--- title: "Police Cops in Space | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "Hot off sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, Soho Theatre and San Francisco Comedy Fest, the multi award-winning, globally acclaimed Police Cops return with their sci-fi comedy blockbuster. With a whole galaxy of five-star reviews, expect rocket-fuelled action, 80s bangers and out-of-this-world physical comedy. Winner: Amused Moose Comedy Award. Winner: Toronto Fringe Best Comedy. ***** (EdFestMag.com). ***** (WhatsOnStage.com). ***** (TheatreWeekly.com). 'It's hip, it's radical, it's funny as f*ck' (Bill Nighy). 'It takes brains to be this dumb!' (Stewart Lee). 'I paid £16, I would have paid £17' (Dara Ó Briain)." "og:title": "Police Cops in Space" "twitter:description": "Hot off sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, Soho Theatre and San Francisco Comedy Fest, the multi award-winning, globally acclaimed Police Cops return with their sci-fi comedy blockbuster. With a whole galaxy of five-star reviews, expect rocket-fuelled action, 80s bangers and out-of-this-world physical comedy. Winner: Amused Moose Comedy Award. Winner: Toronto Fringe Best Comedy. ***** (EdFestMag.com). ***** (WhatsOnStage.com). ***** (TheatreWeekly.com). 'It's hip, it's radical, it's funny as f*ck' (Bill Nighy). 'It takes brains to be this dumb!' (Stewart Lee). 'I paid £16, I would have paid £17' (Dara Ó Briain)." "twitter:title": "Police Cops in Space" description: "Hot off sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, Soho Theatre and San Francisco Comedy Fest, the multi award-winning, globally acclaimed Police Cops return with their sci-fi comedy blockbuster. With a whole galaxy of five-star reviews, expect rocket-fuelled action, 80s bangers and out-of-this-world physical comedy. Winner: Amused Moose Comedy Award. Winner: Toronto Fringe Best Comedy. ***** (EdFestMag.com). ***** (WhatsOnStage.com). ***** (TheatreWeekly.com). 'It's hip, it's radical, it's funny as f*ck' (Bill Nighy). 'It takes brains to be this dumb!' (Stewart Lee). 'I paid £16, I would have paid £17' (Dara Ó Briain)." --- # Police Cops in Space [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Police Cops in Space](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F836709ec-ff6b-4504-b2a3-e38230ce7f65?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Police Cops in Space Hot off sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, Soho Theatre and San Francisco Comedy Fest, the multi award-winning, globally acclaimed Police Cops return with their sci-fi comedy blockbuster. With a whole galaxy of five-star reviews, expect rocket-fuelled action, 80s bangers and out-of-this-world physical comedy. 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