THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT . . .
As part of comedy group The Popticians, he recorded two sessions for John Peel in 1984. Being a spectacle-wearer has been one of Hegley's long-term points of reference. Do not get him started on contact lenses.
He went off to France to revisit the place in Nice where his dad Rene sat and painted a picture. For a Radio 4 show, he vowed to go there and create his own version of the image.
After leaving school he worked as a bus conductor and social security clerk, until he went to Bradford University, eking out his grant by working as a nurse in a local mental hospital.
In 2000. Hegley received an honorary Arts Doctorate from Luton University and had his most notable live engagement in a women's prison in Columbia.
Including that all-crucial thinking time, he takes an average of 90 minutes to write a poem.
(Brian Donaldson)
The Stand, Edinburgh,
Tue 13 May.
Glasgow
Rough Cuts The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2.50). A night which showcases some of the best new writing and talent on behalf of the Comedy Unit. for professionals and public alike.
ness Gong Madness. 30 Bothwell Street. 204 5999. 9pm. Comedians battle against the gong for a chance to win £1000 and how much you laugh will determine how far they go.
Edinburgh
Melting Pot The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4: members £2.50). Marvelloust funny sketches are performed throughout the evening. with a winner decided by the audience and their sticky wee fingers.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club
Jongleurs. UGC Building. 11 Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £8. It‘s another long weekend. with three chances to see this lovely bunch: JoJo Smith. Daliso Chaponda. Mark Walker and the cheeky Irish poet/comic/ginger Owen O'Neill. Dancing afterwards. as well you know. The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; £3 members). It's not the weekend. but it‘s near as dammit so pop down to the
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Stand for this fabulous weekend line-up. for a bargain weekday price. This week’s offering includes MC Bruce Devlin. lan
Cognito. Anthony J Brown and Viv Gee.
Edinburgh
Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde. l 12 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 9pm. £3. See Thu 8.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£6; members £3). Yeah! Gavin Webster's coming to town. with his jokes and chann. And he‘s performing with Ricky Callan. Darrin Rose and John Whale! And wee Susan Calman is hosting! Too much fun. that‘s what that is.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club
Jongleurs. UGC Building. 1 l Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £12. See Thu 15. The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £9 (£8: members £5). Bruce Devlin introduces the immensely popular lan C ognito. who returns after nigh-on setting fire to the Stand during his Glasgow Festival show. Joining him are the somewhat calmer Anthony J Brown and Viv Gee.
Edinburgh
Laughing Horse at Meadows Bar The Meadows Bar. 42—44 Buccleuch Street. 667 6907. 8pm. £3. Here‘s another selection of comedians. hand-picked for your pleasure: Jay Sodagar. Chris Forbes. Jane Walker. David Connor. Jeff ()‘Boyle. Kirsty Moss. Bunstan McFunkstan and Rick Molland.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. Greenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.15pm. £1 1. Barry Castagnola and Andre Vincent take a trip to Scotland. in the company of Sean Collins. in a show well worth seeing.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £9 (£8; members £5). Susan Calman hosts this weekend. which looks set to be a veritable ambassadors ball of comedy nights with Gavin Webster. Darrin Rose. Ricky Callan and Morgan Jones.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. 1 l Renfrew Street. 0870 787 ()707. 8pm. £15. See Thu 15. The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 9pm. £12. See Fri l6.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. Greenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.15pm. £14. See Fri 16.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £12. See Fri 16.
Glasgow
"8 Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel. Langside Avenue. Shawlands. 8.30pm. See Sun 1 1. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1 ). Another Sunday in the church of Father Ted actor Michael Redmond. this time with perfonners John Ross. Ro Campbell. Michael Manley and Katie Craig.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lprn. See Sun 1 1.
Glasgow Magners Co Monday McChuills, 40 High Street. 552 2135. 8.15pm. £2 (£1).
See Mon 12.
Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4. Stand-up. sketches and
The bearded wonder returns for two sell-out shows
which will showcase The Impotent Fury of the Privileged which did so well at the recent Melbourne Comedy Festival. Daniel Kitson? Furious? Impotent? Privileged? We're not
quite sure where to look.
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improvised tomfoolery from Raymond Meams. Paul Pirie and Allen Chalmers.
Edinburgh Fit 0’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners 'lhc Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 8pm. £2. See Mon 12. Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £2. Antony Murray chivvies along a selection of newer comedians as they hatch out of their comedy eggs. in the comedy nest. in the comedy tree which is the Stand. Fit 0’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners 'lhe Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 12. Daniel Kitson The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 10.45pm. SOLD OUT. Mr Kitson. the bearded one in need of no introduction or hype. presents his show The Impotent Fury of the Privileged. an examination of tutting at the world from one‘s armchair. Uncollected tickets go back on sale 15 mins before the start of the show. See caption.
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1 members). Steven Dick and Geny McDade
herd through another flock of newer acts.
taking to the stage to try out material on an eager (hopefully) audience.
Edinburgh Daniel Kitson The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. SOLD OUT. See Mon 19.
Glasgow
Benefit in Aid of Tak Tent Cancer Support Scotland The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). A night to raise funds for 'l'ak Tent. who offer a support network for those affected by cancer. including young adult
groups and complimentary therapies. Guilt- free laughter. courtesy of generous comedians.
Madness Comedy Gong Madness. 30 Bothwell Street. 204 5999. 9pm. See Wed 14.
Edinburgh
Benefit in Aid of the Rock Trust The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Susan Morrison hosts this evening.
with the worthy aim of raising money for The Rock Trust: a charity which helps
provide opportunities and support for vulnerable young people.
Black Bo’s Comedy Night Black Bo‘s. 57—61 Blackfriars Street. 8.30pm. Free comedy gems presented to an unsuspecting public at Black Bo’s. with some of the freshest voices on the Scottish circuit.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. 1 | Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £8. A line-up of comedians with names like DJs through the history of radio: Phil Walker. Richard Morton and Kojo. Good food. good comedy and the disco thing afterwards.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm.
£7 (£6; members £3). Markus Birdman. 3 John Ross. Geny McDade and Derek
Devine all take to the stage under the supervision of MC Susan Calman. for a lovely Thursday night of Joy.
Edinburgh
Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde. l 12 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 9pm. £3. See Thu 8. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£6; members £3). A very Scottish. probably by accident. line-up headed up by compere Raymond
Mearns and headliner Bruce Morton. Willi Greg Mcl-lugh and l.a/.yhand also there in
body and spirit.