2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT FINALISTS IN EDINBURGH!
It can be overwhelming trying to pick which shows to see at The Edinburgh Fringe, so we’ve helped you out! Here’s our recommendations for shows that are guaranteed to be hilarious, from ex-2Northdown New Act Competition Finalists!
ALICE INDIA: BE BRAVE OR WHATEVER
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT FINALIST 2021
Alice-India, 2Northdown New Comedian of the Year Finalist 2021, wants to be your best ever friend forever. Adorable, loud and intensely awkward, Alice, LST New Comedian Finalist 2019, will charm and delight. 'The personification of charisma' (Kiri Pritchard-McLean). 'Bold, subversive and dominant' (ObjectivelyFunny.com). 'Chaotically ditzy… her confidence and energy are compelling' (Chortle.co.uk).
LAUGHING HORSE @ THE THREE SISTERS - THE WEE ROOM - 20:45
Ania Magliano: Absolutely No Worries If Not
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT FINALIST 2019
50% Polish, 50% Italian, 100% legend. Ania Magliano's debut show tackles the stuff that matters: Lush, horse girls and buying a cat off Gumtree. Winner of the Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show 2022. Writer for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date. As seen on The Stand Up Sketch Show (ITV2) and Dave Online. 'Already has the cool, calm and collected stage presence of a standup veteran' (Guardian).Come if you want to, but absolutely no worries if not.
PLEASANCE COURTYARD, BUNKER THREE - 16:35
BELLA HULL: BABYCAKES
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT 3RD PLACE 2020
Have you ever wanted to hear a harrowing true story that really makes you think? Well neither has Bella Hull and that's why her debut show is full of stupid, stupid jokes. Contains never-before-heard gossip and scenes of a gorgeous nature. Viewer discretion advised if you're a little bitch. As seen on BBC One, BBC Three, ITV2 and Channel 4. Pretty much all the main ones, actually.
PLEASANCE COURTYARD - BUNKER TWO - 18:55
Chloe Petts: TRANSIENCE
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT FINALIST 2019
Join rising star & 'very funny' (Guardian) Chloe Petts, as she presents her debut show at the Edinburgh Fringe. A brilliantly sharp live performer & 'compelling presence' (Steve Bennett – Chortle), she is one of the most exciting acts on the UK scene. Fresh from supporting Ed Gamble on his UK Tour, Petts uses her trademark cerebral "laddishness" to explore topics as far reaching as the darts and her (strictly non-romantic) love for the men who watch it.
PLEASANCE COURTYARD - UPSTAIRS - 18:00
DEE ALLUM: THE PLEASANCE COMEDY RESERVE
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT WINNER 2021
The Pleasance Comedy Reserve is back for its 16th year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with another four brilliant new acts, hand-picked by the Pleasance and supported by the Charlie Hartill Special Reserve Fund. This year's line-up features: Abi Clarke, Dee Allum, Katie Green and Tadiwa Mahlunge.
PLEASANCE DOME - JACK DOME - 21:40
ERIKA EHLER: FEMCEL
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT 2ND PLACE 2020
Noun: A female incel. A woman who can't get a relationship. Fresh from appearances on Frankie Boyle's New World Order (BBC2) and Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave). Expect an hour of boldly offensive and immaculately crafted jokes.
MONKEY BARREL - CARNIVORE 1 - 21:40
ERYN TETT FINDS HER AUDIENCE
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT FINALIST 2020
Volunteers needed for very important scientific research*. With a style that toes the line between straight stand-up and absurdism, classic misfit and newly proactive Eryn Tett (Funny Women Stage Award runner-up, 2021 & Cherry Comedy Breakout Act of the Year winner, 2020) is collecting important data in search of her "audience".
JUST THE TONIC AT THE TRON - 17:00
HARRY MONAGHAN: ONLY MESSING
2NORTHDOWN’S NEW ACT FINALIST 2019
Two of the UK's most exciting new stand- ups, Kathryn Higgins (BBC1 & BBC3) & Harry Monaghan (2Northdown New Act Finalist) have joined forces. Kathryn is Irish, energetic & loud. Harry is a gentle boy who loves fleeces & hates Uppercrust. Together they are doing a bit of spicy & sweet stand up, a mix of funny tales & silly opinions.
PBH’S FREE FRINGE - OMNICENTRE - 16:25
JAKE BAKER: UNITY
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT FINALIST 2019
Join this multi award-winning comedian for his debut hour of laughs as he tries to unravel the great questions of our time, like: Why does anyone believe the Earth is flat? Can you win gold at the Olympics without training or talent? And what does one do with a life-size cardboard cut-out of Danny DeVito? 'Endearingly offbeat, great comic timing and an engagingly whimsical mind' **** (TheEdinburghReporter.co.uk).
JUST THE TONIC AT THE CAVES - 20:10
JANINE HAROUNI & HUGE DAVIES MAKE NEW JOKES
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT FINALIST 2019
Janine filmed an Amazon Prime special. Huge made a sitcom for Channel 4. What's next for these two Edinburgh Newcomer nominees? A free work in progress, of course. ***** ‘Unstoppably entertaining’ (Times). **** ‘A masterclass of comedy’ (Chortle.co.uk).
PBH’S FREE FRINGE - WHISTLEBINKIES - 13:30
Katie Pritchard: DISCO BALL
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT WINNER 2019
Party with carnage-wielding, mayhem-manifesting, award-winning, human disco ball Katie Pritchard, in her debut musical-comedy hour, as she tries to figure out 'who she is' while possibly dressed as a pavlova. 'Inventive and hilarious' (BroadwayBaby.com). 'An explosion of joyful lunacy' (Shortlist).
PLEASANCE COURTYARD - THE CELLAR - 18:05
Leo Reich: LITERALLY WHO CARES?
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT WINNER 2020
At long last, self-diagnosed important young mind Leo Reich is ready to share some of his notoriously perfect opinions with the community at large. Faced with the swirling uncertainty of our collective future, Leo will ask the big questions such as 'Am I hot?', 'Is this helping?' and 'No offence guys but literally what is going on?’
PLEASANCE COURTYARD - BABY GRAND - 21:35
MADDIE CAMpion: mads mads mads
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT FINALIST 2020
A stand up show written by a gal who once accidentally drank sizzurp before doing an exam on the Vietnam War. Maddie Campion is a 'very inventive and dry writer' **** Funny Women, previously shortlisted for the BBC New Comedy Award, 2Northdown Finalist, as seen/heard on Buzzfeed, Comedy Central Online, and BBC Three
PBH’S FREE FRINGE - DOGHOUSE HOTEL - 14:10
MARC JENNINGS: original sound
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT FINALIST 2019
Scottish Comedian of the Year winner, viral video star and regular panellist on BBC Scotland's Breaking the News, Marc Jennings returns to the Fringe following his sold-out debut in 2019. In this new show Marc tackles the topics dominating our cultural conversation today, shares his experience of an ill-fated lockdown relationship and discusses the difficulties of modern dating
MONKEY BARREL - CARNIVORE 1 - 17:25
PADDY YOUNG: Laugh you rats
2NORTHDOWN’S NEW ACT COMPETITION FINALIST 2021
Following a sell-out 2021 run, the northern scamp returns with his distinctive line in absurdity, bravely taking a stand against his housemates, water snobs, and worst of all, jugglers. As seen on Channel 4, ITV2 and Sky, plus millions of views on his sketches. Come see him before he hits the big time/gives up and blames everyone else!
GILDED BALLOON PLATTER HOOSE - 17:40
POPE'S ADDICTION CLINIC: A CONFESSIONAL COMEDY SHOW
2NORTHDOWN’S NEW ACT FINALIST 2020
The stories are awkward, humiliating, awful and hilarious, occasionally shocking but deeply compelling' (i News). An Alcoholics Anonymous-style comedy show.
PBH’S FREE FRINGE - BANSHEE LABYRINTH - 22:10
Rob Copland: Mainstream Muck (Gimme Some of That)
2NORTHDOWN NEW ACT FINALIST 2020
Rob Copland is going mainstream – splish splosh! Get yourself down to the river bank and enjoy the debut hour show from one of the most exciting live acts around.
PBH’S FREE FRINGE - BANSHEE LABYRINTH - 18:05
SAM LAKE: CAKE
2NORTHDOWN’S NEW ACT FINALIST 2019
Debut hour from nice young man, Sam Lake. In 2020, Sam wrote a show all about his upcoming wedding. Then both the wedding and show were swiftly cancelled. Based on his own personal love story, it's a show about reassessing your goals when things don't go how you planned. But it's also funny. And there's cake. We'll have a lovely time.
PLEASANCE COURTYARD - THE CELLAR - 21:50
VIDURA BANDARA RAJAPAKSA: MONSOON SEASON
2NORTHDOWN’S NEW ACT RUNNER UP 2021
In 1999, Vidura’s family left war-ridden Sri Lanka in search of a better life. Now in 2022 he’s performing an hour of comedy in a Scottish nightclub. Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa’s highly anticipated debut hour is the story of how he got here, covering all of life’s major talking points: race, religion and Ratatouille
MONKEY BARREL - THE HIVE - 13:55
