Aditya Mayya Pretends to Be Sad
Aditya Mayya Pretends to Be Sad is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Just The Tonic at The Hive. It has 23 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 16:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
When he found out his younger brother had just committed suicide, Aditya had the same first thought we all do: how do I write a joke about this? Recounting his story in both hilarious and heart-wrenching detail, Aditya Mayya Pretends to Be Sad is an hour-long exploration of being earnest from someone allergic to sincerity. A tragicomic solo show for people who've seen a thousand tragicomic solo shows, this is an hour that both celebrates and satirizes the Fringe staple that we all know and love.
Details
- Venue: Just The Tonic at The Hive
- Space: The Worker Room
- Genre: COMEDY, Dark Comedy
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 55 minutes
- Room size: about 65 seats (The Worker Room) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 23, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:30 — Already performed — £9.00