Comedy Festivals
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Comedy
The Last Laugh and Phoney Feminism
Satirical play The Last Laugh makes a welcome return at Glasgow International Comedy Festival in March – here the creators and cast tell us whether bei... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Comedy
Five Kids' Shows at Glasgow Comedy Festival
The youngest member of our Comedy team flicks through the Glasgow International Comedy Festival programme and finds the best shows for kids. Tip: contains disgusting songs, crying babies and timeless Pixar magic. Read more »| 28 Feb 2016 -
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Glasgow guaranteed: 10 top returning Fringe shows
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival is often a last chance to see some of the best shows from the previous year's Edinburgh Fringe – here's a round-up of the ones our writers enjoyed the most last August. Read more »| 27 Feb 2016 -
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Brendon Burns: Comedy Spotlight
Brendon Burns is known for his taboo-busting stand-up, having won the Edinburgh Comedy Award's Main Prize in 2007. Before his arrival at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival he agreed to an interview with Fringe Dog. Read more »| 16 Feb 2016 -
Comedy
Glasgow Comedy Festival unveils 2016 programme
Comedy will take over Scotland's largest city for the 14th annual Glasgow International Comedy Festival this March, and the full programme has now been annou... Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
Comedy
The Sound of Satire: Andy Zaltzman interview
For a man who takes on the world via a podcast called The Bugle, Andy Zaltzman is surprisingly modest about tooting his own horn. Read more »| 06 Jan 2016
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Comedy
Women in Comedy Festival returns to Manchester
Entering its third year with a bigger lineup than ever, Manchester's Women in Comedy Festival is now a firm fixture on the national comedy map. A host of great acts performing among the October programme tell us about the difference it's making Read more »| 09 Oct 2015 -
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Liverpool Comedy Festival: Three to see
Kate Smurthwaite, Rob Thomas, Liam Pickford: three acts at this year's Liverpool Comedy Festival. Read more »| 31 Aug 2015 -
Comedy
John Robertson: Comedy Spotlight
With the tale of the night Fred Fletch took comedians John Robertson and Jo-Jo Bellini to a sex club on the way next month, here's the transcript of what happened the last time Messrs Fletch and Robertson met up. Read more »| 10 Jul 2015 -
Comedy
Fringe previews in Liverpool and Manchester: our picks
Preview season heats up in July – a cheap opportunity to take in the best of the Fringe before it's even begun. Here are our picks Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
Comedy
Iain Stirling: Everything
Everything is a jangly show that never quite seems to start properly. Then again, this doesn't seem too much of a problem. Tonight, watching Iain S... Read more »| 25 Mar 2015 -
Comedy
My Glasgow: Marc Jennings
Comedian Marc Jennings has an unusual way to thwart muggers and plenty to say on new health trends in Glasgow – perhaps we should have titled his column My Clydebank. Read more »| 23 Mar 2015 -
Comedy
My Glasgow: Janey Godley
Janey Godley is a stand-up, writer and actor. In her contribution to our My Glasgow series, she describes how she picked up the paint brush as a way to heal and to relax. Read more »| 22 Mar 2015 -
Comedy
My Glasgow: Struan Logan
Struan Logan takes his first solo show to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival. He lets us know how Glasgow compares to London and the insider knowledge on where to find the best craft beer Read more »| 20 Mar 2015 -
Comedy
Idealist vs Realist: Liam Williams talks politics ahead of Glasgow Comedy Festival
An uncomfortable coalition of hope and apathy formed the backdrop for Liam Williams' 2014 Fringe show Capitalism, which returns to Scotland this month at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival Read more »| 19 Mar 2015