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Adrian Minkowicz: Brown Privilege

Double the Bet / PBH's Free Fringe The Argentinean, New York-based comedian explores how the concept of privilege works around the world and challenges the existence of white privilege. Still, if you are racist, perhaps this show is not for you. Age category: 14+

Aidan Greene: Eternal Sunshine of the Stammering Man

Aidan Greene / PBH's Free Fringe Award-winning Irish comedian Aidan Greene is a person who stutters. But what if he wasn’t? Is it better to have stammered and changed or to never have stammered at all? Come learn how having a disability can shape you into the person you become. For better, or worse. Rapid-fire comedy…

An Audience with Victoria Price

Author and speaker Victoria Price discusses her work and her father, the horror movie icon Vincent Price, followed by a screening of the film House on Haunted Hill.

Danny Ward: Danny's Got Talent

Danny Ward / PBH's Free Fringe Following a short run at The London Palladium I return to the Fringe for the 10th time. (Hopefully) the title speaks for itself, but don't just take my word for it. As one audience review said last year: 'Hilarious. Pro. Why haven't I heard of him before? Sort it out'. That’s me told.

David McIver: Teleport

David McIver / PBH Free Fringe / Objectively Funny Productions Come! Escape into the Realms of Warquest, where you can level up, complete quests, defeat monsters and watch a cheeky little man do some stupid character comedy. That's right my friends, it's another bit of fun from David McIver, all about escapism…

The Dementos Radio Show

The Dementos / PBH's Free Fringe Brian (Seaton) Demento and Richard (Collins) Demento perform their outlandish, shocking and downright silly self-penned songs and rock‘n’roll parodies. You’ll hear such gems as Topless Grannies, I Can’t Stand Spiders and An MP Went in to Soho. You will also get their versions of a few…

Dominic Frisby: Libertarian Love Songs

Dominic Frisby / PBH's Free Fringe From 'mercurially witty' (Spectator) creator of YouTube smash 17 Million F*ck Offs – A Song About Brexit come comic songs, stories and stand-up for people who think the government should stay out of it. If you believe in things like free speech, free trade, bitcoin or Brexit, you’ll…

Eleanor Tiernan: Enjoying the Spotlight Responsibly

Eleanor Tiernan Curled in up bed, Eleanor binge-watches true crime, completely insulated from the actual crime outside her door. The gap between what she could be doing and what she is doing has never been bigger. But her smartphone is about to be stolen and then she'll find that the real world can mock us far more…

The Empathy Experiment

Rose Condo / PBH's Free Fringe Is empathy facing extinction? Are smartphones to blame? Multiple slam-winning Canadian poet Rose Condo returns with her latest spoken word show. Embarking on a day of no mobile phones, Rose delves into tech addiction and compassion using herself as the test subject… think Dr Jekyll meets…

Freeing the Edinburgh Fringe: Book Reading

Peter Buckley Hill / PBH's Free Fringe PBH reads from his book, the story of the Free Fringe from 1996 to now: how we became the Fringe’s biggest show provider and the many catastrophes and odd triumphs along the way. A fascinating story, especially if you're interested in the Fringe itself. Did PBH's invention of the…

Gabby Best: 10,432 Sheep

United Agents / PBH's Free Fringe Best hasn’t slept properly in years, which is why she feels like a ghost and looks like a shoe… A whip-smart, animated hour for anyone who’s ever stared wild-eyed at a ceiling or stood very still in their kitchen. Debut stand-up show from Funny Women Award winner. As seen on BBC…

Homer to Hip Hop: A History of Spoken Word

Pete the Temp A fun and fascinating tour of the oral tradition and the poetic movements that have shaped history presented by a former National Poetry Slam Champion. From the oral tradition to the Edinburgh Fringe, from Virgil to Biggy Smalls, meet the poetic movements that have shaped history. Why have wordsmiths…

Horror – Gothic Tales and Dark Poetry

Isabel Schmier / PBH’s Free Fringe Isabel Schmier explores our fascination with the dark and macabre in this literary performance. Dive into the sinister worlds of Gothic literature and dark poetry where writers like Baudelaire, Lovecraft and Poe are brought back to life. 'Intriguing and captivating' ★★★…

How to be a Psychic Conman

Ash Pryce demonstrates how to be a psychic conman.

Jack Barry: Alien

Comedy from the performer as seen on The Russell Howard Hour and Catastrophe.

Jay Handley – White Jesus 2: Resurrection

Jay Handley He's back and he's whiter than ever! Jay Handley returns to the Fringe to share more wrong-headed opinions on matters he should probably leave well alone. 'Moments that can go toe-to-toe with the best stand-up I've seen' (Audience Review).

Joe Sutherland: Sour

United Agents / PBH's Free Fringe Top Ten Best Reviewed Shows, Edinburgh 2018 (Comedy.co.uk). A friendship, a country, a beloved 90s pop group. Joe Sutherland returns to the Fringe looking back at things we once loved which have now gone sour. A regular face on Comedy Central’s online channels, Joe has appeared on BBC…

Kate Smurthwaite: Bitch

PBH's Free Fringe What do you do when after 15 years of making people laugh and campaigning for human rights, you're still best known as 'that feminazi bitch off the telly'? The Have I Got News For You writer and international award-winning comedian is doing the only thing that's left: owning it. 'Fun, energetic and…

Mark Can't Rap

Mark Grist / PBH's Free Fringe Teacher, poet, comedian and 'internet sensation' (Sun), Mark Grist has just seven weeks to learn how to rap. His students can do it, so it should be easy, right? Based upon the hit podcast series, this show invites you to join Mark as he travels the country, interviewing MCs and stumbling…

Mark Simmons – One-Linerererer

Mark Simmons / PBH's Free Fringe Jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes jokes…

Markus Birdman – Last White Christmas

Markus Birdman Amused Moose Award nominee: Best Show, Edinburgh Fringe 2015. NZ Comedy Guild Award nominee for Best International Artist, 2014. Time Out London's Top Ten Comedians 2013. Netflix Special: Live from Amsterdam, 2012. The son of a preacher man returns for his twelfth solo show. A uniquely presented show…

Nazis Need Jews

David Lee Morgan / PBH’s Free Fringe 'If they didn't exist, we'd have to invent them'. Conspiracy, racism, revolution – London, UK and BBC Slam Poetry Champion David Lee Morgan spits rhythm, rhyme and intense lyrics.

Peter Brush: Present. Tense.

Peter Brush / PBH's Free Fringe Awkward jokesmith Peter Brush returns to the Fringe with his hot takes on meditation, sexist babies, robot wives and why he’ll be donating his eyeballs to criminals after he dies. ‘Compellingly hilarious… First-class gag writing… An original and achingly funny voice’ ****…

Punkanary Comedy Cinema

Punkanary / PBH’s Free Fringe. Screening the best quick-fire sketches and shorts by the next big undiscovered talents. Everything we show is short, fast and funny. Discover the best original comedy shows before anyone else at Punkanary. The word's first comedy channel powered by the crowd. 'Amazing idea, awful name…

Silent Screams: Classic Horror with Live Music

Monthly screening of a classic silent horror film or compilation, with live musical accompaniment by Edinburgh poet and musician Craig A. Black on keyboard.

Slingshot Dakota / Fresh / Nelson Savage

Anti-Manifesto and Mope Promotions present Slingshot Dakota, Fresh and Nelson Savage.

Susan Murray: How Not To Die In A Plane Crash

Susan Murray Fasten your seat belts for a darkly hilarious and deliciously bumpy ride. How Not to Die in a Plane Crash is the antidote to boring, life-affirming, feel-good motivational comedy. Come and listen to Susan's sweet dark soul as she makes you laugh and cry at the same time with her useful death defying…

Who’s the Daddy Pig?

Philip Simon / PBH's Free Fringe Having played Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig, when Philip became a dad surely there was only one expert to turn to for parenting advice? Yes, that’s right, you’re not misreading this; Philip really did play Daddy Pig in Peppa Pig (the stage production, not the TV show, don’t get carried away!).