Comedy

#40sandsingle - The Secrets to Finding Love!

Dr. Kara Kibara sells her services through a hybrid Ted talk-workshop transformation-improv performance style as the best dating and relationship guru. Dr. Kara unintentionally reflects on her past to find out why she is still single herself as she offers advice on how to manifest love. Featuring her unreleased original songs recorded when she was under a Columbia Records mentorship years ago, snippets of familiar 80s and 90s tunes as well as choreography and monologues that will leave the audience laughing, crying and inspired.

199 Jokes Before Lunchtime: High Whisk

Danny Matinee

An insect joke? Tick. A tartan joke? Check. Join Danny Matinee (Times and Telegraph's Best Jokes of the Fringe 2024) for at least another 197 one-liners, alongside props, pictures, facts and more. Includes a farmer joke that's corny, and an optician joke that's cornea. Suitable for all ages, especially fans of Masai Graham, Milton Jones and Tim Vine. By the writer/performer of shows at Brighton Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe and Leicester Comedy Festival, and Not So New Comedian of the Year 2024 finalist. 'Fantastic... I utterly recommend this show... loved it' (Audience Review).

A Bad Taste Show

Wildtex Network

Feast yourselves on an irreverent meal of a comedy sketch show. Skip the appetisers, go straight to the main course. As smooth an experience as eating a Michelin award-winning dinner from a bin in a back alley. If you want taste, style, fancy ingredients, subtle flavours... go somewhere else. Sometimes dark, sometimes silly, the show is guaranteed to tickle the wishbone. These are laughs that your mother would be ashamed of. It’s bad, but it’s so good. Offers 'belly laughs and… memorable characterisation' (SouthernArtsReviews.co.uk). Come on!

Abby Denton: My Favorite Loser

Abby Denton

In 1904, the first modern Olympic marathon was run in los Estados Unidos's deep south at the height of summer. Due to the heat, the muddy water and the dust in the air, half of the runners were hospitalised. In fourth place came humble, working-class postman Felix Carvajal, a little man with a big mustache. Abby Denton's show breaks down the politics of 1904 to explain why Felix Carvajal is, in fact, one of her favourite men ever to walk the earth, who deserves a statue in every park.

Absolute Improv!

TBC Improv

For 15 years, Absolute Improv! has entertained sell-out audiences with off-the-cuff comedy performances from Scotland’s top improvisational comedy actors. Your ideas are shouted out to inspire side-splitting sketches, characters and tales, all created in the moment – truly you-had-to-be-there instant comedy gold. This Edinburgh Fringe, join us and the finest improv talent in Scotland once more for delightful and wacky performances that have never been seen before, and will never be seen again! You suggest, we perform, everybody laughs! Official Fringe sell-out show. ‘Absolute magic!’ ***** (Cream of the Fringe).

All Over the Plate: A Stand-up Comedy Tasting Menu

Comedians By Night

Join us for a post-lunch comedy tasting menu served up by seven comedians who’ll guide you on a journey from Bromley to Boston via Bangalore. Freshly prepared by Comedians By Night, this hilarious stand-up comedy variety show will take you on a whistle-stop tour through the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the good old USA, as our comedians from all over the plate try to prove whose part of the world is the most deliciously funny.

American Football: An Improv Comedy Show

Floop's Fooglies (NYC improv performers)

New York City improv comedians present American Football: An Improv Show. I bet you have never seen this show before! And that’s because we’re making it all up as we go! Showcasing different improv styles, comedians and ways of storytelling, you can bet that every night will be something different and exciting!

Bea P Deigh

Salt Circle Productions with Arden Winant

Welcome to The Brain, Inc, the tiny office that lives inside the head of every living person. It's Bea P Deigh's first day on the job and she's here to make a name for herself. This acclaimed production deftly challenges mental health stigma with humour and heart. Hailed as 'absurd and heartbreaking in equal measure' (LondonPubTheatres.com) and 'a vital and humorous insight' (AYoungishPerspective.co.uk), Bea P Deigh is an unmissable, thought-provoking theatrical experience that resonates long after the curtain falls.

Behind the Laughter

Henry (Churniavsky) Churney and Laugh For Life Comedy

Behind the Laughter is the journey of a mental wellbeing teaching course. Come and see how this comedy course has helped these six individuals (many more have benefitted!) with their own individual issues as they bring you their own original comedy performance, to show how comedy has helped them in life by improving their confidence, their mental health and to feel part of a community again. Laugh For Life Comedy charity in conjunction with Care Merseyside charity will show you how mental wellbeing and stand-up comedy work in harmony using social prescribing at its best.

Blind Mirth Presents: Past Our Bedtime

Blind Mirth

The University of St Andrews’ sexiest, funniest and incidentally only improvisational comedy group is back at the Fringe, this time with a late night slot guaranteed to keep you awake. Blind Mirth: Past Our Bedtime promises to bring more of the trademark humour which has earned us three years of five star ratings and two awards for Best Improv from the Derek Awards. Every night is different and dependent on audience suggestions, so put down your pajamas and join us for some late-night-lunacy!

CatGPT: Feline and Feral

Lentil Industries

I’m L3NT1L, robo-kitty, taxidermy survivor and leading feline life coach. My hapless human and I recently clawed through Japan, NZ and Australia in search of enlightenment. Now it’s Edinburgh’s turn to come through the spiritual cat flap. Are you struggling with love, loss or weird wiring? I'm your solution. Barely functioning and fully judging! 'It’s comedy, high art and sci-fi all rolled into one' (Sara Robinson, Western Mail). 'You’ll never even know you’re alive until you understand reality can easily accommodate something like this' (Martin Rowson, Guardian). 'What's even happening here?' (Diggity Dog, Daily Mail reader).

Clever Comedy Chicago

Clever Theatre

A one-of-a-kind alternative comedy showcase straight from the Windy City itself. Join us in getting unhinged at Fringe for a show featuring some of the weirdest and most hilarious comedians from Chicago's indie comedy scene, that have been delighting audiences in clubs, back rooms of bars, improv theatres and elevated train cars for years. Clever Comedy features expertly crafted jokes, zany characters, musical guests and more. At Clever Comedy we embrace weird, because people are strange.

Closure Cabaret

Maria Ansdell

Distinguished guests, sweethearts and scoundrels, dreamers and ghosters, welcome. Tonight, your ever-optimistic emcee Razmatastic invites you to share the saga of her love life and the twisted world of modern dating. In this debut clown show, see bygone exes brought to the stage for their very final performance, each taking the spotlight with improbable charm and debatable talent. A vaudevillian spoof and emotional exorcism in one, hold on tight as we try to let go; at the Closure Cabaret, we summon the spirits of romantic misadventures and dance on the smouldering ashes of love lost and longed for.

Congratulations, Good for You - Cantonese Stand-Up Comedy

Chan Lok Tim

Join Tim for his new Cantonese stand-up comedy show, Congratulations, Good for You. In this performance, he humorously navigates life as a Hong Konger preparing to become a husband. With relatable anecdotes and witty observations, Tim shares the joys and challenges of this exciting transition, highlighting the funny moments that arise along the way. Expect an evening filled with laughter as he invites the audience to connect with his journey in a light-hearted and entertaining way. Don’t miss this chance for an unforgettable night of comedy!

Damp

AMTP LTD

The Rock pub has seen better days, more recently, it has seen damp. Tucked away in Lochhaven, a group of misfits find themselves trapped during a storm with no escape. Tensions are high and the walls are talking. They’re stuck. With tales, stories, a strange black slime, songs of spooky ghosts and supernatural goings-on, a fair bit of drinking, some insults for good measure, a spot of Monopoly, the odd jump scare and a sacrificial death. Will this unlikely group of idiots work out the antidote to control... the damp?

Diya Shah? Diya Shahn't

Diya Shah

Join former Pointless contestant and Cambridge Footlight Diya Shah for her Edinburgh Fringe debut one-woman show! Aged just 22, she’s faced enough humbling events to last a lifetime, which she’s processing through the healthy medium of stand-up comedy. Don’t miss the opportunity to laugh with (and definitely not at) Diya as she weighs up her highest highs, lowest lows and greatest humiliations, and debates whether or not these warrant an early retirement from comedy. It’s time for her to decide once and for all to Shah or to Shahn’t. ‘Born for this stage’ **** (Varsity).

DRAMA GIRLS

Drama Girls Company

Ever wondered what turns your favourite stars into household names? The exact conditions that formed their rise to the top? Take a peek into the outrageously elite world of prestigious drama training, where talent is polished, egos are inflated and bank accounts drained. Equal parts sharp satire and painful realisations, Drama Girls invites you to laugh, cry and cheer for three women chasing dreams in a world that promises everything, but guarantees nothing.

Edinburgh Improv Tales

Genesis Theatre Productions and KinkyFish

Entirely improvised comedy tales from Edinburgh's untold Victorian past. Join Edinburgh-based improv troupe KinkyFish as they take the audience back in time to Victorian Edinburgh and spin a previously untold tale based entirely on audience suggestion. Against the backdrop of foggy streets and ivory towers, scientific advancement and haphazard medicine; join urchins, lords, apothecaries and publicans as they act out hilarious, untold tales from Edinburgh's forgotten past.

Eggs and Baskets

ERA Theatre Co – Bethany Agaoglu and Nell Sternberg

Self-love. Self-awareness. Self-sabotage. Two Jewish girls in their 20s are on a mission to achieve feminist perfection, but a series of man-shaped obstacles make their journey almost impossible. Admirable in their attempts, we see two sister-like girls do everything within their power to become the best versions of themselves.

Eric Davidson's Traditional Pish and Chips

Eric Davidson

Eric returns with more fast paced, topical and highly enjoyable parody, poetry and blether. This is my 18th year on the bounce performing with SpaceUK at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It is always a thrill to perform at the city of my birth in August. It's the audience that makes it special. Being so upfront, close and personal with them helps create such an electrifying atmosphere. The very reason that keeps me coming back, year after year. Oh, plus Donald Trump. 'Davidson’s niche is assured' (Chortle.co.uk). 'Superbly entertaining and cleverly structured comedy (FringeReview.co.uk).

Henry Churniavsky... Life Lessons from a Jewish Grandfather (Zaida)

Henry (Churniavsky) Churney (Laugh For Life Comedy)

Henry has brought up twins (with his wife of course!) and now Henry is bringing his learnt life lessons to the next generation… his grandson. His parenting skills are still valid despite him getting older. His daughter may think differently as she has her own ideas of bringing up his grandson. He won’t be silenced. Listen to his top tips for life, learn how as a sexagenarian he deals with eating out at restaurants, the world of social media, his daughter's pregnancy and his medical procedures.

How to Drive Yourself Crazy

Holly Hart and Mimi Meier

A sexy, sassy, orgasmic two-woman musical comedy show, made for you! Yes, you! Created by Mimi Meier and Holly Hart, this show features vignettes about the insanity of wom­anhood through the lens of toxic women’s magazines and mixes relatability, musi­cality, vulnerability, and above all, humour. With sketches including a history lesson, a steamy infomercial, a beauty pageant, an influencer skincare routine, and five original musical numbers about everything from Twilight to the joys of living with female roommates, this show will make you laugh, cry and get abs in 10 days!

Improv Comedy with Box of Frogs

Box of Frogs

Box of Frogs, Birmingham’s award-winning Improv Group, brings you a night of high-octane improvised comedy nonsense, based entirely on your suggestions. Expect the unexpected as quick-witted players conjure up hilarious spontaneous songs, sketches and scenes on the spur of the moment! 'A Box of Stars Here' ***** (Derek Awards). 'Hilariously funny – highly recommended' ***** (Morish TV). 'Guarantee you’ll be laughing throughout' (@midlandstheatre). 'The brilliant and bouncy Box of Frogs is definitely a group to see at least once before you croak' (BumOnASeat.com).

Improvabunga!

Watch This Improv Troupe

In a world where movie plots are getting too predictable, one award-winning improv show dares to break the mould. You choose the genre, the subgenre, the setting and the title and they will do the rest, creating a totally improvised show brimming with all your favourite movie tropes. This '...understandable Fringe favourite' (FringeReview.co.uk) features live musical accompaniment, with songs and soundtrack all made up on the spot. Will you be lucky enough to grab one of the four famous Improvabuzzers, allowing you to direct the action as it happens?

James Arthur Isn't a Mathematician and Other Lies

James Arthur Mathematics

The life of a mathematician is one that most people outside of the sphere don't understand. The mathematician is a shy reclusive animal, so says Joe Public. Imagine my shock when I realised I was one after walking off stage as Othello. Welcome to the life of a mathematician who isn't a recluse, has social skills and apparently likes being on stage. Come join me and work out how on earth this happened and maybe I'll tell some stories of other people just like me.

Jason Thurston's Acting MasterClass with Jason Thurston

Josiah Ward / Rosebuddies

Join PROFESSIONAL actor Jason Thurston for a lesson in learning the act of acting. Jason's had a fabulous career in short film classics, Death Strikes Us All, F*ckless, and Mothers for Justice, and even in the feature films, Massacre 700 and Little Joe starring Ben Whishaw. Now he wants to impart his wisdom onto you (yes, YOU!), through the medium of trailblazing anecdotes, powerful acting exercises, and some good old-fashioned talking at people. He doesn't need validation, but he would like it, so please join him. Special guests also join Jason Thurston. Bonanza.

Knightclub

Spruce Moose Comedy

Join disgraced monks Tamothy and Brother Jack on their quest to becoming knights, after being banished from their monastery for starting an underground ‘Knightclub’ with only one rule... Can the holy pair put their training to use in the real world? Can they win the king's favour, and outsmart the dastardly French? A hilarious new comedy play packed full of tomfoolery, tournaments and temptation, by former Footlights regulars and the creators of Pirates: You Wouldn’t Steal A Boat, ***** (TheWeeReview.com).

Lost the Plot: An Improvised Musical

Lost the Plot

Get lost in a new musical every night. Give us a location and we'll provide the rest. Expect glittering harmonies and gut-wrenching drama... all made up entirely on the spot! After a sold-out series of shows at their ongoing residency at the Omnibus, Clapham, Lost the Plot are thrilled to bring their whirlwind of laughter to Edinburgh. Featuring a cast of seasoned improvisers and West End performers.

Out of My Wheelhouse

Nora Dell / OOMW Productions

Like watching Whose Line Is It Anyway masquerading as a theatrical play. 45 minutes of controlled chaos as comedians are pitted against challenges determined by the audience and a spinning wheel. Each night has a surprise immersive theme! Hot off a hit-run in Washington DC, this show will leave you feeling like you just saw Chappell Roan come out of a life-sized apple bong dressed as the Statue of Liberty for the first time; overcome with awe and disbelief. It pushes the boundaries between performance art, improv, sketch and game show. More is more.

PSA: Pelvic Service Announcement

Amy Veltman

The show that NoHo Arts District calls 'absolutely genius' (NoHoArtsDistrict.com), recipient of Best Musical Comedy Off-Broadway at United Solo in NYC, and SOLOFEST Best of Fest 2024. When a know-it-all NYC comedian seeks help for diffuse midsection issues, she quickly learns how little she knows about her body’s most basic functions – in spite of her OB/GYN father. Veltman shares it all in this raw and ridiculous extravaganza featuring unhinged characters, music, videos, and a medically unsanctioned chart. If you're reading this, you have a pelvic floor; you'll leave this brisk comedy knowing why it matters.

Saint Sydney

Syd King

Sometimes good girls don't go bad, they go sad! This one-woman show is a glimpse into the mind of former prude and purity culture devote Syd King. She is a little sexually repressed and a little bit rock and roll. So, if you have been personally victimized by Catholic school... you are entitled to compensation!! Buttt you're gonna have to settle for some singing, dancing, puppetry, clown and a cartwheel. More fun than youth group, it's Saint Sydney! Directed by Saturday Night Live alum Vannessa Jackson.

Sketch Show Bingo!

Quirks & Foibles

Get your dabbers at the ready! It’s bingo! But instead of numbers, it’s hilarious comedy sketches, and the fun keeps rolling until someone gets bingo! Three-time Funny Women Award nominees Quirks & Foibles present their debut comedy show. No show is the same and there's a winner every time. Fun for all the family with an eclectic range of silly sketches... and who doesn’t love a bit of bingo!? Quirks & Foibles consists of Katie Bennett, Amy McCann and Amelia Stephenson. As featured on BBC Comedy, DMs Are Open, British Comedy Guide and Comedy Crowd Chorts finalists.

Something Like a Brother

Something Like a Brother

SLAB is a two-man 50-minute comedic catastrophe starring Nathan Hatfield and Eryn Rafferty. Laugh, cry and throw tomatoes while enjoying sketches, puppets and poorly choreographed, but earnest, dance numbers. From humble beginnings in Chicago as a college podcast exploring the trans experience and a love of comedy, SLAB has grown into a variety show bursting with character. If you’ve ever wanted to see two grown men throw comedic spaghetti at a metaphorical wall for nearly an hour, now’s your chance. (Please don't throw actual tomatoes at the performers, we promised them not to worry about it).

Tall Tails

Red Kitchen Collective

Five mermaids. Chronic people-pleasers retreat. Come witness the clam-ities as they make waves navigating perfectionism, inky anxieties, and the choppy waters between girlhood and womanhood. Dive fin-first into a hilarious coming-of-quarter-age comedy entangled in the fishnets of friendship, big feelings, and their tall "tails". Channeling spiritual silliness and mid-2000s glam, Tall Tails is for anyone who has ever felt a little lost at sea. Check out the mermaids, or don't – we want what's best for you!!

The End

Anja Schwarzbauer

Anja is a 19-year-old college student who just can’t f@%$ing take it anymore. Honest, sardonic and hopeful, The End is an eccentric one-woman coming of age comedy navigating Anja’s fateful semester studying in Dublin, and the epic realisation that anything can be funny – even when you are knee-deep in an identity crisis and your mother is neck-deep in relapse. Written and directed by Anja Schwarzbauer. Starring Anja Schwarzbauer. About Anja Schwarzbauer.

The Gay Social Network - A One Woman Show

The Gay Social Network is an endeavor to analyse the downfall of democracy in the world as told through the lens of a queer love story. We follow Mark Zuckerberg's rise to power as a closeted gay man who hates women and is blind to his soft boy best friend Eduardo Saverin's feelings for him. Maybe if Mark had accepted his homosexuality sooner he could've found inner peace and true love. Instead, he goes on a crusade to attack women and become a billionaire with evil Justin Timberlake by his side.

The Physician of Oz

Malignant Humours / St George's Medics' Revue

The Malignant Humours are back at the Fringe, and this year, we’re off to see the wizard! The Physician of Oz is the medical comedy sketch show sure to leave you in stitches – no magic required. With 12 sell-out shows behind us, you won’t want to miss out before tickets vanish! Our cast of healthcare students are certified in emergency laughter procedures, so follow the yellow brick road to Surgeons’ Hall for 45 minutes of award-winning comedy. Wickedly funny and magically absurd – you won’t need a brain, heart or courage to enjoy!

UCL Drama Society's Fringe Show 2025

UCL Drama Society

Join UCL Drama Society and an ensemble of eight actors in a supernatural story to uncover the mysteries of a classic ghost tale, where the lines of reality, biting humour and the beyond, blur into one.

Weegie Hink Ae That?

Weegie Hink Ae That?

From sketches to songs, come see these wee comical dafties do what they do best! Fast-paced, witty comedy with clever twists on Scottish culture! The Weegie boys promise raucous laughter with a brand new show this Fringe! Starring Gregor Mackay, Conor MackHardie and Elliot Hanigan, the Glasgow-based comedy trio have proved an undeniable hit both on stage and online, having sold out Edinburgh Fringe runs, headlined numerous comedy clubs and venues across the country and produced viral sketches both online and with the BBC.