Comedy
Here is your roadmap to roaring laughter at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We bring you Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews and previews.
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ComedyFringe on a Theme: 3 Theremin Tales
Electromagnetic, spooky and Soviet, the ethereal sound of cult 1920s instrument the theremin can be followed into these three Edinburgh Fringe shows... Read more »| 27 Jul 2017 -
ComedyFringe on a Theme: Returning Fringe Legends
At the Fringe it is easy to focus on new artists and overlook those who helped shaped stand-up before it became a viable career – here's where to catch those legends in Edinburgh this year Read more »| 26 Jul 2017 -
ComedyBaba Brinkman: Edinburgh Fringe Spotlight
Baba Brinkman has rapped lyrical on climate change and human nature; his latest show explores one of the greatest mysteries of all – consciousness Read more »| 26 Jul 2017 -
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Benjamin Schatz on The Best Joke You'll Never Hear
Ahead of Kinsey Sicks' Edinburgh Fringe run, Attorney turned drag queen Benjamin Schatz – AKA Rachel – pens our Comedians on Ethics column to discuss how morally responsible comedians are for what they say Read more »| 20 Jul 2017 -
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Spontaneous Sherlock: Comedy Spotlight
The game is afoot! Will Naameh of Edinburgh improvisers Spontaneous Sherlock and Men with Coconuts attempts to find a 'seven-per-cent' solution to our Spotlight questions... Read more »| 19 Jul 2017 -
ComedyEdinburgh Festivals 2017: Our Top Picks
The Skinny team pick the books, art, comedy, theatre and music they're most looking forward to at this year's Edinburgh Festivals Read more »| 17 Jul 2017
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Enduring Edinburgh: How to Survive the Fringe
Coming to Edinburgh for the Fringe? Here's a guide of what to pack, what to eat and how to recover once it's over... Read more »| 14 Jul 2017 -
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Harriet Braine: Edinburgh Fringe Spotlight
2016's Funny Women Stage Award winner, and former Edinburgh student, Harriet Braine brings her musical comedy debut to the Fringe Read more »| 12 Jul 2017 -
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Daniel Piper's Poetry Slam World Cup Diary
Daniel Piper is the reigning Poetry Slam champion in Scotland, but how would he fare when facing poets from around the globe at the Slam's World Cup finals in Paris? Read more »| 11 Jul 2017 -
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How Comedy Captured the Edinburgh Fringe: Part 3
In the third part of our Fringe history, two long-forgotten venues put comedy before theatre with the help of Austin Powers and a Wonder Dog Read more »| 11 Jul 2017 -
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Ray Bradshaw: Edinburgh Fringe Spotlight
How tricky is it to simultaneously sign and speak your entire stand-up show? Ray Bradshaw is doing exactly that, and for a full Fringe run Read more »| 11 Jul 2017 -
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Tiff Stevenson: Edinburgh Fringe Spotlight
As Tiff Stevenson rockets into the Gilded Balloon, we catch-up about her new show Bombshells, her viral success with Bridget Trump Diaries and ask whether comedy can make a political difference to the world Read more »| 11 Jul 2017 -
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Ellie Taylor: Edinburgh Fringe Spotlight
Now Ellie Taylor is married, society wants to know when she is having kids. Ahead of her show at Pleasance Courtyard, Taylor answers another set of assumptive and impertinent questions Read more »| 10 Jul 2017 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Fringe launches massive 2017 programme
The biggest arts festival in the world reveals its typically huge programme, which takes in comedy, theatre, music, dance, opera and everything else in between Read more »| 07 Jun 2017 -
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How Comedy Captured the Edinburgh Fringe: Part 2
Our first instalment of this series covered over three decades, when the Edinburgh Fringe was almost without comedians at all. Now in Part Two, we find one year alone – 1981 – influences comedy more than all the previous Fringes put together Read more »| 06 Jun 2017