In part 14 of our Edinburgh Fringe Festival Guide, we have some of the greatest comedians around, see below for a full list of who to see.
KATE BARRON (DEBUT)
Another Canadian, Kate has a brilliant story about her loss of over 13 stone in two years. She’s been named one to watch in Canada and her show is directed by the great Gina Lyons.
Kate was a fat awkward kid from a loud, chaotic family. A family who, despite being working-class seemed to feel more comfortable communicating their feelings via the lost art of letter writing. The first movie she ever saw was ‘The Little Mermaid’, which kicked off her obsession with romance and idea of happily ever after. Spending most of her life binging on Disney movies, romantic comedies and junk food, Kate’s Cinderella story replaced glass slippers, a fairy godmother, and prince charming for jello shots, bad decisions, and one too many f%@k boys – think more hopeless, less romantic.
Venue: Just The Tonic – The Tron
Time: 9.00pm
Dates: 4th – 28th August (except 17th)
Previews: 4th & 5th August
ANNA CLIFFORD (DEBUT)
Anna’s show is fairly fascinating. She had an existential crisis during the pandemic and went on a 4 day retreat in the Irish wilderness with a Brazilian shaman. she went in leaving a boyfriend behind and he’d disappeared by the time she came out. She then moved back in with her parents and reverted to her teenage self. The show is brilliant and she’s getting a lot of heat.
Anna makes her Edinburgh Festival debut this year with her show ‘I SEE DEAD(LY) PEOPLE’ at the Gilded Balloon for the month of August. The show contains hilarious tales of millennial dating, family misfortunes and hot hallucinations that are 100% true!
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Balcony
Time: 9.00pm
Dates: 3rd – 28th August
Previews: 3rd & 4th August
MICHELLE SHAUGHNESSY (DEBUT)
Michelle is another Canadian. This show is also the directorial debut of Adam Hills.
‘Be Your Own Daddy’ is the story of how Michelle spent her whole life waiting for someone to fix her. The show covers all elements of her life – the good, the bad and the even worse… Michelle was bullied as a child and didn’t realize the profound effect that had on her until she quit drinking 3.5 years ago and took stock of her mental health. She delves into her world and shares them with a readiness and hilarity that most others struggle with. Whether it be her 20-year battle with bulimia or being so poor she had to scam to get groceries, Michelle knows how to make all her issues into comedy.
Venue: Underbelly Bristo Square – Jersey Room
Time: 8.30pm
Dates: 3rd – 28th August (except 15th)
Previews: 3rd & 4th August
EMMAUNUEL SONUBI (DEBUT)
Another with a lot of heat going into Edinburgh, he’s done a lot of tv such as the John Bishop show and has been the lead in a west end show. He’s a Londoner of Nigerian descent and has older sisters so was always surrounded by women.
Plenty of Emmanuel’s humour comes from his years as a bouncer, where he spent most of his time watching people at their best but also at their worst. Reliving unbelievable anecdotes from times he worked at some the swankiest clubs in the world, looking after celebrities and the nights working at some of the scariest clubs you can think of. Having to adapt to all these scenarios on any given day has really made Sonubi see the world differently.
Venue: Underbelly Bristo Square – Dairy Room
Time: 6.10pm
Dates: 3rd – 28th August (except 15th)
Previews: 3rd & 4th August
MORGAN REES (DEBUT)
Morgan is a Welsh comic who’s show deals with his coming out as Bi in the valleys. He talks about how his ‘nan’ is only 10 years older than him and an aunt who is a certified ghost hunter.
If you have ever wondered what it’s like growing up with a Nan 10 years older than you, an Aunt who is a certified Ghost Hunter, and how a white boy from the Welsh Valleys was in line to be a prince in Nigeria, then this is the show for you. There is also a brief period about modern-day masculinity, but it’s mainly jokes about bumming.
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard – Bunker One
Time: 6.10pm
Dates: 3rd – 28th August
Previews: 3rd & 4th August
FINLAY CHRISTIE (DEBUT)
22-year-old Finlay Christie makes his Edinburgh Festival debut this year with his show ‘OK Zoomer’ at the Gilded Balloon for the month of August. In 2019, and at only 19 years old, he won the ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ competition (past finalists include Hannah Gadsby, Peter Kay, Lee Mack, Aisling Bea and Mark Watson). Finlay started early, performing at the Comedy Club 4 Kids since the age of 7 and being featured on Blue Peter for his stand-up comedy at just 14 years old.
Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wee Room
Time: 6.00pm
Dates: 3rd – 28th August (except 17th)
Previews: 3rd & 4th August
NORRIS & PARKER
Delightfully witchy and unbelievably funny sketch comedy, Sinead and Katie are fringe veterans and are hailed as the most exciting sketch in the UK.
The new show features a whole host of oddball characters, sketches and songs including Norris’s mini play, a three-part coastal thriller, The Lighthouse, inspired by Hitchcock, Gilbert & Sullivan and The Lighthouse (film). Written in a lockdown delirium, the play reflects Norris’ mental state at the time as well as her deep lack of respect for Parker as an actress; forcing her to play a sexy squid and a half pig, ingenue Veronica Ham, who arrives in Kent searching for her missing sister.
Venue: Monkey Barrel 4
Time: 9.15pm
Dates: 3rd – 28th August
Previews: 3rd & 4th August
MILO MCABE AS TROY HAWKE
Award winning comedian Milo McCabe returns to the Fringe with his alter-ego
Troy Hawke, the 1930’s matinee idol comedic investigator, in a brand-new show ‘Sigmund Troy’d!’ to the Underbelly. This show has already won him Best Show at this year’s Leicester Comedy Awards. At the last fringe in 2019 his critically show ‘Tiles of the Unexpected!’ was one of the best reviewed shows and a total sell out.
Venue: Underbelly – Jersey Room
Time: 7.00pm
Dates: 3rd – 28th August (except 15th)
Previews: 3rd & 4th August
CONRAD KOCH
South African ventriloquist, double Emmy nominated, Conrad’s puppet ‘Chester Missing’ is the first puppet in history in go to court and fight racism.
Chester Missing is South Africa’s most famous puppet, a satirical analyst who has interviewed most of the country’s political elite on TV. He’s had his own TV show, been a regular numerous on radio shows, wrote an award-winning book, and is the first puppet in history to literally go to court, fighting racism, and won. No, really, the puppet was in court. His sidekick is Conrad Koch, an internationally acclaimed top South African comedy ventriloquist, who also happens to be a social anthropologist.
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard – Bunker Three
Time: 9.45pm
Dates: 3rd – 29th August (except 15th)
Previews: 3rd & 4th August
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