Opinion
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OpinionEsoteric Christmas Gift Guide 2013
I’m joined by my colleague Dr. Darren Icke for the return of our Esoteric Xmas Product Guide, this year brought to you by our colossal friends at OMNICORP®, who are about to release a new anti-ageing cream we’ve been literally wetting the bed about Read more »| 06 Dec 2013 -
OpinionOpinion: Vince Hase is funny. Somewhere.
When Vince Hase's comedy album His First Attempt arrived for review, there was only one man for the job: Fred Fletch... Read more »| 21 Nov 2013 -
OpinionOpinion: Comedy – A Serious Business
Is comedy respected as an art form? Andrew Learmonth makes an impassioned plea for Scotland to take its comic storytellers seriously Read more »| 31 Oct 2013 -
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Crystal Baws: November 2013 Horoscopes
ARIES This month God breaks millennia of silence to speak directly to you, telling you that he thinks you probably have schizophrenia and you should get some... Read more »| 31 Oct 2013 -
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Hirsutes You, Sir! Or, A Guide to Comedy Barnets
Why male comedians may put more into their appearance than you first thought Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
OpinionCrystal Baws: October 2013 Horoscopes
ARIES You just can’t seem to empathise fully with others until you’ve walked around for a day in their skin and hair. It’s the only way you... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013
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So this Feminist Walks into a Bar...
There's an old joke that goes: 'How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb? THAT'S NOT FUNNY.' Read more »| 06 Sep 2013 -
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Fred Fletch's Student Quiz
Tests, from maths quizzes to STD checks, are exciting. Show our quiz that no one learns harder than students Read more »| 03 Sep 2013 -
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Crystal Baws: September 2013 Horoscopes
ARIES All those hours under a microscope carving your CV in tiny hieroglyphs onto chicken beaks comes to nothing. Not a single employer even bothers to reply... Read more »| 02 Sep 2013 -
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How to Crowdfund a Fringe Show by Juliette Burton
Crowdfunding is an increasingly popular option for cash-starved artists, but how does it work and where does your money go? Read more »| 02 Aug 2013 -
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Crystal Baws: August 2013 Horoscopes
ARIES Finally you go on that holiday to Thailand hoping to find yourself. Instead you end up finding bits of yourself in the hotel shower plug hole after con... Read more »| 01 Aug 2013 -
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Choose Your Own Goddamn Fringe Adventure
A thrilling adventure in which YOU are a reviewer for The Skinny. Can you battle your way through the mayhem of the Fringe without getting fired? Read more »| 31 Jul 2013 -
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Babies aren’t cute. Especially when they’re just born.
Recently my friend had a baby and invited me to come to visit them in the hospital. I was thrilled. And by thrilled, I mean infuriated Read more »| 09 Jul 2013 -
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Crystal Baws: July 2013 Horoscopes
ARIESAfter weeks of paranormal torment you discover the reason your fridge barks like a rottweiler, your walls have been bleeding, and gallons of maggots hav... Read more »| 04 Jul 2013 -
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Crystal Baws: June 2013 Horoscopes
ARIESAfter being on the waiting list for years about your depression, following a groundbreaking 36 hour medical procedure you become the recipient of the wo... Read more »| 03 Jun 2013