Rich Hall
- 70 years old
- American
- Actor, stand-up comedian, musical comedian and writer
Press clippings
Glasgow International Comedy Festival Closing Gala review
Glasgow's comedy festival has always attracted a wealth of great acts and been a strong showcase for upcoming local comics. But it's arguably never had the defining tentpole events of a festival like Leicester. Or the close, distilled festival spirit of much smaller rivals such as Machynlleth or the Cat Laughs in Kilkenny.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 3rd April 2023Chortle Awards 2023 nominees announced
Shortlisted nominees for the 2023 awards run by comedy website Chortle have been announced. Bob Mortimer, Alasdair Beckett-King and Jordan Gray have secured two nominations each.
British Comedy Guide, 24th January 2023Rich Hall interview
"America is on the edge of the apocalypse - Britain is a shuffling of weird ghoulish political figures".
Liam Pape, The Guardian, 2nd November 2022These computer generated posters of comedians will give you nightmares
Artificial intelligence is getting good at generating images... but it's not perfect yet. Comedy writer and performer David Reed has demonstrated this by getting a computer to generate posters for some well-known comedians, and posting the results on Twitter. Prepare to have nightmares...
British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022Nailing It by Rich Hall review
The situations and the people he encounters are almost all odd, but Hall celebrates that, even when he doesn't quite know what to make of them. Any reader of Nailing It will likewise embrace the comic's easy-going eccentricities.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd September 2022Ten Edinburgh comics who were at the Fringe 20 years ago
The Fringe may often focus on the bright new things - but there are also stalwarts who return time and again to present a new show to an attentive audience. We've dug out our dog-eared - and notably thin - 2002 Edinburgh Fringe programme to spotlight some comics still here 20 years on.
Chortle, 27th July 2022Dylan Moran headlines Comedy Store benefit
Also on the bill are Rich Hall, Michelle de Swarte, Fin Taylor and host Tom Ward for the benefit for mental health charity Heads Held High.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th May 2022Assembly Festival announces more Edinburgh Fringe shows on sale
Today (Thu 7 April) Assembly Festival, a leading multi-venue on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for over 40 years, is putting a further 50 shows from its August line-up onsale.
Theatre Weekly, 7th April 2022Quercus to publish Rich Hall's Nailing It this August
The memoir will be launched at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2022.
Off The Kerb, 25th February 2022New and rescheduled tour dates for Rich Hall
Rich Hall's comedy-music locomotive keeps on rollin' with new and rescheduled dates for Rich Hall's Hoedown Deluxe announced for 2022.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st January 2022