New Comedy Script Showcase
New Comedy Script Showcase by Table Reads is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Monkey Barrel Comedy. It has 23 performances listed, running from Fri 7 Aug, 11:00 to Sun 30 Aug, 11:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Back for year three, watch comedy scripts come to life on stage. From the company behind My Family, The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty and Time of the Week, we pull back the curtain on TV development, with original scripts performed by the Fringe's top comedians. See cast and creatives shape a show in real time. Discover the UK's most exciting new comedy writing before the commissioners do. Past performers include Adam Riches, Mark Watson, Elf Lyons, Finlay Christie, John Robertson, Rosco McClelland, Carl Donnely, Sam Nicoresti, Chris Forbes and Shaparak Khorsandi.
Details
- Performer: Table Reads
- Venue: Monkey Barrel Comedy
- Space: Monkey Barrel 2
- Genre: COMEDY
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 40 minutes
- Room size: about 65 seats (Monkey Barrel 2) — 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
- 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.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Fri 7 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 11:00 — Already performed — £5.00