FRINGE 2026
150% Masala Comedy Showcase
Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street) — Slice 4
7 Aug - 31 Aug
Start times: 21:30
55 mins
Age: 16+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, Sorabh Dhir and Raj Poojara send them back to where they came from! We've imported the spiciest stars to give you the most flavour. Our performers have been seen on the BBC, Comedy Central, Channel 4 and more. And if it gets too spicy, we will even have a token white act – because they need a chance too. Plus surprise big name drops...
BOOK NOWAs Seen on TV: Prime Time Stand-Up All-Stars
Hoots @ Nicolson Square — Nic 2 (The Main Hall, Nicolson Square Venues)
7 Aug - 31 Aug
Start times: 21:30
55 mins
Age: 14+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 acts have appeared on shows like Live at the Apollo and Taskmaster, alongside comedians who've smashed it online. It's an hour of the sharpest stand-up from the names behind Britain's biggest comedy shows. Whether you've followed their tours or only ever caught them between the adverts, this is the real thing, up close. Big names. Big laughs. No remote control required.
BOOK NOWBlizzard (WIP)
By Piotr SikoraHoots @ Nicolson Square — Nic 8 (Nicolson Square Gardens)
7 Aug - 30 Aug
Start times: 21:30
60 mins
Age: 8+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. A gift from the love of his life. He carries everything except what he actually needs. Heroic, absurd, melodramatic and stupidly beautiful. Wordless physical comedy from the creator of Furiozo. WIP.
BOOK NOWStolen Table's Very Spooky (and 100% Genuine) Ghost Tour
Hoots @ Potterrow — The Bus Stop
8 Aug - 30 Aug
Start times: 21:30
60 mins
Age: 14+Join the West Canberra Ghost Club (WCGC) as we go looking for spooks! After a successful series of Edinburgh Ghost Tours of Edinburgh at the 2022/2024 Edinburgh Fringes, this walking tour will be our most ectoplasmic yet! Guaranteed to put the willies up you. We'll show you all of Edinburgh's most spooky sights, haunted haunts and ghostly areas. Let's put the POO back into sPOOky as we scare the shit out of you with some absolutely genuine ghosts. Wear sensible shoes and bring a present because it's Sam's birthday every night.
BOOK NOW33 Years Single
By Daniel DelbyHoots @ The Apex — Hoot 2
7 Aug - 31 Aug
Start times: 21:40
60 mins
Age: 18+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 into a night of non-stop laughter, relatable storytelling and need to see it to believe it improv freestyle songs. From brutal rejections to learning how to translate girlfriend speak, Delby shares the highs, lows and ridiculous in-betweens of love, dating and everything that went wrong. Fringe World Comedy Award Winner. 'Side-splitting genius, Jim Jefferies protégé' ***** (Fringefeed.com.au, 2025).
BOOK NOWWill Hitt: Burying The Dead
By Will HittHoots @ Hilton (Bread Street) — Slice 5
14 Aug - 31 Aug
Start times: 21:40
45 mins
Age: 18+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, Hot Water Comedy Club) and North America (Laugh Factory, Chicago and YukYuks, Toronto), it's a show about death, decay, selfishness, lust and moral collapse from one of the best new comedians in the country. These are the thoughts you’re afraid to give a voice to, jokes you're compelled to quote anyway. Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year finalist. As seen on the BBC.
BOOK NOWPaul Dennis: Title Explained In Blurb – The Musical. Well… sort of.
By Paul DennisHoots @ The Apex — Hoot 4
7 Aug - 31 Aug
Start times: 21:45
60 mins
Age: 14+"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 friendships, overrated lyrics, the shadowy underworld of karaoke and musical comedy itself in a choreographed maelstrom of neurodiversity. It's self-explanatory but with nothing left to the imagination, it's useless as a selling point. There; title explained. Well... sort of. Just see it, mun. You could win a crème egg.
BOOK NOWFxxx Ups – Comedians' Stories About Their Worst Mistakes
By Alex MainHoots @ Hilton (Bread Street) — Slice 2
7 Aug - 16 Aug
Start times: 21:50
60 mins
Age: 18+Fxxx Ups is a storytelling show where a line-up of the Fringe's best comics come together to share tales of their biggest mistakes and times they've fxxxed up, to make you laugh, cringe and feel a little better about your own mistakes! It's honest, it's raw and it's guaranteed to make you laugh and leave you wanting more.
BOOK NOWSam Rhodes: Toy Cocoon
By Sam RhodesHoots @ The Apex — Hoot 5
7 Aug - 31 Aug
Start times: 21:50
50 mins
Age: 16+'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 his specials on Amazon Prime and numerous world tours, seasoned comedian Sam Rhodes returns to explore the struggle of a childhood of abundance and an adulthood of scarcity. Have toys and collectables become a "safety net" for modern men? 'The best comedian I’ve seen in a long time' (Steve Whitmire, voice of Kermit the Frog).
BOOK NOWAlcohol Free Comedy
Hoots @ Nicolson Square — Nic 3 (Nicolson Square Venues)
7 Aug - 30 Aug
Start times: 21:55
50 mins
Age: 16+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 quit and the awkward "one won't hurt" negotiations we all know too well. Expect big laughs, brutal honesty and some stuff that probably should've stayed private! Nothing is off limits, but it's all handled with wit and warmth. A funny AF show of memories you might actually keep. Hosted by Andy Roach, in association with Sentia Spirits.
BOOK NOWDru Cripps: Juicy Bits
By Dru CrippsHoots @ Potterrow — Big Yurt
7 Aug - 31 Aug
Start times: 22:10
60 mins
Age: 16+"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 added extra dates. No wonder it keeps selling out. This quadruple award-winner (British Comedy Guide, Malcolm Hardee, Comedy Store King Gong, etc) and BBC New Comedian of the Year nominee uses questionable musical abilities that leaves audiences rolling in the aisles with laughter. Armed with his trusty loopstation, he transforms audience suggestions into improvised songs, spontaneous musical sketches, and utterly winning chaos in real-time.
BOOK NOWCrap Karaoke
By RGB MonsterHoots @ The Wee Red Bar — The Wee Red Bar
7 Aug - 29 Aug
Start times: 22:15
90 mins
Age: 18+Finally a karaoke party for people who can't sing very well. Grab a drink or two at the Wee Red Bar and take to the spotlight! Important: if you're good at singing please let people who are rubbish have a go first. Free entry for performers and crew with any valid venue pass subject to capacity.
BOOK NOWTom Short: I Get ChatGPT To Write My Edinburgh Show
By Tom ShortHoots @ Nicolson Square — Nic 4 (Nicolson Square Venues)
7 Aug - 31 Aug
Start times: 22:15
60 mins
Age: 18+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 stand-up, live tech and audience suggestions, this chaotic and unpredictable hour is reshaped nightly in pursuit of the perfect Edinburgh show. As the algorithm takes control, it spirals into something increasingly strange... and worryingly accurate. A sharp, funny and slightly unhinged take on fame, identity and the internet’s obsession with validation. 'One to watch' (StarburstMagazine.com).
BOOK NOWAndy Barr: A Comet Appears (WIP)
By Andy BarrHoots @ Potterrow — Wee Container 2
24 Aug - 30 Aug
Start times: 22:20
60 mins
Age: 16+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-Perspective.net). 'Get ready to meet your new favourite comedian' (John Kearns). 'A funny boy' (Tim Key, iNews).
BOOK NOWBig Naked Variety Show
By Paul SavageHoots @ Hilton (Bread Street) — Slice 3
7 Aug - 10 Aug
Start times: 22:20
45 mins
Age: 18+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 uncensored. They're also not wearing clothes. Join host Paul Savage and a revolving line up of brilliant comedians letting it all hang out. That is not a metaphor. 'A riotous show. A fantastic experience from the get-go' ***** (@SuchClicheTheatre, 2025). 'Funny as f*ck' ****½ (One4Review.co.uk). 'Exactly as wild, unpredictable and funny as the name suggests. Bold, bizarre and unapologetically honest' **** (QultureMagazine.com).
BOOK NOWCult
Hoots @ Potterrow — Wee Container 2
7 Aug - 23 Aug
Start times: 22:20
55 mins
Age: 18+Join the cult. A fully immersive experience where the audience are initiated into their own unique cult. Incorporating real world recruitment tactics CULT is a show like no other; interactive, ridiculous and dark. Don't turn away from the light.
BOOK NOW12th Annual Haters' Ball
By Hate N LiveHoots @ The Apex — Hoot 1
7 Aug - 31 Aug
Start times: 22:30
70 mins
Age: 14+Winner of the 2026 Chortle Award for Best Format Show at the Edinburgh Fringe. The Haters' Ball returns for its 12th riotous year, pitting four comedians head to head in a battle of wits, ruthlessly roasting whatever the audience throws their way. From A-list celebrities, breaking news, to the poor souls in the audience... nothing is sacred. You name it, we roast it. International sell-out from Perth Fringe to London's Top Secret Comedy Club, and rumoured favourite of Gerard Butler, no two shows are ever the same.
BOOK NOWStephen Catling: Clown Fish Out Of Water
Hoots @ Potterrow — Wee Container 1
7 Aug - 31 Aug
Start times: 22:30
60 mins
Age: 16+When clowns can't breathe water and fish can't breathe air – what's a poor Clown Fish to do in this cruel world? In 2025, Catling (Keep It Fringe Award Winner 2023, Malcolm Hardee Award Nominee 2023 and 2025) lost his slug mask. It was an essential part of his cult hit show Moving On...Really Really Slowly. This time, Stephen explores his life now that Autism has been “unmasked", as well as his fin flapping rage against an increasingly soulless entertainment industry. Who knows what is going to be in store?
BOOK NOWCrowd Work from Hell
By Yoky YuHoots @ Nicolson Square — Nic 6 (Nicolson Square Venues Courtyard)
7 Aug - 18 Aug
Start times: 22:35
55 mins
Age: 18+No prepared material. No law or order. Not a safe space. Every show is built with you, one questionable life choice at a time. Dark comedian and therapist Yoky Yu invites your inner demon out to play in a fast, fully improvised stand-up show where nothing is scripted and nobody knows what's about to happen. Come ready to be roasted, overshare, and possibly regret making eye contact. Yoky Yu brings Crowd Work from Hell straight from her damaged soul: made in China, exported to the US, banned in Europe. Grab a seat before it sells out!
BOOK NOWFreya Mallard: Come Get Me World! I’m Wide Open! (WIP)
Hoots @ Nicolson Square — Nic 6 (Nicolson Square Venues Courtyard)
19 Aug - 30 Aug
Start times: 22:35
60 mins
Age: 16+Freya Mallard presents Come Get Me World! I’m Wide Open!, a hilarious and heartfelt show about the vulnerability and counterintuitive nature of being happy. A silly dive into reckless optimism, an unpacking on why you cry every year on your birthday and if all goes well probably the answer to the meaning of life.
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