Should it be a free-for-all?
Corry Shaw on the pros and cons of free Fringe comedy
14/08/2008 … It is always tricky to schedule a timetable of shows that you want - or have - to see during the Fringe.
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Thu 14 August 2008
Tue 12 August 2008
Adapt or die
Steve Day on how the credit crunch could hit comedy
12/08/2008 … I'm in the Assembly Rooms cafe, waiting to meet Kate, wife of fellow comic Bill Bruce, to give back the keys to their lovely Glasgow flat that they so kindly let…
Fri 08 August 2008
Critical appraisal
Dave Cohen on the truth about Edinburgh reviews
08/08/2008 … Oh to be in Edinburgh, now that England’s there.
Wed 06 August 2008
© BBC Merchant of mirth...
Kevin Unitt reviews Stephens Merchant and Carlin
06/08/2008 … Stephen Merchant has both actual and metaphorical stature, given his 6ft 7in frame and his box full of Baftas and Golden Globes.
Tue 05 August 2008
Comedy partners
Edinburgh's unsung heroes, the 'clown fuckers'. By Anonymous
05/08/2008 … Hangovers, rehearsals, performances, package shows and parties… it’s the life of a comic at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Fri 01 August 2008
© HBO Curbing my enthusiasm
Could this be the last great sitcom Michael J Bailey will enjoy?
01/08/2008 … Curb Your Enthusiasm – those three words are very special to me.
Thu 31 July 2008
'Can we not just cancel this shite..?'
Tom Brogan on his nightmare Edinburgh festival
31/07/2008 … A couple of years ago I was offered a part in a comedy play about to embark upon a two week run at the Edinburgh Festival.
Mon 14 July 2008
Once in every lifetime, comes a love like this...
Michael Monkhouse hails The Young Ones
14/07/2008 … What’s struck me across on internet comedy forums lately is a distinct lack of enthusiasm for The Young Ones: ‘Criminally over-rated’… ‘Hopelessly dated’……