Underbelly has launched the first of its shows for this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
From comedy favourites to a live show of a BBC podcast, the line-up also includes an improvised crime show and a 1990s pop party.
Underbelly said: “Get ready for another udderly incredible Edinburgh Festival Fringe with us in 2025. This announcement includes legend-dairy comedians, a big new moo-sical, sell-out Fringe favourites and rising new talent. Explore the first incredible shows joining our programme this summer.
Tickets are now on sale for this summer’s shows.
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5. Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Warning of a "live drunk" in the show and nudity come with tickets for this popular show. The blurb states: "With a genuinely inebriated cast member each night, no two shows are ever the same in this raucous, riotous rampage through one of Shakespeare's most mischievous plays." It is on daily from 30 July to 24 August at Underbelly Bristo Square. | Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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6. ...Earnest?
Returning to the show for the fifth year, ...Earnest? is a twist on Oscar Wilde that is "guaranteed to have you in stitches". It will run at Underbelly George Square from 30 July to 25 August. | ...Earnest?
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7. MASSAOKE: 90s Live
Billed as the "number one party of the Fringe", the "epic 90s sing-along" comes to the Fringe for two weekends only. Expect everything from rock to rave, girl power to grunge and Britpop to boybands. The show will take to the McEwan Hall on 1 and 2 August and 15 to 17 August. | MASSAOKE: 90s Live
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8. Ali Woods: Basher
Returning after three Fringe sell-out shows, Ali Woods, star of Comedy Central and Stand Up Sketch Show and known for his viral online sketches, returns with a new performance. Ali will be performing almost every night from 30 July to 24 August at Underbelly Bristo Square. | Ali Woods: Basher