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Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story

Following a sold-out, award-winning run at the Fringe last year, the People’s Princess is back! Do you know the story of Diana? Probably. 

At Home With Will Shakespeare

At Home With Will Shakespeare

Fringe legend Pip Utton (Adolf, Bacon, Dickens, Churchill, Dylan, Maggie, Einstein, Hunchback) is Shakespeare in this moving and comic romp through Will’s life, including some of h… 

Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends: Kool Story Bro

Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends: Kool Story Bro

Star of Taskmaster, Ghosts, and Stath Lets Flats, Kiell Smith-Bynoe brings his unmissable improvised comedy show back to the Fringe for one week only! Featuring the very best impro… 

Rosie Jones: Triple Threat

Rosie Jones: Triple Threat

Join Rosie as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! This show is guaranteed to be full of unapologetic cheekiness, nonsensical fu… 

Ghost Huns Live

Ghost Huns Live

Join comedians, basic huns and horror stans Hannah Byczkowski (Winner of The Traitors) and Suzie Preece (Finalist, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year), as they bring you the… 

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The best night of comedy on the Fringe returns! Join us for a raucous night of laughter, raising much-needed funds for Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity. 

Neil Delamere: Neil by Mouth

Neil Delamere: Neil by Mouth

Following his 100-date international tour, including sell-out shows at SSE Belfast Arena, Neil is back in Edinburgh with his hilarious tall tales, razor-sharp observations and quic… 

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Hundreds entered, now one rising stand-up star will be crowned Britain’s funniest student. 

Ahir Shah: Ends

Ahir Shah: Ends

Ahir Shah brings his 2023 Sky Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show Ends back to the Fringe for 12 shows only. 

Paul Merton and Suki Webster's Improv Show

Paul Merton and Suki Webster's Improv Show

Fresh from their residency at London’s iconic Comedy Store, Fringe favourites Paul Merton and Suki Webster, two of the UK’s leading improvisers, bring their highly anticipated bran… 

Rose Matafeo: On and On and On

Rose Matafeo: On and On and On

Do you ever feel like you’re meeting yourself again and again in a bad way? Winner of the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award and creator of Starstruck, Rose Matafeo returns to the Fringe … 

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe. 

Arthur Smith and Phil Nice in OOF!

Arthur Smith and Phil Nice in OOF!

Legendary double act Fiasco Job Job, Arthur Smith and Phil Nice, having surprisingly beaten the visitation of the grim reaper, reunite for one final time to celebrate their 40th an… 

Kieran Hodgson: Work In Progress

Kieran Hodgson: Work In Progress

After running out of life story, the four-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee is after a new comedic muse. 

Me For You

Me For You

‘Choosing sperm is weird. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show 2024

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show 2024

Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

Catherine Cohen is back. 

David William Bryan: Fragility of Man

David William Bryan: Fragility of Man

Returning after a total sell-out run in 2019, Fragility of Man follows one man’s epic, lifelong battle with the justice system. 

Chloe Petts: How You See Me, How You Don't

Chloe Petts: How You See Me, How You Don't

After two smash-hit, sell-out runs, Chloe Petts returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a brand-new show… and this time she’s getting personal. 

Sisyphean Quick Fix

Sisyphean Quick Fix

Krista lives in London. 

Toy Stories, or How Not to Make a Living as an Artist

Toy Stories, or How Not to Make a Living as an Artist

A storytelling odyssey through art, contemporary politics and twentieth-century history, told in Chris’s signature style: satirical stand-up meets art lecture-demonstration. 

Eddy Hare: This One's On Me

Eddy Hare: This One's On Me

Eddy Hare (BBC New Comedy Awards Nominee) serves up his debut hour. 

16 Postcodes

16 Postcodes

Twenty years, 16 postcodes, one city. 

Chatterbox

Chatterbox

Chatterbox, a play about a Pakistani girl at primary school in 1970s Glasgow. 

Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip

Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip

Demi Adejuyigbe is a writer, comedian, filmmaker, and, inexplicably, a musician, known for his podcasts Punch Up The Jam and Gilmore Guys, his popular September 21st video series, … 

Amy Mason: Free Mason

Amy Mason: Free Mason

After an encounter with a wildlife enthusiast, the Funny Women Award finalist explores what it means to be a human animal (nightmare, tbh). 

Alice Snedden: Highly Credible

Alice Snedden: Highly Credible

After years away from stand-up (due to the global pandemic and a lack of interest in being out late), the co-writer and co-director of BBC and HBO’s Starstruck returns with a brand… 

David William Bryan: In Loyal Company

David William Bryan: In Loyal Company

The incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew David William Bryan. 

Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch

Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch

Debut hour of stand-up and characters from the ‘out-and-out hilarious’ (Stage) Derek Mitchell (Ted Lasso), whose online sketches have generated over 250 million views and a dedicat… 

Celya AB: Of All People

Celya AB: Of All People

Celya is good in a crisis but cries at flashmob videos. 

Katie Green: ¡Ay Mija!

Katie Green: ¡Ay Mija!

The eagerly anticipated and unashamedly feel-good debut from Latina rising star Katie Green. 

Spring Day: Exvangelical

Spring Day: Exvangelical

As seen on BBC’s Live at the Apollo, American transplant Spring Day provides dark comedy for nice people. 

Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray

Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray

Character comedian Emma Sidi is back at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Ginger Johnson Blows Off!

Ginger Johnson Blows Off!

Join comedian, crash mat and winner of Drag Race UK Ginger Johnson as she swaps her stilettos for safety goggles and takes a death-defying leap from the runway to the real world. 

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

With ingenious puppetry, stirring shanties, and sharp, relevant satire, Box Tale Soup bring Gulliver’s breathtaking journey to life in this astonishing adaptation. 

Blue Badge Bunch

Blue Badge Bunch

The disability Taskmaster! Ever tried drawing with your feet? Made your lunch one-handed? Had a go at audio description? It’s trickier than you think! The perfect way to spend your… 

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows

Abby awoke in hospital after a late miscarriage and, high on anaesthesia, decided to become a comedian. 

Hamstrung

Hamstrung

Alas, poor Yorick! Though he’s not dead. 

Buckets of Blood – Fairy Tales Not For Kids

Buckets of Blood – Fairy Tales Not For Kids

In the 19th century, the original stories of the Brothers Grimm were scarier, more bloodthirsty and disturbing. 

Casting the Runes

Casting the Runes

Who is this who is coming. 

Patti Harrison: My Huge Tits Huge Because They Are Infected NOT FAKE

Patti Harrison: My Huge Tits Huge Because They Are Infected NOT FAKE

Patti returns to Edinburgh following sell-out runs in 2022-23. 

A Jaffa Cake Musical

A Jaffa Cake Musical

Time to decide once and for all. 

Danny Clives: Danny Explains It All

Danny Clives: Danny Explains It All

Fresh off the back of his triumphant sold-out Leicester Comedy Festival show and supporting Nigel Ng (Uncle Roger) on his world tour performing at Hammersmith Apollo, Dublin’s 3Oly… 

Dee Allum: Deadname

Dee Allum: Deadname

She’s here! She’s queer! Her parents are sort-of used to it! Fresh, exciting and overall just happy to be here, Dee is the greatest transgender comedian her small village has ever … 

Andrew Doherty: Gay Witch Sex Cult

Andrew Doherty: Gay Witch Sex Cult

A sticky, spooky horror comedy about gender-reveal parties, demons from hell, and a Gay Witch Sex Cult (a sex cult for gay witches). 

Isobel Rogers: How to Be Content

Isobel Rogers: How to Be Content

Isobel and her guitar ask modern life’s essential questions: Is there ever a right time to have a baby? Are you your therapist’s favourite client? Are polyamorous relationships as … 

Rich Spalding: Gather Your Skeletons

Rich Spalding: Gather Your Skeletons

We’re all alive and we’re all going to die. 

Colin Hoult: Colin

Colin Hoult: Colin

The acclaimed comedian and 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee returns with a stand-up show about family, fatherhood, and a formative childhood experience with a Ouija board and a … 

Sophie Duker: BUT DADDY I LOVE HER

Sophie Duker: BUT DADDY I LOVE HER

The sexiest comic alive (please do not factcheck!) brings her delusional new show to the Fringe. 

Katie Norris: Farm Fatale

Katie Norris: Farm Fatale

The hotly anticipated debut show from an agricultural icon, likely to cause delight or distress to anyone who becomes involved with her, or her livestock. 

Melanie Bracewell: Attack of the Melanie Bracewell

Melanie Bracewell: Attack of the Melanie Bracewell

Melanie (Taskmaster NZ) spent years trying to be a “chill girl”, but in an instant – everything changed. 

Bangtail

Bangtail

Baddest. 

The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs

Invisible illnesses. 

Did You Mean to Fall Like That

Did You Mean to Fall Like That

Charlie played by the rules, married the right woman, took the right job. 

Ladies Who Ranch

Ladies Who Ranch

We heard your pleas. 

Never Get to Heaven in an Empty Shell

Never Get to Heaven in an Empty Shell

Claud’s stuck. 

Amy Annette: Thick Skin

Amy Annette: Thick Skin

It’s the debut of Amy Annette! But who is that? ‘Amy is a complete joy to watch’ (Rose Matafeo). 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

The Olivier Award–winning West End hit is back for a 15th year! Every night is opening night for the hottest new musical in town; there’s just one problem – the writer hasn’t w… 

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

Fans of The Play That Goes Wrong and Noises Off will love this. 

Squidge

Squidge

‘A one-woman show with a lot of heart, a pin-drop performance and writing that tears you apart and stitches you up anew’ ****½ (AYoungishPerspective. 

Vlad Ilich: Vladislav, Baby Don't Hurt Me

Vlad Ilich: Vladislav, Baby Don't Hurt Me

In the summer of ‘99, six-year-old Vlad played a game of chess that changed his life forever. 

Zoe Brownstone: A Bite Of Yours

Zoe Brownstone: A Bite Of Yours

Zoe Brownstone has been performing stand-up since before dating apps existed, and yet still does not know how love works if you can even believe it! That’s not the whole truth. 

John Tothill: Thank God This Lasts Forever

John Tothill: Thank God This Lasts Forever

Last year, John Tothill was visited by a series of terrible plagues. 

Elf Lyons: Horses

Elf Lyons: Horses

The first ever comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe performed entirely by a horse. 

Dan Wye Am I Sam Smith?

Dan Wye Am I Sam Smith?

Have you experienced the intensity of being famous without any of the perks? Been doppelgäng-banged to the point you no longer exist? Lube up for this deep dive into fame and misf… 

Nina Conti: Whose Face Is It Anyway?

Nina Conti: Whose Face Is It Anyway?

The virtuoso ventriloquist, BAFTA nominee and British Comedy Award winner presents an unparalleled, unscripted new show that delves deep into who we are, hijacking faces to spark a… 

Ivo Graham: Grand Designs

Ivo Graham: Grand Designs

Fumbling a flute on Would I Lie to You, combusting over a Cork accent on BBC Radio 5 Live, scaring Diane from the Traitors with a T-shirt of her face. 

Garry Starr: Classic Penguins

Garry Starr: Classic Penguins

The polar ice caps are melting! Soon penguins will have nowhere to live. 

Metroland Live: The Box

Metroland Live: The Box

Sell-out cult shows in the North East; acclaimed short films; their own web series – now Metroland debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Love's a Beach

Love's a Beach

What happens six months after your five minutes of fame? Cyrus and Ben are the first gay winners of TV’s biggest reality show. 

Stuffed

Stuffed

This is a show about food banks. 

Henry Rowley: Just Literally

Henry Rowley: Just Literally

Online comedy sensation Henry Rowley (1. 

Rachel Kaly: Hospital Hour

Rachel Kaly: Hospital Hour

Rachel Kaly got her first period the same day Saddam Hussein was hanged. 

Two Hearts: Til Death Do Us Hearts

Two Hearts: Til Death Do Us Hearts

New Zealand’s hottest comedy pop-music duo Two Hearts are back – now with more “vow” factor. 

Boy in Da Korma

Boy in Da Korma

Tupac never died. 

Lou Wall: The Bisexual's Lament

Lou Wall: The Bisexual's Lament

In 2023, Lou Wall was the first ever lesbian* to go through a breakup. 

Tarot: Shuffle

Tarot: Shuffle

The best show of 2019 according to Chortle. 

The Screen Test

The Screen Test

The Screen Test, written and performed by Bebe Cave. 

Steen Raskopoulos: Friendly Stranger

Steen Raskopoulos: Friendly Stranger

Solo sketch show packed with lovable characters, charisma and inspired spontaneity, from the internationally award-nominated star of The Office (Australia), Netflix’s The Duchess a… 

Kemah Bob: Miss Fortunate

Kemah Bob: Miss Fortunate

Acclaimed comedian Kemah Bob comes to the Fringe with their unmissable debut stand-up show. 

Gwyneth Goes Skiing

Gwyneth Goes Skiing

She’s the Goop-founding, Door-Sliding, Shakespeare-In-Loving, consciously-uncoupling Hollywood superstar. 

Sell Me: I Am from North Korea

Sell Me: I Am from North Korea

On her 15th birthday, Jisun, a North Korean girl, decides to sell herself to an old man to buy medication for her dying mother. 

The Emu War: A New Musical

The Emu War: A New Musical

Inspired by the true events of The Great Emu War of 1932, this new comedy musical tells the story of WW1 veterans trying to grow wheat in the Australian outback. 

Doktor Kaboom: Man of Science!

Doktor Kaboom: Man of Science!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Doktor Kaboom! The good Doktor’s newest show fuses astonishing live science experiments, stand-up comedy, and lessons in empowerment, for an… 

Abi Clarke: (Role) Model

Abi Clarke: (Role) Model

Abi Clarke lived the modern-day dream. 

Tit Swingers

Tit Swingers

Anne Bonney and Mary Read – polyamorous queer pirates that got the title Hellcats of the Seven Seas for their various vicious and notorious crimes… but you probably know them b… 

Gang Bang

Gang Bang

In 1945, when Sicilians were pouring onto boats for America, one man by the name of Don Lambrini accidentally boarded an all-inclusive Thomas Cook cruise to Blackpool, England. 

Freya Mallard: The Bounce Back

Freya Mallard: The Bounce Back

A baby and a Fringe debut. 

Ania Magliano: Forgive Me, Father

Ania Magliano: Forgive Me, Father

You know when you’re trying to wee on a night out, and you’re interrupted by a random girl who insists on telling you all her secrets even though you’ve never met? Imagine that, bu… 

Seconds to Midnight

Seconds to Midnight

What would you want to say to your best friend if the world was about to end? Exploring queer friendship, platonic love and nuclear anxiety, Seconds to Midnight asks what happens i… 

Juniper and Jules

Juniper and Jules

Jules has just discovered she likes girls. 

Justin Moorhouse: The Greatest Performance of My Life

Justin Moorhouse: The Greatest Performance of My Life

A poignant exploration of comedy intertwined with the essence of life’s ups and downs. 

The Long Run

The Long Run

A joyful, captivating comedy about love, cancer and running for a really long time. 

Look After Your Knees

Look After Your Knees

A new solo performance by Funny Women finalist Natalie Bellingham using comedy, storytelling, movement and interaction to celebrate being human in all its banality, sprinkled with … 

Anna Akana: It Gets Darker

Anna Akana: It Gets Darker

After performing stand-up for over a decade, a stalking incident forced Anna into retirement for six years. 

Captain Zak's Space Pirate Problems

Captain Zak's Space Pirate Problems

Captain Zak: Space Pirate has crash landed his ship back at the Pleasance, and he needs your help! He’s stuck with his broken-down spaceship but with your help answering questions,… 

Jin Hao Li: Swimming in a Submarine

Jin Hao Li: Swimming in a Submarine

In his debut hour, Jin Hao walks you through the seascape of his mind, filled with nightmares of being a spider, dreams of joining the yakuza and breezy memories of serving in the … 

Jake Roche: Neporrhoids

Jake Roche: Neporrhoids

A (mostly) true story of the meteoric rise and devastating fall of chart-topping boyband member Jake Roche, who is definitely not a “nepo baby”, a “one hit wonder”, nor “completely… 

Mel & Sam: High Pony

Mel & Sam: High Pony

Pussy-poppin’ Mel & Sam are yanking you by ya ponytails through a chaotic hour of musical sketch. 

Will Robbins: With the Best Will in the World

Will Robbins: With the Best Will in the World

You know when you feel like no one gets you and you’re the odd one out, but then you realise everyone’s felt like that at some point, so you just crack on? Will’s debut hour is abo… 

Kanan Gill: What Is This?

Kanan Gill: What Is This?

Indian stand-up sensation Kanan Gill makes his Fringe debut. 

Jack Skipper: Skint

Jack Skipper: Skint

Carpet-fitter turned comedian Jack Skipper delivers his debut stand-up hour with a show about how he went from a tradesman with no qualifications to a full-time comedian (with no q… 

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs)

Sorry (I Broke Your Arms and Legs)

Sam Wilson, Class 8C, is obviously the correct choice for Head Boy. 

Jazz Emu: Knight Fever

Jazz Emu: Knight Fever

Musical supernova Jazz Emu (Telegraph’s 26th Funniest Comedian of the 21st Century) is back with a brand-new show, with a full live band, The Cosmique Perfectión. 

Josephine Lacey: Autism Mama

Josephine Lacey: Autism Mama

Most mothers expect to help guide their child through puberty. 

Lou Taylor: Jeans and a nice top.

Lou Taylor: Jeans and a nice top.

Why live in the present when you could live in the past? Join viral sensation Lou Taylor as she dives back in time to her happy place: the 90s. 

Andrew Frost: Cards on the Table

Andrew Frost: Cards on the Table

Andrew is one of the best card magicians in the world. 

Alex Edelman: JUST FOR US

Alex Edelman: JUST FOR US

Direct from Broadway, a special one-off benefit performance of Alex Edelman’s award-winning show in honour of the show’s late director, Adam Brace. 

Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared

Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared

He’s hungry. 

Chloe Petts: If You Can't Say Anything Nice

Chloe Petts: If You Can't Say Anything Nice

Fresh from her smash-hit Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre sell-out debut, Chloe Petts returns with her follow-up hour. 

Revelations of Rab McVie

Revelations of Rab McVie

Join everyman Rab McVie as he travels through richly textured, ever-changing painted landscapes, pursuing light in darkness, hope in a torn world. 

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!

Your favourite dilettante sociopath is back, fresh from an acclaimed off-Broadway run, to perform his multiple award-nominated show one last time. 

All Killa No Filla

All Killa No Filla

Hot off the back of huge sold-out shows in Manchester, Birmingham and London, stellar comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean once again bring their smash-hit true crim… 

Tarot: Hive Mind

Tarot: Hive Mind

Late night and loose, Hive Mind is a gameshow in which contestants have to crowdsource their way to victory. 

You Dress Funny – Darren Harriott and Rachel Fairburn

You Dress Funny – Darren Harriott and Rachel Fairburn

Join Darren Harriott and Rachel Fairburn for a very special Edinburgh Fringe edition of You Dress Funny, the event where comedy meets fashion. 

Sudha Bhuchar: Evening Conversations

Sudha Bhuchar: Evening Conversations

‘You’re the one with the identity crisis mum, not us!’ Middle-class, middle-aged, multicultural mother of millennial sons Sudha invites her boys to ‘crack open a cold one’ and shar… 

Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase

Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase

Winner: Comedian’s Comedian Award, Chortle 2020. 

Mervyn's 30th Year Charity Gala

Mervyn's 30th Year Charity Gala

Join Merv and a host of top talent in a huge Charity Variety Gala to celebrate the 30th year of the legendary Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe showcase. 

Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Friends: Kool Story Bro

Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Friends: Kool Story Bro

Star of Taskmaster, Ghosts and Stath Lets Flats, Kiell Smith-Bynoe hosts a late-night improv show featuring the best improvisers at the Fringe. 

Jack Whitehall and Friends

Jack Whitehall and Friends

Join Jack Whitehall as he returns to the Pleasance to host a special late-night stand-up show with some of his friends from around the Fringe. 

Nabil Abdulrashid: The Purple Pill

Nabil Abdulrashid: The Purple Pill

A show about trying to be a good person while staying a badman. 

String V SPITTA

String V SPITTA

A kids party. 

Queer Diary

Queer Diary

LGBTQIA+ adults read aloud from their real teenage diaries, poetry, fanfic and more! After gaining a cult following in London and online, Queer Diary tours the UK for the first tim… 

Graham in the Green

Graham in the Green

Ivo Graham dips a greedy toe into the theatre/therapy section, poring over the usuals (relationships, responsibilities, regrets) without any promise of logic or laughter. 

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

Returning after two sell-out runs at Soho Theatre, global sensation Jazz Emu is back with his virtuoso musical spectacular. 

Blueprints

Blueprints

Are you destined to repeat ancestral patterns forever? If you could know the entire history of your bloodline, and everything you’re passing on to your children, would you want t… 

Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear It From Me

Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear It From Me

Last year’s critically acclaimed show is back for a limited run. 

Shaparak Khorsandi: ShapChat!

Shaparak Khorsandi: ShapChat!

In the blink of an eye, Shaparak has clocked up 50 years on this planet, a quarter-century as a comedian. 

Kwame Asante: In Stitches

Kwame Asante: In Stitches

A&E doctor and award-winning stand-up comedian Kwame Asante returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with an hour of his best material on life inside and outside the hospital. 

Godot is a Woman

Godot is a Woman

The ‘unmissable’ ***** (Reviews Hub) 2022 Fringe hit returns! Since Beckett wrote Waiting for Godot, he and his estate have notoriously challenged – often legally – non-mal… 

Sam Campbell. Bulletproof Ten

Sam Campbell. Bulletproof Ten

Despite the allegations… The champ is back!!! The show will only go for ten minutes but you will remember it for longer. 

Gig Pigs Live in Edinburgh

Gig Pigs Live in Edinburgh

Gig Pigs, Ivo Graham and Alex Kealy’s podcast comes to the Pleasance for one night only! Seated or standing? Support band or drinks? Sing along as loudly as possible or watch in re… 

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The best night of comedy on the Fringe returns! Join us for a raucous night of laughter, raising much-needed funds for Waverley Care, Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity. 

Nick Mohammed presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow

Nick Mohammed presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow

For one night only, double Emmy Award nominee and star of Ted Lasso Nick Mohammed brings Mr Swallow back to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

Catherine Cohen: Come For Me

After her critically acclaimed Netflix special The Twist. 

Egg: Absolutely Fine

Egg: Absolutely Fine

Just a fresh new show from two fresh young gals who, honestly, are absolutely fine. 

Andy Parsons: Bafflingly Optimistic

Andy Parsons: Bafflingly Optimistic

Having done 17 full-run Edinburgh shows, Andy hasn’t done one for 17 years. 

Zoe Coombs Marr: The Opener

Zoe Coombs Marr: The Opener

We regret to inform you that Dave is back. 

Rhys James: Spilt Milk

Rhys James: Spilt Milk

No use crying over spilt milk is a very commonly used proverb, and its familiarity and any possible connection to it is at the forefront of our minds as we watch this show. 

Jack Tucker: Comedy Stand-Up Hour

Jack Tucker: Comedy Stand-Up Hour

Winner: Comedian’s Comedian, Chortle Awards (2020). 

1000 Miniature Meadows

1000 Miniature Meadows

Part letter project, part sound project, and part city-wide planting project, this fizzy triptych will begin with you collecting a Listening Pack from the Pleasance Courtyard. 

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland

In 2020, the world changed forever, as Kieran Hodgson moved to Scotland. 

Nick Helm's Hot 'N' Heavy Weekend

Nick Helm's Hot 'N' Heavy Weekend

Ten years ago, the incomparable Nick Helm released his first studio album Hot ‘N’ Heavy to the delighted ears of fans across the globe. 

Simon Amstell: Work in Progress

Simon Amstell: Work in Progress

In a thrilling, last-minute addition, Simon Amstell will return to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in six years to perform a late-night show of new stand-up material for a … 

Rosie Jones – Triple Threat

Rosie Jones – Triple Threat

Join Rosie as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! This show is guaranteed to be full of unapologetic cheekiness, nonsensical fu… 

Dog Park

Dog Park

New material with old friends. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton’s infamous Impro Chums return to the Fringe after a four year hiatus and is warmly welcomed by the Pleasance Grand’s 750 seat capacity bursting at the seams. 

Rachel Parris: Work in Progress

Rachel Parris: Work in Progress

The BAFTA-nominated comedian, The Mash Report (BBC2) star, Live at the Apollo (BBC1) star and viral sensation, presents a work-in-progress hour of her signature blend of stand-up a… 

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Voloz Collective’s production of The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much is a masterclass in physical theatre. 

Ivo Graham: Organised Fun

Ivo Graham: Organised Fun

Organised fun is one of those phrases that can evoke different emotional responses from people. 

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

A one-off comedy extravaganza! For the past 38 years, the Pleasance has been the home of new comedy talent in Edinburgh. 

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe. 

Stamptown Comedy Night

Stamptown Comedy Night

From the moment Zach Zucker's comedy alter ego Jack Tucker walks out on stage to introduce Stamptown, the audience knows they're in for something truly special. 

Pleasance All-American Newcomer Comedy Gala

Pleasance All-American Newcomer Comedy Gala

An all-American line-up show, featuring the very best comedians from across the pond! Discover the freshest comedy talent on the Fringe as they make their Pleasance debuts this sum… 

Mawaan: Songs About Birds (WIP)

Mawaan: Songs About Birds (WIP)

Think guineafowl. 

HoneyBEE

HoneyBEE

HoneyBEE is a festival-driven show with a banging soundtrack. 

Truly Madly Baldy

Truly Madly Baldy

Truly, Madly, Baldy is a hilarious two-hander comedy based on the brutally honest stories of people who suffer from the hair-loss condition Alopecia. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

Jane is a high-school senior. 

Wiesenthal

Wiesenthal

At at a time when the world has never more needed to heed the whispers of history, when client journalism seeks to sanitise hate speech as a ‘balanced’ opinion, and social medi… 

52 Monologues for Young Transsexuals

52 Monologues for Young Transsexuals

Taking verbatim theatre into a new realm, 52 Monologues for Young Transsexuals is interested in how real life becomes performance and vice versa. 

The Ice Hole: A Cardboard Comedy

The Ice Hole: A Cardboard Comedy

They say a picture can tell a thousand words, but it turns out that if it is drawn on cardboard, it can tell a thousand more. 

The Birth of Frankenstein

The Birth of Frankenstein

The Birth of Frankenstein tells us the story of Mary Shelley, the mother of science fiction, on her fateful trip to Geneva with Percy Bysshe Shelley. 

Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore

Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore

‘The best showcase of pure joke-writing skill on the Fringe’ **** (Guardian). 

Kirsty Mann: Skeletons

Kirsty Mann: Skeletons

Kirsty Mann (Funny Women Awards finalist) has a secret, and this is a confession: she’s a doctor. 

Actually, Love

Actually, Love

Goya Theatre’s new musical Actually, Love manages to find the sweet spot between being softly tender and incredibly rousing, as it pokes fun at and dismantles various rom-com tro… 

Janine Harouni: Man'oushe

Janine Harouni: Man'oushe

Janine thought she knew her family. 

Lulu Popplewell: Actually, Actually

Lulu Popplewell: Actually, Actually

Whenever I feel down about the state of the world, I think of the shows in the Bunker at the Pleasance Courtyard, in particular Lulu Popplewell's show Actually, Actually. 

Ania Magliano: I Can't Believe You've Done This

Ania Magliano: I Can't Believe You've Done This

Who amongst us hasn’t uttered the phrase, “I can’t believe you’ve done this!?” whilst laughing with a friend over a particularly embarrassing story. 

Jodie Mitchell: Becoming John Travulva

Jodie Mitchell: Becoming John Travulva

Award-winning ‘brilliant. 

Hot as Hell

Hot as Hell

Becky, whose best (and only) friend is a demon in a Ouija board, takes us to her first high-school party: filled with horror, karaoke, and awkward interactions. 

Lash – A Pulsating New Play About Going Out Out!

Lash – A Pulsating New Play About Going Out Out!

Get on the Lash! Just in time for last orders. 

Hello Kitty Must Die

Hello Kitty Must Die

Hello Kitty Must Die is a musical adaptation of the Angela S. 

Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me

Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me

***** (Stage; Three Weeks; Theatre Weekly; Advertiser, Adelaide). 

Trash Salad

Trash Salad

Sex. 

Break Up With Your Boyfriend

Break Up With Your Boyfriend

Cassie is a hot mess. 

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

The Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

Good morning, Edinburgh! Following the hiatus since our triumphant run in 2019, we’re thrilled to be back for our 15th year! Bringing you three brand-new, delicious, rotating “menu… 

All Aboard! at Termination Station

All Aboard! at Termination Station

This is the Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut from performer, writer and creative activist Lilly Burton. 

Leila Navabi: Composition

Leila Navabi: Composition

The Welsh, brown, gay, Gen-Z comedian presents her debut hour: an audacious punk musical-comedy show about the dubious ethics of artistically exploiting marginalised identities for… 

Murder, She Didn't Write

Murder, She Didn't Write

The Improv Fringe is alive and kicking this year, as witty and inventive as ever. 

Mark Watson: Search

Mark Watson: Search

Mark Watson is a stalwart at the Edinburgh Fringe with his casual style and observationist humour and anecdotes that lead us down convoluted paths of thinking. 

Bronwyn Sweeney: Off-Brand

Bronwyn Sweeney: Off-Brand

Bronwyn Sweeney’s show Off Brand talks about how important branding is, not only for products, but for comedians too. 

Chloe Petts: If You Can't Say Anything Nice

Chloe Petts: If You Can't Say Anything Nice

Chloe Petts’ latest hour If You Can’t Say Anything Nice is teeming with insults and slander as she scrutinises rudeness, rage, and her own relationship with anger. 

William Thompson: The Hand You're Dealt

William Thompson: The Hand You're Dealt

William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Awards finalist 2021, as seen and heard on Dave, Channel 4 and BBC Scotland) is a rising star from Belfast. 

NewsRevue

NewsRevue

There are many things which conjure up the spirit of the Fringe. 

Martin Urbano: Apology Comeback Tour

Martin Urbano: Apology Comeback Tour

Martin Urbano spent his long, lucky career talking and saying anything he wanted, until allegations surfaced, he stepped out of the spotlight, promising to take a long time to list… 

30 and Out

30 and Out

‘Mum, I’m a lesbian. 

Greta Titelman's Exquisite Lies

Greta Titelman's Exquisite Lies

This intimate evening of storytelling and song thrillingly investigates the most deranged and dramatic person in Greta’s life – herself. 

Olaf Falafel's Super Stupid Show (20% More Stupider)

Olaf Falafel's Super Stupid Show (20% More Stupider)

Join comedian and children’s author Olaf Falafel for an hour of kid’s comedy which is now 20% more stupider than ever before. 

Jordan Brookes: Snakes for Cats to Watch (Work in Progress)

Jordan Brookes: Snakes for Cats to Watch (Work in Progress)

A while back, I found a video online of an animated snake crawling, made for entertaining cats. 

Jonny Pelham: Optimism Over Despair

Jonny Pelham: Optimism Over Despair

Jonny told the nation his biggest secret. 

Gillian Cosgriff: Actually, Good

Gillian Cosgriff: Actually, Good

The premise of Gillian Cosgriff's show Actually, Good is both simple and elegant, revolving around celebrating life's small pleasures. 

Blue Badge Bunch: ReRamped

Blue Badge Bunch: ReRamped

The disability Taskmaster! A hilarious, interactive game show where each game represents a different disability, giving kids and grown-ups the chance to learn about autism and cere… 

Matty Hutson: Don't Hold Back

Matty Hutson: Don't Hold Back

Musical comedy is a difficult genre of comedy to do well, not only because of the addition of an instrument, but the fact that the jokes have to be succinct and the comedian themse… 

Casting the Runes

Casting the Runes

‘Who is this who is coming?’ You are invited to the edge of your seat, on a journey to the darkest corners of the night. 

Chloe Radcliffe: Cheat

Chloe Radcliffe: Cheat

Chloe Radcliffe has cheated in almost every relationship she has been in, and it’s a trend she can’t seem to kick to the curb. 

Laura Ramoso: FRANCES

Laura Ramoso: FRANCES

Viral sensation Laura Ramoso does her live show FRANCES after conquering Instagram and Tiktok with her character sketches, with the highly anticipated German Mom and Italian Dad be… 

Tickbox 2

Tickbox 2

Actress-comedian Lubna Kerr explores her family’s journey, sharing the challenges encountered with humour and emotion. 

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

The overall concept is a brilliant one. 

Cara Connors: Straight for Pay

Cara Connors: Straight for Pay

As seen on Just For Laughs, Hulu and Apple TV, Cara Connors is an LA-based comedian, actor, writer and multifaceted homosexual with an ass that won’t quit. 

Liz Guterbock: Geriatric Millennial

Liz Guterbock: Geriatric Millennial

Dual national. 

WONDER DRUG: A Comedy About Cystic Fibrosis

WONDER DRUG: A Comedy About Cystic Fibrosis

Charlie has cystic fibrosis, a condition that causes a build-up of mucus. 

Courtney Pauroso: Vanessa 5000

Courtney Pauroso: Vanessa 5000

As seen on Reno 911, Key & Peele, and Jackass 4. 

Freya Parker: It Ain't Easy Being Cheeky

Freya Parker: It Ain't Easy Being Cheeky

Are you a little cheeky guy? Interested in the lifestyle? Come and join Freya as she navigates the struggles of trying to remain cheeky when it’s raining trauma. 

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

A Christmas Carol meets It’s A Wonderful Life meets. 

MUSIC

MUSIC

Dave is house band / receptionist at streaming service Stripefy, but he wants more: he dreams of going full-time on reception. 

Darren Harriott – Roadman

Darren Harriott – Roadman

Yooo! Darren’s brand-new show is all about how his life has changed for the better (yay!). 

Thirst

Thirst

Everyone has heard of the 27 Club. 

Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared

Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared

He’s hungry. 

Magic Gareth: Level Up!

Magic Gareth: Level Up!

One-up your Fringe game this festival by adding mind-blowing magic, a grumpy unicorn and 10 XP! Take a chance, believe in the magic (and yourself)! Magic Gareth returns with this m… 

Chatham House Rules

Chatham House Rules

The Chatham House Rule is an agreement which allows those in power to share ideas with impunity: the discussion itself can be reported upon, but names are protected. 

Lachlan Werner – Voices Of Evil

Lachlan Werner – Voices Of Evil

The horrifying debut from the award-winning poof prince of puppets. 

The Life Sporadic of Jess Wildgoose

The Life Sporadic of Jess Wildgoose

The creators of smash-hit The Man Who return with an explosive new show. 

Marcus Brigstocke: Cheese and Whine

Marcus Brigstocke: Cheese and Whine

There are no problems that cannot be improved by eating cheese. 

Sea Dragon Under 5s

Sea Dragon Under 5s

From the creators of Moon Dragon, Sea Dragon is the most fun for under 5s. 

Bitter Lemons

Bitter Lemons

In the pressurised worlds of football and finance, two women carve their own path. 

Bill O'Neill: The Amazing Banana Brothers

Bill O'Neill: The Amazing Banana Brothers

You either die an artist or you live long enough to see yourself become a stuntman. 

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here

Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here

A fly-on-the-padded-wall account of the mental health world that also busts some myths (there are no padded walls). 

Matt Forde: Inside No. 10

Matt Forde: Inside No. 10

That humour has rarely trodden a more cobbled path than in recent years makes the mean streets of Edinburgh an especially apposite place for the good, the bad, and the downright ug… 

Horatio Gould: Sweet Prince

Horatio Gould: Sweet Prince

Horatio’s friends tell him he needs to open up, but he feels he has nothing to confess. 

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon

Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon

Character comedian Lorna Rose Treen has been pretending to be other people for fun since she could dress herself. 

Moses Storm: Perfect Cult

Moses Storm: Perfect Cult

Official Selection: Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch (2022). 

Fiona Allen: On The Run

Fiona Allen: On The Run

Double Emmy Award winner and star of Smack The Pony is doing her first ever show. 

Santi and Naz

Santi and Naz

Best friends Santi and Naz live in pre-partition India. 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

The must-see, Olivier Award-winning West End hit is back! Watch the masters of musical improv create a brand-new musical comedy from scratch at every single performance of this mul… 

Shelf: The Kids' Show

Shelf: The Kids' Show

Join best friends Rachel and Ruby for a kids’ comedy show that’s fun for all the family! Full of sketches, songs, pranks and silliness. 

Edmonds

Edmonds

Deal or No Deal meets Doctor Faustus. 

Unforgettable Girl

Unforgettable Girl

Money can’t buy love, but £19. 

Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine

Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine

I’ve never laughed so much at a someone else’s shortcomings in my life. 

Scherzo

Scherzo

Spirit of the Fringe Award winner Släpstick is back. 

Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical

Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical

Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) impressionist Luke Kempner brings his one-man British Police Drama to Edinburgh. 

Louise Young: Feral

Louise Young: Feral

Debut hour from Geordie rising star with a show all about class, chaos and coming out. 

Tadiwa Mahlunge: Inhibition Exhibition

Tadiwa Mahlunge: Inhibition Exhibition

One of the country’s top new stand-ups presents their debut hour. 

Science Adventures: Deep Sea

Science Adventures: Deep Sea

Head to the bottom of the sea for a dramatic aquatic adventure! Join Professor Flotsam and Dr Wright in their brand new submarine as they look for the strangest creatures in the de… 

Dan Jones: This Seems Ambitious

Dan Jones: This Seems Ambitious

In his debut, Dan Jones takes the audience through his struggles with love without borders. 

Celya AB: Second Rodeo

Celya AB: Second Rodeo

Celya AB’s Second Rodeo is a patchwork quilt of jokes, as she moves on from the subject of hating on England - although since we’re in Scotland, such jokes are more than welcom… 

Darran Griffiths: Inconceivable

Darran Griffiths: Inconceivable

Having supported some of the biggest comedy names across the country (Russell Howard, Iain Stirling), Darran brings his debut hour, Inconceivable, to the Fringe. 

Madame Chandelier's Opera Party for Kids

Madame Chandelier's Opera Party for Kids

Dazzling divas. 

Huge Davies: Whodunnit

Huge Davies: Whodunnit

Edinburgh Newcomer Award nominee Huge Davies (Cats Does Countdown and Roast Battle), returns with his highly anticipated second show about murder. 

Lindsey Santoro: Pink Tinge

Lindsey Santoro: Pink Tinge

Alright bab!? Debut stand-up hour from one of the most exciting voices to come out of Brum in recent years. 

Rosie Holt: That's Politainment!

Rosie Holt: That's Politainment!

The worse the political career, the more lucrative the subsequent entertainment opportunities. 

Spin Cycles

Spin Cycles

Time to sweat out the sadness: Spin Cycles gives a cathartic look into why we search for something deeper when the inconceivable happens to us. 

Adam Kay: Undoctored – This is Going to Hurt... More

Adam Kay: Undoctored – This is Going to Hurt... More

As Adam Kay closes in on becoming a household name, he is evidently an Edinburghhold name, packing out the prestigious Pleasance Grand to brimming point. 

Lucy and Friends

Lucy and Friends

Lucy McCormick may think she's the diva of her feral, budget cabaret of brazen filth but the real joy is taking part in the push and pull of being in an audience under her spel… 

The Great Ruckus

The Great Ruckus

Award-winning writer Izzy Tennyson returns to the Edinburgh Fringe in the shadow of her previous show Brute to tell the story of two dissimilar sisters who must navigate strained r… 

Public – The Musical

Public – The Musical

Public looks like it could be the next big musical phenomenon to have passed through the Fringe. 

Rubbish Romeo and Juliet

Rubbish Romeo and Juliet

Enemies. 

Dominique Salerno: The Box Show

Dominique Salerno: The Box Show

Dominique Solerno’s The Box Show is a well-conceived theatrical piece which sees this talented and versatile performer performing a plethora of different characters, all from wit… 

The Return

The Return

The beaches are lovely. 

Pitch

Pitch

A bold, joyful, goal-scoring exploration of the relationship between football and the queer community. 

Yoga with Jillian – A New Comedy

Yoga with Jillian – A New Comedy

‘Such a discovery is playwright Lia Romeo’ ***** (TheaterMania. 

Nuclear Children

Nuclear Children

Winner of the 2021 Platform Presents Playwright’s Prize. 

Sing, River

Sing, River

The magic and mystery of midsummer combine with things past and present in Sing, River, written and performed by Nathaniel Jones of Love Song Productions at the Pleasance Courtyard… 

Mary O'Connell: Money Princess

Mary O'Connell: Money Princess

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

Tamsyn Kelly: Crying in TK Maxx

Tamsyn Kelly: Crying in TK Maxx

When working class, Cornish comedian Tamsyn Kelly (BBC New Comedy Awards, Comedy Central Live), discovers footage of her estranged father in a Channel 4 documentary, she’s forced t… 

Green Fingers

Green Fingers

A deliciously Dahl-esque treat from madcap duo Fladam (Flo Poskitt and Adam Sowter), about a boy born with gunky, green fingers! Is he really rotten, or just misunderstood? Maybe t… 

André de Freitas: What If

André de Freitas: What If

It’s a little dark and drab as the audience politely waits in Bunker Two at the Pleasance. 

...And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel

...And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel

Jeffrey Holland (Hi-de-Hi, You Rang M’Lord) returns in this sell-out one-man show about friendship, memories and a couple of remarkable lives. 

Mamoun Elagab: Why I Love White People

Mamoun Elagab: Why I Love White People

Comedian Mamoun Elagab will not kiss your ass. 

Improvised Rubbish Shakespeare – The Incomplete Works

Improvised Rubbish Shakespeare – The Incomplete Works

Shakespeare’s gone awol so his cast must make it up. 

Amusements by Ikechukwu Ufomadu

Amusements by Ikechukwu Ufomadu

Winner: Vulture’s Comedians You Should Know (2022). 

Clown Sex

Clown Sex

Join Gary Strange in the London sewers as he encounters stories of bad sex, sad sex and clown sex. 

Sea Dragon Babies

Sea Dragon Babies

From the creators of Moon Dragon, Sea Dragon is the most perfect experience for babies under one at the Fringe in 2023. 

Home

Home

Temper Theatre’s Home is an environmental displacement, family and imagination. 

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland

Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland

He enters resplendent in his tartan jacket, setting in motion sixty minutes of stunningly acute comic observation laced with some telling introspection all delivered with totally e… 

Josh Jones: Gobsmacked

Josh Jones: Gobsmacked

Brand-new show from everyone’s favourite gobby Manc Princess and Edinburgh Comedy Awards’ Best Newcomer nominee. 

John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine

John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine

The Last Living Libertine is the debut hour from John Tothill as he tries to dissect our attitude to life and prove that techno music is the true expression of human spirit and the… 

Annabel Marlow... is this okay??

Annabel Marlow... is this okay??

From SIX (Edinburgh Fringe original cast), Public (Vaults) and several perfect pictures (Instagram) Annabel Marlow makes her solo debut. 

I Love You, Now What?

I Love You, Now What?

Can love survive when someone dies? ‘No bastard ever warned me that your love life goes down the shitter when someone dies. 

Four Felons and a Funeral

Four Felons and a Funeral

Whatever you may think Four Felons and a Funeral is going to be when booking the ticket, I can guarantee that it is wildly different than what happens onstage. 

Île

Île

Île, by award-winning writer/actor/comedian Sophie Joans, from Cape Town, South Africa, takes you on a fast and funny excavation of her maternal roots on the island, Mauritius. 

MEAT

MEAT

MEAT is an electrifying roar of fury, a rallying cry of protest and unifying celebration of strength packed with heroism and heart. 

A Manchester Anthem
BOBBY WINNER

A Manchester Anthem

Making its Fringe debut after winning VAULT Festival ‘Show Of The Week Award’ and Pleasance ‘Pick of the VAULT Award’, Manchester Anthem has been restaged from the linear L… 

Super

Super

On Hollywood Boulevard, a group of actors are posing as famous characters for photos with tourists. 

Violet and Me

Violet and Me

A meditation on motherhood, feminism and fame, two-time Emmy award winner Dorothy Lyman premiers her story at this year’s Fringe. 

Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar

Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar

What’s the worst lie you’ve told? How far would you go to keep it a secret? Tom is a charismatic people-pleaser, an expert in empathy, but someone who struggles with the truth. 

Saturn Return

Saturn Return

A Saturn Return is one’s astrological coming of age, propelling major life transformations. 

Nabil Abdulrashid: The Purple Pill

Nabil Abdulrashid: The Purple Pill

With Purple Pill, Nabil Abdulrashid takes to the stage, promising an intriguing dive into comedy through the multifaceted lens of the comedian himself. 

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps

Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for eight years now, and it’s time for that to change! So he’s attempting to do something he’s never done before. 

William Stone: Lofi Jokes to Study/Relax to

William Stone: Lofi Jokes to Study/Relax to

William Stone (BBC New Comedy Award finalist and Moth Club star) wants you to spend an hour with him taking it easy, inspired by YouTube relaxation playlists. 

Alexandra Haddow: Not My Finest Hour

Alexandra Haddow: Not My Finest Hour

Have you ever done anything wrong? Alex has; relationships, sex, feminism, kids, even dancing. 

Sapan Verma: Shame on Me

Sapan Verma: Shame on Me

Catch India’s stand-up star Sapan Verma live for the first time at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Sound Clash: Death in the Arena

Sound Clash: Death in the Arena

Receiving its world premiere at the Fringe is Sound Clash: an urban love story set in a dystopian world of dancehall, where MCs, not MPs, rule the nation! In Sound city, music is c… 

Max & Ivan: Life, Choices

Max & Ivan: Life, Choices

This wholehearted and heartwarming family orientated show, from the creators of Commitment, The Wrestling, and Deep Heat is the classic story of a life-long friendship and quirky f… 

Knock, Knock

Knock, Knock

Four TikTok comedy stars try their hand at stand up comedy this year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, hosted by Coco Sarel and stars Steven Mckell, Ayamé Ponder and Henry Rowley. 

Paul Chowdhry: Family-Friendly Comedian

Paul Chowdhry: Family-Friendly Comedian

Following a complete sell-out, extended national tour, star of global hit Live Innit, Taskmaster and the first British-Asian stand-up to sell-out London’s Wembley Arena returns to … 

Buff

Buff

The Edinburgh Fringe is increasingly awash with solo shows – primarily because of spiralling accommodation costs. 

Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show

Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show

Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello’s Body show is a dystopian cacophony of farce, comedy and tragedy. 

Daniel Foxx: Villain

Daniel Foxx: Villain

The simple ‘good vs bad’ narrative is present in just about every aspect of our culture and society. 

Comedy Reserve at the Courtyard

Comedy Reserve at the Courtyard

Catch four of the best up-and-coming comedy acts in the 17th year of the Comedy Reserve, hand-picked by the Pleasance and supported by the Charlie Hartill Fund. 

Tones: A Hip-Hop Opera

Tones: A Hip-Hop Opera

Uplifting and bold, Tones is one-man’s lyrical life story growing up in the ends, exploring black identity in a UK culture obsessed with class and race. 

In Loyal Company

In Loyal Company

Returning after sell-out runs in 2018 and 2019, In Loyal Company is the incredible true story of missing WWII soldier Arthur Robinson, written and performed by his great-nephew Dav… 

Guffy

Guffy

Guffy is a guttural, allegorical tale of the state of our nation. 

Burning Down The Horse

Burning Down The Horse

One hundred brave (or not so brave) Trojan Soldiers are trapped inside the infamous giant wooden horse, plotting their escape…. 

Simon Brodkin: Xavier

Simon Brodkin: Xavier

Simon Brodkin’s Xavier follows the rule that you should never judge a book by its cover. 

Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Even More Science!

Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Even More Science!

The Doktor is back! With even more science! More laughs! More Kaboom! Spin the wheel and choose what happens next. 

Sophie Duker: Hag

Sophie Duker: Hag

The sexy baby from Taskmaster is all grown up. 

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann

Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her f… 

Ben Moor and Joanna Neary: BookTalkBookTalkBook

Ben Moor and Joanna Neary: BookTalkBookTalkBook

Novelists Jenny Nibbingley and Burton Mastrick need no introduction. 

Jamali Maddix: King Crud

Jamali Maddix: King Crud

As seen on Taskmaster (Channel 4), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC Two), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky) and his critically acclaimed series Hate Thy Neighbor for Vice, Jamali … 

Get Off Comedy Fundraiser

Get Off Comedy Fundraiser

Get Off Live Comedy Gala! Get Off Live Comedy is an industry born and funded independent HR that aims to eradicate sexual harassment in the industry we love. 

Tom Rosenthal: Manhood

Tom Rosenthal: Manhood

Despite everything that’s happened, Tom is still talking about his penis. 

Big Boys and Friends

Big Boys and Friends

Big Boys and Friends is a silly lil’ mixed-bill comedy-cabaret from Channel 4’s critically acclaimed Big Boys, comedian Jack Rooke and character comic Jon Pointing. 

Ben Moor: Pronoun Trouble

Ben Moor: Pronoun Trouble

Sitting in a lecture about a series of Chuck Jones cartoons, Ben’s thoughts drift in various directions. 

Poles: The Science of Magnetic Attraction

Poles: The Science of Magnetic Attraction

Cora is 23, self-obsessed, a compulsive liar* (*harmless bullshitter), and an absolute hot mess. 

Vir Das: Wanted

Vir Das: Wanted

Vir Das, fresh off an Emmy nomination for his latest Netflix stand-up special, brings his brand new Wanted world tour to Edinburgh – a show about freedom, a journey into foolishn… 

Nobody Panic: Live

Nobody Panic: Live

Writers and comedians Stevie Martin (Breeders, Late Night Mash) and Tessa Coates (Feel Good, Starstruck) co-host their smash-hit podcast Nobody Panic live. 

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

Angela Barnes (Mock The Week, Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and former chair of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz) has good intentions but trying to live your best … 

Sindhu Vee: Alphabet

Sindhu Vee: Alphabet

A show about the hair we want, the friends we have and living the vast difference between virus and viral. 

Tim Key: Mulberry

Tim Key: Mulberry

Tim Key (Alan Partridge, The Witchfinder, Tim Key’s Late Night Poetry Programme) is back with an all-new show. 

The Rip Current

The Rip Current

An experimental nosedive into Jamie’s fractured past. 

Press

Press

It’s the big day. 

Murder, She Didn't Write

Murder, She Didn't Write

A classic murder mystery is created on the spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious and hilarious show from Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error. 

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The best night of comedy on the Fringe returns! Join us for a raucous night of laughter, raising much-needed funds for Waverley Care – Scotland’s HIV and Hepatitis C charity. 

All Killa No Filla Live

All Killa No Filla Live

Comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean bring their smash-hit true crime podcast, All Killa no Filla, to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Sindhu Vee: Work in Progress

Sindhu Vee: Work in Progress

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Sindhu Vee returns with a new hour. 

Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow

Nick Mohammed Presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow

Mr Swallow returns with a mix of new, old, very old and previously unusable material before hitting the road. 

The Silver Bell

The Silver Bell

A tale as old as time: boy meets boy, boy loses boy, boy punches hole in universe to get boy back. 

Catherine Cohen: The Twist...? She's Gorgeous

Catherine Cohen: The Twist...? She's Gorgeous

The twist. 

Sophie Duker: Hag

Sophie Duker: Hag

The sexy baby from Taskmaster is all grown up. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Alasdair Beckett-King: Nevermore

Out of the swirling maelstrom he steps, his sword of jokes, his shield of whimsy and his armour made of a third amusing thing. 

Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees

Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees

The most high-brow show about blow jobs you’ll ever see. 

Fiji

Fiji

Inspired by shocking true events, Fiji is a gripping two-hander that blends true crime with romantic comedy to deliver a thrill-ride as hilarious and warm as it is fascinatingly da… 

Catherine Cohen: Work in Progress

Catherine Cohen: Work in Progress

Following her Netflix special The Twist. 

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe. 

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

A one-off comedy extravaganza! For the past 37 years the Pleasance has been the home of new comedy talent in Edinburgh. 

The Trial

The Trial

You’re suddenly under arrest: no warning, no explanation. 

Comedy Sassafras

Comedy Sassafras

A sassy-ass show hosted by Richard and Greta: risque alter egos of multi award-winning, Fringe favourites Nina Conti (British Comedy Award winner, Live at the Apollo star and more)… 

Arthur Smith: My 75 Years at the Edinburgh Fringe

Arthur Smith: My 75 Years at the Edinburgh Fringe

There are some things as regular at the Fringe as Biblical downpours and overpriced street food. 

SNORT

SNORT

New Zealand’s favourite improv show and the sell-out hit of the 2019 Fringe returns! Cheeky, topical and relentlessly silly, Snort sees a rotating cast of New Zealand’s best co… 

Sheeps: Ten Years, Ten Laughs

Sheeps: Ten Years, Ten Laughs

Has it really been 10 years since Sheeps first performed in Edinburgh? No. 

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

The kickass-pirational pop musical, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, is heading to Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022, following a hugely successful UK tour. 

The Suitcase

The Suitcase

When a weary stranger arrives one day, carrying only a suitcase, everyone is full of questions. 

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World

Chris Bush, Miranda Cooper and Jennifer Decilveo’s Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World is in one word, a celebration. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Great value lunchtime comedy showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

EastEndless

EastEndless

Finally – the scandalous truth behind EastEnders revealed! Gasp as walk-on actor Tony Coventry lifts the lid and spills his beans! Performed by James Holmes. 

You’re Safe Til 2024: Deep History

You’re Safe Til 2024: Deep History

Son of a climate scientist, Australian theatre maker David Finnigan has always made work about climate change – then his country caught fire. 

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

The Importance of Being... Earnest?

What is the scariest thing in the world? Spiders… heights… whoever wins the conservative party leadership contest? None of the above. 

Christian Brighty: Playboy

Christian Brighty: Playboy

Lord Christian Brighty is the country’s most notorious rake. 

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not

Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not

50% Polish, 50% Italian, 100% legend. 

Jake Farrell: Sky

Jake Farrell: Sky

How far would you go for the people you love? Join Soho Theatre’s Young Company alumni, rising comedy talent and naïve suburbanite Jake Farrell as he answers that question in his … 

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

After an enormous UK and Australia tour and an Amazon special, the Taskmaster runner-up and accidental YouTube cult leader brings his most popular show so far back to where it bega… 

SHEWOLVES

SHEWOLVES

Ever thought you should run the world, even though you’re ‘only fourteen and a girl?’ Priya and Lou have. 

Tessa Coates: Get Your Tessa Coates You've Pulled

Tessa Coates: Get Your Tessa Coates You've Pulled

After two sell-out Fringes, Tessa Coates is beside herself with excitement to be back with a brand-new show. 

Sex With Friends (and Other Tiny Catastrophes)

Sex With Friends (and Other Tiny Catastrophes)

We’ve all been there. 

Sara Barron: Hard Feelings

Sara Barron: Hard Feelings

Star of Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You and Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee Sara Barron returns with a blistering new hour of stand-up on sm… 

Twisted Tales

Twisted Tales

Who is the bandaged man, obsessively in love and held captive inside an upmarket flat, counting down the seconds until it’s time for Her to return and the ‘thing I can’t say’ to be… 

Patti Harrison

Patti Harrison

One of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch 2019, Patti Harrison makes her highly anticipated Edinburgh debut. 

Period Dramas

Period Dramas

Have you ever wondered how people in the past dealt with their periods? If Queen Victoria coasted* through her cramps? What if period dramas really were about. 

Skank

Skank

Meet Kate. 

Sean McLoughlin: So Be It

Sean McLoughlin: So Be It

Sean McLoughlin: So Be It. 

Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels

Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels

Aaron gained a nickname based solely on being in a wheelchair. 

Christopher Bliss: Captain Words Eye

Christopher Bliss: Captain Words Eye

Shropshire’s worst writer pulls on his socks and sandals, irons his shell suit windbreaker, combs his curtains, and leaves Shropshire for the fifth time in his life to bring his … 

Charlie Russell Aims to Please

Charlie Russell Aims to Please

As the title Charlie Russell Aims to Please suggests, the entire show is an amalgamation of various theatre techniques from musical to slapstick to the dramatic in Russell’s atte… 

Mary Beth Barone: Silly Little Girl

Mary Beth Barone: Silly Little Girl

Join Mary Beth for her eagerly anticipated debut hour, as she shares her checkered journey as an aspiring young starlet through to the present day, covering a range of topics like … 

Conrad Koch: White Noise

Conrad Koch: White Noise

In this UK premiere, South Africa’s top ventriloquist, Conrad Koch, chats racism, apartheid and colonialism, with his double International EMMY award nominated puppet friend and … 

Let's Talk About Philip

Let's Talk About Philip

When 30 years of family silence is broken, Helen begins a quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother’s suicide. 

Doktor Kaboom and The Wheel of Science!

Doktor Kaboom and The Wheel of Science!

So much science, so little time. 

Rajiv Karia: Gallivant

Rajiv Karia: Gallivant

Rising star Rajiv Karia wants to be your friend. 

Smashing Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

Smashing Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet

Oh no. 

The Greatest Hits of Lily and John

The Greatest Hits of Lily and John

Lily hasn’t heard from John in weeks. 

The Unicorn

The Unicorn

‘I’m not a whirlwind of sexual energy. 

Nina Conti: The Dating Show

Nina Conti: The Dating Show

It's only around halfway through Nina Conti: The Dating Show that you realise just how hard she is working. 

Liv Ello: SWARM

Liv Ello: SWARM

There are 250,000 different species of flies - which one are you? SWARM is an experimental, dark comedy exploring the connection between expressions of white privilege and the beha… 

Covid for Kids

Covid for Kids

Follow the adventures of Corry the Coronavirus who causes chaos and misery until controlled by the Science Superheroes. 

Nic Sampson: Marathon, 1904

Nic Sampson: Marathon, 1904

32 athletes entered the 1904 Olympic marathon in St Louis, Missouri. 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Some shows are Fringe standards, you can’t help but think that they’re like the ravens at the Tower of London; that if they weren’t here, everything would come tumbling down. 

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann

Colin Hoult: The Death of Anna Mann

Anna Mann is back! The acclaimed actress, singer and welder (gotta have a back up) returns after five long years to tell the incredible story of her life in the arts in this, her f… 

Classic!

Classic!

Despite Kindles and Netflix and Twitter and Podcasts, our collective love of books will never die; at least, if the audience of Classic! at Pleasance Courtyard is anything to go by… 

Magic Gareth's Magic Eye

Magic Gareth's Magic Eye

Magic Gareth returns to the Pleasance Courtyard with Magic Eye! Expect some kick-ass, eye-bending magic and a whole load of nonsense (and balloons)! This brand-new show from the mi… 

Freddie Hayes: Potatohead

Freddie Hayes: Potatohead

This is the story of a humble spud Charlotte, who dreams of becoming a stand-up comedian. 

Celya AB: Swimming

Celya AB: Swimming

The stunning debut hour full of ‘sharp and observant gags’ (Joe Lycett) from one of comedy’s most exciting breakthrough voices. 

Tarot: Cautionary Tales

Tarot: Cautionary Tales

Bounding onto the stage with red smeared eyes and billowing white nighties, the three performers of Tarot kick off their show Cautionary Tales bursting with enthusiastic energy and… 

Closure

Closure

Why be the bigger person when you can be the last one standing? Ink and Curtains make their Edinburgh debut hot on the heels of their first national tour with this tale of a dinner… 

Tiff Stevenson: Sexy Brain

Tiff Stevenson: Sexy Brain

Sexy Brain is Tiff Stevenson’s tenth Edinburgh show – a mighty feat for any comedian. 

Ray Badran: Sweet Baby Ray

Ray Badran: Sweet Baby Ray

Hi, my name is Ray and I’m an Australian stand-up comedian who lives in London. 

Siblings: Siblage

Siblings: Siblage

Character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye are back and physically bigger than ever. 

Jess Robinson: Legacy

Jess Robinson: Legacy

Watch multi award-winning impressionist and star of Spitting Image Jess Robinson save the world in under an hour! Join the Edinburgh favourite as you’ve never seen her before – s… 

Daddy Issues

Daddy Issues

A dark comedy about daddy issues, sex work, fantasies, taboos, imperfect feminism, immigration and trauma. 

Will Duggan: Iceberg

Will Duggan: Iceberg

Comedy’s miserable, cheeky scamp is returning with the weight of the world across his shoulders and some burning questions in his soul. 

Ben Hart: Wonder

Ben Hart: Wonder

Ben Hart is already a star by any measure, having headlined his own BBC shows and reached the final of a certain UK-based TV talent show, but when Hart enters the vast stage of the… 

Aurie Styla: Green

Aurie Styla: Green

It has been an interesting couple of years, with a global pandemic showing us a different perspective on life and its meaning. 

Pip Utton as Dylan

Pip Utton as Dylan

Pip Utton really is extraordinary. 

Fire Signs

Fire Signs

‘No, she’s not my sister. 

Sikisa: Life of the Party

Sikisa: Life of the Party

Sikisa is the life and soul, the hostess-with-the-mostess and the party don’t start ‘til she walks in. 

Science Adventures: The Power Pickle

Science Adventures: The Power Pickle

Disaster! Professor McGuffin’s ground-breaking Sub-Nuclear Optical Transmitter (SNOT) has a catastrophic malfunction and needs a new power source! What a pickle! Enter the ACES –… 

Block'd Off

Block'd Off

Recipient of the Pleasance Theatre’s Generate Fund for UK-based Black, Asian and Global Majority Artists, Block’d Off is a hard-hitting one-woman play that follows five chara… 

Rapsody

Rapsody

In an inner-city hostel, Jams is trying to record a rap video. 

Blood, Sweat and Vaginas

Blood, Sweat and Vaginas

Blood, Sweat and Vaginas is Paula David’s fantastic journey of self-discovery, sexuality and comedic blunders. 

Room – A Room of One's Own

Room – A Room of One's Own

Adaptation can do more than reproduce. 

Bella Hull: Babycakes

Bella Hull: Babycakes

Have you ever wanted to hear a harrowing true story that really makes you think? Well neither has Bella Hull and that’s why her debut show is full of stupid, stupid jokes. 

Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore

Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore

There’s not really any way to describe how much I enjoyed Glenn Moore’s show other than to say that by the halfway point, I had put my notepad away and was just enjoying the ri… 

Kwame Asante: Living in Sin

Kwame Asante: Living in Sin

The unachievable expectations of African Jesus! The unholy shame of premarital cohabitation! The unwavering healthcare professionals who dare to oppose the will of God! Edinburgh C… 

Moon Dragon for 5 and Under

Moon Dragon for 5 and Under

Returning from a sell-out Fringe in 2019, this interactive show, written especially for under 5’s, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon i… 

Everything Has Changed

Everything Has Changed

A joyful, kaleidoscopic new show for 5 to 12 year-olds about change, why change happens and how to deal with it. 

Ivo Graham: My Future, My Clutter

Ivo Graham: My Future, My Clutter

Too young to be yelling at clouds, Ivo Graham decides to talk loudly at us over the course of an hour instead. 

Tiger Lady

Tiger Lady

LET Award 2019 winners and 5-star devised company presents a true tale of excitement, danger and claws. 

Rosie Holt: The Woman's Hour

Rosie Holt: The Woman's Hour

Rosie Holt is much loved on Twitter for her razor-sharp parodies of the thick Tory politician with Good Hair, haplessly spouting any porkie and defending any porker in the hope of … 

20 Minutes of Action

20 Minutes of Action

This unflinching case study scrutinizes one of the most pertinent conversations of our time: women’s safety. 

Sam Lake: Cake

Sam Lake: Cake

Debut hour from nice young man, Sam Lake. 

Breathless

Breathless

What happens when the things we covet hide us from ourselves? Opening up to new experiences in her late 30s, Sophie is exploring long repressed sides of herself. 

Tim Vine: Breeeep!

Tim Vine: Breeeep!

Tim Vine returns with his new stand-up show. 

Who Here's Lost?

Who Here's Lost?

A melancholy artist and a mute architect take a road trip of the soul. 

Made in India/Britain

Made in India/Britain

Since leaving home in Birmingham, Rinkoo Barpaga has been determined to find somewhere to settle. 

Britney: Friends and Nothing More

Britney: Friends and Nothing More

Fresh from their universally adored BBC Three pilot, Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson make their long-awaited return to the Fringe with a sketch show about love. 

Frankie Thompson: Catts

Frankie Thompson: Catts

‘Go for the cat-worship, stay for the side-splitting silliness, and rave about it to all your friends. 

Autopilot

Autopilot

Rowan is a geospatial engineer earning good money, and Nic is a freelance illustrator who is. 

Fritz and Matlock

Fritz and Matlock

In a Sheffield basement, two men try to bury the bodies of their past to find a hopeful future. 

Brennan Reece: Crowded

Brennan Reece: Crowded

Finally allowed to reconnect with human people again, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Brennan has forgotten how to do it and needs your help. 

Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle

Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle

Mischief is one of those companies that gives the struggling Fringe performer hope. 

Luke Wright: The Remains of Logan Dankworth

Luke Wright: The Remains of Logan Dankworth

Logan Dankworth, columnist and Twitter warrior, grew up romanticising the political turmoil of the 1980s. 

Matt Forde: Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right

Matt Forde: Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right

I reviewed Forde’s 2019 show Brexit, Pursued by a Bear and wrote of how his political comedy was as therapeutically valuable as it was satirically satisfying. 

Vir Das: Wanted

Vir Das: Wanted

Vir Das, fresh off an Emmy nomination for his latest Netflix stand-up special, brings his brand new Wanted world tour to Edinburgh – a show about freedom, a journey into foolishn… 

Rich Hardisty: Silly Boy

Rich Hardisty: Silly Boy

In his intimate and highly anticipated debut hour, Rich Hardisty (Channel 4, Netflix, BBC) takes us on a journey through the highs and lows of his unusual life. 

Jayde Adams: Men, I Can Save You

Jayde Adams: Men, I Can Save You

Change is always hard and what better person to lead the men selflessly by the hand into the new world than TV’s Jayde Adams in her brand-new show. 

Let's Talk About Philip

Let's Talk About Philip

Many of us can relate to the concept of families not talking about things – but Helen Wood (The Usherettes, The National Trust Fan Club, The OS Map Fan Club) shows us the extre… 

Shelf: Hair

Shelf: Hair

Shelf are a musical comedy double act. 

The Smeds and The Smoos

The Smeds and The Smoos

Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. 

Red Richardson: Shots Fired

Red Richardson: Shots Fired

Red Richardson is one of Britain’s best up-and-coming comedians. 

A Dark Place

A Dark Place

A Dark Place by Boreas Productions at Pleasance Courtyard is an insight into the relationship between friends, Ash and Sam, and how Sam’s mental health struggles have twisted the… 

Svengali

Svengali

Success demands sacrifice. 

Jamie D'Souza: Stop Drawing Willies on My Poster

Jamie D'Souza: Stop Drawing Willies on My Poster

Join rising star Jamie D’Souza as he performs his highly anticipated debut stand-up show about the terrible teen emo band he was in and also his first school crush. 

Captain Zak and the Space Pirates

Captain Zak and the Space Pirates

Captain Zak Space Pirate needs your help! He’s lost in a broken-down spaceship and only with your help answering questions, solving puzzles and singing songs can we survive the bub… 

Let's Talk About Philip

Let's Talk About Philip

When 30 years of family silence is broken, Helen begins a quest to discover the hidden story behind her brother’s suicide. 

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!

Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!

At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. 

Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids

Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids

World record-breaking beatboxer SK Shlomo makes mad music with his mouth and has performed around the world with legends like Bjork, Ed Sheeran and Rudimental. 

Opal Fruits

Opal Fruits

‘Utterly compelling’ (Lyn Gardner, StageDoorApp. 

Njambi McGrath: Black Black

Njambi McGrath: Black Black

Comedian grannies, mud-floor comedy clubs, white-face audiences, broke aristocrat orgies with angry Afrikaans, soldiers in search of stiffies, African matriarchs objectifying thems… 

Cake

Cake

Sam, an “elderly” (30-year-old) gay man, tells the story of how he was all set to marry the love of his life in 2020 and perform a show all about his wedding at that year’s Edinbur… 

Second Summer of Love

Second Summer of Love

Yummy Mummy (and Headmaster’s wife, just for extra grown-up points) Louise runs the school choir and helps her teenaged daughter with her homework. 

Helen Bauer: Madam Good Tit

Helen Bauer: Madam Good Tit

2019’s Best Newcomer nominee and your favourite self-aware stand-up returns with an hour about self-confidence, self-esteem and self-care. 

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

There is something comforting about Angela Barnes’ Hot Mess. 

Alison Spittle: Wet

Alison Spittle: Wet

The Pleasance Attic on a sunny afternoon is hot, especially sitting in a sold-out crowd. 

Victoria Melody: Head Set

Victoria Melody: Head Set

Selected as one of the best shows to see by Time Out and The Times. 

Block'd Off

Block'd Off

Working-class means many things now. 

Please, Feel Free to Share

Please, Feel Free to Share

Alex Dawson (Róisin Bevan) is a successful social media guru. 

Cat in the Hat

Cat in the Hat

The Cat is back! Experience mischief this Fringe and see the return of the acclaimed stage adaptation of Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat. 

Christian Brighty: Playboy

Christian Brighty: Playboy

Lord Christian Brighty is the country’s most notorious rake. 

Everythinglessness

Everythinglessness

From Les Enfants Terribles, award-winning creators of The Trench and Alice’s Adventures Underground, comes this brand-new solo show taking an intimate look at the insidious nature … 

The Magic of Jim

The Magic of Jim

They’ve let him indoors! Jim the Magician is an icon at the Pleasance Courtyard as their only resident close-up table magician. 

Ultimatum

Ultimatum

The premise is simple. 

AAA Stand-Up Late

AAA Stand-Up Late

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

Lucy Porter: Wake-Up Call

Lucy Porter: Wake-Up Call

A brand new stand-up show from the Fringe favourite. 

Please Feel Free To Share

Please Feel Free To Share

Please, Feel Free to Share is a dynamic, darkly comic, one-woman show about our personal addictions, the never-ending pursuit of likes, and our growing desire to share all. 

Jake Lambert: Liminal

Jake Lambert: Liminal

Fresh from supporting Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan, ‘Fringe favourite’ (BroadwayWorld. 

Sarah Keyworth: Lost Boy

Sarah Keyworth: Lost Boy

Sarah Keyworth’s Lost Boy is very difficult to fully describe. 

Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure!

Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure!

Join the Superhero Academy to be part of the greatest quest of all: to save the world. 

My Lover Was a Salmon in the Climate Apocalypse

My Lover Was a Salmon in the Climate Apocalypse

Irish gig theatre call to arms. 

Kafka and Son

Kafka and Son

When well done, the biographical show is one of the purest theatrical events known to man. 

Badass

Badass

A love note to the NHS. 

Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder

Atsuko Okatsuka: The Intruder

Growing up with a mother with schizophrenia and a grandmother who stole from buffets and fed her false realities, Atsuko is now stunted as an adult. 

An Audience With Milly-Liu

An Audience With Milly-Liu

An Audience With Milly-Liu is a one-man cat-drag, late-night comedy. 

Irvine Welsh's Porno

Irvine Welsh's Porno

The highly anticipated world premiere of Irvine Welsh's Porno catches up with the lives of Renton, Sickboy, Begbie & Spud, fifteen years after their appearance in TRAINSPOT… 

The Land of Lost Content

The Land of Lost Content

The end of show speech to an audience. 

Captain Jake and the Forbidden Island

Captain Jake and the Forbidden Island

Captain Jake returns to Pleasance with another tale of daring piratical dos. 

AAA Stand-Up

AAA Stand-Up

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

Katie Pritchard: Disco Ball

Katie Pritchard: Disco Ball

Party with carnage-wielding, mayhem-manifesting, award-winning, human disco ball Katie Pritchard, in her debut musical-comedy hour, as she tries to figure out ‘who she is’ while po… 

Today I Killed My Very First Bird

Today I Killed My Very First Bird

Today I Killed My Very First Bird, a piece of new writing by poet, playwright and performer Jason Brownlee and directed by Lee Hart, is a strange beast. 

Josh Jones: Waste of Space

Josh Jones: Waste of Space

Debut stand-up hour from Mancunian ray of sunshine, Josh Jones. 

Lily Phillips: Smut

Lily Phillips: Smut

Debut stand-up hour from sarky Londoner Lily Phillips. 

Chloe Petts: Transience

Chloe Petts: Transience

Join rising star and ‘very funny’ (Guardian) Chloe Petts, as she presents her debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Project Dictator

Project Dictator

Rhum and Clay's Project Dictator is a commentary on democracy and dictatorships, utilising different theatre genres to do so. 

Morgan Rees: Bi and Large

Morgan Rees: Bi and Large

As the audience arrives for Morgan Rees’ show at the Pleasance, there’s a pair of shoes sticking out behind the curtain. 

Deaf Ears

Deaf Ears

What’s it like growing up when your parents can’t hear? In this poignant and captivating solo show, Joe, therapist and Child of Deaf Adults (CODA), explores his life to answer the … 

Sophie Duker: Hag

Sophie Duker: Hag

The sexy baby from Taskmaster is all grown up. 

Fills Monkey: We Will Drum You

Fills Monkey: We Will Drum You

A worldwide sensation from Montreal to Beijing, Fills Monkey return with an exhilarating new show. 

MADAM GOOD TIT

MADAM GOOD TIT

Helen Bauer is basic, well, basic-plus, because she is aware of it. 

Emily Wilson: Fixed

Emily Wilson: Fixed

Sold-out run: Off-Broadway, Asylum NYC (2022). 

Blue Badge Bunch

Blue Badge Bunch

The disability Taskmaster! A hilarious rip-roaring game show with humour for all ages, where kids join in the games and learn about disability! Hosted by Benny Shakes, with co-host… 

PUSH

PUSH

This is the story of a woman staring down the barrel of motherhood, torn between her own ambivalence. 

Headcase

Headcase

Actor and writer Kristin Mcilquham can’t seem to finish a list. 

Boris the Third

Boris the Third

‘They all knew the person I was when they gave me the part,’ Harry Kershaw complains, words that ring hollow and true, in a prophetic sort of manner, a common feeling that we … 

Head Set

Head Set

Delving into amateur stand-up culture and trying to make peace with a messy brain, the new documentary-theatre show from Victoria Melody sees her in wearable tech, scanning her bra… 

Tom Lucy: Melt

Tom Lucy: Melt

After complete sell-out runs in 2017 and 2018, Tom Lucy is back with a new hour of razor sharp comedy. 

Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear It From Me

Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear It From Me

After 21 years and 224 days Hal’s back being single. 

Man Shed

Man Shed

Can 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 and escape from the world, or get out… 

You're Safe Til 2024: Deep History

You're Safe Til 2024: Deep History

In the last hours of 2019, David Finnigan’s best friend prepared to make a break for home with his family before fires cut off the highway. 

Trash Salad

Trash Salad

Sex. 

Pauline

Pauline

Pauline is a one woman show, written and performed by the talented Sophie Bentinck. 

Oedipus Electronica

Oedipus Electronica

An electrifying re-imagining of the ultimate love triangle. 

Michael Akadiri: No Scrubs

Michael Akadiri: No Scrubs

Highly anticipated debut hour from comedian and junior doctor. 

Alphonse

Alphonse

The hit Canadian production from one of the world’s most acclaimed contemporary playwrights, Wajdi Mouawad, and performed by Gabe Maharjan – ‘a gifted, multi-faceted actor’ ***… 

Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up

Simon Brodkin: Screwed Up

World-famous prankster and Lee Nelson creator Simon Brodkin returns with a blistering new stand-up show ripping into his ADHD diagnosis, I’m A Celebrity rejection, barmitzvah humil… 

Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man

Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man

Star of Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4) and with over 10 million views online, comedian Luke Kempner has found out he is to become a father, but can he b… 

Moon Dragon Babies for Under 1s

Moon Dragon Babies for Under 1s

Returning from a sell-out Fringe in 2019, this interactive show, written especially for babies, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon up int… 

Lara Ricote: GRL/LATNX/DEF

Lara Ricote: GRL/LATNX/DEF

Lara’s a small Latin American girl (woman?) who won the Funny Women 2021 (right, “woman”) Stage Award and is now doing her first hour about what it’s like to be Latin and deaf and … 

Tim FitzHigham: Here Now

Tim FitzHigham: Here Now

Spirit of the Fringe, multi-award-winning, Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated comedian, author and explorer Tim FitzHigham is here for one solo show only. 

Community Clay Time!

Community Clay Time!

Join Jim Parkyn – professional plasticine player, expert Aardman Animator and the mysterious man behind The Amazing Scene Machine. 

Seann Walsh: Back From the Bed (Formerly Same Again?)

Seann Walsh: Back From the Bed (Formerly Same Again?)

I renamed the tour. 

Yuriko Kotani: Work in Progress

Yuriko Kotani: Work in Progress

Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award and Time Out’s One to Watch, UK-based Japanese comedian Yuriko Kotani is going to tell stories of her experiences and thoughts as a work in progr… 

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

Alex Kealy: Monopoly (Work in Progress)

‘Rising star of the British stand-up scene’ (List). 

Garrett Millerick: Sports (WIP)

Garrett Millerick: Sports (WIP)

The world’s angriest optimist returns for another bash at sorting out life’s inexplicable complications. 

A Rubbish Midsummer Night's Dream

A Rubbish Midsummer Night's Dream

Fairies. 

Tom Lucy: Work in Progress

Tom Lucy: Work in Progress

Join Tom Lucy as he tests brand-new material for an upcoming show. 

Will Duggan: Ice Cube

Will Duggan: Ice Cube

A comedian who has been seen/heard on The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One), Fresh From the Fest (Radio 4), Monster Court (CBBC) and is an Edinburgh Comedy Award winner. 

Josh Jones and Louise Young: Work in Progress

Josh Jones and Louise Young: Work in Progress

An hour of stand-up from two rising-stars in the world of comedy. 

Brennan Reece: Everything

Brennan Reece: Everything

Star of Live at the Apollo, Roast Battle and Celebrity Coach Trip returns for two nights only. 

Jake Lambert: Shimmy Shake (Work in Progress)

Jake Lambert: Shimmy Shake (Work in Progress)

Jake Lambert (tour support for Romesh Ranganathan and Michael McIntyre) returns with another ‘highly entertaining hour’ (One4Review. 

Aurie Styla: Live

Aurie Styla: Live

Aurie Styla is probably the best British comedian that’s never been to Edinburgh. 

Lily Phillips and Anna Clifford: Work In Progress

Lily Phillips and Anna Clifford: Work In Progress

Lily Phillips has been seen on BBC Three, ITV2 and All4, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year runner-up, Funny Women finalist and Pleasance Reserve comedian Lily Phillips … 

Bard in the Yard: The Scottish Play

Bard in the Yard: The Scottish Play

Meet Shakespeare, but not the Shakespeare you know. 

Sam Lake: Cake

Sam Lake: Cake

Award-winning stand-up and nice young man Sam Lake presents an hour of stand-up talking about his #GOALS, and how he copes with succeeding and (more often) failing at them. 

SKANK

SKANK

SKANK is about a woman in crisis. 

Adam Rowe – Imperious (WIP)

Adam Rowe – Imperious (WIP)

Adam Rowe – Imperious (WIP). 

Press

Press

Press sets its satirical sights on Hollywood. 

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It (Tour Preview)

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It (Tour Preview)

At 41, skinny national treasure Mark Watson is halfway through his days on earth according to his £1. 

Njambi McGrath – Accidental Coconut

Njambi McGrath – Accidental Coconut

Brexit seems inescapable as the British stand at the crossroads of self-identity and nostalgia of a bygone era of an empire. 

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The best night of comedy on the Fringe returns! Hosted by Pierre Novellie and featuring Mark Watson, Rachel Fairburn, Njambi McGrath, Joe Thomas and Eshaan Akbar. 

Eshaan Akbar – I've Never Heard of You, and I Think You're a Plonker

Eshaan Akbar – I've Never Heard of You, and I Think You're a Plonker

From appearances Mock The Week and QI and others, Eshaan Akbar comes to Edinburgh for three nights only. 

Rachel Fairburn: Maniac (WIP)

Rachel Fairburn: Maniac (WIP)

This is a brand-new show from Rachel. 

Shelf: Hair

Shelf: Hair

Shelf are a musical comedy double act. 

Jake Farrell: Balance (WIP)

Jake Farrell: Balance (WIP)

Join rising comedy talent and naive suburbanite Jake Farrell as he musters up the bottle and the jokes required to perform a debut hour about fear, the future and Stevenage. 

Meet Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking

Meet Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking

Nine-year-old Pippi Longstocking is strong, brave and fearless. 

Hal Cruttenden – It's Best You Hear It From Me (Tour Preview)

Hal Cruttenden – It's Best You Hear It From Me (Tour Preview)

Hal’s back doing what he does best – performing live comedy, for five nights only! ‘Reminded me how much I love stand up’ (Times). 

I Am Not Victoria Wood

I Am Not Victoria Wood

‘Impressively evocative’ (Chortle. 

Eugene

Eugene

In the not too distant future, millionaire and inventor (think Elon Musk with a further attitude problem) Hugh from Hu-Bris industries is launching the first superhuman artificial … 

Tessa Coates: Campfire (WIP)

Tessa Coates: Campfire (WIP)

After two sell-out Edinburgh runs, one third of Massive Dad (‘Hilarious’ **** (Guardian)) returns to Edinburgh, armed with her useless degree in Anthropology, for a show about how … 

The Big Birthday Show With Magic Gareth

The Big Birthday Show With Magic Gareth

Did you have a birthday in the last year that was spoilt by COVID? Or an anniversary? Or a Christmas. 

Rajiv Karia: Gallivant (WIP)

Rajiv Karia: Gallivant (WIP)

Professional slacker and sensitive friend Rajiv Karia (BBC Audio Contract Writer, 2021) presents a work-in-progress show of acerbic observations about his life so far, and the jour… 

Mervyn Stutter and Friends

Mervyn Stutter and Friends

Celebrating his 34th year Fringe and Merv has gone al fresco. 

Zumba Gold

Zumba Gold

Cathy works at the local leisure centre. 

Roald Dahl's The Twits

Roald Dahl's The Twits

Mr and Mrs Twit are nasty disgusting people who enjoy playing horrible tricks but, when the Roly Poly Bird visits from Africa, their whole world is literally turned upside down! Ad… 

Bacon

Bacon

Francis Bacon could spend his mornings painting, his afternoons and evenings drinking champagne, and his nights roaming Soho in fishnet stockings and a leather coat looking for “ro… 

No Such Thing As A Fish

No Such Thing As A Fish

After 250 million downloads, multiple awards and tours across the globe, NSTAAF returns to the Fringe for three nights only! There will be facts, jokes, in-jokes, more facts and th… 

All Killa No Filla

All Killa No Filla

Following a sold-out UK tour, the smash-hit, true crime podcast All Killa no Filla is back for a limited run of huge shows including a one-off special at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

Two shows only! Fringe favourites and Olivier Award-winning improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them instantly into interactive musical adventures. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

Simon Amstell: Work in Progress

Simon Amstell: Work in Progress

‘Simon Amstell has a gift for taking a social norm and gently mocking it until it seems utterly ridiculous’ (New York Times). 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show 2020

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show 2020

Great value lunchtime comedy compilation showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

Sean McLoughlin: Gold Rush

Sean McLoughlin: Gold Rush

International micro-star Sean McLoughlin (Chortle Award nominee, Ricky Gervais tour support) returns to the Fringe to give the people what they’ve paid for. 

Murder, She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

Murder, She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

A classic murder mystery created on the spot in this ingenious and hilarious show from The Bristol Improv Theatre’s resident company. 

Jamie D'Souza: Stop Drawing Willies on My Poster

Jamie D'Souza: Stop Drawing Willies on My Poster

Join rising star Jamie D’Souza as he performs his highly anticipated debut stand-up show about his first school crush. 

Dane Baptiste: The Chocolate Chip

Dane Baptiste: The Chocolate Chip

Dane is now a grown-ass black man. 

Sindhu Vee: Alphabet

Sindhu Vee: Alphabet

A new hour of stand-up from the 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee. 

Sarah Keyworth: Lil' Keys

Sarah Keyworth: Lil' Keys

Lil’ Keys, big jokes. 

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Olivier Award-nominated Wizard Presents has created an entertaining, interactive and imaginative production based on this timeless classic. 

Chloe Petts: Alpha

Chloe Petts: Alpha

As seen on Dave’s Hypothetical and heard on BBC Radio 5 Live, join Petts, one of the most exciting prospects in comedy, in her debut hour of stand-up, Alpha. 

In Loyal Company

In Loyal Company

After total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2018 and 2019, In Loyal Company returns in a bigger venue for 2020. 

Ben Moor: Who Here's Lost?

Ben Moor: Who Here's Lost?

What do we make with our lives? An artist worries his work has lost its way. 

Jess Robinson: Jess to Impress!

Jess Robinson: Jess to Impress!

Get your glad rags on for festival favourite Jess Robinson – as she returns with her incredible live band and a brand-new show! Join the quadruple award winner for an hour of ele… 

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Mark Watson: This Can't Be It

Watson, at 40, is halfway through his life according to the life expectancy calculator. 

George Lewis: Nudes

George Lewis: Nudes

When you type ‘George Lewis’ into Google, the suggestions that follow are pretty boring. 

Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels

Aaron Simmonds: Hot Wheels

Four years ago, Aaron gained a nickname based solely on being in a wheelchair. 

Josh Jones: Waste of Space

Josh Jones: Waste of Space

Born and bred in Manchester and just your atypical northern bloke, Josh Jones is taking the circuit by storm. 

Ben Hart: Wonder

Ben Hart: Wonder

Britain’s Got Talent 2019 finalist and multi award-winning magician Ben Hart returns to the Fringe for the fourth consecutive year, and following a completely sold-out run in 2019 … 

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

Angela Barnes: Hot Mess

Angela Barnes (Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and chair of BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz) has good intentions but trying to live your best life, a… 

Catherine Bohart: This Isn't For You

Catherine Bohart: This Isn't For You

Unless you want it to be. 

Jake Lambert: Shimmy Shake

Jake Lambert: Shimmy Shake

Fresh from supporting Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan, ‘Fringe favourite’ (BroadwayWorld. 

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Empathy Pains

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Empathy Pains

Multi award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got News for You, Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order) is back with her fourth full-len… 

Adrian Bliss: Better Thunberg

Adrian Bliss: Better Thunberg

Seeing how well it did for Greta Thunberg, a budding influencer jumps on the climate change bandwagon in a bid to become the most famous person on Earth. 

Katie Pritchard: Disco Ball

Katie Pritchard: Disco Ball

Ever felt like what people see on the outside doesn’t convey what’s on the inside? Ever felt like you can reflect yourself out in 1000 different ways depending on who you speak to … 

Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

Good morning, Edinburgh! After many successful Fringe sell-outs, we’re back for our fabulous 15th anniversary! Three new, stimulating, delicious, rotating “menus” of 10-15-minute c… 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show) West End hit returns for an incredible 13th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is creat… 

Ivo Graham: Hyper Reality

Ivo Graham: Hyper Reality

Life coming at Ivo ever faster; Ivo trying to respond ever funnier. 

Tom Lucy: Melt

Tom Lucy: Melt

After sell-out runs at the Fringe in 2017 and 2018, Tom Lucy has appeared on a number of TV shows (Stand Up Central, Roast Battle, Live At The Comedy Store, Stand Up Sketch Show) a… 

Reginald D Hunter: Work in Progress

Reginald D Hunter: Work in Progress

Reginald returns to the Fringe with his off-year, set-building, work-in-progress show with working titles: The Things That I Was Wrong About, The Death of Uncle Fluffy, and The Man… 

Not Quite Midnight Radio

Not Quite Midnight Radio

After total sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs in 2018 with In Loyal Company, and 2019 with Fragility of Man, David William Bryan returns with a brand-new psychological drama for 2020. 

Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Gala

Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Gala

The UK’s first and premier award for celebrating live comedy. 

Bobby & Amy

Bobby & Amy

A new dark comedy about foot-and-mouth disease by Fringe First award winner Emily Jenkins. 

Simon Brodkin: 100% Simon Brodkin

Simon Brodkin: 100% Simon Brodkin

After three hugely successful BBC series as Lee Nelson, multiple sell-out tours and various court appearances following world-famous stunts on Theresa May, Sepp Blatter, Donald Tru… 

Gill Sims: Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A ****!

Gill Sims: Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A ****!

Author of online sensation Peter and Jane, Gill Sims is the number one best-selling author behind Why Mummy Drinks, its follow up “Why Mummy Swears and the recently announced Why M… 

Steve

Steve

A fanfic no one asked for, a sprawling eulogy to a deceased robot that wears it’s fragile heart on it’s sleeve, a meme made by someone you can’t relate to. 

Josh Widdicombe: Work in Progress

Josh Widdicombe: Work in Progress

Ahead of his nationwide tour, Josh returns to Edinburgh for a strictly limited run of work-in-progress shows. 

Amusical

Amusical

Hosted by Jayde Adams and Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Amusical is a comedy celebration of all things West End (or Broadway if you’re American, or more well off than us). 

dressed.

dressed.

Dressed is an intensely personal and moving account of Lydia Higginson's journey through the trauma of being stripped and assaulted at gun point. 

You're Safe 'Til 2024

You're Safe 'Til 2024

In 2018, David Finnigan met with 30 scientists and asked each of them a question: ‘What’s the biggest change happening in the world today?’ What they told him was a fascinating mix… 

Rose Matafeo: Horndog

Rose Matafeo: Horndog

The Edinburgh Comedy Award 2018 Best Show winner returns for one week only. 

Medea Electronica

Medea Electronica

Pecho Mama return with their smash hit gig theatre production. 

Andrew Doyle: Exodus

Andrew Doyle: Exodus

One of the UK’s foremost political satirists, Andrew Doyle returns to Edinburgh for his eighth solo stand-up show. 

Ruby Wax: How To Be Human

Ruby Wax: How To Be Human

Based on her bestselling book, Ruby’s new show How to Be Human answers every question you’ve ever had about evolution, thoughts, emotions, the body, addictions, relationships, sex,… 

Kieran Hodgson: '75

Kieran Hodgson: '75

One of four shows he’s bringing to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, Kieran Hodgson showcases the best of his comedic talents in ’75, which uses the 1975 referendum on the UK’s… 

Kieran Hodgson: Maestro

Kieran Hodgson: Maestro

The Tales of Kieran Hodgson: Part Three. 

Kieran Hodgson: Lance

Kieran Hodgson: Lance

The Tales of Kieran Hodgson: Part Two. 

Kieran Hodgson: French Exchange

Kieran Hodgson: French Exchange

The Tales of Kieran Hodgson: Part One. 

Dan vs Food

Dan vs Food

A man eats a meal on stage. 

Tim Key

Tim Key

Tim Key from Peep Show, Partridge, Taskmaster and his own BAFTA-nominated Wonderdate, brings new poems to Edinburgh. 

Berk's Nest Mid-Fest Comedy Special

Berk's Nest Mid-Fest Comedy Special

Complete sell-out 2017 and 2018. 

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The best night of comedy on the Fringe, with all proceeds going to Waverley Care: a charity the Pleasance has supported for the last 28 years, providing care and support to people … 

Audible Live

Audible Live

Audible hosts two weeks of completely free live comedy shows, showcasing the finest acts the festival has to offer, all being recorded for the audio series, Audible Live. 

Reverend Richard Coles: #SimpleCountryParson

Reverend Richard Coles: #SimpleCountryParson

Revd Richard Coles is on a fortnight’s leave from his country parish and has been excused from his co-presenting duties of Saturday Live (BBC Radio 4) to bring to Edinburgh this hi… 

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Hundreds entered, only a handful survive – now one will be crowned Britain’s Funniest Student 2019. 

Amy Annette: What Women Want

Amy Annette: What Women Want

Join Amy and a panel of her more famous comedian friends at the recording of a live comedy conversation show. 

So You Think You Know About Dinosaurs...?! with Dr Ben Garrod

So You Think You Know About Dinosaurs...?! with Dr Ben Garrod

The hit stage show starring dinosaur aficionado Dr Ben Garrod. 

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on Taskmaster, half-killed by Bear Grylls on Celebrity Island, scrawny Fringe legend Watson returns with his show about empathy: one of the top-ten best… 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

HUB Fresh

HUB Fresh

The best place to discover new comedy on the Fringe! Join us for a changing line-up of comedians all making their Pleasance debuts this year. 

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

‘It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe’. 

The Mae Martin Experiment

The Mae Martin Experiment

The star of her own highly-acclaimed Netflix stand-up special and 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Mae Martin builds an improvised hour of stand-up based on the audience’s su… 

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

A one-off comedy extravaganza! For the past 35 years, the Pleasance has been the home of new comedy talent in Edinburgh. 

The Guilty Feminist: Live Podcast

The Guilty Feminist: Live Podcast

The Guilty Feminist podcast has become a comedy phenomenon with over 60 million downloads since it launched in early 2016. 

Captain Jake and the Search for the Red Queen

Captain Jake and the Search for the Red Queen

Join Captain Jake’s Crew as he takes you on a journey to the high seas in this historic adventure. 

Arthur Smith: SYD

Arthur Smith: SYD

The story of an ordinary man who lived through extraordinary times, told with love, laughter and song. 

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Guest Host: Fred MacAulay – 9th, 10th and 11th. 

A Grave Situation

A Grave Situation

This World War II farce is a good choice for a 25-strong company to showcase their talents, with a wide range of roles on show. 

Ray Badran: Everybody Loves Ray, Man

Ray Badran: Everybody Loves Ray, Man

Australian comedian Ray Badran recently moved to the UK and is performing his debut Fringe show. 

Fern Brady: Power and Chaos

Fern Brady: Power and Chaos

As seen on Live from the BBC, Live from the Comedy Store, The Russell Howard Hour and Live at the Apollo. 

The Wild Unfeeling World

The Wild Unfeeling World

The Wild Unfeeling World is an ingenious bit of storytelling; not only is it an innovative and eccentric reimagining of Moby Dick, but a stunning example of a wonderfully modern ap… 

Snort

Snort

New Zealand’s favourite comedy improv show Snort makes its way to Edinburgh for the first time! Cheeky, topical, and relentlessly silly, Snort sees NZ’s best young comedians (inclu… 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Great value, great venue and great fun! Lunchtime compilation showcasing comedians you must not miss with new line-ups every day hand-picked from across the Fringe. 

Birth

Birth

Life and death, love and loss, birth and miscarriage are all explored in this visual cycle of life. 

I Believe In Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo

I Believe In Unicorns by Michael Morpurgo

Olivier Award-nominated Wizard Presents brings Morpurgo’s treasured story to life, sparking imagination in both young and old. 

SWIM

SWIM

SWIM is a show about wild swimming and grief, as theatremaker Liz Richardson tells the audience at the start. 

Orlando

Orlando

Rocking a minimalist set of a stool and a book, Lucy Roslyn performs this one person play drawing parallels between Virginia Woolf’s classic novel, and her own tumultuous foray i… 

Cam Spence: The Sunshine Clinic

Cam Spence: The Sunshine Clinic

Cam Spence presents an explosive debut hour of idiosyncratic character comedy. 

Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face

Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner's Old Face

Jayde Adams is back and this time it’s serious. 

Electrolyte

Electrolyte

A show unlike anything I’ve seen before, Wildcard Theatre bring award-winning Electrolyte back to the Fringe for a second year running. 

Moon Dragon Babies for Under 1s

Moon Dragon Babies for Under 1s

This interactive show, written especially for babies aged one and under, tells the story of Bertie the Moon Dragon who misses his cue to send the Moon up into the night sky. 

Beetlemania: Kafka for Kids

Beetlemania: Kafka for Kids

The smash hit of last year’s festival is back! Join the Kafkateers for their ‘riotously cheerful’ (Chortle. 

Marcel Lucont: No. Dix

Marcel Lucont: No. Dix

The Fringe’s favourite Frenchman returns for his tenth year with an exquisite new show and a live band to abuse. 

Ivo Graham: The Game of Life

Ivo Graham: The Game of Life

Tommy Fury once said “if life is a game, then love is the prize”. 

Alice Snedden: Absolute Monster

Alice Snedden: Absolute Monster

Who are we? What are we doing here? Do you like me? And what are you saying behind my back? Let’s all get together and definitively find out if I’m the best or worst person you… 

Alun Cochrane: Brave New Alun

Alun Cochrane: Brave New Alun

Strap. 

Anna and Helen: Stuck in a Rat

Anna and Helen: Stuck in a Rat

Ever found yourself stuck in a rat? Unpleasant, isn’t it? Time marches on, but you’re on the spot. 

Nina Conti: Work in Progress

Nina Conti: Work in Progress

British Comedy Award winner Nina Conti is boldly experimenting and discovering fresh ideas as she develops her next new show. 

Fox

Fox

This monologue, written and performed by Katie Guicciardi, addresses the underreported issue of post-partum depression through a thoughtful combination of analogy, props and heartf… 

AAA Stand-Up Late

AAA Stand-Up Late

Total sell-out 2010-2018 returns with a brand-new line-up. 

The Rebirth of Meadow Rain

The Rebirth of Meadow Rain

Trauma is never an easy thing to talk about. 

The Incident Room

The Incident Room

True crime obsession has reached new heights in the past few years with a seemingly endless stream of documentaries, books and podcasts available to armchair sleuths everywhere. 

Huge Davies: The Carpark

Huge Davies: The Carpark

From Comedy Central at the Comedy Store. 

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

The Cabinet of Madame Fanny Du Thé

Tales of woe, tales of science, tales of curses, tales of defiance. 

I Lost My Virginity to Chopin's Nocturne in B-Flat Minor

I Lost My Virginity to Chopin's Nocturne in B-Flat Minor

‘I’m not going to gamble the happiness I have with you for a chance at happiness with someone else – what’s the point?’ Ollie and Laura have been together for three years, and ar… 

Comrade Egg and the Chicken of Tomorrow

Comrade Egg and the Chicken of Tomorrow

Welcome to The Chicken Appreciation Society and welcome to the mind of meat processor, Comrade Egg. 

Ladybones

Ladybones

Archaeologist Nuala unearths a skeleton and her ordered life starts to unravel. 

Nigel Ng: Culture Shocked

Nigel Ng: Culture Shocked

Nigel Ng (as seen on Comedy Central’s Standup Central, Roast Battle) brings you on a joyous romp through his life in the UK as a Malaysian immigrant. 

I Run

I Run

I Run is a Danish one-man play about running and grief. 

An Audience with Yasmine Day

An Audience with Yasmine Day

If character comedy tickles your funny bone then look no further than An Audience With Yasmine Day at Pleasance Courtyard. 

Fragility of Man

Fragility of Man

After a total sell-out run in 2018 with In Loyal Company, David William Bryan returns with a brand-new solo play exploring the effects of one man’s lifelong battle with the justice… 

Catching Comets

Catching Comets

After discovering a comet hurtling towards Earth, Toby snaps and turns into the action hero in his own movie on a mission to save the world from impending doom. 

Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

To say that Murder She Didn’t Write, from Degrees of Error, is a slick production is an understatement. 

The Accident Did Not Take Place

The Accident Did Not Take Place

YesYesNoNo are searching for the truth. 

Moonbird

Moonbird

‘He doesn’t listen for his name’ said a father (who happened to be a king. 

Kai Samra: Underclass

Kai Samra: Underclass

Award-winning stand-up comedian Kai Samra presents his hotly tipped debut hour. 

Colin Cloud: Sinful

Colin Cloud: Sinful

Colin Cloud is the undisputed rockstar of the Edinburgh Fringe magic world and one of the festival’s greatest success stories of recent years. 

Chris Washington: Raconteur

Chris Washington: Raconteur

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, Chris returns with a brand-new show. 

Yuriko Kotani: Somosomo

Yuriko Kotani: Somosomo

It is common to see stand-up comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe be either unnecessarily controversial or unimaginatively bland. 

One Duck Down

One Duck Down

One Duck Down. 

Lucy McCormick: Post Popular

Lucy McCormick: Post Popular

Post Popular is Lucy McCormick's attempt to follow-up her fantastic and hugely popular show Triple Threat. 

Suzi Ruffell: Dance Like Everyone's Watching

Suzi Ruffell: Dance Like Everyone's Watching

Good comedy doesn’t come out of a comedian being happy, right? Wrong! Suzi Ruffell proves her own point wrong when she begins her show, Dance Like Everyone’s Watching, by sayin… 

Brave Macbeth

Brave Macbeth

Primary Times Children’s Choice Award winner Brave Macbeth is back. 

James McNicholas: The Boxer

James McNicholas: The Boxer

James’ grandad, Terry Downes, became world middleweight champion in 1961. 

Best Girl

Best Girl

Best Girl is a story told by the nervous, but likable Annie. 

Bible John

Bible John

In the late 1960s three women were murdered by an Old Testament quoting serial killer by the name of Bible John. 

Trump Lear

Trump Lear

Last year’s ‘chaotically enjoyable’ (Spectator) sell-out hit Shakespeare adaptation returns. 

Rhys James: Snitch

Rhys James: Snitch

The boy from Mock the Week (BBC Two), Roast Battle (Comedy Central), The News Quiz and star of Rhys James Is. 

Tom Rosenthal: Manhood

Tom Rosenthal: Manhood

Let the beaky boy from Friday Night Dinner (Channel 4) and Plebs (ITV2) tell you the story of how he spent his life trying to avenge the theft of his foreskin. 

Getting to Know Katie

Getting to Know Katie

We enter stage and Jonathan Ashby-Rock delicately tends to his flowers, encased in boxes across the stage. 

Schalk Bezuidenhout: South African White Boy

Schalk Bezuidenhout: South African White Boy

Two-time SA Comic’s Choice Award winner, South African comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout is back in the UK with his Edinburgh debut. 

Tom Parry: Parryoke!

Tom Parry: Parryoke!

Fresh from his Best Newcomer nomination in 2015, Parry is back with a brand-new hour celebrating life, love and going tops off! Join the largest (girth, height) third of the legend… 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show) West End hit returns for its 12th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is created from sc… 

Vikki Stone: Song Bird

Vikki Stone: Song Bird

A tambourine aficionado from the Midlands, Vikki Stone delights us with this hour of joyful mirth as she delves into modern life as a millennial. 

Bryony Kimmings: I'm a Phoenix, Bitch

Bryony Kimmings: I'm a Phoenix, Bitch

Bryony Kimmings’ I’m a Phoenix, Bitch is a glimmering, harrowing, firework display of a show, and is easily among the best performances at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. 

Adam Riches: The Beakington Town Hall Murders

Adam Riches: The Beakington Town Hall Murders

Somewhat new to the interactive theatre scene, and a little suspicious of what I would find, Adam Riches: The Beakington Town Hall Murders was an unexpected delight. 

Lucy Beaumont: Space Mam

Lucy Beaumont: Space Mam

The hugely anticipated new show from Best Newcomer nominee. 

The Last of the Pelican Daughters

The Last of the Pelican Daughters

The Wardrobe Ensemble is back at the Fringe with a powerfully emotional story of family. 

A Holy Show

A Holy Show

Written and directed by Janet Moran. 

John Robins: Hot Shame

John Robins: Hot Shame

Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, digital DJ, vibe-magnet, yells into a well. 

Algorithms

Algorithms

This raucous monologue from Sadie Clark gives us a tale of dating and identity from the bleeding edge of the 21st century. 

Jake Lambert: Never Mak the Same Mistak Twice

Jake Lambert: Never Mak the Same Mistak Twice

Following on from his sold-out, ‘solidly entertaining debut’ (Scotsman), Jake Lambert returns with a brand-new show packed full of ‘brilliant one-liners’ (Chortle. 

Typical

Typical

Ryan Calais Cameron’s powerful new work plays with the meanings of its title in many ways: our central, point-of-view character has the “distinctive qualities of a particular t… 

David Benson – Cato Street 1820

David Benson – Cato Street 1820

Benson shares his fascination with the infamous plot to murder Lord Liverpool’s entire cabinet and the grisly aftermath on the gallows at Newgate. 

Love (Watching Madness)

Love (Watching Madness)

This one-woman show, written and performed by Isabelle Kabban, is a tender, thoughtful and deeply moving account of a mother-daughter relationship affected by mental illness. 

Catherine Bohart: Lemon

Catherine Bohart: Lemon

Writing a Fringe show on the premise of an audience member who hated your show last year is a bold move, but Catherine Bohart pulls it off and even manages to make a political poin… 

Sara Barron: Enemies Closer

Sara Barron: Enemies Closer

Sara Barron returns to the Fringe after a bumper year in 2018 where her show For Worse as nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcommer. 

Jordan Brookes: I've Got Nothing

Jordan Brookes: I've Got Nothing

No tricks. 

Camille O'Sullivan Sings Cave

Camille O'Sullivan Sings Cave

The queen of the Fringe premieres a new show exploring the dark and light of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ music in her dangerous yet fragile theatrical style. 

Audacious Mr Astley

Audacious Mr Astley

Meet the man who invented circuses! From cavalry hero to circus founder, Sergeant-Major Philip Astley is the real Greatest Showman, telling first-hand of the dawn and spread of cir… 

The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

The eleven-time sell-out sensation returns for an evening of improvised anarchy with the biggest names in comedy. 

The Land of My Fathers and Mothers and Some Other People

The Land of My Fathers and Mothers and Some Other People

The Land of My Fathers and Mothers and Some Other People is an all-singing, all-dancing re-enactment of what Rhys’s Mam wrote down 40 years ago. 

FATTY FAT FAT

FATTY FAT FAT

FATTY FAT FAT, performed by Katie Greenall, explores one woman’s journey of growing up fat and surviving in a world where your body is viewed as wrong, unhealthy and disgusting. 

Sexy Lamp

Sexy Lamp

Katie Arnstein has brought her joyous mix of caustic wit, a cautionary tale and a call to arms to her first Fringe. 

The Burning

The Burning

Witch is an old word. 

London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck

London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck

Beyoncé’s Diva is blasting out as we wait for London Hughes to arrive. 

Catherine Cohen: The Twist...? She's Gorgeous

Catherine Cohen: The Twist...? She's Gorgeous

A show about living, laughing, loving and losing your debit card five times in one year. 

SOLD

SOLD

‘To be free is very sweet. 

Briony Redman is Indecisive (or Isn't, You Decide!)

Briony Redman is Indecisive (or Isn't, You Decide!)

Life is short. 

Sarah Keyworth: Pacific

Sarah Keyworth: Pacific

Keyworth has become something of an internet sensation in the last year, and her performance showcases a very confident and comfortable performer, owning her space and her audience… 

The Brand-New, Full-Throated Adventures of Reginald D Hunter

The Brand-New, Full-Throated Adventures of Reginald D Hunter

Reginald D Hunter returns to the Fringe with his highly anticipated new show. 

Alice and the Little Prince

Alice and the Little Prince

A girl from Oxford meets a boy from Asteroid B-612. 

Jamie Loftus: Boss, Whom is Girl

Jamie Loftus: Boss, Whom is Girl

Learn how to empower yourself by participating in capitalism in this fabulous keynote speech from Silicon Valley girlboss and founder of Pee-Pee Smarthomes, Shell Gasoline-Sandwich… 

I'll Take You to Mrs Cole!

I'll Take You to Mrs Cole!

It’s 1981 and ska music pulses. 

With Child

With Child

A solo show – six different women, one thing in common. 

Sophie Duker: Venus

Sophie Duker: Venus

“I wanna be woke, but I’m tired. 

Einstein

Einstein

Pip Utton is one of the world’s most respected performers of solo theatre and a Fringe legend. 

Mustard Doesn't Go with Girls

Mustard Doesn't Go with Girls

When the children of Bow-on-Tie start mysteriously disappearing, Abigail decides to investigate further. 

Drowning

Drowning

“I am not a bad person”. 

The Death Hilarious: Razer

The Death Hilarious: Razer

The Death Hilarious: Razer starts out with a pretty solid premise: since his Fringe debut in 2017, Darren J. 

Wild Swimming

Wild Swimming

Wild Swimming is the story of two friends across centuries of change and development. 

Will Duggan: Class Two

Will Duggan: Class Two

During an odd and turbulent time in recent history Will found himself questioning every poor decision he has ever made (namely everything he has ever said or done). 

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

Fringe favourites and Olivier Award-winning improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them on the spot into interactive musical adventures. 

Boulder

Boulder

In this reimagining of the Greek myth, a beautiful mechanical puppet is doomed with the hopeless task of pushing a colossal stone up a hill. 

Titania McGrath: Mxnifesto

Titania McGrath: Mxnifesto

Titania McGrath may just be a young Kensington girl with a modest Trust Fund and a thirst for social justice, but she’s in Edinburgh to make a difference, and inspire us common peo… 

Wireless Operator

Wireless Operator

This gripping true story of a terrifying night-time Lancaster Bomber raid in WWII uncovers the triggers of the lifelong legacy that traumatised those airmen who survived. 

AAA Stand-Up

AAA Stand-Up

Total sell-out 2005-2018 returns with a brand-new line-up. 

Stephen Buchanan: Baby Dove

Stephen Buchanan: Baby Dove

Winner of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Award 2018 and the reigning Scottish Comedian of the Year, Stephen brings his much anticipated debut hour to the Fringe. 

Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure!

Superhero Academy: Environmental Adventure!

Join the Superhero Academy to be part of the greatest quest of all: to save the world… quite literally! The planet needs all the help it can get and we can’t rely on David Attenb… 

Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show

Good morning, Edinburgh! After Fringe sell-outs in 2017 and 2018, we’re moving to a lovely new venue. 

Endless Second

Endless Second

This innovative piece by Cut The Chord Theatre is a fresh perspective on sexual violence, consent and how to open conversations that empower both men and women. 

Darren Harriott: Good Heart Yute

Darren Harriott: Good Heart Yute

Best Newcomer Nominee Darren considers himself a good person. 

Tarot

Tarot

When three people in white nightgowns run frantically into an attic pouring a circle of salt, you know the devil can’t be far behind. 

Matt Forde: Brexit, Pursued by a Bear

Matt Forde: Brexit, Pursued by a Bear

Matt Forde’s reputation as one of our finest political satirists moves into even more assured territory with this caustic and superbly angry hour of impressions and observations. 

Ben Pope: Dancing Bear

Ben Pope: Dancing Bear

Ben Pope is a ‘classy, stylish and accomplished’ (Chortle) comedian. 

Ed Night: Jokes of Love and Hate

Ed Night: Jokes of Love and Hate

‘His stand-up is some of the cleverest, funniest and most unassuming comedy I’ve encountered’ ***** (AYoungerTheatre. 

Moon: We Cannot Get Out

Moon: We Cannot Get Out

Two provincial louts perform grotty comedy sketches. 

Heidi Regan: Heidi Kills Time

Heidi Regan: Heidi Kills Time

Silly, surreal show about time travel, love and time travel. 

Alexander Fox: Snare

Alexander Fox: Snare

‘Mrs Richardson, you’re trying to seduce me. 

Spencer Jones: The Things We Leave Behind

Spencer Jones: The Things We Leave Behind

Spencer Jones took last year’s Edinburgh Fringe off, but did he waste his time idling? Not a chance. 

Jennifer Tyler: Ready or Not

Jennifer Tyler: Ready or Not

For years, Jennifer liked to be over-prepared. 

Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang

Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang

Phil Wang needs this more than us, or so he tells the packed Pleasance venue he’s playing this year. 

Not Black and White

Not Black and White

United by love, broken by reality. 

Aaron Chen: Piss Off (Just Kidding)

Aaron Chen: Piss Off (Just Kidding)

Winner: Best Newcomer 2017, Melbourne International Comedy Festival. 

Pete Firman & The Amazing TBC

Pete Firman & The Amazing TBC

Come and witness the first and possibly final performance of The World’s Greatest Magical Double Act! Award-winning magician/comedian Pete Firman returns to the Fringe with a mag… 

Lucy Porter: Be Prepared

Lucy Porter: Be Prepared

Before even taking the stage, Lucy Porter announces that we’ve won the ‘Sexiest Audience at the Fringe’ award, so you know we’re onside by the time she grabs the mic. 

Blodeuwedd Untold

Blodeuwedd Untold

This bold, poetic, storytelling performance by Jo Blake is more of a series of questions than a search for truth. 

Mighty

Mighty

The ‘remarkable’ (Scotsman) and bite-sized Jack AG Britton presents Mighty; a TED talk-meets-theatre show that combines comedy, live music and spoken word to ask the big (or li… 

Anna Drezen: Okay Get Home Safe!!

Anna Drezen: Okay Get Home Safe!!

The Saturday Night Live writer and former editor-at-large of online satirical women’s magazine Reductress comes to the Fringe for the first time with a show all about true crime, t… 

Fishbowl

Fishbowl

Hootingly funny and devilishly clever, Fishbowl is a masterpiece of physical comedy. 

Tom Taylor: Is the Indie Feel-Good Hit of the Summer

Tom Taylor: Is the Indie Feel-Good Hit of the Summer

From the maker of sell-out Fringe hit: The Charlie Montague Mysteries; tour support for Ed Sheeran’s tour support, Tom Taylor, stars in his debut stand-up show packed full of jokes… 

Glenn Moore: Love Don't Live Here Glenny Moore

Glenn Moore: Love Don't Live Here Glenny Moore

Tucked away in a corner of Pleasance Courtyard, Glenn Moore delights a packed crowd with an hour of non-stop puns and twisted humour. 

Beach Body Ready

Beach Body Ready

In our current day and age with consuming media in whatever shape it may take, it’s not difficult to find an advert, article or commentary about the body and how we should look i… 

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

If you saw a live news report of an alien invasion on a network you trusted, would you believe it? Rhum & Clay’s production of The War of the Worlds poses that exact question… 

Pierre Novellie: You're Expected to Care

Pierre Novellie: You're Expected to Care

Existing is exhausting. 

Rosie Jones: Backward

Rosie Jones: Backward

We first encounter the witty Yorkshire whirlwind that is Rosie Jones, as she bops along to what we assume is a silent disco, as she is adorned with massive red headphones. 

Sunil Patel: White Knight

Sunil Patel: White Knight

Fire emoji. 

Girl Wasp

Girl Wasp

Bees are immediately punished for their stings. 

Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)

Stand Up with Janine Harouni (Please Remain Seated)

When will Joanne Harouni get to do the Ted Talk she deserves?In an unusual standup routine, Harouni devotes her hour-long performance to stories about her multifaceted father and l… 

Micky Overman Presents: Presenting Miss Micky Overman

Micky Overman Presents: Presenting Miss Micky Overman

This brand-spanking-new hour by the 2018 Chortle Best Newcomer nominee finally answers the question no one is dying to have answered: ‘where is she from?!’. 

Giants Are Fjörd

Giants Are Fjörd

Everything about Giants Are Fjörd, the Fringe favourite duo’s new show for 2019, is exciting. 

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: The Magic Cutlass

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: The Magic Cutlass

Captain Flinn is ready for an adventure! Les Petits return to the high seas after their hugely successful shows David Walliams’ The First Hippo on the Moon and Adventures in Wonder… 

Adam Hess: My Grandad Has a Fringe

Adam Hess: My Grandad Has a Fringe

The star of Tonight at the Palladium (ITV), Stand Up Central (Comedy Central) and Live from the BBC is back with, without doubt, his funniest show yet. 

Bobby & Amy

Bobby & Amy

On a bare stage at Pleasance Upstairs, Bobby & Amy promises storytelling in its purest form. 

Moon Dragon for 5 and Under

Moon Dragon for 5 and Under

Bertie the Moon Dragon is having a terrible day! Nothing is as it should be. 

I, AmDram

I, AmDram

Amateur dramatics: the unspoken past of many a Fringe performer. 

Ciarán Dowd: Padre Rodolfo

Ciarán Dowd: Padre Rodolfo

World-famous lothario, swordsman and butthead Rodolfo is back! Following an unspeakable tragedy he turns his back on his lifestyle – rejects the sword, takes a vow of chastity an… 

Michael Odewale: #BLACKBEARSMATTER

Michael Odewale: #BLACKBEARSMATTER

Michael Odewale is selfish. 

Rubbish Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Rubbish Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Runaways. 

Matt Winning: It's the End of the World as We Know It

Matt Winning: It's the End of the World as We Know It

(And I feel fine (but not all the time)). 

George Fouracres: Gentlemon

George Fouracres: Gentlemon

George Fouracres, Wolverhampton’s fancy-pantsiest son, tells stories of a Black Country childhood, sings ancient ballads, becomes occasional grotesques and splatters his odd brain … 

Kelly Convey: Telephone Voice

Kelly Convey: Telephone Voice

Kelly Convey ‘Chatham girl done good’ brings us her debut hour which travels back in time to her errant teenage years, through her high-flying twenties as an executive, right up to… 

Stiff & Kitsch: Bricking It

Stiff & Kitsch: Bricking It

Musical Comedy Award winners 2018 sing about everything keeping them awake at night: tax, wooden cutlery and the consequences of last night’s eight double G&Ts. 

Jack Gleadow: Mr Saturday Night

Jack Gleadow: Mr Saturday Night

Winner of Amused Moose National New Comic and Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year makes his Fringe debut after performing as part of the prestigious Pleasance Comedy Reserve in … 

Helen Bauer: Little Miss Baby Angel Face

Helen Bauer: Little Miss Baby Angel Face

Helen Bauer hits the Fringe hard with this compelling comedy debut which is slick, sassy and super satisfying. 

Marcus Brigstocke: Devil May Care

Marcus Brigstocke: Devil May Care

In a festival where comedians eager to share their personal histories, foibles and perspectives on the world can oft seem ten-a-penny, it makes a pleasant change of pace to spend a… 

The Archive of Educated Hearts

The Archive of Educated Hearts

Casey Jay Andrews, resplendent in red dungarees in an intimate venue of her own creation, begins by reminding us pointedly that in her show she is not an actor but will “remain a… 

The Listies: Ickypedia

The Listies: Ickypedia

***** (Fest). 

It'll Be Alt-Right on the Night

It'll Be Alt-Right on the Night

In the past 20 to 30 years, our world has drastically changed, especially within the realm of politics and culture. 

Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann

In the queue for Flanders and Swann, I was struck (but not entirely surprised) that the audience were of a higher age demographic than any of the other 250 or so Edinburgh Fringe s… 

Boar

Boar

Stage mist and ethereal warfare sounds are the backdrop to this wonderful hour of bloodthirsty battle and adventure, with a cast of thousands resonating through the medium of Lewis… 

Don’t Be Terrible

Don’t Be Terrible

Can stand-up save your love life? Self-confessed nice guy Steve thinks so. 

Murder on the Dancefloor

Murder on the Dancefloor

Death on the depressing dancefloor that is the job and house hunting game – certainly not the most ideal outcome for a 21 year old just trying to live. 

Felicity Ward: Busting a Nut

Felicity Ward: Busting a Nut

Fresh off the back of her new BBC Radio 4 series Appisodes, a Netflix special Live from the BBC, and regular co-host of The Guilty Feminist Podcast, Felicity Ward returns to the Ed… 

Flo & Joan: Alive on Stage

Flo & Joan: Alive on Stage

Following a sell-out run of their critically acclaimed 2017 show The Kindness of Stranglers, musical comedy duo and sisters Flo & Joan return to Edinburgh with a new hour of their … 

Catherine Bohart: Immaculate

Catherine Bohart: Immaculate

Catherine Bohart is the bisexual, OCD daughter of an Irish Catholic Deacon and she’s got a hell of a lot to say about it. 

Future History: 1968

Future History: 1968

Mikhail Zygar and Karen Shainyan are two of Russia’s most controversial journalists, still holding the Putin Government to account. 

Amusical

Amusical

For one night only. 

Anna Mann's Late Night Cheese and Sex Party

Anna Mann's Late Night Cheese and Sex Party

Colin Hoult’s ‘masterclass in character comedy’ (Time Out). 

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

The widely acclaimed ex-Young Pleasance physical theatre ensemble Spies Like Us returned to the Festival Fringe this year with not only one show but two brilliant shows in an adapt… 

Kill the Beast: Director's Cut

Kill the Beast: Director's Cut

Acclaimed comedy troupe Kill the Beast returns to the Fringe with a new show that is a bizarre mash up of Poltergeist and The Room. 

AART TV Live!

AART TV Live!

AART TV Live! Mikey the Aartist return to the Pleasance with his all new AART TV show featuring guest artists Amrit Maghera from Hollyoaks and Jim Parkyn/Aardman Animations discuss… 

Unspoken

Unspoken

From the team who brought you the winner of the Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award for the groundbreaking The Two Worlds of Charlie F, Bravo 22 Company’s new drama, … 

Ruby Wax: Frazzled

Ruby Wax: Frazzled

Your passport to saner living. 

Nutty Noah: You Might Die!

Nutty Noah: You Might Die!

Nutty Noah, recently crowned UK Family Entertainer of the Year 2018, invites you to join him in poking his tongue out at death and stamping on the foot of St Peter. 

Tom Lucy: Reluctant Millennial

Tom Lucy: Reluctant Millennial

Tom Lucy is one of the youngest professional comedians on the circuit. 

Rosie Jones: Fifteen Minutes

Rosie Jones: Fifteen Minutes

Rosie Jones is a comedian with a penchant for being mischievous. 

Joel Dommett and Friends: The 100th Show

Joel Dommett and Friends: The 100th Show

One man. 

Tim Key: Megadate

Tim Key: Megadate

A brand-new 70 minutes, blending poeticals, talking, standing, spotlights, cables, Kronenburg, foot-stamping and old-school wistfulness. 

An Instinct for Kindness

An Instinct for Kindness

In November 2010, Chris Larner accompanied his chronically ill ex-wife to Dignitas in Switzerland. 

Gruff Rhys: Resist Phony Encores!

Gruff Rhys: Resist Phony Encores!

Fictional musician Gruff Rhys plays selections from his four-decade career and explores how he overcame chronic shyness, stoner culture and communicative dysfunction, by placing co… 

Matt Forde: Brexit Through the Gift Shop

Matt Forde: Brexit Through the Gift Shop

The whole thing’s a mess and only one person can sort it out. 

Birthday Girls: Late-Night Comedy Party

Birthday Girls: Late-Night Comedy Party

Ever wanted a lock-in with the cream of the UK’s comedy circuit in a cool cabaret bar late at night at the Edinburgh Fringe? Hell yeah! Well your dreams have just come true. 

Busking It

Busking It

‘If I don’t know you and you don’t know me, then you’re free in your anonymity. 

WHITE

WHITE

If you’ve ever felt stuck between two groups, both suspicious of you and neither accepting of the other, you may have the slightest indication of what Koko Brown is trying to com… 

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

A top night of comedy with all proceeds going to Waverley Care, a charity the Pleasance has supported for the past 27 years, providing care and support to people living with HIV or… 

Audible Presents

Audible Presents

Audible hosts two weeks of completely free live comedy shows, showcasing the finest acts the festival has to offer, all being recorded for audio series Audible Presents. 

Seann Walsh: After This One I'm Going Home

Seann Walsh: After This One I'm Going Home

Every year I have to write a 100 word blurb for a new show and basically I’ve now been doing this long enough to know that none of this bullsh*t makes any difference. 

Medea Electronica

Medea Electronica

Of all the Greek tragedies I think it is Medea that sticks with us the most as modern audiences. 

Reverend Richard Coles: Confessions

Reverend Richard Coles: Confessions

Join former 80s pop star turned vicar and broadcaster Reverend Richard Coles – co-host of BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live and BBC One’s The Big Painting Challenge, star of Strictly C… 

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Hundreds entered, only a handful survive – now one will be crowned Britain’s funniest student 2018. 

Berk's Nest Mid-Fest Comedy Special

Berk's Nest Mid-Fest Comedy Special

Complete sell-out 2017. 

Sindhu Vee: Sandhog

Sindhu Vee: Sandhog

Loving your children, spouse and aging parents (in that order, please don’t tell my mother) is very hard work, very intense and, a lot of the time, it sucks. 

Ed Gamble: Blizzard

Ed Gamble: Blizzard

After a sell-out national tour in 2017, Ed Gamble is back with another bracing flurry of idiocy. 

Ed Patrick: Comedians' Surgery

Ed Patrick: Comedians' Surgery

Welcome to the Comedians’ Surgery, take your seat, we’ll be with you shortly. 

Let's Inherit the Earth

Let's Inherit the Earth

World premiere. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

Kerry Godliman: Work in Progress

Kerry Godliman: Work in Progress

Kerry Godliman is back in Edinburgh to try out material she’s never said out loud before. 

HUB Fresh

HUB Fresh

The best place to discover new comedy on the Fringe! Join us for a line-up of comedians, all making their Pleasance debuts this year. 

Robert White and His Particularly Silly Organ

Robert White and His Particularly Silly Organ

Fresh from Britain’s Got Talent 2018, Robert White brings you his unique form of musical stand-up in a laugh-packed hour. 

Opera Mouse

Opera Mouse

Tilly Mouse lives under an opera house, and she just loves to sing! Her dream is to perform on stage. 

Grimm's Fairer Tales

Grimm's Fairer Tales

With wolves, witches and goblins, the story unfolds as the audience is invited to become part of the drama. 

A Dragon in the Family

A Dragon in the Family

All the best stories begin with a game. 

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe. 

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

Join us for a one-off comedy extravaganza! Come check out some of the new kids on the block as they make their Pleasance debut in this late-night comedy gala! Best of all, tickets … 

John Hegley: Morning Wordship

John Hegley: Morning Wordship

Join the morning chorus of clappy, clippy, cloppy, floppy, flappy sing-song and poem pong. 

Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd: Reasons to Be Cheerful

Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd: Reasons to Be Cheerful

Following a string of sell-out live dates and festival appearances, Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd bring their hit podcast to the Fringe. 

Bite-Size Plays Presents: Neverwant

Bite-Size Plays Presents: Neverwant

Neverwant: the algorithm of life. 

Sam Campbell: The Trough

Sam Campbell: The Trough

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (often referred to as simply The Fringe) is the world’s largest arts festival, which in 2017 spanned 25 days and featured 53,232 performances of 3,398… 

The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

A reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, the ‘superbly talented’ (List) Young Pleasance bring the glitz, glamour, and seedy underworld of interwar Berlin to life with chara… 

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Join Nicholas Parsons, comedy actor and legendary host of BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute, for an unmissable hour of fun and laughter in the company of some very special guests. 

Questing Time

Questing Time

London’s best comedy Dungeons & Dragons show is rolling into Edinburgh to ask the funniest people on the Fringe if they have what it takes to be heroes. 

Garrett Millerick: Sunflower

Garrett Millerick: Sunflower

Look, I think we can all agree that 2018 has been an absolute bloody nightmare. 

Peter Straker Sings Brel

Peter Straker Sings Brel

Straker is unquestionably the finest interpreter of Brel’s songs. 

Jamali Maddix: Vape Lord

Jamali Maddix: Vape Lord

"If there are any reviewers in tonight, gimme four stars. 

Wilde Creatures

Wilde Creatures

A motley crew of storytelling musicians bring Oscar Wilde’s classic fairy tales to life in Tall Stories’ magical new show, direct from London’s West End. 

Gary Delaney: Gagster's Paradise

Gary Delaney: Gagster's Paradise

One of Britain’s leading one-liner comics returns with another onslaught of lean, expertly crafted gaggery. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Great value lunchtime compilation showcase featuring the best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics. 

Infinita

Infinita

Familie Flöz are back with another beautiful, gentle and poignant piece of physical theatre. 

Anuvab Pal: Empire

Anuvab Pal: Empire

The British Empire gave Anuvab a colonial accent and British values and suddenly left. 

Suzi Ruffell: Nocturnal

Suzi Ruffell: Nocturnal

If you don’t have anxiety, I don’t think you’re concentrating! Suzi is worried about everything – from someone breaking into her flat, to human rights across the globe, to her ca… 

Alex Edelman: Just for Us

Alex Edelman: Just for Us

Alex Edelman’s full name is David Yosef Shimon Ben Illouz Haleivi Alexander Edelman. 

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!)

Hold on to your raincoats! Tom Brace brings a jam-packed hour of laughs and magic that you simply won’t believe! Expect the unexpected in this mind-boggling variety show. 

Micky Overman: Role Model

Micky Overman: Role Model

Rising star Micky Overman presents her highly anticipated debut show. 

Ladykiller

Ladykiller

With little more than a bedside lamp, a leather armchair and a helpful cadaver, The Thelmas have brought to life a deliciously morbid monologue that will please fans of Fleabag, Ma… 

Flies

Flies

I was excited about Flies. 

Avocado: Definitely Maybe Not

Avocado: Definitely Maybe Not

After last year’s millennial-bashing debut, Avocado! are back and invite you to take a leap into the twisted little world of two twenty-something nothings for a second helping of… 

When You Fall Down: The Buster Keaton Story

When You Fall Down: The Buster Keaton Story

If silent Hollywood star Buster Keaton is remembered for anything, it's his emotionless, mask-like expression; so the initial shock here is that this Buster speaks and smiles. 

Sparks

Sparks

‘Fall in love in my early 20s, get married in my late 20s, have at least one child by the time I’m 30. 

The Vanishing Man

The Vanishing Man

Knowledge = Belief and Truth. 

Pierre Novellie: See Novellie, Hear Novellie, Speak Novellie

Pierre Novellie: See Novellie, Hear Novellie, Speak Novellie

Last year, Pierre gave you observational comedy for people who think they don’t like observational comedy (***** (Metro)), this year it’s satire for people without a team. 

Tessa Coates: Witch Hunt

Tessa Coates: Witch Hunt

After a sell-out debut, one third of Massive Dad (‘Hilarious’ (Guardian)) returns with another show about how we got here­­ and where we’re supposed to go next. 

Ivan Aristeguieta: Juithy

Ivan Aristeguieta: Juithy

Third World meets First World when this award-winning Venezuelan makes his Edinburgh debut. 

Ben Pope: Baby Sasquatch

Ben Pope: Baby Sasquatch

Ben Pope is an award-winning comedian and cosmopolitan mammal. 

Gyles Brandreth: Break a Leg!

Gyles Brandreth: Break a Leg!

They say all political careers end in tears. 

George Lewis: A Man, a Plan, a Girl With Fake Tan

George Lewis: A Man, a Plan, a Girl With Fake Tan

When George was 12 he fell for the most beautiful, orangest girl in Stockport. 

The Half

The Half

A brand-new play from Danielle Ward, writer of cult Fringe shows Take-A-Break Tales, Psister Psycho, Gutted and Dani Frankenstein. 

Brennan Reece: Evermore

Brennan Reece: Evermore

After the sold-out success of Everglow and Everlong, English Comedian of the Year winner, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and voice of ITV’s Survival of the Fittest is back with a l… 

Build a Rocket

Build a Rocket

A powerful and uplifting, one-woman show about triumph over adversity. 

Rose Matafeo: Horndog

Rose Matafeo: Horndog

As the audience file in Rose Matafeo is playing table tennis with members of the front row, in a gimmick that does not factor into the later story at any point. 

VELVET

VELVET

‘I think you’re really talented. 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

The Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning (Best Entertainment and Family Show 2016) West End hit returns for its 11th consecutive year! A brand-new musical comedy is created fr… 

George Rigden: George-ous

George Rigden: George-ous

Adjective: someone called George who is irresistibly beautiful to any gender. 

How to Be Amazingly Happy!

How to Be Amazingly Happy!

How do you find a new ‘once upon a time’ after the ‘happy ever after’ never turned up? Victoria is on a quest to discover how you make a new life when you can’t have the … 

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

Tall stories brings an incredibly charming and old school production of one of Oscar Wilde’s lesser known novellas, The Canterville Ghost, that perfectly embodies the spirit - p… 

Sisterhood

Sisterhood

A fearless adventure into the dark heart of a paradigm shift. 

Stevie Martin Vol. 1

Stevie Martin Vol. 1

One third of critically-acclaimed sketch group Massive Dad, **** (Guardian), Stevie Martin presents her debut solo show. 

Luke Kempner: House of Faces

Luke Kempner: House of Faces

Comedian and impressionist Luke Kempner and his multiple personalities host an ultimate reality show where no one is off limits. 

Pricks

Pricks

I’ve had over 70,000 pricks… Of the medical kind. 

Olga Koch: Fight

Olga Koch: Fight

When you think of Russians, funny and comedian are probably not two words that instantly spring to mind; but in time, Olga Koch will change that. 

Toby Thompson: For the Record

Toby Thompson: For the Record

Brilliant, beguiling wordsmithery, swathed in the timeless allure of classic tunes on vinyl. 

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

Fringe favourites and Olivier Award-winning improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them on the spot into interactive musical adventures. 

Beard: Baby Come Back

Beard: Baby Come Back

Returning after their award-winning, sell-out 2015 show, Beard (‘one of the best kept secrets in comedy-town’ (List)) are back with their genre-defying comedy. 

Fronting

Fronting

A bold and convention-bashing introspection on the impact of HIV, through the medium of two young gay men. 

William Andrews: Willy

William Andrews: Willy

A joyful return to stand-up for this cult idiot. 

Ciarán Dowd: Don Rodolfo

Ciarán Dowd: Don Rodolfo

Don Rodolfo opens his debut fringe hour duelling with an unseen coat rack. 

Kieran Hodgson: '75

Kieran Hodgson: '75

Ask most people to remember the early 70s and they won’t. 

Signals

Signals

There are shades of Beckett but without the plodding pretentiousness in Signals, Footprint Theatre’s new show all about human connection and the search for life beyond Earth. 

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Enemies. 

Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom

Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom

Off on the adventure of a lifetime, Michael, his parents and their faithful dog Stella set sail around the world. 

Sisters: On Demand

Sisters: On Demand

After a sell-out debut show, innovative sketch duo Sisters are putting you in control of their highly anticipated second hour. 

The Song of Lunch

The Song of Lunch

Robert Bathurst (Cold Feet, Downton Abbey, Toast of London) and Rebecca Johnson (The Trip, The Flood) star in this hilarious and poignant drama of a disastrous attempt to rekindle … 

Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

A classic murder mystery is created on the spot from audience suggestions in this ingenious show from Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error. 

Fin Taylor: When Harassy Met Sally

Fin Taylor: When Harassy Met Sally

‘The most relevant comedian in Edinburgh’ (EdFestMag. 

The Duke

The Duke

In 2015 I sit at my desk waiting for an email to tell me what the final changes are that I need to make to the film script I’ve been working on for 10 years. 

Catherine Bohart: Immaculate

Catherine Bohart: Immaculate

Catherine Bohart is the bisexual, OCD daughter of an Irish Catholic Deacon and she’s got a hell of a lot to say about it. 

...And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel

...And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel

Jeffrey Holland (Hi-de-Hi, You Rang M’Lord) returns in this sell-out one-man show about friendship, memories and a couple of remarkable lives. 

Lolly Adefope: Lolly 3

Lolly Adefope: Lolly 3

The hotly-anticipated new show from the multi-award-winning character comedian and star of Taskmaster (Dave), Loaded (Channel 4), Miracle Workers (TBS USA) and Damned (Channel 4). 

The Extinction Event

The Extinction Event

At the end of 60 minutes, mankind will vanish. 

Marcus Brigstocke: Devil May Care

Marcus Brigstocke: Devil May Care

Snowflake. 

Dietrich: Natural Duty

Dietrich: Natural Duty

Sex, sequins, and scintillating musical numbers are all brought to bear into writer/performer Peter Groom’s one man (Woman?) show about the life and times of the glamourous gay i… 

AAA Stand-Up

AAA Stand-Up

Total sell-out 2005-2017 returns with a brand-new line-up. 

Emma Sidi: Faces of Grace

Emma Sidi: Faces of Grace

Emma Sidi’s one-woman show Faces of Grace is absolutely bonkers. 

The Story Beast: Myths, Monsters & Mayhem

The Story Beast: Myths, Monsters & Mayhem

Hairy, ever so slightly scary tales for kids from the multi award-nominated wizard (alias John Henry Falle) and his arch-enemy, Mandy the Witch Who Lives Under The Sink (Funny Wome… 

Polaris

Polaris

Holly & Ted’s Polaris opens with a slow explanation of the characters the two actors will be playing, frustratingly broken up by the use of a tablet to control an impressive … 

Freeman

Freeman

Theatre is often defined as a means of offering a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves. 

Chris Washington: You Beauty!

Chris Washington: You Beauty!

Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee, Chris Washington debuts his brand-new show about the best year of his life! Including receiving the prestigious 10 years service tie pin from Royal… 

Matt Rees: Happy Hour

Matt Rees: Happy Hour

Matt Rees returns to Edinburgh with his highly anticipated debut Happy Hour. 

Mr Thing

Mr Thing

The live, chaotic, comedy chat show Thing. 

Pete Firman: Marvels

Pete Firman: Marvels

Pete Firman enters the stage in his trademark three-piece suit, warming the audience up with a cascade of comedy nuggets which sets the scene for what is to come. 

Drenched

Drenched

A raincoated man bursts into one of two bunkers in the lower section of the Pleasance Courtyard. 

Elise

Elise

Elise Cowen. 

The Crooners

The Crooners

An hour of non-stop, razor-sharp, unadulterated show business. 

Jake Lambert: Little Lost Lad

Jake Lambert: Little Lost Lad

Jake lives alone, cuts his own hair, has an ability to remember the exact date he first tasted each specific food for the first time and has a one-eyed cat. 

UNCONDITIONAL

UNCONDITIONAL

There’s a lot going on in the world at the moment, isn’t there? So many stories needing to be told, so many national myths being rewritten, so much is constantly changing that … 

No Kids

No Kids

Should we have kids? It’s a difficult question, but one that becomes even more complex when you’re a gay couple, and have to grapple with a whole cavalcade of unique problems c… 

The Tape Face Show

The Tape Face Show

As a genuine YouTube sensation, TV talent show star, and with a Las Vegas residency, Tape Face is a comedy rock god but he isn’t here to play the hits; this is an hour of brand n… 

Propeller

Propeller

Propeller is a play which relates a small town’s struggle to reinstate a railway line, in order to make a much wider statement on the merits and masquerade of social action. 

Great British Mysteries: 1599?

Great British Mysteries: 1599?

After a sell out run last year the Great British Mysteries return to the Fringe with a new show set 400 years earlier, but still the containing the wit, charm, and ridiculous sense… 

The Fetch Wilson

The Fetch Wilson

The Fetch Wilson is the type of play that might work very well as a film, or so you might think upon leaving the theatre. 

Jacqueline Novak: How Embarrassing for Her

Jacqueline Novak: How Embarrassing for Her

Jacqueline Novak finds everything embarrassing. 

The Pin: Backstage

The Pin: Backstage

The Pin return to the Edinburgh Fringe with an Alan Ayckbourn type conceit: as suggested by this year’s title Backstage, the bulk of the show has performers Alex Owen and Ben Ash… 

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Mark Watson: The Infinite Show

Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on Taskmaster, half-killed on The Island, Watson returns to what he’s best at: being indoors. 

The Free Association: Jacuzii

The Free Association: Jacuzii

The Free Association – London’s leading improv comedy theatre and school – returns with their smash-hit show Jacuzii. 

AAA Stand-Up Late

AAA Stand-Up Late

Total sell-out 2010-2017 returns with a brand-new line-up. 

The Archive of Educated Hearts

The Archive of Educated Hearts

"People are amazing, aren’t they?" So asks a lone voice in the darkness. 

The Bear

The Bear

The Bear by Raymond Briggs, adapted by Pins and Needles Productions. 

Alice Snedden: Self-Titled

Alice Snedden: Self-Titled

After performing to sold-out crowds at the New Zealand Comedy Festival, Alice Snedden is bringing her debut show, Self-Titled, to Edinburgh. 

Daniel Cook: Carpet

Daniel Cook: Carpet

Watching Daniel Cook run wildly around Pleasance’s Bunker Two, three things are clear: 1. 

No One Is Coming to Save You

No One Is Coming to Save You

No One is Coming to Save You is an abstract piece of theatre which eschews character development and plot narrative, in favour of exploring recurring images. 

Moon

Moon

Moon is a comedy double-act by Jack Chisnall and Joshua Dolphin, two proud sons of England’s provincial backwaters. 

Norris & Parker: Burn the Witch

Norris & Parker: Burn the Witch

First and foremost, this is not a show for the faint-hearted. 

Angela Barnes: Rose-Tinted

Angela Barnes: Rose-Tinted

If you enjoy relatable comedy which is sprinkled with a dusting of political satire, then Angela Barnes: Rose Tinted is the show for you. 

Everything Is Going to Be KO

Everything Is Going to Be KO

Everything’s Going to be KO begins with an educational psychologist. 

Clingfilm

Clingfilm

What do you get when a Pole, a Turk and a Brit turn up at a funeral? A cabaret. 

Finding Fassbender

Finding Fassbender

The Fringe is all about first impressions; the opening minutes of a free stand up show, the six word spiel spurted at you by flyerers with an outstretched hand, the carefully chose… 

Trump Lear

Trump Lear

Direct from its hit New York season, Trump meets Lear in this ‘biting political satire’ (Theasy. 

Egg: Richard Pictures

Egg: Richard Pictures

Brand-new sketch show from stars of award-winning Fringe favourites BattleActs (BBC Radio 1). 

Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse

Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse

Dark Horse covers lots of ground and it is evidently the result of Keyworth tirelessly exploring multiple comic avenues. 

Lucy Porter: Pass It On

Lucy Porter: Pass It On

A brand-new stand-up show from the perennial Fringe favourite. 

Briony Redman: Sketch Artist

Briony Redman: Sketch Artist

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 

In Loyal Company

In Loyal Company

If you were anywhere near the Pleasance Courtyard this year, you’ll of heard of Lab Rats Theatre’s In Loyal Company as it shook the Fringe with its sell out run and critical ac… 

Hal Cruttenden: Chubster

Hal Cruttenden: Chubster

Hal’s literally filled our screens in the last few years on such shows as Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, The Apprentice: You’re Fired and The Great British Bake O… 

WEIRD

WEIRD

Critically acclaimed company return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Evelyn Mok: Bubble Butt

Evelyn Mok: Bubble Butt

Evelyn Mok hungers to speak about the uncomfortable, but for a Swedish-Chinese woman, who will gladly "take cake over di*k any day of the week", this is something that co… 

Jayde Adams: The Divine Ms Jayde

Jayde Adams: The Divine Ms Jayde

As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons you make lemonade. 

Darren Harriott: Visceral

Darren Harriott: Visceral

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, Darren Harriott returns with a brand new show that explores everything from the personal to the political with his trademark warmth an… 

Kika's Birthday

Kika's Birthday

Kika, a little French mouse, is going to be five years old! Her family has planned a birthday surprise, with friends, songs and a grasshopper band. 

Ad Libido

Ad Libido

Fran wants to want sex. 

And Before I Forget I Love You, I Love You

And Before I Forget I Love You, I Love You

As a character actor, Pip Utton is renowned for his depictions of world-famous figures, ranging from Margaret Thatcher to Charles Dickens and everything in between. 

Sirens

Sirens

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if figures from Greek myth were around today? Well, Zoo Co Theatre Company have got you covered. 

Adam Hess: Seahorse

Adam Hess: Seahorse

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, as seen on Tonight at the Palladium and Live at the BBC. 

Short & Curly: Young at Start

Short & Curly: Young at Start

Curly is convinced that appearing youthful is the answer to success and he will do whatever is necessary to get ‘youth’. 

Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road is, more than anything, a lot of fun to watch and a strong example of the power of devised theatre and the ensemble. 

The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In!

The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In!

The 10-time sell-out sensation returns to Edinburgh with a jaw-dropping, side-splitting evening of finely-tuned anarchy, featuring a cavalcade of incredible special guests and some… 

Brett Goldstein: What Is Love Baby Don't Hurt Me

Brett Goldstein: What Is Love Baby Don't Hurt Me

Sex. 

Mr. Swallow and the Vanishing Elephant

Mr. Swallow and the Vanishing Elephant

Following the five-star, sell-out success of Houdini, Nick Mohammed’s alter ego Mr. 

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort

Celebrating the friendship between composer and war poet, Ivor Gurney, and musician and first woman music critic, Marion Scott; written and performed by Jan Carey. 

Cat in the Hat

Cat in the Hat

From the moment his tall, red and white striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that the Cat is the funniest, most mischievous Cat they have ever met. 

Better Together

Better Together

Join the three delightful clowns who make waiting for a bus a tragically complicated affair. 

Owen Roberts: I Let a Six-Year-Old Write My Show

Owen Roberts: I Let a Six-Year-Old Write My Show

After a severe case of writer’s block, Owen has thrown caution to the wind and decided to let a child write his show for him. 

Dracula

Dracula

This is not your grandmother’s Dracula, which may be immediately obvious when you walk into the theatre to the sounds of a Queen song. 

Rob Oldham: Worm's Lament

Rob Oldham: Worm's Lament

Rob Oldham, Amused Moose Breakthrough Comic 2017 and tour support for John Kearns and Abandoman, considers politics, youth and death. 

Kwame Asante: Teenage Heartblob

Kwame Asante: Teenage Heartblob

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and medical doctor Kwame was overweight in his late childhood and obese in his early teens. 

Lauren Pattison: Peachy

Lauren Pattison: Peachy

Pattison explodes onto the stage in sparkly hot pants, boots and a crop top. 

Audacious Mr Astley

Audacious Mr Astley

In this, the 250th anniversary year of the world’s first circus performance, the ‘father of the modern circus’ Serjeant-Major Philip Astley is reincarnated by his modern-day equiva… 

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

Following four sell-out Fringe runs and marking 30 years of Section 28, the Iron Lady returns in her original 80s drag cabaret extravaganza! On the eve of a crucial vote, Maggie ge… 

Outside

Outside

As the UK emerges from a state-mandated curfew, three young friends see their newfound freedom arrive but with shackles of its own. 

Heidi Regan: Heidi vs Sharks

Heidi Regan: Heidi vs Sharks

Winner of BBC New Comedy Award 2017 and So You Think You’re Funny 2016, Heidi Regan brings her debut show to the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Songlines

Songlines

‘She’s scared of what I might get up to out here in the countryside. 

Colin Cloud: Psycho(Logical)

Colin Cloud: Psycho(Logical)

Colin Cloud conjures a cryptic presence as the audience enter to him trapped motionless in a large perspex box. 

Natalie Palamides: Nate

Natalie Palamides: Nate

For the first time in history, it’s hard to be a man. 

Jordan Brookes: Bleed

Jordan Brookes: Bleed

The Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show 2017 nominee returns for more loosely justified nonsense. 

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead

Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead

The multi award-winning Fringe cult hit is back. 

Brexit

Brexit

A new Tory PM must unite his party’s warring factions with his masterful plan for a final Brexit deal. 

Richard Todd: We Need the Eggs

Richard Todd: We Need the Eggs

An artist draws the same image repeatedly with indomitable zeal. 

Impact

Impact

A terrible crime has been committed. 

John Hastings: Float Like a Butterfly, John Hastings Like a Bee

John Hastings: Float Like a Butterfly, John Hastings Like a Bee

Last year, John Hastings was hit by a car and broke his arm. 

Chris Turner: We're Where We Were

Chris Turner: We're Where We Were

Los Angeles hasn’t changed Chris – he’s a Manchester lad, born and gluten-free bread. 

Narcissist in the Mirror

Narcissist in the Mirror

  • Listing
    • Theatre
  • Vault Festival
  • Multiple Venues
  • 1st Aug 2018 - 14th Mar 2019

Optioned for TV by Lime Pictures, Ed Fringe 2018 SELLOUT SHOW, Manchester Theatre Awards 'Best New Play', Stagedoor 'Most Anticipated Show' at VAULT Festival 2019. 

Vikki Stone – Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra

Vikki Stone – Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra

For one night only, award-winning comedian/composer Vikki Stone will perform her brand-new orchestral work Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra, alongside one of Scotland’s finest y… 

G and Ste's Big Gay Wedding

G and Ste's Big Gay Wedding

G and Ste are Fringe fanatics who felt that becoming part of the Fringe was the perfect way to celebrate their nuptials. 

Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck

Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck

One of the brightest young talents on the comedy scene, with a fresh and fierce female voice, Lauren Pattison has arrived with her hotly anticipated debut hour about embracing your… 

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

This show, a high spot of Watson’s notorious Edinburgh career, began as a work-in-progress at the Fringe two years ago. 

Sue Perkins Live! in Spectacles

Sue Perkins Live! in Spectacles

A rare chance to enjoy an afternoon with Sue Perkins packed full of sparkling wit, great stories, a user’s guide to Mary Berry plus the opportunity to put your burning questions to… 

Nina Conti: In Therapy

Nina Conti: In Therapy

Nina Conti’s In Therapy is a hysterical and intelligent piece of improvised comedy that plays with the idea of what would happen if we actually said our uncensored thoughts out l… 

Amusical

Amusical

For one night only Jayde Adams and Kiri Pritchard-McLean host this celebration of all things West End (or Broadway if you’re American/better off than us). 

An Audience With Jeffrey Archer

An Audience With Jeffrey Archer

He’s sold 330m books worldwide, was President of Oxford University Athletics Club, ran the 100yds in 9. 

Girls

Girls

Deeply political, magnificently performed and filled with tense action and witty dialogue, Girls manages to grip and amaze the audience with its characters and powerful message fro… 

Not I

Not I

Jess Thom has Tourettes, a condition that means she makes movements and noises she can’t control, called tics. 

Home

Home

A tale of unexpected friendship. 

Plan B for Utopia

Plan B for Utopia

How do we start a conversation about a better future without sounding like dreamers? This is the question that Joan Clevillé Dance’s Plan B For Utopia tries to answer as its nar… 

Nutty Noah – Wear Your Pants With Pride

Nutty Noah – Wear Your Pants With Pride

Grab a seat, hold on tight and have as much fun as your kids. 

Daphne: The Best of Daphne

Daphne: The Best of Daphne

Daphne are Phil Wang, Jason Forbes and George Fouracres – the UK’s most racially diverse sketch trio. 

Spank!tacular

Spank!tacular

Spank’s big sister returns with sexier hosts and more awesome comedy and cabaret – don’t miss the ‘best wild night out’ (Scotland on Sunday). 

Sara Pascoe: LadsLadsLads

Sara Pascoe: LadsLadsLads

Sara is enjoying a year-long, one-woman stag do. 

Tom Lucy: Needs to Stop Showing Off in Front of His Friends

Tom Lucy: Needs to Stop Showing Off in Front of His Friends

Fresh from supporting Jack Whitehall, Rob Beckett and Shappi Khorsandi on sold-out tours, Tom brings his hotly anticipated debut show to the fringe. 

Gary Delaney: There's Something About Gary

Gary Delaney: There's Something About Gary

Back due to popular demand! Gary thinks a good joke should be like a drunk Glaswegian, short and punchy. 

Phil Wang: Kinabalu

Phil Wang: Kinabalu

Phil Wang is a son of the British Empire. 

Simon Amstell: Tour Previews (Work in Progress)

Simon Amstell: Tour Previews (Work in Progress)

‘Simon Amstell has a gift for taking a social norm and gently mocking it until it seems utterly ridiculous. 

Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine

Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine

Did you know that Roald Dahl not only wrote George’s Marvellous Medicine, but came up with some marvellous medicine of his own?! Join Roald Dahl’s doctor, Professor Tom Solomon, … 

The Wrestling

The Wrestling

Clotheslines versus punchlines – the biggest show in the history of Edinburgh is back. 

Jordan Brookes: Body of Work

Jordan Brookes: Body of Work

In August 2015 Jordan’s Nanna, Gwendoline Martha Brookes, passed away. 

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

A top night of comedy with all proceeds going to Waverley Care, a charity the Pleasance has supported for the past 26 years, providing care and support to people living with HIV or… 

Mark Watson's Festival of Bad Ideas

Mark Watson's Festival of Bad Ideas

Mark Watson asked a range of top comedians: ‘what is your bad idea? What show would you like to put on, but never dare?’ Now, one a night, they attempt these projects. 

Sara Pascoe: LadsLadsLads

Sara Pascoe: LadsLadsLads

Sara is enjoying a year-long, one-woman stag do. 

Charlie's Letters

Charlie's Letters

An escaped POW’s battle for survival whilst on the run in war-torn Italy, as his wife and son wait for news in England. 

2017 Chortle Student Comedy Awards Final

2017 Chortle Student Comedy Awards Final

Hundreds entered, eight survive – now one will be crowned Britain’s funniest student 2017. 

Nick Helm: Masterworks in Progress '17

Nick Helm: Masterworks in Progress '17

After spending two years in the wilderness, international treasure Nick Helm (Dave’s Best Joke 2011) crawls his way back from the depths of hell to find the world he once loved has… 

Spank!tacular

Spank!tacular

Spank’s big sister returns with sexier hosts and more awesome comedy and cabaret – don’t miss the ‘best wild night out’ (Scotland on Sunday). 

1 Woman, a High-Flyer and a Flat Bottom: Samantha Baines

1 Woman, a High-Flyer and a Flat Bottom: Samantha Baines

Award-winning comedian Samantha Baines (The Crown, Sunny D, BBC Radio 4) returns to Edinburgh after a smash-hit, sell-out run in 2016. 

Iain Stirling: U OK Hun? X

Iain Stirling: U OK Hun? X

Edinburgh’s BAFTA-winning comedian returns to the Fringe after a summer narrating ITV2’s Love Island and five consecutive sell-out runs. 

Sara Schaefer: Little White Box

Sara Schaefer: Little White Box

In her debut show Schaefer employs her vulnerable, whip-smart comedy style to confront her complicated relationship with Jesus, America, and death. 

Tom Allen: Absolutely

Tom Allen: Absolutely

As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo, The Great British Bake Off’s Extra Slice, The John Bishop Show, Virtually Famous, Channel 4’s Comedy Gala at the O2 … 

Labels

Labels

The superfluous orations of Joe Sellman-Leava see his one-man act deliver strong discourse aimed at unboxing the confines that social tags put upon our species. 

You Forgot the Mince

You Forgot the Mince

‘And in the end, we were all just humans, drunk on the idea that love, only love, could heal our brokenness’. 

Meeting at 33

Meeting at 33

Alcoholics’ recovery meetings are happening all around us, all the time. 

Rachel Tucker: Unplugged

Rachel Tucker: Unplugged

West End and Broadway sensation Rachel Tucker makes her debut at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

The Duke

The Duke

Greeting you with a handshake as you enter, Schôn Dale-Jones and his piece, The Duke, warmly invite you to participate in a really special experience. 

Instant Sunshine

Instant Sunshine

Instant Sunshine is a unique musical comedy team that has been entertaining audiences for years with their particular blend of humorous, witty songs and hilarious routines. 

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

It’s like the Royal Variety Show of the Fringe. 

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

Join us as we celebrate our 33rd year at the Fringe with a one-off comedy extravaganza on our opening Saturday! Come check out some of the new kids on the block as they make their … 

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Reset

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Reset

Undercover cops. 

Curse of Cranholme Abbey

Curse of Cranholme Abbey

Doors creak and dust falls; the Curse of Cranholme Abbey has awoken once more. 

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

To say Nicholas Parsons is a legend, and this being his sixteenth season at the Fringe I imagine he must see this like his own version of an annual end of the pier summer show wher… 

The Nature of Forgetting

The Nature of Forgetting

What’s more important when telling a compelling story of human emotion, feeling or narrative? The answer to this is largely dependent on the viewer’s personal preferences as to… 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Have a bite to eat and take a seat – you’re in for a treat. 

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Represent

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Represent

Undercover cops. 

Ellie Taylor: This Guy

Ellie Taylor: This Guy

Following a sell-out 2016 Fringe and nationwide tour, the star of BBC’s Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week and The John Bishop Show, Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, and BBC Radio 4’s … 

Late Night Gimp Fight

Late Night Gimp Fight

The washed-up boy band of sketch comedy are back with their first new show in four years. 

The Ping-Pong Ball Effect

The Ping-Pong Ball Effect

Upsala Circus have been doing incredible work in St. 

Ingrid Oliver: Speech!

Ingrid Oliver: Speech!

Ingrid Oliver delivers an hour of speeches in Speech! From a TED talk to the ramblings of a right-wing shock-jock, and all manner of voices in between, the connecting thread betwee… 

The Damned United

The Damned United

Powerful and demanding, Red Ladder Theatre Company’s production of The Damned United is every bit as belligerent and uncompromising as the protagonist of its story. 

Tom Lucy: Needs to Stop Showing Off in Front of His Friends

Tom Lucy: Needs to Stop Showing Off in Front of His Friends

When you’re genetically blessed with an unthreatening physique and the voice of Frank Spencer, comedy cannot go much more in your favour. 

Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead

Joseph Morpurgo: Hammerhead

Joseph Morpurgo has earned a reputation for being both a crowd pleaser and a comedian’s comedian with his inventive, high-concept multimedia shows. 

Our Man in Havana

Our Man in Havana

Spies Like Us Theatre’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel is, quite simply, a joy. 

Ballistic

Ballistic

In a darkened room surrounded by blinking lights a young angry man tells us his life story, from childhood through teen years to the miseries of universities we see what the strugg… 

Future Perfect

Future Perfect

Tall Stories return to Edinburgh for their 20th birthday with an updated version of Future Perfect. 

When We Ran

When We Ran

Patch of Blue’s production of When We Ran is very much a case of style over substance, substituting complexity for clarity and failing to achieve its ambitious aims. 

Michael Stranney: Welcome to Ballybeg

Michael Stranney: Welcome to Ballybeg

As seen on ITV2, Michael Stranney (NATY winner, Chortle Best Newcomer nominee, BBC New Comedy Award finalist) presents the debut hour from his character Daniel Duffy. 

Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian

Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian

Cambridge University drop-out and now professional poker player, Ken applies his unique analytical brain to his debut stand-up hour. 

Secret Life of Humans

Secret Life of Humans

An eclectic and beautiful production – Secret Life of Humans combines a baffling diversity of genres into a single theatrical masterpiece. 

Buzz: A New Musical

Buzz: A New Musical

Winner of the 2016 Eddies Award, the sell-out hit Buzz returns; a hilarious musical journey through the history of the vibrator and a brutally honest story of a singleton’s quest t… 

Sean Patton: Number One

Sean Patton: Number One

Flatulence, fornication and filth; Sean Patton brings his show Number One to Edinburgh armed with a New Orleans attitude and an unashamed subject matter of all things vulgar and bo… 

Katy Brand: I Could've Been an Astronaut

Katy Brand: I Could've Been an Astronaut

Ever wished you could start life again on a new planet? Or wondered what you’re doing right now in a parallel universe? How have your choices affected who and what you have become?… 

Murder, She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

Murder, She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

A murder has been committed. 

The Death Hilarious: The Scum Always Rises

The Death Hilarious: The Scum Always Rises

Bible-black Welsh comedy duo do sketches. 

Replay

Replay

Replay is a tense and atmospheric play which deftly explores loss, trauma and determination. 

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 3

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 3

Sketch comedy is the medium in which an original voice is most important in order to be successful. 

Kat Bond: Loo Roll

Kat Bond: Loo Roll

Loo Roll is a comedy sketch show about a woman who’s been left in a giant green bin. 

Doug Anthony All Stars: Near Death Experience

Doug Anthony All Stars: Near Death Experience

The monster gods of comedy and 2016’s winners of Mervyn Stutter’s Spirit of the Fringe award return to Edinburgh. 

Suzi Ruffell: Keeping It Classy

Suzi Ruffell: Keeping It Classy

Suzi Ruffell returns with a new hour of thought provoking and hilarious stand-up. 

The Free Association: Jacuzzi

The Free Association: Jacuzzi

Jacuzzi may have been a random title for the Free Association to use for their improvised comedy show, but this hour is indeed relaxed, warm, and bubbly. 

Giants: For an Hour

Giants: For an Hour

With so many comedy double acts at the Fringe – many of whom are also middle-class white boys from London – Will Hislop and Barney Fishwick have their work cut out to stand out… 

Briony Redman: Theory of Positivity

Briony Redman: Theory of Positivity

Briony Redman’s solo show revolves around a screenwriter who wants to test out her movie-in-the-making on a fresh audience. 

The Gruffalo's Child

The Gruffalo's Child

Much as it is a pleasure to discover a hidden gem amongst the mass of shows in Edinburgh, there’s also something very reassuring about having a list of reliable prospects. 

The Listies Make You LOL

The Listies Make You LOL

Back after last year’s fantastic show, the Listies are just as wonderfully ridiculous as ever. 

Phil Dunning: The House of Pigs

Phil Dunning: The House of Pigs

You are cordially invited to The House of Pigs. 

Small Laces

Small Laces

There’s a new band in town! Bringing you toe-tapping, hand-clapping, bottom-wiggling tunes full of feel-good factor. 

Iain Stirling: U OK Hun? X

Iain Stirling: U OK Hun? X

Iain Stirling’s latest sell out Edinburgh Fringe Festival performance has a lot of Love Island quips, but is truly grounded in Iain’s life experiences. 

NewsRevue 2017

NewsRevue 2017

Guinness World Record-breaking, Fringe First-winning, Perrier finalist, news-based song and sketch show. 

Brennan Reece: Everlong

Brennan Reece: Everlong

Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee (me) and English Comedian of the Year (also me) returns with a ‘powerfully entertaining’ (Chortle. 

Me and My Bee

Me and My Bee

Climate change is massive. 

Finding Nana

Finding Nana

‘Room 17. 

Pippa Evans: Joy Provision!

Pippa Evans: Joy Provision!

This is the show we’ve been waiting for. 

Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted

This production is based on Gail Carson Levine’s Ella Enchanted, a young adult novel that previously inspired Anne Hathaway’s second turn as a movie princess. 

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)

A Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad) is about a woman’s struggle with depression, told through a simple, storytelling format and soundtracked by original music from Fris… 

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

Seeing The Showstoppers’ Kids Show is like watching a new improvised episode of Horrible Histories. 

The Little Prince and the Pilot

The Little Prince and the Pilot

When famous author/pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who lived many different lives, meets The Little Prince, two adventurous explorers discover the world and what is important in l… 

Stuart Laws Stops

Stuart Laws Stops

Stuart has got fast-paced, hilarious observations and he ain’t afraid to say them over the course of an hour. 

Kafka and Son

Kafka and Son

At the age of 36, Franz Kafka sat down to write a letter to his father that would never be sent. 

The Toxic Avenger

The Toxic Avenger

Based on the 1984 cult classic, The Toxic Avenger captures everything good about spoof musicals. 

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries

Alasdair Beckett-King: The Alasdair Beckett-King Mysteries

The award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King is legendary, in that there is little historical evidence he exists. 

Phoebe Walsh: I'll Have What She's Having

Phoebe Walsh: I'll Have What She's Having

It’s difficult to know when Phoebe Walsh is being ironic, and when she is simply revelling in being a stereotypical millennial. 

Creatives

Creatives

At a college songwriting class in Chicago, an end-of-year competition involves the students performing each other’s anonymous submissions for a celebrity guest judge. 

Bare Skin on Briny Waters

Bare Skin on Briny Waters

Bare Skin On Briny Waters is part of the Hull Takeover of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and is one of five plays presenting from the 2017 UK City of Culture. 

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Recognise

James Acaster: The Trelogy – Recognise

James Acaster is a comedian who, for many, requires no introduction. 

Ben Fogg: How I Won Best Newcomer 2017

Ben Fogg: How I Won Best Newcomer 2017

A once in a lifetime opportunity to see the greatest living comic of every generation. 

Colin Hoult / Anna Mann in How We Stop the Fascists

Colin Hoult / Anna Mann in How We Stop the Fascists

Anna Mann is, according to herself, the greatest actress of her generation—a quote she can now legitimately edit for future Fringe posters with no fear of censor. 

James Acaster: The Trelogy

James Acaster: The Trelogy

Undercover cops. 

Alexander Fox: Ringo

Alexander Fox: Ringo

A show about the world’s most famous drummer. 

The Andy Field Experience

The Andy Field Experience

It’s a hard task to sum up quite what The Andy Field Experience is about without using the words surreal and odd. 

Twayna Mayne: Black Girl

Twayna Mayne: Black Girl

An intimate one-woman show about race and gender. 

Romantic Encounters in a Darkened Room

Romantic Encounters in a Darkened Room

Romantic Encounters in a Darkened Room is a thoroughly enjoyable one-man show, mixing sketches of various different formats in a bizarre outpouring from the brain of comedian Charl… 

Let Me Look at You

Let Me Look at You

Starving Artists are back with a compelling show about homosexuality in which Mark Pinkosh shares how being gay has affected his life. 

Translunar Paradise

Translunar Paradise

Theatre Ad Infinitum have been a Fringe favourite for years; creating thought provoking and beautiful shows to touch both your heart and your mind. 

Tessa Coates: Primates

Tessa Coates: Primates

Putting on a Fringe show is, for any performer, a risky endeavour. 

Ed Night: Anthem for Doomed Youth

Ed Night: Anthem for Doomed Youth

Anthem for Doomed Youth is the hilarious new debut hour from Ed Night. 

Pip Utton's Greatest Hits

Pip Utton's Greatest Hits

Pip Utton is a veteran of the stage, and of the Edinburgh Festival. 

A Heart at Sea

A Heart at Sea

Half a String Theatre’s new show is a delightfully charming and immaculately produced tale of triumph, travel and terrific adventure told through innovative puppetry and wonderfull… 

The Noise Next Door: 10

The Noise Next Door: 10

Noise Next Door are supremely proficient improvisers, and know how to create an evening show which will please a rowdy audience. 

Dane Baptiste: G.O.D. (Gold. Oil. Drugs.)

Dane Baptiste: G.O.D. (Gold. Oil. Drugs.)

The world is too insane right now to claim the traditional gods are dead but our modern culture has definitely found a few new idols to worship. 

Testosterone

Testosterone

Testosterone is a touching, funny and incredibly brave piece of theatre from Rhum and Clay Company and Kit Redstone. 

Tom Ballard: Problematic

Tom Ballard: Problematic

If you’re looking for fresh stand-up comedy this Fringe, you could do much worse than Tom Ballard. 

Last Clown on Earth

Last Clown on Earth

Derevo are a legend. 

Sara Pascoe: LadsLadsLads

Sara Pascoe: LadsLadsLads

Sara is enjoying a year-long, one-woman stag do. 

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

The Last Days of Judas Iscariot

Brought to you by Parallax Theatre, Stephen Adly Guirgis’s The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a riotous look at life beyond. 

Kwame Asante: Open Arms

Kwame Asante: Open Arms

An antidote to egotistical stand-up, Kwame Asante’s Open Arms is a charming hour of anecdotal and observational comedy. 

Speaking in Tongues: The Lies

Speaking in Tongues: The Lies

Andrew Bovell’s Speaking in Tongues: The Lies is one half of a Doughnut Productions double bill showing at the Pleasance Courtyard this August. 

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Appropriate Adult

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Appropriate Adult

Kiri Pritchard-McLean creates a universe in the hot box room: dangling planets hang from the ceiling, and she wears a starry skirt and planet earrings to orbit her black-and-white … 

Next Best Thing: How to Be Good at Everything

Next Best Thing: How to Be Good at Everything

Being a millennial in the modern world is hard. 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical seems to have become synonymous with the Fringe; their billboards plastering every major walkway across Edinburgh. 

David Edwards – How to Get a Second Date

David Edwards – How to Get a Second Date

Join David Edwards as he gives advice concerning how to navigate the messy world of modern-day dating. 

Kae Kurd: Kurd Your Enthusiasm

Kae Kurd: Kurd Your Enthusiasm

Kae Kurd has the self-possession and charisma of a seasoned performer, which is particularly impressive given that Kurd Your Enthusiasm is his debut Fringe show. 

Tom Allen: Absolutely

Tom Allen: Absolutely

As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Live at the Apollo, The Great British Bake Off’s Extra Slice, The John Bishop Show, Virtually Famous, Channel 4’s Comedy Gala at the O2 … 

Alan, We Think You Should Get a Dog

Alan, We Think You Should Get a Dog

A problem that a lot of shows face is an inability to commit to tone, or to perform in agreement with the tone that the show sets forth. 

Lucy Porter: Choose Your Battles

Lucy Porter: Choose Your Battles

Choose Your Battles is Lucy Porter’s 11th Edinburgh Show and it’s a wonderfully crafted hour that is both funny and, at times, a poignant look at someone who goes out of their way … 

Cockroached

Cockroached

Nearly everyone is dead and Taylor is alone. 

Victim

Victim

A one-woman show, Victim follows the power struggle between a prison guard and criminal as they come face-to-face with a notorious inmate. 

Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck

Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck

One of the brightest young talents on the comedy scene, with a fresh and fierce female voice, Lauren Pattison has arrived with her hotly anticipated debut hour about embracing your… 

Mavis Sparkle

Mavis Sparkle

There is more to Mavis Sparkle than meets the eye. 

Skin

Skin

Last year, 201 Dance Company shattered the stereotypes associated with hip-hop dance with the critically acclaimed Smother. 

Sophie Willan: Branded

Sophie Willan: Branded

It is a bittersweet moment in any girl’s life when they find out that The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft isn’t their real father. 

The Giant Jam Sandwich

The Giant Jam Sandwich

One hot summer’s day, four million wasps invade the quiet village of Itching Down. 

TUTU: Dance in All Its Glory

TUTU: Dance in All Its Glory

The dance world can sometimes take itself a little too seriously, it often seems to be too caught up in technical comparisons to just enjoy itself, however, Chicos Mambo is the opp… 

John Robins: The Darkness of Robins

John Robins: The Darkness of Robins

Having developed a strong reputation at the Fringe in previous years, John Robins remains a safe bet for sarcastic, pithy self-loathing, although he seems to have a lost a little o… 

Garrett Millerick: The Devil’s Advocate

Garrett Millerick: The Devil’s Advocate

I’ve just accidentally bought a house in the heart of Brexit country. 

What If the Plane Falls Out of the Sky?

What If the Plane Falls Out of the Sky?

What if how I feel about myself and the world at 4am is the truth? What if people really do think I’ve got a disappointing face? What if I take off all my clothes and my lover ju… 

Phil Wang: Kinabalu

Phil Wang: Kinabalu

Kinabalu is an astutely clever and astutely silly hour of stand up from British-Malaysian comic Phil Wang. 

Ed Gamble: Mammoth

Ed Gamble: Mammoth

Ed Gamble’s Mammoth is a strong example of observational comedy at this year’s Fringe. 

Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre

Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre

Evelyn Mok is the kind of uncensored, unapologetic and uncouth human I can get on board with. 

Speaking in Tongues: The Truths

Speaking in Tongues: The Truths

Sometimes, just one good idea is enough to make a show a success. 

Perfectly Imperfect Women

Perfectly Imperfect Women

‘Who thinks they are perfect?’ Is the question Danyah Miller poses to the audience at the onset of the performance. 

Confabulation

Confabulation

Every act of remembering is an act of storytelling. 

Tape Face

Tape Face

Tape Face, a show that mixes circus, variety, clowning and who knows what else, presents me with somewhat of a dilemma. 

Jayde Adams is Jayded

Jayde Adams is Jayded

After a bumper month at the Fringe last year Jayde Adams comes to a new venue with her latest comedy offering Jayded. 

What Goes on in Front of Closed Doors

What Goes on in Front of Closed Doors

What Goes on in Front of Closed Doors is an examination of homelessness and the situations which lead to it which matches the pace of how those problems develop. 

Whalebone

Whalebone

Whalebone is about bodies: who takes up space, how much, and why. 

Offside

Offside

It is seldom that we discuss the inherent inequalities in our nation’s most beloved sport. 

Great British Mysteries?

Great British Mysteries?

Do you like mysteries? Are you the sort of person who says: ‘I wonder what that was?’. 

Chris Turner: What a Time to Be Alive

Chris Turner: What a Time to Be Alive

Chris Turner has moved to the good old US of A and he’s back in Edinburgh to tell the festival audiences about it. 

Snowflake by Mark Thomson

Snowflake by Mark Thomson

Snowflake, a new play written and directed by the former Artistic Director of Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre, Mark Thomson, feels a necessity to explain its title right from th… 

DIGS

DIGS

DIGS, devised by newly formed company Theatre with Legs, offers insight into how the millennials of ‘Generation Rent’ think about community and belonging. 

Josh Pugh: A Boy Named Pugh

Josh Pugh: A Boy Named Pugh

Having recently won English Comedian of the Year, Josh Pugh has the air of a rising star. 

Pierre Novellie

Pierre Novellie

Pierre Novellie is a South African from the Isle of Man who lives in London. 

Colin Cloud: Dare

Colin Cloud: Dare

The Fringe is full of mind readers but Colin Cloud’s framing device of presenting his skills as deduction and manipulation creates a whole different feel. 

Follow Suit

Follow Suit

Set in a stark environment of desks and bare lightbulbs, Silent Faces’ Follow Suit is a cutting parody of life in the corporate sector. 

A Gym Thing

A Gym Thing

A Gym Thing is narrated by Will, a person obsessed with his body, for whom staying in shape becomes a kind of unpaid profession. 

Dr Carnesky's Incredible Bleeding Woman

Dr Carnesky's Incredible Bleeding Woman

Created through a series of devised rituals performed every month during the dark moon (when the moon is black against the sky) for three months, this show is part lecture, part si… 

Tez Ilyas: Teztify

Tez Ilyas: Teztify

Tez Ilyas shows throughout this hour that he is an assured stand-up with serious political messages to get across about intolerance. 

Sisters: White Noise

Sisters: White Noise

In their Fringe debut comedy hour Sisters hit the ground running with a fast paced, intensely dark and gut bustingly funny show of sketches, skits, and more jokes about live stream… 

John Hastings: Audacity

John Hastings: Audacity

John Hastings is back at the Fringe and this time he’s in love - for real. 

Luke Kempner: Take a Long Hard Luke at Yourself

Luke Kempner: Take a Long Hard Luke at Yourself

Luke Kempner takes a Luke in the mirror in this gently funny show, poking fun at himself and the impressions he uses to express himself. 

Yvette

Yvette

Every once in awhile a piece of theatre comes along so powerful that it wobbles you, requiring time long after the curtain call to be processed in its entirety. 

Rhys James: Wiseboy

Rhys James: Wiseboy

I’ve never seen an hour of stand-up with such a high density of laughter points. 

Goody

Goody

Nestled in what seems, somewhat appropriately, to be a shipping container in the Pleasance Courtyard, two creatures on a journey with no origin point or destination try to figure e… 

The Dreamer

The Dreamer

Chinese physical theatre influenced by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the contemporary Tang Xianzu’s The Peony Pavilion. 

Monster

Monster

Boy meets girl. 

Darren Harriott: Defiant

Darren Harriott: Defiant

Birmingham born and London-based, Darren Harriott has been billed as one of the most exciting up-and-coming comedians on the circuit right now. 

From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads

From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads

Based on how From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads is marketed, one would be justified in expecting it to be a David Bowie tribute act – a musical, tightly knit to the art and mind of… 

Terry Alderton: All Crazy Now

Terry Alderton: All Crazy Now

From the moment you enter – greeted by several songs in multiple genres, all with the lyrics ‘chops not ham’ – you have already begun to tumble down the rabbit hole into th… 

Poll Function

Poll Function

A play that will make you laugh, cringe and cry in equal measure, Poll Function is a masterstroke. 

Phil Jerrod: Submerged

Phil Jerrod: Submerged

Fresh from supporting Romesh Ranganathan on his nationwide tour, the ‘cynical, astute and impassioned’ (Chortle. 

Rose Matafeo: Sassy Best Friend

Rose Matafeo: Sassy Best Friend

Despite failing to romantically woo Matthew in the front row, who resolutely resisted her bookish clumsiness and snazzy jacket, Rose Matafeo delivers a tour-de-force performance in… 

Chris Betts: Bewilderbeest

Chris Betts: Bewilderbeest

Betts is back, but he’s got a problem. 

Ivo Graham: Educated Guess

Ivo Graham: Educated Guess

After an eventful year off (got a new laptop, etc), the boy’s back in town with resolutions galore but less courage in his convictions than ever. 

Jon Pointing: Act Natural

Jon Pointing: Act Natural

In this much anticipated debut show, Jon Pointing presents Cayden Hunter, an actor who will demonstrate the importance of selflessness and sharing through this (non-participatory) … 

Rachel Jackson: Bunny Boiler

Rachel Jackson: Bunny Boiler

Bunny Boiler is the debut hour from rising star and ever so slightly unhinged comedian Rachel Jackson (BBC Three, Tupperware Party, Scot Squad). 

Tim Vine: Sunset Milk Idiot

Tim Vine: Sunset Milk Idiot

Hey, website skimmers! It’s Tim Vine returning to the Edinburgh festival, telling lots of silly new jokes, showing off new home-made props, singing some new daft ditties and all wi… 

Sara Schaefer: Little White Box

Sara Schaefer: Little White Box

Before even starting the show, Sara Schaefer has the advantage of a unique perspective. 

Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I'm 50!

Richard Herring: Oh Frig, I'm 50!

The King is back, long live the King. 

Red Bastard: Lie With Me

Red Bastard: Lie With Me

The Bastard is back! Returning after taking a year away from the Fringe to conquer the world, Red Bastard, the beastly bouffon, is here to feast on our lies and he has prepared a s… 

AAA Stand-Up Late

AAA Stand-Up Late

Total sell-out 2010-2016 returns with a brand-new line-up. 

Annie Sertich: How to Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days... and the Next 330

Annie Sertich: How to Not Kill Yourself for 30 Days... and the Next 330

There’s certainly no shortage of solo shows about mental health at the Fringe so it takes a certain level of quality to stand out. 

Natalie Palamides: LAID

Natalie Palamides: LAID

The Edinburgh Fringe debut of LA-based comedian Natalie Palamides will not be what you expect but it will be one of the best things you see at the festival this year. 

Lee Nelson: Serious Joker

Lee Nelson: Serious Joker

You’ve seen him sneaking into places he shouldn’t be, now come and see him where he most definitely should be: live on stage with his sensational new show. 

David Walliams' The First Hippo on the Moon

David Walliams' The First Hippo on the Moon

From the team behind Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs comes a brand new adaptation of David Walliam’s children’s book The First Hippo on the Moon. 

Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again!

Matt Forde: A Show Hastily Rewritten in Light of Recent Events – Again!

Matt Forde is a consummate professional, with sharp observations and confident crowd work, it’s just a shame this show lacks the biting satire expected from political comedy at t… 

Angela Barnes: Fortitude

Angela Barnes: Fortitude

After sold out Fringe shows in 2014 and 2015, Angela Barnes is back with a new routine that is, at times, remarkably and worryingly prescient. 

Joe Sutherland: Model / Actress

Joe Sutherland: Model / Actress

London. 

1 Woman, a High-Flyer and a Flat Bottom: Samantha Baines

1 Woman, a High-Flyer and a Flat Bottom: Samantha Baines

Award-winning comedian Samantha Baines (The Crown, Sunny D, BBC Radio 4) returns to Edinburgh after a smash-hit, sell-out run in 2016. 

Jelly Beans

Jelly Beans

Jelly Beans is a really, really horrible play. 

Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show

Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show

Every year an absolute sell-out! The UK’s first and premier award for celebrating live comedy. 

Stuart Mitchell: Dealt a Bad Hand

Stuart Mitchell: Dealt a Bad Hand

From BBC Radio Scotland’s Breaking the News, ‘Scotland’s brightest comedy talent’ **** (Sun), this is a must-see for 2016. 

Katy Brand: I Was a Teenage Christian

Katy Brand: I Was a Teenage Christian

One Sunday, aged 13, Katy Brand went to a local church service and became a fundamentalist Christian. 

Tez Ilyas: Made in Britain

Tez Ilyas: Made in Britain

Last year Tez Ilyas experienced something that turned his world upside down. 

Kieran Hodgson: Maestro

Kieran Hodgson: Maestro

In 2003 Kieran Hodgson heard the music of Gustav Mahler and decided to write a symphony. 

The Amazing Scene Machine Does Aardinburgh!

The Amazing Scene Machine Does Aardinburgh!

Celebrate Aardman’s 40th birthday with expert Aardman model maker Jim Parkyn and his Amazing Scene Machine. 

Massive Lazy Girls

Massive Lazy Girls

Up-and-coming sketch troupes Massive Dad, Lazy Susan and Birthday Girls join forces for a hilarious hour of high-energy comedy. 

Cardinal Burns Presents

Cardinal Burns Presents

British Comedy Award-winning sketch heroes Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns – fresh from their sell out monthly show in Hackney where anything goes – bring their show to Ple… 

Folie à Deux

Folie à Deux

High-wire improvised comedy from two of the stars of Chortle Award-winning Fringe hit, Austentatious. 

Omid Djalili: Schmuck for a Night

Omid Djalili: Schmuck for a Night

Omid Djalili’s not used to a four o’clock crowd. 

Spill: A Verbatim Show About Sex

Spill: A Verbatim Show About Sex

Spill: A Verbatim Show About Sex is the sex-ed class we all wish we’d had. 

Cafe Palestine

Cafe Palestine

Young Palestinian performers from Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem, will come together with Fringe favourites and surprise guests for this unique review show. 

The Forest

The Forest

Trapped in lives filled with daydreams, Thea and Robin both crave an escape from their everyday routines. 

Liza Pulman: Everything's Coming Up Roses

Liza Pulman: Everything's Coming Up Roses

Enjoy an afternoon with Liza in an expertly pruned show about flowers, gardens and all things green! From Tip Toe Through The Tulips to Neil Diamond’s You Don’t Bring Me Flower… 

James Acaster: Reset

James Acaster: Reset

James Acaster finds himself with something to look forward to. 

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Starting a show with a song containing the lyrics “it’s a stupid idea and it’ll never work” feels somewhat disingenuous when the song’s fully orchestrated and lit. 

Mark Watson's Edinborolympics

Mark Watson's Edinborolympics

The third biannual sports-meets-comedy smashdown returns to Edinburgh to cause even more mess, blood and hilarity. 

Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast

Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast

Following three years of sell-out London shows Matt Forde’s Political Party returns to Edinburgh for a one-off special! Previous guests include: Tony Blair, Nigel Farage, Michael P… 

Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden is an accomplished comedian. 

60 Acts in 60 Minutes

60 Acts in 60 Minutes

Since its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut back in 2001 this incredible variety show has been performed on BBC Three, BBC Radio 4, and London’s West End. 

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Hundreds entered, eight survive – now one will be crowned Britain’s funniest student 2016. 

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

A top night of comedy with all proceeds going to Waverley Care, a charity providing care and support to people living with HIV or Hepatitis C throughout Scotland. 

Follow Me

Follow Me

Nansi has just become a big sister for the very first time. 

Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann

The songs and wit of those masters of mayhem, mirth and Madeira – timeless comedy legends, Flanders and Swann. 

Spanktacular

Spanktacular

Spank! returns for an incredible 13th year with sexy hosts, awesome comedians and the inevitable gratuitous nudity. 

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

Returning once again to the Pleasance stage, Mark Watson is not all there. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year with an improvised comedy show. 

Farewell Tim

Farewell Tim

What is it that makes Tim so different from you and I? Apart from being dead, nothing really. 

HUB Fresh

HUB Fresh

The best place to discover new comedy on the Fringe! Join us for a weekly line-up of comedians, all making their Pleasance debuts this year. 

The Naked Magicians

The Naked Magicians

‘It’s R-rated magic at its stunning best’ (TheGlobalGoddess. 

Susan Calman: The Calman Before the Storm

Susan Calman: The Calman Before the Storm

You may know Susan from QI, HIGNFY, News Quiz, or Mock the Week, now she’s back at the Fringe with a brand new hour of comedy. 

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

It was immediately evident upon walking into the jam-packed Cabaret Bar that I was significantly changing the demographic awaiting the arrival of radio and television legend and na… 

Alice Unhinged

Alice Unhinged

This is an accomplished show from Young Pleasance, which re-imagines Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland with just the right blend of Carroll-esque surrealism and a new, fresh vi… 

The Amazing Scene Machine

The Amazing Scene Machine

Join expert model maker and Aardman animator, Jim Parkyn, and make your own mini masterpiece in this hands-on model making workshop. 

Arthur Smith – Mindlessness: A Beginner's Guide

Arthur Smith – Mindlessness: A Beginner's Guide

Want to find peace of mind but can’t be arsed to get up early for yoga? Would rather be in the pub than chanting naked up a mountain? Worried your spiritual journey may involve bus… 

Marcus Brigstocke: Why the Long Face?

Marcus Brigstocke: Why the Long Face?

As it turns out there are lots of reasons for Marcus to have a long face at the moment, not least because he was born with one. 

Future Perfect

Future Perfect

Is there a moment from your past that you’d like to change? Dominic’s certainly got one. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

The best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics in a great value lunchtime compilation showcase, hand-picked from across the Fringe. 

William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)

William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)

In a festival saturated with comedy shows about Shakespeare, the Reduced Shakespeare Company continue to reign supreme as the undisputed masters at reimagining the Bard into hilari… 

Snail and I Take a Journey

Snail and I Take a Journey

A story of a little snail with a big dream, who tries to make it past doubting friends, to go on the adventure of a lifetime. 

Al Porter: At Large

Al Porter: At Large

Irish star Al Porter, as seen on BBC Two’s Live at the Apollo, follows up his hugely successful Edinburgh debut with a brand new show full of cheekiness, honesty and sparkling show… 

Matt Forde: It's My Political Party (and I'll Cry if I Want to)

Matt Forde: It's My Political Party (and I'll Cry if I Want to)

Matt Forde begins by promising his audience that he will definitely not resign in the middle of his act. 

The Duke

The Duke

Ushered into our venue we’re greeted by our protagonist, Sean (Hugh Hughes), who gives us a warm handshake and a smile. 

Zero Down

Zero Down

If you’ve been living a safe, healthy lifestyle under a rock, then you might not know that the NHS has been doing less than fantastic as of late. 

Naomi Petersen: I am Telling You I'm Not Going

Naomi Petersen: I am Telling You I'm Not Going

Naomi Petersen is a newcomer to the Fringe and in this whirlwind hour of musical and character comedy the laughs fail to keep pace with her sky-high enthusiasm. 

Dropped

Dropped

There’s a lot of camouflage in Dropped. 

Jonathan Pie: Live

Jonathan Pie: Live

Pretend news reporter Jonathan Pie – the creation of actor Tom Walker – has risen to public attention, during the last year, thanks to a succession of videos on YouTube which a… 

Tom Ward: Sex, Snails and Cassette Tapes

Tom Ward: Sex, Snails and Cassette Tapes

Bigmouth Strikes Again by The Smiths is playing loudly when Tom Ward ambles into his Pleasance performance space, setting an informal tone which persists throughout this enjoyably … 

Stuart Mitchell: Dealt a Bad Hand

Stuart Mitchell: Dealt a Bad Hand

As soon as Stuart Mitchell entered the room, I knew I was in a safe pair of hands. 

Mr Swallow – Houdini

Mr Swallow – Houdini

It’s not every day you find yourself leaning forward on your seat due to the sheer suspense of a show. 

Trolling

Trolling

A mysterious young woman with a dark secret asks an internet-addicted loner to help her disappear off-grid for a year. 

Playing Maggie... The Iron Lady

Playing Maggie... The Iron Lady

Fringe favourite Pip Utton returns for his superlative performance of Margaret Thatcher in his enlightening and intimate show Playing Maggie…The Iron Lady. 

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Hysterical Woman

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Hysterical Woman

Standing defiantly under the glare of a neon working men’s club sign, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean tackles schema in a bold and impressive solo hour. 

Bella Younger’s Deliciously Stella

Bella Younger’s Deliciously Stella

Deliciously Stella is what you expect her to be: if you’ve seen the Instagram account which has become a viral hit with its piss-take of ‘fitspiration’ and other smug hashtag… 

Annie McGrath: The Seven Ages of An

Annie McGrath: The Seven Ages of An

Annie McGrath (one half of sketch duo, Twins) presents her highly anticipated debut stand-up show: The Seven Ages of An. 

AAA Stand-Up Late

AAA Stand-Up Late

Total sell-out 2010-2015 returns with a brand new line-up. 

Something Borrowed

Something Borrowed

A surprisingly moving hour of theatre, Something Borrowed deals with the struggles of a 21st-century, 20-something feminist trying to reconcile the desire for the perfect fairy tal… 

Mermalade

Mermalade

A little mermaid she is not. 

Johnny Cochrane: Appeal

Johnny Cochrane: Appeal

When life gives you lemons, those with an optimistic, can-do attitude invariably suggest you make lemonade. 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstoppers! have a strong reputation preceding them, made evident by the number of people in the packed auditorium murmuring excitedly before the lights go down. 

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

Little Red is clever, Little Red is bright, Little Red will find a way to beat you in a fight. 

Moo on the Fringe

Moo on the Fringe

Moosical fun for your little one. 

AART

AART

As Mikey (Andrew Bridge) welcomes you to thePleasance Green, he’s very chatty, dressed in an unusual combination of sports shorts, a yellow jumper and a sparkly poncho. 

Michelle Wolf: So Brave

Michelle Wolf: So Brave

“Isn’t it a wonderful time to be alive?” Michelle Wolf’s opening statement elicited a telling silence from the crowd. 

Jamali Maddix: Chickens Come Home to Roost

Jamali Maddix: Chickens Come Home to Roost

Jamali Maddix creates a buzz when he enters the stage, and why not? He’s a cool guy. 

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

If you’re expecting a cosy drawing-room comedy about an aging female relative then you have clearly not read the publicity and are in for a big surprise. 

Adam Kay – Fingering A Minor on the Piano

Adam Kay – Fingering A Minor on the Piano

Adam Kay sits at a grand piano and sings ‘bracingly intelligent, enormously funny songs’ (Times) in the key of A minor. 

Norris & Parker: See You at the Gallows

Norris & Parker: See You at the Gallows

Dark humour isn’t in short supply this Fringe - in case you hadn’t noticed, celebrity and political news of late has had a tangible effect on performers. 

Eurobeat

Eurobeat

The UK may have had some issues with its European neighbours recently in the political world but perhaps all we need is a little bit of glitter and pop to bring us all together. 

They Built It. No One Came.

They Built It. No One Came.

This is the story of two men who were very, very good at failing. 

The Chicken Trial

The Chicken Trial

Was it animal cruelty to bring 6 chickens to a rowdy nightclub, and is that the wrong question? The Chicken Trial is a “documentary fantasy” recounting the trial of Makode Lind… 

Chris Turner: Observational Tragedy

Chris Turner: Observational Tragedy

Last year Chris Turner brought a show about his physical wellbeing to the Edinburgh stage, blending stand-up and rapping to explore his brushes with mortality. 

Phil Jerrod: Hypocrite

Phil Jerrod: Hypocrite

This is a very funny hour of stand-up from a bearded man. 

Swansong

Swansong

Four strangers survive the end of the world and end up stranded in a swan pedalo. 

Katy Brand: I Was a Teenage Christian

Katy Brand: I Was a Teenage Christian

One Sunday, aged 13, Katy Brand went to a local church service and became a fundamentalist Christian. 

Sophie Willan: On Record

Sophie Willan: On Record

Sophie Willan is rebellious, defiant and rude. 

Gráinne Maguire: Great People Making Great Choices

Gráinne Maguire: Great People Making Great Choices

Graínne Maguire is a pretty cool woman, and once trended worldwide for tweeting the Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) updates on her menstrual cycle. 

Helen Duff: Come With Me

Helen Duff: Come With Me

Helen Duff has gone from strength to strength, after her hilarious yet heart-breaking Vanity Bites Back show last year. 

Daniel Nils Roberts: Honey

Daniel Nils Roberts: Honey

Life from a bear’s point of view is as strange and wonderful as you would expect it to be. 

Sleeping Trees: Sci-Fi?

Sleeping Trees: Sci-Fi?

After Mafia? and Western? at previous Fringes, comedy trio Sleeping Trees now turn their gaze to the stars. 

Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity – A Live Action Graphic Novel

Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity – A Live Action Graphic Novel

Intergalactic Nemesis was like being trapped in a lift that wouldn’t stop going up or down, it made me angry on so many levels. 

Birthday Girls: Sh!t Hot Party Legends

Birthday Girls: Sh!t Hot Party Legends

Birthday Girls blast party anthems as the crowd files in. 

Larry Dean: Farcissist

Larry Dean: Farcissist

Male stand up comedians from certain parts of Glasgow often face a significant impediment; they can’t help but sound like Billy Connolly, and so inevitably find themselves compar… 

Daphne's Second Show

Daphne's Second Show

After ‘threatening to be the hottest gang in town’ (List), Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominees, Daphne (Phil Wang, Jason Forbes and George Fouracres) threaten Edinburgh again with new… 

Pierre Novellie is Cool Peter

Pierre Novellie is Cool Peter

Groovy! Woah! Pierre Novellie is not cool but he is trying. 

Loren O'Brien: Who?

Loren O'Brien: Who?

A cross between the mass appeal of Amy Schumer and the niche quirkiness of Jenna Marbles, Loren O’Brien is trying to work out her own identity. 

Rory O'Keeffe: Monoglot

Rory O'Keeffe: Monoglot

Monoglot is a show about linguistics and languages. 

Lucy Porter: Consequences

Lucy Porter: Consequences

In her latest hour, family favourite Lucy Porter reflects on her younger, more radical self with trademark warmth and verve. 

Colin Hoult / Anna Mann: A Sketch Show for Depressives

Colin Hoult / Anna Mann: A Sketch Show for Depressives

There’s surely no better sign that mental health issues – and depression in particular – are becoming more openly discussed than for the likes of Colin Hoult to come along an… 

Erik Satie's - Faction

Erik Satie's - Faction

The French composer of the beautiful Gymnopedies described himself as ‘a pretentious cretin whose music makes people laugh and shrug their shoulders. 

Lazy Susan: Crazy Sexy Fool

Lazy Susan: Crazy Sexy Fool

Comedy twosome Freya Parker and Celeste Dring are back with more off-the-wall sketches and impeccably observed characters. 

The Bookbinder

The Bookbinder

It’s not every day that you stumble across a play that is as enchanting as The Bookbinder. 

Delphine

Delphine

Delphine is a gently comical one-woman show about about a shy and sheltered woman falling in love for the first time. 

Giant

Giant

Tommy, 22, lives with three generations of his family. 

Susan Calman: The Calman Before the Storm

Susan Calman: The Calman Before the Storm

You may know Susan from QI, HIGNFY, News Quiz, or Mock the Week, now she’s back at the Fringe with a brand new hour of comedy. 

This Glorious Monster: Wrong 'Uns

This Glorious Monster: Wrong 'Uns

Wrong ‘Uns is aptly titled because there is plenty of them packed into this hour of sketch comedy. 

All Quiet On the Western Front

All Quiet On the Western Front

In the centenary year of the Battle of the Somme, Incognito theatre revives Erich Maria Remarque’s classic tale that exposes the mental and physical strain of trench warfare, All Q… 

Andrew Hunter Murray: Round One

Andrew Hunter Murray: Round One

Star of Austentacious, No Such Thing as Fish (and its television transfer - No Such Thing as the News), the QI Elf finally has his one-man-show. 

Jonny Pelham: Fool's Paradise

Jonny Pelham: Fool's Paradise

Jonny Pelham returns to the Fringe for his second year performing stand up at the Pleasance Courtyard. 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

Fast! Fun! Irreverent! Funny! This is the award-winning Fringe show that makes your children the star of an outstanding afternoon of fun, magic, music and frivolous frivolity. 

Paul McMullan: Alcopop

Paul McMullan: Alcopop

Paul McMullan’s debut fringe show is stuffed full of clever insights into the world of British drinking culture and its potentially destructive nature. 

Orlando Baxter: Suspensions, Detentions and Summer Vacations

Orlando Baxter: Suspensions, Detentions and Summer Vacations

Watching Orlando Baxter perform is like sitting down with your favourite teacher again: you hang on his every word. 

Labels

Labels

Joe Sellman-Leava has lived with labels his entire life and he also has to live with the consequences of them. 

Seann Walsh: One for the Road

Seann Walsh: One for the Road

Seann Walsh is a brilliant observational comic, with an ability to tease out the comicality of even the most mundane, everyday occurrence. 

The Free Association: JACUZZI

The Free Association: JACUZZI

The Free Association is London’s leading improv powerhouse, and we’re thrilled to bring you our headline show: JACUZZI. 

Krapp 39

Krapp 39

Michael Laurence’s dense, complex and lyrically-beautiful script reworks Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape in an exploration of expectation, ageing and memory. 

Fresher

Fresher

There are two very good reasons for going to see Fresher: it is an outstanding play that ingeniously tackles contemporary issues, and the production is also raising money for Young… 

Lloyd Griffith: Is a Keeper

Lloyd Griffith: Is a Keeper

Well, what a year it’s been for this comedian, choir boy and aspiring goalkeeper. 

Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud

Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud

Nish Kumar has provided a wily hour of satire as some people could sit for the entire show and not realise it’s really a show about politics. 

Twins: Two Balls in a Bag

Twins: Two Balls in a Bag

Identical twins Annie McGrath and Jack Barry (as seen on ITV2’s @elevenish) return with their trademark hybrid of sketch and stand-up comedy. 

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

From the moment his tall, red and white striped hat appears around the door, Sally and her brother know that the Cat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. 

Darren Walsh: S'Pun

Darren Walsh: S'Pun

Unsurprisingly Darren Walsh’s S’Pun is an hour of puns. 

Swivelhead

Swivelhead

It is my objective and dream, when at the Edinburgh Fringe, to discover great new writing – plays that are just beginning to make their way onto the world’s stages, at the forefr… 

This is Not Culturally Significant

This is Not Culturally Significant

A culturally insignificant one man show that delves into the bizarre, compulsive and wonderful nature of humanity. 

Scary Shit

Scary Shit

A combination of silly and serious is something rarely achieved with any success. 

A Tale of Two Cities: Blood for Blood

A Tale of Two Cities: Blood for Blood

A Tale of Two Cities: Blood for Blood is neither the best of times, nor the worst of times, but over a ninety-minute running time it is a something of an odd construction. 

NewsRevue 2016

NewsRevue 2016

Over the course of an hour, Canal Cafe Theatre manage to shape the politics of this year into an hour of songs and sketches that feel fun and fresh. 

AAA Stand-Up

AAA Stand-Up

Total sell-out 2005-2015 returns with a brand new line-up. 

Iain Stirling: Onwards!

Iain Stirling: Onwards!

Iain’s latest Fringe offering, Onwards!, focuses on his own experiences to explore life as a twenty-something in 2016. 

We Live by the Sea

We Live by the Sea

We Live by the Sea is a feel-good tale, exploring the day-to-day life of an autistic teenager in Filey. 

Loyiso Gola: Dude, Where's My Lion?

Loyiso Gola: Dude, Where's My Lion?

Loyiso Gola is a rare kind of stand-up comic. 

David Elms: Goody Boy

David Elms: Goody Boy

Lucky pup Elms is back chasing his tail again; he’s learning about sacrifice, guilt, and, as always, love. 

Carl Donnelly: Bad Man Tings

Carl Donnelly: Bad Man Tings

Carl Donnelly has reached peak age, he’s a vegan, he recently took up yoga, and he’s content with his life – I know it doesn’t sound like a good recipe for stand-up but som… 

Pete Firman – TriX

Pete Firman – TriX

Pete Firman’s tenth Edinburgh Fringe show has a short prelude: a montage of the posters of his previous nine shows. 

Tom and Will's Open Swim

Tom and Will's Open Swim

Welcome to the biggest swim race on the planet – The Super Pool Mega Cup X. 

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

Familia de la Noche’s production of Gulliver’s Travels is an adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s satirical novel following several adventures of Lemuel Gulliver as he travels to t… 

Circleville, Circlevalley

Circleville, Circlevalley

The beauty of a new play, from a new company, is that expectations are at rock bottom. 

Ribbet Ribbet Croak

Ribbet Ribbet Croak

Ribbet Ribbet Croak is a gentle and successful piece of theatre for younger children, as well as being very suitable for PMLD and ASD family groups. 

Tom Allen: Indeed

Tom Allen: Indeed

Tom Allen presents a hilarious hour of standup comedy in his show Indeed. 

Tez Ilyas: Made in Britain

Tez Ilyas: Made in Britain

Tez Ilyas’ new show Made in Britain is not subtle. 

Dracula

Dracula

Performed with high energy and boundless amounts of enthusiasm, Let them Call it Mischief’s irreverent and fast paced take on Bram Stoker’s Gothic horror story is decent fun, if … 

Darktales

Darktales

Beckman Unicorn presents Darktales, an accomplished piece of storytelling, which seamlessly weaves together stories while skillfully managing to subvert and play with its audience�… 

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass

Flinn is back! Les Petits return to the high seas with the sequel to their hugely successful Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs based on the book by Giles Andreae and Russell A… 

Sean McLoughlin: Kamikaze

Sean McLoughlin: Kamikaze

Looking like footballer Lionel Messi, and bearing a name that has him often confused with comedian Sean Locke, this year Sean McLoughlin is on the lookout for some fans of his very… 

Lolly 2

Lolly 2

Thirty seconds in and an audience member is on the stage already: Lolly Adefope doesn’t mess around. 

James Acaster: Reset

James Acaster: Reset

Always the bridesmaid never the bride is perhaps a somber way to sum up James Acaster’s Fringe experience to date, having been nominated for more Edinburgh Comedy Awards than any… 

Rose Matafeo is Finally Dead

Rose Matafeo is Finally Dead

The initial conceit of this show is that we’re all present at the funeral for Rose Matafeo. 

Jellyfish

Jellyfish

A beautiful and entrancing portrait of the bond between a father, a son and a jellyfish. 

Hamlet in Bed

Hamlet in Bed

Hamlet in Bed is an exploration of one man’s obsession with Shakespeare’s tragic masterpiece ‘The play’s the thing’ that forms the subject of the production and also the m… 

Yeti's – Demon Dive Bar

Yeti's – Demon Dive Bar

There’s a warm and weird welcome upon arrival at Yeti’s - Demon Dive Bar. 

Yokes Night

Yokes Night

A loophole in Irish law allows for the legal of consumption of Class-A drugs for 24 hours, and the youth of Dublin are not going to let Yokes Night slip by without taking full adva… 

Kill the Beast: He Had Hairy Hands

Kill the Beast: He Had Hairy Hands

Imagine Hot Fuzz meets Hollyoaks meets Hammer Horror. 

Will Duggan: A Man Gathering Fish

Will Duggan: A Man Gathering Fish

Will Duggan is an angry man and it’s not entirely clear why. 

Phil Dunning: The People's Prince

Phil Dunning: The People's Prince

As his simple but extremely catchy theme tune states at the outset of The People’s Prince, his name is Phil. 

Dublin Oldschool

Dublin Oldschool

Join wannabe DJ Jason on a chemically enhanced trip through the streets of Dublin, stumbling from one misguided misadventure to another. 

My Name is Gideon: Songs, Space Travel and Everything In-Between

My Name is Gideon: Songs, Space Travel and Everything In-Between

Gideon Irving is a travelling musician looking for new friends all over the world. 

Joel Dommett: Pretending to Smoke With a Breadstick

Joel Dommett: Pretending to Smoke With a Breadstick

Joel, as a child, used to pretend to smoke with a breadstick. 

Nina Conti: In Your Face

Nina Conti: In Your Face

The hype for Nina Conti is huge. 

Brennan Reece: Everglow

Brennan Reece: Everglow

Hello! I’m the English Comedian of the Year and this is my debut show. 

Jess Robinson: Impressive

Jess Robinson: Impressive

I should declare an interest here. 

The Snail and the Whale

The Snail and the Whale

Joyous in every way, The Snail and the Whale by Tall Stories is a textbook example of how to do theatre for children right. 

The Travelling Sisters

The Travelling Sisters

With wild eyes and a wicked flavour of comedy, Australian trio The Travelling Sisters serve up a gang of tragically charming misfits. 

Goggles

Goggles

Goggles is a simple, quirky and deeply endearing devised piece in which comedy double-act ThisEgg explore the complexities of love and friendship through that most profoundly alleg… 

Lucy, Lucy and Lucy Barfield

Lucy, Lucy and Lucy Barfield

In a melancholic solo show about growing up and facing the inevitable realisation that there is no Narnia, only the real world, we accompany Lucy Grace on an exploration of the ‘… 

John Hastings: Integrity

John Hastings: Integrity

Unbelievably clever, deftly executed and outrageously funny, John Hasting returns once again to the Fringe with his new show Integrity. 

Rhapsodes

Rhapsodes

Improvised comedy at its most virtuosic, Sean McCann and Adam Meggido (of Showstoppers! The Improvised Musical and School of Night fame) are two masters of their artform, with an a… 

Rhys James: Forgives

Rhys James: Forgives

Don’t worry about it. 

Briony Redman: Secret Show

Briony Redman: Secret Show

Shh, it’s a surprise. 

Kate Lucas: Whatever Happened to Kate Lucas?

Kate Lucas: Whatever Happened to Kate Lucas?

Wickedly naughty and deliciously dark, Kate’s dual talents as a comedian and singer/songwriter are ripe for consumption. 

Release Your Inner Cartoonist

Release Your Inner Cartoonist

Let Harry Venning, Guardian cartoonist and award-winning writer of BBC Radio 4’s Clare In the Community, help you to Release Your Inner Cartoonist. 

The Mission

The Mission

Set in 2057, a time not too far away from our own, The Mission charts the selection and preparation for an unprecedented space exploration by an unremarkable and apparently run-of-… 

Skin of the Teeth

Skin of the Teeth

Thriller meets fairy tale. 

Radio Active

Radio Active

Radio Active is an 80s Radio 4 satirical sketch show, born from the Oxford Revue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 

Carnal Desire

Carnal Desire

A cheeky staged reading of two original teleplays intended for premium cable adult programming (colloquially known as Skinemax shows). 

Felicity Ward: 50% More Likely to Die

Felicity Ward: 50% More Likely to Die

Delivered with buckets of energy and enthusiasm, Felicity Ward’s new show is lively, facetious and a little erratic. 

1 Woman, a Dwarf Planet and 2 Cox: Samantha Baines

1 Woman, a Dwarf Planet and 2 Cox: Samantha Baines

Put Miranda Hart in a rocket with an extra dose of feminism and whimsy and you get Samantha Baines’ 1 Woman, A Dwarf Planet and 2 Cox. 

Cold/Warm

Cold/Warm

A man and his microwave live on the top floor of a forgotten block of council flats. 

The Showstoppers' Kids' Show

The Showstoppers' Kids' Show

Here in their very own story factory, Olivier Award-winning West End improvisers, The Showstoppers, take your kids’ ideas and transform them into marvellous, musical adventures, … 

Giants

Giants

Like every year, there are an awful lot of young white men who’ve arrived at this year’s Fringe, sketch show in tow. 

Strange Face – Adventures With a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face – Adventures With a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Strange Face is Michael Burdett’s story; Drake himself is something of a side character. 

Emma Sidi: Telenovela

Emma Sidi: Telenovela

Emma Sidi manages to squeeze in all of our favourite soap opera tropes, from relationship problems to paternity tests, drug addiction to hot-headed murder (don’t worry no spoiler… 

Comedy Reserve at the Courtyard

Comedy Reserve at the Courtyard

Comedy Reserve presents a great opportunity to see four of the Fringe’s ‘up-and-coming’ acts in an hour-long compilation show. 

The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

Do you like improv? Do you like standup? Hate having to choose between the two? Well, at The Noise Next Door’s Comedy Lock-In, you don’t have to settle – you can see both! Ye… 

Teatro Delusio

Teatro Delusio

Possibly the most beautiful show you will watch at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, Teatro Delusio is a marvel: original, stunningly choreographed, very funny and incredibly moving. 

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

Mark Watson: I'm Not Here

‘Terrifyingly funny’ (Times). 

Cautionary Kate

Cautionary Kate

With an energetic physicality and endearing vulnerability, Katie Sherrard’s hungover mess of a character walks the audience through the familiar state of trying simultaneously to… 

Stuart Laws: So Preoccupied With Whether or Not He Could That He Didn't Stop to Think Whether He Should (1hr Show)

Stuart Laws: So Preoccupied With Whether or Not He Could That He Didn't Stop to Think Whether He Should (1hr Show)

Stuart Laws is the guy who does all the comedy at Turtle Canyon Comedy and supported James Acaster on tour. 

The Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) Live on Stage!

The Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) Live on Stage!

Australian musical trio Doug Anthony All-Stars were the anarchic kings of the alternative comedy scene in the late 80s and early 90s, achieving considerable success with such sleep… 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

Fast! Fun! Irreverent! Funny! This is the award-winning Fringe show that makes your children the star of an outstanding afternoon of fun, magic, music and frivolous frivolity. 

Happiness is a Cup of Tea

Happiness is a Cup of Tea

Life is transient. 

Happy Dave

Happy Dave

Bloody Happy Dave. 

Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show

Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show

Every year a sell out! The UK’s first and premier award for live comedy. 

A Morning with Morph

A Morning with Morph

The iconic animated clay character Morph made his TV debut in 1977 and entertained an entire generation with his slapstick antics. 

Morph Modelmaking Workshop

Morph Modelmaking Workshop

Iconic animated clay character Morph made his TV debut in 1977 and entertained an entire generation with his slapstick antics. 

Mark Watson: Flaws

Mark Watson: Flaws

Last year in Pleasance Courtyard, Flaws sold every ticket. 

Lights! Camera! Improvise! - The Improvised Movie Live on Stage

Lights! Camera! Improvise! - The Improvised Movie Live on Stage

Olivier Award winning comedy company Mischief Theatre return to the Fringe for 3 nights only with their improvised movie direct from a sell-out West End run. 

Freddie Flintoff: 2nd Innings

Freddie Flintoff: 2nd Innings

Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, hero of the historic 2005 victorious Ashes England team, is hitting the road celebrate the 10 years anniversary and share his memories of that long h… 

Pappy's Live at the Cabaret Bar!

Pappy's Live at the Cabaret Bar!

Performing some of their classic sketches, some new bits and some bits that will come across as new because they’ve forgotten how they went in the first place. 

Nina Conti: In Your Face

Nina Conti: In Your Face

She’s won a British Comedy Award, stormed Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard’s Good News, Sunday Night at the Palladium, and made a BAFTA nominated film – all without moving her … 

The Angelos and Barry Show: Live Podcast

The Angelos and Barry Show: Live Podcast

Angelos Epithemiou (BBC Two’s Shooting Stars) and Barry from Watford (BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon) record their award-winning iTunes Best of 2014 podcast in front o… 

Birthday Girls: Party Vibes

Birthday Girls: Party Vibes

Acclaimed sketch troupe Birthday Girls return to the Fringe for one week only with their smash-hit sold out 2014 show! A comedy party of odd characters, offbeat sketches and try-ha… 

Cariad & Paul: A Two Player Adventure

Cariad & Paul: A Two Player Adventure

Through their use of improvisation and mime, backed with a fantastic live band (The Glue Ensemble), Cariad and Paul bring to life a series of hilarious stories, based solely on one… 

Geometric City

Geometric City

Geometric City – The world sneezed and everything fell to pieces, revealing an exciting, mysterious and undiscovered landscape. 

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Hundreds entered, eight survive, now one will be crowned Britain’s funniest student. 

Backstage in Biscuit Land

Backstage in Biscuit Land

Sometimes the best moments in live theatre are those that happen unexpectedly. 

The Misfit Analysis

The Misfit Analysis

Theatre is, for the most part, about telling stories with the aids of actors, scenery and props; in contrast, stand-up comedy is usually about a single person sharing their perspec… 

Instant Sunshine

Instant Sunshine

Instant Sunshine is a unique musical comedy team that has been entertaining audiences for years with their particular blend of humorous, witty songs and hilarious routines. 

Colin Cloud: Kills

Colin Cloud: Kills

In his brand new show Cloud will deduce everything about you and explain how he did it, accurately predict your behaviour, turn someone into an actual genius and, quite literally, … 

You're Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy

You're Not Like the Other Girls Chrissy

Caroline Horton enters laden with suitcases against a pastel French tricolour. 

The Beta Males: Alpha Sketches

The Beta Males: Alpha Sketches

The Betas are back. 

Casual Violence: Om Nom Nom Nominous

Casual Violence: Om Nom Nom Nominous

Critically acclaimed sketch villains and stars of BBC Radio 4’s Sketchorama return with their multi award-winning best-of show. 

Rob Beckett: Mouth of the South

Rob Beckett: Mouth of the South

Beckett’s back with a brand new hour of funnies and he’s taking on the big issues like Kit Kats and flatbread! Star of BBC One’s Live at the Apollo, BBC Two’s Mock the Week, Channe… 

Folie à Deux

Folie à Deux

High-wire improvised comedy from two of the stars of Chortle award-winning Fringe hit, Austentatious. 

The Tobolowsky Files

The Tobolowsky Files

‘This will be as true as I can make it. 

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

A top night of comedy with all proceeds going to Waverley Care, a charity that has supported people living in Scotland with HIV and Hepatitis C for 26 years. 

The Wrestling

The Wrestling

The Wrestling returns to the Pleasance Grand, with a main event of epic proportions. 

Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast

Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast

Matt Forde’s Political Party comes to Edinburgh for one night only, following a complete sell-out London run with guests including; Alastair Campbell, Nigel Farage, Michael Porti… 

Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking

Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking

For many people today, their impression of Albert Einstein is quite possibly informed by the oft-seen image of his face: tongue sticking out – to all intents and purposes every b… 

Tim Key: Work-in-Slutgress

Tim Key: Work-in-Slutgress

Comedic lump Key (38) plonks himself in a room for a couple of weeks and tries out some new specks of poetry. 

Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly

Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly

Nominated for last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award, Alex’s stupidly ambitious, logistically problematic and potentially disastrous DIY comedy show is back. 

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Survival of (R)Evolutionary Theories in the Face of Scientific and Ecclesiastical Objections: Being a Musical Comedy About Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Survival of (R)Evolutionary Theories in the Face of Scientific and Ecclesiastical Objections: Being a Musical Comedy About Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

You can always tell a show is going to be good when its name takes up most of the free space on a ticket. 

Late Night Variety with The Martini Encounter

Late Night Variety with The Martini Encounter

A cheeky dollop of late night variety, hosted by the witty and playful ukulele strumming, close harmony singing trio – The Martini Encounter. 

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Beardyman has been a regular Fringe success for several years and it’s easy to see why. 

Barry from Watford's Bingo Bonanza

Barry from Watford's Bingo Bonanza

The nation’s favourite octogenarian, star of BBC Radio 4’s forthcoming series Barry’s Lunch Club and regular on BBC Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon, returns to Edinburgh af… 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

The Free Association

The Free Association

The Free Association is proud to present an hour of the finest and funniest improvised comedy on the Fringe. 

Mrs McMoon's Tea Party

Mrs McMoon's Tea Party

Today is the day Mrs McMoon is having her tea party, featuring several fresh batches of her legendary biscuits, and we’re all invited. 

HUB Fresh

HUB Fresh

The best place for discovering new comedy on the Fringe! Join us for a weekly line-up of comedians, all making their Pleasance debuts this year. 

BAGMAN

BAGMAN

Ever noticed how people look like their dogs? Well, the same goes for bags. 

Tall Tales for Small People: American Folk Stories and Songs

Tall Tales for Small People: American Folk Stories and Songs

We all love a good story! Multi award-winning singer-songwriter Mike Willis and his rovin’ band transport you to the smoky mountains of America. 

Twins: Pret A Comedy

Twins: Pret A Comedy

Annie McGrath and Jack Barry are back with another sketch comedy show for people who hate sketch comedy. 

Late Show

Late Show

Where the who’s who of comedy and comedy’s new breakout stars love to perform and audiences love to be. 

KINGS!

KINGS!

KINGS! is the brand new sketch duo of Adam Blampied and Lydia King. 

Karl Schultz: Matthew Kelly – Hypnagogia

Karl Schultz: Matthew Kelly – Hypnagogia

‘Seems to be the genius among the young ones. 

Shane Todd – Sick Bro!

Shane Todd – Sick Bro!

The debut Fringe show from one of Ireland’s fastest rising comedians. 

FLUU

FLUU

BAFTA nominated DNN star performs his debut solo show, FLUU. 

Release Your Inner Cartoonist

Release Your Inner Cartoonist

Learn the secrets of the cartoonists art with the award-winning creator of Clare in the Community (BBC Radio 4 and the Guardian) and Hamlet (the stage and in and around The Pleasan… 

Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories)

Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories)

Total sell out Fringe 2014! Book early! As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra, and seen on Dave Gorman’s UK/Ireland tour. 

Leapin' Louie's Wild West Spectacular

Leapin' Louie's Wild West Spectacular

‘Awesome’ is a terrible word, but there’s no shame using it – in the truest sense – to describe Leapin’ Louie and his lethal range of doohickeys. 

You Look Tasty! (A Play by A. Tiger)

You Look Tasty! (A Play by A. Tiger)

A traumatised zookeeper tells the tale of her misadventures with her co-workers and an escaped Tiger who is now their captor… and director. 

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Celebrating 15 years on the Pleasance stage join West End, screen and radio star Nicholas Parsons for his most magnificent show yet! The host of BBC Radio 4’s Just a Minute invites… 

Tony's Last Tape

Tony's Last Tape

I remember hearing Tony Benn speak many years ago, when I was still in school. 

Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann

The songs and wit of those masters of mayhem, mirth and Madeira – timeless comedy legends, Flanders and Swann. 

Jenny Bede: Don't Look at Me

Jenny Bede: Don't Look at Me

Join the Observer’s 2015 rising star and winner of the 2013 Musical Comedy Awards Best Newcomer for an hour of the finest pop culture inspired songs and stand-up. 

The Beau Zeaux: An Improvised Comedy

The Beau Zeaux: An Improvised Comedy

The Beau Zeaux are impressive in their intensity. 

Fairly Tales

Fairly Tales

This play tells the story of Benji and Alf, next-door neighbours becoming best friends, bonded by their love of the titular ‘Fairly Tales’. 

Trygve Wakenshaw: Nautilus

Trygve Wakenshaw: Nautilus

The highly anticipated follow-up to sell-out physical comedies Kraken and Squidboy from award-winning idiot Trygve Wakenshaw. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

The best and brightest of this year’s Fringe comics in a great value lunchtime compilation showcase. 

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. 

This Will End Badly

This Will End Badly

After a rave reception for his controversially-named Fringe debut last year, Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve F*cked, Rob Hayes has penned another one-man show. 

AAA Stand-Up

AAA Stand-Up

Total sell-out 2005-2014 returns with a brand new line-up. 

Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden

Parading onto the stage to a gangster soundtrack and with the threatening stance of a dormouse, Hal Cruttenden jumps in with his first gag and the laughs just keep rolling with thi… 

Ian D Montfort: Under Sciencey Conditions

Ian D Montfort: Under Sciencey Conditions

Tom Binns has a huge reputation to protect. 

The Element in the Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy about the Death and Life of Marie Curie

The Element in the Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy about the Death and Life of Marie Curie

I think I’ve found my new favourite musical, thanks to Tangram Theatre and their amazing piece on one of the 20th century’s most important scientists. 

Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler

Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler

Spirit of the Fringe. 

Fills Monkey: Incredible Drum Show

Fills Monkey: Incredible Drum Show

Sebastien Rambaud and Yann Coste’s Incredible Drum Show thoroughly deserves its seemingly immodest title. 

Sean McLoughlin: Whatever It Takes

Sean McLoughlin: Whatever It Takes

Another calamitous year. 

Chris Stokes: Altruism in Birds

Chris Stokes: Altruism in Birds

Chris Stokes had a very bad 2014, and on reflection he dealt with it badly. 

Tonight with Donny Stixx

Tonight with Donny Stixx

An unassuming teenager, Donny Stixx, tries to keep his calm as he meets fans for a televised Q&A, just like he’s always dreamed. 

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

A brand new musical is created from scratch at every performance of this multi award-winning show. 

Phil Jerrod: Neanderthal

Phil Jerrod: Neanderthal

In his debut show at the Edinburgh Festival, Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee and winner of Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival Best Debut 2015, Phil Jerrod unravels the… 

Molly

Molly

This year, Squint presents Molly – a show investigating the mindset of a sociopath with eerie echoes of the things you might see in Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror. 

Gyles Brandreth: Word Power!

Gyles Brandreth: Word Power!

‘No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor but honest. 

Vegas Nocturne

Vegas Nocturne

Born in a Spiegeltent at New York’s Fulton Fish Market, Spiegelworld created controversial comedy-circus hit Absinthe. 

Balletronic

Balletronic

Balletronic has a name that intrigued me from the get-go. 

Boris: World King

Boris: World King

Boris: World King is a giddy, silly and savagely satirical delight. 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

Performer Paul Nathan informs his audience before they enter the space that ‘Moms and Dads get Champagne, kids get insults’. 

Shakespeare Untold: Romeo and Juliet (The Party Planner's Tale)

Shakespeare Untold: Romeo and Juliet (The Party Planner's Tale)

Adapting Romeo and Juliet for a younger audience is by no means an easy feat. 

Pete Firman: Super Duper

Pete Firman: Super Duper

‘It’s fucking magic. 

Idiots

Idiots

The act of judging is at the centre of The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s 19th century masterpiece about a naïve and simple minded prince in St Petersburg. 

Lloyd Griffith: Great Grimsby's Big Turn On

Lloyd Griffith: Great Grimsby's Big Turn On

There’s a very fine line between watching an actual, heart-in-mouth onstage breakdown and one that’s convincingly feigned. 

Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso

Berlin-based masters of mask theatre return to the Fringe with a hilarious tale of a family hotel set in an Alpine resort, where they are struggling to keep the business alive and … 

NewsRevue 2015

NewsRevue 2015

2015 has surely been a bumper crop for satire. 

Garden

Garden

Garden is the deeply personal monologue of Lucy, whose life changes when she rescues an abused Dracaena pot plant from her office and takes it home. 

Tez Ilyas: TEZ Talks

Tez Ilyas: TEZ Talks

Tez talks, and you should listen. 

Luke McQueen: Double Act
BOBBY WINNER

Luke McQueen: Double Act

It’s the top of the show and on an otherwise empty stage, in front of a capacity crowd, a phone is ringing. 

Adam Long's Dickens Abridged

Adam Long's Dickens Abridged

When I consider Charles Dickens, a man whose life was seemingly a stumble from one tragedy to the next, I tend not to think ‘comedy stage show material’. 

Nish Kumar: Long Word... Long Word... Blah Blah Blah... I'm so Clever

Nish Kumar: Long Word... Long Word... Blah Blah Blah... I'm so Clever

This is a big year for Nish Kumar. 

Emma Sidi: Character Breakdown

Emma Sidi: Character Breakdown

When you see a comedian get a laugh from taking a sip of water you know they’ve got good timing. 

Joseph Morpurgo: Soothing Sounds for Baby

Joseph Morpurgo: Soothing Sounds for Baby

I’m going to start by dismissing the notion that we’re due something entirely new from Joseph Morpurgo, because such thinking ignores the staggeringly high standards to which t… 

Tom Toal in Sunshine on Bexleyheath

Tom Toal in Sunshine on Bexleyheath

A strange but beautiful evening rainbow shone over Edinburgh just before I went to see Tom Toal’s gentle stand-up. 

James Veitch: Genius Bar

James Veitch: Genius Bar

James Veitch appears, at first, a bit like a protagonist in a young adult novel (probably one by John Green), in the way he combines a bildungsroman with popular culture, or sees m… 

...and This is My Friend Mr Laurel

...and This is My Friend Mr Laurel

Jeffrey Holland (Hi-de-Hi, You Rang M’Lord) returns in his sell-out one-man show about friendship, memories and a couple of remarkable lives. 

aLOne – Loren O'Brien

aLOne – Loren O'Brien

It all begins with a suicide threat. 

Births, Deaths & Marriages

Births, Deaths & Marriages

For as long as there has been something as recognisable as a “young person” there have been works of fiction that bemoan the horrible aimlessness of a “lost generation”. 

Love Birds

Love Birds

A cabaret full of birds falling in love with each other? Embrace the madness if you will, and your heart will certainly be warmed by Robert J. 

Sleeping Trees: Mafia?/Western?

Sleeping Trees: Mafia?/Western?

Western? is like watching your three little brothers playing Cowboys and Indians - with excellent band accompaniment, inventive slapstick and relentless wit. 

Trans Scripts

Trans Scripts

One of the challenges of reportage theatre – works in which the words and experiences of real people are edited and put into the words of actors – is to justify the process as … 

Bat-Fan

Bat-Fan

When boredom threatens at the Fringe, a hero will rise. 

Down & Out in Paris and London

Down & Out in Paris and London

Strikingly staged, deftly acted and simultaneously hard-hitting and bitingly funny. 

Broken Windows

Broken Windows

Più Theatre have created an honest and thoughtful piece of slick verbatim theatre platforming the voices of young women from across the country. 

Teaset

Teaset

A solo show is a delicate thing. 

Brett Goldstein: Burning Man

Brett Goldstein: Burning Man

As the beat of an ear-blistering house track pumps into the venue, Goldstein races onto the stage, adorned with neon bracelets, a glowing headdress and a ridiculously small pair of… 

Mirror Me

Mirror Me

This fun and friendly show from Hello Theatre explores the idea of what would happen if you swapped places with the person in the mirror. 

AAA Stand-Up Late

AAA Stand-Up Late

Total sell-out 2010-2014 returns with a brand new line-up. 

John Hastings: Marked from the Start

John Hastings: Marked from the Start

John is a premature born, twitchy, nervous yet confident, agnostic, coddled, only grandson in his family. 

Danny Ward – St Vitus Dance

Danny Ward – St Vitus Dance

Slick, quick and packed with funny material, high energy comedy from 2013 Amused Moose Award winner and 2013 Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year nominee. 

Girl from Nowhere

Girl from Nowhere

Filtered through the consciousness of the bright eyed and burnt out Jeannie, Victoria Rigby’s new play explores all that was best and worst about the sixties. 

Giant Leap

Giant Leap

The idea behind Giant Leap is fascinating: a group of writers attempt to pen Neil Armstrong’s first words as America fakes the 1969 moon landing. 

Ian Smith – Whereabouts

Ian Smith – Whereabouts

Ian Smith is a wonderful comedian with a beautiful imagination. 

Jonny Pelham: Before and After

Jonny Pelham: Before and After

When he was 16 The NHS asked Jonny if he wanted cosmetic surgery to improve his appearance. 

Chris Turner: XXV

Chris Turner: XXV

Many people boast about staring death in the face and laughing, but Chris Turner has a different perspective. 

The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

It’s back… An entirely unique entertainment experience every night with the quickest wits in comedy and their astonishing special guests. 

Albee Vector the Sound Collector

Albee Vector the Sound Collector

Albee’s back! And he’s still everything that children’s theatre should be. 

Ivo Graham: No Filter

Ivo Graham: No Filter

Album three (The Queen is Dead, OK Computer, etc) from Graham after 2014’s ‘joyous show’ (Evening Standard), and this year there’s apparently a bit more bite to the boy’s bark. 

BLAM!

BLAM!

Go see BLAM! With your eyes. 

Mid-Brow

Mid-Brow

After a blistering London run and festival tour this year, Fringe debutants Mid-Brow have been attracting many plaudits along the way with their self-titled sketch show; one even d… 

Harriet Kemsley: Puppy Fat

Harriet Kemsley: Puppy Fat

Kent-native Harriet Kemsley takes a juvenile look at an adult world, as she describes fitting into the grown up sphere of sex, porn, drugs and flat-sharing with child-like naivety,… 

Stephen Bailey: Should've Been a Popstar

Stephen Bailey: Should've Been a Popstar

Greeting the guests on the door with a bubbly personality in an attempt to brighten up the dark, underground bunker that would play host to his stage, Stephen Bailey set the mood f… 

Mr Tiger Goes Wild

Mr Tiger Goes Wild

Mr Tiger was perfectly fine in the city – until he had a wonderfully wild idea! A show for ages 3+ that’s a bit rock’n’roll, adapted from the book by Peter Brown. 

Iain Stirling: Touchy Feely

Iain Stirling: Touchy Feely

Iain Stirling has an excellent way of working a crowd. 

Now Listen to Me Very Carefully

Now Listen to Me Very Carefully

Now Listen to Me Very Carefully is a semi-autobiographical piece about Andy’s obsession with the film Terminator 2. 

Nina Conti: In Your Face

Nina Conti: In Your Face

It’s a brave soul who chooses to sit in the front row of In Your Face, Nina Conti’s latest helping of deconstructive ventriloquism. 

The Hunting of the Snark

The Hunting of the Snark

From the author of Alice in Wonderland comes an impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an imaginary creature! A musical comedy about a ragtag gang of adventurers all tryin… 

To She or Not to She

To She or Not to She

A slow-burn comic piece of theatre about theatre, To She or Not to She will have you chuckling all the way though, and absorbing the deeply felt feminist message without notice. 

Dane Baptiste: Reasonable Doubts

Dane Baptiste: Reasonable Doubts

Dane Baptiste returns to this year’s Fringe with a bit more notoriety than this time twelve months ago. 

Colin Cloud: Kills

Colin Cloud: Kills

Colin Cloud is the ultimate rockstar mentalist, or as he styles himself, deductionist. 

Sophie Pelham: Country Files

Sophie Pelham: Country Files

The trip from busy Edinburgh to sleepy Wiltshire is down a short flight of stairs and through a door, upon which you’re greeted with complimentary sherry (dry or sweet, your pref… 

Bucket

Bucket

Ed Eales-White and Jon Pointing slam down a new character/sketch/double act comedy show. 

The Thinking Drinkers' Guide to the Legends of Liquor

The Thinking Drinkers' Guide to the Legends of Liquor

If nothing else, Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham have cracked the formula for Fringe success: a crackingly funny show, interesting facts and (perhaps most importantly) lashings of bo… 

Damien Slash: Übermen

Damien Slash: Übermen

‘Hi, Eric Swineblade,’ says a bluetooth-enabled gumph-bot at the door, proffering his executive, solutions-providing hand. 

Back to Blackbrick

Back to Blackbrick

Sarah Moore Fitzgerald’s much-loved Young Adult novel Back to Blackbrick is adapted in a technically ambitious production from Patch of Blue. 

Joe Lycett: That's The Way, A-Ha A-Ha, Joe Lycett

Joe Lycett: That's The Way, A-Ha A-Ha, Joe Lycett

The self-proclaimed absolute lad returns, following appearances on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and a wine tour of the French Riviera. 

The Falcon's Malteser by Anthony Horowitz

The Falcon's Malteser by Anthony Horowitz

“Maltese Falcon; no - Falcon’s Maltese,” one parent suggests as the title to the show outside the theatre doors. 

Jack Barry: This Title Came to Me in a Dream

Jack Barry: This Title Came to Me in a Dream

In his debut hour of Fringe stand-up, Jack Barry delivers an entertaining and energetic set which, despite his insistence to the contrary, contains an undercurrent of awareness and… 

I Am Beast

I Am Beast

Returning for their fourth Fringe, Sparkle and Dark bring their own fascinating and fantastical take on experiences of death and loss. 

Boxed In

Boxed In

We’re all familiar with our society’s gender expectations – Barbie and Action Man, Yorkie Bars and Bic’s “for her” range. 

A+E

A+E

Lottie Finklaire’s new play A+E tells the story of three women waiting in the hospital to find out if their friend will ever wake from her coma. 

RUN

RUN

In 2013, 21-year-old Moritz Erhardt, an intern at an investment bank, was found dead in his London flat after working for 72 hours without any sleep. 

Tats Nkonzo: The African With Wifi

Tats Nkonzo: The African With Wifi

‘One of the best acts to happen to South African comedy’ (Argus). 

The Terrible Tale of the Twiddly Widdlies

The Terrible Tale of the Twiddly Widdlies

The weird, wacky and wonderful all come together in this fantastically strange new show. 

Hair Peace

Hair Peace

Inspired by her participation in beauty pageants last year, Victoria Melody became fascinated by the origins of the hair that made up her glamorous hair extensions. 

Shakespeare Untold: Double Bill

Shakespeare Untold: Double Bill

Celebrate Shakespeare’s Globe’s Fringe debut by seeing both Shakespeare Untold shows (The Party Planner’s Tale based on Romeo and Juliet and The Pie Maker’s Tale based on Titus And… 

Reginald D Hunter: Bitchproof

Reginald D Hunter: Bitchproof

Reginald D Hunter returns with his signature brand of close-to-the-bone humour in his new show Bitchproof. 

Mark Simmons – Laugh Yourself Thin

Mark Simmons – Laugh Yourself Thin

Not every comic has the wherewithal to build the feedline of a joke into the title of their show. 

Angela Barnes: Come As You Are

Angela Barnes: Come As You Are

In a small, bare room in Pleasance Courtyard, armed with a projector screen and a pack of makeup wipes, Angela Barnes is ready to change your view on beauty standards - and make yo… 

Jimmy McGhie – Winged Goddess of Victory

Jimmy McGhie – Winged Goddess of Victory

Jimmy McGhie flies through Edinburgh like a Winged Goddess of Victory with his fifth solo show. 

Tania Edwards: Electrifying

Tania Edwards: Electrifying

Tania Edwards opens by criticising the elderly. 

Ecce Homo

Ecce Homo

Ecce Homo. 

Shakespeare Untold: Titus Andronicus (The Piemaker's Tale)

Shakespeare Untold: Titus Andronicus (The Piemaker's Tale)

‘One-man Titus Andronicus for Kids’ sounds like one of those joke titles you suggest to late-night improv troupes. 

Princes of Main

Princes of Main

Fresh from the Cambridge Footlights, Princes of Main – Alex MacKeith, Ben Pope and Jamie Fraser – are a new and exciting comedy trio, a promising addition to the scene. 

Labels

Labels

Labels are easy to create: they can even be fun. 

Felicity Ward: What If There Is No Toilet?

Felicity Ward: What If There Is No Toilet?

What if there is no toilet? Well, you needn’t worry. 

Goodstock

Goodstock

Goodstock is directed by Lucy Wray and written by Olivia Hirst, and follows the writer’s real-life experiences with breast cancer and how this affects her family and relationship… 

Sarah Callaghan: Elephant

Sarah Callaghan: Elephant

Twenty-three-year-old Sarah Callaghan lives at home with her mum – and for this hour we are transported to her three-by-five-metre bedroom in her home in working-class London. 

Heartbeats & Algorithms

Heartbeats & Algorithms

What do you do when your computer knows you better than you know yourself? In a self-penned monologue about the dangers of data-mining and artificial intelligence, actor/writer Jen… 

Alfie White: Space Explorer

Alfie White: Space Explorer

In this excellent piece of story-telling, Alfie White embarks upon a thrilling everyday adventure that is engaging for all ages. 

Institute

Institute

Artistic Director of Gecko, Amit Lahav, revealed in conversation after this dynamic, forceful and moving performance that the initial stimulus for Institute had been an exploration… 

Rhys James: Remains

Rhys James: Remains

Rhys James does not make it easy for his audience to get a handle on him. 

Cinder-Ella

Cinder-Ella

Once there was a Grandfather who was left holding a rather leaky baby. 

Tubular Bells for Two

Tubular Bells for Two

With over twenty different instruments played by only two men, this performance of Mike Oldfield’s masterpiece Tubular Bells is an astounding, explosive, truly incredible feat. 

I Am Not Myself These Days

I Am Not Myself These Days

This adaptation of Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s autobiography by writer/performer Tom Stuart is in turns sympathetic and shocking. 

BEASTS: Live DVD

BEASTS: Live DVD

Big time sketch heroes BEASTS are returning to Edinburgh to film a live DVD of their best ever show. 

The Soaking of Vera Shrimp

The Soaking of Vera Shrimp

The Soaking of Vera Shrimp may seem at first like a fairly quirky premise. 

Fin Taylor: Stink

Fin Taylor: Stink

Welcome to the house party. 

Carl Donnelly: Jive Ass Honky

Carl Donnelly: Jive Ass Honky

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Carl Donnelly returns to the Pleasance Courtyard with his all-new show about therapy, depression, relationships, body issues and family. 

Pilgrim

Pilgrim

Jetting in from Dublin, Pilgrim is a unique exploration of the maturity in valuing what you possess rather than clinging onto vain dreams of the future. 

Lee Nelson: Suited & Booted

Lee Nelson: Suited & Booted

He’s back. 

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 2

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 2

Gein’s return to the Edinburgh Fringe once again to showcase their brand of dark sketches. 

Rosie's Magic Horse

Rosie's Magic Horse

If an ice lolly stick can dream of being a horse, what magic might follow? A fantastic story based on the book by Russell Hoban and mischievously illustrated by Quentin Blake. 

The Wonderful Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster

The Wonderful Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster

The events reflected in Dawn State Theatre Company’s The Wonderful Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster happened in 1612, roughly 80 years before the Salem witch trial… 

Cat in the Hat

Cat in the Hat

Two children and their pet fish, left alone by their mother, expect nothing but boredom on a rainy day. 

Lolly

Lolly

Lolly Adefope presents her debut hour – join her as she masquerades her deep-rooted insecurities as character comedy! If you only see one show this Fringe, then please, please, t… 

10x10x10

10x10x10

This year marks the 10th year the Comedians’ Theatre Company appears at the Fringe. 

Katie and the Mona Lisa

Katie and the Mona Lisa

This brand new musical adaptation, based on James Mayhew’s bestselling book, follows Katie’s extraordinary adventures inside a series of famous works of art. 

James Acaster: Represent

James Acaster: Represent

‘I know why you’re here’, James Acaster begins, ‘for the celebrity gossip’. 

David Elms: Mister Boy

David Elms: Mister Boy

David Elms brings his muted comedic style in the form of musical vignettes. 

Citizen Puppet

Citizen Puppet

Blind Summit bring a mastery of puppetry to the stage, layering meta-narrative upon verbatim performance upon crime headline in an original look at the aftermath of the Jack and th… 

Alex Edelman: Everything Handed to You

Alex Edelman: Everything Handed to You

Alex Edelman, New York-based upstart and winner of 2014’s Foster’s Comedy Award for Best Newcomer, returns with another gosh-darned show comprised of jokes and stories about hi… 

Daphne Do Edinburgh

Daphne Do Edinburgh

Extra dates announced: Thursday 13 and Friday 14, 21:45. 

Darren Walsh: Punderbolt

Darren Walsh: Punderbolt

If you can’t predict what is in store from the title then here’s a clue: Darren Walsh likes saying things that sounds like other things, and what’s more, they’re usually qu… 

The Story Beast

The Story Beast

John Henry Falle (of Radio 4, Chortle-nominated sketch idiots, The Beta Males) hath now become The Story Beast. 

In Cahoots: Two White Guys

In Cahoots: Two White Guys

It’s hot in the Pleasance This: hot and dark and funny. 

zazU: A Fête Worse Than Death

zazU: A Fête Worse Than Death

zazU, a town (or possibly country) with fairly odd inhabitants, is gearing up to hold its fête. 

Chris Betts: Social Animal

Chris Betts: Social Animal

Who knew that bartending could be so interesting? In his debut show at the Fringe, Chris Betts, a Canadian comic with what can only be described as a beard to die for (which you ca… 

The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie

The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie

Roll up for the most magnifical, tremendible and fantasticulous experience in town! The caravan of curiosities and its crew of mysterious misfits have arrived to entertain, amuse a… 

A Cinema in South Georgia

A Cinema in South Georgia

Co-written by Susan Wilson and Jeffrey Mayhew, A Cinema in South Georgia follows the misadventures and travels of a group of Edinburgh Whalers in a desolate outpost in South Georgi… 

When Blair had Bush and Bunga

When Blair had Bush and Bunga

The aptly named Bungabunga Productions have implored you to see this show before they get sued. 

The Last of the Dragons

The Last of the Dragons

Like all good pieces of children’s theatre, The Last of the Dragons does not talk down to children. 

Matt Forde: Get the Political Party Started

Matt Forde: Get the Political Party Started

Following his sell-out Edinburgh 2014 run Matt Forde, now widely acknowledged as the country’s leading political comedian returns with a brand new show tackling some of the many … 

Cornermen

Cornermen

Cornermen treads a well-worn narrative path: the tale of a young man, plucked from obscurity to rise to fame and success. 

The Titanic Orchestra

The Titanic Orchestra

The four filthy tramps in The Titanic Orchestra are waiting in vain for a train, not Godot, in a play by Bulgarian playwright Hristo Boytchev, who tries and fails to emulate Samuel… 

Pierre Novellie is Anxious Peter

Pierre Novellie is Anxious Peter

The title of Pierre Novellie’s show is somewhat misleading. 

Phil Wang: Philth

Phil Wang: Philth

Wang, ‘master of the intellectual dick joke’ (Time Out) returns with another cracking hour if he’s being honest. 

Larry Dean: Out Now!

Larry Dean: Out Now!

Scottish Comedian Of The Year Award winner returns to the Fringe with his debut hour. 

Late Night Gimp Fight: The Worst of Late Night Gimp Fight

Late Night Gimp Fight: The Worst of Late Night Gimp Fight

Late Night Gimp Fight have spent the last five years violating the British comedy circuit, picking up awards and infections along the way. 

Matt Forde: The Political Party - Scottish Independence Special

Matt Forde: The Political Party - Scottish Independence Special

Scottish Independence special. 

TAKE a coMEdian OUT!

TAKE a coMEdian OUT!

A fun, flirtatious dating gameshow whereby four lucky single girls are given the opportunity to win a date with one of 20 stand-up comedians! Each comic is armed with a light; if o… 

Sketch Transfer Deadline Day

Sketch Transfer Deadline Day

What happens when you make the Fringe’s best sketch groups of the last decade trade a member for one show? This. 

Paxo

Paxo

The broadcaster, author and Spitting Image puppet probes pogonophobia, underpants and the human condition. 

Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann

G’ninth G’normous year at the Pleasance! Tim and Duncan return for one week only with their award-winning, hilarious show. 

Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised)

Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised)

This fun and fast production attempts to abridge the complete works of Shakespeare into the space of an hour. 

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Hundreds entered, eight survive and now one will be crowned Britain’s funniest student. 

Blind

Blind

Grace Savage, the UK’s official female champion beatboxer, suits her oxymoronic name to a tee. 

Tom Rosenthal: Work in Progress

Tom Rosenthal: Work in Progress

Star of Channel 4’s Friday Night Dinner and ITV2’s Plebs, Tom Rosenthal throws shit at a wall figuratively and possibly literally. 

Chris Ramsey: The Most Dangerous Man On Saturday Morning Television

Chris Ramsey: The Most Dangerous Man On Saturday Morning Television

I first saw Chris Ramsey live in 2011 as a supporting artist for Russell Kane. 

Cardinal Burns

Cardinal Burns

Following their second series on Channel 4, British Comedy Award-winning and Bafta nominated duo Cardinal Burns return to Edinburgh for a limited eight night run. 

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Travelling at the speed of thought in his brand new music production spaceship, the world class multi-award-winning musician and comedian, transcends mere mimicry to produce studio… 

Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Vol. 2)

Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Vol. 2)

It would be unfair to describe Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen Vol. 

Tim Key: Single White Slut

Tim Key: Single White Slut

For a while, it seemed like Tim Key might have lost his majestic touch. 

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

A top night of comedy with all proceeds going to Waverley Care, a charity that has supported people living in Scotland with HIV and Hepatitis C for 25 years. 

Nick Helm's Two Night Stand in The Grand

Nick Helm's Two Night Stand in The Grand

Nick Helm’s Two Night Stand in the Grand is an epic comedy rock show worthy of its massive venue. 

The Word Café

The Word Café

The Word Café presents a line-up of stand-up poets, spoken word artists and musicians, which varies from day to day. 

Sarah Bennetto's Storytellers' Club

Sarah Bennetto's Storytellers' Club

This show is a little different from what the rest of the Festival has to offer. 

Mark Watson's Comedywealth Games

Mark Watson's Comedywealth Games

In 2012, Mark Watson’s Edinborolympics caused controversy by having comedians throw pineapples at audience members. 

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 

Sarah Bennetto's Funeral

Sarah Bennetto's Funeral

Stop all the clocks. 

Simon Amstell - Tour Previews

Simon Amstell - Tour Previews

‘Simon Amstell has a gift for taking a social norm and gently mocking it until it seems utterly ridiculous. 

Ernest and the Pale Moon

Ernest and the Pale Moon

With slick ensemble work and sinisterly twinkling live music, Les Enfants Terribles are back at the Fringe once more with Ernest and the Pale Moon, a chilling account of a man’… 

Late Show

Late Show

Thirteenth year and cannot be beat, Edinburgh’s favourite late night stand-up comedy show in Edinburgh’s favourite venue, the intimate cabaret bar. 

Backstage in Biscuit Land

Backstage in Biscuit Land

Backstage in Biscuitland is the charmingly titled tour around the world of Jess Thom who has Tourette’s Syndrome. 

Tim Vine: Timtiminee Timtiminee Tim Tim To You

Tim Vine: Timtiminee Timtiminee Tim Tim To You

The punslinger returns with new jokes, silly songs and twitchy dancing. 

Bits & Box

Bits & Box

Bits & Box tells the story of a grown man who can’t quite cope with some of the aspects of grown-up life and so resorts to playing in a giant cardboard box with his best friend i… 

Casual Violence: The Great Fire of Nostril

Casual Violence: The Great Fire of Nostril

In this farcical one-hour romp through the troves of storybook tropes, Fringe sketch regulars Casual Violence treat the audience to a kids-show-for-adults style adventure into a wo… 

The Sleeping Trees Treelogy

The Sleeping Trees Treelogy

No props, no costume, and enough energy and imagination to create their whole world: The Sleeping Trees Treeology is a triumph in storytelling. 

Sochi 2014

Sochi 2014

A play about the horrors of homophobia is never going to be an easy ride, especially with the Russian Winter Olympics in recent history, not to mention Uganda’s latest homophobic… 

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour

Celebrating 14 years on the Pleasance stage join legendary West End stage, screen, television and radio star Nicholas Parsons for his most magnificent show yet! The host of Radio 4… 

Civil Rogues

Civil Rogues

Romeo declares his love for Juliet in hurried tones, before fleeing the theatre to escape persecution from the Puritan forces storming the stage. 

Little Prince in the Desert

Little Prince in the Desert

A pilot stranded in the desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures travelling the universe. 

Big Red Bath

Big Red Bath

Adapted from the popular children’s book of the same name, Big Red Bath is Full House’s offering for younger children at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe (The Snow Dog is their show f… 

Scaramouche Jones

Scaramouche Jones

Actor and writer Justin Butcher’s Scaramouche Jones is a feat in storytelling: both performer and tale performed are equally and utterly compelling. 

Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)

Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)

The title of Reduced Shakespeare’s show is accurate to the point of pedantry. 

Peter Straker Black Magic

Peter Straker Black Magic

Peter Straker’s arrived in Edinburgh ladies and gentlemen. 

Come Heckle Christ

Come Heckle Christ

A festival goers guide to this show: Have a few drinks; prepare some funny questions - keep it light and fluffy; attend the show; ask Jesus a question. 

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

The Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show at the Cabaret Bar in the Pleasance Courtyard claims to be the longest running and most successful lunchtime show at the Edinburgh Fringe. 

Government Inspector

Government Inspector

Born from the Young Pleasance brood, Incognito theatre in association with Pleasance present their wild and witty take on this secondary school favourite – Gogol’s Government Ins… 

Jungle Bungle

Jungle Bungle

Bouncing into Edinburgh from Australia, No Mate Productions have arrived with their enjoyably infectious offering Jungle Bungle. 

Thünderbards: Seconds

Thünderbards: Seconds

With a show based around time travel, Thunderbards make a whole hour zip merrily by. 

...and This is My Friend Mr Laurel

...and This is My Friend Mr Laurel

Laurel and Hardy are widely considered to be the greatest comedy pairing of all time and this touching one-man show does a lot to display the deep affection and loyalty the two men… 

Julian McCullough: Dream Girls

Julian McCullough: Dream Girls

Dream Girls is a masterful collection of comedy mixed with surprisingly (even for McCullough) emotional moments that had the audience in awe. 

Inheritance Blues

Inheritance Blues

Hosted by some occasionally fallible blues band members and housed in “deepest, darkest Dorset”, Inheritance Blues is a tale of three sons as they meet to mourn their father (o… 

Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly

Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly

It’s unclear for a good quarter of the show what Horne is up to. 

Nish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity

Nish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity

In an ideal world, I would use the word “meta” to describe this show. 

Chaplin

Chaplin

An over-loving portrait of the lovable Tramp, Chaplin is an assured and solid play but one that refuses to ever take off its rose-tinted glasses. 

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

A romping, stomping brain blast is exactly what Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas wants to be. 

This is Brasil - The Show

This is Brasil - The Show

There is something about Brazilian music that can cheer you up for hours on end. 

Keeping Up with the Joans

Keeping Up with the Joans

There is something wonderfully self-reflexive about Keeping Up With The Joans. 

AAA Stand-Up

AAA Stand-Up

Our host for the evening is Sunna Jarman, and she is certainly engaging. 

James Acaster: Recognise

James Acaster: Recognise

Acaster strides onto the stage with purpose; his floppy fringe and corduroy jacket giving him the mild air of an English schoolboy. 

Neil Henry's Impossible

Neil Henry's Impossible

There’s a hint of showbiz in the air as Neil emerges in a matching two piece checked suit, white leather shoes and a giant magician’s smile. 

The Big Bite-Size Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet

The Big Bite-Size Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet

This is a show about poo. 

Max Dickins: My Groupon Adventure

Max Dickins: My Groupon Adventure

Max Dickins – or shall I say Lord Max Groupon – has been a very busy man. 

I Need A Doctor: The Whosical

I Need A Doctor: The Whosical

The opening theme to I Need a Doctor: The Whosical not only starts the narrative but also identifies the witty, farcical nature of the piece. 

The Tale of the Dastardly Defrost

The Tale of the Dastardly Defrost

Their world has gone into meltdown. 

Stuart Goldsmith: Extra Life

Stuart Goldsmith: Extra Life

Many consider Stuart Goldsmith’s career as a comic to be “living the dream. 

Talk About Something You Like

Talk About Something You Like

Byron Vincent enters the venue in pinstriped pyjamas and a pair of tatty trainers, wiping his long fringe out of his eyes. 

Ian Smith – Flappable

Ian Smith – Flappable

The chatty Yorkshire patter of Ian Smith’s comedy offers an incredibly relatable show in the Pleasance comedy programme at this year’s festival. 

Mat Ewins: The Six Million Dollar Ewins

Mat Ewins: The Six Million Dollar Ewins

Deliciously silly, startlingly original and completely incomprehensible Mat Ewins’ new stand up show is a comic tour de force. 

Musical Mornings with Mil's Trills

Musical Mornings with Mil's Trills

I arrived at the Pleasance courtyard a little after 10am and I admit I was a little reluctant to wake up so early while on Fringe time. 

Sid's Show

Sid's Show

Join Sid from CBeebies live on stage in a fantastic, fun-filled adventure that will knock your socks off. 

The Hemline Index

The Hemline Index

A poor economy lengthens more than the hemline. 

Tom Neenan: The Haunting at Lopham House

Tom Neenan: The Haunting at Lopham House

“What is it that frightens you?” Tom Neenan asks at the start of this one-man pastiche of an Edwardian ghost story. 

John Robins: This Tornado Loves You

John Robins: This Tornado Loves You

John Robins has written a show about love. 

Dr Longitude's Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie

Dr Longitude's Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie

Roll up for the most magnifical, tremendible and fantasticulous experience in town! Ever wanted to count a Decapus’ legs? Or wondered what a Whistling Pank eats? Would you like to … 

Dan Jones: New Kid

Dan Jones: New Kid

Dan Jones: New Kid is a character-based stand up show in which Jones’ hopeless characters try desperately to entertain and showcase their talents. 

The Twins Macabre: Small Mediums at Large

The Twins Macabre: Small Mediums at Large

As Ethel Merman famously sang in Gypsy, ‘you gotta get a gimmick if you want to get ahead’. 

Lazy Susan: Extreme Humans

Lazy Susan: Extreme Humans

Humans on the edge. 

Tom Binns Has Not Been Himself

Tom Binns Has Not Been Himself

We have all experienced at one point or another times where we have said something which we later regret. 

Decomposed! My Brother's Turning into a Zombie

Decomposed! My Brother's Turning into a Zombie

Pompous orchestra conductor Will finds himself locked out of his house by his wife. 

Lloyd Griffith: Voice of an Angel, Body of a Trucker

Lloyd Griffith: Voice of an Angel, Body of a Trucker

Griffith’s slightly self deprecating solo show, is an easy-going fun hour spent in his company. 

Kingmaker

Kingmaker

The creators of last year’s hit political parody Coalition have returned to answer that very current question: what if Boris Johnson runs for the job of Prime Minister? The resul… 

WitTank: Old School Secrets

WitTank: Old School Secrets

It’s hard to imagine an audience that won’t enjoy this show, based (exceedingly loosely, one hopes) on the boarding school experiences of WitTank’s cast of three: Mark Cooper… 

Excited!!!

Excited!!!

After sold out shows around Australia SUNS of FRED are bringing their show Excited!!! to Edinburgh for the first time! Three aussie boys with an exciting, fast-paced show, coated w… 

Massive Dad

Massive Dad

Brand new and ‘utterly excellent’ (BroadwayBaby. 

Francesco De Carlo: Italians Do It Later

Francesco De Carlo: Italians Do It Later

British debut of an award-winning Roman comedian and radio personality. 

Catriona Knox Thinks She's Hard Enough

Catriona Knox Thinks She's Hard Enough

Catriona Knox is already jumping around, hyped up for the show to start as the audience settles in. 

Alfie Brown: Divorced from Reality (and My Wife)

Alfie Brown: Divorced from Reality (and My Wife)

Alfie Brown’s persona is defined by a mix of nihilism and desperation, yet this time round he promised the audience that his misanthropic take on the world had cooled. 

He Had Hairy Hands

He Had Hairy Hands

Having taken the Fringe by storm last year with their debut piece The Boy Who Kicked Pigs, young and incredibly talented theatre company Kill The Beast returns to The Pleasance wit… 

Ed Gamble: Gambletron 5000

Ed Gamble: Gambletron 5000

Ed Gamble will most likely burst into the comedy scene just as energetically and promptly as he burst out onto the Pleasance Courtyard stage last night. 

The Beta Males: Happenstance

The Beta Males: Happenstance

Fierce, fast, farcical and ferocious, The Beta Males certainly pack a punch in their new show Happenstance. 

Pete Johansson: Several Jokes

Pete Johansson: Several Jokes

Amidst the gimmicky sketch shows and hard-hitting monologues that populate the Fringe every August, sometimes you need to go back to basics. 

Carl Hutchinson: Here's Me Show

Carl Hutchinson: Here's Me Show

Uniquely stubborn, outright impractical and undeniably hilarious. 

Iain Stirling: Everything

Iain Stirling: Everything

At the final moments of this stand-up, it becomes apparent that this could very well be the transitional period that a reliable Fringe stalwart gives the performance that should fi… 

Dane Baptiste: Citizen Dane

Dane Baptiste: Citizen Dane

Dane Baptiste is a confident performer. 

Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised

Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised

Aaaand Now for Something Completely Improvised is a solid hour of good fun. 

A Slight Ache

A Slight Ache

In a world where ‘fat’ is a dirty word, Chewing the Fat, created by performance artist Selina Thompson, sets out to have an open and honest conversation about it. 

Carl Donnelly: Now That's What I Carl Donnelly Vol. 6

Carl Donnelly: Now That's What I Carl Donnelly Vol. 6

Join 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Carl Donnelly for another ‘ludicrously funny hour’ (Skinny) of stories and observations from his life since last August. 

Rhys James: Begins

Rhys James: Begins

James’ appropriately named debut show at the Festival is fast paced, anecdotal and comfortably funny throughout. 

Igor Meerson: Hou I lernt inglish

Igor Meerson: Hou I lernt inglish

Edinburgh Festival’s first Russian stand-up ever. 

Eddie Pepitone: RIP America, It's Been Fun

Eddie Pepitone: RIP America, It's Been Fun

Eddie Pepitone is convinced that we’ve been consumed by the ‘gelato syndrome’, where coziness and contentment have shrouded the harsh reality of our petty existences. 

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

This production of The Cat in the Hat brings the beloved Dr Seuss tale to life, almost as if the characters have stepped straight out of the book. 

Alex Edelman: Millennial

Alex Edelman: Millennial

Up in Pleasance’s intimate stand-up venue Attic, there is one young comedian who is making waves on the comedy scene as he manages to cement himself as a firm Fringe favourite ev… 

Emily Brown and the Thing

Emily Brown and the Thing

In this brand-new show from Tall Stories (creators of the Gruffalo stage show), Emily Brown and her old grey rabbit Stanley hear a Thing crying outside their window. 

Connected the Musical

Connected the Musical

Emma arrives at a new school and runs the gauntlet of finding out how friendships are made and the game of cliques is played. 

Romesh Ranganathan: Rom Wasn't Built in a Day

Romesh Ranganathan: Rom Wasn't Built in a Day

Ranganathan’s instant rapport with his audience is clear from the start, as he manages to tell us ‘Fuck you’ and still have everyone laugh hysterically. 

Ennio Marchetto: The Living Paper Cartoon

Ennio Marchetto: The Living Paper Cartoon

Ennio revolutionises the art of origami into hilarious theatrical magic. 

Forgotten Voices

Forgotten Voices

Taken from the Imperial War Museum’s oral testimonies of the veterans of World War One, Forgotten Voices is a series of vivid and deeply moving accounts of battle and its terribl… 

Surname & Surname: Bang!

Surname & Surname: Bang!

Paul Foxcroft (Cariad & Paul; Drifters, E4; professional liar) and Briony Redman (Radio 4 Writer; Farce Noir; Buffy wannabe) are a double act with more sketches than you can shake … 

Live Forever

Live Forever

It is 1997, and Princess Diana has just died, leaving the country in a state of hysteria. 

Mock Tudor

Mock Tudor

On paper, this looks like a good show: everyone involved has pretty impressive credits to their name and the concept is the sort of thing that’s fantastic when it’s done well. 

Rhys Mathewson - Hombre Lobo

Rhys Mathewson - Hombre Lobo

Admirably bearded and remarkably young for a comic with so many years of experience, New Zealand native Rhys Mathewson delivers a somewhat complacent set at this year’s fringe. 

Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You

Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You

Hotly anticipated debut hour from BBC New Comedy Award winner and star of Channel 4’s Stand Up for the Week. 

Hot Cat

Hot Cat

Following the success of Track 3, a highly original adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters, Theatre Movement Bazaar return to the Fringe with their steaming-new adaptation of Ten… 

My Obsession

My Obsession

Suki Webster’s debut play explores the relationship between comedians and their superfans. 

Danny Ward – Infra Dig

Danny Ward – Infra Dig

Infra Dig, which we learn is Latin for “beneath your dignity”, is a show about dignity but also pride and respect. 

I Hate Children Children's Show

I Hate Children Children's Show

The meanest magician in the world is back with more tricks, more fun, and more inexpensive booze. 

Robin and Partridge: Robin Dies at the End of the Show

Robin and Partridge: Robin Dies at the End of the Show

I must immediately declare that I have always liked Robin and Partridge. 

AAA Stand-Up Late

AAA Stand-Up Late

Banterous and dangerous, this night of eclectic stand-up comedy is in the hands of three very capable performers. 

Clever Peter: The Dreams Factory

Clever Peter: The Dreams Factory

A madcap romp through its creators’ bizarre imaginations, Clever Peter may be the weirdest sketch show you’ll ever see. 

Potted Sherlock

Potted Sherlock

Edinburgh stalwarts Dan and Jeff are back for another energetic hour and, following Potted Potter, Potted Pirates and Potted Panto, it’s the turn of Baker Street’s own Sherlock… 

Al Lubel in... I'm Still Al Lubel

Al Lubel in... I'm Still Al Lubel

Al Lubel’s latest outing predominantely revolves around an obsession with his own name. 

KATE

KATE

In 1940, the British strategically invaded neutral Iceland in a preemptive move to prevent a German invasion. 

Ivo Graham: Bow Ties and Johnnies

Ivo Graham: Bow Ties and Johnnies

Hold on to your hats. 

Beth Vyse: Get Up With Hands!

Beth Vyse: Get Up With Hands!

Hands down, Get Up With Hands! is the funniest thing I’ve seen at the Fringe this year. 

Sarah Kendall: Touchdown

Sarah Kendall: Touchdown

Mothers always know best – as frustrating as it can sometimes be; but surely not so frustrating when it forms the foundations of your next stand up show. 

Chris Martin: Responsibilliness

Chris Martin: Responsibilliness

Chris Martin’s favourable brand of cynical yet amusing observations are back but this year they are served with an additional side of insightful musings. 

Show Off

Show Off

If a cabaret act is consciously, deliberately devoid of talent, does that excuse it from criticism? It seems reductive to point out that the mono-browed, pink-wigged Figs in Wigs… 

Red Bastard

Red Bastard

Something interesting must happen every 10 seconds. 

A Little Nonsense

A Little Nonsense

It is a rare and precious thing to find a show which is not only brilliant, but which is brilliant in such a wide range of ways. 

Yacine Belhousse: Made in France

Yacine Belhousse: Made in France

Cosmopolitan Frenchman Yacine Belhousse is at the forefront of a new generation of comedy currently burgeoning in Paris. 

Pete Firman: Trickster

Pete Firman: Trickster

Trickster sees Pete Firman perform his signature blend of jokes and magic tricks with the usual swag and flair which regulars will have come to expect from his shows. 

BEASTS: Solo

BEASTS: Solo

In themselves the Beasts’ sketch personas are fairly standard; the nutcase, the buffoon and the straight man. 

The Jest

The Jest

The Jest feels TV-ready and in more ways than one. 

Simon Feilder: All The Things I'm Not

Simon Feilder: All The Things I'm Not

One of a stampede of comedians making the London-Edinburgh journey for the festival, Feilder knows his Fringe conventions well and isn’t afraid to use them to meta-comic effect. 

Luke McQueen: Now That's What I Luke McQueen

Luke McQueen: Now That's What I Luke McQueen

Things are not going well for Luke McQueen. 

Dracula

Dracula

Vampires never seem to go out of fashion. 

Lizzie Bates: Reprobates

Lizzie Bates: Reprobates

Lizzie Bates is a wildly imaginative comedian who has created a stunning array of characters for a fun hour of comedy. 

Pierre Novellie is Mighty Peter

Pierre Novellie is Mighty Peter

‘Mighty’ seems a pretty apt term to describe Pierre Novellie. 

Mark Watson: Flaws

Mark Watson: Flaws

Watson is back after a short hiatus from Edinburgh; a little more world-weary and adult, but in no way less hilarious. 

Tania Edwards: Always Rihgt

Tania Edwards: Always Rihgt

This is the hotly anticipated and hilarious new show from Tania Edwards: stand up comedian (BBC1, Radio 4), and writer (Mock the Week, BBC2, Stand Up For The Week, Channel 4). 

Phil Wang: Mellow Yellow

Phil Wang: Mellow Yellow

One of the first things that Phil Wang says on stage is that reviewers always describe his comedy style as ‘assured. 

The Snow Dog

The Snow Dog

You don’t expect adults to be as excited as the children when waiting to see a kids show at the fringe. 

Mildred and the Midnight City

Mildred and the Midnight City

A family friendly puppetry adventure following the intrepid journey of an unlikely little hero. 

David Trent: Live at the Pleasance Courtyard

David Trent: Live at the Pleasance Courtyard

David Trent enters to thunderous music and revs up the crowd with a flurry of fist pumps and screaming; only to cut it all off with a delightfully anticlimactic start to the show. 

Tom Craine: Thoughts On Love (By a Man With None of the Answers)

Tom Craine: Thoughts On Love (By a Man With None of the Answers)

After much consideration and persuasion, Tom Craine became a columnist for Cosmopolitan where he writes about love and dating. 

Normal/Madness

Normal/Madness

One issue addressed in this powerful and moving one-woman show is the unfortunate truth that mental illness is still massively misunderstood - a symptom that also seeps into thea… 

Seann Walsh: Seann 28

Seann Walsh: Seann 28

Brighton based comic, wild and woolly Seann Walsh is back in Edinburgh and playing to full houses at the Cabaret Bar in the Pleasance Courtyard. 

Voca People

Voca People

“Everything you are about to hear is pure human vocals,” a voiceover announces before the show begins. 

The Art of Falling Apart

The Art of Falling Apart

The Art of Falling Apart follows the path of midlife-critical salesman Callum, gleefully poking fun at modern life and the absurdities of trite conversation, chance meetings, hol… 

Rachel Parris: Live in Vegas

Rachel Parris: Live in Vegas

It’s heartening to see a deserving standup successfully transfer from the Free Fringe to the larger potential audience of the mega-venues. 

Years to the Day

Years to the Day

Two men in their forties meet for a coffee to catch up after four years of not meeting up in person. 

The Only Way is Downton

The Only Way is Downton

If impersonations are your thing, then the Only Way is Downton is a must-see at this year’s Fringe. 

The Pin

The Pin

Alex Owen and Ben Ashenden are the veritable princes of the meta-theatrical sketch and descendants of a very British kind of comedy. 

Matt Forde: 24 Hour Political Party People

Matt Forde: 24 Hour Political Party People

Matt Forde loves politics, and he’s going to make sure that you do too - whether you want to or not. 

Jamaica Farewell

Jamaica Farewell

A dream. 

Night Bus

Night Bus

Linda Marlowe and Sarah Louise Young present a surreal take on the blunt reality of the night bus service. 

Lee Griffiths: Post Traumatic Sketch Disorder

Lee Griffiths: Post Traumatic Sketch Disorder

Lee Griffiths: Post-Traumatic Sketch Disorder lays out the comic’s psyche by following Freud (just about) through funny family hang-ups by way of kid’s books, cock lengths and cr… 

John Hastings - Adventure

John Hastings - Adventure

Canadian standup John Hastings peddles an incredibly original show that could easily be a contender for Fringe Festival Awards. 

David Elms: Nurture Boy

David Elms: Nurture Boy

During this peculiar hour, David Elms takes a different approach to the usual bravado of musical comedy in a consciously quiet, ungainly performance. 

Knightmare Live - Level 2

Knightmare Live - Level 2

For fans of the original kids’ show, Knightmare Live - Level 2 is a dream come true. 

Beowulf: The Blockbuster

Beowulf: The Blockbuster

Beowulf: The Blockbuster is a triumph of a one-man show. 

Lights! Camera! Improvise! - The Improvised Movie

Lights! Camera! Improvise! - The Improvised Movie

Back for another year of improvised madness are Mischief Theatre, the improvised movie and Oscar - the man with the biggest collection of DVDs in the known Universe. 

Henry Paker: Unpacked

Henry Paker: Unpacked

Many of us have some form of a box in which we keep childhood keepsakes and store treasured memories. 

The Comedy Zone

The Comedy Zone

The Comedy Zone is a showcase night that comes with more than it’s fair share of prestige, and no little amount of pressure. 

Chris Turner: Pretty Fly

Chris Turner: Pretty Fly

Bandanas, braces and £16 patchouli hand soap are just a few of the afflictions that British comedian Chris Turner has had to suffer in life as a skinny, middle class white boy. 

The Greatest Liar in All the World

The Greatest Liar in All the World

Familia de la Noche take the story of Pinocchio and turn it on its head, with the former puppet boy as the titular “greatest liar in the world. 

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 1

Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 1

First of all, let’s get it out of the way, DO NOT go to this show with your mother. 

The 3rd Sector

The 3rd Sector

A new, seemingly naive charity worker walks out of her gap year and into her corporate office. 

Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories)

Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories)

Comedian Jay Foreman provides a devilishly cheeky hour of songs, poems and comedy for children of all ages in this excellent mid afternoon show in the Green. 

Lucy Beaumont: We Can Twerk It Out

Lucy Beaumont: We Can Twerk It Out

A sign for the Walton Street Working Men’s Club hangs on one wall, on the other a set of gold and pink lametta streamers. 

NewsRevue 2014

NewsRevue 2014

NewsRevue 2014 is impressive, very impressive. 

Toby: Fuzzbuzz

Toby: Fuzzbuzz

Fuzzbuzz can hardly be described as a sketch show. 

Dinosaur Zoo

Dinosaur Zoo

Direct from the West End, Dinosaur Zoo brings these awesome prehistoric creatures to the stage as you’ve never seen them before – up close and personal! From cute baby dinos to t… 

The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

It’s back. 

Tom Price: Not As Nice As He Looks

Tom Price: Not As Nice As He Looks

Refreshing, innovative, fast-paced, interactive: just some of the words that come to mind to describe Tom Price’s latest offering. 

Dylan Thomas Return Journey - Bob Kingdom, Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins

Dylan Thomas Return Journey - Bob Kingdom, Original Direction by Anthony Hopkins

Over 80,000 people worldwide have enjoyed this critically-acclaimed production which included sell-out seasons at London’s Lyric Hammersmith, Off-Broadway and Sydney Opera House. 

It Might Get Ugly

It Might Get Ugly

The night that challenges comedians to be honest to the point of regret. 

Ivo Graham: Motion Sickness

Ivo Graham: Motion Sickness

Everyone’s favourite ‘virgin until the tender age of twenty one’ stand-up is back. 

Ed Night: An Aesthetic

Ed Night: An Aesthetic

‘Ed Night stands at the dawn of the new age of stand-up’ (Fest). 

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Victim, Complex

Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Victim, Complex

You might have seen Kiri on Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, The Russell Howard Hour or heard her on The Now Show. 

Aardman Model Making Workshops

Aardman Model Making Workshops

Aardman Animations are giving you the chance to learn how to make your very own classic character, at these hands-on clay modelling workshops with Aardman’s Lead Senior Model Mak… 

Larry Dean: Bampot

Larry Dean: Bampot

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee brings 2018’s smash-hit show back to the Fringe. 

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