Eastside at the The Free Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024

Eastside

Laughing Horse Free Festival Venue

Eastside

Fringe Venue 164 - Click here for map

51a George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2HT. Phone: 0131 226 2275

Licensed Air Conditioned

Open from 12:00 to 02:00

No under 5s. Ages 5+ until 6pm, then 18+ only

Three Rooms of Free shows, in a stylish retro venue opposite the Assembly Rooms on George Street. Cool bar, cool drinks and open until late.

This year we have two entry methods: Free & Unticketed or Pay What You Can
Free & Unticketed: Entry to a show is first-come, first served at the venue - just turn up and then donate to the show in the collection at the end.
Pay What You Can: For these shows you can book a ticket to guarantee entry and choose your price from the Fringe Box Office, up to 30 mins before a show. After that all remaining space is free at the venue on a first-come, first-served bases. Donations for walk-ins at the end of the show.

List Shows: By Room and Name | By Start Time

Shows sorted by Venue Room

Karaoke Room

2 Wongs and a White

Comedy

2 Wongs and a White

Comedy

Eastside / Karaoke Room

AUG 1-24 at 15:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50
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Get ready to laugh with Two Wongs and A White: a stand-up comedy show featuring Australia’s funniest comedians. Each night, Jenny Tian, Patrick Golamco and Nick Schuller bring you the best of Australian humour. They’ve been on TV, toured internationally, sold out festival runs and written for telly. "delivery is spot-on"- ★★★★½ - Theatre Matters "perfectly timed" ★★★★½ - The Age ★★★★★ - The Scotsman...

3 Kidneys, No Colon

Comedy

3 Kidneys, No Colon

Comedy

Eastside / Karaoke Room

AUG 1-25 at 18:45 (45 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50
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New York comedian Dave Piontkowski had chronic kidney disease later requiring a transplant, ulcerative colitis and a temporary colostomy bag all before the age of 30. In his debut fringe show “3 Kidneys, No Colon.” Dave shares humorous musings navigating his health issues while dealing with overbearing parents, public humiliation and modern day bathrooms. ...

Family Fortunes (But for Bad People)

Comedy

Family Fortunes (But for Bad People)

Comedy

Eastside / Karaoke Room

AUG 1-25 at 21:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5
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This is a horrible gameshow for horrible people... Remember Family Fortunes? This is like that, but nasty. 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” “What animal would you most like to shag?” Now it’s on 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. ...

Get Spicy B*tch

Comedy

Get Spicy B*tch

Comedy

Eastside / Karaoke Room

AUG 13-25 at 22:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50
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Wanna spice up your dating life? Ready to mingle while having a laugh? We’re here to help! This show presents the ambassadors of the United Nations of Spicy Food Appreciation and dating experts – well, an Indian and a Chinese. You want tarot? How about palm reading? Or Chinese Star Signs? It could be a horoscope or a horror scope, you’ll have to risk it! Ash and Xinyi will coach you gently towards this exciting journey where your heart will flutter with joy. With their hilarious love life lessons and improvisation they will have you in splits! On this interactive show, write down or shout out ...

Hanan Issa: Halal Habibis

Comedy

Hanan Issa: Halal Habibis

Comedy

Eastside / Karaoke Room

AUG 1-11, 13-25 at 17:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50
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A “perfectly executed clusterf*ck masterpiece of a life story,” Halal Habibis follows comedian Hanan Issa’s wild journey to get married as a young Muslim woman born and raised in NYC. Having lost her mother at 9 years old, Hanan dives into her childhood and reflects on how the passing of her mother affected her attitude growing up towards love, social relationships, and Islam. This one-woman show playfully explores Hanan’s vast array of battles with religion, grade school bullies, and unsuccessful relationships. This is a highly eventful coming-of-age solo show that will have you questioning i...

In and Out Comedy

Comedy

In and Out Comedy

Comedy

Eastside / Karaoke Room

AUG 1-25 at 16:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50
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In + Out Comedy is a compilation show made up of the most exciting up and coming talent that the comedy circuit has to offer. We have a new line up of comics every day making sure that there's something for everyone....

Luke Nixon and Jim Midge: Work In Progress

Comedy

Luke Nixon and Jim Midge: Work In Progress

Comedy

Eastside / Karaoke Room

AUG 1-12 at 22:30 (45 min) - Free & Unticketed
Just turn up at the venue, entry is first-come, first-served for everyone. Donations at the end of the show

Luke Nixon (Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Finalist & Musical Comedy Awards Finalist) and his character Jim Midge present a work in progress. "Nixon has a barnstorming energy" - Chortle....

Nick Schuller: Still Dry White

Comedy

Nick Schuller: Still Dry White

Comedy

Eastside / Karaoke Room

AUG 1-25 at 20:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50
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Dry (adjective) – a subtle, ironic or matter-of-fact joke or sense of humour If you like dry humour, see Nick Schuller at the Edinburgh Fringe. Dry (adjective) – an alcoholic beverage that is not sweet Depending on how the show goes, Nick may drink a lot of still dry white....

The Den

1 Irish 1 English: Afternoons

Comedy

1 Irish 1 English: Afternoons