COMEDY THEATRE
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Comedy is listed by date, then by city. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten days before publication. Comedy Listings compiled by Mark Fisher.
FRIDAY 24
Glasgow
I An Evening with Eddie lzzard Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 227 551 1. 7.30pm. £1 1.50 (£10.50). Freewheeling meanders from the master of live invention making a welcome return to Scotland.
Edinburgh
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). Dallas and Packer and their popular twice-weekly comedy club showcasing three up-and-coming local comedians in association with FebFest.
SATURDAY 25 Edinburgh
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). See Fri 24.
Glasgow
I Lynn Ferguson and Jill Peacock Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £7 (£5). Leading lights of abrasive west coast comedy introduced by the value-for- money Kenny Harris and presented by those lovely people from the Gilded Balloon.
Edinburgh
I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Gilded Balloon. Wilkie House. Cowgate. 226 6550. 8pm. £6 (£5). The Gilded Balloon's series of Scotland-wide comedy nights featuring headline acts continues with a night ofclassy character comedy with amateur songwriter John Shuttleworth (aka Graham Fellows. aka Jilted John). I Eddie lzzard Playhouse Theatre. Greenside Place. 557 2590. 7.30pm. See Fri 24.
Glasgow
I Comedy at The 13th Note Glassford Street. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Central Glasgow's only regular small-scale comedy club hosted by John Paul Leach and/or Ford Kieman.
I Salon Mischief Cottiers Theatre Bar. 95 Hyndland Road. 8.30pm. Free. Situationist happenings with Monty Cantsin. Frankie Savaloy and/or Zelda Swingblatt in a weekly cabaret in which anything could happen. There’s even a Mischief Lottery. See review.
Paisley
I Gilded Balloon Circuit Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. £6 (£5). The forceful and fearsome Lynn Ferguson introduces award-winning Simon Bligh and comedy songmen the Rubber Bishops in another high-laugh factor Gilded Balloon night.
THURSDAY 2
Glasgow
I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Strathclyde Suite. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511.
9pm. £6 (£5). See Wed 1.
I Max and Jill’s Corduroy Hostess Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8.30pm for 9.30pm. £2.50 (£2). Disco Dancing Bonanza with Maz and Jill in an evening that’s not quite comedy and not quite chat show but should be quite funny. Like Richard and Judy without Richard and Judy.
East Kilbride
I Comedy Club East Kilbride Arts Centre. Old Coach Road. 03552 61000. 8pm. £6 (£3). Hard-talking Parrot makes a return trip to the monthly E.K. venue with support from Johnny Meres and general geniality from Kenny Harris.
Edinburgh
I Newcastle Brown Ale Comedy Network Pleasance Societies Centre. 60 The Pleasance. 9.30pm. £5 (£3). Stand-up fun with Bill Bailey. Julian Barret and Ricky Grover. ~
Edinburgh
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow, Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). See Fri 24.
I lost Comedy Club T.G.'s Bar. above T.G. Willis Foodhall. l35a George Street. 225 3003. 8pm. £5 (£4). The monthly comedy club presents the prolific and scatalogical Parrot with support from up- and-coming Dorian Crook from London and introductions by the polished resident compere Alan Taylor.
SATURDAY 4
Edinburgh
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). A special Glasgow comedy night as Dallas and Packer introduce Eddy McKeane. Viv Grahame and Raymond Mearns.
SUNDAY 5 Edinburgh
I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Gilded Balloon. Wilkie House. Cowgate. 226 6550. 8pm. £6 (£5). See Wed 1.
Livingston I Jeremy Hardy Howden Park Centre.
Howden. 8pm. £5 (£3.50). See Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Wed 8.
WEDNESDAY 8
' Glasgow
I Comedy at The 13th Note Glassford Street. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). See Wed 1.
I Salon Mischief Cottiers Theatre Bar. 95 Hyndland Road. 8.30pm. Free. See Wed
1. Paisley
I Gilded Balloon Circuit Paisley Arts
Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. £6 (£5). The brilliant Jeremy Hardy solves the nation‘s problems. but only after Johnny Meres has got the night off to a chuckling start.
THURSDAY 9
Glasgow
I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Strathclyde Suite. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. 9pm. £6 (£5). See Wed 8.
Glasgow
I Max and Jill’s Corduroy Hostess Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8.30pm for 9.30pm. £2.50 (£2). The Crqus Extravaganza is this week's theme in the offbeat comedy haunt.
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