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Kento the clown missed his grandmother's funeral in Japan due to Covid restrictions. He's trying to recreate the traditional rites, but it keeps going wrong. Can the audience help him achieve closure in this gentle, heartwarming comedy? Blending clown and storytelling with Japanese and Okinawan funeral customs, Kento attempts to process 108 of his grandma's memories, along with unresolved thoughts and small, stubborn facts about her life, in a show that is both deeply personal, yet widely relatable. What begins as a failed ceremony becomes a gentle, intimate invitation to laugh, remember and…
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Japanese Grandma Funeral is by Kento Morita, listed under Comedy in the Fringe programme. It plays at ZOO Playground, High School Yards, EH1 1LZ, 7 August to 30 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 8+. Tickets from £8. Content warnings: Audience participation.