Returning to the Edinburgh Fringe with a new stand-up hour, Bella Hull joins Pepper&Salt for a chat about her show 'Piggie', the Internet and its impact on us and comedy.
Material World: Interview with Bella Hull
Political Hitman: An Interview with Nerine Skinner
Making her Edinburgh Fringe debut with an hour called 'The Exorcism of Liz Truss', Liz Truss impressionist extraordinaire Nerine Skinner joins Pepper&Salt to talk about all things Liz Truss, sketch comedy and where mayonnaise fits into it all.
New Contestants Announced for Taskmaster Series 18
The almighty Greg Davies and his Little Alex Horne are already excited to welcome Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosies Jones to Taskmaster. Series 18 is set to air later this year.
Stuart Laws In His Own Words: Interview with Stuart Laws
Pepper&Salt talks to Stuart Laws about his 2024 Fringe hour Stuart Laws Has To Be Joking?, his comedy process and tips for how audiences can approach choosing a show in Edinburgh this year.
Ceci N’Est Pas Un Comédien Toxique: Interview with Ollie Horn
Ollie Horn joins Pepper&Salt to discuss his new Edinburgh Fringe show, 'Comedy for Toxic People (and their friends)', finding the line and his plans to challenge his audiences.
Main Character Ellen-ergy: Interview with Sasha Ellen
Bringing another stand-up hour to Edinburgh, 'My MILF-shake Brings All The Boys to the Yard' and 'Character Building Experience', Sasha Ellen chats with Pepper&Salt about everything from why 'Frasier' is the perfect sitcom, what MILF really means and how transitional points in life are viewed from an outside perspective.
As Good As It Gets: Interview with Milo Edwards
Milo Edwards - a comedian that was once called 'a bit like marmalade' - talks to Pepper&Salt about his bringing new stand-up hour, How Revolting! Sorry To Offend, to the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, class, and the foundation of Britishness.
Iain Stirling: Relevant
Iain Stirling’s Relevant laces its evocation of nostalgia with a kind of intense, good-natured self and general deprecation. Accidental nostalgia must come with the territory when you’re a beloved children’s tv show presenter, but with Stirling it’s different. It’s not nostalgic like watching Friends 30 years later, but more in line with watching a comedic talent that is still consistently and effortlessly funny no matter how much time has passed since you last saw him that brings a lot of joy.
Biolanthe
It’s always curious to see how universal themes are analysed, translated and reimagined in a modern context, especially the medium of political satire; how a story becomes relevant to each new generation regardless of time period. The Edinburgh University Savoy Group’s take on Biolanthe - Fraser Grant and Rosalyn Harper’s adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe - is a funny if somewhat uneven performance. With updated lyrics by Lewis Eggeling, this show has moments of genuine hilarity that are funny for the sake of being funny rather than humour that occurs because of a sense of existentialism or brush with reality.
Alexander Bennett: I Can’t Stand The Man, Myself
We'd expect Alexander Bennett’s I Can’t Stand The Man, Myself to be an extremely deprecatory set, like the title would suggest. In fact, it’s a very honest critique, not only about himself, but about wider issues that whittles down into an exploration about the complexity and nuance that accompanies life instead of the good vs bad polarity that permeates most narratives.
Pepper & Salt 