Brian Donaldson
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Press clippings Page 52
Top 5 scary comedy shows at the Fringe
Featuring The Dark Room, Knightmare Live, Casual Violence, Paul Gannon and Comedy Death.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 1st August 2013Interview: Alexei Sayle
The alternative comedy pioneer in why he's happier now that he can just be himself.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 16th July 2013Jimmy Carr set for 2013 UK tour
If you like your humour sharp and caustic, Jimmy Carr is your man.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th July 2013My comedy hero: Keir McAllister on Bruce Morton
In 1992, when I was 17, I first saw Bruce Morton on his own TV series called Sin: a gangly Glaswegian with flailing arms that looked like they had four elbows each, shouting out jokes about the human condition.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th July 2013Interview: Sean Lock takes Purple Van Man on UK tour
His surreal rages about the world have earned Sean Lock many admirers and regular TV slots. He lets rip to Brian Donaldson about things that are genuinely bugging him.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 11th July 2013Mark Thomas returns to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
For 2013, he is back on more solid comedy ground at The Stand.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th July 2013Canadian comic Bobby Mair readies himself for Fringe
When you learn that Bobby Mair has been a support act for Jerry Sadowitz and Doug Stanhope, you get a fair sense of the dark terrain which this young Canadian's material might cross.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 8th July 2013My comedy hero: Martin Mor on Hovis Presley
Martin Mor praises the late Hovis Presly, the 'only genuis comic' he has ever worked with.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 10th June 2013Comedy review: Wicked Wenches, Edinburgh
When tortured Courtney Love-esque bipolar country rocker Loretta Maine declares that she will happily perform at wedding parties, you just know that she has never been asked to appear at such a function.
Brian Donaldson, The Scotsman, 5th June 2013Comedian Helen Arney talks geeks and nerds
The physics graduate/musical comedian is back with her new dream gig.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th May 2013