So You Think You're Funny? 2026
The dates, the rooms, and your whole night planned around the show.
19–26 August 2026 · Edinburgh
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The short answer
So You Think You're Funny? (2026 Edinburgh heats at Gilded Balloon (final in the Debating Hall, Gilded Balloon Teviot)) ran 19–26 August 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Gilded Balloon's new stand-up competition, created in 1988, with regional showcases from spring, heats at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and a Grand Final in August. The winner receives a cash prize, a paid Fringe run at Gilded Balloon, a paid Latitude slot and further festival and club opportunities.
The latest edition
- 19–26 August 2026 2026 Edinburgh heats at Gilded Balloon (final in the Debating Hall, Gilded Balloon Teviot)
Plan the night
Pick the room, and D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after. Change the date on the plan for another night of the run.
So You Think You're Funny? hasn't named its rooms for this edition on its own site yet; when it does, they'll be here with their addresses. Until then the planner builds the night around Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Questions
When is So You Think You're Funny??
Its latest dates on its own site: 19–26 August 2026 (2026 Edinburgh heats at Gilded Balloon (final in the Debating Hall, Gilded Balloon Teviot)), in Edinburgh, Scotland. The next dates aren't announced yet.
Where is So You Think You're Funny? held?
In Edinburgh, Scotland. The rooms for this edition aren't named on its own site yet.
How do I get tickets for So You Think You're Funny??
From its own site, soyouthinkyourefunny.co.uk. D.O.C. sells no tickets.
How do I plan a night out at So You Think You're Funny??
D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show in Edinburgh, Scotland: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after. It's free — Komic Bacon's Six Degrees at the top of this page, or “Plan the night”.
Sources
- So You Think You're Funny? — Essential Info ↗
- So You Think You're Funny? — Competition Heats ↗
- So You Think You're Funny? — Joshua Khoury Wins So You Think You're Funny? 2026 ↗
Updated 8 October 2026 · So You Think You're Funny?'s facts from its own site, read 4 October 2026. Dates, rooms and tickets can change; its own site has the last word.
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