Comedy
The Skinny guide to the stand-up comedy shows in Edinburgh, Glasgow and across Scotland. Exclusive previews and interviews with some of the country's best new comedians, plus stand-up comedy reviews, comedy features, and extensive coverage of comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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InterviewsAndy Zaltzman: Touring Armchair Revolutionary
Attention Buglers! Andy Zaltzman stops to talk to us before his return to Scotland Read more »| 11 Oct 2012 -
GuideTig Notaro – Live!
Comedy has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently. Aggresive, misogynistic, tolerant of rape and, worst of all, a bit pointless. That final char... Read more »| 08 Oct 2012 -
OpinionCrystal Baws: October 2012 Horoscopes
ARIES Your intestinal parasite has gotten rather large lately, and this month things cross a very special barrier when you finally become the parasite trappe... Read more »| 05 Oct 2012 -
Interviews
Alexei Sayle: "What I did before – he wasn't me"
Having reinvented comedy in the 80s, Alexei Sayle is making a return to standup. And not a moment too soon... Read more »| 03 Oct 2012 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: September 2012 Horoscopes
ARIES When the star M38b unexpectedly goes supernova in September an entire section of your personality suddenly disappears. It is the astrological equivalen... Read more »| 19 Sep 2012 -
Festivals
Chipping Off Little Pieces of My Soul – A Fringe Diary
Comedian Xavier Toby gives an insider's view of the soul-crushing financial gamble involved in putting on a show at the Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 03 Sep 2012
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Guide
BECkY FURY (+SUppORT)
It was a laid back affair, this one. I was surprised; I had felt sure that going to see a comedian named Becky Fury meant that I was in for some loud moments... Read more »| 26 Aug 2012 -
Festivals
Fresh Fringe's 24-Hour Challenge!
Starting at 10am on Wednesday 22 August, an intrepid broadcasting duo of Christian Illingworth and Finlay Niven will be hosting a 24 hour radio marathon live... Read more »| 21 Aug 2012 -
Guide
Voices In Your Head
It’s easy to lose count of the number of shows offering improvisational comedy at this year’s Festival. However, I’m willing to stick my ne... Read more »| 19 Aug 2012 -
Festivals
Mick Foley: How a wrestler fell in love with the Fringe
Concluding our Foley In Edinburgh trilogy, the man himself writes about how Edinburgh helped him to find his own voice and how a small, teatime comedy show helped him understand the true spirit of the Fringe Read more »| 18 Aug 2012 -
Interviews
David Hasselhoff: "Do you guys still like Runrig?"
On the advent of his Edinburgh Fringe show, David Hasselhoff grapples with Scottish culture, doppelgangers and – perhaps most frighteningly – the affections of our resident drunken Knight Rider nut, Fred Fletch Read more »| 15 Aug 2012 -
Guide
Paco Erhard: 5-step guide to being German 2.0
Paco Erhard can sure pack out a room. Almost ten minutes after he was due to start and people were still piling in, jostling for floor space when the seating... Read more »| 14 Aug 2012 -
Guide
Lady Melville and Rosie Rebel: Dirty Thirties
Dirty Thirties are a double act inasmuch as there’s two of them. Long-term friends and first time Fringers, Lady Melville and Rosie Rebel take turns up... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Guide
Madeleine Culp: Fark
As far as intros go, this is a good one. Weird, funny, mish-mashy, and theatre-like, the scene is set for Madeleine Culp’s ditz into the clouds. Her ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012 -
Guide
Lewis Schaffer: No YOU Shut Up
Some people are just born comedians, and Lewis Schaffer is one of them. He is supremely confident, shaking hands with every member of the audience at the d... Read more »| 08 Aug 2012