A History of Laugh Episodes by Field Study
By . Published 09 August 2007
Early man laughed at quite basic things such as a friend falling over a rock or someone being savagely torn apart by wild dogs.
Comedy > Features
Reginald D Hunter: Comic of Consequence
By . Published 09 August 2007I grew up as a stand-up in Britain, so I don't have that quick, quick pace that a lot of the other guys in America have. I have a sound;...
Stand Up featuring Kevin Bridges
By . Published 10 July 2007Comedians cut their critical eye on what's braw and what's naw.
Teddy on the Tube
By . Published 10 July 2007He either looks like a really fucked version of a super-fit person, or a super-fit version of a really fucked person.
The Bad Film Club
By . Published 11 May 2007It's been great bringing misery to the world
Stand Up! featuring Frankie Boyle
By . Published 11 May 2007Comedians cut their critical eye on what's braw and what's naw. NOTE TO DESIGNER:(this is the subline otherwise it won't make sense - emma)
Teddy on the Tube
By . Published 11 May 2007Revel in the campness and kitchness of it all.
What the duck?
By . Published 12 March 2007STANDFIRST:In his new show March of the Mallards, vitriolic comedy-master Stewart Lee appears to be looking to nature for inspiration. 'How come?', asks Emma Lennox in an exclusive inerview for...
Health is no laughing matter - or is it?
By . Published 11 January 2007Despite ill health there is always room for some laughs, some learning and some creative expression.
Out to Lunch (anyone who can come up with a better title is welcome - I'm trying to think of one)
By . Published 11 January 2007Calling all team-building tearaways and workforce wasters: establishedEdinburgh venue, the Stand, is set to be the place to liven up your lunchhour. Starting in January, the premier comedy club is...
John Hegley
By . Published 12 November 2006It's about location, location, location. Even if you are from London, you are still localised. It's a load of local places, with its churches, its little schools and foibles. I...
Drink
By . Published 13 October 2006I remember thinking I must be some sort of booze-resistant superhero
Bohemian Like Few
By . Published 13 October 2006People only get angry about little things when something big is really wrong in their life
Shazia Mirza at the Sufi Festival
By . Published 13 September 2006Her comedic talent is ignored, as is material that is not specific to her religious background: the furore surrounding her attracts attention.
Festival I-Spy - SkinnyFest
By . Published 13 September 2006Good clean fun for all the family!Edinburgh Evening News article about how much the bill for festival security/clean-up/road closures is costing Edinburgh taxpayers enough money to build an entire fleet...
Taking the mic...
By . Published 13 September 2006Year-round, under their usual monikers, and at more affordable rates, the Student Unions continue to play host to a generous round of comedy events
Mickey Dwyer's Festival Fumble - SKINNYFEST 1
By . Published 14 August 2006put in the extra 10% and you can send that unsuspecting dance troupe back to Wisconsin with a lifetime of nightmares
Simon Munnery column - SkinnyFest 2
By . Published 14 August 2006An impudent sprite with piercing insight in the middle of the night informed me I was a ghost. It cut me to the quick; I knew I was sick but...
BOWLING WITH THE HAMILTONS
By . Published 14 August 2006Where do you take two people that have been embroiled in sleazy political scandals, declared bankrupt and even forced themselves to endure the company of Ant and Dec in I'm...
Reading Between the Lines - SkinnyFest 03
By . Published 14 August 2006Last year, Brendan Burns followed a long line of comics when he finally succumbed to years of drug abuse. But why do hedonism and hilarity so often graviate towards each...
