Jay Richardson
- Journalist
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Fringe Interview: comic Vir Das
Promoted by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In a regular series of interviews to mark World Fringe Day, acts performing at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe share their experiences of other fringes around the world. This week: comic Vir Das gives the skinny on the event he launched in Mumbai.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 3rd July 2017Andrew Maxwell on Corbyn and Brexit
Andrew Maxwell on the Australian Fringe circuit.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 19th June 2017Stuart Goldsmith gets his fans to write his show
He's picked the brains of some of the world's best comedians on his podcast. But now Stuart Goldsmith is asking the public to write him an Edinburgh Fringe show, for what is believed to be the world's first crowdsourced hour of stand-up.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 17th May 2017Count Arthur Strong: The Sound of Mucus review
Delightfully cack-handed, stumbling and foolish shenanigans from Steve Delaney's wholly inhabited Count.
Jay Richardson, The List, 10th May 2017Review - Ricky Gervais: Humanity
Ricky Gervais caused a minor media stir recently, when a grieving couple decried his routine about a hypothetical dead baby. Tweeting afterwards about offence, the comic struck me as theoretically correct but insensitive - surely discretion should be the better part of valour and he could spare them the distress of continuing the argument beyond the stage. Yet the incident, which went unmentioned in this Glasgow show, neatly illustrates Humanity's core preoccupation and George Carlin's maxim that it's the comedian's duty to find out where the line is drawn and cross it deliberately.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 6th May 2017Kayvan Novak interview
I came to the realisation that I like to have control and to just make a programme from beginning to end. Hopefully I can do that for the rest of my career.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 5th May 2017Comedy review: Ricky Gervais
Gervais has spoken at length about the perils of celebrity, and his ruminations on social media's role in the rise of ignorant populism might sound superficial. But this, his first stand-up show in seven years, is also his most personal and his best yet.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 4th May 2017Limmy interview
Limmy on a brand new sketch show in the works, and latest book That's Your Lot.
Jay Richardson, Glasgow Live, 4th May 2017Interview: Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby
Mindhorn creators Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby speak to Jay Richardson.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 2nd May 2017Susie McCabe: Let's Get Physical review
A promising future beckons for this scathing and self-deprecating Glaswegian.
Jay Richardson, The List, 30th March 2017