The Aberdeen Comedy Festival is here for 2025, bringing the finest comedians to the Granite City for two weeks that will hit you right in the funny bone. From leading names to rising stars, household favourites to local heroes, from stand-up to improv, we’ll show you that laughter really is the best medicine…no prescription needed!
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chris mccausland
yonks!
Mon 22 & Thu 25 September 2025 8pm
You might have seen him on Strictly Come Dancing, Would I Lie to You, Have I Got News for You, The Royal Variety, QI, Blankety Blank, The Last Leg, and tons more as well.
He’s been called an “overnight success” – even though he’s been doing this for bloody yonks!
Chris McCausland is hitting the road again with another masterclass in stand-up comedy that has literally been yonks in the making. The last tour was a sell-out, so get your tickets now! Recommended Age 16+.
Tickets £34 n Music Hall
Wed 24 - Sat 27 September 2025
Various times
The Flying Pigs are delighted to be back at HMT with a new show packed full of their usual blend of sketches and songs.
Once described as ‘the punk Scotland The What?’, the Pigs’ inimitable brand of humour sees the return of favourite characters such as Mither & Faither, Hilton John and the Buckie Drifters.
So dinna fash yersel, get your tickets soon or you’ll be furious to miss out!
Accessible performances available
Tickets from £27.50 n His Majesty’s Theatre
Gary Faulds Panic at the Midlife Disco
Wed 24 September 2025 7pm
Join Gary Faulds, the Glaswegian comedian who has survived every type of life crisis imaginable, in Panic At The Midlife Disco. Expect gut busting stories, sharp wit and a brutally honest look at the chaos of growing up, getting old and trying to keep it together while everything falls apart. It’s a comedy show that proves the only thing more awkward than a midlife crisis is trying to laugh about it. 16+.
Wed 24 September 2025 7pm
Being loud, brazen and a little bit lairy was all Matt needed to propel himself onto the comedy circuit aged 18 and be presenting national telly by 22. But faster than you can say ‘Celebrity Coach Trip’ he suddenly finds himself in his 30s. As seen on Dancing on Ice, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Love Island: Aftersun (ITV2) and many more. Recommended 18+.
lou conran gooch
Thu 25 September 2025 7pm
After a UK sell out run in 2024, award winning comedian, Lou Conran, returns with her new show Gooch. (You know that bit between your doodah and your wotsit, you know down there? Your ‘Taint’, ‘your Grundle’,) that bit that no one knows what to do with? Well, that’s Lou Conran. Recommended Age 16+.
Fri 26 September 2025
elf lyons horses
The first ever comedy show performed entirely by a horse. Made by the awardwinning Elf Lyons, performed by Treacle.
‘Beautiful hind legs’ Horse & Hound.
‘One of the 50 funniest comedians of the 21st century’ The Telegraph. Recommended Age 16+.
Fri 26 September 2025 7:30pm
The all-new hour from the Edinburgh born-and-bred comedian who has risen through the ranks at an almost meteoric rate since his very first open spot in October 2017 to establish himself as the country’s latest international break-through artist.
Gallus is Connor’s 4th solo show, and lands hot on the heels of his previous smash-hit 1994 which sold 10,000+ tickets in Edinburgh alone.
Recommended Age 16+
Tickets £20.50 n Music Hall
Rory O’ Hanlon Steve McLeod Steve Johnson
Fri 26 & Sat 27 September 2025 7pm
Rory O’Hanlon is a Dublin based stand up comedian whose observational style of comedy has made him a instant hit with crowds up and down the country. Rory plays and MCs every venue in Ireland from the world famous Comedy Cellar and the International Comedy Club The Laughter Lounge, to the Empire Belfast and City Limits in Cork. 18+.
Tickets £11
Fri 26 September 2025 8pm
Stuart Mitchell is now regarded as one of the UK’s top comedians and social media stars with over a 100M views online. Now you can see him on his tour. Join the longest running panellist of BBC Scotland’s Breaking The News as he shares his amazing life story. “Please go and see Stuart Mitchell” Will Ferrell. Recommended Age 16+.
Neil Skene SEEING IT THE DORIC WAY
Fri 26 September 2025 9:30pm
Neil is bringing his solo show to Breakneck Comedy, he will lay himself bare and promises to expose and dispel some truths and myths about living with sight loss in a world he is forced to share with the sighted!
Tickets £5.50 n Breakneck Comedy
COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS
Sat 27 September 2025 2pm
Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families… but without the rude bits! The show is family friendly, but without any patronising idiocy. In fact, it’s just like a normal comedy club, but it’s on in the day.
Tickets £11 n Lemon Tree Studio
kieran hodgson voice of america
Sat 27 September 2025 7:30pm
America. What happened, man? Ever since he was a little loser kid in a little loser country (yes, England), Kieran Hodgson has been putting on an American accent and dreaming a big American dream. But nowadays it’s not so simple. Didn’t America go completely bananas? Didn’t he get too old for dreaming? 14+.
Tickets £22 n Lemon Tree Lounge
Sat 27 September 2025 8pm
Scotland’s best and much-loved stand-up comedian, Fred Macaulay is getting ready to hit the road again. Now in the fourth decade of his comedy career, he still loves being on stage doing what he does best...quite simply it’s STAND-UP! And his appetite for performing is as strong as it ever was.
Tickets £22 n Lemon Tree Studio
Bestselling show of Edinburgh Fringe
Sat 27 September 2025 8pm
The nation’s twelfth-favourite doctor, Adam Kay brings his brand new show on tour, fresh from a record-breaking run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a sellout season in the West End. This is Going to Hurt was a literary sensation, selling three million copies and becoming a multi-BAFTA-winning BBC series. Undoctored follows on from This is Going to Hurt, leaving audiences laughing and crying with unique tales of life on and off the wards. It also contains the ‘degloving’ story because people ask for refunds if they don’t hear it. 16+.
Tickets from £27 n Music Hall
Late Night at The Lemon Tree
Sat 27 September 2025 Doors 9:30pm
Late Night at The Lemon Tree brings a multi-bill line-up of festival favourites and surprise guests to the stage. Expect sharp stand-up, a packed room, and plenty of laughs. The line-up will be online soon—but you’ll want to book early for one of the funniest nights of the festival. 18+.
Tickets £13.20 n Lemon Tree Lounge
Sat 27 September 2025 9:30pm
Imagine your doctor decided to swap the stethoscope for a microphone and found out laughter really is the best medicine. Meet Dave Wandless, an observational and satirical comedian who weaves his experiences as a GP into a hilarious commentary on the state of the NHS, the absurdities of modern medicine, and the joys of living (un)healthily.
Tickets £7.70 n Breakneck Comedy
IGNACIO LOPEZ
JUAN SOLO’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURES IN SPACE!
Sun 28 September 2025 3pm
FAMILY FRIENDLY SCI-FI STAND-UP SHOW
Join Live At The Apollo’s Ignacio Lopez (Juan Solo) on a daring journey through the galaxy, in his rust bucket of a ship, the Millennial Falcon! Expect sarcasm, stand-up comedy and silliness in this chaotic, interactive adventure show!
Tickets £15.40
Concession & Family Tickets available n Lemon Tree Studio
Sun 28 September 2025 7pm
Ignacio Lopez is a Spanish & Welsh comedian based in Cardiff. His family is made up of Spanish, Welsh, Irish, Moroccan, and Germans. Family get-togethers are like a meeting of the U.N. Branded Spain’s Best Export by the Spanish Embassy and Office of Culture in the UK, Ignacio has appeared on TV shows including Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Comedy Central Live, and more. 16+.
Tickets £22 n Lemon Tree Studio
Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf
Sun 28 September 2025 7:30pm
In this brand new show, Stewart Lee shares his stage with a tough-talking werewolf comedian from the dark forests of the subconscious who hates humanity.
The Man-Wulf lays down a ferocious comedy challenge to the culturally irrelevant and physically enfeebled Lee. Can the beast inside us all be silenced with the silver bullet of Lee’s unprecedentedly critically acclaimed style of stand-up? 14+.
Tickets £32.50 n His Majesty’s Theatre
BRIDGET CHRISTIE WITCH
Thu 2 October 2025 7:30pm
Following the huge success of her smash hit Channel 4 series The Change, the Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Bridget Christie is back with a new work in progress show, Witch. 16+.
“10th-best living comedian’” Times
“A masterclass” HHHHH Guardian
“Superb” HHHH Telegraph
Tickets £28 n Music Hall
Thu 2 October 2025
Sophie Duker Work In Progress
7:30pm
Sophie Duker is a comedian and writer whose favourite things include breaking hearts, taking names and telling jokes with the confidence of a cis straight middle-class white man. Her Edinburgh Fringe Show, Venus, saw her nominated for the Best Newcomer award and gained critical acclaim and five star reviews, leading to a two week sold out run at Soho Theatre. 16+.
Tickets £16.50 n Lemon Tree Studio
Mark Watson Before It Overtakes Us
Fri 3 October 2025 7:30pm
A recent encounter with a stranger caused Mark Watson to spend some time pondering the uncertain future facing humanity. He explores this – along with equally pressing matters like the worst word he has ever said in public, the current state of the UK sausage industry, and much more – in a typically frantic and fun-packed new show. 14+.
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ROBIN GRAINGER
Fri 3 October 2025 7pm
Seen on: BBC One and BBC Scotland. Heard on: BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Scotland, Heart and Forth One. Featured in The Telegraph, The Scotsman, The Herald and Metro. Longlisted for the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award, 2025. ‘It’s dope’ (Kevin Hart). ‘Brilliant stand-up’ HHHH (List). ‘Sell-out shows and it’s not hard to see why’ HHHH½ (One4Review.co.uk).
Tickets £16.50 n OGV Taproom
Kirkwood martin bearne
Fri 3 & Sat 4 October 2025 7pm
Billy Kirkwood is a touring stand-up comedian & presenter who brings a unique diversity that he balances with a wild and energetic onstage persona. Master of dark comedy and stalwart of the Scottish comedy scene Martin Bearne would like to be taken seriously as a serious actor doing serious acting.
Tickets £11 n Breakneck Comedy
Billy
Daniel Sloss
Live
Fri 3 October 2025 7:30pm
For one night only, join Scotland’s international comedy star putting the finishing touches to his brand-new show, maybe with a special guest or two. Maybe not. That’s the pitch. It will be funny, rude and a one off.
Ok - we should probably also mention that Daniel was the biggest ticket selling comedian in the world for most of 2021, has sold out six New York solo off-Broadway seasons, appeared on U.S TV’s ‘Conan’ ten times, broken box office records in Edinburgh and toured in 55 countries.
Age restriction 16+
Tickets £24 n Music Hall
Fri 3 October 2025
Marcel Lucont’s Whine List
8:45pm
Marcel Lucont’s Whine List is an interactive live comedy show which has toured all over the world to great critical and commercial success and is now being turned into a podcast. The deadpan Frenchman serves up a unique Whine List from the audience’s past woes and misdemeanours.
Tickets £15.40 n Lemon Tree Studio
Fri 3 October 2025 9:30pm
The man from Montrose Scott Forbes has been a regular performer and MC at Breakneck Comedy and has become an audience favourite. From observations to impressions, his straight to the point quick wit humour always has the audience in raptures. He has supported Gary Meikle on a number of tour dates and also had his first successful sold out show Adulting.
Marcel Lucont Les Enfants Terribles
Sat 4 October 2025 2pm
FAMILY FRIENDLY STAND-UP SHOW
Acclaimed French comedian Marcel Lucont presents a wild family gameshow, in which kids get to be pests, politicians and pétomanes to be crowned the most awful child. See what happens when international insouciance meets infantile exuberance. A big hit at Edinburgh Fringe and many other festivals.
Tickets £11 n Lemon Tree Studio
Peter Wood Back in the Day
Sat 4 October 2025 5pm
How good were things back in the day. Before Pandemics, Cost of Living, etc. We just had it better, it was more fun, less woke, Things happened and we just, well we just rolled with the punches, from nights out, to sitting around and watching the world go by. If you love the 80s, and growing up in the 90s, this show is for you.
Tickets £13.20 n Breakneck Comedy
Sat 4 October 2025
angela barnes angst
8pm
A brand new stand-up show from Angela Barnes, star of Mock The Week and Live at The Apollo. This hilarious show has some stories of success and sound logic, but mostly features stories of unmitigated failure, a distinct lack of wisdom, a little bit of German and loads of jokes.
STRICTLY 14+ Likely to be swearing and adult content.
Tickets £18.70 n Lemon Tree
Sat 4 October 2025
8pm
Comedic fireball Deirdre O’Kane is mad for road, mercilessly mining hilarity from the human condition. Will she conquer the chaos or revel in it? Tame the mayhem or “O’Kane it”? Either way you’re in for a night of relentless laughs fuelled by warped personal insight. “Unique star quality.” The Guardian
STRICTLY 14+ Likely to be swearing and adult content.
Tickets £27 n Tivoli Theatre
Late Night at The Lemon Tree
Sat 4 October 2025 Doors 9:30pm
Late Night at The Lemon Tree brings a multi-bill line-up of festival favourites and surprise guests to the stage. Expect sharp stand-up, a packed room, and plenty of laughs. The line-up will be online soon—but you’ll want to book early for one of the funniest nights of the festival. 18+.
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Sat 4 October 2025 9:30pm
‘CanaDUH’s most hilariously uncompromising fornicator of (consenting) mooses brings his re-energised latest lap of hilarity Raging Gracelessly. Expect a raucous evening of post-scratchin’ and kickin’ litter aboot the hoose while Campbell tickles chins, keeping purrs and treadles generous throughout! Craig recently supported Frankie Boyle for the third time on his national tour.
Tickets £16.50 n Breakneck Comedy
SHELF
Sun 5 October 2025 2pm
Join best friends Rachel and Ruby for a kids’ comedy show that’s fun for all the family!
Full of sketches, songs, pranks and silliness, Rachel and Ruby use physical comedy and silly characters to bring sketch comedy to children of all agesa fun way to explore emotions, friendship and shyness.
Tickets £11 n Lemon Tree Studio
rory bremner making
an impression
Sun 5 October 2025 7:30pm
What happens when Britain’s sharpest political impressionist steps out from behind the masks?
For four decades, Rory Bremner has been the voice of our times - quite literally. Now, in this intimate new show, the master satirist combines his signature stand-up with candid conversation, accompanied by a guest host. Expect a virtuoso display of vocal mimicry, razor-sharp political commentary, and revealing insights.
Tickets £39 n His Majesty’s Theatre
acknowledgements
Our festivals simply wouldn’t be possible without the passion, creativity and dedication of our incredible freelance staff and team at Aberdeen Performing Arts. From early planning to the final curtain call, everyone brings energy, expertise, and heart to everything they do. Their hard work behind the scenes ensures the Aberdeen Comedy Festival is a vibrant, welcoming, and memorable experience for artists and audiences alike.
We are particularly grateful to the brilliant freelancers who support all our festivals — from producers to technicians to young creatives. Their expertise, flexibility and commitment play a vital role in bringing our event to life and this is felt in every smooth-running show and memorable moment.
Thank you to everyone involved, we couldn’t do this without you!
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We would like to thank Aberdeen Inspired for their funding support for Aberdeen Comedy Festival.
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Join us for a brand-new version of the Aberdeen Comedy Festival for 2025, guaranteed to get the Granite City giggling and promising a fortnight of funny across the city from September 22 to October 5.
The Aberdeen Comedy Festival has gigs taking place in His Majesty’s Theatre, Music Hall and Lemon Tree along with venues across Aberdeen bringing a packed two weeks of fun. Treating you to a memorable experience with top names, the stars of tomorrow and local comedians all set to take to the stage in 2025.
The festival is supported by Aberdeen Inspired, who initially ran the festival between 2016 and 2022. Full line up and festival news at aberdeenperformingarts.com/aberdeen-comedy-festival
