Jay Richardson
- Journalist
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Leith Comedy Festival review
Despite arriving barely a month after the finish of the Edinburgh Fringe, the inaugural Leith Comedy Festival has a distinct flavour of its own, boding well for the future of the boutique weekend event.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 9th October 2023Brian Butterfield: Placeholder Name Tour review
Peter Serafinowicz is in there somewhere as his bewildered entrepreneur looms towards an impending catastrophe.
Jay Richardson, The List, 27th September 2023Jenny Eclair: Sixty Plus! (FFS!) comedy review
With 40 years of stage experience behind her, this 90s Perrier Award winner is batty, filthy and pithy in equal measure.
Jay Richardson, The List, 22nd September 2023Malcolm Hardee Awards 2023 winners
Phil Ellis, John Fleming and Julia Masli have won the 2023 Malcolm Hardee Award trophies.
British Comedy Guide, 27th August 2023Jack Whitehall on fatherhood: 'I'm in danger of turning my family into a posh version of the Kardashians'
With a film career on the up and fatherhood on the near horizon, life seems pretty sweet for Jack Whitehall. Ahead of a two-night Fringe stint, the arena-filling comic shares his thoughts with us on nepo parents, being graphic on US TV, and trying to avoid becoming the new Kardashians.
Jay Richardson, The List, 17th August 2023Gillian Cosgriff on new show Actually, Good: 'I'm poking the world for good stuff'
Gillian Cosgriff may have an award-winning show and rave reviews on her CV, but that doesn't stop the Aussie comic feeling nervous. She chats to us about accentuating the positive, celebrating small wins and rewiring her brain.
Jay Richardson, The List, 14th August 2023Dane Baptiste on the Fringe: 'The festival is discriminatory to people of a certain extraction'
The long-standing comic talks to us about impending fatherhood, frustration over unfulfilled TV projects, and what grinds his gears about Edinburgh in August.
Jay Richardson, The List, 14th August 2023The Dark Side of Comedy
Avital Ash, Paul Foot and James Nokise share their experiences using comedy as a platform to address mental health, suicidal thoughts and personal trauma.
Jay Richardson, Fest Mag, 2nd August 2023The Funny Thing About Death by Jo Caulfield review
The Funny Thing About Death remains an affecting portrait of two distinct yet forever entwined personalities.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 28th July 2023How a medical emergency, and The Mighty Boosh, inspired Kathy Maniura's solo Fringe comedy debut
Kathy Maniura conjures character comedy from a paper straw and an electric scooter in her solo Fringe debut, writes Jay Richardson.
Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 25th July 2023