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Waverley Bar

A simple, classic Edinburgh bar whose near-century of history has been respected under new ownership.

What's On @ Waverley Bar

Bad Dates Anonymous: Dating Horror Story Confessions by Top Stand-Ups
Comedy
RGB Monster Three top comics spill their worst dating disaster stories with unfiltered stand-up on sex and relationships. Plus we'll share your dating horror stories anonymously live on stage! If your dating life is a joke, this is the show for you. Whether you've found love, are forever single, or are somewhere in between, you'll leave feeling happier about your dating mishaps! Total sell-out at Fringe World, Perth 2025. Audience participation, Strong language/swearing
A Pub Quiz for D**kheads
Comedy

A Pub Quiz for D**kheads

7 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2026

RGB Monster A strictly 18+ pub quiz for know-it-alls, written and hosted by comedians. Gather your most insufferable friends, bring a charged smartphone in case you want to cheat, and grab a pint to enjoy the most ludicrous quiz of your life. Questions range from the guessable: Q: Which two countries have the colour pink in their flag? A: Spain and Mexico. To the argument-starting: Q: Which of those two countries is the laziest? A: We'll hear arguments from both sides and take a vote. The total sell-out at Perth FRINGE WORLD makes its Edinburgh Fringe debut! Audience participation, Strong language/swearing
Muck – The Dark Jokes Show
Comedy
Stand-up

Muck – The Dark Jokes Show

7 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2026

RGB Monster Sex, death, religion, filth – nothing is off limits in our rotating selection of muck merchants telling their dark, dirty and degenerate stand-up. Five-star comedians picked from across the festival. Not punching up or down, more like a cheeky comedy poke at everything! This strictly 18+ hour of good, clean, dirty fun is not for the easily offended! Strong language/swearing
2026 Scottish Comedy Festival's Pick of the Fringe
Comedy
Stand-up
Scottish Comedy Festival SCF's official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 14th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favorite acts from across the Fringe. Rick Molland, resident compere of Edinburgh’s late-night Comedy Attic, presents an ever-changing line-up of some of the best comics the Fringe has to offer, all crammed into one amazing show. 'A must–see for Scottish comedy lovers' \*\*\*\* (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Rick Molland is perfect for the role of compere' (ThreeWeeks). 'Stand-out stand-up' (Rip It Up). Perth Fringe Comedy Award nominee. This show sells out, grab your tickets now. Strong language/swearing
Guid Crack: Near Beltane's Eve with Amanda Edmiston
Join herbal storyteller Amanda Edmiston (Botanica Fabula) for an evening 'Near Beltane's Eve', a reworking of the legends of the marriage of the May Queen and the Green Man, drawing on the plant, fire and faerie filled stories that grow through the folklore surrounding this season. Do you dare loiter under the Hawthorn tree? Another fun and friendly session of Edinburgh’s monthly storytelling club held upstairs in the Waverley Bar, with the usual open-floor section for anyone to share a story, song or poem around the theme or otherwise. ~~~~~ Writer and profession herbal storyteller with a background in herbal medicine, Amanda Edmiston takes people into other worlds through her stories, redolent with layers of history, lore, and the oft-forgotten wisdom of the natural environment. Immersion into one of Amanda's stories involves all the senses and reveals facts that threaten to drift from the everyday consciousness.
Rory o Hanlon: Honestly
Comedy

Rory o Hanlon: Honestly

7 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2026

Rory o Hanlon Comedy Having started his career in Dublin, award-winning Irish stand-up comedian Rory O’ Hanlon is a firm favourite at comedy clubs across the UK and Ireland. Described as having 'presence, poise, timing' (Chortle.co.uk), and having 'a joke every 30 seconds' (IrishTimes.com), his rapid fire delivery regularly has audiences crying with laughter. He is also a veteran of stage, performing 16 consecutive solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. None
Craig Wilson: This Might Be Nothing
Comedy
Stand-up

Craig Wilson: This Might Be Nothing

7 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2026

Craig Wilson After ten years of backhanded compliments, rude drunks, and being bullied by teenagers, Craig is starting to wonder if fast food is the career for him after all. Wilson builds a chaotic anthology of hospitality horror, strung together with the kind of manic befuddlement that any lunch rush slop-slinger will instantly recognise. This is a show for anyone who has ever been in a restaurant before. Or has ever eaten or drank anything in their lives. 'The tics and quirks of James Acaster and the lateral thought patterns of Mitch Hedberg.' (Comedy.co.uk). Strong language/swearing
Darren Gaffney: The Full Gaffney
Comedy
Stand-up
Storytelling

Darren Gaffney: The Full Gaffney

7 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2026

Darren Gaffney / Scottish Comedy Festival Born in rural Ireland, in the often-forgotten Irish County of Cavan – 20 minutes from the border with Northern Ireland. Gaffney grew up on Irish farms where the hardcore Irish ways of GAA, religion and drinking were instilled in him from an early age. A life of mad events and crazy Irish characters, his debut headline show The Full Gaffney sees him describe, rant, shout and laugh at his life as a 28 year-old "redneck culchie" from Ireland's quiet yet mental countryside. Sold-out solo run at Whelan's, Ireland. None

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