Opinion
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FestivalsCaroline Mabey: Getting Lost in my Memory Palace
The unforgettable Caroline Mabey makes a note about trying to remember her show on memory and scrabble Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
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Jay Lafferty & Gareth Waugh: Sleep in September
As they're good friends and not short of opinions, we asked local heroes Jay Lafferty and Gareth Waugh to speak to each other before their respective Gilded Balloon debut hours Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsComedians on Ethics: Louise Reay on Surveillance
Comedian Louise Reay writes a powerful and compelling ethics column on why we should all care about surveillance Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
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Ivo Graham & Suzi Ruffell on class in Fringe comedy
Eton-educated Ivo Graham is from the upper echelons of society, while Suzi Ruffell is a proud proletarian from Portsmouth; the pair are best pals and spoke to each other about class, comedy and friendship Read more »| 28 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsBenjamin Schatz on The Best Joke You'll Never Hear
Ahead of Kinsey Sicks' Edinburgh Fringe run, Attorney turned drag queen Benjamin Schatz – AKA Rachel – pens our Comedians on Ethics column to discuss how morally responsible comedians are for what they say Read more »| 20 Jul 2017 -
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Enduring Edinburgh: How to Survive the Fringe
Coming to Edinburgh for the Fringe? Here's a guide of what to pack, what to eat and how to recover once it's over... Read more »| 14 Jul 2017
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Opinion
Daniel Piper's Poetry Slam World Cup Diary
Daniel Piper is the reigning Poetry Slam champion in Scotland, but how would he fare when facing poets from around the globe at the Slam's World Cup finals in Paris? Read more »| 11 Jul 2017 -
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How Comedy Captured the Edinburgh Fringe: Part 3
In the third part of our Fringe history, two long-forgotten venues put comedy before theatre with the help of Austin Powers and a Wonder Dog Read more »| 11 Jul 2017 -
OpinionCrystal Baws: July 2017 Horoscopes
Our resident mystic delves into the future to deliver his verdict on the month ahead Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Opinion
Comedy in a time of political unrest
Surprise referendum results, snap elections, political chaos. Has recent politics changed UK comedy? We speak to some of the finest satirists on the scene to take the temperature of what our turbulent political landscape has meant for their comedy Read more »| 15 Jun 2017 -
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Watch Cassetteboy's hilarious Theresa May takedown
Editing genius Cassetteboy publishes a new video titled Cassetteboy vs Theresa May just ahead of the general election, and it’s brutal and brilliant Read more »| 06 Jun 2017 -
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How Comedy Captured the Edinburgh Fringe: Part 2
Our first instalment of this series covered over three decades, when the Edinburgh Fringe was almost without comedians at all. Now in Part Two, we find one year alone – 1981 – influences comedy more than all the previous Fringes put together Read more »| 06 Jun 2017 -
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Crystal Baws: June 2017 Horoscopes
Mystic Mark gazes into his baws to reveal this month's horoscopes Read more »| 01 Jun 2017 -
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The Stand's Kenny O'Brien on St Andrew Square
The Stand's St Andrew Square events made the area a Festival hub, but are now thwarted by the square's corporate owners. For our comedy and ethics column, The Stand's director Kenny O'Brien considers the implications this has for the Fringe Read more »| 19 May 2017 -
Opinion
How Comedy Captured the Edinburgh Fringe: Part 1
In the first of a series of articles to celebrate the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's 70th anniversary, we look back at the remarkable rise of stand-up comedy and how it came to dominate the once theatre-heavy programme Read more »| 09 May 2017