THE AWARD-WINNING LIVE COMEDY. DEMOCRATIC HATRED.

FOUR COMEDIANS.
YOUR TOPICS.
NOTHING IS SAFE.

You name it. They roast it. The audience decides who leaves as champion.

YOU NAME IT  ★  WE ROAST IT  ★  YOU NAME IT  ★  WE ROAST IT  ★
HOW IT WORKS / 01

Your topics. Their jokes. Your winner.

01

YOU SUBMIT

Send us a person, trend, pet peeve or picture. Anonymous. Instant. No app.

02

THEY ROAST

Four comedians go head-to-head with no prep and nowhere to hide.

03

YOU DECIDE

The crowd picks the winner. Points are earned. Legends are made.

HATE ’N’ LIVE PRESENTS

The audience-controlled roast comedy show.

Born at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014, The Haters’ Ball is now in its 12th year. Four comedians compete by roasting whatever topics the audience submits. No two rooms—and no two shows—are the same.

The story so far →
UPCOMING / 02

Enter the arena.

Every show is different because every audience is different.

DATES TBA · NO DATES CURRENTLY ON SALE

The next Ball is being loaded.

New dates will appear here when they are confirmed. Until then, explore the completed Edinburgh 2026 run.

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THE PLAYERS / 03

Meet the players.

Profiles, photographs and records from the arena.

Inside the Haters’ Ball →
6 PROFILE CARDS

Open a card for the full player record.

LEADERBOARD / 04

The standings are being counted.

The official leaderboard will appear here once the records have been checked.

Content coming soon
HALL OF FAME / 05

Immortalised for all the wrong reasons.

Champions, record-breakers and moments of exceptional pettiness.

Official records
coming soon
HISTORY / 06

A decade of the Ball.

The complete story from Hate ’N Live to The Haters’ Ball is being assembled.

Content coming soon
SUBMISSIONS OPEN AT SHOWTIME

Your turn is
coming soon.

Come back when the next Ball begins.

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