British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Edinburgh Fringe

Venue 515: Monkey Barrel

Monkey Barrel Comedy

Monkey Barrel Comedy is on Blair Steet in Edinburgh's Old Town, bringing you the best acts in the best rooms at this year's Fringe.

Other Monkey Barrel venues

Shows at this venue

Helen Bauer: Work in Progress. Helen Bauer

Helen Bauer

  • 12-14 Aug
  • £10
Joe Kent-Walters is Frankie Monroe: LIVE!!!. Joe Kent-Walters

Joe Kent-Walters

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-13 & 15-26 Aug
  • 23:25
  • £12
Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh. Daniel Downie

Mountebank Comedy Walk of Edinburgh

  • 2-25 Aug
  • 10:30
  • £16
Glenn Moore: Work in Progress. Glenn Moore

Glenn Moore

  • 30 & 31 Jul; 1-13 Aug
  • 11:05
  • £10
Janine Harouni: Does New Jokes (WIP). Janine Harouni

Janine Harouni

  • 14-18 Aug
  • 11:05
  • £10
Table Reads: New Comedy Script Showcase

Table Reads

  • 30 & 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 11:20
  • £7
Sara Pascoe: I Am A Strange Gloop (WIP). Sara Pascoe

Sara Pascoe

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-9 Aug
  • 12:00
  • £12
Catherine Bohart: Again, With Feelings. Catherine Bohart

Catherine Bohart

  • 10-18 & 20-25 Aug
  • 12:00
  • £9 (or PWYW)
Eleanor Morton: Haunted House. Eleanor Morton

Eleanor Morton

  • 31 Jul; 1-4, 7-11, 14-18 & 21-25 Aug
  • 12:05
  • £12
Stephen Buchanan: Cold Meat (Work in Progress). Stephen Buchanan

Stephen Buchanan: WIP

  • 12-14 Aug
  • 12:05
  • £6
Alison Spittle: New Stuff WIP. Alison Spittle

Alison Spittle

  • 19 & 20 Aug
  • 12:05
  • £7.50
Debuts - Edinburgh Fringe Documentary Screening. Image shows left to right: Josh Jones, Sikisa

Debuts Documentary Screening

  • 7 Aug
  • 12:20
  • £6
Lauren Pattison: Big Girl Pants. Lauren Pattison

Lauren Pattison

  • 1-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug
  • 12:30
  • £10
La Femme W.I.P. Tatty Macleod

Tatty Macleod: WIP

  • 12-14 Aug
  • 12:30
  • £10
Phil Ellis: Come On and Take The Rest of Me. Phil Ellis

Phil Ellis

  • 31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 12:45
  • £10
Sarah Keyworth: My Eyes Are Up Here. Sarah Keyworth

Sarah Keyworth

  • 1-12 & 17-25 Aug
  • 13:25
  • £12
Sam Lake: Esméralda. Sam Lake

Sam Lake

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 13:30
  • £12
Joy Agenda - Live!

Joy Agenda

  • 12 Aug
  • 13:30
  • £10
MC Hammersmith: The MC Stands for Middle Class. Will Naameh

MC Hammersmith

  • 1-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-25 Aug
  • 13:55
  • £10 (or PWYW)
John Luke Roberts: John-Luke-A-Palooza!. John-Luke Roberts

John Luke Roberts

  • 31 Jul; 1-4, 6-11, 14-18 & 20-25 Aug
  • 14:10
  • £10 (or PWYW)
Nish Kumar: Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe (Work-in-Progress). Nish Kumar

Nish Kumar

  • 2-16 & 19-25 Aug
  • 14:50
  • £10
Laura Davis: Albatross. Laura Davis

Laura Davis

  • 1-13 & 15-25 Aug
  • 14:55
  • £10
LMAOF (for OF.TV)

LMAOF

  • 26 Aug
  • 15:00
  • £5
Josh Glanc: Family Man. Josh Glanc

Josh Glanc

  • 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-13 & 15-25 Aug
  • 15:20
  • £8 (or PWYW)
Everything People Say I Am That's What I Am (WIP). Tom Rosenthal

Tom Rosenthal

  • 5 & 7 Aug
  • 15:20
  • £10
Stuart Goldsmith: Spoilers (A Climate Crisis Stand-Up Show). Stuart Goldsmith

Stuart Goldsmith

  • 12 & 14 Aug
  • 15:20
  • £12
Stevie Martin: clout. Stevie Martin

Stevie Martin

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 15:35
  • £12 (or PWYW)
Lara Ricote: Little Tiny Wet Show (Baptism). Lara Ricote

Lara Ricote

  • 31 Jul; 1-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug
  • 16:15
  • £12
Tom Ballard: Good Point Well Made. Tom Ballard

Tom Ballard

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 16:20
  • £12
Sara Barron: Anything for You. Sara Barron

Sara Barron

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-4, 6-11, 13-18 & 20-25 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £12
Sofie Hagen Does Something Old, Something New, Nothing Borrowed, Lots of Blue. Sofie Hagen

Sofie Hagen

  • 13 & 19 Aug
  • 16:45
  • £12
Zoë Coombs Marr: Every Single Thing in My Whole Entire Life. Zoe Coombs Marr

Zoë Coombs Marr

  • 30 & 31 Jul; 1-6, 8-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £11
Mr Chonkers. John Norris

Mr Chonkers

  • 7 & 19 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £10
PBJ Presents... Favourites of the Fringe

PBJ Presents

  • 21 Aug
  • 17:00
  • £12
Olga Koch Comes From Money. Olga Koch

Olga Koch

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 17:40
  • £12
Milo Edwards: How Revolting! Sorry to Offend. Milo Edwards

Milo Edwards

  • 31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £10 (or PWYW)
Rich Hardisty: POP (Work in Progress). Richard Hardisty

Rich Hardisty

  • 12 & 13 Aug
  • 17:45
  • £8
Harriet Kemsley: Everything Always Works Out For Me. Harriet Kemsley

Harriet Kemsley

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 Aug
  • 18:10
  • £10
Amy Gledhill: Make Me Look Fit on the Poster. Amy Gledhill

Amy Gledhill

  • 13-25 Aug
  • 18:10
  • £10
Shane Todd - Live!. Shane Todd

Shane Todd

  • 3 & 11 Aug
  • 18:25
  • £11
Bomb Squad Pod Live! (Live Podcast). Image shows left to right: Aaron McCann, Colin Geddis

Bomb Squad Pod Live!

  • 7-11 Aug
  • 18:25
  • £11
Pierre Novellie: Must We?. Pierre Novellie

Pierre Novellie

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 19:05
  • £12
Stuart McPherson: HORSE. Stuart McPherson

Stuart McPherson

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
  • 19:10
  • £8 (or PWYW)
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Scary Times. Christopher Macarthur-Boyd

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd

  • 2, 5 & 7-8 Aug
  • 19:35
  • £12
Stephen Buchanan: Charicature. Stephen Buchanan

Stephen Buchanan

  • 3, 6 & 9 Aug
  • 19:35
  • £12
Liam Withnail: Chronic Boom. Liam Withnail

Liam Withnail

  • 4, 7 & 10 Aug
  • 19:35
  • £12
Josie Long: A Work in Progress About Giant Extinct Animals

Josie Long

  • 20 Aug
  • 19:35
  • £10
Paddy Young: If I Told You I'd Have to Kiss You. Paddy Young

Paddy Young

  • 30 & 31 Jul; 1-13 & 15-23 Aug
  • 19:50
  • £12
Desiree Burch - The Golden Wrath (WIP). Desiree Burch

Desiree Burch

  • 14 Aug
  • 19:50
  • £10
Larry Dean: Dodger. Larry Dean

Larry Dean

  • 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £12
Tatty Macleod: Fugue. Tatty Macleod

Tatty Macleod

  • 13 Aug
  • 20:30
  • £12
Tom Cashman: Everything. Tom Cashman

Tom Cashman

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
  • 20:35
  • £10
Sikisa... Needs You (WIP). Sikisa

Sikisa

  • 13 Aug
  • 20:35
  • £8
Dan Tiernan: Stomp. Dan Tiernan

Dan Tiernan

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-11 & 13-25 Aug
  • 21:00
  • £11
Ray Bradshaw - Some of My Best Jokes. Ray Bradshaw

Ray Bradshaw: Some of My Best Jokes

  • 12-14 Aug
  • 21:00
  • £10
Mat Ewins: Ewins Some You Lose Some. Mat Ewins

Mat Ewins

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-25 Aug
  • 21:15
  • £12
Marc Jennings: Marcsism. Marc Jennings

Marc Jennings

  • 3 Aug
  • 21:55
  • £6 (or PWYW)
Alexandra Haddow: Third Party. Alexandra Haddow

Alexandra Haddow

  • 31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £10 (or PWYW)
Red Richardson: Tour Warm-Up. Red Richardson

Red Richardson

  • 13 & 14 Aug
  • 22:00
  • £10
Vittorio Angelone and Friends: Off the Cuff. Vittorio Angelone

Vittorio Angelone & Friends

  • 2-13, 15-20 & 22-25 Aug
  • 22:25
  • £9.50
Finlay Christie: I Deserve This. Finlay Christie

Finlay Christie

  • 29-31 Jul; 1-12 & 14-25 Aug
  • 22:40
  • £11
Big Show: Monkey Barrel Comedy's Fringe Showcase!

Big Show

  • 2-3, 10, 17 & 24 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £12
Karaoke at the Heart Koch Cafe. Image shows left to right: Joseph Moore, Olga Koch, Laura Daniel

Karaoke at the Heart Koch Cafe

  • 4 & 25 Aug
  • 23:20
  • Free (PWYW)
Comedy Therapy Live

Comedy Therapy Live

  • 5 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £10 (or PWYW)
Pod Save the UK - Live!. Image shows left to right: Nish Kumar, Coco Khan

Pod Save the UK

  • 6 & 7 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £12
Roast Battle Allstars

Roast Battle Allstars

  • 8 & 15 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £10
Trusty Hogs Live!. Image shows left to right: Helen Bauer, Catherine Bohart

Trusty Hogs

  • 12 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £12
Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Championship. Image shows left to right: Stuart Laws, Sikisa, Bella Hull

Comedians Beer Mat Flipping Championship

  • 13 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £10
Some Laugh Live

Some Laugh Live

  • 20 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £12.50
800 Pound Gorilla Alumni Showcase

800 Pound Gorilla Alumni Showcase

  • 21 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £10
System of a Clown

System of a Clown

  • 22 Aug
  • 23:20
  • £7
Mr Chonkers Presents... Piggy Time

Mr Chonkers: Piggy Time

  • 1-3 Aug
  • 23:55
  • £10
Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS)

Alternative Comedy Memorial Society

  • 4-7, 11-14, 18-21 & 25 Aug
  • 23:55
  • £8
RODEO!. Paddy Young

RODEO!

  • 8-10 Aug
  • 23:55
  • £9 (or PWYW)
King of the Table with Ray Badran

King of the Table

  • 9, 16 & 23 Aug
  • 23:55
  • £10
Late Night Comedy Rave. Adam Flood

Late Night Comedy Rave

  • 11 & 18 Aug
  • 23:55
  • £6
Chump's Comedy

Chump's Comedy

  • 15-17 Aug
  • 23:55
  • £10
2/3rds of a Threesome (and Friends). Image shows left to right: Caitlin Cook, AJ Holmes

2/3rds of a Threesome (and Friends)

  • 22-24 Aug
  • 23:55
  • £10

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