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Elf Lyons and Woman on the Edge
No fringe festival has been complete in recent years without some magic tricks – usually of animal origin – from the idiosyncratic Lyons. But this year’s collection promises something unusual, reflecting the divorce she experienced during her last show.
Court of Pleasance, 5-31 August
Making Love by David Magidoff
After selling out in LA, the American actor Magidoff brings the edge to his musical performances, spinning the gold of love story sketches presented by different famous guests at each performance. Fran Healy, Mike Wozniak and Rosie Jones have all been confirmed so far.
Meeting in George Square, 7-23 August
Joseph Morpurgo: Highlander 70
The coming man in fringe comedy ten years ago, after the cult success of Relaxing Sounds for Baby with a stream of whipsmart multimedia hits, Joseph Morpurgo now returns with a show launched by a trip to a car dealership.
Court of Pleasance, 5-11 and 20-30 August
Jack Dee: Jack’s Joke Show
“It’s not confirmed that there’s nothing new!” Taglines are less silly than those in the margins; It is not surprising that it comes with the permission of the most enduring comedy curmudgeon, returning to celebrate 40 years of standup and shows to celebrate old favorite gags and anecdotes, and the role they played on his life.
Conference Rooms, 17-23 August
Paddy Young: Will The Boss Be Laughing At Himself?
One of a dozen young actors whose fortunes have skyrocketed after a successful run on SNL: UK, the Yorkshireman – who just returned in 2023 – performs his new patriotic game ahead of a national tour.
Monkey Barrel, 4-30 August
Rosalie Minnitt: Clementine 2
One of the biggest acts of the decade, Rosalie Minnitt he struck a nerve with Clementine, who loved femininity and femininity between the Regency era and today. After several tours and a BBC radio show, finally, his second tour is upon us.
Court of Pleasance, 5-30 August
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Presenting the best and most unusual shows for several years, at least for 2024 asking for (his) private finances, It comes from MoneyRussian-born Koch returns to explain “masculinity, accountability and the stories we tell ourselves”.
Court of Pleasance, 5-30 August
Jordan Brookes: The Part Of You That Always Screams
Every new show from Jordan Brookes is an event. No new program from Jordan Brookes is far from what you expect. This year’s gadfly collection explores love, gossip, support and our need to act.
Pleasance Dome, 5-30 August
Kristen Schaal: The Legend of the Crystal Shell
Nominated for an Edinburgh comedy award as an up-and-coming star in Flight of the Conchords, beloved US kook Schaal is back for five nights only with the comedy “about a mysterious soul hiding in the world because of a mysterious secret”.
Court of Pleasance, 12-16 August
Crowd Work by Frank Skinner
In our age of recorded material, the “mass works” of the “masses” of the drama – their external bantz, which must be present with the audience – has become their best-selling asset. This new style, directed by Frank Skinner, shows that, like the adaptation of comics, they throw their writing aside and take whatever the audience throws at them.
Meeting in George Square, 17-26 August
Rosie Jones: I Can’t Say What She’s Saying
Eight years later his first episodeIt’s seven years since she did her best run ever (which, given her reputation, isn’t surprising), the devil-may-care Ms Jones is back with her tour de force, promising she’s got the hang of “being single, the pressure to represent large sections of society, and the gravy”.
Court of Pleasance, 5-30 August
Nish Kumar: Angry Jokes From The Best Guy
“The world is in turmoil, inequality is widening, autocracy is rising…” Nish Kumar’s latest quote could have been written at any point since he started his comedy career. Thank goodness he’s still here – and he’s back, with a new work-in-progress – to help us navigate, and laugh at, this bamboozling time.
Monkey Barrel, 5-30 August
Sami Abu Wardeh Hates You
His last minute addition to last year’s program, Palestine: Peace of Resistanceit was one of the fastest things on the edge. The pursuit of Anglo-Palestinian comedy seems to be interesting, a comedy show at a time when more and more people around the world are asking: can hatred help us? Would it be funny?
Court of Pleasance, 5-30 August
Ahir Shah: Gold
Ahir Shah reached the end in 2023 with the work still in progress, Endand walked away with the biggest prize in comedy life. In his first new episode since the successful success, the erudite Londoner deals with “love, money, family, responsibility, fear, eternity and frogs”.
Court of Pleasance, 6-30 August
Ayoade Bamgboye: Small Talk
Ayoade Bamgboye, who won last summer’s new gong, made a big splash with Swings and Roundabouts, which make a comeback. short run this year. He also tests his compliance, turning his foreign eye (he was brought up in Nigeria) on British affairs: small talk.
Monkey Barrel, 16-20 August
Frankie Thompson: Scary Things
Yes, the fringe is one of the biggest buzzwords in TV shows. It is also a haven for misfits, mavericks and creative freewheelers. Step forward the amazing artist Frankie Thompson, following his left field 2022 hit Cats with these bad things.
Court of Pleasance, 5-30 August
The Underground Monk Show
His elder Philippe Gaulier may no longer with usbut comedy-comedy is still riding the wave of popularity, and you can bet that LA import Underground Monk Show – a ripped group of hip eagles, dressed as monks, crazy in a tent – will be the buzziest piece of late-night nonsense on the edge this year.
Meeting in George Square, 5-30 August
Lara Ricote: Inkling
After winning hearts and audiences with her success in Sam Campbell’s Channel 4 show Make That Movie, Lara Ricote returns to the finals (where she won a new one. in 2022) and Inkling, which has already been nominated in Melbourne and is said to be “a very silly and brilliant show”.
Monkey Barrel, 5-30 August
A Man Sings the Same Song Over and Over for an Hour
Needless to say the show’s headliner is Aussie clown Conk (AKA Connor Dariol). It’s a classic festival that – based on reviews of the Melbourne comedy festival – will leave you feeling frustrated, perhaps impatient at first, and then excited.
Summerhall, 6-31 August
Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz
In a series that was all about virality, nothing on SNL:UK was more credible than Paddy Young and Ania Magliano’s spoof Weekend Update stories. Now, Magliano will return to the festival where he was nominated for the best show three summers ago.
Monkey Barrel, 5-30 August
Rose Matafeo: Work Is Going On In The Tomorrow Hours
For all the ups and downs that show what they’ve been up to all year, you’ll also find the edge of beloved veterans laughing at half-baked ideas. Few are more loved than Starstruck star Rose Matafeo, the former award-winning comedian is making a fresh start at 11am. It will be worth waking up.
Monkey Barrel, 17-30 August
