The Pleasance and Underbelly have put their first Edinburgh Fringe shows on sale.

Britain’s Got Talent 2019 finalist, West End star and multi award-winning magician Ben Hart returns to Edinburgh and, following a completely sold-out run in 2019, he’ll be playing to his largest Fringe audience yet in the Pleasance Grand. Described by David Walliams as ‘the living embodiment of magic’, Ben performs the most mind-blowing and exciting magic in Wonder, a show that shines a light on magic, life, the universe and the darkest corners of your imaginations.

Multi award winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean (Have I Got News for You, Live at the Apollo, 8 out of 10 Cats, Frankie Boyle's New World Order) returns to the Pleasance with her fourth full length show, Empathy Pains. Previous shows have seen her tackle structural racism, sexism, child grooming, adoption and emotional abuse so what seemingly unfunny subject has she picked to turn into laughs this year? Empathy. Which sounds fine but maybe not the way Kiri tackles it.

And you’ll be able to see more of Kiri alongside co-host Rachel Fairburn as they bring their smash-hit true crime podcast All Killa no Filla to Edinburgh for a one-off special following a sold-out UK tour. Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean will do what they do best, chat about murder and be piss funny while they do it. They might get a bit side-tracked and talk about other things but how can you enjoy the Killa without the Filla?

Back for its 13th year is the Edinburgh must-see, Olivier Award-winning West End hit Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Every performance sees a brand-new musical comedy created from scratch where audience suggestions are transformed into an all-singing, all-dancing production with hilarious results. A Fringe favourite and a phenomenon, your Edinburgh is simply incomplete without it.

Meanwhile the Underbelly has announced its first shows too.

Following smash hit, sold-out runs at the 2018 and 2019 Fringe, Foil Arms and Hog, the Irish comic YouTube masters return to Edinburgh’s majestic McEwan Hall with an hour of comedy sketches in their brand-new show Hogwash from 5th – 30th August at 9.10pm. A partnership that goes back to their first Fringe appearance in the 125 seater Belly Laugh at Underbelly in 2012, they remain with Underbelly after 9 years and are now filling our biggest venue at the Fringe.  

Also returning to the scene of last year’s massive success, Shit-Faced Shakespeare are set to entertain once more at the McEwan Hall. Featuring a cast of classically trained actors and a single drunken performer thrown into the mix every night their unique formula has won them fans and acclaim around the world. Shit-Faced Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing from 5th – 31st August at 11pm.

The Edinburgh Fringe 2020 runs from the 7th – 31st August. 

Tickets for Edinburgh Fringe shows are available at edfringe.com