Tom Short

Comparison is the thief of creative joy

Monday 24th March 2025

Comedy is a difficult industry to succeed in. Here, Pro member, stand-up comedian and comedy tutor Tom Short explains how to avoid destructive comparisons.

The mechanics of laughter

Thursday 20th February 2025

Pro member and stand-up comedian Tom Short discusses the mechanics of laughter.

Nothing But Flyers All Dayer - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Tuesday 13th August 2024

Bobby takes to streets of Edinburgh with not a ticket booked. He only goes to see the next show that flyers him. Clowning and meta comedy and erotica ensues.

Paul McDaniel / Cheekykita / Rob Auton - Bobby Carroll's Fringe Diary

Tuesday 22nd August 2023

"There's a place where the strange ones go, where nobody here could know..." Bobby delves into some of weirder outliers on the Fringe this year.

Fringe dispatches

Sunday 11th August 2019

Weird and wonderful comedy sightings at the world's biggest arts festival...