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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FestivalsBen Verth: Not With that Attitude
An increasingly prominent presence on the Scottish comedy circuit, Ben Verth kicks off his solo Fringe debut by complying with a tedious series of high-five ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsDeAnne Smith
This peak-time performance to a densely-packed room of mildly intoxicated revellers allows DeAnne Smith to explore different aspects of her persona with ters... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Isy Suttie: Pearl & Dave
It’s not often necessary to manage expectations during the Fringe, but there are a few exceptions, and this is one of them. Let's be clear that this is... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Susan Murray's Photo Booth
This thoughtful, energetic show fuses affectionate memories of friends and family with chilling, turbulent tales of stalkers and riots. Stragglers shuffle in... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Cariad Lloyd: Lady Cariad's Characters
The Fringe can be challenging to the most experienced of performers, so it's always breathtaking when a newbie nails it on their first attempt. Cariad Lloyd ... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Piff the Magic Dragon
Piff the magic dragon is a magician. However, he’s also a fully grown (if tiny) man who turns up to work in a flammable-looking velour dragon suit, and... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011
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OpinionHero Worship: Jeffrey Lewis by Josie Long
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Josie Long gets all tongue-tied over anti-folk hero Jeffrey Lewis Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Tiffany Stevenson: Cavewoman
Some people will know Tiffany Stevenson as the blonde one off ITV's Show Me The Funny. If so, you've probably only seen her do 30 seconds of stand-up each we... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
Interviews
Three-way Jigsaw
Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine and Nat Luurtsema: like something out of your Nan's free catalogues Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Simon Donald's Dirty Great Fringepiece
Stand up comedians with a previous career in the arts are often harder to take seriously. But then again, Simon Donald was never worried about being taken se... Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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2 Comedians 1 Bucket
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