Edinburgh 2 Aug - 24 Aug 2025

Venue

Slow Progress Cafe & Records (No. 640)

Address
53 Blackfriars St, Edinburgh EH1 1NB

Shows At This Venue

No need to book... just turn up!

Entry is free but our artists may ask for a donation at the end.
In-Person
Spoken Word

SIT WITH ME A WEE WHILE AND PAUSE

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10:30 - 11:20
Slow Progress Cafe & Records (venue 640)
Louise invites you to sit, interact if you wish and reflect on some big life questions. In this peaceful environment, from the comfort of your chair, you are offered some gentle stretches mixed with funny life anecdotes to help you loosen up your body and mind. There will be so much to takeaway a...
In-Person
Comedy

Tim Biglowe: Landlubber

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12:15 - 13:10
Slow Progress Cafe & Records (venue 640)
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In-Person
Comedy

ALASTAIR CLARK: ON THE RECORD

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13:30 - 14:30
Slow Progress Cafe & Records (venue 640)
High fidelity standup comedy. After a decade of working in a record shop, Alastair brings you a new show about the reality of living the dream. A show that waxes lyrical about crate digging, needle dropping & arguing with children about Fred Durst. 'Fresh, entertaining, original and funny' The QR...
In-Person
Spoken Word

OUR ANXIOUS MEASUREMENTS II

DATES
12
13:30 - 14:25
Slow Progress Cafe & Records (venue 640)
The search begins for the one metric capable of conquering all our anxieties and convincing the world we are enough. Does such a unit exist? Should it? Featured as part of I Am Loud's Best of Fringe and Critics Choice Award winner at the 2024 Bay Fringe. "★★★★★ A real rhythmical treat."...
In-Person
Comedy

THE DAY MY SUGAR DADDY DUMPED ME

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14:45 - 15:45
Slow Progress Cafe & Records (venue 640)
Becky Goodman's sugar daddy broke her heart, but he also gave her $16,000 in a brown paper bag. What happens when a transactional relationship starts to get real? A one-woman musical comedy about a 41-year age gap, being a sugar baby in NYC, and affairs…plus a rap about the clitoris! ★★★�...
In-Person
Comedy

AEROSMITH TO ZZ TOP; THE A TO Z OF HAIR METAL: DELUXE EDITION

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16:00 - 17:00
Slow Progress Cafe & Records (venue 640)
Do you remember when long hair and eyeliner was cool? Do you remember Paradise City, where the grass was green and the girls where pretty? Do you remember when your neck pain came from headbanging and not just getting out of a chair quickly? Steve McLean's love letter to 80s hair-rock..... with a...
In-Person
Comedy

BRYAN BERLIN: MAN ENOUGH

DATES
12
16:00 - 17:00
Slow Progress Cafe & Records (venue 640)
Bryan never quite fit the mold of what a man is "supposed" to be. In this funny, personal show, he explores father-son dynamics, fragile male friendships, and the pressure to "man up." Can he find connection with other men and define masculinity on his own terms without losing himself in the proc...
In-Person
Music

THE DAILY STRUM

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17:15 - 18:15
Slow Progress Cafe & Records (venue 640)
Comedy, Music and Conversation; The Daily Strum by Dan Collins features comedy songwriters, musical standups, and performers from every corner of the Edinburgh Fringe. Sing along in our daily sessions, featuring special guests and good vibrations. 1,2,3,4...
In-Person
Comedy

BRYAN BERLIN: MAN ENOUGH

DATES
13
17:15 - 18:15
Slow Progress Cafe & Records (venue 640)
Bryan never quite fit the mold of what a man is "supposed" to be. In this funny, personal show, he explores father-son dynamics, fragile male friendships, and the pressure to "man up." Can he find connection with other men and define masculinity on his own terms without losing himself in the proc...