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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Natasha Mercado @ Underbelly Cowgate
A genuinely Fringe experience that has audiences rolling in the pews, #1 Son is an hour of saintly clowning from US newbie Natasha Mercado Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
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Martin Angolo @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Martin Angolo's Edinburgh Fringe debut is an hour of whimsical, political storytelling that doesn't quite land its punches Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
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Harriet Kemsley @ Monkey Barrel
Harriet Kemsley takes the raw and potent story of the end of her marriage, and weaves a sparking, surprising and complex hour of comedy Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
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Josh Glanc @ Monkey Barrel
Josh Glanc brings fresh, hot chaos to the Edinburgh Fringe with Family Man Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
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Rhys Nicholson @ Underbelly Bristo Square
Huge Big Party Congratulations! is a satisfying yet tame new hour from Fringe stalwart Rhys Nicholson Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
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Zoë Coombs Marr @ Monkey Barrel
Zoë Coombs Marr delivers a data-driven analysis of reasons to keep living Read more »| 19 Aug 2024
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Sheeps @ Pleasance Courtyard
The Giggle Bunch is a distinctive, meta return to the Fringe for cult sketch comedy group Sheeps Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
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Chloe Petts @ Pleasance Courtyard
How You See Me, How You Don’t is an hour of slick and streamlined stand-up from Chloe Petts Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
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Elf Lyons @ Pleasance Courtyard
Elf Lyons looks for a way back into the play of her childhood in her new Fringe show Horses Read more »| 19 Aug 2024 -
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Anna Akana @ Pleasance Courtyard
It sure does get darker in YouTuber-turned-standup Anna Akana’s Edinburgh Fringe debut Read more »| 16 Aug 2024 -
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Grace Jarvis @ Underbelly George Square
Grace Jarvis charms with an hour on horrors both relatable and auto-specific Read more »| 16 Aug 2024 -
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Eric Rushton @ Monkey Barrel at Hive
Dream, baby, dream with deadpan dynamo Eric Rushton, back at the Fringe with the eccentric and sharply funny Real One Read more »| 16 Aug 2024 -
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Kate Cheka @ Hoots at Potterrow
Politically sharp newcomer Kate Cheka riffs on Mary, mental health, and meeting Bob Geldof Read more »| 15 Aug 2024 -
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Vir Das @ Pleasance Dome
Emmy Award-winning Indian stand-up phenomenon Vir Das easily strides across continents with his new show, The Fool Read more »| 15 Aug 2024 -
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Emma Sidi @ Pleasance Courtyard
Satirical without being satire: Emma Sidi's take on Sue Gray is a breath of fresh air Read more »| 15 Aug 2024