Venue 14: Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Teviot Row House, 13 Bristo Square, EH8 9AJ
- 0131 622 6552
- www.gildedballoon.co.uk
- www.edfringe.com
Shows at this venue in 2018
Fall of Eagles
- Music / play
- 8 - 9
- 4-19 Aug 2018
Europe. 1914. The great Royal Houses stand on the brink of war and nobody knows why, least of all the... Full listing
The Ladder
- Play
- 8 - 9.50
- 2-12 Aug 2018
Starring husband and wife, Rob Rouse (Upstart Crow - BBC2, 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Channel 4) and Helen... Full listing
David Baddiel's Animalcolm
- Play / music
- 11 - 12
- 1-12 & 14-19 Aug 2018
Malcolm doesn't like animals, which is a problem because his family love them. Their house is full of pets. The... Full listing
Benet Brandreth: A Hero for Our Times
- Storytelling
- 9.50 - 10.50
- 1-27 Aug 2018
Join award-winning comedian Benet Brandreth for a comic tale of love, loss, redemption and ramekins. Slightly surreal, hugely funny, it's... Full listing
The Cambridge Impronauts: A Series of Improvable Events
- Improv / storytelling
- 10 - 10.50
- 1-27 Aug 2018
If you are reading this then I implore you to stop now and read no further. For if you are... Full listing
Just These, Please
- Sketch show
- 9 - 9.50
- 1-19 & 21-27 Aug 2018
Charming new sketch group seek friendly audience for their Edinburgh debut. Looking to share one hour of passion followed by... Full listing
Space Doctor
- Play
- 10 - 11
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
Prescription: space justice. Dosage: lethal! Time travel, space ships, scary monsters, evil aliens, sexy assistants, demented fans. It must be... Full listing
The Oxford Imps: Class of 2018
- Improv
- 10
- 1-27 Aug 2018
New year, new show! Having toured their comedic talents around the globe, Fringe veterans The Oxford Imps return to Edinburgh... Full listing
Jeremy Nicholas: After Dinner Stories (From My Disastrous Broadcasting Career)
- Storytelling / play
- 6.50 - 11.50
- 1-28 Aug 2018
Sony Award-winning broadcaster Jeremy Nicholas brings his hilarious debut hour. Based on true-life stories from 27 years of trying not... Full listing
Jon Culshaw and Bill Dare: The Great British Take Off
- Stand-up
- 15
- 13-26 Aug 2018
Join comedian/impressionist Jon Culshaw and legendary comedy writer/producer Bill Dare from BBC Radio 4's Dead Ringers for unscripted, spontaneous comedy... Full listing
Julia Sutherland: Exposed
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
In her alter ego as broadcaster, Julia has interviewed dozens of top comedians, digging deep into their psyches, and having... Full listing
Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast
- 12
- 9 & 15 Aug 2018
Following five years of sell-out London shows, Matt Forde's Political Party returns to Edinburgh for two live shows! Previous guests... Full listing
Chemo Barbie
- 9.50 - 10.50
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
In 2016, Heather Keller, a healthy young vegan runner, was diagnosed with breast cancer and her life changed forever. From... Full listing
Card Ninja
- Magic / cabaret
- 10.50 - 11.50
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
Warning: this show contains ninjas, not magic. Back by popular demand, Card Ninja is a riotous display of comedy and... Full listing
Grace
- Play
- 8.50 - 9.50
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
Alfie, a comedian who performed as the male half of a double act, re-enters the stage... as Zora, a woman.... Full listing
Andrea Hubert: Holes of Joy
- Storytelling
- 9 - 10
- 1-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
Life is a heavy blanket of sadness and if you want joy, you've got to poke some holes. Yes, that's... Full listing
Bowjangles: Excalibow
- Music
- 10 - 12
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Bowjangles are a string quartet who can really play. They dance whilst they play. They sing whilst they play. They... Full listing
Agatha Is Missing!
- Play / character
- 10 - 11
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
Agatha Christie is missing and ace detective, Miss Clarissa Marbles, needs your help in solving the crime. Was it the... Full listing
Eshaan Akbar: Prophet Like It's Hot
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 1-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
Following his sell-out run in 2017, Akbar returns armed with a copy of the Qur'An in hand. It's a much... Full listing
Rosco McClelland: 29
- Stand-up
- 8 - 9
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Rosco McClelland explores the perils of getting older and embracing it, whilst attempting to cling to your ever declining youth.... Full listing
Benny
- Play
- 10 - 11
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
When Benny Hill died in April 1992, his body lay undiscovered in his flat for two days. During these two... Full listing
Gareth Waugh: Oh Boy...!
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 1-27 Aug 2018
Sequel to 2017's smash-hit sell-out debut about honesty, this one's all about the law of the playground, traveling companions from... Full listing
The Noise Next Door's Really, Really, Good Afternoon Show (At Sea!)
- Improv
- 9.50 - 10.50
- 1-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
The 10-time sell-out comedy sensation returns to Edinburgh with an epic new show for just about everyone. As seen on... Full listing
Gráinne Maguire: I Forgive You; Please Like Me
- Stand-up
- 8.50 - 9.50
- 1-26 Aug 2018
What do I need to do to make you like me? Just tell me so we can all just relax.... Full listing
Sitting By Katherine Parkinson
- Play
- 14 - 16
- 1-26 Aug 2018
'Do you even need me here? I think you do. Actually.' Luke, Cassandra and Mary are sitting. They sit weekly... Full listing
Scott Gibson: Anywhere but Here
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11
- 1-27 Aug 2018
Award-winning comic Scott Gibson was just 16 when he first set off on a voyage of self-discovery. His destination? Kavos...... Full listing
Edd Hedges: For Eva, from Forever Ago
- Stand-up
- 8 - 10
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
In 1988 a teenager lost control of his car. In 2014 a Halloween party took an unexpected turn. In 2017... Full listing
Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show
- 12.50
- 13-16 & 20-23 Aug 2018
The UK's number one Tommy Cooper tribute returns to the Fringe! Tommy Cooper was a true comic genius. His impeccable... Full listing
Lost Voice Guy: Inspiration Porn
- Stand-up
- 10
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
BBC New Comedy Award winner and star and writer of BBC Radio 4's brand-new comedy series, Ability, has unwittingly become... Full listing
Stephen K Amos Talk Show
- Chat show
- 14
- 3-7, 10-12, 17-19 & 24-25 Aug 2018
Join festival favourite Stephen K Amos as he chats with guests hand-picked from the worlds of theatre, comedy and music.... Full listing
Trumpageddon
- Satire
- 11.50 - 12.50
- 1-7, 9-14, 16-21 & 23-27 Aug 2018
President Trump returns for a third season at his 'summer White House' after two sell-out years (and a most relaxing... Full listing
Juliette Burton: Butterfly Effect
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 1-15 Aug 2018
Award-winning comedian Juliette Burton returns for a limited run of her 2017 sell-out show exploring the power of kindness. When... Full listing
Ray Bradshaw: Deaf Comedy Fam
- Stand-up / storytelling
- 10 - 11
- 16-22 Aug 2018
One in six people suffer from hearing loss. Two of those people are Ray's parents. Full of hilarious tales about... Full listing
The Edinburgh Fringe Magic Gala
- Magic
- 10 - 12
- 1 & 3-26 Aug 2018
Sell-out 2017. The best illusion, magic and cabaret acts from the Fringe assemble at one of Edinburgh's biggest theatres for... Full listing
Maisie Adam: Vague
- Stand-up
- 9
- 1-27 Aug 2018
18 months ago, Maisie decided to try stand-up comedy. Within a year, she won the biggest stand-up comedy newcomer competition... Full listing
Dominic Frisby's Financial Game Show
- Game show
- 9 - 10
- 1-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
Start your night with a big fat prize in your pocket! Dominic Frisby, the world's only financial expert and comedian,... Full listing
Alison Spittle: Worrier Princess
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11
- 1-13 & 15-26 Aug 2018
Alison got her own TV show in Ireland. She thought all her problems would melt away. Turns out she was... Full listing
Laura Lexx: Trying
- Stand-up
- 8.50 - 9.50
- 1-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
'One can only hope there's some life-altering catastrophe around the corner for Lexx' (BroadwayBaby.com). Luckily, the award-winning comedian with 'superb... Full listing
Sunday Service With Ola
- Stand-up
- 14
- 5, 12, 19 & 26 Aug 2018
Sunday Service With Ola is a unique event experience that uses a church theme to bring you stand-up comedy, group... Full listing
The Dark Room (for Kids!)
- Multimedia
- 10 - 11
- 1-25 Aug 2018
You and your family are stuck inside a live-action video game! How will you escape?! Pick options off the screen... Full listing
John Pendal: We Are Family
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
Storyteller and stand-up comedian John Pendal explores his family tree and discovers mutinies in the 1800s, arson in the 1900s... Full listing
Red Richardson: Seeing Red
- Stand-up
- 8.50 - 9.50
- 1-27 Aug 2018
Red Richardson delivers his debut hour of satirical, anecdotal comedy with bite. Raised in a drug-fuelled hippie town, he narrowly... Full listing
Zoe Lyons: Entry Level Human
- Stand-up
- 11.50 - 12.50
- 1-26 Aug 2018
As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Room 101 (BBC One) and regularly... Full listing
Notflix
- Improv / music
- 11 - 12.50
- 1 & 3-26 Aug 2018
Five-star, total sell-out show Edinburgh Fringe 2016 and 2017 and Vaults 2017. Notflix returns to the Fringe, this time to... Full listing
The Travelling Sisters: Toupé
- Sketch show
- 10 - 11
- 1-14 & 16-27 Aug 2018
Masterfully combining physical comedy, characters and original music, The Travelling Sisters are 'insane geniuses of sketch comedy' (GreatScott.media). This infectious... Full listing
Jay Lafferty: Wheesht!
- Stand-up / storytelling
- 10
- 1-19 & 21-27 Aug 2018
With a colourful history of never knowing when to shut up, Jay has managed to get herself into - and... Full listing
Stuart Mitchell: Gordon Ramsay's Karma Cafe
- Stand-up
- 9.50 - 11.50
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
A truly astonishing and hilarious confessional story where the worlds of haute cuisine and high finance collide, bringing about a... Full listing
Geoff Norcott: Traditionalism
- Stand-up
- 10 - 12
- 13-19 Aug 2018
Last year's sell-out show returns with a full refurb for 2018. Star of The Mash Report, Live At The Apollo,... Full listing
Ayesha Hazarika: Girl on Girl
- Stand-up / satire
- 11 - 12
- 2-11 Aug 2018
The fight for feminism. Phew! After Weinstein and #MeToo, women of the world have finally united... for a good old-fashioned... Full listing
Kai Humphries: Team Smug
- Stand-up
- 10.50 - 13.50
- 1-27 Aug 2018
Multi award-winning Geordie comedian premieres his hilarious new show about celebrating life and the true value of having pride in... Full listing
MARVELus: All the Marvel Movies. Kind of. 2018
- Sketch show
- 10.50 - 11.50
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
Direct from a standing room only season at Edinburgh Fringe last year, and a critically acclaimed tour of Australia this,... Full listing
Scott Gibson: Tales from the Battlefield
- Stand-up
- 10
- 12-15 Aug 2018
Since the beginning of time, comedians have plied their trade on the comedy battlefield. Sometimes they kill, sometimes they die... Full listing
Justin Moorhouse: Northern Joker
- Stand-up
- 12 - 13
- 1-26 Aug 2018
The self-confessed shameless northern joker is back. Justin's no-nonsense, laugh-out-loud comedy returns to the Fringe for the umpteenth time. Life's... Full listing
Matt Price: Last Night a Weegie Saved My Life
- Stand-up
- 11 - 12
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Friendly Cornish giant Matt Price was going out with a woman. The only problem is that she wasn't going out... Full listing
Neil Delamere: Controlled Substance
- Stand-up
- 11.50 - 12.50
- 3-13 & 15-26 Aug 2018
Fresh from a sell-out tour, the star of BBC's The Blame Game and Soft Border Patrol, Neil Delamere, returns to... Full listing
So You Think You're Funny? Grand Final
- Stand-up
- 15
- 23 Aug 2018
Celebrating 31 years of the UK's biggest and best comedy newcomer competition. After months of regional heats, these guys are... Full listing
Chris Forbes: Prophecy
- Stand-up / storytelling
- 10 - 11
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
Chris Forbes, star of BBC hit comedy Scot Squad, returns to the Fringe to tell you the extraordinary tale of... Full listing
Micky Bartlett: Crucifying Fergal
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11
- 1-27 Aug 2018
Micky never got into trouble at school until one fateful day in 2002, and then he f*cking nailed it...! Former... Full listing
Jarred Christmas: Remarkably Average
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Hey team! So, I had a DNA test and the results were very disappointing. There is nothing remarkable about my... Full listing
Patrick Monahan: #Goals
- Stand-up
- 13 - 14
- 1-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
Multi award-winning comedian and Fringe favourite, returns with another brand new stand-up show, #Goals. We all have life goals, whether... Full listing
Anya Anastasia: The Executioners
- Cabaret / satire
- 11 - 13
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Award-winning musical-comedy maverick Anya Anastasia brandishes her razor-sharp satirical wit, gleefully attacking and dismembering perils of the modern world. Alongside... Full listing
Fred Cooke: Fredinburgh
- Stand-up
- 8.50 - 9.50
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
Fredinburgh, through its rambunctious energy, shows us why Fred Cooke is 'a born entertainer' (Chortle.co.uk). As seen on [i]The Tommy... Full listing
Ben Hart: The Nutshell
- Magic
- 10.50 - 12.50
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
West End star and multi award-winning magician Ben Hart returns to Edinburgh with a brand-new show that shines a light... Full listing
Christian Finnegan: My Goodness
- Stand-up
- 10 - 13
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
Christian Finnegan is a stand-up comedian, exploring what it means to be a passable human being in 2018. Perhaps best... Full listing
Luisa Omielan: Politics For Bitches
- Stand-up
- 14 - 15
- 2-13, 15-22 & 24-26 Aug 2018
Fresh from filming her BBC Three series of the same name, comedy phenomenon Luisa Omielan (What Would Beyonce Do?! and... Full listing
David Correos: The Correos Effect
- Variety
- 9 - 10
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
New Zealand's David Correos has blown away audiences from Auckland to Adelaide, now he returns to Edinburgh with his debut... Full listing
Janeane Garofalo: Put a Pin in That
- Stand-up
- 13 - 14
- 1-12 & 14-19 Aug 2018
Actress and comedian Janeane Garofalo has been an American institution since she burst on the scene in 1992. Janeane has... Full listing
Murray Hill: About to Break
- Cabaret / improv
- 10.50 - 12.50
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
A rip-roaring Edinburgh debut from a showbiz icon who lives to perform, and performs to live. He'll regale details of... Full listing
So You Think You're Funny? Sketch
- Stand-up / sketch show
- 10
- 20 Aug 2018
Join us for the second year of the new comedy competition celebrating all things sketch! The organiser's behind the UK's... Full listing
Rhod Gilbert: Work In Very Very Early Progress
- Stand-up
- 15
- 20-22 & 24-26 Aug 2018
After almost six years away from live stand-up, I'm itching to get back on stage. The world has gone totally... Full listing
Daniel Connell: Mr Personality 1988
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11.50
- 2-13 & 15-26 Aug 2018
Award-nominated Australian stand-up Daniel Connell is quite possibly the most relaxed man in Australia. He could easily be described as... Full listing
Kevin Quantum: And for My Next Trick
- Magic
- 12 - 13
- 1-20 & 22-26 Aug 2018
Magician-scientist hybrid Kevin Quantum activates his silly side with comedy sketch-magic. This fast-paced show has more blow-your-brains tricks than you... Full listing
Damian Clark: Extra Show
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11
- 1-26 Aug 2018
Strap in for rapid-fire jokes from the Aussie hurricane in this brand-new show. Due to phenomenal demand, 26 shows have... Full listing
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Home Sweet Home
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 1-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
The debut hour from the future of Scottish stand-up. A three-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist, So You Think... Full listing
Claire Sullivan: I Wish I Owned a Hotel for Dogs
- Stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 1-14 & 16-27 Aug 2018
A madcap adventure through the wild mind of a young Australian absurdist. She hurtles the audience through dogs, a dog... Full listing
Judah Friedlander: America... Still Number One
- Stand-up
- 14.50
- 19-22 Aug 2018
Last year Judah's 84-minute stand-up comedy performance film, America Is the Greatest Country In the United States, debuted on Netflix... Full listing
Rik Carranza presents: Star Trek vs Star Wars
- Panel show
- 10 - 11.50
- 1-4, 8-11, 16-22 & 24-27 Aug 2018
The hit show of 2016 and 2017 returns! The ultimate comedy panel show that boldly goes to a galaxy far... Full listing
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: Superheroes
- Sketch show
- 10.50 - 12.50
- 1-26 Aug 2018
Sock! Pow! Wham! Earth's funniest footwear are back with their 10th new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence. This... Full listing
Set List: Stand-Up Without a Net
- Improv / stand-up
- 6 - 14.50
- 2-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug 2018
'For anyone genuinely interested in comedy and comedians, this is the must-see show of the festival' ***** (Scotsman). Fast, furious,... Full listing
So You Think You're Funny? Semi-Finals
- Stand-up
- 10
- 5-7 & 12-15 Aug 2018
The UK's biggest and best comedy newcomer competition is back for its 31st year at the Fringe! After months of... Full listing
AAA Stand-Up Late at Gilded Balloon
- Stand-up
- 10 - 11.50
- 1-27 Aug 2018
Total sell-out 2010-2017 returns with a brand-new line-up. 'Comedy the way it should be: laugh-a-minute, leaving the audience wishing the... Full listing
The Moa Show
- Stand-up
- 11 - 12
- 1-13 & 15-27 Aug 2018
Three lonely men are magically transported to a mythical land through the charms of a Maori busker. To get home,... Full listing
Very Blue Peter
- Play
- 10 - 11
- 1-27 Aug 2018
1998. England are out of the World Cup. JK Rowling is still pretty skint. Richard Bacon has been framed. Or... Full listing
Roman Fraden: Back in the Closet
- Stand-up
- 10
- 1-14 & 16-27 Aug 2018
American figure skating champion turned comedian Roman Fraden invites you to take a cosmic journey Back in the Closet -... Full listing
Thomas Green: Doubting Thomas
- Stand-up
- 8 - 9
- 1-12 & 14-27 Aug 2018
Thomas Green returns with his new hour Doubting Thomas. Green looks at life after leaving religion, teaching and moving abroad.... Full listing
Grant Busé: The Birds and the Beats
- Music / stand-up
- 9 - 10
- 1-7, 9-14 & 16-27 Aug 2018
We need to talk about 'the talk'. From consent to condoms to commitment, enrol in this sing-along sex ed class... Full listing
Will Seaward's Spooky Midnight Ghost Stories V
- Storytelling
- 10 - 10.50
- 1-12, 14-21 & 23-27 Aug 2018
The legendary late-night, vampire-flavoured torch-wielding storytelling ghoststravaganza returns for a fifth year! Run while you can!! Join Edinburgh's favourite spooky... Full listing
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Club Nights
- Music
- 12.50 - 14
- 4-5, 9-11, 16-18 & 24-25 Aug 2018
Former PM and cabaret superstar Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is back... and this time she's hosting a club night!... Full listing
Mr McClelland's Damn Good Dance
- Cabaret
- 8 - 10
- 2-5, 10-12, 17-19 & 24-26 Aug 2018
'My favourite DJ on the planet... If you're looking for a party get a ticket' (Tom Loud, [l]Hot Dub Time... Full listing
Late'n'Live
- Stand-up
- 12.50 - 16
- 3-27 Aug 2018
The original, wildest and latest of the late-night comedy shows is back for its 32nd year, showcasing unadulterated comedy mayhem... Full listing