Fringe events in Edinburgh — Sunday, August 16 (night)

7:45 pm Les Misérables School Edition The Edinburgh Academy

Performed entirely by very talented students, Captivate’s production has been seen by an estimated 24,000 people, with sell-out crowds, standing ovations and multiple five-star re…

8:15 pm Sea of Glass EIFF @ Cineworld

After experiencing immense family turmoil in the wake of her husband’s death, a woman seeks solace in a quiet seaside town. There, she forms an unexpected bond with a young woman…

8:30 pm Extra Geography EIFF @ Cineworld

In their final year at boarding school in the early 2000s, two best friends with their own shared language and offbeat ideas about growing up set themselves the task of falling in…

8:30 pm Queen at Sea EIFF @ Cineworld

When Amanda (Binoche) walks in on her elderly parents in the throes of what appears to be a consensual sexual encounter her instinct is to call the police, believing her mother Le…

8:50 pm Avenue Q Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge

This great favourite is back as our sell-out show of puppet mayhem returns again. We follow Princeton as he struggles through life and love. A great show not for the easily offend…

9:00 pm Davro's Back! Bobby Davro Frankenstein Pub

Davro's Back! Comedy legend Davro returns with another hour of jokes, impressions and songs in the feel-good show of the Fringe! Davro has been performing for 50 years with his ow…

9:00 pm Espirito do Brasil The Jazz Bar

Glasgow's multi award-winning and world-travelled Brian Molley Quartet bring the heat of the Rio Carnival to the coolest jazz venue in Edinburgh. This exhilarating program reimagi…

9:00 pm The Singer Traverse Theatre

Featuring music by Grammy Award-nominated KT Tunstall, The Singer is a new piece of gig-theatre about Joe, a deaf artist who 'sings' with his hands, and Andy, a washed-up musician…

9:00 pm The Days Between Leith Arches

Family Dug presents The Days Between: a five-night celebration of Jerry Garcia. Blending Grateful Dead favourites, Jerry Garcia Band gems, and solo material: each show offers a co…

9:00 pm Le Vent du Nord The Queen's Hall

The multi award-winning and highly acclaimed Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Québec’s progressive francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both trad…

9:00 pm The Peril At Pincer Point EIFF @ Filmhouse

A feckless sound recordist is sent to a strange island by a tyrannical film director, but becomes obsessed with the mysteries and litany of eccentrics he discovers there in this c…

9:00 pm Sauna Sessions Arts Club – The Hottest Club in Town Summerhall

You, your mates, hot sauna, cold plunge, our resident DJs on the decks, plus a host of special guests. Surprising, delighting theatrics, comedy, music, Aufguss and much more in th…

9:05 pm The Secret Society Underbelly, Cowgate

An immersive comedy experience. Step into the world of a very serious, very secret, very important secret society. As a member of the society, you are privy to astonishing secrets…

9:05 pm SINNER. A Musical Tragicomedy About Breaking Up With White Jesus Just The Tonic at The Caves

If Fleabag went to Bible college in the North American Bible Belt. SINNER. is an irreverent solo musical tragicomedy about faith, shame, and being raised to shrink. Blending razor…

9:05 pm Trent H Baumann: All the Atoms in the Universe Really Made My Day Just The Tonic at The Caves

An astonishing ride rocketing through the greater universe from the award-winning master of one-liners and upbeat tangents. Arthouse comedy orbiting from creativity to polycrisis…

9:05 pm CABAPOCALYPSARET PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms

THE END OF THE WORLD IS NIGH! Oops, too late. BOOM! Who could see that coming? Join us, The Creative Martyrs: ukulele-plucking, kazoo-humming, cello-strumming, storytelling, singi…

9:05 pm 44 Minutes Assembly Rooms

Four Strangers. Trapped in a cage. Desperate, they try to piece together what their captors might want from them. Soon enough, they discover that they've been thrown into a perver…

9:05 pm Every Ghost Story Ever Hoots @ Potterrow

Join connoisseur of the creepy Billy Bones for a whistle-stop tour of every ghost story ever told, or your money back!* *no refunds. Experience ghost stories from throughout the a…

9:05 pm 1 Big Oops Just The Tonic at The Mash House

Top comedians act out your most embarrassing confessions live on stage – and the biggest oops wins a prize! Hosted by Australian comedian Kurt Sterling (25+ million views online)…

9:10 pm Ollie West: Discovery (WIP) Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Ugh. Ugh ugh. Ooga. Ooga ooga. Ugh ugh ugh. Unga bunga. Ooga ugh. Ugh. **** (Scotsman). As seen on Finn vs History, BBC Three and David Attenborough's Walking with Cavemen. Soho R…

9:10 pm The Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4

The 31st year of our Fringe flagship show and there’s a reason why this multi-act lineup always sells out! A punchline-packed showcase from headliners to hot up-and-coming acts, h…

9:10 pm Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic (Volume 2) C ARTS | C venues | C alto

The Scotsman’s 2025 top-highlighted show is back. Elite sleight of hand. Stunning magic. Impossible skill. Pure, intimate, close-up magic: no stooges, no electronics, no camera tr…

9:10 pm Bryn Woz: SMUT Assembly Roxy

Former burlesque superstar Entendre Entendre invites audiences to the launch of her memoir, SMUT, recounting her many, MANY lovers. The wild, weird, and unfortunately true, tales…

9:10 pm Mark Silcox – I Have It All [A Success Story] Gilded Balloon Teviot

Mark made his fortune in gold trading and now wants to enjoy this success with other successful friends across film, music, circus, and jugglers. Just like Graham Norton show. As…

9:10 pm ALOK: Eat Pray Leave Pleasance Courtyard

Third time's the charm? Internationally, critically condemned stand-up comedian ALOK returns to the Fringe with their most intimate show yet: a comedy about love, heartbreak and t…

9:10 pm Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It Summerhall

Two teenagers perform fake Bigfoot sightings in their Appalachian town, until a neighbour's dog turns up torn to pieces. Aside from sparking a panic that spirals out of their cont…

9:15 pm The Vampire Run Laughing Horse @ Home Bar

A dark and stormy night. A vampire’s castle outlined by lightning. An hour to find and kill the dreaded fiend... and one idiot trying to manage the escalating chaos. Join a fast-p…

9:15 pm Puttana Summerhall

Puttana is a work that questions the boundary between body and commodity, between desire and power. In a society that normalises consumption, the buying and selling of bodies foll…

9:15 pm Lou Wall: Where Are All The Tall Grandmas? Monkey Barrel Comedy

Where are all the tall grandmas? Be honest, you’ve never seen one, have you? So where the f#%k are they? Do they shrink? Die young? Are short kings eating them? In this hilariousl…

9:15 pm Comedy Queers Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

Comedy Queers is a spicy mix of outrageous queer comedians, cabaret and drag acts. A sell-out Fringe phenomenon since 2018. Looking for diversity? It's what we do best, babe! If y…

9:15 pm Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Hamlet Underbelly, Bristo Square

The five-star, multi-sell-out, Fringe phenomenon is back! With its hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet and an absolutely sh!t-faced act…

9:15 pm Adult Panto (Unscripted): The Improvised Adult Panto PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room

Now in its fifth filthy year, The Adult Panto Tour is cumming back to Edinburgh and this time it’s totally (Unscripted). This balls-to-the-wall panto smashes in the back doors of…

9:15 pm Rachel Morton-Young: Dutch Courage Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

In this hilarious and heartfelt show, Rachel explores the vast cultural chasm between her British roots and her adopted Dutch home. With her witty, warm and engaging style, she di…

9:15 pm Bad Dates Anonymous: Dating Horror Story Confessions by Top Stand-Ups Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar

Three top comics spill their worst dating disaster stories with unfiltered stand-up on sex and relationships. Plus we'll share your dating horror stories anonymously live on stage…

9:15 pm Deage Paxton: Dead Man's Hand Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

A choose your own adventure stand-up show. No setlist. No safety net. In 1876, Wild Bill Hickok was gunned down holding the winning hand: Aces and Eights. After 15 years headlinin…

9:15 pm Crapp's River Gilded Balloon Patter House

Returning after a sold-out run! Your favourite fabulously dysfunctional family is back... but they've taken a wrong turn into Crapp's River! This outrageous, unauthorized musical…

9:15 pm Ryan Cullen: Cullen Me Softly Monkey Barrel Comedy (Niddry Street)

Cullen Me Softly is a brand-new hour of sharp, pitch-black one-liners from a comic who isn’t afraid to stare directly into the world’s uglier corners. From the rise of racism in t…

9:15 pm Blessings from a Blesbian Boomer PBH's Free Fringe @ CC Blooms

Blessings from a Blesbian (Black lesbian) Boomer is a solo LGBTQ+ 50-minute stand-up comedy show. It is 69 (pun intended) years of hilarious blessings from the adventures of a Ble…

9:15 pm Rob Duncan: Printer of the Year Underbelly, George Square

In 2024, Rob Duncan was named Printer of the Year. After 15 years in the industry, he was finally recognised as a pioneer in his field. This show is an hour of printing, celebrati…

9:20 pm Brendan Scannell: The Abyss Gilded Balloon Patter House

Making his Edinburgh debut, Emmy-nominated comedian Brendan Scannell descends into the depths of his brain, where his Irish mother is a life coach who is obsessed with death, his…

9:20 pm RapGPT: Macshane Hoots @ The Apex

'The fastest freestyle I have ever seen in my life, ever' (Simon Cowell). 'A lyrical and grammatical genius' **** (FringeFeed.com.au). RapGPT: the future of freestyle comedy – AI…

9:20 pm Emma Holland: The Dog Dies at the Start Assembly George Square Studios

I told my manager I wanted to write a show about dead dogs, and she said 'oh god' but that's not really my problem, it's her job to market it. This show isn't sad, you will leave…

9:20 pm Wisard Just The Tonic at The Caves

Trouble with business? Love? Connecting to others? Are your plants dead? Do you feel like your life is not what you hoped? Come to The Caves... Your local wisard, Jooby, awaits. J…

9:20 pm Otto & Astrid: The Stages Tour Assembly Roxy

Berlin's dysfunctional sibling Prince and Princess of art rock and Europop. Taylor Swift had Eras. Otto & Astrid go through stages. A lipstick-smeared sonic collision between The…

9:20 pm Garry Starr: Classic Penguins Pleasance Courtyard

International sell-out cult-hit Garry Starr is back, and is hell-bent on saving books from extinction by performing every Penguin Classic novel ever written. Mostly naked (but wit…

9:20 pm Mock the Clock Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Stand-up comics hit the stage with their best material before throwing caution aside for fast-paced, chaotic improvisation. Expect quick wit, big laughs and unpredictable moments…

9:20 pm James Mileham: 1 Joke After Another Just The Tonic at The Mash House

45 mins of stand-up from the reigning Roast Battle UK Champion. 'Incisive and prolific joke writer. He has made me howl with laughter' (Eshaan Akbar). If you like your jokes short…

9:20 pm Manic Just The Tonic at Westside Rodeo

Manic is a one-woman comedy cabaret written, directed and performed by Roxana Baldovin. A successful music video director, she fuses cinematic pre-recorded sketches with live perf…

9:20 pm Under the Influence Underbelly, Bristo Square

After becoming a viral sensation, identical twins Carine and Frances land in couples therapy as the world’s most co-dependent non-couple. The session erupts into a hilarious music…

9:20 pm Oh My Jehovah! Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

Cults are funny... we know, we were born into one. Join us, Jonas and Sylas, as we tell all about our ridiculous upbringing. What did we used to believe? Why did we knock at your…

9:20 pm How Not to Make it in America Summerhall

It's 2001. A naive young Australian actor arrives in New York. One man plays twenty-eight characters in this heartbreakingly funny award-winning play about 9/11 and chasing your d…

9:25 pm Mythos: Ragnarök Assembly Rooms

The 'maddest, baddest show of the Fringe' (Daily Mail) is back and bigger than ever! Join Loki, Thor and the Norse Gods in this five-star groundbreaking blend of mythological stor…

9:25 pm Andy Field: Giddy Up Pleasance Courtyard

A new hour of stand up comedy from Chortle's Student Comedian of the Year (11 years ago). As an ambitious young stand-up, a Pleasance Fringe run felt like the start of something g…

9:25 pm James Trickey: Split Pleasance Courtyard

After his sell out debut hour last year ended with a bang, James Trickey got more than he bargained for. This year, he's back with a vengeance (and a brand-new hour) in an attempt…

9:25 pm Katie Norris: Mother Succubus Pleasance Courtyard

Boys of the manosphere: prepare to be spooked. Women with cats: your leader has returned. Last year's Best Show Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominee is back and ready for a new era. A…

9:25 pm Jacob Hatton: Ruins Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Archaeology for perverts. An excavation of the soul. Also, some actual old things: castles... pottery... your mum. A spiky, filthy, uplifting hour of stand-up by Jacob Hatton abou…

9:30 pm [Parent]ified The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club

Sissy is 25 but, in a way, she has always been an adult. When a call from her sister, Bug, arrives in the night, Sissy must come to terms with all the years that came before. As t…

9:30 pm Bad Santa and the Angry Elves Just The Tonic at The Caves

Exiled from the North Pole, the greatest holiday band of all time share their rebellious magic. After centuries of Arctic suppression, Kris Kringle IV and his immortal Elves are o…

9:30 pm An American Comedy Show That Quite Possibly Might Be Funny to the British Just The Tonic at The Caves

An American comic with a British family escapes his dumpster-fire homeland and its would-be dictator to pick apart the gap between how Britain sees America and how it actually fee…

9:30 pm The Stevenson Experience: O Brother, Where Art Thou! (On stage, beside me) Assembly George Square Studios

Two-time Perth Fringe World Best Comedy Show nominees, Thurber Prize semi-finalist, over two million copies sold – Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone book series. Identical…

9:30 pm Baby Wants Candy Assembly George Square Studios

Fringe fave Baby Wants Candy is back! Total Edinburgh Fringe sell-out eight years running. One of the world's most popular comedy ensembles. You shout out the title, Baby Wants Ca…

9:30 pm Final Queen Underbelly, Cowgate

A drag circus horror-comedy. Join Australia’s own circus queen Grace Lightning as she embarks on a road trip through the Outback, dodging deadly snakes and spiders, bigoted crypti…

9:30 pm Ask A Stripper: The Champagne Room Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly

Raw, hilarious, unpredictable, unapologetic and unashamedly honest – this live audience Q&A will have you questioning everything you've previously heard about the sex industry. Tw…

9:30 pm Devin Gray: Golden Retriever Energy Laughing Horse @ Kick Ass Cowgate

What does it mean to just show up, fully, messily, without the armour? Award-winning Comedy Central-featured South African comedian Devin Gray explores anxiety, love, and the terr…

9:30 pm Here Comes Almost ZOO Playground

A clown in search of connection and wild delight can't decide whether to face every fear, sing to the night sky or share their talents... so they do it all (most). Presented by: N…

9:30 pm Same Same but Different PBH's Free Fringe @ Southsider

The show that’s never the same show twice. Sam Adamson, surreal observationalist comedian, and Stacey Edwards, irrepressible musical comedian, (West End New Act finalists) are loo…

9:30 pm Stolen Table's Very Spooky (and 100% Genuine) Ghost Tour Hoots @ Potterrow

Join the West Canberra Ghost Club (WCGC) as we go looking for spooks! After a successful series of Edinburgh Ghost Tours of Edinburgh at the 2022/2024 Edinburgh Fringes, this walk…

9:30 pm Mother, Maiden and Crone Bedlam Theatre

By the receding of my gums... Something wicked this way comes. A comedic and farcical retelling of Macbeth from the witches perspective... If the witches were a bimbo shot boy, a…

9:30 pm DUSK/NIGHT/DAWN Assembly Roxy

An experimental aerial pole dance explosion performed by NYC collective VERTICAL DREAMSCAPE, featuring US Pole Art Champion Donna Carnow and interdisciplinary artist Gina Alm. DUS…

9:30 pm Aboot Time: Moulin-Esque the Scottish Moulin Rouge Le Monde

A Scottish reimagining of Moulin Rouge bursting with wild energy, fierce humour and heart-pounding spectacle. Set in a world of glamour, this show blends soaring romance, bold cha…

9:30 pm Selina Mosinski: Puss in Boots – A Working Class Fairy Tale Pleasance Dome

Before she was serving immortal lines as viral icon Charity Shop Sue, Selina Mosinski was Randy Cain: an 18-year-old stripper from Derby with a big personality, bigger ambition an…

9:30 pm Imogen Andrews: The Unlikeable Worms Pleasance Dome

Online comedy sensation (500k followers and 300 million views), Imogen Andrews makes her highly anticipated Fringe debut. Characters, sketches, song, multimedia and worms. She's b…

9:30 pm Filthy Funny Females Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

Filthy. Funny. Females. A funny hour served to you by a selection of female comedians from across the globe. Comedian Katharyn Henson (Stories From the Office of a Sex Dungeon, **…

9:30 pm Huge Davies: Sleep Paralysis Princess Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, Huge Davies (Cats Does Countdown, Roast Battle, Off Menu), has not slept for a decade. To mark this ten year anniversary, he’s going to tell jokes…

9:30 pm CHUCK PBH's Free Fringe @ Canons' Gait

New York comedian Carolyn Castiglia lost her maternal grandparents to a murder-suicide when she was 18 years old. Combining hilarious stand-up and heartbreaking reflection, CHUCK…

9:30 pm Smut Slam PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth

This high-energy dirty storytelling show is packed tight with true-life tales and astonishing secrets, expertly guided by Cameryn Moore, an award-winning performer and playwright,…

9:30 pm Abi Carter-Simpson and Joe McTernan: Stand-up Couple Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn

Still going strong following a hugely successful run last year, this real-life, stand-up couple are back with a brand-new hour of hilarity and fun. Join star of Britain's Got Tale…

9:30 pm Hole! Underbelly, Bristo Square

Plug up thy hole! A religious sect in Nebraska wears butt plugs at all times because they believe a wrathful God shall suck the unplugged up, ass-first, to burn on the face of the…

9:30 pm Ify Nwadiwe: An Hour With Ify Nwadiwe Pleasance Courtyard

The host of Dropout's Um, Actually comes to the Fringe for the first time. Ify Nwadiwe is a stand-up, actor (Workaholics, Comedy Bang! Bang!, Adam Ruins Everything), does improv (…

9:30 pm Arabs and Asians Pleasance Courtyard

A powerhouse stand-up comedy show bringing together some of the UK's most exciting Arab and Asian comedians for a night of bold, brilliant humour. Expect sharp observations, cultu…

9:30 pm David Elms Describes a Room Pleasance Courtyard

Following last year's sell-out run, the critically acclaimed cult hit show returns. Together with his audience, veteran improviser Elms builds a comedy mind palace before your ver…

9:30 pm Elf Lyons is The Woman on the Edge Pleasance Courtyard

'I'm sorry, I've said too much...' Sky Arts Award-winning comedian Elf Lyons is The Woman on the Edge. A completely normal, autobiographical (and in no way complex) – observationa…

9:30 pm Blizzard (WIP) Hoots @ Nicolson Square

I have a uniform. A suitcase that becomes a horse. Fake snow. This will have to be enough. One Polish clown attempts the most epic adventure story ever told. He carries an orange.…

9:30 pm As Seen on TV: Prime Time Stand-Up All-Stars Hoots @ Nicolson Square

As Seen on TV brings you comedians you know off the telly, Fringe legends, and acts that've gone viral, some you'll know, some you won't. We're definitely post-watershed. Previous…

9:30 pm Andrew Maxwell Pleasance at EICC

Prepare for an unforgettable night of comedy with the one and only Andrew Maxwell, a master of politically charged wit and fearless storytelling. Fresh from conquering television…

9:30 pm Imposters EIFF @ Cineworld

How far would you go to save your child? This is the moral quandary an on-the-rocks husband and wife face in Caleb J. Phillips’ new reality-bender. When their child goes missing,…

9:30 pm Salty Brine: HOW STRANGE IT IS (The Neutral Milk Hotel Show) Summerhall

Neutral Milk Hotel's indie-rock triumph In the Aeroplane Over the Sea and Anne Frank's stunning and candid The Diary of a Young Girl fuse with confessions from Salty's adolescent…

9:30 pm 150% Masala Comedy Showcase Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

Chosen for their unique voice and spice level, top South Asian comics from across the UK are invading Edinburgh for a showcase with their best jokes! Join us before our MCs, Sorab…

9:35 pm Stop Playing Jacob's Ladder With My Spine ZOO Southside

'There are ants in your drawers. There is food in your microwave. There is blood on the food. There are ants in the blood. They are watching you eat. You have a nosebleed.' Blendi…

9:35 pm Mary Mac – Hail Mary: The Tartan Songstress Assembly George Square Studios

Born and raised in Glasgow, Mary has since taken her Tartan Trail across the world! From cabaret and theatre stages of the UK to cruise ships from the Caribbean to Copenhagen! Fro…

9:35 pm Abby Govindan: Pushing 30 Pleasance Courtyard

A new show about dating, getting older and breaking generational curses, from Forbes 30 Under 30, Abby Govindan. Fresh from her international tour and critically acclaimed Off-Bro…

9:35 pm Sam Serrano: Mars The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4

2020 – I was the victim of a hate crime. 2026 – I’m monetizing it in a stand-up show. As seen on Comedy Central and UKTV. 'Killer lines' (Chortle.co.uk). Support for Tom Stade and…

9:35 pm Alice India: In Bloom Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

Award-winning comedian and writer Alice India isn't very well. With what? Nobody knows, but Alice has a pretty good idea. Fresh from the success of their debut year, Alice India r…

9:40 pm Stephen Colfer: Stephen Jobs Gilded Balloon Teviot

A show about Stephen's jobs. Stephen Colfer, creator of Dreamgun Film Reads, looks back on twenty years of taking side jobs to support his main job (comedy). Somewhere between alp…

9:40 pm Frames C ARTS | C venues | C aquila

Join Jon on an inspirational musical journey spanning across different frames of his life. Experience nostalgic waves through unforgettable song writing, interwoven with evocative…

9:40 pm (No) Refunds Gilded Balloon Patter House

(No) Refunds is an interactive game show play hosted by Tiffany Gold, an old-school American host and model presenter all-in-one who quite literally depends on your entertainment.…

9:40 pm Jamie Wolf: Psycho Gilded Balloon Teviot

A story about loss, grief and the meaning of life, Psycho should be a slow, plodding, tear-jerker of an hour. Instead, join Jamie as he shares an uproariously funny, heartwarming…

9:40 pm How to Art Underbelly, Cowgate

Two bananas wake up duct-taped to the wall of an art gallery. Three artists, two auctions, one audience. Get ready to bid! An award-winning clown-fruit mash-up about making art, s…

9:40 pm Jonathan Oldfield: Exquisite Corpse Pleasance Courtyard

The Oxford English Dictionary describes a corpse as (1) a body or (2) spoiling a performance by laughing. Jonathan Oldfield will be using both definitions in his highly anticipate…

9:40 pm Adults Only Magic Show Assembly George Square Studios

'An absolute riot!' ***** (TheatreWeekly.com). Brace yourself folks – this is not your nana's magic show. Back and naughtier than ever for their fifth filthy year at Edinburgh Fes…

9:40 pm Metroland Live: As Seen On TV Pleasance Dome

In an age where gathering round the television with the family – doing anything but talking to each other – is a thing of the past, this comedy group is determined to bring you a…

9:40 pm Transmission: Into the Dark Traverse – Elsewhere

It’s night time. You receive an address to a secret location. A mysterious voice calls you towards unknown destinations, weaving you through the night streets of Edinburgh, and in…

9:40 pm Will Hitt: Burying The Dead Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

London-based comedian and begrudging generational talent Will Hitt brings a new show to the Fringe. Worked out over years in comedy clubs across the UK (Top Secret Comedy Club, Ho…

9:45 pm Sophie's Surprise 29th Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows

Get in losers, Sophie is turning 29 (again!). Part circus spectacle, part comedy mayhem, and all-out 90s nostalgia, featuring world-class performers from Cirque du Soleil, La Cliq…

9:45 pm Paul Dennis: Title Explained In Blurb – The Musical. Well… sort of. Hoots @ The Apex

"Make the title self-explanatory", they said. Yeah. You can't say that to an autistic person and expect them not to hemorrhage. The show is funny songs and stories about office fr…

9:45 pm Late Bite: Mixed-Bill Late-Night Stand-Up Laughing Horse @ West Nic Records

Come see an intoxicating blend of new talent and established acts (different line-up nightly). A perfect way to sample an eclectic and unpredictable bite of Fringe craziness. You…

9:45 pm Coco The Time-Travelling Tart Underbelly, George Square

Come make history misbehave! London’s most scandalous socialite is loose in the timeline, and you're invited! Coco the Time-Travelling Tart makes her explosive Edinburgh Fringe de…

9:45 pm House of Life Underbelly, George Square

House of Life is back. One part sermon. One part purge. Three parts party. 'The show that turns strangers into friends' (Lyn Gardner) is ready to cure your existential dread with…

9:45 pm Lil Wenker: BOYKING Pleasance Courtyard

All hail BOYKING! Eight-year-old Prince Wilfred (Willy for short) seeks power at all costs including but not limited to: death, destruction and dastardly deeds. Nowhere near in li…

9:45 pm Chelsea Birkby: Is In Full Control The Entire Time Pleasance Courtyard

Do we make our own choices? Twice Comedian's Choice Best Show nominee returns with an hour about control (or the illusion of it) and how you can get it too. Expect 'charm by the b…

9:45 pm Tom Towelling Teaches You to Knit Pleasance Courtyard

Highly anticipated stand-up debut from the winner of the Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award 2025. Expect songs, dancing and lessons on the threads that knit us together. As seen on…

9:45 pm Chad Goes Deep – Chill Towards Enlightenment Assembly George Square

Chill Towards Enlightenment is a satirical self-help seminar from the creator of Chad Goes Deep, with over 1 million followers online. According to Chad's research, the world is c…

9:45 pm Phil Nichol: The Naked Racist Gilded Balloon Teviot

20th anniversary of the 2006 Edinburgh Comedy Award winning show. The unhinged re-telling of an Amsterdam trip gone wrong ending with an epiphany of epic proportions. 'You won't s…

9:45 pm Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

See the very best comedians, selected from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selec…

9:45 pm DIVAS: From Stage To Screen Assembly Rooms

The DIVAS are back... bigger, better and beltier! The five-star production is back for 2026 with a cast of professional singers and live band to celebrate some of the greatest DIV…

9:45 pm Benefit Gala for Lui The Stand Comedy Club

In 2023, Dave MacGregor and his partner Claire had a son, Lui. The results of Lui's MRI found that he has scarring on his brain. There's lifelong implications for Lui. As treasure…

9:45 pm 0% British – Evenings: An Irish Stand-Up Comedy Show Alchemist Cocktail Bar and Restaurant

Warning: absolutely no British comedians were involved in this show. Three Irish headliners take to the late-night stage for an unmissable evening of no-holds-barred stand-up. Pre…

9:45 pm Jordan Brookes: The Part of You That's Always Screaming Pleasance Dome

The award-winning Elvis of comedy continues his residency at the gates of Hell, with a new show inspired by an absolutely shocking incident on a train. Have you ever felt seen and…

9:50 pm AI Campfire [Return] Venue 13

Welcome... Come closer... This is no ordinary fire. Step into an intimate, immersive campfire where mythical forces of nature meet in the shadow of a changing world. Once again gu…

9:50 pm Andre's Guide to Women PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth

After finding out how much money right-wing grifters like Andrew Tate and Russel Brand are making from angry teenage boys, Andre has found his calling. Men's empowerment. Andre ha…

9:50 pm Stamptown Assembly George Square Gardens

New York Times Top Comedy Pick (2021-2025), Edinburgh Fringe Sold Out Run (2017-2025). A raunchy and chaotic full-on fever dream, Stamptown is 80 minutes of pure spectacle featuri…

9:50 pm Jamie Kilstein: Can't Tie Knots Gilded Balloon Teviot

If the friend who talked you out of suicide killed himself, is it still possible to live like there IS a tomorrow? The acclaimed writer, actor, comedian and radio host returns to…

9:50 pm Casey Filips: What a Character Assembly George Square

"What a character" – Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best or worst person you know. Example: "Wow, that Casey Filips… what a character" Following hi…

9:50 pm Sam Rhodes: Toy Cocoon Hoots @ The Apex

'When I was a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. Then, I failed to succeed, so I got those childish things straight back out'. After…

9:50 pm Fanny Bleach: The Nearly Naked Show Assembly Roxy

Award-winning drag thing Fanny Bleach brings you The Nearly Naked Show, a Mighty Boosh and Leigh Bowery mash-up, full of guts and glitter. This fantastical freak show is a reclama…

9:50 pm One Hour Wedding Underbelly, Bristo Square

Forget the presents – your presence is required. One Hour Wedding is a high-stakes, crowd-built ceremony where the audience are wedding planners and we've got sixty minutes to pul…

9:50 pm The Only Man Who Won't F*ck Me ZOO Playground

Kat has it all figured out: a rent-stabilized Brooklyn apartment, a clinically tight pussy and a business built on knowing what men want. She's the witchy brunette you hooked up w…

9:50 pm Fxxx Ups – Comedians' Stories About Their Worst Mistakes Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

Fxxx Ups is a storytelling show where a line-up of the Fringe's best comics come together to share tales of their biggest mistakes and times they've fxxxed up, to make you laugh,…

9:55 pm Will BF: Moon Team IIIV Underbelly, Cowgate

Hang onto your space hats (technical term) for a surreal sketch odyssey through the best worst film you've never seen! BBC New Comedy Awards 2025 semi-finalist and Buxton Fringe B…

9:55 pm New Zealand Comedian, New Zealand Comedian, New Zealand Comedian Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

Up-and-coming NZ comedian and serial OCD sufferer Danny Sewell presents his funniest hour of comedy to date. Winner of Best Up-and-Coming Comedian at the 2022 NZ Comedy Guild Awar…

9:55 pm Citizen Chen Just The Tonic at The Mash House

She's Chinese. She's Canadian. She's confused. Scarlet turns immigration into a laugh-packed hour of stand-up and storytelling in her solo show, Citizen Chen. She skewers border c…

9:55 pm RANK. Assembly Roxy

Gemma and Jane are RANK. A few years out of education, able to enjoy the pleasures of being grown up without the ties of a spouse or children or a mortgage, yet still they find th…

9:55 pm Alcohol Free Comedy Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Top comedians cover everything from booze-fuelled chaos to sober living and the blurry middle ground. It's the stories from wild nights out, morning-after regrets, decisions to qu…

10:00 pm Sarah Roberts: Scary Movie 7 Monkey Barrel Comedy

Do you think we’re ever truly forgiven? Sarah has never gotten over anything. Not because she’s annoying, because she’s cursed. Oh, and she needs your soul for something. Nothing…

10:00 pm Good Pill Hunting Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

Fresh from a hit run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Zach Riley brings his solo hour Good Pill Hunting to Edinburgh. But what's it about? Well it's about his dead…

10:00 pm F*cking Famous PBH's Free Fringe @ Carbon

Molly Sharpe is a famous pop star touring her new album, F*cking Famous, and this show is a stop on her world tour. Tonight, Molly must put on the show of a lifetime. By herself.…

10:00 pm Momme Domme Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge

You’re invited to an exclusive preview of How To Be A Domme 101, hosted by performance artist and aspiring institutional darling Peggy Mitchell. Each night, four women arrive read…

10:00 pm Sami Abu Wardeh Hates You Pleasance Courtyard

It seems hate is the sole domain of the far right, and Sami asks – can people who care start hating again? Can hate help us? And most importantly – can hate be funny? Award-winnin…

10:00 pm 3's Comedy: Nights Laughing Horse @ West Nic Records

The sun has gone down and the lights have come up so that means it's time for comedy. 3's Comedy: Nights brings together three of the best young acts of the new wave of Australian…

10:00 pm SpitNights – Poetry Meets Improv Jazz theSpace @ Symposium Hall

Combining the most exciting talent on the jazz and poetry scene, where no two events are ever the same. The one rule of the show: no rehearsals. Just explosive interludes, hilario…

10:00 pm Darryl J Carrington: Tennish Underbelly, Bristo Square

Darryl J Carrington is a physical comedian and mostly non-verbal clown who loves messing around with objects, timing and visual gags. His last show, Out of the Box, won multiple a…

10:00 pm 3 out of 4 Twats Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle

3 out of 4 Twats are a dynamic collective who have had sell-out shows at GICF and Edinburgh Fringe since 2022. Led by Backbone Comedy’s Jimi Longmuir, the full run at West Port Or…

10:00 pm Free Live Music Stramash

Stramash is a lively, 700-capacity live music venue and sports bar in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town. Located in the Cowgate, the massive venue is housed within the former Free…

10:00 pm The Stand-Up Experience Just The Tonic Nucleus

Imagine Eddie Izzard meets Willy Wonka. This is live comedy crafted before your eyes, where Antony Vila draws the laughs directly from the audience to create something completely…

10:00 pm Sarah McGuinness: Grit, Glitter and Gaslight Gilded Balloon Teviot

Documentary maker and musician Sarah turns the lens on herself in this 'poignant and powerful cabaret' (TheIrishWorld.com), blending storytelling, live music and song. From her ch…

10:00 pm Sjur Hjeltnes: Go Go Go Cake and Piano Gilded Balloon Patter House

This show is a celebration of useless and delicious things such as art, music and cake. Things that have no practical application whatsoever. Not sensible, smart and efficient thi…

10:00 pm John Robertson's The Dark Room Gilded Balloon Patter House

Come play the legendary Fringe live-action videogame! Win money or ya die! New deathtraps for 2026! The Dark Room fuses improv, gaming and stand-up into the Fringe's most deranged…

10:00 pm Do the Thing: Choose Your Own Musical Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree

Where is it set? Who is it about? What is the plot? You tell us. Get the fully improvised musical you want to see, brought to you by a cast of two (Tim Meredith and Simon Plotkin…

10:00 pm Sophia Wren: The Best Girl in the World Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sophia, 'main character of the world,' remembers a teenagehood spent fantasizing about injuries that would earn her the attention she craved. Now an adult trapped inside her own d…

10:00 pm Absolutely! One-Liner Jokes! Braw Venues @ Grand Lodge

The show contains an hour of quick-fire one-liner jokes and short stories about the most important things in life. There is also a little musical comedy. (Some Guy Called) Dave Be…

10:00 pm A-List Burlesque and Cabaret Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

A-List Burlesque and Cabaret delivers glittering tease, sharp comedy, soaring vocals and unapologetic spectacle. This acclaimed cabaret company has been performing since 2017, bui…

10:00 pm I'm Still Not That Girl Braw Venues @ Hill Street

Award-winning dark comedy following Jessica Lia Berry through grief, dating, bad decisions, fake engagements, pregnancy scares, and the messy search for self-worth. Blending story…

10:00 pm Footstomping Live Scottish Music WHISKI Bar & Restaurant

Join us at the multi award-winning Whiski bar and restaurant for a vibrant foot-stomping good time, as we showcase many traditional Scottish music bands during August. Toes will b…

10:00 pm Adam Flood: Life and Death of the Party Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

Stand-up comedy performed over rave music. A show about hedonism and Adam's vanishing nightlife. 'It shouldn't work, but it absolutely does' (Metro). 'A multifaceted comedy talent…

10:00 pm Nerdy and Dirty: Part Classroom, Part Classless Laughing Horse @ The Hanover Tap

Did you know what undiagnosed STD can cause mental disorders? Or which wild animals can be gay? Or anything about duck penises? Zoltan Illes, a former international biology teache…

10:05 pm Goose's Big Game Show Assembly George Square Studios

Goose's Big Game Show is fully interactive, fast-paced and different every single night. Teams, rivals and champions are all made in the same hour. Real prizes, exhilarating topic…

10:05 pm William Thompson: Touch Grass Monkey Barrel Comedy at O'Neill's (The Tron)

The government wants to ban under-16s from social media, but is it really that bad? Having been raised by the internet, Belfast comic William Thompson ponders if other generations…

10:10 pm Raves R Us Underbelly, Cowgate

As seen at Glastonbury – the show that turns into a rave is back. Toys"R"Us has shut its doors for good. Charlie and his mates are left jobless, skint and spiralling in a crumblin…

10:10 pm McVea and Rea Go Away Just The Tonic at The Mash House

Two very different comedians take on the Fringe in McVea and Rea Go Away. Sam McVea; autistic, with unashamed confidence and unpredictable energy. Will Rea; neurotic and overthink…

10:10 pm The Mothman Cometh Just The Tonic at The Caves

Darkness.. It's where demons and monsters hide. We're told to fear it. Mothman says otherwise. Come. Join Mothman. Dance. Sing. Play. Scream into the void. Sink into the Abyss. Em…

10:10 pm Dru Cripps: Juicy Bits Hoots @ Potterrow

"Master clown" Dru Cripps presents his phenomenally successful loopstation-based shenanigans – a show so good it earned five 5-star reviews, sold out Edinburgh completely, and add…

10:15 pm 1 Hour of Headline Comedy Just The Tonic Nucleus

A rare chance to see four headline acts in a single show. Hosted by the brilliant Amy Matthews, this powerhouse line-up brings together Josh Glanc, Gareth Waugh and Max Fulham for…

10:15 pm Late Night in Canada Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

The nation's most popular (and only) late night talk show. Host Gord pulls double duty as the band and interviewer, kicking things off with a monologue before welcoming a fresh li…

10:15 pm Darren Gaffney: The Full Gaffney Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar

Born in rural Ireland, in the often-forgotten Irish County of Cavan – 20 minutes from the border with Northern Ireland. Gaffney grew up on Irish farms where the hardcore Irish way…

10:15 pm UNDERGROUND MONK SHOW Assembly George Square Gardens

Monks find magic water. Magic water makes dreams come true. Monks go crazy. Starring acclaimed clowns and monks Max Baumgarten (Opium), Dee Marcucci (Absinthe), John Norris (Mr Ch…

10:15 pm Mar’s Market Presents: Impress the Vaudevillian PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street

Mar’s Market crashes into Edinburgh Fringe with a bedazzled cabaret riot. Presided over by vaudevillian diva Mar (part 1920's starlet, part unhinged queen), this is a variety show…

10:15 pm Best of Burlesque Assembly Rooms

The longest running Burlesque at Fringe (and Scotland) returns with a 'New School' of international emerging artists. Fastest rising stars on the scene. Scintillating striptease,…

10:15 pm Mad Ron Presents Identity Theft – The Gameshow Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

Expect the absurd as Uxbridge's third hardest man and multi award-winning Mad Ron presents a hilariously surreal game show, where he tries to guide his comedy apprentice as a glam…

10:15 pm Comedy Lock-in Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn

Enjoy one of Edinburgh's longest-running gigs nightly at the Fringe! One of our top resident MCs introduces two headline-level acts doing extended sets in our boutique comedy club…

10:15 pm "Be Good!" with Paulette Underbelly, Bristo Square

Oh look! Here comes the mildest man imaginable. Paulette stumbles into a room full of strangers and doesn't know whether to panic or mingle... so he does both, for 60 minutes. A p…

10:15 pm Verity Sharpe: Landlord's Wet Dream Underbelly, Bristo Square

'Charismatic and chaotic' (BingeFringe.com), comedian Verity Sharpe brings their debut show to the Edinburgh Fringe. Landlord's Wet Dream dives head first into the UK housing cris…

10:15 pm Not Another Quiz Night Gilded Balloon Teviot

The critically acclaimed, sell out, unmissable late-night hit is back, bigger than ever! Join Jake Bhardwaj and "celebrity" guests for the most chaotic, high-energy quiz show in t…

10:15 pm Tom Short: I Get ChatGPT To Write My Edinburgh Show Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Award-winning comedian Tom Short attempts to become famous by outsourcing his Edinburgh show to artificial intelligence – and the audience. What could possibly go wrong? Blending…

10:15 pm Acid With Jesus: A Revolutionary Comedy Show Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

This is a hilarious, personal, hopeful and thought-provoking comedy show about exploring the state of the world, neurodiversity, climate change and game shows for billionaires. Ex…

10:15 pm Bunny! Summerhall

Meet Bunny, an aspiring theatre starlet looking for her big break. She's also a serial killer, streamlining the talent pool through cold-blooded murder to increase her chances of…

10:15 pm Pins & Needles Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull

Pins & Needles is a high-voltage stand-up comedy show where ink meets irreverence. Hosted by New York comedians Justin Hartmann and Taylor Drew, this no-holds-barred showcase feat…

10:20 pm Big Naked Variety Show Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

The sell-out comedy runs away to the circus! See the very best magicians, jugglers and contortionists as you've never seen them before (unless you've been very lucky). Raw and unc…

10:20 pm Skintown EIFF @ Cineworld

Set in 1994 Northern Ireland during the IRA ceasefire, best friends Vinny and Jonty party with friends, cut deals and make plans to escape small town life. The uncertainty and ins…

10:20 pm Transmission: Into the Dark Traverse – Elsewhere

It’s night time. You receive an address to a secret location. A mysterious voice calls you towards unknown destinations, weaving you through the night streets of Edinburgh, and in…

10:20 pm Good Girl Gilded Balloon Patter House

Leave after the first lie. That's what everyone says, isn't it? It's good advice. Because it's a lot harder to leave after the second. Or the third. With her marriage imploding, A…

10:20 pm Share the Craic Underbelly, George Square

This act has earned their spot on this year’s Underbelly programme at the Edinburgh Fringe as the winner of the Magners Share The Craic comedy search. After weeks of nationwide ta…

10:20 pm IKEA WARS Gilded Balloon Patter House

IKEA WARS is back! It's time once again to enter the flat pack thunderdome! Two Fringe performers go head-to-head in the ultimate home improvement indignity – building IKEA furnit…

10:20 pm Cult Hoots @ Potterrow

Join the cult. A fully immersive experience where the audience are initiated into their own unique cult. Incorporating real world recruitment tactics CULT is a show like no other;…

10:20 pm Best of the Queer Fringe Gilded Balloon Patter House

A mixed-bill line-up of the best LGBTQ+ stand-up comedians from across the Fringe from the UK's first LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy club, The Queer Comedy Club. Fresh from our two TV ser…

10:25 pm 27 Club Assembly George Square

Winner of the Best Music Award at Adelaide Fringe and featuring music and lore from Joplin, Winehouse, Cobain, Morrison and Hendrix, this must-see live rockumentary will get you p…

10:25 pm Miami Advice Just The Tonic at The Caves

In this interactive comedy show, two renegade American cops, Tito Perez from Texas and Jacob Liss from California, are hilariously forced to provide community service by answering…

10:25 pm Dan Tiernan: Quartz and All Monkey Barrel Comedy

Dan Tiernan is back at it again: and this time he’s got magic rocks in his pocket. With a hat trick of sold-out Edinburgh shows, Dan's a double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, who…

10:25 pm You Straights Are F**ked Up! Just The Tonic at The Caves

International hit show demolishing the hilarious chaos of straight sex lives. Vibrant, edgy, totally unapologetic, Turan Ali, 'Utterly fabulous' (TheQR.co.uk), award-winning, five…

10:30 pm Angela Bra's Absolutely Dabulous Drag Bingo Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

Award-winning drag sensation, Miss Angela Bra, invites you to a comedy cabaret of dabbing, dancing, stage games and singing with crowd-based comedy and lashings of late night surp…

10:30 pm 12th Annual Haters' Ball Hoots @ The Apex

Winner of the 2026 Chortle Award for Best Format Show at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Haters' Ball returns for its 12th riotous year, pitting four comedians head to head in a battle…

10:30 pm A Slice of Elvis Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

Fancy a humorous glimpse behind the jumpsuit? Meet MIKELVIS in relentless pursuit of the King! A one-man celebration of Elvis Tribute Artist quirkiness: fearless hips, dirty trick…

10:30 pm Couture C ARTS | C venues | C alto

An original piece making its international debut, Couture tells the story of an aspiring playwright and seamstress, who is presented with the opportunity to write for a major thea…

10:30 pm Magic Faraway Cabaret with Mister Meredith PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms

Delighting and confusing people since 2009, Mister Meredith returns with his infectiously joyous and unpredictable variety show. Who will appear tonight? Perhaps magic, sideshow,…

10:30 pm Another Compilation Show Beginning With A Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

Tom Mayhew (as heard on BBC Radio 4, as seen watching Bargain Hunt) presents a compilation show of his favourite comedians that are free at the time. It should be a laugh. Present…

10:30 pm XXX Revue The Voodoo Rooms

Rude, nude with anarchic attitude. Leave your inhibitions at the door and step into a show that teases and guarantees to please. Expect the flirty, the filthy and the occasional f…

10:30 pm Cowboys Comedy! Just The Tonic at The Caves

Yee-haw! The Wild West's rowdiest comedy cabaret hits the Edinburgh Fringe. A rootin' tootin' evening of stand-up, burlesque and drag in a no-rules saloon showdown. Hosted by Sher…

10:30 pm Festival Music Nights C ARTS | C venues | C aquila

Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electro-pop with our cherry-picked musical assortment. A powerhouse of bands and soloists from across the…

10:30 pm Girlhood in the Bathroom Gilded Balloon Teviot

Girlhood in the Bathroom is a new Australian musical set entirely in a club bathroom on New Year's Eve. Amidst the chaos of the female bathroom, five 20-something-year-old girls n…

10:30 pm Laughing Stock Gilded Balloon Teviot

You know them from Netflix, Comedy Central, HBO and Amazon Prime, and from historic stages like The Hollywood Improv and The Comedy Store. Back again after their two smash sold-ou…

10:30 pm Stephen Catling: Clown Fish Out Of Water Hoots @ Potterrow

When clowns can't breathe water and fish can't breathe air – what's a poor Clown Fish to do in this cruel world? In 2025, Catling (Keep It Fringe Award Winner 2023, Malcolm Hardee…