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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Two2Much Cabaret Spectacular
loud, lewd, and a lot of fun - this is a bang up to date brand of variety Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
InterviewsBohemian Like Few
People only get angry about little things when something big is really wrong in their life Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
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Rob Heeney - 'I'm Better than my Dad' @ Smirnoff Underbelly, Sat 26th August
A charming and honest performance Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
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Me, My Mum and I, Jen Brister
Brister reveals that growing up with her mother was not all cosy nights in, manic shopping sprees and girlie bonding. Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Interviews
Taking the mic...
Year-round, under their usual monikers, and at more affordable rates, the Student Unions continue to play host to a generous round of comedy events Read more »| 13 Sep 2006 -
Festivals
Shazia Mirza at the Sufi Festival
Her comedic talent is ignored, as is material that is not specific to her religious background: the furore surrounding her attracts attention. Read more »| 13 Sep 2006
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Interviews
BOWLING WITH THE HAMILTONS
Where do you take two people that have been embroiled in sleazy political scandals, declared bankrupt and even forced themselves to endure the company of Ant and Dec in I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here? SkinnyFest goes bowling with the Hamiltons. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Simon Munnery's AGM
A rambling, relaxing but brilliant afternoon show. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Interviews
Doug Stanhope, Worst
Doug Stanhope is a prophet. While our pathetic minds are anaesthetised, allowing us to live in the world, he just can't switch his off! He sees things as the... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
GuideDoug Stanhope @ George Square Theatre
The writer and free-thinker Aldous Huxley observed that "experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him". This a use... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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David O'Doherty @ Assembly Rooms
There are few comedians less offensive than David O'Doherty. A gentle Irish lad in a baseball cap, always armed with his trusty Yamaha, he appears to offer a... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Toulson and Harvey @ Pleasance Courtyard
obvious zeal, but struggling to take flight Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Dylan Moran @ The Usher Hall, 8 Aug
At his most dastardly, like Connolly of old, Dylan Moran commands the stage with a cool affability. As such, it's no wonder he so quickly transcended the Por... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Ed Byrne @ Pleasance Courtyard
Ed Byrne possesses some of the best qualities for success as a comedian. Funny, charming and Irish, he is separated from others on the circuit by his tangibl... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
GuideAndrew Maxwell @ Pleasance Courtyard
Andrew Maxwell seems a likeable young scamp, with his mop of scruffy blonde hair and his impish Irish lilt. He'd probably be quite a nice chap to go shopping... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006