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Phil Ellis: Bath Mat

23rd February

19:30

Monday

Multi-award winning 'comic genius' (The Scotsman) and the new star of Taskmaster (Ch4), Phil Ellis is going on his first full national stand-up tour. ★★★★★ The Scotsman

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Best of the Fringe: 7PM

26th February

19:00

Thursday

Get a taste of the Fringe ALL YEAR ROUND! With a different line-up each night, featuring some of the country's top acts, award-winning festival favourites and the very best up-and-coming talent.

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The Big Show: Friday

27th February

21:00

Friday

Join us every Friday for THE BIG SHOW, our award-winning weekend stand-up showcases, featuring a selection of top comedy talent.

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The Big Show: Saturday

28th February

21:00

Saturday

Join us every Saturday for THE BIG SHOW, our award-winning weekend stand-up showcases, featuring a selection of top comedy talent.

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Larry Dean: Work In Progress

3rd March

19:00

Tuesday

Twice nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show, Larry Dean comes back to Edinburgh to workshop new material!

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Thomas Green: Brainstorm

13th March

19:30

Friday

After a significant self-discovery, Green realises his life is a whirlwind full of tangents of his own making, navigating through the impulsive, random and stupid.

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Tom Rosenthal: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am

19th March

19:30

Thursday

Star of Friday Night Dinner (C4) and Plebs (ITV), this is Tom’s much awaited return to stand-up following his critically-acclaimed 2019 show, Manhood.

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Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers (St Luke's)

7th April

20:30

Tuesday

Namaste Motherf*ckers is the new show from Cally Beaton (QI, Live at the Apollo), a quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife. 'Gripping, perceptive and uplifting' (Chortle)

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Top Banana

25th February

19:00

Wednesday

Monkey Barrel Comedy's New Material and New Act Night. New exciting acts emerging on the scene, and new material from our established pros. Plus we have a cracking headliner every show.

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Best of the Fringe: 9PM

26th February

21:00

Thursday

Get a taste of the Fringe ALL YEAR ROUND! With a different line-up each night, featuring some of the country's top acts, award-winning festival favourites and the very best up-and-coming talent.

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The Big Show: Saturday

28th February

17:00

Saturday

Join us every Saturday for THE BIG SHOW, our award-winning weekend stand-up showcases, featuring a selection of top comedy talent.

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The Big Show: Sunday

29th February

19:00

Sunday

Join us every Sunday for THE BIG SHOW, our award-winning weekend stand-up showcases, featuring a selection of top comedy talent.

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Larry Dean: Work In Progress

3rd March

21:00

Tuesday

Twice nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show, Larry Dean comes back to Edinburgh to workshop new material!

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Desiree Burch: The Golden Wrath

14th March

20:00

Saturday

Authentic, curious, and gleefully irascible, comedian Desiree Burch leads a madcap voyage through the Middle Ages - AKA the mid-life crisis, and its mandatory metamorphosis.

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Tom Lucy: Golden Boy

2nd April

19:30

Thursday

Award winning comedian Tom Lucy is embarking on his biggest solo tour with his brand new show ‘Golden Boy’. ‘Watch him live and you’ll understand the excitement’ (The Guardian)

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Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers

8th April

19:30

Wednesday

Namaste Motherf*ckers is the new show from Cally Beaton (QI, Live at the Apollo), a quick-witted, unexpected and unapologetic insight into life in midlife. 'Gripping, perceptive and uplifting' (Chortle)

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Top Banana

25th February

21:00

Wednesday

Monkey Barrel Comedy's New Material and New Act Night. New exciting acts emerging on the scene, and new material from our established pros. Plus we have a cracking headliner every show.

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The Big Show: Friday

27th February

19:00

Friday

Join us every Friday for THE BIG SHOW, our award-winning weekend stand-up showcases, featuring a selection of top comedy talent.

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The Big Show: Saturday

28th February

19:00

Saturday

Join us every Saturday for THE BIG SHOW, our award-winning weekend stand-up showcases, featuring a selection of top comedy talent.

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The Big Show: Sunday

29th February

21:00

Sunday

Join us every Sunday for THE BIG SHOW, our award-winning weekend stand-up showcases, featuring a selection of top comedy talent.

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Jessica Fostekew: Iconic Breath

11th March

19:30

Wednesday

Jess can feel herself becoming an emotional wildebeest right when her world (and the whole world, thanks) demands cool, collected ultra detached saint-like kindness and understanding. "S**t". ★★★★ (Times)

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Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress

16th March

19:30

Monday

Mark is back on tour in 2026 with Jest to Impress, a brand new show packed with even more expertly crafted one-liners. 'A talented comic with an artisan's grasp of joke writing' **** Chortle

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Tom Lucy: Golden Boy (St Luke's)

3rd April

20:30

Friday

Award winning comedian Tom Lucy is embarking on his biggest solo tour with his brand new show ‘Golden Boy’. ‘Watch him live and you’ll understand the excitement’ (The Guardian)

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