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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Interviews
Laugh if you wanna Go Faster
There is a forbidden quality to a good night of stand up; it's best suited to small dark rooms where comics dare to whisper their unspeakable thoughts out loud. Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
GuideMark Watson @ The Stand, Glasgow, 9 Nov
With nervous energy Watson babbles out his material in enthusiastic bursts Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
Interviews
Club profile - quick-fire Q & A with Bruce Fummey
Comedian/ organiser Bruce Fummey gives us the skinny on the comedy scene north of the Tay. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Guide
Scottish Comedian of the Year 2007 final
A theme of the night, quite rightly, was critic-baiting. The large audience would periodically boo the X Factor-style judging panel. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
InterviewsNoble's intentions
PQ: ""I have stotty cakes FedExed to me around the world, to keep my mouth in a Newcastle shape"" Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
GuideBreaking the law
There is cleverness to the zaniness because Law understands the comedy conventions and rules: what he enjoys is subverting them. Read more »| 08 Sep 2007
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Guide
Stephen K Amos - More of Me
With effortless charm Amos weaves together personal stories with political asides, cultural references and audience participation in a neatly constructed hour. Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
GuideNick Wilty
Taking the 'man in the pub' approach, Wilty talks in gravely tones about his career in the army, his naivety and the struggles of the war, often relying on 'barracks' type humour. Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Guide
Profile of a serial kidder - Maeve Higgins
She doesn't so much have gems of jokes in her stand-up, as a string of comedy pearls. Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
Opinion
A History of Laugh Episodes by Field Study
Early man laughed at quite basic things such as a friend falling over a rock or someone being savagely torn apart by wild dogs. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Interviews
Reginald D Hunter: Comic of Consequence
I grew up as a stand-up in Britain, so I don't have that quick, quick pace that a lot of the other guys in America have. I have a sound; I'm slow, like smooth jazz. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Festivals
How to Survive the Festival by Craig Hill
It's unavoidable, no matter where you go, you will be inundated with people throwing flyers in your face. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
Interviews
Stand Up featuring Kevin Bridges
Comedians cut their critical eye on what's braw and what's naw. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Opinion
Teddy on the Tube
He either looks like a really fucked version of a super-fit person, or a super-fit version of a really fucked person. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
Opinion
Stars - July 2007
You're weird.. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007