Comedy Festivals
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ComedyJoey Page: Golden Peacock Hour
Dressed dapper, sporting a blazer, broach and trilby, Joey Page turns his hour into a surreal and fantasy-filled story time. ‘What-if’ scenarios ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
ComedyNancy Clench: Yes Queen
When a 6'5" tall drag queen, shoulder-to-toe in tartan, sipping vodka and coke whilst waving a kissed copy of The White Paper takes to the stage, unremarkabl... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
ComedyChristian Schulte-Loh: Attack of the 50 Foot German Comedian
Christian Schulte-Loh hit Glasgow with his Edinburgh Free Fringe 2013-approved show Attack of the 50ft German Comedian, bounding on to the stage, backed by a... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
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Bobby Mair – Obviously Adopted
This is an odd show. From a suitably odd man. Mair wanders on stage embodying the spirit of self-proclaimed scruffy flunkee, looking part-scarecrow, part cra... Read more »| 20 Mar 2014 -
ComedyHardeep Singh Kohli: Hardeep is Your Love?
It seems bizarre that a comic as articulate and insightful as Hardeep Singh Kohli ever appeared on anything as pedestrian as The One Show. Prone to roun... Read more »| 20 Mar 2014 -
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Glasgow International Comedy Festival: Hurricane LOLbag
Over the last decade, Glasgow International Comedy Festival has established itself as the host of the single highest concentration of laughs on the west coast per annum. We take a look at what this year's programme has in store Read more »| 12 Mar 2014
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Comedy
Tom Wrigglesworth: Utterly at Odds with the Universe
Tom Wrigglesworth tells us about about his granddad and his experience of doing a personal comedy show Read more »| 05 Mar 2014 -
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Doug Segal: I Can Make You a Mentalist
Britain's top comedy mind reader talks about quitting the 9–5, using his 'powers' and the challenges of audience interaction Read more »| 04 Mar 2014 -
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X and Y: The First Women in Comedy Festival
The premise of the first UK Women in Comedy Festival is the subject of much debate, but either way, it's happening, and in a big way, with gigs all over Manchester throughout the month. We choose some chuckles Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Comedy
Barrels and Laughs: Greater Manchester Fringe Festival
Pubs and bars across Salford and Manchester play host to the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival, featuring everything from penguins and Phill Jupitus. We cherrypick three highlights Read more »| 02 Jul 2013 -
Comedy
David Kay @ Glasgow Comedy Festival, 24 March
The modest title of David Kay's show is entirely in fitting with his persona as the ironically self-proclaimed 'Fireball of Scottish Comedy.' Far from arrivi... Read more »| 27 Mar 2013 -
Comedy
Ray Bradshaw: I Dare Ray To @ Glasgow Comedy Festival, 24 March
Conceptual shows can be fantastic. In the case of Ray Bradshaw there is certainly a concept – to undertake and discuss dares made to him by friend... Read more »| 27 Mar 2013 -
Comedy
Steffen Peddie: Best Intentions @ Glasgow Comedy Festival, 23 March
On a bleak and cold Friday night Steffen Peddie manages to create a warm atmosphere for the few of us who have abandoned the crowds of frustrated football fa... Read more »| 27 Mar 2013 -
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Sean Lock: "I see myself less of a standup, more of a comedian"
With his new tour about to launch at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, Sean Lock talks about the good old days of comedy and how hard it is to escape QI Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Science Festival: The Science of Comedy
Robin Ince and Matt Parker are coming to Edinburgh to prove that science isn't just fun, it's hilarious Read more »| 04 Apr 2012