Comedy
Here is your roadmap to roaring laughter at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We bring you Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews and previews.
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ComedyRory Cargill @ Assembly George Square
Rory Cargill's technical prowess and love of TV shine through in his new show, but its high-quality tech-heavy approach acts as both a springboard and a hurdle Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
ComedyLawrence Dodd @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Lawrence Dodd finds the tension between the grand and the mundane in an exciting hour Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
ComedyFrankie McNair @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Frankie McNair unpicks shame and silence in this high-energy Fringe debut Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
ComedyOtto & Astrid @ Assembly Roxy
Musical comedy duo Otto & Astrid return to the Fringe with instruments in tow, but it's everything outside of their music that makes them such dynamic viewing Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
ComedySami Abu Wardeh @ Pleasance Courtyard
Sami Abu Wardeh returns to the Fringe with an hour of clown-inflected, high-energy storytelling standup Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
ComedyHarriet Richardson @ Pleasance Courtyard
Harriet Richardson's debut Fringe hour Creep is an engrossing account of parasocial obsession Read more »| 18 Aug 2026
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ComedyJoseph Morpurgo @ Pleasance Courtyard
Highlander 70 is a wildly inventive, wholly original show from cult Fringe favourite Joseph Morpurgo Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
ComedyBunny! @ Summerhall
Bunny!, Craig Manson's takedown of Scotland's art scene, is a slice of cabaret at its bleeding edge Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
ComedySteffen Haanes @ Banshee Labyrinth
Steffen Haanes' Master character returns to the caverns of the PBH Free Fringe for a crowd-pleasing burst of vampire comedy Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
ComedyRuaridh Miller @ Gilded Balloon Patter House
Scottish comic Ruaridh Miller brings a batch of tight, charming routines to the Fringe Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
ComedyShaun Guff @ Hoots Potterrow
He's hit rock bottom so you don't have to – Shaun Guff's self-help seminar is a tightly-written and sharply-delivered treat Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
Comedy
Abbie Edwards @ Just The Tonic at The Mash House
Abbie Edwards brings an endearing and relatable look to the pains of a debilitating crush in Knee Touch Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
ComedyAlexander Bennett @ Banshee Labyrinth
Alexander Bennett returns to the Fringe with an hour that flexes his comic instincts and commitment to the bit Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
ComedyIfrah Qureshi @ The Stand
48 Flaws of Power is a solid Fringe debut from Scottish newbie Ifrah Qureshi Read more »| 17 Aug 2026 -
ComedyMaya Ricote @ Pleasance Courtyard
New clown on the block Maya Ricote offers an impressive showcase of her talents in this debut Fringe hour Read more »| 17 Aug 2026