48 Flaws of Power
48 Flaws of Power by Ifrah Qureshi is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4. It has 24 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 20:15 to Sun 30 Aug, 20:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Feeling powerless and seeking change, Ifrah Qureshi interrogates the ruthless 48 Laws of Power, by applying them to everyday life. A dark comedy challenging the notion of power in the modern world.
Details
- Performer: Ifrah Qureshi
- Venue: The Stand Comedy Club 3 & 4
- Space: Stand 4
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 35 seats (Stand 4) — 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: Stand 4 is accessible from the pavement with steps leading to a courtyard. The venue is situated in the basement part of the building. There are 15 steps in total with a 90 degree turn on a stone staircase with handrails. Once inside the venue, it is level access to stand 4 with a right turn. Staff are always available to assist, however we cannot help to carry customers. 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 3 published reviews and 12 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.
48 Flaws of Power is a hilarious, intelligent debut from a comic with a bright future ahead. Qureshi does not need self-help books to hold an audience’s power; her natural charisma and sharp cultural insights do all the…
— Edinburgh Reviews (4 out of 5 stars)
She’s creating the right kind of waves to get noticed and this performance strengthens her position as one of the brightest, big-brained young comedians on the UK scene. 4 Stars
Edinburgh-born and Glasgow-based Ifrah Qureshi is already a well-known face on the Scottish comedy scene. But this is her debut Fringe hour, a show, she says, about how she tried to defeat her Asian mother.
— The List
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £7.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 20:15 — Already performed — £12.00