Interviews
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FestivalsBeasts 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 -
FestivalsSteen 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 -
FestivalsGemma 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 -
FestivalsEdinburgh 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 -
Interviews
Destiny's Child: An interview with Luisa Omielan
Luisa Omielan comes back to the Fringe with a book and two dates at the EICC. Is she still the same 'free festival girl?' Read more »| 01 Jul 2016 -
Interviews
Let’s talk about sex, with comedian Sara Pascoe
Sara Pascoe picked up an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination in 2014 for a show themed on sexual evolutionary history. Now she's written a book on the same theme Read more »| 03 Jun 2016
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Interviews
David Cross interview: Making America Great Again!
You may know him as Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development or for his work with Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk, but how well do you know David Cross as... Read more »| 01 Jun 2016 -
Comedy
Chris Cantrill: Comedy Spotlight
The Delightful Sausage founder braves a grilling. It's a preconceived notion that alternative comedians hailing from the North have to move to London to ply... Read more »| 11 May 2016 -
Film
Armando Iannucci reflects on In the Loop
Acclaimed Scottish satirist and film director Armando Iannucci will answer fan questions in a pre-recorded interview to be shown alongside a screening of his 2009 comedy In the Loop at Restless Natives festival this week. First, we posed a few of our own Read more »| 11 May 2016 -
Interviews
Comedian Seymour Mace on being "Niche as Fuck"
Self-confessed bitter old man Seymour Mace talks to us ahead of the final outing of his Foster's Award-nominated show, Niche as Fuck, at Liverpool's 81 Renshaw Street Read more »| 29 Apr 2016 -
Interviews
Jim Jefferies on Sex, Guns and Donald Trump
With a new Netflix special in the bag, we chat with Jim Jefferies ahead of his upcoming UK tour dates, including his first solo show in Edinburgh outside of the Fringe. Read more »| 25 Apr 2016 -
InterviewsJen Kirkman interview: 'Not just me, all women'
American comedian Jen Kirkman talks to The Skinny about writing her new book, how many critical comedy reviewers it'd take for her to change her set and the everyday shit all women get on Twitter. Read more »| 11 Apr 2016 -
Interviews
Katherine Ryan interview: Comedy is a Conversation
Katherine Ryan chats about fame, the welcoming UK comedy scene and the meaning of her show title. Read more »| 06 Apr 2016 -
Interviews
A Ramble with Mark Thomas
Political comedian Mark Thomas walks us through his latest method of grassroots activism. Read more »| 04 Apr 2016 -
Interviews
Dane Baptiste on Unreasonable Doubts and Sunny D
A nationwide tour and a self-penned sitcom would go right to some comedians' heads. Not so for Dane Baptiste, who tells us that success is a mix of roots, determination and a lucky vagina. Read more »| 25 Mar 2016