Wednesday 8
Glasgow Kevin Bloody Wilson Pavilion Theatre. l2l Renfield Street. 332 I846. 7.30pm. £16.50. Australia‘s outback outlaw and king of barstool philosophy regales with his raucous. bawdy and lewd songs.
SlStars! The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £6 (£4 £3 members). See Tue 7.
Edinburgh
Comedy Arena Gong Show Holyrood Tavern. 9 Holyrood Road. 557 4972. 8.30pm. £2. Come and pick the winners (and losers) as comedians try their luck against the Tavern Comedy (ioiig. Harsh but funny.
Midweek Comedy Special The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6. Celebrate surviving half the week with l)es Clarke. See why there's a lot more to him than SHE/1' and a cheeky face. with further comedians to be announced.
Last Laugh Comedy The Arcade Bar. 48 Cockburn Street. 220 1297. 9pm. £3. Top midweek comedy evening hosted by impressionist and raconteur Keara Murphy.
Glasgow
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 thxllands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£5 -£3 members). A very warm welcome will be guaranteed for Bruce l)evlin as he hosts the premature start to the weekend. Helping him get the party started are Brendan l)empsey. Kevin l)ewsbury and Allen Chalmers.
Edinburgh
Heresy The Jekyll 8; Hyde. 1 l2 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 8.30pm. £3. See Thu 2. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5 £3 members). The most uncreatively named
show in comedy history presents The
Reverend ()badiah Steppenwolfe 111. Jon
Torrens. (ius Tawse and Sifin Bevan. The Snatch Social The Liquid
Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564.
1 1pm 3am. £5. See Thu 2.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. t.'(iC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £10. Comedy. food and dancing in the unique Jongleurs way for a slightly different way to end the week. This weekend sees Martin l)avis. Alistair Barrie. Brian Higgins and Bruce Pummey providing the humour.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Wixxllands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7 £5 members). Actor. improviser and comedian extraordinaire Brendan Dempsey comes tip to grace Scotland with his humour. He's joined by fresh faced Kevin l)ewsbury and Allen Chalmers. Hosted by Bruce l)evlin.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.15pm. £10.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7-~£5 members). Breakfast radio star Stisaii Morrison hosts the weekend. introducing the most Reverend ()badiali Steppeiiwolfe [11. Jon Torrens and (ius Tawse.
Glasgow
Bumper Value Comedy Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8pm. £6. Host Alan Anderson lays a veritable comedy feast before your eyes. with the rather pretty coriibination of l)es McLean and Stisan Calman.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleui's. t,'(i(‘ Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £l3. See Fri 10.
If you like your stand-up slow burning with the odd
moment of boiling over into comedy scalding then this Glasgow-born Yorkshire wag is quite probably your man. He stormed our hearts with his bell-ringing tour de force in which he spoke fondly of his favourite words before giving us some comedy with sad bits in a show rather obtuser entitled Comedy With Sad Bits. We expect world domination to arrive at his door sometime soon, so nab a glimpse while you can still see him from your seat without the aid of binoculars.
The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 2 Nov; the Stand, Edinburgh. Fri 3 8 Sat 4 Nov.
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The Stand The Stand. 333 thxllands Road. 0870600 6055. 8.30pm. £l0. See Tiri l0.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.15pm. £I2. See l-‘ri l0.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558
7272. 9pm. £l0. See Fri 10.
Glasgow
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 6006055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3 £1 members). Michael Redmond returns after a week‘s rest for more seminal comedy preachings. along with Kevin l)ewsbury and .-\berdonian gag-merchant (itts Tawse.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anywaf.’ The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. See Sun 5.
The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£3 £l members). l‘inish the weekend with affable host and Lord of lmprov Jamie Anderson. He’s joined by Jon Torrens and Aussie whirlwind Ro Campbell.
Glasgow
John Hegley: Uncut Confetti The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £9 (£7). Hegley brings together comedy. poetry. storytelling and songs from his new book. If that all sounds a bit wholesome for you. don’t worry. the oddities of his brain will certainly keep you entertained.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. Congratulations. you‘ve survived the first day of the week. .\'ow take your shiny pound to the Stand to see some new comedy talent. headed by the charming Jamie Anderson and Mr (iraeme Thomas.
Tuesday 14 '
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 333 Wtkidlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £2 (£l members). They‘ve all got to start somewhere and The Stand’s Red Raw nights are famed for offering a friendly leg tip for folks starting on the comedy ladder. Bruce l)evlin and (iraeme Thomas act all encouraging as MC and headliner.
Edinburgh
Little Britain Live Playhouse. I8 22 (ireenside Place. 0870 6063424. 7.30pm. £24.50 £27.50. Matt Lucas and David Walliams' tour doesn't seem to have stopped since l‘)7‘) and here they are again with their host of weird and wonderful characters. including Vicky Pollard. Daffyd (the only gay iii the village) and special ‘lady’ limin Howard. See 5 Things.
John Hegley: Uncut Confetti The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £9 (£7). See Mon l3.
Wednesday 15
Glasgow
Benefit in Aid of Friends of the Earth The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). For one night only the state of the planet is something to laugh about. Join a galaxy of comedians working on their karma to raise money for Scotland's leading environmental charity.
Edinburgh
Comedy Arena Gong Show Holyrood Tavern. ‘) Holyrood Road. 557 4972. 8.30pm. £2. See Wed 8.
Melting Pot The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 t£4»-£2.50 members). A chance for upcoming writers
THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT . . .
1 After the first transmission of Vic Reeves Big Night Out in 1990. Matt Lucas was one of 17 callers to bombard the Channel 4 switchboard to complain about the show. A couple of editions later and he was hooked. All was clearly forgiven when Lucas was given the gig as the drummer on Shooting Stars. ‘He's a baby' and so forth. 2 If you‘ve ever thought that Walliams was an odd surname. you‘d be right. David actually changed it from his real name (Williams) to get his Equity card. 3 Porridge and lemonade are the main ingredients used for the Women's Institute vomit. 4 A man called Stephen Ireland burst into tears when his attempt to get a bank card at a popular high street branch was met with a bank teller repeating Little Britain catchphrases (mainly 'computer says no' and ‘yeah but no but‘). When he made a complaint by phone. the advisor burst into laughter. It has to be said that judging by the photos that appeared in the press at the time. Mr Ireland looks remarkably like Matt Lucas in his Daffyd guise. 5 In The Guardian‘s comedy photo special in September. the pair posed as the famous Athena poster. L'Enfant in which Walliams Cradled Lucas in his arms. It was. quite literally. as disturbing as it gets. (Brian Donaldson)
Playhouse. Edinburgh, Tue 7 4 Nov.
to see their sketches performed on stage with you. good audience. deciding the winner.
Last Laugh Comedy The Arcade Bar. 48 Cockburn Street. 220 1207. 9pm. £3. See Wed 8.
Glasgow
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road, 0870600 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£5 £3 members). [Eddies winner Phil Nichol headlines the Thursday Show in his inimitable style. Hosted by Raymond .‘viearns. the evening also features Pete Cain. Andy McPartland and Sian Bevan.
Edinburgh Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde. I I2 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 8.30pm. £3. See Thu 2. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5 £3 members). The most excellent Paul Kcrensa is tip from l.ondinium to share more of his nerdy ponderings. Tonight also features Jason Rouse and (iraeme Thomas.
The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. l lpm -3am. £5. See Thu 2.