British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

2013 Edinburgh Fringe

Venue 272: The Free Sisters

Edinburgh's premier party venue and the a central free Fringe hub with three rooms of free shows running throughout the day and night, all located off of a vibrant and buzzing courtyard in the middle of Cowgate. With a huge drinks selection, a wide bar menu and a courtyard plenty with plenty of space to chill out or party outside. Shows run from 10am to 2am.

Shows at this venue

Wits End Comedy Club. Copyright: TalkbackThames

Wits End Comedy Club

  • 1-11 Aug
  • 00:15
  • Free
Angelina Jolie Touched My Neighbour's Goat. Copyright: BBC

D Moss, C Harlley & J McCarthy

  • 12-18 & 20-25 Aug
  • 00:15
  • Free
The Brethren Of Levity - Free

Brethren Of Levity

  • 1-4, 6-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 00:45
  • Free
Gits And Shiggles. Copyright: Sunny Productions

Gits And Shiggles

  • 4-14 Aug
  • 00:45
  • Free
Shit of the Fringe. Copyright: BBC

Shit of the Fringe

  • 3-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug
  • 00:55
  • Free
Big Spoon, Little Spoon. Copyright: Group 3 Productions

Big Spoon, Little Spoon

  • 1-3, 5-10 & 12-17 Aug
  • 01:00
  • Free
Real Men Have Beards. Chris Tavner. Copyright: BBC

Chris Tavner

  • 18-25 Aug
  • 01:00
  • Free
Flamboyant: Like A Flame, But Buoyant. Claire Healy. Copyright: BBC

Claire Healy

  • 8-18 & 20-25 Aug
  • 10:00
  • Free
Bespoke Comedy for the Discerning Family. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Bespoke Comedy

  • 2-11 Aug
  • 10:15
  • Free
An Arab Woman's View of Life. Madame Chabane. Copyright: Ladbroke Productions / Hocus Bloke Productions

Madame Chabane

  • 2 & 3 Aug
  • 10:45
  • Free
Death Ship 666! - The Titanic Parody

Death Ship 666

  • 4-25 Aug
  • 10:45
  • Free
Joe Munrow: Jazz Monkey. Joe Munrow

Joe Munrow

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 11:00
  • Free
Ray Fordyce's Brunchtime Banter. Ray Fordyce

Ray Fordyce

  • 1-3, 5-10, 12-17 & 19-24 Aug
  • 11:00
  • Free
Huggers - Free Festival

Huggers

  • 2-25 Aug
  • 11:15
  • Free
Shall We Just See This One?. Image shows from L to R: Graham Oakes, Nicola Redman. Copyright: Pacificus Productions

Nicola Redman & Graham Oakes

  • 1-12 Aug
  • 11:30
  • Free
Tristan Garrel Cambridge. Copyright: BBC

Tristan Garrel Cambridge

  • 1-17 Aug
  • 12:00
  • Free
Remember That I Love You. Copyright: BBC

Gregory Akerman

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 12:15
  • Free
Tim Parfitt - No Ordinary Englishman. Copyright: BBC

Tim Parfitt

  • 12-15 Aug
  • 12:15
  • Free
American History and Dick Jokes. Copyright: BBC

Luke Capasso

  • 16-25 Aug
  • 12:15
  • Free
Smells Like Shit ... Tastes Like Chicken. Matthew Finlayson. Copyright: BBC

Matthew Finlayson

  • 4-8 Aug
  • 12:30
  • Free
The Lunchtime Ferret

Lunchtime Ferret

  • 9-18 Aug
  • 12:30
  • Free
The Cat Police. Copyright: Carlton Television

Cat Police

  • 12-24 Aug
  • 12:30
  • Free
FECCLES... On Love!. Copyright: Darlow Smithson

FECCLES

  • 1-3 Aug
  • 12:45
  • Free
Zigzag Zit-faced Zombies and the Giant Geriatric Generator. Copyright: Conker Media

Zigzag Zit-faced Zombies

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 13:15
  • Free
Late Night Laughs At Lunch - Free

Late Night Laughs At Lunch

  • 2-4, 7-11, 14-18 & 21-25 Aug
  • 13:15
  • Free
The Hill and Weedon Fan Club. Image shows from L to R: Robin Hill, Theo Weedon

Hill & Weedon

  • 1-14 Aug
  • 13:30
  • Free
Stand Up, Woman. Julia Munrow

Stand Up, Woman

  • 2-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug
  • 13:30
  • Free
Nick Bowling Laughs in the Face of Death for 45 Minutes and Then Asks Him Politely to Leave. Nick Bowling. Copyright: Ealing Studios

Nick Bowling

  • 15-20 & 22-25 Aug
  • 13:30
  • Free
Daly's Comedy Club @ The Edinburgh Fringe. Copyright: BBC

Daly's Comedy Club

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 13:45
  • Free
Lucy Frederick - In Pursuit of Cool. Lucy Frederick

Lucy Frederick

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 14:00
  • Free
Atella the Pun. Leo Kearse. Copyright: BBC

Atella the Pun

  • 3-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug
  • 14:30
  • Free
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Showcase

Hilarity Bites

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 14:45
  • Free
First World Problems - Free. Copyright: Kindle Entertainment

First World Problems

  • 3-25 Aug
  • 14:45
  • Free
Collier and Cox: Single, No Return. Image shows from L to R: Jenny Collier, Lucy Cox. Copyright: CPL Productions

Jenny Collier & Lucy Cox

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 15:00
  • Free
Unmanageable. Copyright: BBC

Kim Hope & Larry Dean

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 15:15
  • Free
The Rat Pack Stand-up Comedy. Nathan Cassidy

Rat Pack

  • 1-10 & 12-25 Aug
  • 15:45
  • Free
Chris Henry Isn't Musical. Chris Henry

Chris Henry Isn't Musical

  • 2-25 Aug
  • 15:45
  • Free
Funeral Addict. Christian Talbot

Christian Talbot

  • 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 16:00
  • Free
LOLympics Live - Free

LOLympics Live

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 16:00
  • Free
Talking to Strangers on Buses

Talking to Strangers

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 16:15
  • Free
Live Bait. Copyright: Two Brothers Pictures

LetLuce

  • 1-12 & 15-25 Aug
  • 16:30
  • Free
Chaos and Order - A True Story. Copyright: BBC

Naomi Hefter

  • 1-15 & 18-28 Aug
  • 17:00
  • Free
Yori Yori Love Chat Luisa and Pat. Image shows from L to R: Luisa Omielan, Patrick Monahan

Luisa Omielan & Patrick Monahan

  • 1-10 Aug
  • 17:00
  • Free
76 Million People and Me. Copyright: BBC

76 Million People and Me

  • 11-15 Aug
  • 17:00
  • Free
I Wanna Be Like You

I Wanna Be Like You

  • 16 & 17 Aug
  • 17:00
  • Free
ComedySportz @ Laughing Horse Free Festival. Copyright: BBC

ComedySportz

  • 18-25 Aug
  • 17:00
  • Free
Adam Belbin - The Other Half of Next Year's Show. Adam Belbin. Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions

Adam Belbin

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 17:15
  • Free
Rhys James Prepares / Free Festival. Rhys James. Copyright: CPL Productions

Rhys James

  • 2-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 17:25
  • Free
Laughing Horse Free Comedy Selection. Copyright: Braywild Limited

Laughing Horse: Free Selection

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 17:30
  • Free
Comedy and Cupcakes. Copyright: BBC

Comedy and Cupcakes

  • 3-25 Aug
  • 17:45
  • Free
Over It - Death, Anorexia, and Other Funny Things

Over It

  • 3-25 Aug
  • 18:00
  • Free
Chris Henry Stands Up. Chris Henry

Chris Henry Stands Up

  • 2-25 Aug
  • 18:15
  • Free
Nik Coppin - Mixed Racist (Free Festival). Nik Coppin

Nik Coppin

  • 1-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug
  • 18:30
  • Free
Anti-Clever. Jake Bourke. Copyright: BBC

Jake Bourke

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 18:45
  • Free
Steve Bugeja Tries Hard. Steve Bugeja. Copyright: Granada Productions

Steve Bugeja

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 18:55
  • Free
Ant Dewson: Now That's What I Call Musical Comedy - Free. Copyright: BBC

Ant Dewson

  • 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
  • 19:15
  • Free
The Wireless Podcast - Free. Image shows from L to R: Tom Skelton, Daniel Roberts, Chris Turner, Dougie Walker

Wireless Podcast

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 19:30
  • Free
Neurovision. Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Neurovision

  • 2-18 & 20-25 Aug
  • 19:30
  • Free
Panto-Monium: An Adult Pantomime For Gentlemen and Gentleladies

Panto-Monium

  • 1-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug
  • 19:45
  • Free
2 Irish Men Walk Into a Bar - In a Yurt. Copyright: Objective Productions

Robert Coyle & Gary Lynch

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 19:45
  • Free
We're New Here: Our Edinburgh Apprenticeship

We're New Here

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 20:30
  • Free
Free - 99 Club Stand-Up Selection - Cowgate

99 Club

  • 2-25 Aug
  • 20:45
  • Free
Jen Carnovale: Not A Person Person - Free. Jen Carnovale

Jen Carnovale

  • 2-4, 6-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug
  • 20:45
  • Free
Spring Day: Learn How To Take A Punch - Free. Spring Day

Spring Day

  • 1-13 & 15-25 Aug
  • 21:00
  • Free
Gary Lynch - Dark Charisma. Gary Lynch. Copyright: Shazam Productions / BBC

Gary Lynch

  • 2-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 21:00
  • Free
Freda Chats Shittington

Freda Chats Shittington

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 21:15
  • Free
PowerCouple - Stand-up Comedy from Stephen Bailey and Gary John Senior. Image shows from L to R: Stephen Bailey, Gary John Senior. Copyright: BBC

Stephen Bailey & Gary John Senior

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 21:45
  • Free
Künt and the Gang

Künt and the Gang

  • 2-10 & 12-25 Aug
  • 22:00
  • Free
A A and A Free. Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions

A A and A

  • 4-8, 11-15 & 18-22 Aug
  • 22:00
  • Free
WeGotTickets New Talent Showcase

WeGotTickets

  • 14 Aug
  • 22:00
  • Free
Clare Harrison's 15 Inches of Fame. Clare Harrison. Copyright: Green Room Entertainment

Clare Harrison

  • 1-16 & 20-26 Aug
  • 22:15
  • Free
Human Happiness; An Alien Concept?. Copyright: Zeppotron

Rahul Kohli

  • 1-13, 15-16, 18-21 & 23-25 Aug
  • 22:30
  • Free
Mrs Manning

Mrs Manning

  • 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
  • 23:00
  • Free
The Equal Opportunities Act 2010 Presents... Free. Image shows from L to R: Benjamin Bello, Ian Miller, Njambi McGrath. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Equal Opportunities

  • 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22 & 25 Aug
  • 23:15
  • Free
Shaggers - Free Festival

Shaggers

  • 2-25 Aug
  • 23:15
  • Free
Stupid Hair and Skinny Jeans - Ryan McDonnell. Ryan McDonnell

Ryan McDonnell

  • 1-7, 11-13, 15-18 & 20-26 Aug
  • 23:30
  • Free
Let Me Entertain You

Daniel McLaughlin

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 23:30
  • Free
Sex With Animals. Ryan Good

Ryan Good

  • 1-4, 6-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug
  • 23:45
  • Free

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