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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Opinion
ICYMI: Hannah Fairweather on When Harry Met Sally
Fresh from her Fringe debut, Edinburgh local Hannah Fairweather takes on the Nora Ephron classic, When Harry Met Sally Read more »| 14 Oct 2022 -
Interviews
Cool Girl Paradox: Olga Koch interview
Ahead of the UK tour of her Edinburgh Fringe smash hit Just Friends, we chat hoe culture and Human Error with eternal cool girl comedian Olga Koch Read more »| 10 Oct 2022 -
Guide
Aberdeen International Comedy Festival returns for 2022
Aberdeen International Comedy Festival returns with a gut-busting selection of comedians like Jack Dee, Olga Koch, Sofie Hagen, Jordan Brookes and Liam Farrelly – but there are plenty more reasons to visit the Granite City outwith the comedy Read more »| 15 Sep 2022 -
Interviews
"Trying to remain curious" - Isy Suttie Interview
We meet Isy Suttie as she returns with Jackpot, her first stand-up tour in ten years Read more »| 13 Sep 2022 -
Festivals
Crizards @ Assembly George Square
Will Rowland and Eddy Hare’s cowboy show is full of character play and rootin-tootin' fun Read more »| 29 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Joshua Bethania wins So You Think You’re Funny?
London stand-up Joshua Bethania wins the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? award, with Scottish comic Mark Black taking second place Read more »| 26 Aug 2022
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Festivals
Crybabies @ Pleasance Dome
Crybabies' new show Bagbeard is a lo-fi mashup of Hollywood tropes, delivered with a distinctively British sketch sensibility Read more »| 26 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Jordan Gray @ Assembly George Square
Jordan Gray pairs near-manic delivery with excellent musical comedy in her Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show, Is It A Bird? Read more »| 26 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Catherine Bohart @ Monkey Barrel
Catherine Bohart's latest Edinburgh Fringe hour is a whirlwind of laughs drawing on a lockdown heartbreak Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Laura Davis @ Monkey Barrel
Laura Davis pulls no punches in an Edinburgh Fringe hour that's impressive, impactful, and loaded with laughs Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Michelle Brasier @ Assembly George Square
Michelle Brasier's Average Bear is an impeccably timed, unflinchingly genuine rollercoaster ride Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Flo & Joan @ Assembly Roxy
It’s an absolute pleasure to be in Flo & Joan’s company – their new show is silly, sweet and surprisingly surreal Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Siblings @ Pleasance Courtyard
Siblings bring plenty of energy to their school-based sketch show, but the material is often found lacking Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Ciarán Dowd @ Pleasance Dome
Ciarán Dowd brings his Don Rodolfo character back to the Edinburgh Fringe for an hour of escapist laughs Read more »| 25 Aug 2022 -
Festivals
Amy Gledhill @ Monkey Barrel
Amy Gledhill of The Delightful Sausage makes her solo Edinburgh Fringe debut with a vivid and hilarious hour Read more »| 25 Aug 2022