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 FestivalsGICF '12 Preview: Pearse James 'Low Definition
Amused Moose 2011 runner-up presents his Glasgow International Comedy Festival debut show in low definition quality as he tries to rekindle the flame of his analogue love against the digital glare of the modern world Read more »| 12 Mar 2012 -
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GICF '12 PREVIEW: Abie Philbin Bowman 'Pope Benedict: Bond Villain'
Irish comedian comes to Glasgow to trash-talk the Pope. This should be fun. Read more »| 12 Mar 2012 -
Uk FestivalsGICF '12 PREVIEW: Janey Godley 'Too Old For Telly'
Janey is back and this time it's personal Read more »| 12 Mar 2012 -
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GICF '12 PREVIEW: Dogshit Johnson 'One Small Step'
Comedy bluesman Dogshit Johnson brings an hour of his unique brand of six-string philosophies to Glasgow Read more »| 09 Mar 2012 -
Uk FestivalsRod Hunter, Les Sinclair & Graham Mackie: Life Begins at 50, Comedy Musings On Middle Age
The oldest swingers in town prepare to give the youth of Glasgow a horrifying glimpse of their future Read more »| 09 Mar 2012 -
Uk FestivalsGICF '12 PREVIEW: Henning Wehn 'No Surrender'
Stewart Lee's favourite German comedian comes to Glasgow. Deutschland über alles! Read more »| 09 Mar 2012
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GICF '12 PREVIEW: James Acaster 'Amongst Other Things'
As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, one of the country’s most exciting young comedians comes to Glasgow. Read more »| 08 Mar 2012 -
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GICF '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 -
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GICF '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 -
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GICF '12 PREVIEW: Bec Hill 'Blueprints'
Small Australian will cure your phobias, or possibly make them worse Read more »| 07 Mar 2012 -
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GICF '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 -
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Keara 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 -
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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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Appel D'Air @ The Traverse
Up Up and Away Read more »| 01 Mar 2012 -
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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