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The Raging Bull

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The Raging Bull

Fringe Venue 332 - Click here for map
161 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9AA. Phone: 0131 228 5558
  Licensed
Open from 14:00 to 02:00
18+ only

Nestled within the vibrant heart of the city center, in close proximity to the Edinburgh Castle, lies The Raging Bull—an establishment that seamlessly combines sophistication with a welcoming atmosphere. Boasting a strategic location between the fashionable West End district and the perennially sought-after Bruntsfield area, this venue provides an ideal setting for relaxation. The newly renovated bar exudes a distinctive charm, featuring an upstairs area with an eclectic yet inviting ambiance, dedicated to the art of cocktail craftsmanship, with a particular emphasis on the revered Espresso Martini. Downstairs, guests can revel in a private and intimate setting, where they can unwind, savor a drink, and enjoy a host of free Fringe shows.

This year we have two entry methods: Free & Unticketed or Pay What You Can
Free & Unticketed: Entry to a show is first-come, first served at the venue - just turn up and then donate to the show in the collection at the end.
Pay What You Can: For these shows you can book a ticket to guarantee entry and choose your price from the Fringe Box Office, up to 30 mins before a show. After that all remaining space is free at the venue on a first-come, first-served bases. Donations for walk-ins at the end of the show.

List Shows: By Room and Name | By Start Time

Shows sorted by Venue Room

Cellar

2 Boys, 1 Bucket

2 Boys, 1 Bucket

Comedy

2 Boys, 1 Bucket

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 6-30 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Just turn up at the venue, entry is first-come, first-served for everyone. Donations at the end of the show

It's not what you think, but it might be just as mad! 2 Boys 1 Bucket throws two silly, unhinged comedians into a storm of improvisation, haplessly tackling audience problems with wild solutions, off-the-wall antics, and buckets of unpredictable chaos. Nothing is planned, everything is ridiculous - prepare for pure comedic carnage! Kie Carson, a rising star from Liverpool, captivates audiences with his warmth and comedic finesse. Known for his fearless exploration of homophobia, life’s absurdities, and everyday struggles, Kie blends sharp humour with thought-provoking insights. His charm and ...


4 Aussies, For Aussies

4 Aussies, For Aussies

Comedy

4 Aussies, For Aussies

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 6-30 at 14:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Just turn up at the venue, entry is first-come, first-served for everyone. Donations at the end of the show

'4 Aussies, For Aussies'... or anyone who thinks Aussies are funny. Every year, a ship load of Aussie comedians make the pilgrimage over to the Edinburgh Fringe to entice audiences into their shows. Here's your chance to see a snippet of some of the best. We'll tell you the truth behind drop-bears, convince. you that Raygun really was just a practical joke, and feed you a jar full of Vegemite. Unless you are Aussie. Then, you get it. ...


Alco-Pervert

Alco-Pervert

Comedy

Alco-Pervert

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 24-30 at 12:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

Lucy, who is a proud borederline-alcoholic irish woman is a drunk and Kat, who makes her living doing sexual things on Onlyfans is a pervert. From their unique perspectives they believe that the world is separated into drunks and perverts and they think that is OK. They will share their experiences as a self-identified drunk and a pervert through the means of stand-up comedy combined with crowd-work to help audience members discover if they are a drunk or a pervert and provide the appropriate (not very) therapeutic resources to navigate their lives with their new found identity label. This ...


An IQ137 Cheerio (Work in Progress)

An IQ137 Cheerio (Work in Progress)

Comedy

An IQ137 Cheerio (Work in Progress)

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 13-23 at 13:40 (40 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

AUG 6-12 at 12:25 (40 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Bilee returns with her unique, gentle, surreal humour! "Where are you from?" "I'm from the south, the Global South." From the East to Edinburgh, she has left a global carbon footprint, hopping on random trains of thought. "Our job is to observe, not to interrupt," her Oxbridge professor once said. This profound quote interrupts here simply to suggest something lives just behind her gorgeous, sad eyes. An IQ of 137 made her life... her life. She has been clouded by unresolved doubts about our ways of living -doubts she really shouldn't have, yet carries anyway. This year, she has finally reac...


Anna Beros - High Hoe

Anna Beros - High Hoe

Comedy

Anna Beros - High Hoe

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 19-30 at 19:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Navigating the kaleidoscopic freedoms of Berlin, Beros is wide awake to herself in her 3rd stand-up solo, High Hoe. She asks, “Who’s praising us for being good adults?” wiping her powdery nose after spending all her savings on egg freezing. Celebrating the burdens of our privilege and lovingly pegging social norms from behind, Beros dances between self-love and self-sabotage with incisive standup and playful audience interaction. She straddles the topic of motherhood, unravels the attraction of narcissists and fine-tunes her reward systems. High Hoe returns to the Edinburgh Fringe, followin...


Anna Beros - The Devil in Miss Beros

Anna Beros - The Devil in Miss Beros

Comedy

Anna Beros - The Devil in Miss Beros

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 19-30 at 21:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Porn-inspired, existentialist stand-up. Smouldering in the hellscape of now, when fetish has hit mainstream, why not embrace hedonism and make God a lucky voyeur? Check out the balls on Miss Beros in her homage to the Golden Age of Porn's, 'The Devil in Miss Jones'. This is the 4th stand-up solo hour written, performed and produced by Anna Beros following 'Creampie Curious', 'Creampie Clarity' and 'High Hoe'. 'High Hoe' returns to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2026, following a successful run in 2025. Her previous stand-up solos, 'Creampie Curious' and 'Creampie Clarity', enjoyed successful runs ...


Dr. Kara Kibara – The Love Guru

Dr. Kara Kibara – The Love Guru

Comedy

Dr. Kara Kibara – The Love Guru

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 17-23 at 12:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Dr. Kara Kibara sells her services through a hybrid Ted talk-workshop transformation-improv- performance style as the best dating and relationship guru. She unintentionally reflects on her past to find out why she is still single herself as she offers advice on how to “manifest” love. She reveals how her Indigenous-Filipino-Asian-American Evangelical Christian upbringing has affected her perspective in dating and marriage. Featuring her unreleased original songs recorded when she was under a Columbia Records mentorship years ago, snippets of familiar 80’s and 90’s tunes as well as choreography...


GamesMaster: A Stand-Up's Guide to Escape Rooms

GamesMaster: A Stand-Up's Guide to Escape Rooms

Comedy

GamesMaster: A Stand-Up's Guide to Escape Rooms

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 6-18, 20-30 at 16:00 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Just turn up at the venue, entry is first-come, first-served for everyone. Donations at the end of the show

Escape Rooms are a place where corporate teams go to build bonds and families go to shatter those bonds forever. Join game designer and operations manager Jonny Glllam as he reveals the secrets to building, running and never-escaping this hobby for extraverted nerds. FAQ: Is this an escape room? No. It’s a stand-up show about escape rooms. Is this show immersive? You will swear you felt as if you really were in a room where someone else described escape rooms. What Secrets are revealed? Magnets, mainly. ...


Heavy Petting, Heavier Blankets

Heavy Petting, Heavier Blankets

Comedy

Heavy Petting, Heavier Blankets

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 6-18 at 19:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

Can you find a girlfriend, even if they know you sleep with a weighted blanket? That’s the question we all ask, whilst laying alone under our Silent Night Washable Weighted Blanket with removable cover. Now available in grey. In his latest absurd outing, silly and surreal comedian Ben O’Sullivan will try desperately to avoid talking about his intimacy issues, whilst allowing the full burden of his romantic failings to land on the, already heavy, weighted blanket. ‘Ben reminds me of a young James Acaster and look what he achieved’ (Everything-Theatre.co.uk). ‘Side-splittingly brilliant’ (WeLove...


How to Believe in Anything

How to Believe in Anything

Theatre

How to Believe in Anything

Theatre

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 6-18 at 23:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

"I would like to tell you about the future. The future is made of stars." Sam, obsessed with stars and stuck in middle-of-nowhere BC, is given a shocking out-of-this world opportunity the night of her 14th birthday. An alien (who looks suspiciously like her missing mother) visits Sam in her dad’s cornfield. This alien gives her a connection to the outside world and promises a whirlwind adventure that will help Sam escape. With horrors increasing at home, Sam decides to take the leap and lands in some deadly repercussions. Escape isn’t easy, and sometimes you have to blast off in order to s...


If By Starlight...

If By Starlight...

Theatre

If By Starlight...

Theatre

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 13-16 at 12:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

Long-time romantics, in love with love, Janelle and Jacob have been through the gamut of relationships, hook-ups, and undefinable situationships. From schoolyard crushes to long-distance paramours, life in the romance lane has been filled with twists, turns, and quick exits, but neither has given up on finding their destination. Along the way, they have both picked up shards of armor to protect themselves from the disappointment of failed relationships. But when both of their first dates go south, they find themselves recuperating at the same watering hole and breaking all of their own rule...


Katie-Rose Petley: Dirty Bitch

Katie-Rose Petley: Dirty Bitch

Comedy

Katie-Rose Petley: Dirty Bitch

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 19-30 at 22:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Canadian comedian Katie-Rose Petley makes her Edinburgh debut with Dirty Bitch, a fearless dive into growing up in the church, progressive parenting, and sex pre-9/11. Katie-Rose is known for her fresh, filthy, and unfiltered storytelling. With material that’s dark, shameless, and disturbingly relatable, she’s been described as “delightfully vulgar.” Whether she’s unpacking religion, motherhood, or the ups and downs of dog ownership, she tells it like it is, with zero apologies. (I know, how un-Canadian!) ...


Meet Me in the Middle

Meet Me in the Middle

Comedy

Meet Me in the Middle

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 7-12 at 13:30 (50 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

It's us versus them. It's the forces of light versus the armies of darkness. It's vegans versus pastrami shops. Or... is it all a bit of a joke? A stand-up show about bringing us closer while we tear ourselves apart. Join David Rose as he unpacks our collective insanity and proves that really, we're all in this together. 'A sharp joke-writer and solid performer.' Chortle (UK) 'His banter is confident and smooth.' ★★★★½ Glam Adelaide 'Comedy wunderkind.' Theatre Haus...


No, I'm Not Overthinking It.

No, I'm Not Overthinking It.

Comedy

No, I'm Not Overthinking It.

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 24-30 at 13:30 (30 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Clinton Barnes spent a decade advising global brands. Goldman Sachs. TikTok. Airbus. He had opinions. Frameworks. A rigorous analytical process. He quit to do stand-up. No, I'm Not Overthinking It is 30 minutes of sharp, observational comedy about the things everyone has agreed to walk past, and the one person who refuses to let them go. Bidets. Dog ownership. AI Consciousness. Cock pants. The Uber driver incident. Why nobody spoke to him when he was bleeding at the gym. Australian. Formerly corporate. Currently this. "Clinton notices the things everyone has silently agreed to igno...


Pins & Needles

Pins & Needles

Comedy

Pins & Needles

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 6-18 at 22:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Pins & Needles is a high-voltage stand-up comedy show where ink meets irreverence. Hosted by New York comedians Justin Hartmann and Taylor Drew, this no-holds-barred showcase features heavily tattooed comics who strip down to their underwear & show off their art, all while making you laugh. Part comedy show, part living gallery, Pins & Needles celebrates the stories behind the ink—regretful tattoos, meaningful tributes, impulsive decisions, and everything in between—told with biting humor and zero shame. It’s raw, ridiculous, and refreshingly honest, blending body positivity with fearless s...


The Devil Wears Primark

The Devil Wears Primark

Comedy

The Devil Wears Primark

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 6-18 at 21:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

The Devil Wears Primark – Stand-Up Comedy by Rachael Milne Comedy for people who thought they’d have it figured out by now. The Devil Wears Primark is a sharp, funny and unfiltered 45-minute stand-up comedy show about ageing, identity, body image, consumer culture and the quiet panic of trying to “have it all” in midlife. Blending observational comedy with raw personal storytelling, Rachael Milne takes audiences on a hilarious and brutally honest journey through binge eating, sobriety, fashion envy, fat jabs, peri-menopause, dating disasters and the pressure to perform a perfect life ...


The Dodgy Accent Show

The Dodgy Accent Show

Comedy

The Dodgy Accent Show

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 6-30 at 18:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

Book a PWYC Ticket in advance for this show to guarantee entry, or turn up at the venue for free with the option of donating at the end of the show

Fake accents, real laughs! Five rising stars of comedy perform their stand-up sets with a unique twist: an improbable accent. Can you spot the real one? Comedians from all over the world take on the challenge to dupe the audience. Including undiscovered gems, Roast Battle champions and award-winners and nominees. ...


Tony Littler Late and Rude

Tony Littler Late and Rude

Comedy

Tony Littler Late and Rude

Comedy

The Raging Bull / Cellar
AUG 19-30 at 23:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can

Tony Littler has been performing politically incorrect comedy and songs for over 25 years ‘and it don’t get any less rude’. This show will have you singing, shouting, swearing and crying with laughter. It is not for the faint hearted so be prepared be very prepared....