Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Previews 2026: Catch two excellent stand-up comedians performing brand new material each night – presented by Chuckle Busters
An eight-week mini-season of fantastic comedy as stand-up stars premier their latest shows before they head to the largest arts festival in the world, Edinburgh Fringe! Be the first to catch these shows before they go on to comedy glory! Each night will feature two full length performances from some of the best comedians in the country.
Ahir Shah
2023 Sky Edinburgh Comedy Award winner for Best Show, Ahir Shah presents a preview of the new one. It’s about love, money, family, responsibility, fear, forever and frogs. Shah’s last show, Ends, received national and international acclaim and is now available to watch on Netflix. Ahir has also been seen and heard on shows including Ahir Shah: Dots (HBO), Jurassic World 3, Foundation (Apple TV), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC2), The Last Leg (C4), The Mash Report (BBC2), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and The Now Show (BBC R4).
Rob Auton
Rob Auton has written twelve five star rated Edinburgh Fringe shows, building a live audience through his unique world view and love of writing and performing. His shows for stage include a series of shows on specific themes – The Yellow Show (a show about the colour yellow), The Sky Show, The Face Show, The Water Show, The Sleep Show, The Hair Show, The Talk Show and so on.
In 2025 Rob wrote his first narrative hour – CAN: The Story of a Man called Can. The show enjoyed a sell-out run at the Edinburgh festival, was listed in the British Comedy Guide’s best reviewed shows of the fringe and won Best show and Best Comedy Show in the Darkchat.com Awards 2025. As well as touring the UK extensively Rob has also performed across Europe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival in Australia. His daily podcast The Rob Auton Daily Podcast won the gold award for Best Daily Podcast in 2020 and 2024.
