Showcase Show

The famous EdCom lunchtime Showcase Show has a different selection of the Best of the Fringe’s comics at 1.10pm every day in the Pleasance Courtyard Cabaret Bar. It’s the best value show on the Fringe and a perfect way to get a taster of what’s on offer before you book your full show tickets.

Showcasing a different laugh-out-loud line-up daily with top headliners and the hottest rising comedy stars. Previous years line-ups included John Bishop, Mickey Flannagan, The Boy With Tape On His Face, Des Bishop, Jo Caulfield and many more.  Always a cracking show in the lovely courtyard cabaret bar. Now in its eighth sell-out year.

“A perfect bite-sized flavour of the festival” (ThreeWeeks).

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Line up
line up subject to change

We’re starting to compile our line-up!

Here’s the first week with links so you can check out the fantastic acts we’ve got:

Friday 5th of August

Danny Ward (mc) + Andrew Bird + Hannah Gadsby + Chris McCausland + Tom Binns (as Ian D. Montfort)

Saturday 6th of August

Keith Farnan (mc) + Jonathon Elston + Dave Eastgate + Adam Crow + Fiona O’Loughlin

Sunday 7th of August

Mark Olver (mc) + Asher Treleaven + Pat Burtscher + Paul Sinha + Steve Gribbin

Monday 8th of August

Caroline Mabey (mc) + Elis James + Edward Aczel + Sally Anne Hayward + Markus Birdman

Tuesday 9th of August

John Lynn (mc) + Paul B. Edwards + Fiona O’Loughlin + Joe Rowntree + Hannah Gadsby

Wednesday 10th of August

Susan Murray (mc) + Pistol & JackStephen Carlin + Stuart Goldsmith + Tom Binns (as Ian D. Montfort)

Thursday 11th of August

Danny Ward (mc) + Matt Rudge + Hannibal Buress + James Dowdeswell + Dan Antopolski

Friday 12th of August

Keith Farnan (mc) + John Robins + Bridget Christie + Bob & Jim + Carey Marx

Saturday  13th of August

Simon Munnery (mc) + Carl Hutchinson + The Segue Sisters + Matt Price + Stuart Goldsmith

Sunday 14th of August

Andrew O’Neill + Alan Francis + Fiona O’LoughlinDiane Spencer + Gareth Richards

Monday 15th of August

Paul B. Edwards (mc) + Maff Brown + Kerry Godliman + Laurence Clark + Tom Binns as Ian D. Montfort

Tuesday 16th of August

Danny Ward (mc) + Luke BensonMatt Green + Shazia Mirza + The Boy with Tape on his Face

Wednesday 17th of August

Martin Mor (mc) + John Lynn + Chris Martin + Matt KirshenTom Binns as Ian D. Montfort

Thursday 18th of August

Damian Clark (mc) + Matthew Osborn + Elis James + Mark Olver + Terry Alderton

Friday 19th of August

Andrew Bird(mc) + Bennett Arron + Lou SandersPaul Sinha + Mick Ferry

Saturday 20th of August

Markus Birdman (mc) + Mark Simmons + Hannah Gadsby + Jess Fostkew

Sunday 21st of August

Matt Rudge(mc) + Ria Lina + Sheeps John Lynn + Steve Gribbin

Monday 22nd of August

Simon Munnery (mc) + Carl Hutchinson + Fiona O’Loughlin + Richard Sandling + The Boy With Tape on his Face

Tuesday 23rd of August

Gordon Southern (mc) + Danny Ward + Caroline Mabey + Hannibal Buress + Tom Binns as Ian D. Montfort

Wednesday 24th of August

Bennett Arron (mc) + Matt Rudge + Paul B. Edwards + Shazia Mirza + Martin Mor

Thursday 25th of August

Susan Murray (mc) + Jeff Leach + Gareth Richards + Lee Camp + Andrew Bird

Friday 26th of August

Danny Ward (mc) + Mark Simmons + John Lynn + Nick Gibb + Ali Cook

Saturday 27th of August

Damian Clark (mc) + Alan Francis + Carl Hutchinson + James Dowdeswell + Anyone For Tennis?

Sunday 28th of August

Phil Ellis (mc) + Adam Crow + Martin Mor + Hannah Gadsby + Tom Stade

Due to act cancellations and timetabling issues we sometimes have line-up changes last minute.