Guide
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FestivalsDesiree Burch @ Monkey Barrel
Desiree Burch returns to the Edinburgh Fringe after a six-year hiatus with an energetic and important bang Read more »| 14 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsKayleigh Jones @ Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
Kayleigh Jones shows tantalising promise as a brilliant musical comic in her debut hour I Fed My Dad to a Pelican Read more »| 14 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsOld God @ Assembly Roxy
Alec Jones-Trujillo's Old God offers sublime moments and masterful comic portraits Read more »| 14 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsAlison Spittle @ Monkey Barrel
Alison Spittle’s Big is a riot of laughter and fearless honesty, weaving her personal journey with fatness into a sharp, audacious, and irresistibly witty hour Read more »| 14 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsKate Dolan @ Assembly George Square
Hugely creative and genuinely alternative, Kate Dolan is a standout at this year's Fringe Read more »| 14 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsSLUGS @ Summerhall
Oozing with humanity and powered by sheer chaos, Sam Kruger and S. E. Grummett offer an impish and eccentric antidote to the horrors of modern life Read more »| 13 Aug 2025
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FestivalsMarjolein Robertson @ Pleasance Dome
Marjolein Robertson's third instalment of her self-titled trilogy provides more of the Shetland comic's whimsy, wonder and straight-up weirdness Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsAmanda Dwyer @ The Stand
Amanda Dwyer’s I Did Something Bad chronicles her experiences with miscarriage and sexual assault, blending raw honesty with disarming wit – and somehow tying it all back to Taylor Swift Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsDirty Work @ Underbelly Cowgate
Jessica Barton's clowning take on Mary Poppins, Dirty Work showcases an artist in control of her craft – and her audience Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsShalaka Kurup @ Pleasance Courtyard
Shalaka Kurup’s Edinburgh Fringe debut presents an hour of self-aware comedy about yearning: to be the main character, to have a diagnosis, and to make sense of life’s odder turns Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsJazz Emu @ Pleasance Dome
Archie Henderson’s Jazz Emu stage persona isn’t an easy cocktail to perfect, but he mixes musical, character and standup elements with aplomb Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsCat Cohen @ Pleasance Courtyard
In an excellent return to the Edinburgh Fringe, Cat Cohen offers a newfound vulnerability alongside her ironic flamboyance and camp narcissism Read more »| 13 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsTrygve Wakenshaw and Barnie Duncan @ Underbelly Cowgate
Hot Chips is an hour of joyful mime-clown improv from Trygve Wakenshaw and Barnie Duncan Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsBarnie Duncan @ Assembly Roxy
Barnie Duncan's debut solo hour Oooky Pooky is a show of dualities, and a mixture of hits and misses Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsAlan Resnick @ Monkey Barrel
Alan Resnick's Fringe debut is an hour of stand-up as a Trojan horse for something else entirely Read more »| 12 Aug 2025