Comedy
The Skinny guide to the stand-up comedy shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow and across Scotland. Exclusive previews and interviews with some of the country's best new comedians, plus stand-up comedy reviews, comedy features, and extensive coverage of comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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Guide
Paul Foot @ The Stand, Glasgow, 8 Oct
Dissolve is a multifaceted, uplifting show about recovery one moment you’re absorbed in his fascinating story, and the next you’re laughing your head off. Read more »| 13 Oct 2023 -
Opinion
Dream Gig: Kyrah Gray
London-based rising stand-up star Kyrah Gray gives us her Dream Gig, heavily influenced by the iconic comedy show which made Black US comics household names Read more »| 13 Oct 2023 -
Guide
Scottish Comedy Highlights: October 2023
October’s here and brings a bumper crop of comedy with it. From huge names on tour to a comedy festival by The Shore, there’s plenty of gigs to whet your comedy whistle this month Read more »| 28 Sep 2023 -
Interviews
Morning Gory: Rachel Fairburn on new show Showgirl
Rachel Fairburn talks class, psycho killers, and Oasis as she tours the UK with her new show, Showgirl Read more »| 15 Sep 2023 -
Festivals
Bill O'Neill @ Pleasance Courtyard
The Amazing Banana Brothers: it's deranged, it's anarchic, and it's infused with the spirit of play Read more »| 16 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Lorna Rose Treen @ Pleasance Courtyard
A fascinating character comedy debut from hotly-tipped Lorna Rose Treen Read more »| 15 Aug 2023
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Festivals
Alexandra Haddow @ Pleasance Courtyard
Alexandra Haddow hilariously shares the defining moments of her life so far in her debut Edinburgh Fringe show Not My Finest Hour Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Josh Weller @ Pleasance Courtyard
Musician-turned-comedian Josh Weller’s debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe takes the term ‘musical comedy’ to impressive heights Read more »| 08 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Horatio Gould @ Pleasance Courtyard
‘Viral sensation’ Horatio Gould proves an assured performer in an excellent Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Krystal Evans @ Monkey Barrel at The Hive
Krystal Evans finds the (unrelenting) humour in tragedy in her stunning debut hour, The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Adam Flood @ Monkey Barrel at The Hive
Reinvention and making sense of our past selves are the crux of Adam Flood’s debut Edinburgh Fringe show Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Sachin Kumarendran @ Just the Tonic at The Caves
Sachin Kumarendran’s earnest descriptions of pure vulgarity make for a side-splitting Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Dan Tiernan @ Monkey Barrel
BBC New Comedy Award Winner Dan Tiernan is a tour-de-force in his unstoppable, near-the-knuckle Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
Interviews
Kiell Smith-Bynoe returns to the Fringe
Best known for his TV roles on Stath Lets Flats, Ghosts and the latest series of Taskmaster, Kiell Smith-Bynoe brings a chaotic kids party to the Edinburgh Fringe and goes back to his improv roots Read more »| 04 Aug 2023 -
Opinion
Dream Gig: Jodie Mitchell
As they come to the Edinburgh Fringe with their debut hour, stand-up, Drag King and host of The LOL Word (a queer women, trans and non-binary comedy collective), Jodie Mitchell takes on August's Dream Gig Read more »| 02 Aug 2023