As the sunsets, a new antihero awakens. Calling all big-hearted heroes! Award-winning comedian Juliette Burton is summoning YOU.

Join the dark side in a comedy quest for grown-up geeks and justice-hungry joy seekers ready to battle the REAL dragons: inequality and bad sex lives. It’s time to iron out the kinks!

Burton brings armour made of hard truths, high fantasy and hilarious. punchlines. Live nerdgasms possible. “One of the most exciting stand ups on the circuitright now.” Starburst Magazine

Former ‘good girl’ comedian Juliette Burton enters her Villain Era using nerd culture’s icons to explore power, rage, sexuality, queerness and shaking the shackles of gender expectations. Fictional "villains" have taught Burton to be a straight up baddie and to give up being good. From comic book characters to book series sirens, franchise femmes to galvanising goddesses of myths, Juliette learns how to be a straight-up baddie and shake free from theshackles of gender in a very silly, very sexy, incredibly nerdy hour of comedy. Watch out world! When the good girls go bad, prepare to be dominated.

"Queen of the nerds...The intersection of nerdiness andcomedy" The Wee Review

"Fringe legend" Fringe Review

"Refreshingly revealing" BritishComedy Guide

"The Fringe favourite" The Guardian

"Burton drips with charm - joyous" TheTimes

"Burton shows the world it's cool to bekind" Sunday Mail "Game and engaging." Entertainment Now

“A huge nerd who creates a safe space…Marvellous” ★★★★★Starburst Magazine

"Huge talent and then some!" ★★★★★Daily Mirror"

A force to be reckoned with. Educational andhilarious" ★★★★★Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

★★★★Sunday Express

★★★★★Broadway Baby

★★★★★LondonTheatre1

★★★★★Female Arts

★★★★★The Argus

★★★★★VoiceMag

★★★★★Public Reviews

★★★★★New Current

★★★★★Love Fringe

★★★★The Skinny

★★★★One4Review

"Easy-going, infectious charm and quick observational wit...Hilarious" Starburst Magazine"

World-renownedand Fringe Famous… injecting new life and a fresh new perspective."LeftLion

“Burtondoes (chaos) expertly” Reviews Hub

AWARDS:

Winner Neurodiversity BursaryBrighton Fringe 2026

Shortlisted for Best New Show Brighton Fringe 2025

Shortlisted for The DisabilityPower 100 (2024)

Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of theFringe 2023 & 2024

Shortlisted for The DisabilityPower 100 (2024)

The Telegraph Funniest One-Liners 2019

Evening Standard Funniest Jokes2019

iPaper Funniest fringe Jokes2019

The Sunday Times Culture Pick August 2018

The Times Best Of Edinburgh Festivals 2018

The Telegraph Top 25 RisingStars 2018

Winner of Voice Mag’s Pick OfThe Fringe Award 2017

Argus Angel Award 2015 &2012

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