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SARAH MILLICAN
If you believe the axiom about playing to win being everything, than Sarah Millican might have taken her comedy ball and just gone off home by now. Last year she succeeded in coming runner-up in three tournaments with Tom Allen beating her in both the BBC New Comedy and So You Think You‘re Funny awards while the Funny Women gong was given to Debra- Jane Appelby. Millican may have poo-pooed everything connected with competitions had she not finally scooped the Amused Moose new comedy award in 2005.
Now that all this early career jousting is over, Millican can just get on with the business of being a growing comedian rather than a consistent ‘finalist' and it seems that she has a wealth of support behind her. On the comedy fora (or forums, if you will), the likes of Jason Manford have been singing the soft-spoken Geordie’s praises, though being hailed as the future of British female comedy is a tough old position to fill. Until last year, Millican's talents had been wielded behind the mic while her writing was performed by others on stages in Newcastle and South Shields. Soon, though, she was taking her chances on the circuit’s open spots, wooing audiences with material about the dark side of love and the miserable side - the only side, really - of moving back in with your parents. This is the bit where we say ‘catch her now before she's massive’, while we are told that Millican will be going on tour armed with an abundance of smelly gel pens and a new sponge. Quite a rock’n'roll rider that. (Brian Donaldson)
I The Stand. Glasgow, Thu 29 Jun—Sun 2 Jul.
40 THE LIST 22 Jun—6 Jul 2006
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to comedyelistcomk. Listings are compiled by Sién Bevan.
Glasgow
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 \N'txxllttnds Road. 0870 600 h055 8.30pm. £6 t£5; £3 membersi. Bruce Devlin rules the roost over SM:'l‘\ aluans Des Clarke. day -long comedy gig record breaker Mark Watson. the criminalIy-minded Del Strain and football reporter (ms Taw se.
Edinburgh
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 0pm. to tt5; £3 members). Tony Law. Mark Bratchpiece. Steve Roy Ie and Michael Manley all serv c under the rule of MC Joe lleenan. Capital Comedy The Arcade Bar. 48 Cockburn Street. 220 I207. 9.30pm. £3. Beneficient night presided o\ er by Mac Star. where pan of the ticket price goes to charity.
The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. l lprn 3am. £5. Comedy capers from Harry Ainsworth and Tony Carter at this cheeky cabaret- cum-disco accompanied by some hip hop and funky tunes.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs.
L'UC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 7pm. From £l0. A night of laughter from the ever impressive Alistair Barrie. cheeky Irish chap liddie Bannon. rock'n'roller Rick Right and Atrstralian wit Trevor Crook. Dance afterwards if yott can still stand.
You Owe Me Glue Blackfriars. 30 Bell
Street. 552 592-1. 8pm. L3. This offbeat comedy sketch show offers an insight into the stupid world of Tom Brogan and Fraser Campbell. Find ottt what happened when Nietzsche fell out with Wagner. The Stand The Stand. 333 \Votxllands Road, 0870 (300 (>055. 9pm. £8 tL'7l. Bruce Devlin comperes a night of laughter featuring wee Des Clarke. Mark Watson. Del Strain and Jonathan Paylor.
Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. (ireenside Place. 08707
870707. 7pm. from £l0. Posh chap
Michael Mclntyre and the charming Roger Monkhouse entertain the rabble. who are then free to dance the night away.
The Laugh Bank The Left Bank. 37
Guthrie Street. 225 9744. 9pm. £6 (£5). Brand new weekly comedy night
compered by Reg Anderson. with bar open until lam and free live innsic
downstairs.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; £5 members). Discover the confused world of Canadian Tony Law. with Mark Bratchpiece. Steve Royle and Liz Stephens. Presiding over
events is the delightfully feisty Susan
Morrison.
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Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 7pm. From £l2. See Fri 23.
Blackfriars Bumper Value Comedy
Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8pm. £3. Des Mclean ~ in his own
words. ‘awesome' — is joined by two
others. Hosted by Scott Agnew.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £l0. See Fri 23.
The Comedy Womb The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 332 2l59. 9pm. £6 (£5). A new direction for the State Bar's Saturday night comedy. as Frances Healy takes over the reins. See caption.
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THE BEST COMEDY
Mark Watson A mild series of warm ups here for the chap who rs more used to playing 24 or Litiehour digs. This August he's apparently creating a novel on stage With the heir) of hrs {itl(llt}ll(2t3. l resh madness. we tell you. llre Stand, Glasgow. Hit; 22 Sat 24 Jun; the Stand. l t/llllfllltjll, Sun 25) Jun.
The Comedy Womb All new Saturday night comedy to make you forget all about the World Cup. Big Brother, Wimbledon. lony Blair and anything else that seems to take forever to get over and done wrth. See caption. lhe State Bar: Glasgow, Sat 24 Jun, lJt/l.
The New Statesman Rik Mayall takes hrs B'Stard juggernaut west in order to convrnce an increasingly apolitical puber that he rs the man to put your trust In. Or at least someone you might want to see on stage. King Theatre. Glasgow, Mon 26 Jun—Sat 7 Jul.
Reginald D Hunter Limbertng up nicely for hrs latest heavyweight assault on the Edinburgh Fringe. the Georgia-born, Londonbased comic will have opinions that some viewers may find disturbing. And bloody funny. The Stand. Ed/‘nhurgh. Thu 29 Jun—Sat 7 Jul.
Sarah Millican The future of British female comedy? Take a peek for yourself. See preview. The Stand, Glasgow. Thu 29 Jun—Sun 2 Jul.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglcur's. ()mni Centre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 7pm. From L'l2. See Fri 2 3.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. H0. See in 23.
Glasgow
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 (>055. 8.30pm. £4 (£31 {I members). Laidhack' Michael Redmond finishes off your weekend with Mark Bratchpiece and Del Strain.