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West Port Oracle

Laughing Horse Free Festival Venue

West Port Oracle

Fringe Venue 75 - Click here for map
27 West Port (Off End of Grassmarket), Edinburgh, EH1 2LD. Phone: 0131 283 1960
  Wifi  Licensed
Open from 12:00 to 00:00
All ages until 6pm, then 18+ only

Unique Scottish pub run by locals for locals and intrepid travellers. No-nonsense classic cocktails alongside great beer, wine and their own fresh apple juice pressed on the premises. Vegetarian hot dogs with all the trimmings and a playlist of local and international contemporary music make this homely venue a must. Newly opened sister bar to Edinburgh's iconic Paradise Palms.

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

Flight Club

1 Cynic & 1 Mystic - A late night comedy event

1 Cynic & 1 Mystic - A late night comedy event

Comedy

1 Cynic & 1 Mystic - A late night comedy event

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 1-25 at 23:15 (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 world famous "Magdalena the fortune teller" is finally coming to fringe! She will show you the future, as a very cynical German comedian reminds you of the past. And trust us, by the end you will realize how funny the present really is. 'An unexpected mixture and a fascinating show' (Scotsman)....


69 and Under Date Night Comedy

69 and Under Date Night Comedy

Comedy

69 and Under Date Night Comedy

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25 at 20:45 (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

A comedy show that is perfect for date night with friends or partners. Award winning comedian and host of Sunday Singles, Daniel Delby is your MC for the night and will share his stories and stand up comedy about dating, rejection or relationships. He then hosts the old school "perfect match" game for couples as well as reading out the audiences own horror date stories, red flags and ick's they've written and dropped into the story box prior to the show. 🙂 There is improv freestyle songs like this one that Delby sung to 96fm morning host Lisa live on air. Grab your single friends...


American Two in One Comics

American Two in One Comics

Comedy

American Two in One Comics

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 1-25 at 22:00 (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

America is the land of the free, home of the brave, and producer of two of the freest, bravest men to ever live, Mark Henely and Chris Warren. These comics have bravely taken their stand up comedy all over NYC, Chicago, New Jersey, Connecticut, and are now bringing their talents to Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Mark Henely is a Jersey City based stand up comedian with 9 years experience performing at clubs around the country including The Stand NYC, The Stress Factory in NJ, TeeHee’s in IA, Indianapolis Helium, The Lincoln Lodge in Chicago and more. His style of comedy is very conversational...


Buzzwords Comedy Bingo

Buzzwords Comedy Bingo

Comedy

Buzzwords Comedy Bingo

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 1-11, 13-25 at 14:30 (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

Four top comedians try to beat the buzzwords in this hilarious and exciting comedy gameshow. But, YOU can win prizes too by playing the comedy bingo! All you need to do is cross the words off your card as the comics say them to win prizes! It's Bingo - but comical ...


Fat Goose Goes Halves

Fat Goose Goes Halves

Comedy

Fat Goose Goes Halves

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 1-13 at 12:00 (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

When the clock strikes 12 these two idiots are splitting an hour of stand-up comedy to have you splitting your sides. Darren Cullen and Ewan May crash Fat Goose Goes Halves (Best of Brighton Fringe Comedy Award nominees 2023) into this year's Fringe. Darren is an actor and comedian from London. He performs stand up in Europe and became Roast Battle Champion of Spain in 2024. Ewan is an idiot, with a girlfriend and no fear. He performs wherever he wants. He has also won awards but believes mentioning it is really obnoxious and tasteles....


Post-Soviet Upbringing

Post-Soviet Upbringing

Comedy

Post-Soviet Upbringing

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 14-25 at 12:00 (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

It’s a journey to the verge of the abyss and back. I tell the story as it begun - a dorky chubby kid born out of the Cold War era “darkness” of the USSR goes on to witness the rebirth of his homeland through the edgy yet sheepishly silly 90’s to become a double college degree sporting college professor and school teacher who moonlights as a bouncer. As my first night club shift boss used to say “King Kong ain’t got shit on me!” Welcome to the “rocky road” of a Eastern-European youth on his way to “greatness”, silently hoping that the watery cliffs at the harbour will not be the end of the j...


Prize Hog

Prize Hog

Comedy

Prize Hog

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 19-25 at 13:15 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets available soon

It’s a standup comedy show about a lot of things, including rock climbing, Riverdance OCD, male eating disorders, Miss Piggy, and finding your sense of self when you feel like your identity is stuck between two places. Prize Hog is a show for people who feel like the most beautiful girl in the world, but the ugliest person in the room. ...


Ray Fordyce's Vibrant and Vivacious Variety Show

Ray Fordyce's Vibrant and Vivacious Variety Show

Comedy

Ray Fordyce's Vibrant and Vivacious Variety Show

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20-25 at 18:15 (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

Ray Fordyce is back to host a new vibrant and vivacious variety show. Featuring some of the best comedy talent from around the world and even Friday improv specials where you, the audience, get to decide what happens. This show is a must for all Fringe goers. ...


Ross Leslie Has The Chance To Do The Funniest Thing

Ross Leslie Has The Chance To Do The Funniest Thing

Comedy

Ross Leslie Has The Chance To Do The Funniest Thing

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 1-13, 15-20, 22-25 at 17:00 (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

New fringe hour from the 5-time Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist. As seen on BBC Scotland's Comedy Underground, Edinburgh Unlocked and Susan Calman's Socially Distant Show 3.5 STARS - "This is a solid set of conventional standup from the well-regarded club comic. There's no real theme but family crops up & there's an incident with some keyboard warriors. Audience interaction works well too." Fringe Monkey ​ 4 STARS - "Ross is an engaging and interesting comic, easy to listen to and has loads of laughs woven into his narrative." One4Review “Ross Leslie is a must see,...


Simon Hall: 4 Big Cs

Simon Hall: 4 Big Cs

Comedy

Simon Hall: 4 Big Cs

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 1-12, 14-25 at 15:45 (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

A tale of comedy, Covid, cancer and some complete and utter c***s! At the end of 2019 Simon broke up with his girlfriend and embarked on a journey that would change his life. He decided to try his hand at stand up comedy. He fell in love with telling dumb jokes to people in dark pubs and decided nothing would stop him in his goal to become a comic. Nothing except a global pandemic! Post lockdown Simon returned to comedy, only for his world to be rocked by a cancer diagnosis. The last few years have been the most intense ups and downs of his life but he wouldn’t change them for the world....


The Devil Went Down To Gorgie

The Devil Went Down To Gorgie

Theatre

The Devil Went Down To Gorgie

Theatre

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 18-25 at 19:30 (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

Do you want to hear a scary story? Mac and Beth will try anything to speed up their work team bonding session. Join us to hear what possesses Beth to tell her tale of Rosie, a single mother with an age-old problem. Something is off with her 6-year-old son. Is it chicken pox, the flu, or something more sinister? With the help of a tarot-wielding primary school teacher and a retired exorcist, she might find the cure in The Devil Went Down To Gorgie. ...


The Worst Jew

The Worst Jew

Comedy

The Worst Jew

Comedy

West Port Oracle / Flight Club
AUG 1-11, 13-18 at 13:15 (45 min) - Free & Unticketed

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

David Ellis is a terrible Jew. Just the worst. He doesn’t keep kosher, He couldn’t tell you the last time he set foot inside a synagogue and he frequently forgets how to spell Chanukah. All that said, being Jewish is still a huge part of what makes him who he is. In this 45 minute show David will take you on a journey; from bagels to the Bris, from Seinfeld to shivas, from Haroset to the house of bondage. David won’t look at any of this and instead will tell you humiliating stories, petty victories and tales of woefully tragic social ineptitude which he hopes he can somehow tie into his cu...