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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OpinionSanta And I Are Done Professionally
Generally, science makes everything better. There's hardly a thing in the world that can't be improved upon by introducing 5 AAA batteries and an electr... Read more »| 05 Dec 2011 -
Opinion
Esoteric Spiritual Christmas Gifts from Mystic Mark
During my travels throughout this gullible globe I have met many like me, who are seekers. Seekers of wisdom and truth alike, yes, but also seekers of som... Read more »| 05 Dec 2011 -
GuideWhat the hell is going on at... Jo Caulfield's Comedy Collective?
Comedians and comedy audiences can sometimes grow weary of each other. If you're a regular comedy-goer, you'll find your patience wearing thin with hearing a... Read more »| 01 Dec 2011 -
OpinionCrystal Baws: December Horoscopes
ARIESMercury is lubing up for another lunge at your orbit. Brace yourself for both good and bad news. The bad news is, despite taking a police baton to the h... Read more »| 01 Dec 2011 -
InterviewsSeymour Mace: "My first ambition was to be a clown"
Seymour Mace scored one of the comedy hits of the summer with Happypotamus, a show that dealt with his experience of depression. He tells us about enjoying silliness again Read more »| 30 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
Phil Kay: "You get completely wasted and end up naked"
Has age made Scottish wildman Phil Kay calm down? No, it hasn't Read more »| 29 Nov 2011
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Interviews
The Flyting: A 400-Year Old Slagging Match
Those familiar with Whose lunch Is It Anyway?, Stu & Garry’s long-running afternoon improv show, will know the delight that these two take in shred... Read more »| 22 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
Chris Addison: "Stand-up is where it all comes from"
In the 1996 movie Multiplicity, Michael Keaton clones himself in an attempt to manage his busy schedule. It’s tempting to think that the technology des... Read more »| 18 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
Axis Of Awesome: "Any act is improved by an animatronic dragon"
The most awesome band in comedy prepare to rock their way to Glasgow Read more »| 14 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
New Act Of The Month: James Stewart
Name: James Stewart Age: 26 Based: Edinburgh Number of gigs to date: 150 How did you get into comedy? I knew I always wanted to do it. I watch endless Am... Read more »| 09 Nov 2011 -
Guide
Howard Marks is Mr. Nice
Structured loosely around tales drawn from the autobiography Mr Nice, this show allows Howard Marks to combine elements of straightforward storytelling with ... Read more »| 09 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
Andrew Lawrence: "Success went away a little bit"
Smart and acid-tongued, comedy underdog Andrew Lawrence looks back at why his career hasn't taken the same route as some of his contemporaries Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
Ben Verth: Local Boy Makes Good
Edinburgh-based Ben Verth is a rising star on the local comedy scene. He tells us about the city’s comedy history and the places that inspire him Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws - November Horoscopes
ARIES You commence November still wriggling on that spike you fell on in October like a grub on a hook, desperately trying to reach your mobile phone with y... Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
Wicked Wenches: 'Why isn't there an angry woman on TV?'
Wicked Wenches is The Stand's monthly all-women stand-up show. The Skinny spoke to last month's Wenches about why they don't just talk about "cake & cushions" Read more »| 31 Oct 2011