Jack Barry: Let's Get Barried

Jack Barry brings his show Let's Get Barried to Monkey Barrel Comedy on Thursday 21 January, starting at 8:00pm. The whole thing centres on one specific, rather bold choice: Barry decided to gift his dad magic mushrooms for his 70th birthday. It's a premise that does a lot of the heavy lifting for you — the setup is simple, the stakes are clear, and the punchline is practically built in. From there, the show builds out into something that's as much about family as it is about the mushrooms themselves.

Barry is a stand-up and sketch comedian, and he's also the resident compere at Mild Friends Comedy Club in Oxford, which he co-founded. If you've seen him before, you'll recognise the way he works the room. Critics have pointed to his charisma and a spontaneous, conversational delivery that makes the whole thing feel like he's just telling you the story over a drink rather than reciting a script. It's that loose, off-the-cuff energy that carries a show like this, where the comedy comes from the details of the story unfolding in front of you.

Let's Get Barried sits in that sweet spot between a proper laugh and something a bit more heartfelt, and the title gives you a fair hint of the tone. It's a single-act night, so Barry is the only name on the bill. Tickets are £15.40, which includes the booking fee, and the show kicks off at 8:00pm at Monkey Barrel Comedy in Edinburgh.