Fringe events in Edinburgh — Tuesday, August 25 (night)

5:00 pm Edinburgh Shanty Night vs the Fringe Argyle Cellar Bar

Edinburgh's fastest growing community music night takes on the Fringe with an hour of song, storytelling and seafaring. Seasoned sailors and lyric-less landlubbers alike welcome.…

8:45 pm Trainspotting Live Pleasance at EICC

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

8:50 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 Glamour and Grit: The Women Who Defined Soul The Jazz Bar

Following sell-out shows in 2025, 2024 and 2023, join Edinburgh’s gospel queen for a love-letter to the women who shaped soul music. In this intimate, world-famous venue, Kat is j…

9:00 pm Airplane Baby Alchemist | St James Quarter

New Yorker turned Berlin comedian Max Elias, with a lot to say about both places, offers up wild observations, out-of-pocket comparisons and gleefully warped conclusions – it’s al…

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 Who We Are Now theSpace @ Niddry St

A gripping new rock musical, Who We Are Now follows young musicians haunted by the shadows of their past. Part rock concert, part coming-of-age drama, it captures the chaos and th…

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

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

9:05 pm The Faustus Project Underbelly, Cowgate

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

9:05 pm 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 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 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 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 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 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…

9:15 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 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 Comedy Queers Laughing Horse @ Bar 50

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

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

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

9:15 pm 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 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 Pascol – Vocal Performance theSpace @ Niddry St

Pascol is an experimental vocal performance that invites the audience into a collaborative, immersive space. Five vocalists transform personal stories shared in the room into impr…

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 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 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 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 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…

9:20 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…

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

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

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

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

9:20 pm 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 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 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 Don't Flush Me Yet theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

When a lonely man’s poo becomes sentient and begs not to be flushed, Patrick is dragged into an absurd odyssey through Brighton. As the pair flee Thames Water, encounter drag bars…

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 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 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 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 Los Años Maravillosos: Archive, Image and Collapse Paradise in Augustines

A Uruguayan model. Diana Spencer. The Doors. Montevideo. The future as longing. Collapse as an inevitable destiny. 'Come on, baby, light my fire.' Between image, memory and fractu…

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…

9:25 pm Katie Norris: Mother Succubus Pleasance Courtyard

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

9:25 pm James Trickey: Split Pleasance Courtyard

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

9:25 pm 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 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 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…

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

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

9:30 pm 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 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 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 Ce de Lu' C ARTS | C venues | C aquila

It's hard to free yourself from your childhood. Ce de Lu' is a theatrical project exploring family memory, inherited trauma and emotional violence through a visual and symbolic la…

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 CHUCK PBH's Free Fringe @ Canons' Gait

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9:30 pm Baby Wants Candy Assembly George Square Studios

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

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

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

9:30 pm 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 John Tothill: This Must Be Heaven Pleasance Courtyard

John Tothill's critically-acclaimed, Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show returns for its final ever performances. In 2024, John nearly died. In 2025, he went on an underwhelming…

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

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

9:30 pm All Killa No Filla: Live! Pleasance Courtyard

For one night only, superstar stand-ups Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got News For You, QI) and Rachel Fairburn (Live at the Apollo, House of Games) bring their smash-hit true cri…

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 Nuns of Fury! theSpace on the Mile

The nuns are back in town! The sell-out Nuns of Fury are back in full habitual glory. Everyone's favourite heist-embarking sacred sisters wrestle with personal dilemmas... What se…

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 Barnish & Carmichael: Probably The Greatest Improv Duo You Have Never Heard Of Laughing Horse @ Boston Bar (New Town)

For almost a decade, the superbly talented Barnish & Carmichael have performed some of the greatest improv comedy shows around the world to virtually empty rooms, which is why you…

9:30 pm Illuminata St Giles' Cathedral

The world premiere of Illuminata: an alchemy of art and music. 'A mesmerising visual and aural feast' (Scotsman). Music by JS Bach, Hildegard Von Bingen, Jack Oades, John Tavener.…

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 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…

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

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

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

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

9:35 pm 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 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…

9:40 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 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 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 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 My Beautiful Brain! theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Winner of Creative Corner Festival 2026! If you can read this, you’re one step ahead of Hannah! With a mix of humour and heart, this autobiographical play sheds light on the misun…

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

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

9:45 pm 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 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 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 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 Abi Clarke – Revenge in Progress Assembly George Square

Abi Clarke – Revenge in Progress. Abi's had a bad year. Lost her home, friends and for a few months... her ability to walk. She may not have a finished show, but oh baby does she…

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

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

9:45 pm Graduatric theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

A love letter to Educating Rita for an age that can't agree on anything. A fierce, funny and unsettling two-hander about grief, reinvention and the fragile possibility of dialogue…

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 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 Silly Goose! theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

We're all a bit silly from time to time aren't we? Well, we're on the hunt for the Silliest Goose in town! Join us and three comics as we discuss your silliest stories, whether it…

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 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 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 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 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 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 Cult Your Nights Presents: Local Cult Your Tour at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe theSpace on the Mile

Travel the world without leaving your seat! Local Culture Tour brings together distinctive performers whose acts celebrate where they come from and who they are. Through cabaret,…

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

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

9:50 pm 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 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 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 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 Stamptown Assembly George Square Gardens

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

9:50 pm 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 Outlaugh: Edinburgh theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

Outlaugh is a cut-throat comedy and social strategy competition show using the rules of the reality show Survivor. Over the course of six shows, twelve comedians will face off in…

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…

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

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

9:55 pm 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 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 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…

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 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 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 Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story Underbelly, Bristo Square

Do you know the story of Diana? Probably. But do you know our story of Diana? We very much doubt it. Join Diana in heaven as she shares the untold and untrue tale of her extraordi…

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 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 The Jive Aces: The Roots of The King theSpaceTriplex

The high-energy Jive Aces have toured 40 countries for over 30 years, appeared on Britain’s Got Talent and released 15 albums and now present a vibrant celebration of the music th…

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 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 Punching Judy Greenside @ Riddles Court

Punch and Judy: a British entertainment institution famously contained within the confines of a small striped box. But what happens when the chaotic lives of these iconic characte…

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 Sjur Hjeltnes: Go Go Go Cake and Piano Gilded Balloon Patter House

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

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

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

10:00 pm ADULT LESSONS Just The Tonic Nucleus

ADULT LESSONS brings a grounded improv show about adulthood's growing pains. It imagines a world where a stabilised eye prescription is exciting. It pictures a reality where findi…

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 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 Patti Harrison: Just Ironing Some Things Out! Pleasance Courtyard

Do you like to laugh? Haha! Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave, Shrill, The Tonight Show) is back with a new HORRIBLE show that will probably give you “diarheoaha of the min…

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 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 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 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 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 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 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…

10:00 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…

10:05 pm Unexplained Live theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

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

10:05 pm 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 Padlocked! theSpaceTriplex

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

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

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

10:05 pm The Gay Divorce Greenside @ Riddles Court

Do you crave safety while everything collapses? You want to kill the pain but keep it cute? Then this show’s for you! And for anyone who’s ever had a bad ex, used a credit card, w…

10:10 pm Julie Belliveau: Enlightened? Greenside @ George Street

Julie Belliveau is enlightened? Nope! Join this Canadian/Kiwi recovering Catholic in a high-energy and uplifting journey filled with tales of marrying an Irishman, motherhood, IVF…

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 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 American Assholes: Escape to Edinburgh Just The Tonic at The Mash House

A Queer, African and Indigenous American trio (HBO, Don't Tell, Amazon Prime, New York Times – Critic's Pick, Time Out), unite for a cross-cultural comedy hour dissecting identity…

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

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

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

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

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

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

10:15 pm Eve and Adam theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall

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

10:15 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 "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 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 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 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 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 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 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 An Audience with Marvin Herbert C ARTS | C venues | C aurora

Hear the incredible real-life stories of Marvin, and others who have faced challenges and turned their lives around. Find out why a near-death experience led him to turn his back…

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 Best of the Queer Fringe Gilded Balloon Patter House

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

10:20 pm Good Girl Gilded Balloon Patter House

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

10:20 pm 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 Andy Barr: A Comet Appears (WIP) Hoots @ Potterrow

Andy Barr (Leicester Comedy Festival 2025 Best New Show nominee) shows his working on a new show about medieval monks, change, comets and the pace of all three. ***** (Young-Persp…

10:20 pm I Was Never Here theSpace @ Niddry St

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

10:20 pm Madame La Mort theSpace @ Symposium Hall

Set in a decaying attic by the sea, this radical reworking of Rachilde’s French Symbolist play traces two people entangled in cycles of violence, care and control. Language fractu…

10:20 pm What Happens in the Dark theSpace @ Niddry St

In this laugh-out-loud, award-winning farce, the lights are "opposite" – what’s dark to the characters is fully visible to you. When a burglar breaks into a married couple’s home,…

10:20 pm Share the Craic Underbelly, George Square

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

10:25 pm 27 Club Assembly George Square

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

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

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

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

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