The Stand Comedy Club
The Stand Comedy Club
5 York Place,
Queen Street
Queen Street
Edinburgh,
EH1 3EB
Box office: 0131 558 7272
Phone: 0131 558 7272
Website: www.thestand.co.uk
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- Food served: Thu–Sat 7.30–9.45pm; Sun 12.30–3.30pm (venue open Mon–Wed but no food served)
- Bar open: Sun–Fri 7.30pm–midnight; Sat 7.30pm–1am.
- Number of wines sold by the glass: 4
- Private dining: Y
- Also offers: Vegetarian options (at least 25% of main courses), Gluten-free options
- Music on stereo: Eclectic mix of tunes
- Capacity: 80 seated (165 standing)
- Largest group: 100 (entire venue can be booked and catering provided for parties)
- Open since: 1998
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- Average price 2 courses:
£6 (one course) (lunch)
£6 (one course) (evening meal) - House wine: £10.95 per bottle
This review appears in the The List's Eating & Drinking Guide 2008 – in the shops now or buy online.
For ten years mirth-seekers have delved beneath York Place in search of something to tickle their ribs and split their sides – and the hugely successful comedy club has provided just that. To accompany the Thursday to Saturday night line-ups, a repertoire of hearty pub fare is on offer, including burgers, wedges, nachos, chilli and often a special at the whim of the chef, such as Moroccan lamb with couscous. Each meal is a solid, hole-filling hunger solution: the burger is flanked by cheese and bacon; the nachos are smothered in tomato and crème fraîche. What the platefuls lack in delicacy they make up for in substance. Lunch provides a similar function on Sundays, offering to fix a hangover with medicinal carbohydrates and distract it with some top-notch improvised comedy thrown in for free. The menu isn't the star of the show here – more the background setting that allows the entertainment to excel. Combined with the well-stocked bar it is perfectly adequate, and the ability to accommodate both vegan (chilli) and gluten-free (also chilli and ratatouille when ordered without a wrap) diets with such a small menu is commendable.
- High point: The entertainment will tickle your ribs…
- Low point: …but the food will stick to them
The Stand Comedy Club
edfest.tv - video
14 Aug 2008
Profile of the intimate comedy venue featuring four top Scots in a quality showcase.
Spotlight on open mic nights
6 Sep 2007
Events at The Stand Comedy Club
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The sunshiney Australian comedian bounds into Edinburgh with his solo show. If you're not cheered up by this, you have no soul. Or, you're very easily irritated by happy people. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 12 Oct 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £10 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A night to raise funds for AI, which helps campaign for internationally recognised human rights. Guilt-free laughter, courtesy of generous comedians trying to buy some karma points. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 14 Oct 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £7 (£5) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| A night of comedy to raise money for the organisation which helps lift Edinburgh women out of the poverty trap. With generous comedians Vladimir McTavish, Susan Calman and Keir McAllister. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 22 Oct 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £7 (£5) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Waving the Saltire for satire, The Stand presents another collection of all that's great about our comedy scene: host Susan Calman, Kevin Bridges, Graeme Thomas and Neil McFarlane. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 29 Oct 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £6 (5; members £3) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| David Kay, Steven Dick, Phil Differ and host Bruce Devlin present some of the many sides of Scottish comedy, demonstrating exactly why it's awfae gud. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 24 Sep 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £6 (5; £3 members) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Thomas, the Prince of Protests and one of the great thinkers of modern British comedy takes over The Stand. A chance to see how it can be done and expect to come out amused but angry about a whole new bunch of things. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 27 Oct 8.00 | Buy tickets 0131 558 7272 £12 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Another batch of sketches is thrown into the Melting Pot, ready for your judgement and appraisal. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 15 Oct 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £5 (4; members £2.50) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| JoJo Sutherland and Paul Pirie usher on more new acts, although more established acts do pop down to try their latest stuff as well. Either way it's cheap as chips. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 13 Oct 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £2 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Behold the new comedians, and there are millions of them, performing their little socks off in the hope of public recognition. With Stu Murphy and Antony Murray. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 20 Oct 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £2 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Red Raw moves to a new nights this week (there'll be CHAOS. Is nothing sacred?) but still promises to be tip top full of new acts. With host JoJo Sutherland. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 28 Oct 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £2 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The magnificent Stewart Francis, who may have seen recently on 'Mock the Week' is in town all weekend, with host Raymond Mearns, Sandy Nelson, Andrew O'Neill and Nick Morrow. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 17 Oct, 18 Oct 9.00 | Buy tickets 0131 558 7272 £12 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| More top quality weekend entertainment, with host Susan Morrison and comedians Trevor Crook, Daliso Chaponda, Gus Tawse and John Cooper. A cheeky little something for everyone. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 24 Oct, 25 Oct 9.00 | Buy tickets 0131 558 7272 £12 |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Heenan hosts this pleasant way to end the week/start the next one, with acts such as Sandy Nelson and Andrew O'Neill here to cheer you up. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 19 Oct 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £5 (4; members £1) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Giant funnyman Scott Agnew comperes this evening, with a selection of acts for a Sunday evening including Jim McCue, Rab Brown and Nick Morrow. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 26 Oct 8.30 | 0131 558 7272 £5 (4; members £1) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Host Raymond Mearns bellows in the start of the weekend, while acts such as Stewart Francis (who's been on 'Mock the Week' and everything), Sandy Nelson, Andrew O'Neill and Nick Morrow tickle the audience's fancies. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 16 Oct 9.00 | 0131 558 7272 £7 (6; members £3) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Susan Morrison introduces some fine comedy talent in the shape of Trevor Crook, Daliso Chaponda, Gus Tawse and Jeff O'Boyle. There's lovely hot food available if you get there early. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 23 Oct 9.00 | 0131 558 7272 £7 (6; members £3) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| The terribly Scottish Vladimir McTavish comperes this evening, which is filled with creamy comedy goodness from Paul Tonkinson, Teddy, Simon O'Keeffe and the up-and-coming Daniel Sloss. | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | 30 Oct 9.00 | 0131 558 7272 £7 (6; members £3) |
| Location | Date | Tickets |
|---|---|---|
| Knights of the art of improvised comedy Stu & Garry return valiantly to their Sunday afternoon slot. With free comedy, hot food and lemonade, what peasant could ask for more? | ||
| The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh | Sundays Sun 1.00 | Free |
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