After a storming five-minute spot on The John Bishop Show, Funmbi Omotayo is hitting Edinburgh with his debut solo hour, Legal Immigrant. It’s the tale of his family’s move from Hackney …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:25PMAfter endless disputes over non-payment, sexism and exploitation, leading players such as Sara Pascoe have joined forces to stamp out funny businessShows being pulled last-minute without com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55AMThe standup on making fun of Australians, his school of comedy, and why the Conchords’ Bret and Jemaine are his role modelsCalifornia-born Arj Barker arrived at the Edinburgh fringe in 199…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AMAs he reaches the end of his UK standup tour, the comic speaks about being a frustrated musician, what his family thinks of his shows and why he’s returning to the Perrier-winning role of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:11AMReports of the Canadian standup’s retirement have been exaggerated. Touring his new show Pun Gent, he says he’s ditched his anxiety – and is asking UK audiences to connect the dots Con…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AMThe controversial American comic is embarking on a new UK tour. He’s less angry, he reckons, but is always going to say what he thinksThe velvet-voiced US comic Reginald D Hunter recently …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:44AMAn award-winning joke about a chocolate bar gave the impression that Rob Auton was a ruthless gag-merchant. But his meandering, poetic shows, riffing on his amazement at the world, encompass…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AMThe comic and QI star opens up about his highly personal new show, Little Victories, which covers sexual frustration, family life and Alzheimer’s What’s your pre-show routine?I’m norma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMAs her Lady Like tour stops off at Soho theatre in London, the Scottish comedian talks about the referendum, feminism, her hatred of spa treatments – and the night nobody laughedHow are th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AMDoctor Brown, the alter ego of American comic Phil Burgers, on playing the idiot with Sam Simmons, watching his audiences walk out and how he never set out to be a comedianWe haven’t seen …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMAl Murray’s comic creation is standing against Nigel Farage in South Thanet with a ‘13-point common-sense action plan’. But what would Otis Lee Crenshaw and The Boy With Tape on His Fa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThe standup on classism and sexism in comedy, her part in the Miranda Christmas special and her new show, Am I Right Ladies?!Not many comics have a debut show as successful as yours (What Wo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMChampioned by the BBC, fellow comedians and her own dad, who inspired her debut show, this rising comic specialises in heartfelt funnies Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AMFrom Cambridge Footlights in 1981 to Bridget Christie in 2013, explore the history of the Edinburgh comedy awards. Find out who won, who they beat and how the art of comedy changed each year…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:45AMFrom Luisa Omielans feelgood hour to Liam Williamss pensive set, here are 10 fringe shows where you pay on the way out Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:17PMWhether you want to overcome your fear of the front row or just feel more invested in the action, these are the acts to catch How to be an Edinburgh festival stooge Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:57AMWinning best newcomer at the fringe can turn the heads of comedy's kingmakers. Here are five faces in the frame Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:44AMWhat's it like to be an onstage helper for a comedian who specialises in bizarre, possibly messy stunts? Paul Fleckney steps up to find out Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AMEddie Izzard has done it in French, German, Spanish, Russian and Arabic. But are the jokes essentially the same and do foreign comedians at Edinburgh get lost in translation? Read more cove…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30AMTen years after his Perrier victory with Jackson's Way, the one-time Human Computer is back at the Edinburgh festival with a new show about borders 'Comedy today is tweeting with one hand an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMEvery year at the Edinburgh fringe festival, the comedian pushes his luck a bit further and his latest show is outright folly Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThe comedian and activist revisits the successes and dangers of his 100 Minor Acts of Dissent tourI don't know what you've been doing for the past 12 months, but Mark Thomas has been making …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:50AMDid you hear the one about the comedian who was as good at avant-garde theatre as he was at cracking gags?The "thing" about comedian Daniel Kitson has always been the belligerent modus opera…
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