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 FringeJack Barry & Patrick Turpin: Your New Mild Friends
An uneven double bill of stand up. First up is young Jack Barry. Cursed with two first names, Barry is as affable as his show’s title would suggest. Be... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeCraig Ricci Shaynak: I Am Google
Just imagining Google as a living, breathing being is a great joke with endless possibilities, and so, there are very few things American character actor Cra... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kevin Shepherd: Thus Spoke Kev @ Captain Taylor's Coffee House
The work of notoriously opaque German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche might not sound like a laugh but don’t worry, knowledge of his work isn’t r... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeDerek Ryan: Time Lord @ Captain Taylor's Coffee House
As a man who has been late for everything in his adult life, Derek Ryan starts by confessing that maybe he’s not the best person to listen to about tim... Read more »| 07 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hurt and Anderson: Scenes of a Vignette-ish Nature @ The Three Sisters
This is one of the most frustrating experiences at the Fringe. It's not fair to judge a free show on the venue, but sweet Jesus this is h... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FestivalsGrant Morrison, Comic Maestro
The Skinny’s first sponsored event at this year's Book Festival will feature the near-legendary Glaswegian comics writer Grant Morrison Read more »| 06 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
Firenado: The Sketch Show
Andy Higson & Stephen Matthew are lovely. They are also Firenado, a sketch duo from the north of England at the Fringe for the first time, but what comes... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Eddie Pepitone: Bloodbath
Eddie Pepitone appreciates the absurdity of a 53-year old man crossing the Atlantic just so he can shout at strangers in a basement. Pepitone appreciates t... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Pajama Men: The Pajama Men's Improv Show
Here's how good the Pajama Men are: at one point, the show is interrupted by a powercut. Everything goes dark, the mics are dead, total silence. A beat, th... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
To Be Continued... : Absolute Improv
Local group TBC produce a series of familiar short improv games, kept fresh by some great uses of the audience. The show starts off with a "rap" battle, al... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Lights! Camera! Improvise!
This is a single long-form improv game with the conceit being that we suggest a movie and Oscar, the director, leads a cast who perform it live on stage. T... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeBarbara Nice: Mrs Nice
It's hard to describe Barbara Nice to the uninitiated. Imagine if someone had never heard of standup comedy and had autonomously invented something almost ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kunt And The Gang
What a difference a few cock-shaped stickers can make. Two years ago, Kunt was playing to baffled tourists after midnight. Now he's the star attraction of ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Casual Violence: A Kick in the Teeth
Having chosen death as their denouement last year, the Casual Violence boys keep it ‘light’ this time. Just a kick in the teeth. Tossed together ... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Pin
Three guys. One story. Infinite facial expressions. If Sherlock were a sketch show, it would be The Pin. Watch as they start from the ending, rewind, fast f... Read more »| 06 Aug 2012