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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Opinion
Ask Fred: The Environment
This month our agony uncle turns green – whether that's going hippy or full Hulk remains to be seen... Read more »| 30 Jun 2014 -
Interviews
Jason Mewes discusses the origins of Jay and Silent Bob
As Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) embark on a tour of the UK, we catch up with the former to discuss chat-up lines, his long-lasting friendship with Smith, and people crapping their pants Read more »| 09 Jun 2014 -
Spotlight
Spotlight on... Eleanor Morton
We catch up to talk gigs, heckles and enormous ducks... Read more »| 05 Jun 2014 -
Spotlight
Spotlight: Adam Staunton
The Liverpool comic and Maverick Renegade on naff last suppers and fighting small dogs Read more »| 04 Jun 2014 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: June 2014 Horoscopes
ARIESLike some sort of Hannibal Blumenthal you open the UK’s first human bell-end restaurant, blowing diners away with your exotic award-winning cuisin... Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
Opinion
Ask Fred: Religion
Unfazed by the perils of the job, this month our resident everything-expert gets spiritual... Read more »| 03 Jun 2014
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Interviews
Knightmare on Memory Lane
Kids' TV curio Knightmare is back in the form of a hilarious stage-show. We consider what other children's telly staples are ripe for a live comeback Read more »| 20 May 2014 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: May 2014 Horoscopes
ARIES To make your dog walking job easier you create a dog centipede by stitching together a dozen thoroughbred canines snout to bumhole. It’s so much ... Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
Guide
John-Luke Roberts @ Pub/Zoo, 22 April
XS Malarkey’s non-profit ethos, and commitment to supporting both the absolute beginners and rising stars of the circuit, and allowing them to share th... Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Guide
Simon Munnery's Fylm @ Gorilla, 26 Apr
Simon Munnery has never been shy about trying new things and his show Fylm is a surreal yet innovative new twist on the traditional stand-up formula. Undoubt... Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
Opinion
Scottish Comedy Awards: Taking Comedy Seriously?
The first annual Scottish Comedy Awards were held in an unassuming space in the basement of the Blythswood Hotel on Monday 31 March in Glasgow. Who knew? Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
Spotlight
Comedy Spotlight: Rachel Fairburn
This month's unflinching glare lands on Rachel Fairburn. A census taker once tried to test her. It didn't end well... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
Spotlight
Comedy Spotlight: Liam Bolton
Meet a comedian who knows what he hates Read more »| 17 Apr 2014 -
Guide
Sketchole @ The Lowry, 6 Apr
Sketchole sets its stall out pretty early on when Gein’s Family Giftshop’s Ed Easton faced the audience sans clothes in a great sketch about sket... Read more »| 11 Apr 2014 -
Guide
Richard Herring: We’re All Going to Die! @ The Lowry, 28 Mar
Running on stage grinning like a mad man and screaming, “We’re all going to die,” Richard Herring announces the title of his new show about... Read more »| 08 Apr 2014