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NewsRevue is a Guinness World Record-breaking comedy institution celebrating 47 years, making its debut at Pleasance One. The show features performers Kitty McNeill, Kathryn Pridgeon, Michael Stafford Wells, and Will Usherwood-Bliss, with Harry Gascoigne as musical director, delivering a relentless barrage of sketches and parody tunes. Directed and co-written by Heather Kirk, the production offers biting political satire covering topics from political scandals to the rise of AI, with 100% new material each year. The show has served as a launchpad for comedic talent including Bill Bailey, Bridget Christie, Sara Pascoe, Gemma Whelan, Cariad Lloyd, and Reece Shearsmith.
Cast and Creative Team for NewsRevue at Pleasance One
Cast
Kathryn Pridgeon
Ensemble
Harry Gascoigne
musical director
Will Usherwood-Bliss
Ensemble
Michael Stafford Wells
Ensemble
Kitty McNeill
Ensemble
Creative Team
Emma Taylor
Producer
Heather Kirk
Director
News About NewsRevue at Pleasance One
EDINBURGH 2026: Pick of the Programme - Returning Favourites
June 12, 2026 BWW Scotland editor Natalie O'Donoghue selects her top picks of returning favourites from the 2026 Edfringe programme.
NEWSREVUE to Make Edinburgh Fringe Debut at Pleasance One in 47th Year
May 29, 2026 NEWSREVUE, the Guinness World Record-holding satirical comedy show, will make its Pleasance One debut at the Edinburgh Fringe, featuring all-new material skewering politics, AI, and modern headlines.About the Theatre
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