Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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ComedyDavid Hasselhoff: "Do you guys still like Runrig?"
On the advent of his Edinburgh Fringe show, David Hasselhoff grapples with Scottish culture, doppelgangers and – perhaps most frighteningly – the affections of our resident drunken Knight Rider nut, Fred Fletch Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Oliver Pitt
Showcase: Oliver Pitt Oliver Pitt is an illustrator based in Glasgow.Biography by Phoebe Amis, based on the titles of Oliver's works. The A-side (T... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
ArtThe Skinny Showcase: Gabriella Marcella Ditano
Showcase: Gabriella Marcella Ditano Gabriella Marcella Ditano graduated from the Glasgow School of Art Graphic Design department this year. Her work... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
TheatreWhat's He Building in There? @ Zoo
STaG hit the nail right on the head with What's He Building in There? While the show is billed as a comedy, laughs are few and far between. But the... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
FilmKing of Devil's Island
This film sits alongside the Devil’s Island of Henri Charriere’s Papillon, forming an archipelago of punishment and retribution. The settin... Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Music
The Twilight Sad announce remix LP
Liars, Horrors, Com Truise and Optimo for No One Can Ever Know – The Remixes Read more »| 14 Aug 2012
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Comedy
Paco Erhard: 5-step guide to being German 2.0
Paco Erhard can sure pack out a room. Almost ten minutes after he was due to start and people were still piling in, jostling for floor space when the seating... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
ArtThe Skinny Fringe Radio Hour
This month The Skinny is taking to the world of radio, with a weekly show on Fresh Air presenting guests from across the Edinburgh Festivals as well as revie... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Comedy
Lady Melville and Rosie Rebel: Dirty Thirties
Dirty Thirties are a double act inasmuch as there’s two of them. Long-term friends and first time Fringers, Lady Melville and Rosie Rebel take turns up... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Theatre
The Brothers’ Keeper @ Oran Mor
Happy Summertime, everyone! Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Film
Marley
"What do Jamaicans love more than a man who's just survived a gunfight?" asks Bob Marley's elegant, dreadlocked lawyer as she recalls the aftermath of the at... Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
Theatre
We Think Not: Karl Jay-Lewin & Anushiye Yarnell
This is the kind of Zen koan that came to mind watching We Think Not. These are two different works of great interiority. I felt like... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Theatre
Death Boogie @ Assembly Roxy
Death Boogie is a fun way to kick off an evening of shows: if you aren't a fan of rap/beatbox/hiphop (I'm not) don't go, though saying that,... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Theatre
Pygmalion @ Oran Mor
Transposing the famed Bernard Shaw play to Edinburgh is problematic, and sadly, a risk that more often than not doesn’t pay off. Despite a few nic... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012 -
Music
Chilly Gonzales – Solo Piano II
From prankster rapper to electro-funk maestro, the artist formerly known as Jason Beck has long demonstrated a playfully flexible attitude towards genre. I... Read more »| 09 Aug 2012