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Michael Thomas Kennedy

We’re all going to die! So we might as well laugh about it. In this solo clown show, Jasper the Ghost (Michael Thomas Kennedy) will finally achieve his lifelong (and deathlong) dream of being a world-famous comedian, explore the ups and downs of being a ghost, process the harsh truths of his own death, and may even help one lucky audience member cross something off their bucket list before it’s too late.

199 Jokes Before Lunchtime: Danny Matinee

Danny Matinee

Sell-out show, Edinburgh Fringe 2025! As featured in The Times and Telegraph Best Jokes of Edinburgh Fringe 2025! An insect joke? Tick. A tartan joke? Check. Join Danny Matinee for at least another 197 one-liners including props, pictures, 'guess the punchline', bonus jokes and more. Includes a farmer joke that's corny, and an optician joke that's cornea. Suitable for all ages and for fans of Olaf Falafel, Masai Graham, Milton Jones, Mark Simmons and Tim Vine. 'Finely crafted... slick wordplay... near-faultless timing' ***** (TheEdinburghReporter.co.uk). 'A brilliant way to set up your day' ***** (UKTW.co.uk).

Absolute Improv!

TBC Improv

Big laughs, multi-year sell-out. Absolute Improv! is a family-friendly, high-energy improv comedy show created entirely from audience suggestions. For 16 years, this Edinburgh team of global improv company TBC Improv have delivered lightning-fast games, outrageous characters and unforgettable moments – returning year after year to packed houses. Every performance is completely unscripted and totally unique. Expect quick-fire scenes, big characters and joyful chaos the whole family can enjoy together. No two shows are ever the same – once it’s over, it’s gone forever. Five-star Fringe favourite. Come see why audiences keep coming back.

Among the Pigeons

TBC Improv

You suggest it, they perform it. Using your ideas, these five-star internationally reviewed improvisers build a story of life-changing moments, fully unscripted, swooping through big decisions, strange turns and moments of inspired silliness. There’s no script and no safety net, just playful confidence, sharp instincts and a willingness to follow the story wherever it flies. Every show is shaped by the audience and never repeated. Expect a full-feathered flurry of entertainment – surprising, imaginative and impossible to predict. From the Edinburgh-founded, global team behind Fringe sell-out Absolute Improv, Among the Pigeons is improvised storytelling at its best!

Behind the Laughter

Henry Churney T/A Laugh For Life Comedy (LFLC)

Laugh For Life Comedy’s Behind The Laughter is the journey of a mental wellbeing comedy teaching course. Come and see how this course has helped these individuals with their own issues as they bring to you their own original stand-up comedy performances. Showing how comedy has helped them increase their confidence, their mental wellbeing and feel party of a community. Laugh For Life Comedy will show you how mental wellbeing and stand-up comedy work in harmony using social prescribing at its best. Highly Recommended Show (FringeReview.co.uk). 2026 brings even more acts!

Blood Me Up Marjorie!

Steve Hemsley and Aly Cranston from Project M Productions

Blood Me Up Marjorie! is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud comedy that peeks backstage at a murder mystery. Don’t miss your chance to go behind the scenes and where nothing goes to plan. Watch a cast of chaotic characters battle to keep the murder mystery alive and their dead body dead in this razor-sharp comedy where the laughs come thick and fast. This hilarious feel-good show has been entertaining audiences across the south of England and makes its Edinburgh Fringe debut.

Merlesque: How an Adult Woman Became a Mermaid

Elle Rochford

Merlesque is ultimately a tale about a tail. Dr. Elle Rochford is a policy expert uprooted by America’s 2024 presidential election. Finding her PhD useless in a dry job market, Elle decides to get wet. A real fish out of water epic, Merlesque is the true story of how she transformed from a statistician into a birthday party mermaid. Because sometimes all you can do is lean into the absurdity, challenge fascism, and keep treading water.

WEBBER!

The most audacious, hilarious musical about the life of Andrew Lloyd Webber returns! Marvel as young Webber is guided through life by Margaret Thatcher to achieve a lordship and fulfil his ultimate goal of becoming filthy rich and f*cking useless. Will he ever become a lord? Will he ever get to vote on cutting tax credits for the poor? Find out in WEBBER! Starring Laura Clare Reid and Grant Sharkey. Score, book and lyrics by Grant Sharkey. 'Gleefully filthy!' (Scotsman). 'An absolute hoot!' (BritishTheatreGuide.info). 'Riotous!' (SpeakTheSpeech.co.uk). 'Funny as Hell' (StageToPage.co.uk).