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THURSDAY 24
Glasgow
Frankie's Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Comedy with an international flavour comes to Glasgow with outrageous Aussie Phil Davey, Canada’s Jason Whitehead, and American Des Bishop.
Edinburgh
Scruffy Murphy's One Comedy Night Scruffy Murphy ’s, 49/50 George [V Bridge, 225 1681. 8pm. Free. Last week of three-nightly laughs at ‘Venue 0’. If you like your festival comedy varied and free, then Scruffy Murphy’s is the place to be.
Glasgow
Glasgow Green - Festival In The City Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, 308 8800. £30—£55. The line-up in full is: 2.15pm Johnny Vegas, 3pm Sonnie Man Chapel of Karaoke, 3.50pm Eddie Bannon, 4.05pm Sandy Nelson, 4.20pm Phil Davey, 4.35pm Andrew Maxwell, 4.50pm Minstrel One, 5.15pm Arj Barker, 5.35pm Simon Bligh, 6pm Brendon Burns, 6.25pm 6.35pm The Cuban Brothers
Jester's Comedy Club Mansion’s Cafe Bar, 63 St George’s Road, 333 1418. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Outrageous antics from Toby Foster, Eric Scaboro and Ray Crawford.
Frankie's Fringe The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5). Laid-back delivery from Norman Lovett, charming lrish laughs from Deirdre O’Kane, and fast-paced funk from Lewis Schaffer. Frankie Boyle comperes.
Edinburgh
Scruffy Murphy's One Comedy Night Scruffy Murphy’s, 49/50 George W Bridge, 225 1681. 8pm. Free. See Thu 24.
SATURDAY 26
Glasgow
Glasgow Green - Festival In The City Glasgow Green, Greendyke Street, 308 8800. £30—£55. The line-up in full is: 1.30pm Marty Wilson, 1.50pm Hitchcock’s Half Hour, 2.10pm Ross Noble, 3.05pm Sonnie Mann’s Chapel, 3.55pm Minstrel One, 4.10pm Frankie Boyle, 4.30pm Adam Hills, 5.05pm Dara O’Brian, 5.25pm Marcus Bridgstocke, 5.50pm Patrice O’Neil, 6.25pm Life Get It Up Ya, 6.55pm Minstrel Two.
Jester's Comedy Club Mansion’s Cafe Bar, 63 St George’s Road, 333 1418. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Michael Kerins plays it for laughs with his solo show at Jester’s.
Join Jane The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £7 (£4). One time Red Dwarfstar Norman Lovett is joined by lrish lass Deirdre O’Kane and New York’s Patrice O’Neal. Madcap Comedy Club The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Mad Mane Roland Gent gets the gags in with Charlie Ross and one more act still to be confirmed. Billy Bonkers comperes.
Madcap Comedy Club The Fotheringay, 17—21 Nithsdale Road, 424 0463. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). Michael Redmond takes the top slot with support from Dougie Dunlop, another mystery stand-up and compere Richard Allen.
Edinburgh
Scruffy Murphy’s One Comedy Night Scruffy Murphy’s, 49/50 George [V Bridge, 225 1681. 8pm. Free. See Thu 24.
SUNDAY 27 Glasgow
The Comic Club Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. £5 (£4). Ray Crawford leads out the line-up also featuring Damien Kielty, Charlie Ross, MC Janey Godley and the open spot is taken by comic duo Gav and Rolls.
WEDNESDAY 30
East llilbride
The Comic Club At The Stuart Hotel The Stuart Hotel, Cornwall Street, 01355 221 161. Alas, Lanarkshire’s comedy fans will have to journey into town for the foreseeable future as the club closes its doors. Fingers crossed, it should reopen in October.
THURSDAY 31
Glasgow
The Stand The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Weekends at the Glasgow Stand return to normal with resident compere Frankie Boyle, Joe Heenan, Canada’s Jason Whitehead, Cormac O’Hara and an open spot for the very brave.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). No rest for the wickedly funny as The Stand recovers from the festival aftermath to resume normal shows. Joon Broon comperes with double act Rutherford and Merson, Paul McNeil], Miles Jupp and Nick Findlay.
Glasgow
James Campbell May Contain Traces 0f Nuts Tron Theatre, 63 Trongatc, 552 4267. 8pm. £5 (£3). The master storyteller follows up a hectic Fringe run with a blend of storytelling, comedy, anecdotes and narrative.
Jester's Comedy Club Mansion’s Cafe Bar, 63 St George’s Road, 333 1418. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Joon Broon headlines at Jesters and support comes from Allan Anderson, Rob Deb and MC Janey Godley.
Open Spot Spectacular Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. Loving words from Aphrodite with support from Harry Alpha, Nicholas Gray, MC Richard Allen and more acts to be confirmed. The Stand The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, ()870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5). Keeping the comic cracks coming are Tim Vine, partners in crime Rutherford and Merson, Paul McNeill and compere Joon Broon. Plus unconfirmed open spot.
Edinburgh Scruffy Murphy's One Comedy Night Scruffy Murphy’s, 49/50 George [V
Bridge, 225 1681. 8pm. Free. See Thu 24
The Stand - Pre-Fireworks Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £6—£7 (£4—£5). This evening’s purveyors of patter are football funnyman Vladimir McTavish, camp comic Craig Hill, Canadian Jason Whitehead and compere Jane Mackay. Also features one open
spot.
SATURDAY 2 Glasgow
Defenders Of Comedy Jester’s Comedy Club, Mansion’s Cafe Bar, 63 St George’s Road, 333 1418. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Partners in crime, Charlie Ross and Des McLeane embark on a new comedy escapade.
The Stand The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, ()870 600 6055. 9pm. £7 (£4). Joon Broon organises the chaos with Tim Vine, Motherwell’s Mark Bratchpiece and comic duo Rutherford and Merson. One open spot for buddin r stand-ups. Madcap Comedy C ub The Fotheringay, 17—21 Nithsdale Road, 4240463. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). Viv Gee is out on her own this evening, with backing from Alan Anderson and resident comp Raymond Meams. One act still to be confirmed. Madcap Comedy Club The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Comic quips and witty words from Alan Anderson, Graeme Thomas and compere Billy Bonkers.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8pm. £6—£7 (£4—£5). See Fri 1. Reg Anderson’s Comedy Cellar WJ. Christie’s, 27—31 West Port, 221 1099. 9pm. £3. Not content with compering one night of frenetic frivolity, Mr Anderson expands his comic empire to include Saturday nights. Loadsa laughs abound, with a few guests from the stand-up circuit.
Glasgow
Six On Sunday The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). Stand-up stars and comedy newcomers: in the talent blender tonight are resident compere John Gordon, Joe lleenan, Martin Furby, and Cormac O’Hara plus two open spots. The Comic Club Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. £5 (£4). Comp Richard Allen takes control of the mic, introducing comic duo Paul and Ray, Teddy, and John Gillick. Open spot still to be confirmed.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. Free with drinks or a meal. Freestyle funniness from resident duo Paul and Stuart.
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listings COMEDY
Six On Sunday The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). Six comedians of varying experience have a bash at assaulting those funny bones. Donna Krachan MCs with the seasoned Bill Dewar flying $010, 16 year-old Chris Ozog (staying clear of the bar, we hope), Marie MacArthur, Miles Jupp and Nick Findlay.
Kirkcaldy
Fife Comedy Club Path Tavern, Mid Street, 01592 263671. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Returning after the summer break, the regal figures in the Kingdom tonight are MC Joon Broon, local lad John Sinclair, Rutherford and Merson, Canada’s Jason Whitehead and Glasgow’s Mark Langdon.
MONDAY 4 Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. Sandwiched in between veteran stand~ups Bruce Devlin and Frank Quinn are around ten complete comedy newcomers.
TUESDAY 5 ~ Edtnburgh The Allan Miller Comedy Hour The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). New monthly show from the maniacal Allan Miller as he indulges in two hours of ranting and comic mayhem. Worse still; he’s asked a few friends along.
WEDNESDAY 6
Glasgow
Vigorous Lime Comedy Club Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 9pm. £4 (£3). Vigorous Lime returns after its festival break with compere Richard Smith, Sandy Nelson, John Littlejohn, Stephen Dick, the Rev Obadiah Steppenwolfe Ill and Edward Hammill in the open spot.
Dunfermltna
The Dunfermline Comedy Club Carnegie Hall, East Port, 01383 314127. 9pm. £5. Richard Allen compares a night of giggles galore with Newcastle stand-up Gavin Webster and Glasgow’s Janey Godley.
Dundee
Comedy Cafe Dundee Comedy Cafe, West Port Bar, West Port, 01382 200993. 9pm. £3 (£2.50). Raymond Mearns headlines with support from Bene Linchesikov and MC Ben Darcy.
THURSDAY 7
Glasgow
The Allan Miller Comedy Hour The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). He’s been described as ‘deranged’, a ‘sex- obsessed headcase’ and a ‘hyperactive lunatic’. Consider yourself duly warned.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Right-on rhetoric from John Flint, observations from Northern Ireland’s Neil Dougan, plus Bruce Devlin, Mark Langdon and resident compere Joon Broon.
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