UK Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny UK festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and line-up information for arts, film, music and comedy festivals around the UK.
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ComedyGICF '12 PREVIEW: Jenny Eclair 'Old Dog, New Tricks'
Jenny Eclair was the first woman to win the Perrier Award and is offering Glasgow audiences 'a Lady Gaga tribute and possibly some dancing on her back legs' Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
ComedyGICF '12 PREVIEW: Joe Hullait 'Joe Hullait Introduces Dane Baptiste to The Least Racist City in Scotland'
Fresh from working on a BBC pilot, Joe Hullait introduces the London circuit's finest prospect, Dane Baptiste, to the least racist city in Scotland Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
ComedyGICF '12 PREVIEW: Bec Hill 'Blueprints'
Small Australian will cure your phobias, or possibly make them worse Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
ComedyGICF '12 PREVIEW: Adam Kay from Amateur Transplants 'Adam Kay’s Smutty Songs'
Amateur Transplants front man Adam Kay sits at a grand piano and sings smutty songs Read more »| 06 Mar 2012 -
ComedyKeara Patricia Murphy: Flypaper For Freaks
Keara Patricia Murphy introduces a few of the freaks she's romanced and plans to dissect in her Glasgow Comedy Festival show Read more »| 02 Mar 2012 -
Art
Glasgow International Person
With Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art just round the corner, it's time to start getting prepared for the the two weeks of festivities and consider this great opportunity to support the biennial event Read more »| 01 Mar 2012
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Festival Guide
Appel D'Air @ The Traverse
Up Up and Away Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
Comedy
Bratchy, The Wee Man & Mark Bratchpiece: Bratchpiece Family Album
The only family to have played all ten Glasgow Comedy Festivals, the Bratchpieces – that's Dad and sons Neil and David – talk to us about sibling rivalry and nicking bog roll Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
Film
A Finnish Delight: DocPoint 2012
Our writer treks to Helsinki to take in DocPoint 2012, the largest documentary festival in all of Scandinavia Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Comedy
Michael Winslow: The Man Of 10,000 Voices
The human sound effects machine, with a voice-box known to the world from movies like Police Academy and Gremlins, tells us how he developed his talent Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
Comedy
Doug Stanhope: "I hate London more than anything in the world"
On the day the Scottish government announces its plans for a referendum on the issue of Scottish independence we catch up with the eternally hungover Doug Stanhope for a brief insight into his thoughts on all things British... and Irish Read more »| 27 Feb 2012 -
Festival Guide
Margins Book and Music Festival: Writing Alive
February 2012: Many people are reported to be excited about the Margins Book and Music Festival this month, as the start of this festival approaches Read more »| 22 Feb 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club, 5 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club, 5 February The Wee Dub Festival continued on Sunday with Mad Professor's Dub Clinic - 'Roots of Dub' workshop. The ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club / The Caves, 4 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Bongo Club / The Caves, 4 February Saturday night at the Wee Dub Festival in Edinburgh, gigs at The Caves and The Bongo Club inc... Read more »| 09 Feb 2012 -
Music
In Pictures: Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Wee Red, 3 February
Wee Dub Festival 2012 @ The Wee Red, 3 February The Wee Dub Festival kicked off at the Wee Red Bar with appearances from Jammie J, Morphy, Ce... Read more »| 08 Feb 2012