COMEDY AT THE FESTIVAL
This is the biggest comedy festival on the planet don't you know? Now don't go thinking that all the comedy is in the so called Edinburgh Comedy Festival, because it's not. All the comedy is in the Fringe though. Look out for simply the most comprehensive coverage of it all here.
COMEDY - LATEST FEATURES
But First: Brendon Burns (again) / Our first guest editor of 2010,...
I know why we do it. Why hundreds of acts fork out thousands of pounds to put on a...2010-08-27»
Christmastime comes early to edinburgh / Christchurch-born comedian...
How has the stand-up been going so far? It's been going well, pretty busy, but that tends...2010-08-26»
Her master’s voice / ThreeWeeks meets Nina Conti
Nina Conti and friends – whether it's Monkey (endearingly naughty), Owl (delightfully...2010-08-26»
Crossing the boundary / Consider this part of ThreeWeeks a part-comedy...
For something that is a fringe/arts festival it seems at odds that there is such a...2010-08-26»
Fringe Emergencies: Relaxation / "Help! I'm experiencing Fringe...
1. Take tea at the Balmoral Hotel. There's something so soothing about nibbling scones...2010-08-26»
It's Ian D Montfort's Interviews With The Dead #03: Hitler / Ian D...
"I'm joined very graciously now by a kindly gentleman – short in stature and maybe if you...2010-08-26»
Ways of making you think / With three shows on at this year's...
Alex Horne is a thinking man's comedian. I don't mean that he is in any way inaccessible,...2010-08-24»
What's that noise? / Don't worry, it's just Guest Editor Janey Godley...
The one time Nuala is back at the Fringe with her show 'Big Noise'. Janey's impressed – so...2010-08-24»
COMEDY - LATEST REVIEWS
- Beer Goggles
/Jim Campbell & Ben Van der Velde/PBH's Free Fringe
In this solid lunchtime stand-up show a posh Geordie and a self-confessed Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall look-a-like battle...2010-08-31» - Don't Be A Comedian In Northern Ireland While Drinking Your Buckfast Under A Bridge - Free
/Sean Hegarty/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Evidently new to the comedy circuit, Sean Hegarty provides a selection of one liners, anecdotes and gags with his mobile...2010-08-31» - Electro Gemstone! (And Other Instruments Of Moderate Intrigue) - Free
/Politically Erect Comedy/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Consistency was lacking in this hit and miss sketch show, however the sketches that were funny - such as the anti-bullyi...2010-08-31» - Fat Kitten Vs The World
/Fat Kitten Improv and Guests/PBH's Free Fringe
This is an interesting concept; every night, comedy improv group 'Fat Kitten' take on another troupe. Tonight I saw them...2010-08-31» - Fred MacAulay: Live Stand Up
/Fred MacAulay
MacAulay knows his audience and that's no bad thing. His easy going, relaxed stage presence (and the gentle, lilting...2010-08-31» - Incidental Combobulations - Free
/Matthew Highton
Get ready folks! This is it! Shaggy-haired, maverick raconteur Matthew Highton is about to lead you on a Boosh-esque...2010-08-31» - Jam For Tea - Free
/Laughing Horse Free Festival
The irrepressibly perky Julie Jepson opened this varied hour of stand-up, informing us she "batted for the other team",...2010-08-31» - Kestrels
/Fuddlepuck
There is much to like in this Pythonesque blend of witty wordplay and surreal silliness. The sketches rely equally on...2010-08-31» - Philip Talbot – 62% Actor
/Philip Talbot/PBH's Free Fringe
Philip Talbot was expelled from school for writing a poem during a maths exam, and so decided to become an actor. Such...2010-08-31» - Rik And Jon Don't Know Any Better
/Laughing Horse Free Festival
Jon Greenaway presides over an uneven hour of new stand-up talent, who are short on polish if not potential. Jane Walker...2010-08-31» - Rob Rouse: The Great Escape
/Brett Vincent For Getcomedy.com by arrangement with PBJ Management
With manic energy that never ceases to lull, Rouse powers through an hour of material that leaves the audience not only...2010-08-31» - Rowena Haley: Sad B*tch In The Corner
/R Haley/ PBH's Free Fringe
Rowena was a Funny Women finalist in 2008 and she began her show with the song that originally got her nominated; this...2010-08-31» - Stranded
/TilWeLeave/PBH's Free Fringe
Help! They're stuck! In Chile! In an annoyingly upper middle class way! Two likely lads recount their comic tale of...2010-08-31» - The Comedy Doodle Presents Matt Thomas, Stephanie Laing, Andrea Hubert and Robbie McHugh
/Comedy Doodle/PBH's Free Fringe
The Comedy Doodle collection of stand-up has moments of artistic bravura, along with some sketchier patches. Compère...2010-08-31» - The Complexity of Nonsense
/Complexity of Nonsense/Laughing Horse Free Festival
This show was something of a mixed bag. Tucked away in Marchmont, it's a little off the beaten path, but there was a...2010-08-31» - Undercover Blondde (Double D)
/Gypsy Theatre
Listed as comedy and billed as drama, 'Undercover Blondde' presents a confused identity, as two Liverpudlian ladies,...2010-08-31» - United By Liverpool - Free
/Rory O'Hanlon/ Laughing Horse Free Festival
Rory O'Hanlon presents a tale of growing up in Ireland as, apparently, the only non-Liverpool supporter. Beginning with...2010-08-31» - Window Lickin' Good - Free
/Fat Hammond's Banjo Lounge / PBH's Free Fringe
I pondered about the title for some time, but came to the conclusion that while I'd stop short of actually licking a...2010-08-31»
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