Trout
Trout by Kate Dolan is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Monkey Barrel Comedy. It has 28 performances listed, running from Mon 3 Aug, 20:35 to Sun 30 Aug, 20:35. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Join award-winning comedian Kate Dolan for her brand new hour of rapid-fire, off-kilter stand up. In 2026, is being a fish in the river nicer than a woman on land? 'Irrepressibly funny... reminiscent of Jim Carrey' (Scotsman). 'Her performance screams star quality' (Chortle.co.uk). 'A wild assault of jokes, voices, act outs and asides... Where have you been all of my comedy life?' (Fest). Winner of the Skinny-Fest Festival Breakthrough Award 2025 and Melbourne Comedy Festival's Golden Gibbo Independent Show Award 2025.
Details
- Performer: Kate Dolan
- Venue: Monkey Barrel Comedy
- Space: Monkey Barrel 2
- Genre: COMEDY, Alternative comedy, Stand-up
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Wild Cards
- Room size: about 65 seats (Monkey Barrel 2) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 28, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: To access Monkey Barrel 2 and its bar area there are 14 stairs down a stone staircase with a metal handrail. Stairs: 11- 20 Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
3.5 Stars That relentless energy is both the show's greatest strength and, for me, occasionally its weakness. Some of the material could benefit from a little more room to breathe, but Dolan is an undeniably…
With each fresh hour, Dolan grows ever more ambitious in the personal depths of what she's willing to dredge up.
— The Scotsman (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 3 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £9.00
- Tue 4 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £9.00
- Wed 5 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £9.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £9.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 20:35 — Already performed — £14.00