Following an award winning sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Alison Spittle is touring "her finest show to date" (The Scotsman).
A man told Alison to sit down and now she's doing a whole stand up show about it. After an encounter on a train with a man triggers a series of events that change Alison’s life, she ponders if it’s easier to change herself than the world around her. This is a big show about making yourself smaller.
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.
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.
Praise for Big:
“Alison Spittle is fucking hilarious… naked honesty and blazing soul”
★★★★★ Rolling Stone
“The weight of the world and people’s perceptions on her size can’t halt the juggernaut joy of Alison’s storytelling” ★★★★★ Daily Express
“Spittle is a master of her craft” ★★★★★ ThreeWeeks
“very, very funny...a truly powerful use of the medium of stand up” ★★★★★ Neurodiverse Review
“laughs a plenty” ★★★★½ One4Review
“funny, fierce and fabulous” ★★★★½ Scots Up
“A gifted storyteller with an irresistible turn of phrase and a true gift for comedy” ★★★★ The Scotsman
“A fearless confessional comic and a great storyteller… harrowing and hilarious”
★★★★ Irish Times
“a carefully-crafted, expertly-delivered show” ★★★★ The Herald
“Spittle has delivered a stormer of a Fringe show” ★★★★ Evening Standard
“an audacious, gloriously silly hour that is chaotically driven and utterly original” ★★★★ The Skinny
“undeniably rib-tickling and punchy, the one-liners are unmatched” ★★★★ Metro
“Spittle dishes out laughs at a rapid rate” ★★★★ List
“Spittle is a joy to spend time with… a bracing, bullish show, full of laughter”
★★★★ Entertainment Now!
“a masterclass performance filled with warmth, charm and comedic skills”
★★★★ Across The Arts
“a tight hour of comedy gold” ★★★★ Loaded
“a punchy, tightly paced hour of comedy radiating charisma and charm” ★★★★ Corr Blimey
“a master storyteller, will have you laughing from start to finish” ★★★★ Binge Fringe
Ticket Price: £17 (plus £1 booking fee)
Start time: 7.30pm
Run time: TBC
Age: 14+ (Recommended)
Warnings: None
