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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GuideJason John Whitehead - March 20, The Universal
Whitehead's informal, almost friendly delivery masks the subtlety and thoughtfulness of his material. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Opinion
Stars - April 2008
AriesThis is your time to shine my Aryan brother. Throw the baby out with the bathwater and the bird out of the bush and the jobbie into the van and drive. A... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
GuideColin Murphy- Saturday 15 March, The Stand
His chatty ease and instant bonhomie make for an impromptu but hilarious pub conversation Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Reginald D Hunter- 7 March, The Glasgow Stand
This man is so edgy he's four-dimensional. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
GuideLemoncustard Comedy Club
Lemoncustard is a demented child's miscellany of comedy fun Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Heresy Project
Rick Molland and Sully O'Sullivan really know how to rile the crowd into fervent disbelief. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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Des Clark: Final Destiny
Always a crowd pleaser. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Andy Parsons @ The Garage, 7 Mar
Brilliantly observational and giggle, groan, and guffaw-worthy Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Unquotables!
Why not take a different perspective on these lords and ladies of laugh town? Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Interviews
Braw or Naw
Canadian comic, Stewart Francis casts a critical eye over what's braw and what's naw braw in the general scheme of life. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Opinion
The Real Jerk
In spite of all the Pink Panthers and Cheaper by the Dozens, we should worship at Steve Martin's crooked, weird, and slightly stupid altar. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Interviews
Q's Who's Who
Are you wondering which local boys (and girls) to see at the Glasgow Comedy Festival? Then read Q's top tips for 2008. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Lemoncustard's Braw or Naw
Dee Custance and Sian Bevan cast their critical eye over wha's braw and wha's naw braw about Magners' Glasgow Comedy Festival Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Laugh space: A guide to alternate venues
This year's eighteen-day crossing of comedy leylines has grown to incorporate some unconventional spaces Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Opinion
The Amazing Bastards' Amazing Column
As amazing and as bastardly as we The Amazing Bastards are it is the audience, at The Amazing Bastards, that are the really amazing bastards. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008