Sean Hughes

Sean Hughes: How I've changed since my Fringe debut

Fringe favourite Sean Hughes is a changed man. The 46-year-old first came to Edinburgh 25 years ago. Casting his mind back to that debut, he admits that the young Sean and the middle-aged model are very different beasts.

An interview with Sean Hughes

Irish stand-up Sean Hughes talks about his two new Edinburgh shows.

Sean Hughes - Ducking Out

The funnyman tells me: "I've just done an interview where the woman had looked at Wikipedia and said: 'So, it says online that you're a hard line IRA supporter.'

It's August: you may have noticed from the cute pictures of animals and coverage of the Edinburgh Festival plastered across the media. Fred MacAulay is broadcasting his radio show direct from one of the many venues for the next two weeks, offering a daily pick of the fringe. Largely focused on comedy, MacAulay & Co brings listeners a mixture of stand-up and interviews, with a surprisingly large number of guests. It's a real fringe experience - some acts are a bit disappointing but there are so many that if you don't like one, another will be along in a minute. Wednesday's show proved to be the best so far with Doc Brown, Mark Watson and Glyes Brandreth. Other highlights include Sarah Millican on Monday and Sean Hughes on Tuesday. As an extra treat, fellow Scottish comic Susan Calman joins Fred every day too.

My Edinburgh Sean Hughes, comedian

I've been coming up to Edinburgh for almost 25 years - with a seven-year gap in the middle. The Fringe has totally changed in that time. You used to turn up on the day and do your show. Now you're doing interviews about your show in March.

The fizz hasn't gone flat for Sean Hughes

Two decades after nabbing the Fringe's top comedy prize, the stand-up is in a darker and angrier place.

I'm planning to write a sitcom

For most stand-up comics, Edinburgh is just the start. For Sean Hughes, however, it could well be the end.

Sean Hughes - Ducks and Other Mistakes I've Made

The youngest ever winner of Perrier returns to Fringe, and here's an interview...

Sean Hughes doesn't Duck the issue

THE acerbic wit of Dublin-bred 44-year-old comic Sean Hughes earned him a cult following before he achieved fame on Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Ahead of his Edinburgh Festival dates, Sean talks about what may be his last stand-up shows for a long time...

Interview: Sean Hughes

Holly Williams interviews the acerbic Irish stand-up ahead of his new Edinburgh show and gets a grilling in the process...