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Romesh Ranganathan @ The Garage, Glasgow, 13 Mar
Romesh Ranganathan brings his Irrational tour to the Garage stage and wins over a tough crowd. Romesh Ranganathan faces resistance early at this Garag... Read more »| 15 Mar 2016 -
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Adam Buxton to present a BUG David Bowie special
The music video output of David Bowie will be celebrated at a special edition of Adam Buxton's BUG in April. Read more »| 15 Mar 2016 -
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Six Shows to See at Glasgow Comedy Festival
The Glasgow International Comedy festival is a chance to see actual, fresh free-range comedians and not just smug twats from 8 Out of 10 Cats. Robin Grainge... Read more »| 04 Mar 2016 -
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12 Great Comedy Podcasts
To paraphrase a comment made about open-mic nights, the great thing about podcasts is that anyone can make one; the bad thing is that anyone can make one. Still, the best comedy podcasts feature some of the funniest people on the internet... Read more »| 02 Mar 2016 -
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Five Kids' Shows at Glasgow Comedy Festival
The youngest member of our Comedy team flicks through the Glasgow International Comedy Festival programme and finds the best shows for kids. Tip: contains disgusting songs, crying babies and timeless Pixar magic. Read more »| 28 Feb 2016 -
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Glasgow guaranteed: 10 top returning Fringe shows
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival is often a last chance to see some of the best shows from the previous year's Edinburgh Fringe – here's a round-up of the ones our writers enjoyed the most last August. Read more »| 27 Feb 2016
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A Tribute to Melbourne Comedy Festival
Despite Glasgow and the Fringe, Scotland doesn't have a monopoly on comedy festivals. Edinburgh based Aussie Shannon Dymond introduces us to her hometown and one of the best comedy festivals in the world, as it celebrates a special birthday Read more »| 24 Feb 2016 -
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Horace and Pete
Louis CK's unexpected sitcom is more like Chekhov than Cheers. The first episode of Horace and Pete, a new sitcom by Louis CK, was released almost entirely ... Read more »| 03 Feb 2016 -
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18 Edinburgh Fringe shows release tickets
The first tickets have been released for Edinburgh Fringe 2016 today including seven in the comedy section. While rounding up the essentials we also caught up with tireless comedy journalist Fringe Dog. Read more »| 29 Jan 2016 -
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Monkey Barrel Comedy Celebrates 5th Birthday
Ben Verth reflects on Monkey Barrel Comedy's anniversary Read more »| 25 Jan 2016 -
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Streamboats: 5 American comedians to watch online
Our conversation with American babe Nick Thune got us thinking about US standups you might not have heard of, but who're big in the States. Here are som... Read more »| 22 Jan 2016 -
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Glasgow Comedy Festival unveils 2016 programme
Comedy will take over Scotland's largest city for the 14th annual Glasgow International Comedy Festival this March, and the full programme has now been annou... Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
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Altitude Festival: Stand-up snowballs in Austria
With the Altitude Festival turning 10, co-founder Andrew Maxwell tells us of its secret Edinburgh origins, how the ski slopes call for the same mindset that's needed onstage, and the kind of audiences that know how to come in from the cold. Read more »| 05 Jan 2016 -
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A Very Murray Christmas
Though there is much festive warmth about A Very Murray Christmas, it adds up to less than the sum of its parts. Read more »| 07 Dec 2015 -
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Christmas Lectures return to The Stand
Andrew Learmonth talks to The Skinny ahead of The Christmas Lectures comedy gigs taking place at The Stand. Read more »| 03 Dec 2015