WINNER: Comedian’s Comedian Award, Chortle Awards (2020)
Following his historic run of 'JACK TUCKER: COMEDY STANDUP HOUR' at the 2019 Fringe that culminated in a two year world tour, award-winning clown and international bad boy, Zach Zucker, returns to Edinburgh with a brand new show!
“Zach Zucker is… Popular” NY Times
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READ MORERoast Battle Edinburgh puts comedians head-to-head in a battle of verbal onslaughts. Not for the faint-hearted, each battler has five roast jokes to defeat their opponent.
READ MOREGather round the campfire to watch some of Scotland's top improvisers create hilarious scenes based on stories from a special guest monologist.
READ MOREJosie Long brings some fun new ideas for a new show about extinction and really big sloths to Monkey Barrel Comedy!
READ MORELily Phillips is back at Monkey Barrel Comedy with a new hour and she's absolutely fine. If you understand sarcasm this show is for you!
READ MORERoss Leslie brings his brand new work in progress to Monkey Barrel Comedy on 16th November!
READ MOREAward-winning stand-up comedian and multi-viral online sketch sensation Ali Woods brings his debut stand-up tour to Monkey Barrel Comedy on 21st November!
READ MOREJordan Brookes returns to Monkey Barrel Comedy with a new hour on the most stressful 30 seconds of his life.
READ MOREJoin award-winning stand-up comedian and podcast host Matt Stewart (Do Go On, Prime Mates, Who Knew It) for a night of podcasting and stand-up comedy at Monkey Barrel Comedy!
READ MOREComedic powerhouse Freddy Quinne is set to embark on his debut nationwide tour and you can catch him as Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 23rd November!
READ MOREThe award-winning comedian Alfie Brown is back with his first show since the fabric of his reality disintegrated.
READ MOREStar of 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Have I Got News For You and QI Kiri Pritchard-McLean is back with a brand new show!
READ MOREWith an astonishing line-up of the finest in alternative comedy, John-Luke Roberts presents a night of ridiculous carousing hosted by the “great poot” Geoffrey Chaucer!
READ MOREJoin Liam Withnail at Monkey Barrel on 14th December as he presents a special one off night of his classic stand up routines from over the years, to be filmed for his debut special!
READ MOREGreece's finest stand up comedian, George Zacharopoulos, bring his show 'The Right Swipe That Ruined My Life' to Monkey Barrel Comedy!
READ MOREJoin Rachel Fairburn at Monkey Barrel Comedy on 21st December as she tries brand new material ahead of her 2025 tour!
READ MORETiff Stevenson tells you why she’d make a good husband. There are also jokes about her actual husband in her new show 'Husband Material' at Monkey Barrel Comedy on 29th December!
READ MOREAlison Spittle returns to Monkey Barrel Comedy on 11th January with a work in progress about misogyny and M&Ms.
READ MORECatch a brand-new wild, fast, funny, and often filthy show from award-winning comic Billy Kirkwood at Monkey Barrel Comedy on 25th January!
READ MOREJin Hao Li walks you through the seascape of his mind in his sell out debut hour at Monkey Barrel Comedy on 25th January!
READ MOREAward-winning comedian and professional poker player Ken Cheng is back on tour and brings his new show to Monkey Barrel Comedy on 29th January!
READ MOREFollowing a hit debut show, The Times – Top 3 Rising Stars of the Fringe is back with a fresh new hour. Catch him at Monkey Barrel Comedy on 1st February!
READ MOREColin Geddis will bring his brand new stand up show G.O.A.T. (GEDDIS ON ANOTHER TOUR) to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Thursday 6th February!
READ MOREMr Chonkers by John Norris is a solo show. A clown show. Absurd. Simple. Outrageous. Stupid. Fun. It’s terrible. An important waste of your time, but it is great.
READ MOREJoe ‘could have been a dancer’ Sutherland is bravely talking about something that, until recently, he’s suffered in silence: being a total hunk!
READ MOREIf happiness is ending up the best version of yourself, Zoe is finally getting there. Join her at Monkey Barrel Comedy as she tells you about it in her brand new show!
READ MOREJoin Chris Cantrill as he wrestles with the consequences of exile, middle-aged friendships and the best way to admit you wear a cape sometimes!
READ MOREFollowing multiple sell-out tours and barnstorming appearances at JFL Montreal and Melbourne ICF, Celya is back to tackle the big three: beauty, money and the void, in her most personal show yet.
READ MOREThe brilliantly offbeat Josh Glanc returns to Monkey Barrel Commedy on 21st February, fresh from a smash hit, sold out Fringe run.
READ MOREYou ever been so loved up you had to hit yourself over the head with a hammer to calm down? A second show has hit Paddy Young, and this time he's yearning.
READ MOREJoin Justin Moorhouse for the 'Greatest Performance Of My Life'... a poignant exploration of comedy intertwined with the essence of life's ups and downs.
READ MORERachel Fairburn is set to perform for the first-time ever a unique blend of brand-new stand-up and the best bits of her debut character comedy hour when she brings Side Eye to Monkey Barrell Comedy!
READ MOREAhir Shah presents his award-winning stand-up show “Ends” at Monkey Barrel Comedy on 6th March!
READ MOREDon't miss an hour of laughs and self-analysis from one of Scottish comedy's rising stars, when Stuart McPherson brings his show Horse to Monkey Barrell!
READ MORESimon Evans skilfully weaves comedy, pathos and narrowly averted cancellation into an unforgettable two hours of unique entertainment.
READ MOREJoin Micky Overman at Monkey Barrel Comedy on 14th March as she desperately fights against her old coping mechanisms, whilst contemplating love, the art of gift giving and Ozzy Osbourne!
READ MOREWhat would you do if you became a millionaire overnight? Stand-up comedian and rising star from Belfast, William Thompson will answer this question in his brand-new tour show!
READ MOREEdinburgh Comedy Award nominee Catherine Bohart brings her hit show Again, With Feelings to Monkey Barrel Comedy!
READ MOREMC Hammersmith returns to Monkey Barrel Comedy for another evening of improvised comedy raps based entirely on your suggestions!
READ MOREFollowing his sell-out debut show, viral sensation Horatio Gould brings his much-anticipated show, Return of the Space Cowboy, to Monkey Barrel on Saturday 3rd May!
READ MORECome and see Stephen Buchanan work out his new show for the Edinburgh Fringe for half the price.
READ MOREStand up sensation and social media star Kae Kurd returns with his highly anticipated brand new tour: What’s O’Kurd. Catch him at Monkey Barrel Comedy in October 2025!
READ MOREComedian Thomas Green is taking new show Brainstorm across the UK in 2025 with a date at Monkey Barrel Comedy on Saturday 3rd October!
READ MOREScotland's silliest surgeon, Dr. Bonk, is back with his hit SELL-OUT SHOW 'Dr Bonk's Macarbaret', an evening of drag, burlesque, music, comedy, and medical mayhem!
READ MOREMarvel as resident duo Stu & Garry weave comedy magic from your suggestions in our long-running improvised show.
READ MORELet your hair down at the end of the week with fabulous Friday fun at The Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh!
READ MOREJoin us at The Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh for a mixed-bill five act show every Saturday!
READ MORETalk about doing what it says on the tin! Here you go a carload of simply the best comics on the contemporary Scottish circuit.
READ MOREFrom the utterly sublime to the unapologetically ridiculous, Monkey Barrel Comedy presents a night of comedy at the cliff's edge of surreal humour.
READ MOREEnjoy a rip-roaring night of live stand-up comedy starring the TV names you know and love alongside some of the hottest up-and-coming talent from across Scotland and the UK!
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