Fringe

Zachary Ruane

Comedy

Multi-hyphenate comedy genius Zachary Ruane (Aunty Donna, Mish and Zach, Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves*) is finally gifting the world with his debut solo show. Comedy promises to be the most important and definitive comedic work of the 21st century. Join Zachary as he explores the history and future of comedy and his place within it as a generational talent. Comedy is not to be missed.

'Infuriatingly self-indulgent' Chortle

'The most important and definitive comedic work of the 21st century' TheAge**

*Australian release only
**Quote taken out of context

Tom Ballard

Be Funny Challenge (Impossible)

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. Two-time Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award nominee. As seen on Fisk and Deadloch. As heard on BBC Radio 4 and The Bugle. Last year, Tom told a joke that made people upset. Please allow him to explain. 'Absolutely packed with elite gags' **** (Scotsman). 'Relentless whirl of opinion, silliness and increasingly bad-taste jokes against those who most deserve it' ****½ (Chortle.co.uk). 'One of the slickest hours of stand-up I’ve ever seen, and packing a proper comedy punch' (Adam Hills). 'To call Ballard a comedian is being kind' (Daily Mail commenter).

Marty Gleeson

Dog Ear

Hello, Irish comedian Marty Gleeson whispers gently but sternly, her hand outstretched, one eye lit like a spark, the other dead behind it. Come on. Unnerved but excited, you take her hand.

Gleeson begins to buck and screech; her sparky eye glows brighter. The other falls right out of her head. Leave it, she growls, pulling you headfirst into her debut hour, Dog Ear.

You'll see magpies like you've never seen, news reporters in unexpected places and flaw-filled moments of humanity.

BBC New Comedy Award finalist and Channel 4 Sean Lock Award 2024.

Lou Wall

Where Are All The Tall Grandmas?

Where are all the tall grandmas? Be honest, you’ve never seen one, have you? So where the f#%k are they? Do they shrink? Die young? Are short kings eating them? In this hilariously unhinged new hour, Lou dives head first into the disappearance of tall old women everywhere. A comedic investigation into height, heritage and what it truly means to live large. 'Wall is a comedy whirlwind' (New York Times). Nominee: Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025.

Kate Dehnert

Echo

What do you do when your life explodes? 1/3 play, 1/3 standup, 1/3 rave.

Kate Dehnert's life recently blew up.

We're talking: relationship; career; income; opportunities; visa; losing almost all of her possessions; what country she lived in; she almost died; and for some incredibly annoying reason she now has a way-too-overactive gag reflex. Like, she could stand in front of you and if you told her to vomit, she could. What the hell?

Go out to dinner, drink some cocktails and meet Kate in the club – it's going to get raw.

David Correos

Noise Zealand

David here! This is the perfect late-night event for you! End your Edinburgh day with me!! Your brain’s gonna melt out of your ears. If you’re still reading this get a ticket cause these words are only the beginning of the adventure!! I’ve made a comedy rave that blends my favourite tracks to dance to with chaos that I’ve been honing in Aus and NZ over the past two years. This show has some of my favourite bits I’ve made to date. I learned how to DJ for this… and also magic. Come come come.

Emmeline Downie

Gail

Middle-aged. Middle-class. Middle England. Gail Summerfield is happy, successful and certain she has all the answers. After a milestone birthday (54), she's trained as a life coach. It involves three things she loves: helping people, watching them grow and charging them £200. She's going to transform people's lives. Whether they want her to or not.

Playful, provincial and unpredictable, Gail is a character comedy that gives a voice to the voiceless: vivacious middle-aged women from Milton Keynes.

Written and performed by Emmeline Downie (Brainsluts, Channel 4's It Gets Worse). Directed by Leo Reich.

Em Humble

Lady Of The Lakes

Good 'morrow, weary traveller! Lay thine arse upon a plastic seat and bear willing witness to a fantastically surreal procession of Arthurian-inspired freaks!

BAFTA-longlisted comedian, Em Humble, brings you a magical tale of wizards, goblins and urchins (oh my!) in her debut character comedy show.

In a time of myth and a land of sorcery, who will the fickle finger of fate choose to emerge victorious and be deemed the worthy wielder of the legendary Excalibur sword?!

Li Jin Hao

Falling From A Moon

I wanna go back in time. Not too far, not Pangea. The present feels too heavy, the past feels like the moon - with less gravity, I was lighter. Meet me on the moon.

Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Li Jin Hao is bringing his latest show "Falling From A Moon" on his first ever UK tour.

As seen on Mitchell & Webb Are Not Helping (Channel 4), DMs Are Open (BBC Radio 4), The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2), ITVX Presents: Live Comedy From The Edinburgh Fringe (ITVX) and Comedy Central Live (Comedy Central)

"Lyrical, child-like sensibility" - ***** The Telegraph

"Not a single word is wasted, nor a punchline missed" - ***** Skinny

"A distinct new voice in comedy" - **** Arts Desk

"A comic simply bursting to show you everything he's capable of" - **** Scotsman

Larry Dean

Hellbent

Lara Ricote

Inkling

You know when stuff happens to you and you react in a certain way (read: cry) so then you lean in? To know thyself? A man in a museum was mean to me (classic) and I’ve gotten a lot out of it (hell yeah). My stupidest and smartest show yet (alright!). INKLING is a show about How to Salute to the Mystery of Being Alive (ok?). Might that be of intrigue?… To you? Big kisses to you and yours. Love, Lara. PS I am trying my best. Edinburgh Best Newcomer winner 2022. As seen on TV.

Olga Koch

Fat Tom Cruise

Sam Campbell

Kid Giblet

I definitely don't know what's going on. I'm not even sure I know what's happening anymore. BUT I cannot wait to come to your town and respect your traditions. I have been on tv over 5 times. May I divulge a secret? I have purchased a large metal ring. I will use it to keep all of the keys to the city that are given to me by the mayors I impress with my showmanship. Live comedy is straight up amazing because people gather to watch it in a spectacular setting rather than ogling a evil phone screen in some horrid grey dank little corner.

Larry Dean

Hellbent

Recently married, emotionally feral.

The Gallus Glaswegian Goon returns with a riotous show about refusing to grow up.

As seen on Saturday Night Live, Live at the Apollo, QI and The Royal Variety Performance.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
“just one of those comics who you can’t help but like, one of the best in the business”
Entertainment Now

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"a hugely satisfying, propulsive hour of stand-up”
The Times

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The Student
★ ★ ★ ★
The Herald
★ ★ ★ ★
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