Venue 3: Assembly George Square Gardens
- George Square, EH8 9JZ
- 0131 623 3030
- www.assemblyfestival.com
- www.edfringe.com
Shows at this venue in 2011
Baby Wants Candy Workshop
- Workshop
- 15
- 10, 17 & 24 Aug 2011
Learn musical improv from the best! Internationally renowned Chicago troupe, Baby Wants Candy 'entertainment phenomenon' (Scotsman), invites you to learn... Full listing
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
- Play
- 13
- 4-15 & 17-29 Aug 2011
Relationships shouldn't work, but somehow they do, so who did the groundwork? In this witty and modern adaptation of Mark... Full listing
Bette and Joan - The Final Curtain
- Play
- 13
- 3-9, 11-16, 18-21 & 23-29 Aug 2011
'You should only say good of the dead. Joan Crawford is dead. Good' (Bette Davis). On her deathbed, Bette is... Full listing
Card Ninja
- Magic
- 8
- 4-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug 2011
Comedian. Magician. Ninja. Hailing from New Zealand, Javier Jarquin presents Card Ninja, a riotous and dazzling display of comedy and... Full listing
Best of the Fest Daytime
- Variety
- 13
- 5-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-25 & 27-28 Aug 2011
Last year's smash hit family friendly daytime version of 'Best of the Fest' returns! Join us in the beautiful gardens... Full listing
James Campbell's Comedy 4 Kids
- 7
- 11-14 Aug 2011
James Campbell is a stand-up comedian for children over six, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude... Full listing
Funny Women
- Stand-up
- 12
- 3-7, 10-14 & 17-21 Aug 2011
Britain's leading female comedy brand showcases the newest acts from the UK and beyond. Plus seeking out the freshest and... Full listing
Funny Women Comedy Workshop
- Workshop
- 45
- 8 & 15 Aug 2011
Visiting the Fringe and think it's the perfect time to dip your toe into comedic waters? Already a performer who'd... Full listing
One Night Stan
- 12
- 3-29 Aug 2011
May 18th, 1954. Stan Laurel sits backstage in a British variety theatre. An audience waits, but where is Oliver Hardy?... Full listing
Kevin Cruise
- Variety
- 12
- 3-15 & 17-29 Aug 2011
Teatime cruise ship capers with legendary high seas host. Comedy, magic, game shows, sing-a-long classics and bingo. Pack your bags... Full listing
Al Murray's Compete for the Meat
- Chat show
- 10
- 12-27 Aug 2011
It's back! Do you wish it could be Christmas everyday? Well it is, with Compete for the Meat! Christmas Special... Full listing
The Baby Diary
- 9.50
- 3-14 & 16-28 Aug 2011
Jenny is pregnant. Simon is quite lonely. Mike is a bit angry. Sandra is infertile. A new comic play by... Full listing
Chortle Student Comedy Awards Final
- Stand-up
- 8.50
- 28 Aug 2011
Hundreds entered, only eight survive. Who will be crowned Britain's best student comedian? Organised by leading comedy website Chortle, previous... Full listing
Little Howard's Big Show
- 10
- 3-16 & 18-29 Aug 2011
Big Howard and Little Howard's massively popular BBC1 show Little Howard's Big Question is in danger after someone accidentally called... Full listing
Paul Daniels: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
- Magic
- 14
- 3-28 Aug 2011
The most successful magician of the 20th-century and international sex symbol comes to town with the very lovely Debbie McGee... Full listing
Olivia Lee Chats Them Up
- Chat show
- 12.50
- 16-28 Aug 2011
Star of her own Comedy Central show, Olivia Lee: Dirty Sexy Funny and Channel 4 shows, Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits... Full listing
Pink Noise by FORK
- Music
- 15
- 3-9, 11-16 & 18-28 Aug 2011
The show that reinvents a cappella. World-class singing, groundbreaking sounds, comic talent, extravagant fashion but no instruments. Think champagne shower... Full listing
New Art Club: Quiet Act of Destruction
- 14
- 3-8, 10-15 & 17-28 Aug 2011
Edinburgh Spotlight Best Comedy Show 2010 winners take you on an energetic, hilarious rampage through the placid Cambridgeshire village of... Full listing
Liberace: Live From Heaven
- Music
- 14
- 3-28 Aug 2011
February 4 1987, Liberace, Mr Showmanship, arrives at the pearly gates. Will Saint Peter and the angels let him in... Full listing
Henning Wehn / Otto Kuhnle: Das Very Best Of German Humour
- 12.50
- 16 Aug 2011
Teutonic jolliness at its best. Join old Fringe favourites Otto Kuhnle, the funniest man from Dusseldorf and winner of the... Full listing
Rayguns Look Real Enough: Balls Deep
- Music
- 10.50
- 3-29 Aug 2011
More mash-up mayhem following the success of their 2010 show Set To Stun and the story of one man's struggle... Full listing
Daniel Sloss - The Joker
- Stand-up
- 13.50
- 3, 6-15 & 17-29 Aug 2011
Scotland's half-man-half-Xbox, hormone-ridden comic prodigy started doing stand-up aged 16 and appeared on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, 8 Out Of... Full listing
Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen
- Variety
- 16
- 12-27 Aug 2011
Hosted by Kurt Braunohler and Kristen Schaal, this cult New York variety show features comedy from some of the best... Full listing
Dave Gorman's Power Point Presentation
- Stand-up / multimedia
- 15
- 3-28 Aug 2011
The man behind Edinburgh hits Are You Dave Gorman and Googlewhack Adventure returns to the Fringe. Always one of comedy's... Full listing
7 Day Drunk
- 12
- 4-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug 2011
Bryony has always had a rocky relationship with alcohol. It seems intrinsically linked to her confidence as an artist as... Full listing
Andrew Maxwell: The Lights Are On
- Stand-up
- 15
- 3-15 & 17-29 Aug 2011
Star of the Edinburgh Fringe and comedy award nominee Andrew Maxwell returns with a brand new hour of mischievous charm... Full listing
Jimeoin - Lovely!
- Stand-up
- 14.50
- 3-15 & 17-29 Aug 2011
Stunning show of world-class stand-up from one of live comedy's masters. No gimmicks, pure and simple great craic from star... Full listing
Margaret Cho - Cho Dependent
- Stand-up
- 16
- 3-9, 11-16 & 18-29 Aug 2011
Revered for her crass in your face style and taboo busting material, Cho is one of the most prolific and... Full listing
Evelyn Evelyn
- Music
- 13
- 17-21 Aug 2011
Punk cabaret queen Amanda Palmer and Seattle-based prankster Jason Webley present the world's only conjoined-twin singer-songwriter duo! The twins will... Full listing
Pistol & Jack - Smash.Glam.Sex.Music
- Music
- 12
- 3-15, 17-22 & 24-28 Aug 2011
Raucous. Heart-wrenching. Badass. She's an American pop princess. He's a depraved Cockney rocker. Preaching the filth and mashing up hits... Full listing
Glenn Wool: No Lands Man
- Stand-up
- 14
- 3-14 & 16-29 Aug 2011
Glenn is one of the pioneers of what is now known as the world circuit. Over the past three years... Full listing
Al Murray the Pub Landlord's Compete for the Meat - Late Night
- Chat show
- 15
- 18-20 & 25-27 Aug 2011
It's back! Do you wish it could be Christmas everyday? Well it is, with Compete for the Meat Christmas Special... Full listing
Andrew O'Neill: Alternative
- Stand-up / storytelling
- 12
- 3-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug 2011
Funny comedy show by longhaired man (includes short play about gravy). All styles of comedy covered, guaranteed (some twice). ****... Full listing
Comic Strip
- 15
- 4-7, 11-14, 19-21 & 26-28 Aug 2011
Comic Strip is a night of stand-up and strip-tease, a night of belly laughs and nipple tassels, a night of... Full listing
Puppetry of the Penis: 3D
- Variety
- 15
- 3-14 & 16-29 Aug 2011
The astonishing and unforgettable ancient Australian art of genital origami Puppetry of the Penis is back with a brand new... Full listing
The Two Wrongies
- Variety / sketch show
- 10
- 3-14, 16-21 & 23-29 Aug 2011
Strap yourself in and prepare for a right royal wronging as you enter the world of The Two Wrongies, the... Full listing
Neil Hamburger: Discounted Enterainer
- Stand-up
- 12
- 15-28 Aug 2011
America's $1 funnyman Neil Hamburger returns! The hardest working and most profoundly suffering comedian in existence, Neil's unique brand of... Full listing
The Horne Section
- Variety / music
- 14
- 3-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-27 Aug 2011
Jazz based, vein popping, late night variety show The Horne Section is back. Mixing the best comedy with the finest... Full listing
Maxwell's Fullmooners
- Music / stand-up
- 16
- 14 Aug 2011
The UK's No.1 late show. Unstoppable comedy force Andrew Maxwell presents everyone's favourite late night show, Fullmooners. Award-winning self-styled hip-hop... Full listing
Eat Your Heart Out
- 10
- 16-21 & 24-28 Aug 2011
British cabaret is thriving. Girls gallivant around like extras from Moulin Rouge and everybody loves to hear Radiohead on a... Full listing
The Mess
- Variety
- 4.99
- 3-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug 2011
Necessarily brutal. Not unnecessarily cruel. No bells or whistles, no smoke or mirrors, no cliques or door policy. 100% non... Full listing
Pokermen
- 12
- 5-7, 10-14, 17-21 & 25-28 Aug 2011
When comedians chat amongst themselves there's a hidden agenda of rivalry, each one wants to be the wittiest, to have... Full listing
The Room
- 8
- 7, 14, 18 & 21 Aug 2011
Bring your plastic spoons and come watch the screening of the cult phenomenon that is The Room. The best worst... Full listing