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Sketch Off: The Last Laugh

Sketch Off: The Last Laugh

Come and see student sketch comedy groups battle it out for the ultimate prize, power. 

Matt Storrs: Portly Lutheran Know-It-All

Matt Storrs: Portly Lutheran Know-It-All

Comedian Matt Storrs (San Francisco SketchFest) makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with his critically acclaimed solo show Portly Lutheran Know-It-All. 

Sophie

Sophie

Sophie is an autobiographical one-woman show that transports its audience back to the 90s, as we watch Emily navigate her way through womanhood and sisterhood with Sophie, who live… 

JoJo Pat is Sober and Alive

JoJo Pat is Sober and Alive

Australian comedian white-knuckling sobriety, often spotted running through the woods at 2am with blister plasters and an estrogen prescription. 

Comedy for corporates: work-life balance is for losers

Comedy for corporates: work-life balance is for losers

The brave corporate professionals of the world just have to accept it. 

Come Die with Me: The Murder Mystery Musical Parody

Come Die with Me: The Murder Mystery Musical Parody

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

Ben Ashurst: Three Cheese Straws for a Pound

Ben Ashurst: Three Cheese Straws for a Pound

Ben Ashurst is struggling. 

Laurie Stevens: Sticky Floors (Work in Progress)

Laurie Stevens: Sticky Floors (Work in Progress)

It’s 2006, and David is preparing for the gig of a lifetime: headlining Sticky Floors, the coolest under-16s band night in the Bay Area. 

Kate-Lois Elliott: Gentrif*cked (Work in Progress)

Kate-Lois Elliott: Gentrif*cked (Work in Progress)

British Writers’ Guild Award-nominee Kate-Lois Elliott tells stories that are self-deprecating and (according to a drunk man at the Fringe) unexpectedly profound. 

Atomic Comic Meltdown

Atomic Comic Meltdown

Just the Tonic bring the best line ups to our biggest venue for a late-night weekend brilliant mixed-bill show for only a tenner. 

Do You Remember the First Rhyme?

Do You Remember the First Rhyme?

An ‘imaginative and emotional’ storytelling and poetry show with ‘several laugh-out-loud routines’ by ‘fabulous performer of spoken word’ **** (NorthWestEnd. 

Aaaaargh! Tear This Flyer Into Tiny Little Bits and Weep in the Green Room as You Realize Your Hatred Only Makes Him Stronger

Aaaaargh! Tear This Flyer Into Tiny Little Bits and Weep in the Green Room as You Realize Your Hatred Only Makes Him Stronger

In a world where comedy is everything to everyone, and punching down is taboo, it’s time to punch back! The Corrupt Comedy Establishment killed Bob Hecklestein’s girlfriend, murder… 

Women Reincarnated

Women Reincarnated

Dynamic one woman show written and presented by Theresa Cole of Yellow Poppy Theatre wants you to see some personal stories through the eyes of her different characters. 

Olivia Xing: Party School

Olivia Xing: Party School

Olivia Xing, made in China and based in LA, spits facts about the censorship and dictatorship in China, and pokes fun at the political nonsense she’s come across in the West. 

Wholesome Prison Blues: Wicked Comedy for (Mostly) Good People

Wholesome Prison Blues: Wicked Comedy for (Mostly) Good People

WPB are six rising comedy stars who’ve been performing in prisons across Scotland since November 2022. 

Pablo Escobar Doesn’t Need a Second Job

Pablo Escobar Doesn’t Need a Second Job

If you’re the kind of person that likes irreverent smart comedy and doesn’t mind peeing a little from laughter then bring your incontinent self over here. 

Ticked-Off Einstein Telling Jokes

Ticked-Off Einstein Telling Jokes

Everybody is getting more stupid. 

Michael Porter: Love and Brain Damage

Michael Porter: Love and Brain Damage

Michael Porter is an incomparable comedy talent with an unmistakable Irish flair! ‘Fearless in ever sense of the word. 

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

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

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

Emily Walsh: Dad Girl

Emily Walsh: Dad Girl

Emily Walsh still doesn’t know if she wants kids, but if given the choice she’d like to be the dad. 

One's a Musical Comedian and One Isn't

One's a Musical Comedian and One Isn't

Do you like musical comedy? Do you like non-musical comedy? Do you not care, as long as it’s good? Then come enjoy either the first half, the second half, or even all of this show,… 

Orange Juice

Orange Juice

Orange Juice is a freshly squeezed stand-up comedy show from Soho Theatre Stand-Up Lab alumni, Catherine Cranfield and Ronan McCabe. 

Big Value Comedy Show

Big Value Comedy Show

Longest running mixed-bill, star-finding show on the Fringe. 

Wham Bam Thank You Mam (Work in Progress)

Wham Bam Thank You Mam (Work in Progress)

This absurdist trio brings you an hour of off-the-walls stand-up and sketch comedy through the Welsh, Irish, Malaysian and 30-something perspective. 

Gaslighting Is My Love Language

Gaslighting Is My Love Language

Gaslighting Is My Love Language by Fielding Edlow (Bojack Horseman) is about an intimacy-avoidant woman who just wanted a boyfriend but ended up in a 13-year marriage/light hostage… 

Free Footlights

Free Footlights

Returning for another year, Free Footlights brings the group for an hour of stand-up, songs, sketches and more. 

The Queer Comedy Club Fringe

The Queer Comedy Club Fringe

The UK’s first permanent LGBTQ+ comedy club comes to Edinburgh Fringe and we’ve got a bunch of queer comedians who we know you’re going to love! Every night join us for an hour sho… 

Colin Etches: Attention Deficit

Colin Etches: Attention Deficit

Often described as a force of nature, Colin is a performance comedian who’s erratic and truly ridiculous storytelling provides insight into the peculiar existence of a 44-year-old … 

Comedy in the Dark

Comedy in the Dark

The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns. 

The Oxford Revue Did It!

The Oxford Revue Did It!

Celebrating its 70th anniversary, the Oxford Revue brings you a tightly crafted, punchy and hilarious murder mystery with a difference – the audience decide whodunnit! Did the bu… 

A Tinderella Story: Swipe, Wince, Repeat

A Tinderella Story: Swipe, Wince, Repeat

Acclaimed Canadian comedian J Murphy has been on some very strange dates. 

Mother Tree

Mother Tree

A solo show about motherhood, the forest and the universe. 

Eva Bindeman: It’s Going Whaley Well

Eva Bindeman: It’s Going Whaley Well

5 years ago, Eva decided to become an entertainer. 

Ben Lund-Conlon: Lies, Damned Lies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Ben Lund-Conlon: Lies, Damned Lies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Into every generation, a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. 

Jim Daly: Football and Fatherhood

Jim Daly: Football and Fatherhood

Debut show from award-winning (and he will prove it) internet comedy sensation, Jim Daly (50+ million views). 

Runi Talwar/Toussaint Douglass: Jokes In Progress

Runi Talwar/Toussaint Douglass: Jokes In Progress

Highly rated newcomers, Runi (Hypothetical, HIGNFY) and Toussaint (Dave’s Outsiders, John Bishop tour support), have written for TV and supported some of the biggest names in comed… 

Dave Cerwonka: FFS

Dave Cerwonka: FFS

It’s comedian, idiot, writer and voice actor Cerwonka’s Fringe debut. 

Big Value Early

Big Value Early

Four of the best newer acts. 

Ryan Wingfield: Trophy Husband

Ryan Wingfield: Trophy Husband

Comedian by night, stay-at-home-dad / trophy husband by day! International comedian Ryan Wingfield shares his take on the challenges of family life and other experiences in this so… 

Anthony Schuman: I Just Want to Be a Good Dad

Anthony Schuman: I Just Want to Be a Good Dad

A twisted stand-up comedy quest to understand fatherhood. 

Chris Hall and Mark Bittlestone: Two Sour Gays

Chris Hall and Mark Bittlestone: Two Sour Gays

One of the (many) great things about Fringe is that new comics, who don’t yet have an hour’s worth of material, can buddy up to put on a show — Chris Hall and Mark Bittleston… 

Comedy in the Dark

Comedy in the Dark

The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns. 

Molly Leigh-Moy and Carla Gordon: As Per My Previous Apology...

Molly Leigh-Moy and Carla Gordon: As Per My Previous Apology...

Molly and Carla are both high-energy and friendly gals. 

Big Value Late

Big Value Late

Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe. 

Three Grams and a Baby

Three Grams and a Baby

After moving to Switzerland, a wayward Aussie finds out he’ll be a father and so he does the obvious: Leaves everyone to embark on an acting career (AKA cocaine addiction) and accr… 

Gerry Carroll: A Man in My Position

Gerry Carroll: A Man in My Position

He’s a stand-up and a clown. 

Comedy in the Dark

Comedy in the Dark

This unique comedy experience returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after sell-out shows across the UK and Europe. 

Big Value Comedy Show – Early

Big Value Comedy Show – Early

Four of the best new acts on the circuit, selected by Just the Tonic. 

Big Value Comedy Show – Late

Big Value Comedy Show – Late

Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe. 

Conversation Garden on Love Island (A Decide Your Own Misadventure)

Conversation Garden on Love Island (A Decide Your Own Misadventure)

Imagine Bandersnatch with less clothes, more STDs and an instagram filter over the screen. 

Comedy in the Dark

Comedy in the Dark

This unique comedy experience returns to the Edinburgh after sell-out shows across the UK and Europe. 

Nancy Clench: Agony Aunt

Nancy Clench: Agony Aunt

If you have a problem, Nancy will solve it. 

Drinking and Unemployment: A New Play About Work

Drinking and Unemployment: A New Play About Work

Sociologist-turned-detective Caleb Rutherford steps into a hall of mirrors exposing real people through their professions while thinking he has nothing to reveal about himself. 

Caitlin Cook: Death Wish

Caitlin Cook: Death Wish

Since she was seventeen, Caitlin Cook has lived by a code: if something scares her, she has to do it. 

Dan AG: Sloth

Dan AG: Sloth

Introducing sloth, the debut stand-up show from Cambridge Footlight and all-round privileged white male Dan AG. 

Blake Freeman and Dan Rath – Far From Home

Blake Freeman and Dan Rath – Far From Home

After sell-out shows and scooping up awards at Melbourne and Sydney comedy festivals, Blake and Dan are setting off to Edinburgh to take part in the world’s biggest arts festival! … 

Radu Isac: Good Excuses for Sociopaths

Radu Isac: Good Excuses for Sociopaths

Do you sometimes think about your actions? Do your actions make you feel like a sociopath? Does feeling like a sociopath hurt your self-esteem? Well this show was specifically writ… 

David Tieck: What Would Bill Murray Do?

David Tieck: What Would Bill Murray Do?

David Tieck is a big absurdist, idiotic, teddy-bear type person. 

Jake Farrell: Limits

Jake Farrell: Limits

In his first solo Edinburgh show, Jake Farrell (Soho Theatre Comedy Lab) performs 40 minutes of stand-up about carrying on, fear and the future. 

Dylan Dodds and Friends (Friends Not Included)

Dylan Dodds and Friends (Friends Not Included)

Four years ago, Dylan Dodds asked himself a question: could he BE any more ridiculous? The answer, it turns out, is yes. 

Martin Pilgrim: I Write Jokes Not Tragedies

Martin Pilgrim: I Write Jokes Not Tragedies

Martin Pilgrim can’t go on like this. 

Vauxhall Comedy Presents Tom Elwes and Ali Woods

Vauxhall Comedy Presents Tom Elwes and Ali Woods

Vauxhall Comedy presents two of the brightest up-and-coming comedians on the UK circuit: Tom Elwes and Ali Woods (as heard on BBC Radio 4). 

Alex Hylton: Get Rich or Die Cryin'

Alex Hylton: Get Rich or Die Cryin'

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

Big Value Comedy Show – Early

Big Value Comedy Show – Early

Four of the best new acts on the circuit, selected by Just the Tonic. 

Matt Hoss: Here Comes Your Man

Matt Hoss: Here Comes Your Man

Here Comes Your Man is a lovely hour of storytelling from a bright new talent Matt Hoss. 

Big Value Comedy Show – Late

Big Value Comedy Show – Late

Established as one of the best shows of the Fringe. 

Bristol Revunions: Roadtrip

Bristol Revunions: Roadtrip

The award-winning Bristol Revunions are back on the road with their latest free Fringe show, Roadtrip! It’s not just the scenery that changes as Roadtrip features a three-week rota… 

Lip Sync Lollapalooza

Lip Sync Lollapalooza

Are you ready for the ultimate Fringe party? Drag acts face off against comedians with hilarious and over-the-top performances that will leave you positively shook and gagging for … 

Pamela DeMenthe Presents: Sticky Digits

Pamela DeMenthe Presents: Sticky Digits

After exploding all over last year’s Fringe, the doyenne of erotic fiction, Pamela DeMenthe, returns with her seminal scorcher, Sticky Digits: an interactive masterclass in salacio… 

No Home Like This Place

No Home Like This Place

Award-winning Edinburgh homeless and mental health charity bring you an original play – new for 2018. 

Clay Nikiforuk: Fun to Be Around

Clay Nikiforuk: Fun to Be Around

Fun to be Around is an authentic, no-holds-barred narrative about triumphing over psychosis. 

Big Value Comedy Show – Early

Big Value Comedy Show – Early

We’re offering the finest upcoming comedians on the UK circuit at a bargain price. Hand selected from our year-round auditions, this show is quality talent in its prime. 

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

An ex-SNP politico, a bible-wielding American mom and JK Rowling walk into a. 

Phil Cooper: One Phil Over The Cooper's Nest

Phil Cooper: One Phil Over The Cooper's Nest

Join Phil in a lighthearted romp through the the world of collective delusions. 

Russ Peers: Hereditary Peers

Russ Peers: Hereditary Peers

BBC New Comedy Award finalist. 

Tracy's Leaving Party: Hot Young Things

Tracy's Leaving Party: Hot Young Things

Christy Coysh (as seen on BBC Three) and Kat Sadler (selected for BBC New Comedy Award 2017) debut their first work-in-progress show. 

Bad Clowns: Hostage

Bad Clowns: Hostage

What happens when a crazed madman takes a comedy show and its audience hostage? Find out in the Bad Clowns maddest show yet. 

Big Value Comedy Show – Late

Big Value Comedy Show – Late

We’re offering the finest upcoming comedians on the UK circuit at a bargain price. 

Planet Caramel: Rotations in Flavour Space

Planet Caramel: Rotations in Flavour Space

Free Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer for every audience member! Scotland’s fastest, best and only sketch trio present a light-speed comedy experience like no other. 

Richard Hanrahan Is Doing This

Richard Hanrahan Is Doing This

Ursine stand-up Richard Hanrahan finally gets his act together, or at least tries to. 

Nick Elleray: It's Been Emotional

Nick Elleray: It's Been Emotional

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

Darren Walsh: Massive Punt

Darren Walsh: Massive Punt

Join Darren Walsh (UK’s first Pun Champion, winner of Dave’s Joke of the Edinburgh Fringe, BBC’s iWonder, BBC Comedy Festivals Presents) on a round-the-world flight, pun-packed wit… 

Pop Ditz

Pop Ditz

Pop Ditz is a contemporary clown and character comedy show about pop culture, obsessions and freedom of expression performed by one ditsy Norwegian. 

Comedy in the Dark

Comedy in the Dark

The sell-out, unique comedy experience returns. 

Amused Moose Comedy Award: Grand Final

Amused Moose Comedy Award: Grand Final

Grab the hottest Fringe tickets to discover tomorrow’s comedy stars, showcasing their Fringe comedy shows in this prestigious final. 

Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award: Final

Amused Moose Comedy's National New Comic Award: Final

Vote excitedly alongside dozens of international talent scouts for 2018’s hottest breakthrough stars in the making, who battle for glory, fame and the shiny moose trophy. 

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