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Where were you on 9/11? Sitting in school? Sitting on the toilet? Nowhere of note? Well, Sofia May was running – for her life – from the dust cloud and debris as the World Trade Center toppled next to her school in downtown Manhattan. Now, as an adult, she's processed a lot of that trauma, continues to grieve and is ready to get hilarious. In this award-winning, critically acclaimed stand-up solo hour, Sofia May takes the audience on a gruesome comedic journey of her experience as a tween survivor of history's most outrageous terrorist attack.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 9/11 Birds and the Bees is by Sofia May, listed under Comedy in the Fringe programme. It plays at Laughing Horse @ West Port Oracle, 27 West Port, EH1 2LD, 6 August to 30 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 18+. Tickets are £5. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes and Strong language.