Live Comedy

6 July 2019

My favourite comedian by Patrick Monahan

The hardest thing in comedy isn't doing comedy. The hardest thing in comedy is just choosing one great influential comedian. Also the hardest thing about doing stand up comedy is ...
5 July 2019

My favourite comedian by Harriet Baine

I can’t choose between my two favourite comedians called Adam. The same thing would happen if this was about the Spice Girls, as I couldn’t possibly choose between the Mels. ...
4 July 2019

My favourite comedian by Joe Jacobs

As a rule, Canadians are all great, but Norm raises the bar. It’s really hard to put into words what makes this man so genius. Simply put, Norm Macdonald is ...
3 July 2019

My favourite comedian by Travis Jay

My favourite comedian is Dave Chappelle - in my eyes this man can do no wrong. I feel like if somebody slapped the back of my head and I turned ...
2 July 2019

All you need is love by Tania Edwards

I still remember my friend opening one eye as I lit my breakfast, groaning, ‘shit, I’m going to be here when I’m 30, aren’t I?’ I finished my cigarette deep ...

1 July 2019

Laura Lexx discusses her favourite comedian

Narrowing down a favourite comedian is hard, because who do you choose…? The first love? The current flame? The technical wizard? The one you’ve seen the most of? The one ...
25 January 2019

Marc Maron's finally coming back to the UK!

US comedian Marc Maron will be coming back to the UK, it was revealed yesterday (January 24, 2019). The critically-acclaimed comic, who stars in Netflix original series GLOW, will perform ...
5 September 2018

Phil Nichol reveals his 7 favourite funny things [EXCLUSIVE]

We've all found ourselves laughing at some ridiculous things, from our dogs dragging themselves across the floor, to somebody slipping on the icy floor when winter comes around. So, what ...

30 August 2018

Fringe FOMO? Here is how to watch some of the best acts from Edinburgh Festival Fringe at home

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 is in full swing. This year’s acts are some of the crème de la crème of comedy, so if you can’t make it to Scotland, your FOMO is surely at ...
3 August 2018

10 funny things that make us laugh, by The Thinking Drinkers

Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham make up comedy duo The Thinking Drinkers, and ahead of their time at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we got the pair to tell us ...

2 August 2018

Graham Dickson on why his "stupid cat" makes him laugh

I consider myself a fortunate person, because I am a very easy laugher. Often people deeply weathered by the comedy scene can become cynical and withholding of their laughter. ‘I’ve ...
31 July 2018

10 Things that make us laugh by Nick and Joe

The Found Footage Festival is a pretty unique show in which a couple of childhood best friends put on the ridiculous VHS videos they have found in thrift stores and ...

31 July 2018

10 Things that make me laugh by Kwame Asante

One Christmas, my parents made and broke my childhood in the space of 60 seconds. I unwrapped a present labelled ‘To Kwame, from Father Christmas’, to find a brand new ...
31 July 2018

Do you want a good life or a great story? by Tania Edwards

Yesterday, my friend spent her evening on the hard shoulder. She was so annoyed by her boyfriend that she threw herself out their car, rolled across the road, and crawled ...
30 July 2018

Q and A Interview with Flo and Joan

What can audiences expect from your new show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival? This year we're going a bit topical, a bit silly, and a bit dark. There will be ...
29 July 2018

10 Things that make me laugh by Bex Lindsay, Fun Kids Radio presenter

Hi, I’m Bex, and I’m presenting Fun Kids Radio’s Epic Roadshow Adventure at the Underbelly with my pal, Dan. It’s pretty easy to make me laugh, but here are the ...
29 July 2018

Laurence Clark: 10 Things that make me laugh

When his Nan told him she was losing her sight, my six year old Jamie demonstrated his caring nature by replying “great, you’ll get a free dog!” I toured Scotland ...
28 July 2018

Jim Tavaré: 10 Things that make me laugh

I was once on a sun lounger at a hotel swimming pool in Los Angeles. I noticed two blokes in the pool with cocktails and sunglasses. They were posing away ...
27 July 2018

10 Things that make us laugh by The Lampoons

Hi and welcome to this list of things what I wrote. I have a bloody weird sense of humour and if you’ve ever accidentally slipped into “that” end of the Internet you’re ...
27 July 2018

My inspiration for 'Pricks' by Jade Byrne

I was 4 years old when my life changed forever, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. I had the classic symptoms. I was weeing all the time, I was ...
27 July 2018

10 Things that make me laugh by Roman Fraden

I overheard a very powerful woman yelling into her phone in New York -  ‘I’ve been with you for 9 months. Niiiiiiine months!!  and, now……… you’re  a NUDIST?! Years ago ...
27 July 2018

Maisie Adam: 9 Things that make me laugh

There’s lots of things that make me laugh, some of them are rather high-brow and full of wit, and others are just plain silly. Here’s my top 9… My Nanna. ...
26 July 2018

10 Things that make me laugh by Glenn Moore

Funniest film ever made. There’s not a single part of it I don’t find funny, and not a single bit of that film is intentionally funny. Jude Law’s posh lisp ...
26 July 2018

Zoe Lyons: 10 Things that make me laugh

How irate humans can become when they are inconvenienced for a good reason. I was on a plane recently that was delayed because of a mechanical problem and some passengers ...