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THURSDAY 16 « . Glasgow
Chewin' The Fat Citizens’ Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 7.30pm. £12. BBC Scotland’s current comedy collective get the live laughs in with sketch-based silliness.
Philip Differ Meets . . . Citizens’ Theatre,,119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 9pm. £5. More comedy antics from the BBC’s Comedy Unit.
Cosy Comedy Cafe State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 357 5387. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Double act Rutherford and Merson dish out the drollness, with support from Martha McBrier and comp Lee Ness, plus new talent competition.
Edinburgh
The Stand 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Crazy Oot compere Craig Hill is joined by Teddy, Paul McNeill, Steve Madill and comp Joon Broon.
Paisley
Comedy Network The Buroo, 17 Hunter Street, 889 9940. 8.30pm. Cutting the comedy craic tonight are Danny Bhoy, Johnny Candon and Andy Zaltzman.
FRIDAY 17 Glasgow
Chewin' The Fat Citizens’ Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 7.30pm. £12. See Thu 16.
Jester's Comedy Club Mansion’s Cafe Bar, 63 St George’s Road, 333 1418. 8pm. £5 (£4). Headliner Anton supplies the comedy antics, in the company of Frank Quin, John Flint and comp Janey Godley.
Comedy At King Tut's King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, 272a St Vincent Street, 221 5279. 9pm. £8. Lee Mack is the headliner at tonight’s laughfest, with support from Michael Redmond and Bob Reilly.
Edinburgh
The Stand 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). Witty Welshman Noel James headlines, with support from Donna Krachan, Howard Reed and regular comp Susan Morrison.
SATURDAY 18 Glasgow The Very Last Naked Radio Ever Citizens’ Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 7.30pm. £12. Gregor Fisher, Tony Roper and Elaine C. Smith are among the comedy stars gathering for the revival of the hit 805 TV and radio series. Iester's Comedy Club Mansion’s Cafe Bar, 63 St George’s Road, 333 1418. 8pm. £5 (£4). The little but loud Janey
Godley launches her one-woman show, “Here’s The Deal’, which promises to poke fun at everything from drunks to motherhood.
Karen Dunbar Sings With Tom And Joanna Citizens’ Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 9pm. £10. A comedy selection from Chewing The Fat’s Karen Dunbar.
Geoff Boy! Citizens’ Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 9pm. £5. Geoff Boyz, last seen in Hogmanay’s Only Art Excuse, graces the stage in a stand-up fashion.
Cosy Comedy Cafe State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 357 5387. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). Hirsute hilarity from Liverpool laughmeister Anton, who is joined by French surrealist Eric Bouveron and improv duo Paul and Jack.
Edinburgh
The Stand 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.15pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 17, except your comp is Jane Mackay.
SUNDAY 19 Glasgow
The Comic Club Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. £5. Janey Godley, James Campbell and Lewis Sheaffer do their bit for laughter promotion.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1—3pm. Free with drinks or a meal. Inspired improv courtesy of Stand stalwarts Jack and Paul.
Pint-Sized Comedy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8pm. £2.50 (£2). Allan Miller is your host and, for the price of a pint, you get five newer acts plus a closing spot from Reg Anderson.
MONDAY 20
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8pm. £1. Graeme Thomas is your host, shepherding eight absolute comedy beginners through their paces, plus smutty stand-up from guest closer Paul McNeilI.
Edinburgh
Skitters The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 7.30—8.30pm. £4 (£3). The Stand’s comedy team are back again for silliness of a sketch-based nature.
World Of Comedy Quiz The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £1 per person to play. A change of host at the World Of Comedy Quiz as Alan McQueen steps in.
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Edinburgh: Queen's Hall, Thu 30 Mar,
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sequin-studded stilettos or glam- soaked style boots, Super Girly have certainly managed to walk a good number of miles down the road to fame in the last eight months. The Australian singing duo Louise McClatchy and Jai Simone whose show Super Girly World was a sell- out on last year’s Edinburgh Fringe are girls who know how to have fun.
In mimicking songs by Britney Spears, the Spice Girls and Martine McCutcheon, they not only
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slaughter the soft pop lyrics. but do some splendid general ribbing on the way. It is parody with a convoy of punch lines. Now they have a regular slot posing as make-up artists on the BBC's kid’s show Live And Kicking and are
on a UK-wide tour.
But as a supergirl, Louise McClatchy is the first to declare that butchery is a form of flattery. 'We admire the stars and we love their music,’ she says. And why else would the likes of Mick Jagger, Madonna and Elton John invite them to perform their send-ups of the singing stars at their private parties? Not that McClatchy has stars in her eyes. She might think tracksuits are one of the ugliest forms of clothing and that it's good to be girly, wear make-up and don outfits loaded with glitz, but her feet are on the ground. 'We are not in awe of celebrities,’ she says. 'They are not always the best of people. But Elton was really nice and supportive.’
Elton is obviously a superboy. (Susanna Beaumont)
THURSDAY 25 Glasgow
Cosy Comedy Cafe State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 357 5387. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Putting on a silly show are Viv Gee, Bitter Benny and camp compere Lee Ness.
Edinburgh
The Stand 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Comedy antics from Andy Linden, magical mayhem from foul- mouthed voodoo trickster Reg Anderson and supporting silliness from Gerard Madill and Rob Debb. Joon Broon is the compere.
FRIDAY 24
Glasgow
.Iester's Comedy Club Mansion’s Cafe Bar, 63 St George’s Road, 333 1418. 8pm. £5 (£4). Reg Hunter headlines the hilarity, with support from Colin Ramone and Graham Thomas.
Edinburgh
The Stand 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). Scottish sporting hero Vladimir McTavish heads the field, with support from Andy Linden, Paul McNeill and Michael Hardie. Susan Morrison is the mistress of ceremonies.
SATURDAY 25 Glasgow
Jester's Comedy Club Mansion’s Cafe Bar, 63 St George’s Road, 333 1418. 8pm. £6 (£5). Jester’s dishes out another dose of solo silliness, this time from Paul B. Edwards.
Cosy Comedy Cafe State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 357 5387. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). A battle of wittiness featuring Dave Williams, Frank Quinn and Reginald Hunter.
Edinburgh
The Stand 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.15pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 24 — Jane Mackay takes over as hostess with the mostess.
Paisley
The Joke Box Mister P’s, 42 Wellmeadow Street, 561 7117. 10.30pm. Free. Reg Hunter teams up with musical madman Craig Hill and comp Raymond Meams for some comedy capers. Plus one more act to be confirmed.
SUNDAY 26 Glasgow
The Comic Club Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. £5. Laughter to the rafters as Joe Heenan and Jim Muir provide the comedy entertainment.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. l—3pm. Free with drinks or a meal. See Sun 19. Pint-Sized Comedy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8pm. £2.50 (£2). See Sun 19.
WEDNESDAY 29
Edinburgh
Skitters The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 7.30—8.30pm. £4 (£3). See Wed 22. World Of Comedy Quiz The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £1 per person to play. Back after a short break, Bill Dewar initiates you into the strange world of comedy trivia, spurred on by a potential £100 rollover jackpot.
THURSDAY 30 Glasgow
Cosy Comedy Cafe State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 357 5387. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Janey Godley headlines, with support from jocular jock Sebastian McPlampff. Lee Ness is your host and there will be a selection of stand-up beginners in the new talent contest.
Edinburgh
Supergirly Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £10 (£8). See panel.
The Stand 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Headliner Sandy Nelson comes armed with a guitar — watch out ‘cos he just might use it. Support from Frank Quinn, Nick Findlay, Stevie G and comp Joon Broon.