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Lyre Burd: One Burd, Many Voices
She started with impersonating her eccentric convent school teachers, with her audience crammed into a classroom during the lunchbreak at school; she has sub... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
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Kevin Bridges Preview
One of the highlights of the festival has to be the chance to see this new young comic before he is grabbed by fame and the ticket prices go through the roof... Read more »| 05 Jun 2009 -
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Phil Kay and Freemoore
If you find the Fringe a bit too overwhelming, between the streets squeezed with tourists drunk on the myriad of acts, the cacophony of bagpipes and the impo... Read more »| 21 May 2009 -
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Dullest Blog Launches
Today The Skinny launches our latest blog, The Dullest Blog: Comic ramblings to inspire your most tedious moments. Published every Tuesday at 11:45, we bring... Read more »| 05 May 2009 -
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The Merry-Go-Round Comedy Club
Now that Easter’s over with, West Lothian comedy fans can thoroughly overindulge on a bumper box of comedic treats at The Merry Go Round Comedy Club. ... Read more »| 30 Apr 2009 -
Festivals
Elgin Comedy Festival: a Small but Perfectly Formed Festival for the Highlands
The inaugural Elgin Comedy Festival runs from 22-24 May 2009 Read more »| 21 Apr 2009
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Charlie Ross's TV Times
Charlie Ross’s TV Times was billed as a look at how television affects all of our lives, but after a few clips were shown the show became solely about ... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Ardal O'Hanlon
Ardal O’Hanlon only has his mic, a table and a glass of water on the large stage with him but he is so relaxed you feel as if you’re sitting in h... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
I didn’t believe sock puppets would actually be involved but I’m staring at a Punch and Judy puppet stage and sure enough, two sock characters ap... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Paul Pirie: Lettuce Pirie
Paul Pirie nearly fucked the pooch before he'd even started when he made that tooth-grindingly irritating claim so beloved of mid-level managers and overweig... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Gary Little: He Was Only Jail Gay
The ironically named Mr Little looms over the audience with his imposing presence and bulging biceps. You'd be forgiven for being a little worried as he laun... Read more »| 31 Mar 2009 -
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Tom Stade: Oh F*** Do We Need a Title Too?
With his bong-scorched drawl, and oversized head and hands, Canadian Tom Stade resembles a twinkly-eyed Team America puppet. Indeed, it’s fair to say h... Read more »| 31 Mar 2009 -
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Elaine Malcolmson and Niall Browne: All Kinds of Everything
Northern Ireland has everything, so it does. All kinds of everything in fact. Niall Browne and Elaine Malcolmson are two comics from the province who are hap... Read more »| 30 Mar 2009 -
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Billy Kirkwood is Durty
I think it's important to say - don't go see this act if you don't find school yard humour funny. But really, if you go and see a show called Durty and expec... Read more »| 27 Mar 2009 -
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David Kay
It's really bugging me who David Kay reminds me of, until about halfway through his set, when he starts talking about making rice pudding at home eccy. Of c... Read more »| 27 Mar 2009