James Meehan

Fringe Q&As: James Meehan

James Meehan talks about his new show, Class Act.

Interview: James Meehan - Class Act

James Meehan interview.

Political comedy isn't dead

Serious issues are back on the stand-up agenda. Here are the Fringe's hottest topics.

Interview: Phil Ellis, James Meehan and Will Duggan

Over the past few years Phil, James and Will have been a big hit with kids as well as their sniggering guardians. With all three going solo this Fringe, we wonder if it will all end in tears.

Focus on: Kiri Pritchard-McLean & James Meehan

We force two members of Gein's Family Giftshop, both going it alone, to dish the dirt on each other.

Comedy connections

With a plethora of offerings at every Fringe, it's inevitable that some performing paths start to cross. Here's a closer look at who's teaming up with whom.

Gein's Family Giftshop get second Radio Wales series

Gein's Family Giftshop are to make a second series of their BBC Radio Wales sketch show.

The trio offer a very bleak image of Christmas in their shabby flat, old sports socks hanging from the mantelpiece in lieu of the stockings. The set designer has even made fairy lights seem grim. We start with Ed Easton dancing hilariously badly with excitement at the prospect of Santa's arrival, but his illusions are shattered, before things take an unexpected turn into the horrific, and then into the plain odd. Kath Hughes and James Meehan co-star, and look out, too, for Justin Moorhouse as a very convincing Father Christmas.

Gein's: Black comedies and serial killers

Gein's Family Giftshop is made up of Kath Hughes, Edward Easton, James Meehan and Kiri Pritchard-Mclean. As they explain to Martin Walker, they met whilst studying at The University of Salford, quickly bonding over a shared love of black comedies and serial killers.

The James Meehan three minute interview

James Meehan and Will Duggan are friends who also happen to be stand-up comedians. At this year's Edinburgh Festival fringe, you can watch them do thirty minutes of stand-up comedy each, as they prepare for their future debut hour long solo shows, when they can finally stop working together. Martin Walker talks to James via email.