Venue 33: Pleasance Courtyard
- 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ
- 0131 556 6550
- www.pleasance.co.uk
- www.edfringe.com
Shows at this venue in 2014
Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised
- Improv
- 8 - 9
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug 2014
Racing Minds are back after a sell-out 2013 Fringe! A doddery grandfather can't quite remember his ripping yarn but with... Full listing
The 3rd Sector
- Play
- 6.50 - 9.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
Inspired by real-life experiences. When employees Marlin and Josh discover their role in a corrupt corporate charity, can they reconcile... Full listing
The Art of Falling Apart
- Play
- 8 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
'There's two kinds of people Callum. There's you. And there's everyone else'. Callum realises modern life is rubbish and walks... Full listing
Chaplin
- Play
- 7 - 12
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
The story of Chaplin is as great as all stories he gave life to on the silver screen. Growing up... Full listing
I Hate Children Children's Show
- 8 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug 2014
The meanest magician in the world is back with more tricks, more fun, and more inexpensive booze. You love your... Full listing
...and This is My Friend Mr Laurel
- Play
- 7.50 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug 2014
Jeffrey Holland (Hi-de-Hi, You Rang M'Lord) stars in this one-man show about friendship, memories and a couple of remarkable lives.... Full listing
A Slight Ache
- Play
- 6 - 9
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug 2014
A bucolic psycho-drama by Harold Pinter. Starring Thom Tuck (The Penny Dreadfuls, Coalition) 'Fruity, befuddled and increasingly melancholy' (Guardian), Catriona... Full listing
Night Bus
- Play
- 7.50 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug 2014
The Night Bus: a vehicle, a club, an office, a bedroom, a sanctuary, a hell-hole, a meeting place for strangers...... Full listing
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete History of Comedy (abridged)
- Play
- 9 - 13
- 31 Jul; 1-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug 2014
'A wild, wild ride! It's funny. Really, really funny... And most of all, it's really, really smart' (Cincinnati Enquirer). The... Full listing
Best Of Edinburgh Showcase Show
- Stand-up
- 8 - 11
- 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
The best and brightest of this year's Fringe comics and with a new line up every day, the Showcase Show... Full listing
The Big Bite-Size Plays Factory Goes Down the Toilet
- 6 - 8
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
We can't promise you won't get wet! Super silliness, ridiculously funny, become a sustainability secret agent and help save the... Full listing
Mock Tudor
- Play
- 7 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
Welcome to Hampton Court Palace. The year is 1533. Please turn off your mobile phones. Jess, Sophie and Sam re-enact... Full listing
Live Forever
- Play
- 8 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
'I'm sure most of you remember this, but in case any of you were wandering about in some sort of... Full listing
Years to the Day
- Play
- 6 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Written by Allen Barton, one of the most acclaimed plays in the 2013 Los Angeles theatre season. Using the spare... Full listing
Backstage in Biscuit Land
- 7 - 11
- 1-3, 5-10 & 12-16 Aug 2014
Jess Thom has Tourettes, a condition that makes her say 'biscuit' 16, 000 times a day. Her unusual neurology gives... Full listing
Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen (Vol. 2)
- Stand-up / music
- 11 - 12
- 15-24 Aug 2014
Arthur Smith reprises this widely acclaimed show, the second of a trilogy, which premiered at last year's Fringe, enjoyed a... Full listing
Robin and Partridge: Robin Dies at the End of the Show
- Sketch show
- 7.50 - 9
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-17 & 19-24 Aug 2014
Robin and Partridge perform a comedy show about Robin's imminent death. In five years they have performed at over 40... Full listing
Flanders and Swann
- 10 - 13
- 18-25 Aug 2014
G'ninth G'normous year at the Pleasance! Tim and Duncan return for one week only with their award-winning, hilarious show. Featuring... Full listing
Show Off
- Play
- 7.50 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10, 12-18 & 20-25 Aug 2014
You're so vain you probably think this show is about you. But it's actually about Figs in Wigs - the... Full listing
Matt Forde: 24 Hour Political Party People
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Following a sell-out run in London, Matt comes back to celebrate the great and the good (and Ed Miliband). See... Full listing
Keeping Up with the Joans
- Play
- 10.50 - 13.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug 2014
This bittersweet comedy about failing memory, friendship and mimicking martyrs comes from Fringe First winning writer Philip Meeks. 'A whiplash... Full listing
My Obsession
- Play
- 6 - 9
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-16 Aug 2014
Paul Merton joins Suki Webster in this superb new comedy play about a stand-up meeting his number one fan. Thirty... Full listing
Lizzie Bates: Reprobates
- 6.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-8 & 10-25 Aug 2014
Riotous character comedy from Bafta Rocliffe winner 2013 and member of critically-acclaimed sketch group The Boom Jennies (BBC Radio 4).... Full listing
Surname & Surname: Bang!
- Sketch show / storytelling
- 7.50 - 9
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
Paul Foxcroft (Cariad & Paul; Drifters, E4; professional liar) and Briony Redman (Radio 4 Writer; Farce Noir; Buffy wannabe) are... Full listing
Catriona Knox Thinks She's Hard Enough
- Sketch show
- 6.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
Good afternoon! I am a character comedian doing a comedy show. I have been in BBC Radio 4's 2525 and... Full listing
I Need A Doctor: The Whosical
- Music
- 9 - 11.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2014
Doctor-loving superfans Jamie and Jess put on a musical about their time-travelling hero. But how do you write a Doctor... Full listing
Tania Edwards: Always Rihgt
- Stand-up
- 6 - 9
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
This is the hotly anticipated and hilarious new show from Tania Edwards: stand up comedian (BBC1, Radio 4), and writer... Full listing
Max Dickins: My Groupon Adventure
- Stand-up
- 6 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
In October last year I discovered the discount website Groupon. I took on the challenge of doing a different Groupon... Full listing
Dan Jones: New Kid
- Stand-up
- 6.50 - 9.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
Hilarious character com-oddity Dan Jones hammers his relentless debut into your eyes. His rabble of futile characters will make you... Full listing
The Greatest Liar in All the World
- Play
- 6.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
Familia de la Noche return with their five-star, darkly funny sequel to Pinocchio: a rollercoaster ride filled with song, puppetry,... Full listing
The Sleeping Trees Treelogy
- Play
- 6 - 9
- 1-12 & 14-25 Aug 2014
Three men. Three Stories. Three Shows. Three uses of the word three. Five now. Join Sleeping Trees as they lovingly... Full listing
Neil Henry's Impossible
- Magic / stand-up
- 8 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug 2014
Neil Henry treats the impossible as more of a suggestion than a rule, transporting you to an unforgettable world of... Full listing
Paul Merton's Impro Chums
- Improv
- 11 - 14.50
- 7-16 Aug 2014
Paul Merton and his highly acclaimed Impro Chums are wonders of nature. They take audience suggestions and create cascades of... Full listing
Reduced Shakespeare Company in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised)
- Play
- 11 - 17
- 17-25 Aug 2014
The bad boys of abridgement are back to help celebrate the Pleasance's 30th Birthday with their comedy classic, an irreverent,... Full listing
Tom Neenan: The Haunting at Lopham House
- Storytelling
- 7 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
When widower Leopold Clarke is sent to investigate sinister goings on at Lopham House he has no idea of the... Full listing
Jamaica Farewell
- Play
- 7 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug 2014
A dream. Revolution. Visa. Desperation. Seduction. US customs. Million dollars. Duffle bag. Machete. Goats. Prostitutes. Bullets. Adrenaline. Kerosene. Run for... Full listing
The Twins Macabre: Small Mediums at Large
- Sketch show
- 6.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
Last seen on BBC Three's Live at the Electric and after a run of sell-out seances across London, child psychics... Full listing
Rachel Parris: Live in Vegas
- Stand-up / music
- 7.50 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
Chortle award nominated musical comedian, Rachel Parris (IT Crowd, Thronecast, BBC Radio 4 and Austentatious) presents a shrewd take on... Full listing
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Play
- 9 - 14.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
'Gloriously whacked out' (TimeOut). Buy the ticket, take the ride with Dr Gonzo and the esteemed Dr Hunter S Thompson... Full listing
Danny Ward - Infra Dig
- Stand-up / storytelling
- 6 - 9.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
The follow-up to award-winning show Pressure Point and this time Danny's on the up, he's escaped living in Auntie Annie's... Full listing
David Elms: Nurture Boy
- Stand-up / music
- 7.50 - 9.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
Thoughtful romantic David Elms whispers it from the rooftops in this, his charming and inventive debut show. Expect songs, some... Full listing
Casual Violence: The Great Fire of Nostril
- 7 - 9.50
- 1-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2014
Award-winning sketch villains 'mix Game of Thrones, the League of Gentlemen and Roald Dahl' (Sunday Times) into a sinister tale... Full listing
Thünderbards: Seconds
- Sketch show
- 8 - 12
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Following last year's critically acclaimed debut, New Act of the Year finalists and sketch duo Thünderbards (Glenn Moore and Matt... Full listing
Rhys James: Begins
- Stand-up
- 7 - 10.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Pointy debutant Rhys James will tell some brilliant jokes, do some incredible poems, raise his eyebrows a few times and... Full listing
Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories)
- Music
- 8 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug 2014
As heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra, and seen on Dave Gorman's UK/Ireland tour. The multi award-winning comedian is back... Full listing
Inheritance Blues
- Music
- 7.50 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
Back by popular demand, DugOut Theatre return with their award-winning, Fringe favourite Inheritance Blues. A comedy about decade old rivalries,... Full listing
BEASTS: Solo
- Sketch show
- 8 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
After a sell-out run in 2013 and hot off the back of their Radio 4 debut, BEASTS return to Edinburgh... Full listing
Civil Rogues
- Play
- 7.50 - 11
- 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
England, 1649: the King has lost his head; the Queen has fled; the Globe Theatre has been demolished and all... Full listing
Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour
- Chat show
- 12 - 13
- 1-4, 6-11 & 13-17 Aug 2014
Celebrating 14 years on the Pleasance stage join legendary West End stage, screen, television and radio star Nicholas Parsons for... Full listing
Knightmare Live - Level 2
- Multimedia / play
- 11 - 13.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Welcome, watchers of illusion to Level 2. Following last year's sell-out Edinburgh run and national tour, Knightmare Live returns with... Full listing
Dane Baptiste: Citizen Dane
- Stand-up
- 8 - 12
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
Dane Baptiste doesn't fit in. As a son of Caribbean immigrants who navigated the north/south divide before puberty, he's had... Full listing
Lucy Beaumont: We Can Twerk It Out
- Stand-up
- 7 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug 2014
The winner of the BBC New Comedy Award, Chortle Best Newcomer and star of BBC 3's Live at the Electric,... Full listing
Clever Peter: The Dreams Factory
- Sketch show / storytelling
- 9.50 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
Critically-acclaimed sketch group and stars of their own BBC Radio 4 series, Clever Peter return to Edinburgh. This year they... Full listing
Toby: Fuzzbuzz
- Sketch show
- 8 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
Feuding sisters have never been closer, mainly because Lizzie has bumped her head and is suffering from memory loss. Luckily... Full listing
Phil Wang: Mellow Yellow
- Stand-up
- 7 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Following his 'astonishingly assured debut' **** (Sunday Times) in 2013, confident nerd and feminist creep Phil Wang returns with his... Full listing
The Pin
- Sketch show
- 8 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10, 12-17 & 19-25 Aug 2014
The Pin are Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen. They had two sold out runs at the Fringe in 2012 and... Full listing
Ian Smith - Flappable
- Stand-up
- 8 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug 2014
After a successful debut, award-winning comedian Ian Smith (BBC Two's Popatron, BBC Three's Sweat the Small Stuff) returns with his... Full listing
Massive Dad
- Sketch show
- 6.50 - 9.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug 2014
Brand new and 'utterly excellent' (BroadwayBaby.com) sketch comedy group Massive Dad make their much anticipated Edinburgh debut at the Pleasance... Full listing
Angela Barnes: You Can't Take It With You
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
Hotly anticipated debut hour from BBC New Comedy Award winner and star of Channel 4's Stand Up for the Week.... Full listing
Voca People
- Play
- 10.50 - 16
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug 2014
Voca People is a thrilling and original musical adventure unlike anything you experienced before! Full of energy and bursting with... Full listing
Folie à Deux
- Improv / sketch show
- 8 - 9
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-8, 10-11, 13-18 & 20-24 Aug 2014
Armed with devilish wits and angelic manners, Folie à Deux dive headlong into the realms of shared delusion in an... Full listing
The Only Way Is Downton
- Satire
- 10.50 - 12.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug 2014
Luke Kempner's hit impressions comedy returns following a West End run and tour. This updated version features over 30 voices... Full listing
Matt Forde: The Political Party - Scottish Independence Special
- Multimedia / stand-up
- Free
- 18 & 20 Aug 2014
On 18 September Scotland decides its future. Matt Forde will interview a leading politician from both sides of the debate,... Full listing
NewsRevue 2014
- Satire / sketch show
- 11 - 16.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
Nobody is safe: from Putin to Pistorious, politicians and celebrities alike come under fire in a turbo-charged barrage of bladder-threateningly... Full listing
He Had Hairy Hands
- Play
- 8 - 11.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug 2014
The year is 1974, the town is Hemlock-Under-Lye and when werewolf attacks threaten teatime, there's only one person you can... Full listing
Tom Binns Has Not Been Himself
- Stand-up
- 10 - 14.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Tom (AKA Ian D Montford) loves telling jokes, whatever the cost. Millions in fines and court costs, the man has... Full listing
Chris Turner: Pretty Fly
- Stand-up / improv
- 6 - 9
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug 2014
Archaeologist digs hip hop. After four sell-out runs with Fringe favourites Racing Minds (Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised), 1... Full listing
Stuart Goldsmith: Extra Life
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-24 Aug 2014
This 'charming, expert stand-uu' (Sunday Times) has been happily squandering his life in an orgy of stand-up and self-indulgence, but... Full listing
Lazy Susan: Extreme Humans
- Sketch show / storytelling
- 7 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
Humans on the edge. Humans on the run. Humans in double-denim. Sketch duo Lazy Susan (formerly Lebensmüde) unleash a gang... Full listing
Red Bastard
- Improv
- 12 - 13
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-5, 7-10, 13-17 & 19-24 Aug 2014
Something interesting must happen every 10 seconds... and it will. The bastard returns following 10 five-star reviews for his infamous... Full listing
The Beta Males: Happenstance
- Sketch show / storytelling
- 8 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
Chortle Award nominees, stars of Radio 4's Sketchorama and five sell-out Edinburgh Fringe runs in four years, the critically-acclaimed sketch... Full listing
Tom Craine: Thoughts On Love (By a Man With None of the Answers)
- Stand-up / storytelling
- 8 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
We're all idiots searching for someone who'll fail to notice. Award-winning stand-up from Jigsaw's Tom Craine (BBC Radio 4, sell-out... Full listing
Nish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity
- Stand-up
- 8 - 12
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Depending on your opinion, Nish Kumar is either 'a comedian on the up' (Times) or 'a comedian I've never heard... Full listing
Lloyd Griffith: Voice of an Angel, Body of a Trucker
- Stand-up
- 6.50 - 10.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
Fresh from supporting Rob Beckett on his sold out UK tour, angelic-voiced Lloyd Griffith 'The next big thing' (FHM) performs... Full listing
Iain Stirling: Everything
- Stand-up
- 7 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Edinburgh's very own Bafta nominated Iain Stirling is back with his third show following two successive sell-out runs. An hour... Full listing
AAA Stand-Up
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug 2014
Total sell-out 2005-2013 returns with a brand new line-up. 'Comedy the way it should be: laugh-a-minute, leaving the audience wishing... Full listing
Lee Griffiths: Post Traumatic Sketch Disorder
- 7 - 10.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Lee Griffiths has a family that is more messed up than yours. Fact. He also has a lot of nonsense... Full listing
Tim Vine: Tim Timinee Tim Timinee Tim Tim To You
- Stand-up
- 13 - 17
- 1-10, 12-17 & 19-24 Aug 2014
The punslinger returns with new jokes, silly songs and twitchy dancing. Joke, joke, joke. Prop, prop, prop. Song, song, song.... Full listing
WitTank: Old School Secrets
- Sketch show
- 9 - 12
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Sketch maestros WitTank invite you into the ostentatiously furnished corridors of The School; a splendidly twisted world, and an unsettling... Full listing
James Acaster: Recognise
- Stand-up
- 8 - 12
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee 2012 and 2013. James Acaster has something he's been meaning to tell you.... Full listing
Pete Firman: Trickster
- Magic / stand-up
- 10 - 15
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
After sell-out performances in 2013, 'the UK's leading comedy magician' (Time Out) returns to Edinburgh with an astonishing new show.... Full listing
Luke McQueen: Now That's What I Luke McQueen
- Stand-up
- 6.50 - 9.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
This is the brilliantly funny new show from Luke McQueen, star of BBC's Live at the Electric and the #getsarahback... Full listing
Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit
- 10.50 - 12
- 12 Aug 2014
A top night of comedy with all proceeds going to Waverley Care, a charity that has supported people living in... Full listing
Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly
- Stand-up
- 9 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Stupidly ambitious, logistically problematic, potentially disastrous, this is the show Alex Horne has wanted to make for a decade. Finally,... Full listing
Romesh Ranganathan: Rom Wasn't Built in a Day
- Stand-up
- 7.50 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
Romesh Ranganathan is an inadequate human being. He is trying to improve himself. He is reading self-help books, watching documentaries... Full listing
Ivo Graham: Bow Ties and Johnnies
- Stand-up
- 6.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
Hold on to your hats. The boy's moved out of gran's and he's back on the prowl. Following last year's... Full listing
Alex Edelman: Millennial
- Stand-up
- 7 - 11.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Alex Edelman is a New York-based comedian who has lived in Boston, LA and Jerusalem. He's a recent college graduate,... Full listing
Carl Hutchinson: Here's Me Show
- Stand-up
- 7 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Uniquely stubborn, outright impractical and undeniably hilarious. Geordie comic Carl Hutchinson returns to the Fringe fresh from touring the country... Full listing
Carl Donnelly: Now That's What I Carl Donnelly Vol. 6
- Stand-up
- 7 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-23 Aug 2014
Join 2013 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Carl Donnelly for another 'ludicrously funny hour' (Skinny) of stories and observations from his... Full listing
Simon Feilder: All The Things I'm Not
- Stand-up / multimedia
- 6.50 - 9
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
What is a Simon Feilder? Award-winning comedian? Sure. 'Compelling to watch ... unashamedly feel-good' (Chortle.co.uk)? Kisswizard? Campingman? Fightsmith? Let's find... Full listing
Rhys Mathewson - Hombre Lobo
- Stand-up
- 8.50 - 10.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
Fresh from straight up killing it on the New Zealand comedy circuit, Rhys Mathewson presents a brand new show about... Full listing
Chris Martin: Responsibilliness
- Stand-up
- 8 - 12
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
After a sell-out 2013 festival show, Chris Martin (Milton Jones tour support 2013, Guardian's Top 10 Comedy Podcasts) was described... Full listing
Igor Meerson: Hou I lernt inglish
- Stand-up
- 7 - 10.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
Edinburgh Festival's first Russian stand-up ever. Igor ruins the stereotypes about Russia and discovers stereotypes about Britain and the West.... Full listing
Lights! Camera! Improvise! - The Improvised Movie
- Improv
- 8.50 - 12.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug 2014
You suggest the genre, location and title. We improvise a breathtaking movie. Your host; Oscar pauses and rewinds the best... Full listing
Mark Watson: Flaws
- Stand-up
- 10.50 - 15.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10, 12-17 & 19-24 Aug 2014
'Edinburgh's highest achiever this decade. A huge comic presence' (Times). 'Smart, bittersweet, rich and absorbing' (Telegraph). 'Brilliantly, darkly funny' (Chortle.co.uk).... Full listing
Eddie Pepitone: RIP America, It's Been Fun
- Stand-up
- 10 - 14
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
American Eddie Pepitone's triumphant Fringe return examines his country's (as well as his own inner) crumbling. Pepitone's darkly hilarious rants... Full listing
Pierre Novellie is Mighty Peter
- Stand-up
- 7 - 9.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug 2014
South African born Pierre Novellie was winner of Amused Moose Laugh Off 2013. His Edinburgh debut lifts the lid on... Full listing
Seann Walsh: Seann 28
- Stand-up
- 12 - 13
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10, 13-17 & 20-23 Aug 2014
2013 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and comedy's fastest rising star Seann Walsh returns to the Fringe with a new... Full listing
Al Murray the Pub Landlord's Late Night Lock In
- Stand-up
- 10
- 12 Aug 2014
For one night only, The Pub Landlord will have a go at reprising his first ever Edinburgh Fringe solo show... Full listing
Pete Johansson: Several Jokes
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
Edinburgh favourite Pete Johansson returns this year with Several Jokes. A nuanced and layered, provocative and silly, all-in-one spectacular examination... Full listing
Sarah Kendall: Touchdown
- 8 - 12
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
She Came. She Saw. She Conquered the Newcastle and District Under-14s Touch Rugby Competition. In 1992, Sarah Kendall was forced... Full listing
Yacine Belhousse: Made in France
- Stand-up
- 9.50 - 10.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-16 & 18-25 Aug 2014
Cosmopolitan Frenchman Yacine Belhousse is at the forefront of a new generation of comedy currently burgeoning in Paris. The Parisian... Full listing
Tom Price: Not As Nice As He Looks
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
This beguiling and hilarious posh Welsh stand-up returns to Edinburgh after his 2011 sell-out run. A lot's happened since then.... Full listing
Henry Paker: Unpacked
- Stand-up
- 6.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
A stand up show from a master craftsman. Henry is rifling through a dusty box of bits and bobs from... Full listing
Tim Key: Single White Slut
- 10 - 16
- 13-25 Aug 2014
Key (37 now) wades back to Edinburgh, climbs into his poetry clothes and leans against his mic stand for another... Full listing
John Hastings - Adventure
- Stand-up
- 7 - 9.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Chasing excitement, John came to the UK from his native Canada in July 2012 to become a famous comedian. After... Full listing
David Trent: Live at the Pleasance Courtyard
- Stand-up / multimedia
- 10.50 - 12
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
David Trent is back with an exclusive 26 night run. His return to the Fringe is a high-octane audio visual... Full listing
Ed Gamble: Gambletron 5000
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Gamble wops out his debut solo effort. Essentially it's a great guy (Ed) delivering funny humour through a pretty sweet... Full listing
Beth Vyse: Get Up With Hands!
- Multimedia
- 9.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
Beth Vyse's creation Olive Hands presents her number two in the morning, daytime show. She's just a working class girl... Full listing
John Robins: This Tornado Loves You
- Stand-up
- 8 - 12
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
Following his critically acclaimed sell-out show in 2013, Robins is back! A show about love and happiness from last year's... Full listing
Sarah Bennetto's Funeral
- Stand-up
- 7 - 11
- 4-8, 11-15, 18-22 & 25 Aug 2014
Stop all the clocks. Together we honour the life of Sarah Bennetto: comedian, bon viveur, Australian. She's dead. Dead, dead,... Full listing
Cardinal Burns
- 11 - 13
- 15-17 & 19-23 Aug 2014
Following their second series on Channel 4, British Comedy Award-winning and Bafta nominated duo Cardinal Burns return to Edinburgh for... Full listing
Sarah Bennetto's Storytellers' Club
- Storytelling / stand-up
- 9 - 12
- 9-10, 16-17 & 23-24 Aug 2014
It's back! Every Saturday and Sunday during Fringe a darkened corner of the Pleasance Courtyard plays host to some of... Full listing
Simon Amstell - Tour Previews
- 11 - 12
- 4-12 Aug 2014
'Simon Amstell has a gift for taking a social norm and gently mocking it until it seems utterly ridiculous. Highly... Full listing
Sketch Transfer Deadline Day
- Sketch show / variety
- 10
- 18 Aug 2014
What happens when you make the Fringe's best sketch groups of the last decade trade a member for one show?... Full listing
Come Heckle Christ
- Satire
- 6.50 - 9.50
- 31 Jul; 1-10, 12-17 & 19-24 Aug 2014
Sold out: Melbourne Fringe, Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014. Winner Best Comedy Melbourne Fringe 2012. Ever wanted to... Full listing
Ennio Marchetto: The Living Paper Cartoon
- Cabaret
- 11.50 - 14
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-15 Aug 2014
Ennio revolutionises the art of origami into hilarious theatrical magic. This Olivier award-nominated, 'wickedly funny' (Observer) and wildly entertaining show... Full listing
Chris Ramsey: The Most Dangerous Man On Saturday Morning Television
- Stand-up
- 12.50 - 15
- 16-24 Aug 2014
Following a sell-out tour, Celebrity Juice regular and star of BBC2's Hebburn comes to Edinburgh for nine nights only! After... Full listing
Al Lubel in... I'm Still Al Lubel
- Stand-up
- 6.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Bob Dylan said of his last album, Tempest, that he didn't make it for the public, he made it for... Full listing
The Comedy Zone
- Stand-up
- 7 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
The Fringe's funniest, most prestigious and longest running showcase is back! Previously bringing you the likes of Dave Gorman, Russell... Full listing
Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 1
- Sketch show
- 6 - 9
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
An hour of dark, absurd and fast paced sketches marrying the tragic with the riotous. Applying a warped world vision... Full listing
Mat Ewins: The Six Million Dollar Ewins
- 6.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug 2014
Six months ago, secret agent Mat Ewins died and was killed. Now he's back. Intrigue and nonsense about a spy... Full listing
Julian McCullough: Dream Girls
- Stand-up
- 8 - 14
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-24 Aug 2014
Julian is a nationally touring American comedian who was most recently seen as Whitney Cummings' co-star on E!'s [i]Love You... Full listing
Francesco De Carlo: Italians Do It Later
- Stand-up
- 7 - 10.50
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-10 & 12-25 Aug 2014
British debut of an award-winning Roman comedian and radio personality. Francesco will guide you on a hysterical journey through politics,... Full listing
The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In
- Improv / stand-up
- 8.50 - 13
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug 2014
It's back... An entirely unique entertainment experience every night with the quickest wits in comedy and their astonishing special guests.... Full listing
Nick Helm's Two Night Stand in The Grand
- Stand-up
- 15
- 11 & 12 Aug 2014
Mega monolith Nick Helm is far too busy for a full run this year, but there's no off switch to... Full listing
It Might Get Ugly
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
The night that challenges comedians to be honest to the point of regret. Karl Schultz hosts a different line-up every... Full listing
AAA Stand-Up Late
- Stand-up
- 6 - 11
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug 2014
Total sell-out 2010-2013 returns with a brand new line-up. 'Comedy the way it should be: laugh-a-minute, leaving the audience wishing... Full listing
Alfie Brown: Divorced from Reality (and My Wife)
- Stand-up
- 6.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug 2014
Alfie Brown's fourth Edinburgh show is another screaming, pretentious, crusading monstrosity. It's all about divorce (his), Bipolar Disorder (his) and... Full listing
Late Night Gimp Fight: The Worst of Late Night Gimp Fight
- 10 - 12
- 21-23 Aug 2014
Late Night Gimp Fight have spent the last five years violating the British comedy circuit, picking up awards and infections... Full listing
Chortle Student Comedy Awards Final
- Stand-up
- 7 - 8.50
- 17 Aug 2014
Hundreds entered, eight survive and now one will be crowned Britain's funniest student. Previous Chortle student finalists include Simon Bird,... Full listing
Excited!!!
- Music
- 6 - 8
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug 2014
After sold out shows around Australia SUNS of FRED are bringing their show Excited!!! to Edinburgh for the first time!... Full listing
The Jest
- Sketch show
- 6.50 - 10
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-24 Aug 2014
Recommended by the List, comedy quintet The Jest present an all-new hour of dark and subversive sketches. Be it a... Full listing
Mark Watson's Comedywealth Games
- Stand-up
- 7.50 - 11
- 7-16 Aug 2014
Follow-up to 2012's massively successful Edinborolympics. Top international comedians compete in non-Olympian events, including fruit throwing and admin pentathlon. Watson... Full listing
Beardyman: One Album Per Hour
- Music / improv
- 13 - 14
- 15-17 Aug 2014
Travelling at the speed of thought in his brand new music production spaceship, the world class multi-award-winning musician and comedian,... Full listing
TAKE a coMEdian OUT
- Variety
- 10
- 19 Aug 2014
A fun, flirtatious dating gameshow whereby four lucky single girls are given the opportunity to win a date with one... Full listing
Comedy Sans Frontieres
- Stand-up
- 16
- 5 Aug 2014
Eddie Izzard and Dylan Moran have invited some of Europe's best stand-up comics to join them on stage at the... Full listing
Tom Rosenthal: Work in Progress
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 15 & 16 Aug 2014
Star of Channel 4's Friday Night Dinner and ITV2's Plebs, Tom Rosenthal throws shit at a wall figuratively and possibly... Full listing
Late Show
- Improv
- 12.50 - 14
- 1-2, 7-9, 14-16 & 22-23 Aug 2014
Thirteenth year and cannot be beat, Edinburgh's favourite late night stand-up comedy show in Edinburgh's favourite venue, the intimate cabaret... Full listing