The Pick of the Fringe has been a hit show at the Fringe for 22 years, an annual selection of the best in stand-up comedy in Edinburgh. And now this clean version has arrived!

It's the same succulent smorgasbord of fantastically funny stand-up comedy headliners chosen from around the Fringe, with the rude bits taken out, so suitable for everyone!

With four different comics daily, and it's Pay What You Can entry!

'Highly recommended' (FringeReview.co.uk).

'Cracking comedy selection' ★★★★★(Cream of the Fringe).

****★★★★★★★★ (BroadwayBaby.com).

★★★★ (Herald Sun).

★★★★ (TheArgus.co.uk).

August 27, 2026    Three Weeks

I’m not about to try and review half a dozen stand-up comics’ sanitised short bits, that’s not really the point of writing about this show. It’s more a prompt for parents like me, whose kids are starting to bump against the upper age-range limits of the childrens’ programme, but for whom next steps can be hard to gauge, particularly for stand-up comedy. This show has six stand-ups doing ‘clean’ – there’s a swear jar by the stage – 6 or 7 minute bits from their actual shows. None were one-star, none were fives. But, for the opening of a window upon new worlds of possibility, and a primer on what the Fringe actually is and/or once was, well worth a spin. Click Here For Review