David Farnor | On 01, Jul 2020

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival may not be taking place this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, but comedy fans can still get there live stand-up fix with a new comedy festival launching today on NextUp.

The subscription streaming platform, dedicated to showcasing up-and-coming stand-up comics, is hosting a festival with 31 acts performing over 31 days – one live show per night. The intimate shows will be streamed over Zoom in group calls, promising anything from storytelling and stand-up to games and off-kilter ramblings.

Highlights include musical maestro Abandoman (1st July), Channel 5 darling Stephen Bailey (2nd July), The Now Show veterans Sarah Keyworth (4th July) and Sindhu Vee (20th July), Taskmaster conteder Mark Watson (6th July), All Killa No Filla host Kiri Pritchard-McLean (11th July), Fringe favourites Josie Long (12th July) and Ivo Graham (22nd July), plus poet, actor and Alan Partridge sidekick Tim Key (19th July).

Tickets cost £9 each and each show is limited to 200 people – although a VIP Festival Pass for £77 will include a ticket for every gig, as well as access to any sold out show. A VIP Pass will also include a year’s worth of membership to NextUp, which normally costs £9.99 a month or £57.48 for 12 months.

The gigs (averaging 50 minutes each) will only be performed once, live, with the first half of most shows streaming on a delay via NextUp’s social media, but those with tickets will see the whole thing, and be able to interact if they choose. They kick off every night at 8pm UK time.

To find out more, click here – or hit the button below.

Here’s the full line-up for the festival:

1
July

ABANDOMAN

2
July

STEPHEN BAILEY – ‘CAN’T BE BOTHERED’

3
July

ANDREW MAXWELL

4
July

SARAH KEYWORTH – ‘PACIFIC’

5
July

STUART GOLDSMITH – ‘THE INFINITE SOFA: SPECIAL EDITION’

6
July

MARK WATSON

7
July

JESSICA FOSTEKEW

8
July

ESHAAN AKBAR – ‘INFIDEL-ITY’

9
July

DALISO CHAPONDA – ‘APOCALYPSE NOT NOW’

10
July

ANNA MANN

11
July

SOLD OUT – TICKETS ONLY WITH A VIP PASS
KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN

12
July

JOSIE LONG – ‘TENDERISH’

13
July

JEN BRISTER

14
July

FIN TAYLOR

15
July

MAISIE ADAM

16
July

FREE ASSOCIATION – ‘STARRY STARRY EYES’

17
July

MICHAEL LEGGE

18
July

TIFF STEVENSON

19
July

TIM KEY

20
July

SINDHU VEE – ‘SANDHOG’

21
July

LUKE MCQUEEN

22
July

IVO GRAHAM – ‘GILDED CAGE’

23
July

ALICE FRASER

24
July

PHIL ELLIS

25
July

THANYIA MOORE

26
July

OLGA KOCH – ‘COMING HOME AND STAYING HOME’

27
July

PAUL CHOWDHRY

28
July

ATHENA KUGBLENU

29
July

JORDAN BROOKES – ‘POV’

30
July

PRINCE ABDI – ‘HAVING FUN’

31
July

AURIE STYLA

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