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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GuideBrendon Burns @ Lantern Theatre, 31 January
Burns starts his first ever Liverpool gig with a modicum of trepidation. He did, after all, receive death threats over five years ago for material ... Read more »| 03 Feb 2015 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: February 2015 Horoscopes
ARIESWhen your wife asks you if her bum looks big in a new dress, always tell her the truth: that you are the Lord of Chaos and that upon the rising of the b... Read more »| 01 Feb 2015 -
Interviews
Thinking Outside the Box: Brendon Burns on his new tour
Touring the nation with a brand new comedy show, but actively avoiding comedy clubs? Incendiary Aussie Brendon Burns tells us why he's gigging everywhere but the places you might expect him Read more »| 23 Jan 2015 -
InterviewsRapper Laughs: An Introduction to Crapbattles
Naturally neurotic and filled with self-loathing, standup comedians might not be the most likely of rap battlers – but the link between comedy and hip-hop is stronger than you might think, as Liverpool's upcoming Crapbattles demonstrate Read more »| 09 Jan 2015 -
OpinionRobin Williams: A Remembrance
Comedian Will Franken reflects on a friendship with the late, great standup and actor, whose passing last year shook the comedy world Read more »| 07 Jan 2015 -
Spotlight
The Giftshop that Keeps on Giving
Last year belonged to sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop. Now, it's their turn to tell us who we should be watching out for in 2015 – no pressure, guys Read more »| 05 Jan 2015
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Opinion
Crystal Baws: January 2015 Horoscopes
ARIESYour dog does a giant turd in the park. It’s so big that people walk over to comment on it, joggers stop to take photos on their phones. It is, wi... Read more »| 05 Jan 2015 -
OpinionCrystal Baws: December 2014 Horoscopes
ARIESArians like to experiment in the bedroom, and are no stranger to introducing sex toys such a vibrators, handcuffs, car batteries and groin-mounted rat T... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
Guide
Mrs Barbara Nice at The Railway Inn, Didsbury, 8 Dec
Upon entering The Railway Inn in Didsbury you could be forgiven for wondering where on earth the comedy is about to take place. Ushered toward the back of th... Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
Spotlight
The Skinny's Christmas Crackers
We’ve got industrial-strength puns, rock-solid punchlines and grincredible (watch out) jokes for when your supermarket crackers fail Read more »| 08 Dec 2014 -
Spotlight
Spotlight: Will Setchell
Presenting: the first of our Spotlighters to take on a gibbon Read more »| 08 Dec 2014 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: November 2014 Horoscopes
ARIESIn November you are accepted as an astronaut on Mars One, a privately-underfunded one-way suicide mission to slam the first three ghosts into the surfac... Read more »| 11 Nov 2014 -
Opinion
No LOLs Barred: Wrestlers Can Be Funny Too!
From their larger-than-life personas to ridiculous stunts, wrestlers make surprisingly good comedians. As William Regal tours his standup show, host Chris Brooker picks his three fave funny fighters Read more »| 11 Nov 2014 -
Spotlight
Spotlight: Jamali Maddix
Just because you've been booed offstage at a gig with your mum in the audience doesn't mean you can't win this year's Student Comedy Award Read more »| 07 Nov 2014 -
Interviews
Noel Fielding on his stand-up return
It's ten years since Noel Fielding's androgynous elf Vince Noir first baffled our screens in cult TV hitThe Mighty Boosh. He speaks to us about getting back to stand-up, and why he's quite happy to be the eccentric old guy kids point at in the street Read more »| 05 Nov 2014