Comedy

#1 Final Diddy Party

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 23:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Ain't no party like a Diddy Party - a compilation of the festivals freakiest comedians in a big party atmosphere, Bring Your Own Baby Oil, - late-night, dark humour, diverse line-ups. Produced by award-winning comics ...

Comedy

101 Rules for a Better World (By Comedians)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 15:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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Comedians put the world to rights in this new panel show, 101 Rules for a Better World (by Comedians). Hosts Leslie Gold (as seen at the Comedy Store) & Tom Mayhew (as heard on Radio 4) along with different guest comics each day present ideas to improve the world at large - imagine the opposite of Room 101. Each rule is adopted (or not) by an audience vote. By the end of the Fringe we hope to have 101 of these suckers and then... well, we have plans which may or may not involve petitioning the government to adopt the best rule(s)! Basically it's an excuse for bants with a view to mak...

Comedy

Around The World in 80 Puns

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

JUL 31, AUG 1-11, 13-24 at 11:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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Glaswegian comedian and author Iain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of the festival as he takes you on a punventure around the world in which he has a joke for each and every country. You tell him the country- he'll tell you the joke! And with the aid of his GIANT map and mini globes for the audience, there'll be plenty of opportunities to try and catch him out! ‘ Scotland’s Prince of Puns ‘ BBC Radio Scotland ...

Comedy

Devin Gray: May Divorce Be With You

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 20:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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Devin Gray returns to Edinburgh fringe with a follow up to his highly acclaimed debut. May Divorce be with you is a show about what Devin learned from his botched marriage...

Theatre

Eccentrics Return – Guerilla Autistics Show Year 11

Theatre

Bar 50 / The Alcove

JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 13:00 (45 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Find out what an Autistic Elder looks like who is happy, hearty, never depressed and over sixty. How does he do it? Aha.... SO GOOD HE WANTS TO DO IT AGAIN. The show the mainstream media refuses to review repeats its 2024 dual - four star review show. PW fancied the time to write a book detailing the old ones you see? So now there's no way to miss ALL of them since they started in 2015. SPIKE MILLIGAN! PATRICIA HIGHSMITH! ED D WOOD JNR and even QUENTIN CRISP as your master of ceremonies. Before being called Neurodiverse, Autistic , having-lots-of-character and just plain being bo...

Comedy

Going Coastal with Donald McGinty

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

AUG 1-9 at 10:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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TV host Donald McGinty is live on stage with his award-nominated* show! Donald is here to tell you all about his time as host of the nations fifteenth favourite coast based travelogue, as well as how he got over his fear of the sea after all those people drowned. There will also be live updates from the seagull appeal, the grand final of the 2025 calender competition and a vaguely satisfying dramatic arc! If that’s not enough for you, there will also be plenty of surprises, prizes** and Scottish accents***! Get ready to set sail and answer the call of nature with Donald McGinty. But remembe...

Comedy

I Should Have Listened to Ivor Dembina

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

JUL 31, AUG 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-24 at 18:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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The UK's favourite and funniest Jewish comedian with an hour of top notch stand-up comedy. (Guardian ****), (Scotsman ****),the Mirror (****), Broadwaybaby (*****), Threeweeks (*****)...

Comedy

Improv: Sponta-Deity

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

JUL 31, AUG 1-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 19:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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An improvised comedy extravaganza of tales of gods and monsters, heroines and heroes, mundane and mythological beings all made up on the spot each day from audience suggestions. Ever wondered what Zeus liked to eat for breakfast or how peanut butter was born?! You just might find out the answers to these mythological questions as well as unfold some rip-roaring epic tales with the help of Stägs Woodward, Josie Ettrick-Hogg and their fabulous guest improvisers. Come witness the birth of legends! ...

Comedy

Lab Rats - A Science Gameshow

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 16:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Computer scientist Matthew Collins and Zoologist Donal Vaughan host a science themed game show where you are the competitors. The audience are divided into teams and we'll see which team wins. Games, quizzes and silly mayhem. Squid games, more like Cephalopod Games....

Comedy

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

AUG 1-24 at 21:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box of laughs! Line-ups include performers selected from Fringe shows and the international comedy circuit, with guests from the best in new talent appearing at the Fringe – plus it's Pay What You Can entry! ★★★★★ (FestivalReview.com). 'Cracking comedy selection' ★★★★★ (Cream of the Fringe). 'A great night out' ★★★★ (Sout...

Comedy

Millwall Jew

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

JUL 31, AUG 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-24 at 14:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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First of two daily performances (not Tuesdays). The UK's favourite and funniest Jewish stand-up comedian Ivor Dembina (The Guardian ****), with his marvelously funny solo show about the Jewish football fan who, tired of being expected to support the 'Jewish' north London club Tottenham Hotspur, decides to swear allegiance instead to his own 'more earthy' local south London team, Millwall F.C. They say Jews are funny, Ivor Dembina proves it! ...

Comedy

This Is How I Got Arrested...

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove

AUG 18-24 at 10:30 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Sophie is just a girls girl... Or is she... Or has she taken the phrase "girls just wanna have fun" too far. In this bold, colourful and darkly hilarious solo show, Sophie recounts her journey from a challenging upbringing to a chaotic holiday gone wrong that ends with her being arrested abroad. Or does it? Through tales of wild nights, questionable choices and ulterior motives, she invites the audience to question what's real and what's performance. Exploring themes of toxic femininity, substance use, violence and sexual experience, the story delves into what it means to be tough and a gi...

Comedy

2 Muslim 2 Furious 2: Go Halal or Go Home

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 13:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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After a sold out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, and having raised over £4000 for Medical Aid for Palestinians, Aisha Amanduri (Runner-up Bath Comedy Fest. New Act Award) and Hasan Al-Habib (winner B’ham Comedy Fest. Breaking Talent Award 2023) ARE BACK! Tired of being called terrorists, Hasan and Aisha became something much worse: comedians! See the double act people are already calling "Anwar and Dec-ina" 25% of artist's proceeds go to the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians. "slick delivery with stereotype-crushing material" - Rolling Stone “Deliciously funny” – The Guardian "edgy...

Comedy

Alan Jay and Matthew Hayhow are Gay and Lame

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

AUG 13-15 at 11:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Prepare to be absolutely double teamed by two of Scotland's most promising upcoming comedic talents! After a sell-out show at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Alan Jay and Matthew Hayhow are bringing Fruit and Vegetable to the Edinburgh Fringe! ALAN JAY (BBC New Comedy Shortlist, LGBTQ+ Comedian Semi-Finalist) From the rough streets of Glasgow to the stage, Alan Jay has become a popular face on the Scottish comedy scene for his ability to turn hard times into hilarity, using his upbeat nature and endearing charm to dance around the silly and macabre with ease. “Big brain jokes...

Comedy

Asian American Cultural Confusion

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

AUG 18-22 at 11:15 (55 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

What do a British Chinese woman and an American expat have in common? More than you might think! In Asian American Cultural Confusion, Shuang Teng and Rabiah Coon team up for a hilarious split-bill show that dives into the awkward, surprising, and sometimes absurd realities of life in the UK. Shuang moved to the UK as a child from China, bringing with her a rich heritage that sometimes clashes with her British identity. Rabiah landed on these shores as an adult, bringing her American upbringing along for the ride. Together, they explore everything from the joys of British small talk to the co...

Childrens

Beat the Comic – Kidz Quiz

Childrens

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

AUG 2-12, 16-17, 23-24 at 11:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Kids go head-to-head with comedians in quiz. Loser and most likely everyone else gets a custard pie. ...

Comedy

Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy (Evening Show)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 20:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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A revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming comedians at the Fringe in a show full of fun and laughter. "The best thigh-slapping, cackling laugh of a time I’ve ever had ... something for everyone" ★★★★1/2 (Fringefeed) "A comedy smorgasbord" ★★★★ (GreatScott.media) "Hilarious comics ... A solid comedy show well worth the ticket price. You will be in great hands with Nik and co and are bound to get a few solid laughs out of the night" ★★★★ (Fringefeed) "A fine set of comics, who entertained ever...

Comedy

Comedy Queers

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 21:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Comedy Queers is a spicy mix of outrageous queer comedians, cabaret and drag acts. A sell-out Fringe phenomenon since 2018. Looking for diversity? It's what we do best, babe! If you’ve seen enough cis, straight dudes with the same haircut / t-shirt / jokes / toxicity, come and party with the kings, queens and royal-thems of comedy. Expect chaos, drag, stand-up, glitter, queer joy and an ever changing line-up of LGBTQIA+ acts to grace our stage. Comedy Queers is a big queer party, every. Single. Night! **** (DeadlineNews.co.uk)....

Comedy

Deage Paxton: Immature

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

JUL 31, AUG 1-10, 12-24 at 23:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Deage Paxton's follow up to his critically acclaimed debut show. This show is a brand-new hour containing this years collection of dark, dirty and kind of stupid material. "Paxton has added light to his pitch black palate and is all the better for it. Plays with the line before skilfully and happily jumping over it double footed." **** - Edinburgh Eye...

Comedy

Disabled Cants

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 17:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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A revolving lineup of disabled comedians and friends present an irreverent comedy show for your enjoyment. We're not brave, we're not inspiring, we're just here to make you laugh and park in the disabled bays. “Wonderfully relaxed and friendly” The Scotsman ★★★★★ “The most accessible, friendly and inclusive show I’ve ever seen” - Neurodiverse Review WINNER Disability Champions Award 2023 "Searing political rants, baited breath and a spit full of laughs " LeftLion" ...

Courses

Funny Women: The Glitter Project - Mentoring Meet-Ups

Courses

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

AUG 11, 18 at 10:00 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Funny Women The Glitter Project is offering open sessions with our mentors at the Fringe. Expect an hour of networking, fun and games, plus first-hand advice from visiting comedy experts who’ve all ‘been there, done that’ in some capacity. These events are designed to take out the overwhelm and connect you with other likeminded female and non-binary comedy performers, writers and creators. We piloted this initiative at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe thanks to being awarded a BBC Comedy Grant and some extra support from Russells, with its proud 50-year history of advising clients in the entertain...

Comedy

Mad Cow Comedy's International Showcase

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 22:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Mad Cow Comedy is thrilled to bring its highly successful show concept from the Netherlands to the Edinburgh Fringe! Join us for an hour of stand-up comedy featuring a carefully curated selection of international acts from across the globe. Each show is hosted by our energetic and friendly compère, who introduces a fresh lineup of comedians every day. With a mix of seasoned pros and exciting up-and-coming talent, no two performances are ever the same, offering comedy lovers a unique and dynamic hour of entertainment. Prepare for a vibrant showcase of diverse styles and hilarious perspective...

Comedy

Raul Kohli: Makes It Up As He Goes Along

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

JUL 31, AUG 1-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-24 at 15:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Raul Kohli returns for a fifth year with his sell-out cult hit! No material, no plan, no sad bit at the 45th minute where his pet chinchilla dies... Just one hour of straight improvised comedy based on who the audience are and what the audience tell him! ***** (Guardian). 'One of the best comedians in England' (BBC Radio 4). 'The worst comedy I have ever seen' (EdFringeReview.com). ...

Comedy

Ray Fordyce's Imaginatively Titled Variety Show

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 18:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Ray Fordyce is back to host another array of the best comedy and entertainment talent from around the world. Featuring up to 5 different acts every night, this show is a must for all fringe goers. ...

Comedy

Should Have Tried Harder at School – Veterans v Civilians

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 12:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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Competition Time! What happens when two military veterans face off against two civilians in a comedy showdown? Is it the discipline and grit of military life that crafts the sharpest humor, or do the civilians have the everyday experiences that will leave you in stitches? We’re about to find out! Join us for an unforgettable show of laughs as these four comedians battle it out on stage. The stakes? Who delivers the funniest material – the veterans with their unique perspective or the "civvies" with their fresh, relatable takes? It’s all in good fun, but we want you to decide – who’s g...

Comedy

The Bite – Mixed-Bill Stand-Up

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room

JUL 31, AUG 1-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 16:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Raucous, wild and a little bit different – this one-hour compilation show with a changing daily line-up, gives you a fabulous cross section of Fringe madness in one crazy bite-sized chunk. Performances may include anything from improv, stand-up, drag, to poetry or musical comedy. A daily Fringe taster menu that will have you coming back for more, all stirred up and served to your baffled faces by the mischievous and gorgeous Stags and Ettrick-Hogg. The show you'll be talking about for years to come! ...

Comedy

#1 Ethnic Comedy Breakfast

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 18-24 at 13:15 (55 min) - Free & Unticketed

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The Perfect Start to your Day in Edenbrough! Hilarious Stories from around the world. Poppadums, Cricket, Tuk Tuks, Bollywood movies, Accents and much more. With only mild coarse language, this show is perfect for the whole family. Featuring Award-winning Indian Australian comic Aditya Gautam. "Master of toying with the fourth wall" ★★★★★ ArtsHub, 2024 “Comedy so spicy that your cheeks will be in constant pain” ★★★★ Fringefeed, 2023 “Will have you laughing out of shock!” ★★★★ The Advertiser, 2022 After g...

Comedy

A People Pleaser

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

JUL 31, AUG 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24 at 12:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

James Regal takes you on a journey through a life spent avoiding confrontation and social awkwardness - no matter the cost to him and the ones he loves. From pretending to understand Spanish, to divorcing on Zoom and an embarrassing outburst in a Barcelona sex club, prepare to be wowed by how far one man will go to put himself last. But in a world that's forcing us all to be more selfish, wouldn't a bit more people pleasing be quite nice actually? *Winner of best Jewish Joke of the Edinbugh Fringe 2024* *Roast Battle League MVP* “James is one of the top joke writers we’ve seen coming ou...

Comedy

Aalex Mandel-Dallal: Puzzle (WIP)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 17-21 at 18:15 (45 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Aalex was stuck, overwhelmed and panicking about life as she hit her mid-30s, so this year she quit her day job, dropped all she had and travelled to the other side of the world for a fresh perspective on how to give her life meaning. But she's back with an other worldly tan and a fresh set of identity crises. Can she piece it back together? She hopes.. but she'll need some help. Join her as she touches down in the UK after seeing the world, expect unexpected culture shocks, tales of dramatic misunderstandings, losing herself in the most populated place on earth and how she's froze time to ...

Comedy

Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 8: Big O Answers: Who Am I?

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 21-24 at 14:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

"You'll go places" said one audience member leaving her show in Dublin, Ireland several years ago. And yes, comedy has taken Big O places... This year, it was Seoul, Korea. Big O is excited to bring her 8th show to the Edinburgh Fringe this year. A work-in-progress, she presented her show in the Korean language in Seoul, Korea in March 2025. She is excited to continue this journey in English in Edinburgh. Her 3rd comedy hour, she will explore topics of boundaries and cultural identity to entertain her audience through storytelling, comedy and singing. There may be some improv this year, s...

Comedy

Asian. British. Confused? (WIP)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 3-7, 10-14 at 19:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Vinny Shiu is making serious waves on the UK comedy circuit, delivering bold, unfiltered humour that turns his personal struggles into laugh-out-loud moments. As an Asian man growing up in the UK, Vinny hilariously dives into identity, family drama, dating disasters, trauma, and finding his path in life. With sharp jokes, immersive storytelling, and musical comedy, his dynamic performances leave audiences buzzing. Winner of Southampton Comedian of the Year 2023 and a finalist in British Comedian of the Year 2024, Vinny’s meteoric rise is one to watch—catch him as he storms to stardom! Check ou...

Theatre

Cabaret for the End of the World

Theatre

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 5-9 at 15:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

CABARET FOR THE END OF THE WORLD Written and peformed by Cathy Wippell Well, fuck. Things aren’t looking great eh? Life’s been a little hard since day zero, hasn’t it? The nuclear winter’s setting in bitter this year. And there’s a cost to kindness but nobody can afford it. It’s every rat for themselves. An accordion, a pistol and bottle of home-brewed absinthe. That’s all you need to get by in this post-apocalyptic wasteland. Well, it’s all I need, at least. It’s hard to remember a time when we possessed so much. Anyhoooooo, why not celebrate your sorry existence on this horrif...

Comedy

Chips, Cheese, and Curry

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

JUL 31, AUG 1-4 at 15:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

Chips, Cheese & Curry – A comedy show spicier than anything you can find in the UK. Three years ago, I was just a guy in the audience at the Fringe, watching Daniel Sloss, thinking, “One day, that’ll be me.” Now, here I am—still wondering, but with a microphone and a slightly concerning amount of confidence. Growing up in a small town in India, stand-up comedy wasn’t exactly seen as a “real job.” Moving to Glasgow didn’t help much either—especially when I accidentally joined an Orange Walk (I thought it was a charity run... IT WAS NOT). This show is about finding humour in life’s messies...

Comedy

Comp Elation Show

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 17:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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Why not start your evening with a hand picked compilation show featuring 5 acts advertising their Edinburgh Fringe shows MC'd by award winning comedian Steve Lee (He is an excellent MC. Kate Copstick - The Scotsman.) ...

Comedy

David Rose: Our Hebrew Friend

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 12-17 at 13:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

My great grandfather Julian Rose was a world-famous Hebrew comedian in the early 20th century. He performed on the West End, at the Royal Variety Performance, on the BBC, and on Broadway in New York City. He was known to the public as 'Our Hebrew Friend'. A century later, here I am in the same job, asking the same questions. What does it mean to be Jewish? What does it mean to be a comedian? And what does it mean to be both at the same time? A show about history, legacy, and belonging. With some century old Jewish jokes thrown in for good measure. "Cheekily transgressive... he's an ...

Comedy

Eryn Tett is Sponsored by The Global Megacorp Institute of Manchester (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 13-17 at 15:45 (55 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

A Work in Progress with Eryn Tett (seen on U&Dave) Following her debut show, 'Eryn Tett Finds Her Audience' (RVK Festival 'Funny Fringe Award Winner,’ 'Actually Autistic Excellence Award' Shortlist, British Comedy Guide's Top 40 shows of 2022) Eryn Tett is developing her next hour: an experimental, immersive comedy packed with her uniquely off-kilter perspective and trademark offbeat (mostly yo mama) jokes. Expect facts, ceremonies and a non-stop handshake which may or may not evolved into everyone making out (that's up to you) The work in progress took home RVK Fringe's 'Cork Fringe Favour...

Comedy

From Pov’ to Less Pov’

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

JUL 31, AUG 1-2, 8-11 at 13:15 (45 min) - Pay What You Can

Ricky Hunt is tall, gay, working class, and lost in Walthamstow Village. He grew up in a surreal Essex menagerie with 30 pet cats, a red living room he called ‘Hell’, and a mum who thought MDF and a stencil could fix anything. Now he’s living in a fake London village, trapped between oat milk and opera... literally. His boyfriend directs it. This debut work-in-progress stand-up hour dances between buffet omelettes in Ibiza, awkward opera intermissions, the ghosts of Clacton past, and the existential threat of phone notifications. A poetic panic on a journey from Pov' to less pov'. If you...

Comedy

Mad Ron Presents - Identity Theft

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

JUL 31, AUG 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24 at 20:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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A surreal show where Uxbridges third hardest man, Mad Ron tries to guide a mystery apprentice, as a glamorous game show host. “The funniest most inventive nut bag show I think I’ve ever seen I love it love it love it!!” (Terry Alderton) Come along for your chance to win some questionably-sourced prizes, as Ron presents a series suspiciously familiar sounding game show games in an hour of absurd interactive comedy. Tasked with keeping the scores and enforcing the rules is a mystery glamorous assistant. Fancy your chances robbing a bankety bank? Always wanted to make slanderous accusations ab...

Cabaret

Star-Crossed, or the Lavender Marriage

Cabaret

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 3-7 at 13:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

Star-Crossed tells the age-old and incredibly fresh tale of two young theater makers destined for comedy and adventure. Set during a debaucherous semester abroad, Star-Crossed is a cabaret revue of dalliances, steeped in truth but also chock full o’ lies. This show has everything: rat kings, original songs, tetanus, and true love. You’ve heard tell of the star-crossed lovers, Romeo & Juliet. And you’ve cried to Tony and Maria’s tragic end in West Side Story. Behold, a show that has all of the romance, none of the sex, and some of the slurs of those lauded predecessors! You may laugh, cry, ...

Comedy

Stuart Kennedy's Snart of Darkness

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

JUL 31, AUG 1-9 at 14:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Stuart Kennedy went from a remote Scottish Island that barely features on weather maps, all the way to the pickpocketing capital of Europe, and picked up a few stories on the way. Come on a journey through the Snart of Darkness - the follow-up show to his debut standup hour 'Shitegeist'. A show about lessons learned, lessons ignored, and lessons (probably not) learned again! Guaranteed to be slightly offensive, and highly Scottish Stuart Kennedy is a Barcelona based comedian hailing from a remote Scottish Island. Known for his high energy performances and unique island perspective on li...

Spoken Word

The Poem Called Kavita

Spoken Word

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 10-12 at 15:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

"The Poem Called Kavita" is the debut solo show from award-winning spoken word artist Kavita Hansla - a poet whose name literally means 'poetry' in Hindi. This is more than just a performance. It’s an honest, moving mix of storytelling, poetry, and raw emotion - where laughter meets stillness, and the personal becomes universal. With over 100 performances under her belt and a reputation for leaving audiences stunned - whether with roaring laughter or pin-drop silences - Kavita’s voice is as unforgettable as the stories she tells. She has performed at Wandsworth Arts Fringe, Generation Hackn...

Comedy

The Student Becomes the Mistress

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 18-24 at 15:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready... The teacher will disappear.” - Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching At a time when norms around sex, gender roles, and relationships are changing fast, it’s easy to feel lost. Comedian Carly Blair certainly does, but fortunately she has a friend with wisdom and experience to spare: Sally Porter, a former dominatrix-turned-comedian. And now you do too! During the show, Carly and Sally will cover topics such as dating, sex, and how NOT to electrocute a man’s genitals, and at the end the audience will get the chance to a...

Comedy

This Can’t Be It

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 10-20 at 14:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

Lawrence Dodd presents This Can’t Be It, a chaotic and heartfelt experimental comedy show that feels like stepping into someone else’s fever dream. Loz Dodd - a man wide-eyed and brimming with conviction - invites you into his world, where big ideas collide with absurd detours, and sincerity teeters on the brink of collapse. Loz doesn’t just perform; he unravels. With songs that brim with sincerity, spoken word that trails off, and stand-up about his hands that defies convention (and punch-lines), he throws himself into the absurdity of life. Desperate to find connection and meaning, he’s con...

Cabaret

Wheel of Games

Cabaret

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 17-21 at 19:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

The wheel of games. It's a wheel with games on it..... 8 Games 1 Host And an unknown amount of contestants We'll spin thaat wheeeel (it clicks and everything. Then we will play the game it lands on..... and you will win Golden Nuggets....Simple!!! AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS A MUST. NOT SUITABLE FOR UNDER 18s..... but your kids probably swear more than you...

Comedy

WOW! That's What I Call Puns!

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug

AUG 3-7, 10-11, 13-14 at 18:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

From the sold out Edinburgh shows and 5 star book reviews of ‘Around the World in 80 Puns’, comes Scotland’s Prince of Puns (BBC Radio Scotland) new show all about MUSIC! From The Beach Boys to The Beastie Boys, from Elvis to Adele and everything in between, a show full of jokes based on musical artists throughout our lifetimes. ...

Comedy

1k Comedy Presents: the Dodgy Accent Show

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 21:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Fake accents, real laughs! Five rising stars of comedy perform their stand-up sets with a unique twist: some of them are putting on a fake accent. Can you spot the dodgy accents? Comedians from all over the world take on the challenge to dupe the audience. Including undiscovered gems, 'Roast Battle' champions and Award winners / Nominees. ‘Distinctive stuff…’- Bruce Dessau, 'an un-flashy confidence’- Chortle, ‘You are funny, but you’ll probably get cancelled’- Prince Abdi. - Sold out run 2024 Fringe -...

Comedy

A Hundred Percent No Anxiety Comedy Show - Peter Bazely

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

JUL 31, AUG 1-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-24 at 17:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Nominated Best Newcomer 2024 for his show 'Ahh I appear to be having a breakdown‘ while having more anxiety than he'd ever had. This year Bazely is attempting to perform a zen 'no anxiety' show. Audiences say 'He's either a genius or insane.' and some say 'My favourite show of the festival’. Peter has been performing at the fringe for over a decade now so he can probably give you directions. '...an exemplar of anti-comedy’- Chortle ‘My kind of crazy!’- Richard Todd 'Like a low energy Stewart Lee'- Reviewshub 'Bill Bailey-esq'- Chortle 4 times Fringe sellout Guardian Recommended...

Comedy

Abbie Murphy: Garage Girl (WIP)

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

AUG 13-24 at 14:45 (50 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Run, come, gather round! A love letter to UK Garage and the iconic tunes that defined a generation. This show is for anyone who lived it, loved it, or discovered it in its revival — all while asking: was life better then, or were we just young? 'Garage Girl' is Abbie Murphy's 4th solo show to play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, her past shows enjoying sold out audiences. Murphy is "nothing short of excellent" according to Deadline News and who The List described as ‘One to watch’. ‘This is what a real Essex lady is like - the accent is strong but so is the perception, charisma and ...

Courses

About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Course

Courses

Bar 50 / Upstairs

AUG 2-3, 5-6, 9-10, 12-13, 16-17 at 10:00 (0 min) - Buy Tickets from £109

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Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course. Including: joke-writing skills, generating material, comedy deconstruction, finding material, lively interactive performance practice sessions, history of comedy, technical skills and industry tips. Plus a graduation show performance in a Fringe show. Our tutors are professional comedians, comedy writers and experienced teachers. Courses run over two days, with two four-and-a-half hour sessions on each day, followed by the graduation show. 'This course has to be one of the best o...

Comedy

Adam Bromley: Irrational Optimist

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

JUL 31, AUG 1, 4, 7-8, 11, 14-15, 18-24 at 12:15 (55 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Adam Bromley: Irrational Optimist is a comedy show about how the end of the world might be nigh, but it always helps to have a positive attitude. Adam was a catastrophist: he’d leave his flat and worry that he’d left the gas on and the place would burn down. He’d hurry back, fearing the worst, only to remember the kitchen hob was induction. Every time he took a car journey, there would be a nagging fear it would end in a devasting pile-up, a train journey would end in derailment, a plane journey would feature a traumatic experience. The disasters didn’t happen. Yes, trains broke down, one ...

Comedy

Adam Jones and Jess Lo: Daddy Issues

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

JUL 31, AUG 1-12 at 14:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Jess and Adam are memorable new comedians based in Bristol, they are reliable acts who regularly perfrom paid comedy spots. Jess is one of the few comedians in the circuit from Hong Kong, her relatable material has got her to perform at Backyard Comedy Club and finished as a quarter finalist in Leicester Square New Comedian Award, and a semi finalist in the Bristol comedy competition. "Endearing presence" - chortle. "She fucking killed it" - Sam See. Adam turns trauma related to his dad's death into comedy, along with other absurd ideas, balancing very dark with very whimsical material....

Comedy

Chonk

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

AUG 18-24 at 13:30 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Fatty. Chubby. Blobby. Plump. Plus-size. CHONK. Enjoy a body-positive buffet of comedians from across the fringe. Hosted by chunky Welshman Stuart Thomas. British Comedy Guide Comedy Poster Awards Finalist Frog and Bucket World Series Finalist. RedWillow New Comedian Runner-up. 'An appealing presence' (Chortle). 'Impressive as it was impeccable' (Notts Comedy Review) 'Bad fatty; great comedian! Oh so freaking funny!' (Sofie Hagen) 'Made me laugh a lot' (The Scotsman) Fresh line-up daily....

Comedy

Eric Barry: No Homo

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

JUL 31, AUG 1-11, 13-18, 20-24 at 19:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Eric Barry will suck your dick for money. No homo. Eric is a straight American. Well, as straight as you can be having been a gay-for-pay escort, and as American as you can be having never shot a gun. This raunchy and provocative standup show details Barry's time navigating the seedy underworld of Craigslist "Erotic Services" as he attempted to pay his way through college as a gay-for-pay escort. From being stiffed by a client with cerebral palsy, to explaining his work to the women in his life, "No Homo" is is a hilarious and edgy standup hour that examines gender dynamics, Bible mastu...

Comedy

Family Fortunes (But For Bad People)

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 22:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but for horrible people. For this filthy comedy quiz, we've asked 100 scumbags all the worst questions we could think of. Things like: 'What would you not want to catch your dad doing?'; 'Name a politician who deserves to be eaten by a shark' and 'What animal would you most like to shag?' Now it’s up to you to guess what the top answers were... There’s points, there’s prizes, and there’s a 95% chance we’re going to hell, so come and play before ITV have us killed. We sold out repeatedly last year - book in advance so you don’t miss out on the fil...

Comedy

Peter Jones: Performs Stand Up Comedy

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 16:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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'If you''re reading this you have to come to the show. This description is legally binding. If you''ve read this far you must show up. You''ll have a great time, of course, but you do have to come now. Those are the rules. Don''t check any of this with a lawyer. I'm Australian, but I live over here now. I've performed stand-up on the TV series Comedy Up Late (it's on the ABC in Australia), I also appeared on the Netflix series Why Are You Like This? (I do not have many lines, but I assure you I am in it), I wrote for a few TV shows in Australia that you won't know but paid me money to write...

Comedy

Rizzmaster

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

AUG 4, 11 at 11:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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Eduard Brenton is pleasured to announce his debut Fringe show: Rizzmaster. The show will be 60 minutes (1 hour) long. Pay whatever you want. May I suggest £100? Eduard Brenton is an up-and-coming comedian of unknown origin. His comedy stylings stem from the time he got lost in his brain and couldn’t find his way out. Feel free to attend, laugh, and afterwards, stalk, so I can make a TV show about it. If it doesn't work out, we can still be friends, I won't hold a grudge. So match with me at this year's Fringe festival. Ok? Is that a yes? You're kind of mumbling under your breath in a...

Musicals and Opera

The Foreskin Diaries

Musicals and Opera

Bar 50 / Upstairs

JUL 31, AUG 1-24 at 18:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Ron Low had a two-decade career helping over 65,000 circumcised men undertake non-surgical foreskin restoration using "TLC Tugger" devices he invented. But those guys didn’t all have to sit through his catchy pro-foreskin songs. That’s where you come in. Laugh, sing along, and learn about better sex. The Foreskin Diaries is Ron's fun and poignant musical slide show to keep you laughing while you learn what the foreskin is and does, how and why men do foreskin restoration, why we need to protect children from forced genital cutting, what measures have been successful, and what could happe...

Comedy

Tom Mayhew: What on earth are we doing? (WIP)

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs

AUG 18-24 at 11:00 (50 min) - Free & Unticketed

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JUL 31, AUG 1, 4, 7-8, 11, 14-15 at 13:30 (50 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Tom Mayhew (as heard on BBC Radio 4) tries to work out what this all is. It could be anything....