Save the day long drive and pop down to Komedia from Sun 14 Jun – Thu 30 Jul to catch Edinburgh Fringe work in progress shows from 39 comedians, ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe in August.
From well-known faces to up-and-coming stars and shows ranging from madcap gameshow adventures to defiantly funny explorations of multiculturalism, there’ll be something for everyone in our cosy (yet cool) Studio this summer.
As all the shows are still in the process of being created, this is a rare opportunity for audiences to watch events evolve in real time and help shape what they will become before heading to Edinburgh Fringe, the biggest and most exciting comedy and arts festival in the world.
This is your chance to see future comedy stars in an intimate setting. Previous acts who have appeared at Komedia’s Edinburgh Preview Season include; Joe Lycett, Joel Dommett, Maisie Adam, Ed Gamble, Iain Stirling, Joanne McNally, Simon Brodkin, Rose Matafeo, Matt Forde, Sarah Keyworth and many others.
Check out our highlights for 2026 below:
Acclaimed comedian and hit podcaster Horatio Gould with a brand-new hour of brilliantly skewed standup (15 Jun). Expect sharp observations, deadpan swagger and a quietly chaotic worldview from ‘… the funniest, freshest act out there’ (Frankie Boyle). A breakout favourite on podcasts, TikTok, television and stages across the UK.
Bebe Cave (15 Jun) with a one-woman character comedy exploring the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood and their muses and why we love dead, drowned women more than alive dry ones. “Dementedly funny and fast-paced” (The Scotsman on ‘Christbride’)
BAFTA-nominated and double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Spencer Jones (12 Jul) with ‘Dogs’. Expect weird characters, strange props, fur, daft music and more. As seen on Cats Does Countdown, Mind of Herbert Clunkerdunk, Ted Lasso, Mr Winner, Live at the Apollo.
Queer, British, Kenyan comedian and Funny Women Stage Award Finalist Sharon Wanjohi (19 Jul) who’s been making waves on the circuit with her take on the lack of Gen-z homeowners and maybe too much material on the cartoons that inspired a generation of sexual awakenings. As seen on Comedy Central Live, and as tour support for Jessica Fostekew and Sarah Keyworth.
Magnetic, sharp, and delightfully unexpected viral breakout star Blank Peng (22 Jul) who has tour-supported the likes of Babatunde Aléshé, Nabil Abdulrashid, and Henning When. “Fresh and fiery” (British Comedy Guide).
Star of Last One Laughing UK Harriet Kemsley brings us ‘Floozy’ (23 Jul) in which she asks, if your life has been in constant chaos for as long as you can remember, what happens when things start to go right? As seen and heard on Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You?, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and co-host of the wildly successful Single Ladies in Your Area podcast.
SNL UK star and 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee Paddy Young with ‘Will Sir Be Laughing Alone?’ (24 Jul) which poses the question ‘You’re born alone; you die alone. But what happened to that part in the middle?’.
Two-time ARIA winner, and winner of Melbourne International Comedy Festival Best Newcomer Award Tom Ballard (26 Jul), one of Australia’s most celebrated talents and as seen on Celebrity Mastermind, Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee and Claire Hooper’s House of Games.
Dutch comedian Micky Overman (28 Jul) who has over 50 million views on social media and burst onto the UK comedy scene in 2016 as a finalist in both Funny Women and Leicester Square New Comedian competitions. Her latest tour for her critically acclaimed show ‘Hold On’ had sell-out shows across the UK and Europe.
Channel 4 Sean Lock Award Finalist Thor Stenhaug (28 Jul) a Norwegian comedian who had a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 and has offered tour support for Fern Brady, Josh Widdecombe, Larry Dean and Jack Dee. He was also shortlisted for British Comedian of the Year – despite not being British!
Matt Richardson (30 Jul) as seen on Dancing on Ice, The Stand-Up Sketch Show, Love Island: Aftersun (ITV2), Comedy Central’s Roast Battle and many more and heard as co-host of the hit comedy podcast ‘When No One’s Watching’, with Matt Willis of Busted. “Hilarious and charming” The Mirror
