Gilded Balloon Basement

Belter Comedy

The best and brightest of the comedy scene, testing out brand new and more established material.

Besoms Comedy

Ok, we get it – young, straight, white dudes are funny! No arguments here but there is soooo much more funny to see. Besoms is a shot across the bow from the underrepresented. A monthly night bringing you the best from across comedy’s glorious communities. What they have in common is they are funny as fuck! Hosted by…

Cally Beaton: Invisible

Invisible is an unflinching, hilarious and unexpected insight into life at an age when the world ghosts you. Cally recalls the time she nearly disappeared in Iceland (the country, not the shop). From behind the lines of the mid-life resistance she gets her shellacked claws into survival, turning gender stereotypes on…

The Comedy Show Christmas Special

Chestnuts roasted ✔ Halls decked ✔ Stockings hung with care ✔ Then the only thing left to do this festive season is to get down to the Basement for side-splitting (split sides = more space for roasties) comedy from the likes of Jay Lafferty, Mark Nelson, Christopher Macarthur Boyd and more! Students get £5…

The Comedy Show

A night of top comedy every weekend from Fringe favourites.

The Comedy Show Halloween Special

Don’t feel like giving your sweeties to some kids who’ve just cut eye holes out of a sheet? Hate bobbing for apples? Can’t be bothered trying to papier maché a last minute costume? Well then we have the weekend for you! No tricks here, only a whole load of treats. This Halloween weekend we’ve got Liam Withnail…

The Comedy Show Hogmanay Special

Whether you’re looking to laugh off that second helping of Christmas dinner or are looking for some jokes you can tell at the Hogmanay party, we’ve got you covered. Get out of the cold and into the Gilded Balloon Basement for 3 nights of comedy from Katie Mulgrew, Rosco McClelland, Susan Riddell and Scott Gibson, and see…

David Baddiel Trolls: Not the Dolls

Following his five-star Olivier-nominated hit My Family: Not The Sitcom *and the return to number 1 of his seminal football anthem *Three Lions, David Baddiel comes back to the stage with a brand new one-man show, Trolls: Not The Dolls. Trolls – the terrible people who spend all day insulting and abusing strangers for…

Elf Lyons: Love Songs to Guinea Pigs

A surreal tale of love and loneliness from comedian Elf Lyons.

Fred MacAulay In Conversation

Veteran comic celebrates three decades in the business, from his revelation on his 30th birthday that there must be more to life than crunching numbers as an accountant, to highlights and observations from his career in stand-up, television and radio.

Jesus L’Oreal – Inn Stable Condition(er)

‘Halleberrylujah, give praise to the birthday boy as he’s making a festive back comb, er, come back! Your fitness and lifestyle guru Jesus L’Oréal descends once again in a cloud of Myrrh scented Febreeze with a special extended version of his service. Join him for a high-energy service of song, dance and Jehovah’s Fitness…

Larry Dean: Work in Progress

After a sell-out international tour and smash-hit Live at the Apollo debut, Larry Dean comes to the Basement to try out some new material. As seen on Comedy Central at the Comedy Store and Roast Battle. Nominee for Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show 2018 Winner of the Amused Moose Comedy Award for Best Show 2016.

Mum’s the Word

Mum’s the word is a comedy gig designed for parents* with babies hosted by comedian and Mum, Katie Mulgrew. Feel free and relaxed to feed, change and nurse your baby. The acts are used to rowdy stags and hens, a crying baby or a bare breast isn’t going to bother them! They will be performing their usual adult material…

New Sh*t

Free show for new and old comedians to test out their new material.

RootsBase

Bringing you the very best in Trad music every month! With previous bands such as The Jellyman’s Daughter, Findlay Napier and Bruce Macgregor, this season promises to be another belter. Keep your eyes peeled for line-up announcements!

Rootsbase: Adam Holmes

This November, Rootsbase brings you the incomparable Adam Holmes!

RootsBase: Assynt

Bringing you the very best in Trad music every month! Assynt Up and Coming Artist of the Year 2018’, Scots Trad Music Awards, ‘Assynt’ draw upon influences from traditional Scottish fiddle and pipe music, in particular the Highland and Gaelic traditions. Described by Folk Radio as “refreshingly contemporary”, their…

Rootsbase: Joy Dunlop

Crowned Traditional Singer of the Year from major Celtic festivals to touring the UK, Europe, Canada, Japan and New Zealand. Through her singing, she showcases Gaelic music and song in a contemporary way that always remains true to its roots. Nominated as Gaelic Singer of the Year 2016, 2011 & 2010, she has also…

Scott Gibson and Pals Try New Jokes

Join comedian Scott Gibson and pals as they road test new material, half baked ideas, and ramble on about a story or two. Line-ups to be announced soon!

Shappi Khorsandi: Skittish Warrior … Confessions of a Club Comic

Shappi recounts her journey through the 90s comedy club scene with plenty of sharp-tongued gags.

Short Attention Span

Short Attention Span Theatre is an evening of short plays written and performed by emerging writers specifically for that event. Each night features six new plays of around 15 to 20 minutes. Each play is written by early career playwrights or writers from other disciplines writing for the stage for the first time. The…

Sixties on a Sunday

Drink, dance and sing along to the music of the sixties. Featuring the music of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Searchers, The Drifters, The Beach Boys and others.

Sonnet Youth

Monthly spoken word night on the third Wednesday of the month, with local talent, guest comedians and big name headliners.

Tommy Tiernan: Paddy Crazy Horse

Much-loved comedian Tommy Tiernan does his thang on tour.