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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GuideThe Ginge, the Geordie and the Geek
When I hear the words 'sketch show', I can’t help but feel mildly disinterested. It's a brilliant concept, but so often done badly that I can’t h... Read more »| 12 Aug 2010 -
FestivalsRussell Kane @ Pleasance Courtyard
With Smokescreens and Castles – named to describe the barriers existing within families – Kane is back with another exciting Fringe show. Pr... Read more »| 11 Aug 2010 -
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Bo Burnham @ Pleasance Dome
Words... Words... Words? A more fitting title would be 'the guttural noises of an audience swamped with laughter'. The crowd hangs on Bo’s every word, ... Read more »| 11 Aug 2010 -
FestivalsSarah Millican @ The Stand
It’s amazing how quickly the audience bonds with a comedian when she admits that she’s wearing She-Ra knickers. Bonding is what Sarah Millican d... Read more »| 11 Aug 2010 -
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Robert White @ Gilded Balloon Teviot
White takes hyperactive comedy to new heights. Occasionally he becomes so agitated that the audience doesn't know whether to laugh or call him an ambulance. ... Read more »| 11 Aug 2010 -
GuideAn Evening With Kevin Bridges
Kevin Bridges gives a polished, friendly but not altogether imaginative performance at the SECC Read more »| 04 Jun 2010
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Comedy at the Leith Festival
Before the overwhelming kaleidoscopic festival of art, music and everything else hits Edinburgh in August there is the Leith Festival - a smaller, better groomed, more Scottish wee festival Read more »| 24 May 2010 -
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Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords return to British stages for the first time in five years with two nights in the Clyde Auditorium. Read more »| 06 May 2010 -
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Fringe Benefits
Radical Theatre that pushes the format without frightening the audience? The Microfestival is something new under the arches Read more »| 23 Apr 2010 -
FestivalsMark Nelson: Offending the Senses
From his black-hearted humour and his no-holds-barred topicality to his stiff-jawed, narrow-eyed demeanour and distinctly Scottish sardonic style, it’s... Read more »| 12 Apr 2010 -
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Neil Innes: A People's Guide to World Domination
It's apparent that Neil Innes is performing his current show before an established fanbase. When he asks if the audience remembers The Rutles, his query is m... Read more »| 03 Apr 2010 -
Interviews
Ten Years of the Glasgow Stand
The Stand in Glasgow is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Co-founder Tommy Sheppard talks fair play and comedic integrity. Read more »| 03 Apr 2010 -
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How Do I Get Up There?: Avant Garde
As audience members take to their seats for How Do I Get Up There?'s inaccurately titled Avant Garde show, they are treated to pre-recorded video footage of ... Read more »| 02 Apr 2010 -
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John Gavin: A-Z of Parenting
Standing in a sold-out, bustling Glaswegian pub, listening to the parenting alphabet according to tormented father of three John Gavin, it is easy to see why... Read more »| 31 Mar 2010 -
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Dave Gorman's Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop and Stand Up Tour
Unusually for a Dave Gorman show the Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop and Stand Up tour has no particular theme – even the cycling aspect is dispensed with... Read more »| 30 Mar 2010