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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InterviewsTwo for Joy: Spencer Jones on his debut tour
We meet Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated prop comic Spencer Jones, who's driving all the way from Torquay for his first Glasgow show Read more »| 08 Oct 2024 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: October 2024
October’s a jam-packed month for comedy fans across the Central Belt with comedy celebrating Black History Month, some alt comedy legends and a spooky standout for the whole family Read more »| 27 Sep 2024 -
InterviewsThe Skinny on... MC Hammersmith
The world's leading rapper to emerge from the ghetto of middle class London, MC Hammersmith (aka Will Naameh) follows his sell-out Fringe run with a look back on the acoustic foam panelling that made him Read more »| 12 Sep 2024 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: September 2024
Even after we’ve gulped down all the comedy we could manage in August, September’s here to say ‘look what else we’ve got in store for you’! Read more »| 03 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsLaura Davis @ Monkey Barrel
Laura Davis's poetic sensibility comes to the fore in new show Albatross Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsJosephine Lacey @ Pleasance Courtyard
Josephine Lacey hits the Edinburgh Fringe with Autism Mama, an hour of enlightening stand-up which cuts close to the line Read more »| 26 Aug 2024
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FestivalsMarjolein Robertson @ Monkey Barrel at the Hive
Marjolein Robertson's new show is a vital, surreal one-two punch of esoteric storytelling and reflections on reproductive health Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsTom Lawrinson @ Underbelly Cowgate
Buried Alive and Loving It is an unexpectedly sedate sophomore hour from socials star Tom Lawrinson Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsGlasgow’s Alana Jackson wins So You Think You're Funny? competition
This year’s So You Think You're Funny? Award – one of the UK’s biggest awards for new comics – goes to Glaswegian standup Alana Jackson Read more »| 23 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsDerek Mitchell: Goblin @ Pleasance
Derek Mitchell's Goblin is an intense rollercoaster ride fusing comedy and melodrama Read more »| 23 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsPhil Ellis @ Monkey Barrel
Phil Ellis follows up his award-nominated show with a lunchtime hour loaded with electric late night chaos Read more »| 21 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsEleanor Morton @ Monkey Barrel
Ghosts, trauma, and Edinburgh's role in the Fringe all come to the fore in Eleanor Morton's new show, Haunted House Read more »| 21 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsEd Night @ Monkey Barrel at The Hive
Ed Night battles his demons in a breathtakingly funny set Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsEddy Hare @ Pleasance Courtyard
This One's On Me, the solo Fringe debut from Crizards member Eddy Hare, is a whimsical, minor key delight Read more »| 20 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsKatie Green @ Pleasance Courtyard
¡Ay Mija! is a sassy and self-aware show from Salvadoran Queen Katie Green Read more »| 20 Aug 2024