Carey Marx is an unapologetic gagsmith. The jokes are short and sharp, often uncomfortably so, as any morality is sacrificed on the altar of quick laughs. And there’s no better way of guaranteeing a reaction than storming headlong into decidedly dodgy territory. Plus guests.

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Carey Marx replaces the previously advertised Markus Birdman.

Stand Up
For The Weekend with CAREY MARX

also featuring
ELEANOR TIERNAN
plus compere
CLINT EDWARDS

"Marx's slick delivery lends itself to clever verbal comedy." The Scotsman

Carey Marx is an unapologetic gagsmith. The jokes are short and sharp, often uncomfortably so, as any morality is sacrificed on the altar of quick laughs. And there’s no better way of guaranteeing a reaction than storming headlong into decidedly dodgy territory.

There’s plenty here for the connoisseur of comedy writing. The lines are efficient, original and potent – and rarely fail to blindside the audience.

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And they come at a blistering rate, thanks to a hugely economical delivery. He doesn’t go out of the way to befriend an audience, yet there is a subtle charm and intelligence to him, even when the material is blatantly offensive.

"Anecdotally debauched … But if his lines are frequently sick, they're elegantly written, too, and there's a childlike glee to his naughtiness." The Herald

"Hilariously demented" Edinburgh Evening News

Ivo Graham's gauche charm belies a talent rarely seen in someone so young. The Eton alumnus combines insightful stories with a sharp witted presence that has rapidly gained him wide acclaim. Plus guests.

CAREY MARX
"Sharp, sweet, cheeky, cynical, romantic and rude as he ever was." Chortle

LUCY PORTER
"Impeccably punch-lined anecdotes … Genuinely delightful" Telegraph

PAUL SINHA
"A show full of insight and delight" The Times

NIGEL NG
"Natural funnybones…as slick as they come" Chortle

ALFIE BROWN
"A British Doug Stanhope" The Guardian

MICKY OVERMAN
"A keen comic mind" Chortle

GLENN WOOL
"Lethally funny" Metro

JOHN HASTINGS
"Shockingly good" Montreal Gazette

ABANDOMAN (AKA ROB BRODERICK)
"Killer punch lines. Note-perfect, lyrically mind-blowing improv...Genius!" - The Stage

TOM WARD
"A unique and genuinely exciting talent" The Herald

JARRED CHRISTMAS
"Utterly hilarious" Time Out

JIMMY McGHIE
"One of the most accomplished hours of comedy" The Scotsman

ANDREW LAWRENCE
"Andrew Lawrence is superbly intelligent, highly articulate and deeply sour" The Spectator

JOHN LYNN
"Absolutely compelling" Chortle

MARKUS BIRDMAN
"Thought-provoking, hilarious stand-up" Edinburgh Reporter

GEORGE LEWIS
"An expert craftsman" Chortle

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This new show from multi-award winning member of the Metropolitan Liberal Elite, and star of her own Netflix special, is for you. Join Bridget Christie (Room 101, Have I Got News for You, Harry Hill’s Alien Fun Capsule) for a night of hope and despair.

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The wild and wonderful veteran performer Phil Nichol tours his latest acclaimed show, Your Wrong. “A show that makes you laugh and think while you are watching, and then wakes you up in the night to laugh and think again.” The Scotsman

As we divide each other up into more and more unpleasant categories of evil, it is time to establish, once and for all, what is good and what is bad. Who better to arbitrate in these challenging divisive times than Lucifer himself? A new stand up show from multi-award winning comedian Marcus Brigstocke.

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Unhook your mindbras. David O’Doherty is back on tour with a brand-new show made up of talking and songs played on a crappy keyboard from 1986. As seen on BBC2’s Live At The Apollo and Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

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Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee Darren Harriott, returns with a brand new show, following recent appearances on Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central), The Now Show (BBC Radio 4), and Fighting Talk (BBC Radio 5 Live).

TOUR EXTENSION

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The Thinking Drinkers are back on tour with a brand-new, hilarious, intoxicating bar-hop through history. 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.

Award-winning "deranged genius" Paul Foot is back with his latest collection of sublime witterings. You may have seen him on Never Mind The Buzzcocks or Would I Lie To You, now you can see him live in all his surrealist glory.