Fringe events in Edinburgh — Monday, August 17 (night)

8:30 pm Douglas Gordon by Douglas Gordon EIFF @ Filmhouse

Blurring the boundary between documentary and artistic experiment, this hypnotic film immerses audiences in the world of influential Scottish artist Douglas Gordon. Combining arch…

8:45 pm Mission EIFF @ Cineworld

Dylan (MacKay) has reached the end of his tether with his dead-end job and lonely, unfulfilling existence. Over the course of a week he blows his life up, seeking meaning in the w…

8:45 pm Trainspotting Live Pleasance at EICC

Acclaimed immersive rewiring of Irvine Welsh's classic, performed in a unique venue beneath EICC. The audience are literally part of the action, including the notorious 'worst toi…

8:45 pm Abandoned EIFF @ Cineworld

In an effort to recover their failing channel and friendship, two urban explorers delve deep into the forests of northern England following a tip-off from a new subscriber. After…

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 Northbound EIFF @ Cineworld

Frustrated with living out his final days in a nursing home, elderly rogue Arthur (Dern) recruits his uptight grandson Kevin (Parrish) to break him out. Together the pair head nor…

9:00 pm Blue Note Nights: JazzMain on the Fringe The Jazz Bar

Vibrant celebration of the timeless spirit and unmistakable sound of the iconic Blue Note Records. This outstanding quartet honours the rich tradition of 1950s and 1960s jazz, a g…

9:00 pm Daniel Kitson: Thrum The Queen's Hall

There’s the sound of somewhere else and the permanence of a plant pot and the ubiquity of a phrase and the heartbreaking brevity of a very long time. There’s figs and worms and an…

9:00 pm I Want Your Sex EIFF @ Cineworld

Stuck in a relationship going nowhere with his girlfriend Minerva (Charli xcx) and confused about his sexuality, frustrated and neurotic twentysomething Elliott (Hoffman) finds hi…

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 JOSIAH theSpaceTriplex

Based on the autobiography of Josiah Henson. Born into slavery in Maryland, enduring 41 years of unimaginable brutality and persecution before escaping to Canada. The play dramati…

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)…

9:05 pm The Faustus Project Underbelly, Cowgate

An actor makes a deal with the devil. This new version of Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus features a rotating cast of brave guest performers taking on the challenges of a dev…

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 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…

9:10 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 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…

9:10 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 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 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 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…

9:15 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 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 The Body I Left in Susquehanna National Forest theSpace @ Niddry St

POV: you and hubby are fresh off the altar, driving to your Niagara Falls honeymoon, sipping on your fave bevvy. It's the middle of the night and you haven't had service for miles…

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 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 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 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 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 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…

9:20 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 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 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 The Duo: A Three-Person Magic Show theSpace @ Symposium Hall

The Duo is a three-person magic show featuring a magician, a mentalist and their roommate Charlie. When two best friends needed to add a third person to their show, Charlie was at…

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 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 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 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 Among the Pigeons theSpace @ Niddry St

You suggest it, they perform it. Using your ideas, these five-star internationally reviewed improvisers build a story of life-changing moments, fully unscripted, swooping through…

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…

9:25 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 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…

9:30 pm TMI with TIM Laughing Horse @ Boston Bar (New Town)

Turning your stories into absolute bangers. This improvised musical/comedy act is (voluntarily) immersive and (relentlessly) fierce. Get ready to laugh, sing and clutch your pearl…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Whose Play Is It Anyway? theSpace on the Mile

Join your host, Barry Ruffles, and his glamorous assistant, Jenny Flannel, for a game show like no other! Eighteen pieces of theatre in 50 minutes; all you have to do is guess the…

9:30 pm The Séance Starter Kit™ The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club

Hope, fear and free shipping. The Séance Starter Kit is a horror-comedy play where a failing late-night TV infomercial collides with the supernatural. You are the studio audience…

9:30 pm boobytrapped theSpace on the Mile

Bodyswap romcom chaos erupts when Simon, a trans man, and Kevin, a cis man, meet in a gay club and are instantly drawn to each other. Their hookup derails when Kevin realises Simo…

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 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 Lorna Rose Treen: Now That's What I Call Characters Pleasance Courtyard

Fresh off the back of three critically-acclaimed, sell-out Fringe runs, Redditch's best-loved freak Lorna Rose Treen is back with more nonsense. A surreal, silly and joyful compil…

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 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 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 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 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…

9:30 pm Brainwashed Paradise in The Vault

Brainwashed is a dark comedy clown show about growing up under dictatorship in Belarus. Born in the Soviet Union and raised in a country shaped by authoritarian rule, award-winnin…

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…

9:35 pm Mr Gary's Adult Kids Show Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

Join Gary G Knightley as he brings some of his favourite acts to the party. Expect Fringe favourites, up and comers and everything in between. This is a compilation show dressed u…

9:35 pm Merlesque: How an Adult Woman Became a Mermaid theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Merlesque is ultimately a tale about a tail. Dr Elle Rochford is a policy expert uprooted by America’s 2024 presidential election. Finding her PhD useless in a dry job market, Ell…

9:40 pm 33 Years Single Hoots @ The Apex

As seen on Britain's Got Talent! Australia’s most eligible bachelor Daniel Delby had his first girlfriend at 33... for six weeks. Come and see his awkward dating history turned in…

9:40 pm Austin Walker’s One-Man Variety Show C ARTS | C venues | C aquila

Hollywood’s southern-fried Florida Man delivers a dose of nostalgia, featuring musical numbers, characters and a one-of-a-kind multimedia experience. A living homage to American t…

9:40 pm The First Annual Inaugural Grief Awards Paradise in Augustines

You're invited to The First Annual Inaugural Grief Awards! After losing his father to pancreatic cancer in 2020, Andreas Tsironis grieved. He grieved pretty hard. Now, he's decide…

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…

9:40 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 Divas of Soul theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Following the success of Divas of Jazz, we return with an evening celebrating the voices that have shaped soul music across generations. Tracing the journey from roots to the pres…

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 (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 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 Homunculus theSpaceTriplex

Art is the best revenge. The Off-Off-Broadway camp cult sell-out hit makes landfall in Edinburgh at last! It’s their umpteenth break-up, but this time feels different to artist an…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Tori Morancay: Le French c'est Freak theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Tori Morancay's debut solo show, Le French c'est Freak, dives into Frenchness, fiascos and bad decisions with bold, self-deprecating comedy. Raised in France and now based in New…

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 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…

9:50 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 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 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 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 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 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 Aquarius Rising Greenside @ Riddles Court

Stuck in a codependent and toxic relationship, Aries drives blindly down a boulevard of broken dreams. His life, a shit storm of dysfunction. Aquarius Rising is a darkly hilarious…

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 To My Wife's Next Lover Greenside @ Riddles Court

As his melanoma worsens, a young husband is forced to reflect on how his wife will have to live and love after his passing. He begins to document his favourite things and advice a…

9:50 pm 2 Queers in Tears? Greenside @ George Street

A fast-paced, funny and tender two-hander following queer drama school students navigating identity, friendship, cultural wounds and the journey to becoming their authentic selves…

9:50 pm Human Jukebox theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Forget your troubles and get happy with the hottest new game show to hit the UK in years! Featuring six different theme nights: Throwback, Country/Folk, Broadway, Divas and more!…

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 Cody Dahler Presents: The Truth (In My Opinion) LIVE! Monkey Barrel Comedy

The Truth (In My Opinion) is the podcast where comedian Cody Dahler puts his guests in charge of the news – with Nish Kumar! For people who can't be arsed with the news but feel l…

9:55 pm GOSS Assembly Roxy

Award-winning dancer and comedian Sam Burkett is here for the freshest gossip – and they want it LIVE. Watch them spin your stories into a hilarious blend of improv comedy and exp…

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 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 Dinosaurs Greenside @ Riddles Court

Dinosaurs begins when Claire comes home to an unexpected guest: a real-life dinosaur rummaging through her apartment. After retracing her steps, she concludes the dinosaur is a st…

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 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'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 Tony Cantwell: You Cry Weird Underbelly, Bristo Square

If you didn’t laugh, he’d cry. Dublin Fringe Award nominee Tony Cantwell has cried for some wild reasons over the years. A TV show about dogs. A drunken run on a treadmill. Gettin…

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 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 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 The Cheesecake Burlesque Revue theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Canada’s Cheesecake Burlesque Revue, winners of the Burlesque Hall of Fame Best Large Group 2024, are celebrating 20 joyously ridiculous years of burlesque brilliance! This high-e…

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 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 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 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 Purple Park Comedy Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree

Purple Park Comedy is a dynamic stand-up showcase born in New York City and built around one mission: highlight the voices that reflect the true diversity of comedy today. Featuri…

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 Sofar Comedy Monkey Barrel Comedy

Sofar Comedy. Not your Dad's comedy night. Unless your Dad's hot and hilarious. An intimate Fringe takeover from the team behind Sofar Sounds' global living room shows. Known for…

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…

10:00 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 B*tch Eat Dog Greenside @ George Street

A new kind of IUD insertion leads to rats being shoved down a cervix. Punch and Judy perform a gender-swapped adaptation of Moby Dick. A tradwife hawks her questionable raw milk w…

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 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…

10:05 pm Unexplained Live theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Described by the Guardian as 'the world's spookiest podcast,' with over 80 million streams, Unexplained has beguiled listeners for over a decade with real-life tales of the strang…

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…

10:05 pm Gag Writer Greenside @ George Street

Melissa has been a sex worker for 30 years, and has loved every second and sequin. Reality TV star, columnist, actor and author, as well as unashamed tart. Join for a romp through…

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 A Gay Masseur's Guide to Happy Endings Greenside @ George Street

A broke actor in New York turns to “gay massage” to make rent. What follows is a darkly funny, unfiltered descent into sex work, addiction, blurred boundaries and the relentless n…

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 Rattlepole! An Improv Shakespeare Show Greenside @ Riddles Court

Rattlepole! is a completely improvised Shakespearean comedy in which a ten-strong cast creates a brand-new play every night from audience suggestions. Inspired by the Bard’s langu…

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…

10:10 pm The Hunger theSpace @ Niddry St

Megan and Deborah live alone on their farm in the Yorkshire Dales. What was once their home has now become their only refuge from an increasingly dangerous outside world. They hav…

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 Houdini Speaks to the Living theSpace on the Mile

The year is 1924. Harry Houdini is at the peak of his fame, touring the country with performance-lectures that expose fraudulent mediums and challenge the growing Spiritualist mov…

10:15 pm Leo Mahr and Jonny Bennett: Two Hot Gays Telling Jokes Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

Two incredibly hot (you decide) gay men, one British, one Swiss(ish), cover everything from Kylie to K-holes, Le Creuset to cruising, with some musical comedy to keep things inter…

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…

10:15 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 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 "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 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 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 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,…

10:20 pm Lover on the Radio Paradise in The Vault

All through the night, lonely souls call the hotlines at the Troika Communication Tower looking for something. Whether it’s sex, God’s guidance or a song for the drive home, the v…

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 I Was Never Here theSpace @ Niddry St

This sleeper agent is on his most important mission ever. Only problem – he has no idea what it is. From the clown/game show creators of last year's Edinburgh Fringe hit Help Me!!…

10:20 pm 18+ Magic – The Magic Show Your Mum Shouldn't See theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

After a completely sold-out debut run, Ivor Harden is back at the Edinburgh Fringe with the X-rated magic show your mum definitely should not see. Expect jaw-dropping illusions, g…

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 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 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…

10:20 pm INTRUSIVE theSpace @ Symposium Hall

INTRUSIVE is a psychologically charged drama about anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and the weight of unspoken experiences. Set during a seemingly ordinary night with friends, the sto…

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…

10:25 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…

10:30 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 Midnight Train to Nowhere theSpace @ Niddry St

Farah Price never expected visitors. Not on the Northern line – and certainly not at midnight. But strange things can happen on empty carriages. When Farah finds herself surrounde…

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 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…

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 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 The Most Toast Just The Tonic at The Caves

Somebody has eaten the most toast. We will find them. Presented by: Ollie Horn / RGB Monster | United Kingdom - England Events | Thriller Duration: 60 min Wheelchair access, wheel…

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 Comedy Against Humanity (321... on Fire!) Laughing Horse @ Home Bar

Comedy Against Humanity (321... on Fire!) is a high-energy, audience-interactive improv experience where the crowd drives the chaos and no two shows are the same. Inspired by the…

10:30 pm Theologist theSpace on the Mile

Oli Riordan studied Catholic theology for the same reason every other bisexual atheist studies Catholic theology. You have to know your enemy. Join Oli (Dublin's Next Top Comic ru…

10:30 pm Thermodrama Summerhall

Four people enter a sauna, three walk out. Over an hour, a group of strangers get hotter and hotter. So hot, they start to cook. Coco Cottam's new play Thermodrama measures the co…

10:30 pm Halfway Home theSpace on the Mile

Halfway Home follows the rippling effects of addiction and confronting mistakes of a past life. Davie is just out of prison and cooped up with his policeman-hopeful brother, Fredd…

10:30 pm This Little Thing of Ours theSpace @ Venue 45

Frankie Coglione comes from a long line of mafiosos, all with the worst luck imaginable. But Frankie is different. He’s determined not to just make his fortune, but to change it.…

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…

10:35 pm Padlocked! theSpaceTriplex

Guy prepares himself for a bondage session with his Grindr hook-up, the alluring but elusive Fabio. Once the chains are on, there’s no escape – certainly not from Guy’s problems.…

10:35 pm Eve and Adam theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Tr*mp got elected – again, the environment is f*cked and capitalism rules. But this show isn’t about that – Eve and Adam explores a modern-day woman, obsessed with enemies to love…

10:40 pm B48Y Crash Lands on Earth! Assembly George Square Studios

Greenside locals were shaken last night after a UFO ploughed straight into the infamous gay nightclub [redacted] on Greenside Place. Witnesses say they thought it was part of a dr…

10:40 pm Finlay Christie: Champagne Casanova Monkey Barrel Comedy

Finlay misguidedly believes that his muggers fancied him, that being a f*ckboy is cool and that Kim Jong Un would love him. Funny, self-aware and internet-brained, this is an hour…

10:40 pm Creepy Boys: SLUGS Summerhall

It's about nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing. We promise. For tonight, we are free. From the award-winning performa…

10:40 pm Daddy Summerhall

Joel has Daddy issues. In a party of pick'n'mix participation, acclaimed Aboriginal choreographer, Joel Bray, hankers for his father and their lost mother tongue. Creating a candy…

10:40 pm Me and the D.O.G Just The Tonic at The Caves

Ever return home from a comically bad date to a Dead Old Guy under your bed? Same. By comparing the loneliness of a single woman approaching 30 and a widowed elderly man, this tra…

10:40 pm Maya Ricote: Ay Am! Pleasance Courtyard

Cryogenically preserved and freshly defrosted, this passionate Latina with dangerous curves is ready to make you melt. In her debut clown spectacle, The Queen of Wails FINALLY per…

10:40 pm Rhino Conservation Erotic Novel Hoots @ The Apex

Rhinos are going extinct and human birth rates are declining across the West. Two young men have taken it upon themselves to Make Cum Great Again by creating the ultimate erotic e…

10:40 pm Remy Kassimir: How Cum Just The Tonic at Westside Rodeo

At 27, comedian Remy Kassimir had never had an orgasm. So she did the logical thing: made it a podcast. How Cum became an iTunes Top 50 hit with 6 million downloads, a Netflix doc…

10:40 pm Feral C ARTS | C venues | C aurora

From the Latin feralis, meaning a plant or animal that returns to a wild state after being domesticated (or, alternatively, one that never was). A vocal-sound performance delving…

10:40 pm Paul Hilleard: Grogg Monkey Barrel Comedy (Niddry Street)

BBC New Comedian of the Year 2024, Channel 4's Sean Lock Award finalist 2025 and winner of Chortle Hotshots 2026 debuts this Fringe! Hailing from Pontypridd in the South Welsh Val…

10:40 pm 123movies.com Gilded Balloon Patter House

A chaotic, chronically online, sketch comedy version of the Oscars. You'll meet all the usual award ceremony characters – hosts, winners, fashion correspondents and Stephen Graham…

10:45 pm Ashley Haden: Genocidal Liberal 2, Electric Boogaloo Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

Every year Ashley improves. Every year the world gets worse. Coincidence? Yes. Anyway. Ashley Haden is back with a follow-up to his favourite title. The only comedian to ever win…

10:45 pm Cobin Millage and Pete Carson: Touching Tips (with Friends) Laughing Horse @ Kick Ass Cowgate

Cobin Millage and Pete Carson return to the Edinburgh fringe for the fourth time with their annual showcase show Touching Tips (With Friends). It's a show alternately hosted and h…

10:45 pm Shaggers Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, the popular show returns with a huge variety of comedians of all styles, sexes, and genders doing hilarious mate…

10:45 pm Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical Parody Gilded Balloon Patter House

Since Heated Rivalry graced our screens, there's been a collective yearning throughout the world. That yearning comes to the stage with Puck Bunnies: A Heated Rivalry Drag Musical…

10:45 pm WEBBER! theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

The most audacious, hilarious musical about the life of Andrew Lloyd Webber returns! Marvel as young Webber is guided through life by Margaret Thatcher to achieve a lordship and f…

10:45 pm The Sound Within with Eisenberg and Stern theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

World-renowned vocal coaches, voice practitioners, and "gurus of the throat", Carol Eisenberg and Julie Stern host The Sound Within – an undeniably live musical journey that celeb…

10:50 pm My Mum Accidentally Set Me Up With A Married Woman Hoots @ Nicolson Square

A saleswoman knocked on my family’s door. My mum got her number, and insisted I asked the woman out. I was single, desperate and living with my parents. We started dating and thin…

10:50 pm The Spectacular Vermin Sisters: Taking Back What's Ratfully Ours Just The Tonic at The Caves

Opening night – 1926. Sister showgirls Amelia and Avi have practiced their dance steps, perfected their costumes and downed a celebratory glass of champagne. But two other sisters…

10:50 pm Andrew Doherty: Reviewers Welcome... TO DIE! Pleasance Courtyard

Star, creator and heartthrob of sell-out hits Gay Witch Sex Cult (**** Guardian) and Sad Gay AIDS Play (*** Guardian) returns with a new comedy-horror-revenge-slasher-spooktacular…