Underbelly, Bristo Square

All paths lead to the Pasture! Come graze in Bristo Square, the hub of the Fringe, drink in our Pasture and Cowbarn's Courtyard and enjoy a total festival experience like no other. Two buzzing alfresco bars. A great variety of food concessions available and top notch coffee. 12:00 'til very late!

• Everyman

  10:50am – 11:50am, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  An ordinary man is chosen to represent all humanity to God. It’s a shame he’s such an idiot! A high-energy, super-theatrical, surprisingly silly exploration of what makes us human. ‘Magnificent’...

• Men

  12:05pm – 1:05pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  A tender and enthralling dark comedy about the unthinkable things we do for the people we love. From Royal Court Young Writer and Bruntwood Prize nominee Miriam Battye. ‘Truly astounding'...

• Voluntary Departure

  12:10pm – 1:15pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Humour is the vehicle to tell a shocking, frightening tale of a shop that caters to anyone contemplating suicide. By the same actors from the ‘absolutely captivating production’ Miss Julie...

• In the Words of Meat Loaf...

  12:20pm – 1:20pm, £6.00 – £9.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Jump-start your day with Joe's heady mix of character comedy and stand-up. Nominated: Best Comedy Individual, Buxton Fringe 2012. ‘Fiendishly subtle’ (List). ‘Bloody good’ (ComedyReviewer.com). ‘Life is a lemon’ (Meat...

• The Uncanny Valley

  12:25pm – 1:35pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Wilson is lost until he discovers Her. Eyes light up and a battery heart begins to beat. Lecoq trained company Superbolt Theatre use physicality and absurd humour to tell the...

• Solpadeine Is My Boyfriend

  12:30pm – 1:30pm, £6.00 – £11.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  A witty and observant look into a generation who were promised job security and financial stability; but now find themselves either queuing at the airport to emigrate or the social...

• Lead Pencil

  1:30pm – 2:30pm, £6.00 – £9.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Imagine the lovechild of Saved by the Bell and Art Attack! That's Lead Pencil and they've made a sketch show, by literally sketching it. 'Fast-paced, high energy nonsense' **** (Skinny)....

• Does My Face Look Big In This

  1:40pm – 2:40pm, £6.00 – £9.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Join Caroline Hardie for characters and stand-up about people - and you. 'Natural comedic talent' **** (BroadwayBaby.com). '...has the room in stitches' (Spoonfed.co.uk). Directed by Thom Tuck (BBC Radio 4,...

• The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer

  2:00pm – 3:00pm, £8.00 – £15.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  2011 Fringe hit returns for 12 days only. A ‘heart-warming and life affirming' (Scotsman) one man micro epic about enduring love and the end of the world. 'Ingenious ... playful...

• Minnie and Mona Play Dead

  2:00pm – 3:00pm, £6.00 – £11.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Winner Best New West Australian Work (FringeWorld Festival). Minnie and Mona are best friends who are destined to end up apart. Minnie wants to play cheeky unicorns and Mona wants...

• Gráinne Maguire's One Hour All Night Election Special

  2:45pm – 3:45pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Sad there's no big election this year? Me too. Join me as I condense all the fun of staying up late to watch democracy in process. There will be Swingometers...

• Little Howard's Big Show for Kids

  2:45pm – 3:45pm, £6.00 – £12.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Big Howard and Little Howard, stars of The Royal Variety and the award-winning Little Howard's Big Question are back with their unique family comedy show. 'One of the best kid's...

• Shirley and Shirley: Carnage

  2:50pm – 3:50pm, £6.00 – £11.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  The stars of Radio 4's Sketchorama return with another 'tour-de-force of a comedy show' **** (List). 'No time to draw breath between belly laughs' **** (Scotsgay.co.uk). 'The hour flew by'...

• Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs

  3:00pm – 4:00pm, £7.00 – £12.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Les Enfants Terribles present their new children’s theatre company. Join Flinn as he discovers a Pirate in a cupboard and tumbles into an action-packed adventure. From the book by Giles...

• A Night to Dismember

  3:00pm – 4:00pm, £6.00 – £9.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  A miraculous story, beautifully told by a charmingly hairy idiot. This heavy-hearted comedy is about inadequacy, friendship, and the shark that ate his arms. Runner-up Best Comedy Production and Best...

• Stuart: A Life Backwards

  3:30pm – 5:00pm, £7.00 – £14.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  World premiere of Alexander Masters' Stuart: A Life Backwards, written by BAFTA award-winner Jack Thorne. Stuart Shorter is a chaotic, violent, motormouth homeless man from Cambridge. Alexander is a reserved,...

• Farce Noir Presents... The Big Sheep

  4:05pm – 5:05pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  It's 1951. Foot, a hard-boiled detective, was about to be made over easy for a dame. Dangerously playful multi-character comedy starring Richard Soames (The Beta Males), Briony Redman, Paul Foxcroft...

• Ben Van der Velde's Chain Letter

  4:10pm – 5:10pm, £6.00 – £11.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Overwhelmed by the quick-fire world of social media, Ben rediscovered the lost art of letter writing by starting his own chain letter. Four were dispatched to long-lost friends and Ben...

• Slapdash Galaxy: 3D

  4:15pm – 5:15pm, £7.00 – £13.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Two brothers embark on an epic journey across the galaxy. Using bits of rubbish, award-winning performer Jeff Achtem creates a shadow puppet universe full of hilarious DIY effects, sci-fi wizardry...

• Amy Hoggart as Pattie Brewster: Just a Normal Girl Doing a Cool Show

  4:20pm – 5:20pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Average non-creepy dream girl Pattie Brewster discusses her new self-help guide to life. Expect readings and cat pictures. 'Not at all creepy' (Time Out). **** (Chortle.co.uk)....

• John Lloyd: Liff of QI

  4:40pm – 5:40pm, £7.00 – £13.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  The founder of QI, Blackadder and Spitting Image and 'comedy mastermind' (Chortle.co.uk) returns to his roots as writer/performer with a hilarious take on The Meaning of Liff and other quite...

• Circa: Wunderkammer

  5:00pm – 6:00pm, £12.00 – £18.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Wunderkammer (noun): a cabinet of wonders; where curiosities and rarities are exhibited. Internationally acclaimed Circa return for the first time in four years with a breathless cocktail of circus and...

• Phil Ellis: Unplanned Orphan

  5:25pm – 6:25pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Days After celebrating your 30th birthday your parents decide to inform you that you’re adopted. How would you cope? Hopefully, much better than Phil did. 'Mad and severely likeable' (Metro)....

• Benny Boot: As Seen On TV

  5:30pm – 6:30pm, £6.00 – £11.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Total sell-out 2012, Benny (seen on Dave's One Night Stand) is considered to be one of the best joke writers in the country. Catch him and plunge into his hyper-reality...

• It's Dark Outside

  5:30pm – 6:30pm, £7.00 – £14.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  The team behind the multi award-wining Adventures of Alvin Sputnik are back with another heartfelt adventure about death, redemption and losing your grip. ‘A rare triumph of theatrical ingenuity and...

• Kieran Hodgson - Flood

  5:40pm – 6:40pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  2012 brought the wettest summer in a century. 2013 brings a brand new character comedy show from rising star Kieran Hodgson (The Alan Partridge Movie). 'Hilarious' ***** (Daily Telegraph). ****...

• Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 'For Two'

  5:45pm – 6:45pm, £7.00 – £15.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Award-winning show returns! Two multi-talented musicians skilfully recreate the playful lunacy of Oldfield's 1973 masterpiece with only four hands and four feet! ***** 'Must see' (Scotsman). 'Terrific' (Times). 'Vital' *****...

• Matt Okine: Being Black & Chicken & S#%t

  6:00pm – 7:00pm, £7.00 – £12.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Winner Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2012. Matt Okine is black, likes chicken and makes his Edinburgh debut after a massive year of recognition worldwide. ‘Skilfully crafted and confidently...

• Henry Paker: Classic Paker

  6:45pm – 7:45pm, £6.00 – £10.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  As seen on Russell Howard's Good News. '...has the audience rolling in the aisles for an action-packed hour. Paker is a riotous, iconoclastic star in the making' (Fest). * ***...

• Romesh Ranganathan - Rom Com

  6:50pm – 7:50pm, £6.00 – £10.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2013, Romesh Ranganathan brings his highly anticipated debut show to Edinburgh, which has already won Best Show at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival. 'Extraordinarily hilarious'...

• David Morgan - Pretty

  7:00pm – 8:00pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  The 'hilarious' (heatworld.com) David Morgan wishes he was pretty. Help him discover what makes you feel pretty without having to buy all the make-up MAC can make. ‘A joy to...

• Auden, Britten, Mitchell and Ravenhill: Tell Me the Truth About Love

  7:00pm – 8:00pm, £7.00 – £14.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Jamie McDermott (The Irrepressibles) reinterprets Britten and Auden's famous songs, paired with new numbers from Fringe First winners Mark Ravenhill and Conor Mitchell - a queerly intimate cabaret. Director: Mark...

• Andrew Maxwell: Banana Kingdom

  7:15pm – 8:15pm, £8.00 – £15.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Maxwell is back and funnier than ever. You've seen him on Live at the Apollo, Celebrity Juice and his own One Night Stand - now see him live! ‘Fiercely funny...

• Vikki Stone - Definitely

  7:20pm – 8:20pm, £7.00 – £12.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  After a sell-out run in 2012, Vikki Stone returns with a new hour of songs, stand-up and depending on whether or not her dog can learn to dance... dog dancing....

• Jim Campbell: Stupid Animals

  8:05pm – 9:05pm, £6.00 – £11.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Humans are the most intelligent species on the planet, yet do stupid things. Jim follows his sell-out debut Fringe with a show proving stupidity is an inherently human trait. ‘A...

• Nish Kumar - Nish Kumar is a Comedian

  8:10pm – 9:10pm, £6.00 – £11.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  A show about identity, offence and what happens when the internet steals your face. As heard on BBC Radio 4. 'A delightful talent' (Time Out). 'Impressive and accomplished' **** (Scotsman).

• Bob and Jim - Two Stars

  8:20pm – 9:20pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  From Malmesford to Hollywood, the UK's favourite neo-vaudeville double act reveals all. 'Truly inspired' (Comedy.co.uk). 'Top-notch buffoonery' (List). 'Very funny' (Time Out). 'I laughed like a loon' (FringeGuru.com).

• Le Gateau Chocolat – I heart Chocolat

  8:30pm – 9:30pm, £8.00 – £15.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  The larger-than-life, operatic star of La Soirée returns with his new lycra-clad extravaganza! A night of indulgence from Time Out London’s top 10 cabaret stars. ‘The biggest voice in town....

• Christian O'Connell: This Is 13

  8:40pm – 9:40pm, £7.00 – £13.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Eight-time Sony Award winning DJ’s debut stand-up show. A race against time to complete a list of dreams made when Christian was 13. 'Smart and funny' (Ricky Gervais). 'Furiously funny'...

• Abandoman: Moonrock Boombox

  8:45pm – 9:45pm, £7.00 – £14.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Ireland’s top comedy hip hop improv team return to the Udderbelly with a full live band for more mind blowing, interactive, word bending lyrical genius. *** * ‘Flight of the...

• Airnadette

  8:50pm – 9:50pm, £10.00 – £16.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  After over 182 (and a half) shows worldwide, the biggest air band in the galaxy is storming Edinburgh. Six unstoppable musicians dub the greatest songs and films of all time...

• Jason Byrne's Special Eye

  9:00pm – 10:00pm, £10.00 – £19.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Jason Byrne and his Special Eye head to McEwan Hall. Why Special Eye? Because Jason’s shows are always special, as is his eye. ‘The outright king of live comedy’ (Times)....

• Colin Geddis: Comments Disabled

  9:25pm – 10:25pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Creator and star of Northern Irish internet comedy sensation I am Fighter blends stand-up and video in a multilayered show observing popular culture, multimedia trends and his confusion at the lifestyles...

• Carl Hutchinson: All the Rage

  9:30pm – 10:30pm, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Relaxed, likeable and naturally funny, Carl (Amused Moose Best Show nominee 2012, Chris Ramsey's tour support), experimented with letting rip in life, the way he does on stage. Come witness...

• George Ryegold: Adulterated

  9:40pm – 10:30pm, £6.00 – £9.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Scotsman's Top 5 Comedy Show at the Fringe 2012 and winner of Best Show at Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival 2011, Dr George Ryegold is back with all the characteristic grace...

• Felicity Ward: Irregardless

  10:00pm – 11:00pm, £7.00 – £13.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  In this straight up stand-up show, Felicity Ward puts her cards on the table and her dick on her sleeve. Is that how the saying goes? **** (Scotsman). **** (Time...

• Boris & Sergey's Vaudevillian Adventure

  10:00pm – 11:00pm, £7.00 – £14.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  'Profanely hilarious' ***** (Fest). 'An unexpected masterpiece' **** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Triumphant' ***** (ThreeWeeks). An improvised crossover cabaret featuring Bunraku puppetry for discerningly twisted adult audiences. Riotous exploits, malarkey, mole

• The Horne Section Live in a Cow

  10:30pm – 11:40pm, £7.00 – £14.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will again provide the festival's best musical mayhem. Top comedians plus amazing performers combine to make this an...

• Eleanor Conway's Comedy Rumble

  10:45pm – 11:45pm, £6.00 – £10.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Comedy Rumble is the interactive comedy show where audience and comedians unite in a brutal and raucous fight to become the next Rumble Champion.

• Bad Bread: Glove Contractually

  10:50pm – 11:50pm, £6.00 – £10.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Bad Bread return with a romantic (sketch) comedy. Sure, they're comedians, but they’re also just a girl (and two guys), standing in front of an audience asking you to laugh....

• Garrett Millerick: Does it Matter?

  10:50pm – 11:50pm, £6.00 – £9.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  ...and if it matters, does it matter that it matters? A one-man tour de force that will demonstrate just how philosophically satisfying and politically motivating sitting down and doing absolutely...

• Tiddler and Other Terrific Tales

  11:45am – 12:35pm, £6.00 – £11.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Adapted from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best loved books including Tiddler, Smartest Giant in Town, A Squash and A Squeeze. Live music, songs, puppetry and delightful characters! From the...

• Help! My Supply Teacher is Magic

  1:10pm – 2:10pm, £6.00 – £12.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Based on the hit TV show this is a jaw-dropping magic spectacular for all the family. Witness Interactive Illusions, Up Close and Magical and Tricks of the Trade, as seen...

• Jonny Donahoe: Class Whore

  1:25pm – 2:25pm, £6.00 – £8.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Jonny Donahoe makes his stand-up debut, tackling the ultimate taboo: Britain's class system. Featured on Radio 4's Now Show and Infinite Monkey Cage. 'Brilliant' **** * (Chortle.co.uk). 'Hilarious' **** *...

• Marcus Brigstocke presents Unavailable for Comment

  2:40pm – 3:40pm, £8.00 – £13.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Top comedy guests will be forced to answer for every failing in society, every political scandal, sporting triumph, artistic phenomenon and why so many kids are fat and can't spell...

• Crying Out Loud presents Flown

  4:20pm – 5:20pm, £10.00 – £13.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Flying drum kits, levitating ironing boards and swinging divas. Welcome to the world of the unexpected! Irreverent and silly, bold and breathtaking, take flight with Flown for a captivating afternoon...

• The Magnets: All This Time

  5:50pm – 6:50pm, £10.00 – £15.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Flawless entertainment from of one of Britain's hottest music acts. Glorious a cappella harmonies and jaw-dropping beatboxing fuse in a spectacularly theatrical show packed with infectious tunes for all ages....

• Craig Hill - Tartan About!

  7:20pm – 8:20pm, £7.50 – £14.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Kilty as charged!!! 'Hill had everyone in hysterics ... this is one highland fling you'll never regret ... or forget' (Adelaide Advertiser). 'Irresistible ... a laugh-out-loud performance from beginning to...

• Edinburgh Comedy AllStars

  10:40pm – 11:40pm, £10.00 – £15.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Underbelly present four of the biggest and brightest comedy stars in the majestic McEwan Hall. Get your late night comedy fix in the beating heart of the festival. Check underbelly.co.uk...

• Iain Stirling: At Home - Extra Shows

  11:20pm – 12:20am, £6.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Having bought a house with his girlfriend the Edinburgh-born comic explores how a decision that comes from a place of love can lead to such fear and uncertainty. Total sell-out...

• Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

  11:45pm – 1:00am, £7.00 – £13.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Biggest selling showcase of award-winning Scottish Comedians. Seven years of sell out shows featuring winners and finalists. 'Hilarious' (Chortle.co.uk). 'Major talent' (Skinny). 'Shows off the diversity of the Scottish comedy...

• Amnesty's Secret Comedy Podcast

  1:20pm – 2:20pm, £7.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  From the producers of the Secret Policeman’s Ball, Amnesty’s acclaimed comedy podcasts are back. Past shows included John Bishop, Sarah Millican and Russell Brand. Watch live - or download later...

• Comedy Club 4 Kids

  3:20pm – 4:20pm, £9.00 – £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Otter-ly incredible! After almost a decade at the Edinburgh Fringe, we're still bringing families the greatest comedians doing what they do best... but without the rude bits! ‘All in all...

• The Horne Section Live in a Cow - Extra Shows

  12:00am – 1:10am, £7.00 – £14.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Rolling into Edinburgh with a brand new barnstorming show, The Horne Section will yet again provide the festival's best musical mayhem.

• Hot Dub Time Machine. Best. Party. Ever.

  12:15am – 2:45am, £7.00 – £12.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  The world's first time-travelling dance party is back! Boogie from 1954 to 2013 with a song for each year, powered by your dancing! Sold-out audiences worldwide agree: it’s the Best....

• The Horne Section's Family Bash

  10:10am – 11:10am, £10.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Five ridiculously talented musicians, one award-winning comedian and an audience of all ages - this is going to be fun. Expect toe-tapping tunes, stupid jokes and general melodious chaos. Everyone's...

• The Tiger Lillies - Live in Concert

  10:20pm – 11:20pm, £14.00 – £15.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  The Grammy nominated Olivier award winners return. 'A truly extraordinary atmosphere ... shimmering with menace, gorgeously beautiful, outrageously funny. I urge you, seek out a ticket for this glorious show'...

• Spanktacular

  12:45am – 2:45am, £15.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Spank! returns for an incredible 10th year with sexy hosts, awesome comedians and inevitable gratuitous nudity. You love it! ‘This is what the festival should be about’ (List). ‘Legendary party...

• My Name Is Sue

  2:00pm – 3:00pm, £13.50 – £14.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  The award-winning cult musical hit returns. With virtuosic piano skills and soaring falsetto, Sue sings about economic bus travel, a Cardiff-based Armageddon and the work of Julia Roberts. ‘Brilliant ......

• Doctor Brown: Because, Becaves and Befrdfgth

  11:30pm – 12:30am, £15.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award, Barry Award and Total Theatre Award winner is back for one week only with the Doctor Brown trilogy: 2010’s Because, 2011’s Becaves, and 2012’s Befrdfgth. Call...

• Al Murray - The Pub Landlord: The Only Way is Epic

  7:00pm – 8:00pm, £19.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Britain's favourite pub philosopher returns to Edinburgh. The Guv serves up his premier brew of satirical genius and hilarious barroom buffoonery in this phenomenally successful stand-up show.

• Rob Delaney Live

  7:00pm – 8:00pm, £19.50
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  With close to one million Twitter followers, Delaney has been named the ‘Funniest person on Twitter' by Comedy Central and is one of America's most exciting US stand-ups. Don’t miss...

• The Fantasist

  8:40pm – 9:40pm, £11.00 – £12.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  A seductive stranger opens a fantastical world to a tormented woman. Puppetry, physical theatre and original music explore bipolar disorder. Sell-out of EdFringe 2012. ‘Hilarious, beautiful, utterly astonishing’ ***** (Edinburgh...

• Chris Ramsey: Feeling Lucky

  7:00pm – 8:00pm, £15.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  Following his four times extended, sell-out tour, star of Celebrity Juice and BBC Two's Hebburn brings his critically acclaimed show to the Edinburgh Fringe for three nights only. ‘Frighteningly talented’...

• Musical Comedy Awards Showcase

  10:20pm – 11:20pm, £14.00
  Underbelly, Bristo Square

  The WeGotTickets MCA return to the Cowbarn for two showcases of the UK's best emerging and established musical comedy acts. Time Out London, Critics' Choice, Guardian, Pick of the Week...

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