Edinburgh · medium venue · Verified open
Edinburgh stand-up comedy venue.
About 150 standing, house PA. Comedy, Spoken-word.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
Here is The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh at a glance. It books comedy and spoken-word acts. There is an in-house PA. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| TodayClosed | 10:00–00:00Opens in 2h 07m 06s |
| Backline | PA provided |
| Books | Comedy · Spoken-word |
4 photos show the inside of The Stand Comedy Club. It books comedy and spoken-word acts. Tap any photo to open it at full size.
Everything about The Stand Comedy Club that matters before you book is set out below. It books comedy and spoken-word acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 150 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | ComedySpoken-word |
| Website | thestand.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Checked against | Venue website |
You will find The Stand Comedy Club at 5 York Pl, Edinburgh, EH1 3EB. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 118 rooms in our Edinburgh venue directory.
Edinburgh EH1 3EB
The nearest station is St Andrew Square (tram stop), about 5 minutes' walk away.
The Stand Comedy Club for artists: The Stand Comedy Club has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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The Stand Comedy Club publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 10:00–00:00 |
| Tue | 10:00–00:00 |
| Wed | 10:00–00:00 |
| Thu | 10:00–00:00 |
| FriToday | 10:00–00:00 |
| Sat | 10:00–00:00 |
| Sun | 10:00–00:00 |
The Stand Comedy Club has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | Provided |
| Drum kit | Bring your own |
| Guitar amp | Bring your own |
| Bass amp | Bring your own |
| Keys / keyboard | Bring your own |
| 2 vocal mics | Provided |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
Here is the story of The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh so far. It books comedy and spoken-word acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
The Stand Comedy Club is a grassroots music venue in Edinburgh with a standing capacity of about 150. It books Comedy, Spoken-word.
Listing notesThe Stand Comedy Club at 5 York Place in Edinburgh's New Town is a 150-capacity, purpose-built comedy club that has hosted live stand-up since 1998 and operates seven nights a week, year-round (and a flagship Fringe venue each August). Programming centres on weekend headline showcases, touring comedians, the Red Raw open-mic night for beginners and The Best of Scottish Comedy. While primarily a comedy and spoken-word room rather than a band venue, it is a cornerstone live-performance space on the Edinburgh circuit.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at The Stand Comedy Club on GigXchange is its open mic. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
Open mic, every Monday - 20:00 · £5 entry. More nights out in the wider Edinburgh gig directory.
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The Stand Comedy Club
Edinburgh stand-up comedy venue. Capacity about 150.
- c. 150
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- 10:00
- Open today
- PA
- Backline
- Comedy
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
The Stand Comedy Club — Quick Facts
The Stand Comedy Club capacity: about 150 standing. Edinburgh stand-up comedy venue. Here are the key facts on The Stand Comedy Club at a glance.
By size, The Stand Comedy Club is the joint 31st largest of the 51 venues we list in and around Edinburgh with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: B Bar Edinburgh (about 150); Bannermans (about 150) and The Brasshouse (about 150).
The Stand Comedy Club's listed capacity is about 150 standing - a medium room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Edinburgh, the middle-sized room we list holds about 210 - The Stand Comedy Club is well below that. Rooms of roughly 150 to 500 usually book acts that can bring a crowd of their own - a local headliner, or the support slot on a touring bill - and promoters run many of these nights. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
The Stand Comedy Club this week
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Inside The Stand Comedy Club
The Stand Comedy Club has an in-house PA for visiting acts. The room holds about 150. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
The Stand Comedy Club is a grassroots music venue in Edinburgh with a standing capacity of about 150. The Stand Comedy Club provides a PA system and 2 vocal mics; bring your own drum kit, guitar amp, bass amp and keys — check the rest with the venue.
The Stand Comedy Club books Comedy, Spoken-word acts. This listing is part of the Edinburgh venue directory.
The Stand Comedy Club at 5 York Place in Edinburgh's New Town is a 150-capacity, purpose-built comedy club that has hosted live stand-up since 1998 and operates seven nights a week, year-round (and a flagship Fringe venue each August). Programming centres on weekend headline showcases, touring comedians, the Red Raw open-mic night for beginners and The Best of Scottish Comedy. While primarily a comedy and spoken-word room rather than a band venue, it is a cornerstone live-performance space on the Edinburgh circuit.
The Stand Comedy Club doesn't list fixed live-music nights, so look at what is booked in the rail below to see when it runs shows. It lists comedy among the genres it books. A PA is listed; check what else is on stage before you load in. The Stand Comedy Club isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Edinburgh.
By size, The Stand Comedy Club is the joint 31st largest of the 51 venues we list in and around Edinburgh with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: B Bar Edinburgh (about 150); Bannermans (about 150) and The Brasshouse (about 150).
Find The Stand Comedy Club
You will find The Stand Comedy Club at 5 York Pl, Edinburgh, EH1 3EB. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 118 rooms in our Edinburgh venue directory.
The nearest station is St Andrew Square (tram stop), about 5 minutes' walk away. The Stand Comedy Club is in Edinburgh — use EH1 3EB for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Edinburgh this week, or see which Edinburgh bands are free this weekend if you book the music.
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at The Stand Comedy Club
The regular night at The Stand Comedy Club on GigXchange is its open mic. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. Or browse the wider Edinburgh venue directory.
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The Edinburgh League
The Stand Comedy Club is #107 of 118 Edinburgh venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – Backstage at The Green Hotel 10 gigs
- #2 – Cabaret Voltaire 9 gigs
- #3 ▲3 Edinburgh Corn Exchange 8 gigs
- #4 ▼1 La Belle Angele 7 gigs
- #5 ▼1 PJ Molloys 7 gigs
- #6 ▼1 The Alhambra Theatre 7 gigs
- #7 NEW The Queen's Hall 7 gigs
- #8 ▲2 The Usher Hall 7 gigs
- #9 ▼1 Liquid Room Edinburgh 6 gigs
- #10 ▼3 DreadnoughtRock 4 gigs
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The Stand Comedy Club in brief. Set in Edinburgh, The Stand Comedy Club is a mid-sized room (150 to 499) that books comedy and spoken-word. There’s also an open mic (every Monday). Rooms nearby include The Three Sisters, Uno Mas and B Bar Edinburgh; the Edinburgh venue directory has the rest.
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