‘Other’ is a 2-person stand-up show about the experiences of being different, trying or pretending to fit in, and learning how to embrace your otherness.Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Do you know just enough football lingo to get by at work? Do you find yourself quietly nodding along during group conversations about Love Island instead of being able to join in? Do you not understand, or care, about social media trends? We get you. If you feel like an ‘other’ in your own way(s), this show is for you! Rohan and Mani explore the challenges and triumphs of not fitting in - from finding out what happens when you throw a chair at school, to watching on in horror as innocent poppadoms are being smashed to pieces in a misguided ‘curry night’, to still being the gamer kid in your 30s and desperately hoping that someone gets your ‘Dark Souls’ references, and much more…Amidst tales of otherness, watch the prophecy of an emotional arc at the 40th minute of a Fringe show be fulfilled and discover whether there’s light at the end of the tunnel as the individual stand-up sets from each comedian are followed by a wholesome final section where Rohan and Mani are onstage together interacting with the audience in the form of a quiz and asking the all-important questions: How ‘other’ are you, and have you embraced it?‘Other’ arrives at the Edinburgh Fringe after a successful four-show run at the Watford and Camden Fringes in the summer of 2025 (including sold-out performances) and three-show run at this year’s Brighton Fringe, to great audience acclaim. Audience members left overwhelmingly positive comments about the show including “Such a good mix of comedy and heart!”, “Really well thought out and you both did a great job representing ‘the other’.”, and “Bloody brilliant - thank you.”.Rohan Ashar was a West End New Act of the Year 2025 finalist, part of the Disabled Cants team and show who won the Panel Prize at the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025, and has previously done solo shows at the Watford Fringe. A review in the North West Londoner describes, “there is a very relaxed ease to Ashar’s comedy – he performs with confidence but not arrogance and establishes a genial bond with the audience really early on that lasts throughout the whole show”.Mani Ahmed was a G&B Comedy New Act Competition winner, came 3rd place in the Comedy Virgins INGTE Competition 2025, and was a G&B All Stars 2025 finalist. He has also previously done a stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe.“South Asian textiles at their finest - we were in stitches.” - PUBLIC EAR“A bit weird and divergent, but not a threat to society.” - GUARD IAN“A scam in the making.” - GB NOOZ“Groundbreaking.” - THE INDIA AND PAKISTAN CONSTRUCTION GAZETTE
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