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Thursday 1 3
Glasgow
Spin on This (ilaxgou I'ilm Theatre. l2 Rose Street. 332 8l28. Ipiii. l'rce. hilt ticketed. l.i\e recording of a coined} radio Slit)“ hosted h) Jane l-‘ranchi.
Live Floor Show BBC. Main Reception. Queen Margaret l)ri\e. 338 349|. 7pm. l-"ree. hut ticketed. BB(' Scotlanth lixe music and coined} Slit)“ gtte\ national.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurx. l'(i(' Builditig. Rent-re“ Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £6. liddie Brimxon introduces \mooth operator Paul ('ltondr). uordxmith ()uen O'Neill and Rick Right. Giggles Mercury Lounge. I42 Bath Lane. 248 I777. 9pm. £5 l£4i. Maniacal tntN) Reg {\ltdet‘xon. pltlx Kirxty Mo“ and host Janey (iodle).
The Stand The Stand. 333 \‘i'omllands Road. 08706006055. 9pm. £5 (£4). l-‘rankie Boyle “hoops it tip for dedicated crowd pleaser Joe lleenan. (iraeme Thomas and Bruce l)e\ liii.
Edinburgh
Neutron Bomb The Tron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 226 093|. 9pm. £3 (£l £2). (‘oinedy glohetrotter (iraeme Thomas introduces Mike Boon. Isaac lltint. Stephen Barnaby and John Scott. The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£4). The Jarvis (‘ocker of comedy Anthony J Brown oozes cool. with John (iordon. voice-over
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master Rick} ('allan and compere Jill Peacock.
Snatch Club The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. lllpin 3am. £3.50 t£2.50i. llarr} Ammorth and l)a\e Strong with their \tcckl} cabaret.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurx. l'(i(' Building. Renl'ren Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £|2. See Thu 13.
The Stand The Stand. 33.3 \Voodlandx Road. 08706006055. 9pm. £7 l£6i. l.aconic gee/a Roger Monkhotixe headlinex. with Anthon) J Brown. John (iordon and compere Jane Macka}.
Edinburgh
Phil Kay The Tron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 07986 547836. 8.30pm.
£5 £6. Phil Ka} llax xtepped aside to allou inate Roxx .\'ohle to “me lti\ l'ortnightl} column. hut )0“ can hear more of lll\ surreal meandering in a Slit)“ entitled Emotional .Yiulili'. Support the.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 l£6i. Topical gagster Frankie Boyle rails against society's i||\.
\x itli Joe lleenan and (iraeme Thomas. Suxan Morrison coinperes.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jungletll'S. l'(i(‘ Building. Renl‘reu Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £|2. See Thu l3.
Craic @ the Sac ('ul de Sac Sotithside/Attic. 1 I79 Pollokxhaux Road. 649 18l9/649 4717. 8pm. £6. John (iilliek headlines. with Reg Anderson. Yix
.\lc(il} nn. Bratch} and Alan Anderxon. The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 (3055. 9pm. £8. See liri l4 hut “llll compere Susan Morrison.
rst dyfesflval
venue: up for laughs 32 high street, paisley
featuring...
20 feb - bruce morton & hattie hayridge 21 feb - bob doolally's big game special 22 feb - carol laula & sandra johnston 23 feb - bbc's live floor show live
plus artists from paisley in stitches
Tickets £8 (£6 conc.) from: the record factory, 48 causeyside street, paisley tel: 0141 887 6293
70 THE LIST 13—27 Feb 2003
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festival sponsors
Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. l4.\ llolland Street. 946 92.89, 9.30pm. £6 l£5i l-ormer Perriei nominee and great uncle oi SL‘UIIISlt corned} Bruce .\lortoii headlinex
Edinburgh
The The Sldlitl. .5 \‘lll'h Place. 55S "2'2. 9pm. £8. See l‘l'l I4 hilt \\llll coiupere Jane \lacka).
East Kllbrlde
John Oliver liaxt Killu'ide .-\rt\ ('enti'c. ()ld ('oach Road. 0| 355 2(il000. Spin. £8 l£6i. l)a\ id Baddiel-lookalike \\ llll a nice line iii \H‘) ttl\\L'l'\;lllUlt\.
Glasgow
Craic @ the Sac ('ul de Sac- S01llllSlth/:\IIIL‘. l I79 l’ttllttkSlllt\\\ Road. 649 l8l9/649 47].". 8pm. £4. See Sat l5. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 33.3 Woodlandx Road, 0870 (till) 6055. 8.30pm. £41£3ijuc lleenan. Jttlllt RUSS and three lie“ comerx join lacotuc hmt Redmond.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpiii. l‘ree. l"i'ee\l_\lc l'uniiincxx l'roin Stu «k Paul. Bruce’s Sunday Social Fund The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 l£2l. llttxt Bruce l)e\lin introduces Anthon) J Broun and Reg .-\nder\on. Reg Anderson’s Comedy Lounge llol}rood Ta\ern. 9 lliil}roml Road. 557 4972. 9pm. £3. (ililxg0\\ thiiamo Raynond .\learn\. ('olin Ramone and John McBride.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £l. .\'e\\conier\ night “ith Bratch} and Patil McNeill.
Tuesday 18
Edinburgh
0 Stand Up for Shelter The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £|0. l)e\ (‘larke litixlx this charit) exening featuring ltic‘al comics l)e\ .\lcl.ean. Raynond Mearnx and Joe lleenan. plux aii unplugged \el truth the .\lllll lllSlUl‘lL‘ul Societ}.
Wednesday 1 9
Glasgow
BBC Scotland’s Live Floor Show The Stand. 333 Woodlandx Road. 0870 600 6055. 5 7pm. Free. l.i\e \\til'k\lltip\ tor the Beeh'x national coined) and lttlhic‘ \hou. 0 Stand Up for Shelter The Stalid. 333 \Voodlands Road. 0870 600 (i055. 9pm. £6 l£4i. See Tue l8.
Big Word Performance Poetry .\'ice'n'S|ea/). 42| Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 9 l lpin. £4 l£3l. Nil-hillle harred rambling \erxe from \'i\ (lee. plus Michael .\lc(iil|. Boh Ral'l'ert}. lillie Walton. and comperex Jenn} l.ind\a} and Anita (iman.
Edinburgh
A Kick Up the Tabloids The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 l£4i. Political pillL‘llllL‘lSIS Paul Sneddon. Stisan Morrison and John l-‘Iint tear into the \xeek'x headlines.
Thursday 20
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(‘ Building. Renl‘reu Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £6. John l-‘othergill introduces (‘anada's Tom Slade. Kini Brendan l.o\egro\e and sitcom star Marcux Brigstocke.
An Audience with Peter Mercur) Lounge. I42 Bath Lane. 248 I777. 8pm. £5 (£4). ('amp cabaret star l’eter Tennant presents his larger than life stage Slit)“. The Stand The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 9pm. £5 l£4i. lrixh gagxter Michael .\lee. “ith Bratch). Kate Fox and compere Frankie Bo}|e.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 Yolk Place. 558 ~272 9pm £5 l£4i ('anadiaii Jaxon
\\ hiteliead ietuin~ \\ itli inoie \\ ll and \alcami. “llll Paul \IcNeill. \\ood_\. Klt\l\ .\lo\\ and lttNl lloiuia Kiacliaii ' Big Word Performance Poetry l‘lit- Tron. 9 “mm Square. lligli Sheet. 555 2""- 9 llpiii £3 l£2i Big \\oid ltt.t\lel'lltlll\l .lein Rollx lilal‘ln ten )c‘.tl\ ot pcitoriiuiig \\ illi a headline \pot Suppoit (0”ch liotii \Iiltoii Balgoni. Baliuew and Ste\c \Vehh
Snatch Club llie liquid Room. 9c \'iclotia Sheet. 225 2504 Illpiii 3am
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Paisley
Gala Opening l p lot I .itiglix. 32 High Street. 0|4l 887 6293 7 30pm £8 1!!” The lll\l iiiglil ol l’dhlc‘} \ inauguial coined} textual lealuie\ Biuce \loiton. llatlie |la}iidgc'. (‘hic (l't‘onnoi. l'laiiie Marne}. ('ai'i'ie l-ot'liex and ('aiol l'uiiiei. See textual pie\ ie\\
Hamishes Late’n’Live ll.tllll\ltc‘\ lltmw. 42 “Id Slletltltill Sllt‘c‘l. lllvll 50l 7l07. l0.30ptn. l-iee. l'tttll nightx ol late night laughter Ill l);tl\lt‘_\ \ lllttlllltl} den ol hilaril}. Tonight l)e\ .\lc|.e.in |Hlll\ compete Raynond .\lc.uii\
Glasgow
Spin on This (iltlxgtt\\ l'llltl 'l'lieatie. l2 Rose Street. 3 32 8l28. lplll. l'iee. hut ticketed, See Thu l3.
Jongleurs Comedy Club long-lequ l‘(i(' Building. Reiili’eu Street. 0870 "8" 0707. 7.30pm. £|2. See Thu 20.
The Stand The Stalid. 333 \Voodlandx Road, 0870 (till) (1055. 9pm. £7 l£(il. ()uicklire iinprm ISL‘I' Izddie Bannon delnerx more aiiuahle li‘ixli hauler. alongside Jaxon Whitehead. \Vood}. Kll'\l_\ .\lti\\ and compete Jane .\lacka_\.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 l£6i. (heck) \camp Toll} Burgexx headline» \\Illl Ireland's Michael .\lee. Bratch). Kate l‘o\ aiid compete Sthatl Morrison.
East Kilbrlde
Andy Zaltzman l'.a\l Killmde Aux ('entre. ()ld (‘oach Road. 0l 355 2(il000, 8pm. £8 l£6i. Bearing aii uncanii} rexeiiihlatice to 'Sltlt‘Slltm Boh'. the carrot- topped comedian unlcaxhex 'Tlie ('atapult ol Trulh'.
Paisley
Bob Doolally’s Big Game Special l'p tor Laughs. 32 High Street. 0l4| 887 6293. 7.30pm. £8 l£6i. liailed loolhall manager Doolall) pi‘ox ltlc’S more lotil» mouthed ohxenationx. llix cloxe personal triendx include John McBride. ('lirix ('ooper. ()uen ('ainphell and ('liic ()'('onnol'.
0 Ross Noble - Sonic Waffle Paixle) Tomi llall. Ahhe} (‘loxe. 0l4l 887 mm. 8pm. £|0 l£8i. The \urrcal comic genius takes on the mantle ol utperhero Nohle stands in lor our regular L‘UllllllltlSI Phil Ka}. page 128.
Hamishes Late’n’Live llalnixltex Home. 42 Old Sneddon Street. 0|4l 5M 7107. |0.30pm. l‘ree. See Thu 20 out} tonight John McBride introduces Stu Whol’ and support act Patrick Rollink.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglcurs. l'(i(‘ Building. Reiil'reu Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £|2. Sec Thu 20.
Craic @ the Sac ('ul de Sac Southside/Attic. l I79 Pollokshaus Road. 649 l8l9/47l7. 8pm. £6. Muxic satirist Sand} Nelson. nith (Bordon Brtiiiton.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 9pm. £8. See l-‘ri 2| hut “ltll compere Susan Morrison. Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. I48 Holland Street. 946 9289. 9.30pm. £5 l£4i.