Excel Comedy and Mathem-antics
Excel Comedy and Mathem-antics is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Just The Tonic at The Caves. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 16:40 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Following sold-out Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe seasons, this show for experts and casual users alike blends stand-up, storytelling, demos, puns and yes, even PowerPoint. Learn spreadsheet tricks sprinkled amongst the workplace comedy from a real piece of sheet: Jewish accountant nerd turned tech YouTuber David, who advises Microsoft on Excel's future. A childhood math addiction transformed David into corporate robot extraordinaire: 'The Excel Guy at the Office', outexcelling data scientists, software engineer nerds, HR, finance and even the LinkedIn AI wanker. 'Funny, geeky and sneakily moving' (Highly Recommended, FringeReview.co.uk). Includes 2026 patch updates.
Details
- Venue: Just The Tonic at The Caves
- Space: Just Up The Road
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Science and Technology
- Country: GIBRALTAR
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 80 seats (Just Up The Road) — 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
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Stairs: 6 - 10 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 1 published review 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.
David Benaim’s spreadsheet-themed stand-up set features punchy one-liners and throwbacks, even if the material is built for a tech-obsessed niche.
— The List (3 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £9.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £9.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 22:20 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £11.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 22:00 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:40 — Already performed — £12.50