Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Uk FestivalsPaul Sinha: "I don’t get angry at the act, I get angry at the audience"
"There seems to be a vacuum in political comedy right now," says Paul Sinha, "which is odd when people are more interested in politics than ever." Sinha has ... Read more »| 04 Apr 2011 -
Uk FestivalsPlanet Mearns
Raymond Mearns tells us all about life in a comedy collective Read more »| 01 Apr 2011 -
Uk FestivalsPappy's: All Business
The credit crunch has hit Pappy’s hard. They’ve lost one member, they’ve shed the “Fun Club” part of their name and even their ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2011 -
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The Collective @ Halt Bar, 23 March
“The Collective” is a sketch show group of aspiring Scottish-based comedians. Sketche include everything from a leprechaun at a job centre t... Read more »| 30 Mar 2011 -
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Magners Festival Club / The Big Lunchtime Comedy Chat Show
There’s so much going on at the Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival that it can be difficult to know where to go. With only one performance o... Read more »| 30 Mar 2011 -
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John Robertson: Dragon Punch @ The Griffin
Australian John Robertson’s Glasgow Comedy Festival show gets off to an uncertain start when an elderly ned begins to heckle him by bellowing, a situat... Read more »| 29 Mar 2011
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The Stockholm Syndrome @ Capitol, 19 March
I love watching comedy in Glasgow. Where else can you see a genial looking old man in the front row grab the comedian’s testicles? Read more »| 23 Mar 2011 -
Uk FestivalsDoug Stanhope: "I’d rather have no hate whatsoever, never put on the news again"
What could be more intimidating than phoning Doug Stanhope at 10am? Read more »| 22 Mar 2011 -
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Activism at Glasgow Comedy Festival
With the launch of the Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival today, we take a look at some of the acts who bring an element of activism to their work. Read more »| 16 Mar 2011 -
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Mark Thomas – Rambling Man
Mark Thomas tells us about his experiences in the West Bank Read more »| 11 Mar 2011 -
Uk FestivalsImran Yusuf: "My dream is to be bigger than Chris Rock"
Imran Yusuf talks to us about identity and the futility of box-ticking Read more »| 10 Mar 2011 -
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Caroline Rhea: "Doing stand-up comedy is like doing therapy"
Comedian Caroline Rhea caught up with The Skinny ahead of her Glasgow Comedy Festival appearance to remind us that there's more to her act than being Sabrina's aunt Read more »| 08 Mar 2011 -
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Aren't you off the telly?
Most stand-up comedians dream of one day starring in a hit sitcom, but what happens to their stand-up careers once they’ve hit the big time? We talked to some of them to find out Read more »| 07 Mar 2011 -
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George Monbiot: Pull No Punches
George Monbiot talks to The Skinny about stirring up political debate ahead of his appearance at the Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival Read more »| 07 Mar 2011 -
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Some Standouts at StAnza
Want to learn more about poetry in one fell swoop? Fancy a trip to St Andrews? Read on... Read more »| 04 Mar 2011