Venue 338
Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)
36-38 Blair Street, EH1 1QR
Venue website: monkeybarrelcomedy.com — for directions, access and food & drink. Fringe tickets are booked from each show’s page.
'Scotland’s Best Comedy Venue’ since 2020 (Chortle Awards) and described as “a year-round Edinburgh institution” (The List), the club was home to both of 2022's Edinburgh Comedy Awards winners, Best Comedy Show 2023 and Best Comedy Show and Best Newcomer 2024.
"Down there at the Monkey Barrel, there’s something in the water, and I can't stop drinking it!" (Sam Campbell) “What a comedy club you’ve got there, Edinburgh!” (Kevin Bridges)
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
Eat & drink nearby
What’s on at Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire) — Fringe 2026
Carl Donnelly: Extra Show! · Comedy · £8–£12
Mon 3 Aug 14:25 · Tue 4 Aug 14:25 · Wed 5 Aug 14:25 · Thu 6 Aug 14:25 · Fri 7 Aug 14:25 · Sat 8 Aug 14:25 · Sun 9 Aug 14:25
Anna Thomas: How to Juggle a Ferret · Comedy · £6–£9
Mon 3 Aug 14:55 · Tue 4 Aug 14:55 · Wed 5 Aug 14:55 · Thu 6 Aug 14:55 · Fri 7 Aug 14:55 · Sat 8 Aug 14:55 · Sun 9 Aug 14:55 · Mon 10 Aug 14:55 · Tue 11 Aug 14:55 · Wed 12 Aug 14:55 · Thu 13 Aug 14:55 · Fri 14 Aug 14:55 · Sat 15 Aug 14:55 · Sun 16 Aug 14:55 · Mon 17 Aug 14:55 · Wed 19 Aug 14:55 · Thu 20 Aug 14:55 · Fri 21 Aug 14:55 · Sat 22 Aug 14:55 · Sun 23 Aug 14:55 · Mon 24 Aug 14:55 · Tue 25 Aug 14:55 · Wed 26 Aug 14:55 · Thu 27 Aug 14:55 · Fri 28 Aug 14:55 · Sat 29 Aug 14:55 · Sun 30 Aug 14:55
Tamsyn Kelly: Rat's Ass · Comedy · £8–£13
Mon 3 Aug 16:20 · Tue 4 Aug 16:20 · Wed 5 Aug 16:20 · Thu 6 Aug 16:20 · Fri 7 Aug 16:20 · Sat 8 Aug 16:20 · Sun 9 Aug 16:20 · Mon 10 Aug 16:20 · Tue 11 Aug 16:20 · Wed 12 Aug 16:20 · Thu 13 Aug 16:20 · Fri 14 Aug 16:20 · Sat 15 Aug 16:20 · Sun 16 Aug 16:20 · Mon 17 Aug 16:20 · Tue 18 Aug 16:20 · Thu 20 Aug 16:20 · Fri 21 Aug 16:20 · Sat 22 Aug 16:20 · Sun 23 Aug 16:20 · Mon 24 Aug 16:20 · Tue 25 Aug 16:20 · Wed 26 Aug 16:20 · Thu 27 Aug 16:20 · Fri 28 Aug 16:20 · Sat 29 Aug 16:20 · Sun 30 Aug 16:20
Andrew White: What a Life! · Comedy · £7–£12
Mon 3 Aug 17:45 · Tue 4 Aug 17:45 · Wed 5 Aug 17:45 · Thu 6 Aug 17:45 · Fri 7 Aug 17:45 · Sat 8 Aug 17:45 · Sun 9 Aug 17:45 · Mon 10 Aug 17:45 · Tue 11 Aug 17:45 · Wed 12 Aug 17:45 · Thu 13 Aug 17:45 · Fri 14 Aug 17:45 · Sat 15 Aug 17:45 · Sun 16 Aug 17:45 · Mon 17 Aug 17:45 · Wed 19 Aug 17:45 · Thu 20 Aug 17:45 · Fri 21 Aug 17:45 · Sat 22 Aug 17:45 · Sun 23 Aug 17:45 · Mon 24 Aug 17:45 · Tue 25 Aug 17:45 · Wed 26 Aug 17:45 · Thu 27 Aug 17:45 · Fri 28 Aug 17:45 · Sat 29 Aug 17:45 · Sun 30 Aug 17:45
Evaldas Karosas: A Very Capable Man · Comedy · £7–£12
Mon 3 Aug 19:10 · Tue 4 Aug 19:10 · Wed 5 Aug 19:10 · Thu 6 Aug 19:10 · Fri 7 Aug 19:10 · Sat 8 Aug 19:10 · Sun 9 Aug 19:10 · Mon 10 Aug 19:10 · Tue 11 Aug 19:10 · Wed 12 Aug 19:10 · Thu 13 Aug 19:10 · Fri 14 Aug 19:10 · Sat 15 Aug 19:10 · Sun 16 Aug 19:10 · Mon 17 Aug 19:10 · Tue 18 Aug 19:10 · Thu 20 Aug 19:10 · Fri 21 Aug 19:10 · Sat 22 Aug 19:10 · Sun 23 Aug 19:10 · Mon 24 Aug 19:10 · Tue 25 Aug 19:10 · Wed 26 Aug 19:10 · Thu 27 Aug 19:10 · Fri 28 Aug 19:10 · Sat 29 Aug 19:10 · Sun 30 Aug 19:10
Adam Flood: Life and Death of the Party · Comedy · £7–£13
Mon 3 Aug 22:00 · Tue 4 Aug 22:00 · Wed 5 Aug 22:00 · Thu 6 Aug 22:00 · Fri 7 Aug 22:00 · Sat 8 Aug 22:00 · Sun 9 Aug 22:00 · Mon 10 Aug 22:00 · Tue 11 Aug 22:00 · Wed 12 Aug 22:00 · Thu 13 Aug 22:00 · Fri 14 Aug 22:00 · Sat 15 Aug 22:00 · Sun 16 Aug 22:00 · Mon 17 Aug 22:00 · Wed 19 Aug 22:00 · Thu 20 Aug 22:00 · Fri 21 Aug 22:00 · Sat 22 Aug 22:00 · Sun 23 Aug 22:00 · Mon 24 Aug 22:00 · Tue 25 Aug 22:00 · Wed 26 Aug 22:00 · Thu 27 Aug 22:00 · Fri 28 Aug 22:00 · Sat 29 Aug 22:00 · Sun 30 Aug 22:00
Sam Lake: Drop Zone Three Please, Ben (WIP) · Comedy · £8
Tue 4 Aug 12:05 · Wed 5 Aug 12:05 · Thu 6 Aug 12:05 · Fri 7 Aug 12:05 · Sat 8 Aug 12:05
Ayo Adenekan: Homeland Insecurity · Comedy · £8–£13
Tue 4 Aug 13:30 · Wed 5 Aug 13:30 · Thu 6 Aug 13:30 · Fri 7 Aug 13:30 · Sat 8 Aug 13:30 · Sun 9 Aug 13:30 · Mon 10 Aug 13:30 · Tue 11 Aug 13:30 · Wed 12 Aug 13:30 · Thu 13 Aug 13:30 · Fri 14 Aug 13:30 · Sat 15 Aug 13:30 · Sun 16 Aug 13:30 · Tue 18 Aug 13:30 · Wed 19 Aug 13:30 · Thu 20 Aug 13:30 · Fri 21 Aug 13:30 · Sat 22 Aug 13:30 · Sun 23 Aug 13:30 · Mon 24 Aug 13:30 · Tue 25 Aug 13:30 · Wed 26 Aug 13:30 · Thu 27 Aug 13:30 · Fri 28 Aug 13:30 · Sat 29 Aug 13:30 · Sun 30 Aug 13:30
Josh Glanc: Work in Progress / Something / Musical · Comedy · £7–£10
Wed 5 Aug 11:35 · Thu 6 Aug 11:35 · Fri 7 Aug 11:35 · Sat 8 Aug 11:35 · Sun 9 Aug 11:35 · Mon 10 Aug 11:35 · Tue 11 Aug 11:35 · Thu 13 Aug 11:35 · Fri 14 Aug 11:35 · Sat 15 Aug 11:35 · Sun 16 Aug 11:35
Sydnee Washington: My Black Barbie Story · Comedy · £15
Wed 5 Aug 15:50 · Thu 6 Aug 15:50 · Fri 7 Aug 15:50 · Sat 8 Aug 15:50 · Sun 9 Aug 15:50 · Mon 10 Aug 15:50 · Tue 11 Aug 15:50 · Wed 12 Aug 15:50 · Thu 13 Aug 15:50 · Fri 14 Aug 15:50 · Sat 15 Aug 15:50 · Sun 16 Aug 15:50
Milo Edwards: Catamaran · Comedy · £12–£16
Wed 5 Aug 17:15 · Thu 6 Aug 17:15 · Fri 7 Aug 17:15 · Sat 8 Aug 17:15 · Sun 9 Aug 17:15 · Mon 10 Aug 17:15 · Tue 11 Aug 17:15 · Wed 12 Aug 17:15 · Thu 13 Aug 17:15 · Fri 14 Aug 17:15 · Sat 15 Aug 17:15 · Sun 16 Aug 17:15 · Mon 17 Aug 17:15 · Tue 18 Aug 17:15 · Wed 19 Aug 17:15 · Thu 20 Aug 17:15 · Mon 24 Aug 17:15 · Tue 25 Aug 17:15 · Wed 26 Aug 17:15 · Thu 27 Aug 17:15 · Fri 28 Aug 17:15 · Sat 29 Aug 17:15 · Sun 30 Aug 17:15
Rosco McClelland: The Bones · Comedy · £8–£12.5
Wed 5 Aug 20:05 · Thu 6 Aug 20:05 · Fri 7 Aug 20:05 · Sat 8 Aug 20:05 · Sun 9 Aug 20:05 · Mon 10 Aug 20:05 · Tue 11 Aug 20:05 · Wed 12 Aug 20:05 · Thu 13 Aug 20:05 · Fri 14 Aug 20:05 · Sat 15 Aug 20:05 · Sun 16 Aug 20:05 · Mon 17 Aug 20:05 · Tue 18 Aug 20:05 · Wed 19 Aug 20:05 · Thu 20 Aug 20:05 · Fri 21 Aug 20:05 · Sat 22 Aug 20:05 · Sun 23 Aug 20:05 · Mon 24 Aug 20:05 · Tue 25 Aug 20:05 · Wed 26 Aug 20:05 · Thu 27 Aug 20:05 · Fri 28 Aug 20:05 · Sat 29 Aug 20:05 · Sun 30 Aug 20:05
Harriet Dyer: Easily Distra... · Comedy · £8.5–£13
Wed 5 Aug 20:35 · Thu 6 Aug 20:35 · Fri 7 Aug 20:35 · Sat 8 Aug 20:35 · Sun 9 Aug 20:35 · Mon 10 Aug 20:35 · Tue 11 Aug 20:35 · Wed 12 Aug 20:35 · Thu 13 Aug 20:35 · Fri 14 Aug 20:35 · Sat 15 Aug 20:35 · Sun 16 Aug 20:35 · Tue 18 Aug 20:35 · Wed 19 Aug 20:35 · Thu 20 Aug 20:35 · Fri 21 Aug 20:35 · Sat 22 Aug 20:35 · Sun 23 Aug 20:35 · Mon 24 Aug 20:35 · Tue 25 Aug 20:35 · Wed 26 Aug 20:35 · Thu 27 Aug 20:35 · Fri 28 Aug 20:35 · Sat 29 Aug 20:35 · Sun 30 Aug 20:35
Huge Davies: Sleep Paralysis Princess · Comedy · £10–£14
Wed 5 Aug 21:30 · Thu 6 Aug 21:30 · Fri 7 Aug 21:30 · Sat 8 Aug 21:30 · Sun 9 Aug 21:30 · Mon 10 Aug 21:30 · Tue 11 Aug 21:30 · Thu 13 Aug 21:30 · Fri 14 Aug 21:30 · Sat 15 Aug 21:30 · Sun 16 Aug 21:30 · Mon 17 Aug 21:30 · Tue 18 Aug 21:30 · Thu 20 Aug 21:30 · Fri 21 Aug 21:30 · Sat 22 Aug 21:30 · Sun 23 Aug 21:30 · Mon 24 Aug 21:30 · Tue 25 Aug 21:30 · Wed 26 Aug 21:30 · Thu 27 Aug 21:30 · Fri 28 Aug 21:30 · Sat 29 Aug 21:30 · Sun 30 Aug 21:30
Eleanor Morton: The Mermaid · Comedy · £10–£15
Thu 6 Aug 13:00 · Fri 7 Aug 13:00 · Sat 8 Aug 13:00 · Sun 9 Aug 13:00 · Wed 12 Aug 13:00 · Thu 13 Aug 13:00 · Fri 14 Aug 13:00 · Sat 15 Aug 13:00 · Sun 16 Aug 13:00 · Wed 19 Aug 13:00 · Thu 20 Aug 13:00 · Fri 21 Aug 13:00 · Sat 22 Aug 13:00 · Sun 23 Aug 13:00 · Wed 26 Aug 13:00 · Thu 27 Aug 13:00 · Fri 28 Aug 13:00 · Sat 29 Aug 13:00 · Sun 30 Aug 13:00
Dan Rath: Help Me Please · Comedy · £12–£14
Fri 7 Aug 18:40 · Sat 8 Aug 18:40 · Sun 9 Aug 18:40 · Mon 10 Aug 18:40 · Tue 11 Aug 18:40 · Wed 12 Aug 18:40 · Thu 13 Aug 18:40 · Fri 14 Aug 18:40 · Sat 15 Aug 18:40 · Sun 16 Aug 18:40 · Tue 18 Aug 18:40 · Wed 19 Aug 18:40 · Thu 20 Aug 18:40 · Fri 21 Aug 18:40 · Sat 22 Aug 18:40 · Sun 23 Aug 18:40 · Mon 24 Aug 18:40 · Tue 25 Aug 18:40 · Wed 26 Aug 18:40 · Thu 27 Aug 18:40 · Fri 28 Aug 18:40 · Sat 29 Aug 18:40 · Sun 30 Aug 18:40
Ben Pope: Work in Progress · Comedy · £10
Sun 9 Aug 12:05 · Mon 10 Aug 12:05 · Tue 11 Aug 12:05 · Wed 12 Aug 12:05 · Thu 13 Aug 12:05
Rick Glassman: Me and My Puppet Rick · Comedy · £15
Sun 9 Aug 22:55 · Mon 10 Aug 22:55 · Tue 11 Aug 22:55 · Wed 12 Aug 22:55 · Thu 13 Aug 22:55
Midnight Snacks (with comrie sf) · Comedy · £9
Sun 9 Aug 23:25 · Mon 10 Aug 23:25 · Tue 11 Aug 23:25 · Wed 12 Aug 23:25 · Thu 13 Aug 23:25
Josh Pugh: Ha Ha, Yeah Sound (Tour Warm Up) · Comedy · £15
Mon 10 Aug 13:00 · Tue 11 Aug 13:00 · Wed 12 Aug 11:35
Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone? · Comedy · £14
Mon 10 Aug 14:25 · Tue 11 Aug 14:25 · Wed 12 Aug 14:25
Zara Gladman is... Aileen: Cameron's Gap Year Fundraiser · Comedy · £12
Wed 12 Aug 21:30
Tiff Stevenson: Lucky (Work in Progress) · Comedy · £10
Fri 14 Aug 12:05 · Sat 15 Aug 12:05 · Sun 16 Aug 12:05 · Mon 17 Aug 12:05 · Tue 18 Aug 12:05
Fin Taylor: Work in Progress · Comedy · £12.5
Sun 16 Aug 22:55 · Mon 17 Aug 22:55 · Tue 18 Aug 22:55 · Wed 19 Aug 22:55 · Thu 20 Aug 22:55
Jake Glanc: Teen School High WIP · Comedy · £10
Sun 16 Aug 23:25 · Mon 17 Aug 23:25 · Tue 18 Aug 23:25 · Wed 19 Aug 23:25 · Thu 20 Aug 23:25
Ian Smith: Talking and Shouting at Eleven Thirty-Five in the Morning (WIP) · Comedy · £10
Mon 17 Aug 11:35 · Tue 18 Aug 11:35 · Wed 19 Aug 11:35 · Thu 20 Aug 11:35 · Fri 21 Aug 11:35
Esther Manito: Ranting Queen (Work in Progress) · Comedy · £10
Mon 17 Aug 13:00 · Tue 18 Aug 13:00
Stuart Goldsmith: Canary · Comedy · £12–£14
Mon 17 Aug 14:25 · Tue 18 Aug 14:25 · Wed 19 Aug 14:25 · Thu 20 Aug 14:25 · Fri 21 Aug 14:25 · Sat 22 Aug 14:25 · Sun 23 Aug 14:25 · Mon 24 Aug 14:25 · Tue 25 Aug 14:25 · Wed 26 Aug 14:25 · Thu 27 Aug 14:25 · Fri 28 Aug 14:25 · Sat 29 Aug 14:25 · Sun 30 Aug 14:25
Felicity Ward: I Wish I Could Come Out of My Shell · Comedy · £13–£15
Mon 17 Aug 15:50 · Tue 18 Aug 15:50 · Wed 19 Aug 15:50 · Thu 20 Aug 15:50 · Fri 21 Aug 15:50 · Sat 22 Aug 15:50 · Sun 23 Aug 15:50 · Mon 24 Aug 15:50 · Tue 25 Aug 15:50 · Wed 26 Aug 15:50 · Thu 27 Aug 15:50 · Fri 28 Aug 15:50 · Sat 29 Aug 15:50 · Sun 30 Aug 15:50
Thor Stenhaug: Happy To Be Here (WIP) · Comedy · £10
Mon 17 Aug 18:40 · Tue 18 Aug 20:05 · Wed 19 Aug 21:30
Andrew O'Neill: A Short, Aggressive Lecture On Krill. Then Jokes · Comedy · £10
Mon 17 Aug 20:35 · Tue 18 Aug 17:45 · Wed 19 Aug 19:10
Where is Sikisa? (WIP) · Comedy · £7
Tue 18 Aug 22:00
Lindsey Santoro: It Was Like That When I Got Here · Comedy · £10–£14
Wed 19 Aug 12:05 · Thu 20 Aug 12:05 · Fri 21 Aug 12:05 · Sat 22 Aug 12:05 · Sun 23 Aug 12:05 · Mon 24 Aug 12:05 · Tue 25 Aug 12:05 · Wed 26 Aug 12:05 · Thu 27 Aug 12:05 · Fri 28 Aug 12:05 · Sat 29 Aug 12:05 · Sun 30 Aug 12:05
Italian Rhapsody · Comedy · £12
Sun 23 Aug 22:55 · Mon 24 Aug 22:55 · Tue 25 Aug 22:55 · Wed 26 Aug 22:55 · Thu 27 Aug 22:55
Luke Rollason: Alas! (WIP) · Comedy · £10
Sun 23 Aug 23:25 · Mon 24 Aug 23:25 · Tue 25 Aug 23:25 · Wed 26 Aug 23:25
Alison Spittle: Finger Guns (Work in Progress) · Comedy · £8
Mon 24 Aug 11:35 · Tue 25 Aug 11:35 · Wed 26 Aug 11:35 · Thu 27 Aug 11:35 · Fri 28 Aug 11:35
Molly and Paul Try Heron Foods: Goodbye Stretford · Comedy · £14
Thu 27 Aug 23:25 · Sun 30 Aug 23:25