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These days every comedian has a gimmick or a life story to tell. What about those who just throw their RICH, FECUND FUNNY at your face for the ENTIRE 55 minutes? Like these...
Billy Coconuts, FringePig, 14th August 2018So five Tory stand-ups walk into a bar...
Right-wing comedians have long been a rarity, but Brexit and the Edinburgh festival are putting them centre-stage.
Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 5th August 2018Ten things we know about the 2018 Fringe
Hundreds of Edinburgh Fringe shows went on sale yesterday, bringing the total to 582 in the comedy section alone. Here are ten things we've learned from this batch, the last before the official programme is released online on May 17.
Chortle, 19th April 2018Andrew Lawrence interview
Andrew Lawrence is known for dividing opinions; having come under fire for his many controversial comments on social media - slating feminists, 'leftists' and, most recently, remarking on the allegations surrounding film producer Harvey Weinstein.
The Express and Star, 20th October 2017Comics stand-up for the politically incorrect at Fringe
Comedy is currently more prescriptive than at any time I can remember. Prescriptive of words, of subjects, even of opinions. And that is worrying. The current industry-standard stand-up has to abide by a list of prohibitions that make a gluten-free, vegan shopping expedition seem simple. There are 328 recognised gender identities, Leo Kearse tells his packed audience, and reads a few from his phone. Canada has just passed a law making the non-use of the correct gender pronoun in any given situation an offence, he says. He thinks this is a bit much.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 13th August 2017Force everyone to try standup comedy to mend our world
The benefits to society would be profound - not least that people would learn the difference between a joke and a threat.
Jack Bernhardt, The Guardian, 31st July 2017Andrew Lawrence interview
Ahead of the Edinburgh run of his new show, The Happy Accident Tour, we talk to Andrew Lawrence about his career, breaking the comedy industry's left-wing consensus, and politics.
British Comedy Guide, 24th July 2017Edinburgh 10x10: 4. A nation divided
Ten comics from across the political spectrum.
Chortle, 20th July 2017#EdFringe17 Comedy Q&A: Andrew Lawrence
Andrew Lawrence was the runner up in So You Think You're Funny in 2003 and then won the BBC New Comedy Award a year later. He's since staged numerous national tours and written and starred in several BBC Radio 4 comedy shows. He's back in Edinburgh in 2017.
Martin Walker, Broadway Baby, 11th July 2017Andrew Lawrence interview
Keir Baker talks to the self-proclaimed "most bigoted scumbag" of the UK comedy circuit ahead of his performance at the Cambridge Junction in January.
Keir Baker, Varsity, 23rd December 2016