Better Than Revenge
Better Than Revenge by Amanda Dwyer is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at The Stand Comedy Club 2. It has 25 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 18:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 18:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award 2026 winner Amanda Dwyer attempts to right every wrong ever done to her, from minor slights to full-blown criminal offences. Armed with razor-sharp punchlines and a dangerously long memory, she unpacks grudges and the art of the perfectly timed comeback. What starts as petty score-settling spirals into something sharper, smarter and unexpectedly heartfelt. She tackles a jaw-dropping revenge porn story with fearless honesty, turning fury into big, cathartic laughs. Smart, savage and gloriously self-aware, this is a riotous Fringe hour about power, payback and taking your narrative back.
Details
- Performer: Amanda Dwyer
- Venue: The Stand Comedy Club 2
- Space: Stand 2
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Solo show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 50 seats (Stand 2) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 25, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Entry to venue via 16 North St. Andrew Street. Venue clearly signposted. There are 13 steep steps up a stone staircase with handrails into the performance space. Staff are always available to assist, however we cannot help to carry customers. Stairs: 11- 20 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 4 published reviews 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.
Amanda Dwyer sets out to right some of the worst wrongs ever done to her in Better Than Revenge, turning grudges, misogyny, and a revenge porn story into an hour of dark, cathartic comedy.
It is that constant tightrope walk between humour and discomfort that shows off Amanda Dwyer’s talents on stage.
— Broadway World (4 out of 5 stars)
In Dwyer’s hands, she takes a red hot potato of a subject and makes you take notice, get angry and, surprisingly, laugh. 5 Stars
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £8.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 19:25 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:00 — Already performed — £12.00