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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FestivalsLee Camp: Yet Another American Mistake
He's American, he's political, he's inevitably going to be compared to Bill Hicks. Actually, Lee Camp is more like Richard Herring with a dash of Jon Stewart... Read more »| 07 Aug 2011 -
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Doug Segal: I Know What You're Thinking
Expectations at a free shows tend to be lowered. At Doug Segal’s Fringe debut, that ‘show us what you’ve got’ sentiment hun... Read more »| 07 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsComic v Comic: Martin and John
Martin Mor tells John Scott of his long-harboured desire to sleep with Woody Allen. Read more »| 07 Aug 2011 -
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Diane Spencer: All-Pervading Madness
As the overblown pomp of Bonnie Tyler's I Need A Hero fades out, Diane Spencer locks into the energetic groove of this distinctive show with immediacy and pa... Read more »| 07 Aug 2011 -
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Gavin Webster: All Young People Are C**ts
The Fringe presents a problem for working comedians. It's not enough just to be funny, you have to have a show with a theme. Two years ago, Gavin Webster go... Read more »| 06 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsWitTank
When the three peachy-skinned young men take to the stage, announce their solidly middle class names and start arsing about with a pineapple, my heart sinks ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2011
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Hannah Gadsby: Mrs Chuckles
In an intricately assembled hour of slow-burning mirth, Mrs Chuckles takes in Australian small towns, homophobia and famous last words with an endearing, ram... Read more »| 06 Aug 2011 -
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High Ape: The Napi Lewis Show
Multi-lingual clowning leaves us scared and confused. Read more »| 05 Aug 2011 -
FestivalsMorgan & West: Crime Solving Magicians
Morgan and West's ambitious, intellectually rigorous show takes some of the philosophical problems of time travel and blends them with dizzying magic tricks ... Read more »| 05 Aug 2011 -
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Comic v Comic: Robin and Helen
Robin Ince talks to Helen Arney about human existence and particle physics Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
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Seymour Mace: Happypotamus
Seymour Mace popped into the Shimmy Skinny office for our very own preview of his show. Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
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Fringe Comedy
Comedy Editor Lizzie Cass-Maran talks you through this year’s Skinny Comedy Fringe coverage Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
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Comedy at the Fringe: Dave Fulton
Dave Fulton is the kind of American comic we love in Britain, with a filthy mouth and a belly full of fire Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
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Comic vs comic: John & Martin
John Scott tells Martin Mor about chippy sauce and his Ma's stovies Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
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David O'Doherty: Pioneer Spirit
Since winning the big comedy award in 2008, he has established himself as one of the must-see acts of every Fringe. But the road to Edinburgh success was a long and hard one for David O'Doherty Read more »| 02 Aug 2011