Episode 288

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27th Jul 2025

Famous Edinburgh fringe comedy reviewer Kate Copstick

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. Our guest is Kate Copstick, chief reviewer at The Scotsman newspaper and the UK's scariest comedy critic after her appearance on TV's short-lived stand-up talent competition - Show Me The Funny! Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[01:22]] What has happened now its just taken by money [[04:44]]

[[07:01]] Only going for two weeks her thoughts on people with conditions [[08:05]]

[[08:20]] Generation needs to wake up the disease at the moment [[09:48 ]]

[[11:40]] Live comedy is a different art , you can make anyone look good on TV , the screen has taken

Over [[13:15]]

[[15:34]] How I helped Robin Grainger [[17:09]]

[[17:09]] How the fringe used to be in 1999 to what its like now [[23:27]]

[[25:59]] What should you do and comedians not being brave [[27:59]]

[[35:33]] Who Kate copeck likes [[38:35]]

[[38:56]] Signs a show is going to be bad [[39:41]]

[[41:34]] If your going to do the fringe [[43:01]]

[[43:01]] A dodgy end [[45:00]]

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. Our guest is Kate Copstick, chief reviewer at The Scotsman newspaper and the UK's scariest comedy critic after her appearance on TV's short-lived stand-up talent competition - Show Me The Funny! Here is an overview of what we discussed:


[[01:22]] What has happened now its just taken by money [[04:44]]

[[07:01]] Only going for two weeks her thoughts on people with conditions [[08:05]]

[[08:20]] Generation needs to wake up the disease at the moment [[09:48 ]]

[[11:40]] Live comedy is a different art , you can make anyone look good on TV , the screen has taken

Over [[13:15]]

[[15:34]] How I helped Robin Grainger [[17:09]]

[[17:09]] How the fringe used to be in 1999 to what its like now [[23:27]]

[[25:59]] What should you do and comedians not being brave [[27:59]]

[[35:33]] Who Kate copeck likes [[38:35]]

[[38:56]] Signs a show is going to be bad [[39:41]]

[[41:34]] If your going to do the fringe [[43:01]]

[[43:01]] A dodgy end [[45:00]]


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