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2018 Edinburgh Fringe

Stewart Lee's 2018 Edinburgh Fringe picks

Stewart Lee

Stewart Lee is not performing at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival, but via his newsletter he has made some suggestions of people he thinks you should see. Below is the comedy-related picks from his list, alongside his description of those acts. Click on the name for dates and tickets.

He also commented: "I am not in the Edinburgh Fringe this year but if I was I would remind you to prioritise looking beyond the Big 4 at Free Fringe, Stand, Summerhall etc."

Athena Kugblenu: Follow The Leader. Athena Kugblenu

Athena Kugblenu

New stand-up.

Stories And Songs With Beans On Toast

Beans on Toast

Scatalogical satirist songsmith.

David Kay. David Kay

David Kay

Surreal Scottish s-up.

David O'Doherty: You Have to Laugh. David O'Doherty

David O'Doherty

Low energy whimsy.

Drenched. Dan Frost

Drenched

Folkloric comedy drama.

Dylan Moran: Dr Cosmos. Dylan Moran

Dylan Moran

Wobbly literary s-up.

Eleanor Tiernan: Success Without a Sex Tape. Eleanor Tiernan

Eleanor Tiernan

Ace Irish s-up.

Jo Caulfield: Killing Time. Jo Caulfield

Jo Caulfield

Dependably caustic veteran.

Ken. Terry Johnson

Ken

Terry Johnson on Ken Campbell.

Lewis Schaffer: What Have You Heard?. Lewis Schaffer

Lewis Schaffer

Miserable US s-up.

Lloyd Langford: Why the Big Face?. Lloyd Langford

Lloyd Langford

Welsh weirdo s-up.

Nish Kumar: It's in Your Nature to Destroy Yourselves (Work in Progress). Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar

TV satirist.

Paul Currie: Hot Donkey. Paul Currie

Paul Currie

Irish surrealist clown.

Paul Foot: Image Conscious. Paul Foot

Paul Foot

Slithery absurdist s/up.

Paul Sinha: The Two Ages of Man. Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha

Smart political s-up.

Phil Kay: Lighter Hour. Phil Kay

Phil Kay

Improvisational Scotts s-up.

Satanic Rites of Robin Ince. Robin Ince

Robin Ince

Horror s/up.

Seymour Mace Gets Sucked Off by God. Seymour Mace

Seymour Mace

Outsider s/up.

Simon Munnery: The Wreath

Simon Munnery

The comedians' comedian.

Tony Law: A Lost Show. Tony Law

Tony Law

Canadian surrealist s/up.

The Trevor Lock Experience. Trevor Lock

Trevor Lock

Psychedelic s-up.


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Published: Monday 16th July 2018

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