What a Character
What a Character by Casey Filips is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly George Square. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 21:50 to Sun 30 Aug, 21:50. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
"What a character" – Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best or worst person you know. Example: "Wow, that Casey Filips… what a character" Following his critically acclaimed debut show Virtuoso, multi award-winning Australian comic Casey Filips brings us a brand-new character hour that’s 'a hands-down winner' (List). WINNER: Best of Comedy Award (Weekly), Adelaide Fringe 2026. WINNER: Take a Chance on Adelaide Award 2024. NOMINEE: Best Comedy, Melbourne Fringe 2024. Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe 2024 and 2025.
Details
- Performer: Casey Filips
- Venue: Assembly George Square
- Space: The Box
- Genre: COMEDY, Clown, Character Comedy
- Country: AUSTRALIA
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 74 seats (The Box) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 24, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: ramp
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Cobbled area surrounding the venue Wheelchair access type:Temporary Ramp Stairs: 1 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 3 published reviews and 33 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.
In terms of crowd work, Filips finds the perfect balance: teasing, funny and warm. His ability to remember an extraordinary number of details about individual audience members and thread them back through the…
— one4review (5 out of 5 stars)
This show is a combination of clowning and sketch character comedy. These things work seamlessly together to deliver a joyous hour of entertainment.
— A Young(ish) Perspective (4 out of 5 stars)
Casey is a complete master of character comedy, improvising and clowning around with whatever the audience feeds him, making you laugh uncontrollably not only at the silliest of concepts, but also with admiration for…
— The Real Chrisparkle (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £8.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £8.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 21:50 — Already performed — £16.00