As the world burns, what does it take to make people laugh in 2026?
One of the biggest arts festivals on the planet, the Edinburgh Fringe is still hitting audiences’ funny bones almost 50…
‘Men have 30 seconds to get a laugh. Women have 10’: standup Bella Hull on proving herself in rough clubs
‘Comedy’s what I’m alive to do’ … Hull spent formative years with her grandma who liked to garden naked. Photograph:…
‘If you’d done that in the 90s, you’d be torn to shreds!’: comedy icons share their Edinburgh fringe survival tips with first-timers
Portraits: Antonio Olmos; Styling: Sam Deaman How do you deal with nerves or bad reviews? What if you don’t sell…
‘Still Game’ star Jane McCarry bringing ‘Whits Yer Chat’ show to Airdrie Town Hall
Still Game star Jane McCarry is bringing her cracking chat show to Airdrie Town Hall. The beloved Scots actress and…
‘We were ahead of our time!’: Charly Clive and Ellen Robertson AKA sketch duo Britney on their new TV fame and word-of-mouth hits
Hats off … Britney, AKA Charly Clive (left) and Ellen Robertson. Photograph: Rebecca Need-MenearView image in fullscreenHats off … Britney,…
One Night Only review – sex is legal for 12 hours a year in bizarre romcom
Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner in One Night Only. Photograph: Nicole RivelliView image in fullscreenMonica Barbaro and Callum Turner in…
Reader Q&A: ask our comedy critic anything ahead of the Edinburgh fringe
Join us at 1pm on Tuesday 4 August, as the Guardian’s comedy critic Brian Logan answers your questions about Scotland’s…
Comedy show The Therapy Room returning to Airdrie Town Hall
Live stand-up comedy returns to Airdrie Town Hall this month as The Therapy Room brings another outstanding line-up of Scottish…
What makes a good comic novel? Andrew Sean Greer on the joy of funny writing
The Pulitzer-winning author of Less and Villa Coco explores the art of writing humour – plus 10 of the best…
Frank Skinner: ‘I’m more careful now that my bones have the consistency of Aeros’
Frank Skinner exits the Starbucks bathroom and sits down opposite me. His publicist brings over our drinks; he sends her…