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Rodney Black: Who Cares? It's Working

Rodney Black: Who Cares? It's Working

In the comedy world, where controversy is king, when does the joke stop being funny? Rodney Black’s career is booming, thanks to a money-hungry manager and the seemingly impenetrab… 

The Bristol Suspensions: Ten Things I Sung About You

The Bristol Suspensions: Ten Things I Sung About You

It’s a week until The Edinburgh Fringe, and The Bristol Suspensions still don’t have a show. 

The Players of Diadon

The Players of Diadon

In a far-off kingdom, King Diadon spends each night watching his life story performed by a company of players. 

Mark T Cox: Paddy Daddy

Mark T Cox: Paddy Daddy

Paddy Daddy returns. 

Abigail Rolling: Shit Lawyer

Abigail Rolling: Shit Lawyer

Dark. 

Hot Rubber

Hot Rubber

Eight comedians pit their homemade remote-control cars against one another in the world’s smallest demolition derby. 

Jamie MacDonald: Toxic Bastard

Jamie MacDonald: Toxic Bastard

As a white, middle-class, straight male with an ok career Jamie fits the current stereotype of a loathsome, over-privileged, toxic bastard. 

Mary: A Gig Theatre Show

Mary: A Gig Theatre Show

Through powerful original music and spoken word, a folk-rock band retells Mary Queen of Scots’ story. 

Looking for Laughs

Looking for Laughs

‘It’s real, it’s raw, it’s hilarious’ (Scotsman). 

So You Think You're Funny? Competition – Heats

So You Think You're Funny? Competition – Heats

The search for comedy’s next big star continues as contestants battle for a place in the Grand Final of the UK’s biggest newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcase… 

Body Count

Body Count

‘Every woman is a killer. 

Thirty, Flirty and Dying

Thirty, Flirty and Dying

Beth and Rhoni are dead. 

Jess Carrivick: For Your Consideration

Jess Carrivick: For Your Consideration

A character comic ‘gearing up to conquer’ (Dawn French). 

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids: Reducks

James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids: Reducks

James invented the idea of proper stand-up for children in 2001. 

Christopher Hall: Work in Progress

Christopher Hall: Work in Progress

After touring the UK and Ireland last year with his debut hour, Girl for All Seasons, Christopher is working on a new show – a new show everyone, can you believe it, a new show! … 

Oblivion Boys with Gayle Tuesday

Oblivion Boys with Gayle Tuesday

Stephen Frost and Mark Arden (only surviving members of the 1980’s Comedy Double Act) return after 40 years. 

Managed Approach

Managed Approach

In 2014, the UK’s first legalised red-light district opened in the Holbeck area of Leeds. 

Grace Petrie: This Is No Time To Panic!

Grace Petrie: This Is No Time To Panic!

Like protest songs? Neither does Grace Petrie and she’s been singing them for 15 politically disastrous years. 

ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we would give him a hand. 

Mr Woody's Last Lesson: Confessions of a Teacher

Mr Woody's Last Lesson: Confessions of a Teacher

Buckle up, folks. 

Woody's Bush Cabaret – for Kids!

Woody's Bush Cabaret – for Kids!

Word’s out on the Aussie bush telegraph: Woody and his crazy friends are rolling out a cabaret experience like no other! Sing, dance, and strum along in a wild musical adventure re… 

Late'n'Live

Late'n'Live

The original late-night show returns with stellar line-ups of your favourite acts from the festival, hosted by the best MCs in the country, every single night of the Fringe. 

MacPlebs

MacPlebs

What would you do if you had to stage Shakespeare’s famous tragedy with two actors who haven’t even read the script?! Two plebs are the only surviving members left of the cast of M… 

Of Fire and Flame

Of Fire and Flame

Romantasy. 

The Steamie

The Steamie

Through everyday conversation, hilarious comedy, and music-hall style songs, we learn from four working-class women about their lives, husbands, technology and the approaching New … 

Baby Shark and the Mystery of the Sphinx

Baby Shark and the Mystery of the Sphinx

Doo doo doo. 

Motorhome Marilyn

Motorhome Marilyn

Michelle Collins makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut in Motorhome Marilyn, a dark comedy by Ben Weatherill. 

Parody of the Rings

Parody of the Rings

At the local cinema, all hell breaks loose when the ushers misplace the DVDs of The Lord of the Rings trilogy – every single copy! With only the soundtracks left in hand, the tea… 

Gag Race

Gag Race

The power to judge comedians in the competition that sells out in London every week! Gag Race is unlike any other comedy competition. 

Kelly Ford: Bonkers (Work In Progress)

Kelly Ford: Bonkers (Work In Progress)

Kelly Ford’s Bonkers is a brand new WIP. 

Midnight at the Palace

Midnight at the Palace

Living your true self is nearly a crime again, so join the OGs of F*ck You Counterculture for a night of radical joy and glitter-encrusted anarchy. 

Float

Float

Join Astronaut Indra on a nine-month mission to the moon. 

There's Something Seriously Wrong With Cyrus

There's Something Seriously Wrong With Cyrus

A heartfelt and uplifting one-man show about an Indian-Persian gay man navigating the complexities of his identity. 

Lizzy Sunshine

Lizzy Sunshine

With her co-star unaccounted for, ever positive Lizzy Sunshine carries a vaudevillian double act alone. 

Couac... Physical Comedy

Couac... Physical Comedy

In an ultra-connected world, Jo struggles against the omnipresence of Eve, the AI server. 

Douglas Widick: Paperclip

Douglas Widick: Paperclip

Microsoft Word’s writing assistant, Clippy, has seen the future – and it is bleak. 

Sink or SING!

Sink or SING!

Attention girlies, bathroom belters, and car karaoke queens! Choir is back! Gather your crew for the ultimate interactive singing party with Australia’s international vocal coach, … 

Level Up!

Level Up!

What if life were a game? In a world where billionaires race to colonise space, Trump coins give you extra lives and making cows meditate saves the planet, it can be hard to know i… 

Kim Blythe: Cowboy

Kim Blythe: Cowboy

Kim Blythe is a cowboy – not the rugged, western kind but more like a questionable tradesman. 

Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit

Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit

Pinch Punch are back to welcome you aboard Locomotive for Murder, an improvised comedy murder-mystery where killing the cast and cracking the case is in your hands. 

Christopher Donovan and Laurie Brewster: Fun With Bad Boys

Christopher Donovan and Laurie Brewster: Fun With Bad Boys

Christopher Donovan and Laurie Brewster present a split hour of stand-up as they try to rebrand themselves as the bad boys of comedy. 

The Strongest Girl in the World

The Strongest Girl in the World

Gather round the campfire for this funny and nostalgic play about love, loss and summer camp. 

24Weeks

24Weeks

Something’s wrong with Becca. 

Sarah Bradley: Just Like Other Girls

Sarah Bradley: Just Like Other Girls

After spending her formative years trying to be “not like other girls”, Sarah Bradley is celebrating all things feminine – from rosé to romance novels, horoscopes to hot celebri… 

Improbotics Presents: RoboTales

Improbotics Presents: RoboTales

An improvised choose-your-own adventure, featuring actors, a cute robot host and AI, where the audience controls the show! By award-winning Improbotics who created Artificial Intel… 

Best of So You Think You're Funny?

Best of So You Think You're Funny?

An unmissable line-up of fresh talent starring Bert Broadbent, Fab Goualin, and Ciara O’Connor – finalists from the UK’s biggest new comedy competition! See the best emerging com… 

Jackie!!!

Jackie!!!

Sex, drugs and coercive control. 

Njambi McGrath: Revolution

Njambi McGrath: Revolution

From the Greeks to Tibetans, the French, to Africans fighting for independence, revolutions have been part of the human race from time immemorial. 

Hannah Campbell – Me!

Hannah Campbell – Me!

Some Fringe shows will take you on a deeply personal, sometimes traumatic journey. 

Hot Concrete: Too Hot (and Too Concretey) for TV

Hot Concrete: Too Hot (and Too Concretey) for TV

Guests! Prizes! Definitely no vengeful ghosts! Henry and Charlie are putting the past behind them to record their live TV chat show. 

Meg in the Magic Toyshop

Meg in the Magic Toyshop

It’s early morning at the Magic Toyshop and Meg the Doll can’t find her glove! Join the hunt as Meg and her best friend Penny the Toy Soldier enlist your help. 

David Ian: Am I Mean?

David Ian: Am I Mean?

With his crowd-work videos generating more than 2. 

Samia Rida: Kidnap

Samia Rida: Kidnap

Samia Rida’s one-woman show is a comedy/drama based on the true story of her kidnap to Saudi as a child. 

Molly McBride and Mariah Bowden: Toxic Femininity

Molly McBride and Mariah Bowden: Toxic Femininity

Molly and Mariah are two of the biggest names on the newcomer circuit, and also the biggest c*nts. 

Kayleigh Jones: I Fed My Dad to a Pelican

Kayleigh Jones: I Fed My Dad to a Pelican

The ridiculously wild true story that her therapist asked her to stop telling. 

Anais Gralpois: American Fetish

Anais Gralpois: American Fetish

Comedian Anaïs Gralpois Bridget Jones’ her way into talking about her move to London, having a slag era and what it really means to be more than just that fit American in this can… 

Broken Planet Show

Broken Planet Show

The absurd cabaret of apocalyptic proportions. 

Brendan Tran: HOLE IN THE WALL L'HOPITAL

Brendan Tran: HOLE IN THE WALL L'HOPITAL

If you’ve ever experienced loss, then this show was made for you. 

An Ode To The Casting Director

An Ode To The Casting Director

‘Had me in peals of laughter. 

IKEA WARS

IKEA WARS

It’s time to enter the flat pack thunderdome! Two Fringe performers go head-to-head in the ultimate home improvement indignity – building IKEA furniture. 

Saaniya Abbas – Hellarious

Saaniya Abbas – Hellarious

Saaniya Abbas takes audiences on her most personal and side-splitting journey yet in Hellarious. 

I See You Watching

I See You Watching

I See You Watching, a provocative, darkly playful exploration of control, performance and rebellion. 

Jacob Aldcroft: The Day I Got the Horn

Jacob Aldcroft: The Day I Got the Horn

John Binjuice lived a quiet life, until everyone in his town suddenly transformed into terrifying beasts. 

Mark Forward Presents Safari Time

Mark Forward Presents Safari Time

You will learn nothing at this show. 

Luke Osey: The Magic Hangover

Luke Osey: The Magic Hangover

Luke Osey (co-creator of sell-out sensation 1 Hour of Insane Magic) had the craziest night of his life last night. 

John Robertson's The Dark Room

John Robertson's The Dark Room

The audience is trapped in a retro video game with a sadistic, end-of-level boss. 

The Pink List

The Pink List

1957, West Germany. 

Yvonne Hughes: Absolutely Riddled

Yvonne Hughes: Absolutely Riddled

Absolutely Riddled is a fresh and bold dive into the reality of living with cystic fibrosis (CF) – a journey that’s as phlegmy as it is funny. 

Bad Clowns: Long Live the King!

Bad Clowns: Long Live the King!

The king is dead! There are three candidates to succeed him – they can only ascend the throne with support of the local lords and ladies (the audience)! Join the Bad Clowns and s… 

Northern Lights: Accidentally A Cappella (Help! We've Lost Our Instruments...)

Northern Lights: Accidentally A Cappella (Help! We've Lost Our Instruments...)

Disaster strikes – our instruments have vanished! Don’t worry, Northern Lights is here to save the day. 

Seating Plan

Seating Plan

What if you were sat next to the love of your life and just didn’t know it? Stuck beside each other at a dinner party year after year. 

A Stan Is Born!

A Stan Is Born!

Born in New York City as a closeted kid, Alexis is forced to follow his family to. 

PALS

PALS

Female-led and female-produced, PALS is a Scottish adventure-comedy play telling the story of four, crude, chaotic yet completely normal gal pals as they embark on a camping trek i… 

1 Hour of Insanity

1 Hour of Insanity

From the creators of the smash-hit show 1 Hour of Insane Magic, the new show 1 Hour of Insanity hits the Edinburgh Fringe! Expect the unexpected in this fast-paced, family-friendly… 

The Marriage of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein

The Marriage of Alice B Toklas by Gertrude Stein

A New York Times Critic’s Pick! A marriage farce by Edward Einhorn about Stein and Toklas in which four actors play over 30 characters. 

Amanda Hursy: Carted

Amanda Hursy: Carted

Looking for a proper laugh this Fringe? Catch homegrown talent Amanda Hursy in her riotous debut. 

Aideen McQueen: Waiting for Texto

Aideen McQueen: Waiting for Texto

Waiting for Texto is an electrifying interactive comedy play that captures the raw, universal experience of waiting for a response to your carefully crafted WhatsApp message. 

F.U.D.S

F.U.D.S

Stoners. 

Crapp's River

Crapp's River

The unauthorised musical parody of Schitt’s Creek, reimagining the beloved fish-out-of-water series with absurd comedy, unhinged characters and hilariously inappropriate twists. 

A.L.Ex and the ImproBots: How to Train Your Robot

A.L.Ex and the ImproBots: How to Train Your Robot

Hilarious, fast-paced science theatre for the whole family with real robots, games and storytelling. 

ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States

ROTUS: Receptionist of the United States

Hands up who loves freedom! Chastity Quirke is White House receptionist, ex-Chapter President of Kappa Gamma Zeta, and a proud Republican. 

Courtney Buchner: I Wrote This Show Last Night

Courtney Buchner: I Wrote This Show Last Night

Courtney knows everyone is winging it (life). 

Baxter vs The Bookies by Andy Linden

Baxter vs The Bookies by Andy Linden

The bets are laid. 

Leo Still Dies in the End

Leo Still Dies in the End

It’s been 84 years… or 26, since April 1999, when six-year-old Alice was finally allowed to watch James Cameron’s classic, Titanic, on VHS. 

Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

69 sketches in an hour! The UK’s fastest sketch show returns for its sixth year, featuring new sketches for 2025. 

Well Behaved Women

Well Behaved Women

It’s 1883. 

Best of the Queer Fringe

Best of the Queer Fringe

A mixed bill line-up of the best LGBTQ+ stand-up comedians from across the Fringe from the UK’s first LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy club, The Queer Comedy Club. 

Colette Gregory: Black Best Friend

Colette Gregory: Black Best Friend

A hilarious dissection of Black media tropes with satirical sketches, comedic songs and recognisable characters. 

Girl Pop!

Girl Pop!

The biggest girl group of the noughties reunite for the first time since their scandalous split. 

The Improv Musical

The Improv Musical

Returning for our 10th year, smash-hit production The Improv Musical is coming back to take the Fringe by storm. 

The Cambridge Impronauts

The Cambridge Impronauts

Let Cambridge’s best-loved improv troupe set the stage ablaze with a smörgåsbord of hilarious scenes, wacky games and silly capers all completely made up on the spot! In the styl… 

Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl

Confessions of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl

Recent anthropology graduate and feisty redhead Joanie Little is stuck working as a barista, studying the ‘creatures’ (customers) as if she were Jane Goodall, bushwhacking through … 

Michael Welch: All Rizz, No Filter

Michael Welch: All Rizz, No Filter

Diving headfirst into the chaos of his early 30s, Michael Welch is back with a bold new hour – no edits, no filters, and definitely no luck. 

Lily Blumkin: Nice Try

Lily Blumkin: Nice Try

From The Daily Show’s Lily Blumkin comes a hilarious solo show about growing up and getting worse. 

Lindsey Cole's The Mermaid, the Otter and the Big Poo

Lindsey Cole's The Mermaid, the Otter and the Big Poo

Tired of the state of our waterways? So is adventure mermaid Lindsey Cole and she needs your help to wave the big poo right outta her home so Otter can return. 

Patrick Monahan: The Good, the Pat and the Ugly

Patrick Monahan: The Good, the Pat and the Ugly

Cancel culture is fast approaching. 

Hypnotist Matt Hale – Funbelievable! 90s Rewind

Hypnotist Matt Hale – Funbelievable! 90s Rewind

Hyp Me Baby One More Time! The unmissable smash-hit comedy hypnotist is back with a 90s party hypnoshow! Multiple sell-out Fringe runs, 150 million+ views online. 

Nate Kitch: Something Different!!!!!

Nate Kitch: Something Different!!!!!

2024’s Best Newcomer and Malcolm Hardee Award nominee returns, let’s see what happens now. 

Married at Fringe Sight

Married at Fringe Sight

An exciting crowd-work show where the audience decide who gets married today, by the end of the show! You have the power, using our app, to decide who is getting married! Our comed… 

Pitch It Good – Live

Pitch It Good – Live

Step into the uproarious world of Pitch It Good, where laughter meets lunacy in a show unlike any other. 

Laura Belbin: Too Much

Laura Belbin: Too Much

The comedian behind Knee Deep In Life is known as Laura Belbin, she’s the perfect tonic in a world of perceived perfection and filtered happiness. 

Jay Lafferty: Bahookie

Jay Lafferty: Bahookie

Star of BBC’s Breaking the News, ‘Jay has cemented herself as one of the strongest comedians on the circuit today. 

So You Think You're Funny? Competition – Grand Final

So You Think You're Funny? Competition – Grand Final

Finalists battle it out to take the crown in the climactic stage of the UK’s most prestigious comedy newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcases around the UK and … 

The Humour Mill Live

The Humour Mill Live

A jam-packed comedy variety show from The Humour Mill, featuring some of the best stand-up, sketch and alternative acts in Scotland. 

I Mostly Blame Myself

I Mostly Blame Myself

In 2018, Nick Shanman hired a bunch of his idiot friends to make a ridiculous YouTube pilot. 

Jodie Sloan: Is She Hot? (WIP)

Jodie Sloan: Is She Hot? (WIP)

In March of 2023, TikTok sent a notification to millions of users with a picture of Jodie Sloan’s face, and the words, ‘Is she hot?’, after her comedic song on situational hotness … 

Kabsa and Kilts: A Saudi-ish Show

Kabsa and Kilts: A Saudi-ish Show

Our show brings you a Saudi-ish line-up of comedians – two Saudis and a Scot – with diverse experiences and styles of comedy. 

Ifrah Qureshi: Inside and Prejudice

Ifrah Qureshi: Inside and Prejudice

In her debut Fringe show, Inside and Prejudice, Ifrah Qureshi takes a hilarious and honest look at her own biases and the world around her. 

Logan, a One-Woman Show (Because Only One of Us Survived)

Logan, a One-Woman Show (Because Only One of Us Survived)

The true story of my brother’s murder so of course, it’s comedy. 

Paul Black: All Sorts

Paul Black: All Sorts

After three consecutive sold-out runs, Paul Black returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new hour. 

Mind Milk

Mind Milk

What are you storing in the back rooms of your brain? Who’s lurking behind your eyes? Hold still. 

Holy Shit Improv

Holy Shit Improv

‘LA’s very best improvisers’ (TheComedyBureau. 

Broadside Ballads

Broadside Ballads

A “supergroup” comprised of performers from iconic bands from Scotland’s pop world and international singers take audiences into the heart of Scotland’s rich cultural heritage. 

The Countess of Fife

The Countess of Fife

Five-piece alt country band led by legendary Rezillos’ frontwoman, Fay Fife. 

Aquapella

Aquapella

‘Forget Pitch Perfect, Aquapella are the real deal!’ (TheWeeReview. 

Rave New World: Acid House Cabaret

Rave New World: Acid House Cabaret

Take a strobe down memory lane with the UK’s premier rave raconteur. 

Le Wine Club

Le Wine Club

Anna Lou is back in her wine bar to talk wine and let you in on her darkest secrets. 

Sing, Sign and Sensory

Sing, Sign and Sensory

Sing, Sign and Sensory offers sensory-based performance workshops tailored to infants between 0-24 months. 

The A Cappella Xperience

The A Cappella Xperience

The Bristol Suspensions take you on a journey through their 10th year as a group – their triumphs, their pressures and everything in between. 

Juliette Burton's Talking Crazy

Juliette Burton's Talking Crazy

In crazy times, what keeps us sane? Comedian, activist and charity ambassador Juliette Burton was sectioned under the Mental Health Act, diagnosed with 15 mental illnesses, an inpa… 

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

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

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

Hot Rubber

Hot Rubber

I’m not sure who came up with Hot Rubber’s concept of combining the children’s table-top racing game Scaletrix with a stand up comedy variety show, but after watching the sho… 

Fix Your Mind

Fix Your Mind

Two siblings feel disconnected from life in their rural hometown. 

Jack Docherty in The Chief – No Apologies

Jack Docherty in The Chief – No Apologies

The BAFTA-winning star of Scot Squad and cult classic Absolutely, returns to the Fringe as Scotland’s favourite cop. 

22 (Brooke's Version)

22 (Brooke's Version)

New York comedian/Moth StorySLAM Champ’s debut comedy hour follows sold-out short-form workshops. 

Late'n'Live

Late'n'Live

The original late-night show returns with stellar line-ups of your favourite acts from the festival, hosted by the best MCs in the country, every single night of the Fringe. 

ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for an age, so we thought we would give him a hand. 

Abigail Rolling: Shit Lawyer

Abigail Rolling: Shit Lawyer

Dark. 

Njambi McGrath

Njambi McGrath

Njambi McGrath returns to Edinburgh Fringe with a hilarious hour. 

Funny Bones

Funny Bones

In Funny Bones, a clown contemplates life, death, and other laughing matters. 

1 Hour of Insane Magic: After Dark

1 Hour of Insane Magic: After Dark

After their sell-out sensation at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Insane Magic are back. 

Amy Webber: no previous experience

Amy Webber: no previous experience

Armed with her mini keyboard and an opera degree that’s never been useful, Amy Webber is job hunting. 

Louise Atkinson: She's Got the Look

Louise Atkinson: She's Got the Look

With this new comedy show, the Amused Moose Best Debut Show winner revisits the unsolicited feedback she once received; ‘Louise Atkinson – sounds good, looks like a mess’; and di… 

Ketch Sketch

Ketch Sketch

Japan’s best silent comedian is back! And you’re invited to his pet Max’s birthday party. 

Situations and Confr/plications

Situations and Confr/plications

Logic, you say? Thank you. 

Síomha Hennessy: 30 Under 30

Síomha Hennessy: 30 Under 30

Síomha wants to be a teen pop star. 

The Oxford Imps

The Oxford Imps

A fun, fast-paced comedy show, made up entirely on the spot from your suggestions! The Imps have been bringing critically acclaimed improv performances and up-and-coming comedic ta… 

Mark T Cox: Paddy Daddy

Mark T Cox: Paddy Daddy

An Irish Gay Guide to Romance. 

Mark Black: The Drink. The Drugs. The Scratchcairds.

Mark Black: The Drink. The Drugs. The Scratchcairds.

New stand-up/musical hour from Mark Black. 

The Chairs Revisited

The Chairs Revisited

Following five-star success with Miss Julie (*****, ThreeWeeks) and The Nine Lives of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (*****, CafeBabel. 

Gabey Lucas: A Berkshire Boar Walks Into a Bar (and Gets Shot in the Face)

Gabey Lucas: A Berkshire Boar Walks Into a Bar (and Gets Shot in the Face)

‘Witty yet strangely informative’ Gabey Lucas (Rip City Comedy Festival, Martin Foundation Full Artist 2020 finalist) wants to talk to you about hard-hitting subjects like unicorn … 

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic

Stunning magic. 

Sing It! Northern Lights: From Retro to Remix

Sing It! Northern Lights: From Retro to Remix

Sing it! From Retro to Remix. 

John Robertson's The Dark Room

John Robertson's The Dark Room

The audience is trapped in a retro video game with a sadistic, end-of-level boss. 

Mutant Olive 2.0

Mutant Olive 2.0

(Mommy’s a whore, Daddy’s a hitman). 

Biscuit Barrel: Not Another 69-Sketch Show

Biscuit Barrel: Not Another 69-Sketch Show

‘Most reliable sketch group in the game’ **** (EdFringeReview. 

Dr Jo Prendergast: The Cool Mum

Dr Jo Prendergast: The Cool Mum

A clean, award-winning parody of a personal development seminar for Gen Z-ers to Boomers. 

Michelle Brasier: Legacy

Michelle Brasier: Legacy

Sold-out run, Edinburgh Fringe 2023. 

Harriet Dyer: Skin

Harriet Dyer: Skin

Give us a cheer if you’ve got skin? Well then, this is the show for you! A new show of story-based chaos with heart and peculiarities from acclaimed stand-up Harriet Dyer (Comedy C… 

Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical

Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical

A re-discovery of self-identity. 

Lost in the Woods

Lost in the Woods

Once upon a time, a little girl and a little boy were lost in the woods. 

Sophie Garrad and Leigh Douglas: Daddy's Girls

Sophie Garrad and Leigh Douglas: Daddy's Girls

Sophie and Leigh are Daddy’s Girls on the loose. 

Juliette Burton: Hopepunk

Juliette Burton: Hopepunk

In a negative world, hope is a rebellion. 

A.L.Ex and The ImpRobots Present: An AI Show for Kids!

A.L.Ex and The ImpRobots Present: An AI Show for Kids!

Sixty minutes of hilarious fast-paced interactive science theatre for the whole family featuring real robots, AI, and laughs. 

Lewis Fuller – Ungentlemanly Conduct

Lewis Fuller – Ungentlemanly Conduct

Lewis Fuller’s Ungentlemanly Conduct promises a lively evening filled with daring and flirtatious displays of magic and talent. 

Bad Clowns: HOSTAGE

Bad Clowns: HOSTAGE

It is the opening night of the Fringe theatre show The Worrisome Troubles of Timothy Potts. 

Knives and Forks

Knives and Forks

Friends of seven years, Iris (Ianthe Bathurst) and Thalia (Thea Mayeux) share their lives in the same flat. 

Cameron Young: The Scottish Magician

Cameron Young: The Scottish Magician

Step into the enchanting world of Cameron Young: The Scottish Magician! Immerse yourself in a modern magic show featuring mind-bending illusions, captivating mind reading, and upro… 

Isabella Charlton: So My Dad F****d The Nanny

Isabella Charlton: So My Dad F****d The Nanny

International comedian tells of a dark steamy affair between her father and the family’s nanny. 

Naomi Grossman: American Whore Story

Naomi Grossman: American Whore Story

Emmy-nominated actress, Naomi Grossman made a name for herself as Pepper on American Horror Story, the fan-favourite and first crossover character. 

Julie Flower: Grandma's Shop

Julie Flower: Grandma's Shop

Clothes. 

The Improv Musical

The Improv Musical

Returning to Fringe for our ninth year, smash-hit production The Improv Musical is coming back to take the Fringe by storm. 

We Forgive You, Patina Pataznik

We Forgive You, Patina Pataznik

Jake and Liv deserve the world. 

Elaine Malcolmson: Joik

Elaine Malcolmson: Joik

A comic journey from lost to found in the company of a reindeer. 

The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button

The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button

New York Comedian/Moth StorySLAM Champion Brooke weaves award-winning storytelling, poetic narrative, wry comedy to fashion a uniquely styled, kaleidoscopic identity exploration an… 

Hypnotist Matt Hale: Top Fun! 80s Spectacular – Remix

Hypnotist Matt Hale: Top Fun! 80s Spectacular – Remix

With an 80's theme incorporating all the sing-along chart hits and a host who, after popping up in a Risky Business-themed opening video, appears onstage in a flight suit and s… 

Sarah McGuinness Sings Cabaret

Sarah McGuinness Sings Cabaret

Late-night delights from sultry songstress Sarah McGuiness. 

Potty the Plant

Potty the Plant

Potty the Plant is a campy horror musical with vibrant energy, catchy tunes and a quirky storyline. 

Alexander Bennett: Emotional Daredevil

Alexander Bennett: Emotional Daredevil

Take a risk. See this show.  

Kathleen Hughes: Cryptid!

Kathleen Hughes: Cryptid!

Kathleen isn’t sure of anything anymore. 

Serious Theatre from Serious People

Serious Theatre from Serious People

Charlotte Anne-Tilley and Mabel Thomas reveal their skills as actors in Serious Theatre from Serious People at Gilded Balloon Patter House. 

The Cambridge Impronauts

The Cambridge Impronauts

This short-form improvisation show includes famous games, such as Party Quirks, led by audience prompts. 

Dave Ahdoot: Ethnically Ambiguous

Dave Ahdoot: Ethnically Ambiguous

Dave Ahdoot’s enigmatic shade of brown has helped him land parts in over 40 TV ads for huge brands like Ford and McDonald’s. 

Baby Shark and Tails of the Seven Seas

Baby Shark and Tails of the Seven Seas

Join Fiddlefox and Baby Shark as they travel to different lands around the world around the world seeking a lost friend, while experiencing the sights and sounds of each culture re… 

Chris and Seán Are Two Sailors Who Are Nuts

Chris and Seán Are Two Sailors Who Are Nuts

Chris and Seán are two sailors who are nuts! Comedians Chris Locke and Seán Cullen are on shore leave for an hour of hilarious madness! Learn about the sea! Milk a sea cow! Make … 

The Kids Always Win

The Kids Always Win

Tired of grown-ups being know-it-alls? Do you want to win prizes? Kids Always Win is a game show where the kids always win. 

Abrasion

Abrasion

A one-woman show (written and starring Meg-Rose Dixon) following a diagnosis journey set at the anniversary of her surgery. 

Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity

Kevin Quantum: Anti-Gravity

Following award-winning, sell-out performances around the world, Kevin returns to Edinburgh. 

A Transcriber's Tale

A Transcriber's Tale

After a successful run at the Hollywood Fringe, Joanna Parson has brought their one-person show to the Edinburgh Fringe at the Gilded Balloon Patter House. 

Stephanie Bradshaw: Big Fish

Stephanie Bradshaw: Big Fish

Big Fish is Stephanie Bradshaw’s debut stand-up show, inspired by her life as an attention-seeking (anxious, delicate, shy) mega diva, based in the small rural town of Keswick, Cum… 

Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit

Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit

Pinch Punch are back to welcome you aboard Locomotive for Murder, an improvised comedy murder-mystery where killing the cast and cracking the case is in your hands. 

2 Become Wand: Hudson & Hudson – Magic

2 Become Wand: Hudson & Hudson – Magic

When real-life married funny magicians decided to perform a double-act, they thought it would be the perfect combination of fun and tricks. 

Aaron Twitchen: Himbo

Aaron Twitchen: Himbo

Dumped during his best friend’s wedding, Aaron has decided to laugh it off. 

John Meagher: Big Year

John Meagher: Big Year

After a sell-out run at Dublin Fringe, host of Radio 4’s The Divil’s Own John Meagher makes his debut at The Gilded Balloon with his debut show Big Year. 

Chris Weir: Well Flung

Chris Weir: Well Flung

Chris Weir's Well Flung is a self-proclaimed gay romantic comedy that tells tales from the world of the comedian's own love life. 

Shitty Mozart

Shitty Mozart

It’s been a couple of days and I still don’t really know what to make of this show. 

Pop Off, Michelangelo!

Pop Off, Michelangelo!

Get ready to meet a version of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci like never before in Pop Off, Michelangelo! Travel back to Renaissance Florence, where the two young artists are b… 

Tom Crosbie: I Came, I Saw, I Conq-Nerd

Tom Crosbie: I Came, I Saw, I Conq-Nerd

Friends, nerds, countrymen! Lend me your cubes! What’s your Roman Empire? The thing you can’t stop thinking about? Tom has collected a few obsessions over the years. 

Joshua Bethania: Coming Home

Joshua Bethania: Coming Home

A debut from the 2022 So You Think You’re Funny? winner. 

Mime Club

Mime Club

Sexy dads, vacuum cleaners, the German State Theatre. 

My Mother Had Two Faces: Reflections on Beauty, Aging and Acceptance

My Mother Had Two Faces: Reflections on Beauty, Aging and Acceptance

Presented in pseudo-fairytale style, this one-woman dramatic comedy dares to expose what lies beneath the mask of the perfect mother. 

So You Think You're Funny? Competition – Heats

So You Think You're Funny? Competition – Heats

The search for comedy’s next big star continues as contestants battle for a place in the grand final of the UK’s biggest newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcase… 

Nate Kitch: Tomorrow Might Not Happen; Now

Nate Kitch: Tomorrow Might Not Happen; Now

What is anything? The basically-award-winning*, ‘real WTF comic’ (Chortle. 

Jamie Denbo: Beverly Live!

Jamie Denbo: Beverly Live!

Jamie Denbo, writer/producer (Grey’s Anatomy), presents her alter ego Beverly (meddling mother to all) as she takes audiences on a comedic rollercoaster ride through her golden yea… 

Anu Vaidyanathan: BC:AD – Before Children, After Diapers

Anu Vaidyanathan: BC:AD – Before Children, After Diapers

BC:AD (Before Children, After Diapers) is a stand-up comedy show and one mad, mommy’s take on how the definitions of words change before and during motherhood. 

Carter Morgan: The Death of Cool

Carter Morgan: The Death of Cool

This show is about death, being cool before then and giving a f*ck. 

Pernille Haaland: Not Related

Pernille Haaland: Not Related

Comedian Pernille Haaland leaves no ball unkicked as she tackles the existential crisis of her post-35, single life, realizing her hot-girl summer days are over. 

Fringe! The Musical

Fringe! The Musical

From the company that brought us Potty The Plant, comes Fringe! The Musical, a self-aware parody of the Edinburgh Fringe from the perspective of the hopeful artists that flood into… 

Kim Blythe – Might As Well

Kim Blythe – Might As Well

Embracing her innate comedic flair, Kim Blythe, aka Kimbo from TikTok, ventures into the world of stand-up comedy in her twice sold-out show Might as Well. 

Barbies and Drillas

Barbies and Drillas

‘Hey, we’re not students anymore – who the f*ck stole my avocado?!’ A comedy about five housemates gloriously wasting their youth as they try to avoid the hell of growing up. 

Elvis McGonagall: Gin & Catatonic?

Elvis McGonagall: Gin & Catatonic?

The Radio 4 regular kicks down the rotting doors of power with his trademark blend of anarchic wit, satirical verse and dazzling Weltschmerz. 

1 Hour of Insane Magic

1 Hour of Insane Magic

After a sell-out sensation at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023, Insane Magic are back even bigger and even more Insane! Witness some of the most incredible acts of magic from ‘three of th… 

Kate-Lois Elliott: How to Belong Without Joining a Cult

Kate-Lois Elliott: How to Belong Without Joining a Cult

Kate-Lois Elliott’s family lived in a secretive cult until her mum escaped. 

PALS

PALS

Any Scot has experienced that feeling where the solution to overcoming one of life's minor criss seems to be to go bouncing up a Munro somewhere in the highlands. 

Graham Kay: Pete and Me

Graham Kay: Pete and Me

Kay’s Pete and Me uses cheerful humour to talk about growing up with his profoundly autistic brother, exploring their relationship from childhood through today. 

Tartan Tabletop in a Dungeons & Dragon Comedy: The Never-Ending Quest – The Return

Tartan Tabletop in a Dungeons & Dragon Comedy: The Never-Ending Quest – The Return

A quest that began at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2023, and completed a sold-out run, returns for a sequel – the popular Dungeons & Dragons podcast team lands at the Fringe with … 

Best of So You Think You're Funny?

Best of So You Think You're Funny?

A line-up show starring the top three acts from the 2023 edition of So You Think You’re Funny? The UK’s biggest new comedy competition, with Samira Banks, Christopher Donovan and L… 

The Steamie

The Steamie

Through everyday conversation, hilarious comedy, and music-hall style songs, we learn from four working-class women about their lives; husbands, technology and the approaching New … 

Reels of Regret: Confessions of a Failed Filmmaker

Reels of Regret: Confessions of a Failed Filmmaker

You know those people who tell you to aim for the moon and you’ll land on the stars? Yeah, those people are a**holes. 

Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey

Christian Dart: Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey

Bigger Than The Christmas Turkey is a laugh-out-loud musical hour spent inside the whimsical world of Christian Dart, you’ll hear about his birth weight, less-than-successful love … 

Artificial Intelligence Improvisation

Artificial Intelligence Improvisation

Since 2016, award-winning Improbotics has brought robots to stages worldwide! In this pioneering science comedy show hosted by an endearing robot, improvisers wearing augmented rea… 

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