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Can you find a girlfriend, even if they know you sleep with a weighted blanket? That’s the question we all ask, whilst laying alone under our Silent Night Washable Weighted Blanket with removable cover. Now available in grey. In his latest absurd outing, silly and surreal comedian Ben O’Sullivan will try desperately to avoid talking about his intimacy issues, whilst allowing the full burden of his romantic failings to land on the, already heavy, weighted blanket. ‘Ben reminds me of a young James Acaster and look what he achieved’ (Everything-Theatre.co.uk). ‘Side-splittingly brilliant’…
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Heavy Petting, Heavier Blankets is by Ben O’Sullivan, listed under Comedy in the Fringe programme. It plays at Laughing Horse @ The Raging Bull, 161 Lothian Rd, EH3 9AA, 6 August to 18 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 18+. Tickets are £2.50. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes and Strong language.