Edinburgh Fringe
The Skinny guide to Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We bring you everything you need to get the most out of the Fringe, including previews, interviews, reviews and features.
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ComedyThe Besties 2026: Week Three Winners
Palestinian Circus, Craig Manson, Comedy Club 4 Kids and EIF's exhibition on the legacy of slavery are among our final batch of Besties winners for 2026 Read more »| 29 Aug 2026 -
ComedyJack Rooke @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Jack Rooke reprises his debut show Good Grief a decade on, and appraises the changes in his life and the wider world in the intervening years Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
ComedyMarc Jennings @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
If & When is a tightly-paced hour of amusing insights, astute observations, and personal anecdotes by Marc Jennings Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
ComedyEdith Alibec @ Banshee Labyrinth
Edith Alibec hits an infectious note of childlike wonder in her clowning show, The Void Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
ComedyClosure Cabaret @ Hoots Nicholson Square
Maria Ansdell’s Closure Cabaret is an adorable, heartfelt, hilarious little show about learning to love and, perhaps by its end, learning to let go Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
TheatreGameplay @ Pleasance Dome
Carmen Collective's latest Fringe offering is an inventive and unsettling collision of history, sound and storytelling that asks us to imagine the unimaginable Read more »| 28 Aug 2026
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ComedyHudson Hughes @ Underbelly Cowgate
Hudson Hughes channels the spirit of Alan Partridge in the densely-packed At Your Service Read more »| 27 Aug 2026 -
ComedyLil Wenker @ Pleasance Courtyard
Lil Wenker throws everything into pint-sized tyrant Prince Wilfred in her new show BOYKING Read more »| 27 Aug 2026 -
ComedyFreya Parker @ Underbelly Bristo Square
One half of the sketch comedy duo Lazy Susan, Freya Parker strikes out with an hour of smart, insightful stand-up Read more »| 27 Aug 2026 -
ComedyRosalie Minnitt @ Pleasance Courtyard
Rosalie Minnitt brings her Regency fever dream Clementine back to the Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 27 Aug 2026 -
ComedyMother, Maiden and Crone @ Bedlam Theatre
Fair is foul and foul is far in Mother, Maiden and Crone – a rip-roaring queering of Shakespeare’s Macbeth packed with drag numbers, dazzling humour, and drama Read more »| 27 Aug 2026 -
ComedyJordan Brookes @ Pleasance Courtyard
Jordan Brookes may have gone somewhat back to basics in his new show, but his comedy is just as brilliant as ever Read more »| 26 Aug 2026 -
Theatrenot for glory @ Dance Base
Malin Lewis, Jack Anderson and Charlotte Mclean's dissection of traditional dance and piping is a thrilling reflection on what it means to love and own one's art Read more »| 26 Aug 2026 -
ComedyMichael McPheat @ Gilded Balloon Patter House
In BRUTAL!, Michael McPheat digs deep into the history, life and lore of Milton Keynes Read more »| 25 Aug 2026 -
ComedyRoger O'Sullivan @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Roger O'Sullivan has set his sights on becoming the world's greatest comedian, and he's well on his way with his wickedly funny new hour, Divil May Cry Read more »| 25 Aug 2026