Irish Immigrant
Irish Immigrant by Katie Boyle is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Monkey Barrel Comedy at O'Neill's (The Tron). It has 23 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 19:15 to Fri 28 Aug, 19:15. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Making her grand return after her 2025 debut called 'best comedy I've seen at the Fringe' (Audience review) and Best of the Fest in Comedy (Scotsman), Irish comedian Katie Boyle brings her new show Irish Immigrant to Edinburgh. A dark, whimsical and personal show about being an immigrant and having your identity always questioned at home and abroad, plus, stories about Irish history, folklore, mental health and naturalization in the States 'Perfect mix of unhinged and all over the place while also somehow completely in control' * (Sleec.net). Seen on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Details
- Performer: Katie Boyle
- Venue: Monkey Barrel Comedy at O'Neill's (The Tron)
- Genre: COMEDY, Storytelling, Dark comedy
- Country: IRELAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 60 seats — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 23, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Stairs: 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 1 published review and 21 audience 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.
Katie oozes knowledge and confidence and delivers a fast paced yet fascinating insight into Irelands past and its folklore while managing to keep the audience entertained throughout. Worth seeing, to be sure!
— One4Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £8.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £8.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £13.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 19:15 — Already performed — £15.00