Fringe events in Edinburgh — Wednesday, August 19 (night)

8:30 pm Queer Folks' Tales Scottish Storytelling Centre

The 5-star, award-winning hit LGBTQ+ storytelling show returns for its fourth Fringe; camper, fruitier and queerer than ever! Host Turan Ali takes time out from his BBC shows to s…

8:45 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…

8:45 pm The Last Resort EIFF @ Cineworld

A sun-drenched Gran Canaria resort becomes the unlikely setting for an urgent moral reckoning. When an unexpected incident leaves a family bound to a refugee in desperate need, no…

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 Colin Steele Quintet play Miles Davis The Jazz Bar

An avid fan of Miles Davis, Steele is the master when it comes to paying homage to musical legends. The quintessential 50s New York jazz club experience, selling out every night l…

9:00 pm Bel EIFF @ Cineworld

Louise Lockwood’s debut theatrical documentary is a compelling, sensitive portrait of Beldina Odenyo, the Kenyan-Scottish musician, singer and songwriter, who performed under the…

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…

9:00 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…

9:05 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 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 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 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 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 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…

9:10 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 Kanan Gill: Not This Again Pleasance Courtyard

One of India's most prominent stand-up comedians, Kanan Gill returns to the Fringe with a brand-new show. Blending everyday insight with a global sensibility, Kanan's comedy trave…

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 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 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 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…

9:15 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 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 Faces of Death EIFF @ Cineworld

The iconic series is given a gloriously meta and intelligent update in this macabre reboot. When a website content moderator discovers a series of disturbing clips that seem eeril…

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 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 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…

9:15 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 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 Graham and Steen Monkey Barrel Comedy

Graham Dickson (All My Friends Hate Me) and Steen Raskopoulos (The Office Australia) are back baby for three shows only! These self-confessed “sweet boys" of improv, stars of lege…

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 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 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 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 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…

9:20 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 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…

9:20 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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…

9:20 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…

9:25 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 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…

9:30 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Sasha Nezlobin: I'm Fine Pleasance Dome

A legendary stand-up arena comedian who left Russia after making anti-war jokes and supporting the LGBTQ community, now makes his way in the West. The creator of hit Russian TV sh…

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 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 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 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 Thor Stenhaug: Happy To Be Here (WIP) Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

Fresh from a sold out debut show and UK tour, don't miss this brand-new work-in-progress show from the 'Norwegian comedy god of thunder' **** (Scotsman). **** (Telegraph). **** (L…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Bel EIFF @ Cineworld

Louise Lockwood’s debut theatrical documentary is a compelling, sensitive portrait of Beldina Odenyo, the Kenyan-Scottish musician, singer and songwriter, who performed under 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 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…

9:35 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 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 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…

9:35 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 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 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…

9:40 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 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 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 Aideen McQueen: Wo-Manosphere Gilded Balloon Teviot

In Wo-Manosphere, Aideen McQueen becomes sober, spiritual and... insufferable! She now finally understands dating, boundaries, attachment and the male loneliness epidemic, she eve…

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 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 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 (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 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…

9:40 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 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 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 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…

9:45 pm Hans Zimmer's Hollywood St Vincent's

Sell-out Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel, ***** (EdinburghGuide.com), leads his acclaimed film orchestra through Hans Zimmer's film scores for Batman and The Da Vinci Code…

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 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 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 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 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…

9:45 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 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 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 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 So You Think You're Funny? Heats Gilded Balloon Teviot

The search for comedy's next big star continues as contestants battle for a place in the Grand Final of the UK's biggest newcomer competition! Following months of regional showcas…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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!…

9:50 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 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…

9:55 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 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…

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 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…

9:55 pm The Meeples: XXX Greenside @ George Street

The world’s most famous puppets have lost their funding, been kicked off TV and are now hunted by ICE. Broke and desperate they throw a filthy, drug-fuelled cabaret packed with li…

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…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Bel EIFF @ Cineworld

Louise Lockwood’s debut theatrical documentary is a compelling, sensitive portrait of Beldina Odenyo, the Kenyan-Scottish musician, singer and songwriter, who performed under the…

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 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 Beth and Ben: Your Place in the Workplace Braw Venues @ Hill Street

Ever wanted to murder HR, sexually assault a puppet and sing a workplace song? Join Strategists Beth and Ben as they induct a cohort of new-starters into ENTITY, a global superpow…

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 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 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…

10:05 pm Where is Sikisa? (WIP) Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

An 'irresistible force of nature' **** (BeyondTheJoke.co.uk), Sikisa returns with a work in progress. Following the success of her award nominated 2025 Edinburgh Fringe show Servi…

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 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…

10:10 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…

10:10 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 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 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…

10:10 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…

10:15 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 "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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Katie-Rose Petley: Dirty Bitch Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull

Canadian comedian Katie-Rose Petley makes her Edinburgh debut with Dirty Bitch, a fearless dive into growing up in the church, progressive parenting, and sex pre-9/11. Katie-Rose…

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…

10:20 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 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 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 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…

10:20 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 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 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 MCU: Musical Comedians Unite! Gilded Balloon Patter House

Edinburgh's FIRST musical comedy line-up night, featuring the Fringe's most exciting musical comedians. With a rotating mix of emerging and established acts, we bring you exquisit…

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…