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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Festivals
Rod Hunter, Les Sinclair & Graham Mackie: Life Begins at 50, Comedy Musings On Middle Age
The oldest swingers in town prepare to give the youth of Glasgow a horrifying glimpse of their future Read more »| 09 Mar 2012 -
Festivals
GICF '12 PREVIEW: Henning Wehn 'No Surrender'
Stewart Lee's favourite German comedian comes to Glasgow. Deutschland über alles! Read more »| 09 Mar 2012 -
Guide
Invisible Dot New Wave Tour: Jonny Sweet, Nick Mohammed, Sheeps
It's not often that you go to a gig where the producers are the stars, but that's what happens when the producers are The Invisible Dot. The smartest team in... Read more »| 08 Mar 2012 -
Festivals
GICF '12 PREVIEW: James Acaster 'Amongst Other Things'
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, one of the country’s most exciting young comedians comes to Glasgow. Read more »| 08 Mar 2012 -
Festivals
GICF '12 PREVIEW: Jenny Eclair 'Old Dog, New Tricks'
Jenny Eclair was the first woman to win the Perrier Award and is offering Glasgow audiences 'a Lady Gaga tribute and possibly some dancing on her back legs' Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
Festivals
GICF '12 PREVIEW: Joe Hullait 'Joe Hullait Introduces Dane Baptiste to The Least Racist City in Scotland'
Fresh from working on a BBC pilot, Joe Hullait introduces the London circuit's finest prospect, Dane Baptiste, to the least racist city in Scotland Read more »| 07 Mar 2012
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Festivals
GICF '12 PREVIEW: Bec Hill 'Blueprints'
Small Australian will cure your phobias, or possibly make them worse Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
Festivals
GICF '12 PREVIEW: Adam Kay from Amateur Transplants 'Adam Kay’s Smutty Songs'
Amateur Transplants front man Adam Kay sits at a grand piano and sings smutty songs Read more »| 06 Mar 2012 -
Festivals
Keara Patricia Murphy: Flypaper For Freaks
Keara Patricia Murphy introduces a few of the freaks she's romanced and plans to dissect in her Glasgow Comedy Festival show Read more »| 02 Mar 2012 -
Opinion
Preparing for the Apocalypse: Anticipating the End
With less than 10 months left until the Apocalypse, I decided to get all my survival research done as early as possible. Obviously, when the world ends, th... Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
Festivals
Bratchy, The Wee Man & Mark Bratchpiece: Bratchpiece Family Album
The only family to have played all ten Glasgow Comedy Festivals, the Bratchpieces – that's Dad and sons Neil and David – talk to us about sibling rivalry and nicking bog roll Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
Festivals
Michael Winslow: The Man Of 10,000 Voices
The human sound effects machine, with a voice-box known to the world from movies like Police Academy and Gremlins, tells us how he developed his talent Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: March 2012 Horoscopes
ARIES Saturn’s adverse ring angle means you find yourself still inhabiting a rat-infested basement with a broken toilet and no lights in March. Try no... Read more »| 28 Feb 2012 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: February 2012 Horoscopes
ARIESThis month you finally find your soul mate. Lucky for you it turns out to be twins.TAURUS10 minutes after taking the red pill you’re still enthusi... Read more »| 01 Feb 2012 -
Opinion
Preparing for the Apocalypse
It has been predicted that the world is going to end on 21 December 2012. This column will now be dedicated to detailing exactly how prepared I am for this inevitable Apocalypse. The answer, as you will see, is 'TOTALLY FUCKING VERY' Read more »| 01 Feb 2012