catholic guilt

Fresh off another critically acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe (Best Show Nominee 2024 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards), Kelly McCaughan presents: Catholic Guilt.

Does daddy Jesus's naked body on the cross make you wet? This show will. Seriously, there's water. So, put on your waterproof panties and get ready to unpack everything from losing your virginity in the most holy way, to abortion, to a bowling experience that leads to eternal damnation, and much more. Blending standup, clown, and theater, this daring and hilariously subversive comedy fearlessly challenges the Catholic Church. This show is for anyone who wants to release shame and guilt in the most unholy way. We will laugh. We will sin. But will we make it to hell together? As seen on HBO and Apple TV+.

Catholic Guilt was nominated for Best Show with the 2024 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards and previously nominated for Best Newcomer with the 2023 ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards. It had a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and garnered rave reviews from top comedy outlets in the UK. It was a two-time audience choice winner at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Additionally, it was listed in Philly Magazine as one of the picks for “Your best Fringe Festival” as well as The Philadelphia Inquirer for "Fringe Festers' guide to what you should be watching at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival."

Warnings and additional info: audience participation; contains distressing or potentially triggering themes; nudity, scenes of a sexual nature, strong language/swearing

"...All of this balances out the ‘heavier’ themes in the show, and this allows for an experience which is entertaining, moving, hilarious, and thought-provoking in measures perfectly weighted." ★★★★★ Mumble Comedy  

"In the end, Catholic Guilt is unconventionally enjoyable and conventionally challenging, a theatrical experience that pushes boundaries and provokes thought." ★★★★★ A Young(ish) Perspective 

"Catholic Guilt is 100% a guilty pleasure. Kelly McCaughan is explicit in all the right and wrong ways you never knew you wanted." ★★★★★ Pow Showbiz

"Superb." ★★★★★ Fringe Mum

"McCaughan’s unwavering commitment to her craft shines through, providing the audience with a thought-provoking and unforgettable theatrical experience." ★★★★ Gig Gossip

"Catholic Guilt is a raunchy, unhinged clapback at every sexual and social hang-up instilled into her by years of religious indoctrination, which makes for an outrageously entertaining hour." ★★★★ Chortle

"A hugely entertaining clash of overbearing faith with irresistible sin." ★★★★ The List 

"Catholic Guilt" is brilliantly performed, genuinely shocking (not an easy feat at the Fringe), and a work of extraordinary boldness." ★★★★ The Wee  

"Irreverent, shockingly brilliant one-woman theatre to change your perspective on 'God'." ★★★★ Scots Up