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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FestivalsAlana Jackson @ Gilded Balloon, Appleton Tower
Alana Jackson is a likeable stage presence and does some great character work in her debut Fringe show, but many of her punchlines just don’t seem to fly Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsDaniel Maseda @ Underbelly, Bristo Square
Stupidly playful hour of clown etiquette Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsSaaniya Abbas @ Gilded Balloon, Patter Hoose
Beneath UAE-based comic Saaniya Abbas' sweet demeanour lies a wicked sense of humour Read more »| 11 Aug 2025 -
Festivalsjessica aszkenasy @ Assembly Roxy
TITCLOWN is an hour of mischievous nude clowning from jessica aszkenasy that falls at the final hurdle Read more »| 08 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsAyo Adenekan @ Monkey Barrel
In his Edinburgh Fringe debut, Ayo Adenekan proves to be a charming, laid-back performer yet to fully hit his stride Read more »| 07 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsEllen Turnill Montoya is Mr Handsome @ Assembly George Sq
Ellen Turnill Montoya makes work for idle hands in her debut show Mr Handsome, championing everything hand-made Read more »| 07 Aug 2025
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FestivalsRia Lina @ Monkey Barrel
Ria Lina makes her grand return to the Edinburgh Fringe, and revels in the chaos and comedy of her peri-menopausal glory Read more »| 07 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsKathy Maniura @ Pleasance Courtyard
A lycra-clad masterclass in character comedy, Kathy Maniura’s Cycling Man is as much a love story between a man and his bike as it is a razor-sharp satire of fragile masculinity in motion Read more »| 07 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsRelay @ Pleasance Courtyard
In her sophomore Fringe hour, Leila Navabi presents a radical dissection of queer family-making Read more »| 06 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsJust The Two of Us! @ Pleasance Courtyard
Soft Play's Edinburgh Fringe debut is a scrappy, high-energy cabaret of double acts from across pop culture history Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsJosie Long @ Pleasance Dome
Much-loved standup Josie Long returns to the Fringe with a silly, poignant and freewheeling tapestry of megafauna, climate breakdown and parenthood Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsHelen Bauer @ Monkey Barrel
Helen Bauer returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with an abrasive and triumphant hour Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsIs Art-Comedy the new Alternative Comedy?
With alternative comedy heading into the mainstream more and more, have Su Mi, Rosa Garland and Ellen Turnill Montoya stumbled upon the new alternative-alternative comedy? Read more »| 26 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsBest Feet Forward: The comedians having a sober Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe is a land of opportunity for many, but also a world of temptation. As more acts and punters turn to sobriety, we chat to five comics staying sober this Fringe season Read more »| 25 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsBehind the Mic: Liebenspiel
Experimental comedy-makers Liebenspiel (aka Benjamin Alborough and Ellie BW) give us their origin story, what they're up to this Fringe and who we should look out for this festival and beyond Read more »| 24 Jul 2025