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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FestivalsJordan Gray @ Assembly George Square
Jordan Gray pairs near-manic delivery with excellent musical comedy in her Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show, Is It A Bird? Read more »| 26 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsCatherine Bohart @ Monkey Barrel
Catherine Bohart's latest Edinburgh Fringe hour is a whirlwind of laughs drawing on a lockdown heartbreak Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsLaura Davis @ Monkey Barrel
Laura Davis pulls no punches in an Edinburgh Fringe hour that's impressive, impactful, and loaded with laughs Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsMichelle Brasier @ Assembly George Square
Michelle Brasier's Average Bear is an impeccably timed, unflinchingly genuine rollercoaster ride Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsFlo & Joan @ Assembly Roxy
It’s an absolute pleasure to be in Flo & Joan’s company – their new show is silly, sweet and surprisingly surreal Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsSiblings @ Pleasance Courtyard
Siblings bring plenty of energy to their school-based sketch show, but the material is often found lacking Read more »| 25 Aug 2022
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FestivalsCiarán Dowd @ Pleasance Dome
Ciarán Dowd brings his Don Rodolfo character back to the Edinburgh Fringe for an hour of escapist laughs Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsAmy Gledhill @ Monkey Barrel
Amy Gledhill of The Delightful Sausage makes her solo Edinburgh Fringe debut with a vivid and hilarious hour Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsSo You Think You’re Funny? finalists announced
The nine comedians competing for the annual So You Think You’re Funny? Competition have been revealed Read more »| 24 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsColin Hoult @ Pleasance Courtyard
Colin Hoult lays his Anna Mann character to rest in a sweetly drawn and gag-heavy hour Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsMark Silcox @ Monkey Barrel
An hour with Mark Silcox feels like an extremely low-key hostage situation; he returns to the Edinburgh Fringe offering the embodiment of gentle anti-comedy Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsAli Brice @ Banshee Labyrinth
Ali Brice returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with a playfully surreal hour of standup with a wholesome emotional core Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsWill Duggan @ Pleasance Courtyard
Will Duggan returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with an hour of really solid observational comedy which steadily builds in meaning and heart Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsPatti Harrison @ Pleasance Courtyard
At times bewildering and certainly not for the faint of heart, Patti Harrison's Edinburgh Fringe debut is a tense and hard crafted show which defies expectation Read more »| 22 Aug 2022 -
FestivalsRachel Jackson @ The Stand
Rachel Jackson offers a brave exploration of OCD, accounts of close brushes with stardom, and some memorable character work Read more »| 22 Aug 2022