British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

2016 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

Spanktacular

Spanktacular

  • 13, 20 & 27 Aug
  • 00:00
  • £15.50
Release Your Inner Cartoonist

Harry Venning

  • 3-20 Aug
  • 11:30
  • £7
The Showstoppers' Kids' Show

Showstoppers Kids Show

  • 3-21 Aug
  • 11:40
  • £8.50
The Snail And The Whale

Snail And The Whale

  • 3-5, 7-16 & 18-21 Aug
  • 11:50
  • £9.50
Something Borrowed

Something Borrowed

  • 3-17 & 19-29 Aug
  • 12:30
  • £9
Erik Satie's - Faction

Erik Satie Faction

  • 3-8, 10-15, 17-22 & 24-28 Aug
  • 12:50
  • £15
Dublin Oldschool

Dublin Oldschool

  • 3-9, 11-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £7.50
My Name Is Gideon: Songs, Space Travel And Everything In-between

My Name Is Gideon

  • 3-16 & 18-29 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £7.50
Briony Redman: Secret Show. Briony Redman

Briony Redman

  • 3-15 & 17-29 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £7
Arthur Smith - Mindlessness: A Beginner's Guide. Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith

  • 5-21 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £7
The Cat In The Hat

Cat In The Hat

  • 3-21 Aug
  • 13:10
  • £10
Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase

  • 4-28 Aug
  • 13:10
  • £8
Teatro Delusio

Teatro Delusio

  • 3-16 & 18-29 Aug
  • 13:45
  • £10.50
Cautionary Kate. Katie Sherrard

Katie Sherrard

  • 3-15 & 17-29 Aug
  • 14:00
  • £10
Goggles

Goggles

  • 3-15 & 17-29 Aug
  • 14:00
  • £10
Gulliver's Travels

Gullivers Travels

  • 3-15 & 17-29 Aug
  • 14:15
  • £7.50
Intergalactic Nemesis: Twin Infinity - A Live Action Graphic Novel

Intergalactic Nemesis

  • 3-9, 11-15, 17-22 & 24-29 Aug
  • 14:20
  • £10.50
Rhapsodes

Rhapsodes

  • 3-14 Aug
  • 14:30
  • £9
Flanders and Swann

Flanders and Swann

  • 15-21 & 23-29 Aug
  • 14:30
  • £13
Liza Pulman: Everything's Coming Up Roses. Liza Pulman

Liza Pulman

  • 22-29 Aug
  • 14:30
  • £10
They Built It. No One Came.

They Built It

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 15:00
  • £7.50
Giants. Image shows from L to R: Will Hislop, Barney Fishwick

Giants

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 15:15
  • £7.50
1 Woman, a Dwarf Planet and 2 Cox: Samantha Baines. Samantha Baines

Samantha Baines

  • 3-5 & 7-29 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £7.50
Naomi Petersen: I am Telling You I'm Not Going. Naomi Petersen

Naomi Petersen

  • 3-15 & 17-29 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £7
Dracula

Dracula

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £11
The Duke

The Duke

  • 3-7, 9-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 15:30
  • Free
This is Not Culturally Significant

This is Not Culturally Significant

  • 3-29 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £7.50
Edinburgh Comedy Awards Show

Edinburgh Comedy Awards

  • 28 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £14
Giant

Giant

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 15:40
  • £8.50
Matt Forde: It's My Political Party (and I'll Cry if I Want to). Matt Forde

Matt Forde

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 15:50
  • £12
Paul Merton's Impro Chums. Paul Merton

Paul Merton's Impro

  • 11-21 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £13
Omid Djalili: Schmuck for a Night. Omid Djalili

Omid Djalili

  • 23-27 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £17
Andrew Hunter Murray: Round One. Andrew Hunter Murray

Andrew Hunter Murray

  • 3-15 & 17-29 Aug
  • 16:15
  • £7
Radio Active

Radio Active

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 16:20
  • £12
AART. Andy Bridge

Andy Bridge

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £7.50
This Glorious Monster: Wrong 'Uns. Image shows from L to R: Martin Collins, Daniel Hoffmann-Gill, Adam Loxley

This Glorious Monster

  • 3-29 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £9
William Shakespeare's Long Lost First Play (abridged)

Long Lost First Play

  • 3-9, 11-16, 18-23 & 25-29 Aug
  • 16:40
  • £12
Rhys James: Forgives. Rhys James

Rhys James

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £8.50
Rory O'Keeffe: Monoglot. Rory O'Keeffe

Rory O'Keeffe

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £7
Sophie Willan: On Record. Sophie Willan

Sophie Willan

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £10
Annie McGrath: The Seven Ages of An. Annie McGrath

Annie McGrath

  • 3-16 & 18-28 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £7
Daniel Nils Roberts: Honey. Daniel Nils Roberts

Daniel Nils Roberts

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £7
Katy Brand: I Was a Teenage Christian. Katy Brand

Katy Brand

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £13
Swansong

Swansong

  • 3-15 & 17-29 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £8.50
Sleeping Trees: Sci-Fi?

Sleeping Trees

  • 3-17 & 19-29 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £7
Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour. Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons

  • 5-7 & 10-14 Aug
  • 17:10
  • £12
HUB Fresh

HUB Fresh

  • 8, 15 & 22 Aug
  • 17:10
  • Free
Matt Forde's Political Party Podcast. Matt Forde

Matt Forde: Podcast

  • 17 Aug
  • 17:10
  • £12
Tez Ilyas: Made in Britain. Tez Ilyas

Tez Ilyas

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 17:30
  • £10
Lucy Porter: Consequences. Lucy Porter

Lucy Porter

  • 3-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug
  • 17:30
  • £14
Come With Me. Helen Duff

Helen Duff

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £7.50
Daphne's Second Show. Image shows from L to R: Phil Wang, Jason Forbes, George Fouracres

Daphne

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £9.50
Rose Matafeo is Finally Dead. Rose Matafeo

Rose Matafeo

  • 3-16 & 18-28 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £7
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstoppers

  • 3-15 & 17-28 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £13
Phil Jerrod: Hypocrite. Phil Jerrod

Phil Jerrod

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £10
Stuart Laws: So Preoccupied With Whether or Not He Could That He Didn't Stop to Think Whether He Should (1hr Show). Stuart Laws

Stuart Laws

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £7.50
Joel Dommett: Pretending to Smoke With a Breadstick. Joel Dommett

Joel Dommett

  • 3-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £8.50
Brennan Reece: Everglow

Brennan Reece

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £7.50
Lolly 2. Lolly Adefope

Lolly Adefope

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £8
Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Hysterical Woman. Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Kiri Pritchard-McLean

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £7.50
Susan Calman: The Calman Before the Storm. Susan Calman

Susan Calman

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 18:20
  • £14
Kill the Beast: He Had Hairy Hands

Kill the Beast: Hairy Hands

  • 3-14, 16-25 & 27-29 Aug
  • 18:25
  • £9
NewsRevue 2016

NewsRevue

  • 3-16 & 18-29 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £13
Adam Kay - Fingering A Minor on the Piano

Adam Kay

  • 3-9, 11-16, 18-23 & 25-29 Aug
  • 18:40
  • £13
Will Duggan: A Man Gathering Fish. Will Duggan

Will Duggan

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 18:45
  • £8
Mr Swallow - Houdini. Nick Mohammed

Mr Swallow

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £11
Colin Hoult / Anna Mann: A Sketch Show for Depressives. Colin Hoult

Colin Hoult

  • 3-16 & 18-28 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £7
Comedy Reserve at the Courtyard

Comedy Reserve: Courtyard

  • 3-14, 16-21 & 23-29 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £7.50
Orlando Baxter: Suspensions, Detentions and Summer Vacations. Orlando Baxter

Orlando Baxter

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £10
Stuart Mitchell: Dealt a Bad Hand. Stuart Mitchell

Stuart Mitchell

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £12
Larry Dean: Farcissist. Larry Dean

Larry Dean

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £10
Lazy Susan: Crazy Sexy Fool

Lazy Susan

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £8
AAA Stand-Up. Image shows from L to R: Rob Mulholland, Twayna Mayne, Francis Foster

AAA Stand-Up

  • 3-29 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £9
Gráinne Maguire: Great People Making Great Choices. Gráinne Maguire

Grainne Maguire: Choices

  • 3-15 & 17-29 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £8.50
Bella Younger's Deliciously Stella

Bella Younger

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £8
James Acaster: Reset. James Acaster

James Acaster

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 19:30
  • £11
Iain Stirling: Onwards!. Iain Stirling

Iain Stirling

  • 3-26 Aug
  • 19:40
  • £10
Pete Firman - TriX. Pete Firman

Pete Firman

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £12
Nish Kumar: Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Unless You Shout the Words Real Loud. Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £9
Loyiso Gola: Dude, Where's My Lion?. Loyiso Gola

Loyiso Gola

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £8
Jonathan Pie. Tom Walker

Jonathan Pie

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £9
Nina Conti: In Your Face. Nina Conti

Nina Conti

  • 3-15 & 17-29 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £17
The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

Tartan Ribbon Benefit

  • 16 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £12
Tom Allen: Indeed. Tom Allen

Tom Allen

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £8.50
Emma Sidi: Telenovela. Emma Sidi

Emma Sidi

  • 3-16 & 18-28 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £6
Jamali Maddix: Chickens Come Home to Roost. Jamali Maddix

Jamali Maddix

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £8
Sean McLoughlin: Kamikaze. Sean McLoughlin

Sean McLoughlin

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £6
Loren O'Brien: Who?. Loren O'Brien

Loren O Brien

  • 3-14 & 17-28 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £7.50
Carl Donnelly: Bad Man Tings. Carl Donnelly

Carl Donnelly

  • 3-16 & 18-28 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £8.50
Lloyd Griffith: Is a Keeper. Lloyd Griffith

Lloyd Griffith

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £10
Jess Robinson: Impressive. Jess Robinson

Jess Robinson

  • 3-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £9
Jonny Pelham: Fool's Paradise. Jonny Pelham

Jonny Pelham

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £11
Darren Walsh: S'Pun. Darren Walsh

Darren Walsh

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £7.50
Mark Watson: I'm Not Here. Mark Watson

Mark Watson

  • 3-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug
  • 21:00
  • £16
Felicity Ward: 50% More Likely to Die. Felicity Ward

Felicity Ward

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 21:00
  • £13
Paul McMullan: Alcopop. Paul McMullan

Paul McMullan

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 21:15
  • £10
Seann Walsh: One for the Road. Seann Walsh

Seann Walsh

  • 3-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £10
Yeti's - Demon Dive Bar

Yeti's

  • 3-16 & 18-29 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £9
Michelle Wolf: So Brave. Michelle Wolf

Michelle Wolf

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £13
John Hastings: Integrity. John Hastings

John Hastings

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £10
David Elms: Goody Boy. David Elms

David Elms

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £7.50
Marcus Brigstocke: Why the Long Face?. Marcus Brigstocke

Marcus Brigstocke

  • 5-14 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £13
Eurobeat

Eurobeat

  • 3-15, 17-22 & 24-29 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £15.50
Pierre Novellie is Cool Peter. Pierre Novellie

Pierre Novellie

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £8.50
Tom and Will's Open Swim

Tom Greaves & Will Hartley

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £7.50
Tom Ward: Sex, Snails and Cassette Tapes. Tom Ward

Tom Ward

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £8
Birthday Girls: Sh!t Hot Party Legends. Image shows from L to R: Camille Ucan, Rose Johnson, Beattie Edmondson

Birthday Girls

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £6
Chris Turner: Observational Tragedy. Chris Turner

Chris Turner

  • 3-25 & 29 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £8
Johnny Cochrane: Appeal. Johnny Cochrane

Johnny Cochrane

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £12
The Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) Live on Stage!

DASS

  • 3-7 & 10-14 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £15
Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden. Hal Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden

  • 17-28 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £16
Carnal Desire

Carnal Desire

  • 3-14 & 16-29 Aug
  • 22:20
  • £8
Kate Lucas: Whatever Happened to Kate Lucas?. Kate Lucas

Kate Lucas

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £12
The Naked Magicians

Naked Magicians

  • 8-15 & 17-29 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £11.50
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Chortle Student Final

  • 16 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £8.50
Al Porter: At Large. Al Porter

Al Porter

  • 3-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 22:40
  • £8.50
Norris & Parker: See You at the Gallows

Norris & Parker

  • 3-20 & 22-28 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £7.50
The Travelling Sisters

Travelling Sisters

  • 3-28 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £7.50
The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In

Noise Next Door: Lock In

  • 3-15 & 17-28 Aug
  • 22:50
  • £10.50
Twins: Two Balls in a Bag. Image shows from L to R: Jack Barry, Annie McGrath

Twins

  • 3-16 & 18-28 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8.50
The Free Association: JACUZZI

Free Association Jacuzzi

  • 3-21 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £7.50
Phil Dunning: The People's Prince. Phil Dunning

Phil Dunning

  • 3-16 & 18-28 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £9
AAA Stand-Up Late

AAA Stand-Up Late

  • 3-29 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £9
Farewell Tim

Farewell Tim

  • 8-22 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £9
Farewell Tim

The Good News

  • 8-22 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £7.50
60 Acts in 60 Minutes

60 Acts in 60 Minutes

  • 16 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £10
Mark Watson's Edinborolympics

Edinborolympics

  • 18-27 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8.50
Folie à Deux

Folie a Deux

  • 24-27 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £9
Massive Lazy Girls

Massive Lazy Girls

  • 24-28 Aug
  • 23:30
  • £9
Beardyman: One Album Per Hour

Beardyman

  • 18-24 Aug
  • 23:45
  • £14
Cardinal Burns Presents. Image shows from L to R: Seb Cardinal, Dustin Demri-Burns

Cardinal Burns

  • 23-26 Aug
  • 24:00
  • £10

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