Edinburgh 8 Aug - 30 Aug 2026

Venue

The Carbon Lounge – Room 2

Shows At This Venue

No need to book - just turn up!

Free entry but artist may ask for donation at end.
In-Person
Spoken Word

GEOFF WINDE – ZIONIDE (AN ANTIDOTE)

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13:25 - 14:15
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Subversive entertainment from the award winning Spoken word artist, Geoff Winde. 'Hypnotic, dazzling, inspiring, funny and beautiful. The craft is out of this world'. (Andrew O'Neill) 'Geoff Winde might just be the philosopher-poet-musician you didn't know you were looking for'. (David Rovics) mo...
In-Person
Cabaret

Kitty Cassis: Kitty’s Salon

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14:35 - 15:30
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
We don't yet have a blurb for this show
In-Person
Comedy

DO YOU THINK HE LIKES ME? (WORK IN PROGRESS)

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14:35 - 15:25
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Katie Garcia has one question. She's been asking it for years. Maybe she'll get the answer in this one-week WIP. Tour support for Michelle DeSwarte, Joanne McNally, Red Richardson & Jonathan Van Ness. As seen on Comedy Central. ★★★★- The Skinny. ★★★★- Funny Women
In-Person
Magic

ABSOLUTELY MAGIC 2026!

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15:45 - 16:35
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Award-winning magician Tim Licata is back! A fantastic hour with one of Scotland's most entertaining magicians. Tim brings magic, mind-reading and delightful deception to the Fringe 2026. Chicago-born Licata does not fail to amaze. 'Mind blown! This guys' incredible!' 'Tim is absolutely magic'. �...
In-Person
Comedy

CAITRIONA DOWDEN: SESH HEAD

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17:00 - 18:00
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Comedian and harpist Caitriona Dowden presents an award-nominated show about Irish folk music and family history, from medieval banquets to 21st-century pub sessions. 'Blissfully esoteric' (Fest). 'Comedy that goes where no laughs have ever been got before' (Scotsman).
In-Person
Comedy

NO NOTES IMPROV

DATES
18
17:00 - 17:45
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
No Notes Improv is a troupe composed of the best improvisers in Manchester, who specialise in the classic UCB style of long-form improv. "The best kind of stupid" - Paul Foxcroft (Cariad & Paul, Questing Time) "A great hour of comedy" Freya Parker (Lazy Susan)
In-Person
Magic

DAVE REUBENS – ALL OUT MAGIC

DATES
1425
18:15 - 19:15
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Dave Reubens goes all out to prove why magic is amazing in his thrilling crash course in all things magic. This mind-blowing magic show is packed with classics, mind reading and illusion. Get a sneaky look behind the magician's curtain, hear about magic's crazy past and even learn a trick to perf...
In-Person
Comedy

ROB DUNCAN: TOILET

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18:15 - 19:15
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
A man, a toilet and an audience. There is going to be a lot of sh*t. And if we're lucky, a wee bit of gold.
In-Person
Comedy

GARGOYLE.

DATES
1718
18:15 - 19:05
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
A sketch comedy show set where the afterlife happens now! - The dead come back and fight with the living for fun, freedom and, ultimately, survival. The fate of the world hangs in the balance and our only weapons of war are clowns, confetti and custard. So if we don't see you when the world inevi...
In-Person
Comedy

FREYA MCGHEE: EXPERIMENTAL

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19:30 - 20:15
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Freya is using science to try and make her life more successful. Although she only got a 2:2 from the University of Brighton, so perhaps she shouldn't back herself on that ability. With over 50K Instagram followers online and hundreds of millions of views, her science jokes are quickly becoming a...
In-Person
Comedy

TIM REEVES: AN HOUR OF ACCESSIBLE MATERIAL TO FURTHER MY CAREER (WIP)

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19:30 - 20:30
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Tim Reeves desperately tries to connect by talking butchers, old people and the ocean in this brand-new work-in-progress show. Nominee: Malcolm Hardee Award 2024. Nominee: Best Alt Act - 2024 LateStage Comedy Awards. ★★★★★ 'Beautifully unhinged, hilarious…an absolute must-see' EdFring...
In-Person
Magic

DAVE REUBENS – ALL OUT MAGIC

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20:45 - 21:45
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Dave Reubens goes all out to prove why magic is amazing in his thrilling crash course in all things magic. This mind-blowing magic show is packed with classics, mind reading and illusion. Get a sneaky look behind the magician's curtain, hear about magic's crazy past and even learn a trick to perf...
In-Person
Magic

CLASSIFIED

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20:45 - 21:40
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Mentalist Andrew McKinlay presents Classified. A fast paced interactive journey into the world of secret intelligence. Through Mindreading, Psychological Experiments & audience participation you may discover whether you have what it takes to become an Elite Agent.
In-Person
Comedy

F*CKING FAMOUS

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22:00 - 23:00
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Molly Sharpe is a famous pop star touring her new album, F*cking Famous, and this show is a stop on her world tour. Tonight, Molly must put on the performance of a lifetime. By herself. All original party girl pop. Pro level choreography. Get ready to absolutely live the night.
In-Person
Comedy

OVERSTIMULATED

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23:15 - 00:15
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
Remember the last time you were bored? Yeah, neither do we. We are listening to a podcast while writing this. Atharva Pharande (British Comedy Guide Pro Award finalist) and Rohil Bhanot (SYTYF semi-finalist) urge you to put your phone down for an hour of sharp stand-up, no theme, just very good c...
In-Person
Comedy

FOLLOW

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00:30 - 01:20
The Carbon Lounge – Room 2
PLEASE FOLLOW EFDÉ&EFDÉ. Scan the QR code. Follow us. Google us. Call us. Text us. Write us. Ask around about us. Talk about us. Think about us… Or let us convince you to FOLLOW, at our Fringe debut show. "These two are sitting on a goldmine" - Tim Dijkstra "Boys cleared the room" - Gary Lynch