Press clippings
Kate Hammer on comedy not yet being a fully welcoming space for women: "It's not a healed community"
After last year's revelations about Russell Brand, it seemed as though the comedy world was having its own #MeToo moment. We speak to a number of acts at this year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival and ask whether anything has actually changed to make the circuit a safer space for women.
Isy Santini, The List, 11th March 2024Comedy Central Live Series 3 line-up revealed
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Susie McCabe and Dane Baptiste are among the stand-ups to be showcased in the third series of Comedy Central Live, with Athena Kugblenu, Pierre Novellie, Dan Tiernan, Rachel Fairburn, Josh Jones, Harriet Kemsley, Ignacio Lopez, Ken Cheng, Kemah Bob and Finlay Christie also featuring.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2023Fern Brady & fellow comedians dominate The List magazine's Hot 100
Comedians dominate Scottish culture magazine The List's Hot 100 creative movers and shakers, with Fern Brady in the number 2 position, Marjolein Robertson at 3 and Kieran Hodgson at 9.
British Comedy Guide, 30th November 2023What do you think - or hope - the Edinburgh Fringe will look like in ten years' time?
We ask comedians their views...
Chortle, 11th August 2023Best Comedy Podcast 2023 nominees revealed
Nominees have been revealed for 2023's British Podcast Awards, with comedians and comic shows featuring in a range of categories.
British Comedy Guide, 25th July 2023Funny At The Fringe - interview - Amy Matthews: I Feel Like I'm Made of Spiders
On one hand, it's a show about how the nature of temporariness means that we disconnect from people, place and self to protect ourselves from pain. On the other hand, it's about the joy and boundless humour found in the act of rebuilding and reconnecting. On another (additional) hand, (I think I'm allowed an extra hand if I feel like I'm made of something with 8 legs), it's a show about hieroglyphics, silent discos, kids at weddings and Henry VIII.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 24th July 202315 comedy shows you need to see at the Edinburgh Fringe 2023
As the world's biggest arts festival returns, here's our must-see shows from the brightest talents in British comedy.
Nooruddean Choudry, Rolling Stone, 21st July 2023Edinburgh Fringe Q&A - Amy Matthews
"An audience can sniff out when a comedian is still a bit too close to the subject matter".
Ross Crae, The Sunday Post, 20th July 2023I've got a funny feeling... it's dissociation
Amy Matthews on the 'indie mental health quirk' she's developed.
Amy Matthews, Chortle, 18th July 2023EdFringe Talk: Amy Matthews: I Feel Like I'm Made of Spiders
"I realised it was going to explore the temporary nature of relationships, the glitchy nature of connection and the fleeting and an ever-changing sense of home. The penny dropped that that's how spiders operate too."
Dan Lentell, Get Your Coats On, 11th July 2023