Scottish Comedy Highlights: April 2026

We really like Jain Edwards. The Manchester-based, Welsh comic is a total hoot on socials and her show She-Devil (Monkey Barrel, 7 Apr) brings her cult status to the fore (in both senses).

Hannah Cruickshank and Jeff Khan are back again with April’s That’s Clown (Gael & Grain, 12 Apr). Glasgow’s home for all things clowny, this month they’ve bagged Daniel Maseda to do his Fringe 2025 show “Be Good!” With Paulette, alongside a lineup of other fun folk. 

It’s also a good time to be an Improverts alumnus (the Uni of Edinburgh’s long-running improv troupe). At one end of the spectrum is a WIP from Jonathan Oldfield (Monkey Barrel, 11 Apr) as he works up his debut Fringe hour. Better known as a director (Frankie Monroe, Lucy Pearman and more) and actor (Andor, Kanpur: 1857), his move behind the mic has piqued our interest. At the other, one of our favourite shows from the Fringe last year – David Elms Describes A Room (Monkey Barrel, 18 Apr). We said it was 'a real triumph of the human imagination' in August.

Finally this month, there’s a new gig in town which transforms Glasgow’s best small music venue into an ace space for comedy. King Tut’s Ha Ha Hut (19 Apr) looks to be an exciting new fixture on the Scottish comedy scene. It kicks off strong being MC’d by Kate Hammer and headlined by Susie McCabe.

And looking forward to May, we’ve got two top recs for you. Tough-talking Cockney Taskmaster fave Fatiha El-Ghorri is on her first ever tour, stopping in Glasgow and Edinburgh (The Stand, Glasgow, 27 May; The Stand, Edinburgh, 28 May). Pierre Novellie also has a cracking show in You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here (The Stand, Glasgow, 16 May; Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh, 31 May). For fans of slick, skilful stand-up and people who have a freezer full of meat (that’ll make sense, we promise).