British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

2013 Edinburgh Fringe

Venue 33: Pleasance Courtyard

The Pleasance's famous cobblestone Courtyard has be entertaining festival audiences since 1985 and is considered by many to be the very heart of the Fringe. With comedy, theatre and children's shows once again surrounding our iconic totem pole, this is the place to celebrate the return of the Fringe. 'The centre of the cultural universe' (Scotsman).

Shows at this venue

Late Show

Late Show

  • 2-3, 8-10, 15-17 & 23-24 Aug
  • 00:20
  • £12
Aaaand Now For Something Completely Improvised. Image shows from L to R: Tom Skelton, Chris Turner, Dougie Walker, Daniel Roberts. Copyright: Anglo Amalgamated / Rank Organisation

Racing Minds

  • 31 Jul; 1-26 Aug
  • 11:30
  • £6
Threeway. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions / Busby Productions

Threeway

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-26 Aug
  • 12:30
  • £12
Happy Never After

Happy Never After

  • 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 12:40
  • £7.50
Double Booked

Double Booked

  • 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 & 25 Aug
  • 12:40
  • £9
Something Fishy. Copyright: 3 Amigos Productions / Channel X

Something Fishy

  • 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 & 24 Aug
  • 12:40
  • £9
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe. Mervyn Stutter

Mervyn Stutter

  • 3-6, 8-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug
  • 12:45
  • £9.50
Helen O'Brien: Bronagh's Big Weekend. Helen O'Brien

Helen O'Brien

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 12:50
  • £8.50
Making News. Phill Jupitus. Copyright: Evil Hypnotist Productions

Making News

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £12
Not the Messiah. George Telfer. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Not the Messiah

  • 1-24 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £7.50
Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best Edinburgh

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 13:10
  • £8
I Could've Been Better. Copyright: Associated British Corporation

I Could've Been Better

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 14-26 Aug
  • 13:15
  • £9
The Babysitter. Copyright: BBC

The Babysitter

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 14:00
  • £8
Sock Puppet. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment

Sock Puppet

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 14:10
  • £8.50
Sex Lives of Others

Sex Lives of Others

  • 31 Jul; 1-11, 13-18 & 20-26 Aug
  • 14:15
  • £10
Paul Merton's Impro Chums. Copyright: BBC

Paul Merton

  • 8-17 Aug
  • 14:15
  • £12.50
Albert Einstein: Relativitively Speaking. John Hinton. Copyright: Arlo Productions / Avalon Television

Albert Einstein...

  • 31 Jul; 1-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug
  • 14:25
  • £7.50
I Need a Doctor: The Unauthorised Whosical Adventure. Copyright: BBC

I Need a Doctor

  • 1-13, 15-19 & 21-26 Aug
  • 14:30
  • £10
Arthur Smith. Arthur Smith. Copyright: BBC

Arthur Smith

  • 3-18 Aug
  • 14:30
  • £10
Flanders and Swann. Image shows from L to R: Tim Fitzhigham, Duncan Walsh Atkins. Copyright: Zeppotron

Flanders & Swann

  • 19-24 & 26 Aug
  • 14:30
  • £10
Eilish O'Carroll: Live Love Laugh

Eilish O'Carroll

  • 31 Jul; 1-13 & 15-24 Aug
  • 14:45
  • £13
Neil Hickey: Escape Artist. Neil Hickey. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Neil Hickey

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 15:15
  • £7.50
Catriona Knox: Player. Catriona Knox. Copyright: BBC

Catriona Knox

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 15:15
  • £7.50
Tania Edwards: The Art of War. Tania Edwards. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Tania Edwards

  • 31 Jul; 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 15:20
  • £7
Below the Belt. Copyright: Rondo / Avatar

Below the Belt

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-26 Aug
  • 15:25
  • £9
Each of Us. Ben Moor. Copyright: North Inch Productions

Ben Moor

  • 31 Jul; 1-26 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £7.50
Don't Drop the Egg. Copyright: BBC

Don't Drop the Egg

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-26 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £7.50
Eleanor Thom: I Am Bev. Eleanor Thom. Copyright: Jack Hylton Productions / Elstree Independent Films

Eleanor Thom

  • 31 Jul; 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £8
Casual Violence Presents: House Of Nostril

Casual Violence: House Of Nostril

  • 4-25 Aug
  • 15:45
  • £7.50
The Tim Vine Chat Show. Tim Vine. Copyright: BBC

Tim Vine

  • 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 15:50
  • £13
Nick Helm: One Man Mega Myth. Nick Helm. Copyright: So Television

Nick Helm

  • 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £11
Sandi Toksvig My Valentine. Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: BBC

Sandi Toksvig

  • 3-11 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £14
The Boy Who Kicked Pigs

Boy Who Kicked Pigs

  • 31 Jul; 2-14 Aug
  • 16:10
  • £9
Laugh Your Farce Off. Copyright: BBC

Laugh Your Farce Off

  • 15-17 Aug
  • 16:10
  • £9.50
Gyles Brandreth: Looking for Happiness. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC

Gyles Brandreth

  • 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 16:20
  • £13
The Three Lions. Copyright: BBC

Three Lions

  • 31 Jul; 1-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £11.50
Sad Faces Threw a Party

Sad Faces Threw a Party

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £8
Dan Cook: Community Service. Daniel Cook

Dan Cook

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £8.50
Back from the Future. Copyright: BBC

Back from the Future

  • 12-25 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £6
AntiGraham. Copyright: Above The Title Productions

Graham

  • 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 16:35
  • £9
Jigsaw - Jiggle It. Image shows from L to R: Tom Craine, Nat Luurtsema, Dan Antopolski

Jigsaw

  • 31 Jul; 1-26 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £10
Sam Fletcher - Drawn-out Jokes

Sam Fletcher

  • 31 Jul; 1-26 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £7.50
The Only Way Is Downton. Luke Kempner

Luke Kempner

  • 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £8.50
BEASTS. Image shows from L to R: Owen Roberts, James McNicholas, Ciarán Dowd. Copyright: Zeppotron

BEASTS

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £8
Adam Kay: How to Be a Bogus Doctor

Adam Kay

  • 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £9
Play That Goes Wrong

Play That Goes Wrong

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £10
Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: Avalon Television

Nicholas Parsons

  • 1-5, 7-12 & 14-18 Aug
  • 17:10
  • £12
Stephen K Amos Talk Show. Stephen K Amos. Copyright: BBC

Stephen K Amos: Talk Show

  • 21-24 Aug
  • 17:10
  • £12
Blofeld and Baxter - Memories of Test Match Special. Image shows from L to R: Henry Blofeld, Peter Baxter. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Henry Blofeld & Peter Baxter

  • 31 Jul; 1-18 Aug
  • 17:30
  • £10
If These Spasms Could Speak. Robert Softley. Copyright: BBC

Robert Softley

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-26 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £7
Ian Smith - Anything. Ian Smith. Copyright: Avalon Television

Ian Smith

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £7.50
Pat Cahill: Start. Pat Cahill

Pat Cahill

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £8.50
Itch: With a Twist

Itch: With a Twist

  • 12 & 13 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £8
Slightly Fat Features

Slightly Fat Features

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-26 Aug
  • 17:50
  • £10
Phil Wang: Anti-Hero

Phil Wang

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 17:50
  • £8.50
BLAM!. Copyright: Above The Title Productions

BLAM

  • 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug
  • 17:55
  • £10
Harry Deansway: Wrong Way. Harry Deansway. Copyright: BBC

Harry Deansway

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £6
Stephen Carlin: Gambling Man. Stephen Carlin. Copyright: Curtains For Radio

Stephen Carlin

  • 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £9
Birthday Girls: 2053. Image shows from L to R: Camille Ucan, Rose Johnson, Beattie Edmondson

Birthday Girls

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £8.50
Colin Hoult: Characthorse. Colin Hoult

Colin Hoult

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £8
Ivo Graham: Binoculars. Ivo Graham

Ivo Graham

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £7.50
The Pin. Image shows from L to R: Alexander Owen, Ben Ashenden

The Pin

  • 31 Jul; 1-11, 13-18 & 20-26 Aug
  • 18:15
  • £9
WitTank presents The School. Image shows from L to R: Mark Cooper-Jones, Naz Osmanoglu, Kieran Boyd. Copyright: Splash Media

WitTank

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 18:20
  • £10
NewsRevue 2013

NewsRevue

  • 31 Jul; 1-13 & 15-25 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £12
Tom Binns is Ian D Montfort: Psychic Fayre. Tom Binns. Copyright: Tidy Productions

Ian D Montfort

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 18:40
  • £11.50
Sex Guru. Wolfgang Weinberger

Sex Guru

  • 31 Jul; 1-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £10
Jamie Demetriou: People Day. Jamie Demetriou

Jamie Demetriou

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-26 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £8
Chris Stokes Tells It Like It Possibly Could Potentially Might Be. Chris Stokes

Chris Stokes

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £7
James Acaster - Lawnmower. James Acaster

James Acaster

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £9
Chris Martin: Passionate About the Pointless. Chris Martin. Copyright: Above The Title Productions

Chris Martin

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 19:05
  • £9
Kubrick3. Copyright: The Mob Film Co

Kubrick3

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 19:10
  • £10.50
Marlon Davis: Crackin' Up. Marlon Davis

Marlon Davis

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £8.50
Rhys Mathewson - The Best £10 You'll Ever Spend. Rhys Mathewson. Copyright: Objective Productions / North One Television

Rhys Mathewson

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £10
Joe Lycett - If Joe Lycett Then You Should've Put a Ring On It. Joe Lycett

Joe Lycett

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £8
David O'Doherty: David O'Doherty Will Try to Fix Everything. David O'Doherty

David O'Doherty

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 19:20
  • £11.50
Tim FitzHigham: Challenger. Tim Fitzhigham. Copyright: BBC

Tim FitzHigham

  • 31 Jul; 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 19:30
  • £9.50
Iain Stirling: At Home. Iain Stirling. Copyright: BBC

Iain Stirling

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 19:30
  • £8.50
Tom Wrigglesworth: Utterly at Odds with the Universe. Tom Wrigglesworth. Copyright: Top Dog Productions

Tom Wrigglesworth

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
  • 19:40
  • £9
Terry Alderton: Season 4. Terry Alderton

Terry Alderton

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £10
Richard Herring - We're All Going to Die!. Richard Herring. Copyright: Avalon Television

Richard Herring

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £12
Reginald D Hunter: In the Midst of Crackers. Reginald D Hunter. Copyright: Woolyback Productions

Reginald D Hunter

  • 9-12, 14-18 & 20-24 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £15
Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit. Copyright: Mammoth Screen

Tartan Ribbon

  • 13 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £12
Suzy Bennett - Dancing On Thin Ice. Suzy Bennett. Copyright: BBC

Suzy Bennett

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £8.50
Tom Rosenthal - ?????????. Tom Rosenthal. Copyright: Sweet Talk

Tom Rosenthal

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £9
Gareth Richards: Gareth Goes Electric. Gareth Richards. Copyright: Roughcut Television

Gareth Richards

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £8.50
Tom Craine: Crying On A Waltzer. Tom Craine. Copyright: Thames Television

Tom Craine

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 20:20
  • £8.50
Paul McCaffrey: Name in Lights. Paul McCaffrey. Copyright: BBC

Paul McCaffrey

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £8.50
Carl Donnelly: Now That's What I Carl Donnelly! Volume V. Carl Donnelly

Carl Donnelly

  • 31 Jul; 1-13 & 15-25 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £8.50
Alex Horne: Lies. Alex Horne. Copyright: BBC

Alex Horne

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £9.50
Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay Is Going For A Number One. Adam Kay. Copyright: BBC

Adam Kay: Amateur Transplants

  • 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £10
Joey Page: Reality Is Outside, Paradise Is In Your Brain. Joey Page

Joey Page

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £8
Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards

Edinburgh Comedy Awards

  • 25 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £14
Jimmy McGhie: Delusions of Candour. Jimmy McGhie. Copyright: John Harvel Productions

Jimmy McGhie

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 20:40
  • £8.50
Jay Foreman: No More Colours. Jay Foreman

Jay Foreman

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 20:45
  • £8.50
Andrew Lawrence - There Is No Escape. Andrew Lawrence. Copyright: BBC

Andrew Lawrence

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 20:50
  • £9.50
Neil Delamere: Smartbomb. Neil Delamere. Copyright: BBC

Neil Delamere

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 21:00
  • £9
Seann Walsh: The Lie-in King. Seann Walsh. Copyright: BBC

Seann Walsh

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £10.50
Pete Firman - Scoundrel. Pete Firman

Pete Firman

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £11.50
John Robins - Where Is My Mind?. John Robins. Copyright: London Films / Individual Pictures

John Robins

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £8.50
Brett Goldstein Contains Scenes of an Adult Nature. Brett Goldstein. Copyright: BBC

Brett Goldstein

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £9.50
Russell Kane: Smallness. Russell Kane. Copyright: BBC

Russell Kane

  • 8, 11-15 & 18-22 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £17.50
Mark Smith: The Most Astonishing Name in Comedy. Mark Smith

Mark Smith

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 21:35
  • £8.50
The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape. Sam Wills

Boy With Tape On His Face

  • 3-11 & 14-24 Aug
  • 21:40
  • £12
Peacock & Gamble: Heart-throbs. Image shows from L to R: Ed Gamble, Ian Boldsworth. Copyright: BBC

Peacock & Gamble

  • 31 Jul; 1-24 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £9
Gary Delaney 2: This Time It's Not Personal. Gary Delaney

Gary Delaney

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £8
David Quirk - Shaking Hands With Danger (AUS). David Quirk

David Quirk

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-26 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £8
Luke Benson: Legendary Feet. Luke Benson

Luke Benson

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £6.50
Alfie Moore - Viva Alf's Vegas. Alfie Moore. Copyright: Working Title Films / STUDIOCANAL

Alfie Moore

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 21:50
  • £9
Claudia O'Doherty: Pioneer. Claudia O'Doherty. Copyright: TBI Media Productions

Claudia O'Doherty

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-26 Aug
  • 21:50
  • £9
Storytellers' Club. Copyright: Goldhawk Essential

Sarah Bennetto & James Dowdeswell

  • 16 & 17 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £10
Barry From Watford: Shooting from The (new) Hip. Alex Lowe

Barry From Watford

  • 12-25 Aug
  • 22:20
  • £7.50
Vive Le Cabaret

Vive Le Cabaret

  • 2-11 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £11
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Chortle Student Final

  • 12 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £8.50
Hardeep Singh Kohli: Hardeep Is Your Love. Hardeep Singh Kohli

Hardeep Singh Kohli

  • 14-18 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £10
Doc Brown. Ben Bailey Smith. Copyright: Pozzitive Productions

Doc Brown

  • 19-25 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £10.50
Russ Powell: Powell to the People. Russ Powell. Copyright: BBC

Russ Powell

  • 31 Jul; 1-2 & 4-26 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £7.50
Mat Ewins: Once Upon a Time in the Jest. Mat Ewins

Mat Ewins

  • 31 Jul; 1-26 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £7
The Comedy Zone

Comedy Zone

  • 1-25 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £8.50
Joy of Sketch

Joy of Sketch

  • 9 & 16 Aug
  • 22:50
  • £10
Paul Currie: The Sticky Bivouac. Paul Currie. Copyright: BBC

Paul Currie

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8
AAA Stand-Up Late. Image shows from L to R: Stuart Mitchell, Nick Dixon, Laura Lexx. Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions

AAA Stand-Up Late

  • 31 Jul; 1-26 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8
The Noise Next Door Comedy Lock-In. Image shows from L to R: Matt Grant, Charlie Granville, Sam Pacelli, Tom Houghton, Tom Livingstone

Noise Next Door: Lock-In

  • 2-3, 9-10, 16-17 & 23-24 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £10
School Night

School Night

  • 5-7, 12-14 & 19-21 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £12
The Wrestling II. Copyright: Made In Manchester Productions

Wrestling II

  • 13 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £15
Jordan, Jesse, Go!

Jordan Jesse Go

  • 22 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £9
Review Of The Reviews. Image shows from L to R: Chris Martin, Carl Donnelly. Copyright: Objective Productions / Lime Pictures

Review Of The Reviews

  • 23 & 24 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £10
Boris & Sergey II Perilous Escapade. Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Boris & Sergey II

  • 31 Jul; 1-12, 14-20 & 22-26 Aug
  • 23:10
  • £8
Voices in Your Head. Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Voices in Your Head

  • 1-3, 8-10, 15-17 & 22-24 Aug
  • 23:10
  • £10
Bo Burnham: What. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Bo Burnham

  • 9-12 & 14-19 Aug
  • 23:15
  • £13.50
Do The Right Thing. Copyright: United Artists

Do The Right Thing

  • 18-21 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £9
Simon Amstell: Work In Progress. Simon Amstell. Copyright: Navelgazing Limited

Simon Amstell

  • 22-24 Aug
  • 23:35
  • £10

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