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As he stares into hydrogenated, ultra-processed, non-brand-specific meat products bubbling away in a deep fat fryer for below minimum wage, award-winning comedian and runt-of-the-litter Charlie Ashton feels we’ve lost our way. For millennia, humanity lived in perfect harmony with nature, living in mud huts, taking mushrooms, squirming over each other in the filth. Then somewhere along the way some idiot put on a suit and ruined everything. A cathartic experience for anyone dreading Monday morning and Tuesday morning and Wednesday and every day until we die because they’ve upped retirement age…
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 48 Chicken Nuggets in a Sequin Dress is by Charlie Ashton, listed under Comedy in the Fringe programme. It plays at Hoots @ Nicolson Square, 25 Nicolson Square and Nicolson Square Gardens, EH8 9BX, 8 August to 30 August.
The show runs 45 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets are £7. Content warnings: Strong language and Audience participation.