Danny Bhoy
- Stand-up comedian
Press clippings
Comedy picks to help you get the best out of the Fringe
Every year, Paul Levy asks me for a list of the top ten 'must-see' comedy shows at Edinburgh Fringe. This year there are 1,520 comedy shows to see. Working through the list, it is clear that ten isn't going to do it.
Fringe Review, 21st July 2024The Stand announces Edinburgh shows and new deal for artists
With growing noise about the extortionate costs of the Edinburgh Fringe for artists, The Stand - Edinburgh's best full-time, year-round comedy club - is listening. Founded on the basis of a fair deal for artists and committed to that promise ever since, The Stand's first announcement of Edinburgh Fringe shows in 2023 comes with the news that their deal has been revised to drop venue hire costs and not increase ticket prices.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th February 2023Jimmy Carr had the most streamed stand-up special of 2021
Jimmy Carr had the most-streamed UK stand-up special in this country last year. The top 10 also featured Russell Howard, James Acaster, Ricky Gervais and Michael McIntyre.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2022Stand Comedy Club starts redundancy process
Frankie Boyle, Kevin Bridges, Limmy and Fern Brady are among the comics leading calls for a Scottish Government bail-out of The Stand Comedy Club - as it emerged that the "vast majority" of staff are to be made redundant unless it is thrown a lifeline.
Brian Ferguson, The Scotsman, 23rd August 2020Scottish Comedy Awards 2020 nominations
Janey Godley, Jim Smith and Larry Dean are amongst the nominees for the Scottish Comedy Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 9th June 2020Preview: Underbelly's Big Brain Tumour Benefit 2019
Underbelly has announced the line up for its third annual Big Brain Tumour Benefit in its biggest venue at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, McEwan Hall.
Phyllis Stephen, The Edinburgh Reporter, 29th June 2019Scotland's funniest 60 people
As the Glasgow International Comedy Festival prepares to launch with a gaggle of giggles later this month, we count down Scotland's funniest 60 people.
The Herald, 3rd March 2019Review: Comedy Garden, Bristol
Does a festival truly exist without mud? Another rainy evening in June, another chance to traipse through the boggy grounds of Queen Square in search of laughs at the Comedy Garden. Featuring Milton Jones, Richard Herring, Shappi Khorsandi and Danny Bhoy.
Serena Cherry, Bristol 24/7, 2nd July 2016Review: Danny Bhoy
This is not his best show - that honour may belong to 2012's Dear Epson, a series of gripes penned to various companies and read aloud on stage - but there's still plenty to chuckle at as Bhoy takes aim at Australia's rate of leadership change, the Scottish referendum, and even Princess Diana (still too soon, he concurs).
Annabel Ross, Sydney Morning Herald, 6th April 2016Comedy review: Danny Bhoy
On the anniversary of one of their worst days, Danny Bhoy wanted to make Cantabrians at his show smile.
Marc Greenhall, Stuff.co.nz, 22nd February 2016