Pleasance Best of Edinburgh Season 2024

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JOHN-LUKE-A-PALOOZA

13th + 20th Oct

12:00 / 13:30 / 15:00 / 17:00 / 18:30 | £10

Fringe Legend award-winner

John-Luke Roberts performs every solo comedy show he’s ever done, in a row, across two back-to-back weekends!

14th - 16th Oct | 19:15 | £15

Best Director winner, Darkchat Edinburgh Awards and shortlisted for the Holden Street Theatre Awards. gang bang it’s the economy, stupid!

14th - 16th Oct | 21:15 | £15 17th + 18th Oct | 19:00 | £15

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‘Smart, sharp writing… deftly blends the personal with the political’ The Stage wwww Voice Magazine wwww Broadway Baby holly stars the screen test BIGHEAD Comedy

17th - 19th Oct | 19:15 | £15

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‘Comically lithe, with an impeccable performance from Bebe Cave’ List

18th Oct | 19:40 | £12

Writer of the smash-hit West End comedy, DeathDrop .

‘The UK’s funniest queen’ To Do List

ANDRe DE FREITAS

18th Oct | 21:00 | £8

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‘Leaves crowds howling with laughter; a gem of a show’ Sunday Express

MUSTAFA ALGiYADI

19th Oct | 19:40 | £10

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‘The funniest thing in the world’ Broadway Baby

I REALLY DO THINK THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

ThickSkin Theatre on behalf of Emma-Louise Howell & Hetty Hodgson 21st - 23rd Oct | 19:15 | £15

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The Stage Innovation Award finalist 2024.

Andrew Frost: cards on the table

19th Oct | 19:00 | £15

‘A brilliant magician’ Derren Brown ‘A phenomenon’ David Blaine

NERINE SKINNER

21st Oct | 19:40 | £10

Funny Women Content Creator award runner-up and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist.

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Sweet Beef Theatre

23rd Oct | 19:30 | £17

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‘Will bewitch, electrify and move you to never before-felt extremes’ EdFringe Review

I AM - OOMMOO chatterbox

Lubna Kerr

24th + 25th Oct | 19:15 | £15

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‘A nicely judged mix of laughs and emotional hits’ Three Weeks

I AM - A WALKING UNIVERSE OommoO/LULA.XYZ

25th Oct | 20:45 | £20

A lesson in Afrofuturism, spotlighting overt medical racism in the UK.

luke wright: joy

26th Oct | 19:00 | £15

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‘A winning combination of honesty, humour, ire and wonder. He is at the peak of his powers’ The Stage

LULA.XYZ

25th Oct | 19:00 | £20

The true life events of a 1st generation immigrant as she navigates her Habesha heritage and British identity.

RICH SPALDING

25th Oct | 19:40 | £11

‘Will make you laugh, make you think, and may even help the way you live the rest of your life’ EdFringe Review

JOHN MEAGHER

26th Oct | 19:40 | £10

‘A very sharp comedian’ Irish Independent Host of Radio 4’s The Divil’s Own.

Documental Theatre

26th + 27th Oct | 19:15 | £15

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27th Oct | 18:30 | £13.50

Best Reviewed Show of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 British Comedy Guide 16

29th Oct | 19:40 | £10 29th - 31st Oct | 19:15 | £15

Aram Balakjian and Alexy Walexy present a smorgasbord of comedy, with guest acts.

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Jam Jar Theatre Company 4th - 6th Nov | 19:15 | £15

30th + 31st Oct 11:00 + 14:00 | £15

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SASHA ELLEN mind milk

4th Nov | 19:40 | £8

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‘Solid hour of comedy... chocka-block full of creative jokes’ EdFringe Review

RACHEL FAIRBURN

6th Nov | 19:40 | £9

Co-host of hit podcast All Killa No Filla , as seen on Live atthe Apollo and House ofGames.

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Sierra Sevilla

7th - 9th Nov | 19:15 | £15

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5th + 6th Nov 19:40 + 21:00 | £11

A kaleidoscope of characters collide in this sketch comedy feast from The Awkward Silence.

MICHAEL KUNZE

7th Nov | 19:40 | £10

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ben goldsmith

7th Nov | 21:00 | £8

‘The surprise hit of the Fringe’ The Real Chrisparkle wwww ‘A one of a kind, playful nod to the mafia film genre’ Upcoming

ruby carr chris east

8th Nov | 19:40 | £8 wwwww

‘An enchanting human-shaped hurricane’ Edinburgh Reviews

isobel rogers

9th Nov | 19:40 | £8

‘Chris East is very stupid. His show is very stupid. You’d be very stupid to miss it’ James Acaster

Wonder Fools

9th Nov | 21:00 | £10 11th - 13th Nov | 19:15 | £15

‘Ultra-witty, pin-sharp pithy songs... Get in quick before she has lift off’ EdFestMag

12th Nov | 19:40 | £8

Four of the best up-andcoming comedy acts, handpicked by the Pleasance: Marty Gleeson, Rohan Sharma, Sam Williams and Sharon Wanjohi.

‘An electric one-man tour de force’ Arts Dispatch

13th + 14th Nov 19:40 + 21:00 | £12

‘A masterclass in nihilistic, yet hopeful comedy’ A Young(ish) Perspective

14th Nov | 19:40 | £12

Bath New Comedian of the Year 2022 winner, as seen on ITV2’s StandUpSketchShow

alfie Packham

15th Nov | 19:40 | £8

Two-time BBC New Comedy Award nominee, Max Turner Comedy Prize winner, and writer for BBC Radio 4.

16th Nov | 21:00 | £8

‘Essential Fringe viewing… sketch comedy as it should be done’ EdFringe Review

14th - 16th Nov | 19:15 | £15

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‘Gloriously silly and deeply informative’ Arts Desk

amy mason

16th Nov | 19:40 | £12

Funny Women Award finalist with 12 million views on TikTok, as heard on BBC Radio 1, Radio 5 and Radio 4.

Maybe You Like It

18th - 20th Nov | 19:15 | £15

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‘Hilarious solo drama from James Akka about a struggling schoolboy’ The Stage

katie pritchard runi TALWAR

19th Nov | 19:40 | £10

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‘A one-woman comedy music powerhouse’ Voice Magazine

PETE HEAT

21st Nov | 19:40 | £13

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‘Like David Blaine possessed by Noel Fielding’s sense of style and humour’ Fringe Guru

JAKE ROCHE: NEPORRHOIDS! Rowaters Productions

21st - 23rd Nov | 19:15 | £15

The meteoric rise and devastating fall of charttopping boyband member Jake Roche.

20th Nov | 19:40 | £8

‘Delivers his fluently paced hour with charm and ease’ Chortle

SUCHANDRIKA CHAKRABARTI

21st Nov | 21:00 | £8

‘An utter joy’ Guardian

As seen on NextUp Comedy and heard on BBC Radio 4.

DEE ALLUM

22nd Nov | 19:40 | £10

‘Packed full of beautifully crafted jokes and immensely satisfying pay offs’ LMAOnaise

YURIKO KOTANI

23rd + 28th Nov | 19:40 | £12

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‘Her imagination transforms everyday battles into something extraordinary’ Scotsman

MANDEEP SINGH

28th Nov | 21:00 | £8

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‘An hour of slickly chaotic feelgood comedy’ EdFringe Review

FREYA MALLARD

27th Nov | 19:40 | £10

‘A unique perspective… There’s an intelligence in Mallard’s humour’ Broadway Baby

ROSCO MCclELLAND

29th Nov | 19:40 | £10

‘One of the 12 comedy shows to see at Edinburgh 2024’ Rolling Stone

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