Gigs are listed by date, and then by city and time. Details will be listed provided information reaches our offices at least eight days before publication. Comedy listings compiled by Maureen Ellis.
Glasgow
0 Phil Kay and Howard Marks Queen Margaret L'nion. 22 I'niversity Gardens. 339 9784. 7.30pm. £12. A double headliner from Scottish surrealist and general maniac Kay alongside king of the dope smokers Marks.
0 Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £6. L'pbeat Newcastle funnyman Mickey Hutton introduces Ireland’s cerebral meanderer Kevin Hayes. the divinely funny Adam Bloom and ‘sit-down' comedian Tony Gerrard.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £5 (£4). Thursday nights wouldn‘t be the same without cult compere Frankie Boyle. who introduces cheeky scouser Richard Allen. Neil Shackleton. Graeme Thomas and guests.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£4). 1995 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year Award winner Nobby Shanks with Glasgow's Des McLean. John Ross and Donna Krachan.
Snatch Club The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 10pm—3am. £3.50 (£2.50). Resident compere and DJ Harry Ainsworth hosts this weekly Curry un-ineets-Hi Dr Hi debauched cabaret. Each week there will be a selection of guests. and competition host Dave Strong conducts the participatory fun and games.
Glasgow Craic @ the Sac Cul de Sac Southside/Attic. 1 I79 Pollokshaws Road. 649 1819/649 4717. 7.30pm. £6. The Southside is given a three-nightly laughter treatment as Craic @‘ the Sac expands into a weekend comedy haven. The first weekend has the always affable Irishman Kevin Hayes. maniacal loony Allan Miller. Geordie gagster Simon Brown and host Alan Anderson. Top notch comedy is followed by dancing into the wee small hours on Fridays and Saturdays. with an o en mic session on Sundays. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £12. See Thu 3. The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £7. Scottish stand-tip superhero Stu Who‘.’ flexes his cranial comic muscles. Nobby Shanks. Des McLean and compere Susan Morrison stand up in support.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7. Irish improv star Ian Coppinger leads the comic charge. Support comes from Neil Shackleton and guest compere Frankie Boyle.
Stirling
Parrot and Susan Morrison Tolbooth Theatre. Jail Wyiid. 01786 274000. 8pm. £4 (£2.50). A double bill of wit. including Perrier nominee Parrot. from Stirling Comedy Club.
Glasgow
Craic @ the Sac Cul de Sac Southside/Attic. I 179 Pollokshaws Road. 649 1819/649 4717. 7.30pm. £6. See Fri 4.
0 Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £12. See Thu 3.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £8. See Fri 4.
Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 883 2334. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). Billy Bonkers introduces a selection of acts from the local circuit.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8. See Fri 4 only with Richard Allen also in support.
Cumbernauld
Bob Doolally’s Football Flashbacks Cumbernauld Theatre. Kildrum. 01236 732887. 7.45pm. £8 (£6). A life in football relived by the washed-up footie manager and self- styled pundit.
East Kilbride
Tony Law East Kilbride Arts Centre. Old Coach Road. 01355 261000. 8pm. £8 (£6). The old skool Canadian stand- up spirals into surreal comedic territory. See preview.
Paisley
The Joke Box Hamish's House. 42 Old Sneddon Street. 561 7107. 9.30pm. Free. No nonsense stand-up from Bill Dewar and Raymond Mearns.
Glasgow
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). Help keep the sabbath day funny with laconic host Michael Redmond. and his faithful followers Richard Allen. Stu & Paul and a host of Velvet Virgins.
The Comedy Coop O‘Neill‘s. 31 Bell Street. 07870 869199. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Bedroom popstar Sandy Nelson is accompanied by celeb mimic Keara Murphy and John McBride.
Craic @ the Sac Cul de Sac Southside/Attic. 1 179 Pollokshaws Road. 649 1819/649 4717. 8.30pm. £4. See Fri 4.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1pm. Free. Freestyle funniness and hangover-banishing antics from resident duo Paul Graham and Stuart Murphy.
Sunday Safari The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). Top notch character comedy from Nobby Shanks. plus BBC New Comedy Award finalist Des McLean. three guests and Scottish comedy's answer to Indiana Jones. compere Allan Miller.
Edinburgh
Reg Anderson’s Big Fun Quiz Night The Meadows Bar. Moo Bar. 42—44 Buccleuch Street. 667 6907. 8pm. Free. An offbeat comedy quiz with karaoke. interactive audience games and a spot of stand-up from the man himself.
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. Graeme Thomas introduces around eight comedy newcomers and headliner Bene Linchesticov.
Hang the VJ The Three Sisters. 139 Cowgate. 622 6800. 9pm—1am. Free. Harry Ainsworth and Dave Strong (aka 2001 Perrier Newcomer winners Garth Cruikshank and Eddie McCabe) are back with their weekly exploration of the pop abyss in this anarchic quiz show. Expect cheeky questions and ruthless audience baiting set against a backdrop of multi-screen videos and a galaxy of booze prizes.
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Glasgow
Gala Benefit Night The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). The Stand rolls otit the red carpet in aid of Friends of the Earth.
Edinburgh
Francesca Martinez and Michael Tombs The Pleasance Cabaret Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 650 2349. 8pm. £4—£6. Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award winner and one-time Grange Hill star Martinez. challenges the PC-consenstis. Support comes from Open Mic runner-tip Tombs.
Hairy Watt Comedy Club Heriot- Watt University L'nion. Riccarton. 451 5333. 9pm. £3. BBC's Live Floor Show star Frankie Boyle introduces dedicated crowd-pleaser Dougie Dunlop and Leith patter merchant Paul McNeil]. Students and guests only.
Reg Anderson’s Big Fun Quiz Night Fin MacCool’s. 161 Lothian Road. 622 7109. 9pm. Free. See Mon 7.
DOT: Out on Tuesday The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5). Comedy‘s pink parade is at it again with host Craig Hill. cantankerous Russian ballerina Madame Galina Korsakova. dithering deity Des Clarke and games mistress Jill Peacock.
Wednesday 9
Glasgow
CDT in Glasgow The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). More gay-friendly banter courtesy of camp singing sensation and host Craig Hill. who introduces the fulsome figure of Madame Galina Korsakova. pltis Beat 106 presenter I)es Clarke and games mistress Jill Peacock.
Edinburgh
Gala Benefit Night The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£4). Charity comedy evening in aid of Bfriends.
Rabbit Warren Comedy Club Nichol Edwards. Niddry Street. 0794 192 9239. 9pm. £3. Warren regulars Stephen Barnaby and John Scott join head bunny Sarah Wilson in this weekly comic escapade.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfi'ew Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £6. The ferociously lewd Greg Burns welcomes to the stage the almighty Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III. Noel Britten and Paul Thorne.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £5 (£4). Piss-take artist Keara Murphy. Bratchy and cult compere Frankie Boyle.
Edinburgh
0 Big Word Performance Poetry National Poetry Day Special The Tron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 555 2797. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Los Angeles-based slam poets June Melby and Katie ()‘Loughlin guest at Big Word's hyperactive performance poetry night. Joining them are regulars including Sandie Craigie. Milton Balgone. Jenny Lindsay. 50 word storyteller Stephen Barnaby. (iem'ge Kay. Simon Spoor. Tracy Patrick. Michael McGill and comperes Jeni Rolls and Anita Govan.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£4). The affable charm of Paddy Courtney takes top billing in an evening that includes the Ukraine‘s number two comedian Bene Lincliesticov. Woody and catty host Bruce Devlin.
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I Phil Kay and Howard Marks The Crazed Cupid who matched these two anarcn'sts deserves a hearty pat on the back. Kick back and prepare for your mind to be blown as maniacal Kay and dopehead-- raconteur Marks play it for laughs. Queen Margaret Uri/on, Glasgow. Thu 3 Oct.
Adam Bloom The much- maligned comedy machine that is Jongleurs has a trump card up its sleeve in the form of heavenly London comic Bloom. Sorely missed at this year's festival, the Bloomster plays it safe (probably) alongside lvl-ckey Hutton. Kevin Hayes and Tony Gerrard. Jongleurs Comedy C/ub. G/asgow, Thu 3—Sat 5 Oct.
‘r’l Big Word Performance Poetry National Poetry Day Special Performance poetry guru Jem Rolls has tipped Jenny Lindsay as the best Britsh performance poet ever. Fine praase indeed. Los Angeles-based slam poets June Melby and Katie O'LOLighlin ip'ctured) nelp celebrate National Poetry Day in style. The Tron, Edinburgh. Thu 70 Oct.
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