Draft:Monkey Barrel Comedy

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Declined by Geardona 21 days ago. Last edited by Keith D 9 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: Needs one or two more secondary sources, TripAdvisor is not a reliable source per WP:UGC Geardona (talk to me?) 00:48, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Monkey Barrel Comedy is a comedy club located in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1]

Activity[edit]

Comedy Shows[edit]

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.^[2]

Edinburgh Fringe Festival[edit]

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,^[3] as well as 'Best Show' again in 2023 (Ahir Shah).^[4] The club has been described as the "beating heart" of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by The Telegraph.^[5]

Recognition[edit]

Monkey Barrel Comedy was named 'Scotland's Best Comedy Venue' at the Chortle Awards in 2023.^[6] It is Edinburgh's #1 rated comedy club on Tripadvisor.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh – Comedy Venues". www.visitscotland.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ "Monkey Barrel Comedy | Stand Up Comedy in Edinburgh". Monkey Barrel Comedy. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ "Australian comic wins Edinburgh comedy award". BBC News. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ Street, 180 High; Edinburgh; Eh1 1qs; Kingdom +44131 226 0026, United. "Comedy awards". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Retrieved 2024-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Saunders, Tristram Fane (2021-08-10). "Edinburgh Fringe 2021: a crazy comedy experiment". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ Bennett, Steve. "Chortle Awards 2023 winners announced : Features 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ "The 5 Best Edinburgh Comedy Clubs". Tripadvisor. January 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[1] "Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh – Comedy Venues". www.visitscotland.com. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[2] "Monkey Barrel Comedy | Stand Up Comedy in Edinburgh". Monkey Barrel Comedy. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[3] "Australian comic wins Edinburgh comedy award". BBC News. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[4] Street, 180 High; Edinburgh; Eh1 1qs; Kingdom +44131 226 0026, United. "Comedy awards". Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Retrieved 2024-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] Saunders, Tristram Fane (2021-08-10). "Edinburgh Fringe 2021: a crazy comedy experiment". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[6] Bennett, Steve. "Chortle Awards 2023 winners announced : Features 2023 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

[7] "The 5 Best Edinburgh Comedy Clubs". Tripadvisor. January 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

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