Venue Information

Venue Code:
515
Venue:
Monkey Barrel Comedy
Venue Address:
9-12 Blair Street
Venue Postcode:
EH1 1QR

Venue Description:
Monkey Barrel Comedy is in the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town, with the best acts in the best rooms at the Fringe. Home to both Edinburgh Comedy Awards in 2022, and the Best Comedy Show at last year's Fringe. 19 award nominees since 2017. Scotland’s Best Venue 2023 (Chortle Awards). 'Down there at the Monkey Barrel, there’s something in the water, and I can't stop drinking it!' (Sam Campbell).

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Venue Facilities:
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Age Limits:
16+ restriction after 10pm, 18+ restriction after 11pm. See individual shows for Suitability / Restrictions.

Performance Spaces

NameCapacityAge LimitShowsPerformances
Monkey Barrel 110616+ restriction after 10pm, 18+ restriction after 11pm. See individual shows for Suitability / Restrictions. 12240
Monkey Barrel 26516+ restriction after 10pm, 18+ restriction after 11pm. See individual shows for Suitability / Restrictions. 10188
Monkey Barrel 315516+ restriction after 10pm, 18+ restriction after 11pm. See individual shows for Suitability / Restrictions. 10136
Monkey Barrel 410016+ restriction after 10pm, 18+ restriction after 11pm. See individual shows for Suitability / Restrictions. 5103

Shows and Performances

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NameGenreWherePerformancesNext Performance
Ahir Shah: Work in ProgressComedyMonkey Barrel 311Thu 14/08 12:00
Alexandra Haddow: Work in ProgressComedyMonkey Barrel 25Tue 05/08 12:05
Alison Spittle: BigComedyMonkey Barrel 127Mon 28/07 16:45
Ania Magliano: Work in ProgressComedyMonkey Barrel 114Mon 28/07 11:05
Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Howling at the MoonComedyMonkey Barrel 126Mon 28/07 21:00
Dan Tiernan: All InComedyMonkey Barrel 127Mon 28/07 22:25
Desiree Burch: The Golden WrathComedyMonkey Barrel 314Mon 28/07 17:40
Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink Back!ComedyMonkey Barrel 226Mon 28/07 14:55
Funz and Gamez rebootzChildren's ShowsMonkey Barrel 414Mon 28/07 12:45
Gianmarco Soresi: The Drama King TourComedyMonkey Barrel 37Mon 18/08 14:50
Helen Bauer: Bless HerComedyMonkey Barrel 125Mon 28/07 15:20
Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half EmptyComedyMonkey Barrel 126Tue 29/07 12:30
Jamali Maddix: AstonComedyMonkey Barrel 312Wed 13/08 21:55
Janine Harouni: This Is What You Waited ForComedyMonkey Barrel 314Mon 11/08 13:25
Krystal Evans: A Star is BurntComedyMonkey Barrel 225Wed 30/07 19:10
Larry Dean: Work in ProgressComedyMonkey Barrel 37Fri 01/08 12:00
Laura Davis: Despair is Beneath UsComedyMonkey Barrel 224Thu 31/07 17:45
Liam Withnail: Big Strong BoyComedyMonkey Barrel 126Tue 29/07 18:10
Lily Phillips: CryingComedyMonkey Barrel 214Wed 30/07 13:30
Lou Wall: The Fifth WallComedyMonkey Barrel 227Mon 28/07 22:00
Marc Jennings: Bread and CircusesComedyMonkey Barrel 427Mon 28/07 19:50
MC Hammersmith: Hippity Hoppity Get Off My PropertyComedyMonkey Barrel 122Thu 31/07 13:55
Mike Rice: Cruel Little ManComedyMonkey Barrel 423Fri 01/08 21:15
Pat Cahill presents St Julian's Social ClubComedyMonkey Barrel 212Wed 13/08 13:30
Phil Ellis: Soppy SternComedyMonkey Barrel 414Mon 11/08 12:45
Pierre Novellie: You Sit There, I’ll Stand HereComedyMonkey Barrel 328Mon 28/07 19:05
Piggy TimeComedyMonkey Barrel 13Thu 31/07 23:55
Robin Morgan: Let's Overshare! (Work in Progress)ComedyMonkey Barrel 25Thu 31/07 12:05
Sindhu Vee: Work-in-ProgressComedyMonkey Barrel 311Thu 31/07 13:25
Stephen Buchanan: Cold MeatComedyMonkey Barrel 225Mon 28/07 16:20
Stevie Martin: cloutComedyMonkey Barrel 38Fri 01/08 14:50
Stuart Goldsmith: An Inconvenient Time (WIP)ComedyMonkey Barrel 17Mon 11/08 11:05
The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society (ACMS)ComedyMonkey Barrel 113Sun 03/08 23:55
The Big ShowComedyMonkey Barrel 324Fri 01/08 20:30
Tom Cashman: 2 Truths, 1 Lie and 17 Slight ExaggerationsComedyMonkey Barrel 225Wed 30/07 20:35
Urooj Ashfaq: It's Funny to MeComedyMonkey Barrel 425Wed 30/07 18:25
Vittorio Angelone: you can’t Say Nothing any moreComedyMonkey Barrel 124Thu 31/07 19:35