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 FringeLa Clique
"Leave all of your troubles, leave the rest of the festival at the front door," orders compère Brett Haylock as he welcomes tonight's audience in to t... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Elizabeth and Raleigh: Late But Live
Never a man to shy away from risky new ventures, last year Stewart Lee tried something that, even by Fringe standards, was a wee bit different. Johnson and B... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeJames Dowdeswell: No More Mr Nice Guy
It’s a problem that all men are bound to encounter at some stage in their lives: just how does one deal with other people’s children when they&rs... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeBrendon Burns In F**K You I'm Brendon F**king Burns (Again) Part IV
With its histrionic tone and stunning theatrical coup de gras, 2007s So I Suppose This Is Offensive Now? more than deserved its lion's share of plaudits. The... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Lewis Schaffer
Though he might not succeed in convincing everyone of America’s greatness, Lewis Schaffer succeeds in producing a damn funny stand-up act. His pompous,... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeWest Port Book Festival: a Fringe for Books?
Tapping into Edinburgh's rich literary heritage, the inaugural West Port Book Festival is offering an informal alternative for August book lovers Read more »| 10 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
Funny. Twice.
Whoever entitled this show should be sued under the Trade Descriptions act. This is a split-set stand-up piece, 30 minutes of one comic then 30 minutes of a... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
In Conflict
“There is nothing on this green Earth stronger than the US army. Because there is nothing on this green Earth stronger than a US soldier.” So cla... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tommy and The Weeks: Powershow!
Maybe it’s just that Edinburgh is feeling the effects of the credit crunch this August, but the 2008 Fringe seems to be lacking a bit of creativity as ... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Faulty Towers, the dining experience
Dear Mr Faulty, I write with regards to the dining ordeal I experienced this week. Never before have I been so very insulted. Never have I been so cajoled, ... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
David Longley
It’s Sod’s Law that, dispatched to a late Friday night standup gig—spiritual home of the undeveloped sense of humour, where a pint is a man... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeRosie Wilby: I Am Nesia
A popular technique used in trashier film and television is to take an attractive actress and give her thick-rimmed, thick-lensed glasses, ill fitting clothe... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
And the Devil may Drag you Under
'And the Devil May Drag You Under' promises much and delivers little Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jamie Kilstein - There Is No God and That's Okay
At once confrontational and disarmingly conciliatory, Jamie Kilstein has a powerful knack for unravelling the seams of contradictions and logical non-sequitu... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Otis Lee Crenshaw
Cash and Parsons aside, Country and Western is not a musical genre that travels well. This could have something to do with the fact that barely any of its l... Read more »| 10 Aug 2008