THE BEST COMEDY
Lee Mack The chirpy Lancashire lad with a nose for a joke or 20 will have you believing in the power of the gag once again. See preview. Brunton Theatre, Musse/burgh, Sat 27 Jan.
John Moloney Regarded as one of the finest comperes in the business. the genial guy with the sweet hair takes us down comedy lane. The Stand. Edinburgh, Thu 26—Sat 28 Jan.
Little Britain Matt and Dave return for another fresh weekend of hot catchphrases and grotesque imagery. But are we bowered? Oops, sorry. wrong show. SECC, Glasgow, Fri 27—Sun 29 Jan.
Shappi Khorsandi The little lranian lass with the big heart and vast talent brings us more tales of whimsy about cultural differences and all that gear. Jong/eurs, Edinburgh, Fri 27 8 Sat 28 Jan.
Chris Addison The thin man is in the thick of it at the moment and here he entertains some people who may be almost as clever as he is. His pal Rob Deering will come along for the ribald ride. The P/easance Cabaret Bar. Edinburgh, Tue 37 Jan.
Stephen K Amos Having recovered from health concerns in the last year, the big A (pictured) is back to do his insulting/charming thing. Jongleurs, Glasgow, Thu 2 Feb.
Wednesday 25 5 Saturday 28
Glasgow
Burns’ Night Special The Stand. 333 thxllands Road. ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5. Laughs to celebrate the life of the bard. starring pop trivia king Sandy Nelson. Mark Bratchpiece and newcomer Wendy Wason. The Don Quixote Comedy Night The Liquid Ship. l7l—l75 (ireat Western Road. 331 1901. 8.30pm. £2. More laughs from the literary-loving crew. starring compere David Barr. Chic ()‘Connor. Aidan .‘ylcQuade. Jay and headliner Graham .‘ylackie.
Edinburgh
Burns Night Special The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10. Feisty lemmes Jane Mackay and Susan Morrison host this salute to Rabbie. with a free
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: whisky and haggis dinner included in the price.
: Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £7. Phil Butler joins the fiery
. comedy preacher Reverend Obadiah
Steppenwolfe 111 and Mr Nice Guy. Hal
Cruttenden.
The Big Bluu Comedy Gong Show Bluu. 50 Trongate. Merchant City. 548 1350. 8.30pm. Free. Bill Dewar joins Messrs Anderson and Agnew as another
f round of perfomiers try to beat the gong. The Thursday Show The Stand. 333
Wotxilands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm.
£6 (£3—£5). Cocky Canadian Scan Collins
joins comedy forces with Brummie boy
Andy White. Wendy Wason. strapping
Aussie Ro Campbell and special guest host
, Sandy Nelson.
Edinburgh
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£3—£5). Whispering John Moloney teams up with the Stand Players. crazy chick Jo Dakin and saucy host Bruce Devlin for more pre-
weekend laughs.
; The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. l lpm—3am.
£5. See Thu 19.
l Friday 27 g
Glasgow
Little Britain SECC. Finnieston Quay.
()870 010 4000. 7.30pm. sow our. Second round for Matt Lucas and David
Walliams‘ tour. with their host of weird and wonderful characters and comedy lat suits. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs.
UGC Building. Renfrew Street. ()8707 * 870707. 8pm. £12. See Thu 26.
Curlers Bumper Value Comedy Curlers. 256—260 Byres Road. 338 651 1. 8.30pm. £6. Local lad Des Mclean joins comedy pals Susan Calman. Neil McFarlane and compere Alan Anderson. The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7).
2 Susan Morrison welcomes more laughter
meisters to the stage. including smooth mover Sean Collins. Andy White. thesp type Wendy Wason and Ro Campbell.
You Owe Me Glue Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8.30pm. £6. The first in a series of monthly outings for Tom Brogan
, and Fraser C ampbell‘s surreal sketch show.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs.
, Omni Centre. Greenside Place. 08707 f 870707. 8pm. £12. Former street
entertainer Windsor shares the stage with lranian lass Shappi Khorsandi and Joe Rooney.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7). The dark wit of John Moloney contrasts nicely with more cheery improv from the Stand Players. plus
; a little bit of craziness from stalker girl Jo Dakin and camp host Bruce Devlin.
The Bedlam lmpnoverts Bedlam
Theatre. 1 lb Bristo Place. 225 9893.
10.30pm. £3.50 (£3). See Fri 20.
Glasgow
Little Britain SECC. Finnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 7.30pm. SOLD OUT. See Fri 27. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. Renl‘rew Street. 08707
870707. 8pm. £13. See Thu 26.
. Street. 552 5924. 8.30pm. £6. See Fri 27.
Na Na Comedy Blackfriars. 36 Bell
Cosy Comedy Cate The State Bar. 14 Holland Street. 332 2159. 9pm. £6 (£5). See Sat 21.
The Stand The Stand. 333 thxllands Road. 08706006055. 9pm. £10 (£8). See Fri 27.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. Omni Centre. Greenside Place. ()8707 870707. 8pm. £13. See Fri 27.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£8). See Fri 27.
Glasgow
Little Britain SliCC. Fiitnieston Quay. ()870 040-1000. 7.30pm. SOLD OCT. See Fri 27.
Michael Bedmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Wotxllands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£l—£3). Pop lover Sandy Nelson and comedy bunny boiler Jo Dakin join droll host Michael Redmond.
Edinburgh
The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 ‘ (ill-£3). Bruce Devlin welcomes the
laughter-inducing talents ol‘ Brummie boy- Andy White. Jane Mackay. Aussie giant Ro Campbell. Plus Jamie Anderson and Kevin Bridges in their new incarnation as the Horses Mouth.
Monday 30
Glasgow
M The Stand. 33.3 Wmidlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £3 (Ll-£2). A new comedy variety night hosted by Jane Mackay. The first session features the Horses Mouth (that's Jamie Anderson & Kevin Bridges to you and me) and Dear
, Unity. plus more stand-up commandments
from the Reverend Obadiah Stcppcnwolle lll.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. Comedy beel‘cake Ro Campbell leads the way for more stand-up
Glasgow
Bed Raw The Stand. 333 Wotxllands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 30.
Edinburgh
Student Festival Special The Pleasance Cabaret Bar. 60 The Pleasance. 650 2349. 8pm. £8 (£6). Chris Addison. (possibly the thinnest man in comedy). shuffles into the limelight to reveal more 01‘ his comedy gems. aided and abetted by Rob Deering (AKA the Cheeriest Man in Comedy). VWX The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272.
8.30pm. £3 (Ll-£2). See Mon 30.
Wednesday 1
Edinburgh
The Wild Colonial Boys Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. Canadian Tom Stade joins fellow former-
colony chums Andrew] Lederer (LS). R0 1 Campbell (Aus) and the craziest ol‘ them
all. the Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolle [11.
Thursday 2 -
? Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. Renf‘rew Street. 08707
, 870707. 8pm. £7 (£3). Simon Fox shares
the limelight with Dave Williams. comedy channer Stephen K Amos and John Scott.
f The Big Bluu Comedy Gong Show : Bluu. 50 Trongate. Merchant City. 548
1350. 8.30pm. Free. Vladimir McTavish
: headlines at this weekly comedy competition.
Bargains for your funny bone
Whether you are in Glasgow or Edinburgh. having a laugh doesn't have to cost you the earth and the line-ups in front of you will be of fine quality too. In Glasgow. there are cheap nights under the Don Quixote banner at Cobar. Liquid Ship and Fuse. Curlers and Blackfriars run bumper value gigs for £3 to see a compere and four acts with headliners of the quality of Scots Janey Godley (pictured) and Des Clarke and unScots Brendon Burns and Paul Tonkinson. Ha Ha Comedy run free Gong Shows at the Big Bluu every Thursday for free with Bill Dewar or Vladimir McTavish often headlining while ten performers attempt to stay onstage for five minutes without being gonged.
In Edinburgh, the Hairy Watt Comedy Club offer cut-price nachos for you to chomp on while chuckling at their fortnightly 523 Tuesday night sessions for students and their guests. Dance Monkey Boy Dance and the Reverend Obadiah are regulars.
Down at the Stand in Glasgow. there's Michael Redmond‘s Sunday Service for £4 while in Edinburgh. you can spend the same on the Sunday Night Laugh-1n with Bruce Devlin. Both cities run the very cheap Red Raw nights with up and comers trying their luck.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £6 (£3 £5). Canadian chuckle-incistei‘ Toni Slade teams up w ith .\1ark Bratchpicce. Quentin Reynolds and camp host Bruce Devlin.
Edinburgh
Big Word Performance Poetry The Tron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 9pm. £3 (£2). Scarborough's Tim 'l'tit'nbull joins word tyy istcr Robin ('ait‘ns. Jennil‘er Williams and l-‘alkirk lad Peter Alexander Tor more hilarious poetry antics. Hosted by Jem Rolls and Jenny Lindsay.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£3 £5). l'icisty (ieordic (iavin Webster keeps the laughs rolling. with comedy support from cheeky chappie Joe lleenan. Yankee boy Andrew J Lederer and resident hostess Jane Mackay. The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 256—1. 1 lpm 3am. £5. See Thu 19.