Plonka
Plonka by Tim Biglowe is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at PBH's Free Fringe @ Slow Progress Records and Coffee. It has 22 performances listed, running from Sat 8 Aug, 12:15 to Sat 29 Aug, 12:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Start your day at the fringe with Tim. His new stand-up show is about finding life's golden ticket. With high-energy jokes and stories about fame, family and travel with a hapless hippy. The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025 Best Show nominee. Best Comedy at Shaftesbury Fringe 2025. 'Conjures up something both playful and killer' * (One4Review.co.uk). 'He's on his way to something magical' (Lancaster Guardian).
Details
- Performer: Tim Biglowe
- Venue: PBH's Free Fringe @ Slow Progress Records and Coffee
- Space: Back Room
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Solo show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 50 minutes
- Performances listed: 22, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: There is one step into the cafe from street level. There are 5 steps up to the performance space on the First Floor up a permanent staircase with a handrail on the right-hand side on ascent. Stairs: 2 - 5 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 28 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.
Tim Biglowe returns with a new show where he proves he is a plonka (his description, not mine!) Moving to Thailand to save on the rent, his parents cruising to the Caribbean for all the wrong reasons, and the benefits –…
— The Real Chrisparkle (4 out of 5 stars)
Tim had me laughing from minute one, but it was the combination of the material and the connection he creates with the room that made this such an enjoyable surprise.
— EdinburghReviews (5 out of 5 stars)
This is a comedian operating in his own little laboratory of invention, knowing exactly what works and when to deploy it. 4 Stars
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Sat 8 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 9 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 10 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 11 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 12 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 13 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 14 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 15 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 16 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 17 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 18 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 19 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 20 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 21 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 22 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Sun 23 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Mon 24 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Tue 25 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Wed 26 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Thu 27 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Fri 28 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free
- Sat 29 Aug, 12:15 — Already performed — Free