How Boris Johnson hijacks comedy to oppress
Populist right-wing leaders like Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have hijacked the subversive ideals of comedy to prop up the unfair status quo, one academic has claimed.
Chortle, 7th November 2019Sajeela Kershi talks strength in the face of adversity
"Laughter in these circumstances is a necessary and important release."
Blizzard Comedy, 31st October 2019Edinburgh Fringe review
The Feminist Fringe, August 2019Edinburgh Fringe review
One4Review, August 2019Edinburgh Fringe review
One4Review, August 2019Three to see 2019: Activists
This time three activists who will be appearing on stage.
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 30th July 2019Kate Copstick's diary: Eck the Entertainer
Last week we welcomed Alex Salmond to Slaughtered at the Abattoir bar. He was drinking a bespoke non-alcoholic cocktail, FYI.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 27th August 2017Some of the best Brexit gags from Edinburgh Fringe
Leaving the EU is not an inherently humorous topic but as the saying goes 'if you don't laugh, you'll cry'. Here John Nicholson rounds up some of the best Brexit gags from Edinburgh Fringe.
John Nicholson, The New European, 24th August 2017