It’s almost August and that means the Edinburgh Fringe Festival starts soon…the 70th Anniversary no less!
Once again there is a large contingent of Australian acts and expats heading north to the world’s largest arts festival. Here we present a list of all those that we could identify (if we’ve missed anyone, please get in touch).
If we’ve reviewed the show before, there is a link to the article describing what we thought (note that there is always the disclaimer that Festival shows are ever evolving beasts that change over time, so there’s always the likelihood that a previously underwhelming performance has been whipped into a lean mean Fringe machine!). We can’t review everything but we have seen more than we have reviewed and there are a lot of exciting shows going to Edinburgh Fringe! We’ve added a *Squirrel Recommended* to shows we’ve loved but somehow failed to review.
Four Squirrels are heading over to the Festival this year. We will be attempting to cover shows that we missed on the Australian runs, catch up with Aussies who haven’t performed on our shores in a while and see all sorts of international acts we hope will make the trek south.
On to the huge list:
Adam Vincent – How Not to Kill Yourself When Living in the Suburbs
Laughing Horse @ Espionage
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/adam-vincent-how-not-to-kill-yourself-when-living-in-the-suburbs
Aidan ‘Taco’ Jones – The Abersham Flat
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/abersham-flat
Alex White – What in Tarnation?!
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alex-white-what-in-tarnation
Alex Williamson – Make the World a Banter Place
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alex-williamson-make-the-world-a-banter-place
Andrew Roper’s Superhero Secret Origins: The Movies
Laughing Horse @ Bar 50
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/andrew-roper-s-superhero-secret-origins-the-movies
Anne Edmonds: No Offence, None Taken
Here’s our review from MICF 2017: https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/?p=11188
Underbelly Med Quad
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/anne-edmonds-no-offence-none-taken
Aunty Donna – Big Boys
Here’s our review from MICF 2017 : https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/?p=11224
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/aunty-donna-big-boys
The Bear Pack (Steen Raskopoulos and Carlo Ritchie)
Underbelly, Cowgate
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/bear-pack
Bec Hill – Out of Order
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/bec-hill-out-of-order
Becky Lucas – Little Bitch
Assembly George Square Theatre
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/becky-lucas-little-bitch
Brendon Burns and Craig Quartermaine in Race Off
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/brendon-burns-and-craig-quartermaine-in-race-off
Brendon Burns and Colt Cabana Do Comedy and Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/brendon-burns-and-colt-cabana-do-comedy-and-commentary-to-bad-wrestling-matches
Brett Blake – An Aussie Abroad
Laughing Horse @ The Cellar Monkey
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/aussie-abroad
Bruce
*Squirrel Recommended*
Underbelly, Cowgate
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/bruce
Comedy Boxing: The Rematch (Sam Kissajukian, Kyle Legacy & Ruven Govender)
Laughing Horse @ Espionage
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy-boxing-the-rematch
Damien Power – Utopia: Now in 3D!
*Squirrel Recommended*
Assembly George Square Theatre
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/damien-power-utopia-now-in-3d
Daniel Muggleton – Let’s Never Hang Out
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/daniel-muggleton-let-s-never-hang-out
David Quirk – Cowboy Mouth
Heroes @ Bob’s BlundaBus
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/david-quirk-cowboy-mouth
Demi Lardner – Look What You Made Me Do
*Squirrel Recommended*
Underbelly, Cowgate
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/demi-lardner-look-what-you-made-me-do
Diana Nguyen – Naked
Laughing Horse @ Espionage (NOTE VENUE CHANGE FROM Vic St Coffee Co)
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/naked
Die Roten Punkte – Eurosmash
Here’s our review from MICF 2014 : https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/?p=7001
Underbelly, Cowgate
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/otto-astrid-eurosmash-die-roten-punkte
Double Denim (Michelle Brasier and Laura Frew)
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/double-denim
Doug Anthony All Stars: Near Death Experience
*Squirrel Recommended*
Pleasance Courtyard
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/doug-anthony-all-stars-near-death-experience
Dylan Cole – Blank Tiles
Assembly George Square Studios
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/blank-tiles
Frehd Southern Starr – Frehd The Clown AKA Clownie – Stripped Bare
Here’s our review from MICF 2017 : https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/?p=11386
Gilded Balloon Teviot
http://gildedballoon.co.uk/tickets/performances.php?eventId=14%3A1625
Frenchy Unleashed
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/frenchy-unleashed
Gavin Lind – Mediocre as F*ck
Sweet Grassmarket
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/mediocre-as-f-ck
George Dimarelos – Self Sabotage
Laughing Horse @ Southside Social
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/self-sabotage
Gillian Cosgriff – To the Moon and Back
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/gillian-cosgriff-to-the-moon-and-back
The Great Comedy Cooking Challenge (Jay Sodagar and Andrew Roper)
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/great-comedy-cooking-challenge
Hannah Gadsby – Nanette
Here’s our review from MICF 2017 : https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/?p=11198
Assembly George Square Studios
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/hannah-gadsby-nanette
Isobel Marmion – It’s My Funeral and I’ll Throw Glitter If I Want to
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/it-s-my-funeral-and-i-ll-throw-glitter-if-i-want-to
Jez Watts – Sex, Lies & Videogames
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jez-watts-sex-lies-videogames
Jimeoin: Ridiculous
Venue150 at EICC
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jimeoin-ridiculous
Jimeoin: Even More Ridiculous!
Venue150 at EICC
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/jimeoin-even-more-ridiculous
John Robertson – Dominant
The Stand Comedy Club 5 & 6
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/john-robertson-dominant
John Robertson: The Dark Room
Underbelly, Cowgate
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/john-robertson-the-dark-room
Josh Glanc – Manfül
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/josh-glanc-manful
Kaitlyn Rogers – Can I Get an Amen?!
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/kaitlyn-rogers-can-i-get-an-amen
Khaled Khalafalla – Loose
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/khaled-khalafalla-loose
Kyle Legacy – Fresh Prince of Comedy
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/fresh-prince-of-comedy
Laura Davis – Cake in the Rain
Here’s our review from MICF 2017 : https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/?p=11076
Underbelly Med Quad
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/laura-davis-cake-in-the-rain
Lauren Bok – Is That a Burrito in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy You Have a Burrito
Here’s our review from Melbourne Fringe 2015 : https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/?p=9270
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/lauren-bok-is-that-a-burrito-in-your-pocket-or-are-you-just-happy-you-have-a-burrito
Luke Nowell – Being Hueman Being
Just the Tonic at The Caves
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/being-hueman-being
Marina Margarita – Odette!
Laughing Horse @ 48 Below
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/odette
Mark McConnell – Battered
Laughing Horse @ 48 Below
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/battered
Nath Valvo – Not In This House
Assembly George Square Studios
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/nath-valvo-not-in-this-house
Nazeem Hussain – Hussain In The Membrane
Assembly George Square Studios
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/nazeem-hussain-hussain-in-the-membrane
Neal Portenza
Underbelly, Cowgate
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/neal-portenza
Nick Cody – On Fire
Underbelly Med Quad
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/nick-cody-on-fire
Once Were Pirates – by Emilie Colyer and presented by GOBSMACKED
Pleasance Dome
https://www.pleasance.co.uk/
Peter & Bambi Heaven – When Love Becomes Magic (Asher Treleaven and Gypsy Wood)
*Squirrel Recommended*
Assembly George Square Gardens
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/peter-bambi-heaven-when-love-becomes-magic
Phi and Me (Diana Nguyen, Steve Mcphail)
*Squirrel Recommended*
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/phi-and-me
Pussy Play Masterclass
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/pussy-play-masterclass
Rhys Nicholson – I’m Fine
*Squirrel Recommended*
Underbelly Med Quad
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/rhys-nicholson-i-m-fine
Rob Lloyd – Who, Me
*Squirrel Recommended*
No review but here’s an interview about Who, Me from 2012 https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/?p=408
Gilded Balloon at Rose Theatre
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/who-me
Ruven Govender – Ethnic Cleansing
Laughing Horse @ The Golf Tavern
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/ethnic-cleansing
Sarah Bennetto – All My Life’s Mistakes, Catalogued (Volume One)
Laughing Horse @ Espionage (NOTE VENUE CHANGE FROM Vic St Coffee Co)
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sarah-bennetto-all-my-life-s-mistakes-catalogued-volume-one
Sam Garlepp – Well, There You Go
Just the Tonic at The Caves
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sam-garlepp-well-there-you-go
Sam Kissajukian – Alcohol is Good for You Too
Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alcohol-is-good-for-you-too
Sam Simmons – A-K
Here’s our review from MICF 2017: https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/?p=11192
Assembly George Square Studios
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sam-simmons-a-k
Sarah Kendall – One-Seventeen
Assembly George Square Studios
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sarah-kendall-one-seventeen
Scientology : The Musical
Just the Tonic at The Mash House
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/scientology-the-musical
Shehan Wanigasekera – Wa Niga Wit Attitude
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/shehan-wanigasekera-wa-niga-wit-attitude
Simon Morley – Naked Ambition
Heroes @ Monkey Barrel
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/simon-morley-naked-ambition
Steen Raskopoulos – The Coolest Kid in Competitive Chess
Underbelly, Cowgate
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/steen-raskopoulos-the-coolest-kid-in-competitive-chess
The Stevenson Experience – Identical as Anything
Assembly George Square Studios
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/stevenson-experience-identical-as-anything
Tom Ballard – Problematic
*Squirrel Recommended*
Pleasance Courtyard
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tom-ballard-problematic
Tom Walker – Bee Boo
Here’s our review from MICF 2017 : https://www.squirrelcomedy.com/?p=11264
Underbelly, George Square
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tom-walker-bee-boo
Tomás Ford – Craptacular
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/tomas-ford-craptacular
Trash Test Dummies
Underbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/trash-test-dummies
Wank Bank Masterclass
Gilded Balloon Teviot
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/wank-bank-masterclass
Yianni Agisilaou – Pockets of Equality
Banshee Labyrinth
https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/yianni-agisilaou-pockets-of-equality