TV STAGE SHOW THE GOODIES STILL RULE OK! Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Sun 8 Apr
If you were ever to get a trivia question about celebrities being expelled from school at the age of five, you might imagine that Pete Doherty, Jade Goody or Sid Vicious would be strong contenders. But Tim Brooke-Taylor? Could this mild mannered chap with the Stan Laurel air of nervous innocence actually be a brutish thug? Course not. ‘I come from a legal family so when I said to my mother that I had been expelled, she said “no you haven’t, you’ve been asked to leave,”’ recalls one third of the Goodies. ‘It was basically a school that was all girls apart from two of us and we were incredibly disruptive; they were expecting us to be brownies, but we
weren’t very happy about it.’
Still, it all worked out in the end and after creating merry havoc on British television throughout the 705 and early 80$, Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie went their separate ways with success, but the lure of the Australian market brought them together again in 2005. Last year, the trio (with Oddie appearing via video link) played a full run at the Edinburgh Fringe, which brought back some long-lost memories of Brooke-Taylor’s last appearances there, with Cambridge Footlights in 1962. ‘The big difference was that I was staying in a flat, which then would have had 16 of us in it. We did the full run because we wanted to genuinely be part of the festival and, sad and pathetic as this may sound, we wanted to just feel
that age again.’ (Brian Donaldson)
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to comedy@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Sian Bevan.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l.'(i(' Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £7 (£3). A cheeky little extra date for Jongleurs. if you fancy splashing out on some grub. boo/e. comedy and a wee bit of dancing once the lattghter fades. Chris Cairns and Johnny Candon provide the wit.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 (i055.
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8.30pm. £7 (£0 £3 members). Thursday is practically the weekend so kick up your heels with host Jane Mackay. She’s joined by Josh llowie. John (iillick. (ius 'l’awse and Gordon Alexander.
Edinburgh
Out to Lunch - Live! The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. l.05~l.55pm. £5 meal a show Plop some life into your lunch hour courtesy of the good folk at The Stand: a liver gets you top quality improv comedy and yummy scran in 55 minutes of fun.
Heresy The Jekyll & llyde. I I2 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 8.30pm. £3. More depraved comedy from the basement of Jekyll & Hyde. with MC Rick Molland whose mind is like a rat-infested sewer.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£6 -.£3 members). The Reverend ()badiah Steppenwolfe Ill preaches to the converted as he hosts tonight‘s show. Joining him on the pulpit of destiny (well. the stage) are Kevin (iildea. Mark Bratchpiece. Jarlath Regan and Kate Fox.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. C(iC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £10. If you fancy spending a weekend with Mr Jongleurs. you‘ll be entertained by Chris Cairns. Woody and Johnny Candon.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £9 (£8~£5). Mistress Jane Mackay is your feisty MC so expect a veritable tongue— lashing. in the nicest possible way. Joining her den of vice are Vladimir McTav ish. Josh llowic. (ius Tawse and the beautifully dark (iordon Alexander.
Edinburgh Out to Lunch - Live! The Stand. 5 ’ork Place. 558 7272. 1.05 -l.55pm. £5 meal & show. See Thu 2‘). Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.l5pm. £l0. Boogie on down to Jongleurs. where there's hot food and dancing after the laughter subsides. This weekcnd has Colin Cole and Stefano Paolini. with Stti Who‘.’ on Saturday. The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 0pm. £9 (£8- £5 members). The Very Reverend ()badiah Steppenvvolfe lll hosts the weekend: hallelujah and that. His Worship is joined by Mark Bratchpiece. Kevin Ciildea. Jarlath Regan and the delightful poet Kate Fox.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l.'(iC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £13. See l’ri 30. Comedy Womb The State Bar. 148 llolland Street. 332 2l5‘). 9pm. £9. More from the successful Comedy Womb. featuring a line-up of top comedians. The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £l0. See Fri 30.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. (ireensitle Place. 08707 870707. 8.l5pm. £12. See Fri 30. Saturday Circus Rlil). 73 Cowgate. 225 1757. 9pm~3am. liree. (ianh Cruikshank (Snatch) will be ringmaster at this new comic take on Saturday clubbing. The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £10. See l’ri 30.
Glasgow
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 (i055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4— £l members). As is time-honoured tradition. Michael Redmond hosts the festivities. This week sees wit from Steven Dick. Bruce litimmey. Michael Manley. Jane Walker and Martin McAllister.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lptn. l‘it‘ee. Cure your hangover blues with sortie ever popular improv from the Stand Comedy Players.
Copper Bottom Sunshine l'sher llall. l.othian Road. 228 1 I55. 7.30pm. £l8. A night of comedy and music raising funds for Bowel Cancer l'K. With Rhona Cameron. Bill Bailey and many more names off the telly and that.
Jo Brand Festival Theatre. l3 2‘) Nieolson Street. 52‘) ()000. 7.30pm. £12 £15. The larger-than-life funny lady with the voice of an angel on 40-a-day embraces her old stand-up roots.
Jo Brand She‘s the 22nd
greatest stand-up in the world ever. you know? According to Channel 4, anyway. Yes. we'll be banging on about that poll for some time to come. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh. Sun 7 Apr; Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 8 Apr.
Copper Bottom Sunshine A laugh-out-Ioud fundraiser for Bowel Cancer UK with starry names such as Bill Bailey. Rhona Cameron, Miles Jupp and Karen Dunbar doing their bit. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 7 Apr.
SiStars! Another pair of shows which the lads might want to sit out. Jo Enright. Susan Calman and AL Kennedy are among those telling it like they see it. The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 3 Apr; the Stand, Glasgow, Wed 4 Apr.
Jason Manford The thinking chap’s Peter Kay returns north for a couple of events as he gets ready to storm the Fringe again come August time. Jongleurs. Glasgow. Fri 6 & Sat 7 Apr.
The Goodies Still Rule OK! See preview, left. Festival Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 8 Apr.
The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£47 £l members). Have a night of comedy to round off your weekend with Josh llowie. John Ross. Sian Bevan. Martha McBrier and Derek Johnston.
Glasgow
Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4. Monkey boys Sandy Nelson. Allen Chalmers. Paul Pirie and Raymond Mearns bring you a night of stand-up. sketches and songs. which is very nice of them indeed.
Edinburgh
Out to Lunch - Live! The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1.05 l.55pm. £5 meal 8; show. See Thu 2‘).
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. Bargain night of comedy with tip to ten newer acts treading the boards. Professionals (iraeme Thomas and the Stand lmprov supervise.
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 (i0() (i055. 8.30pm. £2 (£l members). Misters Phil Differ and Aaron Counter help along newer acts in this
bargainous night ofjoy. £2 for about ten acts and shelter from the rain.