PAST WINNER
ComedyAhir Shah: Golden
Pleasance Courtyard// 6 Aug – 30 Aug
4.218 reviews · track record
Ahir Shah performs stand-up comedy exploring love, money, family, responsibility, fear, forever and frogs.
£20 14+
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●EDINBURGH FRINGE 2026 · LIVE TICKETS
YOUR FRINGE,YOUR WAY.
The official programme is 3,760 shows in a list. We rank, plan and connect them, so you find the shows worth your time and skip the duds.
DISCOVER
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PLAN
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3,760 EDINBURGH FRINGE 2026 SHOWS WORTH YOUR TIME
PAST WINNER
ComedyPaul Foot: The Future
Underbelly, Cowgate// 5 Aug – 30 Aug
4.111 reviews · track record
Paul Foot presents a new stand-up show reflecting on lost visions of the future and finding hope in the present.
£16 14+
AWARD TEAM
ComedyMark Thomas: 40 in Stand-Up Years
The Stand Comedy Club// 5 Aug – 30 Aug
4.435 reviews · track record
Mark Thomas celebrates 40 years in stand-up comedy with material about government, activism, and personal mayhem.
£15 14+
PAST WINNER
ComedyDan Tiernan: Quartz and All
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel// 3 Aug – 30 Aug
4.135 reviews · track record
Dan Tiernan returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a comedy show centered around magic rocks and spiritual objects.
£16 18+
Comedy
Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel// 5 Aug – 30 Aug
4.146 reviews · track record
CRITICS' PICK
Ania Magliano returns to the Fringe with observational comedy about her body, floatation tanks, pop culture, and feminist history.
£16 16+
Comedy
Police Cops: The Original
Assembly George Square Theatre// 5 Aug – 31 Aug
4.624 reviews · track record
An award-winning physical comedy show featuring adrenaline-fuelled performances, 80s music, and exaggerated characters that returns for a 2026 reloaded version.
£17.50 12+
Comedy
Daniel Sloss: BITTER
Edinburgh Playhouse// 14 Aug
4.23 reviews · track record
CRITICS' PICK
Daniel Sloss performs his new stand-up comedy show BITTER, a polished full version of a work-in-progress from 2025.
£22.50 16+
Comedy
Garry Starr: Classic Penguins
Pleasance Courtyard// 5 Aug – 30 Aug
4.535 reviews · track record
CRITICS' PICK
Garry Starr returns with a comedy show performing parodies of Penguin Classic novels while mostly naked and wearing flippers.
£22 18+
Comedy
Jordan Brookes: The Part of You That's Always Screaming
Pleasance Dome// 5 Aug – 30 Aug
4.316 reviews · track record
CRITICS' PICK
Jordan Brookes presents a new stand-up show inspired by a shocking train incident, exploring themes of perception and existential unease.
£18 16+
Comedy
John Robertson: Excitable Boy!
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House// 6 Aug – 30 Aug
4.514 reviews · track record
John Robertson delivers manic, high-octane improvisational stand-up comedy.
Free 18+
Comedy
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Dance Base @ Silk Nightclub// 7 Aug – 16 Aug
4.353 reviews · track record
An improvised comedy creating a new Jane Austen novel each show from an audience-suggested title, performed by rotating cast members in period costume with live music.
£23 12+
AWARD TEAM
ComedyPaddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel// 4 Aug – 30 Aug
3.918 reviews · track record
Paddy Young reflects on life, relationships, and romantic failures in a stand-up comedy show.
£8 16+
Comedy
Larry Dean: Hellbent
Pleasance Courtyard// 5 Aug – 30 Aug
4.524 reviews · track record
Larry Dean performs a stand-up comedy show about marriage and refusing to mature.
£18 16+
Comedy
Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us
Pleasance Courtyard// 27 Aug – 29 Aug
4.517 reviews · track record
Mark Watson reflects on the uncertain future of humanity following an encounter with a stranger.
14+
Comedy
Mark Watson: Sometimes People Are Being Over-Cautious When They Say Work-In-Progress, But This Truly Is Rough
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV// 20 Aug – 30 Aug
4.517 reviews · track record
Early material from Taskmaster star Mark Watson exploring themes of assertiveness through approximately 50 minutes of stand-up comedy.
£15 16+
Comedy
Jason Byrne: 30 Years Byrning
Assembly Hall// 6 Aug – 30 Aug
4.68 reviews · track record
Jason Byrne celebrates 30 years of stand-up comedy with a high-energy show featuring storytelling, improvisation, props, and audience interaction.
£24 16+
Comedy
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Pleasance Courtyard// 5 Aug – 30 Aug
4.223 reviews · track record
CRITICS' PICK
Olga Koch presents an immersive, genre-defying show where she recounts a story while combing through recent history, directed by Jet Vevers.
£18 16+
Comedy
John-Luke Roberts: What I Talk About When I Run About, Talking
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel// 5 Aug – 30 Aug
4.76 reviews · track record
John-Luke Roberts performs stand-up and poems about the human condition, nearly dying, and an endoscopy on Remembrance Sunday.
£14 16+
Comedy
John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel// 18 Aug – 30 Aug
5.04 reviews · track record
A stand-up show featuring John Kearns, a double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner, offering fragmented reflections on his life and the modern condition.
£16 14+
Comedy
Rosco McClelland: The Bones
The Cabaret Voltaire// 5 Aug – 30 Aug
4.020 reviews · track record
CRITICS' PICK
Rosco McClelland performs a stand-up show exploring human evolution, brain and body connections, and hamsters while reflecting on what makes him tick.
£12.50 16+
Comedy
John-Luke Roberts: Sunday Lates
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel// 16 Aug – 23 Aug
4.76 reviews · track record
Late-night comedy show curated by John-Luke Roberts featuring ensemble comedians performing experimental and absurdist pieces.
£13 18+
Comedy
MC Hammersmith: Ice Ice Nepo Baby
St Peter's// 6 Aug – 30 Aug
4.427 reviews · track record
MC Hammersmith performs an hour of improvised hip-hop comedy based on audience suggestions while searching for his biological family after discovering his adoption at age 18.
£17.50 16+
Comedy
Nish Kumar: Angry Humour From a Really Nice Guy (Work in Progress)
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel// 6 Aug – 30 Aug
4.02 reviews · track record
Nish Kumar performs a work-in-progress stand-up show about political chaos and inequality from a progressive perspective.
£10 14+
Comedy
Rose Matafeo: Work in Progress Morning Hour
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel// 17 Aug – 30 Aug
4.310 reviews · track record
Rose Matafeo presents an early work-in-progress morning show with a casual, relaxed vibe inspired by Animal Crossing's museum cafe atmosphere.
£8 16+
Comedy
Sam Lake: Drop Zone Three Please, Ben (WIP)
The Cabaret Voltaire// 4 Aug – 8 Aug
4.230 reviews · track record
Award-winning stand-up Sam Lake performs an hour of new work-in-progress material potentially inspired by daytime TV and British gameshows.
£8 14+
Splash Test Dummies
Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows// 8 Aug – 29 Aug
4.510 reviews · track record
ⓘ edfest-sourced
The Test Dummies return with a circus-filled aquatic adventure featuring acrobatics, juggling, stunts and slapstick comedy for families.
£2.75 All ages
AWARD TEAM
ComedyMark Simmons: Jokes At Noon
Douglas House// 8 Aug – 29 Aug
4.35 reviews · track record
Mark Simmons performs new one-liners midway through his sold-out national tour.
Free 18+
Comedy
Ian Smith: Talking and Shouting at Eleven Thirty-Five in the Morning (WIP)
The Cabaret Voltaire// 17 Aug – 21 Aug
4.230 reviews · track record
Ian Smith performs a work-in-progress stand-up show in the morning slot at Edinburgh Fringe, drawing on his experience as a news and comedy broadcaster.
£10 16+
Comedy
Glenn Moore: Work in Progress
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel// 3 Aug – 16 Aug
4.327 reviews · track record
Glenn Moore reads out new, untested jokes from his notepads to test what works with the audience.
£10 14+
Comedy
Pierre Novellie: Do the One About...
St Peter's// 18 Aug – 29 Aug
4.234 reviews · track record
Pierre Novellie presents a compilation of highlights from a decade of observational stand-up shows, featuring material also adapted for a BBC Radio 4 series.
£17.50 14+
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