British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

2018 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

Promoted

Short & Curly: Young at Start. Image shows from L to R: Rebecca Shorrocks, Paul F Taylor

Short & Curly

  • 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £7
Better Together

Better Together

  • 1-12 & 14-19 Aug
  • 10:30
  • £8
John Hegley: Morning Wordship. John Hegley

John Hegley: Morning Wordship

  • 4-5, 9-12 & 16-19 Aug
  • 10:30
  • £10
Trump Lear

Trump Lear

  • 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 11:00
  • £9
The Showstoppers' Kids Show

The Showstoppers' Kids Show

  • 1-19 Aug
  • 11:00
  • £8.50
Our Man In Havana

Our Man In Havana

  • 21-22 & 24-27 Aug
  • 11:00
  • £7.50
The Fetch Wilson

The Fetch Wilson

  • 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 11:30
  • £8
...And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel. Jeffrey Holland

My Friend Mr Laurel

  • 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 11:30
  • £10
How to Be Amazingly Happy!. Victoria Firth

Victoria Firth

  • 1-12 & 15-27 Aug
  • 11:35
  • £8
Finding Fassbender. Lydia Larson

Finding Fassbender

  • 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
  • 11:45
  • £8
Romeo And Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

  • 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
  • 11:45
  • £8.50
When You Fall Down: The Buster Keaton Story. James Dangerfield

When You Fall Down

  • 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 12:05
  • £8.50
Let's Inherit the Earth

Let's Inherit the Earth

  • 10-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug
  • 12:20
  • £10
The Duke. Shôn Dale-Jones

Shôn Dale-Jones

  • 1-13 Aug
  • 12:45
  • £5
Everything Is Going to Be KO. Kaiya Stone

Everything Is Going to Be KO

  • 1-13, 15-20 & 22-27 Aug
  • 12:45
  • £8.50
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

  • 3-15, 17-22 & 24-26 Aug
  • 12:45
  • £12
Ladykiller

Ladykiller

  • 1-12 & 15-27 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £9
Briony Redman: Sketch Artist. Briony Redman

Briony Redman

  • 1-10 & 12-27 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £8
Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

  • 2-26 Aug
  • 13:20
  • £10
Brexit

Brexit

  • 1-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug
  • 13:30
  • £12.50
Infinita

Infinita

  • 2-12 & 14-27 Aug
  • 13:30
  • £12
Tom Brace: Brace Yourself (It's Magic Time!). Tom Brace

Tom Brace

  • 1-18 Aug
  • 14:00
  • £8
The Half. Anna Crilly

The Half

  • 3-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 14:00
  • £7
Nutty Noah: You Might Die!

Nutty Noah

  • 20-27 Aug
  • 14:00
  • £8
UNCONDITIONAL

UNCONDITIONAL

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 14:15
  • £8.50
BADD. Carrie Marx

Carrie Marx

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 14:15
  • £10
Dracula

Dracula

  • 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
  • 14:20
  • £9
The Song Of Lunch. Robert Bathurst

Song Of Lunch

  • 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
  • 14:20
  • £11
Kerry Godliman: Work In Progress. Kerry Godliman

Kerry Godliman

  • 9-11 Aug
  • 14:40
  • £10
Audible Presents

Audible Presents

  • 14-25 Aug
  • 14:40
  • Free
The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost: Tall Stories

  • 1, 3, 5, 7-9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23 & 25 Aug
  • 14:45
  • £10
Drenched. Dan Frost

Drenched

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 15:00
  • £9
The Story Beast: Myths, Monsters & Mayhem. John Henry Falle

The Story Beast: Myths, Monsters

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 15:15
  • £8.50
Narcissist In The Mirror. Rosie Fleeshman

Narcissist In The Mirror

  • 1-18 & 20-27 Aug
  • 15:15
  • £9
Tessa Coates: Witch Hunt. Tessa Coates

Tessa Coates

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £7.50
Beard: Baby Come Back

Beard

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £9
Ad Libido. Fran Bushe

Ad Libido

  • 1-20 & 22-27 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £7
Flo & Joan: Alive on Stage. Image shows from L to R: Nicola Dempsey, Rosie Dempsey

Flo & Joan

  • 1-10 & 12-26 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £11
Paul Merton's Impro Chums. Paul Merton

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

  • 9-18 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £13.50
HUB Fresh

HUB Fresh

  • 8, 11 & 13 Aug
  • 16:00
  • Free
Ruby Wax: Frazzled. Ruby Wax

Ruby Wax

  • 20-26 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £18
Catherine Bohart: Immaculate. Catherine Bohart

Catherine Bohart

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 16:15
  • £8
Gyles Brandreth: Break a Leg!. Gyles Brandreth

Gyles Brandreth

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £16
Sindhu Vee: Sandhog. Sindhu Vee

Sindhu Vee

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £8
AART TV Live!. Andrew Bridge

Andrew Bridge

  • 21-25 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £8.50
William Andrews: Willy. William Andrews

William Andrews

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £9
Owen Roberts: I Let a Six-Year-Old Write My Show. Owen Roberts

Owen Roberts

  • 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £8
Luke Kempner: House of Faces. Luke Kempner

Luke Kempner

  • 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £10
Matt Rees: Happy Hour. Matt Rees

Matt Rees

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £8
Adam Hess: Seahorse. Adam Hess

Adam Hess

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £9.50
Great British Mysteries: 1599?. Image shows from L to R: Rose Robinson, Will Close

Great British Mysteries

  • 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £8
Flies

Flies

  • 1-19 & 21-27 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £10.50
Murder She Didn't Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery

Murder She Didn't Write

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £10
Nicholas Parsons' Happy Hour. Nicholas Parsons

Nicholas Parsons

  • 3-7 & 10-12 Aug
  • 17:15
  • £14
Lucy Porter: Pass It On. Lucy Porter

Lucy Porter

  • 1-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug
  • 17:30
  • £12
Sarah Keyworth: Dark Horse. Sarah Keyworth

Sarah Keyworth

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 17:30
  • £9
Lolly Adefope: Lolly 3. Lolly Adefope

Lolly Adefope

Show cancelled

Jacqueline Novak: How Embarrassing for Her. Jacqueline Novak

Jacqueline Novak

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £9.50
George Lewis: A Man, A Plan, A Girl With Fake Tan. George Lewis

George Lewis

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £7.50
Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Victim, Complex. Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Kiri Pritchard-McLean

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £8
Jake Lambert: Little Lost Lad. Jake Lambert

Jake Lambert

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £9
Brennan Reece: Evermore

Brennan Reece

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £8.50
Evelyn Mok: Bubble Butt. Evelyn Mok

Evelyn Mok

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £9
Egg: Richard Pictures. Image shows from L to R: Anna Leong Brophy, Emily Lloyd Saini

Egg

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £7
Natalie Palamides: Nate. Natalie Palamides

Natalie Palamides

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £11
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper!

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £13
Stevie Martin Vol. 1. Stevie Martin

Stevie Martin

  • 1-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £8
Ed Gamble: Blizzard. Ed Gamble

Ed Gamble

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 19:40
  • £10
Rose Matafeo: Horndog. Rose Matafeo

Rose Matafeo

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 18:20
  • £9
Marcus Brigstocke: Devil May Care. Marcus Brigstocke

Marcus Brigstocke

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £13
Robert White and His Particularly Silly Organ. Robert White

Robert White

  • 8-10 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £10.50
Ed Patrick: Comedians' Surgery. Ed Patrick

Comedians' Surgery

  • 11 & 12 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £12.50
Kill the Beast: Director's Cut

Kill the Beast

  • 21-27 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £10
Ivo Graham: Motion Sickness. Ivo Graham

Ivo Graham

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 18:40
  • £8.50
Daniel Cook: Carpet. Daniel Cook

Daniel Cook

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 18:45
  • £7
Lauren Pattison: Peachy. Lauren Pattison

Lauren Pattison

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £9
Anuvab Pal: Empire. Anuvab Pal

Anuvab Pal

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £11
Mark Watson: The Infinite Show. Mark Watson

Mark Watson

  • 1-11, 13-23 & 26-27 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £12
Brett Goldstein: What Is Love Baby Don't Hurt Me. Brett Goldstein

Brett Goldstein

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £10
AAA Stand-Up

AAA Stand-Up

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £10
Olga Koch: Fight. Olga Koch

Olga Koch

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £7
Heidi Regan: Heidi vs Sharks. Heidi Regan

Heidi Regan

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £8
Pierre Novellie: See Novellie, Hear Novellie, Speak Novellie. Pierre Novellie

Pierre Novellie

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £10
Angela Barnes: Rose-Tinted. Angela Barnes

Angela Barnes

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £8.50
Ivan Aristeguieta: Juithy. Ivan Aristeguieta

Ivan Aristeguieta

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £11
Mr. Swallow and the Vanishing Elephant. Nick Mohammed

Mr Swallow

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 19:30
  • £11.50
Pete Firman: Marvels. Pete Firman

Pete Firman

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £11.50
The Pin: Backstage. Image shows from L to R: Alexander Owen, Ben Ashenden

The Pin

  • 1-10, 12-19 & 21-27 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £11.50
Colin Cloud: Psycho(logical). Colin Cloud

Colin Cloud

  • 1-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £13.50
Alex Edelman: Just for Us. Alex Edelman

Alex Edelman

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £10
The Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

Tartan Ribbon Benefit

  • 14 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £12.50
Sisters: On Demand. Image shows from L to R: Mark Jones, Christy White-Spunner

Sisters

  • 1-10 & 12-26 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £7.50
Tom Lucy: Reluctant Millennial. Tom Lucy

Tom Lucy

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £7.50
Kieran Hodgson: '75. Kieran Hodgson

Kieran Hodgson

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 20:15
  • £8
Ben Pope: Baby Sasquatch. Ben Pope

Ben Pope

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £7
Jordan Brookes: Bleed. Jordan Brookes

Jordan Brookes

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £10
John Hastings: Float Like a Butterfly, John Hastings Like a Bee. John Hastings

John Hastings

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £8.50
Matt Forde: Brexit Through the Gift Shop. Matt Forde

Matt Forde

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £12
Chris Washington: You Beauty!. Chris Washington

Chris Washington

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £8
Emma Sidi: Faces of Grace. Emma Sidi

Emma Sidi

  • 1-24 & 26 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £7.50
Rosie Jones: Fifteen Minutes. Rosie Jones

Rosie Jones

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £7.50
Hal Cruttenden: Chubster. Hal Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden

  • 1-14 & 16-26 Aug
  • 21:00
  • £11
Felicity Ward: Busting a Nut. Felicity Ward

Felicity Ward

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 21:00
  • £10
Ed Night: An Aesthetic. Ed Night

Ed Night

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 21:15
  • £8.50
Gary Delaney: Gagster's Paradise. Gary Delaney

Gary Delaney

  • 2-11 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £12
Seann Walsh: After This One I'm Going Home. Seann Walsh

Seann Walsh

Show cancelled

Moon

Moon

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £7.50
Rob Oldham: Worm's Lament. Rob Oldham

Rob Oldham

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £9
Darren Harriott: Visceral. Darren Harriott

Darren Harriott

  • 1-14 & 16-26 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £8.50
Jayde Adams: The Divine Ms Jayde. Jayde Adams

Jayde Adams

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £10
The Tape Face Show. Sam Wills

Tape Face

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 21:40
  • £13.50
Chris Turner: We're Where We Were. Chris Turner

Chris Turner

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £8
Alice Snedden: Self-Titled. Alice Snedden

Alice Snedden

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £7
Kwame Asante: Teenage Heartblob. Kwame Asante

Kwame Asante

  • 1-14 & 16-26 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £8.50
George Rigden: George-ous. George Rigden

George Rigden

  • 1-12 & 14-27 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £7.50
Fin Taylor: When Harassy Met Sally. Fin Taylor

Fin Taylor

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £8
Suzi Ruffell: Nocturnal. Suzi Ruffell

Suzi Ruffell

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £8.50
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

  • 1-7, 9-14, 16-21 & 23-27 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £13.50
Rob Kemp: The Elvis Dead. Rob Kemp

The Elvis Dead

  • 1-5, 8-12, 15-19 & 22-26 Aug
  • 22:20
  • £10
Nick Mohammed: Characters. Nick Mohammed

Nick Mohammed

  • 20 & 21 Aug
  • 22:20
  • £7
Micky Overman: Role Model. Micky Overman

Micky Overman

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £7.50
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final

Chortle Awards Final

  • 13 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £11
Ciarán Dowd: Don Rodolfo. Ciarán Dowd

Ciarán Dowd

  • 1-14 & 16-26 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £8
Richard Todd: We Need the Eggs. Richard Todd

Richard Todd

  • 1-14 & 16-26 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £8
Norris & Parker: Burn the Witch

Norris & Parker

  • 1-3 & 5-26 Aug
  • 22:45
  • £8
The Noise Next Door's Comedy Lock-In!

Noise Next Door: Lock-In

  • 1-14 & 16-26 Aug
  • 22:50
  • £10.50
The Free Association: Jacuzii

Free Association

  • 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8.50
The Crooners. Image shows from L to R: Brendan Murphy, Kiell Smith-Bynoe

The Crooners

  • 1-26 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £10
Avocado: Definitely Maybe Not

Avocado

  • 1-12 & 14-26 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8
AAA Stand-Up Late. Image shows from L to R: George Zacharopoulos, Saskia Preston, Paul Savage

AAA Stand-Up Late

  • 1-27 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £10
Clingfilm

Clingfilm

  • 1-12, 14-19 & 21-27 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8
Questing Time

Questing Time

  • 3-5, 8-12, 17, 21 & 23-24 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £8.50
Berk's Nest Mid-Fest Comedy Special

Berk's Nest

  • 13 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £14
Birthday Girls: Late-Night Comedy Party

Birthday Girls

  • 16-19 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £12
Anna Mann's Late Night Cheese And Sex Party. Colin Hoult

Anna Mann

  • 21-25 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £12
Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

Pleasance Newcomer Gala

  • 4 Aug
  • 23:15
  • Free
Tim Key: Megadate. Tim Key

Tim Key

  • 16-20 & 23-26 Aug
  • 23:15
  • £14
Amusical. Image shows from L to R: Jayde Adams, Kiri Pritchard-McLean

Amusical

  • 22 Aug
  • 23:30
  • £15
Mr Thing

Mr Thing

  • 1-13, 15-22 & 24-26 Aug
  • 23:40
  • £10

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