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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OpinionHow Comedy Captured the Edinburgh Fringe: Part 1
In the first of a series of articles to celebrate the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's 70th anniversary, we look back at the remarkable rise of stand-up comedy and how it came to dominate the once theatre-heavy programme Read more »| 09 May 2017 -
Film
Julian Barratt's spoof song as his Mindhorn character
A deliriously sexy piece of 80s "erotic power-rock" from Mindhorn's Richard Thorncroft, titled You Can't Handcuff The Wind, has been unearthed ahead of the film's release Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
OpinionCrystal Baws: May 2017 Horoscopes
Sleepworking, sausages and get-rich-quick schemes feature in Mystic Mark's premonitions of the month ahead Read more »| 02 May 2017 -
GuideSofie Hagen plans marathon live stream
The comedian joins forces with Mark Watson for a marathon livestream Read more »| 20 Apr 2017 -
OpinionWho the Fuck is Roy Chubby Brown?
Blue comedian Roy Chubby Brown is one of the most successful comics in the UK but rarely in the press for comedy Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
Opinion
Lena Dunham’s Girls spoof The Golden Girls
The edgy comedy about the friendship of four 20-something Brooklynites became, for a night, the classic 80s sitcom about four retired women who share a home in Miami Read more »| 06 Apr 2017
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GuideBryan Ghosh crowned Edinburgh Revue Champion 2017
The annual Edinburgh Revue competition pitched 13 comedy hopefuls against each other at Teviot House Read more »| 05 Apr 2017 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: April 2017 Horoscopes
Our resident astrologist returns with this month's predictions Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Festivals
Carnival Fifty Six reveals comedy stage line-up
The new Dundee music festival has unveiled the comedy line-up for its inaugural edition Read more »| 24 Mar 2017 -
Guide
Brass Eye doc to screen at Manchester TV festival
Pilot Light TV Festival will screen Chris Morris’s seminal comedy Brass Eye in full, alongside a new documentary on the show from director Michael Cumming Read more »| 23 Mar 2017 -
Guide
Iain Connell & Robert Florence: Uncles @ Òran Mór
Uncles is a show of subtle ambition which only falters due to its enormous potential Iain Connell and Robert Florence's new live show has an understated set... Read more »| 20 Mar 2017 -
Interviews
All Killa No Filla podcast: 5 episodes to hear
Comedians Rachel Fairburn and Kiri Pritchard-McLean tour their very funny, shocking and sometimes moving All Killa No Filla podcast this spring. We asked them to share some of the bizarre stories they've uncovered Read more »| 16 Mar 2017 -
Opinion
Comedians on Ethics – Gemma Flynn: A Moral Code
Is alternative and political comedy possible while holding down the day job? Comedian Gemma Flynn is also an academic and turns to a great moral philosopher for answers... Read more »| 15 Mar 2017 -
Spotlight
Al Murray: Comedy Spotlight
Al Murray – The Pub Landlord – scooped comedy's top prize in 1999; he caught up with Fringe Dog ahead of the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe to talk cigarettes, alcohol and what constitutes art Read more »| 14 Mar 2017 -
Spotlight
Bridget Christie: Comedy Spotlight
With new show Because You Demanded It hitting Glasgow Comedy Festival this month, we present Bridget Christie's in-depth chat with Fringe Dog on books, ants ... Read more »| 14 Mar 2017