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Comedy Events in Edinburgh in August 2025

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Events in Edinburgh

Showtime @ The Comedy Attic

25th October 2024 - 20th December 2025

Join us for Showtime at The Comedy Attic every Friday and Saturday for the best comedy this glorious city of Edinburgh has to offer!

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Stand Up Horror

Selected dates between 4th January 2025 - 20th December 2025

Actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night at Stand Up Horror... you decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!

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Top Banana

Selected dates between 8th January 2025 - 17th December 2025

Catch the comedy stars of the future and pro comics trying out new material every Wednesday night at Monkey Barrel Comedy's 'Top Banana'!

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Spandex Comedy

Selected dates between 14th January 2025 - 30th December 2025

Don't miss out on Spandex Comedy! Join us every Tuesday night for a top night of laughs featuring stand up comedians from across the country dropping in to liven up the start of your week!

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Biscuit Barrel: The 69-Sketch Show (2025 Edition)

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

69 sketches in an hour! The UK's fastest sketch show returns to the Fringe for its sixth year, featuring new sketches for 2025!

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025
Various Locations Edinburgh

The Edinburgh Fringe returns from 30th July to 25th August 2025 with artists and performers taking to hundreds of stages all over the city to present shows for every taste.

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Garry Starr: Classic Penguins

30th July 2025 - 25th August 2025

Garry Starr is back! The multi-award-winning, sartorially shy comic wunderkind returns to the Fringe with his acclaimed anarchic masterclass: Garry Starr: Classic Penguins!

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How To Win Against History

30th July 2025 - 24th August 2025

The solid gold, diamante-studded hit is back, bigger and more sparkly than ever in a run at the Fringe from 30 July – 24 August!

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Singin’ I’m No a Billie, She’s a Tim

30th July 2025 - 22nd August 2025

Back with an all female cast, Singin I'm No a Billy SHE'S a Tim will have you laughing and crying so hard, you'll be begging for full time!

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Chunky Jewellery

1st August 2025 - 24th August 2025

Using words, dance and song these two uncompromising performers offer us an alternative love story... don't miss Chunky Jewellery at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe!

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Fringe by the Sea

1st August 2025 - 10th August 2025

Fringe by the Sea, a 10-day multi arts festival in North Berwick, is back for 2025 from 1st-10th August.

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Margolyes & Dickens: More Best Bits

9th August 2025 - 24th August 2025

Miriam Margolyes returns to the Fringe with more – more characters, more Dickens, and more fascinating stories about the man behind the classics!

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Nick Mohammed is Mr Swallow: Show Pony

22nd August 2025

Star of Ted Lasso and one of the worst contestants in Taskmaster history, Nick Mohammed heads to Edinburgh Playhouse with his new show as his critically acclaimed alter-ego, Mr Swallow!

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Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

23rd August 2025 - 24th August 2025

Join Bill Bailey for a jaunt through the error-strewn, distracted, crumb-festooned, sometimes magnificent history of human thought and how it might help us survive in this brave new world!

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Comedy Events in East Renfrewshire

Comedy Events in Fife

Here's a selection of Comedy Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Aberdour Festival

Aberdour Festival

25th July 2025 - 3rd August 2025

The Aberdour Festival is possibly the best festival of the Summer, each year playing host to an exciting and packed programme of events!

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Bearfoot Comedy

Bearfoot Comedy

Selected dates between 1st February 2025 - 1st November 2025

Bearfoot Comedy Club presents an extravaganza of stand up comedy on the 1st Saturday of every month at at The King's Live Lounge, Kirkcaldy.

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Comedy Events in Glasgow

Here's a selection of Comedy Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

Bill Bailey: Thoughtifier

22nd August 2025

Join Bill Bailey for a jaunt through the error-strewn, distracted, crumb-festooned, sometimes magnificent history of human thought and how it might help us survive in this brave new world!

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Gianmarco Soresi: The Drama King Tour

Gianmarco Soresi: The Drama King Tour

17th August 2025

Gianmarco Soresi, a New York based stand-up comedian, actor, and creator brings The Drama King Tour to The Glee Club Glasgow on Sunday 17th August!

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Glasgow Improv Theatre: Harold Night

Glasgow Improv Theatre: Harold Night

Selected dates between 4th February 2025 - 2nd December 2025

Watch two different improv teams improvise a comedy show on the spot, featuring The Glasgow Improv Theatre's Harold teams F.L.U.S.H. and Raintown!

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Comedy Events in Lanarkshire

Comedy Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Comedy Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

Pai-Slay Is Drag

Pai-Slay Is Drag

Selected dates between 9th April 2025 - 17th September 2025

Paisley's premium drag show! Featuring outstanding Scottish drag performers, Pai-SLAY is an exciting, fun and inclusive night!

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Lux Cabaret Variety Night

Lux Cabaret Variety Night

Selected dates between 11th May 2025 - 3rd August 2025

Get ready for a night of glitz, glam, and entertainment at the Lux Cabaret variety night at The Bungalow Paisley... it's gonna be a show to remember!

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The Keg Open Mic Night

The Keg Open Mic Night

Selected dates between 8th January 2025 - 17th December 2025

From comedians to spoken word or jugglers to musicians The Keg Paisley can't wait for your to showcase your talent at their weekly Open Mic Night!

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Comedy Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of Comedy Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

Karen Dunbar

Karen Dunbar

30th August 2025

Chewin' The Fat star Karen Dunbar is back with her brand new 2025 Scottish Tour. Catch her at the Tolbooth Stirling on 30th August!

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The Provy Wummin

The Provy Wummin

29th August 2025

The Provvy Wummin is a gritty musical comedy, with a soundtrack to the 70s, don't miss it when it comes to The Albert Halls on Friday 29th August!

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Stirling Ghostwalk

Stirling Ghostwalk

3rd January 2025 - 27th December 2025

Take a tour of the strange tales and stranger characters of Stirling's Old Town on the Stirling Ghostwalk... comedy, drama, fact and fable - fun for boys & ghouls of all ages!

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Events in Other Areas

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Sponsored Links

MNB
Fayre Play
Wonder & Co
Kevin Quantum
St Mary's Music School
Escape The Past
Napier Uni
RSPB
Hostelworld
ATG
Edinburgh Dungeon

Popular Events

Sip & Paint Starry Night Over Edinburgh
Looking for a creative night in Edinburgh? Then come along to Las Iguanas for a sip and paint experience on Thursday 15th May run by PopUp Painting!
Beltane Sound Bath Meditation
Join Marcela Tršová at The Open Door Community Centre in Morningside for this Beltane Sound Bath Meditation on 2nd May!
Martin McAloon
Martin McAloon returns to The Voodoo Rooms on Thursday 13th November with his Two Wheels Good UK tour, in celebration of the 40 anniversary of Prefab Sprout's album 'Steve McQueen'.
Beltane Fire Festival
Beltane Fire Festival returns on 30th April 2025. Join us for an immersive experience of revelry as we light the fires on Calton Hill!
Edinburgh Indiepop Alldayer
Join the Edinburgh Indiepop Collective on Saturday 4th October at The Mash House for a day of music, memories, and indiepop joy!

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