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CABVOL 2

CabVol 2 is located at 36-38 Blair Street. You can find it by searching for 'Cabaret Voltaire' on maps.

TODAY IN CABVOL 2:

Eric Rushton: Could Well Be In

2:55PM

MB2

Eric Rushton brings a brand-new stand-up show to the Fringe after the sell-out success of his last show, Innkeeper. Winner: Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award. Winner: Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Award. Nominated: ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards for Best Show. 'No wonder it sold out. A thinking man’s comedian with a gift for subverting standard tropes hilariously' ***** (One4Review.co.uk).

Amy Matthews: Definitions of Toast

3PM

O'Neill's (The Tron)

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.

Fatiha El-Ghorri: Cockney Stacking Doll

3:35PM

MB4

BRUV. The break-out star of Taskmaster and Mr Bigstuff is donning her swaggest hijab and serving up her one-of-a-kind and award-winning stand-up. Expect strong language and stereotype smashing. As seen on Live At The Apollo, QI, The Last Leg, The Jonathan Ross Show and Donkey. As heard on Off Menu and Fatiha El-Ghorri’s A Match Made Inshallah for BBC Radio 4.

Felicity Ward: I Wish I Could Come Out of My Shell

3:50PM

CabVol 1

Best International Act 2025 Nominee at the NZ Comedy Festival. In 2025 Felicity Ward (Live at the Apollo,The Office - Australia) was the happiest she's been in a decade. What happened? Divorce, Bisexuality, and Dancing with the Stars. And this bonafide showpony's greatest gift is that she simply cannot shut tf up. 'Great big snorting exhortations of comic laughter' (List).

John Kearns: Tilting at Windmills

4:15PM

MB3

Tilting at Windmills is the brand-new stand-up show from Taskmaster alumni and double Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, John Kearns.

Gareth Waugh: Is Pepsi OK?

4:20PM

MB2

Brand-new show from Edinburgh's own Gareth Waugh. A story of scams, lies, podcasts and fizzy drinks. A hilarious and intriguing true story in which true-crime podcasts meets stand-up comedy! Tour support for Daniel Sloss, Katherine Ryan, John Bishop and Jammali Maddix. 'Effortless, hugely personable comedy' (List). 'Impressive comic chops... engaging, friendly onstage manner... very funny' (BeyondTheJoke.co.uk).

Tamsyn Kelly: Rat's Ass

4:20PM

CabVol 2

Tamsyn made the most money she's ever made last year. What's the figure? Let's say it's not bad for a girl whose childhood pet was a second-hand rat. How did she do it? Ermm. Okay. The thing is. You're not gonna like this... A show about class, doing things you don't want to do, and $$$. Seen/heard on HBO, ITV2, Comedy Central, BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Radio 4.

Tom Ballard: Be Funny Challenge (Impossible)

4:25PM

O'Neill's (The Tron)

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. Two-time Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award nominee. As seen on Fisk and Deadloch.

Ed Night: We'll Be Alright, Darling

4:45PM

MB1

Underrated stand-up and asthmatic wretch Ed Night lumbers back to the Fringe with yet another new show. Prepare to have your ribs tickled to the max with material about all sorts of different topics and subjects. 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Show nominee (it's not a science).

Tom Cashman: NPC (Nearly Proficient Comedian)

5PM

MB4

Tom Cashman is back in Edinburgh with a new hour of stand-up that promises to creep ever so close to proficiency. You may know Tom from Taskmaster or TikTok or from his show descriptions which usually end very abru- 'A fast-paced, sharp, hilarious hour... like a good fever dream' ***** (TheAge.com.au). 'Tom Cashman is one of the most delightfully watchable comics I have seen' (Scotsman).

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