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Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Shows 2026 at The Stand
Discover The Stand Comedy Club’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme for August 2026. Browse stand-up comedy, work-in-progress shows, podcasts, spoken-word performances, theatre and compilation shows taking place at The Stand and partner venues across Edinburgh.
Filter the programme by performance date or category, then visit an individual show page for venue details, availability and tickets. The 2026 line-up includes established comedians, new acts, Scottish comedy showcases and late-night Fringe performances.
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Fringe 2026
Sold OutDeirdre O’Kane – Work in Progress
Comedy
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- Times: 17.30 19.25
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 14+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Tam Cowan: A Pee With Pele (And Lots More P*sh)
Comedy
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- Times: 15.45 17.30
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
The Stand’s Pick of the Fringe
Compilation
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- Times: 17.30
- Duration: 70 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
The Best of Scottish Comedy
Compilation
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- Times: 21.10
- Duration: 90 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Tom Stade Rules
Comedy
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- Times: 20.00
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Mark Thomas: 40 in Stand-Up Years
Comedy
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- Times: 18.05
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 14+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Richard Herring: RHLSTP
Podcast
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- Times: 14.00
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Darren McGarvey: Performative Male
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- Times: 14.35
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Daniel Kitson: Thrum (Work in progress)
Comedy
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- Times: 21.45 22.15
- Duration: 90 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Sold OutThe Ewart Bros Present: Fraudcast
Podcast
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- Times: 15.45
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Gareth Mutch Means Well
Comedy
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- Times: 16.20
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
The Stand at W Edinburgh
Compilation
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- Times: 19.30
- Duration: 70 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Amanda Dwyer: Better Than Revenge
Comedy
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- Times: 18.00 19.25
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
The Stand Late Club
Compilation
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- Times: 21.45
- Duration: 120 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Simon Munnery
Comedy
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- Times: 12.50
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Keep It Tight Podcast Live – Deirdre O'Kane & Emma Doran
Podcast
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Chris Rutter: Ignorance Is Chris
Comedy
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- Times: 16.35
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Sold OutDanny Bhoy: WIP
Comedy
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- Times: 19.25
- Duration: 50 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Sandro Ford: Lager Than Life (Work In Progress)
Comedy
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- Times: 15.45
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Seann Walsh: This Is Torture
Comedy
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- Times: 17.30 19.25
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
The Stand at The Scotsman
Compilation
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- Times: 17.20
- Duration: 70 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Sold OutIain Connell: Work in Progress
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- Times: 21.45
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Alan Bissett: The Red Hourglass
Theatre
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- Times: 12.20
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Matthew Gallagher: Last Minute
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- Times: 20.50
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Bruce Fummey: Scotland Made the World
History
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- Times: 20.00
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Ifrah Qureshi: 48 Flaws of Power
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- Times: 20.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Jack Brookmyre: Impressionable
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- Times: 18.55
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Bruce Devlin: Mummy Loves M&S
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- Times: 16.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Mark Watson: Sometimes People Are Being Over-Cautious When They Say Work-In-Progress, but This Truly Is Rough
Comedy
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- Times: 14.00
- Duration: 50 mins
- Age: Guideline 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Paul McDaniel: Harder Better Faster Paul-er
Comedy
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- Times: 14.55
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Sam Serrano: Mars
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- Times: 21.35
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Mark Nelson: Seven Night Run
Comedy
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- Times: 17.30 19.25
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Silky in 'No, YOU’RE Poster Syndrome'
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- Times: 15.10
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 14+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
In Conversation With... Ian Rankin
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Marjolein Robertson: Clouds (WIP)
Comedy
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- Times: 14.35
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 14+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Jim Smith: Work in Progress
Comedy
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- Times: 14.00 15.45
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Another Day Ruined with Jack Dee, Seann Walsh and Sara Morgan
Podcast
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- Times: 14.00
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
In Conversation With... Gordon Strachan
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
The Stand at Edinburgh Food & Drink Academy: The Great Big Comedy Cook Off
Comedy
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- Times: 14.00
- Duration: 75 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Benefit Gala for Lui
Compilation
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- Times: 21.45
- Duration: 120 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Jay Lafferty: Playback WIP
Comedy
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- Times: 19.25
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 14+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Scottish Comedy Legends: Jack Docherty
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Giggle Merchants With Matt Macdonald and George Leeson
Comedy
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- Times: 20.50 22.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Scottish Comedy Legends: Raymond Mearns
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Scottish Comedy Legends: Jim Smith
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Scottish Comedy Legends: Jonathan Watson
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Susan Morrison: Swearing, Shit and Shagging – Scotland's Filthy History
Comedy
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- Times: 14.55
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 14+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Liam Farrelly & Krystal Evans WIP
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- Times: 19.25
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 14+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
In Conversation With... Jackie Kay
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Scottish Comedy Legends: Arabella Weir
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
All You Can Eat Buffy With Jay Lafferty & Hannah Campbell
Comedy
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- Times: 19.25
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 14+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
In Conversation With... Amanda Dwyer
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
CHRIS THORBURN & CHRIS WEIR: GROWIN' & SHOWIN'
Comedy
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- Times: 19.25
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 16+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
In Conversation With... Josie Long
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Scottish Comedy Legends: Jane McCarry
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Scottish Comedy Legends: Sanjeev Kohli
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
BBC New Comedy Awards Showcase - FREE BUT TICKETED
Compilation
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- Times: 13.00 21.45
- Duration: 90 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
Chris Forbes: Stop Watering Dead Flowers
Podcast
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- Times: 18.05
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above
Fringe 2026
In Conversation With... Bobby Bluebell
Spoken Word
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- Times: 12.15
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: Guideline 12+ Accompanied With An Adult
Fringe 2026
Stu and Joe's Big Dumb Film Show
Podcast
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- Times: 16.20
- Duration: 60 mins
- Age: 18 And Above