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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FestivalsGICF '12 PREVIEW: Abie Philbin Bowman 'Pope Benedict: Bond Villain'
Irish comedian comes to Glasgow to trash-talk the Pope. This should be fun. Read more »| 12 Mar 2012 -
FestivalsGICF '12 PREVIEW: Janey Godley 'Too Old For Telly'
Janey is back and this time it's personal Read more »| 12 Mar 2012 -
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GICF '12 PREVIEW: Dogshit Johnson 'One Small Step'
Comedy bluesman Dogshit Johnson brings an hour of his unique brand of six-string philosophies to Glasgow Read more »| 09 Mar 2012 -
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Rod Hunter, Les Sinclair & Graham Mackie: Life Begins at 50, Comedy Musings On Middle Age
The oldest swingers in town prepare to give the youth of Glasgow a horrifying glimpse of their future Read more »| 09 Mar 2012 -
FestivalsGICF '12 PREVIEW: Henning Wehn 'No Surrender'
Stewart Lee's favourite German comedian comes to Glasgow. Deutschland über alles! Read more »| 09 Mar 2012 -
Guide
Invisible Dot New Wave Tour: Jonny Sweet, Nick Mohammed, Sheeps
It's not often that you go to a gig where the producers are the stars, but that's what happens when the producers are The Invisible Dot. The smartest team in... Read more »| 08 Mar 2012
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GICF '12 PREVIEW: James Acaster 'Amongst Other Things'
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, one of the country’s most exciting young comedians comes to Glasgow. Read more »| 08 Mar 2012 -
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GICF '12 PREVIEW: Jenny Eclair 'Old Dog, New Tricks'
Jenny Eclair was the first woman to win the Perrier Award and is offering Glasgow audiences 'a Lady Gaga tribute and possibly some dancing on her back legs' Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
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GICF '12 PREVIEW: Joe Hullait 'Joe Hullait Introduces Dane Baptiste to The Least Racist City in Scotland'
Fresh from working on a BBC pilot, Joe Hullait introduces the London circuit's finest prospect, Dane Baptiste, to the least racist city in Scotland Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
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GICF '12 PREVIEW: Bec Hill 'Blueprints'
Small Australian will cure your phobias, or possibly make them worse Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
FestivalsGICF '12 PREVIEW: Adam Kay from Amateur Transplants 'Adam Kay’s Smutty Songs'
Amateur Transplants front man Adam Kay sits at a grand piano and sings smutty songs Read more »| 06 Mar 2012 -
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Keara Patricia Murphy: Flypaper For Freaks
Keara Patricia Murphy introduces a few of the freaks she's romanced and plans to dissect in her Glasgow Comedy Festival show Read more »| 02 Mar 2012 -
Opinion
Preparing for the Apocalypse: Anticipating the End
With less than 10 months left until the Apocalypse, I decided to get all my survival research done as early as possible. Obviously, when the world ends, th... Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
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Bratchy, The Wee Man & Mark Bratchpiece: Bratchpiece Family Album
The only family to have played all ten Glasgow Comedy Festivals, the Bratchpieces – that's Dad and sons Neil and David – talk to us about sibling rivalry and nicking bog roll Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
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Michael Winslow: The Man Of 10,000 Voices
The human sound effects machine, with a voice-box known to the world from movies like Police Academy and Gremlins, tells us how he developed his talent Read more »| 29 Feb 2012