Pear
Pear by Bob Koomen 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, 20:30 to Sun 30 Aug, 20:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Bob is a genius, but the world doesn't see it. He has good intentions, and even better ideas. Ideas to help the world, but the world acts as if he's the one who needs help. This show will solve this problem. It explores the strangeness of being alive and searches for something to hold on to in this weird existence. After a sold-out Dutch WIP run, this festival finalist/member of the Netherlands' most renowned comedy collective Comedytrain is ready to take this show abroad. 'Very funny and original' (FijtEnFictie.nl) 'He intrigued with a surprising performance' (NRC.nl).
Details
- Performer: Bob Koomen
- Venue: Just The Tonic at The Hive
- Space: The Worker Room
- Genre: COMEDY, Absurdist, Stand-up
- Country: NETHERLANDS
- Running time: 60 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
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews and 11 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.
It can’t be easy doing stand-up comedy at any time. It must be doubly difficult if you are performing in a second language, in a cave, and working without a mic. 3 stars
Koomen has some wonderfully offbeat lines and ideas.
— Chortle (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £7.00