--- title: "James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "James invented the idea of proper stand-up for children in 2001. For the last ten years he has mainly been concentrating on writing funny books and parenting his own children. Now he is bored of that and returns to the world of festivals to reboot comedy for kids with a face full of wrinkles and a reconstructed show that may include exploding penguins; seventeen ways to eat jam; and songs to sing to the worms in your dog's bottom." "og:title": "James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids" "twitter:description": "James invented the idea of proper stand-up for children in 2001. For the last ten years he has mainly been concentrating on writing funny books and parenting his own children. Now he is bored of that and returns to the world of festivals to reboot comedy for kids with a face full of wrinkles and a reconstructed show that may include exploding penguins; seventeen ways to eat jam; and songs to sing to the worms in your dog's bottom." "twitter:title": "James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids" description: "James invented the idea of proper stand-up for children in 2001. For the last ten years he has mainly been concentrating on writing funny books and parenting his own children. Now he is bored of that and returns to the world of festivals to reboot comedy for kids with a face full of wrinkles and a reconstructed show that may include exploding penguins; seventeen ways to eat jam; and songs to sing to the worms in your dog's bottom." --- # James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F6ea2c3a7-fd9f-4f2c-82a8-a714cd76c5b8?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids James invented the idea of proper stand-up for children in 2001. For the last ten years he has mainly been concentrating on writing funny books and parenting his own children. Now he is bored of that and returns to the world of festivals to reboot comedy for kids with a face full of wrinkles and a reconstructed show that may include exploding penguins; seventeen ways to eat jam; and songs to sing to the worms in your dog's bottom. ## Audience Reaction [![Video thumbnail](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SLziGH5oaW4/sddefault.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLziGH5oaW4) ##### Audience Reaction [ ## You may also like [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/comedy-club-4-kids) Children's Shows Comedy Compilation #### **Comedy Club 4 Kids** 28-30 Aug 2026 14:35 **Assembly George Square Gardens** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/comedy-club-4-kids/performances) [ [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-listies-110-ready) Children's Shows Comedy Family-friendly #### **The Listies: 110% Ready** 16 Aug 2026 13:00 **Assembly George Square Studios** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-listies-110-ready/performances) [ [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-greatest-magic-show) Children's Shows Magic Comedy #### **The Greatest Magic Show** 28-31 Aug 2026 11:45 **Assembly George Square Gardens** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-greatest-magic-show/performances) [ [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/fort) Children's Shows Circus Theatre #### **FoRT** 16 Aug 2026 11:25 **Assembly George Square Gardens** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/fort/performances) [ ### **Follow Us** ### **Sign up to our newsletter** ## **THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS, SPONSORS AND PARTNERS** [![The City of Edinburgh Council](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/d379ddbf-66cc-4bb3-909e-c524a9e673ac?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit The City of Edinburgh Council website](https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/) [![The Church of Scotland](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/49185c32-3f2d-4eda-ae62-d01a3e04c659?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit The Church of Scotland website](https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/) [![Essential Edinburgh](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/bbd576d2-3705-41b9-94af-7dfe6f96b6b2?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Essential Edinburgh website](https://www.essentialedinburgh.co.uk/) [![The University of Edinburgh](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/56257592-6b16-4180-9c7c-562de7a6cc0e?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit The University of Edinburgh website](https://www.ed.ac.uk/) [![Inchs](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/fb42cf05-8f22-4aea-8e08-24e008e57457?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Inchs website](https://www.inchscider.co.uk/) [![encore](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/d961c754-dd20-40c1-b476-5369a4076745?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit encore website](https://www.encore-emea.com/) [![Deltalive](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/1ca2a489-690b-4b55-b16a-cd6d2e539d7c?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Deltalive website](https://deltalive.net/) [![Robe](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/b21f6feb-a965-4482-b78a-4466a153d45b?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Robe website](https://www.robe.cz/) [![Matthew Clark](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/1a437a3c-6fa6-4078-a071-17d0e0b860d0?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Matthew Clark website](https://www.matthewclark.co.uk/) [![The List](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/86335248-6c14-4676-bcb8-291543a4c604?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit The List website](https://list.co.uk/) [![Capital Radio](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/71f29d18-debc-4592-8ae7-0aa4f5163117?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Capital Radio website](https://www.capitalfm.com/) ![Forth 1](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/dc387b7e-8339-4d99-b9be-b1a256439563?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png) [![Deputy](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/7e02ca85-c474-41c6-bd00-beb95ab98ece?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Deputy website](https://www.deputy.com/gb) [![Lothian](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/c55784eb-57f5-464e-8f82-ad0e480d3b30?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Lothian website](https://www.lothianbuses.com/) [![Edinburgh International Film Festival](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/bf554013-50b4-4eb8-91df-aeaa7ef890ac?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Edinburgh International Film Festival website](https://www.edfilmfest.org/) [![Street Assist Edinburgh](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/d64fb877-77c5-4c98-bd42-15db5069750c?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Street Assist Edinburgh website](https://www.streetassist.co.uk/) [![Aubin](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/6d6f2f34-9950-4446-a250-30961edc5105?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Aubin website](https://aubinandwills.com/)