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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FestivalsPaul 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 -
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 -
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Abigoliah 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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FestivalsJollygoodlarks: 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 -
FestivalsJackson 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 -
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Storytellers’ Club
Comedy lends itself well to storytelling; that's what a lot of comedy is. But acts tonight have been told not to worry about being funny, but to focus on the... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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Andy Zaltzman: Armchair Revolutionary
It's amazing how much you can tell from a Fringe show by its audience as you come in. For Zaltzman's show, everyone seemed to be wearing glasses. The couple ... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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AAA Batteries (Not Included)
Walking into the gig, two things immediately grab my attention; one, the sheer size of the audience – people are already standing or sitting on the flo... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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Rachel Anderson and Luisa Omielan: All Over Your Face
From the show’s title, I was afraid I was walking into some artificially rude comedy-by-numbers. What a relief to be proven wrong. First act Rachel And... Read more »| 18 Aug 2011 -
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David O'Doherty: Rory Sheridan's Tales Of The Antarctica
It takes a few minutes for David O'Doherty to fade away. Playing his first full character piece, there is plenty of O'Doherty silliness in the opening moment... Read more »| 17 Aug 2011