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Festival of the Spoken Nerd - Full Frontal Nerdity
A night of unashamed nerdiness and unlimited laughs with Helen Arney, Steve Mould and Matt Parker.
Assembly George Square, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Lee Camp: Destruction! Distraction! Evolution?
EMX Management Presents. Evil forces and billionaire agendas have won the day while filling our heads with iPhone ecstasy and Playstation porn. Can Lee Camp act as our time bomb of reason, jarring us awake? This 'comedy evangelist with blistering punchlines' (Guardian) has been banned from various media outlets for the…
Just the Tonic at Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Benny Boot: As Seen On TV
Get Comedy. Following last year's sell-out show, this year Benny (seen on Dave's One Night Stand) pre-empts his imminent fame by recording a TV special live from the 2013 Edinburgh Festival. However, the stakes are high as he's not been given the green light from the television networks. Benny continually blurs the…
Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Terry Alderton: Season 4
CKP in association with Tim Payne. Following his critically acclaimed smash hit shows in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and hugely successful national tours, award-winning comedian Terry Alderton is back! Seen on Michael McIntyre's Roadshow, Dave's One Night Stand, and the Sun's Comedian of the Year 2011 returns with a brand new…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Terry Clement: Din Times 8
Get Comedy. It is difficult to describe, in writing, exactly what Terry does… psychedelic performance art? Stoner music deluxe? Blue-collar observations strained through a Picasso filter and rolled onto a Gysin Canvas? Din Times 8 is at times scary, silly and almost always hallucinatory, pushing the boundaries of…
Underbelly, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Tim FitzHigham: Challenger
The true spirit of the Fringe, multi award-winning, Perrier nominated comedian, author, explorer and unusualist, Tim FitzHigham is back in a brand new show. Tim has brilliant bad ideas: rowing the Channel in a bathtub, taking on the world's weirdest wagers. Star of CBBC's Super Human Challenge and BBC Radio 4, see him…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Faulty Towers: The Dining Experience
'Sybil', 'Basil' and 'Manuel' recreate the chaotic John Cleese sitcom experience, while you enjoy a three course dinner. Nope, doesn't sound very safe to us, either.
B'est, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Glamorous Amorous
The Lady Boys present their world-famous show with renditions of J-Lo, Whitney, Kylie et al.
The Meadows, Edinburgh
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks
- 2013
- US
- 130 min
- 15
- Directed by: Alex Gibney
- UK release: 12 July 2013
Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) examines the phenomenon of Wikileaks and its elusive figurehead Julian Assange.
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Tue 25 Jun
Wed 26 Jun
Keith Farnan: Fear Itself
Irish comedian Keith Farnan (Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Live at the Comedy Store, Just For Laughs All Access) follows his acclaimed shows about money, the death penalty and feminism with a show about fear. Franklin D Roosevelt said: 'We have nothing to fear but fear itself' - frankly, an understatement, Franklin.
Underbelly, Edinburgh
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Mark Thomas: 100 Acts of Minor Dissent
The political heavyweight of the comedy world is renowned for causing mayhem in the quest for fairness and good. Tonight he talks about his many acts of dissent.
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
Radio Forth on the Fringe
Radio Forth Ltd. Now in its sixth year, Radio Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year's festival. Featuring a selection of some of the biggest names in music, comedy and entertainment hosted by 97.3 Forth One's breakfast show hosts, Boogie and Arlene. Previous…
The Edinburgh Playhouse
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Frances Ha
- 2012
- US
- 86 min
- Directed by: Noah Baumbach
- Written by: Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig
- Cast: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver
- UK release: 26 July 2013
Baumbach's comedy drama focuses on a New Yorker (Gerwig) eagerly throwing herself at life.
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Fri 21 Jun
The Great Hip Hop Hoax
- 2013
- UK
- 93 min
- Directed by: Jeanie Finlay
Documentary about 'Californian rappers' Silibil 'n' Brains, actually two Scottish students with fake accents and false identities.
Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh
Wed 26 Jun
Thu 27 Jun
Odeon Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
Fri 28 Jun
Mushrooming (Seenelkäik)
- 2012
- Estonia
- 93 min
- Directed by: Toomas Hussar
- Cast: Hendrik Toompere Jr. Jr., Volli Käro, Mari-Liis Lill
A wild satire of media-driven post-Soviet politics. On the eve of a scheduled appearance on an idiotic game show, and bothered by a reporter inquiring into his travel expenses, Estonian MP Aadu goes with his wife to pick mushrooms in the countryside. What starts out as a bucolic day trip turns into a comic nightmare as…
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Thu 20 Jun
Struck by Lightning
- 2012
- US
- 90 min
- Directed by: Brian Dannelly
- Cast: Rebel Wilson, Chris Colfer, Dermot Mulroney
An all-star cast tell a tale of teenage life in a smart high-school comedy written by and starring Glee's Chris Colfer. Carson Phillips has a dream that exceeds the constraints of his small town. When he discovers his efforts as head of writer’s club won’t be enough to impress his dream university, he blackmails his…
Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh
Fri 28 Jun
Abandoman: Moonrock Boombox
Underbelly Productions by arrangement with Dawn Sedgwick Management. After several years cutting a truly original path between rap music and comedy, Abandoman are stepping up their award-winning game. Now performing as a full band, they'll innovate mixtape mashups and futuristic jams live on stage, using the history of…
Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
BBC: Clare in the Community
Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution. A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are…
BBC @ Potterrow, Edinburgh
Fri 16 Aug
Bookshop Comedy Encore to the End of August
Pay What You Want / Heroes @ Bob's Bookshop. The Fringe is not over yet! Your last chance to see the pick of the Fringe with the most outrageous fringe stories. This is a special after fringe party and different every night. A glorious celebration. Host: Award Winning Bob Slayer. 'Hilarious Fringe legend' ★★★★…
Heroes @ Bob's Bookshop, Edinburgh
Tue 27 Aug
Wed 28 Aug
Thu 29 Aug
Comedy Gala 2013: In Aid of Waverley Care
Annual comedy jamboree featuring a stellar line-up of big names.
The Edinburgh Playhouse
Thu 22 Aug
Lunarcy!
- 2012
- Directed by: Simon Ennis
- Cast: Alan Bean, Christopher Carson, Matthew Goodman
A frequently hilarious yet always affectionate look at a group of individuals who are obsessed with the moon. Dennis has been selling plots of land on the moon since 1980, after spotting a loophole in the United Nations Outer Space Treaty. Peter has spent decades designing lunar settlements. And Christopher is on a…
Cineworld Fountainpark, Edinburgh
Sun 23 Jun
Roland Hassel (Hassel – Privatspanarna)
- 2012
- Sweden
- 74 min
- Directed by: Måns Månsson
- Cast: Lars-Erik Berenett, Roland Eriksson, Arne Malmgren
Retired detective Hassel is determined to solve the 1986 assassination of the Swedish Prime Minister in this big screen adaptation of the 1980s TV series.
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Sun 23 Jun
Mon 24 Jun
Absolute Improv
Influenced by the like of Whose Line is it Anyway? and Fast and Loose, ToBeContinued take audience suggestions, no matter how silly, and transform myriad ideas into fast-paced improvised comedy.
theSpaces on the Mile, Edinburgh
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
Al Murray - The Pub Landlord: The Only Way is Epic
Avalon Promotions. Britain's favourite pub philosopher returns to Edinburgh, with his critically acclaimed, sell-out show, The Only Way Is Epic. In this phenomenally successful stand-up show, The Guv serves up his premier brew of satirical genius and hilarious barroom buffoonery against the backdrop of a nation on its…
Underbelly Bristo Square, Edinburgh
Fri 16 Aug
Sat 17 Aug
Caroline Rhea
Gilded Balloon. Caroline Rhea, stand-up comedian and actress brings her fresh, funny and spontaneous show to Edinburgh. You know her from Curb Your Enthusiasm. She was Aunt Hilda in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and the host of NBC's The Biggest Loser. Her films include Man in the Moon, The Perfect Man and Christmas with…
