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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FestivalsBridget Christie – Housewife Surrealist
Tensions between the messy spaces we inhabit and the dogmas and abstractions of Catholicism course through Bridget Christie's Fringe offering at the Stand th... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsColm O'Regan – Dislike! A Facebook Guide to Crisis
No doubt many of this year's visitors to Edinburgh would endorse Colm O'Regan's criticisms of Facebook, Twitter and text-language. Of course, these topics ha... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsChris Martin: No, Not That One
Chris Martin is, as you probably guessed from the title of this show, not the lead singer of Coldplay. He is a comedian. A good-looking, charming, chatty, co... Read more »| 11 Aug 2011 -
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Ivor Dembina: Free Jewish Comedy
Walking into Ivor Dembina’s Free Jewish Comedy show in The Counting House is like walking into a discombobulated synagogue: in one corner, below a larg... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
GuideHal Sparks – Evolution Overdrive
Arriving on stage just before 11pm as crowds cram into the hallways of the Gilded Balloon to avoid torrential rain, Hal Sparks is up against it with a tired ... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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Jessica Fostekew: Luxury Tramp
Liberally handing out paper fans to the audience as they filter in (it can get rather stuffy in here), Jessica Fostekew leads in to her main subject by way o... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011
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Craig Campbell
I have to admit to a certain amount of trepidation as I made my way into Craig Campbell’s show. The sold-out audience were crabby from waiting in the rain an... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsRuby Wax: Losing It
Ever wondered how off-the-rails celebs fill their days at the Priory? Then wonder no more, for the renowned clinic’s activity timetable is one of the j... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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John Robertson: Blood & Charm, Disturbing Tales for Disturbing Bedtimes
This, John Robertson tells us, is a horror story. We will be drawn in, made to feel safe, then scared out of our seats. There is one fictional story in this... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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Sanity Valve: Get Old or Die Tryin’,
Rap duo Sanity Valve is made up of Gishnchips - whose vest, sunnies and cap combo is inspired by gangster rap style - and Mos’ Prob - looking more than... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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Simon Munnery: Hats Off for the 101ers, and Other Material
What are 101ers? They were rigid British airships of the 1920s, the first of which crashed on its maiden voyage and sealed the fate of the rest of the fleet,... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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Paul Sinha: Looking at the Stars
Paul Sinha’s been a man with a message. Last year’s show, Extreme Anti-White Vitriol, focused on accusations made against him by the BNP. In September, Jim D... Read more »| 10 Aug 2011 -
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Mickey Anderson Unlocks the Key to Human Happiness
In making it his first point of business to draw attention to a logistical flaw in his show's title, Mickey Anderson quickly establishes himself as an amiabl... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Tara Flynn: Big Noise
"Imagine a wind machine!" Tara Flynn is doing a no-budget production of a big-budget concert based on her album Big Noise (which is real, you can buy it on i... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Sammy J & Randy: Rickett's Lane
Winner of Most Outstanding Show at this year's Melbourne festival, this successor to 2008's Sammy J in The Forest of Dreams has been so eagerly anticipated t... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011