Ramone and Keara Murphy.
Tartan Tantrum Comedy Club Physician and Firkin. 58 Dalkeith Road. 662 4746. 9pm. £5. The frenetic Phil Kay. the acidic Janey Godley. scary Reg 'Voodoo' Anderson and Robert Knox join host Lee Ness in a new monthly Scottish comedy club.
' SATURDAY 10
Glasgow
Cosy Comedy Cafe The State Bar. I48 Holland Street. 332 2l59. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). Bill Dewar and Lara Silverstone share stand-up's last stand.
Edinburgh The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8. I5pm. £6 (£4). See Fri 9.
SUNDAY 11
Glasgow
The Comic Club Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. £5 (£3.50). This is your last chance to see Parrot. saucy songwriter Sandy Nelson and Robert Knox. as well as the usual line-up of loons. until after the Festival.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. I—3pm. Comic duo Jack Weatherall and Paul Graham aid your digestion with improvisation-free with drinks or food.
Pint-Sized Comedy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £2.50 (£2). Cotnpere Allan Miller brings in five new acts. plus a more experienced mystery guest. Cheap at thrice the price.
Kirkcaldy
Fife Comedy Club Path Tavern. Mid Street. 0l592 26367 I. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Joon Broon hosts a night of Scottish comedy with Jo Enright. Jack and Paul. and Kevin Spence.
MONDAY 12
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £l. Lianne Ellis explores talent on the circuit. introducing ten new faces. and adding mystery guests.
Classy Comedy Club Canon's Gait. 232 Canongate. 556 448 l. 9.30pm. £3. Raymond Mearns introduces some so-l'ar unknowns. and a mystery headliner.
TUESDAY 13 Edinburgh Oot: Out On Tuesday The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £4. Jo Enright badgers her way through her routine. with additional harangues from Jane Mackay. Frankie Gallacher Neil Shackleton and Craig Hill. Christie's Comedy Quiz The Rose & Crown. Rose Street. 225 4039. 9.30pm. £3 per team. Wrack your brains and tickle your ribs with the Comedy Quiz. Hosted by two comedians each week — among them. Susanne Fraser. Joe Heenan. Reg Anderson and Raymond Mearns.
WEDNESDAY 14
Glasgow
Mark 8: John's Quiz Special I3th Note Club. 260 Clyde Street. 243 2 I77. 9pm. Free. Comedy and trivia combine in a weekly stand-up. think and giggle slot.
Edinburgh
World Of Comedy Quiz The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £l per person to play. Bill Dewar offers a £l00 rollover jackpot. with comedy trivia questions.
THURSDAY 15
Glasgow
Cosy Comedy Cafe The State Bar. I48 Holland Street. 332 2 I59. 9.30pm. £4 (£2). Lee Ness and Gary Hagen join comp Billy Bonkers in a night ol‘jiggery-pokery
Edinburgh
Bob Doolally The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Bob ‘The Gob' Doolally. alternative football commentator. leads. with supporting acts Teddy. Johnny Swift. Stevie G and comp June Broon.
Classy Comedy Club Canon‘s Gait. 232 Canongate. 556 448 l. 9.30pm. £5. An appetiser for the Fringe. with previews of Coffee. the upcoming Dave Williams show and Susanne Fraser‘s Tit-u Fingers 0fSt'Uft'll. Janey Godley joins them tonight.
FRIDAY 16 Edinburgh The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.l5pm. £5 (£4). Another incarnation of Bob Doolally. Vladimir McTavish. will be out for repeat offences. with support from Toby Foster. Dougie Dunlop and comp Susan Morrison.
SATURDAY 17
Glasgow Cosy Comedy Cafe The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 332 2 l59. 9.30pm. £5
(£4). Janey Godley. Johnny Swift. Glen Lamont and your host. Billy Bonkers. will be out to grasp your gigglestick tonight.
Edinburgh The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.15pm. £6 (£4). See Fri l6.
Paisley
Joke Box Mister P‘s. 42 Wellmeadow Street. 56l 7ll7. I0pm. Free. Glen Lamont and Craig Hill and silly songster Sandy Nelson top the bill. with host Raymond Mearns looking after things.
SUNDAY 18
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. I—3pm. Free with drinks or a meal. See Sttn
l I.
Pint-Sized Comedy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £2.50 (£2). See Sun I I.
Ktrltcaldy
Fife Comedy Club Path Tavern. Mid Street. 0l592 26367 I. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). More mock sports punditry from Bob Doolally. with Toby Foster and regular comp Joon Broon.
MONDAY 19
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £l. See Mon l2.
Classy Comedy Club Canon‘s Gait. 232 Canongate. 556 448 l. 9.30pm. £5. Psychic clairvoyant to the stars Madam Moo Moo. Kiwi comic Jeremy Elwood and David Kay combine this world and the next with a night of bigtime giggles.
TUESDAY 20
Edinburgh
Brian Hennigan's House Of Fun The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £l per person to play. Peculiar board games and parody hobbies combine with laughter and free prizes.
Christie's Comedy Quiz The Rose & Crown. Rose Street. 225 4039. 9.30pm. £3 per team. See Tue l3.
WEDNESDAY 21
Glasgow
Mark 8: John's Quiz Special I3th Note Club. 260 Clyde Street. 243 2l77. 9pm. Free. See Wed l4.
Edinburgh
World Of Comedy Quiz The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £l per person to play. See Wed I4.
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COMEDY PREVIEW Michael Redmond
Classy Comedy Club, Canon's Gait, Thu 8 Jul.
Surreally'saying something: Michael Redmond
You might remember the classic early episode of Father Ted titled Entertaining Father Stone, in which the dull and taciturn ecclesiastical fellow named came close to driving Ted and his cohorts mad by his simple imperviousness to all forms of badinage. The guest star in question was Michael Redmond, a far more relaxed guy than his character, and an extremely accomplished stand up whose performances are rarer than they should be, since he spends much of his time writing comedy.
The Dublin-born comic, who has learned his craft over the past decade through radio and television scripting, mixed with stand up performances in Ireland and London, isn’t the usual professional Irishman. ‘I don't set out to be Irish, though that’s obviously my background, so it comes into it,’ comments Redmond, 'but the style is more about rambling anecdotes, mixed with a few one-liners: it’s not really political, or anything like that.’ Redmond is the kind of unaggressive, non-invasive comic who relies on, and usually successfully builds audience empathy, pulling one into labyrinthine tales on a great variety of subjects, usually working from his audience for inspiration: ‘I like to look for a reaction from the audience but I don‘t set out to hassle
them, in fact I don’t often get heckled.’
Redmond’s comedy takes some surreal turns. The stand up who most influences him is Steve Wright, while his favourite television comedy is Monty Python, so one can clearly see where the surrealism comes in. This will be your one chance to see Redmond, who will top a bill which also features Craig Hill and Susanne Fraser, since he will not be performing in the Fringe - so catch it while you can. (Steve Cramer)
THURSDAY 22
Glasgow
Cosy Comedy Cafe The State Bar. I48 Holland Street. 332 2l59. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). Billy Bonkers isjoined by Roland Gent and Dougie Dunlop for a night of queasy. uneasy fun.
Edinburgh _ The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558
7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Parrot makes feathers fly with host Joon Broon and Graeme Thomas and Colin Ramone thrown in.
Classy Comedy Club Canon‘s Gait. 232 Canongate. 556 448 I. 9.30pm. £5. Reg Anderson and Joe Heenan are out oftim'e with their Red And Joe ’s Christmas Cracker. which will be seen on the Fringe. Raymond Mearns adds his Fringe preview Ruvmmu/ Hits The Bigtimc
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