Indian comedian Urooj Ashfaq is going on tour with her brand-new stand-up show, How to Be a Baddie. The tour follows her return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August, where she debuts the show at Monkey Barrel 4 as part of Soho Theatre’s 2025 Fringe programme. This marks her first full Fringe run since winning Best Newcomer at the 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
After her debut UK tour in 2024 and with a growing international profile, Urooj returns with a bold, rebellious hour about shaking off good-girl expectations. How to Be a Baddie explores erotica, bad behaviour, haemorrhoids, and the freedom of finally saying whatever she wants, all delivered with Urooj’s trademark charm and Gen Z irreverence.
Performing first in London at Soho Theatre Downstairs (Mon 3 – Sat 15 November, 7.15pm), the show then tours to Leeds, Manchester, Luton, Leicester, Edinburgh, Bristol, Birmingham, Bradford, and Glasgow across November.
Urooj began performing stand-up in Mumbai’s underground comedy scene before rising to national attention in India as a finalist on TLC’s Queens of Comedy and host of Comicstaan. Her UK debut in 2023 earned her popular recognition, and she quickly became a key figure in the rise of Indian comedy on the international stage. In the years since, she’s performed sell-out runs at Soho Theatre, toured Australia with fellow Mumbai-based rising star Anirban Dasgupta, featured on comedy podcast Sloss and Humphries On The Road, and even became a pop culture trivia question on Kaun Banega Crorepati (India’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire).
Now, with How to Be a Baddie, Urooj is done playing nice.
Tickets on sale here.
LISTINGS:
Monkey Barrel 4, Edinburgh
18:25, Wed 30 Jul – Sun 24 Aug (not 11)
From £12 (£8 previews)
Soho Theatre, Downstairs
19:15, Mon 3 – Sat 15 Nov
From £18
The Wardrobe, Leeds
19:30, Tue 18 Nov
From £18
Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, Manchester
20:00, Wed 19 Nov
From £18
Hat Factory Arts Centre, Luton
20:00, Thu 20 Nov
From £18
The Big Difference, Leicester
20:30, Fri 21 Nov
From £18
Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh
20:00, Sun 23 Nov
From £17
Hen & Chicken, Bristol
20:00, Wed 26 Nov
From £18
The Glee Club, Birmingham
19:45, Thu 27 Nov
From £18
Loading Bay, Bradford
19:30, Fri 28 Nov
From £14
The Stand, Glasgow
16:00, Sat 29 Nov
From £18
Picture credit:Ashiq MK
