Multi award-winning Welsh misery (Rhod Gilbert) and award-winning mince pie (Mince Pie) collaborate at last. Star of ‘Mock The Week’, ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ and BBC Radio Wales. Every Ticket sold 2005/6/7. “You’ll be laughing yourself silly” **** Metro "Master of Comic Control" ****Times “Makes me laugh like a pitiless idiot” ****Scotsman. www.myspace.com/rhodgilbertcomedian

Over 18s only, as this venue contains a bar.

A top night of comedy with proceeds going to Waverley Care - supporting people living in Scotland with HIV.

MC Greg McHugh
Stephen K Amos
Rhod Gilbert
Tim Vine
Matt Kirshen
Tom Wrigglesworth
Doc Brown
Idiots of Ants

2006 was a tub-thumping critical success. 2007 was a sell-out run, garnering an Elizabeth Dukedom of glimmering four and five star reviews. He’s back for a third annus. Strap in for some super speed sunderings, cod-sociology, and fizzy rants at the smug elites who try to pull our strings and tick our boxes.

Brand new show from 'the highest achiever Edinburgh has seen this decade' (The Times). if.comeddie Winner 2006. Every ticket sold 2005, 2006, 2007. In a really, really big room this year, though.
www.markwatsonthecomedian.com

This show is also previewing at Pleasance Islington. For more information, click here!

Following award-winning debut sketch show The Future, this ground-breaking double-act is back. 'Unmissable' ***** The List. 'Critic's Choice' Times. 'The future of British comedy' Scotland on Sunday 'A truly unique new voice... unlike anything you are likely to have ever heard before' Chortle
'A new kind of comedy' ***** Broadway Baby. Writers' Guild Nominee. Total Sell-out 2007. Book now. www.myspace.com/jonnyandjoe

Witness Tonks doing what he does best - live stand-up. Gasp as he survives the terror of modern living. Delight as he dances with intriguing issues, such as, 'What is a no-bread sandwich?' Wince, as he unravels live on TV during a pro-celebrity football match. And cheer when he finally finds happiness. Winner Time Out Comedian of the Year. "Brilliant" Independent.

Co-star of ‘The Real McCoy’, ‘Absolutely Fabulous’, ‘Grumpy Old Men’ and ‘Down The Line’, celebrates cultural identity confusion, sexual politics, religion, political correctness and modern Britain with brilliant observational stand-up and character comedy.

Magical Five star Flamenco! Buy tickets early for Ricardo Garcia's flamboyant Spanish stunner. "Garcia is mesmerising on guitar... this is music that shimmers in the sun" (The Stage) Critic's Choice: Sunday Herald, Guardian, Toronto Eye. "fascinating, high octane, contemporary flamenco.... you can't go wrong with this. ACE!" (Brighton Argus) "striking, dramatic...knife sharp... simply a stunner." (Winnipeg Sun)

If.comedy Award Nominee, Time Out Nominee and Irish Post Comedian of the Year ANDREW MAXWELL performs a brand new hour of comedy. 'If you see one thing at this year’s Fringe please take time to see Andrew Maxwell' Five Stars, THE LIST. '…genius…' Five Stars, SUNDAY EXPRESS. Sell-out 2005, 2006 & 2007

Fundamentalist christians don't believe in evolution! Mind you we still can't believe it's not butter. Despite 2007's sell-out 'Son of a Preacherman' show, Dad's still a vicar and I'm still an atheist. Thank God. No christians were harmed making this show. Sorry. But I did injure a cat. "Witty, controversial, hip and topical." - BBC "Energetic, engaging, thought-provoking and funny" - Stage

The world's first homo-erectus ventriloquist, and a talking monkey, explain evolution. Thankfully, in the interest of entertainment, they've included songs, jokes, and gratuitous nudity.

Winner of the prestigious Barry award 2008.

'Uproariously funny' Scotsman

'A mighty imagination at work' Times

‘I adored every second, a must-see for the mildly deranged.’ Melbourne Age

Director-Sean Foley

What happens when all available musicians from this year programme come together and celebrate Musical Theatre? We haven’t got a clue! Join the celebration at this Gala Concert. Support www.mbf.org.uk
You can book tickets for this show (as well as many others) from the Edinburgh Comedy Festival website.

The magnificent Razz Big Band and guest singers treat you to some great swinging Broadway tunes. If Michael Buble and Michael Ball had to get together, it would probably end up sounding like this.

You can book tickets for this show (as well as many others) from the Edinburgh Comedy Festival website.

Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan (as seen in Phoenix Nights, unless you blinked) doing stuff. This is more or less a sketch show, as far as we can tell. "Clearly destined for greatness" Evening Standard. They were winners and runners up in The Hackney Empire, So You Think Tou're Funny and Funny Women comedy competitions.

Raw, filthy comedy from three Belgians with British roots. All quite different from each other, but there's one thing they have in common:
they are hilariously funny! Alex Agnew, Nigel Williams and Thomas Smith are world-famous in Belgium, playing only sold out mega theatres. Time to conquer the rest of the world, starting with Edinburgh!

25 years ago, Dillie Keane formed Fascinating Aida. Now in a rare outing, Adele Anderson, and Liza Pulman join her for this birthday reunion. Thrill once again as they dust off their vocal chords. Laugh as the girls defy time, gravity and their zippers to waft you on song through the misery of modern life. There’s nothing else like ‘em.
You can book tickets for this show (as well as many others) from the Edinburgh Comedy Festival website.

Realising he left school a decade ago, Andrew Bird wonders if he's an adult yet. The move from small town to big city and school friends becoming dads hasn’t changed anything. He still uses a shopping trolley like a go-kart and thinks he's back at school in September. "One of the hottest prospects in stand-up." Time Out. “Fast, fluid and animated.” Chortle

We Are Klang's least memorable member does a stand-up show. if.comeddies Nominee, Barry Award Nominee, Chortle Award Winner, Adecco Alfred Marks Borehamwood Branch July 1997 Temp of the Month Nominee. "Breathtaking comic firepower"(Scotsman). "Stand-up as it should be" (List). Show title actual quote from actual dad. The cat's name is Eliot.

"The Dutch are Back! Following last years sold out and critically acclaimed show this time you get a full hour of one of these abortion survivors. **** Guardian Sold out 2007 - not to be missed.
Hans and Micha will be performing on alternate dates.

Micha Wertheim will be performing on 12, 13, 19, 20, 21 August
Hans Teeuwen will be performing on 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 August

Winner Edinburgh Festival Writers' Guild Best Newcomer. Character comedy at its brilliant best: an hour with Lee Nelson (star of Al Murray's forthcoming ITV sketch show, BBC3's The Wall and Radio 2's Out To Lunch). "Genius" Independent. "Masterful" Scotsman. "Magnificent" Herald. "Scintillating" List. "Inspired" Metro. "Prodigious talent, destined to become a household name" Times.