Be Fruitful
Be Fruitful by Guy Branum is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon Teviot. It has 27 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 20:30 to Mon 31 Aug, 20:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Emmy and Golden-Globe winning comedian Guy Branum goes on a joke-dense slide show journey through religion and science arguing that he, as a clinically obese gay man, does not serve any practical purpose. Guy recruits his audience to look at the origins of homophobia and anti-fat bias and asks how correct they might be. He uses this journey to explore how we tell stories about people traditionally ignored, why he's bad at telling stories, the 1984 Tony Awards, the first and only time he's been in love, and, of course, the biology and evolution of fruit.
Details
- Performer: Guy Branum
- Venue: Gilded Balloon Teviot
- Space: Billiard Room
- Genre: COMEDY, LGBTQ+, Solo show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 100 seats (Billiard Room) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 27, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Please be aware this venue can only be accessed by stairs. Once inside there is lift access to Basement level and then 12 steps up to venue. Stairs: 11- 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 5 published reviews and 17 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.
This is an hour of thought provoking comedy from an Emmy Award winning writer and former lawyer. He is smart, witty and there is a surprising, some might say, brave end to the show.
— One4Review (4 out of 5 stars)
What’s the point of anything? In a challenging hour, Guy Branum questions the meaning of life and, more specifically, his own existence as a fat (his word, which he tortuously forces an audience member to utter), gay…
— The List (4 out of 5 stars)
Be Fruitful is a really accomplished show, with ideas woven through the personal anecdotes and crowd work that makes it look as if the fig got off lightly.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £10.50
- Thu 6 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £10.50
- Fri 7 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £10.50
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 10 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Wed 12 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 16 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 17 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 22 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 23 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 24 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sat 29 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Sun 30 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £12.50
- Mon 31 Aug, 20:30 — Already performed — £11.50