Dan Tiernan: Quartz and All
Dan Tiernan returns to the Fringe armed with an amethyst, a bucketful of sage and a rose quartz the size of his impossibly large head!
About Dan Tiernan: Quartz and All
| 3rd Aug 2026 to 30th Aug 2026 | |
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Monkey Barrel Comedy 9 - 12 Blair Street , Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1QR |
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Dan Tiernan is back at it again: and this time he’s got magic rocks in his pocket.
With a hat trick of sold-out Edinburgh shows, Dan's a double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, who has received countless five-star reviews. No wonder the Guardian has named him 'one of comedy’s most distinctive new voices'.
Dan returns to the Fringe armed with an amethyst, a bucketful of sage and a rose quartz the size of his impossibly large head.
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