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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Interviews
Alison Spittle on her Fringe show Wet
Stand-up and podcast star Alison Spittle talks to us about her newest Edinburgh Fringe show, the importance of context, and only a little bit about poo Read more »| 15 Jul 2022 -
Opinion
ICYMI: Oliver Coleman on Withnail and I
Melbourne Comedy Festival 2019 Best Newcomer and Golden Gibbo nominee, Oliver Coleman, attempts to watch British cult classic Withnail and I Read more »| 12 Jul 2022 -
Festivals
Edinburgh Fringe 2022: The comedy lineup so far
Here's a small fraction of some of the comedy coming up at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe Read more »| 24 Jun 2022 -
Interviews
Best in Class: Championing Working Class Comedy
With preparations for the Fringe well underway and spiralling costs a focal point for many, we talk to Best in Class about creating opportunity for working-class comedians Read more »| 15 Jun 2022 -
Opinion
ICYMI: Gabriel Featherstone on The Office (US)
Glasgow-based comedian and TinselGuts Cabaret co-founder Gabriel Featherstone watches The Office (US) Read more »| 30 May 2022 -
Guide
Simon Amstell @ Tramway, Glasgow
In his new show Spirit Hole, Simon Amstell pokes fun at the ego, with razor sharp self awareness paired with an assured delivery Read more »| 24 May 2022
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Opinion
ICYMI: Chloe Petts on The Thick of It
Chloe Petts, co-founder of queer-inclusive comedy night The LOL Word and soon-to-be on her debut tour, takes on the mighty The Thick Of It for this month's ICYMI Read more »| 17 May 2022 -
Interviews
Flo & Joan on their new tour, Sweet Release
Musical comedy duo Flo & Joan, aka sisters Rosie and Nicola Dempsey, chat to us about their current UK tour, their surprising Scottish influence and the current state of UK comedy in the middle of #MeToo Read more »| 11 May 2022 -
Interviews
Self Improv-ment with MC Hammersmith
This month, we speak to MC Hammersmith, Scotland’s number one freestyle comedy rapper as he embarks on his first solo tour. Read more »| 19 Apr 2022 -
Interviews
Smackdown: Max & Ivan on new sitcom Deep Heat
Fringe darling sketch duo Max & Ivan make the leap to the small screen with Deep Heat, a sitcom set in the world of British Pro Wrestling Read more »| 17 Mar 2022 -
Guide
Glasgow Comedy Festival 2022: The Highlights
Glasgow Comedy Festival rides again to deliver an excellent line-up of local laughs – here are some of our programme highlights Read more »| 07 Mar 2022 -
Opinion
ICYMI: David Callaghan on The Larry Sanders Show
Glasgow-based multimedia comic David Callaghan takes a peek at the meta cult hit The Larry Sanders Show Read more »| 04 Mar 2022 -
Interviews
Dress for Success: Ahir Shah on his new tour
With the world still raging around us all, Ahir Shah chats about how his new show, Dress, rehearses for a new normal Read more »| 14 Feb 2022 -
Opinion
ICYMI: Liam Farrelly on Billy Connolly
The latest Scottish Comedian of the Year, Liam Farrelly, finally gets to watch the iconic An Audience with Billy Connolly Read more »| 10 Feb 2022 -
Opinion
ICYMI: Sam Lake on Ellen (The Sitcom)
Previous winner of the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year Award, and a now-familiar face on the Scottish comedy scene, Sam Lake gives us his take on ground-breaking Ellen DeGeneres sitcom, Ellen Read more »| 11 Jan 2022