“It’s not just improv—it’s invitation.”
WHO: Alexander Cabana and Radostina Peteva
WHAT: “Get ready for laughs you didn’t plan for… The improv comedy show nobody meant to happen, but now you can’t live without! A night of off-the-cuff chaos where scenes are born on the spot, characters spiral out of control, and the only thing you can expect… is the unexpected. Accidental Baby delivers wild, unscripted fun that’ll leave you asking: “Wait… was that planned?” (It wasn’t.). Fuelled by audience suggestions and questionable wisdom, Accidental Baby is like couples therapy… if your therapists were hilarious, unlicensed and possibly drunk. Warning, you may leave pregnant.”
WHERE: Snug at Paradise in Augustines (Venue 152)
WHEN: 21:45 (55 min)
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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?
If, by some cosmic sleight, Edinburgh Fringe were to vanish during August, the planet’s artistic pulse would stutter. Such is the density of genius, the saturation of talent that flows through its cobblestone veins during festival season.
Accidental Baby made its debut in 2024 with a sold-out one-week run… largely because they only booked it for one week. This year, emboldened by actual audience enthusiasm, we’ve doubled down with a two-week slot. If the crowds come back again, there’s talk of doing a full run in 2026—though no promises; it depends on stamina, funding, and how many pints of beer we can consume without emotional collapse.
Back in the saddle are we, Radostina Peteva—equal parts comedic genius and chaos wrangler—and stand up comedian and improvisor extraordinaire Alexander Cabana, who’s also back with a new hour of his solo stand-up show “Vulnerable White Passing Male”.
Being both producer and performer is like being your own overworked wedding planner and also the bride with spinach in her teeth—simultaneously architect of the ceremony and flailing center of attention. With Accidental Baby, we are two brides with lipstick on their teeth, begging for the audiences to point it out, because that means they are alive!
When audiences are responsive, adventurous, and slightly buzzed, everything feels electric. A festival thrives when people show up curious, not just because it’s raining.
Their whole show is a dare wrapped in a wink: “Notice us. Notice everything. Even the smudge.”
In their world, the laughter comes not from perfection, but from the shared delight of catching the imperfection together. It’s not just improv—it’s invitation. They aren’t aiming to fool you with polish; they’re begging you to join them in the mess!
So if you are gloriously unhinged, Accidental Baby is your spiritual home. Go. Sit in the front. Laugh too loud. Seriously—Accidental Baby is the show where your emotional baggage gets a standing ovation. Do Not Miss It!
What are the big things you’ve learned since 2024 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?
We discovered that connection matters far more than perfection—if the audience laughs with us when we drop a prop, we call it a win—and that a show’s story is its currency, sharpened until we can pitch it between traffic light changes. We learned to embrace serendipity, because the person you chat to in the chip queue might become your next booking.
We learned that radical self-reliance isn’t optional—you’re not just the performer, you’re the producer, the usher, the tech guy, the marketer, accountant, and occasionally the person fixing the stage after the last act. Adaptability became our second nature; one night we are in a theatre with perfect lighting, the next we’re competing with a smoothie blender, broken AC system and fan noise.
Other acts turned out to be allies, or rather therapists. We are in this grinder together, and remember that every day is a great day to have a great day!
We’ve absorbed these lessons the same way you absorb Fringe rain—at first you think you can dodge it, then you accept you’re drenched, and eventually you start wondering if you’ve developed gills.
Tell us about your show.
We are married. The show isn’t written. It’s a fully improvised long form comedic performance based on audience interaction. The questions we ask and stories we tell come from the conversations we have in real time.
Our show is about relationships—think of it as unqualified therapy with a very qualified sense of humour. We are two people with just enough relationship experience to be dangerous, and a willingness to hand out advice like free biscuits. We’ve learned a ton about what makes a healthy relationship (mostly from doing the opposite first), and we’re both endlessly curious about the weird, wonderful ways people approach sex, love, and partnership. For us, every audience is a fresh case study—equal parts sociology, comedy, and emotional group hug—where the advice might be heartfelt, might be unhinged, but will definitely be entertaining.
What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?
We saw RED LIKE FRUIT, a show every person should see whether you are dating, married or forever a rolling stone. It’s about relationship trauma and memory. Moscovitch’s writing is bold and unapologetic. https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/red-like-fruit
https://www.instagram.com/2btheatre/
On a lighter note, we saw Breaking The Musical and snickered and giggled for one hour about the breakdancing Australian genius at the Paris Olympics! If you have a silly and a gossip bone in your body, go see that show! https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/breaking-the-musical
https://www.instagram.com/stephbroadbridge/?hl=en
If you want to see something different and wild, and funny but profound, go see 1Shoulder Pad: Galaxy Train, Japanese Musical Theatre. Wow these guys are fun! Great comedic timing and absurdity! https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/1shoulder-pad-galaxy-train-japanese-musical-theatre
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