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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Edinburgh FringeAndrew Ryan: Ryanopoly
Few people are as perfectly placed to discuss the importance of money as Andrew Ryan. For one thing, he's Irish, and the Irish have a pretty recent experienc... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeCheckley and Bush: Comedy Riot
This is more of a jumble sale than a riot to be honest, as Checkley and Bush rummage through a varied collection of songs and sketches. The best bits are th... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Paul Ricketts: Ironic Infinity
Reviewers have to review the performance they see, which kind of sucks when someone is having an off night. Tonight, Ricketts doesn't seem to be quite on the... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Holly Burn: The H Club
This is the kind of show where, if you ask someone how it was, they'll reply, "it was...different". Burns is welcoming us to Edinburgh's newest private memb... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeDanny Buckler: The Phantom
Danny Buckler looks like a bit of an everybloke, even though he wears a scarf and a velvet suit. If you wander into the show without having read the programm... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Carl Hutchinson: Acceptable
A bit of a mixed show, this one. Hutchinson is clearly one of those young, male comedians who's using the Fringe as a shop window in the hope of scoring more... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
Denis Krasnov's Hour of Intellectual Filth
In the run up to this show it was hard to miss some of the less than complementary reviews surrounding this NYC-based Russian comic's show (particularly if y... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Richard Coughlan: Eat a Queer Foetus 4 Jesus
If this gig proves one thing, it's this: call your show Eat a Queer Foetus 4 Jesus and you will at least make people curious enough to attend. Richard Coughl... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Alan Davies: Life is Pain
Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe for the first time as a stand-up in 11 years, Alan Davies is greeted to a rapturous applause from the sold out crowd upon t... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeThe Company Of Wolves / The Bloody Chamber @ C ECA
They had me at the glitter glue. Upon entering the room, we are each given a card, paint and glitter glue, and asked to write and paint ''our heart's desire.... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeTim FitzHigham: Stop the Pigeon
If you’re tired of stand-up comedians chatting away about being single or eating too much or whatever, then you might want to check out the Fringe&rsqu... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tom Goodliffe: All in Good Time
Affable, amiable, lovable, friendly, are some of the adjectives Tom Goodliffe says have been used to describe him, and it’s difficult to disagree. Th... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Amusements @ Summerhall
The set-up for the show is that the audience wear radio-controlled headphones. An actress appears, and we are told we are going on a virtual / internal journ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World
Stewart Lee is indisputably one of the best. There’s just no argument, is there? You might not like him, but that doesn’t change the fact. Should... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Steve Gribbin: Viva Gribbostania!
Watching Steve Gribbin live is a bit like watching your dad tell jokes. It can be quite embarrassing. But to be fair, Gribbin probably has a lot better m... Read more »| 13 Aug 2012