SEE BEST CULT EVER AT EDINBURGH FRINGE
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GILDED BALLOON
APPLETON TOWER
17:40
GILDED BALLOON
APPLETON TOWER
17:40
GILDED BALLOON
APPLETON TOWER
17:40
"The whole time
I kept thinking
'I wonder what
she's going to
do next!'"
"The whole time
I kept thinking
'I wonder what
she's going to
do next!'"
Surprise-filled, punchline dense
comedy: Best Cult Ever is the show for
the cult curious. Polygamy? More like
Polyga-WEEEE!
Hold on to your name tags! Get on in
here for the silliest show written and
performed by a former Mormon.
A comedian returning for her fourth
Edinburgh Fringe, Leah Renee's past
shows have been described as: funny,
daring and quite surprising in places
with laugh-out-loud moments of
wryness, poignancy, shock and
tenderness.
Surprise-filled, punchline dense
comedy: Best Cult Ever is the show for
the cult curious. Polygamy? More like
Polyga-WEEEE!
Hold on to your name tags! Get on in
here for the silliest show written and
performed by a former Mormon.
A comedian returning for her fourth
Edinburgh Fringe, Leah Renee's past
shows have been described as: funny,
daring and quite surprising in places
with laugh-out-loud moments of
wryness, poignancy, shock and
tenderness.
"The whole time
I kept thinking
'I wonder what
she's going to
do next!'"
Surprise-filled, punchline dense comedy: Best Cult Ever is the show for
the cult curious. Polygamy? More like
Polyga-WEEEE!
Hold on to your name tags! Get on in here for the silliest show written and performed by a former Mormon.
A comedian returning for her fourth Edinburgh Fringe, Leah Renee's past
shows have been described as: funny,
daring and quite surprising in places
with laugh-out-loud moments of wryness, poignancy, shock and
tenderness.
TAKE A SNEAK PEEK
TAKE A SNEAK PEEK
WHAT IS THE
EDINBURGH FRINGE?
WHAT IS THE
EDINBURGH FRINGE?
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s biggest and most prestigious comedy festival — a month-long celebration of live performance that turns the city of Edinburgh, Scotland into the beating heart of stand-up every August.
It’s where rising comedians go to break out, established acts come to sharpen their material, and audiences show up in droves to discover who’s next. From historic theatres to makeshift venues tucked above pubs, every corner of the city becomes a stage — and every day is packed with the raw, electric energy of people telling the truth and making it funny.
Some of the world’s most iconic comedians launched their careers at the Fringe, including Billy Connolly, James Acaster, Jimmy Carr, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, whose hit Fleabag began as a solo Fringe show.
For comics, performing here is a rite of passage — a test of skill, stamina, and connection. For audiences, it’s a chance to be part of something thrillingly immediate: to laugh, to think, and maybe to say you saw someone before they blew up.
The Fringe is chaotic, joyful, and unlike anything else on earth. If you love comedy — not just the polished stuff, but the bold, the personal, the rebellious, the weird — then Edinburgh Fringe is where you want to be. And my show? You don’t want to miss it.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s biggest and most prestigious comedy festival — a month-long celebration of live performance that turns the city of Edinburgh, Scotland into the beating heart of stand-up every August.
It’s where rising comedians go to break out, established acts come to sharpen their material, and audiences show up in droves to discover who’s next. From historic theatres to makeshift venues tucked above pubs, every corner of the city becomes a stage — and every day is packed with the raw, electric energy of people telling the truth and making it funny.
Some of the world’s most iconic comedians launched their careers at the Fringe, including Billy Connolly, James Acaster, Jimmy Carr, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, whose hit Fleabag began as a solo Fringe show.
For comics, performing here is a rite of passage — a test of skill, stamina, and connection. For audiences, it’s a chance to be part of something thrillingly immediate: to laugh, to think, and maybe to say you saw someone before they blew up.
The Fringe is chaotic, joyful, and unlike anything else on earth. If you love comedy — not just the polished stuff, but the bold, the personal, the rebellious, the weird — then Edinburgh Fringe is where you want to be. And my show? You don’t want to miss it.
WHY SHOULD I SEE
BEST CULT EVER?
WHY SHOULD I SEE
BEST CULT EVER?
WHY SHOULD I SEE
BEST CULT EVER?
If you like any of the following, there’s a good chance
you’ll enjoy Leah Renee’s Best Cult Ever:
If you like Brandon Flowers (The Killers front man)…
Then you’ll like Best Cult Ever, because both Brandon and Leah grew up in the
Mormon faith—except Leah isn’t a mega millionaire rockstar with a long list of
music awards. But she DOES wear shiny clothes and sings.
If you like the chaotic and unscripted game show aspect of
Taskmaster…
If watching a comedians being put on the spot while an audience waits to see what
happens, that’s the vibe of Leah’s show. With (consent-based) audience
participation, unexpected twists, and playful group problem solving, Best Cult Ever
is sure to please.
If you like The Book of Mormon Musical…
Best Cult Ever will blow your mind. Matt Stone and Trey Parker barely scratched the
surface of some of the most interesting parts of Mormonism. Leah Renee digs even
deeper, until the splinters of truth are under her fingernails.
If you like Shagged Married Annoyed Podcast…
Similar to Chris & Rosie Ramsey’s tell all podcast, comedian Leah Renee turn
relationship mishaps, personal fails, and everyday absurdities into brilliantly funny
conversations. If you love comedy that feels like a hilarious conversation with a
friend, Best Cult Ever will hit the spot.
If you like Secret Lives of Mormon Housewives...
and find Mormonism fascinating, Best Cult Ever is for you. The show addresses
themes like purity culture, alcohol phobia and the pressures and expectations put
on Latter-day Saint women to live the trad wife life. You will find Leah’s stories
about living three+ decades as a faithful Mormon better than reality TV.
If you like The Guilty Feminist podcast…
Instead of the catch phrase “I’m a feminist but…” this show could have been
named, “I was a Mormon but…”
Best Cult Ever is the sweet spot where feminism meets comedy, self-awareness
meets satire, and real conversations meet punchlines. Much like Deborah Frances-
White’s insightful, whip-smart humor, Leah’s comedy tackles big ideas with some
apologies. Sorry! (not sorry?)
If you like Donnie & Marie...
Then you are probably over 40, have disposable income and bought a home when
people used to be able to do that. You’ll watch this show and think, “Oh yeah.
Mormons ARE really chipper, singing, dancing, pathologically happy entertainers
with a permagrin!”
If you like No Such Thing As A Fish…
You’ll enjoy this deep dive into fascinating, bizarre facts mixed with a heavy dose of
wit and mischief. Leah, like the QI podcast crew, blends intelligent humor, obscure
knowledge, and unexpected connections—especially when it comes to cults,
groupthink, and cognitive dissonance. If you geek out over weird history, strange
trivia, and comedic insight, Best Cult Ever will be right up your alley.
If you like A Bit Culty or Sounds Like a Cult…
Do we really need to explain the crossover? Both podcasts have covered not only
Mormonism but Mormon TikTok trad wives like Ballerina Farm, LulaRoe and
midlevel marketing schemes of which many were founded by Mormons (DoTerra,
NuSkin, Young Living, Tahitian Noni (obviously didn’t know the name was deeply
misleading outside of Tahiti).
If you like James Acaster…
Leah is no Acaster but she also dives deep into the weird and wonderful, taking
real-life experiences and spinning them into ridiculously funny yet thought-
provoking material.
If you like any of the following,
there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy
Leah Renee’s Best Cult Ever:
If you like Brandon Flowers (The Killers front man)…
Then you’ll like Best Cult Ever, because both Brandon and Leah grew up in the Mormon faith—except Leah isn’t a mega millionaire rockstar with a long list of music awards. But she DOES wear shiny clothes and sings.
If you like the chaotic and unscripted game show aspect of Taskmaster…
If watching a comedians being put on the spot while an audience waits to see what happens, that’s the vibe of Leah’s show. With (consent-based) audience
participation, unexpected twists, and playful group problem solving, Best Cult Ever is sure to please.
If you like The Book of Mormon Musical…
Best Cult Ever will blow your mind. Matt Stone and Trey Parker barely scratched the surface of some of the most interesting parts of Mormonism. Leah Renee digs even deeper, until the splinters of truth are under her fingernails.
If you like Shagged Married Annoyed Podcast…
Similar to Chris & Rosie Ramsey’s tell all podcast, comedian Leah Renee turn relationship mishaps, personal fails, and everyday absurdities into brilliantly funny conversations. If you love comedy that feels like a hilarious conversation with a
friend, Best Cult Ever will hit the spot.
If you like Secret Lives of Mormon Housewives...
and find Mormonism fascinating, Best Cult Ever is for you. The show addresses themes like purity culture, alcohol phobia and the pressures and expectations put on Latter-day Saint women to live the trad wife life. You will find Leah’s stories
about living three+ decades as a faithful Mormon better than reality TV.
If you like The Guilty Feminist podcast…
Instead of the catch phrase “I’m a feminist but…” his show could have been named, “I was a Mormon but…”Best Cult Ever is the sweet spot where feminism meets comedy, self-awareness
meets satire, and real conversations meet punchlines. Much like Deborah Frances-White’s insightful, whip-smart humor, Leah’s comedy tackles big ideas with some apologies. Sorry! (not sorry?)
If you like Donnie & Marie...
Then you are probably over 40, have disposable income and bought a home when people used to be able to do that. You’ll watch this show and think, “Oh yeah. Mormons ARE really chipper, singing, dancing, pathologically happy entertainers with a permagrin!”
If you like No Such Thing As A Fish…
You’ll enjoy this deep dive into fascinating, bizarre facts mixed with a heavy dose of wit and mischief. Leah, like the QI podcast crew, blends intelligent humor, obscure knowledge, and unexpected connections—especially when it comes to cults,
groupthink, and cognitive dissonance. If you geek out over weird history, strange trivia, and comedic insight, Best Cult Ever will be right up your alley.
If you like A Bit Culty or Sounds Like a Cult…
Do we really need to explain the crossover? Both podcasts have covered not only Mormonism but Mormon TikTok trad wives like Ballerina Farm, LulaRoe and midlevel marketing schemes of which many were founded by Mormons (DoTerra, NuSkin, Young Living, Tahitian Noni (obviously didn’t know the name was deeply misleading outside of Tahiti).
If you like James Acaster…
Leah is no Acaster but she also dives deep into the weird and wonderful, taking real-life experiences and spinning them into ridiculously funny yet thought-provoking material.
WHO IS LEAH RENEE?
Leah Renee is a full time
comedian based out of
Philadelphia and NYC.
She’s storyteller comedian
with a uniquely personal
perspective on culture,
religion, gender roles and
motherhood, her comedy
offers a warm and distinct
voice in a crowded field of
Tinder/Trump/Am-I-right?
jokes.
Want to know even more
about me? You’re in luck!
There’s a whole wanky
about page.
Dang! You made it this
far down the website! :0
Do you want to be on
the email list?
© 2025 Leah Renee. All rights reserved. |
WHO IS LEAH RENEE?
Leah Renee is a full time
comedian based out of
Philadelphia and NYC.
She’s storyteller comedian
with a uniquely personal
perspective on culture,
religion, gender roles and
motherhood, her comedy
offers a warm and distinct
voice in a crowded field of
Tinder/Trump/Am-I-right?
jokes.
Want to know even more
about me? You’re in luck!
There’s a whole wanky
about page.
Dang! You made it this
far down the website! :0
Do you want to be on
the email list?
© 2025 Leah Renee. All rights reserved. |
Dang! You made it this
far down the website! :0
Do you want to be on
the email list?
© 2025 Leah Renee. All rights reserved.
Dang! You made it this
far down the website! :0
Do you want to be on
the email list?
© 2025 Leah Renee. All rights reserved.
WHO IS LEAH RENEE?
Leah Renee is a full time
comedian based out of
Philadelphia and NYC.
She’s storyteller comedian
with a uniquely personal
perspective on culture,
religion, gender roles and
motherhood, her comedy
offers a warm and distinct
voice in a crowded field of
Tinder/Trump/Am-I-right?
jokes.
Want to know even more
about me? You’re in luck!
There’s a whole wanky
about page.
Dang! You made it this
far down the website! :0
Do you want to be on
the email list?
© 2025 Leah Renee. All rights reserved. |