Live Comedy Features - Page 7
Here are the latest features we've published about live comedy.
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Frank Skinner's play gets Fringe 2018's first review rainbow
Tuesday 7th August 2018
Frank Skinner's first work as a playwright has attracted a very early review rainbow at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Random 8: Masud Milas
Tuesday 7th August 2018
Masud Milas gives an octet of answers which include a time traveller, a pirate and a Cossack hat. But no cats.
Nica Burns's Fringe launch speech
Sunday 5th August 2018
Nica Burns, Director of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, spoke today in praise of the late comedian Sean Hughes as she welcomed in the 2018 Fringe.
Fringe Q&A: The worst thing you've done at a festival?
Sunday 5th August 2018
We asked some of the people who are performing shows at the Edinburgh Fringe what the worst thing they've ever done at a festival is. Brace yourself for some of these answers....
Kate Berlant is on the Fringe
Sunday 5th August 2018
Californian stand-up Kate Berlant has a string of enviable TV credits: but why do people think she's a character act? And why does she think she's psychic? And what does the future hold for her Edinburgh Fringe debut?
Bendy House interview
Sunday 5th August 2018
Chris Read and Danny O'Hara - who together are improv duo Bendy House - talk to us about their new Edinburgh show and their thoughts on how improvisation as an art form is growing.
Fringe Q&A: If you had a gun...
Saturday 4th August 2018
We asked some of the comedians at the Fringe, 'If you had a gun with one bullet in it, what would you do?'... We thought this was a smart question, but comedy duo The Pin have undermined it.
Matt Green: Tips for comedians at the Edinburgh Festival
Saturday 4th August 2018
Matt Green is not going to Edinburgh this year (he's performing in Camden instead). In this article he offers his top tips for comedians who are in Scotland this August.
Garry Starr interview
Saturday 4th August 2018
We talk to actor Garry Starr who, having been fired from the Royal Shakespeare Company, is now trying to perform every single genre of theatre in under 60 minutes.
The best comedy show titles at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe
Friday 3rd August 2018
British Comedy Guide's favourite show titles at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival.