Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anywaf? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Tree A better hangoyer cure than the lIu/lyutrki ommbUs. Whose Lunch is It Any way ’ is the place to be tor a lunchtime treat ol top improy ised comedy.
Bay Peacock and Carl Donnelly The Pleasance. 60 Pleasance. 650 234‘). 7.30pm. £61£5i Ray Peacock. the bold creation ol Ian Boldsworth comes to the Pleasance m the rather more restrained company ol Leicester Mercury ('omedran ol the Year ('arl I)onnelly.
The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4 £l membersi. land the week with M(' Bruce l)ey‘lm. reigning oy er your Sunday eyemng alongside Ben Hurley. Matt llollins and Andy Vaughn
Glasgow
Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 t£l merrrbersi. ('omedy goodies from Team Monkey. the ey er popular Raymond Mearns. Paul Pine and Allen ('halmers.
Edinburgh
Fit 0’ the Giggles Absolute Beginners The Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 386I. 8.30pm. £l. Keara Murphy returns with another line— up of new talent. eager to show their comedy wares. With headliner Patrick Rolink.
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. Billy Kirkwood and Keir McAllister‘ compere and headline one of the friendliest new talent nights in the 17K.
THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT
1 When on Room 707, she managed to get jellyfish thrown down the chute. 2 In the televised cartoon of Sid the Sexist back in 1992. hers was the voice of 'Cilla Black'. 3 Her first dabble in showbusiness came writing punk poetry and performing in a band called Cathy La Creme and the Rum Babies. 4 Her happiest moments include passing her A plus. giving birth to a baby with all its bits intact and winning the Perrier. 5 Her favourite quotation comes from Hunter S Thompson: 'I hate to advocate drugs. alcohol. violence or insanity to anyone. but they've always worked for me.‘ (Brian Donaldson)
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Glasgow
Bed Raw The Stand. 333 \Voodlands Road. 0870 (iii) 6055 satipiii £2 tL’I membersi. The loyer Billy Is'irkwood and Mark Bratchprece smooth the path of new er comedians testing their talents
Edinburgh
The 50p Show The (‘anons' (iait. 232 ('anongate. 556 448T 8pm. 50p. Two hours ol fresh. student-lr'iendly comedy tor merely halt a quid. with sketches and stand-up aplenty from some of the JUICICSI young talent. Black Bo's Comedy Night Black Ho‘s. .57 bl Blackfrrars Street. b.3llpln. l-‘ree. A night of free comedy. eyer'y Tuesday at Black Bo's. brought to you by Jim Park and lilectr‘rc Mouse. l‘resh talent and more established acts abound here.
Jim Tavare The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £l0 t£8i. ’Tlic comedian w tilt the double bass. kind of sums tip 'I‘ayare's act. btit there's a lot more to it than that. we promise. It's proper. unique. ftrn comedy.
Wednesday 24
Glasgow
Jim Tavane The Stand. 333 \Yoodlttnds Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £l0 (£8). See Tue 23.
Edinburgh
Tom Stade The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). The seductiye Stade charms his audience with his charismatic brand of comedy.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ll(}(' Building. | I Renfr‘ew' Street. 0870 7870707. 8pm. £8. A loy’ely line-up emerges from the Jongleurs cay‘c. including the endearing Mark ()Iy er. Markus Birdrnan. (ior‘don Southern and Rudi Lickwood.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £7 t£6-»£3 members). (‘elebrate all things ace as M(‘ Sandy Nelson helps to remind you all why life is fun and nice. Also performing are Noel James. Danny Buckler and (‘har‘lie Ross.
Tight Arse Thursdays Capitol. 468 Sauchiehall Street. 33I I040. 9pm. £4 (£2). In a special night being filmed for DVD. Some of the best acts in Scotland perform like wee dancing penguins. Rowan Campbell. Paul Pirie. Mark Nelson. Scott Agnew and Alan Anderson will be the guys haying their souls captured on camera.
Edinburgh
lmprobabble The ()uthouse. l2a Broughton Street Lane. 557 6668. 8pm. £4 (£3). See Thu I8.
Heresy The Jekyll 8; Hyde. I I2 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 8.30pm. £3. (iordon Alexander. one of the few acts who deserves the accolade of being ‘dark.’ performs with Niall Browne and AI Dawes. who‘s coming up from Newcastle with some (ieordie pals. Rick Molland comperes.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 t£6--£3 members). Seeing Raymond Mearns. Andre Vincent. Stey‘e Royal and Neil McFarlane tonight w ill help you cope with Friday.
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Bumper Value Comedy \taggie May's. 50 'l’rongate. Merchant ('rty. 548 1350 8pm £8 t£6i Vladimir Mclayrsh. a yery cleyer' Scottish satrrrst. performs with the “Le Man who has a shell suit and can (ilasgow rap Anything could happen \Vrth M(' Alan Anderson lmprobabble The Brunswick Hotel. 106 108 Brunswick Street. 552 I552 8pm £4 i£3t See l'r‘i l‘l
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(' Budding. I l Renfrew Street. 0870 '78" 070“ 8pm. £l2 See Thu 25
The Stand 'l‘llL' Stand. 333 \Vtitklldtlds Road. (ISWI (till) 6055 8'. 30pm. U)
r£8 £5 membersr. Stisan \Ior'rison replaces Sandy Nelson to bring yotr the Thursday night hill. btrt with all the ttrn ol the yy eekcnd.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mm (‘entre. (ir'eensrde Place. 0870" S7ll7tl“. 8.I5pm. £1 l. .-\ ltost til Jongleurs layourttcs on tonight Simon l~‘o\. Ron Yaudry. Rhys Darby and Key in (iildea.
The Stand The Stattd. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £0 i£8 £5 membersi. Head down to the Stand w here Andre Vincent. Steye Royal and .\'erl McI"ar‘lane perform with M(‘ Raymond Mearns. w ho's generally described as larger than life. Like a 'l‘ranstormer ot' a big horse.
Glasgow
Bumper Value Comedy Maggie May's. 50 'I‘r'ongate. Merchant (‘rty. 548 I350. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Fri 26. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. t'(i(' Building. I l Renfr'ew Street. 0870 7870707. 8pm. £l5. See Thu 25.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 0pm. £ l 2. See I’ri
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Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni ('entre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.l5pm. £I-l. See Fri 26.
The Stand The Stand. .5 York Place. 558 7272. ‘me. U2. See bit 26.
Sunday 28
Glasgow
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8,30pni. £5
(£47 £l members). Mr Redmond returns to his Sunday night post. with Danny Buckler and Keir Mc.-\llister adding some /est to your Sunday. It's too late to do any washing how. any way.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. See Sun 2|.
Jenny Eclair King's Theatre. 2 l.ey‘en Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.30pm. £15. More shocking comedy from the feisty lady with a beautifully lipsticked gutter" mouth. See 5 Things.
The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. Steye Royal. I)onnchadh ()’('onaill and Liam Spiers join M(' Joe Heenan for the end of the week festiy ities.
Monday 29
Glasgow
Russell Howard The Stand. 33.3 \Yoodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £ l 2 t£‘)i. The ex er-endearing Howard with his show Adventures. where his scattered material sometimes falls off the tracks of his complicated mind. See feature. page I2.
Edinburgh
Boy Chubby Brown Play hoUse. l8-—22 (.ireenside Place. 0870 0601730.
7 30pm £1" Blue comedy front the one and only Roy ston \asey
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 ~2‘2 8 30pm £2 More Red Raw. with another batch of eager new comedians straining at the leash (let there early tor a decent seat \\ ith llonnacltadlt ()‘(‘onnarll
Tuesday 30
Glasgow
Red Raw llllt‘ Sldlltl. 53“ \\t\t‘\lltlll\l\ Road os‘o not) oois .s Input {3 rtl members: See Mon 2"
Edinburgh
Al Pitcher and Special Guest The Pleasance. NI l’leasarrce. 05” 2 3-1"
7 30pm £6i£5i The loyany idiotic Pitcher comes tip with more ridiculous theories for your ertter‘tamrrtent lt's held III student land btit proper people are ttlloyyctl Ill too
Midweek Comedy Special The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272 8 30pm £5 t£2.50 membersi Bruce lley llll presents a collection t‘l \Hlllt‘ til Iltt‘ lk‘st local tip and coming acts. including (iordon Aleyander and llee ( ~trstarrce Hairy Watt Comedy Club The l'mort. llerrot \Vatt I'myersrty. chcarton. .l5l 53 3 3. ‘lpm £3 50 It you thought Tuesday nights were rubbish. and only seryed to remind you of the futility ol your c\tstcncc. then go and enioy comedy ioy at llerrot \Vatt ls'eyiri Bridges competes the beatinlul 'Iom Slade and loy ely .loio Sutherland.
Wednesday 31
Glasgow
Best of Irish The Stand. 3H \Yoodlands Road. 0870 600 6055 8.30pm. £7 t£6i. ()n this spookrest of nights. this bunch of Irish chappies w ill cheer you tip: Niall Browne. Joe Rooney and l)onnchadh ()'( 'omall.
Edinburgh
Best of Scottish The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6. I'Iyrng the Saltire this month are l)ayid Kay. Andy Sir. (ius Taw se and M(‘ Ray mond Mearns.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. I'(i(' Building. ll Renl'rew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £8. Simon ('layton. Nick Willy. Jason Rouse and the cycitable. terrifying Mandy Knight are the comedians de la weekend. scry ed tip on a big comedy plate for your delectation.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £7 (£6 £3 membersi. The yery loyer Martha McBrrer returns after her popular I'ringe show. and performs with Ron Yaudry. (iraeme Thomas and Andrew l.earmonth. Hosted by Bruce l)ey lin.
Tight Arse Thursdays (‘apitoL 468 Sauchiehall Street. 33I Ill-10. 0pm. £4 (£2). See Thu 25.
Edinburgh
lmprobabble The ()uthousc. l2a Broughton Street Lane. 557 6668. 8pm. £4 r£3l. See Thu I8.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni ('entre. (ireensrde Place. 08707 870707. 8.l5pm. £8. ('elebrate the coming of the I lth month with Stan Stanley. Paul ('howdry and Andy Askms. Heresy The Jekyll 6;: Hyde. ll2 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 8.30pm. £3, Another night in the Heresy dungeon. with Aberdonran (ills 'I'aw se. Andy I.earmonth. Richard (‘oughlan and Dec ('Ustance.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 t£6 £3 members). Joe Heenan hosts as Joe Rooney. Keir McAllister and Martin McAllister do their respectiye sets.