2023 Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe features 2023
Marc Burrows on The Magic of Terry Pratchett
Friday 28th July 2023
Author and comedian Marc Burrows talks about his deep love for late novelist Sir Terry Pratchett and explains a little of his new live show celebrating Pratchett's works.
Slay your corporate demons and team-bonding nightmares with The Retreat
Friday 28th July 2023
A loud, outrageous narrative-variety showcase that satirises corporate spiel and team-bonding schmaltz, you are cordially invited to attend The Retreat.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Juliette Burton
Friday 28th July 2023
Juliette Burton's new show? It's a No Brainer. And even her flyering can sometimes be fateful.
Eleanor Conway: the real cat ladies of Instagram
Thursday 27th July 2023
Eleanor Conway is definitely not a cat lady, and she is happy for you all to know it.
How Krystal Evans's life was improved in the aftermath of a house fire
Thursday 27th July 2023
Krystal Evans is here to tell you she's the hottest girl. Literally; having only narrowly escaped a house fire with her life.
Ike Ufomadu on his debut Fringe show and PowerPoint
Thursday 27th July 2023
Emmy-nominated comedian Ikechukwu Ufomadu makes his Edinburgh debut in Amusements.
Part circus, part séance, Party Ghost is coming to Edinburgh
Thursday 27th July 2023
Party Ghost performer Jarred Dewey introduces his circus show that depicts purgatory through a comedic pop culture lens.
Patrick Susmilch: I'm from Los Angeles and I just learned what rain is
Wednesday 26th July 2023
It looks like US comedian Patrick Susmilch might not quite be ready for the Edinburgh climate.
Natasha Sutton Williams unpacks taboos in a triptych of unexpected tales
Wednesday 26th July 2023
Dead Lucy, Cat Cunnilingus and Clown Sex. Natasha Sutton Williams introduces her new show, a trio of frankly bonkers-sounding comic tales.
Aunty Donna's Michelle Brasier heads back to the Fringe
Wednesday 26th July 2023
This year, Michelle Brasier tells the true story how she became the emergency contact for a stranger who tried to scam her.
Crizards go to war at the 2023 Fringe
Wednesday 26th July 2023
Crizards are back at the Fringe this year with their fourth show - This Means War. The musical comedy duo take their audience through various battlefields, but what, if anything, has it got to do with crickets and lizards?
Steve N Allen on the cost of gigging crisis
Tuesday 25th July 2023
Steve N Allen discusses how expensive it is becoming to perform comedy, not just in Edinburgh but also around the country generally.
Fielding Edlow: Gaslighting is her love language
Tuesday 25th July 2023
Award-winning American playwright, actress and stand-up comedian Fielding Edlow discusses her uniquely dysfunctional marriage, the basis for her Fringe show Gaslighting is My Love Language.
Ania Magliano: bad hair and overthinking
Tuesday 25th July 2023
Ania Magliano's latest Fringe show is inspired by a terrible haircut. We've all been there - haven't we?
Stamptown returns to the Edinburgh Fringe
Tuesday 25th July 2023
Venture into the undoubtedly absurd and get a taste for what is on offer at Stamptown Comedy Night this Fringe, as we attempt to gain answers from the team behind the show.
Random 8: Sophie Zucker
Tuesday 25th July 2023
Usually a Daily Show writer, Sophie Zucker is taking a mid-strike trip to the Edinburgh Fringe - and telling us about Dick Tuck.
Phil Ellis: Top 10 Edinburgh Festival survival tips
Monday 24th July 2023
Phil Ellis is a veteran Edinburgh Fringe performer, so we asked him to offer up some tips to other newer performers, to help them survive and maybe even thrive at the festival too. Here's what he delivered. Please don't take legal action against us.
Catherine Cohen on her past lives and a dream collab with Taylor Swift
Monday 24th July 2023
Catherine Cohen: from Hagrid to Taylor Swift via a healthy night's sleep.
Garrett Millerick: life happens when you're making other plans
Monday 24th July 2023
The world's angriest optimist is finally bringing a positive show to the Fringe.
Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Ed MacArthur join forces as rival party entertainers in String V SPITTA
Monday 24th July 2023
Stars Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Ed MacArthur talk children's parties ahead of their Fringe character show, String V SPITTA.