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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FestivalsRay Bradshaw: Edinburgh Fringe Spotlight
How tricky is it to simultaneously sign and speak your entire stand-up show? Ray Bradshaw is doing exactly that, and for a full Fringe run Read more »| 11 Jul 2017 -
Festivals
Tiff Stevenson: Edinburgh Fringe Spotlight
As Tiff Stevenson rockets into the Gilded Balloon, we catch-up about her new show Bombshells, her viral success with Bridget Trump Diaries and ask whether comedy can make a political difference to the world Read more »| 11 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsEllie Taylor: Edinburgh Fringe Spotlight
Now Ellie Taylor is married, society wants to know when she is having kids. Ahead of her show at Pleasance Courtyard, Taylor answers another set of assumptive and impertinent questions Read more »| 10 Jul 2017 -
Interviews
Eddie Izzard on Edinburgh, the Fringe and his memoir
A chat with Eddie Izzard as he races into the Edinburgh International Conference Centre with his new memoir Believe Me Read more »| 05 Jul 2017 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: July 2017 Horoscopes
Our resident mystic delves into the future to deliver his verdict on the month ahead Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
OpinionComedy in a time of political unrest
Surprise referendum results, snap elections, political chaos. Has recent politics changed UK comedy? We speak to some of the finest satirists on the scene to take the temperature of what our turbulent political landscape has meant for their comedy Read more »| 15 Jun 2017
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Opinion
Watch Cassetteboy's hilarious Theresa May takedown
Editing genius Cassetteboy publishes a new video titled Cassetteboy vs Theresa May just ahead of the general election, and it’s brutal and brilliant Read more »| 06 Jun 2017 -
Festivals
How Comedy Captured the Edinburgh Fringe: Part 2
Our first instalment of this series covered over three decades, when the Edinburgh Fringe was almost without comedians at all. Now in Part Two, we find one year alone – 1981 – influences comedy more than all the previous Fringes put together Read more »| 06 Jun 2017 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Fringe: What to see at the Big Four
With the release of Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance and Underbelly's joint brochure for Edinburgh Fringe, here are our top four picks from the 'big four' Read more »| 01 Jun 2017 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: June 2017 Horoscopes
Mystic Mark gazes into his baws to reveal this month's horoscopes Read more »| 01 Jun 2017 -
Interviews
Tom Green interview: "You know Trump fired me, right?"
As Tom Green's European tour rides into Glasgow, our super-journo Fred Fletch renounces his retirement to ask a set of questions as unique as Green's comedy and screen career Read more »| 31 May 2017 -
Spotlight
The Not So Late Show: Comedy Spotlight
Hosts of Leeds' premier live comedy chat show, Ross and Josh tell us about their biscuits, beefs and search for the perfect bowl of ramen Read more »| 26 May 2017 -
Spotlight
SCRAM: Comedy Spotlight
Ahead of their show at The Stand, The Skinny infliltrated SCRAM's general meeting to discover the comedy collective's influences, writing techniques and periodic use of an exclamation mark Read more »| 23 May 2017 -
Interviews
Adam Kay on comedy, medicine and memoirs
Ahead of his appearance at Leeds Comedy Festival, doctor turned comedian Adam Kay talks about the government's treatment of junior doctors and the upcoming publication of his medical diary Read more »| 22 May 2017 -
Opinion
The Stand's Kenny O'Brien on St Andrew Square
The Stand's St Andrew Square events made the area a Festival hub, but are now thwarted by the square's corporate owners. For our comedy and ethics column, The Stand's director Kenny O'Brien considers the implications this has for the Fringe Read more »| 19 May 2017