Every great superhero must start by saving herself. Join a geek girl on a quest to live her best nerd life. As a young nerd, Juliette loved to dress up, and she loved Rogue from the X-Men – funny, dark past, great costume. Now, decades later, she’s an award-winning comedian and mental health activist masked in glitter and sequins.

Join her on a journey from cosplay to confidence as Juliette asks "where does our power really lie? What can playing dress up reveal about ourselves? Can a superhero story help us rewrite our own?"

Expect gamification and introvert-friendly interactivity which evolves and mutates with every performance. SHORTLISTED FOR BEST NEW SHOW AT BRIGHTON FRINGE 2025.

Edinburgh Fringe sell-out 2015/16/17/18/23. As seen on BBC One and ITV.

“A huge nerd; a safe space. Simply marvellous.” ★★★★★ Starburst Magazine

“A force to be reckoned with. Hilarious and educational.” ★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

“Huge talent...and then some!” ★★★★★ Daily Mirror

Edinburgh Fringe Sold Out Run 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2023

Shortlisted for The Disability Power 100 (2024)

"Fringe legend" Fringe Review (2024)

"Refreshingly revealing" British Comedy Guide (2024)

Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe 2023 & 2024

"The Fringe favourite" The Guardian 2020

The Telegraph Funniest One-Liners 2019

Evening Standard Funniest Jokes 2019

iPaper Funniest fringe Jokes 2019

The Sunday Times Culture Pick August 2018

The Times Best Of Edinburgh Festivals 2018

The Telegraph Top 25 Rising Stars 2018

Winner of Voice Mag’s Pick Of The Fringe Award 2017

Argus Angel Award 2015 & 2012

"Burton drips with charm - joyous" The Times

"Burton shows the world it's cool to be kind" Sunday Mail

November 3, 2024   LeftLion

Juliette Burton offers more than just laughs in her stand-up performances...

This week we’re celebrating the return of the Nottingham Comedy Festival- and last night opened with a bang at the Lord Roberts with the first show in the Lol-GBTQ+ lineup. We were treated to a double bill by world-renowned and Fringe Famous Comedienne Juliette Burton. Providing loads of laughs, audience participation and a multi-media spectacle we got to experience a sneak preview of Juliette’s latest show as well as her currently touring one which left us feeling a little bit more hopeful for the future!

First show of the night, Going Rogue, delved into Juliette’s love and obsession with all things nerdy (as the name- a reference to X-Men- may suggest)- including a ranking of all her latest cosplays, a laundry list of easter eggs and references and even a chance for the audience to create their own digital avatar to appear in the show (still a slight work in progress, but the technical difficulties only added to the hilarity). Both shows were also a very raw, open and honest look into our hosts personal life, struggles and methods she uses to get through the everyday. As someone who also turned to nerdy hobbies to get me through the pandemic, I can certainly relate to the anecdotes of testing out cosplaying during lockdown! We also got to find out how these cosplaying endeavours impacted on Juliette’s dating life, often with very funny and heartwarming results.


Juliette’s second show, Hopepunk, was a very raw delve into her mental health struggles, and how she (and the audience) can use hope, love and community to overcome all of life’s challenges. It was a perfect blend of deep introspection cut through with perfectly timed comedy anecdotes, which stopped the mood from dropping too low. Inviting the audience to offer up their own thoughts on what gave them hope and finishing off with a message of affirmation and aspiration- definitely leaving us on a high!

Hopepunk and Going Rogue were the perfect way to kick off this comedy festival! Taking the standard stand-up formula and injecting it with new life and a fresh new perspective. I definitely recommend checking out a Juliette show in the future!

Juliette Burton's Going Rogue and Hopepunk appeared at the Lord Roberts on Saturday November 2nd 2024 and as part of the LOL-GBTQ+Comedy Festival.
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