Making Love with David Magidoff
Making Love with David Magidoff is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly George Square Studios. It has 16 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 20:05 to Sun 23 Aug, 20:05. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Each night, David Magidoff (Dexter) interviews a celebrity about a real love story – then he and his ensemble turn it into a fully improvised musical! Three-year sold-out run in LA! 'Comic Gold!' (Guardian) 'Hilarious Improv!' (Alex Horne) 'Go See It!' (Tig Notaro) Confirmed guests include Mark Watson, Fran Healy of Travis, Rosie Jones, Mike Wozniak, Phil Wang, Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Ayoade Bamgboye, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Reuben Kaye and more. For full line-up, please visit assemblyfestival.com.
Details
- Venue: Assembly George Square Studios
- Space: Studio Two
- Genre: COMEDY, Improv, Musical Comedy
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 195 seats (Studio Two) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 16, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 12 steps into this 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 3 published 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.
Together with his improv troupe, the actor and comedian turns a celebrity love story into a chaotic, song-filled one-off comedy show.
— The List (3 out of 5 stars)
an absolute hoot and impressive to cram an entire musical into less than half an hour!
— Lothian Life (4 out of 5 stars)
Making Love With David Magidoff is an award-winning sketch musical comedy show. Each date of the Edinburgh run features a distinguished guest and for this particular performance, it’s Scottish music legend Fran…
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £17.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £17.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 20:05 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 20:05 — Cancelled