The Frank Carson Story
The Frank Carson Story is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Le Monde. It has 22 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 16:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
The story of the incredible life and times of the late Frank Carson, the much-loved Northern Irish comedian. This moving and powerful one-man show is written and performed by Irish actor-comedian Mike McCabe who met Frank on the set of the TV show ‘The Comedians’ where he was also performing and became close friends. A must see for any lover of British comedy. ‘A deeply moving and touching tribute’ (Spectrum Radio). ‘McCabe had them rolling in the aisles’ (Belfast Telegraph).
Details
- Venue: Le Monde
- Space: Shanghai
- Genre: COMEDY, Storytelling, Character comedy
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 100 seats (Shanghai) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 22, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There are 6-10 steep steps from the George Street entrance into the venue and there is NO ramp. Stairs: 6 - 10 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 3 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.
It was great to see Mike McCabe perform, although not so great to see how he was faring with his venue. 4 Stars
The old jokes were trotted out constantly but the fact you’ve heard most of them hundreds of times before (there are some great new gags in there too by the way!) you can’t help but not laugh and get involved.
— Fringe Radio (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:00 — Cancelled — £12.00