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Fringe 2019: The best comedy shows to see
If you've seen the Edinburgh Fringe line-up or held the hefty programme in your hand, it's easy to be overwhelmed, but fear not.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 24th June 2019Fringe 2019: 50 theatre, comedy and dance shows to see
50 different shows to see.
Mark Fisher, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan, The Guardian, 14th June 2019Sindhu Vee, Russell Kane, Desiree Burch on virginity
From a teenage threesome to sleeping with the school rugby captain, comedians, writers and presenters remember their first times.
The Observer, 19th May 201930 stand-up comedians you need to see
To celebrate the legends that bring us the lols, we've put together a bumper list of our favourite comedians performing at the moment - the big names and the ones you've yet to fall in love with.
Zoe Paskett, Evening Standard, 9th May 2019Is Flinch the most sadistic game show ever?
Would you react if paintballs were fired at your head? Or rancid meat thrust in your face? Netflix's new game show is like an evil Saw movie come to life. Strap yourself in for a colossal fail.
Stuart Heritage, The Guardian, 7th May 2019Review: Flinch, Netflix
It's a pretty harmless, original set-up, with a few echoes of other shows. The unashamed silliness and the D-I-Y contraptions have a hint of Dave's Taskmaster. And when toy trains with rotten meat on them choo choo under the noses of the competitors there is a little whiff of I'm A Celebrity's Bushtucker Trials. But nobody has to eat any kangaroo anus, this is all pretty lightweight torture. Although just to be on the safe side a caption does say "don't try this home". The programme makers are however, clearly hoping that you will binge on it at home.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th May 2019Woman in Progress: Desiree Burch interview
Desiree Burch returns to Scotland with a work-in-progress show at Glasgow Comedy Festival about humble beginnings.
The Skinny, 18th March 2019Comics on who you should see at Glasgow Comedy Festival
We kick off our Glasgow Comedy Festival coverage by asking a bunch of acts who are in town during March to pick one show they'd most like to see during the month. As it turns out, family loyalty means nothing when it comes to a comedian's recommendation ...
The List, 14th March 2019Festive edition of the standup show where comics exchange brutal, but hysterical, barbs. Desiree Burch, Suzi Ruffell, Ed Gamble and Bobby Mair get personal - riffing on everything from dead relatives to Weinstein - while Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan and Jonathan Ross adjudicate alongside Santa (Nick Helm).
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 10th December 2018Comedy Central announces stand-up specials
Iain Stirling, Desiree Burch, Luisa Omielan, Fin Taylor, Darren Harriott, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean, Tez Ilyas, Stephen Bailey and Sofie Hagen are to record stand-up specials for Comedy Central.
British Comedy Guide, 26th September 2018