Humdinger Words for Lollygaggers and Fuddy-Duddies
Humdinger Words for Lollygaggers and Fuddy-Duddies is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street). It has 24 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 16:45 to Mon 31 Aug, 15:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
A spellbinding comedy-cabaret-poetry journey into the baffling mind of a seven-year-old poet and the outrageous adult he became. Ben Dali shares his innocent childhood rhymes and their insolent adult sequels before taking audiences on a poetic tour of his life, from quizmastery to primary school teaching, via stage hypnosis. Dali blends sharp wordplay, visual gags, comedy rap and mind-boggling trivia into an unmissable hour that subverts genre and expectations. Featuring insights into hypnosis with genuine improvised rhyming mind-reading. This hyperbole-defying smörgåsbord will delight the intellectually curious and guarantee you'll leave with unforgettable talking points.
Details
- Venue: Hoots @ Hilton (Bread Street)
- Space: Slice 5
- Genre: COMEDY, Cabaret, Poetry
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 25 seats (Slice 5) — 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: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Wheelchair access type:Level Access, Lift (Building Lift)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:45 — Cancelled — £10.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:45 — Cancelled — £10.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:45 — Cancelled — £10.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:45 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 15:40 — Cancelled — £10.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 15:40 — Already performed — £10.00
- Mon 31 Aug, 15:40 — Cancelled — £10.00