Help Me Please
Help Me Please by Dan Rath is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire). It has 23 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 18:40 to Sun 30 Aug, 18:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
You probably already know me from reading the news. In 2018, I dressed up as a sewing needle and hid inside a strawberry. There should be a French word for the moment you realize a bald dude actually has a ponytail. I'm so used to failure that success represents an existential threat. 'His mind works like no other' * (Chortle.co.uk). 'The speed and frequency of his jokes is dizzying… Buckle up' (Guardian). 'Book yesterday' (Age). New Faces of Comedy, Just For Laughs Montreal, 2025 Winner: Best of the Fest Sydney Comedy Festival.
Details
- Performer: Dan Rath
- Venue: Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)
- Space: CabVol 1
- Genre: COMEDY
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Ok
- Room size: about 100 seats (CabVol 1) — 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 5 published reviews and 4 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.
Dan Rath is a Marmite kind of stand-up, so come prepared for anything.
— Lothian Life Magazine (3 out of 5 stars)
Rath’s I’m Not Doing Well, Folks is hilarious, a gloriously peculiar, rapid-fire excursion through a mind that seems permanently several steps ahead of its owner...
— North West End UK (3 out of 5 stars)
Most comedians like to welcome their audience, get them comfortable and warm them up. Not Dan Rath. He goes out of his way to make the crowd feel as awkward as possible.
— The List (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:40 — Already performed — £14.00