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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FestivalsDoomsday Jockeys @ Pizza Geeks
As Fringey as it gets, this mixed bill from Lucas Evamy, El Gold and Ros & Looch has a bit of everything Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsJonathan Oldfield @ Pleasance Courtyard
Based loosely on the childhood game of the same name, Exquisite Corpse is an extravaganza of utterly out-there character work by Jonathan Oldfield Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsSam Eley is Basil Crumbwick @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Sam Eley's papier mâché-headed Basil Crumbwick may be a sad, sad man, but this is a very, very funny show Read more »| 14 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsSapphire McIntosh @ Underbelly Bristo Square
In her debut Fringe hour, Sapphire McIntosh proves herself to be a bold new voice in comedy Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsAyo Adenekan @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
A rising star of Scottish comedy and writer on SNL UK, Ayo Adenekan shows bags of potential but this show is in need of some edge Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsSofie Hagen @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Sofie Hagen's glorious return to the Fringe is a self-aware, fresh and extremely funny look at the modern left Read more »| 13 Aug 2026
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FestivalsKirsty Mann: Corpse @ Summerhall
Kirsty Mann's haunted house tale does some excellent work in the margins of fearful and funny, but it can't quite land in either camp Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsEleanor Morton @ Monkey Barrel Comedy
Eleanor Morton returns to the Fringe with an hour of smart and funny historical comedy Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsJess Fuchs @ Pleasance Courtyard
Jess Fuchs delivers a titanic performance in her Edinburgh Fringe debut with an hour of uproariously shameless comedy Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsOlaf Falafel @ Laughing Horse at The Pear Tree
Olaf Falafel returns to the Fringe with a high-calibre hour of silliness, buffoonery and general mucking about Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsRob Auton @ Assembly Roxy
Rob Auton's latest Fringe hour Jupiter is an awe-inspiring sensation Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsMike Wozniak @ Assembly Hall
Mike Wozniak takes his audience down a rabbit hole of beautifully mundane digressions and smalltown gossip in The Bench Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsUNDERGROUND MONK SHOW @ Assembly George Square
The word-of-mouth clown hit from Max Baumgarten, Dee Marcucci, John Norris and Claire Woolner returns in grand fashion, and to great success Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsFreddie Meredith @ Pleasance Courtyard
There are almost no jokes or discernible punchlines in Freddie Meredith's evocation of a smoking area oddball – and yet it manages to be relentlessly hilarious Read more »| 13 Aug 2026 -
FestivalsZoe Wohlfeld @ Underbelly Cowgate
With superb voice acting and expert clowning, Zoe Wohlfeld's Dog Funeral feels like an instant cult classic Read more »| 13 Aug 2026