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28 Nov 2025

Urooj Ashfaq: How To Be A Baddie

Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Urooj Ashfaq is back, but this time she’s different.

Event Details
Date 28 Nov 2025
Times 7.30pm (doors 7pm)
Location Loading Bay
Tickets £13 ↓
Ages 14+
Access
  • Wheelchair user access

Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Urooj Ashfaq is back, but this time she’s different.

No longer is she a good girl and a relatable comedian. Most importantly, she is not sweet. Now she’s a bona fide bad girl and edgelord who at times mentions sexy things and topics. Come and watch her to find out what’s happened…

One of India’s most exciting comics, Urooj Ashfaq heads out on her second UK tour with her new show How To Be A Baddie, the follow-up to her debut show Oh No!, which won the Edinburgh Comedy Best Newcomer Award before selling out at London’s Soho Theatre and on tour around the UK.

Back-to-back laughs… a must see ★★★★★”
Wee Review
An electrifying comedy talent ★★★★”
The Times
When it comes to Ashfaq, one can only conclude Oh Yes ★★★★”
Evening Standard

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