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10:45 - 11:45 / 4th - 28th (23rd, 15th Off) (14+) 11:00 - 11:30 / 4th - 28th (10th, 15th, 22nd Off) (U) A SKETCHY HISTORY COME LOOK AT THE BABY Three Men in a Boot Thorium Theatre Sketch comedy trio Three Men in a Boot present... A Sketchy History! A An actual baby, just... doing what a baby does. On a stage. With granny. comedy sketch act based on historical hilarity. Crackpot kings and potty The show that everybody is talking about (apart from the baby, peasants, all portrayed by three idiots in hats. obviously) – 2016’s must-see eccentric and charming Fringe experience. Performer profits to children’s charities. COMEDY THEATRE

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11:20 - 00:20 / 4th - 20th (15th Off) (12+) 11:30 - 12:20 / 21st - 28th (14+) MINKY: A SKETCH SHOW THE HAPPENING Minky Comedy Experimental Experience MINKY [mijnki] 1. Reminiscent of a stoat-like carnivore. ‘Hmm, minky.’ 2. What’s for breakfast? Another stand-up show? Or instead, a connective The smallest finger on a male human hand. ‘Send money, or they’ll send journey through mind / body, love / loss, power / vulnerability, sound /silence you my minky.’ 3. A sketch show from Cambridge comics Yasmin, Kyle and timeful / timelessness? Immersive theatre meets improvised dance meets and Henry. childlike play! Explore a different world each day with XX. COMEDY THEATRE

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11:45 - 12:35 / 5th - 27th (11th, 15th, 20th Off) (12+) 11:50 - 12:50 / 4th - 20th (15th Off) (16+) HELP. DIRTY WHITE BOYS Bae Dirty White Boys London comedy duo, Bae, bring you their hilarious new character show From surreal to downright silly, this HHHH (LondonTheatre1.com) exploring the world of mindfulness: the here, the now and the wanky. duo tackle everything from office rivalries to the politest way to eat a Come find yourself. Namaste. baguette. Expect loud noises, high energy silliness, and rather dramatic tonal shifts. COMEDY COMEDY

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11:50 - 12:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) 11:50 - 12:50 / 21st - 28th (16+) DAVID CALLAGHAN: LETS GET THIS PARTLY STARTED AMANDA AND MADI: BUFFERING David Callaghan Amanda Litherland and Madi Maxwell-Libby Part stand-up show, part planetarium experience. From BBC Radio’s Jesting Ever feel like it’s all got too much? Blast away last night’s hangover with About, BBC New Comedy Awards 2012, 2013, 2015. “One of my highlights of some high-energy experimental comedy. Featuring: stand up, characters, the fringe” HHHH (Scotsman). “Far more original than many big comedy names” music, the neoliberal agenda (in mime form), and a very, very naughty old HHHH (Edfestmag). HHHH (TheReviewsHub). “Very funny” (Chortle). lady. COMEDY COMEDY

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11:55 - 12:55 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) 12:00 - 13:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) SHAKEN NOT STIRRED: THE IMPROVISED JAMES MOSTLY DAVID EPHGRAVE BOND FILM - Alexander Fox and Dom O’Keefe David Ephgrave A blockbuster-smash in 2015! “Quite simply the funniest show I have seen The back end of Doggett & Ephgrave turns the spotlight on himself for at the Fringe, I can’t recommend it highly enough.” (EdFringeReview). an hour of stand-up. Don’t worry: he hasn’t heard of them either. “David A brand new 007 film every day for your eyes only. Book in advance to Ephgrave is as smooth as they come” (BBC). “Natural entertainer” guarantee entry. (ViewFromTheGods.co.uk). COMEDY COMEDY The Caves The Caves Prices PREVIEW £3 £6.50 Prices PREVIEW £3 £5.00 Just The Fancy Room £2.50 Conc. £10 Family £5 Conc. £20 Family Just Out The Box £4 Conc.

12:00 - 12:55 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 12:00 - 13:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) THE MISERABLES SOUTHAMPTON SPOTLIGHTS PRESENTS: Master Productions DRASTIC MEASURES Life is tough at Land of Laminates. The employees are depressed, the Gone Rogue Productions work is boring and nothing they do really matters. The Miserables is a Here at the Fringe and all the more harrowed for it, join us for a noon-time parody of Les Miserables for anybody who’s ever had a job they hated. descent into poor life decisions and sketches about the limits of the human MUSICALS AND OPERA spirit. Acclaim for Spotlights (Formerly Southampton Jesters) HHHH COMEDY The Caves The Community Project Prices PREVIEW £6 £8.00 £9.00 Prices £5.00 Just The Wee One Just The Old Foundry

www.justthetonic.com 6 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 12:00 - 12:50 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) MYSTERY GIMMICK STAND-UP SHOW Ben Clover Award-winning comic Ben Clover presents a set with a mystery gimmick – and a free gift! Includes discussion of NHS-funded pornography plus all of our era’s many crimes. More fun than this sounds. www.benclover.weebly.com COMEDY

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12:05 - 13:05 / 18th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) SKULDUGGERY Rachel Fairburn We’re told never to make assumptions,but people have been making them about Rachel all her life. Adorable, sweet and friendly are the usual ones. Trustworthy another. She’s very deceptive. Curious? Yes. You are “Darkly hilarious wunderkind” (Skinny) COMEDY

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12:05 - 13:05 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) REVAN AND FENNELL: FAN CLUB Revan and Fennell Award-winning double act, Revan and Fennell, return to Edinburgh after making their critically acclaimed debut last year. 2016 New Act of the Year finalists. “Brimming with originality” HHHHH (BroadwayBaby.com). “Excellent comic chemistry” HHHH (Three Weeks). COMEDY

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12:05 - 13:05 / 4th - 14th (14+) JAMES & SEABURN: PIGEON TROUSERS James & Seaburn James & Seaburn are back with a brand new show featuring their unique mix of sketch, stand-up, songs and general silliness. Eccentric, energetic and a whole lot of fun, it’s the perfect way to start a day at the Fringe. COMEDY

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12:20 - 13:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) BABUSHKA: A SKETCH SHOW Little Apple Productions Join three Cambridge Footlights for an hour of sketches inside sketches inside sketches. “All hits, no misses” HHHHH (The Tab) COMEDY

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12:30 - 14:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) THE LUNCHTIME SPECIAL Christian Knowles Productions Lunchtime stand-up to warm up your chuckle muscles. Join five of the most exciting new acts and rising stars at The Tron; you saw them here first! Daily specials announced each day on the venue boards. COMEDY

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13:00 - 14:00 / 4th - 28th (12th, 15th Off) (PG) A POKE IN THE EYE A Poke in the Eye Productions Part autobiographical, part fiction, part sexy new comedy show from comic Georgie Morrell. One woman. One eye. And her (sort of) blind life… “Keep your good eye open for sightings of this remarkable actor and semi- visionary writer.” (London Pub Theatres) COMEDY

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13:00 - 14:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) DOORS TO MANUAL Rhiannon Vivian In the economy class of Rhiannon’s plane, you’ll find a host of funny, quirky and honest characters, inspired by her love-hate relationship with flying. Rhiannon is a highly praised comic performer. COMEDY

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13:00 - 14:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) NEIL MCFARLANE: SIGHTSEEING WITH A HANGOVER Neil McFarlane in association with Just the Tonic Low-budget international comedian Neil has travelled intensively and very cheaply around the world bringing laughter and confusion, in unequal measure, to hundreds. Were they grateful? No. But he’s picked up some stories and met some people. Come and hear. COMEDY

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13:15 - 14:05 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) IMPROMPTU SHAKESPEARE KPS Productions and Get Lost & Found An improvised Shakespeare play inspired by audience suggestions. Bursting with comedy, love, tragedy, mistaken identity and everything between, to delight Shakespeare nerds and newbies alike. THEATRE

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13:15 - 14:30 / 5th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) AFTERNOON DELIGHT Just the Tonic Family friendly showcase of different performers within the venue’s 14 spaces. Spend over an hour in the company of a selection of performers for a taster of their full shows. How jolly! COMEDY

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www.justthetonic.com 10 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 www.justthetonic.com 11 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 13:20 - 14:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) 13:20 - 14:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) HE’S SIMPLE, HE’S DUMB, HE’S DANIEL COOK CHARACTER TÅLKS Daniel Cook Pernilla Holland Daniel Cook - He’s simple, he’s dumb, he’s Daniel Cook A character comedy from a serious Norwegian. Pernilla Holland leaves no stone A stand-up show based on a true story about how a man (me) went from unturned as important issues like existentialism, sun panels and Eurovision being an idiot to a (spoiler alert) Nobel Peace Prize winner. are tålked about. “Hilarious” (Time Out). “Stand-out star” (Public Review). HHHH (The List). “Fantastic dead-pan comedy” (Everything Theatre). pernillaholland.com COMEDY COMEDY

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13:20 - 14:10 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) 13:25 - 14:25 / 4th - 28th (15th, 23rd Off) (14+) RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES (OR HOW A HORSE DUDE LOOKS LIKE A LADY: ‘CALL OF DUDEY’ WAS TRIED FOR MURDER) - Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski Dude Looks Like A Lady A horse tried for murder? Barnaby Allencourt QC speaks for the first Winner: Best Debut Show at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2016, time in fifty years about the case that destroyed his career and changed ‘Call of Dudey’ is written and performed by 4 “extremely funny British law forever. Writer Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski makes his Fringe comedians ricocheting off each other like they’re in a pinball machine” debut in this character comedy. (LondonCityNights.com), directed by Henrietta Ashworth. COMEDY COMEDY The Caves The Caves £7.00 Prices PREVIEW £4 £5.50 £7.00 Prices PREVIEW £3.50 Just The Wee One £3 Conc. £12 Family £4 Conc. £16 Family £5 Conc. £20 Family Just Up The Stairs £3 Conc. £12 Family £6 Conc. £24 Family

13:30 - 14:30 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) 13:35 - 14:35 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) MOTHERS CAT CALL Mothers Cat Call Luke, Joshan and Archie are super-psyched to become mothers. Just Sex, shame and shouting back from two of the UK’s brightest stand-up imagine – the gift of life! And all you have to do is wee on one of those comics. With 20 years between them, Catherine Bohart and Cally Beaton little sticks? “Original and clever sketches, with wit and warmth” HHHHH show there’s no easy side of 40. At least they’re not ginger... Oh wait... (BroadwayBaby). COMEDY COMEDY

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13:40 - 14:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) 14:00 - 15:00 / 4th - 28th (15th, 22nd Off) (12+) ELLIOT & FARHAN’S LIFE LESSONS SIMON FEILDER: DIE TRYING Elliot Wengler Simon Feilder Elliot Wengler and Farhan Mitha have learnt a lot in life. They have Manchild autocorrect-nightmare Feilder returns after his “delightful debut racked up ”truly funny stories” (Concrete), and concerning observations. hour” HHHH (Metro), with another hot batch of jokes, films, sounds and They’re ready to share everything they’ve learnt; if they have learnt stupidity. And probably a rap FFS. “Impish confidence, winning exuberance” anything at all. (List). “Must-see” HHHHH (BroadwayBaby.com). simonfeilder.com COMEDY COMEDY

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14:20 - 15:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 14:20 - 15:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) LAURA LEXX: TYRANNOSAURUS LEXX ELLIE TAYLOR: INFIDELLIETY Andrew Roach Talent CatFace Talent Evolution is tricky – just ask the dinosaurs. Last year Laura (Chortle Star of Mock the Week, The John Bishop Show and Snog Marry Avoid Awards 2016 nominee) evolved into a full-time wife & comedian. It didn’t gets to grips with that pesky bit of marriage known as monogamy. quite go as planned. “Real comedic steel” The Guardian. ”A joy...roars of “Radiates natural charisma... blessed with great flair” (Guardian). laughter” (The Independent). “Frequently hilarious” (Metro). COMEDY COMEDY

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14:20 - 15:10 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 14:20 - 15:05 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) SIMON PLOTKIN IS GERALD GALBRAITH: ALEX HYLTON: I CAME, I SAW, I COMPLAINED TROUBADOUR Exchange Comedy Simon Plotkin Award-nominated comedian Alex Hylton has travelled all over the UK, His partner mysteriously vanished, twee entertainer Wee Gerry Hoots but was he impressed? Find out in this debut ‘Pay What You Want’ show! Galbraith goes full art folk. Poems, songs and his story. “I don’t know “Consistently funny” (EdFringeReview) what that was but I thoroughly enjoyed it” (Mike Wozniak). COMEDY COMEDY The Caves Mash House Prices PREVIEW £3 £5.00 £6.00 Prices £5.00 Just The Spare Room The Cask Room

www.justthetonic.com 12 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 14:35 - 15:35 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) 14:40 - 15:30 / 16th - 28th (22nd Off) (14+) AAA BATTERIES (NOT INCLUDED) THE FORBIDDEN Chris Turner Fanny Duret A sixth family-friendly year at the Edinburgh Fringe! Gut-busting jokes, A journey of temptation through idiocy and fun. The solo debut of Fanny mucking about and blisteringly quick improvised raps from two award-winning Duret, member of the Gaulier-trained clown group Plague of Idiots. That comedians, hosted by Chris Turner. “Wide appeal? This show has bucket loads” which is forbidden is desired. You are hereby forbidden to see this show. HHHH (Skinny). “Completely hilarious” HHHH (ThreeWeeks). COMEDY COMEDY

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14:40 - 15:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) 14:40 - 15:40 / 5th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) DANIELLE WARD: SEVENTEEN ERIC’S TALES OF THE SEA - A SUBMARINER’S YARN Hunky Dory Productions Eric Sending hate mail to Gary Barlow. Pubic hair. The ghost of Graham Award-winning Fringe favourite (ninth year) Insider’s view of life aboard a Chapman. It’s tough being 17. A brand new show from the host of hit Nuclear Submarine. Unique, riveting, funny and poignant. “Mesmerising” podcast Do The Right Thing. “Very funny” (The Guardian). “Hilarious” (Guardian). “Quietly wonderful show” (Times). “One in a million show” HHHH (The List). (Three Weeks). COMEDY COMEDY

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14:40 - 15:40 / 6th - 14th (16+) 14:45 - 15:45 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) PIFFIN’ AIN’T EASY: A WORK IN PROGRESS THE LATE NIGHT WITH BOABBY ROASTER SHOW John van der Put, Get Comedy and DAA Management Squalid Realism in association with The Comedy Agency That guy who dresses as a dragon performs in regular clothes. Marvel as Join broadcasting stalwart Boabby Roaster (Andrew McBurney - SYTYF the scale-free-human works on new material free from dogs, tricks and Finalist 2013) for his final appearance on his long-running chat show as he grumpiness. Warning: contains non-dragon related material. reluctantly hands over the reins to the young showbiz whipper-snapper, Jackie Allstar (Jack Kirwan). Multimedia sketch comedy. COMEDY COMEDY

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14:55 - 15:55 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 15:00 - 16:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) TEAM VIKING FIVE GO OFF ON ONE James Rowland Robert Eyers with Shedload Theatre When my best friend Tom died of heart cancer his final wish was for Shedload returns with milk-squirtingly hilarious antics in this nostalgic a Viking funeral. So I gave him one. Winner of Vault Festival’s Origins parody! Complete with thick-knit short shorts and an irresponsible Award. A debut storytelling show by James Rowland. number of hammy-hampered picnics, join us for “…a surrealist, satirical, silly marsh of comedy genius” HHHHH (Varsity). THEATRE COMEDY

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15:00 - 16:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) 15:00 - 16:00 / 4th - 27th (15th Off) (14+) ADVENTURES OF THE IMPROVISED SHERLOCK SUZANNA GONZO: DARK LADY HOLMES - Ghostwriters Katie O’Brien No script Sherlock! Everybody’s favourite detective faces a thrilling new GonZo has abandoned cruise ship stardom to heal the world. “Beyond adventure each day. Even the performers are in the dark! Spectacular twisted and side-splittingly funny” HHHHH (Everything-Theatre.co.uk). family fun from stars of Racing Minds and Impromptu Shakespeare. “Character comedy at its very best – brave, committed, brilliantly “Excellent” HHHH (FringeGuru.com). performed” HHHHH (ToDoList.org.uk). COMEDY COMEDY The Community Project Mash House Prices £5.00 Prices PREVIEW £3 £10.00 Just The Old Foundry The Snifter Room £5 Conc.

15:20 - 16:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) 15:40 - 16:40 / 14th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) LOUISE REAY: QUE SERA 些拉 COMEDIANS CINEMA CLUB Louise Reay Eric Lampaert Comedy in Chinese for people who don’t speak any Chinese at all! You’ll Chaotic, alcohol-fuelled and very funny indeed. These movies are understand it but you won’t know why! And will a Zoltar machine help? brash, hilarious and nothing like the originals. Time Out Comedy Critics “Truly Fantastic” (Al Murray). HHHH (The Skinny). HHHH (FringeReview). Choice every month. One of best audience participation comedy shows according to Guardian. Nominated Chortle’s Best Music & Variety 2016. COMEDY COMEDY

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www.justthetonic.com 13 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 15:40 - 16:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) DANIEL NICHOLAS: SCRIPTED Daniel Nicholas From the Jumper Game to the Elimination Process, via one-liners and surreal longer bits. Imagine if Tim Burton made a stand-up game show and it might be like this... “Inventive... should have a future in comedy.” (Chortle.co.uk). COMEDY

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15:40 - 16:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) CAKES Bilal Zafar Join The NATYS 2016 winner as he tells you how he was mistaken for a ‘Muslim Only cake shop’ and became a prime target for the furious far right around the world. “Relaxed, Knowing, Skillful” (Steve Bennett – Chortle) COMEDY

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15:40 - 16:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) KEV’S KOMEDY KITCHEN Kevin Dewsbury Seasoned comedian Kevin Dewsbury hosts a new TV cookery show. Exciting recipes! Special guests! Surprises! The perfect afternoon Fringe show. “A real treat of understated deadpan humour” (ThreeWeeks). Produced by Will Hutchby. COMEDY

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15:40 - 16:40 / 4th - 13th (18+) MATT RICHARDSON: BANGERANG Fluid Thinking For 10 dates only, join Virgin Radio drive-time host Matt for a brand new hour of stand-up. As seen on Xtra Factor, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Celebrity Juice. “The future of comedy” (Guardian). COMEDY

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15:55 - 16:55 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) WALNUT SANCHEZ AND THE MACARONI SAGA Walnut Sanchez From a mind behind 2015’s Footlights International Tour Show - ‘Love Handles’, and 2014’s Fringe hit ‘The Canon: A Literary Sketch Show’, comes a two-man whirlwind of whimsical storytelling and madcap characters. Expect a heart-warming journey into the bizarre… COMEDY

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16:00 - 16:55 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) TONY COWARDS: DAFT PUN Momentum Artist Management If you’re a fan of puns and are up all night for good fun, prepare to get lucky as Tony Cowards, “The best joke writer around” (GQ Magazine), presents an hour of great gags, playful puns and witty wordplay. COMEDY

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www.justthetonic.com 14 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 16:00 - 17:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) 16:00 - 17:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) A BIT OF A CHARACTER AROUND THE WORLD Sooz Kempner Colum Tyrrell Following 2015’s Character Activist, Sooz is back with four more New York based Irish comedian Colum Tyrrell brings you the best characters / figments of her imagination. Legal disclaimer: the character international acts from around the world. Guests have appeared on Malcolm Dempster is not based on anybody, living or dead. Certainly not Conan, Live at the Apollo and MTV. Different line-up daily. her estranged father. “Fantastically funny” HHHH (Chortle.co.uk). COMEDY COMEDY

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16:05 - 17:05 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) 16:15 - 17:10 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 4 MINUTE WARNING SIÂN AND ZOË’S LUXURY CRUISE THROUGH THE Decent People HORRIFYING VACUUM OF SPACE Armageddon is imminent. And no one saw it coming. A sketch show for Siân and Zoë the end of days, starring speed daters, ghost dinosaurs and cockroaches. There’s one problem with Siân and Zoë’s relaxing mindfulness retreat: The end is nigh! it’s in the horrifying vacuum of space. Anarchic lo-fi sci-fi alternative COMEDY comedy from two “genuinely hilarious” (TheTab.com) earthlings. COMEDY The Caves The Community Project Prices £5.00 Prices £5.00 Just Up The Stairs Just The Little Kirk

16:20 - 17:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) 16:30 - 17:30 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (U) TUDUR OWEN: THE LL FACTOR JUNNK Fluid Thinking Laughing Coyote BAFTA Wales-winning comedian Tudur Owen’s new show is about his Edinburgh premiere of Event Awards’ Act of the Year 2013 winner, country, his language, hopes and fears (and maybe stuff about pissing JunNk. A dynamic variety show where four hilarious guys use nothing but in wetsuits). “Great material, great variety, very funny and very Welsh” junk to create a unique world of music, comedy and pure entertainment. (BBC Wales). “Truly outstanding” HHHHH (Gazette). COMEDY CABARET

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16:30 - 17:25 / 4th - 14th (12+) 16:30 - 17:30 / 16th - 28th (16+) HAPPILY NEVER AFTER KIDS WITH BEARDS: THE CURSE OF THE SECRET HAM The Maydays Kids with Beards Award-winning improvisers The Maydays present a dark and twisted musical The Brighton-based beardy babes are back, baby. We’ve brought with tale, inspired by the warped imaginations of Tim Burton and The Brothers us an hour of surreal, fast-paced sketch comedy ridiculousness for your Grimm. Black comedy, imaginative physicality with a bespoke cinematic delectation, so tuck in. And use a napkin, you beast. soundtrack. “Superb” (FringeGuru). “An act not to miss” (FringeReview). COMEDY COMEDY

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16:45 - 17:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) 17:00 - 18:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) BANGING FUN STUFF UNPRONOUNCEABLE The Cutlery Crew Steve Bugeja A crime has been committed and all hope rests upon PC Pauline. She can Steve has a bag for life, he remembers it every single time. That’s only twirl and bang the spoons like a banshee. She was Policewoman of the the third coolest thing about him. BBC New Comedy Award winner, Year 1999. But her fate is in your hands... heard on BBC Radio 4, seen on BBC Three. “Big laughs” (Guardian). COMEDY COMEDY

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17:00 - 18:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) 17:00 - 17:50 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) KOMISCHER MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRLS Douglas Walker MANIC PIXIE DREAM GIRLS Douglas Walker presents his second sketch show. This one is even A magical showcase of the funniest, fiercest female comics at the Fringe, komischer. Adelaide Fringe Weekly Comedy Award 2016. Perth Fringe curated by Funny Women 2015 finalist Sophie Duker and hotshot Texan World Arts Editor Award nominee 2016. “A one-man sketch act which improviser Erin Simmons. Big laughs, big talent, no boys. broadens the form with exciting effect.” HHHH (The List). COMEDY COMEDY

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www.justthetonic.com 15 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 Here’s who you can see with us this Autumn:

Birmingham / Camden / Reading / Watford

PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING AT JUST THE TONIC ALL YEAR Birmingham / Camden / Leicester / Loughborough / Nottingham / Reading / Watford Here’s who you can see with us this Autumn:

Birmingham / Camden / Reading / Watford

PEOPLE ARE LAUGHING AT JUST THE TONIC ALL YEAR Birmingham / Camden / Leicester / Loughborough / Nottingham / Reading / Watford www.justthetonic.com 18 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 17:00 - 18:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 17:15 - 18:10 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) PETE OTWAY: SIX YEARS FROM THEN THE KAGOOLS Fluid Thinking The Kagools A heart-warming and funny debut show from a rising star. A tale of Fresh from their hit Australian Tour, the award-winning UK physical comedy love, friendship, youth and nosebleeds. Best Debut Show nominee duo return with a brand-new hour of spontaneous anarchic fun. “One of 2016, Leicester Comedy Festival. BBC New Comedy Award finalist. the outright funniest pieces of the entire festival” HHHHH (TVBomb.co.uk). “Devastatingly funny” (Chortle.co.uk). HHHHH (Mumble). HHHH (Chortle.co.uk). HHHH (BroadwayBaby.com). COMEDY COMEDY

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17:20 - 18:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 17:20 - 18:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) ALICE MARSHALL: VICIOUS BARON FINGOLFIN - THE STRANGER Vicious Productions Susanna Jeffery in Association with Oliver Izod Critically acclaimed comedy actress Alice Marshall (BBC Radio 4 Extra) Surreal musical character comedy from Oliver Izod – Musical Comedy presents a collection of weird, wonderful and truly vicious characters in Awards 2015 finalist. A weird Fight Club with songs. And talcum powder. her debut solo show. “Astonishing” HHHHH (Female Arts). “Erotic and “Very funny and very original” (Bruce Dessau, BeyondTheJoke.co.uk). extremely funny… a natural” (The Spectator). COMEDY COMEDY

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17:20 - 18:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 17:25 - 18:25 / 4th - 28th (15th, 27th Off) (14+) BITTERSWEET LITTLE LIES MIXED DOUBLES: FUNDRAISER Adam Rowe Mixed Doubles Newcomer Adam recalls a small fabrication that massively impacted his The sketch comedy quartet return with a show that addresses the life; a lie he told his father when he was ten. But not everything is as it burning issue affecting provincial communities across Middle England: may appear, and maybe every lie has some bittersweet consequences. the village pavilion. Expect sketches. And a raffle. “Mixed Doubles serve up a blinder of a set” (BBC Radio 4). COMEDY COMEDY

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www.justthetonic.com 19 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 17:35 - 18:35 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 17:40 - 18:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) LEWIS SCHAFFER: YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL MIKE NEWALL: HIGH ON GRAVY Lewis Schaffer Fluid Thinking Same show as last year. Best thing he’s ever done. “Amazing and From male grooming to rodents, Mike has it covered in this eclectic hour brilliant” HHHHH (Scotsman). Stewart Lee’s Fringe recommendations. of stand-up comedy. *Please note that this show does not contain gravy. “Genuinely liberating” (FringeGuru.com). “Well-crafted jokes, great call-backs and a wonderfully dry delivery” (ThreeWeeks). COMEDY COMEDY

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18:00 - 19:10 / 4th - 28th (8th, 15th, 16th, 22nd Off) (16+) 18:00 - 19:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) HENNING WEHN: WESTPHALIA IS NOT AN OPTION GLENN MOORE: GLENGARRY GLEN GLENN IMWP Avalon Management German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn is back at the Caves and Glenn Moore, from critically acclaimed sketch duo Thunderbards, like every year Westphalia is not an option. Come along. Or else. presents his debut hour, filled with smart jokes and offbeat gags. “His accent is not so much German as indescribable” (Daily Mail). “Tipped for great things” (GQ). Nominee – Best Debut Show, Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2016. COMEDY COMEDY

The Caves The Caves Prices £8.50 £10.50 £12.50 Prices PREVIEW £5 £5.00 Just The Big Room £9.50 Conc. £11.50 Conc. Just Up The Road

18:00 - 19:00 / 5th - 14th (6th, 7th Off) (16+) 18:00 - 19:00 / 6th - 21st (Multiple Dates Off) (16+) ODD COUPLES COMEDY IN THE DARK Big Difference Productions Big Difference Productions If you like the TV show Mr & Mrs (and who doesn’t?!), you’ll love this. This unique comedy experience returns to the Fringe, after sell-out Previous guests include Sara Pascoe, Joel Dommett, David Morgan and shows across the UK and Europe. At Comedy in the Dark, the audience’s Alex Edelman. senses are heightened – things look and sound different in the dark. CABARET COMEDY

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18:00 - 19:00 / 7th - 27th (Multiple Dates Off) (16+) 18:20 - 19:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) PAUL FOOT’S GAME OF DANGERS CLASS ACT Big Difference Productions & IMWP James Meehan Paul pits two teams against each other, discussing a series of real-life, Debut hour from Fosters and Chortle award-winning comedian and perilous, yet bizarre situations and attempting to work out which of member of Gein’s Family Giftshop and Funz and Gamez, James Paul’s unusual items will save them. The results? Surprising, devastating Meehan. A show about being working class in a middle class industry. and true! “Refreshingly nonchalant” (Time Out). CABARET COMEDY

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18:20 - 19:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 18:20 - 19:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) UCL GRATERS: IMMATURE CHEDDAR PETER WHITE: STRAIGHT WHITE MALE UCL Graters Old Man Management The UCL Graters return to the Fringe with an hour of delicious sketch This bold, honest and hilarious debut show tackles race, gender and comedy with a sharp aftertaste, from the delightfully dark to the sexuality in a way few comics would dare. As seen on Comedy Central’s downright absurd. HHHHH (Cream of the Fringe). “Cuttingly funny” Live at the Comedy Store. “People adore Peter!” (The Coast). HHHH (ThreeWeeks). COMEDY COMEDY

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18:20 - 19:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 18:35 - 19:35 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) MORNING AFTER BRISTOL REVUNIONS: DOLCE VITA Gabby Rankin Bristol Revunions Morning After explores just what it feels like to be a young lady Join the Bristol Revunions for their eighth year at the Fringe! They bring struggling to leave her mark on the big smoke – in every sense of the to you an hour of hilarious, original, quick-witted sketch comedy and word! Performed through the disciplines of stand-up and storytelling. maybe more. “Constantly surprising” (BroadwayBaby.com). “So-stupid- it’s-genius” (IntermissionBristol.co.uk). COMEDY COMEDY

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www.justthetonic.com 20 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 18:40 - 19:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 18:40 - 19:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) JACK BARRY: YOU DON’T KNOW JACK RUBY THOMAS: CHICK Jack Barry So Comedy Who the f*ck is Jack Barry? Come find out. “Distinctive wit... one to What do a filthy Aristocrat, a Gynaecologist with a heart of gold, a watch” (Chortle.co.uk). “Instantly likeable” (ThreeWeeks). “A degree of Vlogger, Dominatrix and you have in common? Limescale. And this show. skill that belies his youth” (Fest). Joe Lycett, Patrick Kielty and James “Extracting laughs one moment, gasps the next” (Exeunt Magazine). Acaster tour support. Directed by Mathew Horne. COMEDY COMEDY

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18:40 - 19:40 / 5th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) 18:45 - 19:45 / 5th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) JACOB HATTON: DREAMS OF FITZROY AND LONDIS THE LEEDS TEALIGHTS: TENSION Jacob Hatton The Leeds Tealights Attention all shipping. Viking. Humber. Dogger. Good. Join Jacob in Winners of the 2015 Derek award for Best Sketch Show, the Tealights return a tale of sex, drugs and a quest to become the voice of the Shipping with Tension. Combining unpredictability, absurdity and unparalleled Forecast. An hour of stand-up and sketches from former Milkybar Kid timing for a dazzling hour of sketch comedy. “Slickly choreographed, highly lookalike Jacob Hatton. creative, frequently fantastic” (BroadwayBaby.com). COMEDY COMEDY

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18:55 - 19:55 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 19:00 - 20:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) ED PATRICK: JUNIOR OPTIMIST ISLE OF EDNA: G STREET Ed Patrick by arrangement with Corrie McGuire at ROAR Comedy Isle of Edna Leicester Mercury Comedian of the year finalist 2016 Ed Patrick is both There’s nothing worse than being caught short, thinking you’ve found a comedian and junior doctor. His hotly anticipated Edinburgh Fringe Debut public toilet and then discovering it’s actually an artisan bakery. follows first hand experiences / challenges / blind panic working for the much Welcome to G Street. loed NHS. “Masterful, Playfully provocative writing” (Chortle.co.uk). COMEDY COMEDY

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19:20 - 20:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 19:20 - 21:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) STEPHEN BAILEY: NATIONS SWEETHEART BIG VALUE COMEDY SHOW - EARLY So Comedy by arrangement with PBJ Management Innate Talent The “Guilty pleasure” (Daily Record) and Amused Moose Comedy Twenty second year as the recognised launch pad for future legends. Award Best Show nominee returns with one of his infamous gossips as Four top circuit comedians for the price of one. A two-hour show. A he continues on his quest to become the Nation’s Sweetheart. HHHH proper comedy night. “Cabaret at its best” (Scotsman). (Sunday Express). HHHH (Herald). COMEDY COMEDY

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19:35 - 20:35 / 5th - 27th (14th, 15th Off) (16+) 19:40 - 20:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) DIG THE NEW BREED ARSEWAYS Just the Tonic Jarlath Regan Just the Tonic Comedy Club showcases the best of the new talent from Screwing up has never been this funny. “Always one of the fastest and the Edinburgh Fringe. An opportunity to see the rising stars of the funniest shows” (Jason Byrne). “Side-splitting stuff” HHHH (Metro). circuit. Guest comperes include Matt Richardson, Eric Lampaert, and Recommended by the Times, Guardian, Telegraph and Marc Maron. Danny McGoughlin. Independent’s Fringe Top 20. Creator of Irishman Abroad podcast. COMEDY COMEDY

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19:40 - 20:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 19:40 - 20:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) HOW TO BECOME A POKER MILLIONAIRE (AND VINCE ATTA: LOOPZILLA STILL BE A LOSER) Rowfwriting Lucille Cailly Vince Atta: LOOPZILLA “An unstoppable force! Like an intravenous shot In this multi-media stand-up show, learn how Lucille went from a of adrenaline!” (Chortle). Vince Atta’s long-awaited debut. Unique loop deranged childhood in Normandy to millionaire poker superstar (with a skills combine brilliantly with natural stand-up and characters. “One of vagina) and how you could win big too. the circuit’s most promising acts” (The Guardian). COMEDY COMEDY Mash House £5.00 Mash House Prices PREVIEW £3 Prices PREVIEW £4 £5.00 £6.00 The Cask Room £4 Conc. £16 Family The Attic £5 Conc.

www.justthetonic.com 21 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 IN ASSOCIATION WITH OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) LTD PRESENTS www.offthekerb.co.uk

‘A stand-up ‘Impressively gem’ accomplished, THE GUARDIAN quality material’ CHORTLE

8.20PM 4-28 AUGUST (NOT 15 AUGUST) JUST THE TONIC THE MASH HOUSE THE SNIFTER ROOM £6 / PAY WHAT YOU WANT Official tour support forALAN CARR and JOSH WIDDICOMBE. As seen on LIVE FROM THE COMEDY STORE, VIRTUALLY FAMOUS and EDFEST LIVE. @suziruffell

www.justthetonic.com 22 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 19:40 - 20:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 19:55 - 21:10 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) DANNY DEEGAN IS TALLER THAN JESUS, MORE ADVENTURE QUEST VISIBLE THAN GOD Dutch Kills Theater Hilarity Bites Management Adventure Quest! A nostalgic treat that glimpses into the yawning void! Join Danny as he goes through a year that has seen him dumped by It is the tale of a hero attempting to rescue a mayor’s daughter from an his girlfriend on the set of a BBC drama. “A natural born comedian” evil wizard – told in the style of an old school computer adventure game. (ThreeWeeks). THEATRE COMEDY The Caves The Caves Prices £5.00 Prices PREVIEW £5 £8.00 Just The Spare Room Just The Fancy Room

20:00 - 22:00 / 14th (18+) 20:00 - 21:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) FUNNY WOMEN AWARDS 2016 REGIONAL FINAL ROBIN MORGAN: FREE MAN Funny Women So Comedy by arrangement with Troika The Funny Women Awards have been searching the UK and Ireland for All Robin hoped was that she’d say “Yes.” That didn’t happen. Debut the best new female comic talent! Come along and spot the next big hour from the writer of Radio 4’s The News Quiz, The Now Show thing. In support of domestic violence charity, Refuge, with Benefit and Newsjack. “Extremely entertaining and brilliantly silly” HHHH Cosmetics. (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine). COMEDY COMEDY

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20:00 - 21:00 / 5th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) 20:00 - 21:00 / 4th - 28th (15th, 22nd Off) (18+) THE STAR FACTORY JAVIER JARQUIN: HOMBRE AL DENTE If you think you’re hard enough Javier Jarquin Enthused? Inspired? Vibing? You love the Fringe, so participate! What the hell is a man these days? Award-winning man comedian Javier Precocious Poppy or Shrinking Violet, you could be on stage making Jarquin explores changing ideals of manliness from what is projected mediocre scripts great... or at least unique. Take immersive theatre to and the not so manly truth. “Genuinely punchy comedy” (The Stage). new depths. Entertainer or Entertainee? www.cahag.org COMEDY SPOKEN WORD

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20:05 - 21:05 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 20:15 - 21:15 / 16th - 28th (16+) ALISTAIR WILLIAMS: I’VE STARTED SO I’M FINISHED LYNN RUTH MILLER: THIS IS YOUR FUTURE CatFace Talent Lynn Ruth Miller Debut show from Piccadilly New Comedian winner. Alistair’s finally Eighty-two: been there, done that, and would make Joan Rivers proud. doing what he loves for a living – stand-up comedy. Join him as he says “This woman is sharp…among the fun and shtick there are some killer goodbye to everything he thought he couldn’t live without. lines…a poster girl for growing old disgracefully” (Scotsman). COMEDY COMEDY

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20:15 - 21:15 / 4th - 14th (16+) 20:20 - 21:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) FRONT LINE SUZI RUFFELL: COMMON Elyssa Vulpes Productions Off The Kerb Productions Uplifting songs and self-effacing comedy allow us to transcend personal Dodgy fireworks, crackpot schemes and questionable slang – Suzi and universal challenges into “agape” (unconditional love). Original one- Ruffell is common. Pour yourself a vodka, pop on your leopard print and woman musical play exploring the power of truth as a means of finding a explore, with this “always excellent” (Time Out) storyteller, what it is to more positive future for ourselves. be working class. THEATRE COMEDY

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20:40 - 21:40 / 4th - 14th (10th Off) (14+) 20:40 - 21:40 / 16th - 28th (16+) THE TERRIBLE TALE OF DR F THE INVENTION OF ACTING Vis A Vis Sheep Soup This is the way the world ends... not with a bang, but with a sniffle. From the makers of hit Fringe musical Mrs Green HHHH (Metro), Sheep Gaulier graduate, Neil Sinclair’s show, is going viral, the old-fashioned Soup in association with The Television Workshop presents three way. Dr F is a chilling comedy about a man who created a monster. hilarious humans discovering The Invention Of Acting. The possibilities are endless! Or an hour long, depending on your viewpoint. COMEDY COMEDY

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www.justthetonic.com 23 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 21:00 - 22:00 / 4th - 14th (16+) 21:00 - 21:55 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (12+) LYNN RUTH MILLER: THIS IS YOUR FUTURE NAZ OSMANOGLU: EXPOSURE Lynn Ruth Miller Naz Osmanoglu Eighty-two: been there, done that, and would make Joan Rivers proud. Debut show number three… Loudest member of sketch group WitTank, “This woman is sharp… among the fun and shtick there are some killer star of Flat TV (BBC Three) and Bull (UKTV) returns to the Fringe to bare lines… a poster girl for growing old disgracefully” (Scotsman). all. “Buckets of wit and charm” (Telegraph). “Particularly magnetic” (Guardian). COMEDY COMEDY

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21:00 - 22:00 / 16th - 28th (12+) 21:00 - 22:00 / 4th - 28th (9th, 15th, 16th, 23rd Off) (18+) TRAVELS WITH AUTISM SCARLET SOHANDSOME AND FIENDS Jay Islaam Dead Cat Comedy Jay has Asperger’s, so he lacks empathy. Which is another way of saying Drag queen. Stand-up comedian. Bitch. After working alongside the he doesn’t give a f*ck about you or your problems. He couldn’t be biggest names in drag, including Bianca Del Rio and Michelle Visage, happier! Debut solo show by multi award-winning comedian Jay Islaam. Scarlet SoHandsome makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut. Plus support from the festival’s hottest comics. “A rock-solid act” (Chortle) COMEDY COMEDY

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21:00 - 22:30 / 5th - 27th (14th, 15th Off) (16+) 21:00 - 22:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) JUST THE TONIC COMEDY CLUB DANNY MCLOUGHLIN: PHILIP WAS RIGHT Just the Tonic Fluid Thinking “Consistently boasting some of the most interesting line ups in the When Danny was 10 something bad happened, he was fine. He didn’t country” (Times). With six established clubs around the UK, a nightly think it was that bad. Now he’s older, he’s not fine as he’s realised the mixed bill of the best of established and newer comedians in Edinburgh. bad thing was probably badder than he thought. COMEDY COMEDY

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21:20 - 22:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) 21:20 - 22:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) STAND UP & SLAM! TAYLOR GLENN: A BILLION DAYS OF PARENTHOOD Chatback Comedy Dessert Box Productions Stand-up comedy: poetry’s idiot relation, right? Performance poetry: Award-winning comic tells an honest, unflinching, and delightfully dark comedy’s boring cousin, yes? Let’s find out. HHHH" Cannot be tale. “Turns any aspect of parenthood into laugh out loud comedy. recommended more... the true winner is the audience.” (Ed Fest Mag). Clever stuff” HHHH (Bath Chronicle). “Funny and dark” HHHHH (Arts Award Voice). COMEDY COMEDY

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21:20 - 22:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (PG) 21:25 - 22:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) A HISTORY, W NOWELL EDMURNDS HARRIET KEMSLEY; THE GIRL ON THE WRONG Koma Kino TRAIN - MHA Talent and United Agents Whichever light entertainer we still admire is stood up at his lifetime Since getting engaged multi award winning idiot Harriet Kemsley thinks achievement party by those we don’t, leaving an unknown MC to invent a marriage is stupid. As seen on BBC3 & Radio1. “A very funny new stand- televisual history worth celebrating. Surreal fun from the Oxford Revue. up” (Time Out). “Harriet’s far more charming than me and a great joke COMEDY writer” (Josh Widdicombe). COMEDY The Caves The Caves Prices £4.00 £5.00 Prices £5.00 Just The Wee One £3 Conc. £4 Conc. Just Up The Stairs £3 Conc.

21:30 - 22:30 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 21:35 - 22:35 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) WALTZiNG MATiLDA FOMO Plague of iDiOTS Hayley Ellis This brand spanking new show from the award winning Plague of iDiOTS Join award-winning Ellis (tour support for Rob Delaney, regular tears through an Australian classic like a lukewarm knife through very contributor for Russell Howard’s Good News) for her follow-up hour on stupid butter. Warning: May contain traces of culture. “Bizarre and the Fear Of Missing Out. “Engaging” (The Scotsman). “Destined for brilliant in equal measure” HHHH (Broadway Baby) comedy greatness” (XFM). “Engaging and quick witted” (Fest). THEATRE COMEDY

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www.justthetonic.com 24 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 www.justthetonic.com 25 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 21:40 - 22:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 21:40 - 23:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) DAVID STANIER’S SILLY PARTY BIG VALUE COMEDY SHOW - LATE David Stanier Innate Talent Wahoo! And also hooray! It’s David Stanier’s Silly Party - the party Established as one of the best shows on the Fringe. Four comedians, comedy show with brilliant jokes, games and fun. RSVP “Yes please!” different to the early show. Two hours with tomorrow’s comedy stars. All and come and have a great time! “an impressive arsenal of jokes… for £10 or less. “Top value, top comedy” (List.co.uk). beautifully, banally silly” (Gigglebeats) COMEDY COMEDY

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22:00 - 23:30 / 5th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) 22:20 - 23:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) JOE’S NYC BAR LOLLY JONES: 6 DEGREES OF KEVIN BACON Beckett Thomas Productions Lolly Jones Hot from a sell out run at Orlando Fringe, Joe’s is an interactive, All actors are linked to Kevin Bacon in less than six steps, but after acting immersive, improvisational experience that transports the audience to a with KB himself, would Lolly feel more connected to the world? Brooklyn bar. See the show, or be the show! Featuring guest musicians / A tale of surprise associations, magic truffles and getting dumped by actors nightly. your fuck buddy. THEATRE COMEDY

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22:20 - 23:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 22:20 - 23:20 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (18+) SAMANTHA PRESSDEE: SEXTREMIST THE HOOKERS AND BLOW SHOW Love Muffin Productions Colum Tyrrell An action barbie with a plastic cock, who’s sick of being treated like a New York based Irish comedian Colum Tyrrell brings his debut hour to toy, invites you to join the sexual revolution! Sextremist is like a Ted Talk, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Expect a hilarious show filled with explicit only topless – with jokes. Dress Code: tops optional. #FreeTheNipple. tales from a lovable lowlife. “Obvious star potential” (Chortle.co.uk). COMEDY COMEDY

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22:40 - 23:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) 22:40 - 23:40 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) OMAR & LEE PRESENT: WE ARE ALL IDIOTS COOK AND DAVIES: DO NOT LEAVE THIS ROOM Omar & Lee Cook and Davies Omar & Lee are idiots, and so are you... Join these two hapless goons on Trapped in a mysterious room, two friends bicker, banter, fight and frolic an anarchic and revealing voyage through their minds and witness the to avoid going insane. They fail. A unique sketch comedy adventure. inner workings of the idiot! Winner – Best Comedy, The Moors Theatre Awards! Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off finalists! “Douglas Adamsesque” (ThreeWeeks). COMEDY COMEDY

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22:55 - 23:55 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (14+) 23:00 - 00:00 / 7th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) ADRIAN GRAY’S THE 007 CONSPIRACY 2 GIRLS, 1 CUP OF COMEDY Tweedle Comedy Kate Lennon Productions A one-man conspiracy spy-thriller high-tech romp! “Ridiculous and Award-winning comedian Samantha Baines brings you a supersized cup genius in equal measure” (EdFringeReview.com). “About as good as of comedy with TV names as well as the very best new comedians and satire gets” (TheFixMagazine.com). HHHHH (Varsity.co.uk). HHHHH brilliant guest MCs. “Hilarious” (BroadwayBaby.com). (BroadwayBaby.com). COMEDY COMEDY

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23:40 - 00:40 / 4th - 27th (15th Off) (18+) 00:00 - 00:50 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (16+) ROB CARTER IS CHRISTOPHER BLISS JOKING HAZARD Rob Carter / Chatback Comedy Huge Davies & Sam Lake Christopher is a novelist; a passionate, committed and self-confident Sam’s a Cornish stand-up, qualified gay man and generally likeable. Huge novelist. The only problem is he doesn’t quite know what a novel is. is an Asian musical comedian, qualified piano teacher and professional Award-winning comedian Rob Carter brings his new character to the introvert. This is the combination nobody asked for. It’s Joking Hazard. fringe. HHHHH (ThreeWeeks) COMEDY COMEDY

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www.justthetonic.com 26 Box Office: 0330 220 1212 00:00 - 01:00 / 4th - 28th (15th Off) (U) PAUL JOHNSON: THE COOL KIDS Paul Johnson Comedian Paul Johnson guides his two sons through first loves, playground fights and deconstructs the hypnotic allure of the cool kids. “Incisively witty writing” (Time Out Shanghai). “A master of misdirection” (That’s Shanghai). COMEDY

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00:00 - 02:00 / 5th - 27th (Multiple Dates Off) (18+) MIDNIGHT SHOW - JUST THE TONIC COMEDY CLUB Just the Tonic Come and witness one of the greatest late-night mixed bill shows. The best Edinburgh Festival Fringe acts and a few surprises thrown in. “Champion of high quality left-field stand-up” (Guardian). COMEDY

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