Gein’s Family Giftshop ‘Salvation’ sketch
More deliciously dark comedy from North West sketch group Gein’s Family Giftshop.
Entries open for Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year 2014
Entries for the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2014 competition are now open.
Entries for the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2014 competition are now open.
Lewis Schaffer: 11 reasons my Edinburgh show will be a failure
“My Edinburgh Festival Fringe show for 2014 is called Success Is Not An Option. My show will not be a success because…”
Five questions for Tommy Rowson
Quirky Welshman Tommy Rowson brings his debut solo show, Down and Out in Powys and London, to the Edinburgh Fringe. The former So You Think You’re Funny winner talks to Giggle Beats about stand-up, poetry and being Welsh.
Jay Islaam: I refuse to be an ethnic comedian
Jay Islaam on why he refuses to be labelled an ethnic comedian.
Five questions for Hayley Ellis
Manchester comedian Hayley Ellis brings her first solo hour to the Edinburgh Fringe in the form of We Need To Talk about Kevin. She talks to Giggle Beats about comedy, her obsession with Kevin (her dog) and the Manchester stand-up circuit.
Five Edinburgh shows Stewart Lee could do next (but probably won’t)
In light of Lee’s growing fondness for wordplay-based titles, we’ve done a bit of speculating, and come up with five Stewart Lee shows we may (…or may not) see in the future.
Five questions for Phil Wang
Self-proclaimed ‘biggest Wang in comedy’ Phil Wang returns to Edinburgh with his new show, Mellow Yellow. Ahead of his month-long run at the Pleasance Courtyard, he talks to Giggle Beats about the new show, online comedy, the Asian presence in comedy and more.