One of the hottest tickets on the Fringe, the annual line up of star comedians performing in support of The Brain Tumour Charity, this year sees John Hastings MC another cracking line up.
Star of his own Russell Howard’s Good News and Mock the Week and fresh from his latest international tour, Russell Howard joins the biggest selling comedian on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Jason Byrne, British Comedy Award winner and BAFTA nominee Nina Conti, Scotland’s own Danny Bhoy and the multi-award winning British musical comedy duo Flo & Joan in a once-in-a-lifetime line-up!
All ticket income goes directly to The Brain Tumour Charity, a cause close to Underbelly’s heart. Co-founder of Underbelly, Ed Bartlam’s son Alfie was just 4 years old when he was diagnosed with a form of aggressive brain cancer.
Research into brain tumours is severely underfunded in the UK and yet represents the biggest cancer killer for under 40s. Around 500 children and young people in the UK are diagnosed each year but diagnosis times of childhood brain tumours are longer in the UK than in many other countries. The Brain Tumour Charity’s HeadSmart campaign aims to reduce brain tumour and brain cancer diagnosis times to four weeks or less.
Ed Bartlam, Underbelly’s co-founder said:
This year’s line up is stupendously strong! I’m incredibly grateful to all of the comedians taking part for supporting such an important cause. I’ve seen the devastating effects of brain tumours in children first hand and it’s vital that we raise both awareness of the disease and money to help find cures. Our brain tumour benefit show is a wonderful way to do just that whilst also watching one of the strongest comedy line-ups you’ll find anywhere on the Fringe. My son Alfie just asks you to ‘buy a ticket, please’.
Geraldine Pipping, The Brain Tumour Charity’s Director of Fundraising, said:
Every year, 11,000 people are diagnosed with a brain tumour – that’s 30 a day – and our five-year research strategy A Cure Can’t Wait aims to double survival within 10 years and halve the harm caused by brain tumours on quality of life.
To book tickets for Underbelly’s Big Brain Tumour Benefit visit the WEBSITE