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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FestivalsSimon Morley on society’s problem with his penis
20 years ago, Simon Morley contorted his cock into such skillful shapes it led to the famous hit show Puppetry of the Penis. On tour, he found different countries respond to dicks in different ways... Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsJessica Fostekew on Voyaging into Choppy Waters
As Jessica Fostekew cruises into The Caves with a story about a maritime misadventure, she writes how heavenly idealism can turn into a horror story... Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
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Caroline Mabey: Getting Lost in my Memory Palace
The unforgettable Caroline Mabey makes a note about trying to remember her show on memory and scrabble Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsSarah Kendall on story-telling and the Fringe
Australian comic and wordsmith Sarah Kendall on why we tell stories Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
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Jay Lafferty & Gareth Waugh: Sleep in September
As they're good friends and not short of opinions, we asked local heroes Jay Lafferty and Gareth Waugh to speak to each other before their respective Gilded Balloon debut hours Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
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Andy Daly on his Edinburgh Fringe show
Criminally underseen in the UK despite appearing in some of the finest television comedies of the last five years, sketch comic and improviser Andy Daly is one of America’s best character comedians and he's heading to Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 31 Jul 2017
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Jonny Pelham on politics, comedy and jam
Risk-averse Jonny Pelham is learning to live in the moment, and brings his third hour of intelligent and thoughtful stand-up to the Gilded Balloon Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
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Comedians on Ethics: Louise Reay on Surveillance
Comedian Louise Reay writes a powerful and compelling ethics column on why we should all care about surveillance Read more »| 31 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsTerry Alderton & Catriona Knox on Fringe stress
Terry Alderton and Catriona Knox on enduring the intense pressure comedians face in Edinburgh Read more »| 28 Jul 2017 -
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Ivo Graham & Suzi Ruffell on class in Fringe comedy
Eton-educated Ivo Graham is from the upper echelons of society, while Suzi Ruffell is a proud proletarian from Portsmouth; the pair are best pals and spoke to each other about class, comedy and friendship Read more »| 28 Jul 2017 -
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Bilal Zafar on Love, Hate, Twitter and Biscuits
Bringing the biscuits to the Mash House for his second Edinburgh Fringe hour, Bilal Zafar chats about social media and sophomore syndrome Read more »| 28 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsMeet Fringe innovators Berk's Nest
An interview with Katie Churchill, Owen Donovan and Phoebe Bourke, the producers and directors behind some of the Fringe's most imaginative shows Read more »| 28 Jul 2017 -
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Trygve Wakenshaw on Trygve vs a Baby
If he is eligible for the Best Newcomer award, our money is on young Phineas Wakenshaw. We speak to his father Trygve about sharing the limelight with his son Read more »| 27 Jul 2017 -
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Joseph Morpurgo on Gothic Horror show Hammerhead
After his 2015 award nominated show Soothing Sounds for Baby, Joseph Morpurgo is back at Pleasance Courtyard and he is reworking a classic of literature Read more »| 27 Jul 2017 -
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We Can Be Heroes: Bob Slayer on the Edinburgh Fringe
Panel Prize winner Bob Slayer chats to us about what makes a Heroes show as his Fringe empire expands in 2017 Read more »| 27 Jul 2017