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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
Al Murray: The Only Way is Epic
A brand new show from everyone's favourite bigoted landlord, Al Murray, star of Happy Hour. Please only cheer at the irony and stay in your house if you actually hate the French.
Belfast Waterfront
Thu 5 Dec
£25.50 / 028 9032 5913
- 19:30
The Brewhouse, Taunton
Thu 20 Jun
£26.50 phone for availability / 01823 283244
- 19:30
The Central Theatre, Chatham
Thu 27 Jun
£25.50 / 01634 338338
- 19:30
Also on at:
- The Civic Hall, Bedworth
- Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
- Colston Hall, Bristol
- Electric Palace Bridport
- Jersey Opera House
- New Victoria Theatre, Woking
- Opera House & Winter Gardens, Blackpool
- Plymouth Pavilions
- Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot
- Richmond Theatre
- Sunderland Empire
- Winter Gardens, Margate
Alex Horne & Tom Craine: Edinburgh Preview
Inventive and thought-provoking humour from writer and leader of The Horne Section, Alex Horne. Also featuring intelligent wit from stand-up, writer and one third of sketch troupe Jigsaw, Craine.
Tabard Theatre, London W4
Wed 19 Jun
£10 (£8) / 0870 169 6805
- 20:00
Alzheimer Scotland Benefit
A load of comedians, including Billy Kirkwood, How Do I Get Up There and Mark Nelson, give up their time to help raise money for Scotland's leading dementia charity.
The Stand, Glasgow
Wed 19 Jun
£8 (£6) / 0844 335 8879
American Gun Show
Elephant Run District. Love/hate America? So does Chris Harcum. Statistically, one in five Americans owns a gun. Everyday occurrences can erupt into hilarity or danger. It's enough to make you question whether it's safe to go to the theatre. Brecht meets stand-up in this solo show confrontation of violence in the land…
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Amy Wright's Occupation
Amy now has a job and is setting up a free school! Come prepared to learn - poetry, apostrophes and a special lesson for R Kelly on metaphor. All new show if you came last year. ‘Amy Wright has amassed a collection of material so eclectic that her hour-long show might as well have bolts through its neck…
El Barrio, Edinburgh
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
And They Played Shang-a-Lang
Number one hits from the era accompany this tale of growing up in 1970s Edinburgh.
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Andrew O'Neill: Easily Distracted
Inventive, offbeat humour and intelligent wit from the vegan, amateur occultist and member of steampunk band The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing.
Jacksons Lane Theatre, London N6
Thu 27 Jun
£10 / 020 8340 5226
- 20:00
Norwich Playhouse
Fri 28 Jun
£10 / 01603 598598
- 20:00
Andy And Mike's… Tick Tock Time Machine (Over 3s)
Andy Day and comedy partner Mike James present a lively children's show in which they discover a mysterious machine which takes them on a journey through time.
Connaught Theatre & Ritz, Worthing
Tue 29 Oct
£12.50 ( £11.50; £42) / 01903 206206
- 11:30
Orchard Theatre, Dartford
Wed 30 Oct
£12 / 01322 220000
- 11:30
Pyramid & Parr Hall, Warrington
Sun 29 Sep
Parr Hall
£12 (£10) / 01925 442345
- 14:00
AntiGraham
Graham. After their acclaimed freshman show Graham Rex, Graham return to the Fringe with brand new sketches in AntiGraham. When bloodthirsty badgers stage a coup d'etat, four friends find themselves trapped in an underground bunker, with only their dreams and memories for comfort. This meline revolution is tearing…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Barry on Arthur's Seat
This is a show on top of Arthur's seat, every day at 1pm. It is only a 45 minute walk from the Royal Mile (really!), a totally unique (and funny) event at the most spectacular venue in Edinburgh. You can't afford to miss it. ‘One of the friendliest, fun and memorable shows at the Fringe this year’ ★★★…
Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
BBC: Loose Ends
Clive Anderson ties up the Loose Ends with cool music, lots of comedy and, of course, scintillating conversation. Recorded for BBC Radio 4. Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets.
BBC @ Potterrow, Edinburgh
Sat 17 Aug
BBC: MacAulay & Co
Broadcast simultaneously live on BBC Radio Scotland and sold out every year for the last decade, Fred MacAulay and Susan Calman bring you the pick of the very best comedy from the Fringe. Please note - This is a free event ticketed via a random draw. To enter the draw please visit www.bbc.co.uk/tickets.
BBC @ Potterrow, Edinburgh
Mon 5 Aug
Tue 6 Aug
Wed 7 Aug
BBQ Previews: Edinburgh Fringe Preview
Offbeat and deadpan humour from Norwegian stand-up and 2012 winner of Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Daniel Simonsen. Also featuring Sam Fletcher.
The Invisible Dot Ltd, London N1
Wed 19 Jun
£10 / 020 7424 8918
- 19:00 – 21:30
Be Careful What You Wish For with Alice Lashman
Hired by Aladdin's genie, trainer Alice Lashman is here to teach you how to wish successfully. Grab a birthday candle, find a dandelion puff and come to Alice's seminar to learn how to avoid the mistakes of bankrupt lottery winners, our coalition government and fame-rejecting reality TV stars. Also featuring…
Madogs, Edinburgh
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
The Big Comedy Gala in Aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
The Boy with Tape on his Face - 'Amazing' (Scotsman), hosts sold-out 2011 and 2012 show. Previous line-ups included: Ed Byrne, Roy Walker, Josie Long, Frisky & Mannish, Chris Ramsey, George Wendt (Norm from Cheers), Fascinating Aida, Susan Calman and Sarah Millican. Pick of the week (Scotland on Sunday), Pick of the…
Venue 150 @ EICC, Edinburgh
Mon 12 Aug
Blind Mirth Improv Comedy
St Andrews' oldest, best and only improv troupe is lonely. Talented, well-educated, semi house-trained performers seek that special hour-long connection with a supportive audience. Open to suggestions. No night is ever the same and former audiences have described us as inexplicably pleasurable. Mild performance anxiety.
Paradise in The Vault, Edinburgh
Tue 13 Aug
Wed 14 Aug
Thu 15 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
The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape
Multi award-winning comic Sam Wills aka The Boy With Tape On His Face takes his show on a tour of the UK. Sam's piercing blue eyes stare out over a rectangle of gaffer tape as he holds his audience spell bound. He deftly unfolds the tangents of his delightful brain process, deliberately preparing each scene and eventually…
Udderbelly At Southbank Centre, London SE1
Tue 25 Jun
£15.50 / 0844 545 8282
- 19:00
Wed 26 Jun
£15.50 / 0844 545 8282
- 19:00
Thu 27 Jun
£15.50 / 0844 545 8282
- 19:00
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.
Brett Goldstein Contains Scenes of an Adult Nature
Mick Perrin Worldwide in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management. Winner of the 2013 Dave Channel/ Leicester Comedy Festival award for Best New Show. Brett's acclaimed new stand-up show takes on pornography, crying and how to survive a New York blackout, dignity intact. Half jokes, half stories all cop. Brett is…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Bright Club: Glasgow
Bright Club features its usual intoxicating blend of comedy and academia as lecturers from the city's universities turn their studies into entertaining stories.
The Stand, Glasgow
Mon 30 Sep
£5 / 0844 335 8879
- 20:30
Mon 25 Nov
£5 / 0844 335 8879
- 20:30
Calendar Girls
- Written by: Tim Firth
Based on the true story of 11 WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukaemia Research Fund.
Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre, Dartford
Fri 21 Jun
£10 (Children £7 under 18s; Children £5 mems, under 18s; £8) / 01322 526390
- 19:45
Sat 22 Jun
£10 (Children £7 under 18s; Children £5 mems, under 18s; £8) / 01322 526390
- 19:45
Sun 23 Jun
£10 (Children £7 under 18s; Children £5 mems, under 18s; £8) / 01322 526390
- 19:30
Calendar Girls: MADS
- Written by: Tim Firth
When Annie loses her husband to cancer, she decides to honour his memory by purchasing a new sofa for the hospital waiting room. Annie and best friend Chris hit on a unique fundraising idea; a nude calendar featuring the members of the local Women's Institute. The calendar proves much more popular than anyone imagined and…
MADS Little Theatre, Macclesfield
Mon 24 Jun
£7; £8 / 01625 611974
- 19:45
Tue 25 Jun
£7; £8 / 01625 611974
- 19:45
Wed 26 Jun
£7; £8 / 01625 611974
- 19:45
Cambridge Footlights: Canada
Following countless sell-out runs, the Cambridge Footlights return to the Edinburgh Fringe as they celebrate the club's 130th anniversary. Many past Footlights have changed the face of British comedy, including Peter Cook, John Cleese, Hugh Laurie and Tim Key. Join 'the most renowned sketch troupe of them all…




