Ahir Shah & Rob Auton - Edinburgh Previews at The Wardrobe Theatre, Bristol
About the show
Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Previews 2026: Catch two excellent stand-up comedians performing brand new material each night – presented by Chuckle Busters
An eight-week mini-season of fantastic comedy as stand-up stars premier their latest shows before they head to the largest arts festival in the world, Edinburgh Fringe! Be the first to catch these shows before they go on to comedy glory! Each night will feature two full length performances from some of the best comedians in the country.
Ahir Shah
2023 Sky Edinburgh Comedy Award winner for Best Show, Ahir Shah presents a preview of the new one. It’s about love, money, family, responsibility, fear, forever and frogs. Shah’s last show, Ends, received national and international acclaim and is now available to watch on Netflix. Ahir has also been seen and heard on shows including Ahir Shah: Dots (HBO), Jurassic World 3, Foundation (Apple TV), Richard Osman’s House of Games (BBC2), The Last Leg (C4), The Mash Report (BBC2), Frankie Boyle’s New World Order (BBC2) and The Now Show (BBC R4).
Rob Auton
Rob Auton has written twelve five star rated Edinburgh Fringe shows, building a live audience through his unique world view and love of writing and performing. His shows for stage include a series of shows on specific themes – The Yellow Show (a show about the colour yellow), The Sky Show, The Face Show, The Water Show, The Sleep Show, The Hair Show, The Talk Show and so on.
Featuring - Ahir Shah
Ahir Shah is one of comedy's brightest new talents, whose sharp brand of stand-up features a blend of socio-political awareness, energetic delivery and jokes.
'Destined to be one of the brightest stars in the British comedy firmament... a frighteningly intelligent gagsmith' (The Scotsman)
'An intense, exciting performer whose act crackles with wit, his energy holding the audience captive until lights out' (FringeGuru)
'A sophisticated comedian with an elegant, eloquent style that probes beyond the superficial' (Chortle)
'Charismatic and of rewardingly cerebral approach' (The Guardian)
'Catch him now... he's going stellar' (The List).
Rob Auton
Rob is a London-based performer, artist, writer, poet and comedian. He is a Dave’s Funniest Joke Of The Fringe award-winner and Glastonbury’s Poet In Residence.
Every year he picks a subject that is important to him and writes an hour long show about it. So far he has done The Yellow Show, The Sky Show, The Face Show, The Water Show, The Sleep Show and the Hair Show. His work has been played on the radio by Jarvis Cocker, Cerys Matthews and Scroobius Pip and shown on the television by BBC1, BBC 2 and Channel 4.
'A genuine original' (The Guardian)
'A talent to watch' (The Independent).