Situated in the Grassmarket, the heart of historic Old Edinburgh, and serving food and drink all day long, The Beehive Inn comprises a main bar on the ground floor and a comfortable and relaxing restaurant and bar on the first floor. Our two dedicated 50-seat performance spaces, presenting some of the best homegrown comedy at the festival, are on the first and second floors.

Australian comedian Michael Shafar is one of the most exciting new acts in the UK with his dark, unfiltered and unapologetic takes on the topics most comedians are smart enough to avoid. 'Disarmingly relaxed... an intelligent sense of humour with a wildly inventive, darkly comic imagination' ***** (TheEdinburghReporter.co.uk). 'Shafar circumnavigates the line between edgy and offensive with beautiful finesse' ****½ (TheAge.com.au). 'He’s a brand of comedian that is getting rarer to come by these days... if you fear comedy has gotten too politically correct, this show will put those fears to rest' **** (Time Out).

Michael Shafar – Inappropriate

Multi award-winning Irish comedian Danny O'Brien is back with his brand-new stand-up show! Mortgage-approved, childless millennial O'Brien has sold out the last three years straight at the Fringe festival. From buying in a housing crisis to trying Keto for a month plus a defiant allergy to ice baths/saunas despite the "multiple health benefits". He has toured over 70 tour dates globally this past year, sold out Liberty Hall Theatre in Dublin, released a TV special and headlined at various international comedy festivals. Don't miss his hilarious new comedy hour about adulting/existing in 2025!

Danny O'Brien: Adulting Hard!

After a complete sell-out run in 2023 and 2024 at the iconic Edinburgh Festival Fringe (as well as performances at several festivals in Ireland and the UK), this triple-headline, pro-comic show from an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman brings a live stand-up comedy show like nothing else you've ever seen! Rick Molland, Danny O'Brien and Billy Kirkwood will take to the stage for another full festival run, bringing non-stop laughs, high-energy and hilarious banter! Don't miss this one, one of the fastest-selling shows of last year's Festival for good reason!

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman

One of Edinburgh's longest-running gigs now runs nightly at the Fringe! One of our top resident MCs introduces two headline-level acts doing extended sets in our boutique comedy club above the iconic Beehive Inn. Grab a pint at one of the oldest pubs in Edinburgh, climb the stairs past the original death cell door of Calton Jail and enter our purpose-built boutique comedy club for a perfect way to round off your night at the Fringe. Over 100 five-star reviews and counting on Tripadvisor and Google Reviews. Don't miss out!

Comedy Lock-in at the Attic

A fast, funny and often filthy show that bursts with positivity, frantic stand-up and improv comedy energy from an award-winning comic. Halfway between stand-up, cabaret and a night out with your ADHD-riddled pal and filled with hysterical stories of life, dodging death, Disneyland, kids, ghosts, old goths, growing up in Scotland and any nonsense we pick up along the way in a show that teaches you not to take life too seriously and embrace your inner silly. Tour support for Rhod Gilbert, Mick Foley, Frankie Boyle and more. No discernible narrative. No sad bits. Just fun.

Billy Kirkwood: Chaos

Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 13th hilarious year with another hand-picked selection of our favorite acts from across the Fringe. Five-time Scottish Comedy Award winner Billy Kirkwood presents an ever-changing line-up of some of the best comics the Fringe has to offer, all crammed into one amazing hour and held together by ‘one of the funniest comics at the Fringe’ (ThreeWeeks). 'A must-see for Scottish comedy lovers' **** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Stand-out stand-up' (Rip It Up). Perth Fringe Comedy Award nominated.

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe 16:30

Scottish Comedy Festival’s official Pick of the Fringe showcase returns for a 13th 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 nominated.

Scotland's Pick of the Fringe 21:00

Quality one-liners, puns and light-hearted jokes! UK Pun Championships winner, 2022. Scottish Comedian of the Year runner-up, 2021. You Must Be Joke King winner, 2024. Nominated Best Stand-up Buxton Fringe, 2023. Dave's Top 10 Jokes of the Fringe 2019, 2021 and 2022. As seen on Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch. ‘A barrage of one liners... exudes confidence and charm’ ***** (Lancaster Guardian). ‘Quick, original and funny’ **** (BroadwayBaby.com). 'Immediately establishing himself as a safe pair of hands, reminiscent of a master like Milton Jones, his (justified) confidence in his material shone through' (Scotsman).

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