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EDINBURGH FRINGE RECOMMENDATIONS - 2024

We recommend ourselves (midnight, Sun-Wed, MB1) at this summer's Fringe, and this lovely lot too: veterans of ACMS, creators of strong blurb goodness, and some of our favourite acts.

Act Type Parent Venue Venue Name Room Time Dates £? AGES? Blurb
Lee Kyle and Friend: Not Morning People Comedy Laughing Horse City Café Las Vegas 10:00-11:00 Aug 2-13 PWYW 14+ Join one of the best ad-libbers around with some guests he'll be putting up with.
Jody Kamali: Mr Sleepybum Kids Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo 10:55-11:40 Aug 1-6, 8-18  £ 3+ High-energy, interactive, multi award-nominated comedy show for the whole family
Glenn Moore: Work in Progress Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) One 11:05-12:05 Jul 30-31; Aug 1-13  £/PWYW 16+ Glenn runs you through a few hundred new punchlines he's working on.
Janine Harouni: Does New Jokes (WIP) Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) One 11:05-12:05 Aug 14-18  £/PWYW 16+ Janine returns to try some new jokes (and escape her responsibilities as a mother)! 
Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far Kids Laughing Horse The Counting House Ballroom 11:30-12:30 Aug 1-13, 15-19, 22-25  £/PWYW 3+ The comedy show comedians take their kids to is back and even more stupider! 
Tom Whiston and Max Prentice: The Kids Always Win Kids Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Dram 11:40-12:40 Jul 31 Aug 1-18, 24-25  £ 5+ Tired of grown-ups being know-it-alls? Do you want to win prizes?
Catherine Bohart: Again, With Feelings Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Three 12:00-13:00 Aug 10-18, 20-25  £/PWYW 14+ Catherine Bohart's back and ready to talk about her feelings (again). 
Sara Pascoe: I Am A Strange Gloop (WIP) Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Three 12:00-13:00 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-9  £/PWYW 16+ Apparently caterpillars completely break down into goo before they become butterflies. Come join comedian Sara Pascoe as she reconsiders and reconstructs herself after having two babies and very little sleep.
Eleanor Morton: Haunted House Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) Two 12:05-13:00 Jul 31; Aug 1-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25  £/PWYW 16+ Have you ever seen a ghost? Comedian Eleanor Morton hasn't... yet. Could today be the day? Let's find out.
Chris Cantrill: Easily Swayed Comedy Monkey Barrel The Tron   12:10-13:10 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 14-25  £/PWYW 18+ A reluctant adventurer and an unlikely fellowship converge in this epic tale. 
Seymour F*cking Mace You C*nts! Comedy The Stand Two   12:10-13:10 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £ 14+ Join me and my medicated brain as we bathe in angel's piss. Hog! Dog! Frog! Exotic tortoise!
Amelia Bayler: Easy Second Album Comedy Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar The Waverley 12:15-13:15 Aug 2-14 £/PWYW 18+ Come and check out Amelia’s new bangers as she navigates a year of heartbreak and learning to be alone.
Lauren Pattison: Big Girl Pants Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) One 12:30-13:30 Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-25 £/PWYW 16+ She's decided she wants to come back bigger, braver and maybe blonder... either way it's time to put her big girl pants on. 
Jessie Cave: An Ecstatic Display Comedy Assembly Roxy Upstairs 12:45-13:45 Jul 31; Aug 1-14, 16-25  £ 16+ Social anxiety and monogamy, couple's therapy and parenting failures. 
Sid Singh: Table for One Comedy Laughing Horse The Counting House The Lounge 13:15-14:15 Aug 1-25 PWYW 14+ His new message? The power of doing the bare minimum!
Ben Target: LORENZO Theatre Pleasance Dome King Dome 13:20-14:25 Aug 16-25 £ 14+ Ben Target is a critically-acclaimed performance artist and multi award-winning comedian (yawn), but in 2020 he gave this up to become the live-in carer for an irascible octogenarian prankster.
Sarah Keyworth: My Eyes Are Up Here Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Three 13:25-14:25 Aug 1-12, 17-25 £/PWYW 16+ A joyous new show about family, acceptance and a pair of big (well, not super-big) losses.
Miles Calderon and Levi Meltzer: Mr Cardboard Comedy Hootenannies Potterow Big Yurt 13:30-14:25 Aug 2-25 £/PWYW 5+ Imaginary worlds have pitfalls too. Think cardboard thoughts!
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel [w/ Rachel Parris, Cariad Lloyd, etc] Comedy Underbelly Bristo Square McEwan Hall 13:30-14:30 Aug 3-5, 7-11  £ 12+ The all-star cast improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel every show.
Tony Law: The Law Also Rises Comedy Monkey Barrel The Hive One 13:30-14:30 Jul 31; Aug 1-12  £/PWYW 14+ Tony Law is back at his spiritual home for a short run.
Chris Grace: Sardines (A Comedy About Death) Comedy Assembly George Square Studio Five 13:40-14:40 Jul 31; Aug 1-26  £ 14+ Why do we die? How do we cope? And should we really hum Another One Bites the Dust when performing CPR?
Yuriko Kotani: The Meanings of Life Comedy Monkey Barrel The Hive Two 13:55-14:55 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-12, 14-25  £/PWYW 16+ A phenomenally feel-good show' **** (BroadwayBaby.com).
Mark Silcox: Women Only Comedy PBH's Free Fringe @  Voodoo Rooms Speakeasy 14:00-15:00 Aug 3-18 PWYW 18+ Dr Silcox (self-identify as a weak man) returns for his fans.
Matt Winning: Solastalgia (Work in Progress) Comedy PBH's Free Fringe @  Voodoo Rooms Speakeasy 14:00-15:00 Aug 19-25 PWYW 18+ Everyone's favourite climate academic and comedian tests new ideas about climate change. 
John Luke Roberts: A World Just Like Our Own, But… Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 Aug 10 (Sat) and 23 (Fri)  £/PWYW 14+ A new stand-up show about the worlds we don’t live in, which is secretly actually about the one we do.
John Luke Roberts: All I Wanna Do Is [FX: GUNSHOTS] With a [FX: GUN RELOADING] and a [FX: CASH REGISTER] and Perform Some Comedy! Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 Aug 7 (Wed), 20 (Tues) and 25 (Sun) £/PWYW 14+ Extraordinary absurdist character comedy nonsense. Just terrific. Blam blam!
John Luke Roberts: Broken Stand-Up Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 Aug 1 (Thurs) and 14 (Wed) £/PWYW 14+ Vigorous sort-of-stand-up.
John Luke Roberts: Builds A Monster Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 Aug 4 (Sun) and 17 (Sat) £/PWYW 14+ A  thoughtful idiot builds a monstrous show for your entertainment. 
John Luke Roberts: Distracts You From A Murder Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 July 31 (Wed), Aug 11 (Sun) £/PWYW 14+ An hour of esoteric comedy performed to distract you from the murder John-Luke Roberts commits during the show.
John Luke Roberts: It Is Better Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 Aug 9 (Fri) and 22 (Thurs) £/PWYW 14+ A special live show to celebrate the launch of It Is Better, a comedy album by John-Luke Roberts, with music and noises by John Chambers, released by Monkey Barrel Records.
John Luke Roberts: John-Luke-A-Palooza! Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 Jul 31; Aug 1-4, 6-11, 14-18, 20-25  £/PWYW 14+ John-Luke Roberts does every solo comedy show he’s ever done in a row, and then goes back to the first one and does them again until the Fringe runs out.
John Luke Roberts: Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair! (All in Caps) Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 Aug  6 (Tues) and 18 (Sun)  £/PWYW 14+ Absolutely brilliant hour of extraordinary-absurdist-character-comedy-nonsense-sort-of-stand-up and hubris.
John Luke Roberts: Stdad-Up Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 Aug 3 (Sat), 16 (Fri) and 24 (Sat) £/PWYW 14+ An idiotic comedy show about having and then not having a father, and how stupid you need to make yourself look to get away with speaking ill of the dead. 
John Luke Roberts: Stnad-Up Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 Aug 2 (Fri) and Thurs (15) £/PWYW 14+ A thoughtful idiot who has nicknamed himself J-LbreakR in the face of good advice.
John Luke Roberts:After Me Comes the Flood (But in French) drip splosh splash drip BLUBBP BLUBBP BLUBBPBLUBBPBLUBBP!! Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 14:10-15:10 Aug 8 (Thurs) and 21 (Wed) £/PWYW 14+ Blam blam! The critically acclaimed idiot returns with a brand-new hour of extraordinary daft-hearted comedy.
1000% Musical Comedy from David Hoare Comedy Hill Street Theatre Dunedin Theatre (near Assembly Rooms) 14:15-15:15 Aug 2-12, 14-25  £ 16+ Don’t miss this early afternoon hour of joyfully rude songs.
Rob Auton: The Eyes Open and Shut Show Comedy Assembly Roxy Upstairs 14:15-15:15 Jul 31; Aug 1-25  £ 14+ This is a show about eyes when they are open and eyes when they are shut. 
The Asian Comedy Showcase [hosted by Sam See] Mixed Laughing Horse The Pear Tree Main Room 14:15-15:15 Aug 1-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-25  PWYW 14+ Catch some of the best Asian acts (and one token white person) from all over the world! 
Carousel [w/ Ivo Graham] Theatre Assembly George Square The Box 14:20-15:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-6, 8-12, 16-25 £ 16+ A searingly direct, exquisitely soundtracked story of a life.
Michael Balazo: Thanks For Murdering My Grandfather, The Mafia! (Not) Comedy Just the Tonic The Caves The Spare Room 14:20-15:20 Aug 1-11, 13-25 £/PWYW 14+ A show about family secrets, shame and... murder!
Arthur Smith and Phil Nice in OOF! Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Cabaret Bar 14:30-15:30 Aug 2-18  £ 16+ Hilarious sit-down drama about age, showbiz and the cartography of friendship.
Ted Hill: 110 Percent Normal Comedy Assembly George Square Studio Four 14:40-15:40 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-26 £ 14+ His clothes are weird. His vibes are weird. His comedy is weird.
Chris Thorburn: Cineman  Comedy The Stand Four   14:45-15:45 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £ 16+ A comedy show all about movies.
Nish Kumar: Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe (Work-in-Progress)  Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Three 14:50-15:50 Aug 2-16, 19-25  £/PWYW 14+ A brand-new politically charged stand-up show. 
Laura Davis: Albatross Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) Two 14:55-15:55 Aug 1-13, 15-25  £/PWYW 16+ Most Outstanding Show nominee at MICF 2023 and 2024.
Ada Campe: Big Duck Energy Cabaret The Stand Five   15:00-16:00 Aug 1-11, 13-19, 21-25  £ 12+ A show about hope, heartbreak and finding your happy place.
Amy Matthews: Commute With The Foxes Comedy Monkey Barrel The Tron   15:00-16:00 Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-25  £/PWYW 18+ Do things have a place and how do they change if they find themselves a new one?
Michael Brunström: Copernicus Now Comedy Hootenannies Potterow Big Yurt 15:00-16:00 Aug 2-11 £/PWYW 8+ A joyful and surreal caper in which the Renaissance-era astronomer reshapes the solar system and brings hope to humanity.
Simon Munnery Comedy The Stand One   15:00-16:00 Aug 1-11, 13-26  £ 14+ 'One of the all-time great British stand-ups' (Stewart Lee). 
A Jaffa Cake Musical Musical Pleasance Courtyard Two 15:10-16:10 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-26  £ 8+ Time to decide once and for all... cake or biscuit? Inspired by the 1991 tribunal. 'Incredible!' (Bear Grylls)
Josh Glanc: Family Man Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) One 15:20-16:15 Jul 31; Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-25  £/PWYW 12+ Don't miss it. Or do. I don't really mind.
Derek Mitchell: Goblin Comedy Hootenannies Potterow Wee Yurt 15:25-16:25 Aug 2-12, 14-25  £/PWYW 16+ Dark narrative character comedy about an emo kid with an imaginary goblin who just wants to be loved.
Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe 'n' Stuff Comedy Laughing Horse Bar 50 The Alcove 15:30-16:30 Aug 1-13 £/PWYW 16+ One-woman, tour-de-force nonsense ride from sea to space...
Reuben Solo – Please Clap Comedy Just the Tonic The Caves Fancy Room 15:30-16:30 Aug 13-25  £/PWYW 16+ Winner: 2024 Best Comedy Weekly Award, Perth Fringe
Stevie Martin: clout Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 15:35-16:35 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-25  £/PWYW 14+ Funny AF' (Time Out). 'Exceptional' **** (Fest).
Harriet Dyer: Skin Comedy Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Coorie 15:40-16:40 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-26 £ 16+ A new show of story-based chaos with heart and peculiarities.
Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly Comedy Assembly George Square The Box 15:45-16:45 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 14-18, 21-26  £ 8+ Benjamin Alborough attempts to improve Monopoly in this chaotic, high-energy game show.
Can Duggan? Should Duggan? Will Duggan Comedy Underbelly Bristo Square Friesian 15:50-16:50 Jul 31;Aug 1-12, 14-25  £ 12+ Will Duggan is never going to be the youngest person to achieve... anything, anymore.
Markus Birdman – We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of Us Are Looking at the Gutter Comedy PBH's Free Fringe @  Banshee Labyrinth Cinema Room 15:55-16:40 Aug 3-5, 7-12, 14-17 PWYW 18+ Candid and hilarious new stand-up hour, talking about who I am.
Ketch Sketch Comedy Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Doonstairs 16:00-17:00 Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-26  £ 5+ After 15 years at the Fringe with the award-winning duo Gamarjobat, Ketch returns.
Madame Chandelier Saves Opera Comedy Just the Tonic The Caves The Wee One 16:10-17:10 Aug 1-11, 13-25 £/PWYW 12+ Opera needs a hero. And Madame Chandelier is ready to save the day.
Seán Burke: Burke in Progress Comedy Just the Tonic The Caves Up The Road 16:15-17:00 Aug 13-24 £/PWYW 16+ Very funny guy!' (Dwayne The Rock Johnson).
Alex Kealy: The Fear Comedy Monkey Barrel The Hive One 16:15-17:15 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-12, 14-25  £/PWYW 16+ A show about fear, after 2022’s ‘breakneck pace… wonderful new hour’ (**** (List)).
Emma Sidi Is Sue Gray Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs 16:15-17:15 Jul 31; Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-16, 18-26  £ 14+ She’s Sue Gray. But who is Sue Gray? Well, she’s [REDACTED].
Lara Ricote: Little Tiny Wet Show (Baptism) Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Three 16:15-17:15 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-18, 20-25  £/PWYW 16+ A sort of surreal, partially interactive, dark and maybe moving comedy show.
Lil Wenker: Bangtail Comedy Pleasance Courtyard The Cellar 16:15-17:15 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £ 16+ Saddle up for an hour of unbridled cowboy clown chaos as our hero journeys from the Wild West to the American office.
Seymour Mace – Looking Stupid, Dressing Up and Saying C*nt a Lot: 35 Years of Being a Fool Comedy Laughing Horse The Counting House The Lounge 16:15-17:15 Aug 1-11, 13-25 PWYW 16+ An ageing, melancholy, misanthrope trying to save his inner child from the realisation of nothing. 
Sian Davies: Band of Gold Comedy Laughing Horse City Café Las Vegas 16:15-17:15 Aug 1-25 £/PWYW 14+ She doesn't regret a thing. Or does she?
Edy Hurst's Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Himself Comedy Assembly George Square The Crate 16:20-17:20 Aug 18-26 £ 16+ What visions await in our dark voyage? And why are the Vengaboys here?
Jody Kamali: Ironing Board Man Comedy Assembly George Square The Crate 16:20-17:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-6, 8-16 £ 12+ One man. Eight ironing boards. One bangin' soundtrack.
Tom Ballard: Good Point Well Made Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) Two 16:20-17:20 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-25  £/PWYW 16+ It’ll make you laugh and cry and think and then laugh again haha. 
Amy Annette: Thick Skin Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Bunker Two 16:25-17:25 Jul 31; Aug 1-25  £ 16+ An hour of big fun, from a big gal. 'A complete joy to watch' (Rose Matafeo).
Comedy Club 4 Kids Kids Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo 16:25-17:25 Aug 2-18, 23-25  £ 6+ The best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars ... but without the rude bits! 
Garrett Millerick Needs More Space Comedy Monkey Barrel The Tron   16:25-17:25 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25  £/PWYW 18+ A hilarious, honest and mostly historically accurate, exploration of space travel.
Dee Allum: Deadname Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Below 16:30-17:30 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-25 £ 16+ She's here! She's queer! Her parents are sort-of used to it! 
The Impro All Stars [w/ Richard Vranch, sometimes] Comedy Frankenstein Pub Bier Keller   16:30-17:30 Aug 2-11, 13-18, 20-25 £ 14+ An hour of guaranteed laughter based on your suggestions.
Lucy Porter No Regrets Comedy Just the Tonic The Caves Up The Road 16:40-17:40 Aug 1-11 £/PWYW 14+ Frank Sinatra had too few to mention, but Lucy's got hundreds.
Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking? Comedy Monkey Barrel The Hive Two 16:45-17:45 Jul 30-31; Aug 1-13, 15-25  £/PWYW 16+ It’s funny, it’s real, it’s immaculately structured…
James Ross Does Guess Who Comedy PBH's Free Fringe @  Voodoo Rooms Speakeasy 16:50-17:50 Aug 3-10 PWYW 18+ It's a very silly party show, I think you'll have fun with it. 
Steen Raskopoulos: Friendly Stranger Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Beside 16:50-17:50 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £ 14+ Solo sketch show packed with lovable characters, charisma and inspired spontaneity.
Camilla Borges: More of a Question Than a Comment (WIP) Comedy Hootenannies Potterow Wee Yurt 16:55-17:40 Aug 19-25 £/PWYW 12+ Camilla is an award-winning comedian, clown and friend.
Queer Tales for Autistic Folk WIP [directed by Joz Norris Comedy Hootenannies Potterow Wee Yurt 16:55-17:55 Aug 5-12 £/PWYW 14+ Come and explore our world inspired by autistic and queer (and Welsh) myths and legends and tell us what happens next.
Sid Singh: American Coloniser Comedy Just the Tonic Cabaret Voltaire Liberty Room 17:00-18:00 Aug 1-11, 13-25 £/PWYW 18+ About American colonialism, British Taco Bell and mediocre Indian ancestors.
Zoë Coombs Marr: Every Single Thing in My Whole Entire Life Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 17:00-18:00 Jul 30-31; Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-25  £/PWYW 16+ Nothing fancy, no big concepts, it’s just going to cover every single thing in Zoë’s whole entire life. 
Jeromaia Detto: MUSH Comedy Underbelly Cowgate Iron Belly 17:10-18:10 Aug 1-11, 13-25 £ 12+ Unlock your inner child in this one-of-a-kind, kids-show-for-adults experience.
Randy Feltface: First Banana Comedy Assembly Rooms Music Hall 17:10-18:10 Aug 10-11 (Sat-Sun) £ 14+ The first banana appeared 10,000 years ago. Humanity has been in a downward spiral since.
Celya AB: Of All People Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Above 17:20-18:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-13, 15-25  £ 16+ Celya returns to tackle the big three: beauty, money and the void. 
Kieran Hodgson: Work In Progress Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Forth 17:30-18:30 Aug 2-8 £ 14+ After running out of life story, Kieran is after a new comedic muse.
Rose Matafeo: On and On and On Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Forth 17:30-18:30 Aug 9-16, 18-25 £ 14+ Do you ever feel like you're meeting yourself again and again in a bad way? 
Schalk Bezuidenhout: Crowd Pleaser Comedy Pleasance Dome Ace Dome 17:30-18:30 Jul 31; Aug 1-25  £ 14+ South Africa's hottest stand-up (not in looks) returns to the Edinburgh.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Improv Pleasance Courtyard The Grand 17:30-18:40  Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-25  £ 12+ A hilarious musical is made up on the spot using audience suggestions.
Marjolein Robertson: O Comedy Monkey Barrel The Hive One 17:40-18:40 Jul 30-31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £/PWYW 16+ There will be blood. Literally. Also: jokes.
Nate Kitch: Tomorrow Might Not Happen; Now Comedy Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Snug 17:40-18:40 Jul 31; Aug 1-26 £ 16+ Expect: poems, bags, chess, big ideas, poems and bigger bags, small ideas, paper, hope and diagrams.
Olga Koch Comes From Money Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Three 17:40-18:40 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-25  £/PWYW 16+ From the maker of Succession and White Lotus, Money™ brings you yet another little white b*tch you will love to hate: Olga Koch.
Nic Sampson: Yellow Power Ranger Comedy Assembly Roxy Outside 17:45-18:45 Jul 31; Aug 1-16, 18-25 £ 12+ When he was 18, Nic played a Power Ranger. A dream job that has (mildly) haunted him ever since... 
Sam See: And I Can't Feel at Home in This World Anymore Comedy Laughing Horse The Counting House The Lounge 17:45-18:45 Aug 1-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-25 PWYW 18+ Why would anyone choose to leave the warm beauty of Asia and come to the damp and the cold of the UK?
Grace Jarvis: Oh! The Horrors! [directed by Laura Davis] Comedy Underbelly George Square The Wee Coo 17:50-18:50 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25 £ 16+ Told her material is too dark for how sweet her face is, she cannot change either.
Jonny & the Baptists: The Happiness Index Comedy Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo 17:55-18:55 Aug 1-11, 14-18, 21-24 £ 12+ Are you happy? We can help! A new personal and political show about our desire, and the country's struggle, to just be happy.
Rob Copland: Gimme (One With Everything) Comedy PBH's Free Fringe @  Banshee Labyrinth Chamber Room 18:05-18:55 Aug 3-13, 15-25 PWYW 18+ Gimme the thrills, the spills, Rob Copland trying his best despite everything.
Spring Day: Exvangelical Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Beside 18:05-19:05 Jul 31 Aug 1-12, 14-25  £ 16+ American transplant Spring Day provides dark comedy for nice people.
Amy Gledhill: Make Me Look Fit on the Poster Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) One 18:10-19:10 Aug 13-25  £/PWYW 14+ A brand-new show about self-confidence, romance and bin bags.
Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For Me Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) One 18:10-19:10 Jul 31; Aug 1-12  £/PWYW 16+ Ridiculous things always happen to Harriet, but this year it’s out of control.
This Is Your Trial! The Fully Improvised Comedy Courtroom Mixed Hootenannies The Apex Hoot 1 18:15-19:15 Aug 2-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25 £ 14+ The award-winning, critically acclaimed courtroom roast returns.
Alexander Bennett: Emotional Daredevil Comedy Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Coorie 18:20-19:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-26 £ 16+ I'm the emotional daredevil, and for my next feat, I need someone's help. 
Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Beneath 18:20-19:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £ 16+ Original comedic songs, presentations, bits, and one (1) single backflip.
Edward Aczel – Running on Empty Comedy Hootenannies Potterow Wee Yurt 18:25-19:25 Aug 2-11  £/PWYW 14+ Aczel does his best, but it isn’t going to offer a solution to the unbearable lightness of being – as planned. 
Chortle Fast Fringe Mixed Pleasance Dome King Dome 18:30-19:30 Jul 31; Aug 1-24  £ 16+ 12 top comedy and variety acts perform ridiculously short sets in one furiously fast-paced showcase.
Ania Magliano: Forgive Me, Father [directed by Ben Target] Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Above 18:40-19:40 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £ 14+ Ania's choices on Off Menu are widely regarded as the worst of all time.
Lee Kyle: Throwing Bottles Into the Sea Comedy Laughing Horse Bar 50 Garden Room 18:45-19:45 Aug 1-13 PWYW 16+ Lee has been throwing messages in bottles into various seas. You'd best believe he has had replies.
Paul Williams: Mamiya 7 Comedy Assembly Roxy Upstairs 18:45-19:45 Jul 31; Aug 1-13, 15-25 £ 16+ Good for all ages but if you're really old, please only come if you promise to stay calm.
Tom Little: Show Me Some Bloody Respect Comedy PBH's Free Fringe @  Liquid Room Annexe 18:45-19:45 Aug 3-25 PWYW 18+ ‘A properly talented comic.’ **** (Scotsman).
Dara Ó Briain: My Life Is a Work in Progress (Work in Progress) Comedy Assembly Rooms Music Hall 18:50-19:50 Aug 12-25 £ 16+ You know the guy. Used to be big in this town.
Best in Class Mixed Laughing Horse The Three Sisters Maggie's Chamber 19:00-20:00 Aug 1-25  £/PWYW 18+ A crowdfunded, profit-sharing show that champions the rich talent of working-class comedians.
Chloe Petts: How You See Me, How You Don't Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Forth 19:00-20:00 Jul 31; Aug 1-13, 15-25  £ 14+ Trademark laddishness, all whilst her Head Girl badge glistens upon her chest.
Michelle Brasier: Legacy Comedy Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Doonstairs 19:00-20:00 Jul 31; Aug 1-13, 15-26 £ 16+ Exploration of all the other women she might have been if she'd made different choices
Sophie Duker: BUT DADDY I LOVE HER Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Cabaret Bar 19:00-20:00 Jul 31; Aug 1-13, 15-25  £ 14+ The sexiest comic alive (please do not factcheck!) brings her delusional new show to the Fringe. Taskmaster (Champion). Live At the Apollo (Conqueror). Best Newcomer (Nominee)
Kemah Bob: Miss Fortunate Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Baby Grand 19:05-20:05 Jul 31; Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-25 £ 16+ Acclaimed comedian Kemah Bob comes to the Fringe with their unmissable debut stand-up show.
Mark Nelson: Getting Better Man Comedy Monkey Barrel The Hive One 19:05-20:05 Jul 30-31; Aug 1-11, 14-18, 20-25 £/PWYW 18+ Exploring whether it's really possible to become a new and improved person. 
Pierre Novellie: Must We? Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Three 19:05-20:05 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-25  £/PWYW 14+ A stand-up show about life, fairness and expectations. 
Jin Hao Li: Swimming in a Submarine Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Below 19:10-20:10 Jul 31; Aug 1-13, 15-25 £ 16+ In his debut hour, Jin Hao walks you through the seascape of his mind.
Luke Rollason, Luke Rollason, Let Down Your Hair Comedy Pleasance Dome 10 Dome 19:10-20:10 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-25  £ 12+ Take a swan-dive into this physical comedy fantasia of kings and clowns, and one absolutely hideous duck. 
Abby Wambaugh: The First 3 Minutes of 17 Shows Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Attic 19:15-20:15 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-26  £ 18+ In this silly, goofy, heartfelt show Abby presents her best 17 ideas for her highly anticipated debut hour.
David O'Doherty: Ready, Steady, David O'Doherty Comedy Assembly George Square Gordon Aikman Theatre 19:15-20:15 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-26  £ 14+ He's got fresh batteries for his keyboard and a splendid new hat.
Geraldine Hickey: Don't Tease Me About My Gloves Comedy Assembly George Square Studio Five 19:20-20:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-25 £ 14+ Grief and grieving – for youth, for loved ones, for booze – and what to do about it.
Ahir Shah: Ends Comedy Pleasance Courtyard One 19:30-20:30 Aug 12-23 £ 14+ It's about family, immigration, marriage, history, politics and beans.
Fern Brady: I Gave You Milk to Drink Comedy Edinburgh Playhouse Auditorium   19:30-21:10 Aug 22 (Thurs) £ 16+ What happens when you get everything you want and it’s not enough? 
Ed Night: The Plunge Comedy Monkey Barrel The Hive Two 19:35-20:35 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-13, 15-25 £/PWYW 16+ The spectre returns to the feast for a fresh new hour of wailing and moaning. 
Shenoah Allen: Bloodlust Summertime Comedy Just the Tonic The Caves Up The Stairs 19:45-20:45 Aug 1-11, 13-18, 20-25 £/PWYW 16+ Acid-fuelled escapades of sex, drugs, and murder.
Sitting Pretty With Kitty Cabaret PBH's Free Fringe @  The Street   19:45-20:45 Aug 14-22 PWYW 18+ A camp, fun-filled, happy-hearted show with northern powerhouse Kitty Cassis.
Susie McCabe: Merchant of Menace Comedy Assembly George Square Studio Three 19:45-20:45 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £ 14+ 'This woman should be considered a national treasure' (Herald). 
Paul Foot: Dissolve Comedy Underbelly Bristo Square Cowbarn 19:55-21:00 Aug 14-18  £ 16+ What happens when all the stress simply disappears?
Alice Snedden: Highly Credible Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs 20:10-21:10 Jul 31; Aug 1-13, 15-25  £ 14+ Will cover: Alice's life in the last three years; her car getting stolen; fertility; a bit of gay stuff (yet to be written but feels pretty likely).
Sam See: Off With Your Head! Comedy Laughing Horse 32 Below Main Cellar 20:15-21:15 Aug 1-5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-25 PWYW 18+ Part comedy, part improv, part video game and part choose-your-own-adventure.
Trygve Wakenshaw: Silly Little Things Comedy Assembly Roxy Upstairs 20:15-21:15 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25 £ 12+ A sort of autobiographical, introspective look at all the silly little things that can make or break a friendship.
Twonkey's Basket Weaving in Peru Comedy Laughing Horse Dragonfly Main Room 20:15-21:15 Aug 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25 £/PWYW 18+ Follow him with his donkey, puppets and songs to spiritual enlightenment or death.
John Robertson: The Human Hurricane Comedy Laughing Horse The Counting House Ballroom 20:20-21:10 Jul 31; Aug 1-25 PWYW 18+ Crowdwork! Crowdsurfs! High-octane anarchy!
Colin Hoult: Colin Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Cabaret Bar 20:20-21:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-13, 15-25  £ 14+ About family, fatherhood, and a formative childhood experience with a Ouija board and a gorilla.
Mel McGlensey is Motorboat [directed by Sharnema Nougar] Comedy Assembly Roxy Outside 20:25-21:25 Jul 31; Aug 1-26 £ 16+ {art boat, part woman... and full clown.
Rhys Nicholson: Huge Big Party Congratulations! Comedy Underbelly Bristo Square Ermintrude 20:25-21:25 Jul 31; Aug 1-25  £ 16+ Only a coward wouldn't attend.
Kate Martin: The Lezurrection (WIP) Comedy Laughing Horse 32 Below Little Cellar 20:30-21:15 Aug 13-25 PWYW 18+ A big old helping of high-energy queer comedy from award-winning Kate Martin.
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Forth 20:30-21:30 Jul 31; Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-26  £ 18+ Every Penguin Classic novel ever written. In an hour. Mostly naked (but with flippers).
Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle Comedy Pleasance Dome Queen Dome 20:30-21:30 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-25  £ 18+ I recently had a near-death experience.
Larry Dean: Dodger Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Three 20:30-21:30 Aug 1-12, 14-25  £/PWYW 16+ Larry’s been spending a lot of time with his granny lately. He wants to tell you about it.
Guy Williams: This Glass House Makes It Easy to See All the Cowards I'm Throwing Stones At Comedy Assembly George Square Studio Five 20:45-21:45 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-25 £ 16+ A show about colonisation, racism and misogyny.
Mythos: Ragnarok Theatre Assembly George Square Gordon Aikman Theatre 20:55-22:05 Jul 31; Aug 1-6, 8-12, 14-19, 21-25 £ 12+ Viking mythology performed by professional wrestlers!
Dan Tiernan: Stomp  Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) One 21:00-22:00 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-11, 13-25 £/PWYW 16+ 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee and 'Mancunian wild-man' (Guardian) returns.
Jazz Emu: Knight Fever Comedy Pleasance Courtyard One 21:00-22:00 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £ 14+ At long last, a chance for Jazz Emu to secure his long-coveted knighthood. Let the majesty commence.
Rosco McClelland: Sudden Death Comedy Monkey Barrel The Hive Two 21:00-22:00 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £/PWYW 16+ Step into the wild world of McClelland's Sudden Death…
Mat Ewins: Ewins Some You Lose Some Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 21:15-22:15 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-25 £/PWYW 16+ Some games and more multimedia nonsense. ***** (Independent). 
Elf Lyons: Horses Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Above 21:20-22:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-26  £ 12+ The first ever comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe performed entirely by a horse. Made by award-winning Elf Lyons, performed by Treacle. 'Beautiful hind legs' (Horse & Hound).
Ivo Graham: Grand Designs Comedy Pleasance Courtyard The Grand 21:20-22:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-6, 8-12, 16-25 £ 16+ Not just Taskmaster's yardstick for failure but 'on this form, as funny as anyone in town' (Times).
Rosie Jones: Triple Threat Comedy Pleasance Courtyard The Grand 21:20-22:20 Aug 14 (Wed) & 15 (Thurs) £ 16+ National treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! 
Tim Murray Is Witches Cabaret Underbelly Bristo Square The Dairy Room 21:20-22:20 Aug 12-18 £ 16+ A tribute to queerness and how we discover our powers once we find our coven.
Tarot: Shuffle Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Two 21:30-22:30 Jul 31; Aug 1-25 £ 16+ A new show from the critically acclaimed, nightie-clad sketch zealots.
The Duncan Brothers: Blood Sword Comedy Underbelly Cowgate Big Belly 21:30-22:30 Aug 1-11, 13-25 £ 16+ Will the mystical power of the Blood Sword exorcise the ancient Celtic curse that has haunted their bloodline for generations?
Tom Ward: Choose Your Delusion Comedy Just the Tonic Cabaret Voltaire Liberty Room 21:30-22:30 Aug 1-11, 13-18 £/PWYW 18+ All the big topics of our times – masculinity, three-star hotels, erectile dysfunction, reality TV, adverts, mental health…
The Comedy Arcade [hosted by Vix Leyton] Mixed Laughing Horse Bar 50 The Alcove 21:45-22:45 Aug 14-25 £/PWYW 14+ The Comedy Arcade: competitive anecdotes game.
Caitlin Cook: The Writing on the Stall Comedy Pleasance Dome 10 Dome 21:50-22:50 Aug 14-25 £ 16+ Bathroom graffiti musical transforms stall scribbles into the lyrics of original songs.
Dan Rath: Pariah Carey Comedy Underbelly Bristo Square Friesian 21:50-22:50 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-26  £ 16+ I've got enough different flavours of brain fog to start a vape store.
Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon Comedy Pleasance Dome 10 Dome 21:50-22:50 Jul 31; Aug 1-12 £ 14+ An hour of characters, comedy, content, content, costumes and content.
Sheeps: The Giggle Bunch (That's Our Name For You) Comedy Pleasance Dome Queen Dome 21:50-22:50 Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25  £ 14+ Sheeps remain Al Roberts (Stath Lets Flats), Liam Williams (Ladhood) and Jonno (Seinfeld).
Andrew O’Neill’s History of Heavy Metal – Redux Comedy The Stand One   22:00-23:00 Aug 19-25 £ 18+ Cult comedian returns with an all-new version of their smash-hit comedy show.
John Robertson's The Dark Room Comedy Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Doonstairs 22:00-23:00 Jul 31; Aug 1-25  £ 16+ The audience is trapped in a retro video game with a sadistic, end-of-level boss.
Ori Halevy: 001– Laughing Matters (Work in Progress) Comedy Laughing Horse Bar 50 Upstairs 22:15-23:15 Aug 1-25  £/PWYW 16+ I left Israel to live in Berlin, because it is ironically safer.
Chris Locke and Seán Cullen: Chris and Seán Are Two Sailors Who Are Nuts Comedy Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Dram 22:20-23:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-26  £ 16+ Two men whose minds are insane want to make you insane too!
Lou Wall: The Bisexual's Lament Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Beneath 22:20-23:20 Jul 31; Aug 1-14, 16-18, 20-25  £ 18+ Musical comedy, deranged Powerpoints and mentally ill hot takes.
Finlay Christie: I Deserve This Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 12 Blair St) Four 22:40-23:40 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-12, 14-25  £/PWYW 14+ Money, followers, religiously forbidden relationships. Does Finlay Christie deserve everything he gets?
Derek Mitchell: Double Dutch Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Baby Grand 22:50-23:50 Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-25  £ 12+ Debut hour of stand-up and characters from the 'out-and-out hilarious' (Stage) Derek Mitchell .
Late Night With Terry Wogan [hosted by Benjamin Alborough] Mixed Assembly George Square Studio One 23:00-00:00 Aug 2, 9, 16, 23 (Fridays) £ 16+ Terry Wogan is back from the dead as part of his ongoing attempts to return to light entertainment no matter the cost.
Two Hearts: Til Death Do Us Hearts Comedy Pleasance Courtyard Two 23:00-00:00 Jul 31; Aug 1-2, 6-13, 15-25 £ 14+ Hot new songs about love, life and maintaining a successful relationship with your co-worker.
Ivo Graham: Comedians' DJ Battles Music La Belle Angele (off Cowgate)   23:00-04:00 Aug 24 (Sat) £15 18+ Battles from 23:30, party ‘til late!
Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: LIVE!!! Comedy Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) Two 23:25-00:25 Jul 29-31; Aug 1-13, 15-25  £/PWYW 14+ Here he is! Yorkshire’s biggest bastard. For 27 nights only! 
Ivo Graham: Comedians' DJ Battles Comedy Assembly George Square Studios - Underground 23:30-01:30 Aug 2, 9, 16  (Fridays) £ 18+ Ivo Graham (gig pig) commentates frenetically on Powerpoint as illustrious guests bring the bangers.
The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS) Mixed Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St) One 23:55-02:55 Aug 4-7, 11-14, 18-21, 25 £8/PWYW 18+ A lush greenhouse for comedy’s finest weirdest blooms, and literal good gig, back for our thirteenth Fringe with yet more high-end foolishness, Permitted Heckles and a bountiful plenitude of guests. 

 

Please note:

  • Quite a few shows will be added to Edfringe between now and the end of August, even after the programme is printed; it is worth checking their website more than once (their Advanced Search function lets you see recent additions). More will be visible on the British Comedy Guide, as that site also includes some Free Fringe and Free Festival shows which are not listed on Edfringe at all.
  • The Book Festival shows - some of which will be live-streamed - will be listed on their own website.
  • £/PWYW means you can either buy tickets to secure seats, or Pay What You Want on exit. A £ sign means tickets must be purchased in advance. PWYW shows are Pay What You Want on exit.
  • Pay What You Want (PWYW) shows are unticketed, and will be seated on a first-come first-served basis. For popular free shows it's a good idea to arrive early and queue, or even get a token to secure your entry.
  • Most performers who take donations will have a card reader as well as a keen enthusiasm for cash. Bank notes especially. Not coppers.
  • Even if a Monkey Barrel show is listed online as sold out, they keep back 10% of each room's ticket allocation for people who queue up on the day, so it is always worth arriving early, checking with doorstaff and getting in the right queue.
  • Most shows do not allow late-comers. ACMS does, provided there's space. (And some folk do leave in the intervals, thus you can nab their chairs.)
  • A show listed as 00:05 Aug 4 (Sun) starts laaate evening on Sunday. This is true of listings here, on Edfringe, on the venues' websites, and in the printed programme. Double-check about show dates in the Edfringe app, as last year they didn't seem to follow this convention.