Table Reads: New Comedy Script Showcase
New comedy scripts. Top Fringe performers. One live audience.
Monkey Barrel 2
11:00 AM
40 Minutes
7–30 August (Not 29)
Back for Year 3 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Table Reads is where brand new comedy writing gets put in front of a live audience before commissioners get anywhere near it. No sets. No safety net. Just great performers, a live audience, and your writing.
Got something brilliant? Reckon it’ll kill? Here is your chance to prove it.
What We Want
- Comedy scripts up to 30 minutes
- Original work (not tied up anywhere else)
- Written by a human (no AI shortcuts)
- Castable with performers already at the Fringe
- Genuinely funny (this one’s non-negotiable)
How To Submit
- Send through your agent to a member of the DLT team, or
- Submit directly in PDF format via DocuSign
Submit Your Script
Why Bother
- Hear your script performed by top Fringe talent
- See what gets laughs (and what doesn't)
- Find out what needs work
- Get in front of people who can move things forward
This isn’t a polite reading in a back room. It’s a live show. With laughs. (Hopefully.) It's a chance to hear your work properly performed — and find out what works, what doesn’t, and what absolutely dies.