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COMEDY
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 Ellie Carr.
SATURDAY 9 ~
Glasgow
I Geraldine McNulty/Lynn Ferguson liast Kilbride Arts Centre. ()ld Coach Road. 01355 261000. 8pm. £6 (£4). Whyte and Mackay and (iilded Balloon Productions continue their comedy saturation tour of the Central belt with tltis all-woman double-bill. l-‘ringe 1995 hit Gerry } McNulty is 72'” Women III .4 ()mhl’mt'k : Show -- including Maggie. customer ' service hitch of the decade and Betty Bttchanan with tlte bad hair day from hell. i Second-up is Lynn Ferguson —- also a 1995 i l
Fringe success story —- giving it Heart And Sale in her hilarious tale of a woman who loves ttnwisely.
headlining. with Reg Anderson. Mark Dolan and compere Jane M ackay bringing up the rear. Plus open-mike spots.
Glasgow I The Comic Club Blackfriars
Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm). £3. Gilded Balloon Productions team up with The Comic Club to bring you the Scottish heals of the BBC New Comedy Awards. Top Scottish double-act John Paul Leach and Ford Kiernan take Competitors through their stand-up paces over the next six weeks. leading up to the semi-finals at this year's Mayl‘est. and the grand final at the 50th lidinburgh l’estival l‘ringe.
Edinburgh
I Geraldine McNulty/Lynn Ferguson
'l'raverse Theatre. Cambridge Street. 226‘
l404. 7.30pm. £8 (£4). See Sat 9.
: SATURDAY 16
Edinburgh
I Geraldine Mcllulty/Lynn Ferguson
: 'l‘raverse Theatre. Cambridge Street. 228
H04. 7.30pm. £8 (£4). See Sat 9.
' i comm—l Glasgow
I Fred MacAulay Tron Theatre. 6.3 i 'l‘rongate. 552 4267. Ticketline: 227 5511. I
9pm. £8 (£6). Popping up all over on the local stand-up circuit. the evenamiable. gift-of-the—gab Scottish comic Fred Matu-ltt/ttv Is Uri/ringed once. again. Brought to you by way of Wher and Mackay and (iilded Balloon Productions. with free drams chucked ill for good
Edinburgh
I Geraldine McNulty/Lynn Ferguson 'l'raverse Theatre. Cambridge Street. 22.’ I404. 7.30pm. £8 (£4). See Sal 9.
Glasgow
I Alan Davies Tron Theatre. 63 'l‘rongate.
552 4267. 'l‘icketline: 227 551 1. 9pm. £7
(£5). Youthful. tottsled-hair topped. nice-
boy charmer of a comedian who‘s graced
Channel 4‘s ()II(’ For T/It' Rum! and Vim
marm— Edinburgh
I Bed The Attic. Legends. 7] Cowgate. 8.30pm—-3am (doors open 8pm). Call 667 1472 for booking information. Slip between the sheets of this brand-new weekly comedy fest. liveryone should be tucked-up in Bed on a Monday night. say the hosts. with a cosy mix of mix of stand-up. games. Blind Dare-style match- making and music.
W Edinburgh
I Geraldine Mcllulty/Lynn Ferguson Traverse Theatre. Cambridge Street. 220 1404. 7.30pm. £8 (£4). See Sat 9.
Glasgow
I Velvet Rooms 520 Sauchiehall Street. 332 0755. 8.30pm» 10.30pm (doors open 8pm). £5 (£4). Newish fortnightly laughter zone. with man-about-lhe- comedy-circuit Fred MacAulay as resident compere. Headlining tonight. Scotland's hardest-working double-act l‘ord Kiernan and John Paul Leach. with support from Davy Joints.
THURSDAY 14 Edinburgh
I Geraldine Mcllulty/Lynn Ferguson Traverse Theatre. Cambridge Street. 228 1404. 7.30pm. £8 (£4). See Sat 9.
I The Stand Comic Den. Christie's. West Port. lnfortnation 662 4467. 8.30pm—lam (show runs 9pm—l L30pm) £4 (£3). Thursday nights are comedy nights at Christie’s. with the hotspot for budding talent and wannabes packing them in every week. Tonight's show sees Greenock-born stand-up Parrot
Culture]. received Perrier and British Comedy Award nominations and been voted one of Britain's Most liligible Bachelors by Company magazine. Do this
man's accolades know no bounds‘.’ Catch
him courtesy of \Vhyte and Mackay and ('iiltled Balloon Productions.
f MDNDAY18 ’ Edinburgh
I Bed The Attic. Legends. 7! Cowgate.
8.30pm 73am (doors open 8pm). Call 667 1472 for booking information. See Mon ll.
WEDNESDAY 20 Glasgow
I Alan Davies Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. £6 (£3). See Still l7.
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Edinburgh
I The Stand Comic l)en. Christie's. West Port. Information 662 4467. S.3()pm -lam (show runs 9 -l L30pm) £4 (£3). See Thurs 14. ()n this week's line-up ~ fast- talking John (iillick. impressionist Joe Heenan. l‘rankie Boyle and leading the proceedings. compere Jane Mackay. Plus UPC” SPOTS.
I Alan Davies Gilded Balloon. 233 Cowgate. 226 6550. 9pm. £6 (£5). See Sun l7.
Glasgow
I The Comic Club Blackfriars l'ndergrotmd. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm). £3. See Thurs l4.
58 The List 8-21 Mar 1996