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Blind Date
A fast and funny fusion of improvisation, theatre, and social experiment in which you'll experience all the exhilaration and excitement of new love as Mimi goes on a blind date with a different man every night.
Charing Cross Theatre, London WC2N
Fri 21 Jun
£29.50 / 08444 930650
Sat 22 Jun
£29.50 / 08444 930650
Fri 28 Jun
£29.50 / 08444 930650
David Quirk - Shaking Hands With Danger (AUS)
Laughing Stock Productions. If you've read this far, you've either cheated, thought about cheating or been cheated on. We have that in common. Award-winning Aussie comedian David Quirk takes us back to one day of his life, in Finland; a day that changed everything, when he shook hands with danger and didn't let go.
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Carey Marx: Intensive Carey
Intensive Carey delves into the repercussions of a life-changing experience. What happens when something so profound impacts your life? On hearing his doctor’s orders ('Mr Marx, if you have another heart attack, go immediately to a hospital. Do not, I repeat, do not consider masturbating'), Carey was forced to review some…
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Felicity Ward: Irregardless
Get Comedy. As seen on Russell Howard's Good News. ★★★★ (Scotsman). ★★★★ (Time Out). ★★★★ (Chortle.co.uk). ★★★★ (List). Winner: Perth/Sydney Comedy Festivals 2012. Nominee: Melbourne Comedy Festival and Adelaide Fringe 2012. This is a ridiculous job. Who else gets a round of applause before they even walk into their…
Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Howard Read: Hide and Speak
Get Comedy. He was the first to use animation in live comedy, the first to make a cartoon boy belch in front of the Queen. Now multi award-winning stand-up animator Howard Read says he can perform stand-up as a cartoon character, live. Animated characters on stage, telling jokes, improvising, answering questions and…
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Pete Cain: Everybody Out!
Pete Cain / The Assembly Rooms. Wickedly funny, incorrectly political, radically reasonable, relevantly relevant, ridiculously true and beautifully observed; the thought-provoking stand-up returns to Edinburgh with the answer to all of our social, economic and political problems, yes all of them. Buckle-up. 'Dark but…
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Peter Powers
Hypnotist act from Powers, who has been called 'the Ali G of stage hypnosis'. Please note the Fri show is a 'Family Fun Night', Sat 7.30pm show is 'Anything Goes' (safe for teens) and the Sat 'Midnight Madness' is over 18s only.
Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
Sat 10 Aug
£12.50–£16 (Family £7.50 per person Fri only) / 0141 332 1846
- 00:00 (Sunday morning)
Sat 17 Aug
£12.50–£16 (Family £7.50 per person Fri only) / 0141 332 1846
- 00:00 (Sunday morning)
Sat 24 Aug
£12.50–£16 (Family £7.50 per person Fri only) / 0141 332 1846
- 00:00 (Sunday morning)
Sex With Animals
An expedition through the often hilarious, occasionally profound sexual habits of the animal kingdom. Ryan Good (Neo-Futurist, NYIT award winner) as Ryan the Bisexual Lion has explored the far reaches of the animal world and the depths of his sexuality. Think David Attenborough meets Eddie Izzard on Grindr. From…
Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Adrienne Truscott's Asking for It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her Pussy and Little Else!
Adrienne Truscott / Of The Wau Wau Sisters. Adrienne Truscott, one-half of the infamous Wau Wau Sisters, dressed only from the waist up and ankles down, undoes and does in the rules and rhetoric about rape, comedy and the awkward laughs in between. With commentary from George Carlin, Louis C. K. and Robert De Niro…
Heroes @ Bob's Bookshop, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Alex Williamson
Over 250,000 subscribers and 26,000,000 views, he’s a global YouTube sensation. Forty-six consecutive sold out live shows across Australia. Book early and let this multimedia superstar entertain you! Warning this show is not for the feint hearted … it has very adult concepts and language! ‘Disturbing and distressing…
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Bo Burnham: What
Following his smash hit, sell out show ‘Words, Words, Words’ in 2010, which won both the Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize and a Malcolm Hardee Award, and received unprecedented rave reviews, comedy sensation Bo Burnham returns to the Fringe for a strictly limited run with his brand new show What. The youngest person…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Fri 9 Aug
Sat 10 Aug
Sun 11 Aug
Boys
No Prophet Theatre Company and Close Up Theatre. Uni is over. The grades are in. And there's just time for one last act of irresponsibility. On their last night as students, these lads have to face their future, so a drug-fuelled bash seems wholly appropriate. An arrestingly dark comedy, offering an intense insight…
C aquila, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
studio
£8.50 (£6.50; Seniors £6.50; Students £6.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Fri 2 Aug
studio
£8.50 (£6.50; Seniors £6.50; Students £6.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Sat 3 Aug
studio
£10.50 (£8.50; Seniors £8.50; Students £8.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged
The American High School Theatre Festival. The classic play, first premiered at the Fringe in 1987, now interpreted through the eyes, hearts and funny bones of American High School actors. Hysterically funny, witty, and completely preposterous, this play takes us on a fast-paced journey through the nooks and crannies…
Church Hill Theatre, Edinburgh
Fri 16 Aug
Do We Need You After The Apocalypse? The Game Show
Jarred Christmas and Tom Davis. Ever wondered if you had what it takes to be a survivor? Can you make tough decisions? Do you know how to make a fire out of a broken chair and some hope? Jarred Christmas and Tom Davis host a game show like no other as we find out if you're going to be useful or just a bloody liability.
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh
Thu 15 Aug
Fri 16 Aug
Sat 17 Aug
Eric Hutton's Favourite Songs - Free
French, Australian, Nordic, Jewish, Arctic comedian Eric Hutton has received many props from the humongous comedy fat cats that run the world. Now he would like to share with you some of his favourite, and often overlooked songs from around the globe. Mining genres as diverse as nature metal from the depths of…
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Four Nations Magic-Off
The 'Late 'n' Live' of the magic world, this night-time magical bust-up sees some of the stars of the festival's programme pull out every trick they can get their sleight-of-hands on. Performers remain top secret until the festival is underway, and the audience will be able to vote for their Four Nations Magic Champ 2013.
The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh
Fri 5 Jul
The Friday Show
Friday night sparkles with the promise of comedy in a basement, courtesy of those good folk at The Stand. Hurrah!
The Stand, Edinburgh
Fri 21 Jun
£12 (£10; Members £6) / 0131 558 7272
Raymond Mearns plays host to Bruce Morton and Brendan Riley.
Fri 28 Jun
£12 (£10; Members £6) / 0131 558 7272
The cheeky charm of Bruce Devlin, perfectly complemented by Jeff Innocent, Kevin Hayes and Tony Jameson.
Fri 5 Jul
£12 (£10; Members £6) / 0131 558 7272
Making your weekend just that bit sweeter are Seymour Mace, Jan Maree and host Susan Calman.
- 21:00
Henning Wehn's German Christmas Do
Satirical humour from the self-styled German Comedy Ambassador to Great Britain and 2005 Hackney Empire New Act Of The Year award-winner in a festive bonanza.
The Caves, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Prices vary / 0131 557 8989
Fri 2 Aug
Prices vary / 0131 557 8989
Sat 3 Aug
Prices vary / 0131 557 8989
New Wave
Invisible Dot Ltd. The New Wave, a cross section of the most exciting and innovative new acts in the country - 'this century's Comic Strip' (Sunday Times). A limited nine-show run following a sold out London residency, ahead of an Autumn nationwide tour. 'If you like your comedy daring, clever and with a pinch of…
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
Thu 8 Aug
Fri 9 Aug
Sat 10 Aug
Party Piece
Four good friends. One last party. One last chance to get more f*cked than the time before! A dangerous, funny, tragic, and honest look beneath the surface as they realise it’s time to get out and grow up. Produced by the New Wolsey Theatre, written by Rob Salmon and performed by the New Wolsey Young Associates, Party…
Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Rich Hall's Hoedown
Off The Kerb Productions. 'If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer' (Henry David Thoreau). Join Rich and his pals for this acclaimed late night comedy/music extravaganza. Featuring a new drummer. 'Immaculate wordplay imbued with a genuine passion for the…
Assembly George Square, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Saturday Night In Birmingham!
Observational satire from stand-up and writer of seven sports books, Eddy Brimson. Also featuring Jonathan Mayor, Babatunde and Geoff Norcott.
Bar Risa, Birmingham
Fri 21 Jun
£12; £15 / 0121 632 4936
- 21:00
Sat 22 Jun
£12; £15 / 0121 632 4936
- 21:00
The Saturday Show
Saturday nights à la Stand are normally a sold out affair so it's worth booking in advance and getting in early for the edibles. (Food. Not ladies.)
The Stand, Edinburgh
Sat 22 Jun
Sat 29 Jun
£15 / 0131 558 7272
The cheeky charm of Bruce Devlin, perfectly complemented by Jeff Innocent, Kevin Hayes and Tony Jameson.
Sat 6 Jul
£15 / 0131 558 7272
Making your weekend just that bit sweeter are Seymour Mace, Jan Maree and host Susan Calman.
Shit-faced Shakespeare
Magnificent Bastard Productions. An entirely serious Shakespeare play - with an entirely shit-faced actor… Back for yet another year, the legendary Magnificent Bastard Productions stagger up to Edinburgh with the most raucous Shakespearian performance you'll ever see! Grab your mates, get your round sorted, and sit…
C, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
+3
£9.50 (£7.50; Seniors £7.50; Students £7.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Thu 1 Aug
+3
£9.50 (£7.50; Seniors £7.50; Students £7.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Fri 2 Aug
+3
£9.50 (£7.50; Seniors £7.50; Students £7.50) / 0131 226 0000
Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Suman Biswas: Still Alive After Amateur Transplants
The Fringe's favourite singing anaesthetist is back! Having left the highly successful duo Amateur Transplants - a voice of the iconic London Underground Song and co-creator of Paracetamoxyfrusebendroneomycin and four hit comedy albums - returns to Edinburgh with his piano to perform a solo show of smart new parodies and…
