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Nikki Osborne is Bad Barbie

Nikki Osborne is Bad Barbie

Imagine Margot Robbie mixed with Steve Irwin, that’s Nikki! The controversy queen of Australian TV. 

So You Think You're Funny – Grand Final

So You Think You're Funny – 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 … 

Dean Owens and The Sinners

Dean Owens and The Sinners

Let award-winning troubadour Dean Owens and his Sinners transport you to a sepia-tinged Tucson cantina with songs from his stunning Sinner’s Shrine album (recorded with musicians f… 

BBC New Comedy Showcase

BBC New Comedy Showcase

Hosted by Mark Olver, this is a showcase of some of the best new acts on the Scottish circuit! Catch them while you can! 

Rhod Gilbert: Work in Progress

Rhod Gilbert: Work in Progress

He has been away having cancer; now he’s back with a work-in-progress show. 

Jenny Ryan: Out of the Box

Jenny Ryan: Out of the Box

Jenny Ryan – better known as the dream-crushing brainbox The Vixen on the hit ITV quiz The Chase – breaks away from teatime telly and invites you to an evening of song, storyte… 

Gary Tank Commander: Gary Talks (Yous Listen)

Gary Tank Commander: Gary Talks (Yous Listen)

Hiya! It’s me, Gary, and I’ve listened to the fans who said, ‘Gary, you’re amazin’, dae a chat show!’ Sooo. 

Not Another Quiz Night

Not Another Quiz Night

Let’s get 100 people in a room for a quiz night like no other. 

The Road to Ballina

The Road to Ballina

Jakko Jakszyk, guitarist/singer with King Crimson, was born Michael Curran. 

Drag Stars of Comedy

Drag Stars of Comedy

An exclusive stand-up comedy show starring three iconic comedy drag stars. 

Kiran Deol: Joysuck

Kiran Deol: Joysuck

Oscar shortlisted and Emmy nominated stand-up comedian Kiran Deol is hospitalized after a stranger smashes a bottle on her face. 

Lynn Ferguson: Storyland

Lynn Ferguson: Storyland

Award-winning writer, performer, Moth host, show-off and Mac in Chicken Run 1 and 2, Lynn takes us through the dangers of too many cats, the mystery of Nana Mouskouri, and how it c… 

The Jive Aces

The Jive Aces

Get ready to swing with the UK’s No1 jive and swing band, The Jive Aces! Semi-finalists on Britain’s Got Talent, a Royal Albert Hall sell out and a viral YouTube video, the band ha… 

Lady Marmite

Lady Marmite

A tribute show to the world-famous Lady Marmalade. 

Not So Smart: Raising Funds for Crisis in Memory of Andy Smart

Not So Smart: Raising Funds for Crisis in Memory of Andy Smart

An hour of stand-up, improv and utter wild nonsense celebrating the life of as-it-turns-out-not-immortal comedian, adventurer and raconteur Andy Smart. 

Paul Black: Nostalgia

Paul Black: Nostalgia

Social media star Paul Black returns to the Fringe this year with his new stand-up show, Nostalgia, a look back into his childhood as a gay wee boy growing up in Glasgow as the son… 

Matt Goldich: What If This Is The Best I Can Do?

Matt Goldich: What If This Is The Best I Can Do?

Of all the “edgy” topics comedians are afraid to talk about, the most taboo of all is failure. 

Grace Campbell: A Show About More Me(n)

Grace Campbell: A Show About More Me(n)

After a completely sold-out Edinburgh 2022 run and her biggest tour to date, Grace returns with her hit show, A Show About Me(n), with some brand-new material never heard before! T… 

An Evening of Mayhem with Megan Stalter

An Evening of Mayhem with Megan Stalter

Megan Stalter (incredible comedian, curious author, plus-size model) invites you for an evening of mischief and play. 

The Wild Geeze

The Wild Geeze

If you’re into dark humour, striptease, enchanting harmonies, vagina puppets and talks of dismantling the agricultural patriarchy. 

Gallus Stooshie's Cool Ceilidh

Gallus Stooshie's Cool Ceilidh

Gallus Stooshie is a modern Scottish dance troupe here to make ceilidhs cool again. 

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

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

Bailey J Mills: Unfiltered + Scummy

Bailey J Mills: Unfiltered + Scummy

This musical, comedy, play, gameshow, and sketch show is a rollercoaster ride through Bailey’s world, where scandal, secrets, and absolute scumminess reign supreme. 

Kaye Adams: How to be 60 Live!

Kaye Adams: How to be 60 Live!

There isn’t much that scares Kaye Adams. 

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

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

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

The Political Party With Matt Forde

The Political Party With Matt Forde

Following an eight-year sold-out residency in London’s West End, Matt Forde (Spitting Image, The Last Leg) returns to Edinburgh for two live podcasts: with Humza Yousaf and Kate Fo… 

Victoria Scone: Jam Packed

Victoria Scone: Jam Packed

History-making Drag Queen, Victoria Scone, fresh from Drag Race UK and Canada vs the World is bringing her brand-new show Jam Packed to the Fringe! Get ready for an unforgettable n… 

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… 

Late'n'Live

Late'n'Live

The Fringe’s #1 late night show returns in all its glory with stellar lineups of your favourite acts from across the festival every night. 

Donna and Kebab are Martha and Eve – A Celebration!

Donna and Kebab are Martha and Eve – A Celebration!

Martha D Lewis and Eve Polycarpou made their first television appearance in 1987. 

Anita Wigl'it: Funny Gurl

Anita Wigl'it: Funny Gurl

Get to know Anita Wigl’it, star of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under in this kooky, hilarious and tell-all, one-woman show, Funny Gurl! Over a fabulous hour, travel back in time to 198… 

Baga Chipz: Material Girl

Baga Chipz: Material Girl

RuPauls Drag Race UK and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World finalist, fan-favorite Baga Chipz has finally had time to put together her first ever one-woman show. 

Njambi McGrath: OutKast

Njambi McGrath: OutKast

Njambi McGrath is an OutKast. 

Walking Home

Walking Home

It’s just another day in the office when news that a colleague has been sexually assaulted reaches the boardroom. 

Bed: The Musical

Bed: The Musical

We spend a third of our lives in bed. 

Jon Culshaw: Imposter Syndrome

Jon Culshaw: Imposter Syndrome

After over 30 years in the business, impressionist legend Jon Culshaw finally debuts his one-man show at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Mystery House

Mystery House

In 1886, following the death of her husband and child, Sarah Winchester purchased an unfinished farmhouse near San Francisco. 

Schalk Bezuidenhout: Keeping Up

Schalk Bezuidenhout: Keeping Up

Newly married, Schalk feels older, wiser and much more mature (possibly), but all he wants is to stay “hip with the youth”. 

The Dark Room for Kids!

The Dark Room for Kids!

You and your family are stuck inside a live-action videogame! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An interac… 

Eden Sher: I Was On A Sitcom

Eden Sher: I Was On A Sitcom

A show about finding out who you are when your TV show ends and your “real life” begins. 

Indonesia Presents (Far) East Meets West

Indonesia Presents (Far) East Meets West

Indonesia’s leading English language stand-up comedians visit Edinburgh for the first time! The Indonesian stand-up comedy scene exploded 15 years ago and since then many performer… 

Let the Bodies Pile by Henry Naylor

Let the Bodies Pile by Henry Naylor

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

Cecilia Delatori: Rock Spinster

Cecilia Delatori: Rock Spinster

Silver Stand-Up 2023 winner, Fringe First winner (Tonight I’m Entertaining Richard Gere) and Airbnb’s five-star ‘gem of a guest’, Cecilia Delatori brings her debut full-length musi… 

Artificial Intelligence Improvisation

Artificial Intelligence Improvisation

Since 2016, award-winning Improbotics has brought robots to stages worldwide. 

Ciaran Bartlett: Machine Gun of Filth

Ciaran Bartlett: Machine Gun of Filth

Ciarán Bartlett is Belfast’s premier musical comedian, known for rapid fire caustic punchlines, filthy songs and mad stories. 

Chelsea Hart – Damet Garm: How I Joined a Revolution

Chelsea Hart – Damet Garm: How I Joined a Revolution

Chelsea Hart’s Damet Garm: How I Joined A Revolution is a relaxed and measured show, that is quite restrained in the anger that underwrites it. 

Amos Gill: The Pursuit of Happy(ish)

Amos Gill: The Pursuit of Happy(ish)

Amos Gill: The Pursuit of Happy(ish). 

Lost in the Woods

Lost in the Woods

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

17 Minutes

17 Minutes

The play 17 Minutes explores the communal and residual effects of a shooting through Andy, a man who struggles with his own complicity in the tragedy, and who seeks meaning in the … 

Laughing Stock

Laughing Stock

You know them from Netflix, Comedy Central, HBO and from historic stages like The Hollywood Improv and The Comedy Store. 

Goodbye Uncle Fudgey

Goodbye Uncle Fudgey

In this pathetic comedy about privilege Tom Greaves (BFI Award winner) presents a dark satire about the psychological trauma of his own “privileged” childhood. 

Kuan-wen Huang: Ilha Formosa

Kuan-wen Huang: Ilha Formosa

In his debut hour, Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show nominee and ‘Taiwanese force of nature’ (Chortle. 

Glom Glom and the Musical Monster Millipede

Glom Glom and the Musical Monster Millipede

Step, if you dare, through the portal of metamorphosis and into this curious kids quest! A quest, around the entire room! Together we scale the majestic bean-bag mountains. 

I've Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest

I've Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest

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

Petting Zoo Comedy

Petting Zoo Comedy

Live comedy with live animals. 

Jesus L'Oreal: Nails It!

Jesus L'Oreal: Nails It!

Halle-berry-lujah! Award-nominated fitness and lifestyle guru, Jesus L’Oreal (He/Hymn) is heaven scent to promote his workout video, Get the Jordan Look. 

Four

Four

In this poignant and compelling new work, an ambitious manager introduces a new first violinist to a longstanding string quartet with an uncertain future. 

Poof!
BOBBY WINNER

Poof!

There is wonder here in Edinburgh, and it is being ignored. 

Gone to the Dogs

Gone to the Dogs

A faded Britannia sits alone in her bedsit, remembering. 

Joe White: Ethiopian and Still Not Hungry

Joe White: Ethiopian and Still Not Hungry

Winner of Best Comedy Weekly Award four years in a row at Fringe World, and Perth Critics Choice award, Joe was also selected as one of the top six comedy shows to watch with Ameri… 

1 Hour Of Insane Magic

1 Hour Of Insane Magic

Insane Magic is a thrilling new magic show that will leave you on the edge of your seats. 

Steve N Allen: Alzheimer's? I Can't Even Remember How to Spell It

Steve N Allen: Alzheimer's? I Can't Even Remember How to Spell It

Dementia isn’t a laughing matter, but neither is the loss of both your parents during the pandemic and the tricky birth of your first child. 

Hollywoodn't

Hollywoodn't

Fresh-faced, Midwestern actress Lisa Verlo came to Hollywood looking for fame but found more action on casting couches than onstage. 

Impact

Impact

There are no coincidences. 

Artiste

Artiste

Things are about to get messy! International children’s theatremakers, Brymore Productions, triumphantly return to Edinburgh with their ode to creativity. 

Susan Riddell: Wonder Woman

Susan Riddell: Wonder Woman

Susan doesn’t think she’s “Wonder Woman” in the traditional sense, more that she wonders what she’s doing with her life. 

The Slightly Annoying Elephant

The Slightly Annoying Elephant

What’s big, blue, bossy and turns up uninvited? A slightly annoying elephant, of course! One day Sam gets a very big surprise as a tired, hungry, antique-loving, cycling-enthusiast… 

Lucinda Spragg: An Additional Evening With

Lucinda Spragg: An Additional Evening With

Welcome to an hour of character comedy with ‘the most awful person at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe’ (Comedy. 

Ginny Hogan: Regression

Ginny Hogan: Regression

Battling a brain full of statistics, a society telling her she has to have it all by thirty and alcoholism, Ginny Hogan recalls the journey through her twenties to find her true li… 

Breakup Addict

Breakup Addict

Breakup Addict depicts the journey of a woman who hits rock bottom after having two simultaneous crash-and-burn relationships with unavailable men. 

Louise Atkinson: Mates

Louise Atkinson: Mates

It’s very common to leave a comedy show with a new perspective or having learnt something. 

Table for Two?

Table for Two?

Multi award-winning physical comedy that’ll whisk you off your feet. 

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic

Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic

Stunning magic. 

Tales From a Haunted Bookshop

Tales From a Haunted Bookshop

A spooky show of terrible tales, bothersome books and gruesome goings on! The Haunted Bookshop has a story for everyone. 

The Magic of Terry Pratchett

The Magic of Terry Pratchett

The Magic of Terry Pratchett is an absolutely smashing show that sweeps us into a captivating journey through the life and legacy of the legendary Sir Terry Pratchett, presented by… 

Jay Lafferty: Bahookie

Jay Lafferty: Bahookie

A microphone stand and a metal pole await a grinning Jay Lafferty as she takes to the stage. 

SHOWSTOPPER

SHOWSTOPPER

Extremely famous Hollywood actress Isabel Klein showcases her jaw-dropping talent in her debut solo show. 

MEMBER

MEMBER

Life is swell, until Corey finds himself by his son’s hospital bed, the victim of a brutal attack. 

Best of So You Think You're Funny?

Best of So You Think You're Funny?

A line-up show featuring the top three acts from the 2022 edition of So You Think You’re Funny? The UK’s biggest new comedy competition, with Joshua Bethania, Pravanya Pillay and J… 

Robbie McShane: It's All This These Days

Robbie McShane: It's All This These Days

A show about the times*. 

Kathy Maniura: Objectified

Kathy Maniura: Objectified

Kathy Maniura is ready to be objectified – by which she means pretend to be a bunch of objects live on stage!! In her debut solo show, this award-winning character comedian bring… 

John Robertson's The Dark Room

John Robertson's The Dark Room

Returning for its eleventh year at the Edinburgh Fringe, this cult favorite show has lost none of its energy and atmosphere. 

Cam Gavinski: Bonheur

Cam Gavinski: Bonheur

Cam Gavinski: Bonheur has been the strangest thing I’ve seen so far at the Fringe. 

The Chairs Revisited

The Chairs Revisited

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

Tom Crosbie: Actions Speak Louder Than Nerds

Tom Crosbie: Actions Speak Louder Than Nerds

Tom Crosbie is smarter, funnier, and more delightfully dextrous than can easily be explained, even by the copious amounts of time he spends practicing such things. 

Shane Daniel Byrne: But He's Gay...

Shane Daniel Byrne: But He's Gay...

But he’s gay. 

Last Stand on Honey Hill

Last Stand on Honey Hill

Following the success of last year’s show, comic songwriter Liz Cotton is back. 

Michelle Brasier: Reform

Michelle Brasier: Reform

Winner: Directors’ Choice Award, Sydney Comedy Festival (2021). 

ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show

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

Nathan D'Arcy Roberts: Present/Tense

Nathan D'Arcy Roberts: Present/Tense

Nathan wants to live in the moment but the past has a way of finding him. 

Man Shed

Man Shed

How does a man find his purpose when he grows older and all the major life events come thick and fast? Should he retire to the solitude of The Shed as usual and escape from the wor… 

Charlie Lewin: Cockatiel

Charlie Lewin: Cockatiel

Winner: Best Newcomer – Melbourne International Comedy Festival (2021). 

Juliette Burton: No Brainer

Juliette Burton: No Brainer

Juliette Burton opens her new show, No Brainer, clad in a t-shirt emblazoned with the typically Burtonesque "Brains are the new tits". 

Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show

‘An excellent comedy show’ **** (BroadwayBaby. 

Gabby Killick: Conversations With My Agent

Gabby Killick: Conversations With My Agent

‘Don’t joke about that!’ Gabby’s agent hissed down the phone. 

Jack Docherty in David Bowie and Me: Parallel Lives

Jack Docherty in David Bowie and Me: Parallel Lives

Jack’s love of Bowie is the jumping off point for an hour of comedy about his teenage years, first love, hedonism, families, AI, culture wars, mortality and why you should always m… 

Strictly Barking

Strictly Barking

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

Mark Black: Chindiana Jones

Mark Black: Chindiana Jones

As Mark Black visits the doctors for looking for a diagnosis, he takes us through the chaos with a set written by ADHD itself. 

Grace Campbell: A Show About Me(n)

Grace Campbell: A Show About Me(n)

Grace Campbell is a one-woman manifesto for body, sex and mental health positivity. 

The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical

The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical

Farting at a funeral. 

The Guilty Feminist

The Guilty Feminist

The Guilty Feminist podcast is a comedy phenomenon with over 100 million downloads. 

Best of Scandinavia

Best of Scandinavia

Best of Scandinavia features the biggest names in Scandinavian stand-up. 

Robyn Perkins Fringe Show

Robyn Perkins Fringe Show

Want to meet some new people and have fun? Come join us for Robyn Perkins: Million Dollar Maybe at the Edinburgh Fringe!Think you’re tough? Funny? Bisexual? Prove it. 

Ashley Brain Damage

Ashley Brain Damage

In May 2020 Ashley was hit by a car and in a coma, had five brain surgeries and got a new titanium skull. Come on this journey with her, but don’t get hit by a car! 

The Duncan and Judy Murray Show

The Duncan and Judy Murray Show

Legendary tennis coach, Judy Murray and her son Duncan (the other Murray brother) present a unique, one-off show featuring special guests, Q&As and a desperate attempt from Duncan … 

John Bishop and Tony Pitts: Three Little Words Podcast – Presented By Amazon Music

John Bishop and Tony Pitts: Three Little Words Podcast – Presented By Amazon Music

Join John Bishop and Tony Pitts as they meet a special guest to chat about three words that mean something to them. 

Dave Johns: A Comic's Tale

Dave Johns: A Comic's Tale

Spending well over half his life as a much-loved stand-up comic, the award-winning star of Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake returns to Edinburgh for one last time with the show he’s alw… 

Birds of Passage in the Half Light by Kat Woods

Birds of Passage in the Half Light by Kat Woods

Birds of Passage in the Half Light is a dark comedic excavation exposing the complicated relationship between Her faith and the generational impact that it has had on Her female li… 

The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical

The Bean Spillers: The Improvised Musical

Farting at a funeral. 

Sarah Sherman

Sarah Sherman

Hailing all the way from the bright lights of New York, Sarah Sherman’s self-described horror comedy show - with the emphasis on the horror - is incredibly ghastly and overly gra… 

Gearóid Farrelly: Glamour Hammer

Gearóid Farrelly: Glamour Hammer

Gearóid’s back from two years on the couch with his cat. 

The Political Party with Matt Forde

The Political Party with Matt Forde

Following an eight-year sold-out residency in London’s West End, Matt Forde (Spitting Image, The Last Leg) returns to Edinburgh for two live podcasts, with one special guest each n… 

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Musical Comedy Guide Showcase

Daily hour of the best musical comedy at this year’s Fringe, produced by the Musical Comedy Guide website (check for daily listings). 

Elf Lyons: Talks Dirty for an Hour

Elf Lyons: Talks Dirty for an Hour

Award-winning comedian Elf Lyons invites you for an hour of revelry, raconteuring and comedy, which your great-grandad would consider indecent for a lady to listen to. 

Billy Boy

Billy Boy

A new solo performer show by acclaimed playwright Rosemary Jenkinson, about young bonfire builders in East Belfast. 

Funbox Present... Funky Farm!

Funbox Present... Funky Farm!

Stop horsing around, grab your wellies and get moo-vin’ and groovin’ as Funbox welcome you to their Funky Farm! Join Anya and Kevin as they escape to the countryside for songs, sil… 

Ayesha Hazarika: State of the Nation – Power, Politics and Tractors

Ayesha Hazarika: State of the Nation – Power, Politics and Tractors

How we continue to lose the plot. 

So You Think You're Funny? Competition Heats

So You Think You're Funny? Competition Heats

See the UK’s longest running and best comedy newcomer competition back for its 35th year. 

Triggernometry Live

Triggernometry Live

Triggernometry, the hit political and cultural podcast and YouTube phenomenon is in town for two nights only. 

Palimpsest

Palimpsest

Jess meets Jim. 

The Disgraceful Club

The Disgraceful Club

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… 

Late'n'Live

Late'n'Live

‘The best late-night show on the Fringe’ (Scotsman) returns in all its glory, featuring a stellar line-up of the very best acts from across the festival every night. 

The Sickening 90s Drag Prom

The Sickening 90s Drag Prom

Taking you back to high school for the prom you wish you’d had, this is the party that invites you to relive your school days as you join forces with your fellow Fringe-goers, comp… 

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

No one would have believed in the last years of the 19th century that this world was being watched keenly by an intelligence greater than mans’ and yet as mortal as his own. 

Manbo

Manbo

Sam Dugmore (The Latebloomers: Scotland!) is locked and loaded as the greatest action hero of all time, unearthing his ruthless man skills to confront his biggest nemesis. 

Pete Firman: Bag Of Tricks

Pete Firman: Bag Of Tricks

‘The UK’s leading comedy magician’ (Time Out) returns to the Fringe with an astonishing new show. 

Elf Lyons: Raven

Elf Lyons: Raven

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee Elf Lyons floats to the Fringe with her new horrifying comedy show inspired by Stephen King. 

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor

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

Cerys Bradley: Sportsperson

Cerys Bradley: Sportsperson

Sportsperson is written and performed by Cerys Bradley (Soho Theatre Young Company, Amused Moose semi-finalist, 2020). 

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow for Awful Children

Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow for Awful Children

Winner: Best Kids Show, 2022 (UK Kids Comedy Festival). 

Kevin Quantum: Dark Matter

Kevin Quantum: Dark Matter

Magician Kevin Quantum, trained by Penn & Teller, presents a fast-paced, jaw-dropping show, that guarantees to blow your mind. 

Lew Fitz: Soft Lad

Lew Fitz: Soft Lad

Amused Moose New Comic winner and BBC New Comedy Award-nominated northerner Lew had a breakdown and ran away from home, forever. 

Tehran Von Ghasri: GONNA GET CANCELLED

Tehran Von Ghasri: GONNA GET CANCELLED

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

Maisie Adam: Buzzed

Maisie Adam: Buzzed

Maisie Adam is Buzzed about a lot of things, and it is a nice change of pace to hear how things are going well for a comedian. 

Esther Manito: #NotAllMen

Esther Manito: #NotAllMen

In her award-winning stand-up show, Esther Manito (Live at the Apollo, The Stand Up Sketch Show) looks back at the era of lad mags, landlines and cock-n-ball graffiti. 

Janeane Garofalo: Pardon My Tangent

Janeane Garofalo: Pardon My Tangent

The iconic American comedian and actress returns with her acerbic wit, following multiple sell-out runs. 

Eleanor Tiernan: Away With The Fairies

Eleanor Tiernan: Away With The Fairies

Glorious mistakes. 

Girlboss

Girlboss

Full-time girls and part-time bosses, Dulcie and Ella discover what it takes to be ‘that’ girl. 

Man of 100 Faces

Man of 100 Faces

One performer. 

Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer

Finlay Christie: OK Zoomer

When Finlay Christie won the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? competition in 2019, it seemed like his next year would be filled with preparation for his first Edinburgh sho… 

Robyn Perkins: Million Dollar Maybe

Robyn Perkins: Million Dollar Maybe

Think you’re tough? Funny? Bisexual? Prove it. 

Card Ninja

Card Ninja

Warning: This show contains ninjas not magic. 

The Ballad of Mulan

The Ballad of Mulan

Woman, warrior, legend. 

Anna Clifford: I SEE DEAD(LY) PEOPLE

Anna Clifford: I SEE DEAD(LY) PEOPLE

Facing an existential crisis Anna powered off her phone and dived head first into an Ayahuasca retreat in the Irish wilderness. 

Sian Davies: About Time

Sian Davies: About Time

Best Debut show Leicester Comedy Festival 2020 and Funny Women runner-up. 

Lou Conran: A Show

Lou Conran: A Show

Host of Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club and critically acclaimed podcast Spit or Swallow. 

AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon

AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon

Total sell-out 2005 - 2019 returns with a brand-new line-up. 

Yippee Ki Yay

Yippee Ki Yay

Achingly funny, rhyming retelling of classic (festive?) film Die Hard from Richard Marsh: Fringe First winner, BBC Audio Drama Best Comedy winner and New York cop (one of these is … 

A Secret Show by Cameron Young

A Secret Show by Cameron Young

Cameron Young is one of the hottest names in modern magic, with appearances on national television shows such as Britain’s Got Talent, Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Tu Si Que Vales, C… 

Alice Fraser: Chronos

Alice Fraser: Chronos

Everything’s a matter of time, one way or another. 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

‘Watching audiences tackle the challenge and fail is one of the funniest sights around, don’t miss it’ (Daily Telegraph). 

Julie Jay: Oops, This Is Toxic

Julie Jay: Oops, This Is Toxic

This dark-comedy love letter to Britney Spears is a nostalgia-fest for anyone who has ever dropped to that Hit Me Baby One More Time beat and for anyone who came of age against the… 

Grant Busé: SentiMENTAL!

Grant Busé: SentiMENTAL!

Were the good old days really that good? Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be! Australian comic Grant Busé delivers an unforgettable, live music-fuelled deconstruction of our select… 

Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody

Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody

An entirely improvised wizarding comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fan-fiction title. 

Tom Crosbie: Nerd's Eye View

Tom Crosbie: Nerd's Eye View

Crosbie will put a smile on your face with his nerdy cavalcade of delights. 

Pete Heat: Blimey

Pete Heat: Blimey

A joyously unhinged hour of stand-up and magic. 

Late Night Dirty Scrabble with Rob Rouse and Friends

Late Night Dirty Scrabble with Rob Rouse and Friends

It’s the late night comedy gameshow that put’s the ‘dick’ in dictionary. 

Sammy Obeid

Sammy Obeid

The host of Netflix 100 Humans hits the Edinburgh stage with a ‘funny and clever’ (New York Times) hour of stand-up, direct from appearances on Conan and wowing the judges on Ameri… 

James Roque: Badong

James Roque: Badong

A favourite on the New Zealand comedy scene for the last 10 years, Kiwi-Filipino James Roque makes his debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

The Club Valentine Comedy Hour

The Club Valentine Comedy Hour

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 … 

Stokes and Summers: Careering

Stokes and Summers: Careering

In the immortal words of Britney Spears: ‘You want a Lamborghini? Sippin’ martinis? Look hot in a bikini? You better work, bitch. 

The Giant Killers

The Giant Killers

Long Lane Theatre return the Edinburgh with their hit play The Giant Killers. 

The Transfiguration of Mrs Lamen

The Transfiguration of Mrs Lamen

The story of the theatrical Dame has had many incarnations and they all revolve around a fairly standard trope. 

The Awkward Silence's Big Break

The Awkward Silence's Big Break

Louis Voler wants his dad, Mike, out of his life – which is difficult as Mike’s just got them sent to jail. 

Grace Campbell: A Show About Me(n)

Grace Campbell: A Show About Me(n)

Grace, ‘one of the funniest women in Britain’ (Times), makes her eagerly awaited Fringe return following 2019’s sell-out run, with a new show about her two lifelong passions; men a… 

The Intervention

The Intervention

It’s been two years since Finn quit his job, came off social media and disappeared. 

Eglantyne

Eglantyne

Vibrant, inspiring play about Eglantyne Jebb; visionary, passionate, humanitarian, human rights activist and founder of Save the Children. 

Just These Please: Honestly No Pressure Either Way

Just These Please: Honestly No Pressure Either Way

With three five star sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs, over 60 million views online and a tendency to list things in threes, Just These Please are back with 25 brand new sketches and… 

Rob Rouse: No Refunds

Rob Rouse: No Refunds

Rob Rouse (Bottom, BBC’s Upstart Crow) has performed stand-up since winning So You Think You’re Funny? at Edinburgh in 1998. 

An Evening With Tara Boland

An Evening With Tara Boland

Tara Boland: An all-singing, all-dancing, all-acting idiot. 

Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy

Sam Morrison: Sugar Daddy

Dealing with grief is something that is very difficult because it’s so personal and particular to the individual. 

Epic Film Music Concert

Epic Film Music Concert

The most iconic film soundtracks (Pirates of the Caribbeans, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, Interstellar and many more) played live in a unique, e… 

Tales from a Haunted Bookshop

Tales from a Haunted Bookshop

A spooky show of terrible tales, bothersome books and gruesome goings on! The Haunted Bookshop has a story for everyone. 

Jamie MacDonald: Reasonably Adjusted

Jamie MacDonald: Reasonably Adjusted

The New York Times – America’s “Daily Record” – asked: what’s the worst that could happen to you? Blindness won! Jamie’s not sure it’s that bad. 

Andrew Maxwell: Krakatoa

Andrew Maxwell: Krakatoa

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. 

Vermin

Vermin

**** (LondonPubTheatres. 

Sad Girls Club

Sad Girls Club

Welcome to Sad Girls Club, where girls are allowed to be. 

Schalk Bezuidenhout: I'll Make Laugh To You (Like You Want Me To)

Schalk Bezuidenhout: I'll Make Laugh To You (Like You Want Me To)

Following an incredible Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2019 and fresh from a 2022 Netflix special, Schalk Bezuidenhout is back with love in his heart and jokes in his pocket. 

Bad Clowns: Invasion

Bad Clowns: Invasion

For years the Bureau for Alien Defence has kept the world safe from extra-terrestrial threats. 

A Ladder to the Stars

A Ladder to the Stars

Way up in the deep blue night sky, a twinkling star hears a little girl’s birthday wish. 

Epic Film Music Concert

Epic Film Music Concert

The best film soundtracks (Pirates of the Caribbeans, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Game of Thrones and more) played live in a unique classical-electronic performance featuring violin, … 

Alice Brine: Brinestorm

Alice Brine: Brinestorm

One time, Alice got kicked out of an airport because her passport was covered in glow stick – and that’s just the start. 

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

Mat Ricardo: The Extraordinary Gentleman

Mat Ricardo is a juggler with 35 years’ experience performing in front of audiences all over the world. 

Justin Moorhouse: Stretch & Think

Justin Moorhouse: Stretch & Think

Justin is back: still funny, yet middle-aged. 

Best of So You Think You're Funny?

Best of So You Think You're Funny?

A new show for 2022 bringing you the best of the winners and finalists from 2021’s So You Think You’re Funny? comedy newcomer competition. 

Basil Brush: Unleashed... And Uncut

Basil Brush: Unleashed... And Uncut

The legendary fox returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new show for the adults, following his totally sold-out 2019 fringe debut. 

The Song of Fergus and Kate

The Song of Fergus and Kate

Filled with the charm of a children’s cartoon, The Song of Fergus and Kate is a quaint story about friendship and embracing differences that any child would find fascinating. 

Activities of Daily Living

Activities of Daily Living

This is not a nice Fringe for comedy. 

I'm With Stupid

I'm With Stupid

How a scrappy kid from the wrong side of the New Jersey tracks came to Los Angeles with nothing but $100 and a dream and wound up working with some of the biggest names in Hollywoo… 

Basil Brush's Family Fun Show

Basil Brush's Family Fun Show

Britain’s most loveable fox takes you on a journey of laughs, storytelling and song in a show for all the family, specially written for the live stage and packed with fun and excit… 

The Dark Room (For Kids!)

The Dark Room (For Kids!)

You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Will you: A) Find light switch? B) Go north? C) Explode in a shower of stinking guts? An intera… 

Baxter vs The Bookies

Baxter vs The Bookies

The bets are laid. 

Scottish Falsetto Socks: Eurovision Sock Contest

Scottish Falsetto Socks: Eurovision Sock Contest

Earth’s funniest footwear are back with their latest comedy hour. 

JoJo Sutherland: Growing Old Disgracefully

JoJo Sutherland: Growing Old Disgracefully

Life begins at 56 and 3/4s – having raised four kids and divorced twice, Jojo is starting life all over again with the emphasis on living and Don’t Stop Me Now as her funeral mus… 

Chris Gethard: A Father and the Sun

Chris Gethard: A Father and the Sun

The ‘New York comedy institution’ (New York Times) and host of the Beautiful/Anonymous podcast makes a much-anticipated return to Edinburgh following a six-year absence. 

Jeena Bloom: The Homecoming Queen

Jeena Bloom: The Homecoming Queen

This is the funny and sad story store of one transgender woman’s journey through America from both sides of the gender line. 

Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody

Spontaneous Potter: The Unofficial Improvised Parody

Edinburgh Fringe is usually teeming with high-end improv shows to choose from, but pickings this year are, unsurprisingly, slim. 

Tues Night @ Social Club

Tues Night @ Social Club

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. 

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

The year is 1894: three years since the world-famous Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Professor Moriarty plunged to their deaths in The Reichenbach Falls. 

Jay Lafferty: Blether

Jay Lafferty: Blether

There is an incredible sense of comfort that I feel upon entering the Dining Room at Gilded Balloon to see Jay Lafferty’s Blether. 

The Examination

The Examination

Very few kind words have ever been said about the prison system in this or any other nation. 

Ben Hart: The Nutshell

Ben Hart: The Nutshell

Fresh off becoming a household name through finishing third in this year's Britain's Got Talent, Ben Hart capitalises on his momentum by returning to the festival where he … 

Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human

Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human

Zoe Lyons packs out the Gilded Balloon with stand-up that raises the bar for Fringe comedy. 

Rob Deering's Beat This

Rob Deering's Beat This

Were you to design a concept for a show that ticks all the boxes from your wildest fantasies, if any festival in the world could fulfil your wishes, it’s Edinburgh Fringe. 

Grace Campbell: Why I'm Never Going Into Politics

Grace Campbell: Why I'm Never Going Into Politics

Everyone is at the Gilded Balloon to catch a glimpse of Alistair Campbell’s daughter, and Grace by name - but not by nature - gives us everything we want and so much more. 

Hughie

Hughie

Tucked away upstairs at The Gilded Balloon, nestling right at the heart of comedy central, is an absolute gem which is a must-see for any devotees of real theatre. 

Agatha Is Missing!

Agatha Is Missing!

At the outset, we are introduced to Miss Clarissa Marbles – a witty play on Christie’s Miss Jane Marple, a legend adored by a generation. 

Josephine

Josephine

As the last notes of La Vie en Rose hang in the air, we jump to our feet to give our enthralling leading lady the standing ovation she so richly deserves. 

Holly Morgan: Is a Witch. Get Her!

Holly Morgan: Is a Witch. Get Her!

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

Shattered

Shattered

This one woman show featuring Diana Varco sees her shape shift effortlessly into 35 different characters, as she narrates the journey of her self discovery through trauma. 

Lucie Pohl: Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Real

Lucie Pohl: Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Real

Lucie Pohl is an extremely talented performer; this is a statement I cannot stress enough. 

Ray Bradshaw: Deafinitely Baby

Ray Bradshaw: Deafinitely Baby

Ray Bradshaw made waves at last year's Fringe for performing stand-up in sign language and English at the same time, a gesture inspired by his own upbringing with deaf parents … 

Jew...ish

Jew...ish

Saul Boyer explodes on stage, a blast of energy and vigorous vocals, as he delights us with a punchy song about being a Jew. 

Princess Party

Princess Party

Once upon a time, two princesses decided to leave LA and cross the ocean to visit a fairy tale land where dreams come true ⁠— Scotland. 

Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk

Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk

Laura Lexx is back with twice the energy and three times the sparkle, courting controversy with her own brand of comicality. 

Testament of Yootha

Testament of Yootha

Those not lucky enough to have enjoyed the naff golden years and dubious social content of 1970s and 80s television may not immediately understand the appeal of a one-woman show ab… 

Normaler Than Everyone

Normaler Than Everyone

It may be because of the stage productions and films which I saw growing up, but my innate and core expectation about musical theatre is that it tends to be on the big size, if not… 

John Pendal: Monster

John Pendal: Monster

Known better for his kink-based comedy, John Pendal returns this year to the Fringe with a different angle to a similar style he employs, one that combines his witty sexual quips w… 

Maisie Adam: Hang Fire

Maisie Adam: Hang Fire

On stage, six pieces of paper, fixed by clips, are suspended on a washing line. 

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Steinbeck’s famous novella captures and comments on the daily despair faced by the migrant workers in the Great Depression of the 1930’s, as they aimlessly drift from job to jo… 

Mandy Muden: Is Not the Invisible Woman

Mandy Muden: Is Not the Invisible Woman

As Mandy Muden inexplicably emerges from a tiny suitcase on stage, clad in a leopard print ensemble, she is anything but invisible. 

It's Britney, Bitches

It's Britney, Bitches

Oops, I did it again. 

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson: The Dark Room

John Robertson first premiered his maniacal game show The Dark Room back in 2012. 

Lauren Booth: Accidentally Muslim

Lauren Booth: Accidentally Muslim

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

A Very British Lesbian

A Very British Lesbian

Fiona Goodwin has written and performed this piece as the ultimate coming out story. 

Notflix: Originals

Notflix: Originals

Since their explosive debut a few years ago, Waiting For The Call Improv (WTFC) and their signature show, Notflix, have been tipped as rising stars. 

Jay Lafferty: Jammy

Jay Lafferty: Jammy

Jay Lafferty is a seasoned comic, and her offering of Jammy for this year’s Fringe is nothing short of a masterclass in her craft. 

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man

Richard Stott: Right Hand Man

Apparently, Richard Stott got into comedy “for all the wrong reasons”; at least, that’s what the aforementioned Richard Stott says. 

Leo Kearse: Transgressive

Leo Kearse: Transgressive

Leo Kearse isn't, by his own admission, a 'woke' comedian. 

The Nights by Henry Naylor

The Nights by Henry Naylor

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

Mark Nelson: Brexit Wounds

Mark Nelson: Brexit Wounds

Mark Nelson struts on stage to banging Rammstein industrial metal, plunging headfirst into a heady rhetoric on Brexit. 

Woke

Woke

After a superb sold-out run in 2017, Apphia Campbell returned to this year's Edinburgh Fringe for one week only. 

Hot Brown Honey

Hot Brown Honey

Hot Brown Honey is a high-energy, ‘fuck the patriarchy’ exploration of everyday racism and sexism which promises to ‘tease and interrogate all your views’. 

Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net

Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net

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. 

Sitting by Katherine Parkinson

Sitting by Katherine Parkinson

Sitting, the debut play by comic actor Katherine Parkinson (The IT Crowd, Humans), explores the lives of three characters who are sitting for portraits. 

Card Ninja

Card Ninja

A humble deck of cards, a ninja (well, a likeable Kiwi), a lofty-heighted venue and audience participation, all added up to an hour well spent at the Gilded Balloon today. 

Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human

Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human

Zoe Lyons delivers exactly what we have come to expect from her – an hour of fast paced observational humour that’s extremely relatable. 

Proxy

Proxy

A one woman show, Proxy delves into the lives of mother and daughter Dee Dee and Gypsy, two women from the southern states of America. 

The Cambridge Impronauts: A Series of Improvable Events

The Cambridge Impronauts: A Series of Improvable Events

The Cambridge impronauts return to the fringe festival with a new show that lovingly tributes Lemony Snicket's famous A Series of Unfortunate Events in a wonderfully absurd if … 

Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect

Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect

Juliette Burton’s show, as brought to us in 2017, is framed by the chaos theory and concept that a small action can have major consequences at a later point. 

Grace

Grace

Katie Reddin-Clancy’s solo show has the potential to be fantastic – with a delicious, sharply observed script that is slickly performed. 

Space Doctor

Space Doctor

This November happens to mark the 55th anniversary of the BBC broadcasting the first ever episode of Doctor Who, so it’s hardly surprising that several shows on this year’s Fringe … 

Ben Hart: The Nutshell

Ben Hart: The Nutshell

Ben Hart is concerned with the Butterfly Effect; the part of chaos theory that suggests a small event (such as the flapping of the wings of a butterfly) can have huge consequences … 

Bowjangles: Excalibow

Bowjangles: Excalibow

Excalibow features a String quartet consisting of Mitch McGugan (first violin), Ollie Izod (violin), Bertie Anderson (viola), and Ezme Gaze ('cello) who are all talented musici… 

Cazeleon: The Movies in My Mind

Cazeleon: The Movies in My Mind

Cazeleon, the self-proclaimed ‘cabaret chameleon’ – resplendent in monochrome make-up and a jaunty red, wide-brimmed hat - opens her show with a pitch perfect rendition of �… 

Scott Gibson: Anywhere but Here

Scott Gibson: Anywhere but Here

Humans are storytellers. 

Elf Lyons: ChiffChaff

Elf Lyons: ChiffChaff

Elf Lyons should be feeling pretty good right now. 

Fcuk'd

Fcuk'd

Eastlake Productions brings a new, fast-paced and gritty one-man show to the Fringe that takes a dark look at one teenager's attempt to delay the inevitable and find a better l… 

Games by Henry Naylor

Games by Henry Naylor

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

Laura Lexx: Trying

Laura Lexx: Trying

Laura Lexx takes us on an emotional exploration thick with poignancy, and layered with humour. 

In for a Penny

In for a Penny

In For A Penny is Libby McArthur’s true-life tale of the unforeseen consequences of an unpaid parking ticket - how one person can fall foul of a system that sees only the facts a… 

Janeane Garofalo: Put a Pin in That

Janeane Garofalo: Put a Pin in That

‘I’m not mad,’ Janeane Garofalo is keen to point out. 

Skin Deep

Skin Deep

This comedy revue is billed as a ‘celebration of (and for) every body’, an admirable theme for our times when people of all genders, persuasions and body types are finding thei… 

Anya Anastasia: The Executioners

Anya Anastasia: The Executioners

Anya Anastasia explodes into the theatre to the ominous sounds of thunderstorms, as she live streams her ascension to the stage. 

Just These, Please

Just These, Please

Just These, Please is a sketch troupe with promise and imagination. 

Statements

Statements

Until relatively recently in Western society, children with physical, sensory or learning disabilities, or a wide range of neural and behavioural challenges, were either institutio… 

Magic 8 Ball (My Life With Asperger's)

Magic 8 Ball (My Life With Asperger's)

I'm sure that history will suggest otherwise but, after seeing George Steeves perform his one man show, I couldn't help but think that Stevie Wonder must have written his s… 

So You Think You're Funny? Grand Final

So You Think You're Funny? Grand Final

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Gilded Balloon’s annual comedy competition, So You Think You’re Funny. 

The Ballad of Paragon Station

The Ballad of Paragon Station

Theatre is always at its most powerful when you feel truly transported into someone else’s reality. 

Dear Home Office :Still Pending

Dear Home Office :Still Pending

Amidst the large amount of political theatre at the Fringe, Dear Home Office: Still Pending sticks out. 

Zoe Coombs Marr: Trigger Warning

Zoe Coombs Marr: Trigger Warning

Comedians regularly perpetuate the idea that they sacrifice part of themselves for their art. 

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Just the Two at Six

Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden: Just the Two at Six

In terms of comic legends, and certainly in terms of comic writing, the name of Barry Cryer is right up there. 

Adam Kay – Fingering A Minor on the Piano

Adam Kay – Fingering A Minor on the Piano

Adam Kay used to be a doctor and he wants to tell us all about it. 

Sean Hughes's Blank Book

Sean Hughes's Blank Book

Improvised comedy is always a high stakes game. 

Greg Proops is the Smartest Man in the World

Greg Proops is the Smartest Man in the World

Superfans of Greg Proops will enjoy the intimate feel of being in the room at the time of his Podcast live recording. 

Woke

Woke

Woke is a searingly powerful and important one-woman performance about racism in the United States. 

Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence

Tommy Tiernan: Under the Influence

‘This isn’t a platform for sincerity,’ says Tommy Tiernan towards the top of the show. 

Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net

Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net

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… 

Reduced Shakespeare Company – William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)

Reduced Shakespeare Company – William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (Abridged)

The alternative RSC’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s works might more succinctly be titled Shakespeare: The Pantomime. 

Will Seaward's Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories IV

Will Seaward's Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories IV

There has never been a more perfect match for the phrase ‘larger than life’ than Will Seaward. 

Aunty Donna: Big Boys

Aunty Donna: Big Boys

This is Aunty Donna’s fourth Edinburgh Fringe, they have a huge following and return as popular as ever. 

Tom Houghton: Class Half Empty

Tom Houghton: Class Half Empty

There are many indicators of class membership in British society, but if you have lost count of how many times you’ve been in the same room as the Queen, then it’s a safe bet t… 

Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam

Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam

Ray Bradshaw boasts of being the first comic ever to have performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in both English and British Sign Language, and after seeing this hour show it’s a cala… 

Deadpan Theatre: Third Wheel

Deadpan Theatre: Third Wheel

Following the untimely death of their friend Dylan, Polly and Eve are fulfilling his final wishes by travelling around the UK with his ashes in a Wizard Of Oz lunchbox. 

Chris Forbes: Unquiet Mind

Chris Forbes: Unquiet Mind

‘This is not an insultive show’, says the amiable and bearded Forbes, relaxing us into a state of lethargy. 

George Egg: DIY Chef

George Egg: DIY Chef

George Egg is a hybrid chef and comedian. 

Matt Richardson: Slash

Matt Richardson: Slash

Matt Richardson is a firecracker. 

Notflix

Notflix

In a Fringe riddled with long-form improvisation – especially musicals – this is one of the stand-outs. 

Scott Agnew: Spunk on Our Lady's Face

Scott Agnew: Spunk on Our Lady's Face

Burly Glaswegian stand-up Scott Agnew has for many years joked about “blow-job knee”—wear and tear arising from too much time on his knees providing oral sex. 

David Correos and Matt Stellingwerf: Chaos and Order

David Correos and Matt Stellingwerf: Chaos and Order

This show is a mixed bag. 

Gareth Waugh: Honestly?

Gareth Waugh: Honestly?

Gareth Waugh has structured his solid solo stand-up show around an admittedly less solid concept. 

Brendon Burns and Craig Quartermaine in Race Off

Brendon Burns and Craig Quartermaine in Race Off

Burns and Quartermaine are the yin and yang of righteous anger. 

Mark Forward Wins All the Awards

Mark Forward Wins All the Awards

Single father Mark Forward has decided the time has come for him to be appreciated as a comedian. 

From Dust

From Dust

The latest production from Lion House Theatre is a visually pleasing experience, executed with dexterity and grace by a cast of three. 

The Oxford Imps: Improvised Comedy

The Oxford Imps: Improvised Comedy

The Oxford Imps open with a voice-over introducing them as ‘world famous wits of England’ and other slightly odd hyperboles. 

Mark Nelson: Irreverence

Mark Nelson: Irreverence

Mark Nelson is an old-fashioned stand-up: disarmingly likeable, astoundingly at ease, a master of audience interaction. 

Siblings

Siblings

The art of the comedic double act is a difficult one and its success largely based on chemistry between the two performers. 

Trumpageddon

Trumpageddon

Trumpageddon has a strong premise – a facile Q and A with the man of the hour. 

Lauren Bok: Is That a Burrito in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy You Have a Burrito

Lauren Bok: Is That a Burrito in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy You Have a Burrito

Australian comic Lauren Bok has a joke toward the beginning of her show about Australia being a country stuck a few years in the past; what she doesn’t achieve in her hour-long s… 

Jan Ravens: Difficult Woman

Jan Ravens: Difficult Woman

Given the way that Jan Ravens effortlessly reels off her startling array of impressions it begs the question why it has taken so long for her to branch out on her own. 

The Noise Next Door's Really, Really Good Afternoon Show

The Noise Next Door's Really, Really Good Afternoon Show

The Noise Next Door’s Really, Really Good Afternoon Show is what it says on the ticket. 

Tiff Stevenson: Bombshell

Tiff Stevenson: Bombshell

Tiff Stevenson starts out with the ‘menstrual stuff’, and immediately challenges a male punter’s appreciation thereof. 

Michael Redmond: I Wrote a Joke in 1987

Michael Redmond: I Wrote a Joke in 1987

Michael Redmond did indeed write a joke in 1987, a good one that still gets a laugh today. 

Double Denim

Double Denim

Double Denim haven’t made their fringe debut easy for themselves, starting their show at nearly midnight and performing in perhaps the ugliest room in any of the major venues. 

Kai Humphries: Punch-Drunk

Kai Humphries: Punch-Drunk

Kai Humphries delivers in style a Fringe spectacle with amusing stories of his hometown Blyth and of his life which led him into the world of comedy, aided a poignant slideshow. 

Gráinne Maguire: Gráinne with a Fada

Gráinne Maguire: Gráinne with a Fada

Gráinne Maguire’s stand-up hour, Gráinne with a Fada centres on the comic’s own identity. 

Kaitlyn Rogers: Can I Get an Amen?!

Kaitlyn Rogers: Can I Get an Amen?!

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

Borders by Henry Naylor

Borders by Henry Naylor

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

Bec Hill: Out of Order

Bec Hill: Out of Order

To a comedian, the structure of their Fringe hour is often held too preciously. 

Micky Bartlett: Typical

Micky Bartlett: Typical

Belfast comic Micky Bartlett is here to deliver a message. 

Cambridge Impronauts: Improv Actually

Cambridge Impronauts: Improv Actually

The Cambridge Impronauts return to the fringe with a long form improvised show that is a hot mess from shaky start to hilariously absurd finish. 

Ben Hart: Belief?

Ben Hart: Belief?

Ben Hart opens his hour-long show with a simple but beautiful magic trick that has a playful story attached. 

This Is Your Trial

This Is Your Trial

Improvisation and a cappella groups are two a penny at the Fringe, and it can be difficult to find a unique format with which to entertain the crowds. 

2 Become 1

2 Become 1

2 Become 1 is a standard Jukebox Musical. 

Aunty Donna: New Show

Aunty Donna: New Show

This Australian trio packs a punch as they whirl through an hour of weird, wacky and utterly hilarious sketch comedy like nothing else you will see at the Fringe. 

The Guilty Feminist With Sofie Hagen and Deborah Frances-White

The Guilty Feminist With Sofie Hagen and Deborah Frances-White

Sofie Hagen and Deborah Frances-White treat us to a triumphant Edinburgh run of their wildly successful podcast, and it’s as joyful, empowering and utterly hilarious as ever. 

Colin Hay: Get Rid of the Minstrel

Colin Hay: Get Rid of the Minstrel

Most will only know Colin Hay from his time as the frontman for Men at Work and appearing in an episode of Scrubs. 

Journeys

Journeys

A Spaniard, a Frenchman, an Englishwoman and an Italian get on a train and treat us to a series of energetic and amusing clowning sketches that weave together the stories of the in… 

Melbourne Ska Orchestra

Melbourne Ska Orchestra

As the Melbourne Ska Orchestra marched their way down the middle aisle of the theatre, carrying and playing their instruments and shouting through a megaphone, I knew I was in for … 

Stephen K Amos Talk Show

Stephen K Amos Talk Show

Sitting into a dark room, crammed with many other eagerly awaiting strangers, Stephen K Amos enters, his booming voice announcing his talk show and diving into some sarcasm-laced m… 

Tommy Tiernan: Out of the Whirlwind

Tommy Tiernan: Out of the Whirlwind

‘My job as a comedian’, Tommy Tiernan clarifies at the beginning of his set, ‘is to undermine reality’. 

A Cup of Tea With Lady C

A Cup of Tea With Lady C

I have to start this review with an admission; I had never heard of Lady Colin Campbell and I’ve never watched I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. 

Burnistoun Live at the Fringe

Burnistoun Live at the Fringe

For many Rab Florence and Ian Connell are the unsung heroes of Scottish comedy. 

Animal (Are You a Proper Person?)

Animal (Are You a Proper Person?)

Animal (Are you a proper person?) is a show about learning who you are and being proud of whatever that might be. 

Gillian Cosgriff: This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Gillian Cosgriff: This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Gillian Cosgriff is an absolute sweetheart with the pipes of a jazz singer and a wicked sense of humour to match. 

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

As one of the most commonly adapted works in the English canon, Frankenstein often leaves one unmoved when he or she leaves the auditorium. 

Hess

Hess

Michael Burrell’s award-winning one-man show Hess tells the story of its namesake Rudolf Hess, Deputy Führer of the Third Reich. 

Lovely Lady Lump

Lovely Lady Lump

Part monologue, part stand-up show, Lana Schwarcz (writer, actor, puppeteer and comedian) shares her experience of breast cancer with honest emotion and cheesy one-liners. 

Adventures of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl

Adventures of a Redheaded Coffeeshop Girl

A triumphant come-back for sell-out performer Rebecca Perry. 

One Day Moko

One Day Moko

‘It’s a bit weird when I talk to you, eh?’ says Tim Carlsen’s Moko, the vulnerable and homeless protagonist of this curious one-man-show from New Zealand. 

Jimmy McGhie: Apologia

Jimmy McGhie: Apologia

Jimmy McGhie is a sensational comic. 

Wendy Wason: Tiny Me

Wendy Wason: Tiny Me

If you cosy up in the Turret of Teviot’s Gilded Balloon with Wendy Wason, you’ll get a stand-up comedian who’s got a friendly, motherly attitude and whose stories are complet… 

The Club

The Club

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… 

Scott Gibson: Life After Death

Scott Gibson: Life After Death

This is Scott Gibson’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut, and he is fantastic. 

Sweet Child Of Mine

Sweet Child Of Mine

Life has given Australian performance artist Bron Batten what she calls ‘theatrical lemons’. 

Myra DuBois: Self AdMyra

Myra DuBois: Self AdMyra

As the Willie Loman quote goes “Attention must be paid”. 

The Oxford Imps: Hyperdrive

The Oxford Imps: Hyperdrive

The Oxford Imps’ technologically-heavy Fringe show, Hyperdrive, perform a mixture of long and short form improvisation, using technology as stimulus. 

A Pocketful of Grimms

A Pocketful of Grimms

Do you remember the warmth and magic you felt being told stories before bed as a kid? That elation you feel when you’re totally engrossed in a book? A Pocketful of Grimms brings … 

All Aboard the Marriage Hearse

All Aboard the Marriage Hearse

The woman wants to marry, the man does not. 

A Plague of Idiots

A Plague of Idiots

Utterly stupid and equally brilliant, A Plague of Idiots is the ultimate feast of physical comedy for your inner child. 

The Remains of Tom Lehrer (Performed by Adam Kay)

The Remains of Tom Lehrer (Performed by Adam Kay)

For a fan of legendary lyricist Tom Lehrer this show is a delight. 

Kai Humphries: In Full Colour

Kai Humphries: In Full Colour

In this hour-long set, Kai Humphries manages to deliver some fantastically hard-hitting comedy – truly the stuff of (as he’d probably call himself) a ‘legend’. 

Sirqus Alfon: I Am Somebody

Sirqus Alfon: I Am Somebody

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

Patrick Monahan: That 80s Show

Patrick Monahan: That 80s Show

Patrick Monahan is the guy in the club that everyone becomes best friends with in one night. 

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets Do Shakespeare

Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets Do Shakespeare

Possibly the most ridiculous show at the Edinburgh Fringe, the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets are in their ninth year and were greeted with a sell-out audience. 

Mark Dolan: Life Hacks

Mark Dolan: Life Hacks

Few would disagree that our world is in dire need of fixing. 

Dominic Frisby: Let's Talk About Tax

Dominic Frisby: Let's Talk About Tax

Comedy can be incredibly effective as a vehicle for delivering a message. 

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

Devised from the diaries of Fredrick Treves, Fringe Management and Canny Creatures Scotland present The Elephant Man. 

Out of Our Father's House

Out of Our Father's House

The self-empowerment of interesting American women from history is a dramatic premise that instantly arrests your attention. 

Juliette Burton: Decision Time

Juliette Burton: Decision Time

Attacking her material with a mixture of nervous energy and enthusiasm Juliette Burton launches into her act by describing her difficulties in making decisions, then tracing the bi… 

Being Norwegian

Being Norwegian

Being Norwegian is a play that follows Sean and Lisa as they talk throughout the night, gradually getting to know each other and growing as confidants. 

Darren Connell: Trolleywood

Darren Connell: Trolleywood

Darren Connell’s hilarious personal stories and jokes seem undoubtedly real and completely laughable. 

Storyteller, Storyteller

Storyteller, Storyteller

Story Pocket Theatre’s Storyteller, Storyteller pits two storytellers against each other in an epic battle of clowning, miming and slapstick comedy. 

Grant Stott's Tales from Behind the Mic

Grant Stott's Tales from Behind the Mic

Grant Stott is well known around the Edinburgh area. 

Axis of Awesome: Won't Ever Not Stop Giving Up

Axis of Awesome: Won't Ever Not Stop Giving Up

In terms of their brand of comedy rock, Axis of Awesome fall more into the rock than comedy genre: there’s far more liberal use of a smoke machine than your average musical comed… 

Neel Kolhatkar: Neel Before Me

Neel Kolhatkar: Neel Before Me

If you are a millennial/Gen-Y/Gen-X-er you need to see Neel Kolhatkar. 

Kinsey Sicks: Lady Cocks of Bang Boys

Kinsey Sicks: Lady Cocks of Bang Boys

I have binge-watched six series of RuPaul’s Drag Race on Netflix and I love drag queens. 

Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair

Apocalypse Cruise Ship Love Affair

Beach Comet have secured themselves as masters of a B-movie musical genre, inviting guests aboard a doomed cruise liner for a riotous hour of exaggerated figures and fantastically … 

Notflix

Notflix

Waiting for the Call: The Improvised Musical’s Notflix has to be one of the best improv shows I have seen at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. 

Oliver Reed: Wild Thing

Oliver Reed: Wild Thing

When Richard Burton appeared on the Dick Cavett show in 1980, the host would later describe the actor as “already a beautiful ruin. 

Mule

Mule

Drug-smuggling. 

And the Rope Still Tugging Her Feet

And the Rope Still Tugging Her Feet

If you’re hoping to see one performance completely stripped bare this festival, make it this one. 

Pub Quiz for Kids with Patrick Monahan

Pub Quiz for Kids with Patrick Monahan

If you have kids, take them to this show. 

Wank Bank Masterclass

Wank Bank Masterclass

The Aussies have a certain way with words and in the case Adam Seymour with his hands also. 

Alice Fraser: The Resistance

Alice Fraser: The Resistance

You are immediately struck by Alice Fraser’s triumphant gentility as she graces the stage. 

Micky Bartlett: Blissfully Ignorant

Micky Bartlett: Blissfully Ignorant

Micky Bartlett: Blissfully Ignorant is fast-paced and ill-mannered comedy which successfully integrates an abundance of crudity into an intelligent set. 

Mike Ward: Freedom of Speech Isn't Free

Mike Ward: Freedom of Speech Isn't Free

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… 

Mark Nelson: Smiley Face

Mark Nelson: Smiley Face

Mark Nelson is a down-to-earth guy. 

Angel by Henry Naylor

Angel by Henry Naylor

A bare stage. 

Zoe Lyons: Little Misfit

Zoe Lyons: Little Misfit

Zoe Lyons, recent winner of the Chortle Comedy Award and with appearances at Live at the Apollo, The John Bishop Show, Mock the Week and The News Quiz under her belt, is in Edinbur… 

Lucie Pohl: Apohlcalypse Now!

Lucie Pohl: Apohlcalypse Now!

With last year’s Cry me a Liver Lucy Pohl proved herself to be an exceptional actor, throwing herself into each of her characters with impressive resolve. 

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