Someone Help Her!
Someone Help Her! by Crudi Dench is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Underbelly, Cowgate. It has 24 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 20:10 to Sun 30 Aug, 20:10. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
*Ring ring* Who is it? It's comedian, actor, cabaret star, delusional diva and all-round cheeky northern piglet Crudi Dench! You've been invited to the live taping of her new light-entertainment TV show Someone Help Her! featuring surprise celebrity guests helping to solve the problems of those phoning in. Chaos ensues in this long-awaited debut hour from the star and writer of award-winning, sell-out Fringe shows Drag Queens vs Zombies and Drag Queens vs Vampires. Expect stand-up, audience interaction and a drag queen bravely answering a telephone. 'Riotously funny and surprisingly poignant' * (SussexOnlineNews.co.uk).
Details
- Performer: Crudi Dench
- Venue: Underbelly, Cowgate
- Space: Iron Belly
- Genre: COMEDY, Drag, LGBTQ+
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Iron Belly) — 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
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 50 steps into this venue from the cowgate entrance. Stairs: 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 2 published reviews and 8 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.
Crudi Dench has finally got her own television show. Sort of. Someone Help Her! takes the form of a budget live light-entertainment broadcast, with the bearded diva answering calls from troubled viewers and enlisting…
— The RECS
Tucked away in an old vault cellar within the George The Forth Bridge you will find this wee gem of a show. Crudi Dench takes to the stage with some “celebrity friends” (spoiler, you are the celebrity friends) to run a…
— North West End UK (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £8.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £8.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £8.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 20:10 — Already performed — £13.00