Harriet Gibsone
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Edinburgh sketch comedy roundup
From the Boosh-like Beard to Gein's Family Giftshop willy-jokes and Twisted Loaf's gurning grotesquery, here are five more festival sets to see.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 21st August 2015The comedy couple exposing their romance on stage
Stand-ups Harriet Kemsley and Bobby Mair have turned their bumpy relationship into material for their individual Edinburgh fringe shows - and in doing so, have learned to love each other's flaws.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 17th August 2015Tim Key, on fishcakes, Footlights and the Fringe
Tim Key was a standup going nowhere fast until one day he took out a notepad and poetry spilled out of him. Now he's one of the hottest comics around. As his show Work in Slutgress hits Edinburgh, he talks about fooling Footlights, dying on stage - and the power of late-night fishcakes.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 13th August 2015Profile on Latitude Festival
The 10-year-old Latitude has become a crucial date in the calendar for comics.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 19th July 2015Talking to Strangers: Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan
Tired of being asked to play Latvian prostitutes, Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan have come up with their own characters.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 15th July 2015The sketch show isn't over, it's just waking up
Twelve years after a comedy troupe last won the best newcomer award, there are signs of a resurgence in skits and silliness.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 15th August 2014Edinburgh festival 2014: 10 questions for Tim Vine
A decade since winning the Perrier best newcomer award, Britain's top punny man reflects on his latest Edinburgh show.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 14th August 2014Edinburgh festival 2014: 10 questions for Ivo Graham
Eton alumnus and comedy upstart with a keen interest in quiz show Pointless discusses impressively long texts and irresponsibly messy bedrooms,
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 10th August 2014Edinburgh festival 2014: 10 questions for Ellie Taylor
Comedian and TV presenter Ellie Taylor on bodily members, milkshakes and why her dad's the funniest person at the fringe.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 9th August 201410 questions for Romesh Ranganathan
Last year's best newcomer nominee returns - feeling pensive, paranoid and on the brink of a breakdown.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 8th August 2014