This Monday 13 August, the second instalment of Underbelly’s Big Brain Tumour Benefit, will take place at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in the 950 capacity McEwan Hall.
This year’s show is hosted by comedian and Scottish national treasure Susan Calman (did someone say Strictly Come Dancing?!), current host of BBC Two’s The Mash Report Nish Kumar, comedian, actor and reality star Joel Dommett, The Unbelievable Truth regular, Irish comedian and actor David O’Doherty, and Funny Women competition and Dave’s Funniest Joke of the Fringe award winner and soon-to-be Celebrity Masterchef contestant Zoe Lyons!
The special charity show was created by Underbelly in 2017 following the diagnosis of an aggressive form of brain cancer for the 5 year old son of Underbelly Co-Founder, Ed Bartlam.
Brain tumours are the biggest cancer killer for children and adults under 40 and increased funding for research is desperately needed. Around 500 children and young people in the UK are diagnosed each year but diagnosis times of childhood brain tumours are longer in the UK than in many other countries. The Brain Tumour Charity’s HeadSmart campaign aims to reduce brain tumour and brain cancer diagnosis times to four weeks or less.
To date, Underbelly has raised nearly £30,000 for the Brain Tumour Charity, including £18,000 at last year’s Fringe benefit.
Tickets on sale at underbellyedinburgh.co.uk
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