Comedy

Stand-up comedy, parody, and the like.

The spirit of Edinburgh’s Fringe festival continues to thrive in the National Theatre of Scotland’s

Roger McGough stepped on to the stark stage that was bathed in a warm purple light where he stood at the

What happens when you put the Macbeths, Richard III and Juliet Capulet into a psychiatrist’s chair? Dr Bard

”It all started when a time travel experiment I was conducting went... a little ka-ka. In the blink of a

In this well constructed show, Delete the Banjax create a surreal and very enjoyable hour of sketch comedy.
Is Mark Thomas the bravest performer in comedy?
The National Theatre of Scotland has the ironically inclusive slogan of ‘theatre without walls’ having in

The Traverse Theatre has an uncanny ability to transform itself, at any time, in order to suit any

There is an incredibly wonderful influx of Australian comic talent at this year's Edinburgh Fringe and Nick

Making News draws on the recent misfortunes of the BBC to present a rather gentle satire that verges toward

I love Tam O’Shanter. Perhaps not enough to have his name tattooed across my hurdies, but sufficiently

‘Why are we given so much life?’ asks Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine. ‘The Lounge’ poses the same question

Hal Cruttenden isn’t intimidating. These are his words, not mine. He also loves listening to Gangster Rap,

There may be a coffee shop on every corner, but none are like The Alchemystorium CafĂ©. You see, there

It seems a mad prospect to bring an adaptation of the classic Powell and Pressburger film to the stage.

‘You’ll have had your tea?’ is the legendary response of Edinburgh’s bourgeoisie to the arrival of an

“Let’s get ready to punble!” says Tim Vine, dressed in a cowboy costume. Puns, or plays on words, are

CRASH! BAM! BOOM! WALLOP
 BLAM! is a highly energetic, risk–taking and show-stopping experience.
Having been a school pupil not entirely dissimilar to the mint green four walls of the detention room, it was

Having reviewed and interviewed the Idiots of Ants boys at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, I was