Edinburgh Fringe Preview: John Robertson & Patrick Monahan

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7pm doors

7.30pm-8.30pm TBC

8.30pm-8.45pm approx. Interval

8.45pm-9.45pm approx TBC

John Robertson

Viral for his wild improv and crowdwork, John Robertson storms back with a brand-new hour of high-voltage comedy. The mastermind behind cult sensation The Dark Room, Robertson has racked up millions of views for his wild, sharp interactions and unpredictable onstage mayhem.

Fresh from earning British Comedy Guide’s Best-Reviewed Comedy Show of the Edinburgh Fringe 2025, he returns with even more speed, chaos and razor-edged spontaneity. Expect fast riffs, audience interplay that borders on supernatural, and a performer who treats the stage like a live wire waiting to be grabbed.

“A Rocky Horror for nerds...Reader, I howled!" The Telegraph

“A splendid comedy beast" The Scotsman

Patrick monahan - I'm not a terrorist, I'm freddie mercury

Since coming to England from Iran in 1980, if I had a £1 for every time someone called me a terrorist, I’d have enough money to run my own terrorist organisation.

I’ve more in common with Freddie Mercury than Hezbollah.

I’ve had visas turned down, extra checks & restricted access.

I’ve 60 minutes to prove I’m not a terrorist.

“His kind of funny is an irresistible force” Scotsman

“Patrick Monahan is clever, very funny and hugely likeable” Scottish Field

“has his audiences in stitches from the off.” One4review ‘4.5 stars’ 2025