Excitable Boy!
Excitable Boy! by John Robertson is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Laughing Horse @ The Counting House. It has 25 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 19:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 19:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
The UK’s most manic comic! Life-affirming, high-octane improv filth! 'A force of nature' (Daily Telegraph). 'Secure tickets now before some Taskmaster-type programme claims him for mainstream fame and his star becomes unreachable' (TheReviewsHub.com). Expect trademark wildness from the creator of legendary improv game-show – The Dark Room (British Comedy Guide’s Best-Reviewed Comedy Edinburgh Fringe 2025 and nominated Best International Act New Zealand Comedy Festival 2025). Check viral clips on Instagram: @Mr_Dark_Room, TikTok: @RobbotronTwitch, YouTube: Robbotron.
Details
- Performer: John Robertson
- Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
- Space: The Ballroom
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Improv
- Country: AUSTRALIA
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 150 seats (The Ballroom) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 25, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: One flight of stairs up a permanent staircase with handrails, to the First floor. 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 10 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.
Quite a lot of the crowd have seen Robertson before, but even the non-nerds will have a blast with his delightful tangents, which also includes an ‘electric’ ukulele set that’s more acoustic due to tech hitches.
— Lothian Life (5 out of 5 stars)
I’ve heard good things about John Robertson. People queued early to make sure they got into this free show. That made me even more keen to find out what this show would be like.
I have little idea what will happen next, and I enjoy every minute of it
— Entertainment Now (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 16 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 17 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 19 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 23 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 30 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — Free