Comedy
The Skinny guide to the stand-up comedy shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow and across Scotland. Exclusive previews and interviews with some of the country's best new comedians, plus stand-up comedy reviews, comedy features, and extensive coverage of comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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FestivalsEd Night @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
For the third year in a row, Ed Night offers one of the most finely written hours of stand-up on the Fringe Read more »| 19 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsChristopher Hall @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Christopher Hall squeezes a lot – maybe too much – into his new high-energy show, but he does know how to bring a party to the Fringe Read more »| 19 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsA Haunted House @ Assembly St Andrew Square
If you’re a horror lover looking to see a labour of love this Fringe, you might dare to take a step into David Hoskins' A Haunted House Read more »| 19 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsBella Hull @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Bella Hull drops an incredible opener in her new Fringe show, before settling into an affable hour of stand-up Read more »| 19 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsRory Cargill @ Assembly George Square
Rory Cargill's technical prowess and love of TV shine through in his new show, but its high-quality tech-heavy approach acts as both a springboard and a hurdle Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsLawrence Dodd @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Lawrence Dodd finds the tension between the grand and the mundane in an exciting hour Read more »| 18 Aug 2026
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FestivalsFrankie McNair @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
Frankie McNair unpicks shame and silence in this high-energy Fringe debut Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsOtto & Astrid @ Assembly Roxy
Musical comedy duo Otto & Astrid return to the Fringe with instruments in tow, but it's everything outside of their music that makes them such dynamic viewing Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsSami Abu Wardeh @ Pleasance Courtyard
Sami Abu Wardeh returns to the Fringe with an hour of clown-inflected, high-energy storytelling standup Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsHarriet Richardson @ Pleasance Courtyard
Harriet Richardson's debut Fringe hour Creep is an engrossing account of parasocial obsession Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsJoseph Morpurgo @ Pleasance Courtyard
Highlander 70 is a wildly inventive, wholly original show from cult Fringe favourite Joseph Morpurgo Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsBunny! @ Summerhall
Bunny!, Craig Manson's takedown of Scotland's art scene, is a slice of cabaret at its bleeding edge Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsSteffen Haanes @ Banshee Labyrinth
Steffen Haanes' Master character returns to the caverns of the PBH Free Fringe for a crowd-pleasing burst of vampire comedy Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsRuaridh Miller @ Gilded Balloon Patter House
Scottish comic Ruaridh Miller brings a batch of tight, charming routines to the Fringe Read more »| 18 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsShaun Guff @ Hoots at Potterrow
He's hit rock bottom so you don't have to – Shaun Guff's self-help seminar is a tightly-written and sharply-delivered treat Read more »| 18 Aug 2026