Alison Spittle: BIG
The award-winning sell-out smash-hit show of this summer’s Edinburgh Fringe is touring across Ireland and the UK in 2026!
A man told Alison to sit down and now she’s doing a whole stand up show about it.
Winner of the Comedian’s Choice Award for Best Show at Edinburgh Fringe 2025.
Winner of the Best Performer Award at Dublin Fringe 2025.
One of British Comedy Guide’s Best Reviewed Shows of Edinburgh Fringe 2025
The Scotsman – 4* – ‘her finest show to date’
The Herald – 4* – “a carefully-crafted, expertly-delivered show”
Evening Standard – 4* ‘Spittle has delivered a stormer of a show’
The Skinny – 4* – “an audacious, gloriously silly hour that is chaotically driven and utterly original”
Metro – 4* – “undeniably rib-tickling and punchy, the one-liners are unmatched”
List – 4* – ‘Spittle dishes out laughs at a rapid rate’
One4Review – 4.5* -“laughs a plenty”
Alison has made appearances on ‘House of Games’, ‘Celebrity GoggleBox’ and ‘Pointless Celebrities’ and on the popular podcasts ‘Off Menu’. ‘The Gargle’ and ‘Trusty Hogs’.
She is the co-host of the new podcast ‘Magazine Party’ and has also co-hosted ‘Wheel of Misfortune’ and ‘Guilty Feminist’.
You may have also seen Alison as the support act for Fern Brady, Rob Delaney and Maria Bamford on tour.
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