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Lost Girls / At Bus Stops

Lost Girls / At Bus Stops

One last night at the Fringe, Jess and Iona wander the city looking for that best show, finest view, that perfect moment to confess. 

Police Cops: The Original

Police Cops: The Original

The multi award-winning comedy blockbuster returns! Globally acclaimed Police Cops celebrate their 10th anniversary by bringing back the show that started it all: the original Poli… 

Laser Kiwi's Sketch Game

Laser Kiwi's Sketch Game

An interactive 18+ gameshow. 

Best of the Fest

Best of the Fest

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

Nish Kumar: Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe

Nish Kumar: Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe

Following an election year – with the country in turmoil – there’s only one comedian who can kill the mood even further… Nish Kumar – one of The Guardian and The Telegrap… 

Dream Space

Dream Space

Dream Space invites you into a world where the ordinary becomes extraordinary. 

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Following their fan-favourite run at the Fringe last year, OOTB are back again for their 21st year with tighter harmonies, crazier choreography and enough high notes to reach the s… 

Daisy Doris May: Big Night Out

Daisy Doris May: Big Night Out

Calling all VIPs. 

Skank Sinatra

Skank Sinatra

Winner of Best Cabaret at Adelaide Fringe, this powerhouse diva belts, banters and bedazzles with her electrifying live vocals, international glamour and camp big-band bangers, rei… 

Explosive Science Show!

Explosive Science Show!

‘Everything a science show should be, and more!’ ***** (SeeSawMag. 

Not Another Quiz Night

Not Another Quiz Night

Not Another Quiz Night is the most entertaining, high-energy quiz show in town. 

The Truth About Trees

The Truth About Trees

When Alfie’s grandpa reveals that paper, if made correctly, can tell the story of the tree it came from, Alfie isn’t sure whether to believe him. 

Hello Birds

Hello Birds

A sensory story show for babies aged 0-36 months. 

Virtuoso

Virtuoso

The Man. 

Alone

Alone

On a failing spacecraft where two female astronauts fight to save Earth, this heart-racing, multi award-winning sci-fi thriller explores survival, climate change, human resilience … 

Gearóid Farrelly: No Pressure (WIP)

Gearóid Farrelly: No Pressure (WIP)

Gearóid is back at the Fringe for a two-week work in progress of his new show. 

Susie McCabe: Best Behaviour

Susie McCabe: Best Behaviour

The Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award winner Susie McCabe is back! Following her sold-out shows Femme Fatality and Merchant of Menace, this year she is on her Best Behaviour. 

The Burton Brothers: 1925

The Burton Brothers: 1925

The only sketch comedy show set entirely in the year 1925! The Burton Brothers make their Edinburgh Fringe debut, after sell out seasons across Australia. 

Murder She Didn't Write

Murder She Didn't Write

Don your deerstalker and grab your magnifying glass as this talented company use audience suggestions to create a hilarious improvised murder mystery. 

Jessie Nixon: Don't Make Me Regret This

Jessie Nixon: Don't Make Me Regret This

Jessie Nixon is putting her life on the line for this show. 

CVNT

CVNT

Winner: Best Comedy, Melbourne Fringe ‘24 and Weekly Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe ‘25. 

Grace Mulvey: Did You Hear We're All Going To Die?

Grace Mulvey: Did You Hear We're All Going To Die?

Grace doesn’t fear death. 

Kate Dolan: The Critic

Kate Dolan: The Critic

If you like the sport of Women’s Alternative Comedy™ or something a bit different, this show is for you! A rare sighting into a sleepless comedian’s mind, unravelling, in real ti… 

David O'Doherty: Highway to the David Zone

David O'Doherty: Highway to the David Zone

A new opus from the hairy Enya, the Ryanair Bublé, the nine-volt battery-powered Beethoven. 

Bronwyn Kuss – I'll Allow It

Bronwyn Kuss – I'll Allow It

This show is a love letter to unprofitable and unproductive pursuits. 

A Series of Poorly Timed Questions

A Series of Poorly Timed Questions

At some point, someone told you not to ask that. 

Ben Pope: The Cut

Ben Pope: The Cut

Ben Pope – ‘a total delight’ (Fest) – brings a brand new stand-up hour to the Fringe. 

The Box Show

The Box Show

Award-winning, high-energy family spectacular where four rhythmical misfits turn ordinary junk into extraordinary funk! With explosive drumming, dance, comedy and imagination, this… 

Woody Fu: One Man John Wick

Woody Fu: One Man John Wick

John Wick. 

Mark Vigeant: The Best Man Show

Mark Vigeant: The Best Man Show

You’re cordially invited to this interactive polyamorous wedding reception, where the groom’s brother delivers a speech you’ll never forget! It starts out fun and silly, with… 

Edy Hurst's Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself

Edy Hurst's Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself

‘Bursts with comedic joy’ (Skinny). 

Deadheads

Deadheads

Miriam works in finance in Singapore. 

Love Beyond

Love Beyond

A love story. 

Beats on Pointe

Beats on Pointe

The fusion of ballet and hip-hop has long fascinated audiences since it was popularised by films like Step Up. 

Liars and Clowns: A Late Night Comedy Show

Liars and Clowns: A Late Night Comedy Show

Returning to Edinburgh for the third year in a row! Liars and Clowns is a jam session for comedians, with a revolving door showcasing the best alternative comedy from around the fe… 

Villains: A Dizney in Drag Parody

Villains: A Dizney in Drag Parody

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the evilest of them all? Well come find out for yourself in The Hairy Godmothers’ new sinful sequel. 

Taiwan Season: Little Drops of Rain

Taiwan Season: Little Drops of Rain

A family show like no other from a company that specialises in creating original, innovative theatrical stories. 

Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody

Dizney in Drag: Once Upon a Parody

Take a magic carpet ride into an enchanted castle of adult fantasies and fairy tale follies. 

Honnef's Lost Words

Honnef's Lost Words

This was supposed to be an ode to creativity and words. 

The Bubble Show

The Bubble Show

Join Mr Bubbles with his extraordinary soap bubbles in all shapes and sizes! Enjoy bouncy bubbles, bubbles inside bubbles, smoke bubbles, square bubbles, giant bubbles and even fir… 

Russell Howard's Wonderbox: Live

Russell Howard's Wonderbox: Live

Russell Howard brings his smash-hit podcast Wonderbox to the Fringe! Russell chats to a special guest about the things that make life worth living in this live podcast recording. 

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Following their five-star, fan-favourite run at the Fringe last year, OOTB are back again for their 20th year with tighter harmonies, crazier choreography and enough high notes to … 

Murder, She Didn't Write

Murder, She Didn't Write

Celebrating their 10th year at the Fringe! A classic murder mystery is created on the spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious and hilarious show from Fringe favourites, De… 

Mythos: Ragnarok

Mythos: Ragnarok

Viking mythology performed by professional wrestlers! Quickly becoming a Fringe staple, this masterpiece brings all the comedy, chaos, and combat of ancient stories to life like yo… 

David O'Doherty: Ready, Steady, David O'Doherty

David O'Doherty: Ready, Steady, David O'Doherty

The David O’Doherty of comedy is back! Having trained his body and mind to the point of peak perfection, he has used a very nice pen to write a new concert of talking and songs. 

Will Owen: Like, Nobody's Watching

Will Owen: Like, Nobody's Watching

I’ll start this review with what I really want to say to the gays out there: if you see one stand-up comedy show this Fringe, see this one. 

Jo Griffin: Last Chance Saloon

Jo Griffin: Last Chance Saloon

While everyone’s settling down – marriages, mortgages, motherhood – Jo’s busy doing all the naughty stuff she’s yet to try! From clubbing with Gen Zs (she’s the hype-girl keepi… 

Ironing Board Man

Ironing Board Man

One man. 

Gearóid Farrelly: Gearóid Rage

Gearóid Farrelly: Gearóid Rage

When an audience walks into a venue with Padam Padam by Kylie and Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter playing, you know It will be a great show. 

Carousel – A Theatre Show by Ivo Graham

Carousel – A Theatre Show by Ivo Graham

‘Teddy told me that in Greek, “nostalgia” literally means, “the pain from an old wound”. 

Chokeslam

Chokeslam

“You will leave a wrestling fan. 

The Old Queen's Head

The Old Queen's Head

Who’s your go to? Your ride or die? Your best friend? Your mum? Not David. 

Alexandra Hudson: Making Lemonade

Alexandra Hudson: Making Lemonade

Alexandra believes if society thinks of her as a lemon, she’s going to squeeze as much out of those misconceptions for her own gain and make herself some sweet lemonade. 

Absolute Monopoly

Absolute Monopoly

Monopoly is a terrible game. 

Rahul Subramanian: Who Are You?

Rahul Subramanian: Who Are You?

Mumbai-based global stand-up star Rahul Subramanian makes his Edinburgh debut. 

Mum and I Don't Talk Anymore by Milanka Brooks

Mum and I Don't Talk Anymore by Milanka Brooks

A funny, candid and poignant solo show about the unique and crazy relationship between Milanka and her flamboyant Serbian mother, Lela. 

Glitch

Glitch

It’s the 10-year high school reunion. 

Kate Dolan: A Different Kind of Unhinged

Kate Dolan: A Different Kind of Unhinged

Winner: Emerging Artist Adelaide Fringe 2024. 

Stephen Mullan: Rascal

Stephen Mullan: Rascal

When did Stephen Mullan become a rascal? I thought it was just as we walked into The Box at Assembly. 

GUSH

GUSH

Abby Vicky-Russell presents her ‘masterclass in character comedy’ **** (LostInTheatreland. 

Party

Party

Get ready to party, cause the most eccentric and ‘queer as f*ck’ (Travis Alabanza) trans/non-binary/female mixed-bill comedy show is taking Edinburgh by storm every Friday nigh… 

Zimbabwe Sculpture

Zimbabwe Sculpture

An exhibition of remarkable stone sculptures from new and established Zimbabwean artists. 

Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt

Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt

A highly anticipated brand-new hour from comic legend Frank Skinner (‘King of stand-up’ (Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard)), following his sell-out hit Showbiz. 

Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt

Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt

In Frank Skinner's Thirty Years of Dirt (a clever pun I shamefully only just got this second), Skinner proves exactly what makes him such a dab hand at this comedy malarkey. 

Mr Sleepybum

Mr Sleepybum

Nominated: Best Kids Show Leicester Comedy Festival 2023. 

Beats on Pointe

Beats on Pointe

From Australia to London’s West End, this high-energy fusion of commercial dance entertainment intertwines ballet and street dance, along with contemporary and breaking to deliver … 

Shortlist

Shortlist

Shortlist is a two-hander written by Brian Parks, directed by Margarett Perry, performed by Daniel Llewelyn-Williams and Matthew Boston. 

Lena

Lena

1974. 

5 Mistakes That Changed History

5 Mistakes That Changed History

In 5 Mistakes That Changed History, host Paul Coulter establishes the self-evident premise, that this will be something of a comical TED Talk about some fascinating moments that sh… 

Jody Kamali: Things We Do for Love

Jody Kamali: Things We Do for Love

50% Bristolian. 

Chris Kent: Back at It

Chris Kent: Back at It

Having gone back to work as an electrician, Chris found himself with two jobs and the ridiculous notion of buying a house. 

Urooj Ashfaq: Oh No!

Urooj Ashfaq: Oh No!

Urooj is an Indian stand-up who hails from a tiny, unknown city called Mumbai. 

Dahn Rozario: White People Need to Relax

Dahn Rozario: White People Need to Relax

TikTok sensation Dahn Rozario brings his very first full hour of stand-up to Edinburgh. 

Geraldine Hickey: Of Course We've Got Horses

Geraldine Hickey: Of Course We've Got Horses

Join the winner of Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Best Show Award – Geraldine Hickey as she shares stories about acknowledging and enjoying new-found privileges, like … 

Jo Griffin: The Power Hour

Jo Griffin: The Power Hour

Reformed people-pleaser Jo is 36, single, living in a houseshare with five strangers off the internet (humble brag!) so is ready to take on the big-boy topics, from the world melti… 

Blue

Blue

Newly promoted FID detective LaRhonda Parker is assigned to investigate the death of a Black motorist during a traffic stop involving her husband’s ex-partner, Boyd Sully, a 29-yea… 

Mad Ron: Crime School

Mad Ron: Crime School

Leicester Comedy Festival nomination for Best Show 2023. 

David O'Doherty: Tiny Piano Man

David O'Doherty: Tiny Piano Man

The dishevelled prince of £10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair. 

Ted Hill: Tries and Fails to Fix Climate Change

Ted Hill: Tries and Fails to Fix Climate Change

Oftentimes when you go to a stand-up show, a comedian will attempt or fix or comment on a problem in the world, at least by providing a series of observations that you can’t real… 

Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly

Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly

In Absolute Monopoly, host Benjamin Alborough proves himself a Milburn Pennybags (aka Mr Monopoly) for the 21st Century. 

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

Sitting at the front of the queue, an hour before the show started, I was stung by a bee. 

Robin Tran: Don't Look at Me

Robin Tran: Don't Look at Me

As Robin Tran walks on stage, she greets us with a warm smile and soft voice. 

In Everglade Studio

In Everglade Studio

In 1974 London, three musicians and their manager seal themselves inside an underground recording studio to complete an Americana album, unaware that materials in the walls are dri… 

Gyles Brandreth Can't Stop Talking!

Gyles Brandreth Can't Stop Talking!

Friend, fan, or foe of Gyles Brandreth, there’s probably one thing upon which all can agree: the man simply cannot stop talking. 

Be My Guest

Be My Guest

Each human being is a galaxy. 

Sian Davies: This Charming Man

Sian Davies: This Charming Man

Where do you go when your role models let you down? Join award-winning comedian and jumped-up pantry boy Sian on a journey through masculinity and gender identity via Salford Lads … 

The David Johnson Emerging Talent Award

The David Johnson Emerging Talent Award

A mixed-bill comedy, cabaret and variety show to celebrate the life of maverick producer David Johnson who died in 2020. 

Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control

Nish Kumar: Your Power, Your Control

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

Neil Delamere: Liminal

Neil Delamere: Liminal

Fresh from a sell-out tour, star of BBC’s The Blame Game, Fighting Talk and The News Quiz, Neil Delamere returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new show. 

Phil Wang: The Real Hero in All This

Phil Wang: The Real Hero in All This

Hot off the heels of his critically acclaimed Netflix special, Phil’s bringing his highly infective British-Malaysian variant of comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe once more. 

Liza Pulman: The Heart of It

Liza Pulman: The Heart of It

On the heels of her highly acclaimed West End tour de force Liza Pulman Sings Streisand, Fascinating Aida’s Liza Pulman returns with her brand-new show and album, The Heart of It. 

Jew Talkin' To Me?

Jew Talkin' To Me?

Join award-winning comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon for a live recording of one of ‘the best podcasts to listen to right now’ (iNews). 

Ed Gamble: Electric

Ed Gamble: Electric

He’s been on the road since February, played three sold-out nights at London’s iconic Hackney Empire and now Ol’ Broken Pancreas is charged up and ready to flick the switch on even… 

Myra's Story

Myra's Story

‘Five stars are not enough to do it justice!’ ***** (Daily Mail). 

Shark in the Park

Shark in the Park

Timothy Pope is looking through his telescope – but wait, is that a Shark, in the Park!? From the creative team behind the Hairy Maclary show – see all three of Nick Sharratt’s… 

Space Hippo

Space Hippo

Earth is dying. 

Who Murdered My Cat?

Who Murdered My Cat?

Following sell-out shows at VAULT Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre, award-winning storyteller and professional over-sharer Roann Hassani McCloskey returns with another f… 

Les Dawson: Flying High

Les Dawson: Flying High

With a forensic talent for pinpointing the precise foibles, flaws and faults of a character and an uncanny capacity for evoking their vocal DNA, Jon Culshaw gives new life to one o… 

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

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

As we all know, COVID was invented to stop people from enjoying live music, but now Two Hearts are here to help us recover from two years of silence. 

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

For the last eighteen years Out of the Blue has built a vibrant reputation as one of the finest acapella groups at Edinburgh. 

Fashion Spies

Fashion Spies

Picture the scene: Fashion week. 

Dom Chambers: Fake Wizard

Dom Chambers: Fake Wizard

America’s Got Talent semi-finalist Dom Chambers makes his Fringe debut with the magically titled Fake Wizard. 

Rob Auton: The Crowd Show

Rob Auton: The Crowd Show

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

Michelle Brasier: Average Bear

Michelle Brasier: Average Bear

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

Des Bishop: Mia Mamma

Des Bishop: Mia Mamma

My mother died in March 2019 and of course it was sad and grief can be tough sometimes, but I saw a lot of funny in that too. 

David O'Doherty: whoa is me

David O'Doherty: whoa is me

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

Fascinating Aïda

Fascinating Aïda

They’re back at last! Britain’s greatest cabaret trio return with their smash-hit show guaranteed to put ‘a massive smile on your face and a spring in your step’ (Scotsman). 

Jordan Gray: Is It a Bird?

Jordan Gray: Is It a Bird?

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

Grace Petrie: Butch Ado About Nothing

Grace Petrie: Butch Ado About Nothing

‘Whining folk singer’ (Telegraph), lesbian and checked-shirt collector Grace Petrie has been incorrectly called Sir everyday of her adult life, and, having exhausted her capacity f… 

BriTANicK

BriTANicK

BriTANick is an American sketch comedy duo made up of Brian McElhaney and Nick Koche, and they quickly assure us that their name (a combination of ‘Brian’, ‘Nick’ and ‘Ti… 

Helter Skelter

Helter Skelter

1967, Susan, a runaway from a troubled home, escapes her past by hitchhiking to LA. 

Isabelle Farah: Irresponsabelle

Isabelle Farah: Irresponsabelle

British-Lebanese comedian Isabelle Farah’s sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2021 show Ellipsis later transferred to the Soho Theatre and was listed by Chortle in the Top Ten shows of 2021… 

Aidan Sadler: Tropicana

Aidan Sadler: Tropicana

Join queer cabaret icon Aidan Sadler as they take you on the award-winning journey to Tropicana! Nothing is safe from ridicule so be led on an exploration of body image, heteronorm… 

Zimbabwe Sculpture

Zimbabwe Sculpture

An exhibition of remarkable stone sculptures from new and established Zimbabwean artists. 

Tom Walker: Javelin

Tom Walker: Javelin

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

Confetti

Confetti

Uptight and unlucky in love, Felix is the ‘mate of honour’ for his best friend’s wedding. 

The Great Almighty Gill

The Great Almighty Gill

New Perspectives presents The Great Almighty Gill. 

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

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

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

Judas

Judas

Smokescreen Productions is supporting the work of Amnesty International through its new work, Judas, at Assembly Blue Room. 

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

A classic retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy, this piece is brought to us by Guy Masterson, TTI in association with Maverick Theatre Co. 

beep boop

beep boop

Most of you are probably reading this review on a portable device right now. 

Tom Lenk Is Trash

Tom Lenk Is Trash

Rarely is a title so apt. 

David O'Doherty: Ultrasound

David O'Doherty: Ultrasound

There’s only one person who could compel people from their homes on a day when the rain is coming down in sheets and thunder crashes less than three Mississippi’s away. 

Thrones! The Musical Parody

Thrones! The Musical Parody

Returning to the Fringe for another year Thrones! The Musical Parody is exactly what it says on the tin. 

Susie McCabe: Domestic Disaster

Susie McCabe: Domestic Disaster

Susie McCabe strolls on stage, observing that she’s never felt more like a sex worker since being crushed inside the shipping container that is Assembly’s Blue Room. 

Noise Boys

Noise Boys

Noise Boys, playing at the Assembly at George Square, is an exhilarating evening of tap, beatbox and music that you and your entire circle of friends can’t miss. 

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

“Nothing makes a woman feel more like a girl than a man who sings like a boy. 

Pamela's Palace

Pamela's Palace

Welcome to Pamela’s Palace. 

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