Tessa Coates
Tessa Coates

Tessa Coates

  • Actor, writer and stand-up comedian

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Glasgow Comedy Festival: Top picks from the comics

Who are the best people to ask for Glasgow Comedy Festival recommendations? The comedians themselves, of course. We got 11 of them to pick the show they're desperate to see

The List, 15th March 2023

From time machines to threesomes: 12 of the funniest jokes from the Edinburgh Fringe

With the fabled comedy showcase running until the end of August, we whittled down gags galore from this year's standups to pick a dozen of our favourites.

The Guardian, 16th August 2022

Coates on Kingsman / Kingsman on Coates

Tessa Coates and Liz Kingsman have performed as two thirds of sketch group Massive Dad. They sit down at an exclusive restaurant to discuss sketch comedy, their Edinburgh resolutions, and what it's like going solo.

Tessa Coates and Liz Kingsman, The Skinny, 4th August 2022

And finally... 9 more comedians to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2022

Because not all great comedians fit neatly into a list.

Elliot Gonzalez, I Talk Telly, 27th July 2022

Jamali Maddix wins at British Podcast Awards 2022

Jamali Maddix: Spooky Shit has won the Best Comedy Podcast title at the 2022 British Podcast Awards. This Is Gay took the silver award, with host Kirk Flash also winning the BBC Sounds Rising Star Award. Cold Case Crime Cuts was awarded bronze.

British Comedy Guide, 24th July 2022

Best Comedy Podcast nominees revealed

The nominees for Best Comedy Podcast in the British Podcast Awards 2022 have been revealed.

British Comedy Guide, 20th June 2022

Pleasance announces final Edinburgh Fringe shows

The Pleasance has announced their final batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th June 2022

Pleasance announces a new batch of Fringe 2022 shows

Tim Vine, Nick Mohammed, Nick Helm and Jayde Adams are among the comics to have announced new Edinburgh Fringe shows today.

Chortle, 3rd May 2022

Top of the Pods - How live podcasts are taking over comedy

The format has gone from low-cost side hustle to, for some, a lucrative bread-winner, and audiences are flocking to them.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st April 2022

Chortle Awards 2022 shortlist revealed

The nominees have been announced for the Chortle Awards 2022, with Bob Mortimer, Liz Kingsman and Adam Rowe leading the shortlists, with two nominations apiece.

British Comedy Guide, 8th March 2022

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