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Winter has come! The smash hit returns. Hilarious, harrowing, heart-warming. Total Fringe sell-out 2015-2018. Updated with gobs of new material from the final season. 'A resounding success' ***** (Su...

Invisible is an unflinching, hilarious and unexpected insight into life at an age when the world ghosts you. Cally recalls the time she nearly disappeared in Iceland (the country, not the shop). From behind ...

Anuvab Pal is trying to understand a thousand years of this bewildering British Isle through his Indian lens, deploying respectable tools he's mastered like corruption, deceit and fake news to find wheth...

Sleeping Trees are silly, funny boys. They don't know what this show is about yet, but it will be sillier, funnier and contain at least three boys. 'Phenomenal performers brimming with verve and fizz...

Jason Byrne returns with his brand-new show, Wrecked But Ready. After 23 consecutive years Jason is wrecked but he is as ever ready (which is a battery, but he’s more Duracell than Eveready). In partic...

Join Ed as he takes a long hard look at himself and tries to decide if he has any traits that are worth passing on to his children. 'Masterful... Go see!' ***** (Sunday Times).Lauded as one of...

Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015-2018. 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,...

Brand-new comedy from the stand-up who cooks on stage. In this show he's on the road! It's time for planes, trains and automob-meals (sorry). George demonstrates how to cook with an engine, procure i...

Citizens of Hope and Glory! A new tomorrow beckons. One that smells reassuringly of yesterday, but with Wi-Fi. One last heave and we will be there. And when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Althoug...

The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down. Does My Mum Loom Big In This? is for everyone who’s had a mother or been a mother, featuri...

See Russell Kane as he warms up ahead of his brand new tour. The multi- award winning comedian, presenter, actor, author and scriptwriter is best known for BBC Three&...

Blank Script presents the Edinburgh International Improv Festival (EIIF), Scotland’s first and only festival dedicated to improve. Across 4 days over 75 performers fro...

The debut stand-up hour from the multi award-winning co-writer of The Vicar of Dibley. Paul’s co-written or worked on many much-loved comedy shows – I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue...

This show is a blend of stand-up and character comedy. People often call Lubna the Asian Ellen DeGeneres. In the show actress, comedian and self-confessed busybody, Lubna Kerr shares ...

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, ...

The hairy Enya is delighted to return to Edinburgh with a brand-new show made up of talking and songs played on the plastic keyboard he got for his Confirmation. Once again, he will try to fix everything tha...

Ten years since they burst onto the scene with their wildly popular brand of musical infotainment, Frisky & Mannish are officially Pop PhDs, fully qualified to conduct scientific analyses of the molecula...

The star of Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Crackerjack embarks on a brand-new show, in this, his last tour ever! See him before he heads off... Into the Punset. 'One of the funniest comedians in t...

Motherhood: the most celebrated and exploited condition of human existence. Joining an illustrious line of shows by straight white men about their daddy issues, this is a show by a straight brown woman about...

Established in 2008, Humoro klubas is one of the leading stand-up comedy events in Lithuania. Current and former comedians in the crew perform live, do podc...

Blam blam! The critically acclaimed idiot returns with a brand-new hour of extraordinary daft-hearted comedy, following a complete sell out at last year's Fringe. 'Freewheeling escapism... a joy'...

Following a surprising (and culturally deeply unsettling) smash-hit, sell-out run at last year's Fringe, this mind-bogglingly awful, disquietingly successful idea for a late-night comedy extravaganza ret...

Josh has appeared on BBC1’s Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, The Tracey Ullman Show, BBC R4’s Dead Ringers and 4Extra’s Newsjack. The ‘Prodigiously talented impressionist’ (Br...

One man. One mission. Is it possible? No, not really. Milton reveals the truth about being an international spy before being given a disappointing new identity which forced him to appear on Mock the Week and...

Hot off the back of total sell-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2016, 2017, 2018 and Soho Theatre, London; multi award-winning company Police Cops bring you their latest comedy blockbuster: Badass Be Thy Name. G...

The Time Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about time. It is suitable for people who know of time. Following on from his shows about the colour yellow, the sky, faces, water, sleep, hair and talking,...

Writer and star of BBC Radio 4 series Australian Trilogy, Sarah Kendall returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a brand new hour of storytelling. Funny and probably a bit depressing in places. Two-time...

As seen on ABC, The Comedy Channel and Channel 11 which featured their one hour comedy special. After a sold out 2018 world tour, Beej and Jimmy are back! Australia's favourite twins return with a new sh...

Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen that couldn't talk to girls. Join Tom and his Hogwarts classmates on a hilarious musical adventure packed with ma...

Join comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn as they celebrate the scummier side of parenting, from drinking wine at teatime to hiding from the PTA. Expect stand-up, sketches, songs and some very scummy stori...

New Zealand's beloved sissy Chris Parker (as seen in Netflix's The Breaker Upperers) is mincing his way over to Edinburgh with his award-winning Camp Binch. Winner of Best Show at NZ International Co...

The host of Whose Line Is It Anyway, Loose Ends and Talks Back makes his much-anticipated return to the Edinburgh Fringe stage with a one-man show guaranteed to be funnier than Shakespeare's greatest tra...

Join Diane as she recuts the red ribbon on her iconic 80s nightclub The Flick. A hedonistic paradise rebuilt in the heart of Edinburgh – where live music plays, cocktails are shaken till the early hour...

The Duchess of Canvey returns with a new show and new songs! Join her on a hilarious journey of self-discovery as she reclaims her place in the heart of a divided Britain. Check in your (faux) fur coat, grab...

Divet Show will bring glitter, glamour, fun and over 30 world-class stars like Adele, Whitney, Celine, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Freddie Mercury, Cher... all impersonated by one man, Marko Vainio, accompanied by ...

In January, musical comedy sisters Flo and Joan watched the Bros documentary and saw a glimpse into their future; a lot of dog portraits and male pattern baldness. Anyway, following a sell-out run in 2018, t...

We miss Robin Williams. Tonight, five years after his passing, we will celebrate him. And hopefully raise a helluva lot of money for two great mental health charities. Line-up (subject to change) includes Ni...

The comic legend and 1991 Comedy Award winner returns to Edinburgh, performing 60 minutes of fresh material ahead of the launch of his new tour show ‘Showbiz’ this autumn.‘Provocativ...

One-man sketch (but good). Co-star of podcast Capital. 'Brilliant stuff' **** (Guardian). 'A distilled version of the most interesting developments in British comedy' **** (Sunday Times). ...

Best Male Comedian winner, New Zealand Comedy Guild awards 2017. Best Show nominee, NZ International Comedy Festival 2017. Best Newcomer nominee, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016. It's hard t...

Identity politics. Right-wing nationalism. Climate Change. Brexit. Ronan Keating's solo career. There isn't much philosophy going on. Following his Celebrity Big Brother house "vacation", t...

James returns with his most ambitious show to date – an epic, thought-provoking stage spectacular celebrating the 1000 great lives that shaped history. However, with the cast missing, budget running lo...

As America slips into fascism, Jena celebrates free speech while she still has it, in this unapologetic political hour of comedy. Miscarriage of Justice is the US comic's long-awaited return to the Fring...

Award-winning Edinburgh favourite, Jess Robinson, returns with a brand new show and her fabulous live band. Join Jess for a fun-packed hour of comedy, music and vocal fireworks as you're transported by t...

Dating again after a complex break-up, Jessie is trying to get her personal life in order – before her kids wake up. Cave brings her critically acclaimed blend of confessional comedy and DIY performanc...

Ireland’s comedy sweetheart (self-titled) and Dublin Fringe Best Performer nominee is returning to Edinburgh on The Prosecco Express, fresh from her sell-out Irish tour and Soho Theatre run. As seen in...

The Bristolian bumbling ex-darts champ is back. A calamitous Q&A and whirlwind journey into the soul of an idiot. The beer swigging, pie-munching fallen star is setting the record straight in this off be...

We live in a divided world and we want to cross that divide. But how can we be popular now 'populist' means 'I'm a shit'? Answer: we love everyone. Oh, except bastards. Everyone hates bas...

A one-man variety mash-up of story, song and stupidity. An expat antipodean pretending to be a Vampyr called Kevin pretends to be all the friends he always wanted and hasn’t yet had. Most people waste ...

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee brings 2018's smash-hit show back to the Fringe. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and Michael McIntyre's Big Show. ***** (Herald). **** (Times). **** (Sunda...

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee brings 2017's smash-hit show back to the Fringe. As seen on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and Michael McIntyre's Big Show. ***** (Herald). **** (Times). **** (Sunda...

Clock's ticking. We're all heading for the grave. Don't panic, character comedians Lola and Jo ('Bloody brilliant' **** (Chortle.co.uk)) will find answers to the big questions before time...

EU leaders swap negotiations for disco, tassels and glitter in this 'razor sharp blend of burlesque and comedy' (EdFestMag.com). In a bawdy display of razzmatazz, Merkel, May and friends rip it up an...

In 2017, Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. It really wasn'...

Edinburgh! I’m Happy For You was just nominated for the Most Outstanding Show in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Fancy.Nath was recently handpicked by Kevin Bridges to open for him ...

Comedian Nick Helm’s musical B-movie, drive-in horror anthology tribute is risen from the grave and back at the Fringe for the first time since 2008. Join the Master of Mayhem as he drags you through a...

Join the star of Parks and Recreation and Fargo for an evening of deliberative talking and light dance that will compel you to chuckle whilst enjoining you to brandish a better side of humanity than the one ...

In the glittery underworld of combs and curlers, Pamela is the hard won queen of a buzzing beauty salon. But behind the glamour, secrets and lies threaten to bring the walls of her suburban palace crumbling ...

Best known as the co-creator and co-star of hit podcast 2 Dope Queens, interviewing the likes of Jon Stewart, Tig Nataro and Michelle Obama to name just a few. Phoebe is also a New York Times best-selling au...

Hot off the back of total sell-out runs at Edinburgh Fringe 2016, 2017 and 2018, and Soho Theatre, multi award-winning Police Cops return with their sci-fi comedy blockbuster. After his father is killed by a...

In his debut show, character comedian Raphael Wakefield charts the rise and fall of his idol, Arsène Wenger, and asks what it means to become successful. As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack. Direct...

Russell performs his work-in-progress show testing new material. Some jokes will last to his tour or TV shows, some will survive just one night. Regardless, it'll be fun. Come be part of the process....

Observing the little traditional conventions in life – one pink sock for Michaelmas day, keeping toenail clippings in a separate jar from fingernails, cream first, then jam, then bacon – is what ...

Fringe favourites the Sleeping Trees are doing Christmas in Edinburgh! Offering their surreal take on the most Christmassy story of all time; The Nativity. Join Mary, Joseph, Jesus, Santa, the Wise Men, rein...

Susie McCabe (multi award-winning comedian, Best Scottish Headliner 2017, and fastest-selling Glasgow Comedy Festival act three years running) brings her sell-out and critically acclaimed show to Edinburgh. ...

Join us for a wild ride, with rhythm, body percussion, singing, stomping, clowning and the spirit of Scotland!“The Latebloomers are an extremely talented and professional act who take their audi...

In 2016, SAG Award-winning, middle-aged scene-stealer Tom Lenk (Buffy, Tilda Swinton Answers..., Transparent, HBO's Room 104) accidentally achieved what millennials and wannabe social media "influen...

Melbourne International Comedy Festival: 2017 Best Show nominee and 2016 Best Newcomer winner. Award-winning-and-losing comedian Tom Walker returns to Edinburgh and this year, he's talking very little an...

Your favourite movies – musicalised! And you choose! Top Gun, Die Hard or Jurassic Park from the critically acclaimed Los Angeles comedy company, 30-Minute Musicals. With over 16 musical parodies of cu...

From the oldest culture on earth comes the freshest, fiercest and funniest stand-up around. Cheeky, loud, black and proud, featuring the brightest stars in Australian comedy: Kevin Kropinyeri, Andy Saunders ...

'HELLO EVERYONE IT’S YOUR AUNTY HERE. FAMILY BBQ WILL BE AT MINE THIS YEAR. BRING A PLATE BUT I'M ON A DIET SO PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE. BYO BOOZE AND DURRIES. NO SCABS THIS YEAR THANK YOU.' A...

You loved the original so much, we're doing it twice! The best mixed-bill comedy night in Edinburgh heads back to its birthplace, so now there's two late-night chances to catch your comedy favourites...

Join Nish Kumar as he hosts a line-up of the most exciting comedy talent in the country – Rose Matafeo, Phil Wang, Sara Barron, Catherine Bohart, Sarah Keyworth and Ahir Shah. It's going to be anot...

The semi-final of the 2019 Funny Women Awards. The best new female comedy acts compete for the coveted Stage Award and a place in the final. Hosted by 2017 winner Thanyia Moore. Established in 2003 and now a...

Join Funny Women for a sparkling mix of comedy featuring the brightest new, emerging and established talent at the Fringe. Enjoy stand-up, sketch, musical comedy and more as we showcase acts from 16 years of...

Drag sensation Glamrou battles to merge their queer identity and Islamic heritage. In this blisteringly funny and political debut, Glamrou serenades their lover, Allah, with love songs, break-up songs and mi...

Dear reader, you may know me from such tragedies as Dead Dad (Radio 4's Good Grief) and Dead Friend (BBC Three's Happy Man) but this year I'm dead chuffed to perform comedy about shaggin...

New Zealand's favourite surreal sketch circus troupe bring their smash hit to Edinburgh. A wonderfully bizarre and thoroughly entertaining masterpiece, you will never predict what's coming next! Afte...

Men with Coconuts, Scotland's leading improv troupe, return to the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe with an entirely new show: a hilarious montage of scenes, songs and silliness.Expect emotional balladry, ly...

Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Nish Kumar is back at the Fringe. The title is a quote from Terminator 2. There will be jokes about politics, mankind's capacity for self-destruction and whether it ...

Winner: Pinder Prize, 2019 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The Edinburgh debut from one of Australia’s most exciting comedians. I'm a stand-up comedian from Australia and I think I’m...

When you lose a bet with a mate and have to get 'The Toddfather' tattooed on your leg you can either have it removed with a laser, or become.... The Toddfather. With millions ...

Join us for a one-off comedy extravaganza, raising awareness for one of the most pressing issues of our time – protecting our planet. Come and show your support for our suffering environment, with some...

Andy Field's Funeral: Work In ProgressFrom BBC Radio 1's Andy Field Experience and ITV2's The Stand Up Sketch Show. Chortle award winner and BBC New Comedy Award Finalist.Andy Fie...

The legendary Ghost Whisperer Séayoncé is lubed up to mystic it to you in this dragtastic séance! Enter the depths of the spirit world to see how far Séayoncé will go to get what’s needed. Hell-be...

It's 1616. Shakespeare and his Fair Youth – bent on being remembered through the annals of history – have set about spicing up his plays with one missing ingredient: showstopping musical numb...

Join the world-famous Oxford Revue as it returns to the Edinburgh Fringe for its 55th year. Brought to you by some of the nation's best young student comedians, Switcheroo is an hour of innovative and dy...

The future is uncertain. Does that thrill you or terrify you? Do you seize opportunities, or feel at risk? After the exponentially funny Your Days Are Numbered and spectacularly entertaining Brainsex, Timand...

Join West End Producer as he auditions special guests for his Free Willy musical. You, the audience, are on the panel as WEP challenges guests to perform such iconic whale-based hits including: My Willy Need...

Join West End Producer as he auditions special guests for his Free Willy musical. You, the audience, are on the panel as WEP challenges guests to perform such iconic whale-based hits including: My Willy Need...

Fresh from his 2019 Best New Show nomination at Leicester Comedy Festival, Steve McNeil (team captain/creator, Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit) hosts a whole week of different shows, ably assisted by Rob Sedgeb...

Join comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean as they explore a shared passion, serial killers. In this live version of the hugely popular podcast the pair will talk all things murder and macabre ...

Ahead of his nationwide tour, Josh returns to Edinburgh for a strictly limited run of Work In Progress shows. It'll feature grumbles and jokes which tackle the hot comedy topics o...

As seen on Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights…The world- renowned clairvoyant, medium and psychic is back! Join paranormal sensation Clinton Baptiste as he takes you on a hilario...

A whimsically curated theatrical deep-dive into the multiverse of HENDRICK’S GIN, guided by three tini tipples…In a world where the beloved martini has been called ‘one of the happi...

** Please note this show will take place at Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2LR ** Critically a...

The mother of all confessional shows from the bestselling author and star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down. Does My Mum Loom Big In This? is for everyone who’s had a mother or been a mother, featuri...

Russell performs his work-in-progress show testing new material. Some jokes will last to his tour or TV shows, some will survive just one night. Regardless, it'll be fun. Come be part of the process.&nbs...

In 2017, Mark Watson – a man prone to considerable anxiety, with multiple phobias and a history of piss-poor self-esteem – was asked to go on Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. It really wasn'...

The Time Show is a comedy/theatre/spoken word show about time. It is suitable for people who know of time. Following on from his shows about the colour yellow, the sky, faces, water, sleep, hair and talking,...

Slamprov is a blistering mix of poetry and improvisational comedy. Scotland's finest poets join forces with multi-award winning improv comedians Men With Coconuts&n...

Direct from the West End, the Edinburgh International Improv Festival (EIIF) presents the award-winning Showstopper: The Improvised Musical launching the 2020 festival gala opening.We could never fi...