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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Crowds at Free Fringe shows are growing every year and it's because of shows like this. Big, fresh Dublin lad Marcus O'Laoire seems genuinely taken aback by ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsIain Stirling and Sean McLoughlin
I felt a bit guilty laughing at Sean McLoughlin’s penile erectile dysfunction, but it is entirely his own fault for writing such a good set based aroun... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsAlistair Greaves Mixed Grill
Introducing Alistair Greaves from North Yorkshire: vegetarian, boxer and your new best friend. Greaves has come to Edinburgh to test some new ideas on Fring... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Carey Marx: Laziness and Stuff
Opening this sweltering late night slot with some incisive, linguistically astute material concerning the shortcomings of a Dubai hotel, Carey Marx's latest ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Martin Mor: The Call of the Golden Frog
Cocoa is the new cocaine; just ask bright-eyed and bushy-bearded behemoth Martin Mor. After every show the Northern Irish comic either treats himself to or d... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Sam Simmons – Meanwhile
The twisted imaginative visions of Sam Simmons really deserve better than to be undercut by a drunken stag do. His performance tonight is to be commended for... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011
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Nathan Phillips: Sex You (I'm Gonna)
New York pick-up artist Nathan Phillips is going to seduce his audience. And then have sex with them. On stage. Except of course he's totally not. Phillips ... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsJerry Sadowitz: Comedian. Magician. Psychopath.
How do you solve a problem like Jerry Sadowitz? 26 years on he's still calling everything and everyone a fucking cunt. Political correctness has passed him b... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Who is Jean? Go the Distance
It's always a bad sign when a trendy young sketch troupe is unable to fill its own free, hand-drawn zine, handed out to the audience upon entry. Certainly, i... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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The Tim Vine Chat Show
Audience participation is not for every comedian. Remembering material is difficult enough without inviting strangers in on the act. However Tim Vine, a form... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Casual Violence: Choose Death
Gloriously bleak and black, this is a weird and wonderful show more reminiscent of things like Charles Addams and Edward Gorey comic strips than any of Casua... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Sally-Anne Hayward: Don't Judge Me
This slot (midday) is is one of the toughest at the Fringe and the audience for this show are outnumbered by venue staff, but Sally-Ann Hayward rocks on like... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Mick Sergeant: Mid-life Crisis - Live!
Lee Fenwick's alter-ego, unemployed Geordie shipbuilder Mick Sergeant, has been a hit at previous Fringes. Mixing dark humour with genuine sadness, he is the... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Comic v Comic: Richard & Matt
Richard Herring imparts words of wisdom to solo first-timer Matt Forde. Read more »| 08 Aug 2011 -
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Steve Gribbin: Laugh At First Sight
A long and eventful career in comedy is reminisced about in Steve Gribbin's Laugh At First Sight, starting with how his dad's deadpan wit inspired his intere... Read more »| 08 Aug 2011