The US standup’s career was in its ascendancy before miscarriage and then a friend’s death knocked her for six. So she took stock – and turned her feelings into a show contextualising …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMThe comedian has turned her traumatic experiences into an Edinburgh comedy awards-nominated show – with a little help from a Thai boxing retreat and a botched haircut I’m with the comedi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMFrom Bill O’Neill’s slippery skins to Grubby Little Mitts’ ping-pong eyeballs, performers explain why their comedy leans on more than a mic stand ‘I have this illusion that I’m in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13AMAs the curtain falls on this year’s fringe, we ask performers and producers how it was for them By the end of the Edinburgh fringe, anyone who has been here all month will tell you how tir…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:43AMEdinburgh fringe comics portraying cancelled standups and rightwing politicians talk about the dangers and successes of their satire The US comedian Martin Urbano has always enjoyed mocking …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33AMAs the expense of performing and watching shows at the fringe is ever rising, three comedians ask their audiences to reassess what they place value on Money is changing hands during a number…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghPauroso is an astonishing performer who teases the crowd but her show raises more questions than there’s time to fully explore Vanessa 5000, the creation of s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:25PMComedians at the festival are enlisting volunteers to join in their acts, creating a warm, inclusive and fun space As I cross the threshold of US comedian Moses Storm’s Edinburgh fringe sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:49AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIdentity politics are deftly and hilariously tackled, with the help of a diamante-studded sporran, in a compelling show Jodie Mitchell’s debut hour in some wa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:55AMMonkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghShowing off an impressive range of facial expressions, the comic takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his life with songs and sketches I’ve seen Adam Flood tel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:19PMLaughing Horse @ Bar 50, EdinburghBradley throws a kids’ birthday bash full of nostalgic fun as they discuss their parents’ recent split, deftly immersing the audience in games and stori…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:49PMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghUsing snippets of pop culture, lip-syncing, video and clowning, the pair craft a rich exploration of eating disorders and gender dysphoria Frankie Thompson, res…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:55PMTheatre and comedy acts at this year’s festival break down their expenses and consider the financial risks “The big, difficult cost this year is accommodation,” says RoguePlay’s arti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:43AMSophie Duker and Jacob Hawley discuss how to draw revellers away from pop stars while Glastonbury’s Charlotte Lang explains what it takes to win over the cabaret tent You’re in a massive…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:37AMWant to survive in the arts? Get a side hustle. We speak to an award-winning poet and governance manager, a gigging guitarist and teacher – and a successful comic who doubles as an immigra…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMOn Good Friday, police were called to a performance of The Bodyguard – and there have been numerous other examples of audiences behaving badly. With crowds heckling, screaming, livestreami…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMSome lied. Some hid it. And few even mined it for jokes. Becoming a mum used to be near-fatal to a comedian’s career. But now, in a Mother’s Day special, we meet the new wave taking on t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMRich Hardisty cut himself, Harriet Dyer numbed her pain with drugs. A new wave of comics are working out their issues in their acts. But is it really helping them? And should we be laughing?…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMBirmingham RepThe excellent puppeteers are the stars of this two-hour staging of the popular TV satire where Paddington plays an evil powerbroker but the punchlines are too often predictable…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AMThe self-deprecating star has won two Edinburgh awards but remains a niche concern. Will a recent breakout turn on Taskmaster and a huge nationwide tour bring his absurdist comedy to the mai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMAmbassadors theatre, LondonLiz Kingsman’s slick, self-conscious ‘troubled woman’ show nests its complex jokes within jokes to tremendous effect ‘We need women’s story,” says Liz …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMIt will take more than multiple Edinburgh nominations to convince comedy duo Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill that they’re a success. Perhaps a TV sitcom would do it? When Amy Gledhill and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMCamden People’s theatre, LondonDonning an insect costume, the magnetic Liv Ello uses clowning to land a deeply serious point about our times Liv Ello is the director of Frankie Thompson’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMEven though it affects one in five pregnancies, the loss of a baby is rarely talked about, especially among men. But standups Jacob Hawley and Will Duggan are using comedy to break that tabo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMToo pricy, too elitist, just too big? After the criticisms of this year’s event, a panel of festival regulars consider the way forward for Edinburgh’s summer spectacular Katy Koren, co-a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AMThe Ohio-raised star of movies and TV shows such as Shrill and I Think You Should Leave says comedy is a refuge from the impacts of being trans and that, right now, she’s happy to be in th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AMWhile debates about cancel culture rage on at Edinburgh, a trio of performers are critiquing ‘edgelord’ humour, while still remembering to be funny ‘Cancel Anti Wokeflake Snow Culture�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:43AMAfter lockdowns kept them out of touch with audiences, standups explain their exhilaration at coming together to raise laughs at Edinburgh fringe The lights go down signalling the start of t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AMWith research showing sexual harassment is a routine occurrence, there is growing demand for arts venues to commit to protecting entertainers Posey Mehta, like many performers at the Edinbur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AMJust because a joke works in one country or language doesn’t mean it will in another. Globetrotting standups talk about routines that have bombed – and the changes that saved them When Y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33PMMonkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghFrom relationship recovery to getting her phone messages spoken out by the audience, Koch has charisma and punchlines to burn The infamous opening notes of Sha…
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