Scottish Comedy Highlights: June 2025

We’re spoiled for choice on 4 June. In Edinburgh, there’s super-sharp Kate Cheka at Monkey Barrel (8pm) with her debut hour about God complexes, and an upgrade from her Fringe venue last year (a tiny tent by Potterrow). And in Glasgow, you’ve got a choice between Jack Skipper: Skint (The Stand, 8pm) who was our ‘Book Ahead’ tip from last month, or something new from Scottish comedy fave Amelia Bayler with her infectiously catchy musical comedy (Blackfriars, 8pm).

Elf Lyons' Horses, a top pick from last Fringe clops off in Edinburgh (Monkey Barrel, 6 Jun, 8pm) and Glasgow (The Stand, 7 Jun, 4pm) for another outing of the very first comedy hour performed entirely by a horse. Charming, playful and with a hint of the bittersweet, if you didn’t catch it last summer, don’t miss it on tour.

Now for some big hitter WIPs. Twice Edinburgh Award-nominated Janine Harouni swings by Monkey Barrel to work up her third solo hour (14 Jun, 6pm). Expect slick stand-up about family, parenting and marriage. She also comes to Glasgow Stand with Tamsyn Kelly in July too (The Stand, 16 Jul).

We also have local champs Christopher Macarthur Boyd and Josie Long joining forces for a double-header WIP on 18 June (Rum Shack, Glasgow, 8pm), while Ayo Adenekan and Jack Traynor both work up their debut hours in Glasgow (Gael & Grain, 21 Jun; 6pm for Jack and 7.15pm for Ayo) and Edinburgh (Dragonfly, 29 Jun; 7.15pm for Ayo and 8.30pm for Jack) together. Those two are presented by Good Egg Comedy (run by Scottish comic Ross Leslie) who have a fab series of WIP gigs planned this month and next. Full listings on goodeggcomedy.co.uk. 

Finally, the brilliant Krystal Evans releases her debut novel, The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp, on 19 June, published by Octopus. On the same day, you can catch her in conversation at Portobello Bookshop (7pm).