Venue 61: Underbelly, Cowgate
- 66 Cowgate (entrances on Cowgate and Victoria Street), EH1 1JX
- 0844 545 8252
- www.underbelly.co.uk
- www.edfringe.com
Shows at this venue in 2015
What the Dickens!
- Improv
- 7 - 9
- 6-16 & 18-30 Aug 2015
Improvised comedy with a twist. The Cambridge Impronauts - ***** (Tab.co.uk) - transport you back to the timeless era of... Full listing
Islands
- Theatre
- 8.50 - 10.50
- 6-17 & 19-30 Aug 2015
In Kyle Ross' scathing new play, a successful young couple struggle to tie each other down. Sophie wants to get... Full listing
Scaramouche Jones
- Storytelling
- 8 - 11
- 6-30 Aug 2015
Starring Thom Tuck; Penny Dreadfuls, Radio 4. It's 1999. Sixty minutes until the new millennium, the ancient clown Scaramouche gives... Full listing
Daniel Cainer: 21st Century Jew
- Music / cabaret
- 8 - 10
- 6-30 Aug 2015
Brand new stories-in-song from this award-winning master songwriter. Fringe favourite Cainer explores the challenges and contradictions of being Jewish in... Full listing
The Durham Revue: Cirque du Sillý
- Sketch show
- 8 - 10
- 6-18 & 20-30 Aug 2015
Nationally renowned sketch comedy troupe, and Edinburgh Fringe favourite, the Durham Revue return this year with their own brand of... Full listing
The Dead Secrets Present... The Curiositorium
- Sketch show
- 7.50 - 9.50
- 6-16 & 18-30 Aug 2015
'Scripted comedy of the highest quality' (Buxton Fringe). A labyrinthine sketch comedy adventure. The mysterious Curiositorium and its countless exhibits... Full listing
Checkpoint 22
- Theatre
- 8 - 10
- 6-30 Aug 2015
Glastonbury, 2009. Joel and Dave, two uni graduates with zero job prospects are working security: miles from the action, guarding... Full listing
Laughing Stock
- Sketch show
- 8.50 - 10
- 6-30 Aug 2015
Irreverent. Unnerving. Pointless. Following their sell-out show K.I.S.S. which toured the Camden and Brighton Fringes, and fresh from storming London... Full listing
The Lost Art of Lost Art
- Theatre
- 8.50 - 10.50
- 6-18 & 20-30 Aug 2015
The theft of art is an art in itself, and Molly and Lee think they're masters of the craft. Much's... Full listing
Raisin' the Hoof
- Sketch show
- 8 - 10
- 6-16 & 18-30 Aug 2015
Giraffe are back! And they're stampeding through the Underbelly with their third offering of charming silliness. The 'stand out sketch... Full listing
Jack Rooke: Good Grief
- Theatre
- 6 - 10
- 6-16 & 18-30 Aug 2015
With a coffin full of sympathy snacks, Jack Rooke and his 85-year old nan invite you to their weird and... Full listing
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
- Theatre
- 8 - 10
- 6-16 & 18-30 Aug 2015
Written and performed by Rebecca Crookshank. Directed by Jessica Beck. 'Happy 17th birthday Crookshank... how 'bout a cup of suck... Full listing
Sad Faces Present The Dawn Chorus
- Sketch show / storytelling
- 6 - 10
- 6-18 & 20-30 Aug 2015
Sad Faces challenge themselves and you with their adaptation of JR Chapterhouse's devastatingly heartbreaking novel. A tale of war. A... Full listing
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Family
- 9 - 11
- 6-17 & 19-30 Aug 2015
A one-man show about love, loss, and motorways. Join writer/performer and UK poetry slam champion Ben Norris as he battles... Full listing
Thünderbards: Chapter III
- Sketch show
- 7 - 10
- 6-30 Aug 2015
Critically acclaimed sketch duo Thünderbards - 'Without question one of the funniest sketch shows on the Fringe' (GQ) - return... Full listing
Marny Godden: Flap 'em on the Gate
- Storytelling
- 6 - 10
- 6-30 Aug 2015
Marny Godden is one third of cult comedy group The Grandees (***** ThreeWeeks) and has brought to life a collection... Full listing
Jessie Cave: I Loved Her
- Stand-up
- 6 - 10
- 6-30 Aug 2015
This is a show about: Love? Becoming a mother! Exes (all names may not have been changed). A stage version... Full listing
Gary Busey's One-Man Hamlet as Performed by David Carl
- Theatre
- 6 - 11
- 6-11 & 13-30 Aug 2015
Having triumphed in Celebrity Big Brother, survived Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and battled with Meatloaf and Donald Trump, Keanu... Full listing
Keith Farnan: Anonymous
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11
- 6-17, 19-24 & 26-30 Aug 2015
Liberty. Privacy. Comedy. Irish comedian Keith Farnan (Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow) tries to combine these three elements before the first... Full listing
Trygve Wakenshaw: KRAKEN
- Play
- 10.50 - 12.50
- 6-11, 13-16, 18-23 & 25-30 Aug 2015
Last year's multi award-winning, critically acclaimed total sell-out returns. From award-winning Gaulier trained clown comes Trygve Wakenshaw's physical comedy, KRAKEN.... Full listing
John McKeever: Multifarious
- Sketch show
- 9 - 11
- 6-20 & 22-30 Aug 2015
A raucous hour of comedy from a new kind of comedian. With only his voice, body and trusty clothes rack,... Full listing
Cosmonaut by Ryan Good
- Storytelling
- 8 - 10
- 6-16 & 19-30 Aug 2015
I wanted to write you a heart-breaking song so epic it would get her back. But I'm rubbish at guitar... Full listing
Paul Foot
- Stand-up
- 10.50 - 12.50
- 6-16 & 18-30 Aug 2015
A caboodle of burning church keys flying through the debonair strike Clumpy Claud in his unclerical face. Seaside divorcees clatter... Full listing
Ronny Chieng: Chieng Reaction
- Stand-up
- 10 - 12
- 6-16 & 18-30 Aug 2015
Australia-based Malaysian comedian Ronny Chieng is bringing his multi award-winning stand-up comedy back to the UK. One of the biggest... Full listing
Night + Daze
- Theatre
- 8.50 - 11
- 6-11 & 13-30 Aug 2015
A wild night out for a top lad on a mission, to party hard and catch a girl from heaven!... Full listing
Rhymes with Orange
- Spoken Word
- 5 - 6
- 17 & 25 Aug 2015
London's smash-hit spoken word night Rhymes with Orange comes to Edinburgh for two nights only! Come and experience this noisy,... Full listing
Heidi O'Loughlin: A Woman Talking
- Stand-up / storytelling
- 8 - 10
- 6-17 & 19-30 Aug 2015
Delightfully oddball stand-up featuring stowaways, unsung heroes and a woman talking. Fresh off a UK tour supporting Josie Long, and... Full listing
Joey Page: Catastrophe Party
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11
- 6-17 & 19-30 Aug 2015
Alternative comedian, Joey, 30, one previous owner, with all of his own teeth and hair, has been on television (as... Full listing
Wilting in Reverse
- Storytelling
- 9 - 11
- 6-16, 18-23 & 25-30 Aug 2015
A strangely compelling story with live music, vigorous dance moves, understandable words and a fair bit of profound (probably life-changing)... Full listing
John Robertson - The Dark Room: Symphony of a Floating Head
- Panel show / improv
- 6 - 10.50
- 6-30 Aug 2015
The world's only live-action videogame remixed with new levels, torments, Darren. Will you: A. Panic? B. Panic more? £1, 000... Full listing
Sing for Your Life
- Theatre
- 6 - 12
- 6-30 Aug 2015
Notorious taxidermy artist Charlie Tuesday Gates has scraped up roadkill, bought deceased dogs on Gumtree and revived her family pet... Full listing
Penny Arcade: Longing Lasts Longer
- Theatre
- 6 - 12
- 6-16, 18-23 & 25-30 Aug 2015
New York's undisputed queen of the underground presents an exuberant performance anthem and passionate rumination on love, longing and loss.... Full listing
Gay Furnish Flirt Coach
- Sketch show
- 9 - 12
- 6-16, 18-23 & 25-30 Aug 2015
Character comedian Charlotte McDougall (Bearded Ladies, Radio 4 is Gay Furnish, sexologist and dating guru. Gay's masterclass introduces a squad... Full listing
Zoe Coombs Marr: Dave
- Stand-up
- 9 - 11
- 6-17 & 19-30 Aug 2015
What's the deal with pizza? Single with cats? Finding Nemo's girlfriend. Lesbian totem tennis?! My dad's a good guy! Sex... Full listing
Gabriel Bisset-Smith Tells the Most Original and Funny Joke in the Universe!
- Storytelling
- 8 - 10
- 6-18 & 20-30 Aug 2015
Multi-award winning performer Gabriel Bisset-Smith will take you on a journey of intergalactic travel, strange sexual positions, bizarre dance routines,... Full listing
Foil, Arms and Hog: Skiddlywup
- Sketch show
- 10 - 12
- 6-30 Aug 2015
Irish comedy, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato you racist. Ireland's top comedy... Full listing
Ivy Paige: Filthy Rich
- 9 - 12
- 6-16 & 18-30 Aug 2015
**** (Fest). Want to get rich quick? Need more bang for your buck? Let Ivy show you how, in a... Full listing
Kyle Kinane: Ghost Pizza Party
- Stand-up
- 9 - 12
- 6-17 & 19-30 Aug 2015
This show is about ghosts having a pizza party. Or maybe it isn't. Maybe, at one point, one of Kyle's... Full listing
Mixtape
- Sketch show
- 8 - 10
- 6-30 Aug 2015
Join the Mixtapers for their hilarious bitesized theatre inspired by music. Part comedy show and part music quiz. The Mixtapers... Full listing
Chaos Theory
- Sketch show
- 8.50 - 10.50
- 6-30 Aug 2015
Chaos Theory, 25 sketches performed in a random order, decided each night by shuffling a deck of cards. Delve into... Full listing
Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year
- Stand-up
- 10.50 - 13.50
- 6-11, 13-17, 20-24 & 27-30 Aug 2015
**** (Scotsman). ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). Eight sell-out years. Biggest selling showcase of multi award-winning Scottish comedy talent at the Fringe. Featuring... Full listing
Get Your Shit Together
- Musical
- 8 - 10
- 6-12 & 14-30 Aug 2015
Alex's life has fallen apart. His girlfriend has left him for TV's Breakfast Dave, he's been fired and he can't... Full listing
Kinetic Comedy - Edinburgh Special
- Stand-up / music
- 10
- 27-29 Aug 2015
Multi award nominated Inel Tomlinson is back with his sell-out show, Kinetic Comedy. Expect a night like no other with... Full listing
Spank
- Cabaret / stand-up
- 12.50 - 15.50
- 7-30 Aug 2015
Spank returns for an incredible 12th year with sexy hosts, awesome comedians and inevitable gratuitous nudity. You love it! 'This... Full listing