Venue 338: Cabaret Voltaire
- 36 Blair Street, EH1 1QR
- www.thecabaretvoltaire.com
- www.edfringe.com
Details
As well as catering for all genres of music through its late-night clubs, Cabaret Voltaire also operates as a thriving live music venue earlier in the evening, hosting gigs virtually every night of the year. These range from new local bands right through to established internationally-famous acts. During the Edinburgh Fringe we are open everyday from 11am-5am. No age restriction before 10pm.
Shows at this venue
Trying to Be Good
- Stand-Up
- Free
- Noon (45 mins)
- 2-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
Award-winning comedian, TV and radio writer and co-creator of Comedy Central's Modern Horror Stories, Daniel Audritt asks - 'what really... Full listing
Ollie Horn Made Some Funny Friends in Japan
- Stand-Up / storytelling
- Free
- 12:10pm (50 mins)
- 2-14 & 16-26 Aug 2018
Lovable Brit Ollie Horn ('always a crowd pleaser' (Edd Daggers, ROR Comedy)) tells fast-paced tales of life as an unlikely... Full listing
Sketch Thieves
- Sketch Show
- Free
- 1pm (1 hour)
- 2-13 & 15-26 Aug 2018
Comedy sketch swapping live! The cult hit show where sketch groups perform their own sketches, then each others'. Chortle Award... Full listing
MetaMafforphosis
- Free
- 1:10pm (50 mins)
- 3-12, 14-22 & 24-26 Aug 2018
Maff Brown is an award-nominated comedian. He writes for Mock the Week and GQ magazine have put him in the... Full listing
Do You Think That's Wise? - The Life and Times of John Le Mesurier
- Play
- Free
- 1:10pm (50 mins)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
In an affectionate tribute, leading impressionist Julian Dutton of BBC One's The Big Impression brings to life one of Britain's... Full listing
Cold as Icelandic
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 2:10pm (50 mins)
- 2-5, 7-12, 14-19 & 21-26 Aug 2018
Cold as Icelandic is an internationally themed stand-up comedy show from a single guy in his late 20s who has... Full listing
Ahir Shah: Duffer
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 2:15pm (1 hour)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Ahir Shah returns to Edinburgh with a new hour of stand-up about life and what comes after, death and what... Full listing
Matt Watson and Friends
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 2:45pm (1 hour)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Laugh it Off Comedy presents Matt Watson and Friends. Come hear the story of a man who has put everything... Full listing
Zahra Barri is Zahra: Warrior Not Princess
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 3:15pm (45 mins)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Zahra's never stood in front of a mirror and taken a selfie. Nor has she intentionally made herself look like... Full listing
Perry Air Comedy Award Ceremony
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 3:30pm (1 hour)
- 23 Aug 2018
The biggest names - Coogan, Evans, Eclair... and the biggest competition! Who will win the three most prestigious awards in... Full listing
The Rat Pack Presents: International Stars of Comedy
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 3:30pm (1 hour)
- 2-22 & 24-26 Aug 2018
Fringe hit! A different daily bill of global stand-up comedy stars. Five sell-out years. 'Classy stand-up show. Laid-back, joyful fun... Full listing
Laughing Horse Free Pick of the Fringe
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 6:15pm (1 hour)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
See the very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with different line-ups at every show and four performances daily.... Full listing
Louise Reay: Eraserhead
- Stand-Up / satire
- Free
- 4:15pm (1 hour)
- 2-13 & 15-26 Aug 2018
The first show in Edinburgh was banned... and lawyers told her to can the second show. How will the third... Full listing
Sean McLoughlin: Hail Mary
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 4:45pm (1 hour)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
After 30 wasted years, Sean McLoughlin (Chortle Award nominee, Ricky Gervais tour support) is back at the Fringe to perform... Full listing
Alex Kealy: A Kealy's Heel
- Stand-Up / satire
- Free
- 5:15pm (1 hour)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Political comedian/ball of anxiety Alex Kealy honks on about love (passionate) and politics (jaded) for show number three. 'Hilariously funny'... Full listing
Comedy Freak Show
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 5:30pm (1 hour)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Come one, come all to this tragic affair! Comedy Freak Show is an exhibition of comedic rarities. Typical features would... Full listing
Shady With a Chance of Sunburn
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 6pm (1 hour)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Dana Alexander offers her unique and irreverent perspective in an industry that is dominated by the privileged and homogeneous -... Full listing
#AA: Absurdly Asian 2018 by Jinx Yeo
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 6:30pm (1 hour)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
'The comedy surprise discovery of this Fringe' **** (AdelaideNow.com.au). Nominated for Best Comedy, Fringe World Awards 2018. All-new 2018 stand-up... Full listing
Mike's Back
- Stand-Up / storytelling
- Free
- 6:45pm (1 hour)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
After a sell-out world tour and best-selling book Gobsmacked, former dentist turned comedy giant Michael Hackett is back. Back to... Full listing
Martin Mor is Blocked
- Stand-Up / storytelling
- Free
- 7:15pm (55 mins)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Martin Mor is blocked on Twitter by Donald Trump, the NRA, and the Creationist Museum. That's three good reasons to... Full listing
Eau de Munro
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 8pm (45 mins)
- 2-26 Aug 2018
Golden Jester award winner Bob Munro] presents Eau de Munro. A journey into the dimly lit surreal reaches of his... Full listing
Joke Thieves
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 8:30pm (1 hour)
- 2-13 & 15-26 Aug 2018
Comedy set swapping live! The cult hit show where comedians perform their own jokes, then each others'. Chortle Award winner... Full listing
Eleanor Conway: Walk of Shame 2
- Stand-Up
- Free
- 9pm (1 hour)
- 2-11 & 13-26 Aug 2018
'...Conway is chaotic and electric' **** (Skinny). '...A charm and energy you can't learn' **** (BroadwayBaby.com). Fresh off the back... Full listing