Draft:Monkey Barrel Comedy

Monkey Barrel Comedy is a comedy club located in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Comedy Shows
Monkey Barrel Comedy operates as a year-round venue, with shows taking place seven nights a week across three permanent performance spaces. This includes comedy tours, works-in-progress, and regular shows featuring a combination of local, national, and international acts. Programming includes stand-up, improvisational, and alternative comedy.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Monkey Barrel Comedy has been operating at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe since 2016. In addition to its year-round performance spaces, the club regularly hosts shows in a number of other spaces in Edinburgh City Centre throughout August. In 2022, Monkey Barrel Comedy hosted the winners of both 'Best Show' (Sam Campbell) and 'Best Newcomer' (Lara Ricote) at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, as well as 'Best Show' again in 2023 (Ahir Shah). The club has been described as the "beating heart" of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by The Telegraph.

Recognition
Monkey Barrel Comedy was named 'Scotland's Best Comedy Venue' at the Chortle Awards in 2023. It is Edinburgh's #1 rated comedy club on Tripadvisor.