UNDERBELLY 2018 LISTINGS:
Foil Arms and Hog, Craicling
McEwan Hall, Aug 1 - 26, 21:00 (60 minutes)
Previews: Aug 1-3 £8.00
Aug 8-9, 13-16, 20-23 £13.50 (£12.50)
Aug 4-7, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26 £16.00 (£15.00)
Irish comedy, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato, potato... you racist. Sold out Edfringe 2009-2017. Over 100 million hits on YouTube. Foil, Arms and Hog celebrate a decade at the festival with their best show yet, ‘Craicling’. ***** (Irish Times). **** (Times). ***** (Irish Examiner). 'Very funny' (Rowan Atkinson). ‘An effervescent hour of fast-paced gags, fizzing with energy, invention and great lines' (Chortle). 'Quite simply, a sensation' (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine).
Nina Conti
McEwan Hall, Aug 1-27, 19:00 (60 minutes)
Previews: Aug 1-3 £12.00
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23 19:00 (1h) £16.00 (£15.00)
Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-27 19:00 (1h) £19.00 (£18.00)
Following the sell-out success of In Your Face and its two West End runs, three UK tours and three sell-out Edinburgh seasons, British Comedy Award Winner and BAFTA-Nominated Live At the Apollo star Nina Conti is back with a brand new show.
‘Put simply, Nina Conti is a genius’ (Mirror)
'Devastatingly witty' **** (Times)
'Gut-bustingly funny' **** (Daily Telegraph)
Splash Test Dummies
Underbelly Circus Hub, The Lafayette, Aug 4 - 25, 13:00 (60 minutes)
Preview: Aug 4 £9.50
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23 £11.50 (£10.50)
Aug 5-7,10-12,17-19,24-25 £12.50 (£11.50)
Rub-a- dub-dub, The Dummies are back with some splish splashing circus set to drown you in tears of laughter. From the makers of hit show Trash Test Dummies comes a new production of oceanic proportions! Splash Test Dummies are here, ready to roll out their beach towels and spring into a brand new hour of circus-filled hilarity for the whole family. See a brilliant array of catch-your-breath stunt work, acrobatics, juggling and the side-splitting, slapstick comedy for which the dummies are famous. Join the Dummies and come diving from bathtubs to beaches in this new aquatic adventure!
The Thinking Drinkers: Pub Crawl
Underbelly Bristo Square, Ermintrude, Aug 1-26, 20:35 (60 minutes)
Previews: Aug 1-3 £8.00
Aug 8-9,14-16,20-23 £13.00 (£11.00)
Aug 4-7,10-12,17-19,24-26 £15.00 (£13.00)
After seven years of sell-out shows, The Thinking Drinkers return with a brand new, hilarious, intoxicating bar-hop through history. Enjoy five free drinks as the award-winning experts take you from the symposiums of Ancient Greece to the classic British boozer via Wild West saloons, Victorian gin palaces and the secret Speakeasy. You’ll learn a lot, you’ll laugh a lot and, don’t forget, you get five free drinks. 'Pioneers of alcohol based comedy' (Sunday Times). **** 'A terrific show. the best value for money in town’ (Scotsman). **** 'Hugely funny, genuinely fascinating' (Edinburgh Evening News).
Spank!
Underbelly Cowgate, Belly Dancer, Aug 3-26 23:55 (180 minutes)
Aug 3-4,10-11,17-18,24-25 £15.50 (£14.50)
Aug 5-9,12-16,19-23,26 £13.50 (£12.50)
Spank! returns for an incredible 15th year with hilarious hosts, awesome comedians and gratuitous nudity. Showcasing the most exciting comedy and cabaret on the Fringe, don't miss the 'best wild night out' (Scotland on Sunday) at the festival! 'Comedy and legendary party night... if you haven't experienced this night, get down there right away!' (Time Out). 'It's raunchy, raucous and ridiculous. Utterly and absolutely hilarious' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Everything you could hope for in a late-night comedy showcase... absolutely must-see show' ***** (ThreeWeeks). 'Atmosphere is electric... you just don't quite know what is going to happen next... superb' ***** (One4Review.co.uk).
