Kate Copstick
- Scottish
- Actor, writer and journalist
Press clippings
Malcolm Hardee Awards 2024 results
Mark Dean Quinn, Thom Tuck and Garry Starr have been recognised in 2024's Malcolm Hardee Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2024Malcolm Hardee Awards 2024 nominations
The Duncan Brothers, Elliot Wengler, Garry Starr, Mark Dean Quinn, Nate Kitch and Paulina Lenoir are amongst the nominees for the Malcolm Hardee Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2024Why Is There So Much Misery in Fringe Comedy?
Maybe it was those pesky reviewers to blame all along. Maybe we just ran out of words to describe funny and clutched at narrative as a way to keep ourselves feeling smart and relevant.
Kate Copstick, Entertainment Now, 18th August 2024Alfie Brown: How to Come Back After Cancellation
In 2023 comic Alfie Brown saw his world collapse after an eight-year old routine re-emerged on social media and he was accused of being racist. He lost gigs, lost his agent. He was seemingly unbookable. This year he's back at Edinburgh Fringe to tell his side of the story.
Kate Copstick, Entertainment Now, 11th August 2024Chief Cameron Miekelson - on Hate Crime, Jugglers and Nicola Sturgeon
After enjoying the thrill of meeting Chief Miekelson, I have decided to change my name to: "Whoever you are".
Kate Copstick, Entertainment Now, 10th August 2024Old School: Kate Copstick Meets Bobby Davro
You can stick your "as seen on Live At The Apollo" boasts on your flyers, up your little GenZies, kids, Bobby Davro has been "Live at the Palladium". In fact his credits would require a flyer all to themselves.
Kate Copstick, Entertainment Now, 8th August 2024Finlay Christie and Bobby Mair: How to Teach A New Dog Old Tricks
Smart, baby-faced posh boy actor turned stand up comedian Finlay Christie and human train wreck purveyor of comedy as a dark, dark art, Bobby Mair did not seem to me like the ideal pairing. Hah! Was I ever wrong!
Kate Copstick, Entertainment Now, 7th August 2024Phil Ellis: Short on Wikipedia, Long on Fun
My chat with Phil Ellis is pretty much the most fun a person can have had talking to a bloke in a sad leather jacket. Apart from one awkward moment when I called him a "Mancunian".
Kate Copstick, Entertainment Now, 4th August 2024Miriam Margolyes: Graham Norton Changed My Life
In a world plagued by the kind of ubiquitous doublespeak that would curl George Orwell's hair, a conversation with Miriam is a thrilling experience.
Kate Copstick, Entertainment Now, 1st August 2024The Wrinklies: meet the Edinburgh Fringe comedians embracing old age
Do comedians age like fine wine? Kate Copstick on the Fringe performers who refuse to see getting old as a drawback.
Kate Copstick, The Scotsman, 1st August 2024