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Comedy Events in Edinburgh on 25 August 2025

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A Stan is Born!

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Alexis Sakellaris brings A Stan is Born!, a love letter to all the divas and teh gays who stan them, to Gilded Balloon Patter House as part of Edinburgh Fringe 2025!

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An Ode to the Casting Director

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

An Ode to the Casting Director is an impressively accoladed solo show written and performed by screen actress Sophie Fisher, don't miss it at Gilded Balloon Patter House!

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Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show (2025 Edition)

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

69 sketches in an hour! The UK's fastest sketch show returns to the Fringe for its sixth year, featuring new sketches for 2025!

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Don Quixote

19th August 2025 - 25th August 2025

The much awaited, highly celebrated, 5 star DON QUIXOTE returns to the Fringe for the 3rd year.

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Eat The Rich (but maybe not me mates x)

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Eat The Rich is a comedy which demonstrates the myth of meritocracy, the sacrifices we make to get ahead and who, in the end, these decisions will always disproportionately affect.

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Fringe returns from 30th July to 25th August 2025 with artists and performers taking to hundreds of stages all over the city to present shows for every taste.

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FLUSH

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

This fast-moving, ensemble comedy-drama offers a raw and humorous portrayal of female solidarity within the charming grime of public toilet cubicles.

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Funny Though

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Funny Though is a genre-blurring solo show that lifts the curtain on the true cost of being funny.

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Garry Starr: Classic Penguins

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Garry Starr is back! The multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind returns to the Fringe with his acclaimed anarchic masterclass: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins!

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House Party

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Blending stand-up comedy, dance, and sharp social commentary, House Party is a bold new one-woman show coming to the Fringe!

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Hypnotist Matt Hale – Funbelievable! 90s Rewind

31st July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Smash-hit comedy hypnotist Matt Hale is back at the Fringe with a 90s party hypnoshow!

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In These Shoes

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Glynis Traill-Nash lives a double life: fashion writer by day, jazz singer by night. Now the two collide in this soirée of chic!

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Jamie Lee

18th August 2025 - 25th August 2025

Jamie Lee, Emmy-winning writer of the hit series Ted Lasso and star of HBO’s Crashing, brings her unmissable debut solo show My Friend Katy to this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Meg & Marge

1st August 2025 - 25th August 2025
Edinburgh Old Town

Past and present collide in this raunchy, time-bending comedy about faith, femininity, and the perils of performative perfection.

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Saaniya Abbas - Hellarious

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

In a landmark moment for the UAE comedy scene, Saaniya Abbas is set to become the first local comic to officially debut a solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe this August.

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Showtime @ The Comedy Attic

25th October 2024 - 20th December 2025

Join us for Showtime at The Comedy Attic every Friday and Saturday for the best comedy this glorious city of Edinburgh has to offer!

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The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Following sold-out Edinburgh Fringe runs and world tour, rising comedic star Brooke returns again to the Fringe with her new show The Brilliance of Broken Glass: Button!

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The Crawl

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Crafted for audiences of all ages, The Crawl is a celebration of connection, imagination, and joy.

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Comedy Events in East Renfrewshire

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Comedy Events in Glasgow

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Tennent’s Laughter Lounge Comedy Open Mic

Tennent’s Laughter Lounge Comedy Open Mic

Selected dates between 20th January 2025 - 29th December 2025

Tennent's Laughter Lounge Open Mic is a totally free night of stand-up comedy featuring some of the best up-and-coming talent Scotland has to offer, plus some pros trying out new material!

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Glasgow 850

Glasgow 850

1st January 2025 - 31st December 2025

2025 will be a big year for Glasgow as we celebrate the city's 850th birthday. It's a milestone and everyone who has or does call Glasgow home is invited to the party!

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Comedy Events in Lanarkshire

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Comedy Events in Stirling

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Stirling Ghostwalk

Stirling Ghostwalk

3rd January 2025 - 27th December 2025

Take a tour of the strange tales and stranger characters of Stirling's Old Town on the Stirling Ghostwalk... comedy, drama, fact and fable - fun for boys & ghouls of all ages!

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Popular Events

Out With The Buckleys
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Doors Open Days - Edinburgh
Scotland's annual Doors Open Days festival gives you free access to lots of fascinating buildings across Edinburgh! This year's event will be held on September 27th & 28th!
Conifox Terror Scream Park
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The Talented Mr Ripley
This electrifying new stage adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley brings Patricia Highsmith’s iconic psychological thriller to life like never before. Catch it at the Festival Theatre in September!
A Play, A Pie and A Pint
A popular feature of the Traverse programme, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, Òran Mór returns this Autumn!

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