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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FestivalsJosie Long @ Pleasance Dome
Much-loved standup Josie Long returns to the Fringe with a silly, poignant and freewheeling tapestry of megafauna, climate breakdown and parenthood Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsHelen Bauer @ Monkey Barrel
Helen Bauer returns to the Edinburgh Fringe with an abrasive and triumphant hour Read more »| 04 Aug 2025 -
FestivalsIs Art-Comedy the new Alternative Comedy?
With alternative comedy heading into the mainstream more and more, have Su Mi, Rosa Garland and Ellen Turnill Montoya stumbled upon the new alternative-alternative comedy? Read more »| 26 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsBest Feet Forward: The comedians having a sober Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe is a land of opportunity for many, but also a world of temptation. As more acts and punters turn to sobriety, we chat to five comics staying sober this Fringe season Read more »| 25 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsBehind the Mic: Liebenspiel
Experimental comedy-makers Liebenspiel (aka Benjamin Alborough and Ellie BW) give us their origin story, what they're up to this Fringe and who we should look out for this festival and beyond Read more »| 24 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsThe Best Comedy at Edinburgh Fringe 2025
Looking for the best Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows? Here's where we'll be collating the best-reviewed shows from the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 24 Jul 2025
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FestivalsThe Skinny on... Molly McGuinness
The Skinny gets to know hotshot northern comic Molly McGuinness ahead of her debut Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 23 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsLetters to a Fringe Comedian: Jain Edwards and Andy Barr
Jain Edwards and Andy Barr, two comedians who know the Fringe very well, write a note to themselves ahead of their respective returns to Edinburgh Read more »| 23 Jul 2025 -
InterviewsA Laughing Matter: 20 Years of Abnormally Funny People
Pioneering comedy showcase Abnormally Funny People celebrates 20 years of putting disabled comedians in the spotlight Read more »| 15 Jul 2025 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Fringe 2025: Liebenspiel reveal Bedlam Late lineup
One-offs from Edinburgh Fringe stars Lil Wenker and Lorna Rose Treen, a live comedy auction and an anarcho-futurist comedy showcase all feature in this year's late night lineup at Bedlam Theatre Read more »| 11 Jul 2025 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: July 2025
As you might expect, July’s a mad scramble for comics working their stuff up for the Fringe. Lucky for you, we’ve got show recs out the wazoo, and then the festival will seep through Edinburgh once more Read more »| 02 Jul 2025 -
Interviews
Behind the Mic: Brass Tacks Comedy
Katie Palmer, head honcho at Brass Tacks Comedy, tells us how the production company came about and her big summer plans Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
Interviews
Behind the Mic: Story Platform
We chat to Story Platform's Head Honcho, Gemma Rodgers, about developing TV and film comedy writing in Scotland through an ace live show Read more »| 18 Jun 2025 -
GuideScottish Comedy Highlights: June 2025
June sees a number of (mainly) Scottish acts work up their latest Fringe hours, with a few fab tour shows thrown in for good measure Read more »| 26 May 2025 -
Interviews
Behind the Mic: The Humour Mill
Stand-up and writer Kathleen Hughes talks to us about The Humour Mill, a fantastic initiative for comedians and comedy writers in Glasgow, Edinburgh and online Read more »| 14 May 2025