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MBC Announces Second Batch of 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Shows
We’re excited to share the second batch of shows in our 2026 Edinburgh Fringe line-up, building on the 10 incredible acts we announced in February.
All of these shows are on sale now at the Edinburgh Fringe website, so head there to grab your tickets. Also a quick reminder that £10-tier subscribers to the Monkey Barrel Comedy Patreon were able to reserve tickets for in-demand events four days before the general sale in an exclusive presale.
Our next batch of shows will go live on general sale on May 7th, and we'll have another presale event before then, so check out the Patreon if you're interested in joining.
2026 Line-Up Drop #2
(D) denotes debut (WIP) denotes a work-in-progress
ACMS Adam Flood Alice Fraser Alison Spittle (WIP) Amy Matthews Andrew White Ania Magliano Anna Thomas (D) Ari Eldjarn Ayo Adenekan Ayoade Bamgboye (WIP) Bella Hull Ben Pope (WIP) Carl Donnelly Catherine Bohart Celya AB Chris Cantrill Chris Forbes Dan Rath Daniel Foxx Dan Tiernan David Correos Ed Night Eleanor Morton Eric Rushton Evaldas Karosas (D) Fatiha El-Ghorri (D) Felicity Ward Finlay Christie Gareth Waugh Geoffrey Asmus (D) Harriet Dyer Harriet Kemsley (WIP) Horatio Gould Huge Davies Ian Smith (WIP) James Acaster Jenny Gorelick (D) John-Luke Roberts Jonno Josh Glanc (WIP) Kate Dolan Kate Hammer (D) Lara Ricote Late Night with Stuart Laws Lindsey Santoro Lorna Rose Treen (WIP) Lou Wall Marc Jennings Mike Rice Milo Edwards Morgan Rees (WIP) Nish Kumar (WIP) Paddy Young Paddy Young Presents... A Night With The Stars Paul Hilleard (D) Phil Ellis Rachel Fairburn Rob Copland RODEO! Roger O'Sullivan Rosco McClelland Ryan Cullen Sam Eley (D) Sam Lake (WIP) Sarah Roberts Sean Morley Sofie Hagen Stuart Goldsmith Tamsyn Kelly Tom Cashman William Thompson
And don't forget the ten acts we announced back in February: 2026 Line-Up Drop #1
Amy Matthews Ania Magliano Ari Eldjarn Dan Tiernan Harriet Dyer Jonno Lara Ricote Phil Ellis Rachel Fairburn Sofie Hagen
The second batch makes me realize how much planning goes into a Fringe calendar—I'm already mapping which weeks to book, since shows sell out fast. It's useful that they're all on sale now; I'll set a reminder to grab tickets before the August rush.
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Announcing a full year ahead is a confident move, though I wonder how many of these line-ups will still look the same by August 2026, since Fringe bills shift so often. Does booking early genuinely lock things in, or is it more about building momentum?
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Seeing a second batch of Fringe shows announced this early makes me realize how much planning August now takes. I missed a few acts last year because I waited too long, so this time I'm setting reminders as soon as line-ups drop.
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Great to see the second batch of 2026 Edinburgh Fringe shows announced! There looks to be a lot of variety for comedy fans, so choosing what to watch might be the hardest part. I’ll browse the lineup while taking a quick break with Meowdoku.