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Frank Skinner: 30 Years of Dirt

A highly anticipated brand-new hour from comic legend Frank Skinner ('King of stand-up' (Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard)), following his sell-out hit Showbiz. 'Frank Skinner has funny bones... ev...

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Grubby Little Mitts: Hello, Hi

The sequel to their award-winning debut! Traverse the perils of employment, friendship and love; be dazzled with ear splitting music; try not to be sick if you see too much flesh. The normal rules of engagem...

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Gyles Brandreth Can't Stop Talking!

He's back – and unstoppable. Gyles Brandreth can't stop talking. The jumper-loving This Morning and Just A Minute star, who pops up on Pointless, QI, Would I Lie To You?, Sunday Brunch, and Cel...

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Jason Byrne: The Ironic Bionic Man

We can rebuild him! Jason is officially Bionic – ironically of course – as Jason, the accident prone, general unfortunate gobshite (to no want of his own) is now half man, half machine. Born with...

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Susie McCabe: Femme Fatality

On the back of her TV debuts (Have I Got News for You, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order), Susie also supported Kevin Bridges, Frankie Boyle and Jason Manford on their tours. Susie's last show, Born ...

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Susie McCabe: Femme Fatality

20:35

02 Aug

David O'Doherty: Tiny Piano Man

The dishevelled prince of £10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair. It's gonna be a big one. Star of 8 Out of 10...

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Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time

Attributed to Mark Twain, humour is defined as tragedy plus time. Join Ed as he tests that formula by mining the most tragic event in his life for laughs. Praise for Ed's previous Edinburgh sold out run:...

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Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time

21:30

03 Aug

Frankie Boyle: Lap of Shame

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. Note that thes...

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Frankie Boyle: Lap of Shame

18:20

03 Aug

Reginald D. Hunter: The Man Who Could See Through Shit – A Work In Progress

In these supercharged socio-political times the challenge is more and more becoming separating what's true and what's real. Lucille Hunter proudly proclaimed: 'It's easy to see through shit, ...

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Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly

Monopoly is a terrible game. It ruins friendships and destroys families. This interactive extravaganza will update it for the modern world to make a game that's more competitive, more aggressive and will...

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Cabaret Impedimenta

An impossible variety show created by John-Luke Roberts. Amazing acts attempt to perform while confronted by obstacles and increasingly difficult circumstances, randomly chosen by spinning wheels. Find out i...

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Cabaret Impedimenta

20:55

17 Aug

Chris Kent: Back at It

Having gone back to work as an electrician, Chris found himself with two jobs and the ridiculous notion of buying a house... he didn't have enough jobs. Something had to give, and shur there's no fut...

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Chris Kent: Back at It

19:20

02 Aug

Dahn Rozario: White People Need to Relax

TikTok sensation Dahn Rozario brings his very first full hour of stand-up to Edinburgh. He's breaking down the stereotypes and showing people just how loud Indians can be and highlights what it means to ...

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Geraldine Hickey: Of Course We've Got Horses

Join the winner of Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Best Show Award – Geraldine Hickey as she shares stories about acknowledging and enjoying new-found privileges, like getting married and...

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Jody Kamali: Things We Do for Love

50% Bristolian. 50% Iranian. 100% stupid. A provocative story about the complexity of Kamali's dual heritage mixed with the absurdities of love and parenting, using physical comedy, clowning and opera. &...

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Jonny & The Baptists: Ten Thankless Years

The country's best (not most popular) musical comedians present their greatest hits, from a decade of being wildly under appreciated. 'An hour of glorious chaos. A must-see' ***** (Sunday Post). ...

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Julia Masli: CHOOSH!

Edinburgh Fringe 2022's best-reviewed and most in-demand debut show returns for a limited run. An absurd homage to migration, a hungry Eastern European clown voyages to America for a hot dog. 'Choosh...

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Julia Masli: CHOOSH!

20:55

22 Aug

Party

Get ready to party, cause the most eccentric and ‘queer as f*ck’ (Travis Alabanza) trans/non-binary/female mixed-bill comedy show is taking Edinburgh by storm every Friday night. Expect good vibe...

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Party

23:50

04 Aug

Sian Davies: This Charming Man

Where do you go when your role models let you down? Join award-winning comedian and jumped-up pantry boy Sian on a journey through masculinity and gender identity via Salford Lads Club (puncture repair kit n...

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Ted Hill: Tries and Fails to Fix Climate Change

Multimedia comedian Ted Hill unsuccessfully tries in several silly ways to fix humanity's greatest problem: climate change. It was a tough ask, and he's failed at it. In fact he doesn't even get ...

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Adults Only Magic Show

'An absolute riot!' ***** (TheatreWeekly.com). Prepare to be wowed out of your comfy red seats in this absolute jam-packed adults only spectacular! Magic duo Sam and Justin have toured across the wor...

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Adults Only Magic Show

21:15

02 Aug

Anuvab Pal: The Department of Britishness

Anuvab Pal returns on official business. Post-Brexit, the British government want to sell the idea of Britishness to India. It has been done before, with dubious results. Now, they've set up a Department...

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Baby Wants Candy

Fringe fave Baby Wants Candy is back! Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015-2019. One of the world's most popular comedy ensembles. You shout out the title, BWC makes up the musical. Some favourite recent...

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Baby Wants Candy

21:05

02 Aug

Best of the Fest

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 Byrne, ...

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Best of the Fest

23:55

04 Aug

Best of the Fest: The New Class

The best place in town to catch rising comedy stars and your Fringe favourites. A different show every night, featuring new faces and festival stalwarts! The perfect start (or end) to your festival evening. ...

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Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson

Chris Grace, Chinese-American character best known for playing Jerry on Superstore, portrays the greatest living Asian actor Scarlett Johansson through comedy, theatre, stand-up and the music of Tom Waits....

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Clive Anderson's My Seven Wonders

The host of Whose Line Is It Anyway, Talks Back and Loose Ends returns to Edinburgh with a live version of his hit podcast format in which he invites different guests daily to choose their own personal wonde...

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Dane Simpson: Didgeridoozy

Straight outta Wagga Wagga, Australia – the star of hit show Aborigi-LOL makes his Fringe debut with a swag of gut-bustingly funny stories, fun facts and big laughs. Bonus didgeridoo content. Winner Ad...

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Dane Simpson: Didgeridoozy

22:30

02 Aug

Jazz Emu's Pleasure Garden

Jazz Emu and The Cosmique Perfectión invite you to attend a live concert in their Pleasure Garden: a luscious, verdant Arcadia that veritably throbs with life. Each night they'll be performing a series ...

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Jazz Emu's Pleasure Garden

23:30

17 Aug

Joe and Rory: Television 1

National broadcaster Television 1 has been a proud British institution for 100 years and has played a prominent role in British life and culture. Join Joe and Rory in celebrating its centenary with a multime...

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Joe and Rory: Television 1

22:20

02 Aug

Lou Wall vs The Internet

I want you to think of the person you are most jealous of. This is a show about them. Well it's also about me. And murder and the internet. Comedian Lou Wall brings you their most ambitious comedy hour y...

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Lou Wall vs The Internet

19:50

02 Aug

Matt Hutchinson: Hostile

Matt is an NHS doctor – what a hero! Also a fast-rising comedian, finalist in the Leicester Square New Comedian and Hackney Empire New Act competition. The son of Jamaican and English parents, in this ...

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Matt Hutchinson: Hostile

14:30

02 Aug

Matt Storer: Hot Nonsense

Viral sensation, maestro of musical mayhem and lord of lyrical miracles, Matt Storer presents an award-winning musical comedy concert. Audience members blindly choose each song from a range of categories: so...

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Matt Storer: Hot Nonsense

18:30

02 Aug

Nurse Georgie Carroll: Sista Flo 2.0

Viral Nurse Georgie Carroll's gloves are off for this award-winning power hour. Hospital-grade humour from everyone's favourite nurse-turned-comedian. This is going to hurt, but it will make you bett...

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Police Cops: The Musical

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 ...

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Police Cops: The Musical

19:00

02 Aug

Shamilton! The Improvised Hip Hop Musical

Baby Wants Candy's hip-hop Hamilton homage returns! Following sold-out runs in Chicago, NYC and LA. We improvise an epic musical based on historical figures/celebrities you choose (Genghis Khan, Paul Hol...

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Simon Evans: Have We Met?

In Greek mythology, the Muses were the daughters of Mnemosyne, goddess of memory, by her nephew, Zeus. (Awks.) Ironically, there is no easy way to remember their names. Memory was thus regarded by the ancien...

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Simon Evans: Have We Met?

19:00

04 Aug

St Doctor's Hospital

A painfully funny improvised medical drama: St. Doctor's Hospital by The Free Association. For these brave frontline heroes, no procedure is too convoluted, no disease is too made-up, and no relationship...

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St Doctor's Hospital

15:15

02 Aug

Stephen Mullan: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!

Did you just roll your eyes at me? Therapy methods as unconventional as her response "You get what you pay for". Childhood heartbreak and Bridget Jones movies in a busted macho world – sensit...

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The George Lucas Talk Show

Comedian Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) appears as George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, and interviews guests like a "normal talk show". He is joined by sidekick Watto, pla...

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The George Lucas Talk Show

23:35

04 Aug

George-prov: An Improvised Theatrical Experience

Retired filmmaker George Lucas (as seen in the long-running cult comedy show, The George Lucas Talk Show) performs a partially interactive, fully improvised one-person theatrical experience using a digital a...

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JARUJARU: Arigato 2023

World premiere of JaruJaru's original sketch format, Two-Person Ensemble Piece Seamlessly playing Different Characters, which they have been experimenting since 2018. JaruJaru presents a silly, hilarious...

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JARUJARU: Arigato 2023

20:40

16 Aug

Laser Kiwi: Rise of the Olive

Join the world's only surreal, sketch, award-winning circus troupe on a wild ride as they bring people closer together, one olive at a time. Expect bizarre ideas, high-level circus and a bloody good nigh...

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Rob Auton: The Rob Auton Show

The Rob Auton Show is a show about Rob Auton. Rob Auton has written nine hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy/theatre/spoken-word shows on specific themes including yellow in The Yellow Show, and sleep in Th...

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The Baron and the Junk Dealer

From the creators of The George Lucas Talk Show, an original play about two fugitives – a mysterious aristocrat and a paranoid junk merchant – stranded on a desolate planet, waiting to be rescued...

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The Briefing with Melissa McGlensey

Welcome to the comedy presser where you get to ask the questions! USA comedian Melissa McGlensey (The Onion, Reductress) will take you on a journey of absurd political theatre, partisan nonsense and dark hum...

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