OMEDY
Comedy is listed by date, then by city. Shows will be listed, providing that details reach our offices at least ten days in advance of publi- cation. Comedy listings are com- piled by Rob Fraser
THURSDAY 18
Glasgow
Cosy Comedy Cafe The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 332 215‘). 9.30pm. £5 (£4). Billy Bonkers will host as ever. with sortie excitingly unconfirmed acts.
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1—3pm. Show is free with drinks or a meal. lmprov with your Sunday scran from Jack Weatherall and Paul Graham.
Pint-Sized Comedy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£2). Compere Allan Miller brings five new acts into the comic limelight. Fresh faced seasoned pro Colin Rarnone is the closer. Christie’s Comedy Cellar WJ. Christie & Sort. 27—31 West Port. 228 3765. 9.30pm. £3. Joe Heenan and Glasgow psychic Madam Moo Moo lead the comic
crusades. Edinburgh The Bearpit w..r. ermine a 27-.“ m West Port. 228 3765. 1.30am. £2. Comedy or confrontations'.’ You decide. Glasgow
Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club L‘Attache. 27 Waterloo Street. 221 3210. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). Reg 'voodoo' Anderson enjoys an evening in Glasgow. Ricky H is DJ and MC Coco Banjo erm. emcees. More acts the.
Mark 8: John's Comedy QuizTron Theatre Bar 63 Trongate. 552 4267 Free. Prizes galore from the pop culture obsessives who turtr questions into cabaret. Massively entertaining.
Edinburgh
The Bearpit W.J. Christie & Son. 27—31 West Port. 228 3765. 1.30am. £2. See Thu 18.
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 7.30pm. £1. Donna Krachan is guest host for the evetring. encouraging the comedic baby steps of eight newcomers. Paul McNeill is guest closer.
TUESDAY 23
Edinburgh
The Bearpit WJ. Christie & Son. 27—31 West Port. 228 3765. 1.30am. £2. See Thu 18.
Doug Healey Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 667 7776. 7.30pm. £8. Healy revives his hit Fringe show ‘A Tribute To Chic
Gohhling up the late night hecklers will he the likes of Susanne Fraser. Raymond Mearns and Janey Godley. See review page 63.
The Stand 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Bill Dewar Support from Rutherford and .\ler‘son and Frank Quinn. Joon Broorr is your host.
Christie’s Comedy Cellar WJ. Christie 61' Son. 277-31 West Port. 228 3765. 9.30pm. £4 (£3 ). Noel James. of Channel 4's (iris fame. headlines under the watchful gaze of hostess Susanne Fraser.
FRIDAY 19
Edinburgh
The Bearpit\y'..1.(‘hrisrie & Sort. 27—31 West Port. 228 3765. 1.30am. £2. See Thu 18.
Reg Anderson’s Comedy Explosion The Tron. Hunter Square. 337 8340. 9pm. £4 (£3). Noel James. The Unlikely Lads and Leighton ('alver't join Reg in the comedy treehouse.
The Stand 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. LU) (£5 Fri) (£4 ). Tina C is your rhinestone clad headliner. \\ ith cosmopolitan support from Berrnr lisposito. David McCreight and Alison Monroe. Susan Morrison whips proceedings along despite her delicate
condition. Murray.‘ The spirits of Bill Shankly and . Sean Connery are also invoked. : SATunnAV 20 Brian Hennrgan 5 House Of Fun The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £1 i Glasgow per person to play. Bizarre team board
§ Cosy Comedy Cafe The State Bar. 148 games including the almost legendary
Holland Street. 332 215‘). 9.30pm. £5 ‘Name That Tuna.’ (£4). .loon Hroon. Richard Allan and . 1 James (‘ampbell are tonight’s guests CllCI. : PalSley , Bonkers. : Dorothy Paul Town Hall. Greenock l . Road. 887 1010. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). A new i Edlnburgh one woman show entitled The Full
The Bearpit W.J. Christie & Sort. 27—31 West Port. 228 3765. 1.30am. £2. See 'I‘hu l8.
l The Stand 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm.
£6 (£4 1 The venue celebrates its first
. birthday in style. offering a free glass of huhhly all round. Same bill as last night. but with .latre Mackay at the helm.
i (‘ongrats to all concerned.
5 East Kilbride
Stick It Up Your Empire liast Kilbride Arts Centre. ()ld ('oach Road. 01355 261()()()_ 8pm. £6 (£3). Kevin Devine comperes this new comedy quiz. night
with many a familiar face from the
f (ilasgov.'/Ftlinbui'gh circuit forming
competing teams.
Glasgow
The Comic Club Blackfriat‘s. 36 Bell
, Street. 552 5924. 9pm, £5 (£3.50). Raymond Mearns does his comedy (hang. together v. ith Paul and Ray arid
' David Kay. Poetic. that.
1 Edinburgh
i The Bearpit W..l. ('hr'rstie a Son. 27—31
f W'csl l’t)|1.228 3765. 1.30am. £2. See 1 Thu 18.
Dorm/iv. starring the redoubtable Ms Paul. as the title suggests.
WEDNESDAY 24
Glasgow
Bruce Morton The Arches. 30 Midland Street. 221 4001. 8pm. Morton's 1998 Fringe hit Blond Below The ll’iltrlrm' returns. Stand-up meets confessional autobiography. The main thing is it‘s funny.
It’s A Scream Curlers. 260 Bytes Road. 338 651 1. 8.45pm. £4 (£3). Tire new night continues to thrive with Noel James. Dave Williams and comp Janey Godley.
Mark & John's Quiz Special 1301 Note Club. 260 Clyde Street. Free. The dynamic duo add bingo. stand-up and a ‘wheel of flame' to their quiztastic mix.
Edinburgh
The Bearpit W.J. Christie 8; Sort. 27—31 West Port. 228 3765. 1.30am. £2. See
Thu 18.
World Of Comedy Quiz The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 0pm. £1 per person to play. Bill Dewar initiates you into the strange world ofcomedy trivia. with one hundred smackers at stake.
62 THE LIST 18 Mar «1 Apr 1999
The Laughing
Bag
They make you laugh, we make them squeal. This issue: Susan Morrison.
Square sausage or round? Cooked or raw?
Describe your first experience of being funny in public.
My mum says it’s when I fell in an outdoor paddling pool in Prestwick. But the police statement doesn't mention this. Case due next week.
Have you ever performed while drunk or chemically enhanced?
I’m seven and a half months pregnant right now, does that count?
Tell us the punchline to your favourite joke.
William Hague (actually, that’s the whole joke).
Where will you be on Jan 1 2000? Pissed, upright and breathing. The middle
one IS optional.
Which five items would you take to a desert island? Celine Dion, Bernard Manning, a loaded revolver, a baseball bat and a Sea King helicopter wrth Just enough room for one passenger.
Who's your favourite Biblical character? Charlton Heston.
What would be the title of your autobiography?
Part One.
Is stand up the hardest job in showbiz? Chris Tarrant's stand-in smirker must have
to work pretty hard . .
Does having a sense of humour attract the opposite sex? Like I said, seven and a half months pregnant. God how that man laughed.
(Especially when I told him).
I Susan Morrison is MC each Friday at The Stand. In May she’// be appearing at
Simpson ’5 Maternity.
THURSDAY 25
Glasgow
Bruce Morton The Arches. 30 Midland Street. 221 4001. 8pm. See Wed 24. Cheshire Cat Comedy Club Wax’y's. 20 Candleriggs. 552 8717. 9pm. Free. Tonight's line-up features Bill Dewar. Susanne Fraser and Gary Hagen.
Cosy Comedy Cafe The State Bar. 143 Holland Street. 332 215‘). 9.30pm. £4 (£2). Reg Anderson atrd David Kaye storm the battlements of Castle Bonkers.
Edinburgh
The Bearpit W.J. Christie & Son. 27—31 West Port. 228 3765. 1.30am. £2. See Thu 18.