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Thursday 27
Glasgow
Jongleure Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 7pm. £7. Eddie Murphy look-a-like Rudi Lickwood charms the socks off his audience with help from Joe Heenan. Mark Maier and comed oddball Stu Who?.
hll Kay Show The Vault.
l l 10 Pollokshaws Road. 649 0007. 9pm. £5. Please note rescheduled show. Phil Kay. the man without a plan. but with plenty of imagination. ranges freely across the wide plains of
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The Thureday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5). Slick host Raymond Mearns introduces the comedy talents of droll ex-Red Dwarf star Hattie Hayridge. deadpan comic Graeme Thomas and John McBride.
Edinburgh
Sly Word Performance Poetry: ldRueh Speclal The Tron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 9—1 1pm. £3 (£2). MCs Jem Rolls and Jenny Lindsay keep the verse rolling at this Edinburgh Rush Festival Special. Guests include Christopher Wig. multiple slam winner Tim Turnbull. Scarborough lass Mhairi Campbell- Jack and Michael McGill.
Cowgate Central Comedy Club
Cowgate Central Comedy Club. Wilkie
House. Hasties Close. Cowgate. 225 9744. 9pm. £7 (£5). New comedy night with outspoken host Bruce Devlin and his guests Bill Dewar. likeable local John Flint and knock-out evangelist Reverend Obadaiah Steppenwolfe 111. Reg Andereon'e nght ot Comedy Acanthus. l7 Waverley Bridge. 556 2358. 9pm. Free. Reg's monthly slot featuring regular kilt- wearer John Scott and Gary Little while Frank Curtain draws the evening to a close (hee hee!!!).
. The Thureday Show The Stand. 5
York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5). Rob Deering delights with his easy going atter and daft ditties. while local radge ames Fergusson displays a slightly different persona. With support from Allen Chalmers and resident compere Frankie Bo le. The Snatch Soc al The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Filth- ftxated. funky disco-cum-cabaret. with comperes Tony Carter and Harry Ainsworth (aka Perrier Newcomer winner Garth Cruikshank). Funk and {Li/p hop tunes from Babes and Trendy endy (monthly resident).
Friday 28
Glasgow Jongleure Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. Renfrew Streezt.708707 870707. 7pm. £12. See
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The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm.
£7 (£6). Comedy with Hattie Hayridge
(aka Holly from Red Dwarj). cheery chappy Rob Deering. John McBride and compere Susan Morrison.
The Vault Comedy Club The Vault. l l 10 Pollokshaws Road. 649 0007. 9pm. £8. Local comedy heroes
Joe Heenan. ex-Farher Ted star Michael
Redmond and Gary Little line up for bombastic host Raymond Mearns.
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Edinburgh Jongleure Comedy Club Jongleurs. Omni Centre. Greenside Place. 08707 870707. 7pm. £12. Lively laughter-meister Michael Legge joins white-boy yardie Tony Hendricks. Kevin Gildea and other guests for a barrel full of laughs. Cowgate Central Comedy Club Cowgate Central Comedy Club. Wilkie House. Hasties Close. Cowgate. 225 9744. 9pm. £8. See Thu 27 but with 'rdcore host Raymond Mearns.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£6). Start the weekend in stitches with fine Irish storyteller Owen O'Neill. world traveller Graeme Thomas. angry young man James Fergusson. Allen Chalmers and compere Jane Mackay.
North Bervwok
Capltal Comedy: Comedy County County Hotel. 15—17 High Street. 07909 552345. 9pm. £5. Regular MC Mac Star introduces a host of guests. including headliner Bill Dewar.
Saturday 29
Glasgow
Jongleure Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 7pm. £13. See Thu 27.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 9pm. £8. See Fri 28 but with compere Jane MacKay.
The Vault Comedy Club The Vault. l 1 10 Pollokshaws Road. 649 0007. 9pm. £8. See Fri 28.
Madcap Comedy Club The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 332 2159. 9pm. £5 (£4). Billy Bonkers rolls out another batch of comedy guests including Woody. improvisation master Mark Maier. Austin Law and Patrick Rolink.
Edinburgh
Jongleure Comedy Club Jongleurs. Omni Centre. Greenside Place. ()8707 870707. 7pm. £13. See Fri 28
Cowgate Central Comedy Club Cowgate Central Comedy Club. Wilkie House. Hasties Close. Cowgate. 225 9744. 9pm. £8. See Thu 27.
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The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8. See Fri 28. although Susan Morrison takes over as host.
Glasgow
Mlchael Redmond'e Sunday Servlce The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). lrishtnan Michael Redmond introduces this week's guests. including Beat 106 whipper-snapper Des Clarke and straight talker Graeme Thomas.
The Sunday Show The Vault. ll 10 Pollokshaws Road. 649 0007. 9pm. £5. Des McLean. the man who has been endorsed by the Big Yin himself. passes on the mic to no-less loveable comedy gods David Kay. Stephen Dick and John Sinclair.
Edinburgh
Whoee Lunch Ie It Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1pm. Free. Freestyle laughter gurus Paul Graham and Stuart Murphy take to the stage with their unique brand of comedv hangover cure. Reg Andereon’e Night of Comedy The Lighthouse. 32—34 The Shore. Leith. 554 9465. 8pm. £5 (£3 members). Reg Anderson's regular stand-up show with the biggest sinner in town. the Rev Obadiah Steppenwolfe 111. Paul McNeil and New Zealand funnyman Simon
. cKinney.
Bruce’e Sunday Soclal Club The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Wicked and wild host Bruce Devlin introduces his guests. Celtic yarn-spinner Owen O'Neill. guitar-totin' charmer Rob Deering. John McBride and tnore.
Dundee
Capltal Comedy: Comedy In the Doghouee The Doghouse. 13 Brown Street. 07909 552345. 8.30pm. £5. MC Mac Star lines up the rising stars. plus headliner Patrick Rolink.
Glasgow
The Comedy Soclal The Vault. 1110 Pollokshaws Road. 649 0007. 6pm. Free. David Heffron comperes this comedy get together and new acts night featuring a
Scottish headliner every week and plenty of drinks promos.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. A night for stand-up virgins with experienced compere Woody and headliner Nick Davies to show them the way.
Tuesday 1
Glasgow
OAttlla the Stockbroker and Davld Rovlce Glasgow Caledonian University. Cowcaddens Road. 331 8453. noon—1pm. Free. A unique brand of performance poetry. rants. verses and song from Attila. with support from rabble rousing folk singer Rovics. Part of the Edinburgh Rush festival. Red Raw The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2. Beginner's night hosted by Woody and featuring headliner Bruce Fummey.
Edinburgh
OAttlla the Stockbroker and Davld Rovlce The Tron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 9pm. £6. See Tue 1.
Jupp'e Junlore The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£4). Labrador-loving. tweed-wearing toff Miles Jupp fronts his monthly show for up and coming comedy talent. with guests John Ross and Ashley Frieze.
Wednesday 2
Glasgow
Bob Doolally'e Iuro 2004 Tour The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £8. The washed-up. vodka-soaked football pundit provides the critical commentary on the footballing event of 2004.
Edinburgh
Brltleh Televlelon lxplalned The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). As a follow-up to last year's Fringe show. Great Britain Explained. this new piece delves deep into the idiosyncrasies of small screen viewing across the UK. With so much pap clogging up the airtime these days. there's plenty of fuel for that fire.
Thursday 3
Glasgow
Jongleure Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £7. Comedy giant Alun Cochrane fills the stage with his towering frame and quick-fire wit. ably supported by straight-talking Liverpudlian Brendan Riley. rock'n' roll comedian Rick Right and Mandy Knight.
The Thureday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5). Raymond Mearns introduces tonight's top comedy talents. including the aggressive wit of Ian Cognito. Stan Stanley. Geordie double act Matt & Farron and Andy Sir.
Edinburgh
Cowgate Central Comedy Club Cowgate Central Comedy Club. Wilkie House. Hasties Close. Cowgate. 225 9744. 9pm. £7 (£5). Regular compere Bruce Devlin brings on a handful of guests. including Dunfermline card-trickster Steven Dick. James Ferguson and Britain's only deaf comic. Steve Day.
The Thureday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5). Biting compere Frankie Boyle warms up the stage for diamond geezer Trevor Cook. plus local laughter lads John Gillick. John Ross and Nick Davies. The Snatch Soclal The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 10.30pm-3am. £4 (£3.50). See Thu 27.