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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FestivalsFrisky and Mannish- Pop Centre Plus
Having received near-unanimous praise from the press, already clocking up a string of five star reviews this Fringe, Frisky and Mannish are entitled to a deg... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsKai Humphries: Bare Faced Cheek
If Kai Humphries wanted to attract a more cerebral audience to his shows, then posing butt naked for his promotional poster certainly wasn't the right way to... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
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Robin Ince: Carl Sagan is my God, Oh and Richard Feynman Too
Billed more as a science show than comedy, Fringe veteran Robin Ince hosts a sweet blend of both. Ince's introduction promises an hour full of learning and l... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
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Joey Page: Sparklehorse Superbrain
Sparklehorse Superbrain isn't so much an exercise in telling jokes as it is an experiment, the performer happy to trace his stream of consciousness to the mo... Read more »| 19 Aug 2011 -
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Manos the Greek: The Tale of an Immigrant,
Manos’ show is, as it says, the tale of his life. He weaves from his Greek orthodox baptism, through adolescent crushes, moving to England, marriage, a... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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Paul B Edwards- Tweeting Beauty (and other stories)
It's hard to criticise Paul B Edwards' show when it's such a clear hit with today's capacity crowd. A personable and eloquent performer, he's wholly comforta... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011
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FestivalsAlison Thea-Skot – The Human Tuning Fork
Character based show The Human Tuning Fork turns on one startling, vividly realised figure in particular: vocal coach Tiff Mason combines piercing vocal-rang... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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Naz Osmanoglu: 1000% Awesome
Naz Osmanoglu bounds onto the stage of the Udderbelly's already sweltering Wee Coo room, yelling and holding two functioning hair-dryers aloft. It's an intro... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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Sanderson Jones: Comedysale.com
Sanderson Jones high-fives and greets the crowd by their first names as we walk in. He knows us all, because we've had to buy our tickets from him in person.... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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David Morgan: Triple Threat
Kick-starting Triple Threat with audacious flirting and frantic stage-pacing, David Morgan's strengths and weaknesses are contained in the first few minutes ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsAbigoliah Schamaun: Fabulous Abs
Watching Abigoliah Schamaun, I’m reminded of someone but I can’t quite figure out who. Schamaun is an all American buxom blonde gal, a twisted Ne... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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Jollygoodlarks: How To Make It Huge
Jollygoodlarks have sensed an opportunity in this fame-hungry world and are offering a crash course on achieving superstardom, presented by the very gentrifi... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
Interviews
The Boy With Tape On His Face & Tom Stade
The Boy: Have you ever been the wrong act for the gig? Tom Stade: Oh I've totally been the wrong act. When I was living in Vancouver I had to drive all the ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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Jackson Voorhaar Can’t Play Guitar
He may not be able to play an actual guitar with strings and whatnot, but armed with a modified guitar hero axe, a genial persona and a number of amusing ane... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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Rich Hall
Rich Hall has done well in Britain. The American, writer, playwright and occasional musician has a dry and sarcastic sense of humour that resonates well with... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011