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The Pear Tree

Laughing Horse Free Festival Venue

The Pear Tree

Fringe Venue 257 - Click here for map
38 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DD. Phone: 0131 667 7533
Food  Wifi  Licensed
Open from 11:30 to 02:00
All ages until 6pm, then 18+ only

The Pear Tree and sister venues The Counting House and 32 Below form a complex featuring four public bars, six performance spaces, dining area and a huge outdoor courtyard and barbecue area. The Pear Tree is located right in the heart of the area most associated with the Fringe, within seconds of Fringe Central, Assembly at George Square, The Udderbelly, Gilded Balloon and Pleasance Dome venues.

This year we have two entry methods: Free & Unticketed or Pay What You Can
Free & Unticketed: Entry to a show is first-come, first served at the venue - just turn up and then donate to the show in the collection at the end.
Pay What You Can: For these shows you can book a ticket to guarantee entry and choose your price from the Fringe Box Office, up to 30 mins before a show. After that all remaining space is free at the venue on a first-come, first-served bases. Donations for walk-ins at the end of the show.

List Shows: By Room and Name | By Start Time

Shows sorted by Venue Room

Main Room

AC/DC: Australian Comedians / Dope Comedy

AC/DC: Australian Comedians / Dope Comedy

Comedy

AC/DC: Australian Comedians / Dope Comedy

Comedy

The Pear Tree / Main Room
AUG 3-27 at 14:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Don't miss this stand-up showcase featuring the best comedians from Australia and New Zealand at the Fringe, with host Daniel Muggleton (Tour support from Jim Jefferies, 'A foul-mouthed prophet' ***** The Adelaide Advertiser)....


Best of Northern Irish

Best of Northern Irish

Comedy

Best of Northern Irish

Comedy

The Pear Tree / Main Room
AUG 3-27 at 23:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

A showcase of up-and-coming and established Northern Irish talent, hosted by William Thompson (BBC New Comedy Award 2021) and Micky Bartlett 'A natural stand-up with more than a touch of Billy Connolly' (Chortle.co.uk)...


Bubba-Licious

Bubba-Licious

Childrens

Bubba-Licious

Childrens

The Pear Tree / Main Room
AUG 3-27 at 10:45 (30 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5
AUG 3-27 at 11:30 (30 min) - Pay What You Can Tickets - from £5

Mums and dads who are dying to get their new humans out to the Fringe, this is the show for you! Inspired by a new mum, Kat Placing has devised a show for babbling babies and tireless toddlers! It's a sensory display of colour, sound, light and movement to spark joy and ignite wonder. Created to delight audiences five-months to three-years-old. Sold-out Adelaide Fringe 2020/2021/2022. 'Perfect show for the babies and toddler crowd' ★★★★★ (KidsinAdelaide.com.au). 'It’s a lovely bite-size instalment to excite the little ones, just enough to ensure a good afternoon s...


Comedy for the Curious

Comedy for the Curious

Comedy

Comedy for the Curious

Comedy

The Pear Tree / Main Room
AUG 3-15, 17-27 at 20:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Comedy for the Curious is a comedy panel show with a science twist, where comedians perform very different stand-up comedy sets around the same theme. Award-winning host Robyn Perkins uses science comedy to explore the theme while the guest comedian(s) take a more light-hearted (& non-science) approach. The show then weaves in hysterical, personal (and often revealing!) chat while exploring the subject further and wraps up with an outrageously silly game! Don't miss this unique format where curiosity and stand-up comedy are combined. ...


Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

Laughing Horse Pick of the Fringe

Comedy

The Pear Tree / Main Room
AUG 4-27 at 21:45 (60 min) - Pay What You Can - Tickets from £5

The very best comedians selected from across the Fringe with a different top-notch comedy line-up at every show. It's the absolute best way to see a great Fringe comedy smorgasbord, with line-ups selected from shows and venues all around the Fringe and the international comedy circuit... And you can Pay What You Can to watch! International Festival sell-out shows 2004-2023. 'Cracking comedy selection' ***** (Cream of the Fringe). 'A Great Night Out' ***** (SouthWestLive.co.uk). 'A fantastic night of comedy' **** (ThreeWeeks). **** (List). **** (BroadwayBaby.com). **** (Studen...


Lee Kyle: England's Best Comedian

Lee Kyle: England's Best Comedian

Comedy

Lee Kyle: England's Best Comedian

Comedy

The Pear Tree / Main Room
AUG 3-14, 16-27 at 12:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Lee Kyle is England's Best Comedian, he's probably the best in the UK really but he hasn't seen everyone outside of England so he doesn't want to seem arrogant so England will do for now. How does he know? Well, he's exactly to his taste AND he has realised, after being a comedian for 14 years and being very good for the last few, you've got to have branding these days. Look, we all have our moments that we think we are undiscovered geniuses and also those where we feel like an absolute waste of a life, so, lets see if he can back it up. Which he can, because he'll have to. 'Incred...


Olaf Falafel: Look What Fell Out Of My Head

Olaf Falafel: Look What Fell Out Of My Head

Comedy

Olaf Falafel: Look What Fell Out Of My Head

Comedy

The Pear Tree / Main Room
AUG 3-15, 17-27 at 15:45 (55 min) - Free & Unticketed

Olaf Falafel, serial botherer of 'Dave's Funniest Jokes Of The Fringe' list, is back with another hour of highbrow/lowbrow surrealist comedy. Expect jokes of varying quality, expect a little bit of audience participation and expect a bucketful of joy. Olaf guarantees two things - it will be stupid and it will be funny. “A world with a laugh in every moment“ Kate Copstick, The Scotsman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Always one of the daftest, looniest shows on the fringe“ Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke ⭐️⭐️⭐️...


Stand-Up Science

Stand-Up Science

Comedy

Stand-Up Science

Comedy

The Pear Tree / Main Room
AUG 3-27 at 18:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Love science? Love comedy? Want to laugh and feel smart? Come to Stand-up Science, a compilation of the best scientific comedians the Fringe has to offer. Returning after a fantastic run in 2022, this show is guaranteed to make you laugh and learn. Following on from successful sell-out shows about nature, bacteria, evolution and insects at the Oxford Natural History museum, Oxford's finest academic comedians bring Stand-up Science back to the Edinburgh Fringe. "Genuinely laugh-out-loud funny, genuinely interesting, genuinely original." (Daily Info, Oxford). Each show will have a line-up of Edi...


The Northern Irish Comedy Protocol

The Northern Irish Comedy Protocol

Comedy

The Northern Irish Comedy Protocol

Comedy

The Pear Tree / Main Room
AUG 3-27 at 17:15 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

The Northern Irish Comedy Protocol is a brand new showcase that highlights the best new comedy talent from Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland wasn't much known for comedy over the years. The best we did for a long time was Patrick Kielty and the Troubles and we've spent many years apologising for both. But there is a new explosion in Northern Irish comedy (that is probably more of a triggering phrase to be honest... actually so is triggering). But a new generation of comedians are coming along and taking the comedy from here to a new level, using podcasts and social media to bring NI comedy...


White Bear Comedy Club

White Bear Comedy Club

Comedy

White Bear Comedy Club

Comedy

The Pear Tree / Main Room
AUG 3-27 at 00:45 (60 min) - Free & Unticketed

Hosted by Harry Allmark, White Bear Comedy Club features the best comedic talent across the comedy circuit. The line ups have a fantastic mixture of comedians and is surely one you wouldn't want to miss! "put at the top of your to do list" Bristol365 past lines ups have included such names as; Vittorio Angelone, Ollie Horn, Dan Tiarnan, Cerys Nelmes, Mark Olver, Rob Copland, Ben Pope, Eric Rushton, Katie Green, Dee Allum, Sarah Roberts, Bella Hull, Tom Ward, Freya Mallard, Finlay Christie, Jamie D'Souza, Katie Price, Tadiwa Mahlunge, Erika Ehler and Red Richardson....