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Want to be the first to hear about what's happening in Edinburgh? Follow us on Facebook and join the What's On Scotland Group!Stevie Martin is returning to live comedy with her latest show Clout, which sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, don't miss her at Monkey Barrel Comedy!
READ MOREFree For All is back at Monkey Barrel - with a fresh new vibe! Full-on, no holds barred live comedy for anyone and everyone.
READ MORECatch the comedy stars of the future and pro comics trying out new material every Wednesday night at Monkey Barrel Comedy's 'Top Banana'!
READ MOREEnjoy a night of top stand-up comedy at The Big Show every weekend at Monkey Barrel Comedy, come see a line-up featuring outstanding local, national, and international comedians!
READ MORERoast Battle Edinburgh puts comedians head-to-head in a battle of verbal onslaughts. Not for the faint-hearted, each battler has five roast jokes to defeat their opponent.
READ MOREMulti-award winning freestyle rap comedian MC Hammersmith presents an evening of improvised comedy raps based entirely on your suggestions. And he will also be joined by his friends!
READ MORETwice nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show (2018, 2022) and previously for Best Newcomer (2015), Larry Dean comes back to Edinburgh to workshop new material!
READ MOREJoin host MC Hammersmith at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Thursday 5th March for a glorious mix of UK and international performers as part of Edinburgh International Improv Festival!
READ MOREThe Edinburgh International Improv Festival will once again bring the best of American-style long-form improv comedy to Scotland's beautiful capital city between 5th and 8th March!
READ MOREMonkey Barrel Comedy welcomes Chekhov's Fun & Facts May Vary on Friday 6th March as part of Edinburgh International Improv Festval with award-worthy mockumentary and hilarious long form improv!
READ MOREHere's One We Didn't Make Earlier brings you improv set behind the scenes in the world of children's television, the perfect show for anyone who has ever wished the space work in improv scenes!
READ MOREDon't miss Squeaky Bum Time & Branded Silk at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Friday 6th March, two bold teams ready to go big, in one of the most fun shows in Scotland!
READ MOREChris Gethard & Trumane Alston will bring their twoprov to the UK for Friday night's headline show at the Edinburgh International Improv Festival!
READ MOREDon't miss Tubducky & Jazz Police on Friday 6th March at Monkey Barrel Comedy, the fresh-faced Harold team from Glasgow joins one of Bristol's longest running teams for a high-energy hour!
READ MOREJoin With Bits! & Questionable Decisions at Edinburgh International Improv Festival and get lost in rich worlds full of wacky helpers and hinderers, and whatever else the vibe calls for.
READ MOREBerlin and Glasgow join forces for an hour of big laughs as Monkey Barrel Comedy hosts Date Night & Turtle Logic on Saturday 7th March as part of Edinburgh International Improv Festival!
READ MOREDadvice, Sips & The Little Improv Theatre come to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 7th March as part of this year's Edinburgh International Improv Festival!
READ MOREImproverts! & Comediasians come to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 7th March, bringing heritage and culture to the stage with Edinburgh Festival Fringe's longest running sketch-comedy-improv!
READ MOREGet ready to travel to far-flung fantasy lands with some of the most experienced improv teams in the UK when Spontaneous Players & Fabled come to Edinburgh International Improv Festival!
READ MOREGet ready as Monkey Barrel Comedy welcomes Couch & The Craft on Saturday 7th March... Couch transform real 1-star reviews into comedy and expect to cackle and laugh along with The Craft witchy femmes!
READ MOREGet ready for meet cutes, unrequited love, a joyously eclectic ensemble and an hour of laughs from Glasgow and London courtesy of Saved by the Beep & Stella!
READ MORECatch Tongue & Groove at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 7th March as part of the Edinburgh International Improv Festival!
READ MORESmoky Monkeys will rewrite history in song and expect big laughs from Health Plan when they perform at Monkey Barrel Comedy as part of Edinburgh International Improv Festival 2026!
READ MOREYou've not seen Soloprov like this as Monika Smith & Buoys Buoys Buoys & 20% Less come to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Sunday 8th March as part of Edinburgh International Improv Festival!
READ MOREDon't miss a highlight of the Edinburgh International Improv Festival as Ensemble Teams come to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Sunday 8th March, you won't want to miss this one-of-a-kind performance!
READ MOREStraight from UCB NY Amanda Breen is bringing their hit improv show What The Hell? to the Edinburgh International Improv Festival on Sunday 8th March!
READ MOREEdinburgh International Improv Festival headliners Chris Gethard, Trumane Alston, Jiavani, Lyndsey Frank, Nick Mandernach and Oscar Montoya are joining forces for a one-time only improv set!
READ MOREJess can feel herself becoming an emotional wildebeest right when her world (and the whole world, thanks) demands cool, collected ultra detached saint-like kindness and understanding.
READ MOREDon't miss a glistening diamond hour of stand-up from delusional queer icon Sam Nicoresti about love, insanity, and the hunt for the perfect skirt suit!
READ MOREComedian Thomas Green is taking new show Brainstorm across the UK and brings it to Monkey Barrel Comedy!
READ MOREAuthentic, curious, and gleefully irascible, comedian Desiree Burch leads a madcap voyage through the Middle Ages - AKA the mid-life crisis, and its mandatory metamorphosis.
READ MOREAfter more than ten years away from the touring circuit, Des Clarke returns to the stage with 'Life After Des', a show that's as sharp, heartfelt and laugh-out-loud as ever!
READ MOREMark Simmons is back on tour in 2026 with Jest to Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners. Catch him at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Monday 16th March!
READ MOREExperience fast-rising star in comedy and Fringe favourite Amy Annette as she brings one of the best reviewed shows of 2025 at the Fringe 'Busy Body' to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Tuesday 17th March!
READ MOREJoin the nation's favourite demonic entertainer, owner of a Working Mens Club in Rotherham what is also a portal to hell, as he dazzles you from beyond the grave!
READ MOREStar of Friday Night Dinner (C4) and Plebs (ITV), this is Tom’s much awaited return to stand-up following his critically-acclaimed 2019 show, Manhood.
READ MORETwo-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Janine Harouni comes to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 21st March with a brand-new hour of joyful, quick-witted stand-up!
READ MOREComedians' Choice Award-winner Joz Norris has completed his life's work, and he's finally ready to unveil it to the world! But what will he do next?
READ MOREDaliso Chaponda brings Topical Storm to Monkey Barrel - a show not about THE news but about news itself.
READ MOREExperience the electric energy of Ireland's fastest-rising comedy star when Max Roddy brings his absurd comedy rollercoaster, Peter Pan, to Monkey Barrel Comedy for his most unhinged hour yet!
READ MOREThe Irish? They live to die. And Grace Mulvey, self-dubbed the ‘Death Queen’, will teach you how not to be weird about loss.
READ MORENominated for Best Comedy Show 2025 at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Katie Norris embarks on a personal odyssey into the untamed realms of her imagination at Monkey Barrel Comedy!
READ MOREJoin Tom Brace at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Sunday 29th March for an hour of magic and comedy as he attempts to put himself back together again after the success of Tom Brace Saws Himself in Half!
READ MOREJoin Courtney Buchner at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Wednesday 1st April for a show honouring the friends we made and lost along the way that will make you laugh, cringe and text your best friend!
READ MOREAward winning comedian Tom Lucy is embarking on his biggest solo tour with his brand new show ‘Golden Boy’ and brings it to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Thursday 2 April 2nd!
READ MOREJoin the sharply witty Alex Kealy for a hilarious night as he polishes his best, tried and trusted material for a new show at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 4th April!
READ MORE5 time best reviewed at Edinburgh Fringe, Tiff Stevenson returns to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Sunday 5th April with her insightful and hilarious new show 'Post Coital'!
READ MOREJoin TikTok star Stuart Mitchell, the longest running panellist from BBC Scotland's Breaking The News, as he runs through brand new material at Monkey Barrel Comedy!
READ MORENamaste Motherf*ckers is a new show from Cally Beaton, a quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife. Catch it when she brings it to Monkey Barrel on Wednesday April 8th!
READ MOREFeaturing brand-new routines! You'll leave astounded at the speed of MC Hammersmith's brain, the spontaneity of his punchlines, and the stability of his upbringing.
READ MOREAfter a sold-out, critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Peter Flanagan brings his 'Fresh Prince Of Kildare' tour to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Friday 10th April.
READ MOREExpect characters, jokes, songs, tricks and treats at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 11th April as Jonathan Oldfield is making his first ever comedy hour! Come along and help him!
READ MOREGet ready for a genuinely funny night at Monkey Barrel Comedy as Rob Rouse unleashes Funny Bones, a whirlwind of brilliant one-liners, eerily convincing characters, and non-stop daft comedy!
READ MOREHead along to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Wednesday 15th April for a rare opportunity to see Harriet Richardson where she will be trying out new material for her upcoming solo show!
READ MOREFollowing sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe and London's Soho Theatre, veteran improviser David Elms brings his cult hit show to Monkey Barrel Comedy on 18th April!
READ MORENurse Even brings his hit Filipino comedy show, The Bank Shift Show to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Sunday 19th April for a night full of laughter, music, and real talk about life in the UK!
READ MOREPrepare for a night you won't forget… where no one leaves feeling mediocre at Monkey Barrel Comedy as Cheryl & Kitty bring their 2-hour cabaret extravaganza that promises high-camp and laughter!
READ MOREThe hugely popular poet, comedian and actor Tim Key brings his critically acclaimed show Loganberry to Monkey Barrell Comedy for two nights on Sunday 26th and Monday 27th April!
READ MOREColin Geddis returns after a year break from touring to give his ill informed opinions on one of the craziest years in recent history!
READ MOREThis high-energy, razor-sharp stand-up hour at Monkey Barrel Comedy sees Sophie Garrad satirize her own experiences of class, identity, privilege and the prison system.
READ MOREGet ready for critically acclaimed André de Freitas as he returns to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Tuesday 5th May with his new show Public Display of Affection, where it explores the dilemmas of adulthood
READ MOREThe longest reigning comedy award winner Jordan Brookes returns to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Friday 8th May with a new work in progress show inspired by a shocking incident on a train!
READ MOREThe Chortle-nominated Lord Christian Brighty returns to Edinburgh for a hilarious 'Batman meets Bridgerton' showdown at Monkey Barrel Comedy to take on the biggest cause of inequality: himself!
READ MORESara Pascoe returns to Monkey Barrel Comedy this for a run of dates in May with her work in progress show, Jazz!
READ MORESara has planned a series of high kicks, and then insults for your average-looking granny. A sense of "This hour is flying!!!" pervades from a woman who is unusually present and regularly wild.
READ MORETamsyn Kelly returns to Monkey Barrel Comedy with new show, Hot Titty Bungalow, a hilarious, demented hour of family, fresh starts and questionable decisions!
READ MOREFresh from his Edinburgh Fringe success, the hilarious Will Owen is bringing his new show, Looking Fab At Fifty, to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Friday 22nd May!
READ MORECatch Kathy Maniura's award-winning, goofy, drag king hit, about a newly single mans absurd midlife crisis at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 23rd May!
READ MORECatch the critically acclaimed debut show about suffering (and smiling) from Nigerian stand-up Ayoade Bamgboye, nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2025 Edinburgh Comedy Awards!
READ MOREAfter a sold out world tour, comedian and author David Nihill brings his brand new show, Taking Tangents to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Thursday 28th May!
READ MOREIt's time for Pierre to do stand-up! It's time for you to watch! Why not just embrace that, for God's sake? All earthly glories fade!
READ MORECatch Jonno at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 6th June where he is doing a stand-up show that's mostly just daft stuff, and then he tells some lies for about 10 minutes!
READ MOREStraight off the back of the latest season of Taskmaster, Monkey Barrel Comedy welcomes Maisie Adam to the stage with her new work-in-progress show on the 7th and 8th June!
READ MOREFollowing an award winning sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Alison Spittle brings her new show BIG to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Thursday 11th June!
READ MOREWatch rising comedic force Abbie Murphy at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 13th June with her new work in progress show 'Garage Girl'!
READ MOREAfter selling out this same venue last year, Sergi Polo returns to Edinburgh with a show fully performed in Spanish. Catch him at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Wednesday 17th June!
READ MOREExpect visual aids, balloons, and a heartwarming insight into the relationship between mother and son as Josephine Lacey brings her new show Autism Mama to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Friday 26th June!
READ MORECatch the hilarious Catherine Bohart at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Sunday 28th June as she debuts fresh material in this lively, interactive, Work in Progress show!
READ MOREAfter a year away from touring, doing nothing but being nice and uncontroversial, Australia's Special Envoy For Comedy Tom Ballard is back with a new show, don't miss him live at Monkey Barrell!
READ MOREJoin Rachel Fairburn at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Friday 10th July as she tries brand new material ahead of her upcoming tour!
READ MOREJoin best friends Rachel and Ruby for a kids' comedy show that's fun for all the family when they return to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 11th July!
READ MORECards on the table, it's Jonno writing this blurb. I'm doing a stand up show that's mostly daft stuff; songs are a big bit of it (almost half, I think) and then I tell some lies for about 10 minutes!
READ MOREDan Tiernan returns to the Fringe armed with an amethyst, a bucketful of sage and a rose quartz the size of his impossibly large head!
READ MOREDave's Funniest Joke of the Fringe winner Lorna Rose Treen is heading out on tour for the first ever time, with a surreal, silly and joyful hour of nonsense character comedy.
READ MOREStar of Netflix & Mock the Week, Ari Eldjárn returns to Monkey Barrel with his brand new stand up show, The Icerlanders Guide to Europe!
READ MOREJoin multi award winning stand up star and viral sensation Laura Lexx at Monkey Barrel Comedy for her highly anticipated brand new show 'Yo-Yo'!
READ MOREIn 'Fat Tom Cruise', see the Melbourne and Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated star, Olga Koch, comb through recent history in an immersive and genre-defying new show!
READ MOREExpect nepo babies, middle class rock stars, terrifying mothers, biting social commentary and lots of big laughs when Rachel Fairburn brings her show Vexy Beasts to Monkey Barrel Comedy!
READ MOREMulti-award-winning comedian and doctor Michael Akadiri prescribes Edinburgh with a potent dose of his latest offering, Don't Call Me Uncle! Don't miss him live at Monkey Barrel Comedy in October!
READ MOREFresh from starring in the latest series of Taskmaster, Ania Magliano brings a brand-new show full of jokes, confessions, and occasionally unhinged observations to Monkey Barrel Comedy!
READ MOREWhat if all your dreams come true and you've still got the hump? Join Laura Smyth as she brings her new show 'Born Aggy' to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Wednesday 11th November!
READ MOREFollowing her eye opening appearance on Last One Laughing UK, Harriet Kemsley is back on tour with a new show about dating, mushrooms and how she's trying her absolute best to be a bit of a floozy!
READ MOREComedian Scott Bennett delivers a hilarious and heartwarming true story of family resilience, turning a rare medical journey into a properly funny show with a very happy ending!
READ MOREAcclaimed stand-up and online sensation Morgan Rees is back on the road with a hugely anticipated brand-new show, don't miss 'What A Bummer' at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Wednesday 18th November!
READ MOREFinlay Christie comes to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Sunday 22nd November where he humblebrags for an hour about his new search for meaningful, authentic connection!
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Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!
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Stevie Martin is returning to live comedy with her latest show Clout, which sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, don't miss her at Monkey Barrel Comedy!
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TBC invites you to a monthly improv drop-in jam. It's a fun inclusive event where absolutely all are welcome, no improv experience required.
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Join us at the Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh for a mixed-bill act show!
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The weekend starts here! Catch five acts on a two hour stand-up showcase at The Stand Edinburgh on selected Thursdays through the year!
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Susan Morrison, host of BBC Radio Scotland's 'Time Travels', will take you through some of Scotland's seediest, skankiest and scandalous history. And the funniest.
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Let your hair down at the end of the week with fabulous Friday fun at The Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh!
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Join us at The Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh for a mixed-bill five act show every Saturday!
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