Southsider – Side Lounge (No. 148)

The cult panel show returns! Bring in an item, pop it in the box and host Friz Frizzle will invent games on the spot for their comedian guests. This year's confirmed contestants include stars of Dropout, Taskmaster and award winners. Lineups announced the day before on the @whtsnthbx Instagram. Box!

"If you're Lebanese, why's your name Karl?" The question doesn't bother Karl. He loves it when border control shows a personal interest. His answer is a grin, the same smile that's won him marital feuds and the attention of pickpockets. Karl comes to the Fringe for the first time this summer: no ...

Rewind! Trance-head Trev talks about his '90s life—the rave scene, being between jobs, and his mate Nige. Now in the modern world, can this 20th-century legend handle life today? Yes, because he has a new career!

A Comedy Tapas of up to 7 different comedians per day. Each giving a sample of their Edinburgh Comedy show.

A fast-paced hour of stand-up featuring a rotating lineup of razor sharp, brilliant comedians—plus special guests. From punchy one-liners to wild storytelling, expect big laughs, unexpected moments, and a showcase of comic talent.

John Pape, Leicester Square New Comedian finalist & West End (Old) New Act winner, brings a show drawing on his personal experience of a real case and its shocking aftermath. A dark, true-crime story told with warmth, humour, and an eye for the absurd. Work in progress.

In a world of great uncertainty, there is one hero that can distract it. From the fjords of Norway, the neurotic and people-pleasing trans comedian, Thea Thorkildsen delivers a fun standup show about being different and finding her role in uncertain times. Expect hilarious oneliners, fun stories,...

A stand up comedy show about the absurdities of India, the US and the UK where Prateek has lived. The absurdities get historical, political, and to outright denial when it's least expected. Prateek is an Indian comic who is quickly making his name in the UK comedy circuit and can regularly be see...

Comedy duo Hannah and Kat are here and they've brought their signature semi-structurally sound princess hats. Watch them as they understand the world through interpretive dance, Paul McCartney, and a meditative retreat full of surprises …. Leicester Square Sketch-Off Semi-Finalists 2026 "Utterl...

Sansha is falling behind in life and has written songs to prove it's everyone else's fault. Expect a rap from the perspective of a slug, a five minute Cockney Victorian musical, family feuds, Andrew Tate fans, and one genuinely lovely song. It's definitely not her personality. To be fair to her. ...

Topical Comedian Peter Merre returns to Southsider with some friends from the comedy circuit to dissect and make fun of everything in the news, the usual suspects! Credits: Times Radio, talkSPORT, BBC Radio, BBC London, 8 Out of Ten Cats Does Countdown, Floggers, Leyton Laughs. Social media @topi...

LYDIA HIRST PRESENTS ANOTHER YEAR OF HARD LIVING: SEND LAWYERS, GUNS AND MONEY- THE SHIT HAS HIT THE FAN- HUH.

Ever milked a cow? Ever bathed in bovine excretion? Semi-finalist of the BBC new comedy awards & Winner of Most Whimsical Heifer (2026), Holly Ludlow presents a stand-up comedy extravaganza like no other. You'll be left saying "for realises?? hahaha". Trigger warning: farming, silly stuff, BYOM.

The show that's never the same twice. Sam Adamson, surreal observationalist comedian and West End New Act Finalist, is joined by two different mystery guest acts every night for an hour of riotous frisky fun, raucous frivolity & boisterous banter. Strap in lads, it's time for a frolic.

The noisiest comedy show in town! Drummer Paul Richards teams up with four special guest comedians each night, and you pick the musical genre and even set the tempo. The catch? They have to deliver their routine in time to the beat. We all know comedy is about timing, now it's time to really put ...

Relax, it's stand-up comedy, not a proposal. After a packed-out 2025 run, Bilal Rashid returns with a new and improved full hour. Dubbed the love child of Frankie Boyle, Jimmy Carr and Paul Chowdhry, he tackles extremism, TV, gangbangs and holding in turds. Plump. Brown. Slightly dangerous.

English Scumbag Lydia Hirst returns to host what can only be described as colonial reparations performed by who ever shows up to a predominately drunk Scottish audience. Back for it's 3rd year although no one knows why.