Big Word Performance Poetry Four years young, the BWPP lot get festive with vibrant verse types from across the nation. The Tron, Edinburgh, Thu 74 Apr.
Billy Connolly The Big Yin counts the pennies from this sell out tour. no doubt aiming to please those adoring punters. SECC. G/asgow, Fri IS—Sun 77 Apr; Usher Ha/l, Edinburgh, Tue 26— Thu 28 Apr.
Comedy Benefit Evening Friends of the Earth are the beneficiaries of this hot show, with Tony Carter and Joe Heenan cracking the funnies for a fine cause. The Stand, Glasgow, Wed 20 Apr.
Alistair Barrie He gave us Choice at last year's Fringe and he's back with more of his smart stand-up. The Stand. Glasgow. Thu 27 & Fri 22 Apr.
Jim Jeffries The Porn /do/ comic gives us more acute takes on this mad. mad world of ours. See Five Reasons. Jong/eurs. Edinburgh, Fri 22 <2 Sat 23 Apr.
Rhod Gilbert Recovering from a nasty tumble off stage recently, one half of the Stereocomics shows us what he's made of. Funnywise. See preview. The Stand. Edinburgh, Thu 28 Apr.
The Don Quixote Comedy Night
Basie. 201a Pitt Street.0141 332 9330.
8.30pm. £2. Third in the run of Don Quixote comedy nights. l'eaturing MC Jay. Aidan McQuade. Chic ()‘Connor and John Ciiry an.
Edinburgh
A Kick Up the Tabloids The Stand.
5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£2.5(ki24l. Resident political SilllrlSlx Paul Sneddon. Frankie Boyle. Suxan Morrison and John Hint scan the headlines for the best (and worst) topical tit hits from acrosx the world.
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Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongletrr'x l'(i(' Btrildmg. Reritrew Street. 0870" 87070" 8pm. £7. Joch and iapcx trom eyrx-rienced raconteur‘ Silky. much l()\ ed local Parrot. Haryey ()Iiyei' and Bobby l)e .\'iro rrnpr‘cxxionht (ieoll Boy/. The Thursday Show The Stand. _333\\'t)()tll;md\Rudd.118711NX1N155 8.30pm. U) l £3 £5). Raymond .\learn\ introduch \mart \land-up -\ll\l;tll' Barrie. 1110M) comic Sandy .\'e|\on. l'ormer pl‘lxtll] guard Aya Vidal and chatterho\ l.i/ Stephenx.
Edinburgh
The Three Tuns Comedy Night The Three lth \Vme Yatrltx. 7 l I Hanoy er Street. 01 31 225 5412. 9pm. l’ree. Kier McAllixtcr ttlke\ It) the limelight. aided and abetted by Peter Aitchison and Derek 1.ighttoot.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 0pm. £0 (£3 £5). .\'ippy heardy hoy l‘rankie Boyle rnyrtex Jake ()'Karie. deadpan laughter-meixter Anthony King. Andy Reid and Lucy Jenningx into the comedy told.
The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. ‘)c Victoria Street. 22.5 2.564. 10.30pm 3am. £4 (£3.50). See Thu 14.
Paisley
Stand Up Paisley l’aixley .-\l't\ Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. £5.50 (£3.50). Bawdy lit)\l .lane McKay lt'uttlx this comedy lest. featuring the homhaxtic Mr Raymond .\learn\ and (iraeme Thomas.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurx. l'(i(‘ Building. Renl‘reyy Street. ()8707 870707. 8pm. £12. See Thu 2|.
The Stand The Stand. 333 \Yoodlands Road, 0870 ()00 ()055 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Choice comic :\li\ttttt' Barrie entertains w ith comic \upport tron) monkey hoy Sandy Nelxon. Aya Vidal. newcomer l.i/ Stephen\ and lioxt SUSHI] Mort'ixon.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurx. ()mni Centre. (ir‘eenxide Place, ()8707 870707. 8.15pm. £12. Laugh-a-minute entertainment tron) conyerxational comic (lL'UlT Whiting. poxlt hoy' Michael McIntyre. Pierre Hollins and :\U\Sle Jim .lel'l'r'iex. See 5 Reaxonx for Jim Jel'l'riex The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. ()pm. £8 (£7). lrish newcomer Jake U'Kane takes the top \pot. with \tand-up hacking 1T0!” \harp one-liner Anthony King. Bill Bruce. Lucy Jennings and hoxtexx yy ith the moxtext. Jane Mackay.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongletrrx. ['(iC Building. cht‘reyy Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £13. See Thu 21.
The Stand The Stand. 3.33 \Yt)t)dlttnd\ Road. 0870 600 (i055. 9pm. £10 (£8 l. See Fri 22. but with Jane Slackay th compere.
Madcap Comedy Club The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 332 215‘). 9pm. £5 (£4). Richard Allen headline» with support lTUlll the Aliye l’our Shoyy (AKA ()hie. Peter Aitchison. Andy Vaughan and Auxtin Lowe). ()pen \pt)l\ also ayailahle.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurx. ()mni Centre. (ireenxide Place. 08707 870707. 8.15pm. £13. See Fri 22. The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£8). See Fri 22. although Su~an Morrison takex oy er a\ host.
Glasgow
Michael Bedmond‘s Sunday Service The Stand. 33.3 \VtkklldlltlS Road (1871) not) (i055 .\ lop.” {4
(£1 £ 3) ('omedy acex Anthony King and \ndy Reid rom tormer' (‘raggy l\1ar)d r'c\ider)t \lichael Redmond tor a night of laugh\
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272 lpm l-ree. See Sun 17,
The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. .5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£1 £3). Sharp hoxt Bruce Hey hi) my lte\ Sandy .\'e|\on and Bill Bruce to \hare the comedy xtage and more topical trtii/ tun.
Glasgow
Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 333 \YtukllttlltlS Road. 0870 ()l 151 (i055. 8.30pm. £4. See Mon 18.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Slttlltl. .5 York Place. .558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. Brummie hoy Andy \‘s'hite lead\ the way tor a l'r'exh hatch ol comedy \ll'gllh.
Tuesday 26
Glasgow
Billy Connolly l'xher llall. l.otliian Road. 228 11.5.5. 8pm. S()l,l)()l"l‘. See Hi 15. Red Raw The Stand. 333 \\'oodland\ Road. 0870 ()00 00.5.5. 8.30pm. £2 (£1) (iary Little and Key in Bridgex help\ a hoxt ol‘ newcomers onto the ole comedy road.
Edinburgh
Jupp’s Juniors The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 0pm. £5 (£2.50 £4). \Yell-hred l'unnyman .\1ile\ Jtipp introduces ltlx pick of the rising \taix on the \tand-up circuit.
Wednesday 27
Glasgow
The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe lll Charity Appeal The Stand. 333 Woodlandx Road. 0870 ()00 0055. 8.30pm. £(i (£3 £5). The hihle-haxhing Rey gather'x hix l'aithl'ul lollmy erx together tor an unholy eyening ol' \piritual healing.
Edinburgh
Billy Connolly t'xhei' llall. l.othiar) Road. 228 1155. 8pm. SOLD ()1 'T. See Hi 15. The Stand lmprov The Stand. 5 York Place. .558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£2.50 £3). lixplore the envy world (it improy comedy with the Stand Players as they climh hill and dale in \earch ol‘ bigger and better laughx. yy ith help iron) at ten circuit regularx.
Thursday 28
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club longleurs. l'(i(‘ Building. Renl‘reyy Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £7. lri\h \toryteller Brendan Burke. dynamic stand-up Drew Barr. Day e \Yllllitlllx and hanter-rneister Richard Morton \upply‘ the laugh». The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 \Yoodlandx Road. 0870 ()00 ()055. 8.30pm. £6 (£3 -£5). Happy camper Craig Hill keep the laughs rolling in the company of hardcore Irishman lan
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Edinburgh
Billy Connolly l \llel Hall. I othian Road. 228 1155 Spin Sttl ltttt'l~ See 1'“ 15 Big Word Performance Poetry The Trot). " Hunter Square. High Street. 22h 0‘131 "pm £3 (£2) \loie iokex ii) rhyming coupletx tron) Richard .\1edr'ii)gton. .lermrter \\llll.tlll\. lltN‘llIS \ndy l‘leiiimg and deadpari man Stephen Bar‘nahy. \upported by .\1(\ Tent Roll\ and Jenny l tridxay The Three Tuns Comedy Night The Three l'uiix \Vme \ault~. 7 ll Hanoyci' Street. 01 3| 225 5412 “pm l‘ree. Regtrlar l‘hurxday night comedy ollerrrig. teaturiiig \ldtlllltll .\lc l'ayrxh. Quentin Reynolth and .4\\1)1ey l‘l‘lt‘lt'
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272 ‘lpm U) r £3 £5) Hardcore ( ilaxyyegiar) l‘ldltkle Boy 1e entei‘taim ii) the company ot cool riioy er Ian Moore. lard hack \\el\hrnan Rhod (ii11)er’1. Key in Bridge\ and \Voody Sec prey ieyy lor Rhod ( iilher't The Snatch Social The liquid Room. ‘lc Victoria Street. 225 2501 10,30pm 3am. £4 (£3 50). See Thu 14
REASONS TO GO SEE
He’s a Porn Idol lltlf} hard Aussie launched himself upon our comedic consciotisnoss last year wrth a stirring show about rriariy things (0 ll, (llf;éll)ll|1‘y.A~I(}(llll) but ‘.‘J|111111(tt)()fl1 industry at its core. He knows what he’s talking about defines can speak with some authority. haying watched. owned and ever) performed in one branch of the skin trade. Not many comedians on the Circuit can lay claim to haying presented Sex in Their Eyes. a show on the Adult Channel in which the lookalikes of Eminem and Britney did the dirty deed. It’s the way he tells ’em If you like yOur OzCom more sedate. there's always Adatl‘ Hills. No, not that one Breathe ea5rly. this is not the same dd who's Currently raISing C'nOrtles with his management style at Kilmarnock, having deadpanned his way through stints at Bradford. Hearts and Falkirk, Anagrammatically speaking As filthy as he clearly is, he'll always clean up after himself: ‘Jim diffs 'ere'.
Jong/eurs, Edinburgh, Fri 22 8 Sat 23 Apr