Fringe Comedy Previews: John Kearns And Rob Auton

A unique chance to see the brilliant John Kearns and Rob Auton previewing new stand-up shows ahead of the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Be the first to see this hilarious material due to set the Fringe alight. Presented in association with Avalon.

John Kearns

The only comedian to have won both the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for Best Show (Shtick) and Best Newcomer (Sight Gags for Perverts) in the awards’ 40-year history.

John was a breakout star of series 14 of Taskmaster (Channel 4) and the co-host of Guessable on Comedy Central alongside Sara Pascoe and team captain Alan Davies. He played the lead role in cult hit BBC3/Netflix sitcom Top Coppers and has also appeared on shows including Live at the Apollo (BBC), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky) and House of Games (BBC2).

Rob Auton

Rob Auton released his book I Strongly Believe in Incredible Things with Harper Collins in Autumn of 2021 to critical acclaim.

He has written seven five star rated Edinburgh fringe shows, and has performed his unique brand of comedy on The Russell Howard Hour (Sky One) and on Rob Delaney’s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central). The latter set went viral on Facebook with 4.7m views and couniting.

Rob has had three collections of writing and illustrations published by Burning Eye books and has had his poetry turned into short films and shown on Channel 4.

Presented by the Royal Albert Hall.

This is an 18+ event