Getting Off
Getting Off by Josh Pickar is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly Roxy. It has 25 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 19:40 to Sun 30 Aug, 19:40. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Law school. Death Row. Clown school. US capital defense attorney Josh Pickar spent seven years fighting against the death penalty. Then he moved to France and trained as a clown. Now he's in Edinburgh with an absurd comedy about the American death penalty, the institutions that run it, and how one lapdance took it down. This darkly funny debut reckons with what it takes to work inside the machinery of state execution, and what it takes to leave. A stupidly smart show about a shockingly stupid system.
Details
- Performer: Josh Pickar
- Venue: Assembly Roxy
- Space: Snug Bar
- Genre: COMEDY, Storytelling, Stand-up
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 50 seats (Snug Bar) — 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
- Access features: Accessible toilet, Captioned performances
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 18 steps down into the 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 2 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.
US performer, Josh Pickar, is a former human rights lawyer turned stand up comedian. Half of this show is a fascinating insight into the life of a capital defence attorney, desperately trying to get people off death…
— On the Mic (3 out of 5 stars)
Josh Pickar served as a US capital defence attorney for seven years. His role was to defend men on Death Row, with clients including the notorious neo-Nazi Dylann Roof, who shot nine people dead at a Charleston church…
— The List
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:40 — Cancelled — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 19:40 — Already performed — £14.00