Venue 272: The Free Sisters
- 139 Cowgate, EH1 1JS
- 0131 622 6801
- www.freefestival.co.uk
- www.edfringe.com
Shows at this venue in 2018
On Earth As It Is
- Storytelling / stand-up
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
This tour de farce of satire, parody and general comic mayhem chronicles the exploits of an American in Central and... Full listing
ComedySportz 4 Tots
- Improv / storytelling
- Free
- 25 & 26 Aug 2018
The team behind the hit competitive comedy show ComedySportz are bringing a brand new show to the Edinburgh Fringe jam... Full listing
Improvable and the Chapter of Secrets
- Improv
- Free
- 20-26 Aug 2018
Improvable and the Chapter of Secrets is an improvised magical story in the style of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named-For-Copyright-Reasons. Come with us as... Full listing
Games With James
- Game show
- Free
- 2-14 & 16-19 Aug 2018
Award-winning comedian and UK board-gaming champion James Cook invites you to play board games live on stage. Buckaroo, Guess Who,... Full listing
About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses
- Workshop
- 99
- 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21 & 25 Aug 2018
Learn the skill and art of stand-up comedy performance on this two-day intensive comedy training course. Our tutors are professional... Full listing
Fantastic Magic Show For Kids
- Magic
- Free
- 31 Jul; 1-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug 2018
The Fantastic Magic Show is a special and unique experience for children and their parents. It is a wonderful and... Full listing
Huggers (Free Festival)
- Stand-up / cabaret
- Free
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-26 Aug 2018
Following more successful shows at festivals worldwide, the popular show returns with a revolving line-up of acts selected from the... Full listing
Samantha Hannah: How To Find A Husband In A Year
- Stand-up / storytelling
- Free
- 23-26 Aug 2018
Is there a right time to get married? Apparently yes, there is! Based on maths, the ideal age is 26.... Full listing
Defrosted
- Play / music
- Free
- 31 Jul; 1-15 & 17-22 Aug 2018
A big bonkers blast of fun with super-duo Cat (the Spot Bots Mermaid on CBeebies) and Nicko. Love that frosty... Full listing
Karoshi
- Stand-up
- Free
- 3, 6, 9-10, 13, 16-17, 20 & 23-24 Aug 2018
Apparently, 60% of us hate our jobs. No wonder, with pointless jargon to contend with (key performance indicators?) and even... Full listing
Grumpy Pants
- Clown
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
All the way from Spain, Grumpy Pants is a hilarious show for the whole family. Mr Vita will delight audiences... Full listing
Andrew Roper's Superheroes For Kids 3
- Stand-up
- Free
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-26 Aug 2018
Superheroes for Kids 3 is the newest version of the hit show. 2018 features some new superheroes and all new... Full listing
Curried Mustard
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-3, 6, 9-10, 13, 16-17, 20 & 23-24 Aug 2018
Growing up in the deepest darkest parts of India and then being thrown into the West with no language, culture,... Full listing
By the Power of Greyskull
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-3, 6, 9-10, 13, 16-17, 20 & 23-24 Aug 2018
I am Winter. Prince of punchlines and defender of gags and the humorous secrets of Castle Greyskull. Fabulous secret comedic... Full listing
Funny Cluckers - Best of the Fest - Free
- Stand-up
- Free
- 3-26 Aug 2018
Four top-quality fowl-mouthed acts, hand-plucked from around the festival. For the poultry sum of a bucket contribution on eggsit. Guaranteed... Full listing
Boogers, Books and Big Bottom Burps!
- Storytelling
- Free
- 1-26 Aug 2018
The latest Edinburgh Fringe fun from the award-winning and best-selling author Stuart Reid. There's his unusual brand of books, bottoms,... Full listing
Game On 2.0
- Multimedia
- Free
- 30 & 31 Jul; 1-19 Aug 2018
Direct from Australia for kids of all ages - Game On 2.0 is the sequel to the 2015 cult interactive... Full listing
Battle of the Superheroes - The Great Superhero Debate (Free Festival)
- Stand-up
- Free
- 4-7, 9-14, 16-21 & 23-25 Aug 2018
This worldwide hit show for geeks and non-geeks everywhere returns with a changing line-up of hilarious comedians with a mixture... Full listing
Josh and Lou: Working Classy
- Stand-up / storytelling
- Free
- 12-26 Aug 2018
Josh drinks Stella before yoga. Louise has gravy on her avocado. Both find themselves uncertain of their social hierarchy. Some... Full listing
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
See the very best comedians from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and Fringe newcomers from around the UK,... Full listing
Graham Fellows Completely Out of Character
- Stand-up / music
- Free
- 16-26 Aug 2018
Graham Fellows has performed as the comic character John Shuttleworth for over 25 years on stage, TV and radio, delighting... Full listing
Kate Talbot Has Peaked Too Soon
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-11 Aug 2018
Being alive is kinda shite, isn't it? Kate Talbot's been somehow doing it successfully for sixteen years now. So far... Full listing
ComedySportz UK
- Improv
- Free
- 2-15 Aug 2018
11th year at the Edinburgh Fringe! Two teams compete for laughs with quick-witted gags, games, sketches and songs inspired by... Full listing
Jon & Nath Like to Party
- Sketch show
- Free
- 2-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
After last year's totally sold out Edinburgh run, Jon & Nath return with their unique style of hardcore sketch comedy... Full listing
Absolute Legends
- Free
- 31 Jul; 1-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
From Calum MacInnes, creator of the epic Zero Quest trilogy, comes a brand-new children's show for 2018. An interactive fantasy... Full listing
Stephen Bailey: Our Kid
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
From ITV2's Safeword and CelebAbility, ITV's Weekend with Aled, Comedy Central's Live At The Comedy Store, Channel 5's [i]Celebrity Big... Full listing
#1 Comedy Great Fun Best Show Jez Watts
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug 2018
****1/2 (PerthHappenings.com). **** (TheMusic.com.au). West Australian stand-up comedy veteran Jez Watts has a fresh hour of material, his online search... Full listing
Russell Hicks: Love Song for the Viciously Ambitious
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Russell Hicks returns with another free-form explosion that he deems 'necessary medicine' for any artist who is trying too hard... Full listing
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with different line-ups at every show and four performances daily.... Full listing
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane McDonald?
- Storytelling / stand-up
- Free
- 22-26 Aug 2018
A new and original show celebrating an ex-copper's 20-year obsession with Wakefield's number one export, the legendary Jane McDonald, cruises... Full listing
Andrew Silverwood: Reformed Terrorist
- Stand-up / storytelling
- Free
- 2-14 Aug 2018
From his background in left-wing activism, award-winning stand-up and storyteller Andrew Silverwood spent a lot of his teenage years arguing... Full listing
Darius Davies: The Art of the Troll
- Multimedia / stand-up
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
'I like trolling big. I always have. To me it's very simple: If you're going to troll anyway, you might... Full listing
Twisted
- Music
- Free
- 15-21 Aug 2018
Join Aaron Ayjay as he takes a comedic and very twisted musical journey through relationships from childhood, dating, marriage, divorce... Full listing
Milo McCabe: 1001 Moments With Troy Hawke!
- Character / stand-up
- Free
- 2-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Troy Hawke returns with another riotous hour, navigating the detritus of everyday life and the divine properties of Scrabble values.... Full listing
Andrew Roper - What Is Best in Life?
- Stand-up
- Free
- 30 & 31 Jul; 2-26 Aug 2018
'What is best in life?' If you know the answer, come to this show. If you don't... come anyway, there'll... Full listing
Beach Hunks: Leg Day
- Sketch show
- Free
- 2-12 & 14-26 Aug 2018
Toned. Honed. Hunked. Chipper sketch lads Beach Hunks stride leggily to Edinburgh with a fast-paced hour of daft sketch carnage.... Full listing
Jamie Oliphant: The Oliphant in the Room
- Storytelling
- Free
- 3-26 Aug 2018
'An original way with words and a talent for one-liners and short stories... with a touch of the gangly Ivo... Full listing
BattleActs! Improvised Comedy
- Improv
- Free
- 3-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug 2018
As heard on BBC Radio 1! Winners: VAULT Festival People's Choice Award. BattleActs! is an award-winning, multi five-star comedy show... Full listing
The Big Free Fringe Festival Launch Show 2018
- Stand-up
- Free
- 1 Aug 2018
See a huge selection of this year's big names, stand-out performers and many of the best free acts in Edinburgh... Full listing
Go Slay Dragons!
- Stand-up / storytelling
- Free
- 12-26 Aug 2018
Dan was almost shot - and it's all Rupert Murdoch's fault. Kinda. A lefty snowflake somehow working at The Sun,... Full listing
The Lesbian Whisperer
- Stand-up / storytelling
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Lebanese by blood, Australian by birth, European by 2020. After a formidable spell in Berlin, Frank realises that identity is... Full listing
Shaggers (Free Festival)
- Stand-up / storytelling
- Free
- 30 & 31 Jul; 2-26 Aug 2018
Following more sell-out shows at festivals and theatres worldwide, this hit show returns with a changing line-up of various comedians... Full listing
99 Club Stand-Up Selection - Free
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Proudly supporting the Free Festival with a different selection each day of four of the best comics at the Fringe.... Full listing
The Nasty Show
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug 2018
Offensive is the new black. The Nasty Show is a guaranteed offensive comedy showcase featuring a selection of the best... Full listing
John Lenahan: Up Close
- Magic / variety
- Free
- 15-26 Aug 2018
An Evening of Intimate Magic (and Comedy) with a Master. Thousands of people have seen John Lenahan performing his hilarious... Full listing
Life Coach (age 14)
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-14 Aug 2018
A letter from the past, a date with a doomsday survivalist and the start of your dream career. What would... Full listing
Head Sets
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-13 & 15-26 Aug 2018
Comedians losing their heads and performing with no bodies! This sell-out show returns with more of the best comedians from... Full listing
Revenge of the New World
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Our parents are fine. No marginalised struggle or mental trauma. No vulnerable moments of authenticity, perhaps not even a moment... Full listing
Roast Battle Edinburgh
- Game show / satire
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
A show that makes smack talk an art form. Comedy Roast Battle Edinburgh puts two comedians head to head in... Full listing
Hate 'n' Live
- Improv / stand-up
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
The smash-hit show returns for a fifth year, with top TV comedians - aka the Gladi-Haters - improvising rants on... Full listing
Rule of Three
- Stand-up / game show
- Free
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Part stand-up comedy, part game show. Three of the funniest comedians on earth take the stage with some of the... Full listing
Simon Jablonski - Love
- Stand-up
- Free
- 2-13 & 16-26 Aug 2018
An entirely un-erotic journey that begins in a public toilet, then takes strange diversions via a sexy tomato plant and... Full listing