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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InterviewsCalculated Chaos: The Wonderful World(s) of Harriet Dyer
Sean Lock Comedy Award winner Harriet Dyer brings her latest hour of manic whimsy on tour, and explains how reading changed her life Read more »| 17 Nov 2025 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: November 2025
Oooh the nights are pure drawing in and we know you’ll be in need of some laughs to get you through the drudge that is November Read more »| 31 Oct 2025 -
OpinionCrystal Baws horoscopes: 20th anniversary edition
As a 20th birthday treat, we've brought back Mystic Mark to gaze into his crystal baw and conjure a one-off special edition of his much-missed horoscopes, with illustrations by Darren Cullen Read more »| 02 Oct 2025 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: October 2025
Catch some recent Edinburgh Fringe hits and a few excellent one-offs in a bumper month for Scottish comedy Read more »| 01 Oct 2025 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: September 2025
Maybe you were avoiding the Fringe or you’re in need of a new funny fix? Either way, September’s got you sorted all month long with these comedy shows Read more »| 02 Sep 2025 -
FestivalsAideen McQueen @ Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose
Aideen McQueen's Waiting for Godot parody doesn't quite hit all the right buttons Read more »| 28 Aug 2025
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FestivalsJohn Tothill @ Pleasance Courtyard
This Must Be Heaven is a breakout hour of gossipy gluttony from John Tothill Read more »| 28 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsJain Edwards @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Cult comic Jain Edwards displays a flair for the weird in an under-powered hour Read more »| 28 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsEd Night @ Monkey Barrel
Your Old Mucker is an hour of solid gold gags from the incomparably offbeat Ed Night Read more »| 26 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsRosco McClelland @ Monkey Barrel
A searching hour touching on mental health, roombas and crows from one of the Scottish scene’s brightest and best Read more »| 25 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsBebe Cave @ Pleasance Dome
With a winning combination of lo-fi charm and high ambition, Bebe Cave's CHRISTBRIDE is a Monty Python-meets-Clueless medieval romp Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsThor Stenhaug @ Pleasance Courtyard
Thor Stenhaug brings a relentless positivity and charming happiness to his debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsEmmanuel Sonubi @ Pleasance Courtyard
Life After Near Death is a charismatic, if safe, new hour from award-nominated Emmanuel Sonubi Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsRay O'Leary @ Pleasance Courtyard
Ray O'Leary is a jokesmith of the highest order Read more »| 22 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsGuy Williams @ Assembly George Square
An hour of brazen and bullish political comedy from Kiwi firebrand Guy Williams Read more »| 22 Aug 2025