Saturday 07 August 2010
12:10pm Carl Sagan is My God, Oh and Richard Feynman Too [Science] Canons' Gait
Robin Ince hosts a lunchtime show celebrating the scientific with special guest scientists, comedians and rappers. Arrive early to avoid disappointment. From ape behaviour to wave particle duality. the brightest start to your day on the Fringe.
12:10pm The Comedy Bee Presents... Laughter for Lunch [Comedy] Beehive
What better way to spend a lunchtime than down at the Beehive, where acts old and new will be served up for your comedy delight. A mixture of newcomers making their first steps onto the Edinburgh scene, with more established acts and a few surprise special guests, all served up by your resident MC Alan Sharp
12:15pm Bosnich 2(010) - standup/sketch [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - large downstairs
Sequel to 'And Bosnich is Off His Line'. Current and former Footlights do s**t hot stand-up! 'More than on a par with many of the shows at the Fringe proper' (TheatreGuideLondon.co.uk); 'Utterly original new faces of comedy at their best' (FreeComedy.co.uk).N.B. Contains adult themes and references to Bosnich.
12:30pm Andrew Collins: Secret Dancing [Comedy] Bannermans
... And Other Urban Survival Techniques. Join the woolly, liberal half of Collings & Herrin for a genial ramble from A to B, decoding Masterchef, solving the great Plax mouthwash mystery and demonstrating Secret Dancing, a subversive form of covert self-expression now ready to pass on to a wider public.
12:30pm Mirth of Forth Comedy's Packed Lunch at The Free Fringe [Comedy] White Horse
Burntisland (Fife) comedy club "Mirth of Forth" offers you a packed comedy lunch of fresh greens mixed in with the cream of up and coming stand-up talent from Scotland and beyond. Unlikely to contain nuts. Changing line-up daily.
12:30pm Dead Poets [Spoken Word] Banshee Labyrinth - BH
Can a poet and hip-hop artist ever see eye to eye? Mark Grist and MC Mixy have been trying to find out. "Dead Poets" is packed with witty wordplay, laugh out loud humour, and overflowing with creative energy. Fresh from their recent National tour, this show is 'Dynamite!' (Steve Merchant).
1:00pm Catherine Semark's Curriculum [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - smaller downstairs
Semark ('surprisingly classy' - Chortle) considers what she might like to have learned at school. (Will not include quadratic equations, ox-bow lakes or papyrus.) 'Sarcastic, rapier wit' ***** Scotsgay; **** Three Weeks; Funny Women 2009 finalist.
1:10pm Crush [Comedy] Banshee Labyrinth - Cinema
One girl's ongoing mission to track down everyone she's ever had a secret crush on... and finally tell them! Did anyone already know? Will they even remember her? And what exactly is a crush anyway? Combining stand-up, sketches and video, Fringe newcomer Lizzy Mace explores crushes from every angle. www.crushhh.co.uk
1:15pm It's Nice We Could Do This [Comedy] Canons' Gait
Ben Verth presents an endearingly raucous and gloriously surreal new sketch show packed to the rafters with chaotic delinquents and flailing misfits. It's veritable feast of cheeky, dark and absurd sketches, skits and characters. 'Universally splendid' (Scotsman); 'Gold ... a beautiful cocktail of sketches' (ThreeWeeks); 'Extremely infectious eccentric brilliance' (Freecomedy.co.uk). www.myspace.com/ben_verth
1:15pm Devils Advocate [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - Speakeasy
Science and Scepticism based panel show featuring comedians, scientists and skeptics in a battle of wits and knowledge against such fiendish rounds as "play your zenner cards right", "guess the mystery object", "Dr woo" and "science or science fiction?"
1:20pm Philip Talbot - 62% Actor [Comedy] Beehive
Philip has been an actor since 1970. Fame and fortune may have been elusive but he wouldn't have missed it for the world. With stories from forty years of treading the boards, including 5 years with The National Theatre Company, he reveals all! Start your day with a smile.
1:30pm Beer Goggles [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - large downstairs
Is the glass half full or half empty? The world contains joy, love and kittens but also war, pestilence and Piers Morgan. Which side prevails? Two men put forward their cases to determine the definitive answer. 'Highly promising' (Time Out London). 'Witty asides and afterthoughts sparkled.' (Chortle) www.reallylovelycomedy.co.uk
1:30pm Comedy Baby - FREE [Comedy] Whistlebinkies
Comedy Baby – FREE Four delightful new comics present a FREE stand up show. Join Naz, Mark, Kieran and Ben for jokes and tomfoolery galore. Featuring Amused Moose winner ‘09 “Upbeat and entertaining...consistently funny...quality stand up” **** ThreeWeeks ‘09
1:30pm Chandrika Chevli: Where's My Bike? [Comedy] Royal Mile Tavern
40 hours before her Edinburgh show opened last year, actress and Radio 2 newsreader Chandrika was left in a critical condition after being hit by a taxi. An utterly true story. 'Affable and compelling' The Scotsman. www.chandrikachevli.com
1:40pm Daleks, existentialism and other beefburgers [Spoken Word] Banshee Labyrinth - BH
Sony Award shortlisted writer Kevin Cadwallender leads us through his world of romantic daleks, existentialist bricklayers and alter-egos in a surreal romp along the comedic edge of poetry. If you've never seen another poet in your life you should see this one. 'Kevin Cadwallender's poetry has teeth and bedclothes'- John Hegley
1:40pm The Sketch Emporium [Comedy] White Horse
Good day! Care to sample our comedy wares? With a mind-boggling range of sketches jam-packed with wit, this show has japes for every occasion. The perfect way to relax during a busy day at the Fringe. "Standout performances ... the obvious enjoyment of the cast was extremely infectious" (Theyorker.co.uk)
1:45pm Cockburn & Rowntree: 28 Days of Laughter [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Front
An early afternoon hot pot with two rising stars, serving staggering stand-up comedy, silly songs and physical buffoonery. 'Rowntree is a naturally funny and gifted performer' (Stage); 'Cockburn...does what the best comics do - Highly recommended' (Buxton Fringe).
1:45pm Unwrong Quiz [Comedy] Bannermans
What would you do with a ball of plasticine, twelve meters of garden hose and David Hasslehoff's chest hair? The Unwrong Quiz is the pub quiz with no right or wrong answers. Frog Morris and Mark Quinn award prizes for the most interesting and original audience responses. www.unwrongquiz.co.uk
1:50pm Monkey Poet's Welcome to Afghanistan! [Drama] Sin Club and Lounge - Back
PREMIERE - A dynamic telling of Lt John Greenwood's 1844 memoir, we join the young gentleman as he joins up, travels to India & bags lots of animals. Then he journey's to Afghanistan on the punitive campaign of 1842. A place where the game shoot back!
2:00pm Rowena Haley: Sad B*tch in the Corner [Comedy] Dragonfly
Rowena Haley (Funny Women finalist 2008), shares songs and stories about freeloading friends, rough parents, deceased hamsters, youth orchestra and much more. 'Entertainingly intolerant' (Chortle.co.uk). www.rowenahaley.co.uk
2:15pm Edinburgh Revue Presents... [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - smaller downstairs
The Edinburgh Revue, The University of Edinburgh's very own comedy society, returns to the Fringe with a showcase of sketches and stand-up from some of the hottest young talent on the Scottish and UK comedy circuits. Sketch show: Thurs-Sun. Stand-up show Mon-Weds. Free! 'Unadulterated comedy gold' (ThreeWeeks).
2:15pm One Kiwi, One Aussie, One Hour [Comedy] Globe Bar Arch 2
Australia's Richard Brophy (ITV's Stand Up Hero) introduces NZ's Nick Rado (Gold Sony Award Winner) Nick, tells the funny yet poignant story of a boy leaving his best friends and town with only one traffic light, to chase a girl he hardly knows to the others side of the world. www.anzacproductions.com
2:15pm Funny Men [Drama] Bar 50
A double booking becomes a double act, forcing two comedians with very different styles to hitch themselves to the same star. When reality dawns they find that success can have serious consequences. Is comedy really more important than happiness? A darkly witty play that asks: what makes YOU laugh?
2:20pm An Hour of Telly - Live! [Comedy] Banshee Labyrinth - Cinema
Some telly. Performed live. Programmes (mainly adverts). Like staying in but less comfortable. News read by a celebrity, on the hour, every hour (NB. show lasts one hour). Performers have been on real telly (Peep Show, Ideal, Cowards, Psychoville). "Surreal, deconstructionist brilliance" - Chortle. **** - The Metro
2:25pm The Brotherhood of the Leaky Boot [Comedy] Canons' Gait
Sketch and stand-up comedy courtesy of Tom Crowley and Tobi Wilson of BBC's 'Four Sad Faces' fame, **** (Three Weeks) and Hackney Empire 'new act of the year' 2010 finalist Nathaniel Metcalfe. 'Brilliant' (Josie Long).
2:30pm David [Drama] Kiwi Bar
A visceral new play exploring the motives, crimes and psyche of Neo-Nazi David Copeland, responsible for the nail-bombings in Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho in 1999. This two-hander fearlessly explores radicalism and its roots. Come to the Kiwi Bar in the Walkabout, Omni Centre, 7th-28th August, 14.30 daily, excluding Wednesdays.
2:30pm Harpur's Bizarre- Life, Death, Pets [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - Speakeasy
Eating your mates. Cat abortion. Dog suicide. Racist rabbits. Dead Dads Club. Relax - it's all covered! Sarah's sometimes brilliant, often silly and always bizarre. 'Best newcomer' 2009 (NZ Comedy Guild); 2009 NZ Raw Comedy winner www.harpursbizarre.com
2:30pm Cannonball Improvised Comedy [Comedy] Beehive
Cannonball's talented improvisers create stories, mini-plays and songs made up on the spot! And it's YOUR show you beauties, because there's no script: the evening is based entirely on audience suggestions. No two shows are the same. Much like a vintage sock. So come see us twice! www.cannonballimpro.com.
2:40pm A Slightly Dangerous Comedy Occasion [Comedy] Royal Mile Tavern
Kick your afternoon into action with some spiffing stand-up comedy from the scene's fastest rising villains, rogues and bounders. Unexpect the expected. Presented by the devious cads Rob Wells and Ben Target. "An act where you feel that anything is possible" I AM JOY Comedy.
2:45pm Men of the Hour [Comedy] Whistlebinkies
Join the Men of the Hour on their second rampage on Edinburgh Free Fringe. With promises of time-travel, Nazis, Space travel, Philip K Dick NOT on drugs and at least one unitard! Men of the Hour have had an overhaul for their return voyage, get strapped in!!
2:45pm MOON DOG [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - large downstairs
Armed with a surreal sense of reality, and training in Astrophysics, Kate Roxburgh could be dangerous if she was an inch or two taller. Hailed as "VERY, VERY FUNNY" by The Comedy Store Players' Jim Sweeney, this hour of fast and funny stand up comedy promises to be a riot. Warning! This show contains language such as: Vegetarian Jumping Spiders, crap Super Heroes and the phrase 'nice pair of slacks'
2:45pm Accept Your Inner Plonker [Comedy] Opium
Emerging Scottish stand-up talent, Chloe Philip, reflects on red faced brushes with celebrity, calamitous experiments in seduction, and plays some scorching joke-songs. A triumphant and comical return from New York City's Antifolk scene. 'Lovely' (Jimmy Carr), 'Perky' (Edinburgh Evening News).
2:50pm THREE SLAM CHAMPS!!! [Spoken Word] Banshee Labyrinth - BH
Spoken word, comedy, and hip hop from Ben Mellor - Radio 4 Slam Champion "pure undiluted talent." [Lemn Sissay]' Pete the Temp - UK Slam Champion - 'Irrepresible foot stomping street poetry king' [Apples & Snakes]; Steve Larkin– International Slam Champion 'Revolutionary, elecutionary genius!!!' [See Magazine, Canada]*****
2:50pm Fresh Faces at the Free Fringe [Comedy] White Horse
Elise Harris and Danny Worthington each day host five or more of the newest acts in comedy. Some of these acts measure their careers in months, others a little longer. if you like your comedy in small chunks this is the show for you. Featuring stars of the future? You decide.
3:00pm Danny Ward + 1 [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Front
2009 Amused Moose finalist Danny Ward, "the best unknown comic I've seen at the festival (3 Weeks) is hosting an undiluted hour of stand up comedy every afternoon. Each day he will be joined by a different comedy favourite from both the national and international circuits.
3:00pm FUNNY AS MUCK - FREE [Comedy] Bannermans
A pick-and-mix of comedy talent from Liverpools MUCK comedy collective. Six comedians strut their humorous stuff. Four star reviewed show in 2009. Award winning guests acts, you'll love it - yeah yeah yeah! Come down for a comedy rollercoaster! website www.muckcomedy.com **** This years show rated Four-Stars by Three Weeks - click here to read the review ****
3:10pm (Don't) Look Back In Anger? [Drama] Sin Club and Lounge - Back
1956: A generation disillusioned with political wars and pursuit of material progress struggles to find its feet. 2010 any similarities? A group of young people re-imagine Osborne's seminal play for a contemporary audience. www.angryyoungmen.org
3:10pm Adam and Phil: Contains Mild Peril [Comedy] Dragonfly
Adam Mitchell and Phil O'Shea are two silly stand-ups. Join them and they will discuss important issues such as horses,owls, law and dippy-egg, with a bit of double-act type banter in the middle.
3:10pm HAIRY PRETTY THINGS [Cabaret] Fingers Piano Bar
Three hairy funny men sing, dance and joke for your entertainment. Ogle at Luke Meredith's enormous organ! Marvel at Elliot Mason's one-stringed banjo! Gasp at what issues from David Somerset Barnes' gob! Be prepared for songs on Daleks, Bears and Cif. 'This must-see act is assured to leave you feeling emotional, entertained and possibly, rather filthy.' (Out Magazine)
3:30pm Ben El Fun [Comedy] Globe Bar Arch 2
The debut show of Bolton's finest Ben Lawes and Ecuador comic export El Purnell. A funny and entertaining mix of excellent observational stand-up from Ben fused with the energetic high jinks of El who performs in his native Spanish. Viva 'Ben El Fun'!
3:30pm Laughter Shock [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - smaller downstairs
Irreverent, shocking, uplifting and subversive. This is an all out attack on the sensitivities and sensibilities of middle England. Don't come near if you are not prepared to go all the way.
3:30pm Confidence [Drama] Bar 50
A unique performance in which the audience decides the order of the scenes, making the story a different experience every day. A man and a woman meet in a world of anonymity but are gradually forced to face their own realities. You decide when and how the story will end.
3:30pm The Improlympians [Comedy] Banshee Labyrinth - Cinema
Audience suggestions create new play, every day. Improvised! 'Three quick and funny men ... well worth a watch' (ThreeWeeks, 2008). 'They're really good at improv' (ThreeWeeks, 2009). If comedy were a crime, the Improlympians would be on Death Row. Improvising.
3:40pm Obsession by David Kelly & Gemma Leader [Comedy] Canons' Gait
They've dressed up as Prince, flown across the world for chocolate and spent their life savings on kittens. Two stand-ups ask why we're happy to be stupid for the things we love... "Calm, Collected and funny" Three Weeks
3:45pm Singles Night: Over Fifties [Drama] Kiwi Bar
Barmaid Gemma and three well loved characters play out the warm, comic events of a typical evening in a Wakefield pub. If you've ever been single or found yourself on the dance floor, your only direction in life being a steady one back to the bar, come and enjoy. www.hollykavanagh.co.uk
3:45pm Afternoon Delight [Comedy] Base
An hour of free stand up comedy from three of the finest comedians on the circuit. Join Andrew McWhirter (Winner - Tickled Pig 2010), Barbaros ('Go and see him!' - Rob C) and Paul Savage ('a wonderful way with words', BBC) as they fill your afternoon with acclaimed delight.
3:45pm Toby [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - Speakeasy
Sisters Sarah and Lizzie perform inappropriate sketches in a bid to win their mother's attention. Meet the likes of pig lover Mr Smedley and treacle dependent Mrs Grubgut, the brilliantly dark consequences of a troubled upbringing. 'A must see at this year's fringe.' The Fix www.wearetoby.wordpress.com
3:45pm Comedy Manifesto [Comedy] Beehive
Britain's most popular live political panel show returns to the Fringe. 'There is very little for me to write here. Honestly. Nothing at all. It really was that good.' 5-stars, Broadway Baby. Hosted by Kate Smurthwaite.
3:50pm Catriona Knox: People in Glass Houses [Comedy] Royal Mile Tavern
A character comedy show so convincing you'll forget the word 'acting' ever existed. Expect wall-to-wall delights, big fun and references to soup. 'Steals every scene' Chortle; 'Bubbly, naughty, engaging fun' **** ThreeWeeks
4:00pm Warmongers! [Comedy] Whistlebinkies
Award-winning writer/comedians Jon Brittain (Winner - Best Comedy NSDF 2009) and Chris Stokes (First Laugh Comedian of the Year 2008 and Leicester Mercury nominee 2009) experiment with a new type of comedy show. Stand-up, sketches, streams of consciousness and poetry? Different every day? Warmongers!
4:00pm Lost in the Mouth Specific [Comedy] Opium
Diane Spencer's standup show is about plans going wrong. "Witty, wordy and intelligently armed with hilariously challenging stories " (db magazine, 2010). This show toured Australia and NZ comedy festivals and is Diane's solo debut at the Edinburgh Fringe. No politics, bit rude. www.difunny.com
4:00pm Royal Mile Comedy Club @ The White Horse [Comedy] White Horse
This ever-changing line-up of vaguely familiar, fly-by-night comedians may seem like good value, especially for free. However, if you're asking yourself 'What have I got to lose?', the answer is one hour. One precious hour.
4:00pm OUTSpoken [Spoken Word] Banshee Labyrinth - BH
Catherine Brogan and Sophia Blackwell are two twentysomething queer warrior queens making names for themselves on the national Spoken Word scene- winning Slams, rocking festival tents, supporting big names and enchanting their audiences. Together they explore the personal and political with their trademark wisdom, wit and energy.
4:00pm LLAUGH! with Al Cowie [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - large downstairs
Make sure You LLAUGH today! London's Hottest Newest Comedy Club, LLAUGH Comedy Presents the Best Acts from Across the Fringe. Watch a selection of Al's favourite comedians, from undiscovered gems to big name special guests - if you are wondering what to see, come to LLAUGH and see it all! www.LLAUGH.com
4:15pm One Kiwi, One Aussie, One Hour [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Front
New Zealand's Gold Sony Award Winner Nick Rado introduces Aussie Rich Brophy. The star of ITV's Stand-Up Hero brings his unique brand of dry cerebral humour and insightful revelations to the Edinburgh Fringe. "Very intelligent and intensely funny"-FreeComedy.co.uk "Painfully Funny" - Three Weeks. "A bright future ahead." - Ed Byrne www.anzacproductions.com
4:20pm Quiz in My Pants [Comedy] Dragonfly
With guest panellists every day, we bring you the finest in musical comedy, improv & stand-up, all under the guise of a panel show. Quiz-master Nicola Bolsover roasts regular team captains Laura Lexx & Dan Carter-Hope on their knowledge of anything & everything...Prepare to be bemused, befuddled & bedazzled!
4:20pm Delilah Dix and her Bag of Tricks [Comedy] Fingers Piano Bar
Amy Albert, presents her latest comedy creation, Delilah Dix, an aging never-was starlet searching for a gasp of stardom before her last gasp. Absolutely filthier than Absolutely Fabulous, this one-woman show was a critic's pick at the Hollywood Fringe Festival and headlined at the LAFF Festival. www.laughatamy.com.
4:30pm Love Is Darkness, Baby! (Get Used To It!) [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Back
During the El Salvadorian Civil War a team of young British filmmakers created a cult film entitled "The Final Mistake". However, THEIR final mistake was accidentally killing a young French actress. Now they must cover up their tracks as one of their number attempts to reveal the truth...
4:45pm Baggage of Being [Comedy] Globe Bar Arch 2
Life gives everybody baggage. With a suitcase load of jokes, Christian Ancliff and the alcoholic Stacy Adams, mix metaphors like cheap holiday drinks while discovering themselves along the voyage. A darkly delightful double header about life's problems, the comics' differing styles serves laughter up in spoonfuls!
4:45pm The Two (not so) Gentlemen of Comedy present: Comedé Varité Totalé - Fréé [Comedy] Banshee Labyrinth - Cinema
A free flowing mix of stand-up comedy, the Two (not so) Gentlemen, present performances by a variety of invited guest artists. Ranging from new acts on the comedy circuit, amazing musicians, sketch acts and a whole host more. Contains adult humour. Free. Always different. Always special. Often unplanned. Very free.
4:45pm Nish Kumar and Friends [Comedy] Bar 50
An afternoon of the finest stand up, hosted by Nish Kumar - "Rising star of 2010" (spoonfed.co.uk). Confirmed friends include: SYTYF winners and Chortle Award nominees. Come - it will change your life. That last bit was a lie. So sue me. PS Please don't actually sue me.
4:45pm That Dog Looks Ill [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - smaller downstairs
TOP SKETCH COMEDY from the duo who come straight from their SELL OUT 6 month stint at the Etcetera Theatre, London. Come and meet Evangelicals, Bananas and Depressed Vampires amongst others and enjoy one of the new and hotly tipped sketch shows of 2010. (Sand Not Included) www.myspace.com/thatdoglooksill
4:55pm Papa's Got a Brand New Wigbag [Comedy] Canons' Gait
Carrie Quinlan (panellist: The News Quiz, BBC4’s Late Edition), Gareth Gwynn (writer: The Now Show, Listen Against) and Robert Cawsey (Professional Actor: The Bill, Casualty, the usual) want to show you some sketches. For free. Following on from last year’s triumph, Immaterial. “Sublime” The Spectator, “Top notch” The Guardian.
5:00pm The Dog That Ate Your Birthday Cake [Comedy] Base
Brilliant & wry Simon Lilley & other hand-picked comedians from the stand-up circuit will tell jokes & stories & may rant. Thoughtful, extremely humorous & life-affirming. Bill includes Lawrie Turner, Scott Adams, Miriam Elia, Rosie Wilby, Rose France & Andrew Watts. www.simonlilley.com
5:00pm How to be a complete and utter loser on stage, in life and everywhere [Comedy] Royal Mile Tavern
Ever wondered how foreign guys seem to get all the luck when it comes to dating? Then this hilarious show will show you all the ways to do it wrong. Join Alan B as he shares his stories of failing and awful techniques to help you get the partner of your dreams. Special guest appearances each night.
5:00pm The Four Women of The Apocalypse [Drama] Kiwi Bar
Something's moving in the abandoned shopping centre, and it's not just Vanessa foraging for Cath Kidston bags. New comic play about survival, hair straighteners and inheriting the earth. "Pacey and enjoyable comedy...Rae has a real axe to grind" (TimeOut on "The Beheading")www.fourwomen.co.uk
5:00pm Robin Buckland: The Inescapable Misery of Everything [Comedy] Royal Mile Tavern
Solo debut from a dishevelled, shambling mess of a man, telling jokes and stories about life, using long words, swear words and other linguistic trickery. 'So You Think You're Funny?' Finalist, 2009. "Nicely poignant and very funny." - Fringe Guru.
5:00pm SHAKESPEARE'S SHORTS - SKETCH SHOW FREE [Comedy] Beehive
An outrageous adaptation of Shakespeare's most classic moments! Written and performed by Shae Kuehlmann and Kate Roxburgh - this bumbling Shakespearean troupe will have you rolling with laughter! From Macbeth with Spoons, to Richard with a Vacuum Cleaner! You will never view Shakespeare in quite the same way again!
5:00pm Santoni Cabaretoni [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - Speakeasy
The ferocious physical comedy variety show where characters from all over the world play in the brilliant surreal pond of a cabaret endowed with sanctity. Acts staged in Australia, US, London, Venice, Dublin, including "Dr Brown", "Orango Tango", "Grzegorz!", will be joined every night by best guests from the fest.
5:10pm Working Class Zeroes [Comedy] Banshee Labyrinth - BH
Half spoken word and half stand-up, BBC Funny Business winner Kevin Coleman and John Tripp Spoken Poetry winner Mab Jones crawl out of the cracks of Cardiff to vent their spleens and make you laugh! "Delightful, articulate, imaginative" - Three Weeks www.mabjones.com
5:15pm The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Romantic Comedy [Comedy] Whistlebinkies
The American show that threatens to bring peace to the Middle East. After a wild one-night stand, Israel didn't call, Palestine got upset, some land got occupied! But amid all the chaos and war and ice-cream therapy, they may have found LOVE! "Fearless and hilarious" (nytheatre.com) www.theisraelipalestinianconflictaromanticcomedy.com
5:15pm In The Meantime...'s Quite Enjoyable, Relatively Painless Fringe Show [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - large downstairs
Looking for a quite enjoyable, relatively painless sketch comedy experience? Then look no further. In the Meantime... are bringing possibly the most honestly titled show to the Fringe. Satisfaction probable. "Beautifully executed" (Tim Vine); "Wonderful characters" (Nicholas Parsons); "The best sketch comedy I have seen in 10 years" (Bob Mills). www.itmcomedy.com
5:15pm ONLY PLANET brought to you by 'I Like to Laugh' [Comedy] Opium
Do you like to laugh? So do we. Wow, we have so much in common. You should definitely come to our show. Join Cameron Davis and Bonnie Davies (no relation) as they share travel stories, facts and pointless opinions on the most loved and unloved locations on the planet. http://tinyurl.com/onlyplanet
5:15pm Joe Lycett & Andrew Ryan: An Hour of Humour [Comedy] White Horse
Joe Lycett (Chortle Best Newcomer 2010, 'This young man has a huge future', TimeOut) and Andrew Ryan (Hackney Empire Finalist 2010, 'Funnier than Ardal O'Hanlan', CityLife) present their individual thirty-minute award winning hilarious humour on the Free Fringe. Twitter: @anhourofhumour
5:30pm Dear Diary [Musical and Opera] Fingers Piano Bar
Melody Singer, incurable romantic and musical theatre fan, punctuates her daily diary entries with a song reflective of her day. A bundle of popular Broadway lollipops wrapped in a tale of love and romance performed by popular chanteuse Cheryl Anne Easton.
5:30pm You are being lied to [Comedy] Dragonfly
Believe the news? Don't! Professional stand-up and former hard-news journalist David Mulholland fact-checked the tabloids and found that when they get it right, it's an accident, but how they get it wrong is no accident.
5:30pm We Love Comedy [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Front
Renata Muss and Sean Brightman bring We Love Comedy, London's loveliest boutique comedy night to PBH's Free Fringe. It's a different show every day with special guests galore. Like comedy? You'll love www.welovecomedy.info
5:50pm The Comedy Doodle presents Matt Thomas, Stephanie Laing, Andrea Hubert and Robbie McHugh [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Back
Surreal stories, wonderful witticisms, odd observations and all-round life enhancing stand-up from some of the best up-and-coming comedians in the world. Having already performed alongside such luminary comics as Andrew Maxwell and Phil Kay come and see Matt Thomas, Stephanie Laing, Andrea Hubert and Robbie McHugh tickle your little fancies.
6:00pm Tick my Box! [Comedy] Globe Bar Arch 2
A new one-woman comedy show. Booze-soaked Suzi has been dumped by the love of her life Dave. And she’s now re-embracing the dating scene in her own special way - with seven hot-to-trot dates, bags of persistence and copious bottles of Pinot Grigio - in one disastrous and hilarious evening!
6:00pm MAGIC FARAWAY CABARET [Cabaret] Cabaret Voltaire - smaller downstairs
Mister Meredith and David Somerset Barnes present some of the best acts in Music, Comedy, Cabaret and Burlesque, creating a new world of variety every day. 'Sexy, sticky, playful, imaginative and so seductive' (Remotegoat.co.uk). 'Fab lil' cabaret party featuring some of the capital's most colourful performers' (Time Out). www.magicfarawaycabaret.com
6:00pm Absolute Best of Absolute Beginners [Comedy] Bar 50
Returning for a third great year, the showcase for new Scottish acts has a record of producing big names of the future. Come and see the new batch as they set sail on the choppy waters of comedy stardom.
6:00pm At the Fringe of Reason [Science] Banshee Labyrinth - Cinema
Edinburgh Skeptics (and guests - some very special) are bringing the Spirit of the Enlightenment back to Auld Reekie. With daily talks on science, scepticism, the paranormal, belief and psychology. See www,skepticsonthefrine.co.uk for details
6:05pm Under The Stars [Comedy] Canons' Gait
Free Fringe founder Peter Buckley Hill's 2010 one-man show. Loosely connected by stars, but then again, isn't everything, depending what you consider to be a star and what you mean by connected. My dog's got no nose. ***** The Scotsman 2009. Writer's Block 2010.
6:10pm James Christopher - Seeing Both Sides [Comedy] Royal Mile Tavern
James Christopher is 'a likeably jolly chap, with a nice line in self-deprecation at his own geekish demeanour' (Chortle.co.uk). That’s despite his forthright, opinionated observations! His twin brother Michael is a Liberal Democrat, hoping to sharpen his wit for those big Parliamentary speeches. See stand-up from two very different perspectives.
6:15pm Anna Nuvva-Fing [Comedy] Kiwi Bar
Join Dave Smiff (Reading Festival Finalist 2009) to 'Learn Yourself Cockney', contrasted with absurd intellectual observations from Mark Speed, plus Special Guests. This is comedy for the masses. For those of you who aren't religious, there's always Catholicism. Blog: http://annanuvvafing.wordpress.com/
6:15pm Freefall [Comedy] Base
Shakespeare and Superheroes. Magic, Antelope, and the World Cup. The Ice-Cream Quest. Brand-new sketch comedy from the writer and company behind 2009's 'Beggars Belief' (****,ThreeWeeks).
6:15pm I Am German, I Should Not Be Here! [Comedy] Beehive
He's blond, he's two metres tall, he's German and he's sorry. Meet Christian Schulte-Loh! 'One of the most subversive acts ever. The gags have an astonishing freshness and power' (Spectator).
6:15pm Test Tube Comedy [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - Speakeasy
This very friendly comedy night transfers from the Canal Cafe in London. Hosted by Dec Munro ("moments of real brilliance" - Chortle). Each night different but drawn from the best up and coming stand-up and sketch acts on the circuit. Consistently recommended by Time Out. Do come along! www.testtubecomedy.co.uk
6:20pm Monkey Poet's Welcome to the UK! [Spoken Word] Banshee Labyrinth - BH
****(CityLife, Manchester; Nuvo Magazine, Indianapolis; Three Weeks; Eye Weekly, Toronto) This ultra irreverant show won best poet at the San Francisco fringe. Likened to George Carlin, Bill Hicks & Lenny Bruce. A romp through the land using comedy & verse. (ADULT) WITH SPECIAL GUESTS LISTEN TO THE ALBUM - www.debtrecords.net
6:30pm Morris & Vyse: Daylords [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - large downstairs
Funny Women and Laughing Horse Semi-Finalist's Morris & Vyse preview their deranged character sketch show 'Daylords. Two women. Twelve extraordinary characters. The world's most inappropriate daytime TV hosts Olive Hands and Greer Cod present an international bill of guests, with a shocking finale. "Excellent...tremendous comic effect" Evening Standard. *****Metro. www.morrisandvyse.com
6:30pm For 21 Nights Only! [Comedy] White Horse
MC'd by the "highly promising & accomplished comic" (Time Out) Ben Van Der Velde, 3 different comedians will take to the stage each show to tickle your comedy taste buds. For Daily line ups visit www.cloudcomedy.co.uk
6:30pm John Robertson - A Nifty History of Evil [Comedy] Opium
A handsome stranger brings you blood and marketing in this practical guide to being a complete bastard. There's puppets, Stalin and ukuleles. WINNER: Critic's Choice, Wild West Comedy Festival, "****" - ThreeWeeks, "a brilliant festival debut... you could do worse than see his show, but you'll rarely do better" - AustralianComedyReview.com, www.thejohnrobertson.com
6:40pm Sex, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll [Comedy] Dragonfly
Ruth and Jonny enjoy sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll but with manners. Marc Bolan died in 1977, Jonny and Ruth didn't. So they're obviously better. Ruth E. Cockburn "Does the the best comics do... Highly recommended" (Buxton Fringe), Jonny Addy "Mentalist" (CityLife.co.uk)
6:40pm An Audience With Madame Schumann Heink [Musical and Opera] Fingers Piano Bar
1930: The renowned Austrian-American contralto, irrepressible personality and archetypal operatic fat lady comes out of retirement and shares her life story. Devised by Anna Hillis - 'fantastic singer' (Stage) - who entertains with anecdotes, songs and arias. A mixture of story-telling, comedy, opera and song. www.myspace.com/annahillismusic
6:45pm 2 Facedbook [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Front
Social networking sites are here to stay. Learn how a conversation in a pub led to a practical joke which opened a can of worms and an adventure with unexpected consequences. How many 'old friends' from school do you really remember? People will believe anything if you say it convincingly enough.
7:05pm Edwards and Stubbings Stand-Up [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Back
Stand-up comedy from two rising stars of the circuit: Tania Edwards (brilliant banter) and Rachel Stubbings (fantastic deadpan timing). Joined by guest MCs daily throughout the festival. Hilarious and free.
7:10pm Stranded [Comedy] Bar 50
'TilWeLeave return to the fringe with brand new show STRANDED. See what happens when inseparable pals end up stuck in South America. Since Edinburgh 2009 'TilWeLeave have had a busy time of it, recently they were finalists in the YOBILaugh competition and have recently appeared in two sketches directed by Little Britain's Matt Lucas - www.tilweleave.co.uk
7:15pm Robin Ince Asks Why [Comedy] Canons' Gait
The multi-award winning comedian brings his brand new stand up show to the free fringe. as heard on News Quiz, Loose Ends, Just A Minute etc. "clever comedy by a witty man for smart people" The List. 4 stars The Scotsman . His new book Robin Ince's Bad Book Club is out this summer.
7:15pm The Broken Windows Policy [Comedy] Banshee Labyrinth - Cinema
The Stand Comedy Club's resident sketch troupe brings you a fast-paced and riotous evening cabaret of weird and wonderful sketches, skits and characters. It's a heady comic mix of the anarchic and the madcap, the raucous and the dark. www.thebrokenwindowspolicy.wordpress.com
7:15pm Fresh Faces at the Free Fringe 2 [Comedy] Globe Bar Arch 2
Elise Harris and Danny Worthington each day host five or more of the newest acts in comedy. Some of these acts measure their careers in months, others a little longer. if you like your comedy in small chunks this is the show for you. Featuring stars of the future? You decide.
7:15pm Yianni Agisilaou in 'The Universe. A User's Guide' [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - smaller downstairs
Yianni ('sparklingly intelligent...highly amusing' - Chortle) covers everything from physics (Big Bang, Dark Matter), metaphysics (synchronicity, law of attraction) to philosophy (Materialism, Buddhism) If you have any sense of wonder about the world, you'll love this. 'The only comedian I've encountered who can make quantum physics funny' - Trespass Magazine(AUS) www.yianni.org
7:20pm Royal Mile Comedy Club @ The Royal Mile Tavern [Comedy] Royal Mile Tavern
This ever-changing line-up of vaguely familiar, fly-by-night comedians may seem like good value, especially for free. However, if you're asking yourself 'What have I got to lose?', the answer is one hour. One precious hour.
7:30pm Brooks and Boris - Free [Comedy] Kiwi Bar
Brooks & Boris, two hot stand-up talents parade their comedic skills for you lucky people. Enjoy their fresh stand-up routines, songs, lots of special guests and a really good time. Brooks Livermore, 'fast paced, anarchic fun' - 'Time Out, London. Boris Witzenfeld, a winner of LOL comedy open mic, 2009.
7:30pm HEY YOU, WATCH THIS! [Comedy] Base
Two stand-ups, one mic, no holds barred! Alex and Karel grab the audience (not literally) with jokes, anecdotes and banter (yes, literally). Join them for fun, frolics and frivolity in a fantastically frenetic friendly funfest! They will thrill you with their warm likeable personalities and hilarious gags, stories and one-liners.
7:30pm Utter! Spoken Word [Spoken Word] Banshee Labyrinth - BH
Free top-quality storytelling and poetry from the Fringe's funniest writers including John Hegley, Kate Fox, Simon Munnery, Tims Clare, Turnbull, Wells, Rachel Rose Reid, Ross Sutherland, James McKay, local bards and host Richard Tyrone Jones, 'ringmaster of spoken word' (ThreeWeeks). New, themed shows daily: www.utterspokenword.com or http://bit.ly/utter
7:30pm The New Conway Show [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - Speakeasy
If a tv show was broadcast by a comedian from under a bridge on a homeless mattress and he was all fucked up and shit and was continually attacked by the Wolfman, it would be called "The New Conway Show". Starring "The King of Perth" comedian John Conway.
7:45pm Marcello al Dente Relives a Catastrophic Moment in his Life [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - large downstairs
I fall in love. So does she. I f**k it up. Come and hear how. Free cookies. 'Surrealist comedy at its very best' (Chortle.co.uk, on my last Edinburgh appearance).
7:45pm Jollyboat [Comedy] Opium
The Jollyboat brings you a fast-paced hour of laughable songs and distinctly average magic tricks. They’ve taken Liverpool by storm, been filmed for the BBC, and won a Top 10 place in the Tuborg musical comedy awards. With their talent for improvisation and songwriting, they're sure to delight you.
7:45pm Some Comedy (in a horse) [Comedy] White Horse
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7:50pm Jam and Marmalade [Comedy] Dragonfly
The difference between jam and marmalade? We don't know. Jam and Marmalade is a 100% organic, free range and locally sourced show featuring a variety of stand-ups from the University of Southampton. Also featuring a daily challenge for the audience to provide punchlines for an opportunity to win our takings.
7:50pm Plum: In The Treehouse [Music] Fingers Piano Bar
Incorporating ballads, electronica, trip-hop, and live looping, Plum is a multi-talented singer-songwriter combining electronics with emotionally charged acoustic guitar, and haunting vocals (www.myspace.com/plumtunes). Ben Phaze joins in the performance with intelligent live electronics (www.benphaze.com) - "Emotionally charged songwriting" (Clash) "This is large scope, huge sound and massive-heart-music" (Bearded Magazine)
8:00pm Three Men and a Hoover [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Front
Group bill stand up/variety show from DAN LEES of comedy duo Moonfish Rhumba (Hackney Empire Finalists 2009), BEN KEWIN of hotly-tipped sketch group Comedy Bitch (****- Time Out) STEVE ARUNI and his all singing Henry the hoover. "Exactly what the Fringe is all about!"- BBC6Music
8:20pm Pauline Goldsmith: P G Tips [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Back
Balding Belfast actress/writer turned stand-up WLTM loving audience with GSOH for short term relationship. (About 50 minutes) For evening of laughter (possibly more). Users, perverts and time wasters need apply. Bright Colours Only "Brilliant comic hour" (Guardian) **** Drop Dead Funny (Observer). paulinegoldsmith.com
8:20pm SketchProv presents: the Owls of Reattachment [Comedy] Bar 50
SketchProv's elite team of talented, handsome and lovable performers bring sketches to life in the most engaging, spontaneous and downright enthralling show on the Fringe. Marvel at their dexterity. Gasp at their bravery. Laugh at their words & deeds. Be reattached - for this year they bring the unrivalled healing powers of 'The Owls Of Reattachment'.
8:25pm Borderline Racist [Comedy] Canons' Gait
British Comedy Award nominee and BBC writer ('Not Going Out', 'Miranda', 'Now Show') uncovers what every nation thinks of their neighbours, the ending of 'Pole, German and Russian' jokes, and why Albanian travel adverts say: "Come travel to Albania, your car has already arrived." **** Metro "Wildly talented" Chortle www.paulkerensa.com
8:30pm I Was A Teenage Rent Boy - Danny Hurst [Comedy] Royal Mile Tavern
20:30 7th-28th August @ Royal Mile Tavern, Edinburgh Hurst revisits a life that nearly killed him. Many comics talk about visiting prostitutes. Hurst talks about it from the other side. One of the most enlightening shows on the fringe, it's more than just informative or amusing. It's true as well. "Bold and witty" Chortle
8:30pm Where there's MUCK there's funny- FREE [Comedy] Globe Bar Arch 2
A revolving door of elite stand-up from Liverpool and award winning comedians from beyond. Four star review in 2009. Come down and say you were at that show, then come down and see another... website www.muckcomedy.com. **** This years show rated Four-Stars by Three Weeks - click here to read the review ****
8:30pm The Comedy World War [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - smaller downstairs
This is war! Three international top comics. One against one, no allies! Warlord/compere: Christian Schulte-Loh, Germany. 'One of the most subversive acts ever' (Spectator). Like in every world war: different line-up every night. Which country will win?
8:30pm This Is What You Get [Comedy] Banshee Labyrinth - Cinema
Cerebral, scathing, jaded and whimsical, the cream of Oxford's current non-student stand-up circuit on one bill. (Non-comedy) Award-winning comedians Alex Clissold-Jones, Paul Fung, Tom Greeves and Jon Spira will say things for laughs.
8:40pm The Head Girl, the Gap Year and Sue Ellen [Spoken Word] Banshee Labyrinth - BH
It's 1989, the Head Girl and the Lipstick Rebel, once bosom pals, are now worlds apart. Brought up on a diet of the 'Dallas' dream, will either girl survive once the school gates close for the last time? Come and watch hope triumph over fear and relive your youth! www.friendsreignited.webs.com
8:45pm Rapconteur [Spoken Word] Cabaret Voltaire - Speakeasy
Baba Brinkman's "awe-inspiring" ***** (Scotsman) Rap Canterbury Tales, and Fringe First winning Rap Guide to Evolution were Edinburgh sensations. In Rapconteur, Baba serves up new hip-hop retellings of world classics, Beowulf, Gilgamesh, Kalevala and yes, a little Chaucer. "Prodigious verbal skill" ***** (Melbourne Age) www.babasword.com
8:45pm LLAUGH! with Al Cowie [Comedy] Kiwi Bar
Make sure You LLAUGH today! London's Hottest Newest Comedy Club, LLAUGH Comedy Presents the Best Acts from Across the Fringe. Watch a selection of Al's favourite comedians, from undiscovered gems to big name special guests - if you are wondering what to see, come to LLAUGH and see it all! www.LLAUGH.com
8:45pm The Garden Comedy Club [Comedy] Base
The Garden Comedy Club is a stand up club featuring up and coming stand up performers including professionals who want to try new material. Promoted by real live street performers the night is anarchic and chaotic, think Apocalypse Now on a pogo stick!!
9:00pm The Animals of Butter Bridge present 'Whoopdebleedinshit' [Comedy] Opium
The Animals of Butter Bridge are embarking upon a nauseatingly paranoid voyage into the comedic ether, and you're coming with them, whether you like it or not, like waking up in Rhyl with egg all down your favourite shirt...this could get messy 'Highly recommended' **** (FringeReview.co.uk, 2009). www.theanimalsofbutterbridge.com
9:00pm The Creative Martyrs, Tales From A Cabaret [Cabaret] Fingers Piano Bar
Satire, surrealism and song. Tales of love, life and art in a time of oppression. Presented for your pleasure in a dark jovial aesthetic. '...experimentation, intelligence and sheer fun.' **** (Sunday Herald). Do join us... myspace.com/creativemartyrs
9:00pm The Bald and The Beautiful [Comedy] Dragonfly
They're not bald, they're not beautiful, but they'll definitely talk about stuff for an hour between them after you've sat down and before you leave. Alex Marion, "superb one-liners," (Mirth Control), Elise Harris, "sublime comedian" (Fringe Report) and Paco Erhard, "very quick, very funny," (Chris Salmon). http://www.funnypeculiar.com/baldandthebeautiful
9:00pm Larfalot presents a big bag of random comedy [Comedy] White Horse
Each night he invites top guests from the fringe to perform their latest and greatest work for your amusement. The award winning Jools Constant brings the very popular "Larfalot Comedy" night to Edinburgh. 'Guaranteed fun with this high energy and amiable host.'
9:00pm The Harvey Cartel presents...Back to the Eighties! [Comedy] Cabaret Voltaire - large downstairs
Remind yourselves how much the eighties rocked with this twisted medley of sketch nostalgia, featuring Jimmy Savile's Mastermind debut, Thundercats marriage counseling, and a Blind Date gone horribly wrong! Warning: May contain 90's references!
9:15pm KEITH ANDERSON - UN-BEATEN BLACK'N'BLUE [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Front
Not just a stand-up comedy show, but an exploration of life; social, political, spiritual and personal, as seen through the eyes of one of Ireland's most unique, honest and thought-provoking comedians. Anderson pulls no punches as he challenges his audience to question their own thinking, logic & reason. (Dubliner Magazine)
9:20pm Girls and Boys at The Beehive [Comedy] Beehive
An hour of warm, whimsical stand-up, tempered with the occasional rant, from a quartet of comedians. Featuring Scottish circuit regulars, Jill Baxter, David Blair, John Purves and Jane Walker.
9:30pm Window Lickin' Good by Fat Hammond's Banjo Lounge [Comedy] Bar 50
Sketch comedy combining an alumnus of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, the offspring of Brian Blessed and a genius with a penchant for monkeys and dwarves. 'A truly adult late night sketch show, recommended.' (Time Out)
9:35pm Peter Buckley Hill And Some Comedians XIV [Comedy] Canons' Gait
The show that started the Free Fringe. 14th year; 4 comedians a night. 356 comedians have performed at PBHASC over the years. PBH comperes except on Wednesdays. A Fringe institution. **** Three Weeks 2009.
9:35pm Tales Told by Idiots [Comedy] Sin Club and Lounge - Back
Will. Christiane. Andy. Louisa. Three stand-ups, two girls,one performance poet, and an Irishwoman. All total idiots. They've won awards and stuff, which is cool. A fun-packed freewheeling free four-person comedy hour, totally worth the price of admission. "Hilarious, Brilliant, Must-See stuff." - The Scotsman.
9:45pm Hammer and Tongue Open Poetry Slam [Spoken Word] Banshee Labyrinth - Cinema
Nightly, spoken word extravaganza: poetry slam judged by the audience plus special guests. 'The best live poetry is to be found at the Hammer & Tongue slams' (Sunday Times) 'Hammer & Tongue have reinvented the medium for the hip-hop generation' (The Guardian) www.hammerandtongue.com
9:45pm John McGuinness's Free Charlie Party! [Comedy] Globe Bar Arch 2
Like a good rip roaring belly laugh? Then this is definately the show for you! After selling out at last years Free Fringe John McGuinness is back with more mind-altering tales on how to survive an audacious trip round the Globe. So come along and fill your hooter! "Undiscovered Comic Genius"(Big Issue)
9:50pm A Pint for the Ghost [Spoken Word] Banshee Labyrinth - BH
'A Pint For The Ghost' invites you for a drink in a desolate pub, long after last orders. Helen Mort presents a night time encounter with the ghosts of worked out mines, lonely roads and empty steelworks, featuring poetry and short stories. One for the road?
10:10pm Yorkshire Comedians 2 - Jokes, Born & Interbred [Comedy] Dragonfly
Eyup! After a grand run in 2009, MC James Christopher returns t'Fringe wi fellow stand-ups Lee Chamberlain, Richard Scully and pals, yon Grassmarket. It's in't evenin like, so folk can sup a few ales an that. Fast, funny and free! 'ow much? Nowt. Oh aye!
10:15pm Free and Freakin' Awesome Comedy Showcase 2 - The Lateshow!! [Comedy] White Horse
For the 5th year running PBH FreeFringe stalwart Ro Campbell hosts an awesome showcase of pro comics from UK and international circuits. Guests have included stars of Michael Mcintyre's Roadshow and Mock The Week. 'Top Notch!' Scotsman, 'effortlessly brilliant' List, 'Funny as hell...****' Skinny
10:30pm Alan Sharp: Reasons Why I Should Be Allowed To Carry A Gun [Comedy] Beehive
The world is going to hell in a handbasket. Global warming, economic meltdown, the war on terror. Something must be done. One man knows the reason. It's people. They infest the world and for the most part they are dumber than a fencepost. He also knows the solution...
10:45pm John Robertson - A Nifty History of Evil [Comedy] Bar 50
A handsome stranger brings you blood and marketing in this practical guide to being a complete bastard. There's puppets, Stalin and ukuleles. WINNER: Critic's Choice, Wild West Comedy Festival, "****" - ThreeWeeks, "a brilliant festival debut... you could do worse than see his show, but you'll rarely do better" - AustralianComedyReview.com, www.thejohnrobertson.com
11:00pm Ernesto Sarezale's IN THE NAME OF THE FLESH [Spoken Word] Banshee Labyrinth - Cinema
Erotic Award winner for Best Poet 2010. Experimental one-man show blending spoken word and video projection. Dark humour, surreal eroticism and the queer body. 'Naked interaction ... amusing' (FringeReport.com). 'Stunning' (Gaytimes.co.uk). 'Engaging’ 4 stars (RemoteGoat.co.uk) "both hilariously funny and moving" (erotic-awards.co.uk) www.sarezale.com
11:00pm Edwards and Stubbings The Late Show [Comedy] Globe Bar Arch 2
Stand-up comedy from two rising stars of the circuit Tania Edwards (brilliant banter) and Rachel Stubbings (fantastic deadpan timing). Joined nightly by different award-winning comics. Hilarious and free.
11:25pm Stuff [Comedy] Dragonfly
Shelby and Todd are the comic duo "Battered Suitcases" and they are just like you. They own a lot of stuff they don't need but totally had to have. With songs and sketches they will remind you all you need is love! and maybe an iPad.
11:45pm NEW DAY CELEBRATION [Comedy] Beehive
Had enough of today? Then join us, as we celebrate the beginning of a New Day! May involve: party poppers, stories, music, 'good times', multi-media surprises, SPECIAL GUESTS etc. Adequately hosted by Gareth Morinan, Daniel Smith and Fred Forse. Guaranteed to be better than 1/365th of a New Year's Eve.
11:59pm Midnight Hour [Comedy] Canons' Gait
The best comics from around the Fringe slap-bang on the Royal Mile every midnight (OK, not Sundays) - totally free! Compered by Kate Smurthwaite and brought to you by London's legendary Soho Comedy club. www.sohocomedy.com