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| | #AA Abnormal Asian COMEDY | AUG 3-27 at 21:00 (60 min) - Free (book a FREE ticket to guarantee entry)  | | "The Comedy surprise discovery of this year's Fringe" ★★★★ AdelaideNow.com.au "Identifies the perfect East-West fusion" ★★★★ H... | | Espionage / Kasbar |
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| | 101 Comedy Club COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 19:30 (60 min) - Free | | 'Funny. Fast. Free' ★★★★ (ThreeWeeks). Each night sees four experienced acts performing. All our comedians have been hand-picked from an ethical fair trade farm where they've b... | | The Hanover Tap / The Wee Tap |
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| | 2 Girls 1 Capo COMEDY | | AUG 21-27 at 23:30 (60 min) - Free | | If you like profanity, women and very catchy tunes then Meat Market is for you. Best friends and outraging people since they met, Becki and Zube from Meatmarket always draw a crowd. Meat Market's fil... | | Espionage / Kasbar |
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| | A Drinking Game NYC COMEDY | | AUG 3-12, 14-20 at 22:00 (120 min) - Free | | Love to drink? Love to watch movies? Come see your favorite cult movie classics read live and turned into an interactive drinking game! Previous shows include Back To The Future, Hocus Pocus, Indiana ... | | The Golf Tavern / Upstairs |
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| | A GENTLE, SHY ANTICHRIST COMEDY | | AUG 3-6 at 12:00 (60 min) - Free | | «I grew up in a very Catholic Italian family. I spent an entire life pretending to be a good altar boy. Actually I’m still pretending. Please, don’t tell my parents i play this show.» A standup show ... | | Moriarty's / Cellar |
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| | A Giant Misfit (+ Guests) COMEDY | | AUG 3-12 at 12:00 (60 min) - Free | | Ever feel like a misfit? This guy does! At over two metres tall, our XXXXL giant takes you on a spiralling adventure of odd relationships, loose cannon friends and how they all came together to teach ... | | Harry's Southside / Upstairs |
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| | A Pessimists Guide to Being Happy COMEDY | | AUG 3-20, 22-27 at 17:00 (60 min) - Free | | Are you, do you know or have you been a pessimist? Are you, have you been or do you want to be happy? This is the stand up comedy show for you! Matt Duwell ("Grand ideas, infectious charisma and quali... | | Moriarty's / Cellar |
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| | A Poke in the Eye COMEDY | | AUG 3-15, 17-27 at 20:30 (60 min) - FREE TICKETED | | Georgie Morrell: A Poke in the Eye One woman. One eye. And her (sort of) blind life… The debut 4* stand up show from comic, Georgie Morrell after it’s successful Edinburgh run and transfer to Soho A ... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Cinema Room |
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| | A Sad Joke About Life COMEDY | | AUG 3-10, 12-16, 18-27 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free | | Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal, Canada, Virginie Fortin had such a beautiful childhood no one could have predicted she would turn out to be a comedian. Some critics said she is uniquely ... | | The Counting House / The Loft |
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| | A Singh In The North! COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 14:45 (60 min) - Free | | On tour mostly just to avoid being in the same country as Donald Trump comes law student turned stand up comedian Sid Singh. This 60 minute show puts forth the silliest and funniest arguments on exact... | | Dropkick Murphy's / Main Room |
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| | A1: The Long Road to Edinburgh COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 19:30 (60 min) - Free | | With no prior stand up experience, and only a year to learn the craft; Mark Row faces the challenge of performing at the biggest Comedy Festival in the world! Either very brave or very stupid, doesn'... | | Moriarty's / Cellar |
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| | Adele Cliff: Cliff Notes COMEDY | | AUG 3-15, 17-27 at 19:25 (40 min) - Free | | Adele Cliff, writer of one of Dave's Top Ten Funniest Jokes of the Fringe 2016, takes you on a trip through her head to examine all the notes she's made on various topics over the last couple of years... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Cinema Room |
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| | Alex Morris - Apologies COMEDY | | AUG 3-13 at 15:15 (45 min) - FREE TICKETED | | Original, notable and deplorable characters take to the stage to apologise directly to you for their wrongdoings. From D-list thespian actors to shamed NBA stars, Apologies gives each of them a chance... | | The Cuckoo's Nest / Basement |
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| | Alistair Green: The Nan Tapes COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 15-27 at 12:30 (60 min) - Free | | The Nan Tapes. A double act. Find out about the plague of 'rats as big as cows' that are heading for British shores that the government doesn't want you to know about but its definitely true because ... | | Espionage / Mata Hari |
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| | All My Friends Are Dead COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 18:00 (60 min) - Free | | Conor lost another friend last year, now he's on his own. 'Delivers high quality material' (Skinny). 'Very shrewd observational humour' (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Brilliant' (GetReading.co.uk). ... | | Bar 50 / The Alcove |
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| | Always Be Rolling COMEDY | | AUG 3-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 14:15 (60 min) - Free | | How board games can change your life and save the world. Award winning comedian James Cook is back by popular demand with his critically acclaimed sell-out show. He'll reveal the best and absolute w... | | Bar 50 / The Alcove |
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| | America vs. Sweden COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 00:10 (60 min) - Free | | The two greatest countries in the world send comic representatives to wage hilarious warfare on the stages of Edinburgh. Sweden sends its favorite son, Kris Laios and America sends the world famous* T... | | 48 Below / The Basement Bar |
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| | Anders Lee Here COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 18, 20-27 at 12:00 (60 min) - Free | | American comedian Anders Lee brings his hour of Stand-up to Edinburgh. A New Yorker, originally from the Midwest, Lee brings a "great mix of strong writing and bold stage presence" to the table.*Joker... | | The Golf Tavern / Upstairs |
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| | Anders Lee Here COMEDY | | AUG 14 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free | | American comedian Anders Lee brings his hour of Stand-up to Edinburgh. A New Yorker, originally from the Midwest, Lee brings a "great mix of strong writing and bold stage presence" to the table.*Joker... | | The Free Sisters / Maggie's Front Room |
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| | Angel Comedy Showcase COMEDY | | AUG 4-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 13:15 (60 min) - Free | | Angel Comedy is the most popular comedy night in London According to Trip Advisor and Time Out - come and see what all the fuss is about - with ***** acts and a brilliant compere. You can't hope for m... | | Espionage / Pravda |
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| | Arielle Dundas: Vulva Cupcake COMEDY | | AUG 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 13:15 (60 min) - Free | | What are we smarty pants progressives supposed to do now? Is hate trumping love really our fault? Can I be funny, politically sensitive, and sobbing simultaneously? Do all my cupcakes have to make a... | | 48 Below / The Basement Bar |
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| | Asian Comedy Fusion COMEDY | | AUG 12-27 at 23:00 (60 min) - Free | | A nightly showcase of some of the best international acts currently based in Asia including Brian Aylward, Ollie Horn, Jinx Yeo and more. A great way to sample talent from the emerging Asian comedy sc... | | The Counting House / The Lounge |
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| | Aside Effect COMEDY | | AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-27 at 14:00 (45 min) - Free | | "Aside Effect" A stand-up comedy show about a man (Winter Foenander) who finds himself in a perpetual state of madness; as he attempts to retrace his steps back to humanity. ... | | / |
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| | AUNTIE COMEDY | | AUG 8-20 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free | | A black comedy about a black family living in Hackney. Explores the horror and hilarity of a family overcoming prejudice in all its ugly forms, exploring how that affects the human character in the c... | | 48 Below / The Basement Bar |
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| | Battered COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 18:15 (60 min) - Free | | Irishman Mark McConnell has pushed his luck in many countries. He has been beaten along his journey, but the spirit of the fighting Irish is strong in this young man! Battered tells the tale of how th... | | 48 Below / The Basement Bar |
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| | Beach Hunks: Hog Wild COMEDY | | AUG 3-19, 21-27 at 18:15 (60 min) - Free | | Stronger. Stranger. Hunkier. Sopping wet sketch boys Beach Hunks return to Edinburgh with a new hour of destructively offbeat comedy. Absurdity, misery and beachwear collide in a show populated with ... | | The Argyle / The Cellar Bar |
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| | Becky Brunning - Beaming COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 15-20, 22-26 at 18:45 (60 min) - Free | | Debut solo show from Funny Women finalist and Broadchurch actor Becky Brunning. Edgy and average: the love child of rock’n’roll and cardigans. Becky is conflicted – about everything. Whether it’s choo... | | / |
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| | Big Cat Small Flap COMEDY | | AUG 15 at 13:30 (60 min) - Free | | Big Cat Small Flap is a surreal stand-up show about the famous giant talking cat called Mr Nibbles and his life and observations on being different in today's crazy world asking the questions; What is... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Long Room |
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| | Big Cat Small Flap COMEDY | | AUG 14-27 at 18:15 (60 min) - Free | | Big Cat Small Flap is a surreal stand-up show about the famous giant talking cat called Mr Nibbles and his life and observations on being different in today's crazy world asking the questions; What is... | | The Golf Tavern / Upstairs |
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| | Blank Canvas COMEDY | | AUG 3-15, 17-27 at 13:45 (60 min) - Free | | A place where comics can try out and develop new ideas. It could be a sitcom reading, new material or formats for TV and radio. Performers will include Tom Ward, Tony Law, Helen Bauer, Eshaan Akbar, A... | | Espionage / Mata Hari |
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| | Blurred Lines COMEDY | | AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 19:30 (60 min) - Free | | An hour of unfortunate experiences and fortunate outcomes, blurred lines is an attempt at understanding human emotions interspersed with frequent references to bodily functions. Diagnosed with juvenil... | | Harry's Southside / Upstairs |
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| | Board Game Smackdown COMEDY | | AUG 3-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 16:45 (60 min) - Free | | The game show about games is back! The Fringe's funniest performers playing board, card and party games live on stage. Hosted by Award-winning comedian and UK Champion board gamer James Cook, guests i... | | Bar 50 / The Alcove |
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| | Boycotted: Comedy From Israel COMEDY | | AUG 17, 19-24, 26-27 at 00:30 (60 min) - Free | | Starring The Three Stars of Israeli Comedy: Shahar Hason, David Kilimnick & Yohay Sponder A rabbi, a loving Yemenite and a self-loving Jew walk onto the stage. Want to see how the joke ends? Come to s... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Boys & Girls COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 15-27 at 22:15 (60 min) - Free | | 'Men are from Earth. Women are from Earth. Deal with it' (George Carlin). Original sketch comedy about the different relationships between boys and girls... 'Genuinely ingenious and very funny' (AY... | | The Mockingbird / Upstairs |
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| | Breaking Black COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-21, 23-27 at 12:05 (50 min) - Free | | Njambi McGrath’s Breaking Black is an exploration of a black British/African woman’s experience in a hostile post-Brexit Britain and a highlight of the struggles and fragility of immigrants who are to... | | The Counting House / The Attic |
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| | Brew- tastic Show COMEDY | | AUG 3-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27 at 16:30 (30 min) - Free | | Tea Facts! Tea Fiction! Wars have been fought and settled over a brew. A tea show in a tea shop – what could be more palatable. Come and join the Professor for a tour of time and tastes. A crackin’ w... | | eteaket / Room |
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| | Bright Lights, Big City Impro COMEDY | | AUG 20-27 at 15:45 (60 min) - Free | | Strap yourself in for a rip-roaring rollercoaster of laughter as five adrenaline-fuelled improvisers make everything up as they go along, all for your enjoyment. Racing from one game to another, this ... | | Moriarty's / Cellar |
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| | C'est La Vegan COMEDY | | AUG 3-24, 26-27 at 19:00 (60 min) - Free | | Award-winning comic Dave Chawner delivers his new show about veganism. Exploring the origin of food,ideas & views to understand where things come from. 'This is one comic you have to make the effor... | | The Counting House / The Attic |
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| | Carabet COMEDY | | AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 12:00 (60 min) - Free | | Carabet is a light and escapist comedy show coming to Edinburgh fresh from gigs all over Europe. This trio of Gaulier trained performers use clown, physical comedy, improvisation and music to create a... | | The Newsroom / The Downstairs Bar |
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| | Carabet COMEDY | | AUG 15 at 18:15 (60 min) - Free | | Carabet is a light and escapist comedy show coming to Edinburgh fresh from gigs all over Europe. This trio of Gaulier trained performers use clown, physical comedy, improvisation and music to create a... | | The Free Sisters / The Gothic Room |
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| | Carmen Lynch: LYNCHED COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 16:00 (60 min) - Free | | Carmen Lynch (The Late show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, Inside Amy Schumer, Splitsider’s "2016 Best Late Night Sets") shares her hour of twisted, singular stand-up comedy that frequently dips into th... | | The Counting House / The Loft |
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| | Celtic Comedy COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 17:30 (60 min) - Free | | Two Scots and an Irishman walk into a pub… Jay Lafferty, John Scott and Martin Mor are among the very best Celtic comedians working on the global comedy circuit. Jay Lafferty, ‘Cuddly one sec, cruel... | | The City Café / Las Vegas |
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| | Charlotte Gittins: Mirror Image COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 17:00 (60 min) - Free | | In a world on the edge of breakdown, words start to crumble. Whip-smart character comedy from Charlotte Gittins, star of Fringe hits Austentatious (***** Times) and Folie à Deux (***** BroadwayBaby.co... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Cheetah COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 11:05 (50 min) - Free | | Having recently lost a girlfriend through infidelity, just one month after buying a flat together, Adam Greene explores the reasons why people cheat, how it affects others and the perceptions that ten... | | The Counting House / The Attic |
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| | Classic Joke Club COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 15:00 (60 min) - Free | | Join the funniest acts in Edinburgh as they share classic jokes handed down to them by their family. Chickens, mothers-in-law, doctors, elephants, Englishmen, Irishmen, Scotsmen (and other nationaliti... | | Espionage / Mata Hari |
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| | Comedy Boxing: The Rematch COMEDY | | AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 22:15 (60 min) - Free | | Aussie wit vs British banter. Two comedians compete over four hilarious rounds. Stand-up, crowd heckling, improvisation, roasting & actual boxing. With sold out shows Internationally & across Australi... | | Espionage / Kasbar |
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| | Comedy Lock In COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 01:30 (60 min) - Free | | Award-winning comedians Daniel Audritt and Jamie Oliphant bring together some of the best comedians at the fringe for a late night comedy show. including Stand ups, Sketch acts, Musical comedians and ... | | The Counting House / The Lounge |
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| | Comedy World War 5 COMEDY | | AUG 4-27 at 21:00 (60 min) - Free | | The hit-show in its fifth year! Four international top comedians per night, one against one, no allies. Like in every world war, different line-up each night. Always started by a German (Christian Sch... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Long Room |
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| | Consignia's Panopticon COMEDY | | AUG 8-15 at 23:30 (60 min) - Free | | ‘Panopticon’ is the institutional building designed by the English philosopher and social theorist Jeremy Bentham in the late 18th century. It is also the name of this show from Consignia. Consignia a... | | The Mockingbird / Upstairs |
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| | Cosmic Comedy Berlin COMEDY | | AUG 3-19 at 22:00 (60 min) - Free | | Come and join us for a wunderbar time at Cosmic Comedy Berlin. Laugh your Lederhosen off at a wide range of topics from some of the best comics from the Berlin English comedy scene. They will be shar... | | Moriarty's / Cellar |
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| | Cow COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 13:05 (60 min) - Free | | I’m fed up with being called lovely just because I’m a nicely spoken, middle-aged woman in a cardigan. Join me in an act of rebellion as I get properly mardy and embrace my inner cow. 'Jane is ... | | The Counting House / The Attic |
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| | CSI Comedy COMEDY | | AUG 3-20 at 20:00 (60 min) - Free | | Three of Edinburgh's funniest comedians will have their sets dissected, critiqued, and reviewed, by the toughest comedy critics there are - the comedians themselves. With a different line-up of the ... | | The Counting House / The Ballroom |
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| | D'Arcehole COMEDY | | AUG 6-10, 13-17, 20-24, 27 at 22:15 (60 min) - Free | | Jo D'Arcy was told she had 'too much personality' to teach; maybe that's true or maybe she is, as her students told her, just a 'D'Arcehole.' Come and judge for yourselves as Jo talks through why she ... | | Dropkick Murphy's / Main Room |
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| | David Sheeran: I Am Donut COMEDY | | AUG 3-4, 6-17, 19-27 at 15:45 (60 min) - Free | | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Skyfall and Love Actually: three films President Trump will encourage the Prime Minister to stream during his state visit to the UK (probably). Luckily, these ... | | The Golf Tavern / Upstairs |
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| | Delusions. COMEDY | | AUG 4-20, 22-27 at 18:30 (60 min) - Free | | DELUSIONS. A brand new stand up hour from John Scott, now returning to Edinburgh for his tenth run. This is a semi biographical show about mental health combined with topical satire. Obviously there ... | | Espionage / Kasbar |
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| | Dirty Rotten Irish Scoundrel COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 19:30 (60 min) - Free | | Underground Irish comedian "Ireland's answer to Frankie Boyle" Andrew Gilmore returns to Edinburgh to allow his comedy demon to run amok on stage. Expect to be blown away with an hour of non-stop laug... | | Espionage / Pravda |
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| | DOPE FRICTION COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free | | dope /dəʊp/ ad 1. Very good. "that suit is dope!" friction /ˈfrɪkʃ(ə)n/ n 1. conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions. Tom Lawrinson ... | | The Hanover Tap / The Wee Tap |
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| | Erich McElroy Tops Trump COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 15:45 (60 min) - Free Ticketed | | It's pretty hard to top the most controversial figure in modern political history but American-born, British-based comic McElroy has stacked the deck. He’s got all the ALTERNATIVE truth, the FAKEST ne... | | Espionage / Pravda |
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| | For Godley's Sake! COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free | | FOR GODLEY'S SAKE back for another year at the THREE SISTERS "One of Scotland's finest onstage treasures... Compelling... ballsy... a breath of fresh air" Guardian "The Glasgow comedy queen" The Lis... | | The Free Sisters / Maggie's Chamber |
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| | Frank Foucault: Shoes COMEDY | | AUG 20-27 at 14:30 (60 min) - Free | | Jacques Tati once said "funniness comes from the feet". The award nominated Frank Foucault is willing to put that to the test. Work-in-progress show.. maybe with support. "A tiny work of comic genius"... | | The Golf Tavern / Upstairs |
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| | Generation Hummus COMEDY | | AUG 13-19 at 12:00 (60 min) - Free | | Brilliantly observed jokes and odd stories from a feral comedy mind. Simon Jablonski launches a probing needle into the eye of Generation Hummus — grab a bread stick and dip into his bland new world.&... | | Harry's Southside / Upstairs |
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| | Generation Hummus COMEDY | | AUG 3-11 at 11:05 (45 min) - Free | | Brilliantly observed jokes and odd stories from a feral comedy mind. Simon Jablonski launches a probing needle into the eye of Generation Hummus — grab a bread stick and dip into his bland new world.&... | | The Newsroom / The Downstairs Bar |
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| | Georges the Spider COMEDY | | AUG 4-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-27 at 14:30 (60 min) - Free | Meet Georges the Spider – Actor, Philosopher, Spider - and allow him to accompany you on a journey through the history of classical cinema told from his unique perspective as an egocentric, ... | | Moriarty's / Cellar |
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| | Geraldyne: Improv from Music COMEDY | | AUG 16-27 at 13:15 (60 min) - Free | | Geraldyne are a team of improvisers that grew up mishearing song lyrics. We’ve practised a lot and think we’ve finally got the act of hearing stuff down… Every show we invite a guest musician to per... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Girl In Da Corner COMEDY | | AUG 3-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-27 at 13:15 (60 min) - Free | | If there was ever a show that ticks all the diversity boxes, then Jen's got it all. Not only has she got the unique ability of having mixed heritage, she's got mixed Indian heritage and she's a woman!... | | The Argyle / The Cellar Bar |
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| | Gráinne Maguire: What Has the News Ever Done for Me? COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 12:30 (60 min) - Free | | Every day, Gráinne is joined by three top comics who try to persuade the audience why their favourite news story is the most import of the week’s news. Will it be Trump, Brexit or Kate Middleton getti... | | / |
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| | Green Bananas COMEDY | | AUG 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 12:00 (50 min) - Free | | Green Bananas showcases todays freshest up-and-coming comedians destined to be on your shelves tomorrow. Hosted by award winners Benji Waterstones (“Perfect and hilarious”, Buzzfeed) and Dave Green (“... | | The Counting House / The Lounge |
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| | Hate 'N' Live COMEDY | | AUG 3-24, 26-27 at 23:45 (60 min) - Free | | The smash-hit show returns for a fourth year, with top TV comedians – aka the Gladi-Haters – improvising rants on topics suggested by the audience. By turns raucous and surreal, this show has the audi... | | The Counting House / The Ballroom |
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| | Hate 'N' Live COMEDY | | AUG 19-27 at 22:15 (60 min) - Free | | The smash-hit show returns for a fourth year, with top TV comedians – aka the Gladi-Haters – improvising rants on topics suggested by the audience. By turns raucous and surreal, this show has the audi... | | The Free Sisters / The Gothic Room |
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| | Head Sets COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 22:00 (60 min) - Free | | Comedians losing their heads and performing with no bodies! This sell-out show returns for a second year with more of the best comedians from the Fringe...all delivering comedy from their floating hea... | | Espionage / Pravda |
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| | Hello Humans COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 15:30 (60 min) - Free | | Hello Humans, Jay here (Bath, Reading, Leicester, and New Act of The Year finalist, broadcast on Radio 4 Extra -humble really) doing a show about pyjamas, relativity and meeting Odin (maybe a hallucin... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Cinema Room |
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| | Hivemind presents: Playlight Robbery COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 11:30 (60 min) - Free | | Comedy quintet Hivemind are going to steal the show. Every show. All you need to do bring us a show’s flyer - using nothing but the show title and whatever other information we can find, we’ll stage... | | / |
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| | How To Suffer Better COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 13:15 (60 min) - Free | | After catching her fiancé screwing her friend in a bar bathroom, Celeste reads under a Snapple bottle cap: We can't stop ourselves from suffering, but we can learn how to suffer better. Mystified, she... | | The Newsroom / The Downstairs Bar |
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| | I Can Make You Tory COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 19:30 (60 min) - Free | | Sick of sanctimonious liberals lecturing you about global warming, Jeremy Corbyn and sexism? Award-winning comedian Leo Kearse slaughters liberal sacred cows with razor sharp wit (and actual facts) ... | | The Free Sisters / The Gothic Room |
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| | I Like me COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 19:45 (60 min) - Free | | I like me is a journey into why it's important to love one's self and how it can be hard at times. Life stinks but it's better to be an optimist in a pessimist's world. ... | | The Counting House / The Loft |
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| | Iguana Mum COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 20-27 at 18:00 (40 min) - Free | | Wish big, wish high, but be careful what you wish for. That's what marriage and kids have taught Sindhu (rhymes with Hindu — convenient because she is one). The 2016 BBC New Comedy Award finalist talk... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Cinema Room |
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| | IlluminArchie COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 15-27 at 18:45 (60 min) - Free | | IlluminArchie is the hilarious new show by, "super cool, super smart storyteller" (Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard) Award winning comedian, Archie Maddocks. He is described as "poignant, inventive and ... | | Espionage / Mata Hari |
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| | Improv Therapy COMEDY | | AUG 5, 7 at 23:30 (60 min) - Free | | All the way from Rollins College in Florida, seven improvisers have come to help you fix your problems and face your fears with the all-new Improv Therapy! Designed specifically for performance at the... | | The Mockingbird / Upstairs |
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| | In between COMEDY | | AUG 14 at 16:45 (60 min) - Free | | IN BETWEEN: languages, careers, sexual preferences... Lisa presents here her second one woman show. She shares her life contradictions on stage, in English as another weirdness! Lisa is so off the wal... | | The Counting House / The Lounge |
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| | In between COMEDY | | AUG 12-13 at 11:05 (45 min) - Free | | IN BETWEEN: languages, careers, sexual preferences... Lisa presents here her second one woman show. She shares her life contradictions on stage, in English as another weirdness! Lisa is so off the wal... | | The Newsroom / The Downstairs Bar |
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| | In Between Nightmares COMEDY | | AUG 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 23:45 (60 min) - Free | | In his Fringe debut, Berlin comedy audience favorite Santiago Angel takes us on a dark and hilarious journey through the underbelly of human desire and ego. In his trademark aggressive ‘machine-gun’,... | | / |
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| | Inheritance COMEDY | | AUG 3-4, 7, 10-11, 14, 17-18, 21, 24-25 at 12:15 (60 min) - Free | | Ben Clover got asked to marry his friend's mum so the family could dodge inheritance tax. It gave him a bit of a shock. A comedy show about trying to do the right thing from an award-wining stand-up. ... | | The Free Sisters / The Wee Room |
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| | It's a wretched life COMEDY | | at 23:15 (60 min) - Free | | What's the deal with children anyway ? Why do parents get such crappy birthday presents? Isn't it enough to be married-does one have to be happy aswell? These and many other questions Tomas Ahlbeck me... | | Moriarty's / Cellar |
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| | It's Gameshow Time! COMEDY | | AUG 4-15, 17-26 at 13:45 (60 min) - Free | | Join your host Henry Café for It’s Gameshow Time! The gameshow where celebrities compete to end world poverty. London’s legendary gameshow comes to Edinburgh. Expect ludicrous games, massive celebri... | | / |
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| | James Bone's TOWNIES COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 15-27 at 22:00 (60 min) - Free | | The Townie Tavern is like any regular pub, except in this place regulars include a New Age Traveller, an Old Skool Raver, and a disgraced ex-Met Police Chief. With each of them working out their raiso... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Jamie and Dan Work On Progress COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-21, 23-27 at 17:45 (60 min) - Free | | Jamie Oliphant and Dan Audritt are bringing their debut half hours to Edinburgh. Straight from BBC New Comedian, itv2 and Channel 5 - these top new comers will be doing the best of their work at the f... | | / |
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| | Jez Watts: Sex, Lies & Videogames COMEDY | | AUG 3-4, 7, 10-11, 14, 17-18, 21, 24-25 at 14:45 (60 min) - Free | | He's failed at being a soldier, husband, neuroscientist and drug fiend. Somehow, he's still here. An American-style hour from a touring Australian comic, the stand-up comedy of Jez Watts comes from t... | | The Free Sisters / The Wee Room |
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| | Jimmy McGhie COMEDY | | AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 16:00 (60 min) - Free | | McGhie is back for solo show number seven. He has finally checked in his ego and will be appearing as part of the socialist utopia of the Free Festival. A proper pro for no dough! ‘McGhie reminds you ... | | The Pear Tree / Pear Tree Indoor Stage |
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| | Joke Thieves COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free | | Comedy set swapping live! The cult hit show where comedians perform their own jokes, then each other’s. Chortle Award Winner – Best Club Show London. Top 5 comedy shows of the Year (List). Top 10 late... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Main Room |
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| | Jon Long - Winded COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 20:00 (60 min) - Free | | Jon Long performs stand-up comedy with songs. Songs about love, life, falcons, sex, desert islands and recycling. In between the songs are jokes. Jokes about love songs, celiacs, bad cats, adverts, an... | | / |
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| | Jon Pearson: Feet First COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 14:30 (60 min) - Free | | Jon is looking for progress, he knows that he wants to be happy, but how can he get there? What is helping and hindering his development and stopping him from getting to his happy place? Join Jon on a... | | The Argyle / The Cellar Bar |
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| | Katharine Ferns is in Stitches COMEDY | | AUG 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-27 at 13:30 (60 min) - Free | | Brutally funny storytelling show from Canadian comedian Katharine Ferns (MTV, ichannel) is a comedic journey about learning to laugh at the visible and invisible scars of surviving mental illness, dom... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Long Room |
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| | Kev's Komedy Klub COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 18:15 (60 min) - Free | | A stand-up comedy bill featuring the stars and creators of the underground festival fringe hit Kev's Komedy Kitchen - Kevin Dewsbury and Will Hutchby. Each show will feature a special guest headline ... | | The Newsroom / The Downstairs Bar |
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| | Kit Sullivan in Digital COMEDY | | AUG 3-15, 17-27 at 00:45 (60 min) - Free | | Ridiculous and unpredictable, Kit Sullivan dishes out a surreal piece of comedy with mischievous charm. The most technologically advanced show ever assembled *cough*from cardboard. We live in a digita... | | The Counting House / The Loft |
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| | Komödie Distillery COMEDY | | AUG 8, 15 at 18:30 (60 min) - Free | | Four of the hottest up and coming acts from the London scene come together for a comedy compilation show to make you chortle. Featuring a diverse group of comedy voices, these acts will set you aligh... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Long Room |
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| | Komödie Distillery COMEDY | | AUG 3-16 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free | | Four of the hottest up and coming acts from the London scene come together for a comedy compilation show to make you chortle. Featuring a diverse group of comedy voices, these acts will set you aligh... | | The Mockingbird / Upstairs |
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| | Laft Punk COMEDY | | AUG 15-27 at 18:15 (60 min) - Free | | Late Night laughs as Matt Duwell brings the best in alternative and off the wall comedy from the fringe that embody the spirit of punk. Expect stand up, satire, sketch, musical comedy and everything e... | | Finnegan's Wake / The Back Room |
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| | Laft Punk COMEDY | | AUG 7-8, 14-15 at 01:00 (60 min) - Free | | Late Night laughs as Matt Duwell brings the best in alternative and off the wall comedy from the fringe that embody the spirit of punk. Expect stand up, satire, sketch, musical comedy and everything e... | | The City Café / Las Vegas |
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| | Laft Punk COMEDY | | AUG 3-16 at 23:30 (60 min) - Free | | Late Night laughs as Matt Duwell brings the best in alternative and off the wall comedy from the fringe that embody the spirit of punk. Expect stand up, satire, sketch, musical comedy and everything e... | | Espionage / Kasbar |
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| | Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free (OPTION to reserve seat) | | In its fifth year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase. Robyn Perkins (5 stars 'exceptionally charasmatic' -Voice Mag) hosts different four/five-star co... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Laugh Train Home Comedy Showcase COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 19:15 (60 min) - Free (OPTION to reserve seat) | | In its fifth year, the best comics of the Fringe are brought together for this premier comedy showcase. Robyn Perkins (5 stars 'exceptionally charasmatic' -Voice Mag) hosts different four/five-star co... | | Bar 50 / The Alcove |
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| | Laughing Horse FREE Comedy Selection COMEDY | | AUG 17-20 at 23:30 (60 min) - Free | | See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up at each show, every day, as Laughing Horse's Comedy Selection returns... | | Espionage / Kasbar |
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| | LGBTQZX COMEDY | | AUG 20-27 at 14:30 (60 min) - Free | | LGBTQZX is the tale of how an addiction to retro gaming somehow manifested itself into a lifetime of jealousy, gender transition... and karaoke? ... | | 48 Below / The Basement Bar |
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| | LJ DA FUNK in... Last Brexit to 'ooklyn COMEDY | | AUG 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-27 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free | | Abrasive satire for Guardian readers, disguised as sensationalist whimsy for Sun readers so as not to alienate the proletariat. Bashing Brexit head-on with all the vitriol of Nigel Farage at a multicu... | | Moriarty's / Cellar |
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| | Lolbot Wars COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 21:00 (60 min) - Free | | This is Lolbot Wars. The best comedy performers from across the Edinburgh Festival Fringe will come together in a unique arena where they will battle it out, head to head. Armed with words, weapons, w... | | Dropkick Murphy's / Main Room |
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| | Mae Martin: Dope COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 15-27 at 20:00 (60 min) - Free | | The star of the award-nominated Mae Martin’s Guide to 21st Century Sexuality (BBC Radio Four) examines a lifetime of obsessions, fandom and addiction in her new stand-up hour of millennial introspecti... | | The City Café / Las Vegas |
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| | Martin Huburn - "Tiptonite" COMEDY | | AUG 21-27 at 23:15 (60 min) - Free | | There is a fine line between banter and discrimination Martin is a cheeky yet likable working Class lad from the West Midlands. "Tiptonite" is a thought provoking and cheeky perspective on politica... | | Moriarty's / Cellar |
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| | Martin Mor: All the Best COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 19:00 (60 min) - Free | | Martin comes from Northern Ireland, and after a successful career as a circus performer, he turned his attention on the unsuspecting comedy circuit. With over 30 years experience as a professional per... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Main Room |
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| | MARVELus COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 15-27 at 12:30 (60 min) - Free | | All of the movies in the MARVEL cinematic universe in 1 hour. Self professed comic book nerds and comedians Gary Tro & Javier Jarquin present MARVELus, a show that tackles almost a decade of movies in... | | The City Café / Las Vegas |
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| | Meet the stevens COMEDY | | AUG 3-7 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free | | 1 Transgender Comedienne - 2 characters It's Sassy verses Classy in this outrageous debut show from a rising star of stand up; transgender comedienne Miss Holly Stevens. In this show golden child Ho... | | 48 Below / The Basement Bar |
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| | Mickey Sharma - SHARMANATOR!! COMEDY | | AUG 3-12, 14-19, 21-26 at 14:30 (60 min) - Free | | Mickey is 34 now. And times for play is over. He's 34 and responsibilities are piling up. He's gotta take care of his ageing parents, he's gotta try and get on the property ladder and most important o... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Mind Your Head COMEDY | | AUG 3-13 at 13:30 (60 min) - Free | | Mental sees Marc Burrows return to the Fringe for the first time in 2 years, following his successful 2014 show 'The Ten Best Songs Of All Time'. The show is a very personal trek through Marc's menta... | | The Pear Tree / Pear Tree Indoor Stage |
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| | More Equal Than Others COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 21:00 (45 min) - Free | | Is this Romanian guy supposed to be the future of stand-up comedy? Bold, brash and a total smartass, Victor Pãtrãşcan wings it in this stand up comedy one-man show and tries to get away with it.... | | The Mockingbird / Upstairs |
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| | Mr Danger's Really Safe Show COMEDY | | JUL 30-31, AUG 1-13, 15-27 at 12:45 (60 min) - Free | | The moment the world’s been waiting for has arrived! Mr Danger, once voted Britain’s Bravest Daredevil, has finished recovering from his recent catastrophic stunt effort and is ready to wow the crowds... | | / |
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| | Nai Bowen is Brave! COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free | | Nai Bowen is Brave! At least, that's want she wants to believe. One half of fringe favourites Titty Bar Ha Ha, Nai is going it alone for the first time in her life. If she's finished the show, which ... | | The Counting House / The Attic |
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| | NAKED COMEDY | | AUG 3-16 at 00:30 (50 min) - Free | | "Funny, clever & incredibly entertaining... Naked is an absolute joy to watch." Aussie Theatre "Naked is a little gem of a show." The Plus One Melbourne "Stripping herself back and becoming vulnerab... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Nazi Jihadi COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 00:45 (60 min) - Free | | Toby Arsalan is a German-Pakistani standup comedian writing, performing and procrastinating in Berlin. Toby grew up in Germany, Syria, South Africa and Pakistan. He knows that's weird. “Nazi Jihadi” ... | | The Free Sisters / Maggie's Front Room |
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| | Newcastle Brown Tales COMEDY | | AUG 4-13, 15-27 at 13:00 (60 min) - Free | | After his critically acclaimed debut hour, Rahul Kohli returns with a show unlike anything else: an hour of true stories from his drunken adventures. From the wacky to the hilarious to the downright u... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Cinema Room |
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| | Nik Coppin: Globetrotter COMEDY | | AUG 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 17:30 (60 min) - Free | | Nik Coppin returns with some new hilarious anecdotes and jokes from his many shows and journeys around the world. A well travelled stand-up comedian, his comedic exploits have taken him to the far rea... | | Espionage / Mata Hari |
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| | Not Quite Mass COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 15:45 (60 min) - Free | | Save your soul with laughter. Witness Ireland's finest stand-ups, along with holy discussions and blessed games. Handpicked by Irish Comedian of the Year 2016, Steve Bennett. Join the congregation or ... | | Finnegan's Wake / The Back Room |
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| | Odette! COMEDY | | AUG 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-27 at 22:55 (60 min) - Free | | Meet the Aussie cleaning lady everybody loves to love! Brain child of Gaulier graduate Marina Margarita, the heavily pregnant and hormonal Odette dreams of stardom and romance on American dayatime so... | | 48 Below / The Basement Bar |
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| | Old Jewish Jokes COMEDY | | AUG 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-27 at 13:30 (60 min) - FREE TICKETED | | Return of the Fringe's all-time favourite, longest-running Jewish comedy show. Traditional Jewish gags plus revealing insights into life for the modern Jewish comic. **** (Scotsman), **** (Mirror), **... | | Finnegan's Wake / The Back Room |
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| | Old Jewish Jokes COMEDY | | AUG 21 at 16:15 (60 min) - FREE TICKETED | | Return of the Fringe's all-time favourite, longest-running Jewish comedy show. Traditional Jewish gags plus revealing insights into life for the modern Jewish comic. **** (Scotsman), **** (Mirror), **... | | The Counting House / The Ballroom |
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| | On The Edge COMEDY | | AUG 3-15 at 13:15 (60 min) - Free | | On The Edge 5 acts, 5 friends, 5 different backgrounds, 5 ways to have you in hysterics. We’ve got women, we’ve got guys, we’ve got an Arab, a Jew, a posh one, an arty one and one that we can’t even ... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Paul Revill: Revillations COMEDY | | AUG 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 15:00 (60 min) - Free | | Paul Revill, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2014, returns to the Fringe with his show Revillations. The true story of how he got the acting role of a lifetime... and how it all went wrong! D... | | / |
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| | Phil Pagett: Bare Jokes COMEDY | | AUG 16, 23 at 14:15 (60 min) - Free | | Late-night one-liners from Phil Pagett, 'One of the country's best new gag writers' (Gary Delaney, Mock the Week), ranging from the absurd to the twisted. Expect a no-frills hour of hilarious jokes in... | | Bar 50 / The Alcove |
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| | Phil Pagett: Bare Jokes COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 01:00 (60 min) - Free | | Late-night one-liners from Phil Pagett, 'One of the country's best new gag writers' (Gary Delaney, Mock the Week), ranging from the absurd to the twisted. Expect a no-frills hour of hilarious jokes in... | | / |
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| | Pontoon COMEDY | | AUG 21-27 at 22:45 (45 min) - Free | | People say things like, I saw Louis C.K and he was great. Or, I saw Stewart Lee and he was really clever. Dont know about you, but I'm not hearing the word... funny? People coming to my show will say,... | | The Golf Tavern / Upstairs |
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| | Pottervision! COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 14:30 (60 min) - Free | | POTTERVISION! The Harry Potter Parody show that celebrates and highlights the absurdities of those magical movies. Join us, four full grown men pretending to be twelve year old children as we re-enact... | | Espionage / Pravda |
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| | Present & Correct COMEDY | | AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 10:45 (60 min) - Free | | Present and Correct returns to Edinburgh with a brand New Sketch Show! A staple of the Fringe, Present and Correct with have you balling with laughter before you've even thought about Lunch! So begin ... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Prestonian COMEDY | | AUG 3-11, 13-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 17:10 (40 min) - Free | | ‘Prestonian’ is a solo stand up show by Saskia Preston. It’ll last 40 fast minutes and feature jokes by and at the expense of someone who’s never actually been to Preston but is a ‘Preston’. I’ll tell... | | The Argyle / The Cellar Bar |
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| | Revill's Selection COMEDY | | AUG 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 12:15 (60 min) - Free | | Revill’s Selection is the perfect way for any comedy lover to start their day. Just like a packet of Revels sweets the show will have different types and flavours of comics to suit all tastes. With a ... | | Espionage / Kasbar |
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| | Richard Todd: MONSTERS COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 15-27 at 13:00 (60 min) - Free | | Like a piece of old sellotape stuck on a wall, neurotic flibbertigibbet Richard Todd clings to nothing but his place on the earth; may his grip hold for an hour of art therapy, inner demons and salad.... | | The Counting House / The Lounge |
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| | Rik Carranza: I'm a Fan COMEDY | | AUG 3-15, 17-27 at 21:00 (60 min) - FREE TICKETED | | How far would you go to fit in? What happens when you deny the very thing that defines you? In this deeply personal show, Rik Carranza revisits a past that forced him to choose between embracing his ... | | The Counting House / The Loft |
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| | Rob Oldham: Brink COMEDY | | AUG 3-15, 17-27 at 22:00 (40 min) - Free | | Brink is a free stand-up show from award-winning young comic, Rob Oldham. It looks at growing up, politics, and being a hypocrite in the 21st Century. There are also two jokes about bums. Since 2016... | | The Argyle / The Cellar Bar |
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| | Robyn's Bad Decision Time COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 14:45 (45 min) - Free (OPTION to reserve seat) | | Everyone has a crazy family. Some are bad at relationships. But few justify their emotional decisions with stats and scientific research. Join robyn on this [informative] journey of unbelievable, yet ... | | Finnegan's Wake / The Back Room |
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| | Rotating Bill COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 16:45 (60 min) - Free | | Crashing back into the fringe for its triumphant 3rd year, Rotating Bill is back to bring you top quality stand up. Featuring different line ups everyday and special guests, it's a sure fire way to en... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Cinema Room |
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| | Sagar Mega Drive COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 16:30 (60 min) - Free | | Sagar Mega Drive is Fiona Sagar's return to Edinburgh following her 2016 award nominated show 'Entitled'. Plug in for hilarity and set your mode to multi-player with this fresh character based show wi... | | / |
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| | Schutte the Unromantic COMEDY | | AUG 3-14 at 22:15 (60 min) - Free | | A comic solo show written and performed by Katy Schutte (Happily Never After/Knightmare Live/Who Ya Gonna Call?). Katy is not a romantic. This is the story of her trying to find love despite freezing ... | | The Counting House / The Loft |
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| | Self Sabotage COMEDY | | AUG 22 at 13:30 (60 min) - Free | | Have you ever made a mistake that you instantly regretted? And then made that same mistake when you really should know better? Then done it a third time and realised you suffer deep, terrifying psycho... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Long Room |
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| | Self Sabotage COMEDY | | AUG 14-27 at 17:00 (60 min) - Free | | Have you ever made a mistake that you instantly regretted? And then made that same mistake when you really should know better? Then done it a third time and realised you suffer deep, terrifying psycho... | | Harry's Southside / Upstairs |
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| | Self Sabotage COMEDY | | AUG 22 at 19:15 (60 min) - Free | | Have you ever made a mistake that you instantly regretted? And then made that same mistake when you really should know better? Then done it a third time and realised you suffer deep, terrifying psycho... | | The Counting House / The Lounge |
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| | Semi-Pro 4 Life COMEDY | | AUG 3-19 at 21:15 (60 min) - Free | | Amongst the ranks of every Fringe Festival there will be those who will never make it. So large is this number they repeatedly dwarf that other group of significants: those who never tried when it was... | | / |
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| | Shaggers COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 15:45 (60 min) - Free | | The worldwide hit show returns with a line-up of superb and varied comedians from all around the Fringe doing material based around the hilarious, cheeky subject of shagging. ‘A tour de force of lau... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Shaggers COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 22:45 (75 min) - Free | | The worldwide hit show returns with a line-up of superb and varied comedians from all around the Fringe doing material based around the hilarious, cheeky subject of shagging. ‘A tour de force of lau... | | The Free Sisters / Maggie's Chamber |
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| | Shaggers COMEDY | | JUL 30-31, AUG 1 at 21:30 (75 min) - Free | | The worldwide hit show returns with a line-up of superb and varied comedians from all around the Fringe doing material based around the hilarious, cheeky subject of shagging. ‘A tour de force of lau... | | The Free Sisters / Maggie's Chamber |
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| | Shaggers COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 18:15 (60 min) - Free | | The worldwide hit show returns with a line-up of superb and varied comedians from all around the Fringe doing material based around the hilarious, cheeky subject of shagging. ‘A tour de force of lau... | | Espionage / Pravda |
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| | Sidekick COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free | | Some people are life's heroes, its leading men and women. They're full of swash, buckle and daring-do. Others are happy to stand at the side and hold their jackets. For every Fred Flinstone, there is... | | Espionage / Pravda |
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| | Sketch On, Sketch Off COMEDY | | AUG 14 at 20:00 (120 min) - Free | | Roll up, roll up! Sketch On, Sketch Off is here! For the simple price of one single free show, this alternative sketch comedy showcase will give you four. Featuring the varied stylings of the Sheffie... | | The City Café / Las Vegas |
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| | Sketch Thieves COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 13:45 (60 min) - Free | | Comedy sketch swapping live! The cult hit show where sketch groups perform their own sketches and then each other’s. Top 25 shows at the Fringe 2016 (British Comedy Guide). Chortle Award winner for Be... | | The City Café / Las Vegas |
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| | Slug COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 19:25 (40 min) - Free | | Otherworldly Dave Green does a stand-up comedy show. It’s about death, robots, alienation and slugs. Dave’s unique brand of stand-up combines a type of paranoid stream of consciousness with tightly w... | | The Free Sisters / The Wee Room |
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| | Sparkly Unicorn COMEDY | | AUG 12-19 at 14:30 (60 min) - Free | | Leslie Ewing-Burgesse is a very tall London-based Canadian with rainbow hair (it's natural). She might be a ghost. She's almost definitely your imaginary friend, but she's really cool so you don't nee... | | 48 Below / The Basement Bar |
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| | Spectaculus COMEDY | | AUG 14-21, 23-27 at 22:55 (60 min) - Free | | 2025 A.D. Almost all forms of entertainment have been conglomerated into the Spectaculus media nexus. Tom uploads his personality to experience the funniest virtual entertainment possible but forget... | | The Argyle / The Cellar Bar |
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| | Spiltting the Bill COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 23:15 (60 min) - Free | | Three mad lads from the west of Ireland up for "The Craic" perform their stand up comedy show. Using observations, dry wit, dark humor and audience engagement they illustrate the world from their own ... | | Espionage / The Bunker |
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| | Stand-Up Nomad: Backpacking Comedy COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 19:00 (60 min) - Free | | Backpackers and travelling comedians have a similar lifestyle, exploring new cultures, traveling light and relying on booze to socialise. Every show brings these two groups together with globe-trottin... | | / |
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| | Stateless COMEDY | | AUG 16 at 15:45 (60 min) - Free | | Born in Iceland, educated in the U.S, grown a beard in China; Helgi Steinar is a borderless comedian who has now found himself living in Edinburgh, trying to understand Scots as much as he tries to un... | | Bar 50 / The Alcove |
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| | Stateless COMEDY | | AUG 17-18, 21, 24-25 at 11:00 (60 min) - Free | | Born in Iceland, educated in the U.S, grown a beard in China; Helgi Steinar is a borderless comedian who has now found himself living in Edinburgh, trying to understand Scots as much as he tries to un... | | The Free Sisters / The Wee Room |
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| | Stateless COMEDY | | AUG 19 at 12:15 (60 min) - Free | | Born in Iceland, educated in the U.S, grown a beard in China; Helgi Steinar is a borderless comedian who has now found himself living in Edinburgh, trying to understand Scots as much as he tries to un... | | Finnegan's Wake / The Back Room |
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| | Stateless COMEDY | | AUG 23 at 15:15 (60 min) - Free | | Born in Iceland, educated in the U.S, grown a beard in China; Helgi Steinar is a borderless comedian who has now found himself living in Edinburgh, trying to understand Scots as much as he tries to un... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Main Room |
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| | Story Poker COMEDY | | AUG 21-27 at 13:45 (60 min) - Free | | Story Poker! A #EdFringe17 Debut gameshow by Americans, Jeffrey Baldinger and Omid Singh. Comedians from all around the world will compete in a poker-style tournament where they will bet their true st... | | The Counting House / The Ballroom |
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| | Story Poker COMEDY | | AUG 21-22, 27 at 01:00 (60 min) - Free | | Story Poker! A #EdFringe17 Debut gameshow by Americans, Jeffrey Baldinger and Omid Singh. Comedians from all around the world will compete in a poker-style tournament where they will bet their true st... | | The City Café / Las Vegas |
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| | Stranger in a Strange Land COMEDY | | AUG 3-11 at 17:00 (60 min) - Free | | Saurabh Kikani is many things - stand up comedian, film producer, lawyer, political activist...most of all...disappointment to his parents. He also considered himself a citizen of the world. But in a ... | | 48 Below / The Basement Bar |
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| | Stranger in a Strange Land COMEDY | | AUG 9 at 22:30 (60 min) - Free | | Saurabh Kikani is many things - stand up comedian, film producer, lawyer, political activist...most of all...disappointment to his parents. He also considered himself a citizen of the world. But in a ... | | The City Café / Las Vegas |
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| | Struan Logan: Mingalabar COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 12:00 (30 min) - Free | | Scottish comedian Struan Logan spent three months in South East Asia, performing stand-up in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong along with travelling through Vietnam, Taiwan and his favourit... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Main Room |
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| | Sunil Patel: Titan COMEDY | | AUG 3-13, 15-27 at 15:35 (60 min) - Free | | Am I here for a little holiday? No! I’m doing my second show. Here’s some third-party validation from the first one: ‘A clearly gifted comedian with a comfy and approachable style, he is as self-awar... | | The Counting House / The Attic |
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| | Suzanne Lea Shepherd: Scrappy Cuddler COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 16:15 (45 min) - Free | | Sweet... but zingers included. Suzanne Lea Shepherd is a New York comedian who was selected for the San Francisco Comedy Competition finals and the New York Winter Film Festival finals. She has previo... | | / |
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| | Taking The Biscuit COMEDY | | AUG 4-27 at 10:00 (45 min) - Free | | Taking the biscuit! Comedy for people who like to laugh! This show is jam packed full of slide splitting observations, sharp one liners and big physical musical sketches. 2 of the biggest rising stars... | | The Free Sisters / The Wee Room |
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| | Tales from a Tampon COMEDY | | AUG 21-27 at 20:45 (60 min) - free festival | | Tales from a Tampon Forget the wheel, telephone or sky plus, this little cotton bud with string is one of the greatest inventions of the 21st century. Blocking more leaks than the Hoover Dam and br... | | 48 Below / The Basement Bar |
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| | The Abersham Flat COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 22:30 (60 min) - Free | | My name is Aidan but since I was 15 I've been called Taco, because the first girl I ever kissed thought I looked Mexican. I'm half Colombian actually, my Mum was backpacking in South America when she ... | | / |
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| | The Ayahuasca Diaries COMEDY | | AUG 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-27 at 16:00 (40 min) - Free | | Psychiatrist and award-winning comedian Benji Waterstones heads to Peru in search ayahuasca, a healing plant medicine so strong that just one dose has been likened to 15 years of therapy. So is it rea... | | The Free Sisters / The Wee Room |
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| | The Beer Money Ball COMEDY | | AUG 3-12 at 01:00 (60 min) - Free | | Laughing Horse award winner Sam Gore and multi-award winner and all-round good egg Rob Mulholland perform highly competent stand-up comedy for an hour. Two funny men being very funny. No theme, no m... | | The Counting House / The Ballroom |
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| | The Breakup Monologues COMEDY | | AUG 3-12 at 12:15 (60 min) - Free | | A chat show hosted by award-winning Radio 4 and festival regular Rosie Wilby where she and other top comedy, spoken word and theatre acts from across the Fringe look back at their best and worst relat... | | The Counting House / The Loft |
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| | The Great Comedy Cooking Challenge COMEDY | | AUG 7, 14 at 14:00 (60 min) - Free | | Can’t cook? Imagine having to come up with a three-course meal, completely from scratch, every week for a year. That’s the challenge that faced comedian and culinary incompetent Jay Sodagar. In the Gr... | | / |
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| | The Oxford Revue Presents: FREE COMEDY | | AUG 3-19 at 15:45 (60 min) - Free | | The Oxford Revue return hot faced from another academic year to bring you the sharpest student comedy around. A mixed bill show that has been the starting point for the likes of Michael Palin, Stewart... | | Moriarty's / Cellar |
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| | The Pigeon Dying Under the Bush COMEDY | | AUG 3-11 at 14:45 (60 min) - Free | | Award-winning comedian Sarah Callaghan fresh from two hugely successful shows and tours of Australia returns with a show inspired by an incredibly lucky escape – forcing her to re-evaluate everything ... | | Espionage / Kasbar |
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| | The Quarter To Fun Show COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 00:45 (60 min) - Free | | A different line up every night, hosted by Jon Pearson. Who said fun has to happen before 1am? Join Jon as he presents some of the finest acts at the Fringe that are willing to stay up until 01:45! A ... | | Espionage / Kasbar |
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| | The Rat Pack presents... COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 16:30 (60 min) - Free | | The Rat Pack presents... returns to Edinburgh for a 5th sell-out year. The best stand-up and cabaret now bigger and better than ever. Check out the line-ups at www.theratpack.co.uk. 'Classy stand-up... | | Cabaret Voltaire / Main Room |
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| | The Really Great Compilation Show COMEDY | | AUG 20-27 at 21:15 (60 min) - Free | | Bringing you the best comedy the fringe has to offer, The Really Great Compilation Show presents some of the biggest names gracing Edinburgh, as well some amazing up and comers. Whether you're after s... | | / |
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| | The Rule of Threes COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 20:45 (60 min) - Free | | Daniel Audritt (hilarious stand up and internationally acclaimed director; Amused Moose Finalist) Tamar Broadbent (hilarious world touring stand up and musical comedian; Amused Moose Finalist) and chu... | | The Free Sisters / The Gothic Room |
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| | The Silly Iles COMEDY | | AUG 3-18, 21-27 at 12:15 (60 min) - Free | | A fun stand-up comedy show from Sarah Iles where she shares her brand of silly humour and stories to all audiences about the various japes she gets herself in to. Ultimately, she IS The Silly Iles. A... | | Finnegan's Wake / The Back Room |
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| | Tom & Ollie in: Wasps COMEDY | | AUG 14-19, 21-26 at 15:00 (60 min) - Free | | Tom won the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2016, and he won’t shut up about it. He also reached the Leicester Square Sketch-Off Final in 2017. Which he does occasionally shut up about, but only when ... | | The Cuckoo's Nest / Basement |
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| | Vicki Sargent: One Woman Army COMEDY | | AUG 3-5, 7-13, 15-19, 21-27 at 13:50 (50 min) - Free | | Vicki is done with degrading retail jobs, fed up of waiting around for Mr. Wrong and ultimately ready to get out of bed. Come hang out with her for an hour of witty storytelling and delightful charact... | | The Cuckoo's Nest / Basement |
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| | We are STILL all C*nts COMEDY | | AUG 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-27 at 22:00 (60 min) - Free | | While the world grips onto its safe space with progressively whitened knuckles, "We are STILL all C*nts" will be a haven where Ashley Haden will show why the left, the right, the old, the young, the r... | | Harry's Southside / Upstairs |
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| | We Stand Amused COMEDY | | AUG 3-16 at 17:00 (60 min) - Free | | "We Stand Amused" is a comedy sketch show brought to you by the Lancaster University Comedy Institute. Filled with original sketches and twisted characters, "We Stand Amused" aims to make the audience... | | The Hanover Tap / The Wee Tap |
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| | Will Mars: THIS COMEDY | | AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free | | This British New Yorker has been seen on Fox's Showtime at the Apollo (US) and the BBC's Stand Up for Comic Relief (UK). This former English Comedian of the Year finalist has performed eight sell-out ... | | Dropkick Murphy's / Main Room |
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| | William Rees: The Splash COMEDY | | AUG 4-27 at 00:10 (60 min) - Free | | "DJing and Poetry" is surely a combination that deserves greater exploration. Thankfully in this show it is given just that. Ploughing aggressively through such topics as love, war and agriculture, Wi... | | The Argyle / The Cellar Bar |
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| | WMD Makes Everything Better COMEDY | | AUG 4-19 at 14:30 (60 min) - Free | | A hilarious sketch show that rips itself apart before delicately reassembling the pieces Ryan, Tom and Ben AKA WMD Comedy are a bold sketch troupe with a cult online following. Brighton marks the de... | | The Golf Tavern / Upstairs |
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| | Zahra Barri: Talk Like An Egyptian COMEDY | | AUG 3-27 at 21:45 (50 min) - Free | | Zahra’s a bit like the country of Turkey, in that she’s a mix of Eastern and Western culture, and also she is a bird. A fun look into Eastern and Kanye Western Culture. 'Terrific' Venue Magazine As ... | | Bar 50 / The Alcove |
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