Comedy

Joe Sutherland: Miss World

In his most daringly self-absorbed offering yet, Joe tackles the hot button issues facing every other ageing millennial comedian: long term relationships, gym memberships, lower back pain and more. Edgy stuff from one of the most in-demand comedians on the UK circuit and homosexual ocean liners worldwide. As seen on Roast Battle (Comedy Central) and Hypothetical (Dave).  

30 July - 24 August 2025, 8:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A musical comedian lying on the floor

Comedy

Bennet Kavanagh: Crank Up the Volume!! (To a Reasonable Volume)

As seen and heard on ITV, BBC Radio5Live and BBC Radio 4, multi award-winning musical comedian Bennet Kavanagh brings his 'unique and charmingly chaotic' (TheReviewsHub.com) brand of musical comedy to the Fringe for his debut hour! Expect songs, stand-up and whatever happens when you combine those two things. Winner of Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year. Winner of Amused Moose People's Champion. Directed by Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee Huge Davies.

30 July - 22 August 2025, 8:30 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

A woman wearing sunglasses sits cross-legged in front of a bright blue background. Behind her are images of sunshine, clouds, flowers and a hummingbird.

Comedy

Prashasti Singh: Divine Feminine

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.  Captioned Performance - Monday 18th August

30 July - 24 August 2025, 8:45 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Eli matthewson stares at the camera terrified in bed at night.

Comedy

Eli Matthewson: Night Terror

Last year, 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.

30 July - 24 August 2025, 8:50 pm

Underbelly George Square

4 Athenian well dressed nobles are looking on terrified/worried to the centre of the image where Puck, the Fairy, from Shakespeare's a Midsummer Nights Dream, is holding the long ears of a half donkey, half man. This is the character Bottom, from Shakesp

Comedy

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night's Dream

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.

30 July - 24 August 2025, 9:15 pm

Underbelly Bristo Square

Half man half penguin in the middle of the poster. He is wearing an orange neck ruff and is looking directly into the camera

Comedy

Garry Starr: Classic Penguins

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).

30 July - 25 August 2025, 9:30 pm

Underbelly George Square