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Edinburgh Fringe comedy podcasts 2012
25 Jul 2012
Enjoy shows by Shaun Keaveny, Greg Proops and Richard Herring without the need to visit Edinburgh
There are so many Fringe shows on in August every year it is impossible to see them all. The good news is more and more shows are being recorded live and put on the internet for you to download and listen to at your leisure.
The List supports artists' right to swear at the Fringe
31 May 2012
Show titles remain uncensored in our comprehensive Fringe listings
There has been some controversy at the Fringe this year about the programme's decision to censor the swearier aspects of certain acts' shows. Liam Mullone, Richard Herring and Stuart Goldsmith have raised the issue in various interviews and statements…
Stuart Goldsmith
8 Aug 2011
A pleasant romp, amusingly delivered, this is easy, assured comedy
Our affable host is one of life’s nice guys: he likes to help. Whether appeasing young godson Tom with some robot dancing or dealing with some of life’s many anxieties, Goldsmith’s (trying to be) your man in a crisis. A pleasant romp, amusingly…
Arthur Smith - 'No reviewers in unless they can juggle kippers'
22 Aug 2010
We send comic and expert juggler Stuart Goldsmith to take him up on the offer
Arthur Smith is the funniest and most honest comic of his generation, and has no need for reviews or critics. He nobly decided to ban them from his performances in the Pleasance Courtyard but, in the spirit of charity and goodwill, let there be a single…
Stuart Goldsmith
11 Aug 2010
On the road to proper glory
Goldsmith insists he’s a Reasonable Man and his blokish bonhomie certainly doesn’t appear to mask a ghastly individual. Standing out from the crowd is his chief concern here as he recalls being a failed goth in white trainers, a street performer who…
Kiosk of Champions!
18 Aug 2009
Deliberately flimsy sketches about pirates, cops and zombies
It’s ‘boysy’ humour, says Stuart Goldsmith, pointing out that their deliberately flimsy sketches are about pirates, cops and zombies. Goldsmith is ‘pretty’ and Richard Sandling is ‘fat’, he explains, pointing out their similarities to Corden and Horne.
Kiosk of Champions
29 Jul 2009
The words ‘Horne’ and ‘Corden’ have struck terror into those preaching good things about young comedy in this country. But Stuart Goldsmith, the Scottish National Busking Champion of 2001, sees some positives oozing out of this pus-riddled BBC3…
Kiosk of Champions
21 Aug 2008
Knockabout fun from undynamic duo
Describing themselves at the upshot as the ‘conquerors of comedy’ and ‘buccaneers of wit’, Richard Sandling (he of VHS: Death to DVD Fringe fame) and Stuart Goldsmith (he’s toured with Mark Watson, you know) have managed to cobble together the most…
