Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the second Edinburgh Comedy Festival on the Fringe. We’re back with yet another blistering programme of funny people that is bursting at the seams.

In 2008 the festival presented acts from Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly. In 2009 we are proud to welcome on board shows at venues as varied as the The Bongo Club, The Playhouse, The Edinburgh International Conference Centre, The Laughing Horse and Nichol Edwards Cinema and the Just The Tonic Comedy Club. With one brochure, one website and one box office where you can buy tickets for any performance, this promises once more, to be the largest concentration of laughter anywhere on the planet. And it’s all on the Fringe.

Whether it’s stand up, sketch, musical comedy, improv or even silent clowns, the Comedy Festival has the lot! Once again the best known faces share the limelight with those just waiting to be discovered.

So take a risk, once you’ve seen your all time favourite, try something different. You never know who you might discover.

This festival is a banquet of comic delights, it’s the annual feast of funny, and when you are tired of laughing your head off, don't forget about the other events such as theatre,music, dance and kids programmes being put on this year by Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly! You could spend a month, and still just scratch the surface! You can buy all your tickets on this website or from any of our 14 box offices around the city.

We wish you a thoroughly enjoyable festival!
 

William, Karen, Anthony, Ed and Charlie
and all at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival Team

Booking Fees
Booking fees vary between venues and booking method. For more information on booking fees please call venue box office to ask before booking. There is a £1.00 handling charge per transaction for Underbelly’s book by text service.

 

Terms and Conditions
Concession prices (where listed) are available to children under 16, students, registered unemployed, Young Scots/Stage Pass holders, Senior Citizens and disabled persons, unless otherwise stated. Proof of status must be shown when purchasing tickets and collecting tickets. Tickets are non-exchangeable and non-refundable. All credit card bookings must be collected at least 20 minutes before the performance start time. Venues will post tickets up to 20th July.

It is not possible to admit latecomers to performances. The Venue Management reserves the right to alter the published programme and to refuse admission. All seats are unreserved. No admission after 9pm for under 14s at the Gilded Balloon Teviot.

 

00:00 ALL TIMES FOLLOW THE 24 HOUR CLOCK
Shows advertising as starting before 02:00 are shown for the previous day.

The first Edinburgh Comedy Festival presented acts from Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly. In 2009 we are proud to welcome on board shows at venues as varied as the The Bongo Club, The Playhouse, The Edinburgh International Conference Centre, The Laughing Horse and Nichol Edwards Cinema and the Just The Tonic Comedy Club.

With one brochure, one website and one box office where you can buy tickets for any performance, this promises once more, to be the largest concentration of laughter anywhere on the planet. And it’s all on the Fringe.

There's also more information about how to book at each of the main venues: 

 

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