The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society

Edinburgh

EDINBURGH FRINGE RECOMMENDATIONS - 2023

We recommend this lovely lot at this summer's Fringe: veterans of ACMS, creators of strong blurb goodness, and some of our favourite acts.

Act Parent Venue Venue Name Room Time Dates £? Ages Blurb
John Hegley: The Early Word Summerhall Summerhall Red Lecture Theatre 10:15-11:15 Aug 2-13, 15-20, 22-27  £ 8+ Folk and creatures. 'Delightfully inventive' (Observer).
First Thing (Work in Progress by Daniel Kitson) Summerhall Summerhall Roundabout 10:30-11:30 Aug 2-4, 7, 9-10, 14, 16-18, 20-21, 23-25, 27  £ 16+ It will definitely be over by noon.
Glenn Moore: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 11:20-12:20 Aug 2-15 £/PWYW 14+ One of the greatest joke writers of his generation, Glenn brings brand-new material to Edinburgh with a work-in-progress show. 
Rose Matafeo: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 11:20-12:20 Aug 16-27 £/PWYW 14+ Edinburgh Comedy Award winner returns with an hour of work-in-progress stand-up. Results will vary. 
Cheekykita: Octopus in Space Laughing Horse The Three Sisters Maggie's Chamber 11:30-12:15 Aug 3-8, 10-13, 15-20  PWYW 5+ High-energy interactive fun with dancing cats, silly songs and creatures from outer space.
Jody Kamali: Mr Sleepybum Assembly George Square The Box 11:40-12:25 Aug 3-8, 10-15, 17-20 £ 5+ Mr Sleepybum will re-enact some of his favourite dreams in this high-energy, inventive physical comedy show.
Olaf Falafel's Super Stupid Show (20% More Stupider) Pleasance Courtyard Beside 11:40-12:40 Aug 2-15, 17-21, 24-27  £ 3+ There will be truth-telling cheese, fishing, ducks, bumbags, sausages and maybe some drawing. 
Ben Target: LORENZO Summerhall Summerhall Anatomy Lecture Theatre 11:55-13:00 Aug 2-13, 15-20, 22-27 £ 14+ This life-affirming story about a man’s death is conveyed through the popular mediums of storytelling, servitude to the audience and live carpentry - a combination not seen on the world stage since Nazareth (circa 30AD).
Chris Thorburn: Cineman Just the Tonic The Mash House Attic 12:00-12:45 Aug 10-13, 15-27 £8 (£5) 16+ Jokes about films. 
Catherine Bohart: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 12:00-13:00 Aug 2-9 £/PWYW 16+ This perfectionist idiot will do her absolute best to make you laugh.
Ed Gamble: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel The Hive One 12:00-13:00 Aug 2-13  £/PWYW 14+ Co-host of Off Menu. Taskmaster champion. Join Ed Gamble for an hour of new material.
Joe Wells: King of the Autistics PBH's Free Fringe @  Banshee Labyrinth Chamber Room 12:00-13:00 Aug 5-27 PWYW 18+ A stand-up show about representation, role models and the fight for autistic rights.
Larry Dean: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 12:00-13:00 Aug 10-16 £8/PWYW 16+ Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee tries some new jokes. 
Sarah Keyworth: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 12:00-13:00 Aug 17-27 £/PWYW 16+ Sarah Keyworth delivers a brand-new hour of comedy every day as they work up a new show.
Eleanor Morton: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 12:05-13:00 Aug 14 (Mon) £7/PWYW 16+ Come and bear witness to the rock face of creativity, i.e. a show that isn’t quite finished yet. The theme? Ghosts! 
Sam Lake: Aspiring DILF Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 12:05-13:05 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £/PWYW 16+ Furbies, twink death and the transformative wonder of Butlins.
Harriet Kemsley: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel The Tron   12:10-13:10 Aug 15 (Tues) £7/PWYW 18+ Her finished shows are chaos so god knows what a work in progress will be like…
David McIver: Small Boy Trapped in a Wellness Retreat PBH's Free Fringe @  Banshee Labyrinth Cinema Room 12:20-13:20 Aug 5-27 PWYW 18+ A multimedia stand-up comedy show from David McIver that is guaranteed to make you feel well.
Chris Cantrill: SuPeRgEnIu$ (WIP) Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 12:30-13:30 Aug 15 (Tues) £/PWYW 16+ About his rude son, upsetting pensioners on purpose and party planning. 
Soup Group: Art Show! Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 12:30-13:30 Aug 8 (Tues) £/PWYW 5+ Surrealism, realism, clowning and fun for the whole family. 
Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 12:45-13:45 Aug 15-27 £/PWYW 16+ Plenty of jokes, lots of revelations and a routine about First Aid. 
Lee Kyle: England's Best Comedian Laughing Horse The Pear Tree Main Room 12:45-13:45 Aug 3-14, 16-18, 20-27  PWYW 16+ Lee Kyle has been a comedian for 14 years and very good for the last few. 
Tarot: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 12:45-13:45 Aug 2-14 £7/PWYW 16+ We’ve made the tickets cheap so you’ve got somewhere to sleep for an hour without having to sell a kidney. 
Matt Green: That Guy (Work in Progress) Laughing Horse City Café Hollywood 12:50-13:50 Aug 16-20 £/PWYW 16+ Jokes about politics and jokes not about politics. That probably covers it.
Robin Ince – Weapons of Empathy Gilded Balloon The Museum Auditorium 13:00-14:00 Aug 2-27 £ 12+ Expect a chaos of words and ideas, love and delight. And also a very long reading list.
Shelf: The Kids' Show Pleasance Courtyard The Green 13:15-14:15 Aug 2-15, 17-27 £ 3+ Join best friends Rachel and Ruby for a kids' comedy show that's fun for all the family! Full of sketches, songs, pranks and silliness.
Seymour Mace Does Drawring The Stand The Stand Two 13:20-14:20 Aug 3-13, 15-27 £ 16+ I draw pictures of the things that live in my head. I show you the pictures and tell you a story. You laugh. You leave. 
Ahir Shah: Ends Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 13:25-14:25 Aug 3-27 £ adv. or PWYW on exit 14+ This one's about family, immigration, marriage, history, politics and beans. 
Alex Kealy: Fear Itself (Work in Progress) Monkey Barrel The Hive One 13:25-14:25 Aug 14 (Mon) £/PWYW 16+ The 'almost sexily cerebral' (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably).
Alison Spittle: Soup Monkey Barrel The Hive One 13:25-14:25 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £/PWYW 16+ Comedian du jour, Alison Spittle is simmering with jokes and probably rage, she doesn't know what the burning sensation is. 
Vix Leyton: Antihero The Stand The Stand Four 13:25-14:25 Aug 4-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27  £ 14+ Can you be the main character in your own life without being the hero? 
Eleanor Morton: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 13:30-14:25 Aug 16 (Wed) £7/PWYW 16+ Come and bear witness to the rock face of creativity, i.e. a show that isn’t quite finished yet. The theme? Ghosts! 
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel Underbelly Bristo Square McEwan Hall 13:30-14:30 Aug 5-7, 9-13 £ 12+ The all-star cast improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel every show, inspired entirely by a title from the audience.
It's Me, Richard Wright, I'm the Problem It's Me PBH's Free Fringe @  Banshee Labyrinth Cinema Room 13:30-14:30 Aug 5-15 PWYW 18+ Richard Wright is about to turn 40 and he's worried that he has stopped caring. 
Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson Assembly George Square Studio Five 13:35-14:35 Aug 2-28 £ 12+ Chris Grace, Chinese-American character best known for playing Jerry on Superstore, portrays the greatest living Asian actor Scarlett Johansson through comedy, theatre, stand-up and the music of Tom Waits.
Harriet Kemsley: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel The Tron   13:35-14:35 Aug 14 (Mon) £7/PWYW 18+ Her finished shows are chaos so god knows what a work in progress will be like…
Ian Smith: Crushing Monkey Barrel The Tron   13:35-14:35 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £/PWYW 18+ A new show about stress, love and driving a tank with your hairdresser. 
Natasha Sutton Williams : Clown Sex Pleasance Courtyard Bunker Two 13:45-14:45 Aug 2-15, 17-20, 22-27  £ 18+ Join Gary Strange in the London sewers as he encounters stories of bad sex, sad sex and clown sex. 
Spring Day: Exvangelical (Work in Progress) Laughing Horse Bar 50 Garden Room 13:45-14:45 Aug 3-14 £/PWYW 18+ American transplant Spring Day provides dark comedy for nice people.
Bridget Christie: Who Am I? The Stand New Town Theatre Grand Hall 13:50-14:50 Aug 2-10 £20 14+ The Taskmaster favourite and star of The Change is hot, but not in a good way. It’s a menopause laugh-a-minute with a confused, furious, sweaty lady who is annoyed by everything.
Stewart Lee: Basic Lee The Stand New Town Theatre Grand Hall 13:50-15:00 Aug 11-20  £20 14+ 70-minute selection of highlights from the current touring show. One man, one microphone, and one microphone in the wings in case the one on stage breaks. Pure. Simple. Classic. Basic Lee.
Yuriko Kotani: This Is My Work Monkey Barrel The Hive Two 13:55-14:55 Aug 14-23  £/PWYW 14+ BBC New Comedy Award winner, UK-based Japanese comedian. 
Barry Ferns: Arthur's Seat Comedy Extravaganza On Top of Arthur's Seat Arthurs Seat (Top of) 14:00-14:45 Aug 19 (Sat) PWYW 8+ These gigs somehow work – they are the most joyful of gigs. They shouldn't work, but they do.' ***** (Scotsman).
Jacob Hatton: Touchdown! Laughing Horse 32 Below Main Cellar 14:00-15:00 Aug 3-15 £/PWYW 16+ A dyspraxic, 30-something, British stand-up with one dream – to score the winning touchdown in the dying seconds of an American football movie. 
Rhiannon Shaw: Wedding Night Bedlam Theatre Bedlam Theatre   14:00-15:00 Aug 15-20, 22-27 £ 16+ Character comedian and stand-up presents her Fringe debut hour in the form of her very own wedding.
Mark Watson's Churchfest St Peter's Church The Church   14:00-21:00 Aug 22 (Tues) PWYW 12+ Mark Watson performs in, and curates, a day of unusual old-school Fringe activities.
Adam Riches is The Guys Who You Meet Everywhere Underbelly Cowgate Cow Café 14:10-15:00 Aug 3-27 £ 18+ In 2018, Adam Riches was The Guy Who You Meet Right After You Come Out Of A Long-Term Relationship. He was sensitive. Understanding. Supportive. And it was all an act. Five years on and he's back as The Guys Who You Meet Everywhere.
Alex Kealy: Fear Itself (Work in Progress) Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 14:10-15:10 Aug 15 (Tues) £/PWYW 16+ The 'almost sexily cerebral' (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably).
Rob Duncan: Baby Trains PBH's Free Fringe @  Legends Upstairs 14:20-15:15 Aug 5-11, 13-23 PWYW 18+ An hour of professionally researched nonsense, featuring relatable topics including trains and babies.
Rob Auton: The Rob Auton Show Assembly Roxy Upstairs 14:25-15:25 Aug 2-26 £ 14+ Brilliant' (Stewart Lee). 'One of my absolute favourites' (Daniel Kitson).
David Hoare: One Billion Songs Please! Hill Street Theatre Dunedin Theatre (near Assembly Rooms) 14:30-15:30 Aug 4-14, 16-27 £ 16+ Another bumper show bursting with hilarious songs and jokes. 'An annoyingly funny young man' (Gary Delaney).
Ivo Graham: Graham in the Green Pleasance Courtyard The Green 14:30-15:30 Aug 17-25, 27 £ 14+ Poring over the usuals (relationships, responsibilities, regrets) without any promise of logic or laughter. 
Madame Chandelier's Opera Party for Kids Pleasance Courtyard The Green 14:30-15:30 Aug 2-15 £ 8+ Experience opera's greatest hits and learn about the characters, in this interactive introduction with Madame Chandelier. 
John Otway PBH's Free Fringe @  Voodoo Rooms Ballroom 14:45-15:45 Aug 16 (Wed) PWYW 18+ A surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona.
Larry Dean: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 14:50-15:40 Aug 8-9 £8/PWYW 16+ Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee tries some new jokes. 
Sofie Hagen: Banglord Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 14:50-15:50 ug 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-27  £/PWYW 16+ U up? ;) xx
Ted Hill: Tries and Fails to Fix Climate Change Assembly George Square The Crate 14:50-15:50 Aug 2-14, 16-27  £ 14+ A celebration of silliness, nature and polar bear calculations. Oh, and graphs.
Eleanor Morton: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 14:55-15:50 Aug 15 (Tues) £7/PWYW 16+ Come and bear witness to the rock face of creativity, i.e. a show that isn’t quite finished yet. The theme? Ghosts! 
Ada Campe: Naval Gazing The Stand New Town Theatre Studio 14:55-15:55 Aug 3-14, 16-21, 23-27 £ 12+ Ahoy! Sail away with cabaret legend and variety artiste Ada Campe for an adventure on the high seas.
Laura Davis: Well Don't Just Stand There Dancing Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 14:55-15:55 Aug 3-14, 16-27 £/PWYW 16+ About parties, spiders and the spectre of fascism which stalks us all. 
Marcel Lucont: Les Enfants Terribles – A Gameshow For Awful Children Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo 14:55-15:55 Aug 2-21 £ 6+ The wild interactive game show returns, where kids get to be pests, politicians and petomanes to be crowned the most awful child. 
Amy Matthews: I Feel Like I'm Made of Spiders [directed by Elf Lyons] Monkey Barrel The Tron   15:00-16:00 Aug 2-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-27  £/PWYW 16+ This is a show about the thrill of falling and the thud of landing. And after a thud comes a laugh.
Harriet Kemsley: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel The Tron   15:00-16:00 Aug 16 (Wed) £7/PWYW 18+ Her finished shows are chaos so god knows what a work in progress will be like…
James Nokise: God Damn Fancy Man Laughing Horse City Café Las Vegas 15:00-16:00 Aug 1-27  PWYW 14+ Joyful, daring and undeniably sharp.
John Robins: Work in Progress Just the Tonic Nucleus Sub-Atomic Room 15:10-16:05 Aug 3, 5-6, 8-10, 12-13, 15-17, 19-20, 22-24, 26-27  £ 14+ Notes on stage? Tick! Breath-taking riff-scenarios? Tick! Bits that don't work? Tick! Progress not perfection, people! 
Alice Fraser: The Gargle: Live The Stand New Town Theatre Lower Hall 15:10-16:10 Aug 15 & 22 (Tues) £ 16+ The hit news satire podcast from The Bugle, hosted by cult favourite Alice Fraser. There’s just one rule: No politics! 
Simon Munnery's Jerusalem The Stand The Stand One 15:15-16:15 Aug 3-13, 15-28 £ 14+ Something will come of it and you can call it art.
Alex Kealy: Fear Itself (Work in Progress) Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 15:20-16:20 Aug 16 (Wed) £/PWYW 16+ The 'almost sexily cerebral' (**** (Daily Telegraph)) stand-up presents a work-in-progress comedy show about fear (probably).
Helen Duff: Lullabies Monkey Barrel The Hive Two 15:20-16:20 Aug 15 (Tues) £7/PWYW 16+ Strap in for a controlled implosion of chaotic beauty, soothing stories, and unforgettable songs.
Stuart Goldsmith: Spoilers Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 15:20-16:20 Aug 3-15, 17-27 £/PWYW 18+ Stuart is terrified of the climate crisis, but no-one he knows ever mentions it, so it must be fine. 
Shelf: Teenage Men PBH's Free Fringe @  Voodoo Rooms Speakeasy 15:25-16:25 Aug 5-15, 17-27 PWYW 18+ In their last show, Hair, Shelf joked about being mistaken for teenage boys. Now, it’s time to grow up. It's time to stop being teenage boys and start being teenage men. 
Cerys Bradley: Not Overthinking Things 2019 [directed by Elf Lyons] Laughing Horse Bar 50 The Alcove 15:30-16:30 Aug 3-25, 27 PWYW 14+ Surreal and silly interactive stand-up show/birthday party.
Ivo Graham: Organised Fun Pleasance Courtyard The Grand 15:30-16:30 Aug 6, 26 £ 14+ Ivo's lining up a show with more risk than ever before.
Paul Merton's Impro Chums [w/ Richard Vranch] Pleasance Courtyard The Grand 15:30-16:30 Aug 10-20  £ 14+ Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. 
Ari Eldjárn: Saga Class Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 15:35-16:35 Aug 21-27 £/PWYW 14+ Includes Nordic observations on drumbeats, sleep, parenthood and much more.
Josh Glanc: Collections 2023 Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 15:35-16:35 Aug 9-17 £/PWYW 12+ His best bits – his most exhilarating, most exciting, and most wackadoo stuff. 
Josh Pugh Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 15:35-16:35 Aug 1-8 £/PWYW 14+ Josh has some ideas and jokes that you wont need to pay full price to see.
Olaf Falafel: Look What Fell Out Of My Head Laughing Horse The Pear Tree Main Room 15:45-16:40 Aug 3-15, 17-27 PWYW 12+ Join the best-joke-list-bothering, holey-cheese-flinging, diaphragm-jiggling comedian as he presents a hostess trolley full of stuff he finds funny. 
Alex Bertulis-Fernandes and Sharlin Jahan: White Chicks 2 Laughing Horse The Three Sisters The Wee Room 15:45-16:45 Aug 14-27 PWYW on exit 18+ A split hour from two stand-ups who happen to be brown women.
Sian Davies: This Charming Man [directed by Elf Lyons] Assembly George Square The Box 15:45-16:45 Aug 2-27 £ 16+ Where do you go when your role models let you down?
Sooz Kempner: Y2K Woman Underbelly Bristo Square Buttercup 15:45-16:45 Aug 2-14, 16-27  £ 16+ For anyone who remembers the year 2000 or had big dreams as a kid.
Bilal Zafar Underbelly Bristo Square Friesian 15:50-16:50 Aug 2-13, 15-28 £ 12+ A show about how his housemate tried to get him arrested five times. 
Comedy Club 4 Kids [w/ Thom Tuck & Shelf & Eleanor Morton, etc.] Assembly Roxy Upstairs 15:55-16:55 Aug 3-20, 25-27  £10.50 (£9.50) 6+ Since 2005, we've been persuading our favourite performers to entertain family audiences, and with different exciting line-ups every day there will always be something new to delight you.
A Show for Gareth Richards PBH's Free Fringe @  Whistlebinkies Binkies Lounge 16:00-17:00 Aug 5-27 PWYW 18+ A different bill every day with 100% of audience donations going to Gareth's young family.
Ian Stone Will Make It Better Laughing Horse The Counting House Ballroom 16:00-17:00 Aug 3-13, 15-27 PWYW 16+ Feel like life is getting you down? Ian Stone will make it better.
Let the Bodies Pile by Henry Naylor Gilded Balloon Teviot Dining Room 16:00-17:00 Aug 2-28 £ 14+ World premiere of Henry Naylor's latest play, tackling the care homes crisis.
Adrian Bliss: Inside Everyone Pleasance Dome Ace Dome 16:10-17:10  Aug 3-13, 15-27 £ 14+ An atom travels to Earth on a quest for greatness, finding himself inside some of the most important people who have ever lived. 
Bennett Arron: Loser PBH's Free Fringe @  Liquid Room Annexe 16:15-17:15 Aug 5-27 PWYW 16+ He's BAFTA shortlisted and star of the Radio 4 sitcom Alone, but life still laughs at him.
John Kearns: The Varnishing Days Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 16:15-17:15 Aug 2-13 £/PWYW 16+ The heart-stopping, glasses-dropping, hard-rocking, wig-shaking, levothyroxine-taking, knee-knocking, boot-licking, justifying, teeth-rattling, digressing new show.
Spencer Jones: Making Friends Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 16:15-17:15 Aug 14-27 £/PWYW 16+ A brand new show about moving to a new area, people he has met and losing his mind.
Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs 16:15-17:15 Aug 22-26 £ 16+ The bad boy of clown returns with another dazzling display of comedic firepower, as he continues his never-ending quest to become Hollywood's next "it girl".
Ange Lavoipierre: Your Mother Chucks Rocks and Shells Underbelly George Square The Wee Coo 16:20-17:20 Aug 2-13, 15-28 £ 14+ An absurd sketch show where it's always 2am, set in the liminal space between screen-lit insomnia and bad dreams.
JJ Whitehead – White Noise The Stand New Town Theatre Studio 16:20-17:20 Aug 3-14, 16-27 £ 18+ Another fun show filled with the skewering of social norms and self-deprecation. 
Jody Kamali: Things We Do for Love Assembly George Square The Crate 16:20-17:20 Aug 2-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-28  £ 16+ 50% Bristolian. 50% Iranian. 100% stupid. 
Garrett Millerick: Never Had It So Good Monkey Barrel The Tron   16:25-17:25 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £/PWYW 18+ I’m sick of everyone moaning all the time, so I’ve written a show about how bloody great everything is.
Helen Duff: Lullabies Monkey Barrel The Tron   16:25-17:25 Aug 14 (Mon) £7/PWYW 16+ Strap in for a controlled implosion of chaotic beauty, soothing stories, and unforgettable songs.
Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon Pleasance Courtyard Attic 16:35-17:35 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 14+ The greatest thing to come out of Redditch since the fishing tackle. 
Lulu Popplewell: Actually, Actually Pleasance Courtyard Bunker Three 16:35-17:35 Aug 2-14, 16-27  £ 16+ Failed child actor and now successful comedian explores the links between Love Actually, smoking crack, the Daily Mail and sunburn.
Stuart Bowden: Of Moonset and the Milky Way Assembly Roxy Downstairs 16:35-17:35 Aug 17-20, 22-27 £ 14+ 30 candles for 30 cakes; 900 birthday candles. It was a spectacular idea, but she never arrived.
Aboriginal Comedy Allstars Assembly George Square Studio Five 16:40-17:40 Aug 2-13, 15-28 £ 14+ Australia's premier First Nations comedians bring huge belly laughs from the heart of the wide brown land. 
An Evening with Michael Fry and Killian Sundermann Underbelly Bristo Square The Dairy Room 16:40-17:40 Aug 15-28 £ 16+ Experience a unique and occasionally surreal evening of laughter from Ireland's favourite internet comedians.
Kathy Maniura: Objectified Gilded Balloon Teviot Wee Room 16:40-17:40 Aug 2-13, 15-28 £ 12+ Kathy Maniura is ready to be objectified – by which she means pretend to be a bunch of objects live on stage!! 
Vix Leyton: The Comedy Arcade The Stand The Stand Three 16:40-17:40 Aug 4-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27  £ 14+ Vix Leyton invites four different comics every night to spar with never-before-told stories from the hilarious to the scandalous. 
An Evening with Christopher Bliss Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 16:45-17:45 Aug 3-10 £/PWYW 14+ A rural oddball chucks home-grown drivel down your ears. 
Helen Bauer: Grand Supreme Darling Princess Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 16:45-17:45 Aug 14-27 £/PWYW 16+ All about the women in her life, from her mother to her best friend and that one girl who was mean in 2008. 
Helen Duff: Lullabies Monkey Barrel The Hive Two 16:45-17:45 Aug 16 (Wed) £7/PWYW 16+ Strap in for a controlled implosion of chaotic beauty, soothing stories, and unforgettable songs.
Lara Ricote: A Work in Progress!!! Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 16:45-17:45 Aug 11-13 £/PWYW 16+ It’ll be a very silly show, you’re gonna think 'oh this bitch is soooo silly!!'. 
Stuart Laws? Is That Guy Still Going? Monkey Barrel The Hive Two 16:45-17:45 Aug 1-15, 17-27 £/PWYW 14+ Getting married, being middle of the road and trying to be more honest
Eleanor Morton: The Ill Advised Character Show The Stand The Stand One 16:45-19:45 Aug 14 (Mon) £ 16+ A brand-new one-off character show, displaying a full range of accents and coats for one night only.
Egg: Absolutely Fine Pleasance Courtyard Beside 16:50-17:50 Aug 14-27 £ 14+ Just a fresh new show from two fresh young gals who, honestly, are absolutely fine. 
Heidi Regan: Finding an Inner Peace That All Your Friends Will Envy PBH's Free Fringe @  Banshee Labyrinth Chamber Room 16:50-17:50 Aug 5-13, 15-27 PWYW 18+ This is a show about Santa, the Matrix, my patient wife... and other fictional concepts, heyooo! No, seriously she is a wonderful person. 
Frank Lavender: Be Funny Just the Tonic La Belle Angele   17:00-18:00 Aug 3-13, 15-27  £ 18+ Character comedy from Gareth Joyner, the brain (and legs) behind Myra DuBois. 
Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show Pleasance Courtyard Beneath 17:00-18:00 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 14+ Electric, eclectic love story about the meeting of dysmorphia, dysphoria, and dystopia.
Marjolein Robertson: Marj The Stand The Stand One 17:00-18:00 Aug 3-13, 15-28 £ 16+ Tartan-clad Marjolein' (Bruce Dessau). It was plaid, Bruce! Plaid!!
Schalk Bezuidenhout: Keeping Up Gilded Balloon Teviot Sportsmans 17:00-18:00 Aug 2-14, 16-27  £ 14+ All he wants is to stay "hip with the youth". Can he do it? Can he Keep Up?
Tom Little: The Reliably Funny Comedian You Want To See PBH's Free Fringe @  Subway Main Room 17:00-18:00 Aug 5-27 PWYW 18+ The real deal. An instinctive comedian with oodles of charm and a quirky, frenetic intensity.' (Spectator). 
Adele Cliff Can Break Your Arm Just the Tonic The Caves Up The Stairs 17:05-18:05 Aug 3-13, 15-27 £ adv. or PWYW on exit 14+ Adele's back, funnier and more dangerous than ever!
Ruth Hunter: The Ruth is on Fire PBH's Free Fringe @  Banshee Labyrinth Cinema Room 17:10-18:00 Aug 5-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27  PWYW 18+ A new show of fun, spooky and very good stand-up comedy. 
Cheekykita: An Octopus, The Universe 'n' Stuff Laughing Horse The Three Sisters Maggie's Front Room 17:15-18:15 Aug 3-8, 10-13, 15-20, 22-27  PWYW 14+ Hell yeah, a lot of fun and (very) silly dancing, songs, creatures and an octopus... of course... a big one. 
Angel Hodgson: Albatross BlundaGardens Magical SpiegelYurt 17:20-18:20 Aug 3-12 £/PWYW 16+ An intimate and offbeat clown show that examines self-reflection, trauma, and resolution. Fine family fun. No kids.
Max & Ivan: Life, Choices Pleasance Courtyard Above 17:20-18:20 Aug 2-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27  £ 14+ The 'essential' (Telegraph) Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominees return with a show about fatherhood, friendship, and the future.
Nick Doody – The Difficult Twelfth Album PBH's Free Fringe @  Liquid Room Annexe 17:30-18:25 Aug 5-14, 16-21, 23-27  PWYW 16+ Life in Happy Valley, the rise of Artificial Intelligence, living with the cutest dog in the world…
Gary: Tank Commander – Gary Talks (Yous Listen) Gilded Balloon Teviot Debating Hall 17:30-18:30 Aug 18-28 £ 14+ It's gonna have brilliant guests, and me, and even more amazin' 'hings! 
John Robertson: The Dark Room for Kids! Gilded Balloon Teviot Nightclub 17:30-18:30 Aug 2-14, 16-27  £ 11+ An interactive adventure featuring terrible prizes and total mayhem! 
Marc Burrows: The Magic of Terry Pratchett Gilded Balloon Teviot Dining Room 17:30-18:30 Aug 2-13, 15-28 £ 8+ A  journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett, officially endorsed by the author's estate.
This Is Your Trial [w/ Thom Tuck, on occasion] Laughing Horse The Counting House Ballroom 17:30-18:30 Aug 4-28 PWYW 14+ The award-winning, critically acclaimed courtroom roast returns for a 10th Fringe.
Marny Godden: Fancy Rat BlundaGardens BlundaBus   17:40-18:30 Aug 13-17 £/PWYW 0+ Marny’s latest alter ego, Fancy Rat, is an aspiring human being. The world isn’t interested. 
Dru Cripps: Pickle Bin BlundaGardens BlundaBus   17:40-18:40 Aug 3-12 £/PWYW 16+ What is a 'hilarious' (**** (BroadwayWorld.com)) unemployed clown supposed to do, when a magical bin outside of his house keeps spawning gifts?
Larry Dean: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 17:40-18:40 Aug 7th £8/PWYW 16+ Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee tries some new jokes. 
Paul Sinha: Pauly Bengali The Stand New Town Theatre Grand Hall 17:40-18:40 Aug 2, 4-27 £ 16+ Acclaimed comedian, daytime TV star and global TikTok sensation, Paul Sinha is at least two of these.
Rachel Parris: Work in Progress Pleasance Courtyard Cabaret Bar 17:40-18:40 Aug 9-13 £ 14+ The BAFTA-nominated comedian and viral sensation presents a work-in-progress hour of her signature blend of stand-up and songs.
Scott Murphy: About a Buoy [from Tom Whiston] Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Snug 17:40-18:40 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 14+ A wild sailboat adventure about one man's love for his buoys.
Mr Chonkers Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 17:45-18:35 Aug 16 (Wed) £10/PWYW 16+ Absurd. Simple. Outrageous. Stupid. Fun. An important waste of your time. It’s great.
Stuart McPherson: Love That For Me Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 17:45-18:45 Jul 31 Aug 1-15, 17-27  £/PWYW 16+ This show is his attempt to make sense of it all and put himself back together. 
Richard Marsh: Yippee Ki Yay Gilded Balloon The Museum Auditorium 17:45-19:00 Aug 3-8, 10-15, 17-22, 24-27  £ 14+ Acclaimed, joyfully funny retelling of classic film Die Hard.
Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly Assembly George Square The Crate 17:50-18:50 Aug 2-14, 16-28 £ 12+ Chaotic, interactive gameshow where audience members compete against each other and the host, with the audience physically becoming the game board. 
Crizards: This Means War Pleasance Dome 10 Dome 17:50-18:50 Aug 2-13, 15-26 £ 16+ A  wonky war epic directed by Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, Jordan Brookes.
Freya Parker: It Ain't Easy Being Cheeky Pleasance Courtyard Baby Grand 17:50-18:50 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 14+ Hot topics to include death, bread and the joy of waving. It's hehehehe o'clock!
Grace Jarvis: This Is the Last Goldfish That I Am Going to Eat for You [directed by Laura Davis] Underbelly George Square The Wee Coo 17:50-18:50 Aug 2-13, 15-28 £ 16+ I have collected, for your enjoyment, an anthology of all the weird things I have done in my life to try and make friends. Do not attempt these methods for yourselves. 
Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore Pleasance Courtyard One 18:00-19:00 Aug 2-15 £ 14+ Glenn - proud owner of a Pointless Celebrities trophy and a House Of Games tankard - brings one of the best-reviewed shows of 2022 back to Edinburgh.
Mary O'Connell: Money Princess [directed by Elf Lyons] Pleasance Courtyard Bunker Three 18:00-19:00 Aug 2-14, 16-27  £ 16+ Money, pop culture and trying to be a good person while living in London (if that's possible). 
Troy Hawke: Work in Progress Just the Tonic Nucleus Atomic Room 18:00-19:00 Aug 20-27 £ 14+ WIP show from multi award-winning comedian and CEO of the Greeters Guild.
James Rowland: Piece of Work Summerhall Summerhall Anatomy Lecture Theatre 18:00-19:10 Aug 2-13, 15-20, 22-25, 27  £ 14+ This remarkable road trip features his captivating mix of story, comedy and music.
Nabil Abdulrashid: The Purple Pill Pleasance Courtyard Beside 18:05-19:05 Aug 2-14, 16-27 £ 16+ A show about trying to be a good person while staying a badman.
Lara Ricote: A Work in Progress!!! Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 18:10-19:10 Aug 14 (Mon) £/PWYW 16+ It’ll be a very silly show, you’re gonna think 'oh this bitch is soooo silly!!'. 
Tom Ballard: It is I Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 18:10-19:10 Jul 31 Aug 1-13, 15-27  £/PWYW 16+ One of Australia’s hottest comedians (not physically) delivers a brand-new show about robots, the monarchy and death. 
Frankie Boyle: Lap of Shame Assembly Rooms Music Hall 18:20-19:20 Aug 3-13  £ 16+ As part of a continuing physical and mental tailspin, Frankie Boyle suppresses his overarching sense of futility and horror to tell jokes for an hour in the final days of organised human life.
Matt Price: As Seen on CCTV Just the Tonic The Caves The Spare Room 18:20-19:20 Aug 3-13, 15-27 £/PWYW 18+ A hilarious and life-affirming story about how one free session with a life coach and a death threat changed Matt Price's perspective on everything.
Lara Ricote: A Work in Progress!!! Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 18:25-19:25 Aug 15 (Tues) £/PWYW 16+ It’ll be a very silly show, you’re gonna think 'oh this bitch is soooo silly!!'. 
Robin Tran: Don't Look at Me Assembly George Square The Box 18:25-19:25 Aug 2-14, 16-27 £ 14+ Robin Tran is an Asian transgender lesbian, but don't worry, she's still funny.
Alexis Dubus: 3-Star Show Just the Tonic La Belle Angele (by Mash House) 18:30-19:30 Aug 3-13 £ adv. or PWYW on exit 16+ After 20 years on the circuit, Alexis Dubus, easily one of the comedians of his generation, is ready to deliver the greatest 3-star comedy experience ever staged. Don't miss this explosively average show from a multi award-nominated performer truly at the middle of his game.
Ivo Graham: Organised Fun Pleasance Courtyard Beyond 18:30-19:30 Aug 2-27 £ 14+ Expect quizzes, tangents and fluster. 
Tom Mayhew: This Time Next Year, We'll Be Millionaires! Laughing Horse The Three Sisters Maggie's Front Room 18:30-19:30 Aug 3-27 PWYW 18+ Dreams.  Endless hope. Jokes about how weird and annoying capitalism is. 
Twonkey’s Greatest Twitch Voodoo Rooms Ballroom   18:30-19:30 Aug 4-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27  £ 18+ Like an electrocuted Tommy Cooper in a car crash with Frank Sidebottom. 'We will examine the tapes closely when we return to London' (Britain's Got Talent).
Ryan Lane: Garbo! BlundaGardens Magical SpiegelYurt 18:40-19:30 Aug 8-12 £/PWYW 12+ A passionate character comedy of idols, idiots and the infamous. Sunset Boulevard meets The League of Gentlemen. 
Chloe Petts: If You Can't Say Anything Nice Pleasance Courtyard Above 18:40-19:40 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 14+ Expect routines on Greta Thunberg, the Queen and calling you all a bunch of virgins. 
Viggo Venn: Clown (Clown in Progress) BlundaGardens Magical SpiegelYurt 18:40-19:40 Aug 3-7 £/PWYW 18+ My favourite clown in the world' (Julia Masli).
A Young Man Dressed As A Gorilla Dressed As An Old Man Sits Rocking In A Rocking Chair For 56 Minutes And Then Leaves...14 PBH's Free Fringe @  Liquid Room Annexe 18:45-19:41 Aug 15 (Tues) PWYW 12+ As described.
James Nokise – Right About Now The Stand The Stand Four 18:45-19:45 Aug 3-13, 15-27 £ 14+ An electric, joyful hour packed with fun and skewering takes on society.
Sara Schaefer: Going Up Underbelly Bristo Square Friesian 18:50-19:50 Aug 23-25 £ 16+ Fake(?) seminar about defeating your hecklers, developing your TS (thick skin) and achieving total perfect comedy success. 
Charlie Vero-Martin: Picnic Underbelly Cowgate Delhi Belly 18:55-19:55 Aug 3-13, 15-27 £ 16+ Seriously joyful sketch show full of characters, puppets and surprises. 
Phil Kay – Funny Walks Just the Tonic The Caves set off fron Rowantree Bar 19:00-19:50 Aug 12-13, 15-26 £10 14+ Hear actual stories told in the places they happened! Groundbreaking stuff! A laugh a metre. 
Amelia Bayler: I Work in Customer Service but I’m Actually a Pop Star BlundaGardens BlundaBus   19:00-20:00 Aug 3-12 £/PWYW 18+ After an epic journey through all her styles of music over the years she finds her unhinged, joyous voice once more.
John Otway PBH's Free Fringe @  Voodoo Rooms Ballroom 19:00-20:00 Aug 14 (Mon) PWYW 18+ A surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona.
Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland Pleasance Courtyard Forth 19:00-20:00 Aug 2-27 £ 16+ In 2020, the world changed forever, as Kieran Hodgson moved to Scotland…
Marcus Brigstocke: Cheese and Whine Pleasance Courtyard Cabaret Bar 19:00-20:00 Aug 2-13 £ 14+ Marcus  guides you through the subtle art of pairing the best cheeses with a fine whine of your choosing.
Michelle Brasier: Reform Gilded Balloon Teviot Dining Room 19:00-20:00 Aug 2-15, 17-27 £ 16+ Maybe the real Facebook Marketplace is the friends we make along the way.  
Daniel Foxx: Villain Pleasance Courtyard Baby Grand 19:05-20:05 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 14+ About childhood, Tilda Swinton and bullying (but in a chic way). 
Mark Nelson: Bits & Pieces Monkey Barrel The Hive One 19:05-20:05 Aug 1-13, 15-20, 22-27 £/PWYW 18+ New stuff, greatest hits and bits and pieces from his decade at the Fringe.
Pierre Novellie: Why Are You Laughing? Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 19:05-20:05 Aug 2-27 £/PWYW 14+ Is something wrong with him or you?
Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine Pleasance Courtyard Below 19:10-20:10 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 14+ A love letter to music, a break-up letter to the industry and an hour of high-octane stand-up from a man ready to stare his younger self in the face. 
Liam Withnail: Chronic Boom Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 19:10-20:10 Aug 2-27 £/PWYW 18+ New show from the award-winning, smash-hit comic. 
Siân Docksey – Pole Yourself Together! [directed by Alexander Bennett] Pleasance Dome 10 Dome 19:10-20:10 Aug 2-8, 10-13, 16-20, 23-28  £ 16+ Pole dancing comedian cheerfully ignores climate disaster, another recession and the steady creep of fascism to see if hanging off a stick can make you stop thinking about death. 
Sam See: Government Approved Sex Laughing Horse The Counting House The Lounge 19:15-20:10 Aug 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-27  PWYW 16+ A stand-up comedy show about relationships, BDSM and scientific facts.
Afghanistan Is Not Funny by Henry Naylor Gilded Balloon Teviot Wine Bar 19:15-20:15 Aug 11-18 £ 12+ In 2002, whilst researching a comedy,  Naylor went to the Afghan warzone. An extraordinary tale ensued…
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Scary Times Monkey Barrel The Tron   19:15-20:15 Aug 1-13, 15-27 £/PWYW 14+ Featuring routines and jokes on such topics as Edinburgh Zoo, going for a walk, and the collapse of the British state.
Jenny Ryan: Out of the Box Gilded Balloon Teviot Wine Bar 19:15-20:15 Aug 19-28 £ 12+ The Vixen breaks away from teatime telly and invites you to an evening of song, storytelling and even some showbiz secrets
Matty Hutson: Don't Hold Back Pleasance Courtyard Attic 19:15-20:15 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 16+ Musical comedian Matty Hutson bares his sensitive soul in this highly anticipated debut hour, accompanied by as many instruments as he can fit into a suitcase. 

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & The Pool

Underbelly Bristo Square McEwan Hall 19:15-20:15? Aug 22-27 £ 12+ Chronicling his coming-of-middle-age story Mike asks the big questions: Why are we here? What’s next? What happens when the items at the doctor’s office that you thought were decorative become functional?
David O'Doherty: Tiny Piano Man Assembly George Square Gordon Aikman Theatre 19:20-20:20 Aug 2-14, 16-28 £ 14+ The dishevelled prince of £10 eBay keyboards tries to make you feel alive with a new pageant of laughter, song and occasionally getting up from a chair. 
Paul Foot: Dissolve Underbelly Cowgate Belly Dancer 19:20-20:20 Aug 3-14, 16-27 £ 14+ Inevitably he does get distracted by officious lollipop ladies.
Otto and Astrid's Joint Solo Project Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo 19:25-20:25 Aug 2-8, 10-15, 17-27 12+ Berlin's prince and princess of art rock and Europop.
Celya AB: Second Rodeo Pleasance Courtyard Beside 19:30-20:30 Aug 2-14, 16-27 £ 16+ As a child, all she wanted was to be an adult. Now she's at the table, she wants out. Expect tales of romance, a hologram, and a near-death experience in Thorpe Park
Pleasance All-American Newcomer Comedy Gala Pleasance Courtyard One 19:30-20:30 Aug 5 (Sat) FREE 12+ Discover the freshest comedy talent on the Fringe as they make their Pleasance debuts.
Rosie Jones – Triple Threat Pleasance Courtyard One 19:30-20:30 Aug 11-12 £ 14+ Join Rosie as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between! 
Sara Pascoe: Success Story Underbelly Bristo Square McEwan Hall 19:30-20:30 Aug 18 (Fri) £ 14+ After deciding to be famous at 14 years old, Sara has ruined Hugh Grant's birthday and seen Salman Rushdie dancing. For balance she’s also been slagged off by Geri Halliwell so it’s not all glamour.
Krystal Evans: The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp Monkey Barrel The Hive Two 19:35-20:35 Aug 2-14, 16-27  £/PWYW 16+ A viciously funny take on some of the defining moments in Krystal’s life
Olga Koch: Prawn Cocktail Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 19:35-20:35 Jul 31, Aug 1-27  £/PWYW 16+ Think less Eat Pray Love and more Shake Scream Cry. 
Becky Fury: Identity Laughing Horse Bar 50 The Alcove 19:45-20:35 Aug 4-27 PWYW 16+ A left-wing love letter to being queer-ish, mixed race-ish and British-ish. 
Geraldine Hickey: Of Course We've Got Horses Assembly George Square The Box 19:45-20:45 Aug 2-14, 16-27  £ 14+ Geraldine is very good at telling funny stories, it's why she's won comedy awards in Australia.
Lara Ricote: A Work in Progress!!! Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 19:50-20:50 Aug 16 (Wed) £/PWYW 16+ It’ll be a very silly show, you’re gonna think 'oh this bitch is soooo silly!!'. 
Sikisa: Hear Me Out Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 19:50-20:50 Aug 2-15, 17-20, 22-27 £/PWYW 16+ Why is it so hard to say the right things?
Carl Donnelly – The Dead Dad Show BlundaGardens Magical SpiegelYurt 20:00-21:00 Aug 23-27 £/PWYW 16+ Join this multi-award winning London comedian as he unpacks the worst month of his life (since his divorce that is).
Jarred Christmas: Silly Billy Laughing Horse 32 Below Main Cellar 20:00-21:00 Aug 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27  PWYW 18+ Award-winning New Zealand comedian; master of interaction, consummate raconteur. 
Jeremy Segway: A Life Out of Balance (with The Duncan Brothers) Bedlam Theatre Bedlam Theatre   20:00-21:00 Aug 4-13 £ 14+ A show dedicated to Mr Segway, the man who invented the Segway, all performed entirely on Segways.
Kiell Smith-Bynoe  and Ed MacArthur: String V SPITTA Pleasance Courtyard Above 20:00-21:00 Aug 18-26 £ 16+ A kids party... but for adults. Smash-hit musical comedy about two rival children's entertainers.
Myra Dubois: Be Well Pleasance Dome King Dome 20:00-21:00 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 18+ Myra DuBois lays her healing hands on the masses in this; her wellness sermon.
Rosie Holt: That's Politainment! Pleasance Courtyard Two 20:00-21:00 Aug 2-14, 16-27 £ 16+ Rosie returns to tightrope the thin line between politics and entertainment. 
William Stone: Lofi Jokes to Study/Relax to Pleasance Courtyard The Cellar 20:00-21:00 Aug 2-14, 16-27 £ 16+ Put your feet up and enjoy a joke-filled show in a relaxed atmosphere with chill beats to help you slow down that brain and enjoy a much-needed rest during the festival. Contains zero peril.
David Quirk – Astonishing Obscurity The Stand The Stand Four 20:05-21:05 Aug 3-13, 15-27 £ 18+ A  story about the day he ended a 32-year-old family vendetta – A truth. A lie. Obsession. Stalking. Art.
Best in Class Laughing Horse The Three Sisters Maggie's Chamber 20:15-21:15 Aug 3-27 PWYW 18+ A crowdfunded profit-sharing show that champions the rich talent of working-class comedians.
Glenn Wool: The Tardigrades Picnic Scottish Comedy Festival @ The Beehive Inn Beehive 2 (The Attic) 20:15-21:15 Aug 4-14, 16-28 £/PWYW 18+ You will laugh, he's very good at this.
Brendan Murphy: Buffy Revamped Pleasance EICC Lomond Theatre 20:15-21:30 Aug 3-8, 10-15, 17-20, 22-27  £ 14+ The entire 144 episodes of cult 90s TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as told through the eyes of Spike.
Foxdog Studios: Robo Bingo Underbelly Cowgate Delhi Belly 20:25-21:25 Aug 3-27  £ 14+ An interactive show for people who don't want to talk to anyone.
Alice Fraser: Twist Underbelly Bristo Square Jersey 20:30-21:30 Aug 2-13, 15-28 £ 14+  The moment you think you've got a handle on things, life throws you a twist.
An Evening of Mayhem with Megan Stalter Gilded Balloon Teviot Debating Hall 20:30-21:30 Aug 12-23, 25-27  £ 16+  Megan delights every crowd and leaves them saying, wait is she okay?
Tom Stade: Natural Born Killer The Stand The Stand One 20:30-21:30 Aug 3-13, 15-27 £ 18+ Legendary Canadian superstar with a killer new hour! 
John Hastings: The Times They Are A John Hastings Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 20:35-21:35 Aug 1-27 £/PWYW 14+ God’s favourite comedian, Fringe regular and public urinator (by circumstance and never choice)
Robin Ince – MELONS: A Love Letter to Stand-Up Comedy The Stand New Town Theatre Studio 20:35-21:35 Aug 2-14, 16-27 £13 (£10) 14+ How he fell in love with comedy thanks to The Goodies and Rik Mayall and how after 30 years he started to find his voice.
Susie McCabe: Femme Fatality Assembly George Square Studio Two 20:35-21:35 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 14+ With her razor-sharp punchlines she is currently ‘the best story telling comic in the UK right now’ (List). 
Elf and Duffy: Heist Monkey Barrel The Tron   20:40-21:40 Aug 2-15 £/PWYW 18+ A hysterically funny physical show with Visual Vernacular (VV), conducted in British Sign Language with some very violent live sound foley. Duffy and Elf are friends. Duffy signs, Elf doesn’t. Elf speaks, Duffy doesn’t. Let’s see how this works out… 
Tamsyn Kelly: Crying in TK Maxx Pleasance Courtyard Bunker One 20:40-21:40 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 16+ When Tamsyn discovers footage of her estranged father in a Channel 4 documentary, she's forced to stop and reassess her life
The Briefing with Melissa McGlensey Assembly Roxy Downstairs 20:40-21:40 Aug 2-13 £ 16+ Comedy presser. Directed by Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall. 
Rhod Gilbert: Work in Progress Gilded Balloon Teviot Wine Bar 20:45-21:45 Aug 21-23, 25-27 £ 16+ Expect some dark but funny shit. 
John Robins: Howl Just the Tonic Nucleus Atomic Room 20:50-21:45 Aug 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27  £16 14+ Still screaming after all these years. 
Ange Lavoipierre and Jane Watt: Jazz or a Bucket of Blood Underbelly George Square The Wee Coo 20:50-21:50 Aug 2-13, 15-28 £ 14+ Jane and Ange compete to decide the dominant theme of this Bunnings-flavoured farce.
Cabaret Impedimenta [hosted by John-Luke Roberts] Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo 20:55-21:55 Aug 17-20 £ 16+ An impossible variety show created by John-Luke Roberts. Amazing acts attempt to perform while confronted by obstacles and increasingly difficult circumstances, randomly chosen by spinning wheels.
Jonny & The Baptists: Ten Thankless Years Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo 20:55-21:55 Aug 9-15 £ 14+ The country's best (not most popular) musical comedians present their greatest hits, from a decade of being wildly under appreciated. 
Julia Masli: CHOOSH! Assembly George Square Gardens Piccolo 20:55-21:55 Aug 22-27 £ 12+ An absurd homage to migration, a hungry Eastern European clown voyages to America for a hot dog. 
Mr Chonkers Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 21:00-21:50 Aug 14 (Mon) £10/PWYW 16+ Absurd. Simple. Outrageous. An important waste of your time. It’s great.
Rosco McClelland: Bring Out Your Dead Monkey Barrel The Hive Two 21:00-21:50 Aug 2-15, 17-27 £/PWYW 18+ A show about taking chances, even when the consequences are certain death.
Alexander Bennett: I Can't Stand the Man, Myself Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose Coorie 21:00-22:00 Aug 2-13, 15-27 £ 16+ A show about hating yourself and, amongst other things, choosing not to.
Mark Watson: Search Pleasance Courtyard One 21:00-22:00 Aug 2-14, 16, 18-20, 23-27  £ 14+ Taskmaster star, multiple award-winner and Fringe legend returns to consider the search for meaning that we're all on, with or without Google.
Phil Kay: Silent DiscoVery... (Walking Tour) BlundaGardens set off from The Bus Stop 21:00-22:00 Aug 13-26 £10 14+ Take a stroll with Phil for an off-the-cuff on the hoof walking tour. Talking cobblers on the cobbles. 
Jo Griffin: The Power Hour Assembly George Square The Box 21:15-22:15 Aug 2-14, 16-27 £ 16+ Jo’s got the power. You want it? Well come get it. Because she’s got it. Maybe. TBC. 
Mat Ewins: Mr TikTok Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 21:15-22:15 Jul 31, Aug 1-27  £/PWYW 16+  **** (Guardian). **** (Times). ****½ (Chortle.co.uk). ***** (Independent). ***** (BeyondTheJoke.co.uk).
Monét X Change: Life Be Lifein' Underbelly Bristo Square McEwan Hall 21:15-22:15 Aug 2-8, 10-15 £ 18+ Operatic bass-baritone and comedienne Monét X Change shares her anecdotal, intrusive thoughts and opinions.
Two Little Dickheads: Slot Fillers BlundaGardens Magical SpiegelYurt 21:20-22:15 Aug 18-27 £/PWYW 14+ It’s unscripted, unhooved and unbelievably unnecessary. 
AAA Stand-Up (w/ Jacob Hatton, Freya McGhee and Thenjiwe) Just the Tonic The Caves Up The Road 21:20-22:20 Aug 3-13, 15-27 £ 16+ Total sell-out show 2005-2022 returns with a brand new line-up. Endorphin-milking titterfest. 
Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time Assembly Rooms Music Hall 21:30-22:30 Aug 3-13, 15-27 £ 14+ Mining the most tragic event in his life for laughs.
Mawaan Rizwan: Songs About Birds (WIP) Pleasance Courtyard Two 21:30-22:30 Aug 4-8, 10-13 £ 16+ Think guineafowl. Think mangos. Think existential dread. A song about Alison Hammond on a vespa? Why not. Taskmaster's 'sneaky pasta snake' tries out brand-spanking-new songs and a couple of classics for good measure.
Huge Davies: Whodunnit Pleasance Courtyard Upstairs 21:40-22:40 Aug 2-15, 17-27 £ 16+ Highly anticipated second show about murder.
Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have Pleasance Courtyard Two 21:40-22:40 Aug 17-27 £ 16+ Will he be able to get every single person in the world to like him? Or is it time for him to face the music?
Leila Navabi: Composition Pleasance Courtyard Attic 21:45-22:45 Aug 2-10, 12-27 £ 14+ The Welsh, brown, gay, Gen-Z comedian presents an audacious punk musical-comedy show.
Jodie Mitchell: Becoming John Travulva Pleasance Courtyard Below 21:50-22:50 Aug 2-14, 16-27 £ 16+ John Travulva teams up with his tick-box protégé: queer, non-binary class-straddler Jodie Mitchell.
Elliot Steel: Love and Hate Speech Underbelly Cowgate Delhi Belly 21:55-22:55 Aug 3-13, 15-27 £ 14+ Comedy's best nepo baby (and there's a lot) returns. 
John Robertson's The Dark Room Gilded Balloon Teviot Dining Room 22:00-21:00 Aug 2-27 £ 14+ Will you: A) Find the light switch? B) Go north? C) Abandon hope?
Dan Tiernan: Going Under Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 22:00-23:00 Jul 31, Aug 1-13, 15-27 £/PWYW 16+ He's 27, gay and riddled with dyspraxia. Dan's had a big year…
Dave Hill: Caveman in a Spaceship The Stand New Town Theatre Studio 22:00-23:00 Aug 14-27 £ 18+ New York City based cult comedian Dave Hill combines stand-up, storytelling, music and occasional ill-advised feats of strength…
Gemma Soldati: The Poor Rich Assembly Roxy Downstairs 22:00-23:00 Aug 2-14, 16-27 £ 18+  Prepare to be seduced, betrayed, and most of all – delighted.
Chris Cantrill: SuPeRgEnIu$ (WIP) Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 22:0-23:00 Aug 14 (Mon) £/PWYW 16+ About his rude son, upsetting pensioners on purpose and party planning. 
Dan Lees: The Vinyl Countdown PBH's Free Fringe @  Banshee Labyrinth Cinema Room 22:10-23:10 Aug 4-6, 8-13, 15-20  PWYW 18+ Award-winning alternative comedian Dan Lees brings forgotten album covers back to life. A joyous night of musical madness and expert clowning. 
Moses Storm: Perfect Cult Pleasance Courtyard Beneath 22:20-23:20 Aug 2-15, 17-27 £ 16+ A brand-new show about being raised in an unsuccessful doomsday cult. 
Mr Chonkers Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 22:25-23:15 Aug 15 (Tues) £10/PWYW 16+ Absurd. Simple. Outrageous. Stupid. An important waste of your time. It’s great.
Andrew O'Neill – Geburah Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 22:25-23:25 Aug 2-14, 16-21, 23-28 £/PWYW 14+ Nonbinary whirlwind returns to the Fringe. Them off of Good Omens 2, Damned Andrew, Buzzocks, that sort of thing. 
Dane Simpson: Didgeridoozy Assembly George Square Studio Four 22:30-23:30 Aug 2-13 £ 16+ Straight outta Wagga Wagga. Bonus didgeridoo content.
Lachlan Werner – Voices Of Evil Pleasance Courtyard The Cellar 22:30-23:30 Aug 2-14, 16-22, 24-27  £ 14+ Brew is a small, squishy witch, and she has decided to sacrifice him. To help with his self-esteem.
Dungeons 'n' Bastards: An Adam Riches Gameshow Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 22:40-23:40 Aug 17-27 £/PWYW 16+ Think Pat Sharp’s Fun House meets Krull in the show TV commissioners will soon be calling ‘a hard pass’. 
Jamali Maddix: Work in Progress Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 22:40-23:40 Aug 4-13 £/PWYW 16+ Jamali Maddix is working up a brand-new hour.  **** (Sunday Times). **** (Independent). **** (Chortle.co.uk).
Jordan Brookes: Snakes for Cats to Watch (Work in Progress) Pleasance Courtyard Baby Grand 22:50-23:50 Aug 2-8, 21-27  £ 16+ I cannot emphasise enough how this is not finished yet.
Ivo Graham: Organised Fun Pleasance Courtyard The Grand 23:00-00:00 Aug 12, 19 £ 14+ Ivo's lining up a show with more risk than ever before.
Nick Helm's Hot 'N' Heavy Weekend Pleasance Courtyard One 23:00-00:00 Aug 11-12 £ 16+ Join the legendary Nick Helm as he celebrates the 10th anniversary of his first album Hot 'N' Heavy, performing the whole damn thing. Top. To. Tail.
Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala Pleasance Courtyard The Grand 23:00-00:20 Sat 5th FREE 12+ Check out some of the most exciting new comedians at the Fringe as they make their Pleasance debuts in this late-night comedy party. 
Stamptown Comedy Night Pleasance Courtyard Forth 23:00-00:30 Aug 5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26  £ 18+ A raunchy, chaotic and full-on Fringe experience, Stamptown is a late-night variety show featuring the best alternative performance on the international scene.
Tarot: Hive Mind Pleasance Courtyard Two 23:10-00:10 Aug 23, 25-26 £ 16+ A gameshow in which contestants have to crowdsource their way to victory
Marc Burrows in the Glom of Nit Laughing Horse City Café Nineties 23:15-00:00 Aug 4-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27, 29  PWYW 18+ An hour of nerdy jokes about sex, music, identity and modern life being rubbish, performed, for some reason, in front of a giant picture of Blur. 
Stephen Catling: Beehavioural Problems: Something Something Autism theSpace @ Surgeons Hall Theatre 2 23:15-00:05 Aug 4-12, 14-26 £ 18+ He who makes a bee-ast of himself gets rid of the pain of bee-ing a man. Surrealist escapade.
Siblings and Family Friends Pleasance Dome Queen Dome 23:20-01:00 Aug 9, 16, 23 (Wed) £ 16+ Prepare yourselves for a wild and wonderful variety night hosted by character comedians and IRL sisters Maddy and Marina Bye.
Ray Badran and Josh Glanc: It's Christmas Time Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 23:20-01:20 Aug 21-22 £/PWYW 18+ If you're after a late-night Christmas comedy show, that is hosted by two Australians, and takes place in Scotland, in August... then this is for you.
Chris Cantrill and Sam O’Leary: Adult Film Club Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 23:25-00:25 Aug 15-16 £/PWYW 16+ A raucous showcase of comedy short films, bizarro music videos and truly effed-up MP4s.
Paul F Taylor: Head in the Clouds Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Two 23:25-00:25 Aug 4-14, 17-27 £/PWYW 16+ Wonderfully absurd stand-up from a fool's thinking man. 
Jazz Emu's Pleasure Garden Assembly George Square Studios - Underground 23:30-01:00 Aug 17-19, 24-26 £ 16+ Jazz Emu's finest songs, along with sets from some special guest comedians. 
Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Super Bowl Pleasance Dome Queen Dome 23:30-01:30 Aug 15 (Tues) £ 12+ Sikisa, Bella Hull and Stuart Laws host comedy's premier sporting event, with eight guest comedians competing to take home the trophy. 
Comedians' DJ Battles Assembly George Square Underground 23:30-01:30 Aug 4, 11, 20, 27  £ 18+ Ivo Graham (music snob, organised fun fanatic, superintendent of the sesh) pits Fringe legends against each other on the decks to see who's got the best taste in music, as voted by you, the people dancing. 
Mr Chonkers Presents: Piggy Time Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 23:55-01:25 Aug 17-19 £7/PWYW 16+ An unhinged variety show all the way from Los Angeles. A stunningly beautiful mess of a disaster. 
King of the Table Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Three 23:55-02:40 Aug 18 & 25 (Fri) £/PWYW 18+ Ray Badran is putting on a table tennis tournament featuring some of the best comedians of the Fringe.
The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS) Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel One 23:55-02:55 Aug 6-9, 13-16, 20-23, 27 £8/PWYW 18+ A crucible in which we will forge comedy's golden future and literal good gig, back for our 12th Fringe with yet more high-end foolishness, Permitted Heckles and a ludicrous, bountiful plenitude of guests. 
Viggo Venn: Club Comedian Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 00:05-01:05 Aug 16-27 £/PWYW 16+ Norwegian clown Viggo Venn has moved to London to follow his life-long dream of becoming a British Club Comedian.
Julia Masli: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Monkey Barrel Monkey Barrel Four 00:05-01:05 Aug 4-15 £/PWYW 16+ hahahhahahaha hehe hahahahahahahahahaha. 'Ha' (Guardian). 
Mark Dean Quinn: Is This Enough PBH's Free Fringe @  Banshee Labyrinth Cinema Room 01:50-02:50 Aug 5, 7-12, 14-19, 21-26  PWYW 18+  'A fascinating, poignant and extremely entertaining study in deadpan tragicomedy' (ExeuntMagazine.com).

NB Weblinks have been included for Board Members & associates, and will be added for shows which are not for sale through Edfringe.

Also, 'Joe Sutherland Is Cancelled' has genuinely been cancelled, which is why it is no longer listed. All other shows with weirdly prophetic titles are scheduled to go ahead.