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 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 FringeKevin 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 Festivals
Grant 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 -
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
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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 -
Edinburgh Fringe
An Hour Long Sinister Wink @ The Voodoo Rooms
Terror and Titters Read more »| 05 Aug 2012