Fringe events in Edinburgh — Friday, August 21 (evening)

10:00 am Exhibition: Craigmillar Tapestry Scottish Storytelling Centre

The Craigmillar Tapestry Project is a community initiative to create a series of tapestry panels representing the rich history of Craigmillar. Designed and stitched by local peopl…

4:00 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…

4:30 pm The Daily Ceilidh Stramash

Whether you’re a seasoned dancer or a complete beginner, our free ceilidh is the perfect place to let loose, have fun and experience a true taste of Scottish culture. Our talented…

4:55 pm Becoming Dr Ruth Assembly Rooms

Dr Ruth Westheimer shattered taboos, making possible frank public conversations about sex and intimacy. With a twinkle in her eye and an infectious giggle, her wise, disarming adv…

5:00 pm Murder on the Mile The Castle Rock Cafe

One Ticket Per Team! Returning to the Fringe! Eight venues. Four suspects. One victim. A self-guided murder mystery tour. Visit and learn about eight of the Fringe's biggest venue…

5:00 pm A Feast of Comedy Alchemist | St James Quarter

A two-hour comedy buffet serving up acts fresh from our comedy club, Stand Up Sanctuary. Expect outrageous punchlines, unique performances, witty humour and non-stop laughs in a s…

5:05 pm Top Gunchained Gilded Balloon Teviot

Feel-good comedy brings you the beloved characters, romance and action of Tom Cruise's aerial blockbuster, alongside the heartfelt story of father and son superfans. Can Maverick…

5:05 pm A Forgotten Woman: Mrs Oscar Wilde theSpace @ Symposium Hall

Constance Lloyd is rarely remembered in literary history, overshadowed by her infamous husband. Feminist, writer and mother, her life is told through letter excerpts written in he…

5:05 pm FUCCBOIS: LIVE IN CONCERT Assembly George Square Studios

The Fuccbois are the world’s biggest boyband. They’ve sold more tickets and broken more hearts than anyone, but now it’s time to say goodbye to their frosted tips forever; they’re…

5:10 pm #1 Son: The Tale of an Alternative Arab Comedian and His Father Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

Ricky Gervais' Spirit of Comedy Award finalist Ridwan Hussain teams up with Iraqi Sammer Elzubaidi in this brand new show. A conservative dad clashes with his son's alternative co…

5:10 pm Do Better: A Dramagedy Greenside @ George Street

'Side-splittingly humorous, completely confounding, and absolutely heart-rending' (Audience Review). Do Better is a one-person comedic drama with magic (a Dramagedy) that explores…

5:10 pm A Highly Suspect Murder Mystery: Knives In theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

A famous author. An impossible murder. Knives are out for renowned detective Beignet Blank, but can he peel back the layers before he wakes up a dead man? Award-winning mystery ma…

5:10 pm This Is Your Trial! The Fully-Improvised Comedy Courtroom Hoots @ The Apex

Guilty or innocent? You decide! The unmissable, award-winning, critically acclaimed courtroom roast returns! You accuse friends and family of crimes, and top comedians take on the…

5:10 pm hame. teeth. CLUB. Underbelly, Cowgate

Every weekend has been the same for the past six months, and Morgan Shields wouldn't change it for a f*cking thing. Currently thrilled to be at a loss for direction and lacking in…

5:10 pm In Memory of Me Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Kat wants to be remembered. But being the favourite child is impossible when your competition is a literal angel. With Irish charm and cutting wit, Kat explores Catholic guilt, si…

5:10 pm Your Choice Amanda Royce ZOO Playground

Tonight, Amanda Royce is detonating her mayoral campaign in sleepy Coulsdon, and she isn't playing nice. This bold, brash and brazen character comedy skewers politics, delivering…

5:10 pm Hannah Byczkowski: Killer Gilded Balloon Teviot

Winner of the first season of BBC's The Traitors, Hannah Byczkowski digs into death in her debut hour. In her hilarious, no-nonsense style, Hannah explores everything from craft p…

5:10 pm Adrian Minkowicz: The Hand of God PBH's Free Fringe @ Banshee Labyrinth

There is a new World Cup champion and – according to FIFA – there is also a new champion of human rights. Wait! What? In this new one hour of political satire the Argentinean, a l…

5:15 pm Barbara Fernandez Presents: Everything But Stand-Up Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

Welcome to the cabaret asylum, with a different line-up each day of character acts, singers, magicians, clowns, burlesque performers, musical comedians. We've happily scooped up p…

5:15 pm To Do Lists Pleasance Courtyard

'No one is coming to save you. Except yourself.' Ever since she can remember, Amy has written a to do list. And every day she must get through it to meet her goals. Until one day,…

5:15 pm Jollybox Party Games PBH's Free Fringe @ Whistlebinkies

The comedy game show where you the audience play along! Quip, quiz and draw your way to VICTORY! It's like a smartphone pub quiz, but with no correct answers. If you like party ga…

5:15 pm Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

Following sell-out performances at many Fringes and festivals, this mixed bill show returns with a selection some of the best established and up-and-coming stand-up comedians at t…

5:15 pm I Am Going to Reveal Something Personal About Myself Greenside @ Riddles Court

In this one-woman show, Sarah Dealy reveals something so personal, so vulnerable that you, Great Britain, and the world will never be the same. But she does need to go over a few…

5:15 pm When We Were Young theSpace on the Mile

The public and critically acclaimed, multi award-winning When We Were Young is back for 2026. This five-star show goes beyond the tabloid stereotype of ‘neds’ to tell a powerful a…

5:15 pm Rory o Hanlon: Honestly Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar

Having started his career in Dublin, award-winning Irish stand-up comedian Rory O’ Hanlon is a firm favourite at comedy clubs across the UK and Ireland. Described as having 'prese…

5:15 pm Border Bodies Assembly @ Dance Base

A plurality of bodies beyond their visible social markers. Despite their diverse backgrounds artists unite believing that even different individualities empower each other when th…

5:15 pm Remember, Remember! Pleasance Dome

Gather around the bonfire, girlies. You think you know the story of the Gunpowder Plot? You don't! Get ready for an incredibly misinformed, inaccurate retelling of one of Britain'…

5:15 pm Danny O'Brien: Sure Look, Be Grand. Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn

Buckle up – Danny O’Brien is back at the Edinburgh Fringe! The multi award-winning Irish comedian returns with his brand new 2026 show Sure Look, Be Grand after several years of t…

5:15 pm Poems for People Who Don't Like Poetry Greenside @ George Street

Are you adverse to a verse? Do you find odes odious? This show is the antidote to anyone who thinks poetry is the highfalutin domain of sonnet wheedling PhDs. Sam Steele is closer…

5:15 pm 1 Pill, 2 Pill, Red Pill, Blue Pill: A Matrix Parody Musical PBH's Free Fringe @ Slow Progress Cafe and Records

What if I told you there is another The One? This one-woman musical is an absurd, stupid and clown-y journey through the events of the iconic 1999 sci-fi film, only this time told…

5:15 pm Alcohol Is Good For You Laughing Horse @ West Nic Records

Join us for a drink and another hour of non-stop inebriated laughter! The same spirited show hosted by Edinburgh's favourite Scouser, Kyle Legacy, but with all-new faces sharing t…

5:15 pm 2 Boys, 1 Bucket Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull

It's not what you think, but it might be just as mad! 2 Boys, 1 Bucket throws two silly, unhinged comedians into a storm of improvisation, haplessly tackling audience problems wit…

5:15 pm Holmes and Watson: Rathbone and Bruce (and a Hound) Palmerston Place Church

On the set of The Hound of the Baskervilles in 1939, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce tackle the mystery and the ups and downs of playing the famous Baker Street sleuths for the fir…

5:15 pm After Arthur PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street

Once the wide-eyed star of a beloved kids TV cartoon, Arthur is now 36, skint and spiralling. After decades of autographs, arena tours and breakfast cereal endorsements, he’s faci…

5:15 pm James Phelan: Showman Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows

'British magic at its finest. Utterly magnificent' (LondonTheatre.co.uk). Unmissable magician James Phelan, infamous for jamming the BBC switchboard after predicting the lottery,…

5:15 pm An A to Z Guide to Dating Underbelly, George Square

A hilarious one-woman musical based on an unapologetic dating advice book that writer-performer Grace O'Keefe's own mother wrote. Publishers said it would set feminism back 20 yea…

5:15 pm 1979: Persianality Disorder Laughing Horse @ Coco Boho

1979: Persianality Disorder is a dark, satirical hour about growing up in post-revolution Iran, moving to Europe, and deciding the correct response to all of it is more honesty th…

5:20 pm Asian, But Wrong Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

As seen on Fisk (Netflix) and the Melbourne International Comedy Gala, Singaporean-born, Australia-based Ting Lim makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut, unpacking growing up in an unor…

5:20 pm Surreally Good Summerhall

Say hello to Scott – the finest "Edutainment Officer" in the business, a leading expert in overhead animation and lo-fi storytelling, a renowned descendent of the Turnbull Family…

5:20 pm Chris Turner: In The Moment Underbelly, Bristo Square

One mic, infinite possibilities! America's Got Talent runner-up Chris creates jaw-dropping freestyle rap from your suggestions. Fast, fearless and astonishingly funny – this is li…

5:20 pm Your Inner Diva is Showing: Self-Love in Sequins! Greenside @ George Street

Channelling the likes of Celine, Whitney and Adele, singer-pianist and cabaret star Jacqui Randa tackles self-love, sex and the messy work of figuring yourself out, all with a das…

5:20 pm Showstopper! The Improvised Musical Pleasance Courtyard

The Olivier Award-winning West End smash hit and Fringe favourite is back! The Showstoppers improvise a hilarious new musical every show, totally inspired by audience suggestions,…

5:20 pm Phil Nichol: Aren't We Lucky Gilded Balloon Teviot

Lou Reed. The lottery. Ecstasy. Prince Andrew. Punk. Barenaked Ladies. Crisps. Terry Jones. Leukaemia. Butterflies. Dizzy Gillespie's cheeks. Chance. Scat. Sunshine on Leith. Boo-…

5:20 pm The Cambridge Footlights Tour Show 2026 Pleasance Dome

'The most renowned sketch troupe of them all' (Independent) embark on their annual tour once again! The Cambridge Footlights are back with five of Cambridge's best student comedia…

5:20 pm Casual Receptionist of the Quarter Gilded Balloon Patter House

Ever wondered what's happening in shopfronts for all these 'Zero Tolerance Policy for Abuse Towards Staff' signs to be popping up everywhere? Based on true events, Casual Receptio…

5:20 pm Steve Burns: Alive Underbelly, Cowgate

What happens when the world thinks you're dead but you're very much alive? From 1996 to 2002, Steve Burns was America's beloved problem-solver on Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues. When…

5:20 pm Hoani Hoani Hoani Must Be Funny in a Rich Man's World Hoots @ The Apex

Winner Billy T Award 2025 NZ International Comedy Festival. Winner Breakthrough Act 2025 NZ Comedy Guild. Gotta be funny to make that money and Hoani Hotene is in Melbourne to mak…

5:20 pm A Seance Spectacular with the Mystical Medium Wolf Sisters from the Great White North Just The Tonic at The Mash House

An invitation to a proper Victorian seance in an appropriately eerie attic. Comedians Carly Anna Billings (The Second City Toronto) and Cecilia O'Grady will take you back in time…

5:20 pm Andrew and Carrie: A Night of Comedy, Violins and Violence Just The Tonic at The Caves

Fresh from hit runs at the Sydney and Adelaide Fringe festivals, this Los Angeles duo and real life couple brings their signature charming chaos to Edinburgh. Blending virtuosic v…

5:20 pm Mark Vigeant: OUT THERE Assembly Roxy

From comedian Mark Vigeant (whose last Fringe hour became a special on Dropout TV) comes a wildly inventive character-comedy hour. Meet Larry: a burnt-out engineer on a mission to…

5:20 pm Improvised Couples Therapy Greenside @ George Street

Need help? So do they! Reba with an H, and whoever she is dating now, think they signed up to attend a couples therapy seminar, but they accidentally signed up to HOST it. They he…

5:20 pm Miscast Sondheim Greenside @ George Street

What happens when you take Sondheim’s most beloved music and turn it on its head? Ingénues become villains, villains deliver delicate ballads, and comic sidekicks step into traged…

5:20 pm Room 1219 theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Hotel St Francis, San Francisco, September 1921. The principal players – silent movie star Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle, actress Virginia Rappe and rabble-rouser Maude Delmont. Room 12…

5:20 pm 48 Chicken Nuggets in a Sequin Dress Hoots @ Nicolson Square

As he stares into hydrogenated, ultra-processed, non-brand-specific meat products bubbling away in a deep fat fryer for below minimum wage, award-winning comedian and runt-of-the-…

5:20 pm The Stand at The Scotsman The Stand at The Scotsman

Come experience one of the best comedy showcases of the Fringe in the luxury of an iconic, Old Town venue with some of the best acts from across the festival. Expect big names fro…

5:25 pm Annie Boyle: To All The Boys I've Loved Before Underbelly, Bristo Square

This is my coming-out show. I actually came out mid-performance, in front of a crowd... including my Nan. Let's just say there was a joke involving a woman, a KFC and the phrase f…

5:25 pm The Glitch Greenside @ Riddles Court

This award-winning experimental comedy returns from their sell-out run at Fringe ’23. You are required to attend this bizarre, post-apocalyptic, bunker-based sketch show. You have…

5:25 pm Zoe Wohlfeld: Dog Funeral Underbelly, Cowgate

Take the "fun" out of "funeral" and throw the rest away! Zoe W is holding a funeral for her childhood dog, and you're invited! Yay! Dressed in Victorian mourning garb and ready to…

5:25 pm Dystopia 26: The Rock Opera Bedlam Theatre

A five-star, two part, immersive political satire and electrifying rock spectacle. You’re not just an audience – you’re a Dystopian, summoned to join a state “Dystopiation” event…

5:25 pm The Cut of Her Jib theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

A wicked, gin-soaked dark comedy set on a stormy Edinburgh Hogmanay. Belinda Crabbs’ husband disappears, leaving behind police tape and three decades of marital fatigue. Enter Bar…

5:25 pm Dance Realm C ARTS | C venues | C aurora

A visually striking dance theatre work blending street dance with epic storytelling. A modern family discovers a mysterious relic that unlocks a legacy of resilience and purpose.…

5:30 pm Dracula: Lucy's Dream Pleasance at EICC

A hypnotic reimagining of Bram Stoker’s immortal masterpiece from award-winning Plexus Polaire, the ‘exquisite’ (New York Times) creators of Moby Dick (Barbican). Lucy Westenra is…

5:30 pm Elizabeth I: Regina Vagina PBH's Free Fringe @ CC Blooms

Back for a third year after its two five-star rated runs, join us on an in-depth exploration of the folds of a woman who's been documented as much for her body and sexuality as he…

5:30 pm M (Woman of Fashion) C ARTS | C venues | C aurora

A new play by satirist playwright Eoin Carney featuring someone who may or may not be Melania Trump, and which asks the question: why are we so interested in her? M portrays Melan…

5:30 pm 100% Dry Laughing Horse @ Home Bar

100% Dry is a solo hour of dry, deadpan Irish stand-up. From a farm in rural Monaghan, Justin Cassidy delivers understated comedy in a bone-dry, self-deprecating style. Presented…

5:30 pm Improvisations on a Left-Handed Piano Stockbridge Church

With the return of the world's first left-handed piano, Chris creates a unique blend of improvisations: combining his 1826 mirror fortepiano with a modern electronic keyboard. The…

5:30 pm Tam Cowan: A Pee With Pele (And Lots More P*sh) The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4

Ahead of his first-ever national tour of Scotland in September, broadcaster and comedian Tam Cowan (56) returns to the Fringe with his 2026 blockbuster Tam Cowan: A Pee With Pele…

5:30 pm The Stand’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4

One of the very best multi-act lineups with our fresh pick of the hottest acts from across the whole of the Fringe. Expect big names, fresh faces and comedy icons drawn from the m…

5:30 pm Doom and Glitter: A Tribute To Tom Waits PBH's Free Fringe @ The Street

In its fifth year at Fringe, return to the bluesy banter and iconic sound of Mr Brake Down’s incredible live band. Exploring the wit, wisdom and unstoppable force of eccentric cul…

5:30 pm Stefania Licari: I Can Make You Italian in 55 Minutes Underbelly, Bristo Square

The most authentic Italian experience in town. After sold-out seasons at Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringes, award-winning comedian Stefania Licari returns with her hit show. Expat, e…

5:30 pm One Man One Mullet: The Dan Stephens Show Hoots @ Nicolson Square

A stand-up comedy show featuring Ireland's Next Top Comic Winner 2024 Dan Stephens. He talks about the ups-and-downs of a single 37-year-old Irish man with a mullet. He is a regul…

5:30 pm Eli Matthewson: Blood Bender Assembly George Square

Eli just became the first ever New Zealander to move to London, after applying for the "youth" visa on the last possible week he was eligible. He's ready to be a star and the only…

5:30 pm Disabled Cants Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

A revolving line-up of disabled comedians and friends present an irreverent comedy show for your enjoyment. We're not brave, we're not inspiring, we're just here to make you laugh…

5:30 pm When Harry Met Sally Met Julie Met Jazz Met Kierkegaard Met Jung Met Lovely Johnny Marr Le Monde

What is true love? Can a six-second kiss change everything? Why should you take every opportunity to dance? What is limerence? Is music the answer to everything? Or philosophy? An…

5:30 pm Tom Lawrinson: Speak of the Devil Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

In this hour I will prove two things: magic is real and also, that I have been shagged. 'Immediately dragging us under with his menacing charm' ***** (EdFringeReview.com). 'Tom La…

5:30 pm Tartan Tabletop: A Dungeons & Dragons Comedy Gilded Balloon Patter House

Calling all Dungeons & Dragons fans! Tartan Tabletop are back after their biggest ever year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Get ready for improvised comedy at the roll of a dice…

5:30 pm Mr Bergmann of Deadman's Point Paradise in The Vault

A new play based on the extraordinary true story of Ireland's most famous unidentified man, the so-called Peter Bergmann. He spent three days in Sligo mysteriously erasing his ide…

5:30 pm Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise Pleasance Courtyard

Olga Koch has one good story. Only it's not really her story. Do you wanna hear it? In Fat Tom Cruise, see the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated star comb through rec…

5:30 pm Hasan Al-Habib: Stuck in the Middle (East) With You Pleasance Courtyard

Extended sold-out run, Edinburgh Fringe 2025. Funniest Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe (Telegraph, Times 2025). NextUp Biggest Award in Comedy: nominee 2025. 'Deliciously funny' (Guardi…

5:30 pm Davina Bentley: Dancing While Old Pleasance Courtyard

Featured in The Telegraph's Five Young Sketch Comedians to Watch and with 1.7m likes online for her viral parodies, Davina makes her Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut at only 37 (ak…

5:30 pm Ten Thousand Hours Assembly Hall

Gravity & Other Myths are back again with their international smash hit that sold out in 2025. Ten Thousand Hours. The creators of A Simple Space bring you an ode to the countless…

5:30 pm Alex Edelman: What Are You Going to Do Pleasance Courtyard

Alex Edelman's last Fringe show, Just for Us, earned an Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nomination and kicked off a journey that culminated with a run on Broadway and an HBO spec…

5:30 pm Fysics I: Songs for Voice and Guitar Gladstone's Land

Original songs for voice and guitar by American singer-songwriter Josef Lamberti. An intimate acoustic performance with expressive guitar playing, fingerstyle instrumentals, memor…

5:30 pm CQD to SOS: A Titanic Story Greenside @ Riddles Court

It's 12:15AM, April 15th, 1912. Titanic has hit an iceberg. In approximately two hours, over 2,000 people will be in the freezing water of the Atlantic Ocean, with survival counte…

5:30 pm Julian Clary: Fully Dilated Assembly Rooms

It's too early for filth, so think cucumber sandwiches and cream teas. No, not cucumbers, in case I accidentally shove one up my jacksie. Old habits die hard. I've decided to open…

5:30 pm Amy Annette: Say What You Like About Me Pleasance Dome

This show is about being hot (or not). 'A Genius' (Broadwayworld.com). As heard on: Off Menu and BBC Radio 4. As seen on: The Way Out (U&Dave). As smelt on: Tour support for Aisli…

5:30 pm Stephen Carlin: Kapitan Bomba Laughing Horse @ West Nic Records

2026 is going to be a great, by the way, spectacular. I’ve just decided based on no evidence whatsoever. As the global clusterf*ck collides impressively with personal crisis, the…

5:30 pm Burce Tutku Tuncali: Perfectly Imperfeckt! Greenside @ George Street

Stuck between careers, identities and relationships, never quite fitting where you’re supposed to. A decade into an artistic career, growing instability pushes Burce to search for…

5:30 pm Funeral Show Greenside @ George Street

Following its award-winning debut at Hollywood Fringe Festival 2025, Funeral Show arrives in Edinburgh! Elena Martinez’s one-woman dark comedy pokes around in the well-known wound…

5:30 pm Stand-Up Science Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree

Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-Up Science, a collective of fantastic scientific comedians from across the Fringe. Returning for a fifth yea…

5:30 pm How Now Brown Rao Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

How Now Brown Rao is a smart, silly and sharply observed stand-up show about identity, ambition and trying to make sense of life while barely keeping it together. A former astroph…

5:30 pm Improv Wolves Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters

The fearless Improv Wolves create completely new comedy characters, scenes and stories on the spot from audience suggestions. Every show is different! We might see a film noir det…

5:30 pm Woody Sez Underbelly, Bristo Square

This award-winning show celebrating the life and career of Woody Guthrie makes its triumphant return to Fringe! Join us on an authentically American musical journey, using Guthrie…

5:30 pm Sam Morrison: DUCK Gilded Balloon Teviot

Sam Morrison (Late Night With Seth Meyers, Comedy Central) follows smash-hit Sugar Daddy with DUCK, a science-obsessed attack on the human ego. He questions why everything – his J…

5:30 pm 1 Hour of Insane Magic Gilded Balloon Teviot

Cameron Gibson, Elliot Bibby and Luke Osey return for their fourth year as Insane Magic, bigger and more spectacular than ever before! Following multiple sell-out seasons, the tri…

5:30 pm Maiden | Mother | Whore Assembly @ Dance Base

An interdisciplinary mixed-media performance blending South Asian classical-contemporary dance, interactive projection, spoken word and live audience encounter. Created by Theiya…

5:30 pm Anu Vaidyanathan: Allegory Just The Tonic at The Caves

Allegory is a surreal, deeply personal hour about locating one's identity in the tangled constellation of colleagues, family, and friends... while caring for a metaphorical (and p…

5:35 pm In the Cold Light theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

The gravestones of two friends pull a journalist into an investigation he hopes will bury the past. Instead, it unearths the harsh reality of staying silent, confronting him with…

5:35 pm Police Cops: The Original Assembly George Square

The multi award-winning comedy blockbuster returns! With 20+ five-star reviews, globally acclaimed Police Cops bring back the show that started it all! Reloaded and supercharged f…

5:35 pm Little Pink Dress C ARTS | C venues | C aquila

A gay coming of age country/rock opera one-man musical traumedy. Based on an original album of autobiographical songs written and performed by Joey Jennings this dazzling, dreamy…

5:35 pm Spare Room theSpace on the Mile

Inspired by true events, the five-star smash hit play Spare Room follows Jodie as she takes the plunge and applies for a room in a house share. Confronted with the unexpected worl…

5:35 pm The Provocateurs: I Like Big Peaks / Pax Physica The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4

Kellie Hodge (The University of Edinburgh) reveals how mass spectrometry uncovers the hidden molecular stories across research, art and space – from ground-breaking discoveries to…

5:40 pm An Evening with Gerald Lloyd-Davies Summerhall

Aspiring national treasure and quintessential luvvie Gerald Lloyd-Davies amuses the audience and himself in a comprehensive career retrospective, from his humble beginnings in the…

5:40 pm Bebe Cave: Swoon Pleasance Dome

Character comedian and actress Bebe Cave's conclusion of her trilogy exploring historical female main character syndrome. This time it's the Victorian era, where men wear top hats…

5:40 pm Pernille Haaland: Nordic Operations Gilded Balloon Teviot

Award-winning Nordic comedian Pernille Haaland (HBO Max, Netflix, Discovery) returns diving even further below zero. From the surreal experience of gigging for NATO to navigating…

5:40 pm Parasocial Activity Gilded Balloon Patter House

Jenny meets her favourite A-List celebrity in Costa and they instantly fall in love. She knows that they are meant to be, but some jealous sceptics don't seem to agree. How far wi…

5:40 pm Anna Leong Brophy: Born Sexy Yesterday Pleasance Courtyard

Sure, Anna was born the old-fashioned way – a supreme being deposited into a perfect female body who immediately falls for the first man she sees. But what's next for a sci-fi hot…

5:40 pm Keeley Hazell: Everyone's Seen My Tits Pleasance Courtyard

Loosely based on the memoir of the same name, Keeley, a former Page 3 model, is auditioning to play “Keeley”... a version of herself she no longer recognises. As the audition unfo…

5:40 pm Lara Ricote: INKLING Monkey Barrel Comedy

You know when stuff happens to you and you react in a certain way (read: cry) so then you lean in? To know thyself? A man in a museum was mean to me (classic) and I’ve gotten a lo…

5:40 pm David Hoare: How To Live To 100 Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Musical-One-Liner-Stand-Up Comedian David Hoare (aged 37) will teach you how to live to 100! The award winning Hoare brings his rude songs, stupid jokes and insightful expertise t…

5:40 pm Fab Goualin: Mixed Messages Gilded Balloon Teviot

Edinburgh debut from BBC New Comedy Award 2025 semi-finalist, Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2025 finalist and So You Think You're Funny? 2024 finalist, Fab Gou…

5:45 pm DESPERATE WEE GAY BOY Underbelly, Cowgate

Dive headfirst into the whirlwind life of Ollie, a chaotic but lovable Scot navigating London's queer nightlife. From tequila-fuelled dance floors, to messy encounters with geezer…

5:45 pm Roger O'Sullivan: Divil May Cry Monkey Barrel Comedy

Ambition is a mortal sin – or so Roger O’Sullivan was taught growing up in rural Ireland. But with the Irish identity trending and authenticity all the rage, in 2026, perhaps the…

5:45 pm Waiting For Elvis theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

March 3, 1960. Elvis is returning to the US after completing his military service in Germany. His flight stops at Prestwick Airport for refuelling. Margaret Rutherford (the defini…

5:45 pm Jack Abela: Reaching PBH's Free Fringe @ Canons' Gait

His sister has just won a BAFTA, his friends are d*ckheads, and he’s five foot five. Jack Abela is trying to escape his sister’s shadow. He’s reaching for a better life, better fr…

5:45 pm Japanese Grandma Funeral ZOO Playground

Kento the clown missed his grandmother's funeral in Japan due to Covid restrictions. He's trying to recreate the traditional rites, but it keeps going wrong. Can the audience help…

5:45 pm The Irish Mob Laughing Horse @ Kick Ass Cowgate

The Irish Mob is a brand-new Irish Comedy Show with a twist: Irish comedians performing in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival! This wild and exciting compilation show brings togethe…

5:45 pm Michael Shafar: Inappropriate Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn

2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show Nominee. Edgy. Dark. Hilarious. In his trademark unfiltered and unapologetic style, Australian comedian, Michael Shafar, weighs into the t…

5:45 pm Aidan Greene: Stuttermilk Pancakes Underbelly, Bristo Square

Award-winning comedian Aidan Greene is Ireland's foremost stammering comedian (he's also the only one). For years he's been told not to let his stutter define him. Well... too lat…

5:45 pm Sapphire McIntosh – Squeaky Bum Time Underbelly, Bristo Square

Fresh from appearing as a footballer in the new season of Ted Lasso, Sapphire McIntosh debuts her first hour: a fast, funny and sharply observational show about chasing big dreams…

5:45 pm Andrew White: What a Life! Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)

An only child with two siblings, Andrew White enjoyed a precocious childhood befriending retirees and penning self-indulgent poetry, until a literal circus clown warned him of imm…

5:45 pm Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree

The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show. It's the absolute best way to see a great Fringe comedy smorgasbor…

5:45 pm Full Score Barbershop Choir Presents: Brace for Impact! theSpaceTriplex

Get ready to Brace for Impact, because we’re bringing barbershop back to the Fringe! Returning to Edinburgh after a year of performing everywhere from local concerts to national c…

5:45 pm 101 Naughty Jokes in 30 Minutes Laughing Horse @ Dropkick Murphys

Award-winning gag merchant and three-time Joke of the Fringe winner Masai Graham delivers over 100 naughty jokes in half an hour. Expect punchy puns, outstanding one-liners and wi…

5:45 pm Prophets Assembly Roxy

A researcher from Scotland travels to Saint John, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific. Upon arrival, she finds the island is under the control of a growing re…

5:45 pm The Mr Thing Show Assembly George Square Gardens

Mr. Thing are back "broadcasting" live at the Fringe. Become part of the studio audience as Tom and Owen, Puppet Steve and a crew of Things pull together a TV variety show live on…

5:45 pm Boogie on the Bones Summerhall

A political musical play set in Soviet-era Moscow, where a youth subculture resists conformity through jazz, dance and underground culture. Music is carved onto X-ray discs and pa…

5:45 pm The Speakeasy Experience Summerhall

Hidden within the Old Dick Vet School lies a clandestine tavern where Edinburgh's rogue doctors and veterinarians gather. Surrounded by animal skulls and illicit research, you are…

5:45 pm Shakespeare Dice: As You Like It Venue 13

Cowboys, karaoke and a different cast every night. And it’s all determined by a roll of the dice! This immersive adaptation of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy celebrates the unpredi…

5:45 pm Techies Braw Venues @ Hill Street

Part comedy, part backstage drama, this quirky, hilarious pop-rock score smashes the fourth wall and celebrates the search for acceptance in the most judgmental place in the world…

5:45 pm Cobin Millage: I Promise That I Am Banksy, and There's No Reasonable Way for You to Prove That I'm Not (WIP) Laughing Horse @ Dragonfly

He was originally just attempting to deface public property and irritate the elderly, but now Cobin Millage is finally prepared to announce that he is; and always has been Banksy…

5:50 pm Grace Jarvis: Getting Dragged Backwards Through a Hedge Underbelly, George Square

Australian comedy's number one autistic glamourpuss is back in Edinburgh with a banging hour of trademark Jarvis oddball stand-up. She's getting dragged backwards through a hedge…

5:50 pm ROLEPLAY Summerhall

Hey slut! A broke feminist podcaster reinvents herself as a provocative slutfluencer in pursuit of fame, only to lose herself in the performance. Darkly hilarious, gripping and su…

5:50 pm Jack Off The Beanstalk Just The Tonic Nucleus

Jack's hard... on his luck! After playing with more than just his beans, he's got a giant problem on his hands (and not the fun kind!) When Giant Spunktrumpet comes banging and th…

5:50 pm Sadia Azmat: Rapism Just The Tonic at The Hive

Join comedian Sadia Azmat for an hour of unapologetic rape jokes (BBC Sounds presenter, author of Sex Bomb, ITV's Good Morning Britain). Rape is considered a dirty word, so Sadia'…

5:50 pm Freddie Meredith: Need a Light? Pleasance Courtyard

A self-appointed thought leader holds court in the smoking area of a club, unpacking masculinity, fame and the algorithm while soft launching himself to strangers. This could real…

5:50 pm 200 Puns in 1 Hour with Roger Swift Laughing Horse @ City Cafe

The twice sold-out show returns. The comedic prop pun lunatic, Roger Swift shoots out his updated infamous 200 puns in one hour! So come and enjoy more of his trademark crazy home…

5:50 pm Alfie Brown: The Entertainer Underbelly, Cowgate

Brand new show. A show so entertaining you can scarcely believe it. Written and performed (both!) by a man in crisis, desperate to find meaning in life. What is stand-up comedy fo…

5:50 pm Max Davidson: Strangers Just The Tonic at Subway

An interactive mentalism show where the audience plays a central role, and no secret – or phone passcode – is safe. The sold-out sensation comes to Edinburgh on the heels of multi…

5:50 pm Adam Larter: Who Remembers the 90s? Just The Tonic at The Hive

Not a lot has been written about the decade the 90s, and so Adam Larter will finally try to get to the bottom of what happened in this decade. Expect well-researched journalism an…

5:50 pm Rob Copland: ONE (more please) Monkey Barrel Comedy at O'Neill's (The Tron)

Once one has one, one wants more please and comedian Rob Copland is back and he's asking for more. Who else is more-ing for one more. More for me, more for you, more for whoever w…

5:50 pm A Murder Mystery Musical – The Detective's Demise Just The Tonic at The Caves

Sell-out murder mystery comedy musical returning to the Fringe! New songs. New Twists. New Turns. Detective Ben Stone is murdered at his own birthday party, snuffed out like candl…

5:50 pm ARCADE Pleasance Dome

Using the nostalgic aesthetic of 1980s video games, ARCADE invites participants to guide an avatar through a series of branching paths. Choices are offered, sides can be taken and…

5:55 pm Material Girl: Madonna The Icon theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Award-winning Night Owl Shows chronicle the story of the most successful female artist in history, starring Voice of the Fringe 2025 Maia Elsey (Derek Awards). This anticipated jo…

5:55 pm CADEL: Lungs on Legs Gilded Balloon at the Museum

From down under to the top of the podium! The riveting true story of Cadel Evans, the only Australian to win the Tour de France. Returning after a sold-out 2025 premiere, Connor D…

5:55 pm The Rise of The Eagles theSpace @ Symposium Hall

Journey with The Eagles from their early days to their reign as the most revered band of the seventies. Take It Easy, Hotel California, Desperado and more from Will Sharp and the…

5:55 pm Tit Talk PBH's Free Fringe @ Carbon

This powerful, monologue performance explores the relationship we have with our boobs – our tits. The show takes the audience on an emotional journey and while not avoiding the to…

5:55 pm The Last Funny Woman PBH's Free Fringe @ Voodoo Rooms

Last year Kate (BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz and The Naked Week, The Guilty Feminist Podcast) attempted to save the world. 'Political comedy may yet have found its new messiah' (Th…

5:55 pm Irene Woo: Golden Child Just The Tonic at The Mash House

Until recently, Irene Woo embodied the 'Golden Child'. As a Senior Software Engineer at Google, she had it all: the six-figure salary, the impressive job title and the uncondition…

5:55 pm Liz Bains: Born To Be Mild PBH's Free Fringe @ Carbon

Having just passed a landmark birthday, Liz Bains (Funny Women Awards One to Watch) has come to the realisation that she was never meant to lead a wild life. She was just born to…

5:55 pm Charlie Vero-Martin: Poltergeist (WIP) Hoots @ Potterrow

Step into a surreal world of ghosts, past lives and terrifying the establishment as a mid-30s woman. Charlie hangs up her props and puppets for a stripped-back work-in-progress ch…

5:55 pm ASURA: An Enlightenment Experiment ZOO Southside

Wayne Stewart is a theatre-maker who turns big philosophical questions into lived experiments. In ASURA, he designs an AI spiritual guide in an attempt to reach enlightenment. Bui…

6:00 pm The Underground Lectures The Speakeasy at The Royal Scots Club

Ignite your curiosity with this series of fascinating talks. From fashion to furniture and Edinburgh history to pantomime, our eclectic line-up of experts will provide insights, i…

6:00 pm Agent November's Indoor Escape Game: Murder Mr E The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh

The Museum of Secrets has been robbed! Join a mysterious secret agent to help investigate the murder of Mr E, the head of security. YOU are the hero of this pop-up escape game. Wi…

6:00 pm Fun-Size Wine Tasting Vegan Tipples

A fun wine tasting to easily fit in to your festival schedule. A chance to taste four wines in the centre of Edinburgh (and gain a little wine knowledge), with a top up of your fa…

6:00 pm 0 Plans: A Crowd Work Comedy Show Alchemist Cocktail Bar and Restaurant

A crowd-work and improvised stand-up comedy show with zero plans. Northern Irish comedian Reece Kidd and friends will entertain you and make you laugh. Reece has over 150 million…

6:00 pm Mrs Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library Traverse Theatre

1933 Berlin. With martial law in effect, political activism has become a capital crime. When a young Gestapo officer arrests a philosophy graduate student, her interrogation will…

6:00 pm Connor Burns: FLOW Just The Tonic Nucleus

Don't miss Scotland's hilarious stand-up star's new show! His 2025 show sold out 12,000 tickets in Edinburgh alone, toured the UK, Australia and packed Glasgow's King's Theatre fi…

6:00 pm Planetarium Lates: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon Dynamic Earth

Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon planetarium experience is back! Experience a mesmeric and immersive show with breathtaking views of the Solar System, set to the official 19…

6:00 pm Critics' Choice Comedy Showcase Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)

Enjoy snappy excerpts from the shows of four stand-ups you'll recognise from their posters full of stars. Different lineup every show: something to suit all comic tastes! Powered…

6:00 pm Live at the Manor: Diary of a 7ft Canadian Man in a Dress Edinburgh Thistle Hotel

A world premiere. Canadian drag entertainer, writer, comedian and singer Joan-E, has written a brutally honest, candid and hilarious one-man show that highlights the journey of a…

6:00 pm The Sumo Show HIRAKUZA Underbelly, George Square

Step into the world of Japan’s legendary national sport as former pro wrestlers collide in powerful, high action matches right before your eyes! Presented entirely in English, get…

6:00 pm Iona Fyfe: Scottish Folksinger Ukrainian Community Centre

One of Scotland's foremost folksingers, Iona Fyfe showcases her passion for the Scots language through traditional repertoire, translations and self-penned songs. A graduate of th…

6:00 pm Circo Valise Assembly George Square Studios

The show carries dreams inside a little valise, challenging the audience to keep dreaming and, from there, continue building a world of pleasant, generous and fun possibilities. F…

6:00 pm Ted Hill: PowerPoindexter Assembly George Square Studios

Ted Hill invites you inside his strange and chaotic mind. Expect high-energy jokes, ridiculous visual effects and (funny) graphs. Ted’s always been weird, but now he has a new puz…

6:00 pm Prana Valvona & Crolla

Prana weaves Indian and Japanese classical traditions into a meditative, dynamic soundscape, blending sitar, tabla, bansuri and shakuhachi. Their music bridges cultures, honouring…

6:00 pm Bryan Eng Jazz Trio WU

With a voice and style beyond his years, pianist-vocalist Bryan Eng brings the spirit of classic New York supper clubs to the Fringe. Blending virtuosic piano, original songs, jaz…

6:00 pm Endgame by Samuel Beckett Pleasance at EICC

Bold and muscular with haunting physicality and razor-sharp comedy, this gripping staging of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame brings the playwright’s poetic masterpiece to life. In a dyin…

6:00 pm The Lady Boys of Bangkok – Full Moon Tour Theatre Big Top

Award-winning cabaret comes to the Edinburgh Fringe as the world-famous Ladyboys of Bangkok return with a dazzling international spectacular. Celebrating over 25 years and seen by…

6:00 pm A Silent Disco Dance Tour by Silent Adventures Meeting Point at Uplands Roast Coffee Shop

Following the last few years of sell-out, five-star shows, the Silent Adventures team is back with even more madness and brand new adventures to boot. Don our magical Silent Disco…

6:00 pm Einaudi's Piano by Candlelight – Spirited Away St Vincent's

Sell-out Edinburgh Fringe 2025 pianist Matthew Leigh Shiel ***** (EdinburghGuide.com) performs Studio Ghibli's Japanese anime Spirited Away, Ludovico Einaudi's top piano pieces an…

6:00 pm Women of Will Summerhall

Jack, an aging actor, walks into a pub. Ava, a bartender auditioning, once again, for drama school, pours him a drink. Jack offers to help Ava with her monologues, and the two wen…

6:00 pm We Had Fun Summerhall

Where did it all go wrong? Well, it depends who you ask. Close friends Oscar and Ela navigate the fallout of a drunken sexual encounter as their conflicting versions of events are…

6:00 pm The Distance Summerhall

He's been running his whole life. Time to catch up. When the football pitch freezes, Chris is forced into cross-country. Everyone hates it, but something in Chris ignites. A comin…

6:00 pm International Aufguss Masters Summerhall

Experience the world's greatest Aufguss artists right here in Edinburgh. Stunning choreography and extraordinary storytelling using steam and scent in a beautiful sauna theatre wi…

6:00 pm Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours Outside Appleton Tower, Crichton St

Guru Dudu and the team return to Edinburgh with their hilarious and engaging tours. Daily tours of spontaneous flash mobs through the streets, interpretative dance around local la…

6:00 pm Murder on the Mile The Castle Rock Cafe

One Ticket Per Team! Returning to the Fringe! Eight venues. Four suspects. One victim. A self-guided murder mystery tour. Visit and learn about eight of the Fringe's biggest venue…

6:00 pm Emmanuel Sonubi: What's Next? (WIP) PBH's Free Fringe @ Liquid Room

After three sold-out runs and two award nominations, Emmanuel Sonubi (Live at the Apollo) returns with a bold new work-in-progress. Blending sharp personal storytelling with wider…

6:00 pm Millwall Jew Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

The UK's favourite and funniest Jewish comedian, Ivor Dembina (**** Guardian), with his bitingly funny account of why he supports south London's most notorious football club, Mill…

6:00 pm Dane Buckley: Darling Pleasance Courtyard

The world's only Irish, Indian, gay comedian (probably) delivers his debut stand-up hour about Irish mammies, Indian grannies and his archenemy: the parish priest. Expect cheeky,…

6:00 pm Friendliest Gilded Balloon Teviot

Drew Lausch grew up gay in Fargo, North Dakota. So he did what any emotionally stable teenager would do: invented the world's first gay superhero. Years later, he's still trying t…

6:00 pm FLIGHT Assembly George Square

FLIGHT is an immersive audio experience in complete darkness, inside a shipping container with an interior exactly resembling a full-scale plane cabin. Exploring the Many-Worlds I…

6:00 pm Dead Parent Society – Chris Groves Hoots @ Nicolson Square

Chris Groves turns grief into something refreshingly uplifting and unexpectedly funny. Blending sharp stand-up with heartfelt honesty in a life-affirming hour about loss, family a…

6:00 pm Rizal Van Geyzel: Single Fatherhood Laughing Horse @ The Counting House

Single fatherhood (the sequel to prison). Lost his business. Lost his wife. Now he's losing his mind – while looking after three kids on his own. This comedian, once jailed for te…

6:00 pm 1 Night at Ford’s Theatre Rotunda Theatre

Our story begins in 1847. Abraham Lincoln has just entered national politics. PT Barnum is rising as America’s greatest showman. The Booth brothers, Edwin and John Wilkes, suddenl…

6:00 pm Amanda Dwyer: Better Than Revenge The Stand Comedy Club 2

Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award 2026 winner Amanda Dwyer attempts to right every wrong ever done to her, from minor slights to full-blown criminal offences. Armed with…

6:00 pm The History of Electronic Music Just The Tonic at The Caves

Vinney White is back at The Fringe – part comedian, part DJ, fully unhinged. He uses a sampler to travel through time. What stolen sample is used on 30,000 tracks? How did electro…

6:00 pm The Improv All Stars Frankenstein Pub

They're back and still the best in the business! Ian Coppinger (Dublin Comedy Improv), Stuart Murphy (Stu and Garry's Improv Show), Stephen Frost and Richard Vranch (guest spots)…

6:00 pm 5 Headliners for £10 Hoots @ The Wee Red Bar

The smash hit sell-out 2023-2025 show returns! Five top-level circuit comedians perform their very best material, one after the other. No picking on the audience, no MC in between…

6:00 pm Maia Tassalini: I Was 22 and Stunning Pleasance Courtyard

Ever served so hard you almost toppled a government? In her debut hour, BBC New Comedian of the Year finalist and Pleasance Reserve alum Maia Tassalini channels the muse (Monica L…

6:00 pm Alan Jay: Hell Hath No Humour Like a Gayboy Scorned Gilded Balloon Patter House

In just a few short years, Alan Jay has become one of Scottish comedy's most exciting newcomers. Acclaimed for taking a life fraught with adversity and turning it into sharp punch…

6:00 pm NewsRevue Pleasance Courtyard

Guinness World Record-breaking NewsRevue (47 years!), makes its debut in Pleasance One. If the news has got you down, this is your antidote. Expect four preposterously talented pe…

6:00 pm Fiona Allen: White Lies Gilded Balloon Teviot

After a sellout debut Edinburgh 2023 show, Fiona Allen star of Smack The Pony returns with her new show White Lies. Fiona needs a perfect lie to avoid her pet hate of social gathe…

6:00 pm Tarang Hardikar: If I'm Not Wrong Pleasance Courtyard

Fresh, fearless, and laugh-out-loud funny, rising star Tarang Hardikar brings his sharp wit to the Fringe for the first time. His Edinburgh debut takes on life's contradictions, c…

6:00 pm Ignacio Lopez: The Four Of Us Are Dying Up Here Hoots @ The Apex

Spain's Best Export, (As seen on Live At The Apollo, HIGNFY, Comedy Central and more) returns with an explosively funny show! Featuring Ignacio Lopez, with support from Ignacio Lo…

6:05 pm Fantasy World Adventures Mega Park! The Musical theSpace on the Mile

A ride worth taking! After a 5-star debut (FairyPoweredProductions.com), FWAMP! Theatre Company is thrilled to present Fantasy World Adventures Mega Park! The Musical, an original…

6:05 pm Argonauts ZOO Playground

Opinions are weapons. Friendship is the casualty. Liz and Sam host a theatre podcast. When Sam champions a radical new production, Liz's fury erupts, not from having seen it, but…

6:05 pm Extra Lives: The Interactive Video Game Concert Gilded Balloon Patter House

Extra Lives is the world's first live-scored audience RPG... and YOU control the adventure. Vote to decide what happens next while a live band performs the soundtrack in real time…

6:05 pm Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand-Up Years The Stand Comedy Club

Mark Thomas celebrates 40 years at the mic. In that time, he has changed laws on tax, jailed arms dealers, kickstarted a comedy circuit in Palestine, given evidence before three P…

6:05 pm Guns in Dragonland theSpace @ Niddry St

Navigating youth is a universal challenge, but with the constant threat of firearms, American students are faced with their own mortality before they stop wearing tutus to school.…