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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Kieran Hodgson on his new Fringe show Maestro
Equipped with a violin instead of a bike this year, 2015 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Kieran Hodgson brings classical music to comedy. Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Tez Ilyas interview: The British experience
Tez Ilyas' sophomore Edinburgh Fringe show Made In Britain promises to reveal more about his family life than his satirical debut, while still discussing Bri... Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Colt Cabana: The Wrestler who Met his Match
Colt Cabana tells us how he learned everything he knows in comedy and self-sufficiency – by watching the very worst of wrestling Read more »| 29 Jul 2016 -
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Goose on their Edinburgh Fringe return
With their splash zone clearly marked, Goose are hoping for a sweltering August in George Square Gardens Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
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Lolly Adefope on race, comedy & the Fringe
Talented character comedian Lolly Adefope brings her sophomore hour to the Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 28 Jul 2016 -
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Beasts on their new show Mr Edinburgh
High-energy sketch group Beasts return to the Fringe to settle their differences once and for all Read more »| 27 Jul 2016
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Steen Raskopoulos: Comedy Spotlight
After scooping a best newcomer nomination in 2014, Steen Raskopoulos returns with a new selection of characters including a rather unorthodox drill sergeant Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
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Jen Kirkman @ Manchester Pub/Zoo, 24 Jul
“Do you guys have sexism here? You do? Oh, I didn’t know. I thought maybe you solved it or something. We still have it in America, too.”&nb... Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
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Gemma Flynn: Comedy Spotlight
Part of Glasgow's Chunks Collective and a graduate of the Edinburgh Revue, to call Gemma Flynn a local hero would be an understatement. We find out what she has planned for her second solo show Read more »| 27 Jul 2016 -
Spotlight
Sooz Kempner on Queen: Comedy Spotlight
Despite growing up to the strains of triumphalist pomp-rockers Queen, Sooz Kempner's Fringe show investigates how she ended up 'one of life's losers'. We find out what makes Mercury and co. so elemental to her outlook Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
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Yianni on The Simpsons: Comedy Spotlight
Yianni returns to the Fringe with a tribute to his favourite show, The Simpsons. Knowing a thing or two ourselves about the generation-bridging sitcom, ... Read more »| 26 Jul 2016 -
Guide
BoJack Horseman: Season Three
BoJack Horseman's titular hero sinks to new depths in a bold and assured season of the melancholy sitcom Read more »| 25 Jul 2016 -
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Does Edinburgh's population double over August?
What fuels a factoid most is that it feels true – and we've all heard the one about Edinburgh’s population doubling during the Fringe. Jenni Ajderian investigates Read more »| 22 Jul 2016 -
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Edinburgh Fringe: 5 great Northern comedians
Many of the ace up-and-coming Northern comedians we've profiled in The Skinny are now taking their first full hour to the Edinburgh Fringe. With the festival... Read more »| 21 Jul 2016 -
Opinion
Kimmy Schmidt, Master of None & the power of comedy
Comedy can act as a gateway into some tricky subjects – we look at a trio of sitcoms taking on issues of race, gender equality, gentrification and mental health Read more »| 19 Jul 2016