British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

2015 Edinburgh Fringe

Venue 33: Pleasance Courtyard

The Pleasance's famous cobblestone Courtyard has be entertaining festival audiences since 1985 and is considered by many to be the very heart of the Fringe. With comedy, theatre and children's shows once again surrounding our iconic totem pole, this is the place to celebrate the return of the Fringe. 'The centre of the cultural universe' (Scotsman).

Shows at this venue

Sick, Bro!. Shane Todd

Shane Todd

  • 7-16, 18-23 & 25-30 Aug
  • 00:00
  • Free
Twins: Pret a Comedy. Image shows from L to R: Jack Barry, Annie McGrath

Twins

  • 7-16, 19-23 & 25-30 Aug
  • 00:00
  • Free
Wanna be lonely with me?. Valdemar Pustelnik

Valdemar Pustelnik

  • 7-30 Aug
  • 00:00
  • Free
BAGMAN. Brendan Murphy

Brendan Murphy

  • 7-16, 18-23 & 25-30 Aug
  • 00:00
  • Free
The Beta Males: Alpha Sketches. Image shows from L to R: John Henry Falle, Guy Kelly, Richard Soames, Adam Blampied

Beta Males

  • 20-23 Aug
  • 00:00
  • £9
FLUU. Mawaan Rizwan

Mawaan Rizwan

  • 7-16 & 18-25 Aug
  • 00:10
  • Free
Late Show

Comedy Zoo

  • 7-8, 13-15, 20-22 & 28-29 Aug
  • 00:10
  • £9.50
Karl Schultz: Matthew Kelly - Hypnagogia. Karl Schultz

Karl Schultz

  • 7-16, 18-23 & 25-29 Aug
  • 00:10
  • Free
Birthday Girls: Party Vibes. Image shows from L to R: Camille Ucan, Rose Johnson, Beattie Edmondson. Copyright: Talkback

Birthday Girls

  • 24-30 Aug
  • 00:10
  • Free
KINGS!. Image shows from L to R: Adam Blampied, Lydia King

Kings

  • 7-19 & 23-30 Aug
  • 00:15
  • Free
The Hunting of the Snark

Alice House Theatre

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 11:00
  • £6.50
Release Your Inner Cartoonist

Harry Venning

  • 7-20 Aug
  • 11:00
  • £6
Cat in the Hat

Cat in the Hat

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 11:30
  • £8.50
Leapin' Louie's Wild West Spectacular

Leapin Louie

  • 7-16 & 19-31 Aug
  • 11:30
  • £5
I Hate Children Children's Show. Image shows from L to R: Paul Nathan, Marty Hailey

Hate Children Children's Show

  • 5-16, 18-23 & 25-30 Aug
  • 11:45
  • £7
You Look Tasty! (A Play by A. Tiger)

You Look Tasty

  • 7-17, 19-24 & 26-31 Aug
  • 11:45
  • £7
The Last of the Dragons

Last of the Dragons

  • 5-31 Aug
  • 12:00
  • £6
...and This is My Friend Mr Laurel. Jeffrey Holland

My Friend Mr Laurel

  • 5-18 & 20-31 Aug
  • 12:35
  • £8.50
Ecce Homo

Ecce Homo

  • 5-16, 18-23 & 25-31 Aug
  • 12:45
  • £7
A Cinema in South Georgia

A Cinema in South Georgia

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £9
Hair Peace. Victoria Melody

Victoria Melody

  • 5-16, 18-23 & 25-31 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £7
To She or Not to She. Emma Bentley

Emma Bentley

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £6
Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show. Copyright: FremantleMedia

Edinburgh Showcase

  • 6-30 Aug
  • 13:10
  • £6
Boris: World King

Boris World King

  • 5-18 & 20-31 Aug
  • 13:45
  • £7
Giant Leap

Comedians Theatre & Meathead

  • 5-17 & 19-31 Aug
  • 13:50
  • £6.50
The Terrible Tale of the Twiddly Widdlies

Terrible Tale of the Twiddly Widdlie

  • 5-16 & 18-21 Aug
  • 14:15
  • £6
Heartbeats & Algorithms

Heartbeats & Algorithms

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 14:15
  • £6
Idiots

Idiots

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 14:15
  • £7.50
The Misfit Analysis. Cian Binchy

The Misfit Analysis

  • 23-31 Aug
  • 14:15
  • £9
Adam Long's Dickens Abridged

Dickens Abridged

  • 5-17 & 19-31 Aug
  • 14:20
  • £6
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstoppers

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £12
Flanders and Swann. Image shows from L to R: Tim Fitzhigham, Duncan Walsh Atkins

Flanders & Swann

Show cancelled

Instant Sunshine

Instant Sunshine

  • 22-29 Aug
  • 14:30
  • £9
Hotel Paradiso

Hotel Paradiso

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 15:15
  • £8
Daphne Do Edinburgh. Image shows from L to R: Phil Wang, Jason Forbes, George Fouracres

Daphne

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 15:15
  • £7
This Will End Badly

This Will End Badly

  • 5-17, 19-24 & 26-31 Aug
  • 15:20
  • £6
The Element in the Room: A Radioactive Musical Comedy about the Death and Life of Marie Curie. John Hinton

Element in the Room

  • 5-10, 12-14, 17, 21, 24, 28 & 31 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £8
Bat-Fan. James Wilson-Taylor

James Wilson-Taylor

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £8
Jenny Bede: Don't Look at Me. Jenny Bede

Jenny Bede

  • 6-7, 9-23 & 25-30 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £7
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or The Survival of (R)Evolutionary Theories in the Face of Scientific and Ecclesiastical Objections: Being a Musical Comedy About Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

The Origin of Species

  • 15, 19, 22, 26 & 29 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £8.50
Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking

Relativitively Speaking

  • 16, 20, 23, 27 & 30 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £8.50
Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show

Edinburgh Comedy Awards

  • 30 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £13
Matt Forde: Get the Political Party Started. Matt Forde

Matt Forde

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 15:50
  • £7
Gyles Brandreth: Word Power!. Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £16
Paul Merton's Impro Chums. Paul Merton

Paul Merton

  • 13-22 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £12.50
Nina Conti: In Your Face. Nina Conti. Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Nina Conti: In Your Face

  • 5-17 & 19-30 Aug
  • 21:00
  • £9
Freddie Flintoff: 2nd Innings. Andrew Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff

  • 27-29 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £20
Stephen Bailey: Should've Been a Popstar. Stephen Bailey

Stephen Bailey

  • 5-18 & 20-30 Aug
  • 16:15
  • £9
10x10x10

Comedians Theatre Company

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £7
Lolly. Lolly Adefope

Lolly Adefope

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £6
Tania Edwards: Electrifying. Tania Edwards

Tania Edwards

  • 5-17 & 19-31 Aug
  • 16:35
  • £7.50
BEASTS: Live DVD. Copyright: Armada Productions

Beasts

  • 5-17 & 19-31 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £6
Rhys James: Remains. Rhys James

Rhys James

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £8
Sophie Pelham: Country Files. Sophie Pelham

Sophie Pelham

  • 5-17 & 19-30 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £7
Mid-Brow. Image shows from L to R: Alex Cooper, Tom Blackwood

Mid-Brow

  • 5-16, 18-23 & 25-31 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £6
James Veitch: Genius Bar. James Veitch

James Veitch

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £6
Citizen Puppet

Citizen Puppet

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £8.50
Sleeping Trees: Mafia?/Western?

Sleeping Trees

  • 5-22 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £6
Jay Foreman's Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children (and Other Funny Stories). Jay Foreman

Jay Foreman

  • 7-18 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £8
Backstage in Biscuit Land

Touretteshero

  • 24-30 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £7
Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Nicholas Parsons

  • 7-10 & 12-16 Aug
  • 17:10
  • £12
The Tobolowsky Files. Stephen Tobolowsky

Stephen Tobolowsky

  • 18-31 Aug
  • 17:20
  • £11
The Titanic Orchestra

Titanic Orchestra

  • 5-16, 18-23 & 25-31 Aug
  • 17:25
  • £10.50
Fills Monkey: Incredible Drum Show

Stories in Theatre

  • 5-11, 13-16, 18-24 & 26-31 Aug
  • 17:30
  • £9
Larry Dean: Out Now!. Larry Dean

Larry Dean

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 17:30
  • £10
Harriet Kemsley: Puppy Fat. Harriet Kemsley

Harriet Kemsley

  • 5-17 & 19-31 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £6.50
Damien Slash: Übermen. Daniel Barker

Damien Slash

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £6
The Beau Zeaux: An Improvised Comedy. Marcus Brigstocke

Beau Zeaux

  • 6-11, 13-18, 20-25 & 27-30 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £8.50
Off The Mic

Off The Mic

  • 19 Aug
  • 17:45
  • Free
Sarah Callaghan: Elephant. Sarah Callaghan

Sarah Callaghan

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 17:50
  • £10
BLAM!

BLAM

  • 5-11, 13-17, 19-23 & 25-31 Aug
  • 17:55
  • £10.50
Ivo Graham: No Filter. Ivo Graham

Ivo Graham

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £7.50
David Elms: Mister Boy. David Elms. Copyright: King Bert Productions

David Elms

  • 5-17 & 19-31 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £6.50
Bucket. Image shows from L to R: Ed Eales-White, Jon Pointing. Copyright: Angel Eye Media

Ed Eales-White & Jon Pointing

  • 5-12 & 15-31 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £6.50
Phil Wang: Philth. Phil Wang

Phil Wang

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £7
Fin Taylor: Stink. Fin Taylor. Copyright: BBC

Fin Taylor

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £7
Colin Cloud: Kills. Colin Cloud

Colin Cloud

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 18:20
  • £8
NewsRevue 2015. Copyright: BBC

NewsRevue

  • 5-17 & 19-31 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £11
The Thinking Drinkers' Guide to the Legends of Liquor

Thinking Drinkers

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 18:40
  • £9
Jonny Pelham: Before and After. Jonny Pelham

Jonny Pelham

  • 5-31 Aug
  • 18:45
  • £7
Jack Barry: This Title Came to Me in a Dream. Jack Barry

Jack Barry

  • 5-31 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £6.50
Tim FitzHigham: The Gambler. Tim Fitzhigham

Tim FitzHigham

Show cancelled

Ian Smith - Whereabouts. Ian Smith

Ian Smith

  • 5-17 & 19-30 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £6.50
When Blair had Bush and Bunga

When Blair had Bush & Bunga

  • 5-16, 18-23 & 25-31 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £8
Phil Jerrod: Neanderthal. Phil Jerrod

Phil Jerrod

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £6.50
Alex Horne: Monsieur Butterfly. Alex Horne. Copyright: North One Television

Alex Horne

  • 15-29 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £11
The Magic of Jim

Jim the Magician

  • 22 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £6
Danny Ward - St Vitus Dance. Danny Ward

Danny Ward

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 19:05
  • £6
AAA Stand-Up. Image shows from L to R: Sam Gore, Freddy Quinne, Dave Green. Copyright: BBC

AAA Stand-Up

  • 5-31 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £6
Nish Kumar: Long Word... Long Word... Blah Blah Blah... I'm so Clever. Nish Kumar. Copyright: Nit TV

Nish Kumar

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £6
In Cahoots: Two White Guys. Image shows from L to R: Paul G Raymond, Luke Manning

In Cahoots

  • 5-31 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £8.50
Tez Ilyas: TEZ Talks. Tez Ilyas

Tez Ilyas

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £10
Dane Baptiste: Reasonable Doubts. Dane Baptiste. Copyright: BBC

Dane Baptiste

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £7
Iain Stirling: Touchy Feely. Iain Stirling

Iain Stirling

  • 5-28 Aug
  • 19:40
  • £7
Emma Sidi: Character Breakdown. Emma Sidi

Emma Sidi

  • 5-17 & 19-31 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £6.50
Pete Firman: Super Duper. Pete Firman

Pete Firman

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £11.50
Reginald D Hunter: Bitchproof

Reginald D Hunter

  • 5-11, 13-17, 19-23 & 25-30 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £15
Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden. Hal Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £14
Joe Lycett: That's The Way, A-Ha A-Ha, Joe Lycett. Joe Lycett

Joe Lycett

  • 5-9, 11-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £8
HUB Fresh

HUB Fresh

  • 10, 17 & 24 Aug
  • 20:00
  • Free
The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

Tartan Ribbon Benefit

  • 18 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £10.50
Sean McLoughlin: Whatever It Takes. Sean McLoughlin

Sean McLoughlin

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £7
Joseph Morpurgo: Soothing Sounds for Baby. Joseph Morpurgo

Joseph Morpurgo

  • 5-17 & 19-31 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £7
Angela Barnes: Come As You Are. Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £7
Jimmy McGhie - Winged Goddess of Victory. Jimmy McGhie

Jimmy McGhie

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 20:20
  • £7
Alex Edelman: Everything Handed to You. Alex Edelman

Alex Edelman

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £9
Tom Toal in Sunshine on Bexleyheath. Tom Toal

Tom Toal

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £8
Darren Walsh: Punderbolt. Darren Walsh

Darren Walsh

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £6
Lloyd Griffith: Great Grimsby's Big Turn On. Lloyd Griffith

Lloyd Griffith

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £6.50
James Acaster: Represent. James Acaster

James Acaster

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £9
Carl Donnelly: Jive Ass Honky. Carl Donnelly

Carl Donnelly

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £6
Felicity Ward: What If There Is No Toilet?. Felicity Ward. Copyright: Eleven Film

Felicity Ward

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 21:00
  • £9
Mark Simmons - Laugh Yourself Thin. Mark Simmons

Mark Simmons

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 21:15
  • £6
Ian D Montfort: Under Sciencey Conditions. Tom Binns

Tom Binns

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £6
Nick Helm: Can Somebody, For The Love Of God, Please Make All This Pain And Misery Go Away (A Work In Progress). Nick Helm

Nick Helm: WIP

  • 17 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £10.50
Rob Beckett: Mouth of the South. Rob Beckett

Rob Beckett

  • 19-22 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £8.50
Josh Widdicombe: Work In Progress. Josh Widdicombe

Josh Widdicombe: WIP

  • 23 & 24 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £10
Pappy's Live At The Cabaret Bar!. Image shows from L to R: Tom Parry, Ben Clark, Matthew Crosby

Pappy's Live

  • 27-29 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £7
Tats Nkonzo: The African With Wifi. Tats Nkonzo

Tats Nkonzo

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £8
Brett Goldstein: Burning Man. Brett Goldstein

Brett Goldstein

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £8
Now Listen to Me Very Carefully

Now Listen to Me Very Carefully

  • 5-15 & 17-31 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £6.50
Pierre Novellie is Anxious Peter. Pierre Novellie

Pierre Novellie

  • 5-17 & 19-30 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £7.50
Katherine Ryan: Kathbum. Katherine Ryan

Katherine Ryan

  • 12-20 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £12
John Hastings: Marked from the Start. John Hastings

John Hastings

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 21:40
  • £6
Luke McQueen: Double Act. Luke McQueen

Luke McQueen

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £8.50
zazU: A Fête Worse Than Death

zazU

  • 5-18 & 20-31 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £7.50
Chris Betts: Social Animal. Chris Betts

Chris Betts

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £6.50
Chris Turner: XXV. Chris Turner

Chris Turner

  • 5-31 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £7
Tim Key: Work-in-Slutgress

Tim Key

  • 19-31 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £10
Trygve Wakenshaw: Nautilus. Trygve Wakenshaw

Trygve Wakenshaw Nautilus

  • 6-11, 13-16, 18-23 & 25-30 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £9
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Chortle Student Awards

  • 24 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £7
A Gala for Mental Health. Image shows from L to R: Felicity Ward, Mike McShane

Gala for Mental Health

  • 16 Aug
  • 22:15
  • £10
Barry from Watford's Bingo Bonanza. Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe

  • 13-15, 20-22 & 27-29 Aug
  • 22:20
  • £9
The Angelos and Barry Show: Live Podcast. Image shows from L to R: Dan Skinner, Alex Lowe

Dan Skinner & Alex Lowe

  • 26 Aug
  • 22:20
  • £13.50
The Story Beast. John Henry Falle

John Henry Falle

  • 5-18 & 20-31 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £7
aLOne - Loren O'Brien. Loren O'Brien

Loren O'Brien

  • 5-31 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £8
Chris Stokes: Altruism in Birds. Chris Stokes

Chris Stokes

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £7.50
Gein's Family Giftshop: Volume 2. Image shows from L to R: James Meehan, Edward Easton, Kath Hughes

Gein's Family Giftshop

  • 5-16 & 18-30 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £6
Lee Nelson: Suited & Booted. Simon Brodkin

Lee Nelson

  • 5-30 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £15
The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

The Noise Next Door: Lock-In

  • 5-17 & 19-30 Aug
  • 22:50
  • £9
Lights! Camera! Improvise! - The Improvised Movie Live On Stage

Lights! Camera! Improvise!

  • 28-30 Aug
  • 22:50
  • £15
AAA Stand-Up Late. Image shows from L to R: Paul McMullan, Robyn Perkins, George Rigden. Copyright: BBC

AAA Stand-Up Late

  • 5-31 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8
Princes of Main

Princes of Main

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £6
Vegas Nocturne

Vegas Nocturne

  • 5-16 & 18-31 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8
The Free Association

Free Association

  • 12-16 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £6
The Wrestling

The Wrestling

  • 18 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £20
Folie à Deux. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Hunter Murray, Charlotte Gittins. Copyright: Southern Television

Folie à Deux

  • 19-23 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8
Cariad & Paul: A Two Player Adventure. Image shows from L to R: Paul Foxcroft, Cariad Lloyd. Copyright: The Rubber Chicken

Cariad Lloyd & Paul Foxcroft

  • 25-29 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £7
Beardyman: One Album Per Hour. Beardyman

Beardyman

  • 13-17 Aug
  • 23:15
  • £12
Casual Violence: Om Nom Nom Nominous. Copyright: BBC

Casual Violence

  • 20-23 Aug
  • 23:15
  • £10
Mark Watson: Flaws. Mark Watson

Mark Watson: Flaws

  • 28 & 29 Aug
  • 23:15
  • £14

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