Duggie Brown dies at 82
One of the stars of The Comedians
16/08/2022 … Seventies comedian Duggie Brown has died at the age of 82 The Rotherham-born stand-up came to prominence on The Comedians and its successor The Wheeltappers And…
2022 Archives
Tue 16 August 2022
Bad Clowns: Invasion
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … How dare you suggest these alien hunters with their memory-wiping devices are in any way a ripoff of Men In Black! Their sharp suits are more of a charcoal grey,…
Rival comedy club buys Stand's iconic backdrop
Cowboy image heading for Glasgow's Rotunda venue
16/08/2022 … The Stand comedy club’s iconic cowboy backdrop is to be installed in a rival venue.
Who's behind this Edinburgh Fringe poster?
Try our Tuesday Trivia Quiz all about festival artwork
16/08/2022 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz.
Emergency Question: What is your most mundane encounter with a celebrity?
Edinburgh Fringe comedians answer
16/08/2022 … Every day until the end of the Fringe, we're asking one of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions from the RHLSTP podcast to comedians.
Ruth Hunter and the Ruth-hunter
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … In the dankest dungeon of the Banshee Labyrinth, Ruth Hunter is carving out a name for herself as one of the spookiest debuts at the Fringe – although…
The Flop: A Band of Idiots
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … A three-piece band without any songs and an eclectic selection of instruments, The Flop jam away, riffing in reaction to what’s going on in the room –…
Eric Rushton: I Had a Dream And You Were All In It
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review
16/08/2022 … A great craftsman of one-liners, Eric Rushton is also here to talk about his father’s death in 2020, and he does a good job of making the two aspects of…