Shane Torres
Shane Torres is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Assembly Roxy. It has 23 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 18:50 to Sun 30 Aug, 18:50. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
'So sorry about your mom and dad'. 'You should be sorry about everything else'. In his sardonic debut one-man show, acclaimed stand-up Shane Torres lays out family trauma like bodies at a funeral. As seen on: Conan, New York Times, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Details
- Venue: Assembly Roxy
- Space: Downstairs
- Genre: COMEDY
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats (Downstairs) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 23, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 15 steps en-route to this space. 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 9 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.
Writer, actor and stand-up comedian Shane Torres is originally from Fort Worth in Texas. He’s made several TV appearances and is no stranger to performing at comedy 4 stars
3.5 Stars Shane Torres brings pitch-black humour and genuine emotional honesty to Edinburgh Fringe with Skinned Knees downstairs at Assembly Roxy.
But Torres, a stand-up whose TV credits include performances on both Conan and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, does take us back to his youth and early adulthood in Fort Worth, Texas, where he was the good son…
— The Comic's Comic (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £8.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £8.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 18:50 — Already performed — £15.00