Ingenious Fools

01/04/2026

To celebrate Live Comedy Day, here’s the poster for the first ever gig I put on, I’m around 2010
I think. My mum had this up on her office wall until she retired ❤️

As I recall it went well, but the majority of the audience turned up about 15 minutes after the start time 🤣

It was named after a joke book I had as a child, and the design was by an amazing artist called Flo who went on to be a tattoo artist.

Obviously .arron is a superstar these days, but I’m not sure what that Joel guy is doing now. Anyone seen him anywhere? 😁

01/04/2026

No April Fools here, only Ingenious ones! 👌

We are beyond delighted to today announce our line up for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 🎉🎉🎉

The work that has gone into these shows in the last year or more is incredible and we absolutely cannot wait to bring them to you.

We’re currently previewing across the country, so even if you’re not heading up this year - look out for opportunities to catch them in a town near you 😊

Blue Badge Bunch
Benny Shakes
Cerys Bradley
Aidan Jones Comedy
Milo Edwards
Katie Zoe Mitchell
Stephen Catling
Disabled Cants
barrel.comedy

20/03/2026

Don’t miss Aidan Jones at this year’s festival! One of a limited number of chances to catch a preview of this award winning show 🎼

16/03/2026

As part of our outreach for the Q***r Tales For Autistic Folk project, we’re offering free workshops for community and youth groups in our next tour locations - Brighton and Havant.

Suitable for young people 14+ or adults, these inclusive, creative sessions are 1-2 hours long and for up to 12 people. They can be run online or in person.

Please dm or email [email protected] for more information.

Explore how to create your own choose-your-pathway short story - one in which the reader chooses the direction. Plot the different possible outcomes and see where it lands.

Led by comedian and theatre maker Cerys Bradley - Outstanding Neurodiverse Performance Award Nominee Brighton Fringe 2025, Neurodiverse Review Autistic Excellence Award Winner 2022.

Activities include discussion, solo writing, drawing, collage - any creative way you choose to tell your story!

Cerys’s mission is to develop more inclusive audience participation practice for the neurodiverse community, radically reimagining what it means for performers to work with audiences to create a unique and inclusive comedy experience.

16/03/2026

Q***r Tales For Autistic Folk continues its merry tour next month at 🌿 8th April at 8pm. One of three last chances to catch this show before the mysterious door closes forever… 🚪😱

★★★★★ ‘I really loved this show’ On The Mic
★★★★ ‘Refreshingly inventive and joyfully subversive’ A Youngish Perspective
‘A great storyteller’ The Guardian

16/03/2026

Congratulations to for making the Top Ten Clean Jokes at 2026!
🎉🎉🎉

13/03/2026

The only decent meal we’ll have together this year! EdFringe plans are well underway 🎉🎉🎉
Big up our assistant producer Jen Swan, couldn’t do it without you! 💖

22/02/2026

🤯 Absolutely blown away by these WIPs this weekend from the most incredible talents of and , with Cerys doing sterling work entertaining Just The Tonic’s Friday night crowd. I couldn’t be more excited about bringing all of our brand new shows to EdFringe this year - bring it on 💪

09/02/2026

🤩 Absolutely delighted to announce our first show 2026 “Aidan Jones: Chopin’s Nocturne” is now on sale! And what a show it is…
every day at 2:40pm. Ticket link in bio 🔗

“In 2008 I failed my conservatory audition. After some time focusing on M**A I started comedy. Classical music, presented with jokes by a bald, Australian di****ad with a beard.”

Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe Weekly
“Sidesplittingly funny.” The Guardian
“Punchlines that will leave you laughing for days on end... This is what a well-crafted comedy set looks like!” ★★★★★ - Advertiser, Adelaide
“A masterclass…this should not work, but it does.” ★★★★★ - The List
“The show is a delight.” ★★★★★ - Three Weeks
“The most satisfying end to a Fringe show as you’re likely to find this year.” ★★★★1/2 - The Quinntessential Review

06/02/2026

01/11/2025

are at today for two fantastic shows! With all our new point of sale promo materials, books and even Benny’s Birdboxes 🐦‍⬛😂
Pop by and say hello!