Shows at PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth

David McIver: Wild Horses (Work in Progress)

When I am on stage performing stand-up comedy I feel like a wild horse galloping through the plains of Ohio, the wind running through my mane, the hot sun shining down on my sturdy…

Believe? The Conspiracy Theory Podcast Live!

Believe? The Conspiracy Theory Podcast is a podcast all about the world’s craziest conspiracy theories, or are they crazy? Join us for live episode recordings as comedians Phil G…

No More Mr Nice Heidi Regan (A Work in Progress)

Heidi’s new stand-up show about the NHS, spiders, wild drug trips, Australia.

Laurie Black: Deadly Synths

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
14th Aug 2024

Award-winning Laurie Black has officially sold out.

Steffen Haanes: The Master

Beware, Edinburgh – Steffen Hånes returns as The Master to terrify and delight those brave enough to enter his spooky lair.

A Genuine Appreciation of Comedy

The Mayor and His Daughter (not pictured – though we are writing this) are desperate to make it in show business.

Phil Green: Guilt

After a silly childhood game accidentally put his sister in hospital 30 years ago, Phil tries to figure out how to process guilt, what makes us carry it, and why he ended up living…

10,000 Digits of Pi

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Multiple Venues
5th - 22nd Aug 2024

‘This guy will do anything for a laugh, and it works’ **** (FringeToronto.

Milo Standards: Penis de Milo

The (drag) king of comedy is back.

Dan Lees: Vinyl Reflections

Charity shops are amongst the last bastions of recycling society’s unwanted items for one to stumble across a precious find.

Patrick Spicer: Hammock (WIP)

A perfectly crafted hour of perfectly work-in-progress stand-up comedy from Patrick Spicer (as seen on Channel 4, BBC Two, 60k+ followers online).

Sam Dodgshon's Memory is Full

Sam Dodgshon has been collecting photos.

Will Rowland: Masterpiece in Progress

The New Comedian of the Year finalist and co-creator of Crizards (**** (Guardian)) uncurls from his sleeping spot in the airing cupboard to ponder life’s most pressing issues: the …

The Ritual

Prepare yourselves! Steffen Hånes returns as The Master, together with his loyal servant Gregory Lass as Gregor, to conduct The Ritual once again.

The Basement Entertainer

Katelyn locked herself in a basement years ago, oops.

Adrian Minkowicz: Latin America

Adrian is an Argentinian comedian based in New York and Oslo.

Fiona Ridgewell: Believable (WIP)

Fiona Ridgewell, winner of the Edinburgh Comedy-ish Award 2023 with her show No-Nonsense and nominee for Best Debut Show at LCF 2020 with her show Contender, brings new jokes to th…

Philip Simon: Shall I Compere Thee in a Funny Way?

His crowdwork videos have consistently gone viral all over social media (@PhilipsComedy) so join this award-winning MC and comedian for a hilarious mix of brand-new jokes and witty…

David Alnwick's 'Necromancer: The VHS Game'

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
3rd - 25th Aug 2024

Inspired by 90s VHS horror board games, can you beat the Necromancer? ‘Pure horror… Pushing the boundaries of magic as a genre’ ***** (WorldMagicReview.

Rob Copland: Gimme (One With Everything)

Gimme the thrills, gimme the spills, gimme a man with a microphone in his hand and careless abandon in his heart, gimme the winner of the Comedians Choice Award for Best Show, gimm…

Caitriona Dowden is Holier Than Thou

As a lapsed Catholic obsessed with medieval history, Caitriona spends a lot of time thinking about saints.

Obie: The Fuck It List

‘The whole room rocks with laughter pretty much constantly’ (Scotsman).

Markus Birdman – We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of Us Are Looking at the Gutter

Candid and hilarious new stand-up hour, talking about who I am, in an era where people are really keen to hear about who you are, so long as who you are is something they want to h…

Try Not to Worry About It, Death Comes to Us All

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
3rd - 25th Aug 2024

In the last few years, poet, performer and slam champion Jonathan Kinsman has lost two grandfathers, a great aunt, a cat and his sanity.

Jay Handley – Forty

Newly middle-aged comedian Jay Handley attempts to imbue the crossing of an arbitrary chronological boundary with a profundity it can’t hope to warrant.

Hajar J. Woodland: First Love

A love story told through powerhouse ballads, popular hits and original songs.

Joe Wells – Daddy Autism

Joe and his wife want to have a baby.

Jessica Aszkenasy: BRA SHOW (WIP)

An “alternative comedy” show about bras, more specifically about not being able to find the right one.

Don't Stop Believing: Theatric Remix of 1980s

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Multiple Venues
1st - 25th Aug 2024

Comedic musical drama by Torrey Shine (Glastonbury, TEDx).

Beautiful Magicians Club presents Battle Magic Cabaret

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
17th - 28th Aug 2023

What do you get when you mix rap battles cabaret, and an open mic, and then throw in the title of Cabaret God with an audience vote? Top Fringe cabaret stars try out their new mate…

Bryony Byrne: A Clown Tries to Write a Play (WIP)

Bryony’s done with clowning.

David Alnwick: Secret Magic Show

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
14th - 21st Aug 2023

Fast-paced comedy magic.

The Town Cryer

Brooke Finegold is masterful in her hour of live poetry, spoken word and stand up comedy.

Marcus Megastar: Live and Controversial

‘Like an O2 concert on a budget!’ (Miss Hope Springs).

Serial Killer Cabaret

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
6th - 16th Aug 2023

Notorious for their crimes, what if the likes of Charles Manson turned their “talents” towards showbiz? Hosted by Lucifer themself, this cabaret promises to thrill and entertain au…

Mark Dean Quinn: Is This Enough

Is this enough? ‘A fascinating, poignant and extremely entertaining study in deadpan tragicomedy’ (ExeuntMagazine.com). ‘Unlike anything else on the Fringe’ (TheReviewsHub.com).

Shall I Compere Thee in a Funny Way?

His crowd-work videos have consistently gone viral all over social media, so join one of the UK’s leading circuit MCs and award-winning comedians for a hilarious mix of brand-new j…

Nocturnal Animals

Burnham meets Boosh.

David Alnwick: Necromancer

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
5th - 27th Aug 2023

Inspired by 90s VHS horror board games, can you beat the Necromancer? ‘Scary, especially for the easily frightened.

Heidi Regan: Finding an Inner Peace That All Your Friends Will Envy

Join me as I put the fun back into searching for meaning in a chaotic universe, if we agree to spell universe as ‘fun-iverse’ which I believe we agreed to.

Dave Bibby: Baby Dinosaur

Dave Bibby, ‘madcap musical-character-sketch comedy pioneer’ (BroadwayWorld.

Adrián Minkowicz: Brown Privilege III

For they last part of his trilogy about (de)colonisation, Adrian travelled to Ecuador to experience the life of some of the original inhabitants of the American continent.

Joe Wells: King of the Autistics

Rise up against your neurotypical overlords! ‘One of my favourite comics’ (Frankie Boyle).

Phil Green: Four Weddings and a Breakdown

After attending four weddings from four different generations last year, Phil finally figures out the reasons behind his breakdown a decade ago.

Ruth Hunter: The Ruth is on Fire

Ruth Hunter (So You Think You’re Funny first runner-up, skin owner and Irish person) presents a new show of fun, spooky and very good stand-up comedy.

Jay Handley – The White Jesus Chronicles

Jay Handley performs an hour of material cherry-picked from his last three shows in a deft response to being creatively bereft.

Our Anxious Measurements

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
5th - 27th Aug 2023

Measurements give power to research and understanding, but how do they fare against human anxiety? No metric is safe in Dean Tsang’s exploration of expectations placed on us and th…

Kate Smurthwaite: Fire Snake

Kate Smurthwaite invites us to contemplate whether being foot soldiers in the death march of disaster capitalism is really as much fun as we hoped.

Fiona Ridgewell: No-Nonsense

The debut hour from Fiona Ridgewell.

Dillis

Brianna Ahlmark saves a horse in under four hours with a gun in her mouth.

David McIver: Small Boy Trapped in a Wellness Retreat

It is genuinely difficult to keep track of all the wellness tips that you’re supposed to follow to have a healthy body and mind.

Danny Ward: A Ward Winning!

Mark Simmons’ tour support, co-host of the Jokes podcast, BT Sport personality, award-winning comedian and documentary filmmaker, Danny is the undisputed champion of the Ward! A br…

What the Thunder Said

When the particulars of your bespoke Waste Land reveal themselves, the least we can hope for is some practical advice in language we can understand… One woman’s encounter with TS…

Obie: Scottish Comedian Extraordinaire

The most Scottish comedian in history, John ‘Obie’ O’Brien, performing twice daily at the Fringe.

A Retrospection

Claire Woolner, LA-based absurdist comedian, blows hard on the edges of performance art and swims into surrealist clown.

Dan Lees: The Vinyl Countdown

Award-winning alternative comedian Dan Lees brings forgotten album covers back to life.

Where's Your Head At?

Faye Treacy’s highly anticipated new show (Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer, as featured on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Three).

Jodie Mitchell and Hannah Platt: Thanks for Sharing

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth / PBH’s Free Fringe @ Roti
6th - 28th Aug 2022

Split hour of stand-up from rising stars ‘brilliant.

Robert Garnham, Yay!

Robert is a poet.

2022 Greek Comedian of the Year – George Zacharopoulos

Award-winning comedy from the reigning title holder since 2018.

The Laughienda Comedy Club

Manchester’s award-winning free comedy club comes to Edinburgh for the first time! From the scene that produced the likes of Peter Kay and Johnny Vegas comes four rising stars, e…

Harmon Leon in The Jokes Saved My Soul

NYC comedian Harmon Leon (VICE) lives a double life.

The Fat Penguin Late Show

Jay Handley blows off steam in a show heavy on audience interaction.

MaX-XiM

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
7th - 29th Aug 2022

Zaibatxu presents: MaX-XiM.

Sooz Kempner: PlayStation

Twitter sensation Sooz (BBC Radio 4, BT Sport, BBC Radio 5 Live) got a PlayStation, the first adult console, in 1998 and finally felt grown-up.

White Jesus: Ascension

Jay Handley wrestles with concepts beyond the reach of his intellect but within that of his vain, grasping ego.

Paul Richards: My Function Band Hell

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
6th - 28th Aug 2022

Paul Richards literally can’t stop drumming; he’s performed all over the world, from huge gigs in China to grotty working men’s clubs, posh corporate gigs to the whole of the UK to…

Mary O'Connell: There's Something Wrong With Mary (WIP)

Mary O’Connell is conflicted: she hates capitalism but she loves to shop.

Viggo Venn: Club Comedian

Norwegian comedian Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British comedian! ‘Viggo is Norwegian’ (EdFestMag.

Ruth Hunter and the Ruth-hunter

There is something living in Ruth’s hallway cupboard.

Joe Wells: I Am Autistic

Joe is not a “person with comedy”; he’s a comedian.

Sam Nicoresti: Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture

Zany music and a psychedelic multimedia screen await the audience as we take our seats for Sam Nicoresti’s show Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture.

Man With a Guitar Plays Story Songs

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
6th - 28th Aug 2022

Gecko’s playful story-songs will take you on a journey via ignored characters in Italian renaissance paintings, pig outlaws and tooth fairy admin.

Tamer Kattan – An Alien from New York

An award-winning comedian from NYC fell in love with a woman online.

Markus Birdman – The Bearable Heaviness of Nearly Not Being

The award-winning comedian returns with his 15th solo show.

Ali Brice: I Tried To Be Funny, But You Weren't Looking

Ali Brice is embracing life after almost losing it.

Adrian Minkowicz: Brown Privilege II

After the success of Brown Privilege, the Argentinean comedian will keep exploring the colonization of the American continent plus vaccines, Ukraine, Prince Andrew and travels to M…

Kate Smurthwaite: Humanity's Last Hope

Award-winning comedian and activist Kate Smurthwaite takes one last long shot at saving us all from global fascist-led environmental Armageddon.

This Is Not Therapy

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
PBH’s Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth
6th - 14th Aug 2022

Think you’re the only one who’s making it up as you go along? You’re not.

Phil Green: 90s Boy – Blair, the Lovegun and Me

Remember the 90s or want to find out what the hell was going on then? Do you have a non-typical brain or know someone who does? Then you’ll want to join South East New Comedian fin…