For three exhilarating weeks, August 1-25, 2025, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe takes over the city with an electrifying explosion of performance art. Featuring 3,352 shows, from laugh-out-loud comedy to poignant theatre and boundary-pushing circus acts, this global gathering welcomes artists and audiences to revel in creative freedom. Whether you’re navigating the bustling Royal Mile or stumbling upon a hidden gem in a pop-up venue, Edinburgh Fringe 2025 is a vibrant testament to the power of storytelling in all its forms.
EMMANUEL SONUBI – LIFE AFTER NEAR DEATH
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard – Cabaret Bar
Time: 20:10
Dates: 30th July – 25th August (no 12th August)
Life After Near Death Is a deeply personal yet hilariously sharp exploration of what happens when life throws its toughest challenges your way. After Surviving heart failure, Emmanuel takes audiences on a rollercoaster ride through his journey of recovery, resilience, and the moments of comedy that emerge even in life’s darkest corners. With his signature storytelling style, razor-sharp wit, and undeniable stage presence, Life After Near Death Is a masterclass in finding the funny in the unexpected and the power of perseverance.
SIBLINGS: DREAMWEAVERS
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard – Baby Grand
Time: 20:20
Dates: 30th July – 24th August
Award-winning character comedians-and real-life sisters-Maddy and Marina Bye are back as SIBLINGS, bringing their signature brand of absurd, raucous, and deliriously funny sketch comedy to the stage once again. This is sketch comedy gone dream-state: expect cracked-open brains, backflips of the mind, and a knock(ed)-out hour of chaotic brilliance. Blending clowning, character work, and surreal storytelling to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe and beyond.
MICHELLE WOLF
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard – Pleasance One
Time: 20:30
Dates: 11th August – 17th August
Known for her unapologetic voice and boundary-pushing comedy, Michelle Wolf has earned critical acclaim through her stand-up specials and unforgettable late-night appearances. In her new hour, she has plenty to say-not just about the current political landscape, but also about her personal life. Michelle’s comedy blends sharp intelligence, brutal honesty, and biting humour, allowing her to tackle controversial topics with precision and refreshing insight.
TIM KEY: LOGANBERRY
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard – Forth
Time: 20:30
Dates: 30th July – 10th August
Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner Tim Key returns with a brand-new collection of poems, lager, and reflections. It’ll Be a case of marching in, eyeing you up, reading verses from battered playing cards, potentially stamping his feet, howling,guzzling continental lager, and then he’ll disappear, and that’ll be that. Expect poetry,and some reflections upon his wonderful career. Loganberry, promises to be as unpredictably brilliant as ever.
JORDAN GRAY: IS THAT A C*CK IN YOUR POCKET, OR ARE YOU JUST HERE TO KILL ME?
Venue: Assembly George Square Gardens – Piccolo Tent
Time: 21:05
Dates: 30th July – 24th August (no 6th, 12th or 19th August)
Audiences can expect a raucous rodeo of comedy that will resonate with those both within and beyond the LGBTQ+ community. Featuring Jordan’s trademark original songs the show will take audiences on a wild west journey which explores personal anecdotes as well broader societal themes. All delivered with Gray’s one of a kind, truly unique wit and energy this hoedown show(down) is not one to be missed.
RHYS DARBY: THE LEGEND RETURNS
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard – Grand
Time: 21:20
Dates: 1st – 10th August
The Kiwi icon returns after 13 years with a new stand-up show for 2025. In a world full of AI and robot tech can a simple dad with slightly too-tight jeans stay relevant? Ancient astronaut theorists say yes! Rhys hopes to prove that right now a touch of very human silliness is more important than ever. Perhaps his unique human skills, once thought of as absurd, might be useful after all! Famous for TV shows like Flight of the Conchords and Our Flag Means Death, Darby is excited to return to the stand-up stage.
RAJIV KARIA: MAN ALIVE!
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard – Bunker 2
Time: 21:25
Dates: 30th July – 23rd August (no 15th August)
In Man Alive! comedian Rajiv Karia returns with his sophomore hour, diving into life’s big questions, like how we become who we are, when things start to make sense, and why we can never find that phone charger. Blending his signature wit, deadpan honesty, and relaxed delivery, Rajiv takes audiences on a journey through everyday existential dilemmas, from navigating love and change to confronting fear and fate.
SOPHIE ZUCKER: TASTE
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard – Below
Time: 21:50
Dates: 30th July – 24th August (no 11th August)
Taste Is a genre-defying, comedic one-woman show that combines traditional stand-up with a surreal, scripted podcast to explore the conversation you wish you’d had before a man slowly ghosted you over three years-only to later hook up with your prettier friend. Armed with just a microphone, a projector, and a neon trench coat, Sophie fluidly shifts between timelines, locations,and mediums, beginning with classic stand-up before morphing into an interaction between herself and a fictional podcast host. The Show is a sharp, satirical takedown of modern masculinity and doomed romantic obsession.
JAKE BHARDWARJ: NOT ANOTHER QUIZ NIGHT
Venue: Assembly George Square – Underground
Time: 23:20
Dates: 31st July – 23rd August (no 12th August)
Not Another Quiz Night Is the most entertaining, high-energy quiz show in town, a chaotic, genre-bending night out that’s as much about the party as it is about the questions. Forget stuffy formats and serious faces, this is a fully immersive experience packed with music, comedy, and mayhem. Expect interactive bonus rounds, wild prizes (ranging from the ridiculous to the wonderful), and surprise walk-ons from ‘celebs’’ in disguises.
You can find all the dates and tickets to all acts on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival website here
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