August means all comedy eyes on Edinburgh, at least for those who love one-person shows, madcap eccentrics and a trip to Scotland.
Sam Wills, aka “The Boy With Tape on His Face,” aka Tape Face for viewers this summer on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, delivered the official welcoming address to performers and participants in the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. And there are, as usual now, several American comedians making the trip across the pond to spend the month, or part of it, vying for new fans amid the mayhem of the festival.
Here are the comedians from the United States mounting Edinburgh shows right now:
- 24 Hours With Mary Lynn Rajskub
- Amazing (Probably) (with Sid Singh)
- Ari Shaffir: Ari S-P-E-C-T
- Ari Shaffir: This Is Not Happening (his storytelling showcase with special guests, Aug. 18 and 25)
- Arielle Dundas: Moppet of Chaos (an American ex-pat in the Netherlands)
- Baby Wants Candy: The Completely Improvised Full Band Musical
- Bronston Jones – God Bless ‘Merica (Again)
- Californians Dreamin’ (college improv team)
- Carnal Desire (theatrical screenplay readings of work by Prison Break and Burn Notice writer Michael Horowitz)
- Chris Davis: Chinchilla Coats
- Chris Gethard: Career Suicide (listen to Chris Gethard on my podcast, Last Things First, here)
- Colin Hay: Get Rid of the Minstrel (musical comedy from the former frontman of Australian rock band Men at Work)
- Comedian’s Guide to Autism (with Kirk Smith)
- David Mills: Shame!
- Erin McGathy: Love You Loudly
- The Eulogy (by Michael Burgos)
- Ever Mainard: Let Me Be Your Main Man
- Gus Loomis: Still Live
- Harmon Leon’s Big Fat Racist Show
- The He & She Show (Doug and Teresa Wyckoff)
- Head Sets (comedians perform as seen only by their floating heads, hosted by Suzanne Lea Shepherd)
- Jeff Seal: The Goddamn Truth
- Joe DeRosa: Zero Forward Progress
- Kinsey Sicks: Lady Cocks of Bang Boys (drag queens cabaret)
- Liz Miele: Mind Over Melee (read and listen to my Meet Me In New York profile of Liz Miele here)
- Lucie Pohl: Apohlcalypse Now!
- Lynn Ruth Miller: This is Your Future
- Lynne Jassem: From Como to Homo
- Macho Like Me (Helie Lee’s show about living six months as a man)
- Maureen Langan: Daughter of a Garbage Man
- Messed Up (by Geneva Rust-Orta)
- Michelle Wolf: So Brave
- Orlando Baxter: Suspensions, Detentions and Summer Vacations
- Patrick Melton: My Least Favorite Everything
- Paul Johnson: The Cool Kids
- Puddles Pity Party: Let’s Go!
- Ron White – Live in Scotchland (Aug. 26-28)
- Russell Hicks: Deadliner
- Suzanne Lea Shepherd: Rapscallion
- Thrones! The Musical Parody (from Baby Wants Candy)
- The Todd and Molly Show: Welcome to LA LA Land
- Will Franken: Little Joe
- WWE Hall of Famer Hacksaw Jim Duggan’s 2×4 Tour One-Man Comedy Show
- Zach & Viggo: Thunderflop
Find all of the shows at the 2016 Edinburgh Festival Fringe here.
You should include my buddy Orlando Baxter. Boston comic. Super funny & he’s here too
Thanks, Liz! I feel like the Ed Fringe’s search site wasn’t as exact as it could have been, so I’m going to make another pass to include Orlando, Joe and anyone else I missed. Hope you’re having a blast!