Comedy, Stand-up

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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

Wed 31 Jul

Two

£6 / 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Thu 1 Aug

Two

£6 / 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Fri 2 Aug

Two

£6 / 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

…and 22 more dates until 25 Aug

Little Bit of Theatre

Monthly evening featuring live performance art, theatre, comedy, music, burlesque and spoken word.

The 13th Note Café/Bar, Glasgow

Wed 19 Jun

£5 (Students £3) / 0141 553 1638

  • 19:00 – 22:30

Stand Up Comedy Night

A different set of three comics each month.

Manhattan's Bar and Diner, Glasgow

Fri 28 Jun

£6 / 0141 429 4657

  • 19:00 – 22:30

Fri 26 Jul

£6 / 0141 429 4657

  • 19:00 – 22:30

Fri 30 Aug

£6 / 0141 429 4657

  • 19:00 – 22:30
…and 4 more dates until 27 Dec

British Red Cross Refugee Week Comedy Night

An evening of first class stand-up, brought to you by the Red Cross, featuring Susan Calman, Dave Fulton, Tom Stade and others.

Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Sat 22 Jun

£12–£16 / 0141 552 4267

Part of Refugee Week Scotland.

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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

Thu 15 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Mon 19 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Stand, Edinburgh

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 0131 558 7272

With Mark Nelson and Gavin Webster.

Wed 17 Jul

Free / 0131 558 7272

With Zoe Lyons and Jo Caulfield.

Pop-Up Comedy

A free comedy event picking out some of the Scottish comedy scene's freshest talent.

The Halt Bar, Glasgow

Thu 20 Jun

Free / 0141 353 6450

  • 20:30

Tue 25 Jun

Free / 0141 353 6450

  • 20:30

Thu 27 Jun

Free / 0141 353 6450

  • 20:30
…and 36 more dates until 31 Oct

Russell Brand: The Messiah Complex

The loverfella with the upwardly-mobile hair struts around the world on his first global tour. This time he's looking at the idea of a Messiah Complex and dissecting historical and social figures to psychoanalyse them in his loquacious way. Plus, he'll talk about sex. But, of course.

Belfast Waterfront

Wed 13 Nov

£30 / 028 9032 5913

Bournemouth International Centre

Tue 29 Oct

£27.50 / 0844 576 3000

Brighton Centre

Fri 18 Oct

£30.70 / 0844 847 1515

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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

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
…and 23 more dates until 2 Nov back to top

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

Thu 1 Aug

Mata Hari

Free / 0131 226 0000

Fri 2 Aug

Mata Hari

Free / 0131 226 0000

Sat 3 Aug

Mata Hari

Free / 0131 226 0000

…and 22 more dates until 25 Aug

Jo Brand: Warm Up Show

The award-winning comic and Getting On star tries out new material.

Colchester Arts Centre

Tue 25 Jun

£13 (£11) / 01206 500900

  • 20:00

Cranleigh Arts Centre

Wed 3 Jul

£13 phone for availability / 08456 128128

  • 20:00

Hazlitt Arts Centre, Maidstone

Wed 19 Jun

£13 (£11) / 01622 758611

  • 20:00

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Miranda Hart: My, What I Call, Live Show

The socially awkward, perennially clumsy Miranda off the, what we call, telly embarks on her first ever live tour. Such fun!

Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

Fri 7 Mar

£27.50 / 0844 412 4624

  • 20:00

Sat 8 Mar

£27.50 / 0844 412 4624

  • 14:30
  • 20:00

First Direct Arena, Leeds

Fri 21 Mar

£32.95 ( £25.40) / 0844 248 1585

  • 20:00

Sat 22 Mar

£32.95 ( £25.40) / 0844 248 1585

  • 20:00

Liverpool Echo Arena & Convention Centre

Tue 25 Mar

£27.50 / 0844 800 0400

  • 20:00

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Gav Fest

Three local bands are given the chance to play at a large venue and, more importantly, to help raise cash for Help for Heroes. Music and comedy go all day long, and there's also a snack and regular old booze bar to help throw more funds into the charity pool. Please do not try to book via the venue as they do not deal…

Ardeer Community Centre, Stevenston

Sat 20 Jul

£5 / 01294 466861

  • 15:00 – 00:00

Des Clarke: Stand Up Guy

The eternally chirpy Capitol Radio breakfast host is back with new solo show Stand Up Guy. We hope he talks a lot about dancing onstage with Peter Andre.

Dobbie Hall, Larbert

Sat 27 Jul

£12 (£10) / 01324 570450

Part of Funny in Falkirk.

  • 20:00
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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.

Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline

Fri 12 Jul

£22.50 / 01383 740384

Sat 13 Jul

£22.50 / 01383 740384

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

Mon 25 Nov

£22.50 / 0844 871 7607

Tue 26 Nov

£22.50 / 0844 871 7607

Bristol Hippodrome

Fri 15 Nov

£23.50 / 0844 847 2325

Sat 16 Nov

£23.50 / 0844 847 2325

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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

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

Sat 3 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sun 4 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Mon 5 Aug

Free / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

…and 20 more dates until 25 Aug

Sarfraz Manzoor: The Boss Rules: How Bruce Springsteen Changed My Life

The journalist and broadcaster shares his love of the singer-songwriter and explains how song lyrics influenced his life.

Colchester Arts Centre

Fri 28 Jun

£10 (£8) / 01206 500900

  • 20:30

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

Thu 1 Aug

Stand III

£10 / 0131 226 0000

Over-18s only

£10 / 0131 558 7272

Fri 2 Aug

Stand III

£10 / 0131 226 0000

Over-18s only

£10 / 0131 558 7272

Sat 3 Aug

Stand III

£10 / 0131 226 0000

Over-18s only

£10 / 0131 558 7272

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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.

Behind The Wall, Falkirk

Fri 26 Jul

£10 (£8) / 01324 633338

Part of Funny in Falkirk.

  • 20:00

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Thu 1 Aug

Stand IV

£8 (£7) / 0131 226 0000

Preview

Over-18s only

£9; £8 / 0131 558 7272

Fri 2 Aug

Stand IV

£9 (£8) / 0131 226 0000

Over-18s only

£9; £8 / 0131 558 7272

Sat 3 Aug

Stand IV

£9 (£8) / 0131 226 0000

Over-18s only

£9; £8 / 0131 558 7272

…and 21 more dates until 25 Aug

The 10 O'Clock Show

Host Viv Gee takes control of some top circuit comedians who're strutting their funny stuff each weekend.

Vespbar, Glasgow

Fri 21 Jun

£8 (£6) / 0141 204 0060

Featuring headliner Keir McAllister, with Jay Lafferty and Graham Stirling.

  • 22:00

Sat 22 Jun

£8 (£6) / 0141 204 0060

Featuring headliner Keir McAllister, with Jay Lafferty and Paul McDaniel.

  • 22:00

Fri 28 Jun

£8 (£6) / 0141 204 0060

Featuring headliner Stu Who, with Jim Park and Nelly Bean.

  • 22:00
…and 51 more dates until 21 Dec

Al Murray: The Only Way is Epic

A brand new show from everyone's favourite bigoted landlord, Al Murray, star of Happy Hour. Please only cheer at the irony and stay in your house if you actually hate the French.

Belfast Waterfront

Thu 5 Dec

£25.50 / 028 9032 5913

  • 19:30

The Brewhouse, Taunton

Thu 20 Jun

£26.50 phone for availability / 01823 283244

  • 19:30

The Central Theatre, Chatham

Thu 27 Jun

£25.50 / 01634 338338

  • 19:30

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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

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
…and 2 more dates until 12 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

Sat 3 Aug

£5 / 0131 226 0000

Sun 4 Aug

£5 / 0131 226 0000

Mon 5 Aug

£5 / 0131 226 0000

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