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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InterviewsOne to Watch in 2010: Mark Nelson
Scottish comedians recommend Glasgow's Mark Nelson as the number one to keep an eye out for this year. Read more »| 01 Jan 2010 -
GuideEddie Izzard: Stripped @ SECC
King of surrealism Eddie Izzard delights thousands in Glasgow, but the anticipation makes him retreat into safe territory. Read more »| 17 Nov 2009 -
GuideEddie Izzard
Grab your tickets quick for Eddie Izzard's first UK tour in six years. Read more »| 14 Oct 2009 -
Guide
Scottish Comedian of the Year Final 2009
Hamilton father of three John Gavin wins the fourth grand final of the Scottish Comedian of the Year contest. Read more »| 29 Sep 2009 -
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Tim Minchin: Ready for This?
Multi award winning comedian and damned fine bloke Tim Minchin tours his latest show around the UK, with dates around Scotland this October. Read more »| 28 Sep 2009 -
Festivals
1984, a comedy
It takes a lot of talent to pull off a comedy adaptation of George Orwell’s ‘1984’. To somehow turn an ominous narrative which explores tot... Read more »| 09 Sep 2009
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Bec Hill in: If you can read this, my cape fell off
Bec Hill, kitted out in red and blue, wants to be a super hero. Tapping into the incorrigible childish joy of playing 'If you could have any super power...?... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
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Elis James
Elis James is a risk-averse Welshman. Hence the cutesy title, an inspired choice by James following his agent’s demand to 'sex up' his forthcoming fest... Read more »| 31 Aug 2009 -
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Barry and Stuart: Powered by Demons
In the basement of the Underbelly, Barry and Stuart are having tea in china cups. Then Barry slices open his own neck. But the show is not all gorefest, mor... Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
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Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler
‘Almost award-winning’ Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler rework their 2008 if.comedy award nominated show with an extra pinch of kookiness, best... Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
FestivalsThe Silence of the Trams
Save for a mildly derisive ‘promotional video’ opening the confused set, misleadingly titled The Silence of the Trams is distinctly tram-less. In... Read more »| 30 Aug 2009 -
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The List Operators
This off-kilter two-man show from Australia is one of the unexpected highlights of this year’s Fringe. It’s a surreal sketch show in which Richar... Read more »| 29 Aug 2009 -
FestivalsRichard Herring - Hitler Moustache
Last month, some twat from The Guardian wrote about the 'New Offenders' of comedy, citing Richard Herring's show, in which he claims that 'racists have a poi... Read more »| 27 Aug 2009 -
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Sketchatron: Nano
Each year's Fringe sees the same question recur: is sketch comedy dead? If this collection of five of the Fringe's leading sketch acts is any guide, the genr... Read more »| 26 Aug 2009 -
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Susan Calman, The Last Woman on Earth
"It’s not that I don’t like men," bellows Susan Calman in the opening five minutes of this show, "it’s just that I find them all utterly re... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009