A decade later, Nick and his ex reunite to rewatch the movie and find some closure. Will they succeed? Or will Nick make this just another performance?   Find out (and see the video for yourself) in this debut stand-up hour about love, art, and the perils of chasing the impossible plotlines we write for ourselves.   Nick Hornedo is a New York stand-up and former political appointee in the Joe Biden Administration. His comedy has been featured on PBS, Vulture, and Pod Save America.

You find a mysterious door that you have never seen before. Do you open it? If yes – buy a ticket to see this show. If not – why not? Join Cerys Bradley (Actually Autistic Excellence Award 2022, as seen on Comedy Central, UKTV, BBC One Wales) for their wonderful, expansive, interactive choose-your-own-story comedy show. 

Jon, a lonely fisherman sailing the seas, catches something unexpected… unbeknownst to Jon, this catch will change his life forever. An evocative and beautiful clown-odyssey told by a loveable idiot discovering the true power of love. This critically acclaimed show is brought to you by an award-winning performer.  Bevan's accolades include the Fulwell 73/Comedy 50:50 Award and finalist spots in Funny Women and the British Comedy Guide's Talent Awards.  

Will and Noah's attention spans are so eroded, they can't even get to the end of their... huh... oh yeah we're doing a sketch show! In a world where comedy has become a thousand tiny weird videos on a never-ending feed, Will and Noah are investigating what the hell happened to good old-fashioned... whuh... huh... oh yeah we're doing a sketch show!! The Telegraph Best Jokes of the Edinburgh Fringe 2023/2024.

When, years ago, a teenage Mitch discovered American comic songwriting legend Tom Lehrer, the course of his life was changed forever. Mitch looks at the legacy of the elusive Lehrer, the creative debt owed to him by all those who mix humour and melody, and performs some of the more Lehreresque of his own songs. Since Mr Lehrer (at time of writing, still slogging obstinately along at the age of 97) recently placed his entire catalogue in public domain, expect a few Mitch Benn-ified covers of some of Tom's most famous creations as well.

Jain isn't like other girls. She's worse. But she's finally ready to Lean In (and receive a little forehead kiss from hubby). She-Devil is a show about conspiracy theories, autism and men turning on you. Expect silly, subversive comedy from literally the best comedian.  

Award-winning expert in play Jeromaia Detto is back with his most ambitious show yet! What did you want to be when you grew up? A doctor? A florist? Maybe you wanted to be a fish! Whatever the dream, Jeromaia will bring it to life with a stage full of costumes and a heart full of imagination, creating a brand-new show each night based on your childhood dreams.  

Following the success of her critically acclaimed debut solo show Annie Are You Ok? Annie returns with Smooth Criminal. This comedic confession of her first arrest explores how the silly, the serious, and the surreal intertwine in life – and in comedy. If you'd been there, if you'd seen it... you would've done the same. As seen on RAW Comedy (State finalist), Comedy Zone and Binge's Colin From Accounts.  

A new hour of stand-up comedy from the Antipodes' most verbose and melancholy good time gal. Grace Jarvis is excited to regale audiences with her tales of living overseas, falling in love, working in a sex shop and getting into notable scrapes on public transport. In the midst of her obligatory move to the UK from Australia,  

Join award-winning writer-comedian Marc Burrows for a multi-media stand up celebration of one of British music's most iconic and enduring moments, marking 30 years since the Blur vs Oasis chart war. Music journalist Marc (Guardian, The Quietus, Big Issue) dives into the stories, rivalries, OTT personalities and some of the finest music the UK has ever produced. Part nostalgic love letter, part send-up, part rock'n'roll party. DoyaknowwhatImean?.

Voilà. Alfie serves up another helping of Fringe. This one's about friends and enemies. Bon appétit. As seen on the BBC New Comedy Awards 2024. Writer for News Quiz (BBC Radio 4). 

Alice-India is a sweet widdle baby cherub. But, biblically speaking so was the devil... In this debut hour, Alice-India explores moral relativism and being "one of the girls". Arrested only 10 days before receiving an autism and ADHD diagnosis, often misunderstood, Alice swan dives into good and evil. Black and white. Whether good people exist at all. And, if they do, does anyone want to sleep with them anyway? Fresh from a break-up and a miraculously clean DBS, Alice-India pays the ferryman and takes you across the River Styx. See you in hell, assholes.

A knight pulls a sword from a stone and, as the prophecy foretold – becomes king. No, not that king. Another one. Totally different one. This one is in love with his horse. A clown tale of courage, duty, determination, brotherhood (shoutout to the round table!), grief, and most of all, horses. A wild romp through a medieval world you thought you knew. A ye olde show brought to you by Madeleine Rowe. Madeleine Rowe (they/them) is a clown, artist, and teacher from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Madeleine recently sold out a run of their clown solo show Honey, I’m Home at Open Eye Theatre. Other theatrical credits include clown opera, Orpheus in the Underworld -a Spymonkey co-production at the Vienna Volksoper- as well as shows with Four Humors, Clarence Brown Theater, and Yellow Tree Theater. Madeleine’s training includes renowned clown teacher Philippe Gaulier, acclaimed British comedy troupe Spymonkey, MFA Actor training from the University of TN, and a BA in performance from Augsburg University.

Join Ali Woods, star of Comedy Central and Stand Up Sketch Show, after his third sell-out Edinburgh Fringe and sell-out UK tour, for his brand-new show. Known for his viral online sketches (@aliwoodsgigs) with millions of views, Ali Woods has supported comedy greats like Russell Kane, Axel Blake, and Adam Kay. With his unique blend of sharp wit and relatable humour, his performances are a must-see. 

As he embarks on his first international tour, Joe 'could have been a dancer' Sutherland is bravely talking about something that, until recently, he's suffered with in silence: being a total hunk. Now that being really sexy is finally accepted in society, Joe is ready to share his story. Groundbreaking stuff from one of the most in-demand comedians in the UK. 

Growing up in a patriarchal family, Prashasti naturally had one dream – to become a patriarch herself. Inching towards 40, but pretending to be 30, Prashasti can finally mark this dream complete. But instead of happiness, she finds herself pondering: was the ascent worth the price? Spend an hour with Prashasti as she questions all her life choices and meticulously assigns blame to the women and men who shaped her into this being. As seen on Netflix's Ladies Up, Comedy Premium League and Amazon Prime's Comicstaan. 

In 2023 my boyfriend tried to kill me in my sleep. We are still going strong. This is a story about theft, anxiety and unforgettable biscuits. A new hour of comedy from one of NZ's best. As seen on Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee, Have You Been Paying Attention? NZ, Celebrity Treasure Island. Winner – Best Comedy Dunedin Fringe 2024. Winner – Fred Award 2021 NZ International Comedy Festival.

The five-star, multi sell-out, Fringe phenomenon is back! With its hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and an absolutely sh!t-faced actor! It just wouldn't be the Fringe without it. With a genuinely inebriated cast member each night, no two shows are ever the same in this raucous, riotous rampage through one of Shakespeare's most mischievous plays. Featuring a rotating cast of the finest classically trained actors, partial nudity, foul language, acts of a sexual nature, and actual Shakespeare. Please remember to always #EnjoyShakespeareResponsibly.

Literature! Literature! Literature! It might not rhyme with anything but it's still very important.​ Garry Starr is back and he's hell-bent on saving books from extinction by performing every Penguin Classic novel ever written. Mostly naked (but with flippers). Comic wunderkind Starr takes us on a literary adventure through the world's most iconic works of fiction. From The Little Prince to Moby Dick and everything in between, nothing is safe from being lampooned with the utmost nincompoopery. 'A very funny man who is peculiarly averse to wearing trousers' ***** (Scotsman).

A genre-defying mix of stand-up, surreal storytelling, and live techno anthems, Legalise Kissing is a punk-clown manifesto on love, identity, and modern chaos. Writer for Netflix’s The Gentlemen and now Apple TV, award-winning comedian Theo Mason Wood blends razor-sharp wit with absurdist theatricality, delivering a show that’s as heartfelt as it is unhinged. Fresh from a sold-out preview at Comedy Café Berlin, where audiences raved about its chaotic brilliance, Theo brings a high-energy mix of comedy, character work, and pounding beats to the stage. Winner of the Berlin New Stand-Up Award and semi-finalist in the West End New Act of the Year competition, Theo has performed across Europe, most recently at the prestigious Moth Club in London. At its core, Legalise Kissing explores the absurdity of human connection in an age of chaos—where love, rebellion, and techno collide. Theo’s unpredictable energy, biting satire, and beautifully weird storytelling keep audiences on edge in the best way possible. If you like your comedy bold, smart, and a little unhinged, this is the show for you. Come for the jokes, stay for the manifesto. And maybe, just maybe, leave ready to start a revolution. Book now—kissing optional.

The Durham Revue are marooned on a desert island! How will they get out of this sketchy situation? An hour of raucous comedy! The group that brought you Ed Gamble, Stevie Martin, Nish Kumar, Ambika Mod and more return with a new troupe and 100% new material. Join the award-winning Durham Revue, one of the UK's top student comedy groups, for an hour of hilarious, cutting-edge sketches and laughs for everyone!  

Welcome to the mid-noughties world of emo teen and future rockstar, David. He's smart. He's mature. He's memorised a diagram of a vulva and it definitely didn't make him feel sick. And he's here to headline Sticky Floors – the coolest under 16s band night in the Bay Area. But when his bandmate doesn't show, will he handle himself with a sense of poise and rationality? With live renditions of classic rock, original songs and emo bangers. 

Award-winning comedian Kate Owens presents her smash hit, critically acclaimed comedy show. Meet Kathryn: the "star" of her own community cookin' show, wannabe Nigella Lawson, and down-home southern belle with more wine in her veins than Jesus. She's serving up a wacked-out fricassee of absurd recipes, but the main course will be a reckoning with her troubled past and a chaotic encounter with a member of the congregation (maybe it'll be you!).  

Mary Floppins has thrown a shit fit. Wipe the wee from the toilet seat and pick up your dirty undies, because The Perfect Nanny is back to teach all you little boys – and girls – a thing or two about running a prim and proper household. Returning to the UK after sold-out performances at Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Jessica Barton combines a spoonful of song, dance, clowning, and deep cleaning to present a skanky and empowering Edinburgh Fringe debut.

THISMOTHERPHUCKER is a public nuisance. A dysfunctional anti-clown whose only mission is to destroy ego. Award-winning stand-up and drag performance artist Su Mi presents their debut show: an immersive surreal experience resurrecting every nostalgic moment left forgotten, healing the inner child and seeking to destroy archaic stereotypes and challenge the narrative of comedy whilst navigating a predominantly white cis space. BBC New Comedian of the Year nominee, finalist of Funny Women Awards and Musical Comedy Awards, and Top of the Slops drag superstar.  

It's 1914. The Great War is destroying Europe. Except it's actually 2025 and Jessica Durand is (very bravely) staging her very own self-insert Downton Abbey fanfiction for a live audience. An absurd one-woman love letter to fandom, queer villainy and trench warfare. No prior knowledge of Downton Abbey (or WWI) is required.

One of the top ten best reviewed shows of Edinburgh Fringe 2024.  Six-foot-seven identical twins Hugo and Patrick McPherson, return with their hilarious new show Phobia, a new hour of chaotic sketch comedy.  Come and witness the tallest, most identical comedians at the Fringe (not proven, though confidently assumed).       

Fresh bingo, new robots and lower quality prizes. The UK's #1 IT consultants, Pete and Lloyd, have created the best interactive quirky bingo-based experience for introverts. Play using your (charged!) phone, but in a fun way! From the comfort of your seat, control the show, steer a robotic shopping bag, attempt to draw a perfect circle, and become a statistic in our all-new multi-level bingo jail, dungeon and judicial system. If you don't like bingo, come to this. Winner of the 2024 Adelaide Fringe Innovation Award.

Edinburgh, are you ready? Warriors, are you ready? Created in New York and Chicago, BATSU! returns to the Fringe after a riotous, sell-out 2024. Witness comedians compete to avoid electric shocks, paintballs, a giant chicken and more hilarious, jaw-dropping punishments. Long, long ago, in the Land of the Rising Sun, four warriors used the power of laughter to capture Batsu no Akuma, the Spirit of Punishment, within a sacred gong. The evil spirit has once more emerged at the Fringe and the Comedy Warriors must rise again! 

Don't miss out on all Aussie late-night laughs at Outback Comedy! Catch the best and brightest stand-up comedians on the Australian circuit in one place. With a new line-up each night, you're guaranteed a dose of our famous laid-back, self-deprecating humour. Who doesn't love a laugh with a room full of Aussies? Grab your tickets now as they're sure to sell out and join us for a ripper night! For line-up announcements follow @brightsidepresents.

The biggest, brightest comedians at the Edinburgh Fringe all in one huge show, staged in the famous Udderbelly. A one-stop shop for your comedy fix right in the beating heart of the festival - the big upside-down purple cow.  Previous performers have included: Jason Byrne, Nina Conti, Phil Wang, Fern Brady, Ivo Graham, David O'Doherty, Sam Campbell, Joanne McNally, Larry Dean, Amy Gledhill, Ian Smith, Flo & Joan, Olga Koch, Ahir Shah, Every weekend – Friday and Saturday nights. Nightly line-ups will be released soon. 

Two men who like making funny shows together have decided to use the cavernous bowels of the Underbelly to stretch and writhe and dream the impossible dream one more time. A brand new show made right in front of you. Trygve lives in Prague and Barnie lives in New Zealand, so they don’t get to hang out very often, but this August they will, and they can’t wait to see what will happen. Physical verbose mime nonsense from two masters of their craftinesses. This one goes like this / that one goes like this It says a lot, without saying much. How do you feel about Hot Chips?

New national tour for star of Have I Got News For You, Is University Really Worth It?, The Last Leg, Would I Lie to You?, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Backstage With Katherine Ryan, The News Quiz, Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club and many more! This will be Geoff's first UK tour under a Labour government, so he's got plenty to get off his chest. Not least because there's nothing quite so British as being promised a brave new dawn then realising it's as crap.

A comedy show about writing a book about romance. Alice Fraser has fallen in love... with romance novels. She's written a delirious love letter to the genre and now she has to live with the consequences. If you love romance novels, or if you have no idea how anyone could love romance novels, this is the show for you. A show that will make you laugh, cry and rethink happily ever after.  

Hit comedy podcast Drunk Women Solving Crime is back! After sell-out runs in 2019, 2022 and 2023, hosts Hannah George and Taylor Glenn welcome a guest to "solve" a crime over a glass or two, plus invite an audience member to share their own tale for a prize. Past guests include: Katherine Ryan, London Hughes, Rosie Jones and James Acaster. Every show is unique. 10 dates only, book early!

Join BAFTA award-winning writer and comedian Adam Kay for an evening of hilarious and horrifying anecdotes, as well as a unique insight into the British healthcare system. A guest host will be your guide as Adam launches his debut novel, A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE. Expect anecdotes from the wards and readings from the much-anticipated new medical thriller at this one-night only event. Plus Q&A with Adam, author of the global bestseller THIS IS GOING TO HURT. Includes a signed copy of A PARTICULARLY NASTY CASE ahead of it being released in bookshops nationwide.