Tag: Edinburgh 2026

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