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Table Reads: New Comedy Script Showcase

Table Reads: New Comedy Script Showcase

Show type: Edinburgh Fringe 2026

Back for year three, watch comedy scripts come to life on stage. From the company behind My Family, The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty and Time of the Week, we pull back the curtain on TV development, with original scripts performed by the Fringe's top comedians. See cast and creatives shape a show in real time. Discover the UK's most exciting new comedy writing before the commissioners do. Past performers include Adam Riches, Mark Watson, Elf Lyons, Finlay Christie, John Robertson, Rosco McClelland, Carl Donnely, Sam Nicoresti, Chris Forbes and Shaparak Khorsandi.

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