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The Edinburgh comedy club you'll want to
come back to, time and time again!
What's On?
Fri 01 MayRyan Cullen is one of the UK club circuit's most reliably booked young headliners — tight, audience-aware, and built to work the room. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland with a full bill of support. (All line-ups may be subject to change)- Sat 02 MayRyan Cullen is one of the UK club circuit's most reliably booked young headliners — tight, audience-aware, and built to work the room. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland with a full bill of support. (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Fri 08 MayOllie Horn is one of the UK circuit's sharpest international voices — ex-Tokyo, now a regular headliner with a set built fast, tight, and audience-ready. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland, (All line-ups may be subject to change)- Sat 09 MayOllie Horn is one of the UK circuit's sharpest international voices — ex-Tokyo, now a regular headliner with a set built fast, tight, and audience-ready. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Fri 15 MayJohn Gavin is one of Scotland's most-booked club headliners — tight, observational, and built to work the room. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland with a full bill of support. (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Sat 16 MayJohn Gavin is one of Scotland's most-booked club headliners — tight, observational, and built to work the room. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland with a full bill of support. (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Fri 22 MayRobin Grainger is one of Edinburgh's most in-demand stand-up headliners — a Scottish circuit veteran whose audiences keep growing year on year. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland. (All line-ups may be subject to change)- Sat 23 MayRobin Grainger is one of Edinburgh's most in-demand stand-up headliners — a Scottish circuit veteran whose audiences keep growing year on year. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Fri 29 MayBilly Kirkwood is one of Scotland's most experienced compères and a headline act in his own right — a safe pair of hands who can hold any room. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Sat 30 MayBilly Kirkwood is one of Scotland's most experienced compères and a headline act in his own right — a safe pair of hands who can hold any room. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Fri 05 JunDarius Davies is one of the UK comedy circuit's sharpest headliners — festival-honed, fearlessly observational, and built for a tight room. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland. (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Sat 06 JunRick Molland is The Comedy Attic's resident MC — and one of the UK's most highly-rated comperes and crowd workers. On select nights he steps off the host's mic and into the headline slot for a proper hour, with a full bill of support behind him. (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Fri 12 JunDaniel Downie is one of the UK club circuit's most reliably booked headliners — a confident, audience-tested stand-up who closes a bill the way it should be closed. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland (All line-ups may be subject to change)- Sat 13 JunRyan Cullen is one of the UK club circuit's most reliably booked young headliners — tight, audience-aware, and built to work the room. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland with a full bill of support. (All line-ups may be subject to change)
- Fri 19 JunRobin Grainger is one of Edinburgh's most in-demand stand-up headliners — a Scottish circuit veteran whose audiences keep growing year on year. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland. (All line-ups may be subject to change)
- Sat 20 JunRobin Grainger is one of Edinburgh's most in-demand stand-up headliners — a Scottish circuit veteran whose audiences keep growing year on year. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Fri 26 JunBilly Kirkwood is one of Scotland's most experienced compères and a headline act in his own right — a safe pair of hands who can hold any room. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland (All line-ups may be subject to change)- Sat 27 JunBilly Kirkwood is one of Scotland's most experienced compères and a headline act in his own right — a safe pair of hands who can hold any room. He performs at The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh's Grassmarket, hosted by resident MC Rick Molland (All line-ups may be subject to change)
Where We Are: The Beehive Inn, Grassmarket
The Comedy Attic
Top Floor, The Beehive Inn
18–20 Grassmarket
Edinburgh, EH1 2JU
A five-minute walk from the Grassmarket taxi rank, eight minutes from Waverley, right in the middle of Edinburgh's Old Town. Look for the Beehive Inn pub sign, the entrance is the pub door, tell the bar staff you're here for comedy and they'll point you up the stairs, or turn up early and grab a bite to eat in the amazing beer garden or whisky room.
What the Press Says...
"Rick Molland makes Richard Dawkins look like the Archbishop of Canterbury."
— The Scotsman
"A pitch-perfect masterclass in working a room… Comedy Genius."
— The Mumble
"Molland is known to chew up agitators and spit them back out with furious authority."
— Edinburgh Evening News
"Rick Molland shows Mastery of the art of crowd work… side-splitting banter."
— One-4-Review
A Proper Pub Comedy Night in Edinburgh's Old Town
Three flights up from the bar of The Beehive Inn, one of Edinburgh's oldest pubs, The Comedy Attic is the city's original pub comedy night. Every Friday and Saturday we pack the newly refurbished attic with around sixty-five people - locals, tourists, stags, hens, and visitors from out of space - everybody is welcome, for two hours of live stand-up. Rick Molland hosts a rotating line-up of the best comics working in Scotland, the UK, and further afield, plus the odd surprise drop-in from names you'll recognise. Low ceilings, hot food, cold beer, whisky on ice, and loads of laughs.
This Weekend at The Comedy Attic
Friday and Saturday, 8:15pm. Hosted by Rick Molland with a changing line-up of Scotland's sharpest stand-ups and the odd touring headliner. Doors 8pm, show ends around 10pm.
Your Host: Rick Molland
Rick has been running comedy rooms in Edinburgh for over twenty years and hosts every single show at The Comedy Attic himself. Expect him warming up the crowd, introducing the acts, and if you heckle, dismantling you in front of sixty-five strangers. In fact, please heckle, we dare you! He's a regular on the Scottish circuit, has supported touring headliners across the UK, and has gigged all over the world. His speciality is Roasting (that's brutal comedic takedowns, performed with mutual affection) and he is widely regarded as one of the UK's top comperes.
Edinburgh's Original Pub Comedy Club
Live stand-up every Friday & Saturday at 8:15pm, Top Floor of The Beehive Inn in the Grassmarket,
Hosted by Rick Molland. Tickets £12.50 online, we sell out most weekends, so book ahead
FAQ's
1. Where is The Comedy Attic in Edinburgh?
We're three flights up in The Beehive Inn, 18-20 Grassmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2JU. Enter through the pub's main door on Grassmarket and follow the signs up the stairs. The room itself is the attic of the building, which is how we got the name.
2. How much are Comedy Attic tickets?
Tickets are £12.50 online and £15 on the door. Booking online saves you £2.50 per ticket and guarantees your seat. Group bookings for stag and hen parties have separate offers. See the Stag Dos page for details.
3. What time does The Comedy Attic start?
Shows start at 8:15pm every Friday and Saturday night. Doors open roughly half an hour before. A typical show runs around two hours including a short interval, so you're usually out around 10:30pm.
4. Is there food at The Comedy Attic?
You can get good pub food downstairs at The Beehive Inn before the show. Once you're in the room, it's drinks only. The usual plan is dinner downstairs, then head up for the comedy.
5. Can I bring my own drinks into the show?
It's not BYOB. There's a bar on the ground floor of The Beehive, so grab a drink on the way up. There's also an interval halfway through the show so you can top up.
6. Do I need to book Comedy Attic tickets in advance?
Yes, we'd recommend it. The room seats 65 and we sell out pretty regularly, especially on Saturdays and during festival season. Booking online is cheaper than the door and you're guaranteed a seat.
7. Can under-18s come to The Comedy Attic?
Under-18s are welcome if they're with an adult, but Scottish licensing rules mean they have to leave the venue by 10pm. Comedy tends to be adult in tone, so if you're bringing a teenager, just be aware the material isn't tailored for them.
8. Is The Comedy Attic wheelchair accessible?
No. The room is up several flights of stairs in a 300-year-old Edinburgh building with no lift. It's called the Attic for a reason. It's not suitable for wheelchair users, and the bar and toilets are on other floors, which means more stairs during the night. If you have mobility needs, get in touch before booking and we'll talk you through the layout honestly.