Rat's Ass
Rat's Ass by Tamsyn Kelly is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire). It has 27 performances listed, running from Mon 3 Aug, 16:20 to Sun 30 Aug, 16:20. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Tamsyn made the most money she's ever made last year. What's the figure? Let's say it's not bad for a girl whose childhood pet was a second-hand rat. How did she do it? Ermm. Okay. The thing is. You're not gonna like this... A show about class, doing things you don't want to do, and $$$. Seen/heard on HBO, ITV2, Comedy Central, BBC One, BBC Three, BBC Radio 4. Winner: Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best in Class 2022. Rolling Stone's must-see comedy shows 2025. 'Full of more soul than you could ever dream of' (Herald).
Details
- Performer: Tamsyn Kelly
- Venue: Monkey Barrel Comedy (Cabaret Voltaire)
- Space: CabVol 2
- Genre: COMEDY, Stand-up, Solo show
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 50 seats (CabVol 2) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 27, of which 0 still to come and on sale
What the reviewers said
We have captured 4 published reviews and 16 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.
Rat’s Ass is a worthwhile investment for audiences.
— Ed Fest Mag (4 out of 5 stars)
Crucial, well observed and all-too contemporary stand-up hour hails Tamsyn Kelly as one to watch
— Fest Mag (4 out of 5 stars)
Tamsyn’s skint. So is her boyfriend. She works in comedy. So does he. They decided to move to London anyway. No doubt the drive and desire that took them there explains why she pops in each morning to the venue; just to…
— North West End UK (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Mon 3 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £8.00
- Tue 4 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £8.00
- Wed 5 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £8.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £8.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Tue 25 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Wed 26 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £11.00
- Thu 27 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 28 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £13.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 16:20 — Already performed — £13.00