Venue 438b
Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar
3-5 St Mary's Street, EH1 1TA
Venue website: scottishcomedyfestival.com — for directions, access and food & drink. Fringe tickets are booked from each show’s page.
The Waverley Bar is located off the High Street, where it turns into the Canongate. As the name of the bar suggests it is a minute's walk from Waverley Station. Established since the fifties as a prominent venue for rising stars in the folk world (vintage poster and photos of banjo-playing Billy Connolly and the Humblebums adorn the wall), with an ambiance that seems to have little changed.
Accessibility
Limited access to some parts of venue site, 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 Scottish Comedy Festival @ Waverley Bar — Fringe 2026
Craig Wilson: This Might Be Nothing · Comedy · £7
Fri 7 Aug 12:15 · Sun 9 Aug 12:15 · Mon 10 Aug 12:15 · Tue 11 Aug 12:15 · Wed 12 Aug 12:15 · Thu 13 Aug 12:15 · Fri 14 Aug 12:15 · Sat 15 Aug 12:15 · Sun 16 Aug 12:15 · Mon 17 Aug 12:15 · Tue 18 Aug 12:15 · Wed 19 Aug 12:15 · Thu 20 Aug 12:15 · Fri 21 Aug 12:15 · Sat 22 Aug 12:15 · Sun 23 Aug 12:15 · Mon 24 Aug 12:15 · Tue 25 Aug 12:15 · Wed 26 Aug 12:15 · Thu 27 Aug 12:15 · Fri 28 Aug 12:15 · Sat 29 Aug 12:15 · Sun 30 Aug 12:15 · Mon 31 Aug 12:15
2026 Scottish Comedy Festival's Pick of the Fringe · Comedy · £8
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 · Mon 17 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 · Mon 31 Aug 13:30
Gavin Webster: Proper Jokes On Tyne · Comedy · £8
Fri 7 Aug 14:45 · Sat 8 Aug 14:45 · Sun 9 Aug 14:45 · Mon 10 Aug 14:45 · Tue 11 Aug 14:45 · Wed 12 Aug 14:45 · Thu 13 Aug 14:45 · Fri 14 Aug 14:45 · Sat 15 Aug 14:45 · Sun 16 Aug 14:45 · Mon 17 Aug 14:45 · Tue 18 Aug 14:45 · Wed 19 Aug 14:45 · Thu 20 Aug 14:45 · Fri 21 Aug 14:45 · Sat 22 Aug 14:45 · Sun 23 Aug 14:45 · Mon 24 Aug 14:45 · Tue 25 Aug 14:45 · Wed 26 Aug 14:45 · Thu 27 Aug 14:45 · Fri 28 Aug 14:45 · Sat 29 Aug 14:45 · Sun 30 Aug 14:45 · Mon 31 Aug 14:45
A Pub Quiz for D**kheads · Comedy · £10–£13.5
Fri 7 Aug 16:00 · Sat 8 Aug 16:00 · Sun 9 Aug 16:00 · Mon 10 Aug 16:00 · Wed 12 Aug 16:00 · Thu 13 Aug 16:00 · Fri 14 Aug 16:00 · Sat 15 Aug 16:00 · Sun 16 Aug 16:00 · Mon 17 Aug 16:00 · Wed 19 Aug 16:00 · Thu 20 Aug 16:00 · Fri 21 Aug 16:00 · Sat 22 Aug 16:00 · Sun 23 Aug 16:00 · Mon 24 Aug 16:00 · Wed 26 Aug 16:00 · Thu 27 Aug 16:00 · Fri 28 Aug 16:00 · Sat 29 Aug 16:00 · Sun 30 Aug 16:00
Rory o Hanlon: Honestly · Comedy · £10
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 · Fri 21 Aug 17:15 · Sat 22 Aug 17:15 · Sun 23 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
Bad Dates Anonymous: Dating Horror Story Confessions by Top Stand-Ups · Comedy · £12.5–£14.5
Fri 7 Aug 18:30 · Sat 8 Aug 18:30 · Sun 9 Aug 18:30 · Mon 10 Aug 18:30 · Wed 12 Aug 18:30 · Thu 13 Aug 18:30 · Fri 14 Aug 18:30 · Sat 15 Aug 18:30 · Sun 16 Aug 18:30 · Mon 17 Aug 18:30 · Wed 19 Aug 18:30 · Thu 20 Aug 18:30 · Fri 21 Aug 18:30 · Sat 22 Aug 18:30 · Sun 23 Aug 18:30 · Mon 24 Aug 18:30 · Wed 26 Aug 18:30 · Thu 27 Aug 18:30 · Fri 28 Aug 18:30 · Sat 29 Aug 18:30 · Sun 30 Aug 18:30
Ray Bradshaw: Five Years in a Row · Comedy · £8
Fri 7 Aug 19:45 · Sat 8 Aug 19:45 · Sun 9 Aug 19:45 · Mon 10 Aug 19:45 · Tue 11 Aug 19:45 · Wed 12 Aug 19:45 · Thu 13 Aug 19:45 · Fri 14 Aug 19:45 · Sat 15 Aug 19:45 · Sun 16 Aug 19:45 · Mon 17 Aug 19:45 · Tue 18 Aug 19:45 · Fri 21 Aug 19:45 · Sat 22 Aug 19:45 · Sun 23 Aug 19:45 · Mon 24 Aug 19:45 · Tue 25 Aug 19:45 · Wed 26 Aug 19:45 · Thu 27 Aug 19:45 · Fri 28 Aug 19:45 · Sat 29 Aug 19:45
Muck – The Dark Jokes Show · Comedy · £12.5
Fri 7 Aug 21:00 · Sat 8 Aug 21:00 · Sun 9 Aug 21:00 · Mon 10 Aug 21:00 · Tue 11 Aug 21:00 · Wed 12 Aug 21:00 · Thu 13 Aug 21:00 · Fri 14 Aug 21:00 · Sat 15 Aug 21:00 · Sun 16 Aug 21:00 · Mon 17 Aug 21:00 · Tue 18 Aug 21:00 · Wed 19 Aug 21:00 · Thu 20 Aug 21:00 · Fri 21 Aug 21:00 · Sat 22 Aug 21:00 · Sun 23 Aug 21:00 · Mon 24 Aug 21:00 · Tue 25 Aug 21:00 · Wed 26 Aug 21:00 · Thu 27 Aug 21:00 · Fri 28 Aug 21:00 · Sat 29 Aug 21:00 · Sun 30 Aug 21:00
Darren Gaffney: The Full Gaffney · Comedy · £5
Fri 7 Aug 22:15 · Sat 8 Aug 22:15 · Sun 9 Aug 22:15 · Mon 10 Aug 22:15 · Tue 11 Aug 22:15 · Wed 12 Aug 22:15 · Thu 13 Aug 22:15 · Fri 14 Aug 22:15 · Sat 15 Aug 22:15 · Sun 16 Aug 22:15 · Tue 18 Aug 22:15 · Wed 19 Aug 22:15 · Thu 20 Aug 22:15 · Fri 21 Aug 22:15 · Sat 22 Aug 22:15 · Sun 23 Aug 22:15 · Mon 24 Aug 22:15 · Tue 25 Aug 22:15 · Wed 26 Aug 22:15 · Thu 27 Aug 22:15 · Fri 28 Aug 22:15 · Sat 29 Aug 22:15 · Sun 30 Aug 22:15 · Mon 31 Aug 22:15