Daniel Kitson
- 47 years old
- English
- Actor and stand-up comedian
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Heroes of Fringe announce fundraiser for burgled comics
Monkey Barrel event features past winners of the Edinburgh Comedy Award including Daniel Kitson, Tim Key and John Kearns, with special headliner still to be revealed.
Craig Angus, The List, 18th August 2017100 of the best ever jokes & one-liners from the Fringe
For a taste of what to expect, we've put together a rather epic list of some of the best jokes and one-liners that have had audiences giggling in the Scottish capital over recent years.
i Newspaper, 4th August 2017Feeding the five thousands: the Go Faster Stripe story
According to the comic and poet John Hegley, to make a living as a comedian, you need 5,000 fans prepared to buy your stuff. Five thousand enthusiasts going to gigs, reading books, dowloading podcasts and watching DVDs. Keep feeding these devotees new product and they'll never leave you. They are all powerful and without them there would be no Daniel Kitson. Indie comedy outfit Go Faster Stripe, has adopted this idea as a business model.
Martin Walker, FringePig, 4th August 2017How comedy captured the Edinburgh Fringe: part 4
In the final part of our series celebrating the Fringe's 70 year history, comedy finally rules the Fringe programme.
Ben Venables, The Skinny, 2nd August 2017Daniel Kitson: Something Other Than Everything review
Kitson's new show at Camden's Roundhouse is brilliant, hilariously and thoughtfully addressing the paradox of modern life that we're both always, and never, alone.
Ian Cater, What's On London, 24th July 2017Opinion: In defence of Daniel Kitson, by Paul Sinha
Earlier this week journalist Nosheen Iqbal wrote an opinion piece in the Guardian headlined "Daniel Kitson can't reclaim a racist word he's never been the target of." The piece prompted considerable debate on social media among other comedians. Here stand-up Paul Sinha expands upon his issues with the article.
Paul Sinha, Beyond The Joke, 22nd July 2017Daniel Kitson can't reclaim a racist word
Daniel Kitson can't reclaim a racist word he's never been the target of. The comedian's use of the P-word was designed to show how attitudes have changed - but stand-ups pushing boundaries don't have the right to be offensive.
Nosheen Iqbal, The Guardian, 20th July 2017Daniel Kitson review: the Howard Hughes of comedy
Kitson proved he has a unique way of expressing ideas, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 13th July 2017Daniel Kitson, review
Does it reinvent stand-up comedy? No, it makes it rather more theatrical, maybe, but it's still a man, standing on stage, reciting a carefully structured series of amusing revelations about and reflections on life into a microphone. Still, it's quite fun to watch him try.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 13th July 2017Comedy review: Daniel Kitson at the Roundhouse, NW1
The bumblingly bearded comedian explores the limits of stand-up in a show that's playful, profound and at times overreaches itself.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 13th July 2017