Comedy

00:01 to Elaunch - the immersive Muskperience

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 10-13 at 23:30 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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AUG 13 at 14:45 (35 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Audience liked this interactive Elon Musk show last year. More material has been added (he's had a VERY busy year). You'll colonise Mars, send tweets, and generally live Elon's best life....

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3 out of 4 Twats

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 17-20, 24-27 at 23:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

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Kirsty Lynch and Jimi Longmuir present 3 out of 4 Twats, a late night mixed bill with two very special guests every evening. After a phenomenal run of sell out shows in Boteco Do Brasil for EdFringe '22 and a special one off performance in SSU The Venue for GICF 2023, 3 out of 4 Twats are returning to Edinburgh with Laughing Horse for EdFringe '23! Featuring many of the acts who have performed with us before and some new faces, 3 out of 4 Twats showcases exciting and hilarious voices of Scottish Stand Up! ...

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50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let's Laugh Again!

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 3-27 at 13:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

Michelle's stand alone sequel to '50% Canadian, 100% Crazy, Let's Laugh'. After her first show, a lot had changed in Michelle's life. She did a motorcycle comedy tour across Australia, Canada, and Europe, and learned how to play poker. Now she wants to share her latest adventures from down under, to Bonnie Scotland. She might not always make decisions that help her parents sleep, but she knows how to feel alive. An optimistic two-wheeled journey across continents, with a little dose of cheekiness, come join in, and let's laugh together!...

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999 problems

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 21-27 at 14:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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Multi award winning Irish comedian Paul Marsh brings his new show about Firefighting, Marriage and turning 50 to the fringe this year after a sold out tour of Ireland. It's a mix of Music, stories, one liners and audience particaption. 'The King of one liners' - The Laughter Lounge, Dublin. 'Crams in more punchlines and Laughs than anyone else on the Irish comedy circuit' - The Wild Duck, Dublin 'The best gag merchant in Irish Comedy' - The International Comedy Club, Dublin ...

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Adam Bromley: Time Traveller

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 16-27 at 18:30 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Adam Bromley, two-time Sony Award winner for radio comedy, is bringing his debut stand-up show to the Edinburgh fringe. Imagine you had a time machine, so you could travel back to the past to fix past mistakes? Dead or in prison - that’s what a close friend told Adam he expected would happen by the time he reached 40. Well, he made it past 40 without doing time, so that means there’s a lot of mistakes that he might want to fix. This new show promises a hilarious hour of stand-up from a comedian with fascinating stories to tell. It is a comedy show for anyone with any regrets… that’s everyon...

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Adventures of the Singing Acupuncturist 7: Big O asks: What is sexy?

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 16-20 at 14:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Olivia is delighted to present her 2nd hour of comedy. In this show, she introduces herself to the world and explores the topic of sexy-ness. She asks and will answer: What is sexy? in a new one-of-a-kind comedy show. She will take you on a journey to help you understand it better and to emulate it yourself... ...

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Amy Wright – Live In Consett

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 3-9 at 19:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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North-East born comedian, Amy Wright, is going up in the world, even if technically she's come down. Now living in Hampstead, she often hears people mistaking her as French, and is in no rush to correct them. She also hears another voice with a commanding Geordie accent that she cannot ignore. Why does Consett call her home? Why do you all have to come with her? Join chanteuse and poet, Amy Wright, live in concert as she seeks the truth behind the powerful pull to live in Consett. "... Amy Wright has amassed a collection of material so eclectic that her hour-long show might as well have...

Comedy

Culture Savage

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 10-20, 22-27 at 19:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

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Observational Stand up comedy and Original Hip Hop music from Birmingham Comedian and Rapper Luke Anthony McDonnell @ Lukemanridesagain A streetwise comic with a smidge of sophistication Too Savage for the cultured Too Cultured for the savages... " has killer comedy instinct and doesn't give a f**k , more comedians should be like him" -Leo Kearse-Scottish Comedian of the Year " A gifted comedian... Brings incredible energy to the rooms he plays " West End Comedy Club said ...

Comedy

Darius Emadi: Hot Ticket

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 16-27 at 21:00 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Just turn up at the venue, entry is first-come, first-served for everyone. Donations at the end of the show

Outrageous up-and-coming American clown Darius Emadi performs the ultimate solo clown show, Darius Emadi: HOT TICKET! An energetic, chaotic, and interactive 50 minutes of clown aimed to make profound and everlasting artistic value. Darius parades us through warrior prowess, psychokinesis, elite athleticism, shark hunting, rugged-and-rough hip-hop dancing, and more to produce an hour of absolute stupidity. This multi-course meal of a show promises spiritual transcendence and a 2,000% increase in fertility. Captured Audience Feedback: "So so stupidly funny. Just what we wanted!" "...

Childrens

Flat cap & Whippet

Childrens

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 19-20 at 12:30 (30 min) - Free & Unticketed

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South Yorkshire's 8th best crime solving agents are back. They've saved Christmas and now they're here to save the world! Don't follow that trail of Yorkshire puddings! There's no sweet treats when Candy Kane is about. Flat cap and Whippet need your help to foil the evil plans and save summer. Flat cap and Whippet, a family friendly show for everyone. ...

Comedy

Giggles fae Glasge

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 14-15, 18 at 12:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

Giggles fae Glesga brings together six of the best up and coming female comedians from the funniest city in the world! We come from far and wide, cover four generations, and we all have our own unique take on life, womanhood, and this crazy, beautiful city we call home. The show is headlined by gallus Glasgwegian Amanda Hursy, who seems to always find herself in embarrassing situations. But when life goes spectacularly sideways, all that is left to do is laugh! As featured on the BBC, Amanda has performed stand up comedy all over the country from local comedy clubs, arena tour support and e...

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Gill Cordiner Pinky swears

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 3-27 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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One hour of high energy scottish hilarity . Gill will take you along for the ride,her life has been bizarre her stories unbelievable. Can you tell if shes lying? or is it all so unbelievable it must be true ?? Gill cordiner is Scottish and has been trapped in Australia for 16 years , so she has a lot to unpack . Come along for a wild energetic look at life from Gills perspective, some of her stories are so ridiculous you will be questioning if it’s true or not . No ordinary mum she is like a wild auntie at a wedding with one too many wines. Gills energy and joy is unstoppable and you will b...

Spoken Word

Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too)

Spoken Word

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 3-10, 13-15 at 18:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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Join Brigitte Aphrodite on a wild literary road-trip, celebrating Living Legends (And Dead Ones Too) through punk poetry, songs, and stories. With composition by Quiet Boy, the show is a welcoming, communal experience: a conversation starter, a raucous night out. Brigitte delivers captivating, standalone odes to a glittering array of legends, highlighting both sung and unsung heroes who call our nation home. The legends include David Bowie in Bromley, Poly Styrene in Hastings and Aphra Behn in Canterbury to name but a few. The show discovers local legends from every venue it is performed at, ...

Comedy

Sketchy Beats Comedy Showcase

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 11-12 at 18:30 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Sketchy Beats Comedy Showcase features new and old talent from the sketchy beats comedy cafe workshop put together by Mark Hadden. Each act has their own diverse talent to put on stage for the showcase debuting in 2023 over the course of 2 nights....

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Sting-Along With Brad

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 22:15 (45 min) - Free & Unticketed

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Everyone come over to Sting's house for a karaoke party! But when we arrive, an obstinate, grouchy, and mic-hogging Sting wants all the attention for himself. He sings classic song after classic song, occassionally forgetting the words and making up new ones. “Roxeanne,” “Every Breath You Take,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith,” and many more get the lunatic treatment they've been needing all these years, and the crowd is invited to “Sting Along”... as long as they don't want to hold the mic or anything! ...

Comedy

The Irish Mob - Free

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 3-27 at 16:00 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

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The Irish Mob is a brand new Irish Comedy Show with a twist: Irish comedians performing in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival! This wild and exciting compilation show brings together the best of Ireland's up-and-coming comedians, rising stars, alongside seasoned headliners. Hosted and MC'd by award-winning Comedian John O'Keeffe (Bray Comedy Festival's Best New Act 2019) "So Funny" -- Wendy Liebman...

Comedy

The Make Marriage Worx Group

Comedy

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 5-12 at 14:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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Andrea Burke-Bottom is a former alpha wife and boss babe, who took the pledge to become a traditional wife to avoid upsetting her husband's floundering masculinity. However, Andrea continued to struggle with her will to dominate - so she developed a series of methodologies and devices guaranteed to stop her alpha ways in their tracks. So pleased with her creations, Andrea founded 'The Make Marriage Worx Group' - a programme teaching women to be the 'perfect wives'. But can all this save Andrea's marriage and her husband's ego? The MMWG is a satirical dramedy exploring the trad-wife ...

Dance

You Can Call it Confirmation Bias

Dance

Bar Soba / Secret Soba

AUG 3-5, 7-12, 14-15 at 21:00 (30 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

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You Can Call it Confirmation Bias is an expanded poem- a combination of movement and spoken word. It playfully explores fortune telling, folklore and friendship. The piece began as an exchange of letters between two friends and has grown into a tender, funny and absurd reflection on love and life. Two performers talk and dance with each other, explaining the difficulties of trying to predict the future. Moving from the personal to universal, it is an ode to embracing uncertainty. Audience feedback for Miracle Fish: ‘It was brilliant... funny, thought provoking and moving.’ ‘ Both perf...