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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OpinionCrystal Baws: May 2014 Horoscopes
ARIES To make your dog walking job easier you create a dog centipede by stitching together a dozen thoroughbred canines snout to bumhole. It’s so much ... Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
GuideJohn-Luke Roberts @ Pub/Zoo, 22 April
XS Malarkey’s non-profit ethos, and commitment to supporting both the absolute beginners and rising stars of the circuit, and allowing them to share th... Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
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Simon Munnery's Fylm @ Gorilla, 26 Apr
Simon Munnery has never been shy about trying new things and his show Fylm is a surreal yet innovative new twist on the traditional stand-up formula. Undoubt... Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
OpinionScottish Comedy Awards: Taking Comedy Seriously?
The first annual Scottish Comedy Awards were held in an unassuming space in the basement of the Blythswood Hotel on Monday 31 March in Glasgow. Who knew? Read more »| 30 Apr 2014 -
SpotlightComedy Spotlight: Rachel Fairburn
This month's unflinching glare lands on Rachel Fairburn. A census taker once tried to test her. It didn't end well... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
Spotlight
Comedy Spotlight: Liam Bolton
Meet a comedian who knows what he hates Read more »| 17 Apr 2014
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Guide
Sketchole @ The Lowry, 6 Apr
Sketchole sets its stall out pretty early on when Gein’s Family Giftshop’s Ed Easton faced the audience sans clothes in a great sketch about sket... Read more »| 11 Apr 2014 -
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Richard Herring: We’re All Going to Die! @ The Lowry, 28 Mar
Running on stage grinning like a mad man and screaming, “We’re all going to die,” Richard Herring announces the title of his new show about... Read more »| 08 Apr 2014 -
Opinion
Opinion: Men Aren't Funny
... said no one. Ever. Read more »| 07 Apr 2014 -
Opinion
Opinion: In Defence of BBC Three
Comedian Liam Pickford takes a look at the lost legacy of the Beeb's brief dance with the next generation, and dreams of what might have been Read more »| 02 Apr 2014 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: April 2014 Horoscopes
ARIES In April the BBC commission a pilot of your ultra-realistic soap opera, where all the characters do is talk about all the soap operas they watched on T... Read more »| 02 Apr 2014 -
Opinion
Ask Fred: Money
Whatever your financial status, Fred Fletch is here to help – unless you haven't seen Roadhouse, in which case, you're officially screwed Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
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Brothers and Sisters, It's the Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III
“He’s a wrong ‘un, isn’t he?” a worryingly drunk punter gleefully imparts into my ear as we’re treated to a clunky rendit... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
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Carl Donnelly, Now That's What I Carl Donnelly Vol. 5 @ The Lowry, 16 Mar
It’s surprising how much time a man can spend discussing his own bowel movements without sounding crass and puerile, but Carl Donnelly’s show mak... Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
Interviews
Can We Be Frank? Searching for Frank Sidebottom
As Jon Ronson heads out on the road this month paying tribute to Frank Sidebottom, he and friends of Sidebottom's creator Chris Sievey reflect on the life and times of a performer whose alter-ego took on a life of his own Read more »| 12 Mar 2014