Abby Govindan Announces Edinburgh Fringe Debut: "PUSHING 30"

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The show runs 5-30th August at The Pleasance Courtyard.

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Fresh from her international tour and Off-Broadway run, produced by Daniel Sloss and presented by Hasan Minhaj , Forbes 30 Under 30 cover star, Abby Govindan (Vogue India, NBC, Daily Beast and LA Times) debuts at the Edinburgh Fringe with Pushing 30, a biting and irreverent new show about dating, getting older and breaking generational curses. The show runs 5-30th August at The Pleasance Courtyard.

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Every generation of woman in Abby's family had arranged marriages, against a general background of regressive notions of "educate your sons, marry off your daughters." But Abby had the rarest of things, a progressive grandfather, and so her mother blazed a trail to study at medical school in South India. Despite this breakout moment in her family history, Abby still gets asked when she is going to get married and when she is going to have kids. The answer? Don't hold your breath - dating is rigged!

Diving into Big Tech's vice-like grip on dating apps, Abby explains how their mission statement changed from matchmaking to keeping users, and how manosphere fuelled engagement has driven a wedge between generations and genders. Now, through her signature storytelling style that got her international acclaim, she shows us how no one is safe from falling for misinformation on the internet.

Abby Govindan is a 28-year-old stand-up comedian and writer based in New York. She got her start in comedy at the age of 20, making her debut at the iconic Caroline's on Broadway in New York City in December of 2017. Within a year of pursuing comedy, she had a meteoric rise after she went viral on the internet for her sharp wit and comedic ingenuity. She has amassed over 300,000 followers across social media platforms. Among the routines that have built her reputation, Abby is well-known for her claim to have written Emily in Paris .

Abby headlines sold-out shows across the US, in cities including New York, DC, Chicago, San Francisco and Houston, and also abroad in Canada, the UK, the EU and Australia.

When not performing comedy, Abby is a political activist, advocating for causes including tax reform, climate change and Palestine. She was a high profile supporter of Zohran Mamdani's successful campaign for New York mayor. In her spare time, Abby plays football and enjoys rock climbing.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/scotland/article/Abby-Govindan-to-Make-Edinburgh-Fringe-Debut-With-PUSHING-30-20260528)._