The comedian is a karaoke evangelist and had a religious experience watching Maggie Rogers. But which ‘cool band’ does she lie about liking?The first single I ever boughtI don’t know if I bought a single, but I do remember distinctly buying my first ev…
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The comedian on metallic hardcore bangers, the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and where to get the best mushroom parfaitBorn in Hammersmith in 1986, Ed Gamble is a comedian, writer and actor. He studied philosophy at Durham University and s…
Continue ReadingUnderbelly, EdinburghIrresistibly gleeful celebration of the enduring popularity of Mr Brightside, the Killers’ 2004 debut anthem still in the charts todayVegas rockers the Killers have just released a new single but their 2004 debut, Mr Brightside, is…
Continue ReadingAlan Cumming did a gig for a cat, Tiff Stevenson was drowned out by samba and some performers even made a profit … fringe veterans discuss their first time and how the festival has changedIt was when I still had a fringe of my own: 1974 seems like yest…
Continue ReadingThe satirist on her favourite superhero show, her go-to gym motivation music, and why she loves Tim KeyComedian Rosie Holt came to prominence during lockdown with her online political parodies of Conservative MPs. She grew up in Somerset and trained at…
Continue ReadingThe rise of an Islamic arts industry is celebrated by its screen, music and comedy stars, but the view rarely strays beyond a western perspectiveIn this survey of the expanding Islamic entertainment industry, The Balance presumably refers to the line f…
Continue ReadingThe comedian is ‘bad at the internet’, but has done her best at sharing her online faves – including a 1990s rugby league ad and a fight from Home and AwayI’m bad at the internet. I’ve always been more of an observer than a participant. My cousins were…
Continue ReadingTaking in six years of ‘cancel culture’ and events as recent as the Will Smith slap, the comedian’s latest show lacks the polish of her previousZoë Coombs Marr’s character Dave has woken from a coma and everything since 2016 is new to him. He has misse…
Continue ReadingNetflixIn the TV version of her hit Edinburgh show, the standup’s charisma, songs and self-absorbed swagger are still sparklingWhen Catherine Cohen’s The Twist …? She’s Gorgeous played the Edinburgh fringe in 2019, I fell hard for its charisma and swag…
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