Glaswegian comedian and Some Laugh podcast host Marc Jennings returns to the Fringe with his trademark sharp observations on current events, politics and relationships. Sold-out Edinburgh Fringe 2022-2025. 'Killer lines' (Scotsman). 'Will be a household name very soon' (Rolling Stone). 'An astute observer who is adept at channelling his frustrations into a wider social critique' (Chortle.co.uk)

Work-in-progress show from ‘the pre-eminent comic political polemicist of our time’ **** (Guardian). The world's in chaos. Inequality is widening, autocracy is rising, political parties are collapsing. In these divided times, what this country desperately needs is Angry Humour from a Really Nice Guy.

BBC New Comedian of the Year 2024, Channel 4's Sean Lock Award finalist 2025 and winner of Chortle Hotshots 2026 debuts this Fringe! Hailing from Pontypridd in the South Welsh Valleys, Paul shares experiences of growing up in a deprived area. Expect dry oddball observations from the Valleys and beyond! Content includes; market towns, God, gates, the class system, hot food, relationships, yoga, landlords, Epstein.

Hot on the heels of her critically acclaimed 2025 show Side Eye, Rachel Fairburn is back with new personalities and some old favourites for you to love and hate. Expect biting social commentary and lots of big laughs. Co-host of International smash hit podcast All Killa No Filla and as seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (Dave), Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two).

Rosco is back at the Fringe following two smash hit shows in 2024 and 2025. A new show about human evolution, brain and body connections and hamsters. Also he’ll be asking the question... what makes him tick? Winner of the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award 2025. 'For guaranteed laughter, don't miss Rosco McClelland' (Edinburgh Evening News). 'One of the country’s best acts' (List).

Mike Rice returns to the Fringe to test out new rotten ideas, stories and jokes. The material will touch on subjects ranging from adventures in Africa to dodgy medical procedures.

Join SNL UK's Paddy Young and the biggest stars of the Fringe for the showbiz event of the year. It’s a wild late-night mash-up of stand-up, sketch and character comedy (the good kind). Featuring Ed Night, Sam Campbell, Bella Hull, Dan Tiernan, Horatio Gould, Mike Rice and loads more.

Multi award-winning 'comic genius' (Scotsman) and the new star of Taskmaster (Channel 4), Phil Ellis returns to Edinburgh on his first full national stand-up tour. Following his three big award wins at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe, Phil, the very definition of funny bones, presents his brand-new show Bath Mat. Jam-packed with laugh-out-loud profound silliness, superbly crafted gags and constant surprises.

Once one has one, one wants more please and comedian Rob Copland is back and he's asking for more. Who else is more-ing for one more. More for me, more for you, more for whoever wants to poke their head around the corner with us. Winner: Edinburgh Comedy Awards Victoria Wood Prize 2024. Winner: Comedian's Comedian Award, Chortle Awards 2024.

Cullen Me Softly is a brand-new hour of sharp, pitch-black one-liners from a comic who isn’t afraid to stare directly into the world’s uglier corners. From the rise of racism in the UK to global tensions, cultural absurdities and the chaos unfolding in places like America, the show digs into the darker side of modern life with a grin and a scalpel. Cullen also turns that same uncompromising lens on his own upbringing, picking apart the moments – both grim and ridiculous – that shaped him.

Following a sold-out 2024 tour, acclaimed stand-up and online sensation Morgan Rees is back with previews of his hugely anticipated brand-new show. A stand-up show about the trials and errors of falling in love and keeping the spark alive, the spiral-inducing limbo of awaiting a diagnosis, and the experience of being a white Welsh valley boy integrating into a proud Gujarati family.

You’re born alone, you die alone. That’s true enough. But what happened to that part in the middle? Big Year for Pad. SNL (UK, but still a big deal), a bunch of awards (hate bringing them up), and plenty of bit-parts to boot. But what’s it all about? I’ve fallen in love more times than you’ve had hot dinners and I’ve fumbled every single one of them. But I don’t even think about that shit anymore.

This is RODEO! After three sell-out years, the lawless late-night comedy show rides back into Edinburgh for three nights only at Monkey Barrel. Saddle up for a night of chaos with the best comedians at the Fringe and brace yourself for plenty of surprises (and balloons) – with a brand new line-up every night. Previous acts include Josh Pugh, Sam Campbell, Ayoade Bamgboye, Alison Spittle, Rob Copland and Lara Ricote.

Ambition is a mortal sin – or so Roger O’Sullivan was taught growing up in rural Ireland. But with the Irish identity trending and authenticity all the rage, in 2026, perhaps the real nepotism is being a peasant boy who can tell a few funny stories while he’s at it. We'll find out in Divil May Cry. Nominee: Best Newcomer, Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025. Winner: Best Newcomer, Comedian's Choice Award 2025.

Say hello to a horrid bloke. Award-winning late-night villainy from an uncomfortable mind. 'I was in danger of throwing up from laughing' (Tim Harding, Chortle.co.uk). 'A virtuoso display of comic writing' (Steve Bennett, Chortle.co.uk). Winner of Sketch-Off 2025. Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year finalist.

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