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Interview with Miles Jupp

He's been thrown into the Thick of It and played Archie in the children's series Balamory, Before he heads up to the Fringe, Andrew Mickel catches up with Miles Jupp about his career so far

Reprieve's Laughter / Pain benefit gig

SSP heads down to the Lyceum Theatre to check out the host of top-notch comedians including Tim Minchin, Stewart Lee, Ed Byrne and Robin Ince who turned out for Reprieve's 10th anniversary celebration

Into the world of Howard Marks at Rockness 2010

SSP jumped on an overnight sleeper train to Rockness Festival – and found Howard Marks, Kevin Bridges and Blondie waiting.

Lembit Opik's bid for comedy stardom

He lost his seat as an MP and went straight into a chair on Have I Got News For You, but can Lembit Opik carve out a comedy career, asks Tim Clark

On The Road: Carl Donnelly heads to Thailand (part two)

Violence, government crackdown's, dodgy soup and being molested; it's all in a days work for a comedian on tour. Carl Donnelly blogs for SSP from Thailand...

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American teenage comedy sensation Bo Burnham, who is appearing at his first Fringe, has been nominated alongside inbetweeners star Greg Davies, as well as Josie Long, Russell Kane and Sarah Millican as the best act at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2010.Now in it’s 30th year, the world’s most prestigious comedy ...

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Comedian Frank Skinner has left directors at the Assembly in disarray after quitting his Fringe show at the last minute.

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11/08/10

Frankie Boyle 'I'm not controversial'

Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle has dismissed the idea that his brand of comedy is controversial. 

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Mark Watson and Josie Long back Amnesty campaign to free jailed Burmese comedian

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