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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Unsupervised Detention
Leave four pupils in detention for an hour and what do you think they’re going to get up to? They’re going to mess about, pull faces, throw thing... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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The Muffia: Tight Women
If the girls from The Muffia were your mates you would be pissing yourself. Their show is made up of the kind of skits, rants and songs that are bloody hyste... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Rosie Wilby: The Science Of Sex
Rosie Wilby takes a scientific approach to attraction, relationships, why we go off relationships, and love. As interesting as this approach is, I was ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Hannah Gadsby - Kiss Me Quick I'm Full of Jubes
Testament to some militant flyering and enthusiastic vocal endorsement by producer Adam Hills, Hannah Gadsby’s show is packed. Thank God the venue is f... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Adventure Incorporated
The three performers of Adventure Incorporated have plenty of funny bones in their bodies and they are good improvisers, energetic and quick witted. Their im... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009 -
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Adam Hills: Inflatable Event Review
The affable Aussie mainstay is back from last year’s pseudo-hiatus with ‘Inflatable’. True to form, there is an underlying sentiment to Hil... Read more »| 18 Aug 2009
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Jon Richardson: This Guy At Night Review
Rebecca Gordon finds pleasure in painful comedy. Read more »| 17 Aug 2009 -
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Russell Kane: Human Dressage
Edward Whelan discovers Russell Kane has nothing to do with horses and everything to do with hilarious. Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Susan Calman - The Last Woman on Earth
Loosely based on a heckle, Susan Calman’s The Last Woman on Earth proposes the world’s demise, leaving inmates of Underbelly’s cavern... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Jason Byrne: The Byrne Supremacy
There is a row of seven children, all under ten, sitting in the third row. Byrne clocks them straight away. ‘Too late now!’ he cries. ‘We&r... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Janeane Garofalo
There is, unfortunately for the glib reviewer, no-one to compare Garofalo too. There’s people in there, for sure – possibly one too many for her ... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Rhod Gilbert
I want to like Rhod Gilbert. I really do. He seems like, well, a really nice guy. There’s no doubt he’s original, that he throws every ounce of e... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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Daniel Sloss - Teenage Kicks Comedy Review
When Daniel Sloss wanders onstage all smooth-faced and lank-haired, it’s hard to envisage the elfin lad having anything of the comic clout needed to im... Read more »| 16 Aug 2009 -
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I like my comedy...to be something a bit new: Universal Comedy
Universal Comedy was set up in 2004 to use comedy to help people with health difficulties - both physical and mental. They teach comedy skills at training c... Read more »| 15 Aug 2009 -
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Shappi Khorsandi: The Distracted Activist
Shappi Khorsandi comes out bright and cheery, beaming with joy and immediately begins chatting up the front row. She has an easy, charming stage presence whi... Read more »| 14 Aug 2009