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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FestivalsNext Best Thing @ Pleasance Courtyard
An energetic and surreal life lesson from sketch duo Next Best Thing Read more »| 04 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsEvelyn Mok @ Pleasance Courtyard
Evelyn Mok combines humour with poignancy in this exploration of sex, shame and culture Read more »| 04 Aug 2017 -
Guide
Alan Partridge will return to BBC as "voice of Brexit"
At last, something good has come out of Brexit: Alan Partridge is returning to telly Read more »| 04 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsSofie Hagen @ Bedlam Theatre
Sofie Hagen's trip down memory lane will have you both laughing and gasping in horror Read more »| 04 Aug 2017 -
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Tessa Coates @ Pleasance Courtyard
Stand-up Tessa Coates tackles life’s big questions through the lens of millennial angst Read more »| 04 Aug 2017 -
FestivalsKat Bond @ Pleasance Courtyard
Kat Bond combines characters, clowning and witty one-liners for an energetic first solo hour Read more »| 04 Aug 2017
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Edd Hedges @ Gilded Balloon
The 2013 So You Think You're Funny? winner presents a risk-taking debut Fringe hour Read more »| 03 Aug 2017 -
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Eshaan Akbar @ Gilded Balloon
A slightly uneven first show from talented comedian Eshaan Akbar Read more »| 03 Aug 2017 -
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How Comedy Captured the Edinburgh Fringe: Part 4
In the final part of our series celebrating the Fringe's 70 year history, comedy finally rules the Fringe programme Read more »| 02 Aug 2017 -
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Adelaide comes to Edinburgh Fringe 2017
How to enjoy a summer Fringe Festival during Edinburgh's winter months Read more »| 01 Aug 2017 -
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What can the UK learn from Italian politics?
Italian comedian and journalist Francesco De Carlo pens our latest Comedians on Ethics column, asking what the UK can learn from Italian politics Read more »| 01 Aug 2017 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: August 2017 Horoscopes
ARIESIn August your garden-makeover TV show commences filming. You set to work on the first garden by installing a giant immovable granite skull in the centr... Read more »| 01 Aug 2017 -
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Simon Morley on society’s problem with his penis
20 years ago, Simon Morley contorted his cock into such skillful shapes it led to the famous hit show Puppetry of the Penis. On tour, he found different countries respond to dicks in different ways... Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
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Jessica Fostekew on Voyaging into Choppy Waters
As Jessica Fostekew cruises into The Caves with a story about a maritime misadventure, she writes how heavenly idealism can turn into a horror story... Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
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Caroline Mabey: Getting Lost in my Memory Palace
The unforgettable Caroline Mabey makes a note about trying to remember her show on memory and scrabble Read more »| 31 Jul 2017