Tag: Edinburgh 2026

Marc Jennings shows why he’s one of the most versatile and strongest all-round stand-ups in Scotland

Part standup, part monologue, The Abyss sees Brendan Scannell dive deep into his own trauma and upbringing

Katie Norris embraces her Mother Succubus alter-ego as fiercely cynical agony aunt for younger women

Alfie Dundas’s reflections on his privileged upbringing hits a snag after some destabilising crowd work

Abigail Weinstock’s quirky new solo play follows a young girl as she stands accused of stalking her neighbour

Sketch comedy duo Burger and a Pint explore compromised masculinity with easy chemistry

John Kearns may be at a crossroads in his life, but on stage he’s exactly where he ought to be

Frankie McNair’s show excavates childhood trauma with humour

Kate Dehnert’s emotional show explores the fall-out from a ten-year relationship

Zoe Wohlfield delivers a committed performance exploring grief as she stages a funeral for her furry best friend

Ele McKenzie bears her heart, soul and body in her debut comedy hour

This satire of the Indiana Jones trilogy has roots in postmodern panto

Rob Copland grapples with professional woes and becoming a father in his latest show

Interactive kitsch nightmare has the makings of a future cult classic

Beckettian Aussie Absurdism from Sons of Susan

Ed Night delivers a tight set that is as introspective as it is mischievous

The comedian draws on his past as a death row lawyer to examine the US justice system

Rob Auton’s shaggy dog tale is an elaborate vehicle for his mix of standup and storytelling

Gleeson squeezes meaning into every line that she can, but backs herself into an imaginative corner

Hotly-tipped Glaswegian comic Tia Rey gives us a charismatic hour exploring psychedelics

Fringe fairytale debut from Charity Shop Sue shows great promise but offers little levity for the audience

The debut Fringe show from Jonno, SNL UK’s head writer, is unsurprisingly excellent

Warm, weighty debut exploring geezer culture from natural comic Madeleine Brettingham

Sam Eley debuts as Basil Crumbwick, his papier-mâché-headed alter ego

A surprising, stellar third show from the Crybabies, exploring a washed-up exorcist who takes on one last gig

Slick, effortless comedy from stand-up and Saturday Night Live UK star Larry Dean

Written and polished to within an inch of its life, God’s Favourite lands as theatre just as much as stand-up

Li Jin Hao’s hour possesses a weighty structure but sometimes errs too far into overblown whimsy

An upbeat, joyful second hour from Fest cover star Kemah Bob

A raucous hour charting a fictional 70s pornographer’s journey from precocious leery youngin to sleazy Soho entrepreneur

Freddie Meredith embodies a recognisable archetype: the guy determined to be seen as a nightclub legend

Gareth Waugh unpacks a cracking Fringe-show tale with some nice true-crime touches

Jordan Brookes is a juggernaut spectacle of disturbing fascination

SNL UK’s Ania Magliano performs a sophisticated show with precise and effortless delivery

Eric Rushton delivers an hour reflecting on his mum and his upbringing with seven siblings

For her debut hour, Maya Ricote embodies a parodic version of a telenovela star

The comedian follows up last year’s standout show with a polished, high-production hour

Deeply autobiographical debut introduces us to a confident, prismatic new stand-up

A truly sensational hour of standup exploring grief, love and family

Hasan Al-Habib’s polished show can’t quite support a late dramatic tone shift

Funny, travel-obsessed stand-up sells us a slice of life as a supermarket data collector

Amy Matthews takes on heavy subjects with aplomb, in this tightly structured set

Lizzy Hoo delivers a polished hour with outstanding writing and delivery

Nate Kitch delivers an hour of jazz-inspired deconstructionist, experimental comedy

Scattergun hour is delivered with commitment and energy but lacks focus

Crucial, well observed and all-too contemporary stand-up hour hails Tamsyn Kelly as one to watch

Jennifer Jane is an extraordinary person telling an extraordinary story, in no-frills fashion

Ex-footballer Sapphire McIntosh delivers a confident stand-up debut that nevertheless isn’t quite a clean strike

Lukas Meintjes’ camp clowning show sees an alien crash land into a gay nightclub

For his sophomore show, Sami Abu Wardeh offers a personal hour exploring his family and upbringing

Jess Fuchs archly engages with the regressive impulses of the post-feminist moment

Rory Marshall goes broad with characters that lack a sharper, more defined edge

Ifrah Qureshi’s debut Fringe hour engages with one of the manosphere’s canonical texts

Amanda Dwyer’s debut show flips easy survivor narratives on their head for a caustic, complicated hour

Potently leftist yet politically incorrect, Eva Peroni’s gleeful bravado glosses over the young comic’s contradictions

Sophie Duker offers a fresh and charming voice to the discourse on male loneliness

Jonathan Oldfield’s unpredictable debut show stitches together sketch comedy gold

Even Gareth Mutch’s natural talent and likability can’t save a poorly defined and under-developed show

Annie Rauwerda turns her popular Instagram account @depthsofwikipedia into a fully-fledged comedy show

Sid Singh reflects on the role of political comedy amid global crisis in an earnest, likeable hour

This absurdist art world satire riffs off of Maurizio Cattelan’s infamous banana stunt to mixed effect

Jack Brookmyre offers up whip-smart storytelling, savvy observations and caustic gags

Chris Rutter’s debut set is calmly delivered, full of solid gags with similar beats

Demi Adejuyigbe delivers a skilful hour with super sharp comebacks and chaotic energy