Comedy
George Dillion
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Venue 150 at EICC
22 Aug
Stunning multimedia performance of the greatest story ever told! Dillon's acclaimed virtuoso portrayal of Matthew's angry apocalyptical Jesus is intense, humorous and very human! 'Mesmerising one-man show of sheer brilliance!'
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The Big C
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Venue 150 at EICC
15 Aug
Hosted by Ed Byrne,‘Dazzling’ (Sunday Times). Ten top comedians take to the stage to benefit Macmillan in their centenary year. One night only. Follow line-up announcements at @bigcomedygala
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Ed Byrne
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Venue 150 at EICC
Various dates
Important issues like immigration, religion and fatherhood. Unimportant issues like being a nerd, meeting celebrities and owning a cat. Come experience the hilarity. 'Crowd Pleaser does exactly what it says on the tin'
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Mat Ricardo - Three Balls & a New Suit
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Voodoo Rooms
Throughout August
Jaw-dropping skills and disarming charm pave the way for a bittersweet comedy exploring the highs and lows of a life spent juggling. Mat Ricardo has toured the world with an art that has been all-consuming in its perfection. This touching, poignant and absorbing show opens a window on the lonely life of making others laugh.
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Jason Byrne: Cirque Du Byrne
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Venue 150 @ EICC
Various dates
Roll up, roll up as Edinburgh’s top selling comedian is set to hotwire your comedy funny bones as he brings his brand new show to the festival. 'Comic nitroglycerine'
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Get Up, Stand Up! Gala
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Venue 150 @ EICC
16 Aug
Get Up, Stand Up!' Back with a Glorious Gala Performance featuring Mark Thomas, Isy Suttie plus a host of top comedians, special guests, short satirical films starring Alistair McGowan and more. Fringe at its best.
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Jack Whitehall
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Venue 150 at EICC
Various dates
See British Comedy Award nominee Jack Whitehall (Buzzcocks, Royal Variety Performance, Stand Up For The Week) with a bumper show of all his best bits and loads of new tales to boot.
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Stand Up For Freedom
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Venue 150 at EICC
17 Aug
For one night only at the EICC, Amnesty’s Secret Policeman's Ball producers bring you the finest standup. Previous acts included John Bishop, Sarah Millican, Mark Watson, Josie Long, Simon Amstell... a sell out each year.
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An Evening With David Sedaris
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Venue 150 @ EICC
16 - 20 Aug
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers. The skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness prove he is a master of satire.
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Sarah Millican
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Venue 150 @ EICC
20 & 27 Aug
Ever wondered how to make a homemade treadmill? The practicalities of an orgy? Or what to do when you don't like parties but do like party food? Then wonder no more as the 2010 Foster's Comedy Award nominee returns to the Fringe with a brand new hour of stand-up.
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Jasmine Gwangju
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Venue 150 @ EICC
13 - 19 Aug
Celebrating the cultural history of Gwangju city and the inspiring story of its uprising against military rule that brought democracy to South Korea, this tale of hope, despair and ultimate triumph features mass drumming and ritual dance.
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Booking Dance Festival - Festival Showcase
Buy tickets »Booking Dance Festival - Festival Showcase
Venue 150 @ EICC
17 - 21 Aug
A dance "festival-within-afestival"! Enticing, groundbreaking, exhilarating dance performed by the most awe -inspiring dance companies from the USA. From rapidfire tap to innovative cutting -edge movement. Be moved! Bite-sized festival format. "Perfect for the Fringe lover!"
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Booking Dance Festival - Split Bill
Buy tickets »Booking Dance Festival - Split Bill
Venue 150 @ EICC
20 - 21 Aug
Exquisite, extraordinary, captivating dance from three top USA companies - Rhythmic Circus taps out an extravaganza of monumental proportions accompanied by live music while DAMAGEDANCE is hypnotically compelling and Labyrinth Dance Theatre emotionally engaging.
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Jazz on a Summer's Day: A Tribute to Anita O'Day
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Venue 150 @ EICC
6 - 21 Aug
A celebration of musical legend Anita O'Day featuring California based singer Melanie O'Reilly. 'Sultry, soulful, virtuoso' (Unlimited Media). melanieoreilly.com
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White Mink
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Voodoo Rooms
Throughout August
WHITE MINK - Electro Swing Speakeasy - is the hugely influential new nightclub experience that has taken the sounds and styles of the 1920s and 30s, turned them on their head and smuggled them into the 21st century... Mixing a changing roster of the best live bands, DJs and cabaret from this fast evolving new scene with jazz-age black and white movie clips and plenty of surprises, WHITE MINK creates an interactive club experience that blurs the line between fantasy and reality.
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Club Noir Burlesque
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HMV Picture House, Edinburgh
13 Aug
The world's biggest burlesque club presents an over-the-top glamorous cabaret show. Larger than life. Glossy escapism. Six hours of DJs, risqué burlesque acts, cabaret, video projections, live music. Starring beautiful, scene-stealing, talented performers.
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The Edge Festival
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Various venues
Throughout August
In a move which brings together two of the strongest forms of entertainment, The Edge Festival has joined forces with the Edinburgh Comedy Festival to bring Music and Comedy together at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Ft. Example, The Vaccines, Best Coast, Panic! At The Disco & more!
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Live in Leith
Buy tickets »Live in Leith
Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Various dates
Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, from 21.15 - 22.30, This is a live acoustic event of 25min slots open to bands, singer/songwriters, poets and the like.
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Peter Pan
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Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Various dates
Have you ever dreamt of flying like Peter Pan? ANGELS Aerials make it possible! With their breathtaking aerial adaptation of J.M. Barries classic tale they take you on a journey through the air and into the dreams of childhood.
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The Roughhausers
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Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Various dates
The Roughhausers comedy sideshow is a vaudevillian variety act in the classic 1800s tradition with a modern twist and intimate ambiance.
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Man to Man
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Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Various dates
Based on a true story, Man to Man, is an electrifying solo show about a woman who steals the identity and clothes of her dead husband in order to survive.
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This Twisted Tale
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Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Various dates
This Twisted Tale, tells the story of Chloe, a scruffy, snotty, misfit girl who encounters a crass and unpredictable incarnation of the Devil.
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Untouchable Voices
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Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Various dates
An original play presented by Eye to Eye Productions, gives voice to the unheard stories of the Dalit or "Untouchable" people of Rajasthan, India.
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Winners Wear Crowns
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Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Various dates
Winners Wear Crowns is a comic monologue, the story of Mississippi pageant mother Patricia Harris Williams and her quest to make her daughter Mandi's dreams come true. But as her little girl grows up and moves on can she do the same?
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From the Lillypad
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Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Various dates
From the Lilypad narrates the adventures of Tony, a neurotic frog, who has to help Princess Alexandria and her two musketeer rat friends Henry and Louie to recover the Water Fairy's magic flute, which has been stolen by an evil Goblin.
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Girl in the Suitcase
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Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Various dates
A bound and naked woman emerges from a suitcase only to be prodded into life, by a demonic art tutor. Tables are turned when the model hacks the psychotically paralysed tutor from her garments, slowly, to allow observers time to draw flesh as it is revealed.
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Live Film in Leith
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Out of the Blue Drill Hall
Various dates
A weekly programme of unique cinematic content. Take part in local creativity: Watch, Learn and Share.
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Bitch Doctors
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Voodoo Rooms
Throughout August
Is there a doctor in the house? The Fringe takes its toll on body and soul, so roll up for a healthy dose of straight-talking, tough-loving, rib-tickling medicine from an ever-changing team of top-name cabaret physicians led by Desmond O’Connor and featuring Mat Ricardo, Pippa Evans, Chris Cross, Gypsy Charms and many more Fringe celebrities. With bedside banter that’ll have you in stitches, they’ll listen to your symptoms then cure you on the spot with a potent preparation of comedy and song. It’ll take more than an apple a day to keep the Bitch Doctors at bay!
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Voodoo Revue
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Voodoo Rooms
Throughout August
The Voodoo Rooms throws open its doors to an orgy of excess from the dark side of cabaret and burlesque as some of the world’s finest purveyors of hedonistic pleasure will leave you begging for more. From seedy New York divas to Antipodean circus starlets, 'Voodoo Revue' is bristling with twisted energy and subversive desire.
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Seven Deadly Sins
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HMV Picture House
29th Aug / 3rd Sept
Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s sassy 1930s satire is a remarkable fusion of opera, dance and theatre.
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Abi Roberts Takes You Up The Aisle
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Voodoo Rooms
Throughout August
Charles has done it twice. Kate's just done it. Abi Roberts is always doing it. Whether you’re hitched, ditched or feeling the itch, brace yourself for an hour of matrimonial hilarity. Abi Roberts is set to carve her niche as the UK’s hottest new musical comedy diva in this dazzling debut. In a show that laughs, sings and dances its way through the emotional roller-coaster of tying the knot, our hostess shares a selection of hilarious stories from her trips up the aisle.
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Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer
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Voodoo Rooms
Throughout August
The self-styled king of Chap Hop reveals his role in the genesis of rap, acid house and other cultural phenomena in this hilarious solo show. Having spent the best part of a decade bringing manners back to popular culture, Mr B performs ditties of pipe-smoking, cricket and sexual misadventure, armed only with a banjolele and a stiff upper lip.
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