STAND-UP
JANEY GODLEY Jongleurs, Glasgow, Thu 28 Mar; The Garage, Glasgow. Thu 6 Mar; Oran Mor, Glasgow, Sun 9 Mar
‘1 read an article about Josie Long and Kristen Schaal saying, “Isn't it lovely that female comedians are returning to being quirky and nice?”’ Janey Godley fumes. ‘How fucking insulting is that? So my strong, political viewpoint isn’t valid because I possess a vagina? You’d rather I came on stage, stroked a budgie, made a basket and told a story about butterflies? Josie’s a great stand-up, as are Lucy Porter and Sarah Millican,’ the Shettleston-born comic maintains. ‘But I always get lumped in with Jenny Eclair and women who’ve punched a baby.’
It’s difficult to imagine the winsome Long rampaging through maternity wards, much less calling Tony Blair a ‘cunt’ to his face as Godley has. But this stand-up, playwright, author and newspaper columnist is a one-off, the uniqueness of her life matched only by her willingness to share it.
The last time I met her in this West End bar she was preparing to perform in Glenochil high security prison. The former publican, who handed Jerry Sadowitz his first ever gig, once spent a night behind bars herself for hiding guns. After we speak, she’s travelling down to London to attend the Bafta award ceremony, escorted by none other than John Smeaton. And the 47-year-old’s biggest ambition is to see 2 April alive and hence outlive
her murdered mother.
All of which may feature in her charity gig appearance at Oran Mor for the Terrence Higgins Trust and her solo show Tell it Like it Is! Despite updates and constant changes since her Edinburgh Fringe run, it will doubtless still include Godley’s ‘crazy, drug-addict brother, who survived cancer but then had a big fight with the doctor in front of me. I remember thinking it would make a good story. Bizarre things happen to me and I am the epicentre of
disaster.’ (Jay Richardson)
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Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. 1 1 Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £8. Janey Godley
perfonns in front of her home crowd. with
Andrew Bird. Steve Harris and Rex Boyd. See preview. above.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; £3 members). Sandy Nelson hosts. with Andrew Leamionth. Keir McAllister and the Northem Irish beard attached to Martin Bigpig.
Edinburgh lmprobabble The Outhouse. 12a Broughton Street Lane. 557 6668.
8.15pm. £2 (£1). Bring along some ideas as the lmprobabble crew play out your suggestions. like puppets to your strings. Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde. 112 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 9pm. £3. More depraved humour. headed up by Rick Molland and his band of not-very-Merry-Men.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£6; £3 members). Sean Percival and Graeme Thomas perform this fair evening with host Raymond Meams. lf Glasgow was a man. it would be Raymond Mearns.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. 1 l Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £12. Go along for a night of revelry with Jarred Christmas. Andrew Bird and Rex Boyd.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £9 (£8; £5 members). Susan Mom'son comperes this evening with Martin Bigpig. Arnold
Brown. Keir McAllister and Andrew Leannonth.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. Omni Centre. Greenside Place. 08707 870707 8.15pm. £1 1. End the month by allowing yourself to be entertained by Patrick Rolink. Josh Howie. Eddy Brimson and Cums Walker.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £9 (£8; £5 members) See Thu 28.
Glasgow
Comedy 0 The State The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 332 2159. 9pm. £5. Chris Broomfield presents Bany McDonald. Billy Kirkwood and Kev Rook.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £12. See Fri 29.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. 11 Renfrew Street. 0870 7870707. 8pm. £15. See Fri 29.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. Greenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.15pm. £14. See Fri 29.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £12. See Fri 29.
1 Glasgow
Michael Redmond's Sunday
Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands
Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; £1 members). Sir Redmond brings us the gifts of Sandy Nelson. Lazyhand. Jeff 0'80er and Dec Custance.
.; Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1pm. Grand food. grand free improvised comedy and grand company. if you have grand friends. If you don't. just enjoy the comedy and keep smiling. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm.
£5 (£4; £1 members). Celebrate the end of
the week with some comedy gems. as Susan Calman presents Jarred Christmas. Martin McAllister. Jim Park and Chris Forbes.
Glasgow
Magnen Comedy Monday McChuills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 8.15pm. £2 (£1). lmprobabble cheer up Mondays in Glasgow with some of their quick-wilted. improvised japes.
Edinburgh
Fit 0’ The Giggles Absolute
Beginner's The Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 8.30pm. £1. Keara Murphy issues another dose of new
comedy at this increasingly popular night.
With headliner Sian Bevan.
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. New acts head out
towards the stage in tonight‘s jam-packed show. in this ever-bargainous evening. With Steven Dick and Ro Campbell.
Glasgow
Red ROW The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1 members). Billy Kirkwood and Ro Campbell head up tonight's celebration of new comedy and newer comedians.
Edinburgh Wicked Wenches Special The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272.
8.30pm. £7 (£5; £3 members). A special
version of the comedy night featuring fabulous funny ladies as Susan Calman hosts a show by the very talented Natalie Haynes.
Glasgow Wicked Wenches Special The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0871) 600 6055 8.30pm £7 (£5. £3 members) See Tue 4
Edinburgh
Melting Pot The Stand. 5 Yoik Place. 558 7272 8.30pm £5 (£4. £2 50) The mid-week sketch estrasagan/a showcases some of the best new writing talent You watch. you Judge and you lot decide the
Glasgow
WITSOD'S Wind-up (ilasgoss Film Theatre. l2 Rtisc Slrt‘cl. 332 8128' 1pm. A special festival \t‘r\lt)il ol the weekly topical comedy ltiii at the recording of BBC Scotland's populai
sketch show. starring Jonathan Watson.
Janey Godley: Tell it Like it Is! The Garage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1 120 8pm. £9.50 (£7.50). Lady (iodlcy returns to the stage. with her signature forthright brand of humour that takes no prisoners
See preview.
Mark Dolan: I’m Here to Help
Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924.
8.30pm. £7 (£5). (‘hanncl 4's Mark l)o|.in
combines problem solving vs ith comedy
as the den of Blackfriars becomes home to very public therapy
The World Stand’s Up Opening
Gala The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road.
0870600 6055. 8.30pm, £10. lieaturing some of the best international comedy with Fred MacAulay. chning Wehn. Marina Franklin and Wilson 1)i\oii. The Wee Man Cometh lfniversal. 57—59 Sauchiehall Lane. 332 8899. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Lock tip your Jewellery
as YouTube sensation The Wee Man
returns to rot the brains of innocent comedy goers with his .sctiminy mutterings.
Steve Williams Brel. 3943 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 9pm. £6 (£5). Whimsical Welshness and a cheery grin lroni Mr Williams.
Stand’n’Tan Tron Theatre. 63 'l‘rongatc. 552 4267. 10pm. £ 10. Tommy Sheridan
and Des Macl.ean share some chat and
chuckles. with different special guests every night.
Edinburgh
lmprobabble The ()tithotise. 12a Broughton Street Lane. 557 6668. 8.15pm. £2 (£1). See Thu 28
Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde. 1 l2 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 9pm. £3. See Thu 28. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£6; £3 members). Get ready to rumble (with laughter) as Noel James. Mitchell Anderson and Nick Morrow give y'all a Thursday treat. ()oh. and Raymond Meams is compering.
Glasgow
Jay Laflerty: Offside Rules Maggie May's. 50 Trongate. 548 1350. 7.45pm. £6 (£4). The debut show from Ms
Lalferty. who was crowned runner tip in . last year's Scottish Comedian of the Year
competition.
Andy Parsons The Garage. 490
Sauchiehall Street. 332 l 120. 8pm. £13 (£12). The guy ()fl' Nine/t the Week with the daft voice performs his latest show
Bumper Value Comedy: West End The Viper Bar & Club. 500 Great Western Road. Kelvinbridge. 334 0560. 8pm. £8 (£6). Ha Ha Comedy presents a different line-up every night in a show which last
year featured Des McLean. Janey Godley ; and Brendon Burns.
Dwight Slade: Evil Monkey Oran Mor. 731—735 Great Western Road. 357 6200. 8pm. £10. Cheeky
American comedy from the Slade. who promises to do the material he can‘t get
away with in the States.
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