Guided Detour
Guided Detour by Omar Badawy is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Pleasance Courtyard. It has 27 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 16:35 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:35. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Last year, Omar Badawy accidentally found himself in the middle of a far-right march. And somehow that still wasn't the hardest part of his day. Join the award-winning Saturday Night Live UK writer for his highly anticipated debut show, a collection of stupid little tales about the comfort and cost of avoidance, The Daily Mail and nose jobs. Support for Emmanuel Sonubi and Aziz Ansari. As seen on Channel 4. BBC New Comedy Award finalist. Chortle Awards Best Newcomer nominee. So You Think You're Funny? winner. 'A veritable gag-machine' (Chortle.co.uk).
Details
- Performer: Omar Badawy
- Venue: Pleasance Courtyard
- Space: Bunker One
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Storytelling
- Country: EGYPT
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 56 seats (Bunker One) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 27, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Access via driveway off main road. Performance space is on Ground Floor with no steps. Wheelchair access type:Level Access Stairs: None 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 8 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.
Confident, articulate and perfectly in control of his material, Badawy is a deceptively breezy comedian. I laugh throughout the show, as if I’m watching something playful and inconsequential.
— Bouquets and Brickbats (4 out of 5 stars)
Omar is a writer on SNL UK, one of several of his cohort who have landed at the Fringe this year with heady expectations on their shoulders.
— The Wee Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Omar Badawy’s delightful debut is a guided detour through identity, belonging, and one particularly eventful journey on foot across London.
— Roxy Reviews (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:35 — Cancelled — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:35 — Cancelled — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 22:40 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:35 — Cancelled — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:35 — Cancelled — £14.00