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Brendon Burns has simmering career

06.05.09
After a poor post-victory show in 2008 Brendon Burns is back on track on stage. Hot if not scorching.... more

Can nice guys win?

22.08.08
Edinburgh Comedy: Russell Kane celebrates life's flaws, David O'Doherty works the crowd into a lather and Kristen Schaal's dippiness is magnified... more

Something has gone wrong with Brendon Burns

04.08.08
On the opening weekend of the Edinburgh Fringe, Brendon Burns' show was not exactly end-to-end giggles, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Best Comedy Festivals

04.07.08
Comedy is big business at this year's rock festivals, with better-than-ever line-ups - making this the summer of laughs.... more

Russell bounces off the bottom

09.10.07
Slight-framed storyteller Russell Howard might still only be 27, but he is a stand-up natural with some sparky repartee.... more

Stand up for Burns' night

08.10.07
After 16 years at the stand-up coalface, if.comedy winner Brendon Burns has struck gold with his playful, thought-provoking set.... more

Master of spontaneity

20.08.07
At Edinburgh, Stephen K Amos's More Of Me purports to be an in-depth delve into the stand-up's character and past, but is actually rather coy.... more

Cool but lacking direction

14.08.07
American Reginald D Hunter is as cool and charismatic as ever, but his arguments lacked direction at the Edinburgh Fringe.... more

Aussie duo push boundaries

07.08.07
Two shows by Australians Brendon Burns and Jim Jeffries pushed the frontiers of taste at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.... more

Critic's choice: top comedy shows

26.07.07
Catch Chopper Reid in London this weekend before he heads off to Edinburgh while Rhona Cameron returns to her stand-up roots at the Menier Chocolate Factory.... more

Edinburgh Festival highlights

24.07.07
From theatre to comedy, music and film, our critics pick the best of the Edinburgh Festival.... more

Horrific breakdown is not as funny this time

21.03.07
Australian loudmouth Brendon Burns' show, Sober Not Clean, might be a flawed comic postcard from the edge, but at its best it is also chillingly compelling.... more

Critic's choice: comedy

19.03.07
Sometimes gruelling, not always easy listening and certainly not always funny, Brendon Burns's riveting rock'n'roll personality will keep you watching throughout.... more

This weekend's top five comedy shows

05.10.06
Bruce Dessau sorts out the best laughs in the capital over the next few days: Jason Byrne and one-liner king Milton Jones are among the picks.... more

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