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Edward Whelan: Suited and bespectacled with a wondering, grumbling puzzlement at the world, Sean Lock is back at the Glasgow Comedy Festival with his brand n...
Comedy | Review
Lewis Porteous: Of all the comedians to have played a part in the early eighties' alternative comedy boom, it is the unfairly sidelined Arnold Brown whose comedic per...
Edward Whelan: Miles Jupp is a bit of a polymath, with a sizable CV of television and radio appearances as a stand up, an actor and part of sketch team The Lost and ...
Lizzie Cass-Maran: Having once written to the Oxford English dictionary to remark on the absence of the word 'karmically', I was very much looking forward to Alex Horne'...
Fern Brady: These days, Brendon Burns is known as one of the most established performers on the UK circuit – and he isn't afraid to acknowledge it. Since hi...
Karen Bradley: Strutting out onto the stage sporting glasses, converse trainers and a casual suit, Keir McAllister could be mistaken for a university lecturer. For h...
Lewis Porteous: The title of Henning Wehn's show is reflective of a certain amount of gimmickry in the way he markets himself, as is his decision to stage it in the r...
Roslyn Frame: If the mark of a worthy comedian is how expertly they can cope with a persistent heckler, then Glasgow must be one the most testing cities in the worl...
Catherine Sylvain: Opening the show, Kai Humphries’ nerves launch him straight into his act, somewhat devoid of context, and it’s a routine that makes you qu...
Edward Whelan: Sean Collins has a smooth, laidback style of comedy you don't see so much any more. His laconic manner is reminiscent of a time before frenetic and wi...
Edward Whelan: Come dare yourself to spend an hour or more with Barry and Stuart, where black and bloody magic comes tinctured with devilish humour. This devious pai...
Lyle Brennan: As far as names go, few standup shows hit the nail quite so precisely on the head as this one. Seemingly raised on a diet of sherbet and artificial co...
Lyle Brennan: It’s the opening night of the Glasgow Comedy Festival and, somewhat perversely, Benjamin Crellin kicks things off with the end of the world. Ped...
Edward Whelan: He may appear as a small figure on a huge stage, but Andrew Maxwell will fill out the space with his gleeful storytelling. Born on the north side of D...
Edward Whelan: Coming from a family of comedians – she has previously supported her father in the US as well as performed with her brother in How to be Iranian...
