Opinion
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Opinion2016: A Horror Story
Are we actually just living in a slasher movie? Read more »| 04 Jan 2017 -
OpinionNextUp: The future of stand up?
New streaming service NextUp offers a chance to access niche comedy from the comfort of your living room Read more »| 09 Dec 2016 -
OpinionComedy is the best response to 2016
While there's nothing funny about the loss of our favourite artists or a worrying rise in fascist ideology, 2016 has at least had comedians to go to the most horrible of places and find a response. Our Dark Arts expert investigates Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
OpinionCrystal Baws: December 2016 Horoscopes
Our resident futurologist Mystic Mark doles out some festive truths in his December horoscopes Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
Festivals
Women in Comedy: Short Story Competition Winner
The Women in Comedy Festival Writing Competition invites entries in two categories: a short sketch or monologue, and a short story. The Skinny North is ... Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
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Crystal Baws: November 2016 Horoscopes
ARIESFlowers may be growing in your heart, a lark may be singing boisterously of love in your brain, but in your trousers a worm dies of loneliness. TAURUST... Read more »| 31 Oct 2016
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Opinion
Complaint of the Month: October 2016
In the first of a recurring series, we delve into our inbox to find our favourite reader correspondence. Well, we say 'favourite'... Read more »| 21 Oct 2016 -
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Crystal Baws: October 2016 Horoscopes
Mystic Mark delivers his verdict on the month ahead Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
Opinion
Losing the Booze: Comedy and Alcohol
Why do we still think that comedy goes hand-in-hand with drinking? Comedian Jayne Edwards investigates If you ask any one of my many friends what I love mor... Read more »| 19 Sep 2016 -
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Crystal Baws: September 2016 Horoscopes
ARIESOur God is a nerd god – the universe He made is all about geek subjects like mathematics and science. Not like the cool Gods out there who built e... Read more »| 01 Sep 2016 -
Festivals
Iraq Out & Loud @ Heroes, The Shed by the BlundaBus
A reading of the Chilcot Report that started as a curious project ended up defining the true spirit of the Edinburgh Fringe. Read more »| 26 Aug 2016 -
Festivals
Can Performers Make a Profit at the Fringe?
At an open-access arts festival like the Edinburgh Fringe, who ends up paying the heaviest price? We investigate. Read more »| 05 Aug 2016 -
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Crystal Baws: August 2016 Horoscopes
Mystic Mark shares his August predictions... Read more »| 02 Aug 2016 -
OpinionJen 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 -
Festivals
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