In no particular order and #NoSpoilers

​Let me know your favourite/s in the comments below!

What is to not love about this film?? It's hysterical and charming and beautifully plays on the tropes of the coming-of-age/high school genre but fleshes out what would otherwise be stock characters into fully-formed peeps. 

I didn't think that Jordon Peele would be able to better the unbelievably awesome Get Out... and he didn't but Us is just as good. It perfectly balances horror and comedy and has a flawless cast! I still have questions about the plot but that's on me as I struggle to let things go (What did Bill Murray whisper to Scarlett Johansson at the end of Lost in Translation???).  

This is 100% a cheat as Blue Jay actually came out in 2016 BUT I only watched it this year and it's my blog and I'll do what I want. Holy moly, I loved this film - classic Duplass Brothers, shoe-gazing beauty! I have recommended this to anyone who will listen. Like a lot of the films I love, not a lot "happens" but, hoochymama-show-your-nana, it's a rollercoaster!!

What a surprise this was! I went to watch this on a whim of boredom and came out of the cinema SO HAPPY. Sure, it helps that Charlize Theron may be the perfect human being and I'm just happy to watch her for a couple of hours, but the rest of the cast are also super charming. The set pieces are hysterical. The soundtrack is boss. The message is sweet. Such a lovely little gem of a film.

Obviously, there's no way I would not have an MCU on this list (so it was either this or Endgame) but Spider-Man: Far From Home has earned it's place on this list. More of an ensemble piece than the previous Spider-Man romp, Tom Holland has upped his game and the little web-head pocket of the universe has been fleshed out. Worth a watch for the post-credit seen alone!


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As we all know, Vegans are an opinionated and passionate bunch, saving the planet and sticking it to those meat-n-dairy eaters at any given opportunity.
 
But those there Vegans aren’t always the unified front that they may seem.
 
There is a spectrum of reasons that one may choose a plant-based diet, be that for the benefit of personal health, ethical values, global sustainability or even a financial choice.
 
The personal reasons for becoming vegan are as varied as the personal decisions on how they are vegan, which can cause somewhat of a schism in a community!
 
Here are 5 Things That Vegans Just Can’t Agree On!

Hoooootchy Mama! Honey is such a hot topic amongst Vegans that most vegan forums have banned the discussion of it, lest fists fly like a butterfly and sting like a bee!
 
There are 2 main schools of thought here. The first is that honeybees actually make too much honey for their hive and it makes no impact on them whatsoever to harvest a carefully calculated amount. No suffering = no problem.
 
The second is quite simply that honey is the by product of animals so does not fall within the vegan diet.  Also, there’s suspicion about the treatment of the bees and the effects of human interference causing colony collapse.

​Obviously, if you are in the game for ethical reasons, wearing the skin of your bovine sisters is an understandable and flat out no-no…
 
Buuuuuuuut, if you are choosing a plant based diet for sustainability reasons, which will include considering the carbon cost of creating new products, you may feel that purchasing a piece of clothing (that already exists and you have no moral objection to wearing) would simply be wasteful! Especially if you were buying it from a charity shop, where by the proceeds would go towards benefiting others.

​“Hey, want the last slice of this vegetarian pizza? I’m just going to throw it away anyway!”
 
!MORAL DILEMMA FOR SOME!
 
This falls into a similar argument as the second hand leather; the logic goes that if food is going to be wasted anyway and you’re not contributing to it either financially or carbon-ally, surely it’s ACTUALLY for the best..?
 
(As a side note, this argument doesn’t include “occasionally eating meat” as that is “Flexitarian” and I think everyone agrees that that is in no way ‘vegan’)
 

​Here is a question that Vegans get asked A LOT:
 
“Yeah but… right… what if, right… what if, you knew someone that owned chickens and you knew they were well looked after and happy and healthy? Would you eat those eggs?”
 
Once again, this comes down to the reason why someone chooses to be Vegan; if it’s sustainability, you might be able to justify to yourself (which is the only person you have to justify it to!).
 
If you do it for health reasons, you may also be able to justify it to yourself, dependent on whether science says eggs are healthy that week or not.
 
There is actually a dietary group of vegans who allow themselves eggs called vEGGans, which I think deserves acknowledgement, just for the pun alone!
 

Yeah, this one is bad news, team.
 
It was recently revealed that Avocados (that’s right, muvva chuffin’ Avocados!!) AREN’T TECHNICALLY VEGAN!!!
 
WTF NATURE?!?!
 
Almost all avocado farmers use bees in an “unnatural way” (it’s not as kinky as it sounds) to pollinate and grow avocados, meaning that animals are being exploited for this by-product of their hard work! #ShockedFace
 
The Vegan Society swooped in on this with some reassuring reassurance.
 
They said:
 
"Vegans avoid using animals as far as possible and practicable.

"We are aware that many forms of farming involve indirect harm to animals but it is unfortunately not possible or practicable to avoid the destruction of other animals in most farming at this time.

"However, we do not consider that just because it is not possible to avoid one hundred percent of the cruelty, suffering and exploitation to animals that we should not bother at all.

"Vegans make a huge contribution to the reduction in suffering and death caused to animals and we would welcome any changes made to farming practises that support this."
 
So rest easy, your official Vegan Membership shan’t be revoke for eating avocados but I do think that it’s interesting in highlighting that even The Vegan Society have created a grey area in which veganism can operate.
 



Ultimately, one thing that vegans can agree on is that anyone making any sort of effort to move to towards a plant based diet is doing the right thing and should be supported.
 
Also, I think it’s universally agreed, by vegans and non-vegans alike, that no one has ever had their mind changed by being told their wrong on social media but, good lordy, I’m sure that’s not going to stop some of you =P
 
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One of the earliest plant-based lessons that someone giving up cow's milk will learn is that not all non-dairy milks are born equal.
 
Some of our milk-type drinks are pure divine nectar… and some are not.
 
Here are substitute milks ranked from worst to best!

Rice milk is the semi-skimmed of the non-dairy world; subject to mockery for its none existent flavour and thin texture.
 
You know when you drain the rice you’re cooking? It’s pretty much that water. Yeah, try enjoying that in a cup of tea!

​Urgh!! I hate oat milk. It’s pretty much a porridge ghost and tastes like a charity shop smells. At least it has the obnoxiousness to have some flavour though, disgusting as it may be. 

Coconut milk has its place and that place is in a coconut. It’s fine but it does make everything you drink, eat or inhale taste like you've stirred a Bounty into it after someone has licked all of the chocolate off.

​It looks like chocolate milk! It smells like chocolate milk! IT’S NOT CHOCOLATE MILK!! That’s why hazelnut milk didn’t make it higher on the list, even though it's quite tasty... because it’s a dirty liar!

Almond milk is ok. It’s very low in calories but also very low in protein (AND WE ALL KNOW THAT VEGANS ARE ALREADY CRIPPLED WITH LOW PROTEIN!!) and, most importantly, it tastes like almonds, which whilst delicious is also what cyanide tastes like, making you susceptible to being poisoned!

​Soya milk is delicious, that’s why it’s making it pretty might on this list BUT as we all know, rainforests are being chopped down for soya to be grown. To be fair, the soya being grown is almost exclusively for cattle feed… the demand for soya milk is not that strong yet.
 
BUT the worst thing about soya milk is that it curdles when you put it in a hot drink!! Yes, that is far worse that the destruction of most of our natural resources! CURDLING!!!  

Hi, are you a millionaire? Good! Than you have been approved to drink cashew milk. As we all know, the price of cashews is at an all time high and soon most jewellery will be made of cashew.
 
But that doesn’t mean it isn’t the best non-dairy substitute; creamy, subtly nutty, doesn't curdle.

​Num, num and num.

That’s right! Tell your mum that she won! Your mum’s milk is the very best type of milk and it was meant especially just for us/you.

Look at that lil'un's face! They know how good it is.
 
So there we have it, all of the best non-dairy milks ranked worst to best – did I miss any? Let me know in the comments below!
 
Written by Gary Tro.
 
Gary Tro is a stand-up comedian, vegan, gamer and massive nerd.
 
His show IDOIT will be at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.

​Despite having almost 70 years of video games under our belt, the LGBTQ community is still grossly underrepresented in pixelated form.
 
We have aliens, gods and mutations aplenty, but it seems like a dude-who-likes-dudes being on a badass adventure still seems rather unbelievable to some games developers.
 
That said, there are some awesome examples of 5 LGBTQ Computer Game Characters!

​Games developers Naughty Dog are not only commendable for their phenomenal caliber of games, but also for their inclusion of LGBT+ characters.
 
In The Last of Us, they included the tragic side story of Bill, who finds the body of his ex-partner Frank.
 
But it’s Naughty Dogs decision to have Ellie as the primary protagonist in The Last of Us pt. II that really makes them an excellent example of creating more interesting diversity in gaming.
 
Ellie’s sexuality had already been explored in DLC The Last of Us: Left Behind, but with the new game’s trailer showing a passionate kiss between Ellie and another female character, there’s no mistaking that we’re going to be bossing it with this lady-loving badass!

During Life is Strange, we see the world through the eyes of Max Caufield; a young women learning about friendship and relationships… and boy is it angsty! Oh good lord, there is so much angst! It’s got more angst than when Puberty went through puberty.

Max is reunited with her child-hood friend Chloe (who is the protagonist of the game's prequel Before the Storm) and throughout the game you are given multiple opportunities to woo or be wooed by this blue-haired rebel.
 
Angsty as it is, it is a very sweet game with a lot of heart and definitely worth a play.

After months of speculation from players and the game’s developer, Blizzard, Tracer’s sexuality was revealed during a tie-in web comic called Reflections, in which we were shown her in a romantic relationship with a female character called Emily.

​The protagonist for Tell Tale’s The Walking Dead: Season 3, Javier Garcia’s bi-sexuality is merely hinted at when you are given the choice to flirt with a guy called Jesus – a man so gosh darn good looking, you’d be an idiot to not flirt with him.

Placing Mass Effect on this list seems like somewhat of a cheat, because Mass Effect exists in a beautiful, open-minded universe where everyone is just getting it on with everyone!
 
As Commander Shepard you can choose your gender at the beginning of the game, but this in no way limits of whom you can or can’t GET! IT! OOOOOOOOOOOOOON! with.
 
It’s a future we can all dream for.
 
 
 
So there we have it, 5 LGBT+ Compter Game Characters. There is still a long way to go for the spectrum of sexualities and identities to be fairly represented (I couldn’t find a single playable trans character) but if the future is evenly partially like Mass Effect, we’ll get there.
 
Let me know who I missed out in the comments below!
 
Written by Gary Tro.
 
Gary Tro is a stand-up comedian, vegan, gamer and massive nerd.
 
His new show IDOIT will be at Edinburgh Fringe Festival Aug 2 - 26

​Cor, films are exciting, aren’t they? All explosions and action and loving in the night time way!
 
OR ARE THEY??
 
Some films have absolutely no excitement in them whatsoever, some people might even describe them as boring, but that doesn’t mean that they’re not still awesome pieces of cinema.
 
Here is the 5 Awesome Films Where Nothing Exciting Happens.
 
Beware massive spoilers.

​Probably the most famous film on this list for complete lack of excitement. This film is incredibly divisive; I’ve had falling-outs whilst defending this flick to people that actively hate it.
 
Bill Murray meets Scarlett Johansson in a Japanese Hotel, they hang out and maybe fall in love… or are good friends… or have a father/daughtery relationship… or are a distraction from boredom… it’s hard to tell. And that's kind of it until the final scene.
 
The final scene shows an emotional goodbye, where Bill Murray leans in and whispers something inaudible into Scarlett’s ear. The actors and the director have never fessed up to what was said but I like to think it was “I bet this’ll piss off 50% of the people watching!”

​A film that’s as famous for it’s soundtrack as it is for it’s undeniable use of the manic pixie dream girl trope, Garden State is an unashamed indie film; muted characters, themes of friendship, twee underscoring.
 
The story revolves around JD from Scrubs’ slightly more emotionally constipated brother returning from LA to his hometown for his mum’s funeral. He then meets Natalie Portman, they have a romance, go on a trip to a junkyard and he realises that he can feel emotions again because it rained.
 
Basically, that’s it but it is really lovely and sweet and worth a watch. I will warn you though, if you haven’t watched it in a while, be prepared to not find Natalie Portman as endearing as you remember.

​It seems that ‘dudes being emotionally stunted’ is somewhat of a common theme in the genre ‘Films Where Nothing Exciting Happens’ and this entry to this list is no exception.
 
Me, Earl and The Dying Girl is an incredibly lovely coming of age flick about two old friends starting a new friendship that’s doomed from the get go.
 
As is the way with these things, these teenagers are mopey and surly but much more eloquent than you or I were at that age… somewhere in-between ‘Dawson's Creek’ and ‘Misfits’ levels of vocabulary.

​The ever-dancing Sam Rockwell plays a ‘moon farmer’ (whose job it is to harvest the moon obvs). After some weird going ons, Rockwell finds out that he has actually been cloned many times over (his replacement clone turning up is a big give away!) Original clone and new clone hang out for a bit, original clone dies and new clone ships off to Earth. The end.
 
Whilst Kevin Spacey voices the moon bases AI assistant, Rockwell is the only actor seen on screen, meaning it was always going to be an understated experience, but it really is just one actor talking to himself for ninety plus minutes.
 
Highly recommended!  2 out of 1 stars!

Sure, I guess you could say that an emotionally-stunted writer creating his perfect woman out of thin air is exciting, but the rest of the film is really just a very standard relationship; they get to know each other, realise they’re both annoying and break up. That’s a standard relationship, right??
 
This is a lovely film about the unrealistic expectations put upon our partners and Zoe Kazan, the writer and titular character, does an awesome job of deconstructing the manic pixie dream girl trope.


So there we have it! 5 Awesome Films Where Nothing Exciting Happens!

I'm sure there are plantry more, let me know in the comments below.

by Gary Tro

Gary is a stand-up comedian whose new show IDOIT will be at Edinburgh Fringe Festival Aug 2 - 26.

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​​Vegan’s are a whiney bunch, aren’t they??
 
Please have empathy for all living creatures moan moan moan. Make small changes to save the planet moan moan moan. Live a healthier lifestyle moan moan moan.
 
Urgh! Shut up, you stupid, correct hippies! You’re so annoying!
 
If you really want to annoy a vegan right back, just say one of these 5 things that vegans have to roll their eyes at every single day.

We all know protein, right? It’s that magical ingredient only available from chicken. It helps build muscle, cures cancer, enables flight - it’s a bloody miracle.
 
So how do vegans function without getting any protein whatsoever?
 
It couldn’t possibly be from veggies or hemp or tofu or lentils or beans or tempeh, all of which are packed with grams and grams of protein.  It couldn’t possibly be.
 
Also, only ever question vegans where they get protein from, don’t ever question meat-eaters about if they get enough fibre.

​​Please spout the above sentence whilst fish-hooking your mouth pack and pointing at your pathetic excuse for an incisor tooth.
 
The fact that we have canine teeth means we MUST be designed to eat meat. Look at the hippopotamus! It has the mightiest of canine teeth and it regularly scoffs down mea… what? It’s a herbivore??  That must be why they’re so small; that complete lack of protein.
 
Also, just because we can do something, doesn’t mean we must do something. I know that logic is annoying because you want to eat meat, but bear in mind, it’s that very logic that stops people who are bigger than you beating you up just because they can.

​Because some of us miss meat! Just because we choose not to eat it, doesn’t mean that we didn’t enjoy the taste or texture but we realise that it’s not worth the consequences. So if products are made which recreate the taste and texture but without the suffering and/or environmental impact, we’re all in!
 
In fact, I like to think if most people were offered 2 identical tasting and textural products, but one of them was created through suffering and one wasn’t, almost everyone would chose the ethical choice. If you wouldn’t choose the ethical one, you might be a genuine psychopath.

​The fact that I’m writing a vegan-themed list makes this one hard to dispute. We do talk about it quite a lot, but 99% of the time we talk about it in a positive and accepting way. Being vegan makes us happy and, despite what some people think, we only want to share our veganism with you if you want us to.
 
We apologise for the judgemental, self-righteous 1% who shove it down your throat; genuinely, they annoy us too but those guys are a rarity.
 
What is less of a rarity, is self-righteous meat eaters who give vegans enough of a hard time to write lists about it! 

​This is so commonly heard; it’s an in joke in the vegan community. If this is your defence for eating meat, you should really rethink your position on most things.
 
And, I should point out that I have never met a vegan that misses bacon. Eggs? Sure. Fish? Yup. But not bacon – it’s overrated, as are your abilities of debate.
 
 
I’m sure that I’ve missed a bunch of others off this list, if so, let me know in the comments below!
 
by Gary Tro.
 
Gary Tro is a stand-up comedian, vegan, gamer and massive nerd.
 
His show IDOIT will be at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August.

Guys, I know what you’re all thinking and yes, all vegans are superheroes [smuuuuuuuuuuug].
 
But not all superheroes are vegan so let's give some love to the top 5 that are kicking butt and chowing tofu. 

​Buddy Baker was a movie stunt man that was gifted the power to “borrow” the abilities of other animals by an alien species.
 
Taking on the highly original alias of Animal Man (he was originally called A-Man… hehe), his list of abilities include the speed of an Ant, the reproduction abilities of a protozoa and the napping ability of a cat.
 
I guess mimicking other animals gives you a whole lot of empathy for them, because ol’ A-Man is a stone-cold vegan.  

​Cliff Steele was a successful race driver who, after a car crash, had his brain transplanted into a mechanical body, transforming him into Robotman. He then went on to form The Doom Patrol, which were pretty much the X-Men before the X-Men were invented.
 
Ok, this one is kind of a “vegan by default” situation, as Robotman doesn’t eat food.

​At all.
 
But not eating meat or animal byproducts means he’s vegan, right??

​If you haven’t read 2003’s The Runaways, get thee to a comic book store! It’s a super fun story that doesn’t require any previous knowledge of the Marvel pantheon.
 
The original run of comics introduced us to five teenagers whose parents have been secretly running a super-crime syndicate for years; one of the aforementioned teenagers being Karolina Dean AKA Lucy in the Sky.
 
As well as being proactively vegan, Karolina also has one of the best superhero code names going!

​​Another original member of The Doom Patrol, Garfield Logan has been a staple member of the DC universe for 6 decades.
 
Most people will recognise him from his many iterations on the Teen Titans cartoons; Beast Boy has the ability to transform into any animal he wishes, all the while retaining his green, furry skin and, due to his plant-based diet, it’s fair to say that his green credentials hold up!

​Introduced in X-Men #100 (2000), Neal Shaara is the third X-Person to use the codename Thunderbird. He is able to transform the molecules in his body into solar plasma, which means that as well as maintaining his environmentally sustainable diet; he’s also useful to have around if your solar panels need a boost on a cloudy day!
 
There we have it, 5 Superheroes who are also vegan. Did I miss anyone out? Let me know in the comments below.

​I guess the real question is how on Earth do they fight all this crime with their crippling protein deficiency?? =P

​GARY TRO is a stand up comedian whose new show IDOIT will be at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2 - 26 Aug

Competitive Mode in Overwatch is pretty ruddy high stakes, as players desperately try to improve their Season High (I for one would gladly give up all my favourite childhood memories if it meant slightly more SR) but this boiler room pressure can lead to players’ gears being ground so hard, they won't even be collectible as armour.
 
To help prevent you from winding up your fellow team mates, here are the 7 Annoying Behaviours in Overwatch Competitive Mode for you to avoid.

​1. FLASHING FOR SOMEONE TO PLAY MERCY… THEN PICKING GENJI.
 This is more of a console behaviour (simply due to PC users being able to message each other) but good God it’s annoying.
 
Someone sees that the team is rather light on healers/tanks BUT instead of picking up that gauntlet, they flash on and off the character they feel is missing (98% of the time, it’ll be Mercy). Then, regardless of whether anyone fills this role, THEY PROCEED TO CHOOSE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CHARACTER  (98% of the time, it’ll be Genji)!
 
If you see that the team is lacking in a role that you have no intention of playing, just keep quiet… like a ninja.

2. PICKING A THIRD DPS.
We’re bored of saying “222”. We’re bored of hearing “222”. But it works. At least for the beginning of the match, 222 is a solid composition; two DPS, two tanks, two healers. Maybe it will need changing up later in the match, but to begin with, just assume 222. Say it with me… “Two Two Two”
 
Unfortunately, that means that if two other people on your team were paying more attention to you and have nabbed those sweet, sweet DPS roles, you’re going to have to suck it up and be either a Tank or, heaven forbid, a Healer.
 
Can’t/won’t play a Tank or Healer? Then you shouldn’t be playing in competitive mode.

And if you pick a fourth DPS, you shouldn't be playing computer games.

​3.PUSHING TOO FAR AT THE START. 
Look, we get it; you’re a lone wolf; a maverick; an island. You work alone. You, and only you, can drag this rag-tag group of losers to victory, as long as they stay out of your way. You don’t need anybody’s helOH LOOK AT THAT! YOU’RE DEAD! WHAT A SURPRISE!!!
 
What did you think was going to happen?? You went 1 against 6! And even if you managed to eliminate one of the other team, they’re a lot closer to the spawn point then you are.
 
Chill out and stay with the team. Trust us, you’re not that good.

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4. I NEED HEALING! I NEED HEALING! I NEED HEALING!
If you’re not saying this whilst running towards a healer, it’s just noise. Don’t expect healers to come find you, especially if you’re saying it as you sprint towards the horizon!

(See 3.)

5. STAY WITH THE PAYLOAD.
I think it takes a while to learn this fundamental lesson of Competitive Mode…
 
IT ISN’T ABOUT HOW MANY ELIMINATIONS YOU GET.
 
I know! Who woulda thunk??
 
What Competitive Mode is about is holding a point or escorting a payload, which is all about proximity – you need to be near or on the thing you’re protecting or attacking. If you go off on a jaunt to do some murdering, don’t be surprised when everyone else is frustrated that you’re not supporting the basic objective of the mission!

6. GET ON THE POINT.
This is pretty much the same gripe as above but for Control maps. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing running around the map, if you’re not spending time on the point, you’re not helping.
 
AND… big gripe here… if the enemy is about to win the game, GET ON THE POINT!!! JUST GET ON IT!! Those few seconds of contesting (before you’re shot apart by a barrage of bullets and lasers and soundwaves) could be the difference between your team getting back in time with a sweet Ult and losing the game.
 
This includes using Junkrat's riptyre in overtime.
 
GET ON THE POINT!!

7. REPEATEDLY SWAPPING CHARACTERS
I’d like to think that this behaviour comes from a good place; that someone is just trying to find the right character but, like Tommy Lee Jones says in Captain America: The First Avenger, “Wars are fought with weapons but they are won with Ults!” (or something like that). By swapping characters, you are denying your team your much-needed D.Va bomb.

​8. LEAVING THE GAME BEFORE VOTING ON AN MVP
Don’t be petty; just give someone a vote. Even if you don’t care about this stuff, it’s sportsman-like and literally just a single button push.

​9. FINALLY, ALWAYS REWARD THE SUPPORT!
Much like being a nurse, teacher or a list writer, healer is a thankless job so if there’s one on the MVP screen, let them know your appreciation (nurses, teachers and list writers too)

Anymore annoying behaviours that you can think of? Pop them in the comments below!

GARY TRO is a stand-up comedian whose new show IDOIT will be at Edinburgh Fringe Festival Aug 2-26

1. THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY
 Selling out for the past 3 years, THRONES! THE MUSICAL PARODY is the hilarious pastiche from the world-renowned improv troupe, Baby Wants Candy. An impressive amount of five star reviews makes this show a must see! Get tickets early though, they sell out and you can’t expect them to hold the door!
 
Aug 1-26 // 10:30pm // Assembly George Square Theatre

2. POLICE COPS IN SPACE
Perhaps the best named show on this list, POLICE COPS IN SPACE is a homage to 80s lo-fi, sci-fi flicks brought to you by multi-award winning comedy trio, The Pretend Men. Expect absolute hilarity and you won’t be disappointed.
 
Aug 1-14, 16-21, 23-26 // 9:30pm //Assembly George Square Studio – Three

3. STAR WARS Vs. STAR TREK
Will the age-old debate finally be resolved? Probably not! But that doesn’t mean it won’t be hilarious. Every night, Rik Carranza mediates two comedians, each defending one of iconic franchises. Set your lightsabers to stun!
 
Aug 1-4, 8-11, 16-22, 24-27 // 10:30pm // Gilded Balloon Teviot – Wine Bar

4. MARVELus: ALL THE MARVEL MOVIES… KIND OF! 2018
 The world’s premier nerd-culture double-act, The Just Us League, return with a brand new follow up to last year’s MARVELus: All the Marvel Movies… Kind Of. Squeezing everyone’s favourite Marvel movies into one action packed hour. NERDS ASSEMBLE!
 
Aug 1-13, 15-27 // 6:45pm // Gilded Balloon Teviot - Nightclub

5. THE MMORPG SHOW - SCRUFFY LOOKING NERD HERDER
 From the creator of the massively successful Knightmare Live, THE MMORPG SHOW is the multi-award winning improvised fantasy show. There ain’t no party like THE MMORPG SHOW party because THE MMORPG PARTY don’t stop… unless your healer is dead and you’re out of potions.
 
Aug 16-26 // 9:15pm // Laughing Horse @ The Counting House – The Ballroom

6. CULT COMICS
 
Unlike most shows on this list, CULT COMICS is for nerds and geeks from all stratas; gamers, comic book buffs and movie addicts will all find something in this geek-culture themed spectacular presented by comedians Sam Golin and Bisha K Ali.
 
Aug 2-12, 14-26 // 2:15pm // Laughing Horse @ The Counting House – The Lounge

7. ADAM LARTER: BOOGIE KNIGHTS
 A rather left-field recommendation here, ADAM LARTER has become known for his hilariously bizarre and stupidly brilliant offerings. His disco-infused fantasy adventure is guaranteed to leave you with Knight Fever, Knight Fever.
 
Aug 4-14, 16-26 // 2pm // Heroes @ The Hive – The Big Cave

8. SPONTANEOUS POTTER
 What would this list be without a show dedicated to everyone’s favourite pubescent wizards? SPONTANEOUS POTTER is an improvised Harry Potter adventure based on audience suggestions, meaning that you won’t need a time turner to see a new adventure, just go again the following night.
 
Aug 1-26 // 8:45pm // Gilded Balloon Rose Theatre – Basement

9. TOM CROSBIE: NERD TIME’S A CHARM
 TOM CROSBIE’s latest stand-up show is a show for nerds by a nerd. Renowned for his skill with a Rubik’s Cube, Crosbie will push the boundaries of nerd comedy.
 
Aug 4-26 // 12:10pm // Voodoo Rooms – Ballroom

10. JOHN ROBERTSON: THE DARK ROOM
Returning to Edinburgh for it’s seventh consecutive year, THE DARK ROOM is a nostalgic throw back to text-based, choose your own adventures of your childhood. Will you A) Buy a ticket…. there’s no other option - buy a ticket!
 
Aug 2-26 // 8pm // Underbelly, Cowgate – White Belly

​GARY TRO is a stand-up comedian whose new show IDOIT will be at Edinburgh Fringe Festival Aug 2 - 26