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ON THIS MONTH

ON THIS MONTH

See the full list of shows confirmed at Monkey Barrel Comedy's Edinburgh Fringe 2026 below.

ALL SHOWS

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Adam Flood: Life and Death of the Party

Standup performed over big electronic beats. A show about hedonism and Adam’s vanishing nightlife. ‘It shouldn’t work, but it absolutely does’, Metro. ‘A multifaceted comedy talent', Guardian. As seen on BBC and ITV. Adam Flood, from Stoke-on-Trent, was once a teenage drug-dealer, then an indie rockstar, now a comedian.

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Amy Matthews: Definitions of Toast

Amy (BBC, ITVx) can’t get angry. She’s feeling left out – it seems to be all the rage. Literally. This is a show about attempting fury when your emotions are delivered by carrier pigeon, queerness, being Best Supporting Actor in your own life, what it means to love people on their sobriety journey and how a potion Amy made in 2002 cursed the world.

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Anna Thomas: How to Juggle a Ferret

In her debut hour, Anna recounts tales of hibernation, loss and what to do when life gives you ferrets. Winner of the BBC New Comedy Award. Finalist of the Sean Lock Comedy Award. Co-host of the Early Worms podcast with Phil Ellis. From BBC Radio 4’s One Person Found This Helpful, Live From the UK, and Kiri’s Comedy Club.

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Ayoade Bamgboye: Small Talk (WIP + Q&A)

Small talk is easily the most woefully misunderstood phenomenon. As the glue that keeps us together, it deserves more than it gets. I will give it everything I have. This is my ministry. Star of SNL UK. Winner of Best Newcomer at the 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. Winner of NextUp’s Biggest Award in Comedy 2025. 'Her command, the confidence in her delivery and how she makes the whole room her own, is quite something' **** (Guardian).

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Carl Donnelly: Extra Show!

If you want to catch double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and five-time Chortle Award nominee Carl Donnelly this Fringe, come to his Extra Show, for the first week only! After moving to Australia, having another child and purchasing a paddleboard, Carl just hasn’t the time for regular shows this year! He’s flying to Edinburgh for one week to perform his fifteenth solo show about leaving the UK among other things!

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Alice Fraser: Oh Man!

One of the Telegraph’s 50 Best Comedians of the 21st Century. She’s decided she actually quite likes men and wants to help. There are a lot of men telling men how to be, and how to optimise life, business and testosterone.

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Andrew White: What a Life!

An only child with two siblings, Andrew White enjoyed a precocious childhood befriending retirees and penning self-indulgent poetry, until a literal circus clown warned him of imminent death on his 18th birthday. All the jester foretold came to pass, and now Andrew must reflect on life without three close loved ones and do his best to honour their memories.

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Ari Eldjárn: The Icelander's Guide to Europe

Star of Netflix and Mock the Week, Ari Eldjárn returns with a brand-new stand-up show! Iceland’s biggest comedian takes you on a hilarious journey through European habits, razor-sharp impressions and cultural contradictions. 'An immediately smart guide... filtered through personal tales and relatable observational humour' **** (Scotsman).

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Bella Hull: Mad Cow Disease

All quiet on the frontal lobe. This is the latest offering from Bella Hull. As seen on Have I Got News For You (BBC One), The Last Leg (Channel 4). Writer for SNL UK. 'Beautifully wrought... a joy to watch' **** (Guardian). 'Hugely entertaining' **** (Evening Standard). British Comedy Guide Next Big Thing Award nominee, Chortle Award Best Show nominee.

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Celya AB: We Must Stop Meeting Like This

After writing for Saturday Night Live UK and selling out shows across the UK, Celya AB returns to the Fringe. Expect 'exceptional, not to mention impressively original' (Comedy.co.uk) jokes and sharp observations from 'one of the most gifted joke writers of her age' (Chortle.co.uk). Tour support for Nick Mohammed and Sarah Keyworth.

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Alison Spittle: Finger Guns (Work in Progress)

Winner: Comedian's Choice Award 2025 – Best Show. Winner: Dublin Fringe Award 2025 – Best Performer. As seen and heard on Ignore That Feeling, Wheel of Misfortune, Richard Osman's House of Games and Celebrity Pointless.

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Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz

After three critically-acclaimed, sell-out runs, Ania Magliano (Taskmaster, Live at the Apollo, Saturday Night Live UK, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nominee) returns to the Fringe. She is back with fresh gossip about her own body, floatation tanks, Sabrina Carpenter (everyone’s favourite pop girl) and the Suffragettes (everyone’s favourite girl group).

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Ayo Adenekan: Homeland Insecurity

BBC New Comedy Award finalist and writer for SNL UK returns following his sold-out debut, with a romantic new hour. A summer fling in hospitality spirals into something far messier. Ayo explores summer romance and the cost of chasing your dreams. Effortlessly charming and razor-sharp, Ayo blends big laughs with beautifully observed storytelling about work, desire and the chaos of catching feelings when you really shouldn't.

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Ben Pope: Work in Progress

Ben Pope ('total delight' **** (Fest)) is a bookseller by day and a stand-up comedian by night. Come and join him as he stress tests a new hour of book-flavoured jokes. There’ll be stuff about Where’s Wally?, airport thrillers, Dr Seuss, performative male readers and Sylvia Plath’s bloody fig tree. Maybe he'll even read some bits of a book he's writing.

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Chris Cantrill: Rewilding

Join the triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated top lad Cantrill for a twisted tale of community, justice and mushrooms. Former city slicker Chris finally found peace in the countryside and was happy to see out his days whittling, until a heinous act of vandalism drew him back into the fray... Writer on SNL UK (Sky). Co-creator of Icklewick FM (BBC Radio 4).

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