The third Edinburgh Fringe announcement for the Pleasance Theatre Trust features further comedic names and noteworthy newcomers.
New York sensation and Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Catherine Cohen returns to the Fringe with Come For Me, an openly glamorous, decidedly horny musical exploration of what it means to enter your thirties as a woman online, in love, and freezing your eggs. Join Rosie Jones as she ponders whether she is a national treasure, a little prick, or somewhere in between in Triple Threat! Taskmaster’s ‘sneaky pasta snake' Mawaan Rizwan tries out brand spanking new songs and a couple of classics for good measure in Songs About Birds. ShapChat! is a fast-paced, celebratory hour from this much- loved Fringe institution, Shaparak Khorsandi, the author of forthcoming memoir Scatterbrain. For one night only, double Emmy award-nominee Nick Mohammed (Ted Lasso) brings The Very Best & Worst of Mr. Swallow back to the Edinburgh Fringe – expect noise, maths, magic and the whole of Les Mis! Rhys James is right back in Edinburgh for a limited time only, fresh from a sell-out nationwide tour with Spilt Milk.
One of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch, Patti Harrison returns to Edinburgh following 2022's sell-out run. Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Taskmaster, Channel 4; Ghosts, BBC) and Ed MacArthur (Bad Education, BBC; Dreamland, Sky) are bringing their two rival children's entertainers up to Fringe this year, as Soho Theatre's smash-hit musical comedy String V SPITTA makes its Edinburgh debut. Smith-Bynoe also hosts late-night improv show Kiell Smith-Bynoe & Friends: Kool Story Bro, featuring the best improvisers at the Fringe. Jordan Brookes work in progress Snakes For Cats To Watch is a chance to watch things that aren’t yet what they could be! Global sensation Jazz Emu is back with his virtuoso musical spectacular You Shouldn’t Have, and Comedy Award nominee Glenn Moore also brings his hit 2022 show, Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, Glenn I’m Sixty Moore back for just 14 nights.
Following her acclaimed, sell-out debut hour, Celya AB returns: expect tales of romance, a hologram, and a near-death experience in Thorpe Park in Second Rodeo. Following a sell-out national tour, star of global hit Live Innit and Taskmaster, Paul Chowdhry returns to Edinburgh for the first time in almost ten years with Family-Friendly Comedian! Join Nick Helm as he launches Down 'n' Dirty Weekend and celebrates 10 years of Hot 'n' Heavy, from beginning to damn end, one sweet night at a time. Hot off the back of huge sold out shows across the UK, stellar comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean once again present their smash-hit true crime podcast, All Killa No Filla.
EGG: Absolutely Fine is the fresh new show from Anna Leong Brophy (Shadow & Bone, This Is Going to Hurt) and Emily Lloyd-Saini (Code 404, Catastrophe). Hal Cruttenden returns with last year’s critically-acclaimed show, It’s Best You Hear It From Me, back for a limited run. Strap in for a brand new hour from Greek Comedian, George Zacharopoulos as he explores his journey through a turbulent relationship in an hour of head-spinning and hilarious stand up in Wonderland. Late night and loose, Hive Mind is a gameshow in which contestants have to crowdsource their way to victory with Tarot.
Up-and-coming talent will delight comedy fans this August. Delightfully cringey, desperate and slightly disgusting, this intimate and juicy show, Exquisite Lies, from Greta Titelman is like spending a late night gossiping with your best friend. Directed by the Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning Natalie Palamides (Nate, Laid), this hilarious debut from Bill O’Neill follows two daredevil brothers attempting the impossible — slipping on 1000 banana peels in The Amazing Banana Brothers. As seen on Just For Laughs, Hulu and Apple TV, Cara Connors is an LA-based comedian, actor, writer and multifaceted homosexual with her unique brand of high energy, fearlessly chaotic comedy in Straight for Pay. Emmy-nominee Drew Michael makes his Edinburgh debut with Drew’s Adventures, a show about actualising childhood wishes in spite of the obstacles seeking to thwart them, centering on Drew’s lifelong experience with hearing loss.
With over 1 million followers and 300 million views across social media, comedian Laura Ramoso makes her highly anticipated Fringe debut with FRANCES! Catch India's stand-up star Sapan Verma for the first time at the Edinburgh Fringe with killer observations and hilarious storytelling. The horrifying debut from Lachlan Werner, the award-winning poof prince of puppets is Voices Of Evil – be careful, anyone could get puppeteered by evil. Kirsty Mann (Funny Women Awards finalist) reveals her ridiculous true story of subterfuge in Skeletons.
Comedians come together to create some killer line ups with an opportunity to see your favourites all under one roof. Hosted by Coco Sarel, and starring Henry Rowley plus more special guests, Knock, Knock will see the biggest comedy stars of TikTok unleash their hilarious, multi-million hit material onto the stage - for the very first time! Expect standup, clowning, sketch-comedy, drag, dance and more in these 3 exclusive nights with Maddy & Marina Bye and their Fringe friends – Siblings & Family Friends?
The Pleasance All American Newcomer Comedy Gala will feature the very best comedians from across the pond as they make their Pleasance debuts this summer. Eight top guest comedians compete to see who is the champion beermat flipper 2023 with trick shots, live betting odds and trash talk in Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Super Bowl.
