It’s a form of comedy that has fallen out of favour with TV, but a trio of fun acts are keeping the sketch flame aliveOne of the pleasures of the fringe is checking in with standups as they first emerge, then break through, then revisit as household na…
Continue ReadingRecord number of NI performers at this year’s festival, with C4 comedy hailed for raising awareness of nation’s comic giftsThe biggest ever cohort of playwrights, comedians and artists from Northern Ireland are bringing their work to the Edinburgh frin…
Continue ReadingPoetry-loving, religious and with deep regrets about some of his comedy: either the standup comic has grown up, or he was never as laddish as his image suggestedIt was while he was writing his latest Edinburgh show that Frank Skinner noticed a problem …
Continue ReadingIn his Edinburgh fringe show Flying High the impressionist wants to convey the warmth and affection of the comic and Blankety Blank hostWho knew, growing up in the 70s and 80s, that we weren’t watching mere comedians, but the dramatis personae in plays…
Continue ReadingWelsh comedian becomes patient at Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff, where he is a patronRhod Gilbert, the comedian and television presenter, has announced he is being treated for cancer.The 53-year-old from Carmarthen said he was a patient at Velindre…
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 comedian shares a few of her favourite (online) things, including a terrible South Dakota anti-drug campaign, Mr Bean playing invisible drums and – of course – a laughing babyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to our podcastAh, …
Continue ReadingThe comedian’s new podcast plunders neighbourhood messageboards for fun, feuds, gossip and second-hand goldfish. She explains all – and looks ahead to her Edinburgh show, a support group for men in crisisJayde Adams is flying the flag for that most mal…
Continue ReadingStandup Joe Lycett has revealed that he was reported to police for one of his routines. From Sacha Baron Cohen to Jo Brand, our writer looks at what happens when laughter and the law collideWhen news broke last week that comedian Joe Lycett had been re…
Continue ReadingA series that promises to expose the offstage antics of comics including Seann Walsh and Jimmy Carr gets off to a slick and intriguing startIs there anything connected to comedians that TV viewers wouldn’t watch these days? They go on holiday: we’ll wa…
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