Daniel Petrie and Valeria Vulpe

Daniel Petrie and Valeria Vulpe

Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Scottish surrealist stand-up Daniel Petrie won 2023's Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Award, as well as being a finalist in the Chortle Student Comedy Awards and BBC New Comedy Award in 2025. Also a working NHS doctor and a baked potato super-fan (2023-present). 'Scarily good' (Daniel Sloss). Moldova's Valeria Vulpe left her career as a mathematician to follow her dream of being a stand-up. Deadpan storytelling with mordant humour and a unique viewpoint. She recently opened for Ricky Gervais at Wembley Arena as her prize for winning the 2025 Dutch Barn Spirit of Comedy.

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