Venue 272: The Free Sisters
- 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS
- 0131 622 6801
- www.freefestival.co.uk
- www.edfringe.com
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Edinburgh's premiere party venue and the free mega venue with six rooms of free shows running throughout the day and night, all located around a vibrant and buzzing courtyard. With a huge drinks selection, a wide menu, hog roast, and plenty of new surprises each year! Shows run from 09:00-02:00, with music and dancing trough until 5am, the venue is barely ever closed in August.
Shows at this venue in 2013
Flamboyant: Like A Flame, But Buoyant
- Free
- 8-18 & 20-25 Aug 2013
Flamboyant: Like a Flame, But Buoyant is a whimsical, musical journey into the mind of Clara Bell. See the world... Full listing
Bespoke Comedy for the Discerning Family
- Improv
- Free
- 2-11 Aug 2013
Foghorn's delicious blend of comedy is sure to leave the adults awestruck and the kids captivated. New stories are magically... Full listing
An Arab Woman's View of Life
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2 & 3 Aug 2013
Madame Chabane will give you an insight into the daily life of an Arab woman. She will correct some of... Full listing
Death Ship 666! - The Titanic Parody
- Play
- Free
- 4-25 Aug 2013
Start your morning with a bang, with Death Ship 666! The fun disaster movie parody play, following the ill-fated passengers... Full listing
Joe Munrow: Jazz Monkey
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Joe Munrow takes you on a hilarious ramble as the stand-up details his quest to find, from the observational to... Full listing
Ray Fordyce's Brunchtime Banter
- Variety
- Free
- 1-3, 5-10, 12-17 & 19-24 Aug 2013
Get your Fringe day off to a pleasant start and let Ray Fordyce introduce you to some of the top... Full listing
Huggers - Free Festival
- Free
- 2-25 Aug 2013
The international hit show returns for its third season, with a revolving line-up of various performers, ranging from comedians and... Full listing
Shall We Just See This One?
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-12 Aug 2013
So early it yurts! Get it? 'Cos it's 11:30. And it's in a yurt, which is a tent, by the... Full listing
Tristan Garrel Cambridge
- Free
- 1-17 Aug 2013
Tristan Garrel Cambridge is quite literally a pilot episode recording for a discussion programme on The Fine Arts and Discussion... Full listing
Remember That I Love You
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
In an unsubstantiated fit of bravado, Gregory has chosen a dead stranger whose biography he has traced. That stranger is... Full listing
American History and Dick Jokes
- Stand-up
- Free
- 16-25 Aug 2013
Luke Capasso's American History and Dick Jokes. AHDJ is a one-hour ride tracing the origin of all the things that... Full listing
Tim Parfitt - No Ordinary Englishman
- Stand-up
- Free
- 12-15 Aug 2013
Stand-up comedy from Tim Parfitt. The Speedy Boarding Tour. Full listing
The Lunchtime Ferret
- Stand-up
- Free
- 9-18 Aug 2013
Following hot on the trail of last year's excellent Ferrets Comedy Podcast Live, the protagonists return in a new form... Full listing
Smells Like Shit ... Tastes Like Chicken
- Stand-up
- Free
- 4-8 Aug 2013
A boy whose life went astray: a casualty of the bar trade like many before him, going weeks without seeing... Full listing
The Cat Police
- Play
- Free
- 12-24 Aug 2013
Lee is a very naughty cat and his owner Claire tells him about the Cat Police, who round up bad... Full listing
FECCLES... On Love!
- Free
- 1-3 Aug 2013
A unique collection of monologues from the Falmouth and Exeter Cornwall Campus Light Entertainment Society (FECCLES)! We cover many aspects... Full listing
Late Night Laughs At Lunch - Free
- Stand-up / storytelling
- Free
- 2-4, 7-11, 14-18 & 21-25 Aug 2013
Australian comedians Eric Hutton and Jen Carnovale present a selection of their favourite Fringe acts. These guys have been given... Full listing
Zigzag Zit-faced Zombies and the Giant Geriatric Generator
- Storytelling
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Award winning Scottish author Stuart Reid introduces his book characters as Gorgeous George, Grandpa Jock and Crayon Kenny uncover mysteries... Full listing
The Hill and Weedon Fan Club
- Free
- 1-14 Aug 2013
Are you a fan of Hill and Weedon? (Winners of Musical Comedy Awards 2013, Laughing Horse New Act of the... Full listing
Nick Bowling Laughs in the Face of Death for 45 Minutes and Then Asks Him Politely to Leave
- Stand-up
- Free
- 15-20 & 22-25 Aug 2013
Nick Bowling discusses plans for his funeral with a majestic and variegated PowerPoint presentation. Also on the agenda: sport, hobbies... Full listing
Stand Up, Woman
- Play
- Free
- 2-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug 2013
'Julia Munrow's comedy drama about a woman who tries stand-up in an attempt to learn to stand up for herself... Full listing
Daly's Comedy Club @ The Edinburgh Fringe
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Daly's Comedy Club is one of Ireland's premier comedy venues, finishing runner up in the 2013 Dave's One Night Stand... Full listing
Lucy Frederick - In Pursuit of Cool
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Affable and slightly confused, Lucy Frederick invites you to join her in her tireless quest to be the cool kid... Full listing
Atella the Pun
- Stand-up
- Free
- 3-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug 2013
Award-winning comedians Darren Walsh, 'relentlessly chirpy' (Time Out, London, ) and Leo Kearse, 'very funny' (List), host this hour of... Full listing
First World Problems - Free
- Stand-up
- Free
- 3-25 Aug 2013
Ten am - bus replacement service is delayed. Eleven am - mid-morning croissant didn't have enough chocolate. Twelve pm -... Full listing
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Showcase
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Since 2007 Hilarity Bites Comedy Club have brought the very best in comedy to the north-east of England, showcasing festival... Full listing
Collier and Cox: Single, No Return
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Two perpetually single girls invite you to come on their bus. They will show you their top deck. You don't... Full listing
Unmanageable
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
'These two are not only adorable, they are genius with the audience' (StageWon.co.uk, Edinburgh Fringe 2012). Looks can be deceiving.... Full listing
Chris Henry Isn't Musical
- Free
- 2-25 Aug 2013
Chris has been a stand-up comedian for 10 years. Before that he performed in school shows, was a Butlins redcoat,... Full listing
The Rat Pack Stand-up Comedy
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2013
Different, top comedians every day in a cool, laid-back stand-up show with Rat Pack music, drinking, silliness and hopefully, you!... Full listing
Funeral Addict
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2013
Irish comedian Christian Talbot cares too much. About everything. And that's not always a good thing. See Ireland's neediest man... Full listing
LOLympics Live - Free
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
The Games are back in 2013! Different international acts compete daily for comedy gold. Our laugh-letes probably can't run or... Full listing
Talking to Strangers on Buses
- Music / stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Alison will tell you stuff she has written in notebooks. SYTYF semi-finalist, RTE's New Comedy Awards, Republic of Telly. 'One... Full listing
Live Bait
- Sketch show
- Free
- 1-12 & 15-25 Aug 2013
Live Bait presents an extraordinary world of surreal chaos; think French & Saunders having a strong cocktail with The Mighty... Full listing
Chaos and Order - A True Story
- Free
- 1-15 & 18-28 Aug 2013
Chaos and Order - A True Story. Never judge a book by its cover! Chaos and Order - A True... Full listing
ComedySportz @ Laughing Horse Free Festival
- Improv
- Free
- 18-25 Aug 2013
ComedySportz takes two teams of the slickest, sharpest minds that comedy has to offer and pits them against each other.... Full listing
I Wanna Be Like You
- Play
- Free
- 16 & 17 Aug 2013
Charlie's got no mates and his life is miserable. Never been appreciated, never been noticed and never once got what... Full listing
Yori Yori Love Chat Luisa and Pat
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-10 Aug 2013
Ever wondered why animals find it easier to maintain relationships? Why does a male orangutan have more success with mating... Full listing
76 Million People and Me
- Free
- 11-15 Aug 2013
76 Million People and Me is the story of four 20th-century dictators: Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong and Pol... Full listing
Adam Belbin - The Other Half of Next Year's Show
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Thought I ought to nail down the other half of next year's show before next year comes around. An all... Full listing
Rhys James Prepares / Free Festival
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-12 & 14-26 Aug 2013
Rhys will tell some brilliant jokes, do some incredible poems and then leave. The whole thing will last around 45... Full listing
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside some hot new talent and Fringe newcomers, with a different... Full listing
Comedy and Cupcakes
- Stand-up
- Free
- 3-25 Aug 2013
Comedy and Cupcakes is Laura Hayden's tremendously popular show from Los Angeles, California. Combining her two favourite things, laughter and... Full listing
Over It - Death, Anorexia, and Other Funny Things
- Stand-up / storytelling
- Free
- 3-25 Aug 2013
Dave, a straight male, takes a satirical look into his anorexic past. Robyn recounts the unexpected, ridiculous aspects of dealing... Full listing
Chris Henry Stands Up
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-25 Aug 2013
'Enjoyably candid ... honest ... even daring show' (Chortle.co.uk). Chris has lots to get off his chest: why he'd change... Full listing
Nik Coppin - Mixed Racist (Free Festival)
- Storytelling
- Free
- 1-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug 2013
The bizarre story and related hilarious anecdotes of the half-black British comedian being accused of racism in an Australian newspaper... Full listing
Anti-Clever
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Jake Bourke is an Irish comic, but it was never meant to be this way. Having started his creative life... Full listing
Steve Bugeja Tries Hard
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Steve Bugeja gives you 35 minutes of stand-up for free! Simple. Steve is a hotly tipped young comic who reached... Full listing
Ant Dewson: Now That's What I Call Musical Comedy - Free
- Music / stand-up
- Free
- 1-12 & 14-25 Aug 2013
My last show was well reviewed but poorly attended. **** (DailyDust.co.uk). The solution? Some hilarious new songs, a tiny venue... Full listing
The Wireless Podcast - Free
- Improv
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
No wires - no script! Four of the UK's brightest comic talents join the twinkly fingers of a virtuoso musician... Full listing
Neurovision
- Music
- Free
- 2-18 & 20-25 Aug 2013
Electro-comedy duo Eccentronic (Miss Hypnotique and John Callaghan) enters Eurovision. It's boom-bang-a-bang to world peace, radical choreography and avant-garde Eurodisco.... Full listing
Panto-Monium: An Adult Pantomime For Gentlemen and Gentleladies
- Play
- Free
- 1-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug 2013
Have you ever wanted to see your life story live on stage? In pantomime form? For a strictly adult audience?... Full listing
2 Irish Men Walk Into a Bar - In a Yurt
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
If you like Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran, Dara O'Briain and Jason Byrne, but can't afford to see them; then come... Full listing
We're New Here: Our Edinburgh Apprenticeship
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
Hjalmar Tjan, Chris Betts and a few other young
aspiring stand-ups are in Edinburgh for the first time in hopes of... Full listing
Free - 99 Club Stand-Up Selection - Cowgate
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-25 Aug 2013
Proud to support the Free Festival, the 99 Club brings a selection of some of the best comics at the... Full listing
Jen Carnovale: Not A Person Person - Free
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-4, 6-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2013
Jen Carnovale is back with her third Edinburgh Fringe show. After two years living abroad this Australian lady will be... Full listing
Gary Lynch - Dark Charisma
- Satire
- Free
- 2-11 & 13-25 Aug 2013
Last year's busiest Festival comedian, with 89 shows in 24 days. His unfocused megalomania allows him to see where everybody... Full listing
Spring Day: Learn How To Take A Punch - Free
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-13 & 15-25 Aug 2013
'Spring Day is such a likeable and friendly character with an incredibly infectious smile that draws the audience into her... Full listing
Freda Chats Shittington
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
The husky-voiced, slipper wearing, dirty-minded lass from up north shares stories of fun, cheeky and downright naughty pastimes. Whether it's... Full listing
PowerCouple - Stand-up Comedy from Stephen Bailey and Gary John Senior
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
This show depicts the two sides to every relationship based on Stephen and Gary's real experience in their own. Stephen... Full listing
A A and A Free
- Stand-up
- Free
- 4-8, 11-15 & 18-22 Aug 2013
The Immigrants are: Russ Haynes is a young handsome deaf comedian who just wants to hear the sound of laughter... Full listing
Künt and the Gang
- Music
- Free
- 2-10 & 12-25 Aug 2013
Künt and the Gang return with some new, very wrong comedy songs which were not yet written when this was... Full listing
WeGotTickets New Talent Showcase
- Stand-up
- Free
- 14 Aug 2013
WeGotTickets 2013 Award Winners Showcase featuring winners from; Musical Comedy Awards, Funny Women Awards and Laughing Horse - New Act... Full listing
Clare Harrison's 15 Inches of Fame
- Sketch show / stand-up
- Free
- 1-16 & 20-26 Aug 2013
Clare Harrison's 15 Inches of Fame is a series of pre-filmed comedy sketches shown on a small cinema screen presented... Full listing
Human Happiness; An Alien Concept?
- Free
- 1-13, 15-16, 18-21 & 23-25 Aug 2013
An Odyssey into the world of the oddities, hilarity, disappointments and perception of that which is life growing up and... Full listing
Mrs Manning
- Free
- 1-12 & 14-25 Aug 2013
Mrs Manning. Where a fat, sweaty, racist, sexist comedian perished, did rise his lovely widow! Mrs Manning tells the tale... Full listing
The Equal Opportunities Act 2010 Presents... Free
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22 & 25 Aug 2013
Stand-up comedy that fulfils the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's diversity requirements all in one fantastic show. Featuring a Nigerian perspective from... Full listing
Shaggers - Free Festival
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-25 Aug 2013
The international hit show returns after more sell-out shows around the world. A revolving line-up of all types of comedians... Full listing
Let Me Entertain You
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-25 Aug 2013
The debut stand-up show from Irish comedian Daniel McLaughlin. A sideways look at life featuring his unique take on everything... Full listing
Stupid Hair and Skinny Jeans - Ryan McDonnell
- Free
- 1-7, 11-13, 15-18 & 20-26 Aug 2013
A brutally honest, uncontrived hour of comedy from the Northern Irish funnyman in his hour-long debut outing. Absolutely guaranteed; no... Full listing
Sex With Animals
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-4, 6-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2013
An expedition through the often hilarious, occasionally profound sexual habits of the animal kingdom. Ryan Good (Neo-Futurist, NYIT award winner)... Full listing
Angelina Jolie Touched My Neighbour's Goat
- Stand-up
- Free
- 12-18 & 20-25 Aug 2013
You know those Fringe shows where the title suggests an angsty, life affirming but funny journey into the performer's subconscious?... Full listing
Wits End Comedy Club
- Stand-up / variety
- Free
- 1-11 Aug 2013
Our dashing hosts present a naughty nightcap of raucous comedy, cabaret and late night frivolity. Expect organised chaos and a... Full listing
The Brethren Of Levity - Free
- Sketch show
- Free
- 1-4, 6-12 & 14-26 Aug 2013
Brothers and sisters of the Fringe, discard your differences and heed the Brethren's call. Help us wage whimsical war against... Full listing
Gits And Shiggles
- Stand-up
- Free
- 4-14 Aug 2013
Gits and Shiggles has established itself as one of London's best comedy nights since its launch in Putney, London in... Full listing
Shit of the Fringe
- Stand-up
- Free
- 3-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug 2013
Tired of all of the Pick of the Fringe shows? Worn-out by Fringe hyperbole? This late-night showcase has all the... Full listing
Big Spoon, Little Spoon
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1-3, 5-10 & 12-17 Aug 2013
Are you a big spoon or more of a little spoon type of person? Come see this stand-up show from... Full listing
Real Men Have Beards
- Stand-up
- Free
- 18-25 Aug 2013
Karl Marx, Abraham Lincoln, Brian Blessed. Some of the greatest men in history have beards, but what significance does this... Full listing