WEDNESDAY 20
Glasgow
Cosy Comedy 13th Note. King Street. 553 I638. Spm—nndnight. £3. New montth comedy iiigltt from the Madcap Comedy ('rew including Neil Shackleton. Gerry Grant and Suzanne Fraser. Impro. sketches and stand-up.
Edinburgh
World Of Comedy Quiz Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272.
9— l().3()piii. £1 to play. free to spectators. Bill l)ewar hosts the new ptib quiz dealing with anything to do with comedy. from Vic 'n‘ Bob to searing satire. There are prizes up for grabs.
THURSDAY 21
Glasgow
Cheshire Cat Comedy Club waxy-is. 2t) (’andleriggs. 552 8717. 9pm. l’ree. Weekly club in this llCWJSll Merchant (‘ity ptib. Spill your foaming llagon laughing for no money at all at Janey Godley. Brian Hennigan. Melson & Rutherford. Raymond Mearns coiiiperes.
Edinburgh
Christie's Comedy Cellar WJ. (.‘hristie re Son. 27-31 West Port. Tickets: 228 3765. 9.30pm (doors open 9pm). £4 (£3). Well-established local club at the heart of the comedy scene. fearsome (ireenock comic Parrot headlines. with support from Viv (ice and lltigli Reed sir/is scants. See (ialect‘asher. page 17.
The Stand 5 York Place. 558 7272.
‘) llpiii. £4 (£3). Tonight's headliner Brian Higgins is originally from Wishaw. but he blew town to make a name for liiiiiselfoii the London circuit. Maybe he didn‘t like the meat pies. (‘olin Ranioiie and John Reilly support. .looii Broon coniperes and there are two open spots. lior more hot Joon Broon action. see laughing Bag.
Edinburgh
Ken DOdd l'iesli\al 'I‘heatre. Nicolsott Street. 52‘) 6()()(). 7.30pm. £‘)--£14.5() (£7.50 £13). The Professor of (iiggleology oi just some stupid professional scotisei' with crap liaii'. horrid teeth and a feather dtister who should have packed it in years ago'.’ Yoti decide. .-\ celebration of happiness and laughter. it says here.
The Kit Kat Club WJ ('Iiristies. 27—31 West Port. 2‘3 3765. 9pm. £4. (io along and check otit this cool new cabaret club. There are sounds. laughs and strange gtibbins galore. plus eyei'yone gets a free cocktail. Tonight's main attraction is Magic Bob and there's a comedian. too. Life is a cabaret. me old china. See Gatecrasher. page 17.
The Stand 5 York Place. 558 7272.
t) -I lpm (doors open 8pm). £5 (£4). Sardonic Boltonian performance poet Hoy is Presley makes a welcome return to litlinbtirgh. Support from Brian Iliggiiis and John lilint. Susan Morrison competes atid there’s one open spot.
A SATURDAY 23
Edinburgh
The Stand 5 York Place. 558 7272.
9—1 lptti (doors open 8pm). £6 (£4). Ilovis Presley plays the second of three nights. with support from Brian Higgins. Brian Hennigan and Jane ‘not Brian' Mackay. There is one open spot. so if you're funny or called Brian. you might want to give it a go.
Viv 81 Gill's Cabaret Club Gilded Balloon Studio. 233 Cowgate. 226 6550. 8.30pm (doors open 8pm). £5 (£4). Weekly cabaret antics from Viv Gee and Jill Peacock.
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Glasgow
The Comic Club Blackfi‘iars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm (doors open 8.30pm). £5 (£3.50). Noel James. Craig Crookston and John Gordon invite you down to their basement of belly laughs.
Lynn Ferguson 8: Geraldine McNulty Tron Theatre. Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £8 (£6). The talented twosome continue touring their fab character comedy show. Catch them now or see them during the Edinburgh Fringe when it'll be terribly Iiot and you'll be far too much of a grumpy git to appreciate their charms.
Edinburgh
Christie's Comedy Cellar WJ. (‘lii-istie & Son. 27—31 West Port. Tickets: 228 3765. 9.30pm (doors open 8.30pm). £3. Well-established club at the heart of the local comedy scene. Tonight the linproverts — a well-thought-of local improvisation group — are the boys to entertain you. Raymond Mearns will be making sure all that spontaniety doesn't get out of hand. See Gatecrasher. page 17.
Pint Sized Comedy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8-- 10pm. £1. See Allan Miller and eight to ten other comics for the price of a pint. He may be cheap. btit he's funny too.
The Stand 5 York Place. 558 7272.
t)» l lpm (doors open 8pm). £6 (£4). See Sat 23.
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1 3pm. Free. Improvised entertainment with Jack Weatherall arid Paul Graham.
Edinburgh
Pint Sized Comedy The Tron Ceilidh House. Hunter Square. 226 ()931. 8~~Illpnr £2. See Allan Miller and eight to ten other comics for the price of a pint. He may be cheap. btit he‘s funny too.
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £1. Brand new Scottislt
. comics and the occasional big name at
‘ this weekly comedy night. 1,i.ine1illis comperes.
Edinburgh
World Of Comedy Quiz Show The
Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272.
9—. l().3()pni. £1 to play. free to spectators. Bill Dewar hosts the pub quiz. dealing with anything to do with comedy. from \"ic 'n' Bob to searing satire. There are prizes tip for grabs.
THURSDAY 28
Glasgow
‘ Cheshire Cat Comedy Club Waxy 's. 20
('andleriggs. 552 \‘717. 0pm. liree. Sandy Nelson. Robert Knox and others will cheerfully split your sides for gratis. Raymond Mearns mops tip the mess.
Edinburgh
Christie's Comedy Cellar \VJ. (,‘llt'lstle (5.; Still. 27- '31 West Poll
3 Tickets: 226 6550. 9.30pm (doors open
9pm). £4 (£3). Well-established club at the heart of [he local scene. Viy Gee competes a night of laughter featuring Kevin Devine. Reg Anderson atid Janey Godley. See Gatecrasher. page 17.
The Stand 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9—11pm. £4 (£3). Geordie lass about the London circuit Ali Jay makes her Stand debut. She is behind 'Screamers'. the UK‘s only gay comedy club. Paul Graham supports. Joon Broon comperes and there is one open spot. More hot Joon Broon action can be found iii the Laughing Bag.
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The Laughing Bag
They make you laugh - we make them squeal. This issue, Dundonian teacher-turned-comic Joan Broon. Square sausage or round?
Being of the vegetable persuasion, neither. I love and respect animals. But I kicked a sheep up the arse once for standing on my foot.
What's the best discovery ever made in Dundee?
The Readers’ Wives pop beat combo. Wonderful live/karaoke/cabaret four- piece. The lead singer is a bit of all right.
Which pharmaceutical product is under-rated. and why?
Canesten cream. [Me neither — male Ed]. Marvellous lubricant.
What title would you give your Eurovision Song Contest entry? 'Mmm . . . let's do it this way'.
Which is your favourite Disney character, and why?
Toss-up between the Pink Ponies in the Beethoven bit of Fantasia or Dumbo's mum. I bubbled. A lot.
Have you ever said ‘I hate you’ and not meant it?
Only to my mum when she’s late with the pocket money.
What's done more for Dundee, pies or fruitcake?
Have you eaten either? Gastronomic disasters, both. To be avoided at all costs. Especially at Tannadice (and the Bovril isn’t pleasant either).
What would be your famous last words?
I think that doughnut was Spiked.
What new post or department would you create for the Scottish parliament? Ministry for up and coming clubbie bands.
Are you related to Hen Broon, at all?
No, but I did snog him on the stairs of 10 Glebe Street once. He also threatened to take me up the but 'n’ ben.
Are you going anywhere exotic on your holidays this year?
Can’t decide between 3 Med cruise or a tent in Balmerino.
What lessons have you learned from being a teacher?
Teaching is the only jOl) where you get paid for talking to yourself. And make sure you wear a bra at all times.
Who'd be the better date - Benjamin Netanyahu or Yasser Arafat?
Yasser, obViously. Great headgear. I could borrow it and wear it to Tannadice. You work with children — would you ever work with animals?
I did when l was body double for Free Willy.
What's the worst excuse you’ve ever used?
Get off — I’ve got cramp.
What's the best thing about journalists? (Careful)
I come from DC. Thomson’s land so I can't comment. Understandably.
And finally . . .why should we come to The Stand on a Thursday night?
To find out why we’ve done 324 shows without a single cancellation. And to see my sequinned playsun. (Compiled by Andrew Burnet)
I joon Broon is resident compere on Thursday evenings at The Stand Comedy Club, Edinburgh.
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