Edinburgh underground and Comedy Club Experience

Our final day/night in Edinburgh provided the highlight of our trip so far.... yeah I know its only been a week but it was a great conclusion to the first part of our trip. We spent much of the day ducking rain but still managed to spend a fair bit of time in old town in Edinburgh. Starting with a tour of the Real Mary Kings Close an underground close (or lane) dating back hundreds of years that has been exposed to show how life was for those living in Edinburgh in the 1600 and 1700s. It was amazing to see the close confines of their living quarters and to have the explanation provided about the poor living conditions and sanitation of the time. It is no wonder so many people perished from disease and illness. There was even a couple of resident ghosts (allegedly) we were not however graced with their presence during our visit back in time.

On our final evening we went to a local Comedy Club called the Stand. We had walked past it over the previous few days and although it looked kind of dodgy we decided that we would go somewhere that the locals seemed to go and see if the humour was something we understood.

After a couple of pints we turned up at the venue only to be informed that the door charge was a whopping £2 per person. So as you can imagine we had no idea what to expect, whats the expression you get what you pay for???? Anyway after buying another drink each we settled ourselves in for the evening about 2 feet away from a tiny stage for the stand up comedians to entertain a crowd of about 70 people jammed into a tiny underground club. We were slightly nervous however I can report that it is the best £2 spent by either of us. Over the next 2 1/2 hours we were entertained by about a dozen comedians of varying degrees of talent. Most however were hilarious even the crap ones who had us in fits when we saw them referring to the notes written on their hands so they remembered their punch lines.....
The final set though had 3 very experienced and obviously seasoned comedians who were amazingly funny. Both of us had tears rolling down our faces and had a terrific night. So I have kept the address and would recommend the club on York Place Edinburgh to anyone visiting who wants a great night out.