What Are You Going to Do
What Are You Going to Do by Alex Edelman is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 16 performances listed, running from Tue 18 Aug, 17:30 to Mon 31 Aug, 17:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Alex Edelman's last Fringe show, Just for Us, earned an Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show nomination and kicked off a journey that culminated with a run on Broadway and an HBO special – garnering him a Tony and an Emmy in the process. This summer, after stops in some of America's most prestigious theatres, he returns to the Pleasance for a two-week offering, heaving with jokes, about things like seashells, an amputee hospital in Jerusalem, various deities and our personal responsibilities amidst global conflict.
Details
- Performer: Alex Edelman
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Cabaret Bar
- Genre: COMEDY
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 170 seats (Cabaret Bar) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 16, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Queue in courtyard. Once inside either remain in ground level seating or five steps down to stage level. All seating moveable. Performance space is on the Ground Floor with 5 steps down a permanent stone staircase. Wheelchair access type:Temporary Ramp Stairs: 2 - 5 Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 1 published review and 7 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
The last we heard from Alex Edelman, the Jewish comedian had won a Tony and an Emmy for “Just for Us,” his account of attending a meeting of neo-Nazis in Queens.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Tue 18 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 22:45 — Already performed — £18.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 22:50 — Already performed — £18.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £18.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 17:30 — Already performed — £15.00