Movies: Nextup

Hot on the heels of her sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run, Here Comes Trouble is packed with brilliant routines and fantastically embarrassing stories. Audiences can expect razor-sharp observations and scandalous one liners as Jo gets her claws into eve...

Born in North London, Sonubi discusses his time as a doorman in some of the scariest clubs in London, his career in musical theatre and life as a parent to two young children....

After Lloyd’s last tour was interrupted by ‘you know what’ and ended up lasting 8 years or so, he’s BACK with a brand-new, fresh stand-up show for 2023. This is his biggest tour to date, and he is pumped / really needs you to come. Since school Lloy...

Star of BBC Scotland's Up For It! and BBC Radio Scotland, Ashley Storrie returns to the Fringe with a raw and hysterical show about mental health and the ways she uses humour to overcome her pain....

Northerner and self-confessed “Slave to the Sesh”, Maisie relays her experiences of navigating the recklessness of youth whilst dealing with a medical condition that required her to be a ‘Sensible Susan’....

Safe everyone. English Comedian of the Year winner and star of Comedy Central Live and Dave's Hypothetical. Tour support for Joe Lycett and 'almost certain future star' (Chortle.co.uk), Josh takes us through the past two years of his life, trying to ...

A ward-winning musical comedian and improviser Rachel Parris gives us her fresh, life- affirming collection of songs, stories and stand-up here in the live recording of her hit solo show Best Laid Plans. Reflecting on childhood hopes for the adults w...

Angela Barnes has good intentions but trying to live your best life, as it turns out, is really bloody hard....

During lockdown, comedians experimented with hundreds of online comedy gigs that connected people worldwide. Access Festival curates the best examples of these, beaming comedians from their homes into yours via Zoom and NextUp. So this January - sta...

It’s 5 years since Laura’s critically acclaimed show 'Trying', her searingly honest, achingly funny experience of depression and trying for a baby. Since then she’s written another hit show, published two books, conquered TV comedy, created two hit ...

In his hilarious, daring new show, Blah Blah Blacklist, Daliso Chaponda looks at disgraced blacklisted celebrities and historical figures we're ashamed we once admired and who now have let us down. There's also the small matter of family member arres...

Jason Byrne, half man, half natural disaster. Over the course of his accident-prone life Jason has been rebuilt from the ground up. Bits removed, metal pins, new knee, and an eye that’s been treated, over the years, by the medical profession like a g...

Get stuck into an hour of rap-infused comedy like you've never seen it....

'The attractively impish Matt Winning' (Guardian) returns with a show within a show and more utter nonsense. It's about landlords, the solar system, climate change and corn on the cob....

Cool, smart and humble to boot, Archie Maddocks presents a provocative, unflinching hour of life, love, loss and laughs with candid authenticity. Delve into Archie’s deepest, darkest thoughts on toilet technique, kebabs and growing up in London as he...

Aaron has been doing stand-up comedy without standing up for eight years now, and it's time for that to change! So he's attempting to do something he's never done before... Stand-up comedy, standing up....

Considered to be Bec's magnum opus, I'll Be Bec features meticulous writing revealing a complexly crafted dystopian future as well as a remarkable futuristic outfit and an incredible high production finale. We'd hate to spoil it by saying too much, b...

After 21 years and 224 days Hal's back being single. But it's all going to be fine. Instead of getting the therapy he clearly needs, he's made a cracking show about it. He's lost enough weight to almost get his wedding ring off and, while he may be f...

Award-winning idiot Joz Norris presents an experiment in chaos and order. You, the audience, are in control. You will be presented with a series of verbs, materials and stories. It is up to YOU what to do with them. Joz Norris, a bemused puppet who c...

Eleven years since she conquered the 'Fringe with What Would Beyoncé Would Do?', Luisa Omielan brings two shows: a musical on the free festival and a back-to-basics stand-up hour where she'll be joined by her Bernese Mountain dog Bernie on stage. Wha...