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Here he comes, trotting back onstage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad. There'll be lots of talking, some apologising and some songs on a glued together plastic keyboard from 1...

Fern Brady is returning the the Fringe. She'll be tackling big issues such as death, shagging, marriage and ageing. In her typically honest and authentic way Fern is never scared to speak her mind. This ...

The fastest-selling act at Glasgow International Comedy Festival three years running is back with a brand-new show! In her 40th year, Susie has decided to leave cynicism behind to be an all-new positive Susi...

Prepare to be wowed out of your seats in this jam-packed, 18+ spectacular! Featuring an array of raucous comedy, mind-bending illusions and a cheeky hint of nudity seen on stages all across the globe! The Pe...

Andy's an ideas man and he's got ideas, man. Good ideas, bad ideas, clever ideas, stupid ideas. Now he's had the idea to make a show out of his favourite ideas. What an idea!As seen and he...

#MakeMusicGreatAgain. You are the orchestra. Boorish Trumpson is your rehearsal-conductor. Just your rehearsal conductor... just for one rehearsal... absolutely no other ambitions. None. Nope.An inter...

Following a completely sold out 2019 Fringe season, the host of Whose Line Is It Anyway, Talks Back and Loose Ends returns to Edinburgh with a live version of his hit new podcast format in which he invites d...

The UK's lowest energy double act explore the Wild West.Expect songs, characters, rootin' and tootin' from two best friends dressed as cowboys. Crizards are a couple of offbeat boys (Will ...

As part of a continuing physical and mental tailspin, Frankie Boyle suppresses his overarching sense of futility and horror to tell jokes for an hour in the final days of organised human life.It's...

A debut solo comedy hour from the legs behind the sell-out hit show Legs. In this absurd homage to migration, a hungry clown from an Eastern European village voyages to America for a hot dog.'Choo...

Kate Butch, the Comic Sans of Drag, is back in Edinburgh. She's written a musical based on the songs of her favourite singer and namesake, but needs your help to get BUSH! to Broadway.The lovechil...

After selling out at the Adelaide Fringe, Liars and Clowns comes to Edinburgh to showcase the best alternative, underground and weird acts from around the festival. Come and see a revolving door of the hotte...

Award-winning comedian and actor Michelle Brasier (Netflix's Aunty Donna, Double Denim) debuts her critically acclaimed show. Average Bear sheds light on Michelle's experience living in the shadows o...

It has been a period of upheaval and uncertainty with COVID and the political situation. You will be amazed by my capacity to somehow take all these things personally. Your Power, Your Control is a new show ...

After my last Fringe appearance (August, 2016), I had to step away from Edinburgh and consider how to be less devastatingly funny. Many of the people at that show suffered fainting spells, hallucinations and...

One of Australia's best stand-up comedians returns with his new show Yoho Diabolo. Last time I performed at Edinburgh Fringe I accidentally walked in on Russell Howard in the bathroom so I'm beyond e...

Does for politics, religion and philosophy what Simon Evans Goes to Market (BBC Radio 4) did for economics – makes it fresh, compelling and funny.From Gnosticism to Nihilism... come and enjoy an...

Stephen Mullan arrives at the Edinburgh Fringe bringing his special brand of goofy energetic comedy to the festival for the first time. Fresh from his trip to Love Island Australia, Stephen returned to Irela...

The baddest b!tch in the spirit world is back, the legendary Ghost Whisperer Séayoncé! What better way to feel alive again than with a big throbbing res-erection? Ghouls just want to have fun... it's t...

The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh, featuring your favourite comedians from around the Fringe. A perfect way to experience the festival!Previous guests include: David O'Doherty, Jason B...

My mother died in March 2019 and of course it was sad and grief can be tough sometimes, but I saw a lot of funny in that too. Since death comes to us all and grief is something most of us will experience, I ...

Fresh from a sell-out tour, star of BBC's The Blame Game, Fighting Talk and The News Quiz, Neil Delamere returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new show. Whether it's between countries or systems, the pla...

New Zealand's only popstars return with new catchy AF comedy pop music. And guess what? They’re expecting... you to enjoy the show. After selling out shows in NZ and the UK, Two Hearts are ready to...

Brown Sauce is a comedy night with the best South Asian comedians (and other Asian friends) on the circuit. Featuring household names and the best up-and-coming talent, all hilarious comedians who happen to ...

Diane Chorley brings you her chart-topping podcast Chatting with Chorley live from the glamour of her cult 1980s nightclub The Flick.Expect gorgeous Fringe exclusives, sizzling chat, dazzling celebrit...

Join cult songstress Diane Chorley, and sidekick Milky, as they bring back their iconic 80s nightclub The Flick, where the dancing doesn’t stop, the band keeps playing and the Babycham's on ice &rs...

One of The Guardian’s top five shows of 2021 returns for a limited run!Join The Duchess of Canvey on a hilarious journey of self-discovery as she reclaims her place in the heart of divided Brita...

Best Sketch Show, Time Out (New York) BriTANicK is the comedy duo of Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney. They have written for Saturday Night Live and It's Alway...

An impossible variety show hosted by John-Luke Roberts.Amazing acts try to entertain you under increasingly difficult circumstances. Spin the wheel and find out if a singer can still sing with a bubbl...

He's been on the road since February, played three sold-out nights at London's iconic Hackney Empire and now Ol' Broken Pancreas is charged up and ready to flick the switch on even more nights of...

George cooks food while making you laugh. In recent years he's toured three shows and cooked over a thousand dishes, all in front of an audience, none with a kitchen. This is the best bits. Three meals, ...

“Whining folk singer” (The Telegraph), lesbian and checked-shirt collector Grace Petrie has been incorrectly called Sir everyday of her adult life, and, having exhausted her capacity for wri...

British-Lebanese comedian Isabelle Farah's sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2021 show Ellipsis later transferred to the Soho Theatre and was listed by Chortle in the Top Ten shows of 2021.Isabelle return...

Winner: Best New Comedian, Panic Awards (2019) As seen on BBC, ITV, Sky and Comedy Central. Fusing stand-up with musical comedy, the UK's premier transgender comedian takes on babies, boob...

Hot off the heels of his critically acclaimed Netflix special, Phil's bringing his highly infective British-Malaysian variant of comedy to the Edinburgh Fringe once more. Phil's last show in Edinburg...

The Crowd Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about crowds by award-winning writer, actor and podcaster Rob Auton. The Crowd Show is a show suitable for anybody who wants to be in the crowd for this sh...

Award-winning physical comedian Tom Walker has written a love letter to the sport and spear that share a name: the humble javelin. That most noble of pursuits: throwing something very far.Winner: Dire...

Following sell-out shows at VAULT Festival, Edinburgh Fringe and Soho Theatre, award-winning storyteller and professional over-sharer Roann Hassani McCloskey returns with another fearless autobiographical ta...

Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015-2019. One of the world's most popular comedy ensembles is back! You call out the title, BWC makes up the musical. Some favourite recent titles: Kanye West Side Story,...

The “amazingly funny” (Forbes) Christopher Titus, one of the States' most prolific and respected comedians, is finally making his Edinburgh debut. Titus' eponymously named Fox sitcom...

Formally the world's greatest Tupperware Lady, Dixie's show is an air-tight packed hour of fun, filth, and laughter. Forced to give up Tupperware sales and homeschool her kids full-time under lockdow...

The American stand-up, TV writer and "neurotic Jewish millennial" returns following her acclaimed 2019 debut.Join Emmy on a journey through nearly 13 of Jennifer Lopez's 30 fragrances be...

Multi award-winning musical comedy duo Flo & Joan are climbing out of their pits, armed with a piano and percussion section to bring you a brand new show of their critically acclaimed songs and comedy....

Award-winning, New York comedians Jake Cornell and Marcia Belsky present an hour-long parody about heterosexual love. With Jake Cornell starring as Man and Marcia Belsky as Woman the two explore gender polit...

Everyone ok? Everyone happy with their life choices? Everyone with high self-esteem and without regrets? Great! Well let's get cosy and together we'll crack the meaning of life. Jo is one half of cri...

Physical comedy meets Hollywood. Join Jody on a cinematic journey, from crime capers to romantic thrillers and more, whilst using everybody's favourite household item: the humble ironing board. A silent ...

Following three culturally deeply unsettling, sell-out smash-hit runs, this bafflingly entertaining late-night comedy extravaganza returns to the Fringe for a fourth hammer blow. JLR wrangles an all-star cas...

Oh wow, the last two years have been awful haven't they? So what do we do now? Laugh and pretend it's definitely fine? Or deal with the trauma of multiple lockdowns, emotional shutdowns and total bre...

Live show based on the book Hot Mess: What On Earth Can We Do About Climate Change. 'A very funny, important and only moderately terrifying clarion call of a book' (Adam Kay). As seen on BBC Two and ...

Christmas Eve, Georgia, 1996. Melissa's newly divorced dad picks her and her teenage brother up for dinner. After an hour of silent driving, they pull up to his favorite family restaurant... Hooters. Wel...

Join the creator of The Room Next Door in this final run at the Edinburgh Fringe after a successful sell-out tour as he talks about making comedy under the radar and the dangers of social media fame, as well...

“Few comics reduce their audience to the constant waves of laughter for the full hour like Britton does” (Chortle). Britton makes her Fringe debut with an outrageous ...

Join New Zealand’s fastest comedian (5km and 10km) for an enchanting afternoon In the Moonlight. The show includes music, romance and even photos. He’s been on TV, starring in the critically revi...

USA, 1985: Rookie Police Cop Jimmy Johnson joined the force to protect and serve... But now Jimmy's in deep, partnered up with a renegade Police Cop and leaned on by a racist Chief. With guns loaded and ...

In her Fringe debut, one of the hottest names on America's comedy circuit shares her journey from daughter, to best friend, to caregiver in a poignant but laughter-filled hour.Following the releas...

There's only one Randy Feltface, which technically makes him a critically endangered species. Don't miss your chance to see this Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee deliver an hour of blistering jokes in ...

Climate change. Mass unemployment. Economic pandemics. The rise of global fascism. So, what the f*ck could this man possibly say to upset you? Welcome to the world of the Bombe Shuffleur. Fresh from a UK tou...

Multi award-winning podcast returns. See it live! Get to shout out RHLSTP like a proper cool kid. Hosted by one-balled Taskmaster Champion and 'King of Edinburgh' (The List). His 43rd show and his 26...

An investigation into Welsh and queer identity or a show for anyone with a complex relationship to home. This playful and inventive character comedy explores what it means to be Welsh and queer, and the myth...

Perrier Award-winning comedy legend Simon Fanshawe is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time in decades with the live show based on his book, The Power Of Difference. As a pioneer of the UK com...

The Oxford Revue are back again at the Edinburgh Fringe with an hour of sketches, stand-up and all sorts of assorted silliness!Known for kick-starting the careers of the likes of Rowan Atkinson, Katy ...

I HATE NEW YORK is a gay-tastic solo debut from self-professed rage-a-holic, Tom DeTrinis, that offers up a non-stop, hilarious litany of grievances. DeTrinis unmasks his singular views on everything fr...

Your Aunt Fanny are an all-womxn theatre company from the North East of England. Muff Said is their latest offering, a comedy sketch show that vividly captures a night out on the town with your wildest, olde...