Venue 170
Laughing Horse @ The Counting House
38 W Nicolson St, EH8 9DD
Venue website: freefestival.co.uk — for directions, access and food & drink. Fringe tickets are booked from each show’s page.
The Counting House has been a free venue for 15 years, and is one of the largest free venues in Edinburgh, with six rooms between this venue and its sister venues West Nic Records and The Pear Tree every day from 10:00 to 03:00. There's a massive outdoor courtyard, four bars, a full restaurant food selection and giant outdoor screen. What better place could you hang out during The Fringe?
Accessibility
Limited access to some parts of venue site, No wheelchair accessible toilet, No reserved accessible parking, No on street blue badge parking, Assistance dogs welcome in all areas
What’s on at Laughing Horse @ The Counting House — Fringe 2026
CeilidhKids at the Fringe · Children's Shows · £2.5
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Wiki Knows Best – The Rest Is Islands · Comedy · Free
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#1 Ethnic Comedy Breakfast · Comedy · Free
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Broadguess · Theatre · Free
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Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show: This Time It’s Stupider! · Children's Shows · £5
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Elliot Wengler: Jokemon · Comedy · Free
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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Funnier · Comedy · Free
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Dr Mew's Sci-Fi Cabaret · Cabaret and Variety · Free
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2 Muslim 2 Furious 3: Sharia? I Hardly Know Her! · Comedy · Free
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4 Teachers, For Teachers · Comedy · Free
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Lord of the Zings: A Kiwi Comedy Showcase · Comedy · Free
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Ashley Haden Presents Crosswords · Comedy · Free
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Stand-up Philosophy · Comedy · Free
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Cyclopath Stand-Up and Songs Vol 3 · Comedy · Free
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The RemAIns of the Butler · Theatre · Free
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Rizal Van Geyzel: Arrested · Comedy · Free
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The Pleb's Pow Wow · Comedy · Free
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Sid Singh: Love Bombing · Comedy · Free
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James Beatty: I'm Not Busy · Comedy · Free
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Stories From the Office of a Sex Dungeon · Comedy · Free
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A Musical Comedy Showcase with Alex Camp · Comedy · Free
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Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You (Work in Progress) · Comedy · Free
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Rizal Van Geyzel: Single Fatherhood · Comedy · Free
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Dave Chawner: Dry Humour · Comedy · Free
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John Robertson: Excitable Boy! · Comedy · Free
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Nathan Cassidy: From the Ashes · Comedy · Free
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Soness: Sumo Injury Comeback Tour · Comedy · Free
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Aidan Jones – JS Bach · Comedy · Free
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100% Scouse Comedy · Comedy · Free
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StingAlong! (with Brad and Steve) · Comedy · Free
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Deage Paxton: Dead Man's Hand · Comedy · Free
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A-List Burlesque and Cabaret · Cabaret and Variety · Free
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Late Night in Canada · Comedy · Free
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A Slice of Elvis · Cabaret and Variety · Free
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Ashley Haden: Genocidal Liberal 2, Electric Boogaloo · Comedy · Free
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Comedian Cover Bands · Comedy · Free
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3's Comedy: Late Nights · Comedy · Free
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1 hOur... · Comedy · Free
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Dan James: Lucky · Comedy · Free
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Paul Currie: REMOVE YOUR SKIN PLEASE · Comedy · Free
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Funny Women: The Glitter Project at the Fringe · Comedy · £2.5
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The Agony and Ecstasy of Bingo Joe · Comedy · Free
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Tom Lawrinson: Speak of the Devil · Comedy · Free
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Angel Comedy Showcase · Comedy · Free
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Between Strands · Theatre · Free
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Fakespeare · Comedy · Free
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A Musical Comedy Showcase with Alex Camp · Comedy · Free
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Lenny Sherman: One Of The Good Guys · Comedy · Free
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Documentary Premiere: Freewheelin’ in the Riff Dimension, The Unspecials · Comedy · Free
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