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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TheatreJULIUS CAESAR VARIETY SHOW @ Summerhall
Joy Nesbitt’s new play is a candid, funny and deeply discomforting success exploring artistic prejudice in theatre Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
ComedySam Eley is Basil Crumbwick @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Sam Eley's papier mâché-headed Basil Crumbwick may be a sad, sad man, but this is a very, very funny show Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
ComedySapphire McIntosh @ Underbelly Bristo Square
In her debut Fringe hour, Sapphire McIntosh proves herself to be a bold new voice in comedy Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedyAyo Adenekan @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
A rising star of Scottish comedy and writer on SNL UK, Ayo Adenekan shows bags of potential but this show is in need of some edge Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedySofie Hagen @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Sofie Hagen's glorious return to the Fringe is a self-aware, fresh and extremely funny look at the modern left Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedyKirsty Mann: Corpse @ Summerhall
Kirsty Mann's haunted house tale does some excellent work in the margins of fearful and funny, but it can't quite land in either camp Read more »| 13 Aug 2026
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ComedyEleanor Morton @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Eleanor Morton returns to the Fringe with an hour of smart and funny historical comedy Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedyJess Fuchs @ Pleasance Courtyard
Jess Fuchs delivers a titanic performance in her Edinburgh Fringe debut with an hour of uproariously shameless comedy Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedyOlaf Falafel @ Laughing Horse at The Pear Tree
Olaf Falafel returns to the Fringe with a high-calibre hour of silliness, buffoonery and general mucking about Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedyRob Auton @ Assembly Roxy
Rob Auton's latest Fringe hour Jupiter is an awe-inspiring sensation Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedyMike Wozniak @ Assembly Hall
Mike Wozniak takes his audience down a rabbit hole of beautifully mundane digressions and smalltown gossip in The Bench Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedyUNDERGROUND MONK SHOW @ Assembly George Square
The word-of-mouth clown hit from Max Baumgarten, Dee Marcucci, John Norris and Claire Woolner returns in grand fashion, and to great success Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedyFreddie Meredith @ Pleasance Courtyard
There are almost no jokes or discernible punchlines in Freddie Meredith's evocation of a smoking area oddball – and yet it manages to be relentlessly hilarious Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedyZoe Wohlfeld @ Underbelly Cowgate
With superb voice acting and expert clowning, Zoe Wohlfeld's Dog Funeral feels like an instant cult classic Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
ComedyImogen Andrews @ Pleasance Dome
Imogen Andrews showcases her impressive array of talents in her debut Fringe hour, but some of her characters outstay their welcome Read more »| 13 Aug 2026