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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GuideJoel Dommett @ The Lowry, 2 Mar
Part of a new wave of improbably nice comedians, Joel Dommett takes to the stage with a mix of mawkish charm and naughty school-child that’s all encaps... Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
GuideRussell Brand: Messiah Complex @ Liverpool Echo Arena, 15 Feb
There aren’t many comics that can get away with calling Mahatma Gandhi a “f*ckin’ snide”, but Russell Brand sets up his premise with ... Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
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Jack Whitehall @ The Lowry, 24 Feb
The man christened ‘King of Comedy’ at the 2013 British Comedy Awards was honing his material on Monday night prior to embarking on a big arena t... Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
GuideTony Law / Sofie Hagen / Liam Pickford @ Group Therapy, 22 Feb
It’s not without good reason that Tony Law’s latest show is titled Nonsense Overdrive. The slightly unhinged Canadian explodes on to the stage an... Read more »| 06 Mar 2014 -
Festivals
Tom Wrigglesworth: Utterly at Odds with the Universe
Tom Wrigglesworth tells us about about his granddad and his experience of doing a personal comedy show Read more »| 05 Mar 2014 -
Interviews
Nancy Clench: Who is the Yes Queen?
We talk to Scotland's biggest drag queen, Nancy Clench, about activism, independence and being Holyrood's most dazzling secret Read more »| 05 Mar 2014
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Opinion
Crystal Baws: March 2014 Horoscopes
ARIES Peering over the railings on a day out at Sellafield, your safety goggles slip off into a vat of highly radioactive fission waste. Not wishing to break... Read more »| 03 Mar 2014 -
Spotlight
Comedy Spotlight: Peter Brush
Meet Peter Brush, 'a very serious man' Read more »| 26 Feb 2014 -
GuideDavid Baddiel: Fame, Not The Musical @ The Lowry, 31 Jan
David Baddiel marks his return to standup with a heartfelt, philosophical and hilarious look at the nature of fame. Known to the nation as “not Skinner... Read more »| 13 Feb 2014 -
Interviews
Cassetteboy: Last Night a VJ Saved My Life
Viral mash-up pranksters Cassetteboy explain how they pull off the difficult concept of a 'comedy disco' when they're not watching endless footage of Jamie Oliver Read more »| 06 Feb 2014 -
Spotlight
Spotlight: Gein's Family Giftshop
When we asked the Northwest comedy scene's movers, shakers and acid takers who their picks were for a big year in 2014, there was one constant in their replies: Geinâs Family Giftshop Read more »| 06 Feb 2014 -
Guide
Enterteasement @ The Admiral
We take a trip to a slightly unusual burlesque night Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
Opinion
Ask Fred: Language
When deciding which writer was best qualified to kick the crap out of our readers' problems, there really was only one man for the job Read more »| 04 Feb 2014 -
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Norris & Parker @ The Lowry, Salford, 28 Jan
A major worry about a show likened to Brass Eye and The League of Gentlemen is that – like many inspired by the wonderfully surreal and dangerous ... Read more »| 03 Feb 2014 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: February 2014 Horoscopes
ARIES Landing a finance job at Canary Wharf the yellow-eyed intern showing you around the office habitat boasts about the “heat mats under each floor.&... Read more »| 01 Feb 2014