Tue 11 August 2015
The 'easily offended' are silencing today's Lenny Bruces
Tom Slater says free speech is for everyone. Even bigots
11/08/2015 … Forty-nine years ago lastweek, Lenny Bruce was found dead on the bathroom floor of his Hollywood home.
Is the Dome doomed?
Plans to demolish Pleasance venue
11/08/2015 … The Pleasance Dome could be demolished within two years, changing the landscape of the Edinburgh Fringe.
© Steve Ullathorne Ten things performers say after sex
Abigoliah Schamaun spills some bedroom secrets
11/08/2015 … Edinburgh is crawling with beautiful needy people.
An appetite for comedy...
George Egg chooses his food-based Perfect Playlist
11/08/2015 … Being into comestibles as much as I am into comedy, I’ve chosen clips that in some way relate to food or drink.
Mon 10 August 2015
Felicity Ward: What If There Is No Toilet?
10/08/2015 … Felicity Ward’s delivery fizzes and flashes and bangs like an untethered Catherine Wheel, showering white-hot sparks everywhere.
Jonny Pelham: Before And After
10/08/2015 … A socially awkward West Yorkshireman with a speech impediment who finds confidence through comedy, skilfully enticing audiences into his off-kilter world… there’s…