Standing On Productions After more than a decade of cult Fringe success, Comedy in the Dark returns to Edinburgh this summer. We're inviting audiences to experience live comedy in a way they've never quite seen before (or rather, not seen at all). This year, award-winning Adam Flood comperes the show, who's been described by Ivo Graham as 'despicably multi talented', and we agree. He'll be alongside hand-picked line-ups of this year's elite comedy talent. Prepare for an hour of intimate, unpredictable and immersive stand-up... in the pitch black. For individual show listings you can look at the JTT website. Strong language/swearing

David Benaim A comedy show for spreadsheet experts and casual users alike that blends stand-up, storytelling and demos. Sprinkled amongst the comedy routine, you'll learn a few Excel tricks from a true piece of sheet: pun-loving Excel YouTuber and Jewish math addict David, who regularly advises Microsoft on future directions for Excel. Growing up with a maths obsession paved the way for David to become 'The Excel Guy' at the office, attend spreadsheet conferences and mathem-antics. David's Fringe debut was a sell-out run in 2025. 'Funny, geeky and sneakily moving' (Highly Recommended Show, FringeReview.co.uk). Strong language/swearing Age category: 14+

Ian Saville Ian Saville brings a new children's show to the Edinburgh Fringe after a break of nine years. Ian and His Talking Fingers features intriguing magic tricks, funny ventriloquism, an explanation of Rising Finger Illness and a lot of joining in. Ian will be joined by his friends Rupert Rabbit and Roland Rope – the bravest piece of rope in show business – as well as Ian's voluble talking fingers. 'With his child-like imagination and intuitive rapport with the audience, Saville's magic really captures the children... and wonderful joining in' (Scotsman). None

Insane Productions LTD A rare chance to see four headline acts in a single show. Hosted by the brilliant Amy Matthews, this powerhouse line-up brings together Josh Glanc, Gareth Waugh and Max Fulham for a night of full-throttle, headline-worthy comedy. Expect big laughs, bold ideas and performers at the very top of their game. No warm-ups, no padding and no compromises – just four headliners doing what they do best! Late, loud and unmissable at this year's Fringe! Strong language/swearing Age category: 16+

The Cast of Phoenix Nights Spend an afternoon in the company of the cast of Phoenix Nights as they share stories, memories and behind the scenes moments from one of Britain's most beloved comedies. From unforgettable characters to the chaos of the Phoenix Club, this is a chance to hear how the show was made and what happened when the cameras stopped rolling. Expect plenty of laughs, nostalgic moments and the kind of stories you'd only hear from the people who were actually there. None Age category: 14+

Ishan Mahabir-Stokes Elba is a tiny island in the middle of the Mediterranean. We are best known for those 10 months where Napoleon Bonaparte graced our shores. He promised us wealth and prosperity. We trusted him. We gave him all we had... But we were foolish, weren't we? And now we will never be able to escape him. Napoleon's banishment on the island of Elba was unexpected – nobody, least of all the Elbans, saw this coming. Perhaps a sign of hope, or had Elba become a sacrificial pawn in a megalomaniac's masterplan? Can one man really change an island? Scenes of violence, Strong language/swearing Age category: 16+

Matty Hurst Productions Ltd Jack's hard... on his luck! After playing with more than just his beans, he's got a giant problem on his hands (and not the fun kind!) When Giant Spunktrumpet comes banging and there's no cash to spare, Jack's brother Thick Twatt and his mother, Dame Twatt are left clutching their sagging udders with nothing left in their coin purse! Join The Adult Panto Tour for their fifth filthy year of the No 1 Outrageous Adult Panto. Audience participation, Scenes of a sexual nature, Strong language/swearing

Frogmill Productions Save the date for the wildest wedding you've ever been to. Let the Best Man Win is the ultimate comedy showdown where three stand-ups compete to deliver the funniest improvised best man speech for one lucky couple. After a sold-out run in 2025 with Ray O'Leary, Craig Hill and Kate Dolan walking away with bouquets, this is less about the tiered cakes and more about tears of laughter. No seating plan. No regrets. Just grab a drink, relax and let the best man win. Audience participation Age category: 12+

Blue Book Artist Management Or... Why poets should have listened to their gut. Fresh from a sell-out national tour, Simon brings his ever-evolving exploration of memory, intelligence, creativity and the centaur back to Edinburgh for two weeks only. The lyrical ambition of Coleridge, the autumnal pathos of late period Sinatra and the mystic genius of Plato come together to create a better class of shadow. As seen on Live at the Apollo and heard on BBC Radio 4's News Quiz and Simon Evans Goes to Market. 100 Trillion Neutrinos Per Second Can't be Wrong! 'Masterclass' \*\*\*\*\* (Scotsman). 'Jaw-Dropping' \*\*\*\*\* (Chortle.co.uk). None Age category: 14+

Alex Lowe Britain's foremost clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights brings you a "best of" from his four UK tours. Beware. He's only telling you what spirits are telling him. 'Hilarious!' (Chris Moyles, Radio X). Audience participation, Strong language/swearing Age category: 14+

TuzBiber Stand-Up Soko Quiz’de, popüler kültür bilginleri ve yanlarinda sürüklenen arkadaslari Sampiyon Belli Ikinci Kim? demek için bir araya geliyor! Pop müzikten dizi tarihine, gündüz kusagi saçmaliklarindan kaotik skandallara, kolay, orta, zor ve kazik seklinde siralanmis sorular magazinseverlerin yanitlarini bekliyor. Soko da arada sorularin hikayelerini paylasarak ortamlarda satilacak gereksiz bilgileri size servis ediyor. Kavga, Polemik, Basitlik ve Skandal kupasina sahip olabilmek ve baska hiçbir yerde isinize yaramayacak bilgilerinizin hayrini görmek için en dogru aksam bu aksam! More information This show is performed in Turkish. Age category: 16+

TuzBiber Stand-Up Utku Ergin, seyircisinin üzerinde test ederek sekillendirdigi yeni stand-up gösterisi ile karsinizda! More information This show is performed in Turkish. Age category: 16+

TuzBiber Stand-Up Ilk gösterisi Çiççek Gibi yi yayinladiktan sonra kollari sivayan Özge Özel, artistligin lüzumu yok diyerek sivadigi kollari indiriyor, mikrofonu eline aliyor ve konudan konuya ceylan gibi sektigi, ismiyle müsemma yeni gösterisi Yeni Doküman ile seyirciyle bulusuyor. More information This show is performed in Turkish. Age category: 16+

Emma Buckle One woman's laugh-out-loud journey through the mess of motherhood and relationships in a multilingual home. With three sons, an insomniac and far too much testosterone flying around, this interactive show from Barcelona-based British actress, Emma Buckle, is for anyone – including those without children (as a cautionary tale perhaps?!). This comedy debut invites audience participation and some hilarious musical outbreaks to delve into some of the most hair-raising moments you can experience when raising a family in Barcelona as a Franco-British couple and things get lost in translation... Audience participation, Strong language/swearing

TuzBiber Stand-Up TuzBiber’in en formda komedyenlerinin 20’ser dakika sahne aldigi TuzBiber 3'lü,19 ve 20 Agustos’ta Edinburgh’da! Gösterimler: 20:40 – Just The Tonic Nucleus (Sub-Atomic Room). 19:10 – Just The Tonic at Subway (The Subway). More information This show is performed in Turkish. Age category: 16+

TuzBiber Stand-Up Serkan Altunigne yeni gösterisiyle sahnelere geri dönüyor! Yayinladigi ilk gösterisinden sonra tamamen yeni sakalardan olusan Umurumda Degil isimli gösterisiyle Serkan Altunigne 22 Agustos Cumartesi 20:40'ta Ediburgh Nucleus Sub-Atomic'te! More information This show is performed in Turkish. Age category: 16+

TuzBiber Stand-Up Ozan Akyol ve Erman Çaglar Hayati Kazan adli sunumlariyla sizlere kazanmanin bizzat kendisini kazandirmaya geliyor. Siz de artik iflah olmaz bir kazanaci olmaya HAZIR MISINIZ? HAZIRSINIZ... More information This show is performed in Turkish. Age category: 16+

TuzBiber Stand-Up Üçüncü gösterisinin hazirlik turlarinda olan Deniz, seyircilerin önünde yeni sakalarini deniyor. More information This show is performed in Turkish. Age category: 16+

stand-up.co.uk Imagine Eddie Izzard meets Willy Wonka. This is live comedy crafted before your eyes, where Antony Vila draws the laughs directly from the audience to create something completely unique each night. Playful, fast and audience-fuelled, the show builds in real time from the people in the room, turning everyday moments into something unexpectedly brilliant. It's not just a stand-up show – it's an experience that feels alive, different and becomes the one you remember long after the Fringe. Audience participation Age category: 16+

TuzBiber Stand-Up Yetim ve Yetim Londra’da setlerini Youtube’da yayinlayan kardesiniz, yepyeni seti Dul ile seyircisiyle arasindaki sevginin atesini harlayacak. Anasi babasi seyircidir, onu yalniz birakmayin. Berk Karan yeni gösterisi Dul ile 21 Agustos Cuma 20:40'ta Ediburgh Nucleus Sub-Atomic'te! More information This show is performed in Turkish. Age category: 16+

Little Wander Catch a preview of Henry's genre-defying new show, which fuses stand-up and live illustration, shattering your preconceptions about ideas like 'funny' and 'pen'. Henry is one of the Beans on the Three Bean Salad podcast (Chortle Best Comedy Podcast Winner 2024), he is an award-winning stand-up comedian, and he has illustrated many books including Joe Wilkinson: My Autobiography, Kay's Anatomy, Amy Gets Eaten and many more... 'Wonderfully ingenious' \*\*\*\* (Times). 'One of the best stand-up comedians I have ever seen' (John Robins). 'A genius... funny falls out of him' (Romesh Ranganathan). Strong language/swearing Age category: 14+

George Dobson and Charlie Kettell Adult Lessons brings a grounded improv show about adulthood's growing pains. It imagines a world where a stabilised eye prescription is exciting. It pictures a reality where finding the perfect bedding is a joy. It invents a place where two thirty-somethings finally accept their house share is a lifelong pact. Sounds fun, silly and mischievous? That's because it is! Haha, hehe and teehee! Audience participation Age category: 14+

A not-to-be-missed, hilarious evening with a genuine stand-up comedy legend who is globally hailed as one of live comedy's masters - we are absolutely delighted to welcome our favourite Irishman from Australia to the Garrick with his sublimely funny new tour Jimeoin - Ballyhoo! Jimeoin’s cheeky no-gimmicks sense of humour, superb material and broad appeal keeps audiences in stitches across the globe. You might be one of the hundreds of millions of fans who have viewed his online comedy clips, or perhaps you’ve seen his laugh-out-loud TV appearances on Live at the Apollo or The Royal Variety Performance’... but NOTHING beats seeing this observational joke-maestro on fire and in his element – live-on-stage!

Don’t miss the all-new show from Scotland’s hilarious new stand-up superstar, Connor Burns, who is widely hailed as one of the most exciting breakthrough artists in the global live comedy scene A social media sensation with 100’s of millions of online views, FLOW is Connor’s 5th solo show – an hour of new standup featuring his intelligent and razor-sharp wit, brilliant jokes and his now-signature, single-malt level of Scottish cynicism that blends perfectly with his relatable everyman take on life, and which in 2025, won him the coveted Forth Fringe Award. Connor sold more than 12,000 tickets for FLOW’s premiere at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe – before the festival’s brochure even came out! The massive demand for tickets saw him add three extra shows at the 3000 seat Edinburgh Playhouse – the UK’S largest purpose-built theatre – in addition to his full fringe run. His last tour GALLUS also sold huge numbers of seats, added encore dates UK-wide and finished up with a record breaking five sold-out shows in the flagship King’s Theatre during 2026’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival. He tours extensively across the UK, Australia, Europe, and off-Broadway in 2024 and 2025 as part of the prestigious Fringe Encore Series and the New York Comedy Festival. He released 2 comedy specials GALLUS and Vertigo (on comedy powerhouse 800LB Gorilla) We say all this because you haven’t seen Connor on UK television – no panel shows, no chat shows, no stand-up showcases. It’s all happening as a result of his hilarious live shows and laugh-out-loud social media clips so we are incredibly excited to welcome Connor back to the Aberdeen Comedy Festival – book your tickets fast!

You may have been lucky enough to see his entrance last year, now Scotland’s kilty pleasure CRAIG HILL bounds back to the Fringe, for his 28th high-octane and uproarious live Edinburgh season and possibly his best-ever show title "You’re Not Even Safe Up The Back!" His audiences either rush to be seated at the front or cower at the back as nothing and no one are spared his razor-sharp wit and ability to take his entire audience on a fantastical journey of improv, funny stories and musical offerings. 3-times Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award nominee and a past winner of the coveted Forth Fringe Award. “Craig Hill live is a revelation” The Scotsman. ‘Flat-out hilarious and the audience was in absolute paroxysms of laughter…. There isn’t anyone better at working a crowd… It’s upbeat and always hilarious. I’ve not heard a room laugh so long and hard all month… he has a wide appeal and it is genuinely funny’ ★★★★★ Mirror

Breakneck Comedy BAFTA award-winner Karen Dunbar is one of Scotland's best-known comedy actors and DJs. Starting off in the sketch show Chewin' the Fat, she then went on to star in her own show, The Karen Dunbar Show, which received four nominations for the Golden Rose European TV Awards. None

Heather Duque, Lissy Dutch, Kim Griffiths, Becky Gilchrist, Tammy King This interactive show stars a prosecco-loving group of friends who dive into the chaos of motherhood with hilarious honesty and celebrate friendship and life in all its messy glory. It feels like pulling up a chair with your funniest mates over a well-deserved cuppa or a glass of fizz. With a candid, unfiltered look at the reality of modern motherhood, where no topic is off-limits, this Fringe show will lighten your mental load and have you laughing as the mums bring their form of group therapy to the stage. Audience participation, Strong language/swearing Age category: 16+

Liam Duffy Two lucky audience members will have their intelligence, perseverance and crunch challenged through a series of pickle-based games that will test all their senses. Prepare to open the jar for a night of undeniable hilarity, with absurd and challenging games. Take a seat in the vinegar splash zone for an experience like no other and allow the laughter and absurdity to ferment! Liam Duffy is a complex, intelligent, sleazy, hilarious and hairy comedian. His creative muses are Paul Verhoeven and Francis Bacon. Audience participation, Strong language/swearing

Dan Skinner Angelos will tell you all you need to know about sex, money, betting, world affairs, holidays and arts and crafts. It'll be the best show in Edinburgh again. Strong language/swearing Age category: 16+

Twenty five years after Phoenix Nights first burst onto our screens, the people who made it happen are back together for a hilarious evening of stories, secrets, memories and mayhem from one of Britain's most loved comedy series. This is not a tribute show. These are the actual cast members who were there when it all happened. Join the stars of Phoenix Nights for a night of behind the scenes stories, unseen moments, backstage disasters, audition tales and the kind of off camera chaos that could never have made it onto television. From filming at Bolton's St Gregory's Club to the live tour, the cast lift the lid on what really went on during the making of a comedy classic that still means so much to audiences today. The line up will vary from show to show, but regular guests include Neil Fitzmaurice (Ray Von and co writer of Phoenix Nights), Toby Foster (Les), Steve Edge (Alan), Janice Connolly (Holy Mary) and Archie Kelly (Kenny Senior). The evening also features a top support comedian, followed by an audience Q&A where fans finally get the chance to ask the questions they've been holding onto for the last two decades. Whether you watched it the first time round or discovered it later, this is a rare chance to spend an evening with the people behind one of the greatest British comedies ever made. A night for Phoenix Nights fans everywhere. Age Guidance: Suitable For Ages 12+