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Bar 50

Laughing Horse Free Festival Venue

Bar 50

Fringe Venue 151 - Click here for map
Within A&O Edinburgh City Hostel, 50 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1NE. Phone: 0131 524 1989
Food  Accessible  Wifi  Licensed
Open from 08:00 to 01:00
All ages until 10pm, then 18+ only

Located within the five-star A&O Edinburgh City Hostel, Bar 50 serves an eclectic mix of spirits and beers, along with tasty locally sourced food. The menu has dishes for everyone, from stone baked pizza’s to veggie chilli burritos and chicken Caesar salad. There’s pool tables, comfy couches and an outdoor heated smoking area.

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.

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The Alcove

101 Rules for a Better World (by Comedians)

101 Rules for a Better World (by Comedians)

Comedy

101 Rules for a Better World (by Comedians)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 6-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27-30 at 11:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Comedians put the world to rights in panel show, 101 Rules for a Better World (by Comedians), which enjoyed a sold-out run at EdFringe 2025. Host Leslie Gold (as seen at the Comedy Store) and Producer Nick will invite different guest comedians each day to present ideas to improve the world at large - imagine the opposite of Room 101. Whether the rules are adopted is down to an audience vote each day. By the end of the Fringe we hope to have 101 of these suckers and then... well, we have plans which may or may not involve petitioning the government to adopt the best rule(s)! Basically...


About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Course

About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Course

Courses

About Comedy: Stand-Up Comedy Course

Courses

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 8-9, 11-12, 15-16, 18-19, 22-23 at 10:00 (270 min) - Paid Tickets - £109-£119 (2 students, 2nd one 50% off)

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Learn the skills and art of performing stand-up comedy on this two-day intensive comedy course. Including: joke-writing skills, generating material, comedy deconstruction, finding material, lively interactive performance practice sessions, history of comedy, technical skills and industry tips. Plus a graduation show performance in a Fringe show. Our tutors are professional comedians, comedy writers and experienced teachers. Courses run over two days, with two four-and-a-half hour sessions on each day, followed by the graduation show. 'This course has to be one of the best on off...


Alingon Mitra: Clean Cuts

Alingon Mitra: Clean Cuts

Comedy

Alingon Mitra: Clean Cuts

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 6-30 at 10:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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Clean Cuts is a clean and incisive hour of stand-up comedy from Indian American comic Alingon Mitra, making his Edinburgh Fringe debut. With over a decade of experience and credits including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Daily Show, and Last Comic Standing, Alingon delivers tightly written comedy that balances intelligence with accessibility. The show draws on cultural observation, politics, and everyday absurdities, moving easily between big-picture ideas and small, relatable frustrations. As an Indian American comedian, Alingon b...


Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy (Evening)

Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy (Evening)

Comedy

Best of Edinburgh Fringe Comedy (Evening)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 6-30 at 20:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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A revolving line-up of the best established and up-and-coming comedians from the Fringe in a show full of fun and laughter. "The best thigh-slapping, cackling laugh of a time I’ve ever had ... something for everyone" ★★★★1/2 (Fringefeed) "A comedy smorgasbord" ★★★★ (GreatScott.media) "Hilarious comics ... A solid comedy show well worth the ticket price. You will be in great hands with Nik and co and are bound to get a few solid laughs out of the night" ★★★★ (Fringefeed) "A fine set of comics, who entertained ev...


British. Broken. Chinese. (WIP)

British. Broken. Chinese. (WIP)

Comedy

British. Broken. Chinese. (WIP)

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 19-30 at 13:00 (45 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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This is a work-in-progress show from Vinny, a fast-rising UK stand-up comedian blending traditional stand-up, immersive storytelling, and original musical comedy into a sharp, personal, and consistently funny hour. Described by Chortle as delivering “wittily wry commentary, backed with solid punchlines”, Vinny’s comedy is rooted in a clear narrative question: where do you fit in when you feel caught between cultures, expectations, and versions of yourself that don’t quite align? As an Asian man growing up in the UK, Vinny explores identity and race through the lens of family pressure, ma...


Jeff's Flight Club >-)->

Jeff's Flight Club >-)->

Comedy

Jeff's Flight Club >-)->

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 6-30 at 23:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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A compilation of the festival’s best acts! 2026 was the year we found out what was suspected about the wicked elites and their sick behaviours. Unfortunately it’s looking like the odious elitist men (and maybe like 2 women) will get away with their depravity, but we can still mock them! Come join our club and board the LOL-ita express. Late-night, dark-humour, diverse line-ups, produced by award winning comics....


Jew-O-Rama

Jew-O-Rama

Comedy

Jew-O-Rama

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 13-30 at 15:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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After last year's attempts to cancel us, this is the return of the popular compilation show that boasts a rolling line-up of Jewish (and Jew-ish) comedians and performers. Bringing you the best in neurotic comedy. Oy vey! A staple on the Fringe, this show is in its 10th year and is loved by audiences of all religions and none. **** 'Comedy is guaranteed' (The Jewish Chronicle). Winner of the Pegasus Comedy Award for Best Compilation Show 2025!...


Lab Rats: A Science Gameshow

Lab Rats: A Science Gameshow

Comedy

Lab Rats: A Science Gameshow

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 6-30 at 16:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Comedy! Science! Games! Cookies!! Zoologist and comedian Donal Vaughan returns with the live audience science game show with a difference! The audience is divided into teams to compete in various games to earn glory and get some cookies. And electric shocks for the losers. (Maybe not electric shocks, but losers don't get cookies.) Returning with some new games to join the favorites from last year, get ready to laugh and learn... Did I mentions there's cookies! ...


Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Comedy

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 7-30 at 21:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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AUG 7-30 at 19:50 (60 min) - Pay What You Want Tickets - from £5

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See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box of laughs! Line-ups include performers selected from Fringe shows and the international comedy circuit, with guests from the best in new talent appearing at the Fringe – plus it's Pay What You Can entry! ★★★★★ (FestivalReview.com). 'Cracking comedy selection' ★★★★★ (Cream of the Fringe). 'A great night out' ★★★★ (So...


Meet Me in the Middle

Meet Me in the Middle

Comedy

Meet Me in the Middle

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 7-12 at 15:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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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...


Millwall Jew

Millwall Jew

Comedy

Millwall Jew

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 6-10, 12-17, 19-24, 26-30 at 18:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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The UK's favourite and funniest Jewish stand-up comedian Ivor Dembina (The Guardian ****), returns with his marvellously funny solo show about the football fan who, tired of being expected to support the 'Jewish' north London club Tottenham Hotspur, decides to swear allegiance instead to his own 'more earthy' local south London team, Millwall F.C. They say Jews are funny, Ivor Dembina proves it! ...


Obituary

Obituary

Comedy

Obituary

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 6-10, 12-17, 19-24, 26-30 at 14:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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What will other people say about you once you are dead? 75 year-old stand-up comedian Ivor Dembina (Guardian ****) gets his retaliation in first, presenting his own obituary in a brand-new solo show. ...


Other

Other

Comedy

Other

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Alcove
AUG 6-18 at 13:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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Being different is hilarious... once you embrace it! ‘Other’ is a two-person stand-up show about the experiences of being different, trying/pretending to fit in, and learning to embrace your otherness. If you've ever been in a situation where you feel like you don't belong, this show is for you! Rohan and Mani uniquely incorporate elements of observational stand-up, split-bill, double act and audience participation (with a quiz!) to ultimately demonstrate that we're all ‘other’ in our own ways. Previous audience acclaim includes: 'Thoughtful and awesome. Laughed till my sides hurt!' and 'Such ...


The Garden Room

1 British, 1 Immigrant *Continental Breakfast

1 British, 1 Immigrant *Continental Breakfast

Comedy

1 British, 1 Immigrant *Continental Breakfast

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-30 at 10:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Rise and shine with BBC New Comedy Award Shortlisted Ridwan Hussain and Cock-a-doodle-doo with Donatas Staneika (Time Outs Too 8 Up and Coming Comics) in this morning show of stand-up comedy from 2 heavy weights of comedy. If there's anything they like more than comedy, it's breakfast! 1 British: British born Bangladeshi comedian Ridwan Hussain known for his sharp, self-deprecating style and expertly crafted punchlines. Chortle described his delivery as “teasing… that misdirects before amusing and surprising punchlines”, calling him “a strong contender” at the Dutch Barn Spirit of Comedy...


Another Compilation Show Beginning With A

Another Compilation Show Beginning With A

Comedy

Another Compilation Show Beginning With A

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-30 at 22:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Tom Mayhew (as heard on BBC Radio 4, as seen watching Bargain Hunt) presents a compilation show of his favourite comedians that are free at the time. It should be a laugh....


Comedy Queers

Comedy Queers

Comedy

Comedy Queers

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-30 at 21:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Comedy Queers is a spicy mix of outrageous queer comedians, cabaret and drag acts. A sell-out Fringe phenomenon since 2018. Looking for diversity? It's what we do best, babe! If you’ve seen enough cis, straight dudes with the same haircut / t-shirt / jokes / toxicity, come and party with the kings, queens and royal-thems of comedy. Expect chaos, drag, stand-up, glitter, queer joy and an ever changing line-up of LGBTQIA+ acts to grace our stage. Comedy Queers is a big queer party, every. Single. Night! **** (DeadlineNews.co.uk) ...


Disabled Cants

Disabled Cants

Comedy

Disabled Cants

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-30 at 17:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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A revolving lineup of disabled comedians and friends present an irreverent comedy show for your enjoyment. We're not brave, we're not inspiring, we're just here to make you laugh and park in the disabled bays. “Wonderfully relaxed and friendly” The Scotsman ★★★★★ “The most accessible, friendly and inclusive show I’ve ever seen” - Neurodiverse Review WINNER Disability Champions Award 2023 "Searing political rants, baited breath and a spit full of laughs " LeftLion"...


Eryn Tett: Tasting Menu

Eryn Tett: Tasting Menu

Comedy

Eryn Tett: Tasting Menu

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-30 at 20:00 (55 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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Strikingly odd one-liners served in chaotically different ways. Following her critically acclaimed debut, multi award-winning Eryn Tett (U&Dave's Rosie Jones' Disability Extravaganza) cordially invites you to a comedy tasting menu. Various courses of escalating mischief, including her signature 'off-kilter observations' (BritishComedyGuide) and 'Hedberg-esque jokes,' (BlizzardComedy.co.uk) promises a deliciously 'one-of-a-kind comedic experience' (BlizzardComedy.co.uk) from a 'distinctive new voice.' (Telegraph) ****(NeurodiverseReview.co.uk) ****(TheWeeReview.com). '****(MumbleComed...


Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Comedy

Laughing Horse Fringe Comedy Selection

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 17-21, 24-28 at 11:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Want 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

See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe, alongside hot new talent and fresh Fringe newcomers, with a different comedy line-up daily at each show in this selection box of laughs! Line-ups include performers selected from Fringe shows and the international comedy circuit, with guests from the best in new talent appearing at the Fringe – plus it's Pay What You Can entry! ★★★★★ (FestivalReview.com). 'Cracking comedy selection' ★★★★★ (Cream of the Fringe). 'A great night out' ★★★★ (So...


Magic Maestros

Magic Maestros

Childrens

Magic Maestros

Childrens

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-16, 22-23, 29-30 at 12:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Join the Canadian Watson brothers in a world where melodies shimmer, rhythms cast spells, and every note feels enchanted. Magic Maestros is a one-of-a-kind magic-themed music show that blurs the line between concert and illusion, inviting audiences into an immersive experience where sound and wonder collide encouraging creativity long after the show ends. This isn’t just a performance, it is an interactive exploration into the fun you can have with music partnered with feats of sleight of hand and misdirection. One moment you’re dancing, laughing and singing along, and the next, you’re ga...


My Name is Spring Day and Other Stupid Facts

My Name is Spring Day and Other Stupid Facts

Comedy

My Name is Spring Day and Other Stupid Facts

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 17-30 at 13:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Did you know that Eyes Wide Shut is technically a Christmas movie or that water can’t get wet? Watch Live at the Apollo comedian Spring Day prove that not only is truth stranger than fiction, it’s a lot funnier too. 'A joke heavy storytelling show'★★★★ On the Mic ‘A sharp set with great punchlines’ ★★★★ One4Review 'Wow!' ★★★★ Beyond The Joke 'Wicked punchlines'
- ★★★★ Broadway Baby  'A definite must-see' - ★★★★ ThreeWeeks ...


Piemageddon

Piemageddon

Childrens

Piemageddon

Childrens

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-16, 22-23, 29-30 at 11:15 (55 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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The silliest game show ever. Kids versus comedians in a head-to-head battle of wits answering wacky questions. The loser gets a custard pie and most likely so will everyone else....


Queer Diary

Queer Diary

Comedy

Queer Diary

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-30 at 23:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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Queer performers read REAL teenage diaries, poetry, fanfic & more! Featuring a different line-up each time, Queer Diary has gained a cult following, with crowds coming back for more angsty teenage diaries, long-lost love letters, fabulous fan-fiction, terrible Tumblr posts, and possibly the odd bit of cringey poetry! Come for a line-up of the best of LGBTQIA+ talent - stay for the hilarious, heartfelt & never-before-heard highs-and-lows of their coming-of-age era scribblings. "A space to look back on our formative years with laughter and kindness… Often funny, sometimes moving and he...


Sleight of Sound

Sleight of Sound

Cabaret

Sleight of Sound

Cabaret

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 17-21, 24-28 at 12:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Part concert, part magic show, part storytelling —Sleight of Sound is a solo music-and-magic experience about wandering, wondering, and finding connection in unexpected places. Armed with an instrument, a few well-kept secrets, and a healthy sense of humour, this troubadour invites audiences on a journey where songs tell stories, stories turn magical, and moments of astonishment arrive when you least expect them. With a passion for closeup magic, Sleight of Sound thrives on intimacy and interaction. The audience isn’t just watching—they’re listening, responding, laughing, and sometimes holdin...


Slugageddon!

Slugageddon!

Childrens

Slugageddon!

Childrens

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-16 at 13:45 (50 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Slugs, slugs and more slugs!! Can you help Benny Shakes befriend the slug army with a piano made of vegetables, some delicious compost and a final showdown with the King Slug? Best Kid’s Show NOMINEE - UK Kids’ Comedy Festival ★★★★ "Benny Shakes is a great comic, end of story - Stageside UK WINNER - Disability Champions Award “Its most subtle lesson, the one least remarked upon - that we’re easily relating to somebody who happens to have cerebral palsy” Broadway Baby...


Sponta-Deity Improv: Who Let the Gods Out?!

Sponta-Deity Improv: Who Let the Gods Out?!

Comedy

Sponta-Deity Improv: Who Let the Gods Out?!

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-9, 11-16, 18-23, 25-30 at 18:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Improvised mythological madness! A changing line-up of improvisers perform scenes, games and challenges from audience suggestions – creating tragedies and epics on the spot, all with a mythological twist! Audience reviews: 'Absolutely fantastic show. Would give this show five stars and recommend it to everyone', '10/10 show! A great improv show with amazing performers… great at including the audience!', 'The host expertly handled a raucous audience whilst remaining warm and friendly throughout. A joy to watch the chaos unfold with the best comedic use of marshmallows I've ever seen'....


The Bite: Mixed-Bill Stand-Up

The Bite: Mixed-Bill Stand-Up

Comedy

The Bite: Mixed-Bill Stand-Up

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-9, 11-16, 18-23, 25-30 at 16:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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A fabulous mixed-bill of new and established acts in a daily changing line-up throughout the Fringe. A fantastic way to see a bite-sized chunk of the Fringe. You’ll be talking about this show for years to come. Acts from our previous shows have gone on to appear on Live at the Apollo, Russell Howard, Radio 4 and more. Audience reviews: 'One of the best MCs I've ever seen', 'Acts were brilliant, compere was fantastic. We laughed so much', 'Loved this show! Great mix... a very warm, engaging and funny compere. Will definitely return: highly recommended!'....


Veterans v Civilians

Veterans v Civilians

Comedy

Veterans v Civilians

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Garden Room
AUG 6-30 at 15:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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What happens when two military veterans face off against two civilians in a comedy showdown? Is it the discipline and grit of military life that crafts the sharpest humor, or do the civilians have the everyday experiences that will leave you in stitches? We’re about to find out! Join us for an unforgettable show of laughs as these four comedians battle it out on stage. The stakes? Who delivers the funniest material – the veterans with their unique perspective or the "civvies" with their fresh, relatable takes? It’s all in good fun, but we want you to decide – who’s got the best material?...


The Snug

100% Full Blown Redacted

100% Full Blown Redacted

Comedy

100% Full Blown Redacted

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug
AUG 6-30 at 20:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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“Redacted” might as well have been the word of 2025/26. With the Epstein files censored and the world in chaos, it seems some very bad actors would rather stay hidden. Enter festival favourite Mark O’Keeffe with his brand-new solo show. 2025 proved to be a particularly dramatic Edinburgh Fringe for Mark. His sellout show Diddy Party was cancelled after just ten days, thanks to an online TikTok mob who hated the poster,but never actually saw the show. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Mark is back to set the record straight and let the people know who’s really been redacted. Alot of ...


2 Slut Drops and a Chicken Burger

2 Slut Drops and a Chicken Burger

Comedy

2 Slut Drops and a Chicken Burger

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug
AUG 6-16, 18-23, 25-30 at 19:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Kirsty overshares about her sexy times, nights out and magnificent meltdowns. 'She created an atmosphere where everyone let loose and enjoyed the wild ride. Munro's candid storytelling had everyone in stitches' ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Loveable, loud and bloody hilarious' (TheFunnyFirm.co.uk). As seen on BBC Scotland's Situationships. ...


5 Comedians Do Comedy and Karaoke

5 Comedians Do Comedy and Karaoke

Comedy

5 Comedians Do Comedy and Karaoke

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug
AUG 6-30 at 14:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Do you like comedy? Do you like karaoke? If yes to both, then this is the show for you. Five comedians do a set each, followed by their favourite karaoke song with the audience deciding the winner. Words are on the screen for audience to sing along....


Comedy Compilation Show

Comedy Compilation Show

Comedy

Comedy Compilation Show

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug
AUG 6-16, 18-30 at 13:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Indulge yourself in bite-sized hilarity featuring the funniest stand-up comedians from around the globe Catch this new Fringe showcase for a taste of the freshest talent & uproarious laughter that's sure to leave you wanting more...


Edinbra Fringe Comedy

Edinbra Fringe Comedy

Comedy

Edinbra Fringe Comedy

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug
AUG 6-30 at 18:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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A revolving line-up of the best and up-and-coming female comedians from Brighton and the Fringe. ...


Gags Army

Gags Army

Comedy

Gags Army

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug
AUG 6-30 at 17:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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Get ready for Gags Army—a one-of-a-kind comedy experience that brings together a powerful lineup of military veterans who’ve turned their life in the armed forces into some of the most unique and unexpected humour you’ll see anywhere. These veterans aren’t just telling jokes—they’re turning real-life trauma into titters, hardship into howls, and using their experiences to challenge everything you think you know about service, sacrifice, and recovery. Each show is a rollercoaster of raw, unapologetic comedy, featuring at least three different veterans taking to the stage with their own signa...


Shaggers

Shaggers

Comedy

Shaggers

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug
AUG 6-30 at 15:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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The worldwide hit show returns with a line-up of superb and varied comedians from all around the Fringe doing material based around the hilarious, cheeky subject of shagging. "The perfect way to close a night at the festival" ★★★★★ (Funny Tonne, Melbourne International Comedy Festival) "A tour de force of laughter filled mischievous comedy" ★★★★★ (ArtsInLeicestershire.co.uk) "Excellent" ★★★★★ (Audience Review, Edfringe.com) "Utterly hilarious" ★★★★1/2 (Perth Fringe Worl...


The Midlife Mind Flip

The Midlife Mind Flip

Comedy

The Midlife Mind Flip

Comedy

Bar 50 / The Snug
AUG 6-16, 18-23, 25-30 at 12:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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What was your rock bottom? Divorce? Redundancy? Cancer? Sharon VS can relate. She’s done it all - in the same year. And this Edinburgh regular is spilling the tea. Hilarious and poignant, Sharon turns life’s curve balls into a rip-roaring rollercoaster of confessional stand-up comedy. Tinder swiping on silver foxes, bizarre business conferences, finding out you’re queer? Should life really be this exciting in your 50s?? Sharon’s debut solo show is unsparing, honest and wildly optimistic. A guide to finding more joy in life by daring to be a little more free....


Upstairs

2 Dad, or Not 2 Dad

2 Dad, or Not 2 Dad

Comedy

2 Dad, or Not 2 Dad

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 6-30 at 18:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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2 Dad or Not 2 Dad is a brutally funny stand-up hour about growing up without a dad… and accidentally becoming one. After his father left when he was eight, Jim Bob looks back on childhood confusion, half-baked adult explanations, Father’s Day dread and learning life lessons from late-night TV instead of “the talk”. Fast-forward to the present and he’s now a dad himself — facing food battles, cup meltdowns, bedtime hostage negotiations and the slow realisation that parenting is ten thousand jobs performed while exhausted. With sharp observations, nostalgia, playful crowdwork and no-filte...


4 Better or 4 Worse

4 Better or 4 Worse

Comedy

4 Better or 4 Worse

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 6-7, 10, 13-14, 17, 20-21, 24-30 at 11:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

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Two comedians walk into a relationship. Aisha Amanduri (Rolling Stone’s “gifted and important voice”) and British Comedian of the Year Vlad Ilich share a stage and a home. A gag-packed split bill about love, identity and confidently misunderstanding British culture. They’re only here to split the bill. Probably. “A confident, gag-packed set.” – The British Comedy Guide "Funny in the best way" - Helen Bauer "Smart, goofy and consistently funny" - The Scotsman ...


Acid With Jesus- A Revolutionary Comedy Show

Acid With Jesus- A Revolutionary Comedy Show

Comedy

Acid With Jesus- A Revolutionary Comedy Show

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 6-8, 10-16 at 22:15 (55 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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Acid With Jesus- A Revolutionary Comedy Show. This is a hilarious, personal, hopeful and thought provoking comedy show about exploring the state of the world, the rise of the far right alongside growing wealth inequality and the importance of game shows for billionaires. Expect sharp punchlines, authentic material, fast jokes and well researched jokes and points providing belly laughs and a show that you won’t forget. This is a unique, powerful and hilarious solo comedy show about society, billionaires and the climate crisis. The show balances strong jokes with well researched points and...


Adam Bromley: Hyper-Connected

Adam Bromley: Hyper-Connected

Comedy

Adam Bromley: Hyper-Connected

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 6-7, 10, 13-14, 17, 20-21, 24-30 at 12:15 (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

Follow Adam on his journey from analogue childhood to online adult life. Can he stop doomscrolling? How do you make real connections when everyone else is on social media? Join one man's hilarious quest to be present in the here and now, when digital distractions are everywhere. This is a brand new stand-up show from the two times winner of the Sony award for radio comedy....


Angela Bra - Secret Diary of a Bingo Call Girl

Angela Bra - Secret Diary of a Bingo Call Girl

Comedy

Angela Bra - Secret Diary of a Bingo Call Girl

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 6-10, 12-17, 19-24, 26-30 at 21:00 (50 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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As the founder of her own Absolutely Dabulous Drag Bingo, Angela Bra has seen it all. Hen do high jinx, butlers in the buff, glamorous grandmas and mothers escaping their family for the night. She’s handled more balls than a gynaecologist on a pay-per-view contract and can do it whilst leading the Macarena. The queen of ball based bedlam comes to Edinburgh with a brand new show packed with original songs and stories from the front line of the party bingo circuit, wrapped up in a round of her very own “Great British Bingo” for everyone to play. A multiple award-winner and nominee for both he...


Around The World in 80 Puns

Around The World in 80 Puns

Comedy

Around The World in 80 Puns

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 6-11, 13-30 at 16:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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Glaswegian comedian and author Iain MacDonald embraces the international aspect of the festival as he takes you on a punventure around the world in which he has a joke for each and every country. You tell him the country- he'll tell you the joke! And with the aid of his GIANT map and mini globes for the audience, there'll be plenty of opportunities to try and catch him out! ‘ Scotland’s Prince of Puns ‘ BBC Radio Scotland ...


Barbara Fernandez Presents: Everything But Stand-Up

Barbara Fernandez Presents: Everything But Stand-Up

Cabaret

Barbara Fernandez Presents: Everything But Stand-Up

Cabaret

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 6-9, 11-16, 18-23, 25-30 at 17:15 (55 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Welcome to the cabaret asylum - with an ever-changing lineup of character acts, singers, magicians, comedians - we've happily scooped up performers who are definitely way outside the box…and brought them to you for your enjoyment. Some are sassy, most are brassy - some may even be classy. What can you expect? Anything from Macbeth played out by veggies to singing hats and talking sex toys. As one audience member puts it: “Properly raw cabaret: spiky, sassy, edgy and gloriously unhinged”. Hosted by musical cabaret comedian Barbara Fernandez ...


Leo Mahr and Jonny Bennett: Two Hot Gays Telling Jokes

Leo Mahr and Jonny Bennett: Two Hot Gays Telling Jokes

Comedy

Leo Mahr and Jonny Bennett: Two Hot Gays Telling Jokes

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 17-30 at 22:15 (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

Two incredibly hot (you decide) gay men, one British, one Swiss(ish), cover everything from Kylie to K-holes, Le Creuset to Cruising with some musical comedy to keep things interesting. Leo Mahr is back at the Fringe after a packed-out run of “Leo Mahr Is a Seasoned Whore” in 2025. This year, it’s all about how it started. How does one become such an expert homosexual? Does it run in the family? Did his bisexual dad have something to do with it, who knows? Leo will be joined by Jonny, a musical comedian from the north of England making his debut at the Fringe this year. Answering al...


One Dog, One Nutter

One Dog, One Nutter

Comedy

One Dog, One Nutter

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 6-30 at 19:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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Jay and his assistance dog Hawke invite you on a raw, hilarious, and unforgettable ride. Drawing on 23 years of military service, Jay reveals how stand-up comedy quite literally saved his life—helping him navigate complex PTSD and moral injury. With fearless honesty, he transforms darkness into laughter, pain into giggles, and trauma into jokes you’ll swear you shouldn’t laugh at… but absolutely will. ...


Raul Kohli: Makes It Up As He Goes Along

Raul Kohli: Makes It Up As He Goes Along

Comedy

Raul Kohli: Makes It Up As He Goes Along

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 6-11, 13-18, 20-25, 27-30 at 14:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £5

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Raul Kohli returns for a sixth year with his sell-out cult hit! No material, no plan, no sad bit at the 45th minute where his pet chinchilla dies... Just one hour of straight improvised comedy based on what the crowd tell him. ***** (Guardian). ...


UK Pun Off

UK Pun Off

Comedy

UK Pun Off

Comedy

Bar 50 / Upstairs
AUG 6-7, 10, 13-14, 17, 20-21, 24-30 at 13:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can tickets - from £2.50

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The hit online show The UK Pun Off has made the transition to a LIVE show and is coming back to Edinburgh! 4 top comics will have 3 jokes on 4 different topics and it is up to the audience to decide the winner of each round to crown the winner. We also look for the audience's best puns on each of the topics and prizes are up for grabs for the audience member with the best pun.Be sure to check out our past episodes on YouTube @ukpunoff to get you prepared for the hottest pun show on the planet! “Exceptional”- Notts Comedy Review Winner of Best Panel Show 2022- Late Stage Comedy ...