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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SpotlightThe Darkest Animation: Monkey Dust
With animated comedies on the ascent, Emma O'Brien looks back at Monkey Dust, one of the genre's most overlooked gems Read more »| 04 Jul 2018 -
GuideTim Key @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Megadate is an unmistakably Tim Key show, and unmissable at that Read more »| 18 Jun 2018 -
Opinion
When Flight of the Conchords Played a Plague Pit
With Flight of the Conchords landing at the SSE Hydro, we take a look back at when the duo were playing to only the people they could fit into an eighteenth century vault Read more »| 08 Jun 2018 -
Festivals
Fringe Dog unveils categories for Terrier Awards
With the Edinburgh Fringe bounding towards us, canine critic Fringe Dog annouces what he'll be looking for in the third annual Terrier Awards Read more »| 06 Jun 2018 -
Interviews
Doug Stanhope: Saving Lives One Cigarette at a Time
Often bracketed as a caustic political comedian, we discover Doug Stanhope may have been plonked in the wrong pigeonhole Read more »| 29 May 2018 -
FestivalsThe Stand’s Fringe line-up: Dylan Moran, Limmy and more
Joining Moran and Limmy in The Stand’s roster are Jerry Sadowitz, Paul Sinha and many more Read more »| 18 May 2018
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FestivalsFringe 2018: Final Pleasance shows announced
Shows on Brexit, late night shenanigans, a tribute to Spike Milligan, and TapeFace live on Facebook are just some of the highlights in the Pleasance's final show announcements for Fringe 2018 Read more »| 17 May 2018 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Fringe 2018: What to see at the Big Four
With the release of the 'big four' Edinburgh Fringe venues' full programmes, we've picked a recommended comedy and theatre show each from Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly Read more »| 17 May 2018 -
InterviewsFirst Drafts: New Comedy at Rose Theatre
Jay Lafferty and Lou Sanders on how practice makes perfect with work-in-progress comedy shows Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
Festivals
When The Edinburgh Fringe went Beyond Satire
The Edinburgh Festival dreamt up Beyond the Fringe to upstage its rival, but the revue only increased the Edinburgh Fringe's fame Read more »| 14 May 2018 -
Guide
Limmy remixes the Golden Girls theme tune
Glasgow comedian Limmy has returned to the mixing desk to create an electronic version of the classic 80s sitcom’s cheery theme tune Read more »| 20 Apr 2018 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Fringe: Pleasance announce more shows for 2018
The Pleasance announce 126 more shows to join their ever-expanding 2018 Edinburgh Fringe programme Read more »| 20 Apr 2018 -
Interviews
Carl Hutchinson: 'I can't give a heckler detention'
As Carl Hutchinson's tour arrives in Edinburgh and Glasgow we caught up with him about teaching v stand-up, art v science and the importance of The Stand Read more »| 17 Apr 2018 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Fringe: Do costs cause a class divide?
The financial costs of performing at the Edinburgh Fringe may cause a divide in comedy, which dominoes into a wider problem of representation Read more »| 16 Apr 2018 -
Festivals
How Glasgow Started the Edinburgh Fringe
The story of how Glasgow Unity Theatre turned a snub to Scottish drama into the first Edinburgh Festival Fringe Read more »| 12 Apr 2018