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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InterviewsAndrew Lawrence: "Success went away a little bit"
Smart and acid-tongued, comedy underdog Andrew Lawrence looks back at why his career hasn't taken the same route as some of his contemporaries Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
Ben Verth: Local Boy Makes Good
Edinburgh-based Ben Verth is a rising star on the local comedy scene. He tells us about the city’s comedy history and the places that inspire him Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
OpinionCrystal Baws - November Horoscopes
ARIES You commence November still wriggling on that spike you fell on in October like a grub on a hook, desperately trying to reach your mobile phone with y... Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
Interviews
Wicked Wenches: 'Why isn't there an angry woman on TV?'
Wicked Wenches is The Stand's monthly all-women stand-up show. The Skinny spoke to last month's Wenches about why they don't just talk about "cake & cushions" Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
OpinionTWITTER: Telling our planet's most exciting celebrities that you're a fucking idiot
Blogger Fred Fletch finally catches on to the Twitterverse and uses it to upset respected actor John Lithgow Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
InterviewsSteve-O: "Sobriety hasn't made me calm down"
Steve-O, of Jackass fame, tells The Skinny about the move from stunts to stand-up Read more »| 27 Oct 2011
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Interviews
Claudia O'Doherty: "Sharks are the opposite of pandas"
This Autumn, Claudia and David O'Doherty (surname coincidental) follow up their 2009 book 100 Facts About Pandas with 100 Facts About Sharks. Claudia tells us why Read more »| 27 Oct 2011 -
Opinion
Terra Nova – Sexy TV?
I like to rate the shows I watch on a scientifically acknowledged scale known as “IF THIS SHOW HAD TITS, HOW MUCH WOULD I WANT TO FUCK IT?’Steven... Read more »| 19 Oct 2011 -
Opinion
2 & A Half Quarts of Warlock Blood
The new series of 2 & a Half Men is upon us.The popular Charlie Sheen/John Cryer sitcom returns to our screens with all the usual wisecracks and cool one... Read more »| 17 Oct 2011 -
Interviews
Noel Fielding: The Mighty Brush
Boosh star pours his art out. Read more »| 11 Oct 2011 -
Guide
Wicked Wenches
Bearing witness to a varied, exciting and sophisticated all-female line-up of acts, tonight's Wicked Wenches show is wide-ranging in subject matter and consi... Read more »| 11 Oct 2011 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: October Horoscopes
ARIESIn October you finally fall on that spike all your friends bought you for your birthday back in April.TAURUSThis month you suffer a suspiciously realist... Read more »| 30 Sep 2011 -
Interviews
Craig Campbell: "Almost anyone can write a joke"
Following a tour with Frankie Boyle and his most successful Edinburgh Fringe to date, Canadian Craig Campbell is in the ascendancy Read more »| 30 Sep 2011 -
Opinion
X-FACTOR 2011: Because apparently I hate my brain
Kelly Rowland exclaims excitedly that "There are some pretty amazing acts coming out of Britain right now," which, strictly speaking, is true if by ‘ac... Read more »| 30 Sep 2011 -
Interviews
Margaret Cho: "I think it would be great if everyone was ordered to get gay married”
One of America's most provocative comedians, Margaret Cho is on a world tour that begins and ends in Scotland. But where is she now? Read more »| 29 Sep 2011