In this month's Behind The Mic column, @apollyglynn.bsky.social chats to Eva Peroni and Nicholas Elliott, the duo behind HOT COMEDY

Bit of fun for you all to break up the doom. Here’s the Dilophosaurus in Jurassic Park singing Phantom of the Opera

March's Scottish comedy highlights, inc tours from Chloe Petts + Ahir Shah, and Glasgow Comedy Festival picks inc @jainedwards.bsky.social @davidcallaghan.bsky.social Ayo Adenekan, Marjolein Robertson + more buff.ly/AbVAYoe by @apollyglynn.bsky.social

YOUNG MAN, there's no need to feel down i said YOUNG MAN, pagliacci the clown you can SEE HIM he is playing in town you should go and have a good time

"Cowcaddens gives confident queer energy, though St. Enoch sounds like the next star of Drag Race UK" ALL MOUTH is a monthly lineup of queer, funny folk with a dedicated following. @apollyglynn.bsky.social interviews organisers Kate Hammer & Rae Brogan

Got interviewed by The Skinny with Sunil. Edinburgh coming up next week!

February’s an absolute belter for comedy - award-winning podcaster @chriscantrill.bsky.social comes to @monkeybarrelcomedy.bsky.social, and @samlakecomedy.bsky.social headlines Edinburgh's first All Mouth queer comedy night Read our round-up for more! https://www.theskinny.co.uk/comedy/guide/sc…

Art should be funded like science. To properly fund art, you fund failure. Funding failure will give you occasional excellence. Creating any art with the aim of it being popular enough to make money, will give you consistent mediocrity. Arists need funding to play and fail because that's the process

I know we’re only a week into 2025 but I’m already on the hunt for Scottish comedy gigs in February 🪩 Giz a dm or an email if you’ve got something in the pipeline.

Three mentored placements available for Edinburgh-based people interested in a career in the arts. @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social

Treasure Island at @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social is gorgeous, especially if you want to take kids to a Christmas-flavoured show that’s not a panto. It’s funny and adventurous, and it’s got great songs played with inventive live music. Plus, there’s a cool puffin.

Introducing Chortle Hotshots: New bursary for five comedians making their Edinburgh Fringe debuts

If your in Edinburgh, this is tonight! Two hours of high concept low art, a great poet, a terrible old crone, and a terrific line-up: Phil O'Shea, Marjolein Robertson, Josie Long (@josielong.bsky.social) and @eleanormorton.bsky.social (@eleanormorton.bsky.social)! events.liveit.io/monkey-barre...

Deliriously excited to see this mayhem on Sunday at Monkey Barrel 🪩

A totally stellar December in comedy land ✨

An incredible interview here

🎺 Edinburgh actors and Indian college kids: here’s a chance to be involved in a project with the great Vir Das from THIS coming Sunday.

Halfway through my annual listen of The Dark is Rising on @bbcsounds.bsky.social and thought I’d flag to anyone after a new tradition. Beautifully made (thanks Complicité and @bbcworldservice.bsky.social), magical and a sprinkle of festive menace for all ❄️ shorturl.at/a2iQv

Has your train ever been cursed to live a life as an evil pig?

Saving for later when I inevitably run out of stuff to watch this December…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ BUY YOUR LOVED ONES TICKETS TO GREAT COMEDY SHOWS. I’m going to start a (possibly slow) thread of recommendations.

this festive wee guy is now doing the rounds across Scotland – grab a copy to The Skinny guide to Christmas + Hogmanay, it's free, ho ho ho, etc etc

Back in Edinburgh and about to crack on with a busy print week schedule @theskinnymag.bsky.social - any good gigs in December I should consider for my What's On column? If yes, please email me by no later than 10am tomorrow (Tues 26 Nov) - [email protected] ✨

This sounds like the most joyful way to spend a December evening! ✨