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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InterviewsThe Skinny on... John-Luke Roberts
2024 Besties winner and gloriously silly comedian John-Luke Roberts chats colours, crackle and crying ahead of his festive fête at Monkey Barrel this month Read more »| 03 Dec 2024 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: December 2024
December’s got a distinctly local flavour to its comedy offering, with each one of these gigs set to be a cracker! Read more »| 29 Nov 2024 -
InterviewsBig Life Stuff: Felicity Ward on her new standup tour
Comedian Felicity Ward returns to Scotland after a six-year hiatus, bringing raw humour and life lessons to her new show I'm Exhausting! Read more »| 12 Nov 2024 -
GuideDream Gig: Paul Black
Glasgow boy Paul Black delivers a scorching Dream Gig ahead of his huge gig this month Read more »| 07 Nov 2024 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: November 2024
November is rammed with excellent comedy: highlights include mighty homegrown talent, an Edinburgh Comedy Award winner and The Office Australia’s new Michael Scott/David Brent Read more »| 28 Oct 2024 -
GuideSam Jay @ The Stand, Edinburgh
US superstar stand-up Sam Jay proves she's an unorthodox contrarian of a comic Read more »| 22 Oct 2024
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InterviewsTwo for Joy: Spencer Jones on his debut tour
We meet Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated prop comic Spencer Jones, who's driving all the way from Torquay for his first Glasgow show Read more »| 08 Oct 2024 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: October 2024
October’s a jam-packed month for comedy fans across the Central Belt with comedy celebrating Black History Month, some alt comedy legends and a spooky standout for the whole family Read more »| 27 Sep 2024 -
InterviewsThe Skinny on... MC Hammersmith
The world's leading rapper to emerge from the ghetto of middle class London, MC Hammersmith (aka Will Naameh) follows his sell-out Fringe run with a look back on the acoustic foam panelling that made him Read more »| 12 Sep 2024 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: September 2024
Even after we’ve gulped down all the comedy we could manage in August, September’s here to say ‘look what else we’ve got in store for you’! Read more »| 03 Sep 2024 -
FestivalsLaura Davis @ Monkey Barrel
Laura Davis's poetic sensibility comes to the fore in new show Albatross Read more »| 27 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsJosephine Lacey @ Pleasance Courtyard
Josephine Lacey hits the Edinburgh Fringe with Autism Mama, an hour of enlightening stand-up which cuts close to the line Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsMarjolein Robertson @ Monkey Barrel at the Hive
Marjolein Robertson's new show is a vital, surreal one-two punch of esoteric storytelling and reflections on reproductive health Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsTom Lawrinson @ Underbelly Cowgate
Buried Alive and Loving It is an unexpectedly sedate sophomore hour from socials star Tom Lawrinson Read more »| 26 Aug 2024 -
FestivalsGlasgow’s Alana Jackson wins So You Think You're Funny? competition
This year’s So You Think You're Funny? Award – one of the UK’s biggest awards for new comics – goes to Glaswegian standup Alana Jackson Read more »| 23 Aug 2024