Edinburgh Fringe 2024
We’re looking forward to our Fringe run this summer – we’re at Assembly Piccolo at 4:25pm, from August 2-18, 23-25 – but also have some shows to recommend to you. Some of which star CC4K veterans, like improvisers Comedy Sportz, Jody Kamali, Katie Pritchard, Ketch, The Listies, Martin Mor’s Circus Sonas, and Olaf Fafalel.
All of these are suitable for primary-school age kids, and their grown-ups. At the bottom of the page are shows for ages 12+. Both lists are arranged in time order.
Alex Prescot: I’ve Got A Song About That
Comedy | Laughing Horse @ City Café, Hollywood
10:20-11:05 | Aug 1-25 | £/PWYW (buy in advance or Pay What You Want on exit) | 8+
The musical comic with a lightning-fast turnaround, Alex Prescot has some fresh new songs.
Kids/Comedy | Assembly George Square Gardens, Piccolo
10:55-11:40 | Aug 1-6, 8-18 | £ | 3+
High-energy, interactive, multi award-nominated comedy show for the whole family.
Garry Starr: Monkeys Everywhere
Kids/Comedy | Pleasance Courtyard, Forth
11:30-12:30 | July 31; Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-25 | £ | 5+
Garry Starr tries to find calm amongst the mayhem that fills his monkey mind.
Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show So Far
Kids/Comedy | Laughing Horse @ The Counting House, Ballroom
11:30-12:30 | Aug 1-13, 15-19, 22-25 | £/PWYW (buy in advance or Pay What You Want on exit) | 3+
The comedy show comedians take their kids to is back and even more stupider!
Kids/Circus | Assembly George Square Gardens, Palais du Variete
11:35-12:25 | Aug 1-6, 8-11, 13-18, 20-26 | £ | 3+
High-calibre circus, a rocking soundtrack and genuine belly laughs.
Tom Whiston and Max Prentice: The Kids Always Win
Kids/Comedy | Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, Dram
11:40-12:40 | July 31 Aug 1-18, 24-25 | £ | 5+
Tired of grown-ups being know-it-alls? Do you want to win prizes?
Kids/Comedy | Assembly George Square, Studio One
11:50-12:50 | Aug 2-7, 9-14, 16-18 | £ | 5+
Packed with rambunctious humour, a mini panto, detachable legs and too many baked beans.
Kids/Circus | Underbelly Circus Hub on the Meadows, The Lafayette
12:05-13:05 | Aug 3-11, 13-18, 20-24 | £ | 0+
Award-winning, side-splitting, slapstick comedy, circus routine.
Kids/Circus | Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, The Live Room
12:30-13:30 | Aug 1-18 | £/PWYW (buy in advance or Pay What You Want on exit) | 3+
Martin Mor and Logy Logan take the traditional circus double act and give it a unique and modern twist.
Theatre | Assembly George Square, Studio Two
12:40-13:40 | Aug 1-10 | £ | 0+
A non-verbal comedy show with traditional Japanese sword fighting.
Physical | Assembly George Square, Studio Two
12:40-13:40 | Aug 11-18 | £ | 0+
GABEZ create non-verbal performance based on mime. Not to be missed.
Circus Sonas Presents: Down with Gravity
Circus | Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, The Live Room
13:45-14:45 | Aug 1-18 | £/PWYW (buy in advance or Pay What You Want on exit) | 3+
An hour of comedy, juggling and equilibristic stunts from Ireland’s finest pair of bearded eejits.
Matty Grey: Game On 4 – Boss Level
Kids/Comedy | Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Maggie’s Chamber
14:00-14:50 | Aug 1-21, 23-25 | £/PWYW (buy in advance or Pay What You Want on exit) | 5+
Matty and the audience must battle to get to the mega boss of all video games.
Kids/Comedy | Pleasance Courtyard, The Green
14:25-15:25 | Jul 31 Aug 1-11, 13-18, 20-25 | £ | 5+
The disability Taskmaster! The perfect way to spend your afternoon, whatever your abilities.
Kids/Comedy (Improv) | Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, The Live Room
15:00-16:00 | Aug 1-18 | £/PWYW (buy in advance or Pay What You Want on exit) | 8+
This award-winning competitive comedy show is fast-paced, feel-good fun for everyone.
A Jaffa Cake Musical [w/ Katie Pritchard]
Musical | Pleasance Courtyard, Two
15:10-16:10 | Jul 31; Aug 1-12, 14-26 | £ | 8+
Time to decide once and for all… cake or biscuit? Inspired by the 1991 tribunal. ‘Incredible!’ (Bear Grylls)
Benjamin Alborough: Absolute Monopoly
Comedy | Assembly George Square, The Box
15:45-16:45 | Jul 31; Aug 1-11, 14-18, 21-26 | £ | 8+
Benjamin Alborough attempts to improve Monopoly in this chaotic, high-energy game show.
Comedy | Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, Doonstairs
16:00-17:00 | Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-26 | £ | 5+
After 15 years at the Fringe with the award-winning duo Gamarjobat, Ketch returns.
Tom Crosbie: I Came, I Saw, I Conq-Nerd
Comedy | Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose, Nip
16:20-17:20 | Jul 31; Aug 1-26 | £ | 8+
You’re invited to an hour of nerdistry…
Kids/Comedy | Assembly George Square Gardens, Piccolo
16:25-17:25 | Aug 2-18, 23-25 | £ | 6+
The best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars … but without the rude bits!
Matty Grey: 101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People
Kids/Comedy | Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Maggie’s Chamber
16:30-17:20 | Aug 1-18 | £/PWYW (buy in advance or Pay What You Want on exit) | 5+
Title says it all! *Evil laugh*.
Matty Grey: 101 Ways to Annoy Your Parents and Other Really Old People – The Christmas Special
Kids/Comedy | Laughing Horse @ The Three Sisters, Maggie’s Chamber
16:30-17:20 | Aug 19-25 | £/PWYW (buy in advance or Pay What You Want on exit) | 5+
It’s all in the title (hahahahahahahaha). This time we’re taking on Christmas – in August?!
Comedy | Assembly Hall, Main Hall
19:00-20:00 | Aug 12-19, 21-25 | £ | 8+
A whole new show of daftness. You know it makes sense.
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And all of these are listed as being suitable for audience members aged 12+.
Cabaret | The Stand (34-38 York Place), Five
15:00-16:00 | Aug 1-11, 13-19, 21-25 | £ | 12+
A show about hope, heartbreak and finding your happy place.
Comedy | Monkey Barrel (at 9-11 Blair St), One
15:20-16:15 | July 31; Aug 1-6, 8-13, 15-25 | £/PWYW | 12+
Don’t miss it. Or do. I don’t really mind.
Olaf Falafel Asks: Has Anyone Ever Actually Woven a Sigourney?
Comedy | Laughing Horse @ The Pear Tree, Main Room
15:45-16:45 | Aug 1-13, 15-25 | PWYW | 12+
A laundry basket full of stuff he hopes you’ll find funny.
Jody Kamali: Ironing Board Man [directed by Ben Target]
Comedy | Assembly George Square, The Crate
16:20-17:20 | Jul 31; Aug 1-6, 8-16 | £ | 12+
One man. Eight ironing boards. One bangin’ soundtrack.
Comedy | Underbelly Cowgate, Iron Belly
17:10-18:10 | Aug 1-11, 13-25 | £ | 12+
Unlock your inner child in this one-of-a-kind, kids-show-for-adults experience.
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Comedy (Improv) | Pleasance Courtyard, The Grand
17:30-18:40 | July 31; Aug 1-12, 14-25 | £ | Aug 5-6 | 12+
A hilarious musical is made up on the spot using audience suggestions.
Jonny & the Baptists: The Happiness Index
Comedy | Assembly George Square Gardens, Piccolo
17:55-18:55 | Aug 1-11, 14-18, 21-24 | £ | 12+
Are you happy? We can help! A new personal and political show about our desire, and the country’s struggle, to just be happy.
The Umbilical Brothers: The Distraction
Comedy | Assembly Roxy, Central
18:35-19:35 | Jul 31; Aug 1-7, 9-12, 14-20, 22-25 | £ | 12+
A mind-bending show performed simultaneously on stage and on the big screen.
Luke Rollason, Luke Rollason, Let Down Your Hair
Comedy | Pleasance Dome, 10 Dome
19:10-20:10 | July 31; Aug 1-12, 14-25 | £ | 12+
Take a swan-dive into this physical comedy fantasia of kings and clowns, and one absolutely hideous duck.
Patrick Monahan – The Talkinator
Comedy | Just the Tonic @ Legends, Club Room
19:15-20:15 | Aug 1-11, 13-25 | £/PWYW | 12+
Only one man can out-talk the chat-bots and robots…
Trygve Wakenshaw: Silly Little Things
Comedy | Assembly Roxy, Upstairs
20:15-21:15 | July 31; Aug 1-11, 13-25 | £ | 12+
A sort of autobiographical, introspective look at all the silly little things that can make or break a friendship.
Theatre | Assembly George Square, Gordon Aikman Theatre
20:55-22:05 | July 31; Aug 1-6, 8-12, 14-19, 21-25 | £ | 12+
Viking mythology performed by professional wrestlers!
NB Where a show is marked with a £ sign, that means you can buy tickets in advance. ‘PWYW’ means ‘Pay What You Want’, giving the performer a donation by cash or card at the end. ‘£/PWYW’ shows are those where you can either choose to buy in advance to secure your seats, or take a chance and turn up hoping to get in, then pay on the way out.
Also. If you go to the ADVANCED SEARCH page of the Edfringe website, you can look for shows that are on at a particular time, and/or on a particular day, and/or are in a specific category (e.g. ‘comedy’, ‘dance’) or subgenre (like ‘family-friendly’), and/or are suitable for ages 0+ or 3+ or 5+ or 8+ or 12+, amd/or are accessible. It can really help you to find shows that would suit your family by combining your searches.
