Mimes in Time

• Play
• 9 - 10
• 4-28 Aug 2016

In the future, mimes are no longer physical theatre practitioners and have become the sole operators of the world's time...   Full listing

My World Has Exploded A Little Bit

• 9.50 - 10.50
• 4-16 & 18-28 Aug 2016

A logical, philosophical guide to managing mortality. Bella and her hapless, piano-playing assistant present a darkly comical guide to bereavement....   Full listing

The Durham Revue: Gigglebox

• Sketch show
• 9.50 - 10.50
• 4-15 & 17-28 Aug 2016

Come and see the renowned Durham Revue perform their own brand of 'sublime', 'masterful' (ThreeWeeks) sketch comedy, showcasing 60 minutes...   Full listing

Pond Wife

• 9 - 10
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

Inspired by the Hans Christian Anderson story, The Little Mermaid, and the pop divas of the 90s and 00s, Pond...   Full listing

Yokai

• 10 - 11
• 4-15 & 17-28 Aug 2016

In a desolate space, probably in the middle of nowhere, stands a group of curious looking people. With miniature trees...   Full listing

Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure For Kids

• Music
• 10
• 15 & 16 Aug 2016

Shlomo is a world record-breaking beatboxer who makes all kinds of music using just his mouth and a mic. Join...   Full listing

Best Boy

• Sketch show
• 8.50 - 10.50
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

Double act Best Boy present an hour of sketch comedy. Material heard on BBC Radio 4. 'Inspirational flair... a pleasingly...   Full listing

The Hours Before We Wake

• 9.50 - 10.50
• 5-15 & 17-28 Aug 2016

A lo-fi, sci-fi black comedy set in 2091. Technology allows us to control our dreams and upload them to DreamShare....   Full listing

Made Up

• 9.50 - 10.50
• 4-16 & 18-28 Aug 2016

Blending spoken word, comedy and physical theatre, Made Up tells the explosive tale of a night out in Dublin. Diving...   Full listing

Be Prepared

• 10 - 11
• 4-14 & 16-29 Aug 2016

'Imagine seeing all the stuff that you've done played out in your head in glorious technicolour... and then opening your...   Full listing

Laughing Stock

• Sketch show
• 9.50 - 10.50
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

Irreverent. Irrelevant. Elephant. Last year, Laughing Stock were a brand new sketch comedy foursome. Now, they're back to improve upon...   Full listing

Daniel Piper is in Four Gangs

• Storytelling
• 9.50 - 10.50
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

Daniel Piper is in four gangs, and he's going to tell you about them. Daniel Piper is in Four Gangs...   Full listing

2 Become 1

• 9 - 10
• 4-16 & 18-28 Aug 2016

Comedy pop musical following four 90s girls embarking on a wild night of speed dating, meeting Mr Wrongs and Mr...   Full listing

Dolly Wants to Die

• Play
• 10 - 11
• 4-16 & 18-28 Aug 2016

Meet Dolly: a potty-mouth, chain-smoking toy doll. She can sing, dance, throw a tea party like a bitch - literally,...   Full listing

James Wilson-Taylor: Ginger is the New Black

• 9.50 - 10.50
• 4-28 Aug 2016

Join James Wilson-Taylor for a musical history of the redhead as he attempts to end the bullying and rebrand gingers...   Full listing

Spencer Jones is The Herbert in Proper Job

• 11 - 12
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

Nominee: Chortle Award 2016 - Breakthrough Act. Nominee: Chortle Award 2016 - Music and Variety Award. Fresh from a sell-out...   Full listing

Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop

• Clown
• 10 - 11
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

Fresh from sold out shows in New York and LA, this hilarious pair of spandex-wearing wonder clowns take you on...   Full listing

Bricking It

• Play
• 10 - 50
• 4-15 & 17-28 Aug 2016

Meet Pat, a 73-year-old Irish builder. Meet his daughter, Joanna, a 29-year-old writer/performer. They've swapped jobs and made a show...   Full listing

Phil Ellis is Alone Together (But Mostly Alone)

• 10 - 11
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

After the success of his Foster's Award-winning hit show Funz and Gamez, Phil Ellis (north Manchester's most reliable comedian) returns...   Full listing

Lunch

• Music
• 9.50 - 10.50
• 4-28 Aug 2016

Luke Courtier presents Lunch, a high-octane series of musical comedy vignettes asking that vital question: well what is it that...   Full listing

Liz Miele: Mind Over Melee

• Stand-up
• 10 - 50
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

Liz Miele's hour stand-up show is about her experiences traveling through life and Europe as an anxiety-ridden American. She jokes...   Full listing

Zoë Coombs Marr: Trigger Warning

• 10 - 11
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

Winner: Barry Award, Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Dave is back! After the fallout of his first show and threats from...   Full listing

Paul Foot: 'Tis a Pity She's a Piglet

• Stand-up
• 10 - 50
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

This year Professor Ketchup and his camembert piglet join forces as Paul tackles the big issues such as terrorism. Plus,...   Full listing

Steen Raskopoulos - You Know the Drill

• Sketch show
• 11.50 - 12.50
• 4-14 & 16-28 Aug 2016

Fosters Comedy Award - Best Newcomer nominee. The co-star of BBC Three's Top Coppers returns (after a sell-out edfringe 2014)...   Full listing

The Eulogy

• 9.50 - 10.50
• 4-28 Aug 2016

Winner: Best Comedy, 2016 Adelaide Fringe. Winner: Quirky Award, IndyFringe 2015. 'A comic gem' (Washington Post). 'Hilarious and deftly written'...   Full listing

Villain

• 10 - 11
• 4-15 & 17-28 Aug 2016

Tired of her highly paid sales job, Rachel makes a move into social work only to find herself involved in...   Full listing

John Robertson: The Dark Room

• Improv / game show
• 9.50 - 11
• 4-27 Aug 2016

You awake to find yourself in a Dark Room! You, the audience, must choose an option - Will you A)...   Full listing

Joe DeRosa: Zero Forward Progress

• Stand-up
• 10 - 11
• 4-9, 11-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug 2016

US writer, actor and stand-up Joe DeRosa makes his highly anticipated UK debut. As seen on a host of hit...   Full listing

Rhys Nicholson - Bona Fide

• Stand-up
• 10.50 - 12
• 4-28 Aug 2016

You're reading the blurb? Congratulations. Now when someone asks if you read much, you can say yes. Rhys is really...   Full listing

Bourgeois & Maurice: How to Save the World Without Really Trying

• Cabaret / music
• 7 - 12
• 4-14 & 16-29 Aug 2016

Riotous original songs meet hyper surreal, high fashion in this political rally slash arena spectacular, performed in a damp cave,...   Full listing

Heidi O'Loughlin: Cult Comedian

• Storytelling / music
• 10 - 11
• 4-14 & 17-28 Aug 2016

Join New Zealand's North Island provincial leader and stand-up comedian Heidi O'Loughlin in an insightful and no obligation orientation into...   Full listing

Foil, Arms and Hog: DoomDah

• Sketch show / stand-up
• 11.50 - 13
• 4-28 Aug 2016

Irish comedy, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, you racist. Ireland's top comedy trio. Sold...   Full listing

Musical Comedy Awards

• Music
• 12
• 12 & 13 Aug 2016

Music + comedy x outstanding talent = Musical Comedy Awards! Fresh from our sold-out final at the iconic Udderbelly on...   Full listing

Rhymes with Orange

• 10 - 11
• 4-10 Aug 2016

You've seen some comedy. You've seen some theatre. It's time for something different. Prepare to have your preconceptions of poetry...   Full listing

The Bear Pack

• Improv / sketch show
• 7 - 12
• 16-21 & 23-28 Aug 2016

The Bear Pack is Steen Raskopoulos (BBC's Top Coppers, Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee) and Carlo Ritchie ([i]The...   Full listing

Simon Slack - The Fantasist

• 9.50 - 10.50
• 4-16 & 18-28 Aug 2016

Imagination and reality collide in the world of Simon Slack. Fantastical, absurd one-man sketch comedy from Robert Cawsey. Simon is...   Full listing

Best of Scottish Comedian of the Year

• Stand-up
• 10.50 - 13.50
• 4-9, 11-14, 18-21 & 25-28 Aug 2016

**** (Scotsman). ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). Ten sell-out years. Biggest selling showcase of multi award-winning Scottish comedy talent at the Fringe. Featuring...   Full listing

Predrinks | After-Party

• Play
• 9 - 10
• 4-16 & 18-28 Aug 2016

Following critically acclaimed Get Your Shit Together Deadpan theatre are back with new shows Predrinks and Afterparty. Join some flatmates...   Full listing

Spank!

• 13.50 - 15.50
• 5-28 Aug 2016

Spank! returns for an incredible 13th year with sexy hosts, awesome comedians and the inevitable gratuitous nudity. With the most...   Full listing