REASONS TO GO SEE
1 He’s got the finest made-up name on the circuit Except. as not. Seymour Leon Mace is this northern comic's real name. It COUld have been oh so different, though, as his forename was a toss-up between Horatio. Cornelius and Seymour. 2 You’re not seeing double You might well have seen Mace crop up as the sad stalker Craig in the Johnny Vegas BBC3 dope drama. Ideal. In a twist of casting fortune for Mace, he had his brains blown out only for Craig's twin brother to show up. thus keeping his lace in the show. 3 He has quite an imagination After a few years perfOrming his madcap mirth on the northern club Circuit. Mace braved the torrents of the Edinburgh Fringe with his disturbingly funny lmg/nary Friends Reunited show. in which the many fairly tragic people from within his mind exploded onto the Assembly Rooms stage. 4 Everybody loves a clown And Mace has the background. having toured Japan with the Natural Theatre Company, complete with big shoes and the costume and everything. 5 Not to be confused with All the other comedy Seymours in the world. Such as Seymour Skinner, The Simpsons' Principal. or the Seymours in Little Shop of Horrors and Last of the Summer Wine. (Brian Donaldson)
The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 29 Jun—Sat 7 Jul; the Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 2 Jul.
Thursday 29
Glasgow
The New Statesman King‘s Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 240 l l 1 1. 7.30pm. £7e£22.50. See Mon 26.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£5—£3). Susan (‘alman hosts art evening featuring scary Seymour Mace. friendly Sarah Millicatt and somewhere iii-between Derek Johnston with Irish wit Jake ()‘Kane. See 5 Reasons for Mace and previews for Millican and (‘alnian
Edinburgh
Best of Scottish The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5: £3 members). See Wed 28.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5; £3 members). Bruce Devlin hosts a night featuring super-cool Reginald D Hunter. super-clever Joltn Henderson. super~ confused John Ross and super-camp Scott Agnew. Super.
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The Snatch Social The Liqtnd Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 256-1. 1 lpm 3am £5. See Thu 22.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(‘ Building. Rettfrew Street. 08707 870707. 7pm. From £10. l-iitlii-r 'Ii'il’s Joe RixlllC). 7714' I] (VF/mix Slum .s Ricky (irm er. (‘hris (aims and Stev c Harris say words on a stage to make you laugh. lline a boogie allcmards if you fancy.
The New Statesman King‘s Theatre. 397 Bath Street. 240 l l l l. 7.30pm.
1.7 £22.50. See Mon 26.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 9pm. £8 i£7; £5 members). See Thu 29 but with Susan Morrison hosting the goings-on.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club longleurs. ()mni (‘entre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 7pm. Front £10. Tlte laughs are prov idcd by the dry w it of ( ieoff Whiting. the odd Ricky (iroy er. cheeky Atissie Jim JL‘iTl‘lL‘S and Michael Mec.
The Laugh Bank the Left Bank. 37 (iuthrie Street. 225 974-1. 9pm. £6 i£5). See Fri 23.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; £5 members). Mr Joe Heenan compcres the hilarity created by Reginald 1) Hunter. John Henderson. John Ross altd Scott Agnew.
Glasgow
The New Statesman King's Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 240 1 l l 1. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £7-£22.50. See Mon 26. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglcttrs‘. l'(i(‘ Building. chfrew Street. 08707 870707. 7pm. From £12. See Fri 30.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 9pm. £10. See Fri 30.
The Comedy Womb The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 332 2159. 9pm. £6 (£5). See Sat 24.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs.
()mni (‘entre. (ireenside Place. 08707
870707. 7pm. Front £12. See Fri 30. The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place.
558 7272. 9pm. £10. See Fri 30.
Glasgow
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 33.3 \V’txxilands Road. 0870600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3—£| ). Hang- dog faced Michael Redmond serves up a Sunday service with gorgeotis Sarah Millican and her curtains. poker faced John Ross. Will Richards and Dianne Shaw. See preview for Millican.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lptn. Free. See Stilt 25.
The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 l£3—£l members). Bruce Devlin rules the mic. in a night featuring the terribly odd Seymour Mace. wonderkid Kevin Bridges arid the awfully clever Al. Kennedy.
Glasgow
Bob Doolally’s Fitba Crazy! The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Viidka-fuelled football pundit Bob gives his thoughts on the beautiful game. You might have noticed there‘s a World (‘up going on but this is likely to be a bit funnier.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. Wannabe gagsters do their thing under the caring eyes of magical comics Steven Dick and John Ross.
STAND-UP SUSAN CALMAN
Try and see things from Susan Calman‘s perspective. Not only does this mean looking at the world from under five foot. she also has to face the consequences of a rather big decision. Where many comedians draw upon their barren pre-comedy years by regaling us with tales of the fish factory, Ms Calman has just walked away from a career in law for the world of stand up comedy. Ignoring the wails of every careers adviser in the land. she’s created a steady niche for herself within the Scottish circuit as a confident. self-depreciating compere. and star of shows such as Short Story which sold out at the Glasgow Comedy Festival. Calman appears remarkably calm about the whole thing: ‘It obviously took a lot of thinking about. but I know that I've got a career I can go back to so I really want to
take this opportunity.’
That's a lot of confidence for someone who's still relatively new to the scene, but she’s got good reason for it. Already a regular at the Stand, Calman is becoming best known for her skills as an MC, where her sense of the ridiculous lulls audiences into a sense of security often needed when facing some of the scarier acts around. It's hard not to trust someone prepared to demonstrate their dancing skills while gyrating around like a demented Krankie. Backed up by sweet material about her childhood. and long wait for her first kiss, the overall effect is of someone who wants to be
your quirky little comedy friend.
And leaving law for a career that lays down her dignity for the hordes to trample on? ‘lt’s really exciting and really fun; it's a great buzz. Worth taking a risk for.’ Maybe we should thank our lucky stars that there are a few gutsy performers left. like Susan, who are prepared to jeopardise an
awful lot of your entertainment.
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Tuesday 4 ‘
Edinburgh
SiStars The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£4; £3 members). Juliet Meyers. Susan ('alman and Al. Kennedy feature in this all female show Boys are allowed. if they can cope with all the hormones. Intervals will be provided for ironing and baking. See preview for ('alman.
Wednesday 5
Glasgow
SiStars The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £6 (£4: £3 members). See Tue 4.
Edinburgh
Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm.
£4. Team Monkey (better known as Sandy Nelson. Allen Chalmers. Paul Pirie and Raymond Mearns) spice up a dull weeknight with more \pfllllitllcntls sketches. music and gags.
Last Laugh Comedy The Arcade Bar. 48 (‘ockburn Street. 221) 1297. 9pm. £3. New midweek comedy evening hosted by impressionist and raconteur Keara Murphy: 'liddie l/lard with less make-up and more (ilasgow '.
Glasgow
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £6 t£5~£3). Joe Heenan hosts a night featuring Nick Wilty'. Andy Sir. Juliet Meyers and (iUs Taw se. They're all funny. which is handy.
Edinburgh
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5; £3 members). Magic man Steven Dick is the compere for a night featuring Parrot. Keir McAllister. SUsan ('alman (see preview) and Antony Murray.
The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 256-1. 1 1pm—-3am. £5. Sec Thu 22.