatest Showman and some Disney classics.
An Excellent Cleanser of the Liver – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Place
- 11th - 18th Aug 2019
Behold, beware, behave! A brand-new sketch show from some comedians you don’t know! Join the Sheffield Revue in an adventure in time and sketch comedy.
Sets in the City – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Place
- 11th - 18th Aug 2019
Hey, you! Don’t watch that! Watch this! Another stand-up show from some comedians you don’t know! Featuring an amalgam of stand-ups from diverse backgrounds and influences and an M…
Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 9th Aug 2019
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…
Nathan and Ida’s Hot Dog Stand
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- The Space
- 6th - 17th Aug 2019
Nathan and Ida Hardwerker leave the old country to build a better life for themselves in the New World: With nothing but a will to succeed and a secret recipe for sauce, they disco…
Craig and Darren Give Away Free Nachos
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Taco Mazama
- 5th - 25th Aug 2019
Craig and Darren are some nice boys who hit the jackpot when their venue agreed to let them give away free nachos at every performance they do.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 5th - 7th Aug 2019
Pianist John Bryden, joined for one of the performances by St Mary’s Cathedral Assistant Master of the Music Joseph Beech, plays music by Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart…
The Sinners Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 5th - 10th Aug 2019
Where can you go to find all the dirty scandals on campus? The Sinners Club is the only radio show where people can call in anonymously and tell the whole university their biggest …
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 4th - 18th Aug 2019
Organists Duncan Ferguson, Joseph Beech and John Kitchen perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ.
Shappi Khorsandi: Skittish Warrior... Confessions of a Club Comic
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 4th - 10th Aug 2019
Comedian, author and, most recently, idiot who agreed to be tortured on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!, Shappi is a woman of many parts.
Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 25th Aug 2019
‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times). The best acts from the Fringe come and mooch about and make you laugh at midnight.
Howl Comedy Club Free Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Kilderkin
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
Ever been to a really well-run comedy club? Watch an hour of pro comedy for free instead of the £10 charge outside of the Fringe.
Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans / Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 3rd - 3rd Aug 2019
Join us for a huge selection of free acoustic music, duos, bands, singers and more through the day and night on this launch day of Fringe Music on the Grassmarket.
The 27 Club
- Review
- ★★★
- William Leckie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 25th Aug, 2019
The play follows Nick: a young, successful artist struggling with his identity and mental health.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Summer School
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 3rd - 18th Aug 2019
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Steffan Alun and Support: You Can't Escape Free Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Waverley Bar
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
The Welsh optimist returns to the festival – and this year, he’s been trying to escape.
Alcohol-Free Craic
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Carnivore Edinburgh
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
What’s better than one stand-up comedian for free? That’s right, two stand-up comedians for free.
Little Death Club
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Jodie McVicar
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
- 14th Aug, 2019
The air of the Speigeltent circus hub is thick with dark debauchery, smoke and gin soaked Weimer punk jazz, setting the atmosphere for a celebration of the extraordinary.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
Free Fringe Music.
Daniel Cook and Rose Johnson: Two Gorgeous Stand-Ups
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2019
An hour of gorgeous stand-up from two gorgeous comedians.
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
Learn the skills and art of stand-up comedy performance on this two-day intensive comedy training course.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- PBH’s Free Fringe @ Subway
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2019
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
The Stand Late Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2019
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
The Stand's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2019
The Stand Comedy Club’s hand-picked selection of great comedy at the Fringe at The Stand’s New Town Theatre almost every Friday and Saturday night.
Stand-Up Poet
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Imagination Workshop
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2019
‘Excellent show’ (FringeReview.
Club Sets
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
In a festival that pours scorn on comedy without a poignant ending, one show dares to celebrate the purity of the undiluted, unadulterated and altogether far funnier club set.
Arts Barge Riverside Festival: Strut Club Presents…Hello Sailor!
- Listing
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 2nd Aug 2019
The Strut Club Cabaret presents.
FOC It Up: The Femmes of Colour Comedy Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Isla Whateley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
- 20th Aug, 2019
FOC It Up is a comedy collective aiming to showcase the talents of women and non-binary people of colour, in a comedy world that is mostly made up of straight white men.
Free Love
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Summerhall
- 2nd Aug 2019
Free Love is the latest manifestation of the Scottish experimental pop duo formerly known as Happy Meals, known for their extraordinary sensual live ceremonies.
Rap Club the Musical
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 2nd - 16th Aug 2019
The true story of how a group of Croydon kids.
Strut Club Presents…Hello Sailor!: Arts Barge Riverside Festival
- Listing
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 2nd Aug 2019
The Strut Club Cabaret presents.
Strut Club Cabaret Presents…Hello Sailor!: Arts Barge Riverside Festival
- Listing
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 2nd Aug 2019
The Strut Club Cabaret presents.
FreeStyle Comedy: Improvised Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
It’s stand-up, but not as you know it.
Stand-Up Edinburgh
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys / Laughing Horse @ Espionage / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
You’re at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the biggest arts festival in the world – come see a showcase of the comedians that perform in Edinburgh year round.
Laughing Horse Free Best in Comedy Chat Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
This chat show is the perfect guide to what comedy you should see at the Fringe as host Vladimir McTavish, one of Scotland’s finest stand-ups, introduces this intimate and hilariou…
Vibe Revue Supper Club at The Grange
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Grange Club
- 2nd - 15th Aug 2019
Jazzy / funk supper club at the Grange Club in trendy Stockbridge, 20 minutes from Princes Street.
Trevor Lewis Presents: A Stand-Up for the Mystery Hour
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Direct from great success in Australia, A Stand-Up for the Mystery Hour is a show like no other.
Late Show Great Show / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
The night is young and some of the best stand-up comedians at the Fringe are ready to make you laugh, stay up late and definitely have one more drink.
Global Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Global Comedy Club: showcasing some of the best up-and-coming comedians on the circuit.
Funny Cluckers: Best of the Fest – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
Four top-quality, fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival.
Laughing Horse Free and Family Friendly Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2019
See the very best comedians selected from around the Fringe, with different line-ups every day in this brand-new family friendly lunchtime stand-up showcase, from the people behind…
The Brunch Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Pop-Up: Levels
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2019
Rebel, geek, emo, which were you? Or were you the popular one? Scotland’s brightest new talents, The Network, take on the cliques in a homage to classic coming-of-age movies.
The Edinburgh Revue Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
The Edinburgh Revue returns for its 10th Fringe, bringing you 50 minutes of ‘brave, intelligent, and inventive’ (BroadwayBaby.
Ahab; or What If Moby Dick Were Stand-Up Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Moby Dick: a book, a play, an episode of Star Trek, 12 movies and a fish.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of The Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, with a different line-up of top comedians at every show.
Free Live Music at Ghillie Dhu
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ghillie Dhu
- 1st - 26th Aug 2019
The Ghillie Dhu’s very own local artists performing every night of the week with a mixture of traditional and popular classics. Come and join us for drams, jigs and reels!
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals Tours – Free
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2019
Phoebe Traquair’s vivid arts and crafts murals (painted 1888-1892) include allegorical and religious images, portraits of leading figures, choir and clergy of the day and images of…
Spring Day: When Push Comes to Shove – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Expect a fun night of sharp, well-crafted and mischievous stand-up that will tickle your fancy and your heart if you have one.
Southampton Stand-Up Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Rotating bill stand-up! Come and see the finest stand-ups the University of Southampton Comedy Society and the Fringe has to offer! Featuring experienced student performers, both n…
Skydive to Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
From forgetting to pull your ripcord at 12,000 feet to finding your feet as a comedian: ex-skydiver Mat reveals all in an amusing yet absurd journey from living above the clouds to…
Canadian Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Bier Keller
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Canadian Club is a stand-up comedy show produced by one of the most Canadian people in the world, Brad Bryans. Free maple syrup offered to all audience members.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh, It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase, including your award-winning host Wes Dalton, featuring a different line-up e…
It's All Going To Be OK – Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
The world is going to sh*t! Or so it seems.
Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones Will Be Free to Wreak Havoc Upon the Earth Once More
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ The Hive
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge.
Matt Jones: Pandora's Box – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
What would you do if you could go back in time and hand-pick who you would become? One day a man encounters a strange spirit and is offered the opportunity to become someone else, …
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s best comedy newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Rod Shepherd: Slacktivist – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage / Laughing Horse @ The Lock Up
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Croydon’s sixth leading conspiracy theorist attempts to debunk the big myths: JFK, Twin Towers, why British Bake Off went to Channel 4.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
An hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and much more, from the Cambridge Footlights – alumni include Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, David Mitchell, Emma Thompson, Richard Ayoade, the ca…
Comedy Gobbledygook Showcase / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
London Bermondsey’s beloved local comedy show comes to Edinburgh! Hosted by a podgy gay comic from the remote island of Taiwan, this comedy show has, for month after month, enterta…
Classic Joke Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Join the funniest acts on the UK and international circuit as they share classic jokes handed down to them by their family.
Jack Tucker: Comedy Stand-Up Hour
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Following sell-out shows in New York, London and LA, award-winning comedian Zach Zucker returns with a new hour of absurdist stand-up! Important: Jack Tucker is a very funny stand-…
The Human Show / Free Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 1st - 9th Aug 2019
Join Those Big Bois for the award-submitted, The Human Show – a journey inside the mind of one confused specimen and the two voices in his head as they navigate a day in this wei…
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a selection of four different comics daily.
AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Total sell-out 2005-2018 returns with a brand-new line-up.
A Free Festival Friendly Walking Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Statue of Adam Smith
- 1st - 31st Aug 2019
We are the top-rated walking tour company for English tours in Edinburgh on TripAdvisor and we have put together a special festival friendly walking tour of the Old Town for you to…
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Bored of mindless comedy shows? Then come to Stand-Up Philosophy.
Stand-Up Nomad: Backpacking Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Backpackers and travelling comedians have a similar lifestyle: exploring new cultures, travelling light and relying on booze to socialise.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2019
Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August. Wide range of music from classical to contemporary, traditional Scots and jazz. Full details at cathedral.net
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers, but everyone welcome, regardless of age or ability.
Lewis Schaffer is Mr Diabetes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 32 Below
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
Lewis Schaffer is a New York Jewish comic.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 1st - 25th Aug 2019
‘Funny.
Izzy Mant: Polite Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
TV producer Izzy (The Windsors, Peep Show, Harry & Paul) has been pathologically tactful all her life.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
Just cos you’re a kid doesn’t mean you should miss out on the best stand-ups and sketch acts of the Fringe! Just cos you’re an adult at a kids’ show doesn’t mean you can’t also hav…
The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Night
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul 2019
See a selection of performers from the very best of this year’s Free Fringe Festival shows, in the big gala launch night, party and general great start to this year’s Edinburgh Fri…
C for Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C viva
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Daily diet of live highlights from across the festivals.
The National Trust Fan Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Rebecca Vines
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- 7th Aug, 2019
The National Trust Fan Club is what happens if you imagine a Dave Gorman show delivered by your bouncy Auntie Joyce and her preoccupation with how to pronounce ‘scone’ (to rhym…
AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Total sell-out 2010-2018 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Robyn Perkins: Mating Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 31st Jul - 25th Aug 2019
On August 14, 2018, Robyn Perkins participated in a dating show in front of a live audience.
Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)
- Review
- ★★★
- Kate Nora
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 26th Aug, 2019
When will Joanne Harouni get to do the Ted Talk she deserves?In an unusual standup routine, Harouni devotes her hour-long performance to stories about her multifaceted father and l…
AAA Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Total sell-out 2005-2018 returns with a brand-new line-up.
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2019
Total sell-out 2010-2018 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Sean Morley: Soon I Will Be Dead and My Bones Will Be Free to Wreak Havoc Upon the Earth Once More £5 / PWYW
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 28th Jul 2019
Inside my skin is a rattling beast and when I breathe my last it will emerge.
Free Fall
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Draper Hall
- 27th Jul 2019
Theatre @DraperHall and Founding Fall Theatre kindly invite you to the Summer edition of their fantastic and unique scratch Theatre evening: Free FallLive music, improvisation arou…
Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 27th Jul 2019
Janine's father is a lifelong New Yorker and son of Middle-Eastern immigrants.
The Burning Duck Comedy Club £5 / PWYW Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 26th Jul 2019
York’s alternative comedy sensation the Burning Duck Comedy Club returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe, presenting the best ‘up-and-coming’ musical, ch…
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club - Jonny Awsum, Lauren Pattinson & Hayley Ellis
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 26th - 27th Jul 2019
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: Jonny Awsum, Lauren Pattinson & Hayley Ellis
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 26th - 27th Jul 2019
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…
Robyn Perkins: Mating Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- 23rd Jul 2019
On August 14, 2018, Robyn Perkins (★★★★1/2 GlamAdelaide) participated in a dating show in front of a live audience.
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club - Gary Delaney, Angelos Epithemiou & Alex Boardman
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 19th - 20th Jul 2019
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
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 19th - 20th Jul 2019
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…
The Cocoa Butter Club
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Spiegeltent at Southbank Centre
- 19th Jul - 13th Sep 2019
The Cocoa Butter Club presents a triple bill of exhilarating, vibrant and titillating cabaret.
Izzy Mant: Polite Club (Preview)
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 15th - 18th Jul 2019
TV comedy producer Izzy (The Windsors, Peep Show, Harry & Paul) has been pathologically tactful all her life.
Wingspan Stand-Up Special
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Taproom
- 12th Jul 2019
A night of Stand-up comedy for our charity partner BIRD featuring the best up-and-coming comedians from the open-mic circuit.
Alexei Sayle: Stand Up WIP
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 6th Jul 2019
Hot on the heels of his Radio 4 success and sell out Edinburgh show, Alexei returns to the Museum of Comedy with new material.
John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett – The Nearly Free Tour
- Listing Music
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 30th Jun 2019
This magnetic bond still holds after more than 40 years of attempted escapes and still loved for their total in-yer-face originality, the contrast between the dea…
SHAPPI KHORSANDI : Skittish Warrior...Confessions of a Club Comic
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Hertford Theatre
- 28th Jun 2019
28th June, 8pm Tickets: £16 Suitable for: ages 14+.
The Female Pilots' Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 25th Jun 2019
How about a double at the Pilots' Club? Two pilots in just one hour.
The Female Pilot’s Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 25th Jun 2019
How about a double at the Pilot’s Club? Two pilots in just one hour.
Stand Up With Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 7th - 20th Jun 2019
Janine's father is a lifelong New Yorker and son of Middle-Eastern immigrants.
Club Glitoris
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- Canal Cafe Theatre
- 6th Jun - 4th Jul 2019
Southend Fringe Festival Presents Club Glitoris. A drag, cabaret, burlesque, comedy night for all the weird and wonderful people to come together and party the night away.
Izzy Mant: Polite Club (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 21st - 23rd May 2019
TV comedy producer Izzy (Peep Show, Toast of London, Harry & Paul) has been pathologically tactful all her life.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Blockhouse
- 20th - 21st May 2019
BA Theatre Arts at GBMet.
Peace by the Beach: Free Meditation on Brighton Beach
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- West Pier, Brighton Beach
- 19th May 2019
Bodhisattva Kadampa Meditation Centre is offering a free meditation on the beach with Buddhist monk, Gen Thekchen.
The Naked Stand Up: Naked Truth
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 19th May 2019
Join ‘The Naked Stand Up’, Miss Glory Pearl, for a provocative and hilarious night of stand-up, comic verse and other nonsense as she appraises the human body; its joys, its frustr…
An Evening with the Sussex Musicians' Club
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Unitarian Church
- 18th May 2019
An evening of brilliant music-making with soprano Valeria Guidotti, flautist Karen Rash, violinist Sophia Bartlette, guitarist Sebastian Goodwin-Day, and pianists Jon Byrne, Joe Wa…
artrepublic Kids Club
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- artrepublic
- 18th May 2019
Join us for our popular monthly Kids Club; a creative couple of hours, hosted by an artrepublic artist on one Saturday each month and centred around one theme or activity.
Stand Up Yours
- Review
- ★★
- Annabel Pribelszki
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market - Waterloo Room
- 20th May, 2019
Entering The Old Market on a Thursday night, to view a 'prize-winning feministic and queer Swedish comedy' was soon to be met with disappointment.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, Spring/Summer 2019
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 13th May - 5th Aug 2019
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Mondays, Summer 2019
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 13th May - 5th Aug 2019
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Weekends, Spring/Summer 2019
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 12th May - 23rd Jun 2019
"Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course: Weekends, Summer 2019
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 12th May - 23rd Jun 2019
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
Ed Gamble: Stand-Up Special
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Leicester Square Theatre
- 12th - 12th May 2019
Following on from 4 sell-out dates at the Leicester Square Theatre, Ed Gamble is back for one day only (and he’s filming something special)!Live at The Apollo…
Stand-up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Junkyard Dogs: The Kennel
- 8th - 25th May 2019
Winner of the 2018 Laughing Horse New Act of the Year, Janine Harouni brings you a hilarious hour of stand-up comedy about standing up for what you believe in, even if you have to …
Work Makes You Free by Michael Ross
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 6th - 10th May 2019
Adam is loving being Employment Minister.
Vladimir McTavish: 25 Years of Stand-up
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 5th - 6th May 2019
“One of the finest acts on the Scottish comedy circuit” (Guardian), Vladimir McTavish became a full-time comedian in 1993, since then he has performed to audiences across the g…
Stand-up Comedy Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 5th May 2019
Have you ever laughed? Have fun learning how to use some friendly comedy basics to boost your writing, performing, work presentations, public speaking or just for fun! Jill Edwards…
Geeks, Stand Up!
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 4th - 12th May 2019
It’s 2019 and the geeks have inherited the earth! Geek culture is emerging from TV and movies, but there was a time you’d be ashamed to be one.
Ahab; or What if Moby Dick Were Stand-up Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 4th - 12th May 2019
Moby Dick: a book, a play, an episode of Star Trek, 12 movies, and a fish.
Boat Show Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Boat Show Comedy Club
- 3rd May - 30th Nov 2019
London's finest floating comedy club aboard the Tattershall Castle.
Best in Comedy Chat and Stand-up
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 3rd - 4th May 2019
This chat show is the perfect way to start your Fringe evening, as you spend an hour in the company of one of Scotland’s finest comedians, Vladimir McTavish, and his guests in this…
The Secret Comedy Club: Fringe Comedy Hub
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Artista Cafe & Gallery
- 3rd May - 2nd Jun 2019
We have over 80 professional comedy acts who applied to Artista Cafe & Gallery.
Little Death Club
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Spiegeltent at Southbank Centre
- 18th Apr - 23rd Jun 2019
Welcome to the darkest, funniest and most debauched kabarett club this side of Berlin! A gin soaked, Weimar-punk jazz band soundtracks a hazy night of dangerously fu…
Stand-Up Comedy Club (April)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Farnham Maltings
- 17th Apr 2019
Farnham Maltings and Off the Kerb Productions present their popular Stand-Up Comedy Club, your chance to catch up-and-coming comedy talent in a club environment.
Variety Film Club - My Fair Lady
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 4th Apr 2019
Variety Film Club 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 th…
Martin Angolo & Keith Fox: A Night Of Stand Up Comedy
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Dublin
- Civic Theatre
- 22nd Mar 2019
A night of stand up comedy from two of the country’s best up and coming comedians.
Logan Murray's Stand Up Course
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 17th Mar 2019
Course times: 12pm until 5.
Stand-Up Comedy Club (March)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Farnham Maltings
- 13th Mar 2019
Farnham Maltings and Off the Kerb Productions present their popular Stand-Up Comedy Club, your chance to catch up-and-coming comedy talent in a club environment.
Variety Film Club - Wizard Of Oz
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 28th Feb 2019
Variety Film Club 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 th…
Teens pottery & ceramics club
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Farnham Maltings
- 27th Feb 2019
£78 for 5 week courseWednesdays at 6.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton
- Komedia Brighton
- 16th Feb 2019
Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and th…
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Farnham Maltings
- 16th Feb 2019
Comedy Club 4 Kids It's a comedy club, right, but for kids.
It's A Scream Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 15th Feb - 14th Jun 2019
New parents! You can do a fun thing without ditching your babies! Three great stand up comedians performing in a room where babies are welcome (up to the age where they …
Stand-Up Comedy Club (February)
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- UK Regional & Tours
- Farnham Maltings
- 13th Feb 2019
Farnham Maltings and Off the Kerb Productions present their popular Stand-Up Comedy Club, your chance to catch up-and-coming comedy talent in a club environment.
Variety Lunch Club
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 13th Feb - 3rd Jul 2019
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club will run throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of ente…
Izzy Mant: Polite Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 23rd Jan 2019
TV comedy producer Izzy (The Windsors, Peep Show, Harry & Paul) has been pathologically tactful all her life.
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 19th Jan - 2nd Mar 2019
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
The Monday Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 14th Jan - 25th Mar 2019
Grab yourself a drink and join us in the Museum bar for a relaxed weekly night of new material from some of the finest comedians on the circuit.
Loud & Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night!
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Miller
- 28th Nov 2018
From the people behind the sell-out Pride Improv Festival comes another Loud And Queer: Free Improv Comedy Night showcasing the most exciting improvised comedy from the city's top…
Stand-Up Comedy Khichidi
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 24th Nov 2018
Hindi-English stand up comedy show by Jagdish Chaturvedi THE ONLY INDIAN DOCTOR STAND-UP COMEDIAN IN THE WORLD * *Who is performing on the 24th November at 8 30 PM at th…
The 24/7 Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 22nd Nov 2018
Charlie Vero-Martin plays historical characters who share her birthday - the 24th July! Party with Zelda Fitzgerald, Amelia Earhart and more in this fun and thought prov…
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- Greenwich Theatre
- 26th Oct 2018
Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and th…
Rupert Street Lonely Hearts Club
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Above the Stag Theatre
- 19th Oct - 18th Nov 2018
Rupert Street Lonely Hearts Club By Jonathan HarveyDirected by Steven DexterDesigned by David Shields Lighting designed by Jamie PlattFrom the writer…
One Life Stand
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Canada Water Theatre
- 13th Oct 2018
When we can have sex whenever we want, with whomever we want, why settle for a normal relationship?
The Covent Garden Comedy Club @ Heaven
The Covent Garden Comedy Club @ Heaven is celebrating 16 years of making London laugh in 2018 and is the biggest and most successful independent comedy club in Central London with …
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 26th Aug 2018
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
Alan Cumming presents Club Cumming
- Listing Music / Music / Music / Music
- Edinburgh International Festival
- Leith Theatre
- 25th Aug 2018
Club Cumming began in Alan’s Studio 54 dressing room after performances of Cabaret on Broadway in 2015, where pals like Sting, Gareth Pugh and Monica Lewinsky would come backst…
Hatty's Last Stand
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps
- 24th - 25th Aug 2018
Harriet Stand (Hatty to her friends) is auditioning for a part in the critically acclaimed play Life.
Rachel Parris' Musical Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Dome
- 14th - 23rd Aug 2018
For three nights only, award-winning musical comedian and star of BBC Two’s The Mash Report, Rachel Parris, presents a late-night jamboree of tunes intended to tickle, including so…
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa – Special Extra Show
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 22nd Aug 2018
Special additional show featuring former Zappa Plays Zappa vocalist/instrumentalist Ben Thomas, who will be opening the show with his own material and then joining the band for.
A Show About Shows About Show Biz
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Nicolson Square
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
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
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 20th - 25th Aug 2018
Having only been in existence for three years, both Academy and Pitch Fight have already shaken up the UK a cappella scene.
Izzy Mant: Polite Club
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- The Bill Murray
- 20th - 26th Aug 2018
TV comedy producer Izzy (Peep Show, Toast of London, Harry & Paul) has been pathologically tactful all her life.
Al Murray's Three Night Stand (Definitely Not a Preview)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre
- 19th - 21st Aug 2018
The nation’s favourite pub philosopher turned pop-up publican, brings his unique comedy genius to the Edinburgh Fringe, serving up his satirical brew of no-nonsense banter for thre…
Lunafruit / Free Festival
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 17th - 21st Aug 2018
Fresh new band from London bring their summer 2018 tour to Edinburgh, with members having performed at Love Supreme Festival, Secret Garden Party, and Cambridge Folk Festival.
Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 6: Big O Makes It in New York... or, Does She? – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage / Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 14th - 27th Aug 2018
Do you not fit into a box? Olivia (Big O) knows all too well about not fitting in: when kimchi, AKA fire-breathing garlic dragon breath, is your culture’s most famous export, how…
A Gay and a NonGay Live! – Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 16th - 17th Aug 2018
Prepare for the gay and straight worlds to come together, as unlikely friends James Barr and Dan Hudson bring their hugely successful podcast to Edinburgh – live! James will expl…
Bongo Club Cabaret vs Cancer
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 16th Aug 2018
The legendary late-night variety show returns for one night only! An incredible line-up of cabaret, comedy and music acts from across the Fringe presented by Rhymes with Purple and…
The Fun Club Presents...
- Review
- ★★
- C. M. Cromie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Zoo Southside
- 21st Aug, 2018
I’m not sure how to explain The Fun Club Presents… Three performers – Sara Page, Franny Anne Rafferty and Alistair McPhail – in a room, all in animal face-paint, talk obliq…
Phil Zimmerman – Sixty-Seven Arseholes (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 15th - 26th Aug 2018
Off-the-wall stand-up with sausage.
Stand Up for Shelter
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 15th Aug 2018
Stand Up for Shelter returns for its fifth year at the Fringe, bringing you a fantastic showcase of comedy, all in aid of Shelter.
Mis(s)treated – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest
- 14th - 26th Aug 2018
Mis(s)treated – a dark and twisted comedy about human trafficking and prostitution.
Absolutely (Not) Free – An Evening of Zappa
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 14th - 15th Aug 2018
A smorgasbord of Frank Zappa classics hand-delivered by those finest purveyors of conceptual continuity, Pygmy Twylyte! Expect pickles, poodles, dental floss, muffins, snowballs an…
Malones Free Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Malones Edinburgh
- 13th - 27th Aug 2018
Malones Irish Bars Edinburgh hosts a large variety of live musical acts all day every day throughout the fringe. This begins at 12pm and continues until late at night!
Missing Hypnos / Free Frestival
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest
- 11th - 12th Aug 2018
Ollie has chronic insomnia, a mental and physical illness that affects 10% of people in the UK.
TwentyTwelve – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 11th - 18th Aug 2018
Colin’s life has been a series of well-meaning mishaps and misunderstandings.
Stand Up to Stand Out
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 11th Aug 2018
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme for Fringe participants.
Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 10th Aug 2018
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…
Nathan & Ida's Hot Dog Stand
- Listing Comedy
- Camden Fringe
- The Hen & Chicken Theatre
- 10th Aug 2018
Nathan and Ida Hardwerker left the old country to build a better life for themselves in the new world.
Dani Sicari and The Easy Rollers: Live at The A Club
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Merchant’s Hall
- 8th - 9th Aug 2018
What’s that, old sport? Swing classics and Prohibition-era hits from some of the finest talents in the country? Precisely! Prepare to be transported back to the golden age of jaz…
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 7th - 8th Aug 2018
Pianist John Bryden plays music by Ravel, Scriabin, Bach and Schubert on the Cathedral Steinway.
Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 5th - 26th Aug 2018
‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line-ups in the country’ (Times). The best acts from the Fringe come and muck about and make you laugh at midnight.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Club Nights
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 5th - 26th Aug 2018
Former PM and cabaret superstar Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is back.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 5th - 19th Aug 2018
Organists Daniel Cook (Durham Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father…
Club Swizzle
- Listing Theatre
- West End
- Roundhouse
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
Comedy, circus and cabaret – served with a twist Loose, glorious and irresistibly fun, Club Swizzle is a night of sassy entertainment at the wildest bar in town.
Chris Chopping's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dr Livingstone’s / The Clootie Dumpling / Three Broomsticks
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
Last year, Chris was finally feeling happy and well-adjusted.
Free Stand-Up Will Never Die
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Three Broomsticks
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
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.
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
Learn the skill and art of stand-up comedy performance on this two-day intensive comedy training course.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best young contemporary music talents perform an exciting blend of Scottish pop, traditional Scottish songs and instrumental s…
Battle of the Superheroes – The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
This worldwide hit show for geeks and non-geeks everywhere returns with a changing line-up of hilarious comedians with a mixture of stand-up comedy and interactive debate to find o…
Chris Laker is Dead – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Bados Complex
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
Hi! I’m American comedian Chris Laker.
Well, It's Woody – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Bados Complex
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
In association with PBH’s Free Fringe, veteran chanteuse Woodstock Taylor and her band of aging gits, Dai Lowe, Bev Wright and Max Scratchmann, bring their mixed bag of songs, poem…
Stand Up and Slam
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
The battle is on! Six outstanding Fringe acts, one epic fight night.
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BrewDog Lothian Rd
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
New(ish) for 2018! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Me Plus One – Improv with Two People – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Three Broomsticks
- 4th - 25th Aug 2018
Improviser Mara Joy (TBC Improv, The Spontaneous Players) is joined by a different special guest every day to create an entirely unique two-person show based off one word from the …
Free Fringe Festival Music: Live on the Grassmarket
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans / Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Join us for a huge selection of acoustic music, duos, bands, rock, folk music, singers and more every day and night of the Fringe.
Oxford Revue: Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe / Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
The Oxford Revue returns with its celebrated Free Fringe variety bill.
Little Death Club
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Jodie McVicar
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
- 22nd Aug, 2018
An atmosphere of fun and weimar cabaret beats envelop us as we enter Beauty at the Circus Hub.
The OS Map Fan Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpaceTriplex
- 3rd - 18th Aug 2018
Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show in 2017.
The Edinburgh Revue's Stand-Up Show 2018
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
The Edinburgh Revue returns to the Fringe with a collection of its best and brightest local talents from throughout the year in this stand-up showcase.
The Stand Late Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2018
‘This is late-night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Diamond Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
The Diamond Comedy Club is bringing some of the freshest voices in stand-up comedy to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for an unmissable late-night party! Each night, a different line…
Funny Cluckers – Best of the Fest – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Four top-quality fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed to be clucking funny.
Rob Kemp's Wheel of Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Monkey Barrel / Monkey Barrel Comedy Club
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Feeling pressured by his success last year with The Elvis Dead, Rob Kemp returns with ten(!) shows stuck to a spinning wheel.
Stand Up, Weather Girl!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Sam Fraser has been a stand-by BBC local weather presenter since 2012.
Berlin Survivors' Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Berlin, the capital of dark humour, dark history and dark rooms.
The 900 Club
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Poetry Library
- 3rd - 12th Aug 2018
Four friends reunite after five years to commemorate the death of their friend, which broke them apart.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
Just ‘cos you’re a kid, doesn’t mean you should miss out on the best stand-ups and sketch acts of the Fringe! Just ‘cos you’re an adult at a kids’ show, doesn’t mean you can’t also…
Comedy Queers / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2018
A raucous late night show offering a fabulous selection of the most outrageous queer performers from across the Fringe.
Kirk Smith's Stand-up Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bar Bados Complex
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2018
Stand-up comedy showcase produced by Los Angeles based stand-up comic Kirk Smith.
The Stand's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2018
The Stand Comedy Club celebrates its 21st anniversary at the Edinburgh Fringe with the best of 20 years visiting the stage at New Town Theatre. Different line-up nightly!
Freestyle Comedy: Improvised Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
It’s stand-up, but not as you know it.
Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
- Review
- ★★★★
- Linnie Moulton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 8th Aug, 2018
Every comedian has their set-list: jokes which are tried and true, presented in a timely fashion to showcase their best zingers, punchlines and their best dick joke.
Ali Brice's Lemonade Stand
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ The Hive
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2018
You are cordially invited to the grand reopening of Ali Brice’s Lemonade Stand.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
‘Funny.
Mind the Gap Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
A 23-year-old blind theoretical physicist turned local radio news broadcaster, a late-night TV casino host and a well-meaning woman called Glynis join forces for a laugh-packed sho…
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a different selection each day of four of the best comics at the Fringe.
Laughing Horse Free Best in Comedy Chat Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
This chat show is the perfect way to start your Fringe day, as you spend an hour in the company of one of the finest stand-ups on the Scottish comedy circuit.
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Bored of mindless comedy shows? Then come to Stand-Up Philosophy.
Revill's Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 14th Aug 2018
“Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Getting Away Scott Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
After touring the world with internationally-received show, Getting Away Scott Free.
Dream On – Kirsty Munro / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Place
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
‘In my view, best new show at Leicester Comedy Festival’ (Tony Booth, Leicester Comedy Festival Judge).
Abstract Stand-Up Art
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C aquila
- 2nd - 27th Aug 2018
A one-person comedy show with art and passion.
Ahab; or What If Moby Dick Were Stand-Up Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Moby Dick: a book, a play, an episode of Star Trek, 12 movies, and a fish.
Jack and Claire / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 2nd - 11th Aug 2018
An American-Scottish duo performs wild long-form improv developed at the renowned iO Theater in Chicago! Jack and Claire is Chicago-based improv comedy duo Claire McFadden and Jack…
Aaaaaaaaaargh, It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Entry
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with different line-ups at every show and four performances daily.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaargh, It's the One-Liner Show – Free Entry
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
Reel Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2018
Twice a day, Audrey, the unique 22-seat Vintage Mobile Cinema will become a comedy venue.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Multiple Venues
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers from around the UK, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day.
Stand-Up Showdown: Improv Apocalypse!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Teams of improvisers take on stand-ups on stage, and you get to choose who is funnier. Loser dies. Even better? The show is free.
Best in Class / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Harry’s Southside
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Showcasing underrepresented working-class comedy voices.
AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Total sell-out 2005-2017 returns with a brand new line-up.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Stand-Up Nomad: Backpacking Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Backpackers and travelling comedians have a similar lifestyle: exploring new cultures, travelling light and relying on booze to socialise.
Mickey Sharma – Filthy Club Comic
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2018
With five Edinburgh shows under his belt and nine years experience as a professional, Mickey brings his best material. No feelings, just good jokes.
Spring Day: Strong Codependent Woman – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Who runs the world? Not this bitch.
Stand-Up Power Hour
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fireside
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2018
The hottest free ticket in town. A selection of the best acts at the Edinburgh Fringe showcased in this hour of power.
Aaaaaaaaaaaah, It's 101 Clean Jokes – Free Entry
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 clean jokes in just half an hour.
Aaaaaaaaaaargh, It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 minutes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 30th Jul - 26th Aug 2018
Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, this hit show returns with a changing line-up of various comedians with hilarious material based on sex and relat…
Free and Proud
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Studios
- 2nd Aug, 2018
Perhaps it is because of the multi-show venue, or just the financial realities of bringing any production to the Edinburgh Fringe nowadays, but Peter Darney’s production of Charl…
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
The Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and much more.
After Hours Cabaret Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Jodie McVicar
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 6th Aug, 2018
Entering the Underbelly Fresian, we were enticed by the melodious notes of a live band playing.
Bronston Jones: God Bless 'Merica 4 – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
For the 4th year, American atheist Bronston Jones reacts to the chaos of his country with a prayer: God Bless ‘Merica, because it’ll take a miracle to fix it.
James Barr: Thirst Trap! – Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 5th Aug, 2018
Wonderfully unexpected opportunities can occur at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; even more so at the 'Free' variety.
Gavin Webster: I Am Stand-Up Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 2
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
What type of comedian are you Gav? Hard-hitting? Are you one of these edgy types that says the unsayable or a modern consumer complaints comedian? Maybe you’re surreal and are on…
Bronston Jones: Spilt Milk – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
They say ‘don’t cry over spilt milk’.
Not My Audience! The Stand-Up Showcase with a Twist: You Decide the Material!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
Which comic belongs in your bubble? Send your suggestions through our app: comedy gold or utter crap? Three top comedians compete to impress with tailor-made jokes based on the dem…
Dom O'Keefe: Free Willy from the Perspective of the Whale
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2018
A massive whale escapes from prison with the help of a small child.
25 Years of Stand-Up: Vladimir McTavish
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand’s New Town Theatre
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Vladimir McTavish became a full-time stand-up comedian in 1993, since then he has performed to audiences worldwide and gigged with some of the biggest names in the business.
The Free Association: Jacuzii
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
The Free Association – London’s leading improv comedy theatre and school – returns with their smash-hit show Jacuzii.
The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Show 2018
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st Aug 2018
See a huge selection of this year’s big names, stand-out performers and many of the best free acts in Edinburgh at this one-off launch show and party for the 2018 Free Edinburgh Fr…
Break Free
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Wasabeats Crew present the European premiere of Break Free featuring champion break dancers, each with world titles, who are ready to carve up the floor to reach dizzying new heigh…
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Total sell-out 2010-2017 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Little Fish Free Walking Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Statue of David Hume
- 1st - 31st Aug 2018
For the first time Little Fish Tours is running our Festival Friendly Tour.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2018
Traquair’s vivid murals (painted 1888-1892) include religious and allegorical images, portraits of leading figures, the choir and clergy of the day, and images of the natural world…
Fringe Wives Club: Glittery Clittery
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Annabel Pribelszki
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 10th Aug, 2018
If you like your cabaret kick-ass, feminist, patriarchy-smashing and unabashedly consensual, do not miss Glittery Clittery Fringe Wives Club.
Twenty Minutes to Nine / Free Fringe
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters / The Edinburgh Yes Hub
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Nominated Best Performance, Melbourne Fringe.
C for Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 1st - 26th Aug 2018
Daily diet of live highlights from across the festivals.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2018
A former Times Critics’ Choice.
Charlie V Martin: The 24/7 Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C royale
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Welcome to The 24/7 Club, where everyone was born on the 24th July! Party with Zelda Fitzgerald, Amelia Earhart and more in Charlie V Martin’s new solo show about her birthday.
Stand and Deliver
- Review
- ★
- Beverly Sproats
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C
- 21st Aug, 2018
There is something sad about leaving Stand and Deliver, accompanied by the sound of the Adam Ant song referenced in the title of the show.
AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Total sell-out 2010-2017 returns with a brand-new line-up.
One Life Stand
- Review
- ★★
- William Heraghty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Roundabout @ Summerhall
- 13th Aug, 2018
After their five star runaway success with All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, Middle Child were always going to suffer from difficult second album syndrome and it’s a real shame …
AAA Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 1st - 27th Aug 2018
Total sell-out 2005-2017 returns with a brand-new line-up.
The Onion Club: American Apocalypse Now
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre
- 1st - 25th Aug 2018
A deliciously dark musical cabaret exquisitely crushing the American dream, delivered with rare power and visceral beauty.
Stand Up with Janine & Andrew (Please Remain Seated)
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 31st Jul 2018
BBC New Comedy Award nominees and real-life couple Andrew Nolan and Janine Harouni bring you an hour of standup comedy, unless they have already broken up.
Edinburgh Shoreline – Free
- Listing Exhibition / Exhibition / Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh – John Hope Gateway
- 30th Jul - 2nd Sep 2018
During the Shoreline project, locals have been exploring the heritage of Edinburgh’s coast.
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fireside / Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 30th Jul - 26th Aug 2018
Following more successful shows at festivals worldwide, the popular show returns with a revolving line-up of acts selected from the best comedians, cabaret acts, children’s ente…
Club Briefs
- Listing Events
- West End
- Spiegeltent at Southbank Centre
- 25th Jul 2018 - 3rd Aug 2019
Get your dancing shoes on with cult cabaret hooligans and mischief makers BRIEFS in a late night romp of music, performance and mayhem - all inside Underbelly Festival’s stun…
Stand Up Soldier
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Tea Pot
- 25th Jul 2018
Ex soldier and now comedian Martin Semple turns terrifying situations from his time in the British Army into hilarious material, marking Martin out to be a unique and talented me…
The Burning Duck Comedy Club £5/PWYW Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Basement
- 23rd - 29th Jul 2018
York’s alternative comedy sensation the Burning Duck Comedy Club returns to the Great Yorkshire Fringe, presenting another handcrafted artisanal smorgasbang of the…
Hyena Lounge Kids Comedy Club
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The Turn Pot
- 21st Jul 2018
Featuring 3 acts from the comedy circuit performing jokes that are suitable for children, but funny enough to get everyone laughing.
Hyena Lounge Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Great Yorkshire Fringe
- The White Rose Rotunda
- 20th - 21st Jul 2018
York’s legendary comedy club makes a welcome return to the Great Yorkshire with four laughter-packed shows on Friday and Saturday nights featuring the cream of the…
Zeal: Queer Improv & Stand-Up Night
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Chateau
- 19th Jul 2018
A night of queer improvised comedy with Zeal at the Chateau, South London’s brand new queer arts space opening in July! FREE ENTRY.
Stand Up, Weather Girl!
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 30th - 31st May 2018
Sam Fraser has been a stand-by BBC local weather presenter since 2012.
Variety Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- West End
- Spiegeltent at Southbank Centre
- 29th May 2018 - 8th Jun 2019
The very best variety acts from all around the world do their awe inspiring and death defying performances for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families…but witho…
Funk The Format's Club Tropicana
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Venue (Formally The View)
- 27th May 2018
DJ Format, Soul Casserole, Lynda Phoenix, Nick Maxwell, King Prawn, Odyssey, Soozy Q and Lucy ‘Elle J’ Small.
Club Click: Miami Meltdown
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 26th May 2018
Booty queens and hip hustlers pack your bags and fly down with us to Coconut Grove, Miami for a tropical night of sultry glamour, cabaret chic and dirty disco dancing.
25 Years of Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 25th - 28th May 2018
Scottish comedy-award-winner and BAFTA nominee Vladimir McTavish celebrates a quarter-century in the business with an hour-long show featuring some brand-new topical gags, some old…
Getting Away Scott Free
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar
- 25th May - 3rd Jun 2018
Coming off the back of an international tour of Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Stand and Deliver
- Review
- ★★★
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton Fringe
- Rialto Theatre
- 29th May, 2018
It's 1736, George II is on the throne, witchcraft laws are being appealed and the British Empire was starting to take shape.
Rob Deb: A Stand Up Guy
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet @ The Welly
- 19th - 27th May 2018
Bi-cultural, demi-sexual, 42 year old Londoner WLTM varied audience with GSOH to tell jokes of a politically irreverent nature.
Free Yoga All Day at Space Yoga Studio
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Space Yoga Studio
- 19th May 2018
Come stretch, unwind, strengthen and get to know your body more during a day of yoga, meditation and celebration at Brighton’s newest and most attractive studio.
Club de Fromage
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 19th May 2018
Started by ex-gangster Fat Tony and now run by his half-wit son, Slow Alfie, this is the club that time forgot.
A Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton - and Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2018
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.
Nathan & Ida's Hot Dog Stand
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 17th - 20th May 2018
Nathan and Ida Hardwerker leave the old country to build a better life for themselves in the New World: taking with them nothing but a will to succeed and a secret recipe for sauce…
The O.S. Map Fan Club
- Review
- ★★
- Julia French
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Dukebox
- 16th May, 2018
On paper – cartographical paper by preference – this is the sort of show that is the heart of fringe theatre.
Stand-Up-Comedy Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 13th May 2018
Have you ever laughed? Have fun learning how to use some friendly stand-up-comedy basics to boost your writing, performing, stand-up, work presentations, public speaking or - just …
Paul Zenon's Hellfire Club with the Urban Voodoo Machine
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 12th May 2018
Step right down for a debauched carnie cabaret within tent, hosted by magic roustabout and snake-oil peddler Paul Zenon, TV trickster and longtime ‘La Clique’ ringmaster.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 12th May 2018
Since 2005, ‘Comedy Club 4 Kids’ has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and …
Massaoke's Club La La
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 11th - 25th May 2018
A live rock band, big-screen lyrics, and a room full of party-goers singing and dancing their hearts out together to the greatest rock and pop anthems of all time.
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carmen Dupre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 9th May, 2018
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…
Mister Frank's Cotton Club
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- MEET: The Warren Box Office
- 5th - 26th May 2018
The famous Mister Frank presents a debauched prohibition themed night of live music, Charleston lessons, dancing and plenty of drinking! Meet at the Warren Box Office for your pas…
The Conjuring Club
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum
- 5th May - 2nd Jun 2018
A world of wizardry hidden inside the spellbinding Toy Museum.
Robot vs Hurricane: An hour of alternative stand-up from Nicholas Everritt and Pete Nash
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Rocks
- 5th - 27th May 2018
Strap in for a strikingly alternative show from two of the most original acts rising through the UK stand-up scene: ‘The Robot’ Nicholas Everritt and Pete ‘The Hurricane’ Nash.
Fever Club
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 5th May 2018
Salon of Soul with a contagious beat, ‘Fever Club’ has grown out of the joyous, social atmosphere of our extraordinary house parties.
Classic Joke Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Quadrant
- 4th - 19th May 2018
Join our handpicked curators of comedy as they share classic jokes handed down to them by their family.
Club Cairo: The Serpent Slayer
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 4th May 2018
Club Cairo presents an evening of live music, dance and theatre from the Middle East and beyond.
Massaoke Club La La
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Spiegeltent at Southbank Centre
- 4th May - 7th Sep 2018
Coming to Underbelly Festival for the first time, Massaoke Club La La is a night out you will never forget.
Krater Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 4th May - 2nd Jun 2018
Award-winning comedy with top international and UK comedians.
Fringe Club: A Silent Disco
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: The Hat
- 3rd May - 2nd Jun 2018
The legendary Fringe Club returns to the Warren in 2018 with it’s own version of the legendary night out, Silent Disco.
Variety Lunch Club
- Listing
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 25th Apr - 1st Aug 2018
The Royal Court Variety Lunch Club will run throughout the year on Wednesday afternoons in the main theatre and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy an afternoon of ente…
It's A Scream Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 20th Apr 2018
New parents! You can do a fun thing without ditching your babies! Three great stand up comedians performing in a room where babies are welcome (up to the age where they…
Logan Murray’s Stand Up Course
- Listing Workshop
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 16th Apr - 25th Jun 2018
‘Logan Murray's courses in stand-up do more than teach comedy - his students discover themselves.
The Monday Club
- Listing Comedy
- West End
- Museum of Comedy
- 26th Mar - 30th Jul 2018
Grab yourself a drink and join us in the Museum bar for a relaxed weekly night of new material from some of the finest comedians on the circuit.
Rawhide Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Royal Court Liverpool
- 23rd Mar - 28th Apr 2018
What do you want from a night out? A bit of dinner? Table service drinks? Some staggeringly good comedians making you laugh? Thought so.
headspace Stand Up For Youth Mental Health
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garden of Unearthly Delights
- 18th Mar 2018
headspace hosts a riotous afternoon of laughs and entertainment starring some of Australia and the world’s hottest comedic and artistic performers.
BEST OF FRINGE: Early Show: FREE!
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Belgian Beer Cafe Oostende
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
The Original and still the BEST “Best of Fringe”.
Getting Away Scott Free
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- La Bohème
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
Fresh from his successful 2017 debut solo performance at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Gary Little: Scottish Club Classics
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
Two time Scottish Comedy Award winner.
Huggers - Best of Adelaide Fringe Kids & Family Selection
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 10th - 18th Mar 2018
With comedy, cabaret & fun for all the family to enjoy Huggers returns to Adelaide with enough variety to entertain all ages.
California Crooners Club
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- Hilton Adelaide
- 11th - 12th Mar 2018
How do you top two sold out seasons at the Adelaide Fringe? You just make it better!! New songs, different mash ups, more people, better venue, extra sizzle!! Plundering the class…
Massaoke Club La La
- Listing Events
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garden of Unearthly Delights
- 9th - 17th Mar 2018
The Fringe’s No.
The Stand Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Garden of Unearthly Delights
- 9th - 17th Mar 2018
The Stand Up Show is back! For the fourth year in a row the Stand Up Show will be bringing the best comedians in town together in one place.
The Skeleton Club Presents: Songs You Love to Hate
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- Grace Emily Hotel
- 10th Mar 2018
The Skeleton Club are here to save music! Bold claim, they know! Yet, they’re sticking by it and coming at you with their new cover experience.
After Hours Cabaret Club
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Adelaide Fringe
- Gluttony
- 9th - 18th Mar 2018
Welcome to the After Hours Cabaret Club.
Guilt Free Comedy Roadshow
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- THE GC at The German Club
- 25th Feb 2018
Guilt Free Comedy Roadshow! Featuring Clare Morgan, Richo, Shad Wicka, Caleb Day, Lachlan Gordon and Peter James! A riot of comedic talent from Far North Queensland rolls into Adel…
Work Makes You Free
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Network Theatre
- 21st - 25th Feb 2018
WRITTEN BY MICHAEL ROSS Michael Ross’s biting satire delivers a piece very much for our times, reflecting on the dignity and many indignities of labour.
One Mic Stand - OPEN MIC COMEDY
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- Howling Owl / Rhino Room
- 19th Feb - 12th Mar 2018
Adelaide’s premier Open Mic night returns! EVERY MONDAY catch 10 different comedians from across the Fringe PLUS a special guest headline act.
Johnny Cash Tribute Show with BILLY T & the Free Spirits
- Listing Music
- Adelaide Fringe
- The Kentish Hotel
- 18th Feb 2018
BILLY ‘T’ (William Snell) & his 5 piece band present the Johnny Cash Tribute Show.
Up Stand Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Adelaide Fringe
- PLATFORM 56
- 17th Feb 2018
An exciting twist on stand up comedy! You, the audience will set the tone of the night by choosing who gets to take the stage to try and get you to belly laugh or fall off your sea…
Side Shows
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- West End
- Sadler’s Wells Theatre
- 25th - 26th Nov 2017
Constella OperaBallet return to the Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells this November with their award-winning Sideshows.
Free Stand-Up Comedy Show
- Listing Comedy
- Off Off Broadway
- Local 138
- 2nd Nov 2017
Free Stand-Up comedy show with all donations given to Lady Parts Justice! Come join at Local 138 on Thursday, 11/2 at 8pm.
Three Random Words - Improv at Backyard Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Backyard Comedy Club
- 17th Sep 2017
A great night out with some of London’s best improvisers - presented by City Impro and the Just Us League. Improv comedy like you have never seen it before.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It’s the Last Ever Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – and It’s Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 25th Aug 2017
The final anarchic annual two-hour charity variety show celebrating the life and random irresponsibility of the godfather of British alternative comedy, filled with bizarre acts, e…
Sustainable Shows: Emerging Trends
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
You're Never Too Old... Are You? – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 23rd - 27th Aug 2017
Jim Everett, AKA Jimmy Francis, is relatively new to comedy.
Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 23rd Aug 2017
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 22nd Aug 2017
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
2 Girls 1 Capo – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 21st - 27th Aug 2017
If you like profanity, women and very catchy tunes then Meat Market is for you.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Club Nights
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 20th - 27th Aug 2017
Former Prime Minister and global cabaret superstar Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is back – and this time she’s hosting a club night! There’ll be non-stop 80s hits from a non-st…
I Can Read Your Mind – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 20th - 27th Aug 2017
Irish mind reader Tomas McCabe is back with a new show for 2017! Following a hugely successful tour of Ireland, Tomas is bringing his abilities across the sea to the Edinburgh Frin…
Unprecedented and Unpresidential: How Hillary Clinton Lost the Election – Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 48 Below
- 19th - 20th Aug 2017
It was the race they said Clinton couldn’t lose.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 15th - 19th Aug 2017
John Bryden plays music by Haydn and Schubert in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
The Fair Intellectual Club
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal Scots Club
- 14th - 19th Aug 2017
1717 – the inaugural meeting of a secret society where young ladies exercise their minds.
2 Religions 1 Comedy Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 14th - 16th Aug 2017
Henry’s Show Aaaah The Growing Pains of a Neurotic Jew and Joe’s The Confused Sikh Who Loves Curried Mustard.
Prévert: Piano and Poetry – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Palmerston Place Church
- 14th - 18th Aug 2017
This original one-man show entitled Prévert: Piano and Poetry, was created and interpreted by the 20-year-old French concert pianist Alexandre Prévert.
Stand Up to Stand Out: How to Find Your Funny
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 12th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
The Rock 'n' Roll Relationship Show (Unplugged) – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 12th - 20th Aug 2017
Join Aaron Ayjay as he takes a comedic and sometimes musical journey through dating, marriage, divorce, death and other life experience stuff from his point of view…
Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Quartet
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ UCC
- 12th Aug 2017
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…
Streetbeat Free Lunchtime Stand-Up Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Whistlebinkies
- 11th - 27th Aug 2017
A free lunchtime showcase of established and up and coming acts offering tasters of their shows. Six acts plus MC Alastair Sadler.
Stand By
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Army @ The Fringe in Association with Summerhall
- 14th Aug, 2017
There’s a real sense of excitement in the run-up to Stand By, not least thanks to the slightly-unusual venue—inside an Army Reserve Centre in the north of the New Town.
US Tour Booking For Small And Independent Shows
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 10th - 21st Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Live Shows in an Internet Media Age
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 9th Aug 2017
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Stand Up for Shelter
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 9th Aug 2017
Stand Up for Shelter returns for our fourth year at the Fringe, bringing a fantastic showcase of comedy in aid of Shelter! This year’s line-up is jam-packed and will see Sara Pas…
My Mind is Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps
- 7th - 18th Aug 2017
Nominated for best play by the Anti-Trafficking Foundation in 2016.
The Show Between Shows Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 52 Canoes (Grassmarket)
- 6th - 26th Aug 2017
New for 2017! Not featuring televised comedians or Fringe legends, just friendly unknowns being friendly.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 6th - 20th Aug 2017
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Nicholas Wearne (Birmingham Conservatoire) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mi…
Dominic Holland Eclipsed – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Voodoo Rooms
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Been over a decade since this multi-award winning comedian played the fringe.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Experience the joy of live music at the museum as the best contemporary talents take inspiration from our Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites exhibition to perform traditional …
Lee Hathaway: The MagDaddy – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
The man who fooled Penn & Teller hits the Edinburgh Festival to assert himself as the pimp among magicians – or so he thinks! With over 20 years of experience as a professional m…
Battle of the Superheroes: The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Come watch and be part of this interactive, fun mixture of stand-up and interactive comedy debate as a compere and a number of the best comedians from around the Fringe converge in…
Comedians Against Humanity: Hosted by Yianni Agisilaou – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway (previously Movement)
- 5th - 26th Aug 2017
The underground hit of the Fringe returns to Edinburgh after sell-out shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Subway (previously Movement)
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Tim Minchin.
Andrew O'Neill's Black Magick Fun Hour – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning comedian off telly and radio dabbles in the occult.
Skeptics on the Fringe: Enlightening the Fringe - Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 5th - 27th Aug 2017
We are Edinburgh Skeptics.
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 22nd Aug 2017
Learn the skill and art of stand-up comedy performance on this two-day intensive comedy training course.
Supper Club at Checkpoint
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
The glitz, the glamour, the good times.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
How Not to Pull: Confessions of a Trainee Pickup Artist – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2017
Ian was as attractive to women as a drunk rhino so Channel 4 television handed him over to seduction “gurus” who taught him techniques to find love.
Club Sol Party
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2017
The best holiday of your life! Club Sol will transport you to sunny Spain for an evening of comedy cabaret that you will never forget! Your holiday reps, The Mauve Coats, will pres…
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe.
Chicago's Stand-Up Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 4th - 26th Aug 2017
Chicago, America’s premier city for up-and-coming comedians sends its best and brightest to Edinburgh.
The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 4th Aug 2017
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
The Free Fringe Festival Music Stages Launch Day
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Biddy Mulligans
- 4th Aug 2017
It’s the launch day of the Free Fringe Festival music stages at Biddy Mulligan’s and the Wee Pub featuring a selection of our favourite musical maestros all day.
A Tutti Frutti Cabaret / PBH's Free Fringe
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- CC Blooms
- 4th - 24th Aug 2017
Tragic diva Glenda Campari (Nina Baldini) has travelled the world, searching for her favourite fierce females for this world premiere cabaret.
The Reel Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 4th - 26th Aug 2017
This famous showcase returns with a dazzling array of the best comics from the Fringe.
Comedians Film Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 4th - 26th Aug 2017
This brilliant show returns to Edinburgh.
Vintage Mobile Cinema: Free Daytime Show
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Rooms
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
Back in the 1960s there were seven of these mobile cinemas made for the Ministry of Technology.
Royal Mile Tours – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 4th - 28th Aug 2017
Join an expert local guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town.
Scotch Egg Club Presents: Whisky on Water
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Lochrin Belle
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
Ever wanted to drink whisky, eat cheese, chocolate and scotch eggs while cruising along a canal? Well now you can! Scotch Egg Club brings you a Whisky tasting with a difference, wh…
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s hottest new talent and Edinburgh Fringe newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s hottest new talent and Edinburgh Fringe newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 4th - 27th Aug 2017
‘Nish Kumar, James Acaster, Tom Allen and Bec Hill are among the big-name comics giving up an hour of their time to bring comedy to the juvenile masses; an inspired idea, and it’s …
The Edinburgh Revue's 2017 Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 4th - 28th Aug 2017
The Edinburgh Revue returns for its eighth Fringe, bringing you an hour of ‘brave, intelligent, and inventive’ (BroadwayBaby.
Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 4th - 26th Aug 2017
Come and witness one of the greatest late-night, mixed-bill shows.
The OS Map Fan Club
- Review
- ★★
- Caitlin Rebecca
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 9th Aug, 2017
Helen Wood delivers a bizarre, amiable love letter to the ordnance survey in The OS Map Fan Club.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
Revill's Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
Madame Señorita: 25 Different Shows, Come Every Day!
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning performer Paula Valluerca, aka Madame Señorita, is committed to reconnect with the pleasure of being a totally deluded idiot.
Aaaaaaaaaahhh. It's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 clean jokes in just half an hour.
Dino Wiand – Yorkshire Ripper / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 14th Aug 2017
Dino Wiand plays the Yorkshire Ripper, who has been allowed out of prison on a rehab program to perform a stand-up comedy routine, which he uses to discuss his plans for orchestrat…
Bronston Jones: God Bless 'Merica (3) – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
For the third year, American atheist Bronston Jones sees the state of his nation and mutters ‘God Bless ‘Merica.
A Struggle: Work in Progress / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
What happens when we struggle to do anything? A series of in-development clown and theatre pieces. Themes will include difficulty, struggle, Ludwig Wittgenstein and snakes.
Nik Coppin: Globetrotter (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
The UK-based comedian returns with new and hilarious anecdotes and jokes from his many comedy journeys around the world.
A Clock Face Exhibition – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 11th Aug 2017
A near-immersive theatre show encompassing and delving into the lives of six recovering addicts.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Classic Joke Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Join the funniest acts in Edinburgh as they share classic jokes handed down to them by their family.
Paul Revill: Revillations – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Flamin' Hot – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
A selection of five of the hottest up-and-coming comedians at the festival in this stand-up comedy showcase extravaganza, with a different line up daily featuring your headliner Ro…
Afternoon Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Vic St Coffee Co
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
To mark its 10th Anniversary, the worldwide hit show puts on an extra afternoon special.
We Stand Amused
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 16th Aug 2017
A man stands accused of a heinous crime.
The Oxford Revue: Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 3rd - 19th Aug 2017
The Oxford Revue present a rotating cast of the country’s brightest young comedians.
Always Be Rolling – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
How board games can change your life and save the world.
The Family Friendly(ish) Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Two world travelled comedians, Dylan Gott (Canada) and Radu Isac (Romania), perform an hour of sort of clean comedy.
Then There Were None – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
- 3rd - 9th Aug 2017
A group of actors, desperate for their big break, attend an acting workshop hosted by Andrew – an enigmatic but ever so slightly unhinged former C-lister.
Funny Cluckers – Afternoon Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
One of the least thought out shows on the Fringe, possibly featuring: alternative facts corner, fake news correspondents, pest of the fest and live guests.
Phill Jupitus Up the Stand
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Clark
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 11th Aug, 2017
When Phill Jupitus commits to the Fringe, he does so 100 per cent.
Marcus Ryan – Love Me Tinder – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Critically acclaimed one-man show from award-nominated comedian & award-winning storyteller Marcus Ryan! Sold out Perth, Scarborough and Adelaide 2015, Melbourne 2014/15 and toured…
Massaoke's Club La La
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
The Fringe’s number one party just got bigger! Rocking until 2.
Guns 'n' Rosé With Peter E Davidson / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Peter E Davidson is a wine drinking man adrift in a sea of beer drinkers.
Holt and Talbot Can’t Stand the Sight of Each Other
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Apex Grassmarket Hotel
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Not enough material for solo shows and nobody else will work with them.
AAA Stand-Up at Underbelly
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Cowgate
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Total sell-out 2005-2016 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Marcus Ryan – ¿Hablas Inglés? – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
One man.
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
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…
Aaaaaaaaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Enjoy an hour of the best up-and-coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
‘Funny.
Aaaaaaaaargh! It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Award-winning gag merchant and UK Pun Champion 2016, Masai Graham, delivers over 100 naughty jokes in just half an hour.
Dope Friction – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Tom and Daniel are doing an hour of stand-up.
Aaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016).
Holt and Talbot Can’t Stand the Sight of Each Other
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
They haven’t got enough material for their own solo shows and nobody else will work with them, so Christian Talbot and Rosie Holt will be performing stand-up, sketches and music wh…
Dana Alexander: The Milk Is Not Free, But Sometimes It Is on Sale
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Join Dana Alexander in her fifth Edinburgh Show, as she navigates through the matrix of the modern world of dating.
Stand-Up Nomad: Backpacking Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Backpackers and travelling comedians have a similar lifestyle, exploring new cultures, traveling light and relying on booze to socialise.
Gary Little: Club Classics
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2017
After headlining at some of the top comedy clubs around the UK and abroad, Gary returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with the sets, the stories and the jokes that have earned him the re…
Vicki Sargent: One Woman Army – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cuckoo’s Nest
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2017
Vicki is done with degrading retail jobs, fed up of waiting around for Mr Wrong and ultimately ready to get out of bed.
Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
- Review
- ★★★★
- Holly Mackinlay
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 23rd Aug, 2017
Once again, Set List: Stand Up Without a Net returns to the Fringe at Gilded Balloon Teviot, just as loud and energetic as in previous years and with just as much potential for cat…
Aaaaaaaargh! It's the Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Night!
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd Aug 2017
Be there at the launch of the massive 2017 Free Fringe Festival! See an almighty selection of performers! Mingle with the acts and VIP guests! Meet our mad Chicken mascot in person…
The Free Association: Jacuzzi
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lily Lindon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 21st Aug, 2017
Jacuzzi may have been a random title for the Free Association to use for their improvised comedy show, but this hour is indeed relaxed, warm, and bubbly.
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 2nd - 28th Aug 2017
Total sell-out 2010-2016 returns with a brand-new line-up.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts - Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2017
A former Times critic’s choice.
Free Walking Tour: Sandemans
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside 124 High Street
- 1st - 31st Aug 2017
On this guided walking tour of Edinburgh, an expert guide will show you all the city has to offer.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2017
Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 27th Aug 2017
The hugely popular show at comedy festivals and theatres worldwide returns for its 10th anniversary year.
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 27th Aug 2017
With comedy, cabaret and fun for all the family to enjoy, the Huggers show returns to Edinburgh.
Free Fall by Vinay Patel
- Listing Theatre
- UK Regional & Tours
- 53two
- 24th - 26th Jul 2017
Two strangers on a bridge in the dead of night, a game of dominoes & a value ready meal – this is a story of humanity, desperation & hope.
Piggyback: Stand-up And Improv Unite
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Nursery Theatre
- 8th Jul 2017
Stand-up and improv unite in one explosively funny night as a cast of improvisers weave a (dramatic! funny! exciting!) play in three acts based on the work of three (hilarious! exp…
Zeal: The Pride Improv Festival hosted by The Free Association
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Free Association
- 1st Jul 2017
Naughty compare LUKE MEREDITH hops into the jacuzzi at The Free Association as their guest monologist! Prepare for a fast-paced and witty evening of titillating banter and scenes! …
Free comedy in Greenwich - cooking edition
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Trafalgar Tavern
- 14th Jun 2017
Stand up comedy at the Trafalgar tavern, a place that has seen William Gladstone and Charles Dickens dining side-by-side.
Stand by Me
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah Virgo
- UK Regional & Tours
- Edinburgh Playhouse
- 5th Jun, 2017
Opening with the ever-familar chord progression of Stand by Me this tribute to Ben E King and the Drifters by Othello Music had the audience in the palm of their hand from …
Comedian's Cinema Club: Beauty and the Beast
- Review
- ★★★★
- Carmen Dupre
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 9th Jun, 2017
Film and comedy lovers alike will appreciate this increasingly popular show, led by an impressive group of comedians that changes every performance, along with the film they choo…
Revan and Fennell: Fan Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ruby Speed
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 31st May, 2017
Nominated for Funny Women’s Best Show Award, Revan and Fennell’s Fan Club is a lively, goofy and above all entertaining sketch show, starring double act Rosie Revan a…
Free Mindful Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions: Everyone Welcome!
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 28th May 2017
Brighton Fringe free mindful Ki and Aikido taster sessions, everyone welcome! Brighton Ki Society.
Club Click: The Soul of Dirty Disco
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 27th May 2017
Booty queens and hip hustlers let your freak flag fly at our dazzling evening of sumptuous glamour, glittering divas, cabaret chic and dirty disco dancing.
Steve Lee: Sit Down Stand Up!
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Sweet Waterfront 1
- 22nd - 28th May 2017
46 years in showbiz.
Club De Fromage
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 19th May 2017
Started by ex-gangster Fat Tony and now run by his half-wit son, Slow Alfie, this is the club that time forgot.
Stand By Your Nan
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Duke of Wellington Blue Room Stage
- 19th - 20th May 2017
The original Educating Rita met Buddha of Suburbia and pretended to be an ordinary working class housewife whilst she went on strange spiritual quests, educated herself, and got an…
Bom-Bane's Musical History of 24 George St, Brighton & Other Shows
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Bom-Bane’s Music Cafe
- 18th May - 3rd Jun 2017
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 …
Stand Up & Slam!
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 17th May 2017
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
Stand-Up Comedy Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 14th May 2017
Have you ever laughed? Have fun learning how to use some friendly comedy basics to boost your writing, performing, work presentations, public speaking, or just for fun! Jill Edward…
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 13th May 2017
Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and th…
BA Theatre Arts Graduate Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Studio 3
- 8th - 9th May 2017
“The true mystery of the world is the visible .
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- Udderbelly
- 7th May 2017 - 2nd Jun 2019
Kids, bring your folks to see the international circuit's best comedians, sketch acts and cabaret stars.
Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Blue Man
- 7th - 28th May 2017
Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles.
Find Peace by the Beach: A free meditation event
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Bandstand
- 7th - 28th May 2017
Come to the Brighton Bandstand for some inner peace.
Krater Comedy Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ruby Speed
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 9th May, 2017
When compére Stephen Grant takes the stage, he capably gains control of the large, boisterous audience with his high energy stage presence and quick-witted quips.
Robin Morgan: Free Man
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 5th - 19th May 2017
The utterly hilarious and utterly heartwarming debut hour of stand-up from Robin Morgan (Writer of ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Newzoids’, ‘The News Quiz’ and the ‘Now Show’).
Licence to Laugh Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Ambassador Hotel
- 5th May - 4th Jun 2017
Comedy Compilation show of some of the best up and coming comics from the UK Comedy Circuit.
The Orchestra Now: Free Concert in Brooklyn
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts
- 5th Mar 2017
As part of its Around Town series, The Orchestra Now will be performing a free concert of works by Glinka, Messiaen, and Tchaikovsky.
The Shoreditch Improv Festival Sunday Funday Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Water Poet
- 19th Feb 2017
3pm-4pm The first show of the day will feature about as wide a variety of improvisation styles as one could ask for, with three groups that could not be more different from each o…
The Orchestra Now: Free Concert in the Bronx
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
- 18th Dec 2016
The Orchestra Now performs a free concert in the Bronx led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
The Orchestra Now: Free Concert in Harlem
- Listing Music
- USA Regional & Tours
- Aaron Davis Hall
- 16th Dec 2016
The Orchestra Now kicks off the 2nd season of its Around Town series with a free concert in Harlem, led by conductor JoAnn Falletta.
Growing Up Club
- Listing Children’s Shows
- London Fringe
- The Albany
- 25th Sep - 13th Nov 2016
Indoor and outdoor craft and gardening activities: dig, grow, play and discover before or after watching a show in the theatre. Adults do not require a ticket.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 28th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Gourmet Cinema Club - Malmaison Hotel London
- Listing Attraction
- London Fringe
- Malmaison
- 28th Aug - 26th Nov 2016
Gourmet Cinema Club brings you a unique way to enjoy some of the best loved films back on the big screen, but with the all-important All I Want twist.
Venue Marketplace
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 27th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It’s the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – and It’s Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ghillie Dhu
- 26th Aug 2016
It’s the annual two-hour charity variety show filled with bizarre acts and very alternative comedy which includes the presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 24th - 27th Aug 2016
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Unnatural Selection
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sweet Grassmarket
- 22nd - 28th Aug 2016
‘Three of us will lose the show and the other one could walk into the hands of the most horrible man alive.
Unnatural Selection
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Natural Food Kafe
- 21st - 27th Aug 2016
‘Three of us will lose the show and the other one could walk into the hands of the most horrible man alive.
Unnatural Selection
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Chiquito
- 21st - 27th Aug 2016
‘Three of us will lose the show and the other one could walk into the hands of the most horrible man alive.
Stand-Up From Russia
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C
- 21st - 29th Aug 2016
The biggest comedians from Russia are coming to the Fringe for the very first time! Since 2013, seven million people tune in every Sunday to watch these stars on the critically acc…
The Ukeladeez – Gin Bunnies Free Festival
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 20th - 29th Aug 2016
Two ladies who like tea, cake, gin and playing ukulele.
Gourmet Cinema Club - Sanctum Soho Hotel
- Listing Attraction
- West End
- Sanctum Soho Hotel
- 20th Aug - 22nd Oct 2016
Gourmet Cinema Club brings you a unique way to enjoy some of the best loved films back on the big screen, but with the all-important All I Want twist.
Free the Dolphin
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Crags Bar
- 17th - 29th Aug 2016
The dolphin – a remarkably intelligent animal with uncommon sensitivity, full of wonder and curiosity.
The Clinic: An Afternoon of Serious Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 17th Aug 2016
Universal Comedy is a Scottish charity that changes lives through comedy.
Stand Up for Shelter
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, George Square
- 16th Aug 2016
It’s back! Another impressive, eclectic mix of comedy talent hits the Fringe in aid of Shelter.
spiked at the Stand: Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 15th Aug 2016
spiked, the radical magazine that fights for your right to offend, returns to the Stand for a night of no-holds-barred comedy.
Simon Lukacs Shows His Range
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 15th - 23rd Aug 2016
Upstairs Downton and Petting Zoo (‘Improv supergroup’ TimeOut) star creates a staggering array of characters using his mouth, brain, hands and body.
Stand Up to Stand Out: How to Find Your Funny
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 14th Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Comedians Cinema Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 14th - 28th Aug 2016
Chaotic, alcohol-fuelled and very funny indeed.
Daniel Sloss: So? (Late Shows)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150 at EICC
- 12th - 27th Aug 2016
Later, considerably ruder and darker shows from internationally acclaimed, award-winning Scottish stand-up comedy meteor.
Into the Shadows of Shakespeare – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace on the Mile
- 13th Aug, 2016
The Tempest, retold by children whose first language isn’t even English.
Guitar Selection Box
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Andrew’s and St George’s West, George St
- 12th - 17th Aug 2016
Enjoy an indulgently refreshing, mix of luxuriant guitar music.
Laughs With Tricks – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 10th - 14th Aug 2016
Will the guys be out of bed in time for their lunchtime show? You bet they will.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 8th - 12th Aug 2016
John Bryden plays music by Bach and his followers, Robert and Clara Schumann and Beethoven, in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Tales from the American Midwest – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greenside @ Infirmary Street
- 7th - 8th Aug 2016
Award-winning Badger High School Theater presents Tales from the American Midwest, a series of American folk tales centred around the Midwestern states.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 7th - 21st Aug 2016
Organists Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Peter Backhouse (St Giles’ Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘…
The Simpsons Taught Me Everything I Know, Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Hi, I’m Yianni Agisilaou.
Midnight Show – Just the Tonic Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Come witness one of the greatest late-night mixed bill shows.
Best of UCLU Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Movement
- 6th - 27th Aug 2016
UCLU Comedy Club’s sketch troupe, The Gower Line, return to Edinburgh with their brand of ‘fast paced madness’ (Pi Media), presenting their favourite new sketches from the past yea…
Boomerang Club
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pilgrim
- 6th - 27th Aug 2016
London’s favourite spoken word night arrives in Edinburgh.
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 27th Aug 2016
Learn stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Experience the joy of live music at the museum with the best contemporary talents from Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales.
Me, Myself and ISIS – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- T-Bar
- 6th - 29th Aug 2016
American cop Frank Law lost his partner two days before retirement.
Free Fringe Music at Stramash
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stramash
- 6th Aug 2016
Live music throughout the day and night at Stramash, featuring the best Edinburgh-based and visiting musicians.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
In addition to their main show, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more in association with PBH’s Free Fringe.
Worst Show on the Fringe – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Movement
- 6th - 28th Aug 2016
Russell Howard, Tim Minchin, Miranda Hart.
A Struggle For Home – Crimean Tatars (Free)
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Ukrainian Community Centre
- 5th - 6th Aug 2016
The film chronicles the rich and tragic history of the Crimean Tatar people from ancient times to the aftermath of the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a selection of four different comics daily.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, with a different top-notch comedy line-up each day.
Malones PBH Free Fringe
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Malone’s Irish Bar
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
Part of the PBH Free Fringe, Malones will play host to a variety of musicians from across the globe.
Supper Club at Checkpoint
- Review
- ★★★
- Frodo Allan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Checkpoint
- 9th Aug, 2016
Assembly’s Supper Club is up against the big, flashy late night circus revues and cabaret shows and sets out to compete with these by presenting many of the very best guest acts …
Just the Tonic Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
‘Consistently boasting some of the most interesting line ups in the country’ (Times).
The Stand Late Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
‘This is late night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Phil Mann: Nothingism – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
The latest craze is literally nothing.
Stand-Up History
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
History meets hilarity as stand-up comedians bring the past to life with punchlines.
Funny Cluckers – Best of the Fest – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 27th Aug 2016
Four top quality foul-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed to be clucking funny.
Under Cover With the Naked Stand-Up
- Review
- ★★★
- Iona Gaskell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 16th Aug, 2016
Miss Glory Pearl is the naked stand-up and she doesn’t mess about.
The Reel Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Vintage Mobile Cinema
- 5th - 24th Aug 2016
Once a day the unique 22-seat Vintage Mobile Cinema will briefly become a comedy venue.
Royal Mile Tours – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
Join a trained festival guide for a historical walking tour around Edinburgh’s world-famous Old Town.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
‘A festival mainstay for 10 years now, the always worthwhile Comedy Club 4 Kids should be on the schedule of any self-respecting, chuckle-loving young Fringegoer.
The Edinburgh Revue Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
The Edinburgh Revue are back at the Fringe celebrating ten years of making the ‘comic talent of the future’ (Skinny).
The Shakespeare Club
- Review
- ★
- Fiona Russell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Venue45
- 9th Aug, 2016
In the programme, The Shakespeare Club promises to be a somewhat cheesy, yet harmless play about finding oneself through Shakespeare’s characters.
Comedians Film Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Vintage Mobile Cinema
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
Our favourite comedians present their favourite films.
Nick Revell: Gluten-Free Christ; Seven Easy Steps to Mindfulness, Weight-Loss, Eternal Beauty, Spiritual Detox, Untold Riches, and Dealing with Disappointment
- Review
- ★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 27th Aug, 2016
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.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 5th - 28th Aug 2016
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Licence to Laugh Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 5th - 29th Aug 2016
A show about growing up in the deepest darkest parts of India (Southall) and then being thrown into the west with no language, culture, personality or brains.
Haven't a Clue! – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 5th - 9th Aug 2016
Think you know charades? Think again! Comedy meets game show meets improv, as two teams of Fringe comics hilariously pit their skills and wit against each other, in this hysterical…
Robin Morgan: Free Man
- Review
- ★★★★
- chhewitt95
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 29th Aug, 2016
A very well-structured and well-performed show, delivered from a fantastic up-and-coming comedian.
Evan Desmarais: Bad Things, Right Reasons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Evan Desmarais explores the concepts of good and bad, and right and wrong.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
‘Funny.
The Prozac and Cons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
‘For anyone genuinely interested in comedy and comedians, this is the must-see show of the festival’ ***** (Scotsman).
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows
- Review
- ★★★★★
- William Heraghty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 8th Aug, 2016
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…
Aaaaargh! It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 20th Aug, 2016
If you find it in your heart to forgive the failings of Masai Graham’s previous show, Aaaaah! It’s 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes, and stuck around for the follow-up, you�…
Pear Shaped Afternoons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The White Horse
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Unique comedy double act Brian and Krysstal return to the Fringe.
Club Spiegel
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
Live, up late and luscious.
Wild at Heart – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Devastatingly original character comedy duo Róisín and Chiara are ‘a pair of improvising geniuses’ and Ones to Watch 2016 (Funny Women).
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Aaaaah! It's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Review
- ★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 20th Aug, 2016
Masai Graham has assembled an act so far from risky that it is bubble wrapped in woefully predictable innuendos, presumably to retain its innocence.
Katie Mulgrew: Saboteur / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
It’s a stand-up comedy show from a stand-up gal about confidence and self-sabotage.
African-Czechoslovakian / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 48 Below
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
She’s been described as the best African-Czechoslovakian comic on earth.
Matt Green: Writing To Harvey Keitel – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Two years ago Matt spent six hours in a car with Hollywood star Harvey Keitel.
Crack Comedy Club's Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
If you’re a real fan of comedy, Crack Comedy’s Pick of the Fringe is the place for you.
Paul Revill: Revillations – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 20th Aug 2016
Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his debut hour.
City Cafe Late Nite and Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 4th - 27th Aug 2016
Classic late show Festival comedy fare.
Liars' Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ 48 Below
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
This successful London club night comes to Edinburgh.
Yolav and Graham's Jovial Trauma: Refugee Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Yolav is a comedian from a country that no longer exists due to the collapse of its government.
Aaaaaargh! It's the One-Liner Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Enjoy an hour of the best up and coming one-liner comedians on the circuit in this celebration of puns, one-liners and wordplay.
David Longley: Everything I Hate About My Club Set
- Review
- ★★
- Sam Speedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 20th Aug, 2016
David Longley’s act is structured almost like Shakespeare, summarizing the course of the evening in its first moments: “I’ve always wanted to do standup that’s like talking…
Board Game Smackdown - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Hosted by award-winning comedian and UK board game champion James Cook, the funniest Fringe performers play classic and new board games.
Jeff Seal: The Goddamn Truth – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Truth is relative, sure, but as far as I’m concerned I’ve got this shit figured out.
Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham.
The Oxford Revue: Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
The Oxford Revue present a rotating cast of the country’s brightest young comedians together with headline acts from the comedy circuit.
The Prozac and Cons – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love.
Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham.
101 Comedy Club – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
‘Funny.
Always Be Rolling – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
How board games can change your life and save the world. Award-winning comedian James Cook has read the back of the box and is ready to play. Won’t you join him?
Bob Slayer: 24 Hour Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
- 4th - 29th Aug 2016
Bob drives his BlundaBus around Europe looking for adventures.
Ian Fox – Pictures of Things That Make Me Laugh – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 4th - 27th Aug 2016
A comedy show with pictures, and probably not what Fox Talbot had in mind.
Lynch: Improvised Plays in the Style of David Lynch – Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 4th - 14th Aug 2016
Enter a world with its veil drawn back, where good and evil battle in darkly hilarious style.
Ettieboo's Cabaret Boonanza – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 4th - 27th Aug 2016
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest and most beautiful acts participating at …
The Irish Alternative – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
- 4th - 17th Aug 2016
Three of Ireland’s best up-and-coming alternative comics.
The Weaning of Life / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Crags Bar
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
If you want to see comedy that is a little different, this is for you.
Frugl Presents Classic Joke Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
I say, I say, I say.
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club present their Pick of the Fringe, following full houses from 2013-2015.
Mystery Gimmick Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Ben Clover has been doing stand-up for ages now and is pretty good at it.
Revill's Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 20th Aug 2016
Get your afternoon off to the perfect start with Revill’s Selection.
Revan and Fennell: Fan Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Award-winning double act, Revan and Fennell, return to the Fringe after making their critically acclaimed Edinburgh debut last year.
Twisted Edge Showcase / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Twisted Edge Comedy presents the participants of their newly founded stand-up workshops.
Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist Five: Big O Conquers the FOMO – Free
- Listing Musicals and Opera
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Spread your wings of courage and join Big O as she explores the aspects of fear.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
Stand Up & Slam!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 4th - 28th Aug 2016
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
The Free Association Presents...
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon at the Counting House
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2016
Three brilliant, original and hilarious improv acts: DVD Box Set – your new favourite TV show, entirely improvised by a cast of FA players, inspired by an audience suggestion.
Shite Club – The Downfall of Jellybean Martinez
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 3rd - 28th Aug 2016
First rule of Shite Club: F*ck Shite Club! The mad Spanish bastard that is Jellybean searches for his new style of comedy by any means possible.
Mystery Gimmick Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C soco at ibis
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2016
Ben Clover has been doing stand-up for ages now and is pretty good at it.
C for free at ibis
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues – C soco at ibis
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2016
This decidedly chaotic event includes some of Edinburgh’s best performance artists, with all entertainment at fifteen minutes or less.
Mike Ward: Freedom of Speech Isn't Free
- Review
- ★★
- Jamie P Robson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 7th Aug, 2016
At the end of his show, Mike Ward took a moment to emphasise the importance of free speech, the vital importance that comedians are free to offend; he even handed out badges to hel…
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2016
Total sell-out 2010-2015 returns with a brand new line-up.
The Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jamie P Robson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon Teviot
- 12th Aug, 2016
Before the play starts, you can glean some idea of where this hour is headed from the onstage desk: bottles of wine and vodka, a line of cocaine, a singed teddy bear and a dildo ar…
The Free Association: JACUZZI
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 21st Aug 2016
The Free Association is London’s leading improv powerhouse, and we’re thrilled to bring you our headline show: JACUZZI.
AAA Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 3rd - 29th Aug 2016
Total sell-out 2005-2015 returns with a brand new line-up.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2016
A former Times critic’s choice.
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 3rd Aug 2016
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 31st Aug 2016
Painted 1888-1892 and restored in 1998, Traquair’s acclaimed murals illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
What Can You Do to Make Your Venue Autism-Friendly?
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central@Infirmary Street
- 1st - 2nd Aug 2016
Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants.
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 28th Aug 2016
Following sell-out shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Darwin, Singapore, Germany and all over the UK, the hugely popular and hilarious show returns for its ninth successive year at the …
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 28th Aug 2016
The hugely enjoyable and popular show returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its sixth successive year.
Floating Cinema Club
- Listing Attraction
- London Fringe
- Westminster City Pier
- 2nd Jul - 27th Aug 2016
Whats Included Brunch or Afternoon Tea (screening time dependant) Glass of bubbles each Allocated Tables Edible cinema tickets per person Floating Cinema Club brin…
Gourmet Cinema Club
- Listing Attraction
- London Fringe
- Malmaison
- 25th Jun - 27th Aug 2016
Gourmet Cinema Club brings you a unique way to enjoy some of the best loved films back on the big screen, but with the all-important All I Want twist.
Copperdollar Club Night
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 3rd Jun 2016
A night of debauchery at the hands of Kat Lil and a whole rabble of Skellies, there in numbers like never before! Immerse yourself in the land of the carnival.
Free Mindful Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions: Everyone Welcome!
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 28th May 2016
Arrive 14:15 wearing loose, comfortable clothing for the start of the Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese yoga) session at 14:30, where you’ll learn unification of mind and body and natu…
Club Click: Get Ya Freak On
- Listing Nightlife
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 28th May 2016
Let your freak flag fly at Brighton’s own Studio 54 by the sea.
Club Cairo
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 22nd May 2016
Club Cairo offers an exotic array of entertainment from Arabia.
The Wanton Taste Club
- Listing Exhibition
- Brighton Fringe
- Phoenix Brighton
- 22nd - 27th May 2016
Five afternoons of energising art, food and wellbeing! Eat your happy and put a tang in your step this May.
Club Briefs
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- Republic
- 21st May - 4th Jun 2016
Cult cabaret hooligans Briefs present this late-night romp of disco dancing and pop-up performance.
Stand Up & Slam!
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 18th May 2016
Stand-up comedy - poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry - comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out! Six phenomenal acts go head to head for your approval in thi…
Stand-Up Comedy Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 15th May 2016
Learn how to use stand-up basics to boost your writing, performing, work presentations, public speaking- or just for fun! Jill’s comedy courses are the most established in the UK.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 14th May 2016
“Comedy Club 4 Kids has stand-up sets from grown-up, high-quality acts who perform their usual sets, just without the swearing or rude bits,” says The Independent.
Comedians' Cinema Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Republic
- 14th - 15th May 2016
Comedians’ Cinema Club brings together the UK’s best comedians and forces them to improvise their way through movies.
Robin Morgan: Free Man (Work in Progress)
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 6th - 8th May 2016
A work-in-progress of the debut hour from Robin Morgan, star of ‘The Greatest Welshman You’ve Never Heard Of’ (BBC Radio), writer for ‘The News Quiz’ and Laughing Horse New Act of …
Krater Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Main Space
- 6th May - 4th Jun 2016
Award-winning comedy with top international and UK comedians. Brighton’s best night out. “THE place in Brighton to catch stand-up comedy” (The Independent)
Buena Vista Social Club Live at the O2 with Tapas Dinner and Wine
- Listing Music
- London Fringe
- O2 Arena
- 6th Apr 2016
Channel the musical spirit of Havana for the evening paired with a delicious pre-concert meal at the O2 Arena! Named after the famous Havana members’ club that closed in t…
Ted Alexandro Presents a Night of Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- New York Comedy Club
- 23rd Mar 2016
Mr.
Apollo Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Apollo Theater
- 10th Mar 2016
Marshall Brandon hosts this comedy show at the legendary theater’s Soundstage. Performers include Meshelle, Neko White and Heather Jay Harris, with music from DJ Qool Marv.
First Ever: Stand & Deliver Comedy Night - Speak Easy Loft Bar
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- Smokin’ Billy’s
- 25th Feb 2016
Steve N Allen (MC): “Apollo-quality live comedy” - ThreeWeeks Rhodders: Award winning radio presenter Rosie Holt: “disgustingly talented” - TheatreWales.
FREE Smoking Hot Comedy @ RYND Bar
- Listing Comedy
- UK Regional & Tours
- RYND Bar & Kitchen
- 24th Feb 2016
Smoking Hot Comedy is returning to Reading in its new home of RYND. FREE Entry with Lineup: - Thanyia Moore (MC) - Bob Munro - Sam Mitchell - Ed Day - Joel Henderson
Gourmet Cinema Club
- Listing Attraction
- West End
- Sanctum Soho Hotel
- 13th Feb - 23rd Apr 2016
Experience a cinema screening like never before! There’s no better place to enjoy an indulgent movie night than at a private cinema in the heart of Soho - the traditional …
Valentines Shows
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Littlefield / Magnet Theater / The Stand
- 9th - 14th Feb 2016
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…
Stand Up for 826NYC
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Bell House
- 31st Jan 2016 - 31st Jan 2017
Maeve Higgins hosts this excellent night of stand-up in support of 826NYC, a nonprofit focusing on improving the writing skills of young New Yorkers.
Stand-Up Spotlight
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Upright Citizens Brigade Theater East
- 25th Jan 2016
Two up-and-coming favorites, Naomi Ekperigin and Matteo Lane, share an hour of stage time.
Thalia Book Club: Michael Ian Black
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Symphony Space
- 7th Jan 2016
Mr.
Stand-Up With Planned Parenthood
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Littlefield
- 2nd Dec 2015
The comedian Giulia Rozzi hosts this charity event with a top-notch roster: David Cross, Myq Kaplan, Aparna Nancherla, John Early, Michelle Buteau, Will Miles, the Reformed Whores …
Home Free!
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- Etcetera Theatre
- 20th - 25th Oct 2015
Theatrum Vertitatus is very excited to be taking their dark and haunting production of Lanford Wilson’s “Home Free!” to The London Horror Festival this year after 2 successful runs…
Selection Day
- Listing Comedy
- Off Off Broadway
- Shetler Studios & Theatres
- 19th Sep - 3rd Oct 2015
Reflecting the nation’s changing demographics, America elects its first female, atheist, openly gay president, who cancels Christmas and institutes Darwin’s birthday as the new…
Stand-Up for the Cause
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Stand
- 15th Sep 2015
This fund-raiser show benefits “Tuesday’s Children,” a charity that continues to help victims and families affected by the Sept.
Free Standup Festival 2015
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Various Venues
- 31st Aug 2015
This festival — now in it’s second year — gathers some of the city’s finest free stand-up shows under one banner for a week of top-notch comedy at venues in…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It’s the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – and It’s Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 28th Aug 2015
Anarchic annual two-hour charity show celebrating the late Godfather of Alternative Comedy.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 27th Aug 2015
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
The Great Scottish Make Off - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gayfield Venues
- 25th - 31st Aug 2015
Live art every day.
The Great Scottish Make Off - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gayfield Venues
- 25th - 31st Aug 2015
Live art every day.
The Happy Accidents: Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Chiquito
- 25th - 29th Aug 2015
Receiving mildly ecstatic acclaim at home, this musical comedy duo are proud to present their debut Edinburgh Fringe show.
Stand By Your Man - True Crime Cabaret
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Paradise in Augustines
- 24th - 25th Aug 2015
Stand By Your Man: True Crime Cabaret presents chilling, thrilling true stories of regular women with one thing in common: they all fell in love with serial killers.
Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 24th - 28th Aug 2015
A composer a day: John Bryden will play music by Elgar, Mozart and Dvorák in three recitals on the Cathedral Steinway.
Ben Champion: Don't Look Down – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Liquid Room Annexe
- 23rd - 30th Aug 2015
One man (Ben).
Stand Up to Stand Out: How to Find Your Female Funny
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 23rd Aug 2015
Humour is essential in our everyday lives and defines our humanity.
Stand Up to Stand Out: How to Find Your Female Funny
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2015
Humour is essential in our everyday lives and defines our humanity.
Chris Cooke's Free Speech
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 21st - 22nd Aug 2015
ThreeWeeks’ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned.
Wild, Scottish And Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 20th Aug 2015
A culinary conundrum.
The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 20th Aug 2015
A late Thursday night celebration as the Funk ’n’ Soul Show goes live with presenter, DJ, acclaimed actor and funkster about town Craig Charles manning the decks until 5am.
Sketch Club: The Final
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 19th Aug 2015
Welcome to the Grand Final of the Gilded Balloon and Sketch Club’s exciting new competition to find the very best new sketch performers.
The Clinic: An Afternoon of Serious Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 18th Aug 2015
Universal Comedy is a Scottish Charity that changes lives through comedy.
Rock 'N' Roll Radio Idiot (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 17th - 22nd Aug 2015
Would you quit your high flying sales job to run a radio station from a Portakabin in a high crime area? Will the station get burnt down by the local kids? Will anybody listen to a…
This Is Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Cutting Room
- 17th Aug 2015
Mark Normand hosts this stand-up showcase full of excellent comics, including Seaton Smith, Sean Donnelly, Carmen Lynch, Yamaneika Saunders and special guests.
Free for All
- Review
- ★★★
- Cara Ballingall
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 30th Aug, 2015
Free For All is a very clever verse play with a strong political slant, exploring the ideas of choice and social responsibility.
Haven't a Clue! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Frankenstein Pub
- 17th - 23rd Aug 2015
Think you know charades? Think again! Comedy meets game show meets improv, as two teams of Fringe comics hilariously pit their skills and wit against each other, in this hysterical…
WeddingBingo – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 16th - 23rd Aug 2015
You are cordially invited to a show that celebrates two of the best things in life: weddings and bingo.
Free Gaza!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 16th Aug 2015
Comedians Daniel Kitson, Mark Steel, Mark Thomas and Ivor Dembina join forces to raise money for IMET2000, a charity bringing front-line medical relief to victims of last year’s bo…
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Survival of (R)Evolutionary Theories in the Face of Scientific and Ecclesiastical Objections: Being a Musical Comedy About Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
- Review
- ★★★★
- J W Close
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 19th Aug, 2015
You can always tell a show is going to be good when its name takes up most of the free space on a ticket.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Inn on the Mile
- 15th Aug 2015
Free Fringe Music all day at the famous Inn on the Mile, at the crossroads at the heart of the Fringe.
Film in the Old College Quad – Free Family Films
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Old College Quad
- 15th - 16th Aug 2015
Free morning films for the whole family.
Rock 'N' Roll Radio Idiot (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- George Next Door
- 15th - 22nd Aug 2015
Would you quit your high flying sales job to run a radio station from a Portakabin in a high crime area? Will the station get burnt down by the local kids? Will anybody listen to a…
Comedy Club 4 Kids 4 Grown-Ups
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 14th Aug 2015
Metaphorically, if our afternoon Comedy Club 4 Kids shows are Doctor Who, then this is the Torchwood spin-off.
Daniel Sloss: Dark: Extra Shows!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 14th - 29th Aug 2015
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
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 14th Aug 2015
‘Simply outstanding jazz musicianship’ (Turin International Jazz Festival).
Chris Cooke's Free Speech
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SpaceTriplex
- 14th - 16th Aug 2015
ThreeWeeks’ co-editor Chris Cooke always saw free speech as a fundamental right, but then started arguing that Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines should be banned.
The Rat Pack Stand-Up Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 13th - 19th Aug 2015
Edinburgh 2013/14 sell-out hit and Time Out Critics’ Choice 2014 returns for a limited run.
Al Lubel: Al Lubel Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 12th - 30th Aug 2015
‘Al has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard’ (Jerry Seinfeld).
The Free Association
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th - 16th Aug 2015
The Free Association is proud to present an hour of the finest and funniest improvised comedy on the Fringe.
Comedians' Cinema Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Louise Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 17th Aug, 2015
No amount of advance research can prepare you for Comedians’ Cinema Club.
Nitekirk – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 12th Aug 2015
A place of peace, a sacred space.
The Free Meditation Class
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 10th - 24th Aug 2015
A new one-man show from performance maker Josh Gardner.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Gorgie City Farm
- 9th - 30th Aug 2015
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 9th - 23rd Aug 2015
Organists Steven Grahl (Peterborough Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Fath…
The Rat Pack Stand-Up Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 9th - 30th Aug 2015
Edinburgh 2013/14 sell-out hit and Time Out Critics’ Choice 2014 returns for a limited run.
Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 9th - 30th Aug 2015
What if someone else wrote a set list of outrageous and original topics for the world’s best stand-up comedians, and they had to perform from it with literally zero seconds to pr…
99 Club Stand-Up Selection – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Proud to support the Free Festival, The 99 Club brings a selection of some of the best comics at the Fringe.
David Mills: Don't Get Any Ideas / Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 26th Aug, 2015
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.
All-in-One Fun – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hispaniola
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Join West Country comedian Cerys Nelmes as she entertains you and your children for 45 minutes of onesie fun! Wear your onesie, and have some funsie! There will be music, dancing, …
Camden Comedy Free Lunchtime Showcase
- Review
- ★★
- Kate Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Whistlebinkies
- 20th Aug, 2015
An hour of lunchtime comedy could be worse spent than with this quirky collection of occasionally promising comedians.
Al Lubel: Al Lubel Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 8th - 11th Aug 2015
‘Al has one of the best jokes I’ve ever heard’ (Jerry Seinfeld).
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Experience the joy of live music at the museum.
The Oxford Revue Presents – Free
- Review
- ★★
- James W. Woe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 13th Aug, 2015
Alex Furrow, the compere for Oxford Revue Presents, has a lot to contend with, La Belle is a big venue and it must be difficult to pack it out with an eager crowd.
Stuart Goldsmith: An Hour (Free Show)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Canons’ Gait
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
All spit no polish, all show no pony, Goldsmith goes back to the source.
Free Comic: Volume Two
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dragonfly
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Jay Handley’s first show contained ‘.
Nudity, Free Beer, Good for Kids
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue 13
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
A daily challenge to realise the best marketing scheme on the Fringe.
The USOL Best Friends Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dragonfly
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
An hour of stand-up from award winners and best friends, Thom Barrett, Rob Saunders and Liam Sullivan.
Aspects of Joy – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Kate Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hispaniola
- 24th Aug, 2015
Joy Carter’s stand-up centres around a cute theme that works well for its midday slot.
UCLU Comedy Club Presents...
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Movement
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Join UCLU Comedy Club’s Blank Slates for an hour of thrilling improvised comedy, as they follow the story of a young superhero on their rise to glory.
Cerys Nelmes Presents Pick'n'Mix – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Southsider
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
West Country comedian and MC extraordinaire, Cerys Nelmes, returns to this year’s Fringe with a full run of her popular show, Pick’n’Mix! Cerys MCs an hour of comedy featuring th…
Stand-Up Tragedy
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
‘Takes in everything from music to comedy and is characterised by an emphasis on truth’ (Independent).
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Learn the skill and art of stand-up comedy performance on this two-day intensive comedy training course.
Stand-Up Philosophy – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Oliver Lennard
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Silk
- 19th Aug, 2015
Stand-Up Philosophy is a low-key, quirky little Free Fringe show featuring professional philosophers sharing thoughts, answering questions, and trying their hands at comedy.
James Hamilton Is So Lonely – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
The hotly anticipated solo debut of a multi award-winning sketch comedian is probably happening elsewhere.
Just the Tonic Comedy Club – Midnight Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Come and witness one of the greatest late-night mixed bill shows on offer.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Wee Pub
- 8th Aug 2015
Music all day at the smallest pub in Scotland or probably anywhere. Visit and enjoy.
Bristol Improv Steals the Show – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sportsters
- 8th - 29th Aug 2015
Bristol Improv return with their hit format Bristol Improv Steals the Show! Everything on stage is completely improvised based on you, the audience! Expect to have your programmes …
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club: Midnight Feast
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 8th - 30th Aug 2015
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club goes late night, with a midnight show at the Edinburgh Fringe, following two sell-out runs.
Free Footlights
- Review
- ★★★
- Max Falkenberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- La Belle Angèle
- 9th Aug, 2015
After a poor showing at last year’s Fringe, the Free Footlights return this year on top form.
The Nursery Improv Venue at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Thistle Edinburgh, The King James
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans…
Hydrophobia (Free)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
A new human colony, but full of idiots.
Simon Caine Does His Club Set
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
Fancy watching a comedian perform their club set during the world’s largest arts festival? You’re in luck.
From Geek to Goddess – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fingers Piano Bar
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
Kooky, french horn-playing, little Miss K from Massachusetts never imagined she’d become a 1950s-style blonde bombshell with shows in New York and Milan, and a residency at Ronni…
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Showcase Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club returns to the Edinburgh Fringe following two sell-out runs.
Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net
- Review
- ★★★
- Max Falkenberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 13th Aug, 2015
The best in improvised stand-up, Set List presents a daily changing selection of Fringe favourites performing a never before seen set without a moment’s preparation.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 10th Aug, 2015
A compilation of comedic talent from across the Fringe, two shows a day, and all for free – the Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe showcases some of the best comedic talent t…
ABC of Musical Comedy – Luc Valvona – Free Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Luc Valvona returns to the Fringe with his third full show, featuring multiple instruments and musical technology, and this time his stand-up and funny songs will be based on all t…
Free Fringe Music Festival
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Malone’s Irish Bar
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
From now until August 31st, visitors can soak in the buzzing atmosphere at Edinburgh’s premiere music venue.
Just the Tonic Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
‘At the end of a long day’s Fringe-going, this club is Just the Tonic’ (Scotsman).
Stand Up & Slam! – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
Parliament House: A Hidden Gem – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Parliament House
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
This exhibition in the stunning 17th century Parliament Hall offers insight into the life, history and traditions of Scotland’s Supreme Courts.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse’s Come…
Stand Up & Slam! – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out.
Fantastic, Funny and Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
A fantastically funny show for all the family.
Royal Mile Tours – Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 7th - 31st Aug 2015
Take part in the Festival’s longest running show at no charge at all.
Stand Rising
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- 7th - 30th Aug 2015
A brand new show for 2015, showcasing the rising comedy stars from The Stand Comedy Club’s year-round comedy bills.
The Stand Late Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
‘This is late night comedy at its finest’ **** (BroadwayBaby.
Present and Correct: Fan Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 7th - 29th Aug 2015
Dead Duck Productions brings you another hilarious and original sketch show from the Present and Correct series! We need one more member for our cast to be complete and we’re wai…
In Case We Disappear – Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kate Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 22nd Aug, 2015
Vanessa Smythe has a bit of a ‘downer hobby’: she worries about disappearing.
Ettieboo's Cabaret Boonanza – Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value cabaret money can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best, brightest, and most beautiful acts participating at…
Lewis Schaffer is Free until Famous, £5
- Review
- ★★★★
- Martin Walker
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 12th Aug, 2015
Lewis Schaffer states that although he normally occupies rooms on one of the free fringes during August, for his 2015 run he’s charging folk a fiver.
LOLympics Live – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Blind Poet
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
The games are back in 2015! Different international acts compete for comedy gold.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
‘Comedy Club 4 Kids has stand-up from grown-up, high-quality acts like John Robins, Stu Goldsmith and Nish Kumar, who perform their usual sets, just without the swearing or rude bi…
Now That's What I Call Stand-Up #2
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Blind Poet
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
After a fantastic first Fringe appearance in 2014, we’re back in 2015 for Volume 2.
Aaaaaarrgghh! It's 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Titty Bar Ha Ha: Club Titticana
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
The murderous hostesses, Hope and Gloria return for their third year of high end filth and games.
Bronston Jones: God Bless 'Merica – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Kay Tee
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 8th Aug, 2015
With the accompanying subtitle, this show becomes God Bless ‘Merica, Because It’ll Take A Miracle To Fix It; whilst that’s quite a mouthful, it certainly encompasses the sent…
Spring Day: Kept in Stitches – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Cynical Sunshine.
The Naked Stand-Up
- Review
- ★★★
- Ed Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Spotlites
- 27th Aug, 2015
At first glance, The Naked Stand-Up might seem like a crowd-pulling gimmick, or a cheap trick to distract from poor material.
Tom Binns: The Club Sets
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly George Square Gardens
- 6th - 31st Aug 2015
One man, three hilarious comedy acts.
Helen Duff: Smasher – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Epic storytelling, synchronised swimming and subversively simple songs from this Fringe First nominated maker of mischief.
The Improvised Improv Show – Free Show!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Taking improv to the next level – we improvise the cast! Now in its third year, the Fringe’s free daily improv jam returns for more comedy scenes and games based entirely on audi…
Ian Fox – Shutter Monkey (A Comedy Show With Pictures) – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Forget typewriters, what would happen if you gave an infinite number of monkeys a camera each? **** (BroadwayBaby.co.uk). **** (Comedy.com).
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Aaaaaahhhh, it's 101 Clean Jokes in 30 Minutes – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Award-winning gag merchant Masai Graham delivers over one hundred jokes in just half an hour.
Alasdair and Nick: Dangerous as Milk – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Stand-up from award-winning comedians Alasdair Beckett-King (NATYs 2013) and Nick Elleray (Max Turner 2013).
Don't Just Sit There! – Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 12th Aug 2015
Storytelling as you’ve never seen it! Join in with Meg Harper’s unique stories! Maybe you’ll be a princess, maybe you’ll be a frog, maybe you’ll even be a giant head louse! Fresh s…
Aaaaaarrgghhhh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
Feast on five of the tastiest up and coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase, including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
Brave and Free: Traditional Tales of Scotland
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Lettie Mckie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 16th Aug, 2015
There is just something about storyteller Callum Lykan.
If Men Ruled the World – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
‘Demitris Deech is a great story-teller’ (BroadwayBaby.
#BlurredMinds – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 6th - 30th Aug 2015
A high-octane hilarity blast right in your daft face, featuring two of the funniest new comedians on the circuit.
Niamh Marron – Stand Up Chameleon
- Review
- ★★
- Oliver Lennard
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 24th Aug, 2015
Effervescent comic and sometime Irish TV face Niamh Marron delivers an unpolished and often forced hour of fairly standard comedy material with occasional witty zingers being the o…
48 Minutes / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Catriona Scott
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Moriarty’s
- 19th Aug, 2015
I am not entirely sure why comedians Ben Shannon and Mike Reed decided their set should be forty-eight minutes long, rather than a full hour, but it actually doesn’t really matte…
Richard Melvin Presents… Live at The Stand Podcast
- Review
- ★★
- Oliver Lennard
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 13th Aug, 2015
Live at the Stand is an opportunity to attend the recording of the podcast of the same name, featuring a rotating lineup of comics performing sets and taking part in games and inte…
AAA Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 31st Aug 2015
Total sell-out 2005-2014 returns with a brand new line-up.
The Underbelly Radio Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 5th - 28th Aug 2015
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…
K'rd Strip: A Place to Stand
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 30th Aug, 2015
K’Rd Strip: A Place to Stand is a bizarre yet beautiful blend of Māori culture, contemporary dance, vocals and music, drag and real life stories.
Revan and Fennell: Fan Club
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- C venues - C nova
- 9th Sep, 2015
Brimming with originality and presenting a confidently executed show, Revan and Fennell are a double act that have the potential to succeed the comedy throne of French & Saunders.
The Edinburgh Revue Stand-up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 5th - 31st Aug 2015
**** (Skinny).
Garrett Millerick: A Selection of Things I've Said to Taxi Drivers
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly Med Quad
- 5th - 30th Aug 2015
Millerick returns with his most acerbic and painfully funny hour yet.
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th - 31st Aug 2015
Total sell-out 2010-2014 returns with a brand new line-up.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 3rd - 31st Aug 2015
Painted 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 3rd - 31st Aug 2015
A former Times Critics’ Choice.
Phoebe Anna Traquair Murals – Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Mansfield Traquair Centre
- 3rd - 27th Aug 2015
Come and visit Edinburgh’s Sistine Chapel, and see the beautiful, scintillating mural scheme by celebrated arts and crafts artist Phoebe Anna Traquair.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 3rd - 5th Aug 2015
Family workshop suitable for children aged three to seven years with parents or carers.
Edinburgh Free Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- SANDEMANs Meeting Point
- 3rd - 31st Aug 2015
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
Stand Up for Charleston
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Bell House
- 29th Jul 2015
Naomi Ekperigin hosts this night of comedy to benefit the Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.
Stand
- Review
- ★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- UK Regional & Tours
- The Arches Arts
- 10th Jun, 2015
“This is not just about me,” says one of the cast at the start and close of Chris Goode’s Stand.
Shows for Days
- Listing Theatre
- Off Broadway
- Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, Lincoln Center
- 31st May 2015
(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…
Club Click: The Soul of Dirty Disco
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 30th May 2015
Booty Queens & Hip Hustlers come on down for a dazzling evening of sumptuous glamour, glittering divas, cabaret chic & dirty disco dancing.
Venue B @ Brighton Youth Centre
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 23rd - 30th May 2015
See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details.
Hundred Watt Club: Burlesque & Cabaret
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Market
- 22nd May 2015
Returning to Brighton with another rip-roaring line-up! Featuring raucous, risqué and hairy boylesque from Dave the Bear; flirtatious striptease from pin-up Jeanie Wishes; plus hi…
Stand-Up Comedy Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 17th May 2015
Have you ever laughed? Learn to use some practical stand-up comedy basics in your writing, performing, stand-up, work presentations, public speaking or just for fun.
Free Mindful Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions: Everyone Welcome
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 17th May 2015
Please arrive by 9:45am wearing loose, comfortable clothing such as a tracksuit or gi for the start of the Shin Shin Toitsu Do (Japanese Yoga) session at 10am where you will learn …
The Improverts - Exam Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh
- Teviot Debating Hall, Teviot Row House
- 14th - 15th May 2015
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…
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia - Main Space
- 9th May 2015
Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and th…
United We Stand: The Story of the Shrewsbury 24
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- The Old Courtroom
- 8th - 10th May 2015
A hardhitting, powerful, entertaining drama about the 1972 National Builders’ Strike and the trial of the Shrewsbury Pickets.
The Naked Stand Up
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 8th - 31st May 2015
Join burlesque performer Miss Glory Pearl for a no-holds-barred look at the body and our (usually laughable) attitudes towards it.
Spiegel Late with Club Click DJs
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 7th - 29th May 2015
The weekend starts Thursdays at the Spiegeltent with Club Click DJs playing a slinky mix of funky soul, R&B and dirty disco.
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Theatre Box
- 7th - 25th May 2015
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…
the Free Meditation Class
- Listing Theatre
- Brighton Fringe
- Otherplace at the Basement: The Pit
- 4th - 25th May 2015
This performance takes a critical look at contemporary trends in Western spirituality.
Free Thinkers in Brighton
- Listing Tours
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Station at the Saxby plaque
- 3rd - 31st May 2015
Discover some of Brighton’s secular heroes and heroines with Valerie Mainstone, local historian and Chair of Brighton Secular Humanists.
Red Brick Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Otherplace at the Basement: Main Space
- 2nd - 30th May 2015
The Fringe’s favourite stand-up comedy club returns.
Krater Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia - Main Space
- 1st - 31st May 2015
Award-winning comedy every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Copperdollar Club Night
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 1st May 2015
Kick off the Spiegeltent season in spectacular style.
Fringe Club on the Neilson Stage
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren Bar: Neilson Stage
- 1st - 31st May 2015
The best place to hang out this May, the Neilson Fringe Club Stage features a busy line-up of fantastic free performances this Fringe with family entertainment, followed by live mu…
Stand-Up Comedy Night at the Artists Institute
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Artist’s Institute
- 30th Apr 2015 - 30th Apr 2016
As part of the visual artist Carolee Schneemann’s season at the Artist’s Institute, in which she focuses on the body, Miriam Katz hosts this all-female stand-up show de…
The Improverts - London Shows
- Listing Comedy
- London Fringe
- The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
- 9th - 10th Jan 2015
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…
Club Class - The Aviation Comedy
- Listing Theatre
- London Fringe
- THE LONDON THEATRE - New Cross
- 27th - 29th Nov 2014
Join a cast of 5 dressed as cabin crew yet playing everyone form pilots to passengers, baggage handlers to bits of the Airbus A320 on this charter flight of hell to the Algarve.
Stand Up to Hunger
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Stand, New York
- 23rd Nov 2014
The podcaster behind “The Biff Lawson Xperience” hosts this top-notch stand-up fund-raiser for City Harvest.
New York Comedy Festival: Stand Up for Heroes
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Theater at Madison Square Garden
- 5th Nov 2014
Now in its eighth year, this megastar comedy and music show benefits the Bob Woodruff Foundation, which supports wounded veterans and their families.
Stand Up for Rockaway
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Bell House
- 23rd Oct 2014
Seth Herzog hosts this stand-up show to benefit the St.
Brooklyn, Stand Up
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Knitting Factory
- 20th Oct 2014
The Knitting Factory’s front bar now features another stand-up show.
Bawdsville Cabaret - The Ram Jam's Last Stand
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- London Fringe
- The Grey Horse
- 21st Sep 2014
Bathe in the risqué for an evening of all girl comedy, cabaret & burlesque hosted by Unruly Scrumptious with resident cabaret wrong’uns - plus special guests.
Lemonade Stand
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Stand, New York
- 17th Sep 2014
Sam Haft hosts this old-fashioned variety show, with stand-up from Hannibal Buress, Nikki Glaser and Mike Vecchione and “dirty folk rock” from Jessica Delfino.
Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast - Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 25th - 29th Aug 2014
Wake up to Bach and a little Shostakovich in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral.
The Free Fringe and Jam House Closing Event for All Fringe Perfomers
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Jam House
- 24th Aug 2014
The Free Fringe invites all Fringe performers, wherever they’ve been performing, to its end of Fringe event. Mingle, wind down, dance, drink and reflect. Second annual event.
Stand Up for Shelter
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Underbelly, Bristo Square
- 23rd Aug 2014
London’s favourite comedy gala hits the fringe.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It's the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show - and It's Free!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jane Thompson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 31st Aug, 2014
It seems arbitrary, if not foolish, to award a star rating to something like the Malcolm Hardee Awards Show.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fringe Central
- 22nd Aug 2014
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved.
The More the Merrier - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- J. A. Sutherland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Arthur Conan Doyle Centre
- 21st Aug, 2014
A young woman sits on the floor in a bright upper room in the Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, a large rucksack with a sleeping roll dumped by her side.
Club Spiegel presents Shooglenifty
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 19th - 22nd Aug 2014
The Shoogles return with a brand new album.
The Clinic: An Afternoon of Serious Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 19th Aug 2014
Universal Comedy is a Scottish charity that changes lives through comedy.
Can Stand Up - Don't Want To!
- Review
- ★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- theSpace @ Surgeons Hall
- 20th Aug, 2014
Tonally and thematically, Can Stand Up - Don’t Want To! is all over the place.
Bright Club: Scotland’s Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 18th Aug 2014
We’re straight from the research field to the Fringe! Bright Club is the freshest thing in stand-up - an academic comedy cocktail synthesised for your entertainment and enlighten…
Jarred Christmas and Jack Hobbs: The Christmas and The Hobbit -A Beat Box and Stand-Up Collaboration
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 18th - 20th Aug 2014
Hobbit is an acclaimed beat boxer.
BBC: Free Thinking
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- BBC@POTTERROW
- 17th Aug 2014
Free Thinking, BBC Radio 3’s Arts and Ideas programme, in Edinburgh for cutting-edge debate, conversation and interviews about the ideas shaping our lives today.
Biff! Bash! Bosh! - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 15th - 24th Aug 2014
Who would you rather be: a tap-dancing alien or a singing tomato? Biff! Bash! Bosh! Join comic trio Topsy Turvy for 40 minutes of silliness, slapstick and mayhem - sketch comedy fo…
Nitekirk - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Greyfriars Kirk
- 13th - 16th Aug 2014
A place of peace, an open sacred space.
Bright Club: Scotland’s Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 13th Aug 2014
We’re straight from the research field to the Fringe! Bright Club is the freshest thing in stand-up - an academic comedy cocktail synthesised for your entertainment and enlighten…
The Box – Free
- Review
- ★★
- Jenny Williams
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 15th Aug, 2014
“I wasn’t cut out to be cursed,” Jill tells us at the start of The Box.
Nick Helm's Two Night Stand in The Grand
- Review
- ★★★★
- Troy Holmes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 14th Aug, 2014
Nick Helm’s Two Night Stand in the Grand is an epic comedy rock show worthy of its massive venue.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 10th - 24th Aug 2014
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Robert Sharpe (York Minster), and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Father…
Sarah Bennetto's Storytellers' Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 12th Aug, 2014
This show is a little different from what the rest of the Festival has to offer.
Daniel Sloss – Really...?! Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Venue150@EICC
- 8th - 23rd Aug 2014
Due to massive demand, six extra, later, and quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox.
Edinburgh Book Fringe - Free
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Word Power Books
- 8th - 23rd Aug 2014
Word Power Books hosts free daily events with writers and activists from around the world in Edinburgh’s only independent and radical bookshop.
Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ella Moran-Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride’s
- 18th Aug, 2014
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…
Club Spiegel Present The Loveboat Big Band
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 7th - 25th Aug 2014
Sumptuously celebrating the golden age of shipboard romance, while forging full steam into the future, Scotland’s premier swing sensation The Loveboat Big Band invite you aboard …
Digital Alchemy in association with Weston Earth Images - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Macintyres of Edinburgh Jewellers
- 7th - 25th Aug 2014
Professor Richard Weston’s enchanting images of gemstones from around the world, surrounded by award winning gemmologist Stephen Turner’s examples of mother nature’s most preciou…
The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 6th - 30th Aug 2014
The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is a visual tribute to Scotland’s global legacy, crafted by volunteer embroiderers in 25 countries across the globe.
Spitfire! Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 5th - 24th Aug 2014
Spitfire! is a spiffing new show from the team behind the award-winning multi-five-star BattleActs! Independent on Sunday Top 10 Comedy.
Free Photography Exhibition
- Review
- ★★★
- Natalia Equihua
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gladstone’s Land
- 7th Aug, 2014
If you have 10 minutes to spare and your busy festival schedule has taken you near the Royal Mile, have a look at this exhibition.
Bristol Improv Steals the Show - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Emma Gibson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Whynot?
- 17th Aug, 2014
The premise for this clever improvised show is to poach from the best of the Fringe.
The Ruffitybuffs - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Royal High School
- 4th - 8th Aug 2014
Come along and join The Ruffitybuffs, Tara Twinkle, Cara Crinkle and all of their friends in their fantastic free show of music song and dance.
Stand-Up Comedy Live @ Le Monde
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Upstairs @ Le Monde
- 3rd - 21st Aug 2014
The best stand-up comedy in the city from some of the hottest comics in the country - visit our website for full details: www.lemondehotel.co.uk/live
The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Independence Performed by Paul B Edwards – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Milo Boyd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Bannermans
- 7th Aug, 2014
The Story of Medieval England From 1066 to 1485 at Roughly Nine Years and Two Jokes Per Minute Incorporating The Hundred Years War as a Football Match and of Course Scottish Indepe…
The Free and Independent State of Merseyside
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Henry’s Cellar Bar
- 3rd - 6th Aug 2014
The Kipple and the Lomax present, in honour of the independence debate, the anarchic, independent spirit of Merseyside and its populace, in word and music.
Kids Do the Funniest Things! - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Hispaniola
- 3rd - 23rd Aug 2014
This comedy workshop will get your kids writing their own jokes and performing them onstage - all within an hour! Course leader Paul B Edwards is a hugely experienced professional …
A Robot Presents Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2014
The future.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- National Museum of Scotland
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
From bold brass to fabulous fiddlers, soprano soloists to singer/songwriters, enjoy daily live music performances at the museum, showcasing the best contemporary talents from Scotl…
Ben Champion: Cracking Up - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cabaret Voltaire
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Ben Champion is turning into his dad.
Susan Murray's F*ckwit Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Liquid Room
- 10th Aug, 2014
The feisty fire-headed pocket rocket Susan Murray is here to reveal the breadth and depth of just who possesses membership to the F*ckwit Club.
Cracker Jokes - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pilgrim
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Cracker: noun, a thin dry biscuit that is often salty and usually eaten with cheese.
PBH's Free Fringe: 5 Characters in Search of a Guitar
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pilgrim Bar
- 2nd - 16th Aug 2014
Musical comedy meets character comedy in the debut solo show from stand up and improviser, Jacky Wood.
Invisible Cage - Free
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cafe Camino
- 2nd - 7th Aug 2014
Immediate, sense engaging theatre.
Monkey Poet: Shit Flinging - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Maria Hagan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 13th Aug, 2014
Monkey Poet: Shit Flinging is a show much more savoury than its name suggests.
Worst Show On the Fringe - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- George Next Door
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2014
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart and Tim Minchin .
A History of Rome. With Jokes - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sportsters
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
A thousand years of roman history in under an hour.
Stand-Up Tragedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Banshee Labyrinth
- 13th Aug, 2014
Stand up tragedy is a relation of stand up comedy.
BattleActs! - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 9th Aug, 2014
With so much improvised comedy around, every group needs a USP.
Hard Travelin' With Woody - Free
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- CC Blooms
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
‘By equating the conditions of Depression-era America with those of today, writer/performer Randy Noojin invests his one-man show about Woody Guthrie with topicality and urgency, r…
Present and Correct: Now Recruiting - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Christopher Spring
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Sportsters
- 15th Aug, 2014
This young and energetic company have tried to create a sketch show with a storyline.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Gorgie City Farm
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Best of Oh So Funny - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Southsider
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
The brilliant London comedy club comes to Edinburgh.
Charity Chuckle: Stand Up for Charity
- Review
- ★★★
- Ed Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 9th Aug, 2014
Charity Chuckle started out as a regular Brighton comedy night, raising money for local charities.
Peace, Tolerance, Surveillance and Drones - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Ryrie’s
- 2nd - 21st Aug 2014
The word of God over the ages: from Hernan Cortés to Barack Obama. And skipping three centuries in between.
The Breakfast Club
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 2nd - 24th Aug 2014
World class morning variety that rocks the whole family.
Ukulele Workshop With Tricity Vogue - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Rae Macintosh Musicroom
- 4th Aug, 2014
Last year I bought myself a ukulele but I have to confess that most of the time it looks really cute hanging on my wall.
The Oxford Revue Presents – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Hamish Hartnoll
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Jam House
- 8th Aug, 2014
For a free sketch show you can’t go wrong with Oxford Revue’s free accompaniment to its main show.
Luke Toulson: Laid-Back Grouch - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cabaret Voltaire
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, the award-winning, Perrier-nominated, Amused Moose Top 10 Comedy Show 2013, ‘gifted comic’ (Sunday Times) returns with a new show about l…
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Jam House
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
The Cambridge Footlights bring you a daily hour of free stand-up comedy.
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
Learn stand-up comedy performance on this two-day intensive comedy course.
Jay Handley: Free Comic
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Dragonfly
- 2nd - 23rd Aug 2014
If Jay Handley had spent as much time running his business as he did writing this show he wouldn’t be unemployed now and you would have one less thing to see at this year’s Fringe.
Just the Tonic Comedy Club's Midnight Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave House
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Community Project
- 11th Aug, 2014
The Midnight Comedy Club features different comedians each night showcasing their talents.
Miss Glory Pearl: The Naked Stand-Up
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just The Tonic at the Caves
- 9th Aug, 2014
‘These are my tits,’ says the woman on stage wearing nothing but a pair of black high heels and a red pillbox hat, ‘Feel free to look at them.
Fern Brady and Peter Brush - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
Join two of the UK’s finest emerging talents, Fern Brady (8 out of 10 Cats – ‘Wicked, close to the bone gags’ Stage, ‘Obnoxious, rude, and utterly brilliant’ ThreeWeeks…
All Star Stand-Up Showcase
- Review
- ★★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys
- 22nd Aug, 2014
If you’re in the mood for some bawdy, laddish comedy then this is the show for you.
Free Historical Walking Tours of the Royal Mile
- Review
- ★★★★
- Dave House
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Edinburgh City Chambers (Meeting Point)
- 8th Aug, 2014
This tour is a brilliant way to explore the history of Edinburgh’s famous Royal Mile.
Free Tour
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Outside the Tron - Hunter Square
- 1st - 31st Aug 2014
The world-renowned Sandemans Free Tour shows you the best of Edinburgh, with enthusiastic local guides providing tours in English and Spanish every day of the week! Starting on the…
Adventures on Air - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2014
Award-winning comedian James Cook tells the often hilarious, surprising and surreal true story of being the voice between pop records.
Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts — Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 30th Aug 2014
Celebrating 20 years.
Bronston Jones: What Comes Out - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
‘Let’s see what comes out of my mouth’ is something Bronston Jones says before almost every show.
Is He a Bit Simon Jay? - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 3rd Aug, 2014
With an enviable variety of excellent voices and a real commitment to his physicality, Simon Jay skilfully portrays the various characters crammed into the tragic life story of his…
Free Fall
- Review
- ★★★
- Milo Boyd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 11th Aug, 2014
Free Fall is Luca Cupani’s first stand up show and an hour of comedy similar in its rambled, improvised form to Ross Noble’s earlier work.
Licence To Laugh Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The White Horse
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
London’s up-and-coming comedy club brings you some of the finest comedians from the London comedy circuit. Different line-up each day, all hosted by Joe Bains.
Club Spiegel
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Famous Spiegeltent
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
The legendary late, live and luscious Club Spiegel will present a series of live bands, DJs and dancehall shenanigans throughout the festival.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe – Free!
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
Family workshop suitable for children aged 3-7 years with parents or carers.
Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
- Review
- ★★★
- Jane Thompson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand in the Square
- 31st Aug, 2014
In Set List, spontaneity is the name of the game; a selection of comics perform completely improvised sets in front of your eyes, with nothing to guide them but key phrases which a…
Soho Comedy Club at the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Freestival St Mary’s
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
An hour of top quality comedy by the best acts at the Fringe bought to you by London’s famous Soho Comedy Club, rated by Time Out as one of the Top 10 Best Comedy Clubs in London…
Art for Lunch – Free Concerts in St Giles'
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Giles’ Cathedral
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2014
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
W@nk the Dog - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
Every night see our pick of the filthiest acts at the Fringe.
Dr Ettrick-Hogg Presents The Bite - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
This is the show you’ll be telling people about in five years time.
IndieRound (Fool Members Club) with Bob Slayer & Tim Fitzhigham
- Review
- ★★★
- Aron Penczu
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Heroes @ Bob & Miss Behave’s Bookshop
- 31st Aug, 2014
Some way into a verbal onslaught directed at yours truly, Bob Slayers makes an unexpected allusion to the observer effect in particle physics.
Brave and Free: Traditional Tales of Scotland
- Listing Spoken Word
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
Scotland, a land steeped in myth and legend.
Phoebe Traquair Song School Murals - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- St Mary’s Cathedral
- 1st - 30th Aug 2014
Painted in 1888-1892, Traquair’s acclaimed murals, restored in 1998, illustrate the canticle Benedicite Omnia Opera.
Casual Violence: Om Nom Nom Nominous - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Christopher Spring
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Voodoo Rooms
- 10th Aug, 2014
Sometimes the proof of a great show comes from hints that your body gives you: your face hurts because you’ve been grinning so much, a consistent silent laughter that you are d…
Outrageous Courageous Highly Contagious: Israeli Style Improv – Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 1st - 24th Aug 2014
Straight from the Middle East: an energetic, fast paced, improvised play.
Together in Electra Dreams - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 1st - 9th Aug 2014
Stand-up comedian Clara Electra brings her first ever solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe.
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club: Showcase Show
- Review
- ★★★
- Jane Thompson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Cowgatehead
- 31st Aug, 2014
Hilarity Bites, as comedy showcases at the Fringe go, is a solid choice - a mix of an experienced compere and a good range of acts promising a solid hour of entertainment.
The Stand Late Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Stand Comedy Club
- 12th Aug, 2014
If you’ve ever watched anything by John Robertson before you’ll know just how zany and energetic he can be, which is the perfect reason why he makes a great host for The Stand …
Comedy Showdown - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 1st - 25th Aug 2014
A host of top comedians from across the Fringe battle it out for the audience’s approval and such.
99 Club Stand-up Selection - Cowgate - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 19th Aug, 2014
Luke Benson hosts 99 Club’s pick of the Fringe with a free hour of comedy that shows off the talents (and faults) at this year’s festival.
The Free Fringe Festival Outdoor Launch
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree
- 1st Aug 2014
Launching a season of outdoor performances in the courtyard at the Pear Tree with buskers, musicians, cabaret, comedy and much, much more. And it’s all free! www.freefestival.co.uk
Marc Burrows in the Ten Best Songs Of All Time - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 12th Aug, 2014
Live and let die blares from the speakers as Marc Burrows circles the room, high-fiving everyone in sight.
Comedians' Cinema Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Kayleigh Blair
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Tron
- 16th Aug, 2014
This improv show sees stand up Eric Lampaert direct a series of movies with a cast of Fringe comedians that changes daily - some of whom have never even seen the movie they are …
Now That's What I Call Stand-Up #1
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Blind Poet
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
See it before it gets jaded at #249! Four top class comedians doing their best ten minutes.
Stand-Up Showdown: Singh vs Whitmer
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Finnegan’s Wake
- 31st Jul - 23rd Aug 2014
Two comedians enter the stage to prove who’s funnier.
Paul Duncan McGarrity: Fail! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Following on from last year’s acclaimed show Awkward Hawk, Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) looks at the power of schadenfreude, embarrassment, and how being hi…
Oberon White: I, Pierrot - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
In his Edinburgh debut, operatic maverick Oberon White presents a one-man show like no other.
The Fair Intellectual Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Megan Dalton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- The Assembly Rooms
- 17th Aug, 2014
In 1717, three young women strove to discover ‘what we might attain unto if we were as industrious to cultivate our minds as we are to adorn our bodies’, and so set up the soci…
Always Be Rolling - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 31st Jul - 23rd Aug 2014
How board games can change your life and save the world.
Aaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show! Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comics in this stand-up showcase.
Clever Peter: Free for All!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
The award-winning sketch group, as heard on their own BBC Radio 4 series, present brand new sketches and old favourites packed into a fun-filled free-for-all show.
Working Men's Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Step into Working Men’s Club - the best bits of that unique type of entertainment.
Seriously Now! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Phoenix
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
A confessional comedy performance by literary translator and writer Petra Kindler, on the joys and perils of cross-cultural creative work, surviving homemade hurricanes and the cha…
Twonkey's Private Restaurant– Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
‘A bearded fantasist’ **** (Time Out).
About 2.5% Ginger Comedy Showcase - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
This year will be the biggest year ever for Ginger Ale Comedy as we relaunch the show in partnership with some of Scotland’s best emerging promoters, who run both established stand…
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Assembly Roxy
- 9th Aug, 2014
I didn’t expect to be hearing hard-hitting political satire this afternoon, but wow, that was actually quite a good Tibet joke.
Eddie Hoo: Angry in the Afternoon - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Offensive and outrageous comedy.
Donald Robertson Is Not a Stand-Up Comedian
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Traverse Theatre
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
What would you do if everyone in the world hated you? Would you run? Would you fight? Or would you try to make them laugh? Donald Robertson has got no mates and he isn’t funny.
The Rat Pack Stand-Up Comedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Kayleigh Blair
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 2nd Aug, 2014
The Rat Pack Stand Up Comedy features swing hits and a changing line up of comedians from the Fringe catalogue.
Ant Dewson and Mark Silcox: Life in the Bus Lane - Free
- Review
- ★
- Alanta Colley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 20th Aug, 2014
Everything seemed against this performance from the start.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Laughing Horse Comedy presents a stand-up show featuring the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Aaaaargh! It's 101 Jokes in 30 Minutes! Free
- Review
- ★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 2nd Aug, 2014
The title of Masai Graham’s show gives the impression that it is a grand test of comedic athleticism, hinting at a Tim Vine like mania.
Laughter on the Outskirts: The Return - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Intelligent comedy with a puerile twist, Scott Jeffery and Matt T Woodward take turns to do 25 minutes stand-up each, daily tossing a coin to decide who goes first.
The Explorers Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Comedy! Exploring! Adventures! Life! Death! Other stuff! Come see the first solo Edinburgh Festival Fringe show from comedian Andrew Learmonth.
Lovecraft's Monsters - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Amber Segal
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Wee Pub
- 23rd Aug, 2014
David Crawford is dressed in HP Lovecraft’s favourite outfit for this one-man storytelling.
The Improvised Improv Show - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Taking improv to the next level, we improvise the cast! A daily impro jam that absolutely anyone can take part in, whether experienced veteran or enthusiastic newcomer.
Finding Me (Take Me As I Am) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rivkah Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Newsroom
- 5th Aug, 2014
Carol Robson is a wonderwoman.
Ian Fox Presents The Unsearchables - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Milo Boyd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Espionage
- 20th Aug, 2014
Ian Fox: The Unsearchables is an interactive quiz show that asks the questions you can’t Google.
The Rat Pack Stand-Up Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
2013’s sell-out hit returns with top comedians on stage for the whole show, freewheeling stand-up and live Rat Pack music.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside some of the UK’s best newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
101 Comedy Club - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The White Horse
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
‘Funny.
Amusia - Luc Valvona - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Jekyll & Hyde
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Is Amusia a fantasia of amusement, or does it really mean something quite different? Musical comedian Luc Valvona plays a selection of his songs and then tries to sell you his CDs.
AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Back for a fourth year at the Fringe - an hour of sharp gags, intelligent observations and blisteringly quick improvised raps from three of the circuit’s best comedians.
LOLympics Live - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ City Cafe
- 31st Jul - 17th Aug 2014
Each day different international acts compete for comedy gold.
Electric-Hogg's Dada Garden of Dark Delights - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
An original multi-media performance, this could be one of the oddest hours of your life. Come with an open mind, leave with a broken one. @electricdada
Mark Restuccia - Stooch Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Just the Tonic at The Mash House
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Ever wondered what it’s really like to be a comedian? Ever wondered what they get up to the rest of the time when you don’t see them on stage? Ever wondered how they come up with t…
Tom Goodliffe: Thug Liffe- Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
- 31st Jul - 24th Aug 2014
Tom’s an award-winning comedian, thirty-something accountant and big, friendly nerd.
The Edinburgh Revue Stand-Up Show
- Review
- ★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn
- 10th Aug, 2014
Every art needs its new generation of practitioners.
AAA Stand-Up
- Review
- ★★★
- Joanna Alpern
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 7th Aug, 2014
Our host for the evening is Sunna Jarman, and she is certainly engaging.
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Review
- ★★★
- Joanna Alpern
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Pleasance Courtyard
- 5th Aug, 2014
Banterous and dangerous, this night of eclectic stand-up comedy is in the hands of three very capable performers.
The Free Festival Launch Night
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
- 30th Jul 2014
The big launch night for this years’ Free Festival! See a show with the best of this years’ free Fringe performers, mingle with the acts and VIPs and dance the night away.
Andy de la Tour Stand-Up or Die in New York
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Gilded Balloon
- 30th Jul - 25th Aug 2014
Only two human activities happen in front of a brick wall.
Parliament House: A Hidden Gem - Free
- Listing Exhibition
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Parliament House
- 28th Jul - 29th Aug 2014
To celebrate the completion of a five year redevelopment project, this exhibition, within the splendid Parliament Hall, gives an insight into the life, history and traditions of th…
Brooks Wheelan Falls Back on Stand-Up Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- Union Hall
- 28th Jul 2014
Fresh from proudly posting on Twitter news of his firing from “Saturday Night Live,” Mr. Wheelan will kick off this makeshift stand-up tour in Brooklyn.
Stand Up on the Spot
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Stand, New York
- 16th Jul 2014
Stand-ups throw out their planned material and improvise material based entirely on audience suggestions; performers include Todd Barry, Sasheer Zamata, Jim Florentine, Joe DeRosa,…
Sundae Club
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia - Main Space
- 1st Jun 2014
Sundae Club returns for a very special four fabulous hours of creative fun for children and families at Komedia and Dukes @ Komedia.
Breaking Free: The Power to Change Lives
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- St Mary’s Church
- 31st May 2014
Listen to the Changing Tunes Band and MJ’s Liberty Choir.
Children's Shows and Workshops
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Academy of Creative Training / The Old Market
- 31st May - 1st Jun 2014
A celebration of children and young people in the Performing Arts featuring theatre, literature, music and movement.
Explorers Club: Lucid Dreaming
- Listing Spoken Word
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 28th May 2014
Eccentricty and the quest for experience don’t stop at Brighton and further down the coast is another hotbed of intellectual pursuit.
Stand-up Comedy Workshop
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia Studio
- 25th May 2014
Have you ever laughed? Learn to use some practical stand-up comedy basics in your writing, performing, stand-up, work presentations, public speaking or just for fun.
How to: Run a Venue at Brighton Fringe
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Marlborough Theatre
- 24th May 2014
Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va…
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jay Kidd
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia - Main Space
- 26th May, 2014
Comedy Club 4 Kids is a first-rate comedy show for children and adults alike.
Venue B
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Youth Centre
- 24th - 31st May 2014
What kind of music do you like? We got it.
Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender
- Listing Children’s Shows
- Brighton Fringe
- To be discovered…
- 24th - 25th May 2014
2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�…
Working Men's Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 23rd - 24th May 2014
Come join our club.
Working Men's Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick
- 10th Aug, 2012
The title of Luke Benson and David Hardcastle’s show can easily give rise to the fear that it will be a rather patronising pastiche of working class culture for the benefit of a …
Free Talk on Classical Buteyko Method
- Listing Events
- Brighton Fringe
- Friends’ Meeting House
- 19th May 2014
Prof Buteyko discovered in the ‘50s that people who develop chronic symptoms breathe more than the physiological optimal norm of 3-4 litres per minute.
Free Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 18th May 2014
Ki Workshop: 10.
Free Ki & Aikido Taster Sessions
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Ki Centre
- 18th May 2014
Ki Workshop: 10.
The Greatest Shows on Earth
- Listing Music
- Brighton Fringe
- Brighton Spiegeltent
- 17th May 2014
A dress-up sing-along celebration of everyone’s favourite musicals.
About Comedy: Stand-up Comedy Course
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple
- 17th - 18th May 2014
Learn stand-up comedy on this two-day course plus graduation show,with our comedian and writer tutor Jay Sodagar.
About Comedy: Stand-up Comedy Course
- Listing Workshop
- Brighton Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Temple
- 17th - 18th May 2014
Learn stand-up comedy on this two day stand-up comedy course, which also includes a performance in a Fringe graduation show.
Robin Ince's Dirty Book Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jay Kidd
- Brighton Fringe
- Upstairs at Three and Ten
- 15th May, 2014
Clutching a handful of books, Robin Ince takes to the stage to welcome the audience into his world of lurid literature from across the ages.
The Colin Hoult Shows
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Burrow at The Warren
- 5th - 25th May 2014
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.
Red Brick Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 3rd - 31st May 2014
The finest, funniest late-night stand-up on the Fringe.
Krater Comedy Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Harriet Hirschler
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia - Main Space
- 4th May, 2012
The basement of Komedia is buzzing as soon as I enter; this is the place to be for stand up comedy in the South (or so I’ve been told).
Krater Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- Komedia - Main Space
- 2nd - 31st May 2014
Komedia’s award-winning Krater Comedy Club has been described as “THE place in Brighton to catch stand-up comedy” by The Independent and has been winner of Chortle’s Best C…
Fringe Club
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 2nd - 31st May 2014
Continue your Brighton Fringe evening at our late-night show. Music from Brighton’s finest bands and a bar that won’t break the bank. For full listings see www.warrenvenue.com
Fringe Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Rowan Dent
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 24th May, 2014
As a child of rural Somerset, I am no stranger to folk music.
Club Sol Party
- Listing Comedy
- Brighton Fringe
- The Warren: Main House
- 1st - 20th May 2014
‘Club Sol Party’ is a completely immersive event that will transport you to sunny Spain for an evening of comedy and cabaret that you will never forget.
The Comedians Club
- Listing Comedy
- USA Regional & Tours
- The Comedians’ Club of New York
- 7th Apr 2014
New York City’s newest comedy club kicks off its Monday night show — with the emcee Josh Spear and stand-up from Jesse Joyce, Dan Soder and a surprise guest.
Paul Sinha is a Stand-up Comedian
- Listing Comedy
- Glasgow Comedy Festival
- The Stand Comedy Club, Glasgow
- 21st Mar 2014
Paul Sinha is a stand-up comedian, but you might know him as ‘The Sinnerman’, from ITV’s tea-time quiz, The Chase.
The Free Fringe and Jam House Closing Event for All Fringe Performers
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug 2013
Close of Fringe event for all performers no matter what venue or organisation. Come to famous Jam House: mingle, drink, celebrate, wind down, live music. First annual event.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! Free! It's the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Two hour charity variety show includes presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Fringe Guide to Running a Venue
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug 2013
Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking.
Stand Up Sat Down
- Review
- ★
- Emily Edwards
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2013
St Andrews student Matt Gibson talks about life with Asian parents, being unable to seduce girls and those annoying things in life.
EttieBoo's Cabaret Boonanza - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th - 25th Aug 2013
Ettieboo (Ria Lina) presents the best value for money cabaret can buy! Each show is different, with a line-up comprised of the best and brightest cabaret, comedy, circus and burle…
Vampire Hospital Waiting Room - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Agnes Chambre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
I was warned that Vampire Hospital Waiting Room was wonderful and weird but that you had to embrace it - I would encourage any potential audience member to apply this mantra to the…
ComedySportz @ Laughing Horse Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th - 25th Aug 2013
Manchester’s top improv troupe is back for its fifth Edinburgh outing.
Suman Biswas: Free After Amateur Transplants
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th - 23rd Aug 2013
The mischievous musical medic showcases some of the most popular parody songs from the former duo’s fourteen years together (made suitable for a lunchtime audience).
Horse & Louis' Comedy Bingo! - FREE
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 17th Aug 2013
Cash prizes! Top Acts! Bingo! Musical Comedy Awards hosts Horse & Louis present the best of the Fringe and the chance to win a bucket of money in a game of visual bingo!
Can You Put This in the Bin for Me? - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 25th Aug 2013
This show returns after a sell-out 2012 Fringe.
The Other Guys: One Night Stand
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug 2013
Fresh from YouTube and Top 40 success, St Andrews’ The Other Guys bring their hilarious parodies, exquisite musicality and suspect dance moves for one night only in a show that won…
Storytellers' Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 17th Aug 2013
Sarah Bennetto is joined by some of the world’s best comedians telling stories by a fireside.
Heavy Petting / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th - 25th Aug 2013
Middlesbrough’s second-tallest sketch group are back with their spookiest show yet.
BBC: Radio 4 Extra Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th - 19th Aug 2013
Showcasing an exciting selection of the brightest and the best stand up comedians at this year’s Fringe.
Alex Yellowlees Hot Club Jazz Quartet
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug 2013
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…
Sion James and Friends - Free!
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th - 25th Aug 2013
Star of Fringe favourite The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly, Siôn James, ‘utterly charming .
Blues! Live at Venue 45
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th - 22nd Aug 2013
The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45.
The 27 Club
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2013
The 27 Club as a concept is comprised of a much revered collection of musicians who died aged 27.
The 27 Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alistair Grant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
The 27 Club is possibly the only club in the world as exclusive to join as it is undesirable.
Waist - Free
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th - 24th Aug 2013
A break-up sped up by a mythbeast.
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals — Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th - 25th Aug 2013
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Tim Byram-Wigfield (St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on…
Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals - Free
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th - 25th Aug 2013
Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Simon Johnson (St Paul’s Cathedral) and Nicholas Wearne (St Mary’s Cathedral), perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ma…
Club Noir Burlesque: Schlock Horror
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug 2013
A gory, bloody, wicked show.
Daniel Sloss - Stand-Up (Extra Shows!)
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th - 24th Aug 2013
Due to massive demand six extra, later, quite probably ruder shows from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man, half-Xbox.
Are You a Technophile? - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
Generally speaking, stand-up showcases are the sorts of show that offer the worst of both worlds, since audiences have to either sit through some desperately unfunny jokes from sta…
BiDiNG TiME - Various Shows
- Listing Theatre
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th - 24th Aug 2013
International experiment sharing a story about a woman called Thyme, with local interpretations.
Nitekirk - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Jack Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2013
Setting up within the whitewashed walls of Greyfriars Church, Nitekirk is a gentle affair.
A A and A Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th - 22nd Aug 2013
Three ethnic minorities also referred to as illegal immigrants by the home office, rejected by their own mothers will try to create laughter before their deported back to Southall,…
Moraletry - PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Ethics and morality aren’t typically seen as trendy when it comes to comedy, poetry and performance; they are often seen as unfun and old-hat.
Matt Lacey: Classroom Warrior - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Matt set up a new school, and like all good schools this one has a bar.
First World Problems - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
Two pm - neighbours changed Wi-Fi password.
Free Footlights
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
In addition to their main shows, the Cambridge Footlights present an hour of stand-up, songs and monologues in association with the Free Fringe.
BattleActs! Improvised Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 22nd Aug 2013
Multi five-star, Time Out Critic’s Choice, Smirnoff Hot Picks.
Free Fringe Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
Head to the magnificent Grand Gallery to celebrate the Museum’s collections through daily live music performances, from Renaissance to the best young contemporary Scottish tal…
Luke Toulson: I Don't Know How I Feel About My Kids - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
Luke Toulson is very ambivalent about his children.
Just the Tonic Comedy Club's Midnight Show
- Review
- ★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
Just the Tonic clearly understand the demands of their audience: the only way into the Midnight Show venue is through a bar and past the toilets.
The Oxford Revue Presents - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard Speir
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
From Oxford University come the Butless Chaps, a sketch group brimming with talent and clever ideas.
John-Luke Roberts: Broken Stand-Up
- Review
- ★★★★
- Melinda Hughes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
I was absolutely delighted by this truly ingenious comedian.
Gary Colman Grind - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Reluctant hedonist and professional snowboarder has it all.
Licence to Laugh Comedy Club - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
London’s up-and-coming comedy club brings you some of the finest comedians from the London comedy circuit. Different line-up each day, all hosted by Joe Bains.
BattleActs! Improvised Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 22nd Aug 2013
Time Out Critics’ Choice.
Paul Dabek - Stand Up and Be Conjured
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
According to the neat-suited Paul Dabek, the Magic Circle demands that all its members must include a card trick at some point in their act, otherwise there’s a terrible risk of ‘m…
Bristol Improv Presents... / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- James Macnamara
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
Watching actors improvise can be the most fun thing ever.
Dahle and Jones on a Plate - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Gorge yourself silly on the Brighton Comedy Festival Squawker Award winner and finalist.
MI4 Espionage - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 25th Aug 2013
How did two Africans, one Asian and a Mancunian end up at The Espionage Lizard lounge? .
The Distraction Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 26th Aug 2013
London’s top musical comedy night arrives in Edinburgh! Featuring the best musical comedians and the funniest musicians to be found at the Fringe.
Ukulele Lunch Date With Tricity Vogue - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Joe Walsh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
Of all the ukulele workshops I’ve ever been to, this was by far the best, and let me tell you, I’ve uked a fair bit in my time.
A Lighthearted Alternative to Culture - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 13th Aug 2013
To seekers of silliness, salutations! Set aside those pesky cognitive processes awhile and join four fully certified adults on a stand-up comedy adventure.
A to Z Improv Comedy - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Lene Korseberg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
A to Z Improv Comedy, like most shows of its type, includes many of the classic improv games and therefore runs the risk of being too similar to a host of other shows available.
Free Footlights
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alex Franklin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
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-…
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Learn stand-up comedy performance on this two-day intensive comedy course.
Stand-Up Tragedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Kenza Marland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
A variety show with a somewhat dark twist, Stand-Up Tragedy offers a medley of media and performers, each with very different takes on telling tragedy.
Tickled Pig Presents: The Noon Show / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★★
- Beth Cochrane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2013
Unfortunately, this three piece act had dwindled to two by the time I saw their performance, however Jack Campbell and Robbie Ormrod were 100% funny enough to carry the show by the…
Laugh Support Machine - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Hook up to the intensive comedy unit for revitalising laughter and life saving fun on the Free Fringe’s biggest stage.
Static - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
In Static, a man in his early twenties describes growing up.
The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival’s best musical mayhem.
Worst Show On the Fringe - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 24th Aug 2013
Russell Howard, Miranda Hart, Julian Clary.
Evie and the Perfect Cupcake / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Joe Walsh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Welcome to the Calorie Galaxy, in which Tina Sederholm’s protagonist Evie struggles under a regime of browbeating and humiliation, all in the pursuit of a narrow waist.
Just the Tonic Comedy Club's Midnight Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Susan Ford
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Late night shows throughout the Fringe are well known for being a bit raucous, a bit crazy and best enjoyed with a bevvy or two.
The Rabbie Burns Supper Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Rory Mackenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2013
Set in the impressive venue of the Ghillie Dhu, the Rabbie Burns Supper Club is an ostensible celebration of Burns poetry and Scots culture.
Assemble: The Lovely Men - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd - 17th Aug 2013
Prepare to fill a bucket with mighty treasures as four strapping yet amusing Midlands men crack open a case of vintage silliness in a greatest hits show that’s been refined just fo…
Huggers - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Lia Sanders
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
This show is something of a smorgasbord of family entertainment.
The Breakfast Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
It’s hard, a lot of the time, to find comedy that appeals to both children and adults.
The Brethren of Levity - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Brothers and sisters of the Fringe, discard your differences and heed the Brethren’s call.
Best of Waterloo Comedy Club - Ralph D'iamond Hosts
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 6th Aug 2013
Come and see the stars who’ve appeared at Waterloo Comedy Club including radio and TV guests, award winners and Fringe favourites.
Revill's Selection - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Get set for some irreverent fun as Paul Revill returns with his comic selection.
Revill's Selection - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Joanna Alpern
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Revill’s Selection is an hour of very friendly comedy, with Paul Revill hosting and three unannounced acts every day.
Wits End Comedy Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 12th Aug 2013
Our dashing hosts present a naughty nightcap of raucous comedy, cabaret and late night frivolity.
Daniel Sloss: Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
After a massive year of live touring, television, his debut DVD release and parties comes the new stand-up show from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man…
Jen Carnovale: Not a Person Person - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Jen Carnovale will be talking about stuff into a microphone with you watching and she can’t wait! ‘.
Free - 99 Club Stand-Up Selection - Cowgate
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Proudly supporting the Free Festival, the 99 Club brings a selection of four different comics every day.
A Lol-along-a Luc Valvona - Free Show
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Cheeky late night songs! Luc Valvona sings you a selection of his funny, witty and sometimes downright filthy songs on the ukulele, guitar and mandolin, and then tries to sell you …
Eric Hutton's Favourite Songs - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
French, Australian, Jewish, Arctic comedian Eric Hutton’s 2012 show was selected as one of the ‘best free shows at the Fringe’ by TheScotsman.
One of Us Might Be Famous - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Four comedians.
Shaggers - Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
The hit show returns after more sell-out shows around the world.
We Will Be Free! The Tolpuddle Martyrs Story
- Review
- ★★
- Steven Fraser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
We Will Be Free is an historical tale beginning in 1834 and is based on the true story of George and Betsy Loveless, prominent members of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Review
- ★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Komedia - Main Space / Southbank Centre Pop-up Festival Area
- 5th Aug, 2012
The Bongo Club is more accustomed to hosting face-chewing ravers than sweet-chewing kiddies, but this evening the kindergarten has taken over.
The Scottish Burly Ceilidh Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jenni Ajderian
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2013
For first-time ceilidh-goers, some tips: do not wear high heels.
Shaggers - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- David Knowles
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
An hour long comedy show featuring five different acts talking about sex? After a few pints this starts to seem like a great idea and I would recommend the show to any finding them…
The Stand Late Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Justin McCarthy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
This is late night comedy at its finest.
Rhys James Prepares / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2013
Rhys will tell some brilliant jokes, do some incredible poems and then leave.
Late Night Laughs at Lunch - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd - 25th Aug 2013
Australian comedians Eric Hutton and Jen Carnovale present a selection of their favourite Fringe acts.
Comedy Club 4 Kids
- Review
- ★★★★
- Lauren Humphreys
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2013
Where can you get an hour of stand-up that includes routines about farts, worms and Charles Darwin? The Comedy Club 4 Kids, that’s where.
Maureen Younger: The Outsider - Free Show
- Review
- ★★
- Kathleen Sargeant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
Maureen Younger presents a solo stand-up show, as part of the Scottish Comedy Festival, which is based around her view of herself as an outsider, both on the comedy circuit and gen…
The Stand Late Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Adam Bloodworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
The Late Show attracts a lot more of a local audience than most Fringe events and there is a sense that it doesn’t necessarily mind separating itself somewhat from the hustle and b…
The Human Condition Free Show
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 24th Aug 2013
An in-depth and correct analysis of man and his obsessions with sex, violence, money, sex, war, breasts and sex.
Tricity Vogue's Ukulele Cabaret - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Jenni Ajderian
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2013
Tricity Vogue’s voice has a peculiar tone that suggests everything she says is really an innuendo.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe - Free
- Listing Children’s Shows / Children’s Shows
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Scottish dancing for all the family.
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Showcase
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Since 2007 Hilarity Bites alumni include John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Chris Ramsey, Russell Kane, Jason Cook, Pete Firman, Richard Herring, Reginald D.
Purchase and Revill: Are Not On the Guest List - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Faith-Ashleigh Wong
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2013
As humble a turnout as it was, Paul Revill was very grateful and welcomed us warmly.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
A selection of the best in new comedy at the Fringe, alongside some top headliners picked from Fringe shows, national competitions and around the world.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
See the very best comedians at the Fringe, alongside the UK’s best newcomers, at this top-rated comedy selection show.
The Rat Pack Stand-up Comedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Jenni Ajderian
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2013
The Rat Pack did far more than sing.
Dusty Limits: Psycho - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 13th Aug 2013
Cabaret legend and TO&ST finalist Dusty Limits celebrates the crazed pursuit of joy and truth.
Aaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit including your award-winning headliner Masai Graham.
The Edinburgh Revue Stand Up Show
- Review
- ★★★
- Alex Franklin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Shaggy haired and stunningly bearded, Noah Torn launches the Edinburgh Revue Stand-Up Show with a bang.
101 Comedy - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Each night see four exciting new acts performing ten-minute sets.
AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Neil Ballinger
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Powered by the enigmatic personalities of compère Chris Turner, David Elms and Adam Hess, AAA Batteries is a show brimming full of energy, improvised humour and finely tuned routi…
Ian Fox - Shutter Monkey - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Ian Fox has come up with a fairly novel twist on observational comedy: his show centres on a series of photographs shown on television screens around the room so that the audience …
Jody Kamali: Livewire - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Step into the world of Frank Von Nippleman.
Super Organic Me - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Clara Plackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
Tomie James has travelled from Ireland to make a good point: we’re putting an awful lot of rubbish into our bodies.
Awkward Hawk - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
In just under an hour Paul Duncan McGarrity (Amused Moose finalist 2011) is made to feel awkward by castles, the French Metro and Ugandan rebels.
Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 23rd Aug 2013
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.
A-Z of Backpacking - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Josephine Lane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
Jody Kamali is a comedian, a clown and based on his YouTube repertoire, an impressive character actor.
Three Men and a Saucepan - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The funniest show (with a saucepan).
AAA Batteries (Not Included) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Three young talented comics take over with a show full of improvisation, riffing and household observations.
Aberdeen vs Glasgow vs The World - Final Round - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Jessie Maltin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
First of all, it’s important that you ignore the title of this show because it has absolutely nothing to do with what you’ll be watching.
Big Value Comedy's Lunchtime Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
An early afternoon, discount show with another four of the hottest unknown acts on the first step of the ladder to success.
Spring Day: Learn How to Take a Punch - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
As refreshing and witty as ever, Spring Day returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a new show which takes some of the best bits of her 2011 Fringe appearance whilst offering…
Spring Day: Learn How to Take a Punch - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
‘Wicked punch lines have the audience falling over themselves with laughter, thinking: “I can’t believe she said that!” They absolutely loved her, no doubt you will too.
Laughter On the Outskirts - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Emma Banks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
Every twenty years or so, comedy re-vamps itself.
The Wireless Podcast - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
No wires - no script! A completely improvised 50s radio-play adventure, unique every day.
Working Men's Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Emily Edwards
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
Luke Benson and David Hardcastle are bringing back the Working Men’s Club; pints and pork scratchings at the ready.
Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
- Review
- ★★★
- James Dolton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2013
Setlist is just a bloody good idea.
Adventures On Air – Free!
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2013
Ever wondered what radio DJs chat about when they’re off-air? No, me neither - but it turns out the topic provides a wealth of material for James Cook’s one-man show about the tria…
Stand Up, Woman
- Review
- ★★
- Lucy Hoggan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
The idea behind Julia Munrow’s one-woman show has the potential to be entertaining: a mother of two at the end of her tether after being taken advantage of by her husband, friend…
The Equal Opportunities Act 2010 Presents... Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Stand-up comedy that fulfils the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s diversity requirements all in one fantastic show.
Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Improvised stand-up is a tricky business, but luckily the organisers of The Set List continue to get some of the country’s most well-known comedians to take part.
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe.
Ant Dewson: Now That’s What I Call Musical Comedy - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Clara Plackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
At the beginning of his show Ant Dewson delivers a short warning to those who don’t appreciate overtly crude humour: leave now.
LOLympics Live - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The Games are back in 2013! Different international acts compete daily for comedy gold.
The Edinburgh Revue: Stand-Up Show
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 26th Aug 2013
The University may be out for the summer, but The Edinburgh Revue isn’t and is proud to bring you six of Edinburgh’s best up-and-coming comedians!
Alan Irwin: The Idiot Wind - Free
- Listing Comedy / Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Alan is surrounded by idiots; fortunately, he’s one of them.
Tricity Vogue: Calamitous Liaisons - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety / Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 18th Aug 2013
New solo show from cheeky diva Tricity Vogue with ukulele tunes and salacious anecdotes - a song for every calamitous liaison.
Kevin Shepherd: Confess Nothing - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
In the past Kevin Shepherd has apparently used his Fringe shows as a kind of confessional, finding thoughtful humour in his past social and legal misdemeanours.
The Hill and Weedon Fan Club
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 14th Aug 2013
Hill and Weedon (Winners of Musical Comedy Awards 2013, Laughing Horse New Act of the Year finalists 2012) are back with a powerhouse hour of funny music, sketches, beard whisperin…
Lewis Schaffer Is Free Until Famous - 20th Year
- Review
- ★★
- Mathew Tansini
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2013
Character comedy is slowly but surely leeching into stand-up.
The Bob Blackman Appreciation Society Bonanza / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Jack Powell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2013
A mad mish-mash of absurdism and warped nostalgia, encountering the Bob Blackman Appreciation Society felt more akin to my psyche bleeding out into the back room of an old boozer t…
Nik Coppin - Mixed Racist (Free Festival)
- Review
- ★★★
- Clara Plackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Addressing race related issues for an hour can potentially be very uncomfortable.
Daly's Comedy Club @ The Edinburgh Fringe
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
In this special free Fringe show you can expect the unexpected with some of our favourite acts handpicked for each show and a different line-up every day, there is something for ev…
Dr Ettrick-Hogg and Guests - Stand-Up Show- Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Wild, raucous and full of Fringe spirit.
CeilidhKids at the Fringe - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- James Beagon
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
Satisfying energetic children can be a task for even the most patient of adults, but CeilidhKids seem to have found a simple but effective solution to combine family bonding with c…
Cookstown Sizzling Comedy Club Presents the Irishtorats of Comedy
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Showcasing the very best in Irish comedy, this daily show will not disappoint, with the best headline acts on the Irish circuit and support from new up-and-coming comedians.
AAA Batteries (The Symposium) - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Award-winning comics seek comedy geeks, hungry for the new stuff.
Bronston Jones: Life's Short. I'm Not! - Free
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
The Big Man’s back.
Free Money Magic Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stuart Mckenzie
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2013
Ian Saville, a self-professed ‘socialist magician’, takes you through the history of money and communism by the medium of magic in a free show that pulls off some rather exquis…
Desperately Seeking the Exit / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2013
Heard of screenwriter William Goldman’s rule about Hollywood? ‘Nobody knows anything.
Zapp and Dembina - Comedy After Lunch / Free Festival
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
Inveterate gagster Ivor Dembina **** (Guardian) chaperones you through an hour of comedy, music, guest and surprises, news and reviews all in collusion with the Orchestra of An…
Tricity Vogue’s Ukulele Cabaret – Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Allana Isaacs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
Tricity Vogue gets her kicks from having somebody strum her ukulele that sits on top of her head.
PowerCouple - Stand-up Comedy from Stephen Bailey and Gary John Senior
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2013
One of the beautiful things about the Fringe is the way in which so many shows can be supported simultaneously.
Multi-Levelled Morons - Free
- Review
- ★
- Jack Skelton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
To give a show this title, considering the easy barbs that could be made at its expense, is perhaps brave.
Twonkeys Blue Cadabra - Free
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st - 25th Aug 2013
One of The Scotsman’s Top Ten free shows of 2012.
Michael Legge - Free Wi-Fi
- Review
- ★★★
- Emily Edwards
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
‘I invented anger’ bellows Michael Legge, as soon as he comes on stage.
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Stand-up variety shows at the fringe can often be hit-and-miss, but this one just gets it spot on.
AAA Stand-Up
- Review
- ★★
- Dave Coates
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Perhaps a case of mis-selling the show at Pleasance Courtyard, the audience for AAA Stand Up was of a distinctly middle age and much of the material used by three comedians in the …
AAA Stand-Up
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2013
Total sell-out 2005-2012 returns with a brand new line-up.
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 31st Jul - 26th Aug 2013
Total sell-out 2010-2011, returns with a brand new line-up.
New Art Club: Feel About Your Body
- Review
- ★★★★
- Troy Holmes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2013
Dynamic, physical, moving (literally), touching (even more literally) and hilarious; this is the New Art Club, Tom Roden and Pete Shenton, two men who are on a mission to make you …
Bright Club: Scotland's Fringe
- Review
- ★★
- Milly Reilly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
A show that gathers different academics, doctors, scientists and the like to intellectually entertain has real potential and if the hour had been filled with funny facts from enter…
Free History Walking Tours of the Royal Mile
- Listing Events
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul - 26th Aug 2013
Experienced local guides show you historic places of the Royal Mile, its buildings, narrow closes and secret gardens, describing how its people lived and died, its famous character…
Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'
- Review
- ★★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2012
Churches are great: not only is a marvellous acoustic found within those imposing stone walls, but visitors also feel an inherently peaceful atmosphere upon entry.
Art for Lunch - Free Concerts at St Giles'
- Listing Music / Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Jul - 29th Aug 2013
Escape the thunderous thrill of the High Street! Unwind and enjoy tranquillity, inspiring music and stunning architecture in the medieval heart of Edinburgh.
Absolutely Free Live Music
- Listing Music
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Jul - 1st Sep 2013
Situated on the historic Royal Mile, open from 9am – 3am every day.
Absolutely Free Live Music
- Review
- ★★★
- Bryce Lucas
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2013
Whistlebinkies really wants you to know they have free live music.
Absolutely Free Live Music
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
If you find yourself staggering down the Royal Mile at 2am desperately looking for a drink, there is a string of late-night live music bars ready to keep your liver happy and suppl…
Casual Violence: Om Nom Nominous - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andrea Valentino
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2013
Like so many shows at the moment, Om Nom Nominous lures in punters with a ridiculous name.
Michael Pope is Gay for Pay - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Clark
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
This gig is a total surprise – just what the Fringe should be.
Best of Waterloo Comedy Club
- Review
- ★★
- Catherine Anderson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
The volume of shows presented at the Edinburgh Fringe can sometimes be overwhelming, so the Waterloo Comedy Club has put on a free show to give the audience a taster of some of the…
Black Country Cider Lions - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
The Black Country Cider Lions’ compere Rob Kemp reminds us near the start of the gig that the room we are in is bespoke.
John McNamara Acoustic Soul / Blues Singer - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
The Edinburgh Festival has some unusual venues – that is a well-known fact amongst regular Fringe-goers, as avid audience members hop from university building to converted wareho…
Taming Goldfish - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Chris Learmonth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2009
The Plastic Seat Company’s debut show is a promising mix of comedy sketches, which take great delight in referencing pop culture of today.
La Clique Royale - The Queen’s Selection
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Lynne Marie Martens
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
La Clique Royale is possibly the least family friendly circus extravaganza you’ll find in Edinburgh and it’s not to be missed.
Joanna Neary: Youth Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Adam Lebovits
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2011
If most people had a time machine, it’s unlikely their first choice of destination would be Truro in 1987.
The Bongo Club Cabaret (and NYE Club)
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Nadia Mehdi
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
The Bongo Cabaret always has a lot to live up to, being well regarded as one of the best cabarets at the Fringe.
Tom-Tom Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tim Earl
- Brighton Fringe
- 31st May, 2008
What a box of delights! Jaw-dropping acrobatics, superb DJ-ing, stunning beat-boxing, intricate drumming, and enthusiastic, up-tempo presentation and compering.
David Kelly is Shameless - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Philip Liebman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2011
Advertised in the Fringe guidebook as ‘David Kelly is Shameless’, the show turned out to be rebranded as ‘David Kelly and Laura Carr Have No Shame’.
Constant Craving - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Abigail Lewis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
Sarah Archer’s adorable daughter invites us into the venue and welcomes her mother onto the stage, a fitting introduction for an adorable show.
Julius Caesar - Free
- Review
- ★
- Ashleigh Wheeler
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
Shakespeare can be hard to do at the Fringe, and even harder to do in an hour.
One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Natasha Long
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2008
Returning after their 2007 sell-out Fringe hit, One Night Stand are back and better than ever.
The Calpol Flashbacks - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Philip Liebman
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
Its a hard job to get a small, mostly drunken, late night audience on your side.
Bobby Carroll: Low Voltage - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Julia Oliphant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Bobby Carroll has perhaps been doing stand up so long that he’s become a bit bitter.
Why Do You Stand There in the Rain?
- Review
- ★★★★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2012
During the Great Depression thousands of American World War I veterans gathered in Washington DC to demand payment of promised bonuses.
Damian Kingsley: Work in Progress - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Tiffany Shepherd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
Openly admitting his show was a ‘work in progress’ and should not be judged on the quality of all of the material, there seemed no need for excuses as Damian Kingsley ushered u…
Success: A Success Story - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Cripps
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2010
‘Success’ is an inventive, endearing and beautifully observed pastiche of self-help seminars.
Life or Something Like It - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Alistair Grant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
Located in the small but cosy performance space underneath the main café area of Captain Taylor’s Coffee House, Life or Something Like it sees Mancunian singer-songwriter Claire…
New Art Club: Quiet Act of Destruction
- Review
- ★★★
- Beth Kahn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2011
New Art Club are certainly as good as their word, and over an hour they they recount an elaborate tale which centres around a fierce rivalry between two small, dull villages in Cam…
The 'Agent, Stylist and PA Wanted' Show - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Laurie Coldwell
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2011
Amrik Virk looks like a laugh to be with.
Word Alive Bible Exhibition - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Alasdair Richardson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Staged by Word Alive and hosted by the congregation at Charlotte Chapel, this exhibition tells you everything you need to know about the Good Book and its influence on Christianity…
The Cheese and Pineapple Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah Verhaeg
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2008
We are invited to a party.
Funny's Funny: Fantastic Fringe Finale - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
‘Funny’s funny, except when it’s not’ seems to be the general message of this compilation show.
Doug Segal: I Know What You're Thinking - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ian Billings
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Doug Segal delivers a perplexing array of mind-blowing, mind-reading tricks modulating gradually to a standing ovation climax.
Because I Felt Like It - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
After introducing himself four times Arnie Pie gave a bit about his stage name before launching into the set that can define the rest of his show in two words: racial comedy.
Flowers for the Living - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
In an interview for the seminal concert movie Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, acting as the interviewer in his own interview asks himself, ‘I don’t think…
Grim(m) Tales of the Woods - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Aug, 2011
One cannot help but feel , when offered lesser-known tales from the Brothers Grimm, that there is probably a reason that they are not so popular.
Eat a Queer Fetus 4 Jesus - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Andy Read
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
A typical Edinburgh stand-up by Richard Coughlan in the back room of an easily hidden pub, this is truly a gem hidden amongst the Fringe.
Free Outgoing
- Review
- ★★★★
- Natasha Long
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 2nd Aug, 2008
Straight from The Royal Court, Anupama Chandrasekhars poignant drama about the impact of one girls sex life on the rest of India cant help but provoke.
Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue
- Review
- ★★★★
- Katherine Burr
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
The Free Paint and Play Ukulele Workshop with Tricity Vogue is exactly as described.
Piff-Tacular - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Chris Learmonth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2009
What do you get if you cross Jack Dee with Paul Daniels? - Piff the Magic Dragon!Piff-Tacular is a magic show and stand-up gig all in one, which despite featuring a cute puppy, is …
Festival Folk @ The Oak/The Wee Folk Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Richard O’Brien
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Aug, 2010
Byrne’s material tonight takes in a range of styles and moods, but is mostly taken from poetry written in Scots dialect traditions, and there were clearly a number of jokes that I …
Cracking Yolks - Free Range Comedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Jon Stapley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
The Yurt Locker is naturally intriguing as a venue and thus when the three performers of Cracking Yolks took to the stage they were playing to an almost full house of casual punter…
The Top Secret Comedy Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tiffany Shepherd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
Apparently not such a big secret after all, the Whistlebinkies was packed with those in the know waiting for a line-up of top comedians to kick start their night.
West End Glee Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- James T. Harding
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Sep, 2010
The Sears Basset Glee Club is looking for a soloist for its London debut, and we - the audience - get to vote on who it will be.
Lewis Schaffer: No YOU Shut Up! - Free
- Review
- ★
- Hannah Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Lewis Schaffer’s schtick is that he is an ex New York Jew making his way in this strange foreign land and hating every minute of it.
Ha Ha Yum! Maeve Does Stand-up while Lilly makes Cakes
- Review
- ★★★
- Dave West
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2006
This does largely what it says on the tin, though tinned goods would be beyond the pale for these two sisters as they long for the simple pleasures of the 1950s: baking and pr…
The Big Bite-Size Breakfast /Matinee Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Pete Shaw
- Brighton Fringe
- 3rd May, 2009
The concept of Bite Size is a perfectly simple, yet novel one, and the clue really is in the title.
David Mills is Smart Casual - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
With a razor-sharp tongue and ever sharper wit – think 1940s American reporter meets cocktail bar swagger – David Mills delivers an hour of comedy that you may mistake for an h…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
The problems started right from the word go.
Tricity Vogue's Ukulele Cabaret - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Rebecca Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
If you’re looking for a cheeky musical stop to begin your night at the Fringe, then head to the Gothic room in the Three Sisters for the most bizarre Ukulele banter in town.
Well Done You - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nancy Napper-Canter
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
‘Well Done You’ calls itself a character sketch show, but Lucy Trodd and Ruth Bratt are in character even when not doing sketches.
Rom Com Con - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Lexie Wilson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
The premise of Mace and Burton’s show draws quite a crowd into the Medina.
Angus and Cameron: Village Idiots - Free
- Review
- ★
- Oscar French
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
Angus and Cameron have clearly worked hard putting this sketch show together but the results are far from entertaining.
Female Hitchhiker: The Truth About Getting Around - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Hannah Myers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
In this free one-woman show, Clara Lilly shares a string of stories collected from ten years of hitchhiking.
The Shuffle Club
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Bruce Kent
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2007
Let the Spiegels resident late night band entertain you through the early hours with their slick performance of swing classics in a fantastic setting.
Sweethearts of the 40s - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Gordon Noele
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
For all the atrocities of the Second World War, it was a fertile period for great songs.
It's Not Us, It's You - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
With so much free fringe it’s can be a daunting prospect wading through the guide to find what’s worthwhile.
Ryan Withers - One Woman Showe - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlie Hanks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
‘Just had a moment of self-awareness there,’ Ryan Withers stopped halfway through a joke to announce.
GirlBand Improv - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
The GirlBand Improv was an entirely enjoyable experience but not quite what I expected.
Freaks at the Movies - Free
- Review
- ★
- Michael Wilkinson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
The big songs of stage and screen are being presented at the Laughing Horse Free Festival by the Cabaret Freaks.
Daniel Sloss - Extra Shows!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Frankie Goodway
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
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…
Belgrave and Manera's Music Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Richard O’Brien
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Aug, 2010
Over the last few years at the Latitude festival Robin Ince’s Book Club has been a runaway success.
Cheese-Badger presents... Midge (a Two-Man Musical) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Mark Gregory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Budding musical thespians aim to be what is called a ‘triple-threat’, developing extreme talent in the three areas of musical theatre - acting, singing and dancing.
Devvo Dole Queue Hero is Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Cerys Mather
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
Devvo, the internet sensation, brings his unique brand of stand-up to the Fringe after a successful string of MC gigs across the UK.
Behind the Truth: More Lies - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Rob Hayward
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2010
Behind The Truth is an endearing but frustrating show.
Bongo Club Cabaret
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2008
Before going to the Bongo Club I was a cabaret virgin.
Comedy Brass - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Fred Maynard
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 4th Aug, 2012
None of the material in Scott Adams and Anthea Neagle’s show is original enough to recommend it above the large number of other free back-room shows.
Stitches: Stand-up. Slightly Strangely - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jack Hackett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
You’d be hard pressed to find a free hour of comedy at the Fringe as well-structured and thoughtful as ‘Stitches’.
Lucy Cox: Attractive Audience Required - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
It’s a tough crowd to play to but Lucy Cox wins them around easily with her charming repertoire of comedy songs and savage black humour during her show Attractive Audience Requir…
Sex, Drugs and Rheumatism - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Kirsty Allen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
The man behind the YouTube ‘smash’ Masturbation Gary Stark is having a funny look at sex, drugs and getting old at his gig in the Laughing Horse Free Festival.
Brotherly Love - Free
- Review
- ★
- Tom King
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
Barry and Ian are two estranged brothers in their late middle-age.
Free Fringe Music
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ed Nightingale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Thomas Annand and David Day have come all the way from Ireland to prove that there’s far more to African drumming than monotonous banging.
Him and Me: Sketch Circus - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Him and Me’s circus of estranged acts consists mainly of them with the occasional homemade video thrown in for good measure.
One Night Stand
- Review
- ★★★
- Katherine Burr
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
The plot of One Night Stand is, unsurprisingly, the repercussions of a drunken work night out for two colleagues who wake up in the same bed.
Alpine Horn with Flange Krammer - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
Comedian Neil Dagley is Flange Krammer; German Olympic skiing sensation and interminable ladies’ man.
Ms Minnelli and the Daring Do: Tim's Last Stand
- Review
- ★★★★
- Robyn Forsythe
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2010
A man singing Liza Minnelli in drag.
The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection Or The Survival Of (R)evolutionary Theories...
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Leon Conrad
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2009
Director Daniel Goldman and Multi-talented musican-actor-storyteller John Hinton join forces again after their collaboration on Crunch! the history of the apple told in an h…
Stand Up, Woman - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Christie Rolley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
Having been ushered onto the top deck of a bus, itself a surreal beginning to a show experience, I was unsure what to expect from ‘Stand Up, Woman.
Dating George Orwell - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Sam Waddicor
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
Dating George Orwell is a one woman play that looks at the unhealthy relationship between a teenage girl and the books that she has become engrossed in.
Nick Hayman: Middle Aged, Useless and Talented! - Free
- Review
- ★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
In the press blurb for his show Middle-Aged, Useless and Talented Nick Hayman compares himself to Tommy Cooper and Norman Wisdom.
Adam Larter: Happy New Year - A Free Comedy Show
- Review
- ★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Adam Larter splatters onto his stage like paint from Jackson Pollock’s paintbrush, ungainly and definitely not graceful as he crashes all over the place.
Wet Paint: A Magic Show - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Wet Paint is made up of two magicians, Ben Hart and Neil Kelso, with ‘ideas so fresh they’re still wet’.
Lach's Antihoot - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Sam Bradley
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
Those looking for a dose of the unexpected, who enjoy wandering off the beaten track, will be delighted by Lach’s Antihoot.
6 Foot Silly - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Bryony Clarke
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
This free show at the fringe consists very simply of two fairly promising comedians, Mark Diamond and Darren Walsh, alternatively delivering stand up performances.
Desperately Seeking the Exit - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gordon Noele
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
What makes a lot of cash in the Musical Theatre? Juke Box musicals: Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You, Jersey Boys.
Ian Fox - Shutter Monkey (The Comedy Show With Pictures) - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Heather Doughty
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Part of the Laughing Horse Free Festival, comedian and photographer Ian Fox delivers an hour of very amusing entertainment through a selection of photos.
Jody Kamali: Dirty Filthy Rich - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Dirty Filthy Rich wants to make you stinking, filthy rich.
Upstaging: A Modern Guide to Acting for Gentlemen and Gentleladies - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Joanna Alpern
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Maurice Cock and Belvedere Bagg model their show as a lesson in how to act.
Aidan Killian: Free to Obey - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Katherine Burr
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Sitting in the dark, cave-like venue of the Hive where the smell of alcohol and sweat still pervades from late-night clubbing and the floors are still just a little bit sticky, it …
Dixon of Fogg Green - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
You’ve got to bless the Edinburgh audience, they are a godsend for bad comedians.
Yorkshire Comedy Cabaret IV: Jokers, Born and Interbred - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
The gimmick for this showcase show is that it’s meant to be ‘Yorkshire’ comedy, whatever that may be.
Aaaand Now for Something Completely Wireless - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ed Nightingale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
With so much improvised comedy at the Fringe nowadays it’s difficult to know what to see.
Cheeky Beggars Banquet - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Rob Hayward
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2010
Its all too easy and all too dangerous to dismiss the Free Fringe.
Nik Coppin's Caricatures - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Sometimes a gig feels like visiting an old friend - the audience have never seen the comedian before, but we have seen comics like him and he’s had audiences like us.
The Tom Collins Free Variety Hour
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
What is the opposite of subtle? A thesaurus will give you antonyms like ‘obvious’, ‘loud’, ‘lucid’, ‘crass’.
Pam Ford Salon Secrets - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
Pam Ford presents a friendly and funny stand-up show focussing on her past career as a hairdresser.
Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Musical - Free
- Review
- ★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
The title of this particular show may lead you to expect certain things that the final product fails to deliver in every way.
East End Boy West End Girl - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2013
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after their Australian sojourn is EastEnd Cabaret.
5-Step Guide to Being German - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Josie Humber
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
A show entitled 5 Steps To Being German screams of being packed with old stereotypes and heard-it-all-before jokes of Nazis and efficient trains.
Forget Therapy - Just Drink - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
It promised to be a fun show.
Hurt and Anderson: Scenes of a Vignette-ish Nature - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Alex Franklin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
This one’s a toughie.
Holly Burn: The H Club
- Review
- ★★★
- Nadia Mehdi
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Holly Burn seems to think she has provided us with something we have always wanted: the chance to join a private members club.
Oliver Meech: Live Brain Surgery - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Leila Battison
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
I really wanted to like this show.
Karma Comedian - Stella Graham - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Catherine Bryer
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Stella Graham’s routine is fun and original: she recounts amusing anecdotes of good and bad things she has done and the audience have to decide if she should go to heaven or hell.
Super Crazy Fun Fun (Christmas Specials) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Hannah Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
This show is comedy flying by the seat of its pants: not exactly improvised, but certainly thrown together.
James Christopher: Bring Me the Head of Russell Kane - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
James Christopher’s tactic of combining the show titles of award-winning comedians seems a strange choice.
Belarus Free Theatre
- Review
- ★★★★
- Hannah Myers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2011
The sense of apprehension in the auditorium as the audience settles is at odds with an early afternoon show, but not surprising when one considers that we are about to witness Bela…
Storytellers' Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Laura Francis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2012
Storyteller’s Club was the friendliest stand-up night I’ve ever been to.
Mark Cooper-Jones: Geography Teacher - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Alasdair Richardson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
Mark Cooper-Jones is a Geography teacher.
Dr Ettrick-Hogg's Manly Stand-Ups - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Cerys Mather
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
Dr Ettrick-Hogg is the very macho compere for this evening of male stand-ups talking about manly things and being generally masculine.
How To Pimp Your Kids and Shop For Free at Waitrose
- Review
- ★★
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2007
Matthew Collins is a travel journalist and single parent, although not necessarily in that order.
Sarah Kendall - Get Up, Stand-Up
- Review
- ★★★
- Adam Lebovits
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
‘You’re a funny crowd tonight aren’t you? For the first ten minutes I was sure this gig had bombed’.
Fat Club: The Musical
- Review
- ★★★★
- Theo Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2009
Five people are compelled to join a fat club due to self deprecation and the search for a sex life.
Squeaky Dirty Stand-Up Comedy
- Review
- ★★★
- Marianne McPhee
- Camden Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2013
Squeaky dirty stand up comedy offers up three styles of stand up from this trio of comic pals.
Granny's Gone Wild - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Ella Moran-Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2013
Lynn Ruth Miller is approaching eighty-years old and she’s on a mission to prove to us all that aging is amazing through a series of real-life stories and a mix of classic pop so…
Cabaret Whore - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Tony Samuels
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2009
Downstairs in a night club that makes an awkward bedfellow for performance, youll find seasoned actress & comedienne, Sarah Louise-Young conjuring up three very distinct characte…
John Robertson - The Dark Room - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Alistair Grant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Bringing his YouTube sensation to the Fringe, Australian comic John Robertson’s show The Dark Room is basically a ‘choose your own adventure’ computer game in which selected …
Stand Up for Freedom
- Review
- ★★★
- Joshua Hepple
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2012
Hosted by Fred MacAuley and Susan Calman, this year’s Amnesty fundraiser treated the audience to a wide selection of comedy from Fringe stars including The Boy With Tape On His F…
Men of Character - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nicole Adam
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2012
Men of Character describes itself as two one-man sketch shows that overlap with one another with an overarching plot line.
Fairy Liquid And The Burst Bubble ... And Other Science Shows
- Review
- ★★★★
- Kathryn Mack
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2009
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.
Frisky & Mannish: 27 Club
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Brett Herriot
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2012
Frisky and Mannish are well known for their comedy capers in their madcap tribute to pop icons, but what happens when the duo turn serious and take a look at the pop and rock pheno…
Sheep Ahoy! (On Grassier Tides) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Peter Morton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2011
During this free children’s show in Maggies Chambers at the Three Sisters Pub, Phil the Shepherd introduces himself throughout as he tries to put his sheep, or children, to sleep.
Lou Sanders and Rachel Stubbings Stand-up
- Review
- ★★★★
- Steven Ellis
- Camden Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2013
Tonight is what the Camden Fringe is all about; two half hour segments from two different comedy artistes offering a peek at what the full hour could be like.
BDOOL (Best Days of Our Lives) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nancy Napper-Canter
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
James and Craig - the comedy duo behind Best Days of Our Lives - earn their stars as much through likeability as humour.
Absolutely Amazing Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist - Free
- Review
- ★
- Thom Louis
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2011
It isn’t often as a reviewer that you come across a show with absolutely no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
My Damage is My Gift! - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Allana Isaacs
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
Jonathan Prager’s performance is a mixture of spoken anecdotes and original songs with both lyrics and score written by himself and performed with accompaniment from Ben, his ver…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaarghh! It’s the Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show with Miss Behave - and It’s Free!
- Review
- ★★★★
- Ali Quaile
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
Given the perpetual debate concerning the over-commercialisation of the Fringe that has been prominent this year, it is with a great sigh of relief that events such as the Malcolm …
Are We There Yet? - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Amy Crothers
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Aug, 2010
Follow Donna Wannabe and Katherine Withakay (yes, really) through the trials, tribulations and transfers of flying to Las Vegas all performed in astonishing tongue-in-cheek oper…
Baker and Thompson: Never Made it to the RSC - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ian Winterton
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2011
The infectious enthusiasm of this comedy duo is apparent from the off, their chaotic get-in generating a fair few belly-laughs.
101 Comedy Club - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Alistair Grant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
With 101 Comedy Club seeing different up and coming comedians performing every night in four ten minute sets, it is perhaps unfair to form a complete judgement based on one night a…
A Theory of Everything - Free
- Review
- ★
- Charlie Hanks
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
Someone should tell Danny McChrystal that having a blokish demeanour and a regional accent doesn’t make you a comedian.
Wet Paint: A Magic Variety Show - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
‘I thought it was a magic show.
Künt's on Daytime TV - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Julia Oliphant
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Kunt’s on Daytime TV warns that it’s not for the easily offended.
Panning for Gold - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Joanna Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 20th Aug, 2012
Panning for Gold is a performance about love: finding love, losing love, and moving on.
An Audience With Tomás Ford - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
From the start, you know that Tomás Ford isn’t your ordinary late night showman.
Would Like to Meet - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 22nd Aug, 2012
Would Like to Meet highlights in its description its daily change of acts which apparently brings ‘fresh appeal’ to the show every day.
Spiegel Supper Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Anna Gross
- Brighton Fringe
- 22nd May, 2013
Broadway Baby doesn’t often get the chance to turn restaurant critic, but as Sam’s of Brighton have added their pre-show Supper Club at the Spiegeltent to the official Fringe p…
Tim Turnbull's Tales of Terror - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Richard O’Brien
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2010
It ought to be mentioned from the beginning that Tim’s Turnbull’s Tales of Terror aren’t particularly terrifying, but it soon becomes apparent that actual thrills and chills aren’t…
Poe's Last Night - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlotte Kelly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 14th Aug, 2012
Ideally Edgar Allan Poe’s works should be read in the dead of night, in an armchair by a crackling fire with the slow tap of wintry branches against the window.
Graham Whistler: Stand-Up, Fall Down - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Graham Whistler’s show from last year’s Fringe returns, again mainly focusing on his cerebral palsy.
Arguments and Nosebleeds - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Paul Fisher Cockburn
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 27th Aug, 2012
Arguments and Nosebleeds is becoming a little nugget of tradition, a one-off poetry performance — now in its third year — that gives a platform to a host of Scottish poets, alo…
Aaaand Now for Something Completely Improvised - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
The improv group Racing Minds want to tell you a story.
Do Not Trust the Animals - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nina Seale
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Gordon Ramsey Sex Dwarf eaten by badgers.
Absolutely Agitated Acupuncturist Returns to Find It - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Lexie Wilson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 8th Aug, 2012
The Agitated Acupuncturist Returns To Find It is utterly bizarre.
Huggers - Free Festival Family Fun
- Review
- ★★★
- Charlotte Kelly
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
I imagine as a children’s performer you’re probably prepared for a great deal.
The Red Bus Puppet Shows
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
It’s a beautiful day at the Fringe and I’m sat on the top deck of a red bus in the Meadows.
Bogan Bingo / Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Josephine Lane
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
A Bogan is an Antipodean term for a somewhat uneducated, mullet-wearing, hard-rock loving man.
The Cubicle - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Rhys Moores
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 26th Aug, 2009
From what I can gather, this show is set at a wedding reception.
Club Noir Burlesque - The Games
- Review
- ★★★
- Kirsty Allen
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
En route to The Picture House, the Fringe’s home to the UK’s biggest burlesque night, there was just one day left of London’s golden games.
The Humour League Presents - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 3rd Aug, 2012
Farting at a funeral could be quite funny.
Thinking of you - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Stephanie Bartlett
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Knot Theory presents a new piece of writing about the decline of a suburban family in a piece of new writing by Niki Orfanou.
Cabaret Whore Encore! - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Louisa-Claire Dunnigan
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2010
Sarah-Louise Young channels four very different, equally hilarious and rather odd women in this cabaret spectacular.
Agonise, the Comedy Problem Page - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Vyvyan Almond
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 30th Aug, 2011
In their free hour, Steve N Allen and Ria Lina read extracts from Agony Aunt pages and attempt to provide better advice using songs along with suggestions from the audience.
The One-Eyed Men's Friendship Formula - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Alasdair Richardson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2012
The perplexingly named One-Eyed Men are the very genial trio of Alex, Sam and Ben.
Yianni: Numb and Number - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Jock Maitland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
Yianni, an Australian Greek, describes his show as ‘hyperlogical’.
The Lunchtime Club 2011
- Review
- ★★★★
- William Summerlin
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2011
In the beguiling little bunker that is the Tron, the Lunchtime Club, class of 2011, are predictably well attended.
Do You Still Throw Spears at Each Other? - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Ed Frankl
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
Prince Philip supposedly coined the word ‘dontopedology’ in describing his talent for ‘opening one’s mouth and putting one’s foot in it’, and in this free show at Espio…
The 27 Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
The 27 Club is a club in which all members died at the age of 27, explains Jack Lukeman, having strutted onto the stage in sunglasses to a hefty round of applause.
Dan Mitchell - Free Egg
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Reid
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
As the Phantom of the Opera music played a cloaked figure appeared, sang along for a few bars before ripping off the cloak to reveal he had a Henry Hoover for a head.
Edinburgh Folk Club Festival Showcase
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Sam Waddicor
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2012
Established in 1973, the Edinburgh Folk Club was represented at the Fringe for the first time this year with a showcase at the Acoustic Music Centre at St Bride’s that displayed …
Dan Nightingale: The 11 and a 1/2 Ill-conceived Edinburgh Shows of Dan Nightingale
- Review
- ★★★★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 6th Aug, 2012
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…
All Star Stand-Up Showcase - Free
- Review
- ★
- Wayne Cleworth
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 10th Aug, 2012
As you enter the bar you are encouraged to take a drink; do, you’ll need it.
Mad Science Free Dangerous Family Show
- Review
- ★★★★
- Leila Battison
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Professor Kaos exclaims truimphantly that he has the ‘most popular show in the Fringe!’ and with good cause.
The Storytellers' Club
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gill Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2008
When the doors only open fifteen minutes after the stated start time, it doesnt bode well, but this show is worth the wait.
Free and Easy
- Review
- ★★★★
- Gill Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2008
For Free and Easy it pays to be very early at the Stand, or that wont just be the venue name.
Cheap Laughs (Are Better Than No Laughs) - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Tiffany Shepherd
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 19th Aug, 2012
I’m not sure if I agree with Eric Gudmunsen’s sentiment that ‘Cheap laughs are better than no laughs’ after his alternative evening of late night comedy at Captain Taylor�…
Tea With Terrorists - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Andy Currums
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2012
Sameena Zehra, the writer and performer of Tea With Terrorists, has led an extraordinary life and has been raised by an extraordinary family but her collection of stories, no matte…
Kevin Dewsbury: In...Sane - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Sarah McIntosh
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
There’s a familiar traditional-northern-comic style about Kevin Dewsbury as he welcomes the audience to the room above the Meadows Bar, mixed with a bit of laddish banter.
Mr Susan's 'Cheeky Flippin' Nice' - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2012
A bizarre hybrid of Avid Merrion and Bob Fossil, Mark Davison’s Mr Susan is immature, crude and downright silly.
Bus-ting to Laugh - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Catherine Anderson
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 7th Aug, 2012
In the wonderful location of the top deck of a stationary Edinburgh bus, two comedians try to find their feet on the comedy circuit.
Four Women of the Apocalypse - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Theo Barnes
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2010
This one-woman comedy show takes you to the frustrated post apocalypse world where woman has inherited the Earth.
Heaven Bound - Free
- Review
- ★★★★
- Emma Roberts
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 17th Aug, 2011
Mike ‘Dr Blue’ McKeon is a real Blues caricature.
Vaudeville Cabaret Club
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Terry Gilliland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2007
It’s an all too familiar, but unfortunate, story for a reviewer.
Hannah Ringham's Free Show (Bring Money)
- Review
- ★★★
- Sam Kingston-Jones
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2011
The old adage ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ is not one that Hannah Ringham subscribes to.
Storytellers' Club at the Establishment
- Review
- ★★★★
- Terry Gilliland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 9th Aug, 2007
Once upon a time at the Edinburgh Festival, a pretty young girl named Sarah Bennetto wanted to reclaim the late night shows from drunken debauchery and low brow skulduggery, so she…
Lewis Schaffer is Free Until Famous 18th Year
- Review
- ★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 12th Aug, 2011
Lewis Schaffer’s show is called Free Until Famous.
Theatre Tasters - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Oscar French
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 11th Aug, 2012
The obvious, but often overlooked difficulty with one act plays is their length.
I am the Dead - Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Kai Sedgwick
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 18th Aug, 2011
Attending free shows at the Fringe is something of a lottery.
James Redmond and Ellie Taylor - Free Festival
- Review
- ★★★★
- Nina Glencross
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 28th Aug, 2012
You may recognise these two from TV.
Billy Watson - Sex, Drugs and Marriage - Free
- Review
- ★
- Helene Cloete
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 16th Aug, 2012
At the start of this show Billy Watson talks about cocks and pubes and soon moves on to describe a tedious pursuit of pussy, which would presumably not be half as tedious if he eve…
21A - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Peter Scott-Presland
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Aug, 2012
Fans of Garrison Keillor will know the territory covered by this show, the semi-folksy world of Lutheran Minnesota.
Derek Ryan: Time Lord - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Hannah Smith
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 5th Aug, 2012
They say the art of comedy is timing; it is therefore ironic that in a show about time we aren’t given enough of it to enjoy the jokes.
Three for Free
- Review
- ★★★
- Anna Cory
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 15th Aug, 2012
Three for Free is a fun and friendly showcase of new acts, featuring Alex Kealy and Patrick Morris, plus a special guest every day.
Jackson Voorhaar's One True Love(s) - Free
- Review
- ★★
- Nancy Napper-Canter
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2012
Jackson Voorhaar’s set details the things he loves and loathes.
Newcastle University Comedy Society Showcase / PBH's Free Fringe
- Review
- ★★★
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 29th Aug, 2012
‘I was going to have a cucumber down my pants’ says compere Marc Smethurst, removing a cucumber from his pants, ‘but there’s a reviewer in tonight.
One Minute Birdwatching - Free
- Review
- ★★★★★
- Joanna Brown
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 13th Aug, 2012
The premise is simple: a group of people meet in a park.
Stand Up: Edinburgh
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Fireside
- 4th - 26th Aug 2018
Did you know that Edinburgh has a thriving comedy scene all year? Well now you do! Join Matt Duwell, as he presents the best of Edinburgh’s comedy heroes and the pick of the scene’…
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrghhh! It's the Increasingly Prestigious Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards Show – And It's Free!
- Listing Comedy
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- 23rd Aug 2019
It’s the annual two-hour charity variety show filled with bizarre acts and very alternative comedy which includes the presentation of three annual Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards.
Sowhereto Africa: Free to Dance
- Listing Dance Physical Theatre and Circus
- Edinburgh Fringe
- Ghillie Dhu
- 2nd - 26th Aug 2019
Old and new beats meet performance poetry paying tribute to South Africa’s legends.
Club Gotham: Villains of Vaudeville
- Listing Cabaret and Variety
- Adelaide Fringe
The Dark Knight keeps watch over our city.
VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- London Fringe
- 28th Nov, 2023
VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn.
Five outstanding EdFringe shows scoop a Broadway Baby Bobby in 2023
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2023
A coveted Bobby has been presented to five shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.
4 Family Friendly Shows in Brighton This Half Term
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 16th Feb, 2019
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
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 11th Dec, 2018
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
- Feature
- Elanor Parker
- Brighton
- 17th Oct, 2018
Welcome to our top 5 picks from the third year of Brighton HorrorFest, the spooktacular celebration from Sweet of all things that go bump in the night.
Black Friday Deals on West End Shows
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- West End
- 23rd Nov, 2017
All this week we've got some fantastic offers on your favourite West End shows. Check back daily for the latest offers.
The Scottish Story Telling Centre: A Venue for Voices
- Feature
- Richard Beck
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 21st Aug, 2017
The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events...
Eight shows heading to Brighton Fringe with the support of Greenwich Theatre
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Brighton Fringe
- 27th Apr, 2017
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: Top 10 Stand-Ups You Shouldn’t Miss:
- Feature
- Annie North
- Brighton Fringe
- 18th Apr, 2017
Renowned for its comedy, Brighton Fringe is the perfect time to discover brand new talents. Here’s our guide to stand-ups you’d be totally crazy to miss.
Brighton Fringe: 10 Shows to Book Before They Sell-Out
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 11th Apr, 2017
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.
The Counting House returns to the Laughing Horse’s Free Festival
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 1st Jan, 2017
For the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe free shows will return to The Counting House venue on West Nicolson Street, following a one year hiatus with the venue being programmed under a paid s...
C Venues launches new flagship venue at St Stephen’s Stockbridge
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 24th Mar, 2016
Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.
Unmissable shows at Brighton Fringe this year
- Feature
- Nicholas Abrams
- Brighton Fringe
- 7th Mar, 2016
Brighton Fringe has officially launched.
Five Christmas Shows You Shouldn’t Miss In London This Year
- Feature
- Pete Shaw
- London Fringe
- 20th Dec, 2015
Christmas is the one time of year you can drag your non-theatre-going friends to the theatre.
'Wreaking havoc on the interactive whiteboard' - Richard O'Brien's Free For All
- Feature
- Tom Moyser
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 25th Aug, 2015
Richard O'Brien is the author of several plays and four books of poetry.
Going To Space: Free For All
- Feature
- Levi Bailey
- Edinburgh Fringe
- 23rd Apr, 2015
Have a thing for iambic pentameter and ghosts of politician's past? Then this might be the show for you! Broadway Baby finds out more.
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