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Comedian Mark Thomas on Palestine, protest and his 'irreconcilable hope"
13+ hour, 28+ min ago (967+ words) WALKING the length of the Israeli Wall in the West Bank changed comedian’s Mark Thomas’s life. “It profoundly affected the way I see the world,” said Thomas, who is performing at Aberdeen Comedy Festival this month. “Before I went there,…...
Inside Edinburgh's most exciting music festival
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (194+ words) I am worrying for no reason. It soon turns out to be one of the smoothest music events I've ever been to. No set gets too crammed, every show starts at the advertised time, and it's straight-forward getting from one…...
2026 Scots Language Awards unveils shortlist and opens voting
1+ week, 6+ day ago (685+ words) THE shortlist for this year's Scots Language Awards has been revealed, celebrating the people and organisations helping keep one of Scotland's indigenous languages thriving. Some 49 nominees from across theatre, literature, education, business and the media are competing across 10 categories, with…...
The Fringe delivers the laughs – with only a touch of cringe
1+ week, 6+ day ago (443+ words) AT the fringe, comedy shows are often quite hit or miss. And with rising ticket prices, you often want to avoid it altogether just in case you go for one that leaves you disappointed. Take Dogberry and Verges Are Scared....
Edinburgh Fringe shows cancelled as comedian says festival has ‘let us all down’
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (546+ words) EDINBURGH Fringe comedians have warned that shows are being cancelled as audiences appear to fall away during the final week of the festival. Scottish comic Susie McCabe said performers would leave the Fringe with “a bad taste in their mouths…...
Soaring Edinburgh Fringe costs 'pricing out working-class Scots', comedians warn
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (977+ words) "WE shouldn't have to feel like we're visiting someone else's festival." Award-winning Glasgow comedian Amanda Dwyer, who is longlisted for a new prize celebrating Scottish talent at the Edinburgh Fringe, has warned that soaring costs are making the festival inaccessible…...
This Scottish comic's Edinburgh Fringe show is an hour of sharply crafted chaos
2+ week, 1+ day ago (359+ words) IT'S rare that you walk out of an Edinburgh Fringe show feeling like you've just left someone's living room. But this is precisely what Paul Black's Cash Cow does, and well. The Glasgow comedian, who first rose to fame through…...
Two Edinburgh Fringe shows to see even if you hate audience participation
2+ week, 5+ day ago (595+ words) WARNING! This column contains descriptions of audience participation. Those of a sensitive disposition may wish to brace themselves for accounts of extreme awkwardness, acute embarrassment and the floor of an Edinburgh Fringe venue opening up to reveal the fiery pits…...
From weight loss to sex work, the Fringe shows tackling scrutiny of women’s bodies
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (397+ words) THE objectification of women’s bodies is an issue that has been drawing audiences to several shows during this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Brought to the Edinburgh Fringe as part of the São Paulo Showcase 2026, is a show based on Brazilian…...
The play putting Irish unity centre stage at the Edinburgh Fringe
3+ week, 2+ day ago (614+ words) The question of how the island of Ireland would approach, vote and handle the result of an Irish unity referendum is centre stage of the Edinburgh Fringe. Written by Philip Catherwood, The Pitch follows Robbie (played by James Grimm), a…...