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Funshine on Leith!

A comedy walking tour with a difference

20th – 30th August on sale now

Sell out event has just added new dates to their programme

The only live comedy event being held in Edinburgh this August


This is a truly unique comedy event coming out of Leith, created by Leith for Leithers. It is likely to be the only live comedy event happening in Edinburgh this August.

Invisible Cities, a social enterprise supporting people who have experienced homelessness, have joined forces with Leith Comedy Festival to create ‘Funshine on Leith’ – a comedy walking tour with a difference.

Leith Comedy Festival has added new dates to their programme following the immediate sell out of the initial batch of tickets, which were released last week.

The additional dates and times for bookable tours include:

·       Thursday 20th August 5pm

·       Saturday 22nd August 12 noon and 3pm 

·       Sunday 23rd August 12 noon and 3pm

·       Thursday 27th August 5pm

·       Saturday 29th August 12 noon and 3pm

·       Sunday 30th August 12 noon and 3pm

Paul has written the tour especially for Leith Comedy Festival and during this rich, colourful walking event, he takes his guests on a journey around Leith, sharing historical curiosities, personal anecdotes and juicy details that will make your jaw drop.

Zakia Moulaoui Guery, founder of Invisible Cities says: “Paul is one of our most experienced Edinburgh guides and his work is constantly praised by 5 star reviews online from our customers.

“He designed this tour specially for Leith Comedy Festival and it is nothing but different, thought provoking, fun and a bit outrageous! For Invisible Cities, it also marks our definitive return after so many months not being able to do tours, so we are all excited to see Paul in action!”

Award-winning tour guide, Paul, who has been with Invisible Cities for two years, said: “I am excited to showcase Leith in a different way and be part of Leith Comedy Festival. After several months of not being able to do our tours.

“It’s great seeing guests again who want to learn and have a good time with us!”

Rosalind Romer, Director of Leith Comedy Festival commented: “I took my one-year-old to Paul’s Trainspotting Tour (to his horror and the bafflement of onlookers) and loved his stories about the best and worst of Leith.

“I was thinking and laughing about the stories for days afterwards, so it’s really exciting for Leith Comedy Festival to be working with Paul and Invisible Cities to create this brand new tour, based on the funny side of Leith.

“We hope it will bring a little festival magic to Edinburgh in August. We are currently the only live comedy event happening in Edinburgh in August, and creating an event that’s live, funny and legal has been a challenge. But we’ve done it.”

The tour contains strong language and adult themes, including sex and drugs. For more information and to book tickets visit: https://www.leithcomedyfest.com

Line-Up Announced For Free Fringe Festival Online

Laughing Horse Comedy has launched its 2020 Edinburgh Free Fringe programme, which will take place online next month. The spirit of the Fringe is alive and well in August with a packed programmme of comedy shows, children’s shows, cabaret and spoken word.

Shows are a performed live, and run from August 7th to 30th – with shows available each day apart from Tuesdays. These are available a streamed content for free with donations given like a free Festival show would be in Edinburgh, or held in a ‘Pay What You Want’ ticketed video conference call, set-up to allowing people to get free tickets, or offer a donation to the performers.

The shows are all from performers who have been seen before at the Free Festival, including Dave TV award winning comic Masai Graham with his 101 Jokes shows, a comedy chat show hosted by leading Scottish comic Vladimir McTavish, regular family-friendly Comedy Sportz Improv shows, the return of Peter Michael Marino’s hit kids show ‘Show Up, Kids’, worldwide Festival hit ‘Joke Thieves’, plus Comedy and Cabaret performed live from the USA, a Science Chat show, a new panel show and solo shows including new shows from comedians Meryl O’Rourke, Charmian Hughes (pictured), Singapore’s Sam See, Sasha Ellen and more.

For Fringe fans in Edinburgh there will also be the opportunity to see some of the shows at our venues – with some of the performances planned to be broadcast live on the big screens at our Three Sisters and Pear Tree venues, two of the usual big hubs of Fringe activity in August.

Laughing Horse Comedy, who run free Festival and it’s director Alex Petty think this is a great opportunity to keep the spirit of the Fringe alive in it’s first ever fallow year, support performers and keep some of the fans of the Fringe entertained both at home and in Edinburgh.

This also helps in the early planning for the 2021 Fringe which is already underway, that of course is very likely to see changes for shows of covid-19 is still with us –  especially for free shows that have until now remained predominately unticketed, something that will need to change to a ticketed or Pay What You Want model in the ‘new normal’.

The full line-up is available now on www.freefestival.co.uk

Haud me back: A trio of new comedies from BBC Scotland to kick start 2020

The Scotts, Group and the Daly Grind make up a trio of new comedies from BBC Scotland, showcasing new and established comic talent, working in partnership with Screen Scotland to develop and deliver new comedy for Scottish audiences. Continue reading Haud me back: A trio of new comedies from BBC Scotland to kick start 2020

No turnip: Swede serves up award-winning vegetables joke!

A vegetable pun has claimed the best joke title at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. The joke was served up by Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel in his show, It’s One Giant Leek for Mankind at the Pear Tree. Continue reading No turnip: Swede serves up award-winning vegetables joke!

Going to the Fringe? Don’t Bother!

Multi award-winning performance poet Bróccán Tyzack-Carlin has brought his stand-up poetry show Don’t Bother to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Making a name for himself on the comedy and poetry circuits, Bróccán has been wowing audiences with his clever, quick witted repertoire, and is described as being “at the top of his game”. Continue reading Going to the Fringe? Don’t Bother!

Windrush-inspired comedy The Community Centre heads to Edinburgh

Theatre show addressing Windrush scandal and lack of roles for minority actors goes on tour

A small BAME theatre group is taking on the Conservative government with a big message about the Windrush scandal. Continue reading Windrush-inspired comedy The Community Centre heads to Edinburgh

Edinburgh Fringe – Ruby Wax: How to be Human

Ruby Wax: How to be Human

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

18-24 August, 16.00

Pleasance Courtyard, 60 Pleasance, EH8 9TJ

Tickets £16 (£15 concessions)/ £18 (£16 concessions)

https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/ruby-wax-how-be-human/performances /  www.rubywax.net

Based on her bestselling book, Ruby’s new show How to Be Human answers every question you’ve ever had about evolution, thoughts, emotions, the body, addictions, relationships, sex, kids, the future and compassion.

Outrageously witty and smart, blending brilliant comedy and insightful life lessons, How to Be Human is the show you need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you’ve upgraded your iPhone.

Fringe Programme launched: #MakeYourFringe

The Fringe sparked into life despite yesterday’s rain with the launch of the official 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme, featuring a diverse selection of work from the worlds of theatre, dance, circus, physical theatre, comedy, music, musicals and opera, cabaret and variety, children’s shows, spoken word, free shows, exhibitions and events. Continue reading Fringe Programme launched: #MakeYourFringe