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Glasgow
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Raymond Mearns You may have seen the big man in Ken I oach's It's a Free World recently. but don't hold that against him. l-lere he's back to what he does best; shooting the liree/e in front of his adoring public. Jongleurs, [:d/Iil.)t/i‘gh. Thu «1 Sat (5 Oct; the Stand. (i/t'isgow, Thu ll Sat 73 Oct.
Heresy Glasgow The comedy night that deliv0rs filth and degradation by the coffin— load moves west. This Inaugural gig has Teddy and Billy Kirkwood among those dorng their worst. Almost literally. ()llenry's. Glasgow. Fri :3 Oct.
Russian Revolution 90th Anniversary! Not a night of Russian comedy. mind. merely a chance to say hats off to 90 years of freedom from those pesky lsars. And why not? Vlad MC-lt'h’lSll and Mr Mearns are up there as is Trevor Griffiths. the British playwright who penned Reds and. even more pei‘tinently. Comedians. Na .rdarovye. The Stand. Edinburgh. Tue 3) Oct.
Nick Doody The man who shoots down hypocrisy at every turn is back to entertain us. See preview. The Stand. Glasgow. Thu tl-Sun l-J Oct.
Attila the Stockbroker The legendary punk poet drops by on his world tour Willi a night Of verse. song and a message or 12 for the disaffected. Banner/hairs. Edinburgh. Thu l 1 Oct.
Paul Sinha One of the true rising stars of this comedy game consolidates his elegant second Fringe run With a trip back neith to amuse the capital's clown~lovers The Stand. Edinburgh. Thu 78 Oct.
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Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club .lorigleiiix. ()tlllll (t'ttllC. (lTL‘CHSItlt' l’laee. llh—‘llfl $0707. SlSpiii. Li I. \Vhoop up a i';il|}iiig er) to the l’ii\\L'l\ ot (‘oiiied_\ and see \\ll;tl Riniiiond \TL'ttl'llx. \oel Britten and Mark \Yalker eaii do to eheei _\oti up There's food and daiieing too. like a weird tiexta \iith more Ben Sherman. Heresy The .lek} ll tk ll}de. ll: llanmer Street. 335 303:. S.3ll[iiii. U. More naught} eomed} shenanigans troiii lleres} \\ itli .r\nd_\ "l'lie .ltidge' Sir. .lett (Tito) le. Ro (‘aiiiphell ('hrix l'til'lk‘x and the tenth iiig .liin Hobbit. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 553 7273. ‘lpiii. U it'fi t3 ineiiiherxi. .\loi‘e lk‘dllllllll eoiiipering troni .\lr Bi'iiee l)e\ liii. with the highl} aeelaiiiied and liighl} bearded Martin Higpig .\loi‘ and Ro ('aiiiphell.
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(‘ Building. 1 l Reiil're“ Street. (ltx'7ll 787 0707. Spin. {I}. See Thu 4. The Stand The Stand. 333 \Yoodlttlitlx Road. 0370 (ile (i055. Sdllpni. U) itlS’ t5 lliL‘llil‘t‘l‘Sl. .loe lleenan eoiiipei'ex tlti\ tine \\ L‘Ckk'lltl til coined) gold. \\ llli .-\ndi‘e \'iiieent. Mike Belgim e and Jane} (iodle'v She's written a hook. don't )0“ know
Heresy Glasgow ( )‘llenrx ‘x. l4 l)t'lll‘) Street. 348 375i ‘lpiii. [5 (Hi. The e\ il nephew ot‘ Seotlixh coined} L'Ulllt'S to ('rlaxgim. dragging eoiiipere Riek .\iol|and \\ ith it. The inar\ellou\ lt‘tltl) liL‘tttllttlLN. \Hlli Hill} Ktt'kHood. lid Patrick and Nick Morrow
Edinburgh
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Saturday 6
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(' Budding. l I Rentreu Sil‘L‘L‘l. llSq'll “Sq (l7ll7. Split. { l 5. SL‘L‘ Thu 4. The Stand le‘ Sittlitl. 333 \YiNKlldlltlS Road. (LVN (ion 0055. ‘lpiii. (II. See l‘i‘i
Comedy @ State The State Bar. I43 Holland Street. 333 ZIS‘). ‘lpni. (5. Larger than lite .\l(‘ (irahain .\iaekie roars the State to life. uith eqtiall} jo\ ial .-\\hle} l-‘rie/e and the \llgltll} more \edate l.i//ie .\laraii.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurx. ()tttttl (‘L‘tilt‘Lfi (ireenxide l’l‘aL'C. llN—‘ll‘ $0707. 8.15pm. U4. See Thu 4. Laughing Horse at Linsay’s laughing llorxeta l.iii\a_\\. 15 BTUHSRICK
STAND tli’ NICK DOODY The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 11-Sun 14 Oct
There’s something oddly familiar about Nick Doody’s sense of outrage with the world around him. Something marginally haunting about the way he attacks the areas of life that really do need a good kicking, whether it‘s religious fundamentalism or social hypocrisy. If you can conjure up the spirit of Bill Hicks in your mind when watching Doody stalk his stage (usually dressed in black), that shouldn’t be a coincidence. Doody is a fan. And no wonder: as a student stand-up he even supported Hicks on what turned out to be his last UK tour, an experience that no doubt helped him write an unpublished book in 2000 on Hicks’ life and work entitled Telling
the Truth, Laughing.
After getting a stab at comedy glory with a place in the So You Think You're Funny final in 1997 (losing out to some lad called Peter Kay), Doody finally made his Fringe debut in 2006 with Before He Kills Again which started with a song about scary clowns and just got darker, raging against the wrongdoings of humanity. 80 dark are his musings, judging by the night I saw him that summer, he appears to attract a quasi-surrealist, passive-aggressive type of heckler, the kind who won’t go away until they are asked to do so several times by security. In this year’s Fringe show, Hypocrite, Doody found room to discuss such arch subjects as racism, Britishness, terrorism, soya milk and Wiggles the Naughty Worm. The long- dead comic master would surely approve. (Brian Donaldson)
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The Stand The Stand. 5 Yiirk l’lttCL‘. 553
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Glasgow
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 \Vixxllandx Rana. us‘ti (100 6055. H.3iipm. £5 (£4 9;]
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