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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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 -
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
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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 -
Interviews
Not Your Usual: David Callaghan on his new Fringe show
Not Your Usual is a new series from The Skinny and Glayva highlighting exciting, interesting and unusual artists from across the Scottish scene. To kick things off, we meet comedian, animator and lover of miniatures, David Callaghan Read more »| 01 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
Going Big: Paul Sinha on new show Pauly Bengali
TV's Paul Sinha on his new, light-hearted musical comedy Pauly Bengali, at the Edinburgh Fringe this August Read more »| 01 Aug 2023 -
Festivals
The Skinny on... Sofie Hagen
We challenge Sofie Hagen to the Q&A as she returns to the Fringe with Banglord, 'a sexy, sleazy, sweaty, frisky show about sexual frustration' Read more »| 27 Jul 2023