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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Lou Sanders @ Pleasance Dome
Lou Sanders has made herself at home at Pleasance with a great show. Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Gangs
Two shows looking back on youth Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: A Sketch Hat-Trick
Three strong sketch shows at Pleasance Courtyard. Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
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Erin McGathy @ Gilded Balloon, Counting House
A charming debut that unfortunately doesn't serve the whole hour with the same level of quality. Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: American Titans
There are some brilliant American comedians at the Fringe doing more than one night and not charging a fortune. Here's a selection of some of the best shows to catch now Read more »| 16 Aug 2016 -
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Bridget Christie @ The Stand
A post-Brexit brunchtime show from Bridget Christie Read more »| 15 Aug 2016
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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Teachers
Teachers: universally regarded as the dullest group of people on earth to go on a night out with. But how do they stack up individually? Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Working Class Heroes
Two ace shows that explore social class Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Comedy from Tragedy
It turns out misery loves company, as dark humour has wound its way into several series-of-unfortunate-events gigs at the Fringe Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
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Randy Writes A Novel @ Underbelly, Potterow
Randy raises eyebrows at an invigorating late-night show, and is surprisingly opinionated for someone made of purple felt Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
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Spencer Jones @ Heroes, The Hive
The hilarious Herbert retains his title as the loveliest clown in all of Edinburgh Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
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Tom Walker @ Underbelly, George Square
Tom Walker’s Beep Boop stands out amid the highbrow artistry in that it is gratifyingly immature An Australian clown with a Peter Pan syndrome, Tom Wa... Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: The Dead
We don’t like talking about death; why not laugh about it instead? Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
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Paul Foot @ Underbelly, Cowgate
A mixed hour from the king of madcap Read more »| 15 Aug 2016 -
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Edinburgh Fringe Reviews: Secrets and Lies
A surprising amount of honesty and acceptance comes out in these shows about secrets, lies and infidelity Read more »| 15 Aug 2016