Comedy within 5 miles of Edinburgh
1,370 events within 5 miles
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Festival of the Spoken Nerd - Full Frontal Nerdity
A night of unashamed nerdiness and unlimited laughs with Helen Arney, Steve Mould and Matt Parker.
Assembly George Square, Edinburgh (1.1 miles)
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Roy Chubby Brown
Blue comedy from man branded 'too rude for television'. Never mind the comedy, that patchwork jacket is hardly fit for public consumption.
The Edinburgh Playhouse (1.0 miles)
Sat 21 Sep
£20–£22 / 0844 871 3014
Sean Lock: Purple Van Man
You know fine well who he is, now pop along and see his new show, which looks at life from a skewed white van man's perspective.
The Edinburgh Playhouse (1.0 miles)
Sun 4 Aug
£22 / 0844 871 3014
Mon 5 Aug
£22 / 0844 871 3014
BBC: Radio 4 Extra Stand-Up Show
Some of the best comedians in the UK providing the laughs for a new series to be broadcast on Radio 4.
BBC @ Potterrow, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)
Thu 15 Aug
Mon 19 Aug
The Stand, Edinburgh (1.2 miles)
Wed 19 Jun
Wed 17 Jul
The Beehive Comedy Club
Ben Verth presents a weekend packed full of top local and visiting comedians to tickle your funny bone in an entirely appropriate way.
Beehive Inn, Edinburgh (1.3 miles)
Fri 21 Jun
£7 / 0131 225 7171
- 20:30
Sat 22 Jun
£7 / 0131 225 7171
- 20:30
Fri 28 Jun
£7 / 0131 225 7171
- 20:30
Edinburgh Zoo Nights
There is no one among us who hasn't wanted to visit the zoo after hours. Just what do all those critters do after dark, anyway? Now's there's a way to find out! The zoo opens its gates for an adults-only extravaganza featuring dancing, music, a champagne and a Pimm's bar, tapas, sushi, BBQ (take a breath) facepainting…
Edinburgh Zoo (4.2 miles)
Fri 28 Jun
£20 (Members £17) / 0131 314 0340
- 18:00 – 22:00
Ian Fox - Shutter Monkey - Free
Forget typewriters! What would happen if you gave an infinite number of monkeys a camera each? ★★★★ (Comedy.co.uk) 'Charming, witty and most importantly quite original' ★★★★ (BroadwayBaby.com). Ages 12+.
Laughing Horse @ Espionage, Edinburgh (1.2 miles)
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
The Lady Boys of Bangkok: Glamorous Amorous
The Lady Boys present their world-famous show with renditions of J-Lo, Whitney, Kylie et al.
The Meadows, Edinburgh (1.2 miles)
Sat 3 Aug
Times to be confirmed / £15–£32 / 01246 345222
Sun 4 Aug
Times to be confirmed / £15–£32 / 01246 345222
Mon 5 Aug
Times to be confirmed / £15–£32 / 01246 345222
Sam Lloyd: Fully Committed
Gilded Balloon in association with Sloat Entertainment and EMX Management. After last year's sell-out run with The Blanks, Sam Lloyd (Ted from TV's Scrubs) returns to the Fringe to play all 37 roles in Becky Mode's machine gun paced, hilarious one-man comedy play; Fully Committed. Lloyd plays Sam Peliczowski, the…
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Eric's Tales of the Sea - A Submariner's Yarn
Award-winning show. True-life submariner Eric tells stories of life aboard a nuclear submarine. This show is not to be missed, it's truly unique. To call it only a comedy show wouldn't do it justice, as Eric plays with the audience's every emotion skilfully. Eric will keep you (mesmerised) hanging on his every word. With…
Just The Tonic at the Caves, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Mrs Moneypenny Returns
Following her sell-out run in 2010 of At Home With Mrs Moneypenny which subsequently transferred to the 59E59th Street Theatre in New York, the Financial Times Weekend columnist of 13 years standing is reunited with her Aga. Provocative and hilarious tales of her life, loves and literary challenges will be helped…
AGA Showroom, Edinburgh (1.5 miles)
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Radio Forth on the Fringe
Radio Forth Ltd. Now in its sixth year, Radio Forth on the Fringe is the largest showcase event of Fringe entertainment available at this year's festival. Featuring a selection of some of the biggest names in music, comedy and entertainment hosted by 97.3 Forth One's breakfast show hosts, Boogie and Arlene. Previous…
The Edinburgh Playhouse (1.0 miles)
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Jason Manford: First World Problems
No-nonsense Northerner whose cheeky face often pops up on panel shows taking his brand new show out on tour.
Venue 150 @ EICC, Edinburgh (1.8 miles)
Tue 20 Aug
Wed 21 Aug
Thu 22 Aug
Lips and Lashes
Cabaret night with Miss Scarlet Diamonte, Lady Razzle Dazzle and Jamie Lee Morley, as well as a disco until the early hours.
Corn Exchange, Edinburgh (3.6 miles)
Sat 29 Jun
£12.50–£25 / 07716 669566
- 19:00 – 01:00
Matthew Highton's It Came from the Mud
Remember all those times you said, I’ll go see Nan tomorrow? Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow… Just one more episode of The Big Bang Theory… Then she was dead! Don’t do that with this show, go see it today. Matthew Highton is a sublime stand-up and masterful storyteller who will take you through imaginative and…
Whistle Binkies Live Music Bar, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
Paul Zerdin: No Strings
CKP in association with Cole Kitchenn. With 3 million plus YouTube hits, Paul Zerdin has taken ventriloquism to new heights. It won't be long before his unsuspecting audience notice that it's not just the puppets he's controlling! ★★★★★ (Scotsman). 'Brilliant' (Evening Standard). www.paulzerdin.com. Ages 14+.
Gilded Balloon Teviot, Edinburgh (1.0 miles)
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Shit-faced Shakespeare
Magnificent Bastard Productions. An entirely serious Shakespeare play - with an entirely shit-faced actor… Back for yet another year, the legendary Magnificent Bastard Productions stagger up to Edinburgh with the most raucous Shakespearian performance you'll ever see! Grab your mates, get your round sorted, and sit…
C, Edinburgh (0.9 miles)
Wed 31 Jul
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Stephen K Amos: Work in Progress
The suave, upbeat comedian presents an evening of seeking out which bits for a new show work and which should be left on the cutting room floor.
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh (1.3 miles)
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Vladimir McTavish and Keir McAllister Look at the State of Britain
A look at Britain's current landscape from two razor sharp comedians who twist pleasingly from satire to cheap shots in the blink of an eye.
The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh (1.3 miles)
Thu 1 Aug
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
The Alternative Comedy Experience
Hold onto your funny bones – Comedy Central is taking over The Stand, chucking some of series curator Stewart Lee's fave comedians in your direction for a full week of fun. There are two shows each day, but these are probably fated to sell out, so get in quick!
The Stand, Edinburgh (1.2 miles)
Mon 8 Jul
£8 (£7) / 0131 558 7272
The show at 6.45pm features Andy Zaltzman, Nish Kumar, Isy Suttie and Stephen Carlin.
The show at 9.45pm features Andy Zaltzman, Liam Mullone and David O'Doherty.
- 18:45
- 21:45
Tue 9 Jul
£8 (£7) / 0131 558 7272
The show at 6.45pm features Simon Munnery, Grainne MacGuire, Kevin McAleer and Ginger & Black.
The show at 9.45pm features Simon Munnery, Hattie Hayridge, Trevor Lock and John Hegley.
- 18:45
- 21:45
Wed 10 Jul
£8 (£7) / 0131 558 7272
The show at 6.45pm features Robin Ince, Paul Sinha and Michael Legge. The show at 9.45pm features Simon Munnery, Hattie Hayridge, Trevor Lock and John Hegley.
- 18:45
- 21:45
Baby Wants Candy: The Graduation Show
Students of Baby Wants Candy's Improv Fringe Intensive strut their stuff in this showcase performance! To find out more or register for the award-winning BWC's 4-day Improv Intensive workshop head to www.BabyWantsCandy.com. Ages 16+.
Assembly George Square, Edinburgh (1.1 miles)
Sun 11 Aug
Sun 18 Aug
Baconface - It's All Bacon!
Bacon Face / The Stand Comedy Club. The cult 1980s Canadian stand-up comedian and inventor of Canadian stand-up comedy, comes to Edinburgh for his UK debut. See Canadian stand-up comedy's past, and perhaps its future. 'If he could expand his razor wit onto a global level I think he could be incredibly popular.' (Geddy…
The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh (1.2 miles)
Sat 3 Aug
£5 / 0131 226 0000
Sun 4 Aug
£5 / 0131 226 0000
Mon 5 Aug
£5 / 0131 226 0000
The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex Management. The boy is back by popular demand! Your last chance to see the multi award-winning, sell-out show that wowed the West End. 2010 - sold out. 2011 - sold out. 2012 - sold out. 2013 - don't miss out! As seen on The Royal Variety Performance, BBC2's Comedy Prom, ITV1's Comedy Rocks and…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh (0.8 miles)
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Mon 5 Aug
Brendon Burns and Colt Cabana Sit in a Fifty-Seater around Midnight and Provide the Commentary to Bad Wrestling Matches
Rarely has there been a title that more accurately describes a show than this one.
The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh (1.2 miles)
Fri 2 Aug
Sat 3 Aug
Sun 4 Aug
Chortle Student Comedy Award Final
Chortle with ALCATEL ONE TOUCH. Hundreds entered, only eight survive, now one will be crowned Britain's funniest student. Over the past 10 years, leading comedy website Chortle has helped discover the likes of Simon Bird, Chris Ramsey, Tom Deacon and Tom Rosenthal through its Student Comedy Award. Now find out who will…
