British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

2023 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

Gillian Cosgriff: Actually, Good. Gillian Cosgriff

Gillian Cosgriff

  • 2-8, 10-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 20:20
  • £13
Jodie Mitchell: Becoming John Travulva. Jodie Mitchell

Jodie Mitchell

  • 2-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 21:50
  • £10
Magic Gareth: Level Up!. Magic Gareth

Magic Gareth

  • 2-15 & 17-20 Aug
  • 10:30
  • £9
Rubbish Romeo and Juliet

Rubbish Romeo & Juliet

  • 2-15, 17 & 21-28 Aug
  • 10:35
  • £10.50
Green Fingers

Green Fingers

  • 2-12 & 14-15 Aug
  • 10:35
  • £10
Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me

Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me

  • 2-15 & 17-28 Aug
  • 10:50
  • £12.50
...And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel. Jeffrey Holland

And This Is My Friend Mr Laurel

  • 2-15 & 17-28 Aug
  • 11:20
  • £12
Blue Badge Bunch: ReRamped

Blue Badge Bunch

  • 2-15 & 17-28 Aug
  • 11:30
  • £8.50
Île. Sophie Joans

Sophie Joans

  • 2-15 & 17-28 Aug
  • 11:35
  • £11
Olaf Falafel's Super Stupid Show (20% More Stupider). Olaf Falafel

Olaf Falafel's Super Stupid Show

  • 2-15, 17-21 & 24-27 Aug
  • 11:40
  • £10
Yoga with Jillian - A New Comedy. Michole Biancosino

Yoga with Jillian

  • 2-15 & 17-28 Aug
  • 12:00
  • £12
Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Even More Science!. David Epley

Doktor Kaboom

  • 2-5, 7-17 & 19-27 Aug
  • 12:00
  • £12
Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much

  • 2-8, 10-15, 17-22 & 24-28 Aug
  • 12:10
  • £15
WONDER DRUG: A Comedy About Cystic Fibrosis. Charlie Merriman

Wonder Drug

  • 2-8, 10-13, 15-20 & 22-28 Aug
  • 12:30
  • £13
Truly Madly Baldy. Sam MacGregor

Truly Madly Baldy

  • 2-13, 15-20 & 22-27 Aug
  • 12:30
  • £11
Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe

  • 5-16, 18-20 & 22-26 Aug
  • 12:40
  • £15
MUSIC

MUSIC

  • 2-13 & 15-28 Aug
  • 12:50
  • £10
Break Up With Your Boyfriend

Break Up With Your Boyfriend

  • 2-15 & 17-28 Aug
  • 12:55
  • £11
Ice Hole: A Cardboard Comedy

Ice Hole

  • 2-28 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £16
Chatham House Rules. Louis Rembges

Chatham House Rules

  • 2-13 & 15-28 Aug
  • 13:00
  • £11
Improvised Rubbish Shakespeare - The Incomplete Works

Improvised Rubbish Shakespeare

  • 2-28 Aug
  • 13:05
  • £12.50
Burning Down The Horse

Burning Down The Horse

  • 2-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 13:05
  • £13
Best of Edinburgh Showcase Show

Best of Edinburgh Showcase

  • 3-27 Aug
  • 13:10
  • £12.50
Shelf: The Kids' Show. Image shows left to right: Ruby Clyde, Rachel Watkeys Dowie

Shelf: Kids' Show

  • 2-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 13:15
  • £10
Clown Sex. Natasha Sutton Williams

Clown Sex

  • 2-15, 17-20 & 22-27 Aug
  • 13:45
  • £11
Super

Super

  • 2-13 & 15-28 Aug
  • 13:45
  • £11
Great Ruckus

Great Ruckus

  • 2-13 & 15-28 Aug
  • 14:00
  • £11.50
Nuclear Children

Nuclear Children

  • 2-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug
  • 14:05
  • £10.50
Queer Diary

Queer Diary

  • 18 & 25 Aug
  • 14:10
  • £9
Life Sporadic of Jess Wildgoose

Jess Wildgoose

  • 2-8, 10-15, 17-22 & 24-28 Aug
  • 14:25
  • £15
Madame Chandelier's Opera Party for Kids. Delea Shand

Madame Chandelier's Opera Party for Kids

  • 2-15 Aug
  • 14:30
  • £9
Graham in the Green. Ivo Graham

Ivo Graham: Graham in the Green

  • 17-25 & 27 Aug
  • 14:30
  • £10
Mervyn's 30th Year Charity Gala

Mervyn's 30th Year Charity Gala

  • 21 Aug
  • 14:30
  • £20
Murder, She Didn't Write

Murder, She Didn't Write

  • 2-28 Aug
  • 14:40
  • £16
Dominique Salerno: The Box Show. Dominique Salerno

Dominique Salerno

  • 2-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 15:00
  • £11.50
Guffy

Guffy

  • 2-8, 10-15, 17-22 & 24-28 Aug
  • 15:00
  • £11
Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting Liar. Tom Moran

Tom Moran is a Big Fat Filthy Disgusting

  • 2-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 15:10
  • £11
Släpstick: Schërzo

Släpstick

  • 2-7, 9-21 & 23-28 Aug
  • 15:10
  • £15
Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical

Chriskirkpatrickmas

  • 2-8, 10-15, 17-22 & 24-28 Aug
  • 15:10
  • £13.50
Edmonds

Edmonds

  • 2-9, 11-13, 15-16, 18-23 & 25-28 Aug
  • 15:15
  • £12
Bronwyn Sweeney: Off-Brand. Bronwyn Sweeney

Bronwyn Sweeney

  • 2-13 & 15-28 Aug
  • 15:20
  • £10
All Aboard! at Termination Station. Lilly Burton

All Aboard! at Termination Station

  • 2-13, 15-20 & 22-28 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £12
Ivo Graham: Organised Fun. Ivo Graham

Ivo Graham

  • 2-27 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £13
Paul Merton's Impro Chums. Paul Merton

Paul Merton's Impro Chums

  • 10-20 Aug
  • 15:30
  • £15.50
I Love You, Now What?. Sophie Craig

I Love You, Now What?

  • 2-13, 15-20 & 22-28 Aug
  • 15:35
  • £13
Unforgettable Girl

Unforgettable Girl

  • 2-15 & 17-28 Aug
  • 15:40
  • £13
Knock, Knock. Image shows left to right: Coco Sarel, Henry Rowley, Steven McKell, Ayamé Ponder

Knock, Knock

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 16:00
  • £12
Fiona Allen: On The Run. Fiona Allen

Fiona Allen

  • 2-20 Aug
  • 16:15
  • £11
Liz Guterbock: Geriatric Millennial. Liz Guterbock

Liz Guterbock

  • 2-13, 15-20 & 22-27 Aug
  • 16:15
  • £10
Zach Zucker: Spectacular Industry Showcase. Zach Zucker

Zach Zucker

  • 22-26 Aug
  • 16:15
  • £10
Aaron Simmonds: Baby Steps. Aaron Simmonds

Aaron Simmonds

  • 2-13 & 15-28 Aug
  • 16:25
  • Free
Benji Waterstones: You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here. Benji Waterstones

Benji Waterstones

  • 2-11, 13-20 & 22-28 Aug
  • 16:30
  • £10
Lulu Popplewell: Actually, Actually. Lulu Popplewell

Lulu Popplewell

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 16:35
  • £10
Ania Magliano: I Can't Believe You've Done This. Ania Magliano

Ania Magliano

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 16:35
  • £14
Lorna Rose Treen: Skin Pigeon. Lorna Rose Treen

Lorna Rose Treen

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 16:35
  • £10
Importance of Being... Earnest?

Importance of Being... Earnest?

  • 2-27 Aug
  • 16:40
  • £14
Darran Griffiths: Inconceivable. Darran Griffiths

Darran Griffiths

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £11
Saturn Return. Natalya Samee

Saturn Return

  • 2-13 Aug
  • 16:50
  • £11
Hello Kitty Must Die

Hello Kitty Must Die

  • 2-7, 9-14, 16-21 & 23-27 Aug
  • 16:50
  • £14
Egg: Absolutely Fine. Image shows left to right: Anna Leong Brophy, Emily Lloyd Saini

Egg

  • 14-27 Aug
  • 16:50
  • £13
Tickbox 2. Lubna Kerr

Lubna Kerr

  • 2-15, 17-22 & 24-27 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £12
Frankie Thompson and Liv Ello: Body Show. Image shows left to right: Frankie Thompson, Liv Ello

Frankie Thompson & Liv Ello

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £12
Lucy and Friends. Lucy McCormick

Lucy & Friends

  • 2-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-23 Aug
  • 17:20
  • £15
Max & Ivan: Life, Choices. Max & Ivan

Max & Ivan

  • 2-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25 & 27 Aug
  • 17:20
  • £13
Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!. Leo Reich

Leo Reich

  • 24 Aug
  • 17:20
  • £15
William Thompson: The Hand You're Dealt. William Thompson

William Thompson

  • 2-13 & 15-28 Aug
  • 17:30
  • £10
NewsRevue

NewsRevue

  • 2-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 17:30
  • £17
Luke Kempner in Gritty Police Drama: A One-Man Musical. Luke Kempner

Luke Kempner

  • 2-13 & 15-28 Aug
  • 17:30
  • £13
Amusements by Ikechukwu Ufomadu. Ikechukwu Ufomadu

Ikechukwu Ufomadu

  • 2-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 17:40
  • Free
Rachel Parris: Work in Progress. Rachel Parris

Rachel Parris

  • 9-13 Aug
  • 17:40
  • £12
Hal Cruttenden: It's Best You Hear It From Me. Hal Cruttenden

Hal Cruttenden

  • 17-27 Aug
  • 17:40
  • £14
Kirsty Mann: Skeletons. Kirsty Mann

Kirsty Mann

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 17:50
  • £10
Freya Parker: It Ain't Easy Being Cheeky. Freya Parker

Freya Parker

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 17:50
  • £11
Glenn Moore: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I'm Sixty Moore. Glenn Moore

Glenn Moore

  • 2-15 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £14
Lindsey Santoro: Pink Tinge. Lindsey Santoro

Lindsey Santoro

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £10
Mary O'Connell: Money Princess. Mary O'Connell

Mary O'Connell

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £10
Shaparak Khorsandi: ShapChat!. Shaparak Khorsandi

Shaparak Khorsandi

  • 16-27 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £14
Sam Campbell. Bulletproof Ten. Sam Campbell

Sam Campbell

  • 16 Aug
  • 18:00
  • £2
Nabil Abdulrashid: The Purple Pill. Nabil Abdulrashid

Nabil Abdulrashid

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 18:05
  • £11
Mamoun Elagab: Why I Love White People. Mamoun Elagab

Mamoun Elagab

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 18:10
  • £10
Janine Harouni: Man'oushe. Janine Harouni

Janine Harouni

  • 2-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug
  • 18:20
  • £12
Public - The Musical

Public

  • 2-8, 10-20 & 22-28 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £15
Hot as Hell

Hot as Hell

  • 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 & 28 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £10.50
Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

  • 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25 & 27 Aug
  • 18:30
  • £10.50
Sapan Verma: Shame on Me. Sapan Verma

Sapan Verma

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 18:40
  • £12
Chloe Petts: If You Can't Say Anything Nice. Chloe Petts

Chloe Petts

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 18:40
  • £12
Jonny Pelham: Optimism Over Despair. Jonny Pelham

Jonny Pelham

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 18:50
  • £10
Alexandra Haddow: Not My Finest Hour. Alexandra Haddow

Alexandra Haddow

  • 2-25 & 27-28 Aug
  • 18:55
  • £11
Kieran Hodgson: Big In Scotland. Kieran Hodgson

Kieran Hodgson

  • 2-27 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £13
Marcus Brigstocke: Cheese and Whine. Marcus Brigstocke

Marcus Brigstocke

  • 2-13 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £14
Andy Parsons: Bafflingly Optimistic. Andy Parsons

Andy Parsons

  • 14-20 & 22-27 Aug
  • 19:00
  • £14
Daniel Foxx: Villain. Daniel Foxx

Daniel Foxx

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 19:05
  • £10
Josh Weller: Age Against The Machine. Josh Weller

Josh Weller

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 19:10
  • £9.50
Chloe Radcliffe: Cheat. Chloe Radcliffe

Chloe Radcliffe

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £10
Matty Hutson: Don't Hold Back. Matty Hutson

Matty Hutson

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 19:15
  • £11
Louise Young: Feral. Louise Young

Louise Young

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 19:25
  • £10
Adam Kay: Undoctored - This is Going to Hurt... More

Adam Kay

  • 2-14 & 16-28 Aug
  • 19:30
  • £15.50
Celya AB: Second Rodeo. Celya AB

Celya AB

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 19:30
  • £11
Pleasance All-American Newcomer Comedy Gala

All-American Newcomer Gala

  • 5 Aug
  • 19:30
  • Free (PWYW)
Rosie Jones - Triple Threat. Rosie Jones

Rosie Jones

  • 11 & 12 Aug
  • 19:30
  • £14
Rhys James: Spilt Milk. Rhys James

Rhys James

  • 14-20 Aug
  • 19:30
  • £13
Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

Tartan Ribbon Comedy Benefit

  • 15 Aug
  • 19:30
  • £15
Darren Harriott - Roadman. Darren Harriott

Darren Harriott

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 19:40
  • £12
William Stone: Lofi Jokes to Study/Relax to. William Stone

William Stone

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £10
Rosie Holt: That's Politainment!. Rosie Holt

Rosie Holt

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £12
Matt Forde: Inside No. 10. Matt Forde

Matt Forde

  • 2-27 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £16
Sex Talks. Emma Louise Boynton

Emma Louise Boynton

Show cancelled

String V SPITTA. Image shows left to right: Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Ed MacArthur

String V SPITTA

  • 18-26 Aug
  • 20:00
  • £14
André de Freitas: What If. Andre de Freitas

André de Freitas

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 20:10
  • £10
Greta Titelman's Exquisite Lies. Greta Titelman

Greta Titelman

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 20:10
  • £11.50
Josh Jones: Gobsmacked. Josh Jones

Josh Jones

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 20:20
  • £11
Laura Ramoso: FRANCES. Laura Ramoso

Laura Ramoso

  • 2-13 Aug
  • 20:20
  • £13
Annabel Marlow... is this okay??. Annabel Marlow

Annabel Marlow

  • 2-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £11
Simon Brodkin: Xavier. Simon Brodkin

Simon Brodkin

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £15
Horatio Gould: Sweet Prince. Horatio Gould

Horatio Gould

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £10
John Tothill: The Last Living Libertine. John Tothill

John Tothill

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £10
Tamsyn Kelly: Crying in TK Maxx. Tamsyn Kelly

Tamsyn Kelly

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 20:40
  • £10
Comedy Reserve at the Courtyard

Comedy Reserve (Courtyard)

  • 2-14, 16-21 & 23-28 Aug
  • 20:45
  • £11
Courtney Pauroso: Vanessa 5000. Courtney Pauroso

Courtney Pauroso

  • 2-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 21:00
  • Free
Mark Watson: Search. Mark Watson

Mark Watson

  • 2-14, 16, 18-20 & 23-27 Aug
  • 21:00
  • £14.50
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical

Showstopper

  • 2-14 & 16-27 Aug
  • 21:10
  • £18
Dan Jones: This Seems Ambitious. Dan Jones

Dan Jones

  • 2-28 Aug
  • 21:15
  • £10
Zoë Coombs Marr: The Opener. Zoe Coombs Marr

Zoë Coombs Marr

  • 14-27 Aug
  • 21:20
  • £14
Tadiwa Mahlunge: Inhibition Exhibition. Tadiwa Mahlunge

Tadiwa Mahlunge

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 21:25
  • £10
Mawaan: Songs About Birds (WIP). Mawaan Rizwan

Mawaan Rizwan

  • 4-8 & 10-13 Aug
  • 21:30
  • £10
Paddy Young: Hungry, Horny, Scared. Paddy Young

Paddy Young

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 21:35
  • £10
Huge Davies: Whodunnit. Huge Davies

Huge Davies

  • 2-5, 7-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 21:40
  • £11
Paul Chowdhry: Family-Friendly Comedian. Paul Chowdhry

Paul Chowdhry

  • 2-13 & 15-28 Aug
  • 21:40
  • £15.50
Kwame Asante: In Stitches. Kwame Asante

Kwame Asante

  • 16 Aug
  • 21:40
  • £10
Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have. Archie Henderson

Jazz Emu: You Shouldn't Have

  • 17-27 Aug
  • 21:40
  • £15
Martin Urbano: Apology Comeback Tour. Martin Urbano

Martin Urbano

  • 2-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £11
Leila Navabi: Composition. Leila Navabi

Leila Navabi

  • 2-10 & 12-27 Aug
  • 21:45
  • £11
Cara Connors: Straight for Pay. Cara Connors

Cara Connors

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 21:55
  • £11
Bill O'Neill: The Amazing Banana Brothers. Bill O'Neill

Bill O'Neill

  • 2-13 & 15-27 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £11
Jack Tucker: Comedy Stand-Up Hour. Zach Zucker

Jack Tucker

  • 13 & 20 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £13
Nick Mohammed presents The Very Best and Worst of Mr Swallow. Nick Mohammed

Nick Mohammed

  • 15 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £18
Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Friends: Kool Story Bro. Kiell Smith-Bynoe

Kiell Smith-Bynoe

  • 21-23 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £16
Moses Storm: Perfect Cult. Moses Storm

Moses Storm

  • 2-15 & 17-27 Aug
  • 22:20
  • £11
Lachlan Werner - Voices Of Evil. Lachlan Werner

Lachlan Werner

  • 2-14, 16-22 & 24-27 Aug
  • 22:30
  • £10
Catherine Cohen: Come For Me. Catherine Cohen

Catherine Cohen

Show cancelled

Jordan Brookes: Snakes for Cats to Watch (Work in Progress). Jordan Brookes

Jordan Brookes

  • 2-8 & 21-27 Aug
  • 22:50
  • £10
Trash Salad. Rosa Garland

Trash Salad

  • 2-6 & 8-15 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £10
Pleasance Newcomer Comedy Gala

Pleasance Newcomer Gala

  • 5 Aug
  • 23:00
  • Free (PWYW)
Stamptown Comedy Night

Stamptown

  • 5, 10-12, 17-19 & 24-26 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £13
Dog Park

Dog Park

  • 10 & 17 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £15.50
Simon Amstell: Work in Progress. Simon Amstell

Simon Amstell

  • 6-13 Aug
  • 23:30
  • £18
Nick Helm's Hot 'N' Heavy Weekend. Nick Helm

Nick Helm

  • 11 & 12 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £17
You Dress Funny - Darren Harriott and Rachel Fairburn. Image shows left to right: Darren Harriott, Rachel Fairburn

You Dress Funny

  • 23 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £10
All Killa No Filla. Image shows left to right: Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Rachel Fairburn

All Killa No Filla

  • 24 Aug
  • 23:00
  • £15.50
Tarot: Hive Mind. Tarot

Tarot: Hive Mind

  • 23 & 25-26 Aug
  • 23:10
  • £11.50
Gig Pigs Live in Edinburgh. Image shows left to right: Ivo Graham, Alex Kealy

Gig Pigs

  • 16 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £13

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