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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GuidePaul Foot @ The Stand, Glasgow, 8 Oct
Dissolve is a multifaceted, uplifting show about recovery one moment you’re absorbed in his fascinating story, and the next you’re laughing your head off. Read more »| 13 Oct 2023 -
OpinionDream Gig: Kyrah Gray
London-based rising stand-up star Kyrah Gray gives us her Dream Gig, heavily influenced by the iconic comedy show which made Black US comics household names Read more »| 13 Oct 2023 -
Guide
Scottish Comedy Highlights: October 2023
October’s here and brings a bumper crop of comedy with it. From huge names on tour to a comedy festival by The Shore, there’s plenty of gigs to whet your comedy whistle this month Read more »| 28 Sep 2023 -
InterviewsLeith Laughs: Rosalind Romer on Leith Comedy Festival
In anticipation of its first full run, we sit down with Leith Comedy Festival's director Rosalind Romer to chat about community, accessibility, and comedy Read more »| 27 Sep 2023 -
InterviewsMorning Gory: Rachel Fairburn on new show Showgirl
Rachel Fairburn talks class, psycho killers, and Oasis as she tours the UK with her new show, Showgirl Read more »| 15 Sep 2023 -
FestivalsBill O'Neill @ Pleasance Courtyard
The Amazing Banana Brothers: it's deranged, it's anarchic, and it's infused with the spirit of play Read more »| 16 Aug 2023
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FestivalsLorna Rose Treen @ Pleasance Courtyard
A fascinating character comedy debut from hotly-tipped Lorna Rose Treen Read more »| 15 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsAlexandra Haddow @ Pleasance Courtyard
Alexandra Haddow hilariously shares the defining moments of her life so far in her debut Edinburgh Fringe show Not My Finest Hour Read more »| 09 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsJosh Weller @ Pleasance Courtyard
Musician-turned-comedian Josh Weller’s debut hour at the Edinburgh Fringe takes the term ‘musical comedy’ to impressive heights Read more »| 08 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsHoratio Gould @ Pleasance Courtyard
‘Viral sensation’ Horatio Gould proves an assured performer in an excellent Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsKrystal Evans @ Monkey Barrel at The Hive
Krystal Evans finds the (unrelenting) humour in tragedy in her stunning debut hour, The Hottest Girl at Burn Camp Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsAdam Flood @ Monkey Barrel at The Hive
Reinvention and making sense of our past selves are the crux of Adam Flood’s debut Edinburgh Fringe show Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsSachin Kumarendran @ Just the Tonic at The Caves
Sachin Kumarendran’s earnest descriptions of pure vulgarity make for a side-splitting Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
FestivalsDan Tiernan @ Monkey Barrel
BBC New Comedy Award Winner Dan Tiernan is a tour-de-force in his unstoppable, near-the-knuckle Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 07 Aug 2023 -
InterviewsKiell Smith-Bynoe returns to the Fringe
Best known for his TV roles on Stath Lets Flats, Ghosts and the latest series of Taskmaster, Kiell Smith-Bynoe brings a chaotic kids party to the Edinburgh Fringe and goes back to his improv roots Read more »| 04 Aug 2023