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Comedians on their previous careers
Modelling bras for Asda, giving tours of parliament, proving yourself on a building site ... top comics relive their old day jobs.
Ben Williams, The Guardian, 11th July 2017UK comedy streaming service NextUp launches
NextUp, a new online streaming platform for stand-up shows which has been labelled 'a Netflix for UK comedy', has launched. Fans can access the service via a free trial, then £3.50 a month.
British Comedy Guide, 15th November 201675 killer jokes and one-liners from the Fringe (Link expired)
Here's a whopping 75 gags, jokes and observations from this year's festival. If you didn't like the last one, move on the next.
WOW247, 24th August 2016Matt Winning on the Fringe
Most comedians don't have any use for the word August in their vocabulary, Matt Winning tells me. When it comes to describing the eighth month of the year most prefer to use the word Edinburgh.
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald, 15th August 2016I Am Wario: Edinburgh Fringe 2016 interview
Maybe the most intriguing show at the Fringe, the blurb promises a sketch show about sketch shows and Wario from Mario. It features notorious comedy roasters Matt Winning and Stuart Laws, as well as Anne Klein from Luxembourg, who all answer our questions.
Laugh Out London, 10th August 2016The 21 best jokes in the history of the Fringe
A study has claimed to have found the 21 most popular jokes in the history of the Edinburgh Festival.
The Scotsman, 4th August 2016Matt Winning: Edinburgh Fringe 2016 interview
Scottish comedian Matt Winning promises another hour of nonsense storytelling to follow his excellent 2015 show all about his relationship with Robert Mugabe. He's got loads of charisma and natural funny bones.
Laugh Out London, 1st August 2016Edinburgh Fringe | 2016 Matt Winning
'The attractively impish Matt Winning' (Guardian) returns with a show within a show and more utter nonsense. It's about landlords, the solar system, climate change and corn on the cob.
The New Current, 1st August 2016Matt Winning: space in the future
If you've seen Matt Winning performing one of his comedy shows, you'll know he's really rather good at it, which makes it all the more amazing that as well as all this performance lark, he's also a working social scientist who doesn't want to leave his day-job.
Caro Moses, ThreeWeeks, 30th July 2016Matt Winning on Edinburgh Fringe show Ragnarok
With three shows in his hectic Fringe plans this year, it's no wonder Matt Winning's had his mind on the end of the world.
Craig Angus, The Skinny, 29th July 2016