Nina Gilligan
- Actor and comedian
Press clippings
Nina Gilligan named Comics' Comic 2024
Stand-up Nina Gilligan has been awarded the Best Comic title in the Comics' Comic awards. Hayley Ellis was voted top of the Best MC category, and Spiky Mike was named Best Independent Promoter. Additionally, Janey Godley was posthumously recognised for her outstanding contribution to UK comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 4th January 2025Fringe Dog meets Nina Gilligan
Nina Gilligan's Goldfish is about memory loss, fibromyalgia, and the collective power of women. She tells the canine journalist about her show (and her best friend Nessa the dog).
Fringe Dog, Fest Mag, 14th August 2024Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Nina Gilligan
Award-winning comedian Nina Gilligan returns to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with her brand new show Goldfish.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th August 2024The last laugh? Edinburgh Fringe stars reveal how tech may kill comedy
In the first of a two-part series on the state of comedy, the stand-up stars of the Edinburgh Festival tell our Writer at Large how technology is shaping the art of making us laugh.
Neil MacKay, The Herald, 4th August 2024Nina Gilligan on living with fibromyalgia and chronic migraines
"Comedy is the backbone of my life - it helps me cope".
Laura Smith, The Sunday Post, 1st August 2024Nina Gilligan interview
'I put a trigger warning on the show because it is not for children'
The Herald, 26th July 2024Unfiltered #19 - The reality of getting Fringe ready with Nina Gilligan: Goldfish
"Writing a show for Edinburgh is a bit like being in a relationship...it's up to you how healthy it stays."
WJ Quinn, The Quintessential Review, 22nd July 2024Comedy picks to help you get the best out of the Fringe
Every year, Paul Levy asks me for a list of the top ten 'must-see' comedy shows at Edinburgh Fringe. This year there are 1,520 comedy shows to see. Working through the list, it is clear that ten isn't going to do it.
Fringe Review, 21st July 202412 must-see comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024
With the world's biggest arts festival just around the corner, here's our must-see shows for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Nooruddean Choudry, Rolling Stone, 9th July 2024On the Mic Picks: Nina Gilligan
Nina is sometimes outrageous, always hilarious with a charming, loveable persona and an acerbic wit.
On The Mic, 29th May 2024