MUSIC/\l (ZOMLDY TIM MINCHIN Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Fri 1 Feb; Tron Theatre, Glasgow. Sat 2 Feb
Considering the few acts who are able to pull it off without being greeted by a sea of groaning, musical comedy must surely be one of the most difficult cross-pollinations in the arts. There‘s Bill Bailey, Flight of the Conchords and, erm, well that's probably it. And lodged somewhere between Bailey's Middle Earth aesthetic and the Conchords’ Kiwi carry on is Australia‘s Tim Minchin. When the madcap eyelinered one arrived on these shores in 2005 singing ditties about how he'd get the Arabs and Jews round the negotiating table and of his life as a rock’n’roll nerd, audiences took to his schtick with venom. Minchin himself was a little more circumspect about the acclaim. ‘I suppose I'm a satirical songwriter and I don’t feel that comfortable being put in the box “comedian”. Because then l’m lumped in with genuine comics like Daniel Kitson and Stewart Lee but what I‘m doing is writing complicated songs and performing them as a musician, not just as a comedian with an instrument.‘
While Stewart Lee was one of his early voices of support, the last ever Perrier panel also gave him the thumbs-up as their final Best Newcomer, holding off strong competition from Mark Watson and Rhod Gilbert. Now based in London with his wife and daughter, it seemed clear that a move to the UK was required for Minchin to take his comedy career any further. ‘lt’s a very isolated industry back home. Melbourne is very strong in comedy but there’s no sense that you’re part of a bigger thing while Edinburgh is seen as a rite of passage. Aussies love to go to the UK and if they’re comics then it‘s a great excuse to go and get pissed, do some comedy and hopefully not lose too much money.’ (Brian Donaldson)
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to comedyGlist.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Sian Bevan.
Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 000 h055.
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Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglcurx 1'(i(’ Building. 11 RL‘1111L'“ Slit-ct. 0870 78" 0"0" 8pm, L12 .'\nothcr .lortglt‘tth cwnrng ot laughtcr' and chrpx and dancing \xrth gorncdranx Roh(‘o1|rn\. Stew (ir‘rhhrn. .-\nthon} King and .-\d.rrn (’r'oxx '11rc_\'rc rnar‘t}r'\. thc} r'call} arc. The Stand 1110 Stand. 353 \VoodIandx Road. 0870 (1011 (1055. 8.30pm {‘1 11,8; {5 lllt‘lllik‘hl. \Vclt‘ornt' Ill thc lltoxt ruhhrxh rnonth ot thc _\car‘ urth lan ('opprngcr. .-\nd} Sir. Ro(‘arnphc11. 1'rt'dcrrt'k (‘ookc and lcrxt} ho\t Suxan .\1orrr\on.
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Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglcurx. 1'(i(’ Building. 1 l chl'rcn Strut-1.0870 787 0707. 8pm. £15. Scc Hi I.
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Comedy @ The State 'l'lrc Start- Bar. 148 Holland Strcct. 332 215‘). Uprn. £5. ('hrix Broomlicld cornpcrm thc cwr- t'r‘icndl} Statc Bar hawrncnt \xrth hcadlincr Mark Nelson and \upport lir‘orn 1'rhan Joker Auxtin Lou and Kirst} Mow \Vho\ not art l'r‘han Jokcr.
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Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglcurx. ()rnni (’cntrc. (irccnxidc Place. 08707 870707. 8pm. £14. Soc Hi 1.
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Glasgow
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