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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SpotlightThe Stand Spotlight: Comedy Spotlight
Introduced this year, The Stand's regular Spotlight nights have become a great gig to both see new acts thrown in at the deep end and raise money for a good cause. The brainwave came from comedy booker Ellen Asquith, who tells us more Read more »| 04 Nov 2016 -
InterviewsTape Face on America's Got Talent, Trump and more
It's been a funny old year for duct-taped mime Sam Wills, aka Tape Face, who made it to the finals of America's Got Talent 2016. He breaks his silence to cha... Read more »| 04 Nov 2016 -
SpotlightRob Mulholland: Comedy Spotlight
He won Manchester's famed Beat the Frog competition in 2015, but reckons he could beat a rhino, too Read more »| 02 Nov 2016 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: November 2016 Horoscopes
ARIESFlowers may be growing in your heart, a lark may be singing boisterously of love in your brain, but in your trousers a worm dies of loneliness. TAURUST... Read more »| 31 Oct 2016 -
Opinion
Complaint of the Month: October 2016
In the first of a recurring series, we delve into our inbox to find our favourite reader correspondence. Well, we say 'favourite'... Read more »| 21 Oct 2016 -
Interviews
Living to Tell the Tale: Scott Gibson interview
Scott Gibson chats about winning Best Newcomer, The Hashtag Show podcast's anniversary and defying death to pursue a career in stand-up Read more »| 18 Oct 2016
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Spotlight
Monkey Barrel: Comedy Spotlight
Monkey Barrel Comedy has rolled into its own home on Blair Street, and here Ben Verth tells us about his plans for Edinburgh's new comedy club Read more »| 11 Oct 2016 -
Interviews
Felicity Ward on Bags, Bowels and Mental Health
Comedian Felicity Ward powers into the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival with her superb Fringe show 50% More Likely to Die Read more »| 04 Oct 2016 -
Opinion
Crystal Baws: October 2016 Horoscopes
Mystic Mark delivers his verdict on the month ahead Read more »| 03 Oct 2016 -
Festivals
Four to see at Women in Comedy festival
Four acts you should see at this year's Women in Comedy festival Read more »| 20 Sep 2016 -
Opinion
Losing the Booze: Comedy and Alcohol
Why do we still think that comedy goes hand-in-hand with drinking? Comedian Jayne Edwards investigates If you ask any one of my many friends what I love mor... Read more »| 19 Sep 2016 -
SpotlightSpotlight: Simon Lomas
The Yorkshire New Comedian of the Year recalls some excellent backstage nibbles Read more »| 14 Sep 2016 -
Festivals
Seven must-see shows at Liverpool Comedy Festival
We look through the archives of our comedy spotlight, and highlight seven shows not to be missed at this year's Liverpool Comedy Festival Read more »| 12 Sep 2016 -
Interviews
Greg McHugh on Gary Tank Commander
Gary Tank Commander powers into the SSE Hydro next month; we talk to its creator Greg McHugh Read more »| 09 Sep 2016 -
Spotlight
Hector vs The Future: Comedy Spotlight
Hector vs the Future is a new darkly surreal podcast from James Hamilton about the curmudgeonly proprietor of the Obsoleteum – a museum of the obsolete... Read more »| 07 Sep 2016