Fringe
the first batch of shows to be staged at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been revealed. All shows will be available to view on edfringe.com from noon today.
The 351 shows span every genre of the Fringe programme, including theatre, circus, cabaret and variety, comedy, physical theatre, dance, children’s shows, music, musicals and spoken word. The shows announced today collectively hail from 24 countries and will take place at 70 venues across the city.
Three top Edinburgh-based Scottish comedy stars plus one Irish/Australian Fringe hero bring their latest work to the world's biggest (and best) arts festival this summer. Tickets go on sale today at 10am.
Applications are set to open for the 2026 Keep it Fringe fund, which helps artists put on work at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The total fund available to UK artists for 2026 is £30,000, made up of 12 grants of £2,500 (distributed in two instalments).
Artists and performers from around the industry have come together to raise funds for PBH's Free Fringe in a new volume of poetry called POEMS FOR PBH.
Legendary poets like John Hegley and Atilla The Stockbroker are featured alongside renowned comedians, actors and authors such as Mark Simmons, Alexis Dubus, Abigail Burdess, Dave Johns and Jim Tavaré. Also included are television personalities like Liz Barker (Blue Peter) and Emma Birchley
Well that was a Fringe that was. I’ve done the number crunching and it makes interesting reading. To me anyway. I saw 51 shows. I reviewed 17 for the Standard, 18 for beyond the joke. Claire Smith reviewed another 10 for BTJ. Apologies for not seeing more, but this was the first year I’ve been priced out of staying for the full Fringe this side of the millennium.
After fierce competition and audience votes the inaugural Edinburgh Fringe Comedian of the Year 2025 has been crowned.
Joe da Costa has won the title, the trophy, and £1,000 cash, becoming the very first comedian to hold this new Edinburgh Fringe honour.
Liam and Noel are not the only siblings dusting off the past in Edinburgh this month. While there's plenty of cutting edge topical comedy at the Fringe this year Australia's Burton Brothers have headed in the other direction, setting their sketch show in 1925. Of course, one of the easiest gags in a fun-packed hour is the idea that good times are just around the corner. Sounds familiar?....
But there's lots more going on here too.
Eric Rushton is slowly but surely making a name for himself in stand-up. In 2023 he won Channel 4's Sean Lock Comedy Award, which brought him to a wider audience. After an impressive 2024 Edinburgh he is back at the Fringe with a new show entitled Innkeeper.
Hit podcast No Such Thing As A Fish is celebrating this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe by showcasing eight of its most exciting comics. In a pair of episodes released on 1st and 8th August, Britain’s dorkiest foursome welcome the likes of Nish Kumar, Elf Lyons and Ahir Shah, to discuss subjects ranging from Jimi Hendrix, to medieval animal trials, to the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.
NextUp (‘the Netflix of UK stand-up’) is announcing the long-list of nominees for the Biggest Award in Comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, selected by NextUp members and their panel of scouts.
The winner receives the BIGGEST award in comedy ever.
The nominated acts are as follows:
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