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Bar 50

Laughing Horse Free Festival Venue

Bar 50

Fringe Venue 151 - Click here for map
Within A&O Edinburgh City Hostel, 50 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1NE. Phone: 0131 524 1989
Food  Accessible  Wifi  Licensed
Open from 08:00 to 01:00
All ages until 10pm, then 18+ only

Located within the five-star A&O Edinburgh City Hostel, Bar 50 serves an eclectic mix of spirits and beers, along with tasty locally sourced food. The menu has dishes for everyone, from stone baked pizza’s to veggie chilli burritos and chicken Caesar salad. There’s pool tables, comfy couches and an outdoor heated smoking area.

This year we have two entry methods: Free & Unticketed or Pay What You Can
Free & Unticketed: Entry to a show is first-come, first served at the venue - just turn up and then donate to the show in the collection at the end.
Pay What You Can: For these shows you can book a ticket to guarantee entry and choose your price from the Fringe Box Office, up to 30 mins before a show. After that all remaining space is free at the venue on a first-come, first-served bases. Donations for walk-ins at the end of the show.

List Shows: By Room and Name | By Start Time

Shows sorted by Venue Room

The Alcove

666 Black Widows: The Web of Dark Comedy

666 Black Widows: The Web of Dark Comedy

Comedy

666 Black Widows: The Web of Dark Comedy

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 3-27 at 21:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

The night is dark and full of laughs with Black Widows, where the boldest female comedians come to push boundaries and tackle taboo topics. Expect a night of hilarity and a fresh, twisted perspective on life. All-female cast, different line-up every night! Hosted by the hilarious Moni Zhang, 2019 Berlin New Stand-up Award champ....


AL! The Weird Tribute (And How Daniel Radcliffe Got Mixed Up in This Nonsense)

AL! The Weird Tribute (And How Daniel Radcliffe Got Mixed Up in This Nonsense)

Comedy

AL! The Weird Tribute (And How Daniel Radcliffe Got Mixed Up in This Nonsense)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 11:45 (45 min) - Free & Unticketed

Daniel Radcliffe (aka Harry Potter) and "Weird Al" Yankovic were destined to be together onstage, and now they are! (sort of) This loving tribute to two icons of entertainment will leave you giggling as your toes are tapping. American comedian/musician Steve Goodie brings it all together with songs and accordions and guitars and visual effects that cost many dozens of dollars, all for your amusement!...


Cerys Bradley: Not Over Thinking Things 2019

Cerys Bradley: Not Over Thinking Things 2019

Comedy

Cerys Bradley: Not Over Thinking Things 2019

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 3-25, 27 at 15:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Did Cerys cause their parents' divorce? Are they too mean to their work colleagues? Did they just make that interaction really awkward? Is a new year's resolution ever going to be enough to fix their personality? In this surreal and silly interactive stand-up show/birthday party, you get to decide. Cerys is a non-binary comedian and Autistic Excellence Award Winner at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2022. As seen on BBC1 Wales, BBC iPlayer & BBC Radio Wales. “Very funny..this is a must see." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Neurodiverse Review "Important as it is hilarious" National Wales^...


Class Comedy Craic

Class Comedy Craic

Comedy

Class Comedy Craic

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 14 at 20:30 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Si of the best comedians from across the Fringe, doing a one-off line-up showcase! And for no justifiable reason, there will be prizes for audience members. King of the Fringe Richard Herring said about Liam GreenJacket,"You can't even get your cue right", so who knows what's going to happen....


Eccentrics Unite! The Guerilla Autistics and Neurodiverse Show – Year Nine

Eccentrics Unite! The Guerilla Autistics and Neurodiverse Show – Year Nine

Comedy

Eccentrics Unite! The Guerilla Autistics and Neurodiverse Show – Year Nine

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 13:00 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

A show about self acceptance, and how to harmoniously exist in a world you partially reject. That is funny. With appearances by the late William McGonagall, and Oxford Streets own Stanley 'Passion Proteins' Green. Hopefully Florence Foster Jenkins, but you never know with these eccentrics? "THAT SO FEW NOW DARE TO BE ECCENTRIC MARKS THE CHIEF DANGER OF THE TIME". - John Stuart Mill from his book On Liberty, 1859. WHERE HAVE ALL THE NEURODIVERSE PEOPLE COME FROM? Paul Wady returns to out himself from yet another Neuro - closet - that of the ECCENTRIC. The show he was born to create. ...


Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Comedy

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 4-27 at 19:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box of laughs! Line-ups include performers selected from Fringe shows and the international comedy circuit, with guests from the best in new talent that is appearing at the Fringe – plus it's Pay What You Can entry too! Sell-out shows Edinburgh Fringe 2004-2022. As seen in the UK, Australia, Asia and the USA. ***** (Cream of the Fringe). **** (RipItUp.com.au). **** (List). **** (ThreeWeeks). **** (Festiv...


Married At First Fight

Married At First Fight

Comedy

Married At First Fight

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 16:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Comedians and married couple Katharyn Henson (USA) and Mark O'Keeffe (IRE) met at the Fringe in 2019, had a lockdown wedding in Melbourne, Australia in 2020 and have returned to Edinburgh to talk wedding and marriage stories, receive marriage advice and each perform a comedy set where you decide who is the funniest of the night! Check out their podcast: This American Irish Life ...


Millwall Jew

Millwall Jew

Comedy

Millwall Jew

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-27 at 14:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Brand new stand-up show from the UK's favourite Jewish comedian. What happens when a Jewish soccer fans gets tired of everyone assuming he supports Tottenham Hotspur and decides to follow his local team instead. Millwall F.C. They say Jews are funny, Ivor Dembina proves it! ...


Nathan Cassidy: Fifty

Nathan Cassidy: Fifty

Comedy

Nathan Cassidy: Fifty

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 3-13, 15-26 at 20:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Multi award-winning comedian Nathan Cassidy wanted to do the show of his life for his grandma's 100th birthday but he has been told he must make his standup ‘TikTok ready’. So instead here are 50 routines of 1 minute each with absolutely no connections or depth. Swipe up morons. ‘He is untouchable’ ★★★★ The Times Nathan Cassidy is a multi-award winning and critically acclaimed comedian with a multitude of awards and nominations over the last 3 years including... Best Standup Brighton Fringe 2022 Best Solo Comedy Show Buxton Fringe Nominee 2021 Best Comedy Grea...


Old Jewish Jokes

Old Jewish Jokes

Comedy

Old Jewish Jokes

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 3-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-27 at 18:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Dripping with four-star and five-star reviews, Old Jewish Jokes is the UK's most successful ever, award winning live Jewish stand-up show. They say Jews are funny, Ivor Dembina proves it! ...


Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Comedy

Peter Fleming Meets Doctor Who!

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 26 at 15:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Doctor Who is 60. In its life, the programme has encountered many problems. Most of them were the fault of retired children's TV pioneer Peter Fleming. Warped telly nostalgia from acclaimed character comedian and Blue Peter badge winner Tom Burgess (as seen on BBC Two and heard on BBC Radio 4 Extra). ★★★★ 'A comic love letter to a lost world of Reithian values' (Stewart Lee). ★★★★★ 'The most fun I’ve had at the Fringe… a television and comedy fan’s dream' (Indiependent). 'Gorgeous writing and performance' (Metro). Best Debut Sho...


The Prince Andrew Tate Appreciation Hour

The Prince Andrew Tate Appreciation Hour

Comedy

The Prince Andrew Tate Appreciation Hour

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 3-27 at 23:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

A compilation of some of the worst human beings doing comedy. Award-winning hilarious acts every night, top Gs and royal playboys, getting nasty and being messed up. Late-night, dark humour, diverse line-ups....


Vampire's Ball: Ultimate Halloween Party!

Vampire's Ball: Ultimate Halloween Party!

Childrens

Vampire's Ball: Ultimate Halloween Party!

Childrens

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 10:30 (45 min) - Free & Unticketed

Vampire's Ball: Ultimate Halloween Party is a spooky, family-friendly, critically-acclaimed musical extravaganza that gets the kids singing and dancing along. FIVE STARS, Broadway Baby!...


The Garden Room

3rd Rock From The Pun: Darren Walsh

3rd Rock From The Pun: Darren Walsh

Comedy

3rd Rock From The Pun: Darren Walsh

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 15-27 at 13:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Like puns? Like space travel? Of course you do. Join Darren for an hour of silly jokes and visuals as he takes us on a journey from the origins of life to our place in the universe. The first ever Fringe show created using Ai! Please only come if you like puns. Seriously, there's a lot of puns. Stuff like: “Black holes suck, big time". That kind of thing. ('Punbelievable!' ***** Mirror, Winner of Joke of the Edinburgh Fringe, Joke of Leicester Comedy Festival and the UK's first Pun Champion) ...


A Cut Above

A Cut Above

Comedy

A Cut Above

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 3-27 at 20:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Fancy some razor-sharp wit? If so, this is for you. Hilarious, experienced comedians, Nik Coppin and Matt Price, host a variety of some of the best comedy acts from around the Fringe with new and established material. This isn't cut from the same comedy cloth as most showcases, this is A Cut Above. 'The best thigh-slapping, cackling laugh of a time I've ever had' ★★★★½ (FringeFeed.com.au) 'A solid comedy show well worth the ticket price. You will be in great hands with Nik and co' ★★★★ (FringeFeed.com.au)....


Chocolate Orange

Chocolate Orange

Comedy

Chocolate Orange

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 14-27 at 10:00 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Sri Lankan comedian Maddie Fernando and Scottish comedian Stevie Coulter bring you Chocolate Orange! This is going to be a weird show with downright bizarre impressions, awkward stories of teenage crushes, failed attempts at flirtation and tales of millennial dread. Join us for this wonderful debut show and bring your friends along for a whole hour of weirdness and laughter! ...


Disabled Cants

Disabled Cants

Comedy

Disabled Cants

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 3-27 at 17:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

A revolving line-up of disabled comedians and friends present an irreverent comedy show for your enjoyment. We're not brave, we're not inspiring, we're just here to make you laugh and park in the disabled bays. Hosted by comedians Benny Shakes 'keeps the audience animated and energetic' (Liam O'Dell), and Mark Nicholas, 'The autistic Dave Grohl' (Sam Rhodes)....


Fat, Femme and Crippled

Fat, Femme and Crippled

Comedy

Fat, Femme and Crippled

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 10-15 at 15:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

In Fat, Femme & Crippled, Alex drives their mobility scooter on the intersection between disability of queer culture. Using their experience as a non verbal queer person to educate, captivate, but most of all titillate their audiences as they demonstrate that disabled people are just as filthy and capable of making the same bad life choices as everyone else. This performance is not one to miss. Expect to leave feeling both delighted and disgusted all at once. ...


Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Comedy

Late Night Comedy Death Camp

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 3-13, 15-27 at 23:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Returning for its fourth year, Henry Ginsberg presents a possibly anarchic, probably slightly depraved and almost certainly alcohol fuelled showcase of the best stand up comedy from the fringe. Hopefully, everybody makes it out alive! ...


Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Comedy

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 4-27 at 21:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

See the best comedians selected from across the Fringe alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box of laughs! Line-ups include performers selected from Fringe shows and the international comedy circuit, with guests from the best in new talent that is appearing at the Fringe – plus it's Pay What You Can entry too! Sell-out shows Edinburgh Fringe 2004-2022. As seen in the UK, Australia, Asia and the USA. ***** (Cream of the Fringe). **** (RipItUp.com.au). **** (List). **** (ThreeWeeks). **** (Festiv...


McClaine Beirne: Wheelie Funny

McClaine Beirne: Wheelie Funny

Comedy

McClaine Beirne: Wheelie Funny

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 3-9, 16-27 at 15:00 (45 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

If you want a good laugh for 45 minutes straight this is the show for you. McClaine tells hilarious honest stories about his life. Even though this stand up, can't stand up he pulls no punches and aims right for your funny bone....


PG Hits!

PG Hits!

Comedy

PG Hits!

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 3-27 at 12:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Low on the rude bits but big on laughs! We choose three of best comedians of the festival to perform their best PG-rated material. A show that comedy fans of all ages can enjoy, with our rotating line up of top circuit stand-ups and TV stars, you can be sure that your whole group will have a great time! ...


RVG's International Comedy Club

RVG's International Comedy Club

Comedy

RVG's International Comedy Club

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 3-27 at 22:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Hello, asalaam alaikum, bienvenido and welcome to RGV's International Comedy Club! Resident MC of Malaysia's first comedy cub Rizal Van Geyzel (as seen on Comedy Central) introduces his stand-up comedy friends from all corners of the globe to his welcoming, friendly, and hilarious comedy stage! The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is unique in the breadth of international talent that it attracts, and RVG's International Comedy Club is the very best place to discover your favourite new comedian that you'd never heard of. You'll be seeing comedians that usually play arenas in their home country per...


Spontadeity: Whomst Let the Gods Out?! (Improv)

Spontadeity: Whomst Let the Gods Out?! (Improv)

Comedy

Spontadeity: Whomst Let the Gods Out?! (Improv)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 3-27 at 18:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

An improvised comedy extravaganza of tales of gods and monsters, heroines and heroes, mundane and mythological beings all made up on the spot each day from audience suggestions. Ever wondered what Zeus liked to eat for breakfast or how peanut butter was born?! You just might find out the answers to these mythological questions as well as unfold some rip-roaring epic tales with the help of Stägs Woodward, Josie Ettrick-Hogg and their fabulous guest improvisers. Come witness the birth of legends!...


Spring Day: Exvangelical (Work in Progress)

Spring Day: Exvangelical (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Spring Day: Exvangelical (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 3-14 at 13:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

As seen on BBC's Live at the Apollo, American transplant Spring Day provides dark comedy for nice people. Watch as Spring examines her journey from joining a Christian cult at 13-year-old to making her way out and becoming a wiser 'woman of the world', no longer afraid of going to hell since everyone she loves will be there. Expect outrageous stories and sharp punchlines as Spring explores: the nature of cults, the role they play in our everyday lives, and the growing online community of ex-believers. Even as a work-in-progress, the show will be a hell of a lot tighter and more fun than any ch...


Story Builders

Story Builders

Childrens

Story Builders

Childrens

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 4-9, 11-16, 18-23, 25-27 at 11:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

In an hour, the King is to have his nap. Before he does this, he has to have his favourite nap-time story read to him, but this story has been stolen by the Troll of Bad Storytelling. Master Tenjin, master storybuilder, and Bridget, apprentice story-teller, have to to get it back within the hour or there will be big trouble. Worse, the troll has destroyed the bridge leading to his lair! In Storyland, all bridges are built of stories. Master Tenjin knows how to build a good story, but never has any ideas, and Bridget has lots of enthusiasm but doesn't know where to start. This is where the audi...


The Bite (A Mouthful of Fringe Madness)

The Bite (A Mouthful of Fringe Madness)

Comedy

The Bite (A Mouthful of Fringe Madness)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 3-27 at 16:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Raucous, wild and a little bit different, this one-hour compilation show with a changing daily line-up, gives you a fabulous cross-section of Fringe madness in one crazy bite-sized chunk. Performances may include anything from improv to stand-up to drag to poetry to musical comedy. A daily Fringe taster menu that will have you coming back for more, all stirred up and served to your baffled faces by the mischievous and gorgeous Stags and Ettrick-Hogg. The show you'll be talking about for years to come!...


Wedding Bingo

Wedding Bingo

Cabaret

Wedding Bingo

Cabaret

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 3-5 at 10:00 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

You are cordially invited to the union of two great inventions; Weddings and Bingo. An hour of playalong games that celebrate these two institutions and offer you the chance to win a some phenomenally small prizes from our very own wedding list. ...


Upstairs

4 Big Cs

4 Big Cs

Comedy

4 Big Cs

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 15-27 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Simon Hall has had a hell of a few years... 3 years ago, after a breakup, he made the mad decision to try stand-up comedy. He fell in love with performing and hasn't stopped since, even though life has desperately done everything it can to stop him. In this show, Simon details the journey he's been on from deciding to do stand-up. 4 Big Cs is the culmination of three years of hard work and tells Simon's story of COVID, comedy, cancer and some complete and utter cun... Winner of Laughterloft Gong Show, semi-finalist of West End New Act of the Year, Simon is taking the comedy world not by...


44 and Flippin' Furious

44 and Flippin' Furious

Comedy

44 and Flippin' Furious

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 21-27 at 18:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

44 and Flippin’ Furious - An honest and funny portrayal of a frustrated, forthright and fed-up father of 3. A wry and self-deprecating take on the challenges of being relevant as a middle-aged dad with teenage kids and an ever-increasing waistline. 44 and Flippin' Furious is based on Ben’s life, about his place not only in the world but in his own household, as the kids grow older and his opinions and relevance become less and less. He may not be over the hill, but he’s certainly teetering on the edge......


About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses

About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses

Courses

About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Courses

Courses

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 5-6, 8-9, 12-13, 15-16, 19-20 at 09:45 (270 min) - Paid Show - Tickets from £89

Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course. Including: joke-writing skills, generating material, comedy deconstruction, finding material, lively interactive performance practice sessions, history of comedy, technical skills, industry tips. Plus, a graduation show performance in a Fringe show. Our tutors are professional comedians, comedy writers and experienced teachers. The courses run over two days, with two four-and-a-half hour sessions on each day, followed by the graduation show. 'This course has to be one of the best on offer. Highl...


Alex and Roger Work It Out

Alex and Roger Work It Out

Comedy

Alex and Roger Work It Out

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 21-27 at 13:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Join Alex Bertulis-Fernandes (Channel 4 Sean Lock Awards Finalist) and Roger O’Sullivan (BBC New Comedy Awards Regional Finalist) for an hour of stand-up. Alex Bertulis-Fernandes was a Channel 4 Sean Lock Awards Finalist (2023), So You Think You’re Funny? Semi-Finalist (2021) and a 2Northdown New Act Semi-Finalist (2020). Alex has written for BBC Radio 4's The Now Show, The News Quiz and BBC Radio Scotland's Breaking The News, and was praised by BBC Radio 4's former Commissioning Editor of Comedy for having “so many good lines” and “a really great performing style”. Last year Alex co-starre...


American Boy

American Boy

Comedy

American Boy

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 3-4, 7, 10-11, 14 at 12:15 (45 min) - Free & Unticketed

American Boy is a stand-up comedy show about immigrant guilt, romance, and Barbie. The show hilariously showcases an Iranian immigrant's point-of-view about growing up in America and gives audiences a deeper understanding of the immigrant experience and blowjobs. ...


Around the World in 80 Puns

Around the World in 80 Puns

Comedy

Around the World in 80 Puns

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 3-4, 7, 10-11, 14, 17-18, 21-27 at 11:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Glaswegian comedian and author Iain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of the festival as he takes you on a punventure around the world in this hilarious show in which he has a joke for each and every country. You tell him the country- he'll tell you the joke! And with the aid of his GIANT map and mini globes for the audience, there'll be plenty of opportunities to try and catch him out! UK Pun Championship finalist ( 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022 ) ChampiPUNship runner-up 2019 UK Pun Off Puntest of Champions runner up 2021. ‘ Corny ‘ David Walliams ‘ Scotland’s Prince of Puns...


Becky Fury: Identity

Becky Fury: Identity

Comedy

Becky Fury: Identity

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 4-27 at 19:45 (50 min) - Free & Unticketed

A left (ish) wing show celebrating the ish in British! Becky is an award winning comic writer/ performer and she has used this experience and that of being brown ish, queer ish, and disabled (ish) (she’s a guardian reader) to talk about what brings us together. That we put the ish in British “Finest sticks of comedy dynamite to be found for love or a suggested donation “ Scotsgay...


Man of the Century

Man of the Century

Comedy

Man of the Century

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 4-20 at 18:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Jay Sodagar returns with his brand-new stand-up show. He's 50, wise and embarrassing to his kids, What has got him to 50? What will the next 50 years be like? He has experienced so many things and will be sharp and acerbic and funny about all of them. This is Jordan Peterson meets Daddy Pig. He has figured it all out and is going to tell you as much as he can in an hour of sharp stand-up, eg learn that your ego is useless unless it's to help someone woke people think they're helping. ...


Michael Shafar - Well Worth the Chemo

Michael Shafar - Well Worth the Chemo

Comedy

Michael Shafar - Well Worth the Chemo

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 12-14 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

You might know Michael Shafar from his debut special (A)LIVE on Amazon Prime, or you might be one of the 80+ million people who has seen his videos online. He's also been on a bunch of Australian TV and radio programs, but you probably haven't seen those if you live in the UK. Either way, you'll enjoy his show! This Jewish, testicular cancer survivor, lawyer-turned-comedian is one of the freshest new voices in the Australian comedy scene and has made a name for himself for his scathing social commentary. Michael receives rave reviews everywhere he performs, but his favourite review came ...


Noam Shuster Eliassi: Coexistence My A**

Noam Shuster Eliassi: Coexistence My A**

Comedy

Noam Shuster Eliassi: Coexistence My A**

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 16:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

After her failed attempt at diplomacy through the UN, Noam turns to the mic to tell you about her Palestinian best friends, Iranian family, and viral marriage proposal to the Saudi Prince. Confused? She is too. So join Noam for an hour of comedy gold in this one-woman show from the funniest Jewish comedian in the world* (*according to her mother)....


Rachel Morton-Young: Organised Chaos

Rachel Morton-Young: Organised Chaos

Comedy

Rachel Morton-Young: Organised Chaos

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 22:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Organised Chaos Life and Laughter as a Brit Abroad Raising kids is tough; add to the mix puberty, cultural differences and a complicated language, topped with questionable organisational skills and the comedy show writes itself! In her show, award-winning comedian Rachel Morton-Young paints a picture of her life as an expat, living in a country with the least sexy language, accepting random customs and traditions and navigating a sometimes-unique approach to raising teenage children in the most tolerant and liberal country in the world. About Rachel: Rachel Morton-Young is an energe...


Raul Kohli: Makes It Up as He Goes Along

Raul Kohli: Makes It Up as He Goes Along

Comedy

Raul Kohli: Makes It Up as He Goes Along

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 4-15, 17-27 at 14:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Raul Kohli returns with his sell out (Two Years Running!) hour of crowd work. No prepared material, no poignant moment at the 45th minute, no laboured script, no death in the family, just 60 minutes of unadulterated improvised spontaneous hilarity. 'Superb' - The Scotsman 'A Powerhouse' Steve Bennet, Chortle ‘Hilarious’ Judah Friedlander ‘Inspiringly Intelligent’ Paul Sinha 'Funny, Moving, Powerful' Mike Reiss (Writer/Producer - The Simpsons) ...


Rizal Van Geyzel: Arrested

Rizal Van Geyzel: Arrested

Comedy

Rizal Van Geyzel: Arrested

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 3-27 at 21:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Rizal Van Geyzel (as seen on Comedy Central Asia) was put in jail for telling jokes about his Islamic heritage. After a year under fire from right wing extremists, a hostile government, and a sedition hearing, Rizal Van Geyzel comes to the Fringe for the first time to tell the story of how it happened, and what it means for the role of comedy, and the impact it has had on freedom of speech in Malaysia. Don't worry, all this sounds a bit heavy but the show is really funny. ...


Scandinavian Jesus

Scandinavian Jesus

Comedy

Scandinavian Jesus

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 3-9 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

After a few years away from the Comedy stage, the Scandinavian cult comedian Tomas Ahlbeck returns to the Edinburgh Fringe. This time he brings us: Scandinavian Jesus, a dark, satirical and terrifyingly funny introduction to life in the new dark ages, on the northern outskirts of Europe. Tomas calls this show Scandinavian Jesus because it has nothing to do with religion. But you can listen to what he says and interpret it however you want... just like they did with Jesus....


Steph Aritone: Excelf-esteem

Steph Aritone: Excelf-esteem

Comedy

Steph Aritone: Excelf-esteem

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 21-27 at 12:15 (45 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Steph is a really chill girl. Don't let her 5 year excel spreadsheet - tracking her every minute of exercise, food, and mental breakdowns - fool you. Snoop upon Steph's data (years back and what she's been up to as a comedian during the Edinburgh Fringe) in this 45 minute stand-up comedy TED Talk as she unravels... the formula to calculate her excelf-esteem. Steph Aritone - Roast Battle UK Finalist 2022 "Clearly confident and comfortable in her own skin" - Artefact Magazine ...


UK Pun Off

UK Pun Off

Comedy

UK Pun Off

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 3-4, 7, 10-11, 14, 17-18 at 13:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

The hit online show The UK Pun Off has made the transition to a LIVE show and is coming to Edinburgh! 4 top comics will have 3 jokes on different topics and it is up to the audience to decide the winner of each round to crown the winner. We also look for the audience's best puns on each of the topics to be read out at the end of each round and prizes are up for grabs for the audience member with the best pun. There will be individual buckets for each topic so scribble down your best jokes and pop them in the bucket at the start of the show. Or just come up with them on the fly!. Be sure...