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 Fringe
Kevin Gildea: Man of a Million Heads
There are only a few certainties at the Festival: venues and pubs will charge twice the normal price for drinks, it will rain for a minimum of 14 days, the o... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Art of Dating and Dumping
If you look for David Florez on YouTube, you will find a clever sketch called Rabbit Fever in which a bunch of admen work on ways to sell a vibrator. Perhaps... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Gamarjobat: The Western
The mohicaned Japanese duo keep the surprises coming with their fantastic warm-up, comprising comedy and magic. This all comes before they even begin to take... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Improverts
As The Improverts stroll confidently into their 19th consecutive year at the Festival you'd have to forgive them for being a little bit smug. In addition to ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pappy's Fun Club: Funergy
Sketch shows are often a dubious prospect at the Fringe. All too often, they turn out to be vanity projects for self-satisfied contingents of recently gradua... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
A.L. Kennedy: Present Tense
A L Kennedy begins her set by welcoming her audience to the perfectly cylindrical Stand II. This architectural quirk is, without a doubt, the most captivatin... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
The Boom Jennies: Shindig
Not a Y-chromosome in sight. The Boom Jennies—comprised of performers Anna Emerson, Lizzie Bates and Catriona Knox—are merchants of quirky, bite-... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Nick Revell: Sleepless
Nick Revell is probably right when he tells us he’s just delivered “the most elegant vaginally based joke you’ll hear at the Festival.&rdqu... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
1000 Years of German Humour
It is a testament to the surrealist charm of Henning Wehn & Otto Kuhnle that a cultural stereotype as simplistic as yodeling while clad in lederhosen cou... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Domestic Goddi Review 2008
Domestic Goddi, the new sketch show from erstwhile 'Pick of the Fringe' Rosie Wilkinson and BBC award winner Helen O'Brien, is the comedy equivalent of the b... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
AAA Stand-Up
AAA Stand-Up is comedy the way it should be: a laugh-a-minute which leaves the audience wishing the show was just a little bit longer Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
The Oxford Revue: Bonfire of the Ottomans
The sketch business can be a tough nut to crack. On choosing this genre, comedians are knowingly walking in footsteps of the likes of The Fast Show, Smack th... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tom Stade: Oh F**k, do we need a title too!
Tom Stade insists he isn’t bitter about the loss of freedom to 13 years of married life and two kids. The evidence suggests otherwise. A slightly manic... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Dan Nightingale: Geronimo
With a boyish gleam in his eyes, Dan Nightingale takes to the stage. He's a Lancastrian, although you can hardly tell from the accent. Cheeky smile, relaxe... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Zimbani
Zimbani’s limp, repetitive and over-the-top shenanigans are best thought of as a cross between Austin Powers and Starsky and Hutch, but with just a gli... Read more »| 17 Aug 2008