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Fringe Venue 106 - Click here for map
69 Home St, Edinburgh, EH3 9JP. Phone: 0131 228 3664
Food  Wifi  Licensed  Air Conditioned
Open from 12:00 to 03:00
All ages until 10pm, then 18+ Only

A unique local neighbourhood bar situated in the heart of Scotland’s Capital City. The stencilled exterior offers a warm welcome into this plush, new bar with a series of weekly events and daily Fringe shows. Come and visit this "Hidden Secret" bar, a short walk from the city centre.

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.

Shows sorted by Venue Room

Basement

100% C*ntintental

100% C*ntintental

Comedy

100% C*ntintental

Comedy

Home Bar / Basement
AUG 3-27 at 20:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Can British people even be immigrants? Can Americans get deported from countries? What even is Europe after being dumped by the UK? These global comedians are putting their lives (or at least their dignity) on the line to find out. 100% Cuntinental is a stand-up comedy mix show, unpacking the experiences of international women adjusting to life, love and paperwork on the wonderful continent of Europe. Find out if it's really true the French are sexy, the Germans are humourless and why we should care about Luxembourg (we shouldn’t). Get ready to meet some hilarious international c*nts! ...


Alvin Liu: First World Eyebrows (Work in Progress)

Alvin Liu: First World Eyebrows (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Alvin Liu: First World Eyebrows (Work in Progress)

Comedy

Home Bar / Basement
AUG 3-16 at 19:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

London-based Chinese comedian Alvin Liu's debut show delivers distinctive cultural humour with his playful views on China and the UK. With his struggles to be a free spirit back home and a growing knowledge of British culture, Alvin offers a fresh perspective on society's quirks and absurdities, tickling (spiritually) international audiences with his observations. "What he has is potent in its imagery, authenticity, perverse logic and volatility." (Bobby Carroll, British Comedy Guide) Since coming to the UK Alvin has taken the stage at Top Secret, Backyard, the Comedy Store and performe...


Aussies Abroad

Aussies Abroad

Comedy

Aussies Abroad

Comedy

Home Bar / Basement
AUG 3-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 15:30 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Aussies Abroad consists of Kyle Dolan, Anno Gomes and Jon Walpole - three rising stars of Australian Comedy. After appearances at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Adelaide Fringe Festival, they travel to Edinburgh to perform a split hour of comedy. KYLE DOLAN Kyle Dolan is a comedian & producer with experience across film and live comedy. He hosts Liars & Clowns: A Late Night Comedy Show, which sold out shows at the 2022 Adelaide Fringe and received 5 star reviews. In August 2022, the show toured to the Edinburgh Fringe, where it sold out shows at the Assembly Rooms. He stud...


Braingystics: Sieze the Mind

Braingystics: Sieze the Mind

Comedy

Braingystics: Sieze the Mind

Comedy

Home Bar / Basement
AUG 3-6, 8-13, 15-20, 22-27 at 18:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

WARNING: Reading this description is legally considered consent to rewire your brain. ARE YOU AWARE: Most humans only use 10% of their brain power. WHO is using the other 90%?! What do they want with it?! We will teach you to REGAIN YOUR BRAIN from these Mind-Thieves, and lease it back to them at a profit! Braingystics! Welcome to the new science of knowing without thinking! Our expert “Braingeneers” will teach you how to unlock the secret patterns that govern the universe! And then turn that universe into cold hard cash! Learn the power of our Mindualization™ system that THEY don’t ...


Comedians and (Similar to but Legally Distinct from) Dragons

Comedians and (Similar to but Legally Distinct from) Dragons

Comedy

Comedians and (Similar to but Legally Distinct from) Dragons

Comedy

Home Bar / Basement
AUG 3-27 at 14:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Join 3 of the mightiest comedians in the land (and the GM), as they embark on an epic adventure, filled with dice rolls, glory, and probably at least a few failed death saves. This is a live game with audience interaction, so put on your robe and wizard hat, pour yourself a flagon and get ready to see some very questionable decisions being made. A show for everyone, whether you're a forever GM, or you called someone a nerd once and now you feel bad about it. LET'S GO ON AN ADVENTURE! ...


Emotionally Unreasonable

Emotionally Unreasonable

Comedy

Emotionally Unreasonable

Comedy

Home Bar / Basement
AUG 3-13 at 21:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Have you ever felt threatened when someone shows you their engagement ring? Have you ever been to a wedding and thought, “these people should NOT be getting married?!” Me too, except I’m the one marrying them. This show is an hour of stand-up and musical comedy about my experience as a professional wedding officiant who is conflicted about marriage. Developed with the producer of Broad City, Amy Schumer's Growing, and Ziwe, I explore power imbalances, sex robots, turning 30, and my unique perspective on relationships. “Comedian Stephen Colbert retweeted her work. Fans have thanked her for l...


Jokers in the Pack

Jokers in the Pack

Comedy

Jokers in the Pack

Comedy

Home Bar / Basement
AUG 3-27 at 16:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Jokers In the Pack is a compilation show, featuring 3 of the best comedians, plucked from the Fringe pack, to create a show that is 'the nuts'. Each day the pack will be shuffled, offering a variety of comedians, but they won't be '3 of a kind' with a range of comedic styles, so regardless of which jokers you see, you're guaranteed a 'fantastic deal!' Hosted by Mark Row and Ryan Mold, the line-ups have been hand picked to reflect some of the best there is to see across Edinburgh, but get in early, they're expecting a 'full house'...


Michael Herd: Deep Shanghai'd

Michael Herd: Deep Shanghai'd

Comedy

Michael Herd: Deep Shanghai'd

Comedy

Home Bar / Basement
AUG 17-27 at 19:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Deep Shanghai'd - how did one Scottish guy end up turning one year in China into 14 years? Scottish Comedian Michael Herd takes you on his on re-education journey through the land of the hot pot, Terracotta Warriors and marriage markets. Prepare for a re-educating show of high energy laughter from East Kilbride's finest. Michael Herd is a one-time Shanghai based Scottish stand-up active since 2016. He’s performed all over China and was the founder and host of Shanghai’s weekly Friday Night Laughs at the Park Tavern and was considered a senior comic on the circuit, being a regular at the cit...


Snake Oil

Snake Oil

Comedy

Snake Oil

Comedy

Home Bar / Basement
AUG 14-27 at 21:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

The Burton Brothers are Australia’s best sibling comedy duo! Hailing all the way from Melbourne, the Burton Brothers are real life brothers and sketch comedians. With three original sketch comedy shows under their belts that have toured Australia wide - they make their Edinburgh Fringe debut with Snake Oil: A Best Of Show, featuring all the highlights from their past shows. Watch as they take you on a whip fast journey blending sketch, improv and songs with a vaudevillian twist. “Slick, in sync and hilarious” - Theatre Travels ⭐️⭐️⭐️n...


The Opera Comedy Show

The Opera Comedy Show

Comedy

The Opera Comedy Show

Comedy

Home Bar / Basement
AUG 3-27 at 13:00 (60 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £2.50

Turning Wagner up to eleven! A hilarious dive into the ridiculous world of opera and life as a Valkyrie and Rheinmaiden, peppered with hits from Puccini and Verdi. Berlin’s thrilling opera singing comedian kicks off her first Fringe show. Steph offers tips on how to tell your parents you're moving to Vienna to be a Valkyrie and reveals what it's like to audition for the biggest opera houses in Europe, alongside tales of navigating German Tinder. She invites you into a discovery of opera as an art form through song and humor, demonstrating how the classical voice works and performing popular...