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All-Star Comedy Cabaret

All-Star Comedy Cabaret

A spectacular mixed bill variety show bursting with the best stand-ups, character comedians, musical acts and the most original performers at the Fringe. Think modern-day music hall… 

Skydive to Stand-Up

Skydive to Stand-Up

From forgetting to pull your ripcord at 12,000 feet to finding your feet as a comedian: ex-skydiver Mat reveals all in an amusing yet absurd journey from living above the clouds to having his head in them. 

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh, It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh, It’s the Monster Stand-Up Show!

Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase, including your award-winning host Wes Dalton, featuring a different line-up everyday. 

Trans Vision Scamp

Trans Vision Scamp

Laura Monmoth returns to the Fringe with an hour of charming – yet quite frankly silly – multimedia nonsense. A tale of improving our own personal reality through friendly trolling, obsession, illness and Star Wars… 

Funny Feckers

Funny Feckers

One of London’s most popular comedy nights Funny Feckers is coming to the Fringe to showcase the best acts from Ireland and beyond. It’s a fun and friendly show hosted by Irish comic Wes Dalton – ‘an Irish charmer who has cheekiness and likeability down to a tee’ (Kentish Towner)… 

101 Comedy Club – Free

101 Comedy Club – Free

‘Funny. Fast. Free’ **** (ThreeWeeks). Each show sees four experienced acts performing. All our comedians have been hand-picked from an ethical fair trade farm where they’ve been grown in only the finest organic dog poo… 

Anesti Danelis: Six Frets Under

Anesti Danelis: Six Frets Under

‘Brilliant blend of sharp wit, optimism and perfectly dark humour’ ***** (EdFestMag.com). Anesti Danelis returns with a new hour of witty, ridiculous and delightfully dark songs that celebrate all the fun things in life like: identity crisis, stealing from work, inescapable rumours, alternative medicine, fearless youth, goats? and more! So pull up a seat and let’s ask life’s biggest questions while toe-tapping that existential dread away… 

Ryan Ward and Joe Molander: Natural Born Performers

Ryan Ward and Joe Molander: Natural Born Performers

Britain's most popular magicians and amateur bounty hunters, Joe and Ryan, perform an hour of classical music and salsa dance, with Claire Sweeney on banjo. (Note: from 19th-26th August, they will be doing half an hour each of stand-up instead... 

The Weird and Whacky World of Raymond Bishop

The Weird and Whacky World of Raymond Bishop

This is a show about Raymond Bishop. In this comedy show you will learn all there is to know about the upper-class, privately educated, elite academic twit that is Raymond. He will share with his audience stories of the good work that he does, details of his loving wife (who waxes her lip once a month) and his children (who partake in some "after school activities")... 

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales Part II

Rahul Kohli: Newcastle Brown Tales Part II

Last year, it was stories about being pissed on by a dragon, near death by a fire-breathing dragon, and accidentally joining a Romani Gypsy drug-smuggling ring. This year, it's a brand-new hour of true stories including Spekky Rizwan Goes To Jail, How Rahul Communicated With the Dead Via Facebook Messenger and How a Series of Tragic Life Events Forced Him to Confront His Own Mortality (but mainly it's dumb sh*t Rizwan did)... 

Aaaaaaaaaargh, It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Entry

Aaaaaaaaaargh, It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Entry

Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016). 'Flashes of proper genius' (Chortle... 

Anesti Danelis: Songs for a New World Order

Anesti Danelis: Songs for a New World Order

'Anesti Danelis delivers the funny with a hefty side of heart. Not only were his songs expertly composed, the lyrics were freaking hilarious' (MooneyOnTheatre.com). The very woke musical comedian Anesti Danelis presents his delightfully dark collection of witty and ridiculous songs about our absurdly twisted world... 

2 for Joy

2 for Joy

A double bill of stand-up from two award-winning new comics. Steff Todd: 'Hilarious' (The Stand), Funny Women’s Queen of the Meme and a runner-up in Hilarity Bites New Act of the Year 2017... 

Mickey Sharma – Filthy Club Comic

Mickey Sharma – Filthy Club Comic

With five Edinburgh shows under his belt and nine years experience as a professional, Mickey brings his best material. No feelings, just good jokes. 

Live Your Best Life

Live Your Best Life

According to WikiHow, you can Live Your Best Life in just 14 steps (with pictures) but can it really be that easy? Emmy Fyles (Comedy Central, BBC Three) sets off on a journey to follow the best, worst and weirdest advice the internet has to offer; from money saving tips such as replacing bronzer with hot chocolate powder, to experiencing the healing powers of virtual dolphin therapy... 

101 Comedy Club – Free

101 Comedy Club – Free

'Funny. Fast. Free' **** (ThreeWeeks). Each show sees four experienced acts performing. All our comedians have been hand-picked from an ethical fair trade farm where they've been grown in only the finest organic dog poo... 

Def Comedy Space Jam

Def Comedy Space Jam

Tom Lawrinson and Josh Jones present an hour of stand-up comedy direct from outer space! Jokes that are absolutely raw and positively looney. In terms of free shows, this one is a guaranteed slam dunk! 'If you only see one comedian this month, make it Tom Lawrinson' (Skinny)... 

Declan Amphlett: Verbal Remedies

Declan Amphlett: Verbal Remedies

Declan Amphlett is going into his fourth year at Cambridge, and has just returned from a year abroad in France. He's only recently broken up with his girlfriend, and is trying to find his way in the world as a semi-awkward, middlingly attractive (according to him) man... 

Marie

Marie

'There’s two rules: first, the person you choose must be dead. And second, you have to be dressed up to get in.’ It’s Thursday night in the Prince Arthur and their latest theme night is in full swing... 

Aaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free

Aaaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free

Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham (UK Pun Champion 2016). With a different line up everyday. 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Playback Impro plays back stories from the audience. 'A real standout from all the stand-up, this is comic improvisation, theatre-style. Four actors each take it in turn to direct a narrative supplied by the audience... 

Sajeela Kershi: Fights Like a Girl!

Sajeela Kershi: Fights Like a Girl!

'My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style' (Maya Angelou). Hilarious multi award-winning comedian is putting up her dukes and picking her battles! Winner of Asian Women of Achievement Award 2015 and Star of Edinburgh Award-winning show 2007... 

101 Comedy Club – Free

101 Comedy Club – Free

'Funny. Fast. Free' **** (ThreeWeeks). Each night sees four experienced acts performing. All our comedians have been hand-picked from an ethical fair trade farm where they've been grown in only the finest organic dog poo... 

We Stand Amused

We Stand Amused

A man stands accused of a heinous crime. Only a jury of weirdos and misfits stands between him and a big prison with his name on it, figuratively speaking (his name isn't Her Majesty's)... 

Aaaaaaand Now It's Time for Roger Swift's Puneumatic

Aaaaaaand Now It's Time for Roger Swift's Puneumatic

Puns. Lots of puns. Spoken puns. Visual puns. Musical puns. Contrived puns. No themes, no learning, no sad bit at the 45 minute mark. You know what you're getting. From UK Pun championship finalist of 2016 and 2017 plus writer of one of Dave’s Top 15 Jokes of the Fringe 2016, comes an hour of puns and all round zany madness... 

Dope Friction – Free

Dope Friction – Free

Tom and Daniel are doing an hour of stand-up. They are two very different people, with contrasting senses of humour. But fortuitously, when partnered together, their material compliments each other's sublimely... 

Infectious

Infectious

Lovdev Barpaga brings his first ever solo show to the fringe in 2016. He's been described as the 21st century Asian Ken Goodwin by Steve Bennett. Lovdev will entertain you with old-style jokes along with puns, and stories. 

Infectious

Infectious

Lovdev Barpaga brings his first ever solo show to the fringe in 2016. He's been described as the 21st century Asian Ken Goodwin by Steve Bennett. Lovdev will entertain you with old-style jokes along with puns, and stories. 

Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show

Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show

Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham. (UK Pun Champion 2016). 'Flashes of proper genius' (Chortle... 

Pigeons and Things

Pigeons and Things

25-30 minutes of funny things, said in a Hungarian accent, (because that's the accent I have and I'm not good at changing it). Claiming the much coveted title of first ever Hungarian to perform stand-up comedy at the Fringe, the show touches on pertinent issues, such as immigration, homosexuality and pigeons... 

Stage Against the Machine

Stage Against the Machine

Three brazen comedians bring you a feast of straight talking hilarity. Suzy Wilde, Dave Black and Simone Belshaw are currently creating a buzz on the circuit with outlandish tales of relationships, race and cheese... 

James Loveridge: Castles in the Sand

James Loveridge: Castles in the Sand

James once has sex in a cage, whilst a stranger’s rabbit watched him from an ironing board. This story will not be featuring in the show... ‘Undoubtedly the best free show that I have seen at the Fringe... 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Playback Impro plays back moments and stories from the audience. 'A real standout from all the stand-up, this is comic improvisation theatre-style. Four actors each take it in turn to direct a narrative supplied by the audience' (Mirror)... 

Stage Against the Machine

Stage Against the Machine

Three brazen comedians bring you a feast of straight-talking hilarity. Suzy Wilde, Dave Black and Simone Belshaw are currently creating a buzz on the circuit with outlandish tales of relationships, race and cheese... 

The Madness in My Method

The Madness in My Method

Michael Porter takes his first highly anticipated solo show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Madness in My Method is a collection of thoughts and stories, from stand-up to life experience... 

101 Comedy Club – Free

101 Comedy Club – Free

'Funny. Fast. Free' **** (ThreeWeeks). Each night sees four experienced acts performing. All our comedians have been hand-picked from an ethical fair trade farm where they've been grown in only the finest organic dog poo. 

Heavy Petting: Bad Laughing

Heavy Petting: Bad Laughing

Middlesbrough's second-tallest sketch group return with sketches, jokes, songs and a big bag of hammers. Shortlisted last year for Hat Trick Comedy's Short and Funnies award, Heavy Petting have written for Vic and Bob, Susan Calman and MC Hammer – that last one is not true... 

The Prozac and Cons – Free

The Prozac and Cons – Free

Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love. Did he get a girlfriend or turn into a Sleazy McTeasy? Plus Mat's tips: How to be a****holed at work without being an a****hole... 

The Prozac and Cons – Free

The Prozac and Cons – Free

Ian appeared on a televised seduction course to find love. Did he get a girlfriend or turn into a Sleazy McTeasy? Plus Mat's tips: How to be a****holed at work without being an a****hole... 

Stage Against the Machine

Stage Against the Machine

Three brazen comedians bring you a feast of straight-talking hilarity. Suzy Wilde, Dave Black and Simone Belshaw are currently creating a buzz on the circuit with outlandish tales of relationships, race and cheese... 

Nev: Guts

Nev: Guts

Strong tummies are required for Nev's (Chunks co-daddy, ‘ever versatile’ (Skinny) ‘comedian’ (National)) latest show. A tapeworm's fever dream on the politics of bleeding, vomiting, pissing, shitting and Greek gods of the DWP. 

James Loveridge: Castles in the Sand

James Loveridge: Castles in the Sand

James once has sex in a cage, whilst a stranger’s rabbit watched him from an ironing board. This story will not be featuring in the show... ‘Undoubtedly the best free show that I have seen at the Fringe... 

Pigeons and Things

Pigeons and Things

25-30 minutes of funny things, said in a Hungarian accent, (because that's the accent I have and I'm not good at changing it). Claiming the much coveted title of first ever Hungarian to perform stand-up comedy at the Fringe, the show touches on pertinent issues, such as immigration, homosexuality and pigeons... 

101 Comedy Club – Free

101 Comedy Club – Free

'Funny. Fast. Free' **** (ThreeWeeks). Each night sees four experienced acts performing. All our comedians have been hand-picked from an ethical fair trade farm where they've been grown in only the finest organic dog poo. 

Heavy Petting: Bad Laughing

Heavy Petting: Bad Laughing

Middlesbrough's second-tallest sketch group return with sketches, jokes, songs and a big bag of hammers. Shortlisted last year for Hat Trick Comedy's Short and Funnies award, Heavy Petting have written for Vic and Bob, Susan Calman and MC Hammer – that last one is not true... 

Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show

Aaaaaaargh! It's the Monster Stand-Up Show – Free Show

Feast on five of the tastiest up-and-coming comedians on the circuit in this stand-up comedy showcase including your award-winning host, Masai Graham. (UK Pun Champion 2016). 'Flashes of proper genius' (Chortle... 

Playback Impro

Playback Impro

Playback Impro plays back moments and stories from the audience. 'A real standout from all the stand-up, this is comic improvisation theatre-style. Four actors each take it in turn to direct a narrative supplied by the audience' (Mirror)... 

Nev: Guts

Nev: Guts

Strong tummies are required for Nev's (Chunks co-daddy, ‘ever versatile’ (Skinny) ‘comedian’ (National)) latest show. A tapeworm's fever dream on the politics of bleeding, vomiting, pissing, shitting and Greek gods of the DWP. 

The Madness in My Method

The Madness in My Method

Michael first took to the stage at a local open mic in Derry/LondonDerry, 2009. Fuelled with nerves, excitement and no clue how to perform he proceeded to die on his arse! However, armed with the stupidity and ambition to be a comedian, Michael has come a long way since that painful winter’s night... 

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