The Edinburgh Fringe is fast-approaching, with plenty of famous faces such as Miriam Margolyes and Bill Bailey set to appear during the 2025 festival.
Taking place across 265 venues, there are already more than three-thousand shows lined-up for August and searching for shows can quickly become overwhelming.
But if you are looking for an easy place to begin, sometimes it is easier to start with what - or who - you already know. There are top comedians such as Alan Davies and Nish Kumar set to appear, as well as reality TV show winners like Hannah Byczkowski from The Traitors, or Scotland’s own Peter Sawkins from the Great British Bake Off.
David Hayman and Pete Doherty are among British celebrities with shows at this year’s Fringe. There are then American sitcom stars such as Caroline Rhea and Eden Sher putting on their own shows, in addition to multihyphenate performers including Nick Mohammed, Eunice Olumide MBE, and The Ballad of Wallis Island’s Tim Key.
There is a huge variety to the shows on offer during the Fringe and this list teases just a fraction of the entertainment which will be available in August. But if you are hoping to be inspired - or just looking for some general guidance - here are 36 famous faces with shows at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe.
33. Baby Lasagna
Meanwhile, if you are a Eurovision fan you will need no introduction to 2024 runner-up Baby Lasagna. The Croatian musician behind song Rim Tim Tagi Dim will perform at the Edinburgh Fringe on August 25 at La Belle Angele (Venue 301c). | Getty Images
34. Fantastic Negrito
Another musician appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe is Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, better known as Fantastic Negrito. The three-time Grammy Award winner will perform at La Belle Angele (Venue 301c) on August 19. | Getty Images for Americana Music
35. Desiree Burch
Whether you’re familiar with her comedy, her appearances on Taskmaster or perhaps as the voice of Netflix’s Too Hot To Handle, American comedian and actress Desiree Burch will bring her solo show The Golden Wrath to this year’s Fringe festival from July 28–August 10 at Monkey Barrel Comedy (Venue 3). | BBC / Fremantlemedia Ltd and QI Ltd
36. Eden Choi
And for our final trick, you may recognise Korean magician Eden Choi from Britain’s Got Talent earlier this year, where he reached the semi-finals. His magic show Proust Effect will be on at the Edinburgh Fringe from August 1–25 at Temple at WU (Venue 396). | Getty Images