Glasgow
DiScOmBoBuLaTe The Arcltes. 253 Arg}|e Street. 505 1000. ".30pnt. £4 l£2t A laid-back perlorntance night \there literature aitd coined} collide. as established attd etttergettt \s riters tr} ottt nest material.
Red Raw Tlte Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 not) (toss, 830m” 5;: in i Take a grottp it! people \s ho reckon
the} We got \sltat it takes. Pttt thent under a spotlight. tit trottt of art attdtettce attd behind a itttcrophone aitd see \sltat tlte det tl happens. Willi he|p lrottt ('hrts llenr} attd Sean (irant.
Edinburgh
Wicked Wenches 'l‘he Startd. 5 York Place. 553 7272. 8.30pm. £0 l£5L ntetttbers £3). An e\entng ol coined) dedicating to shim casing sotttc ol the fittest teittale coined} talettt on ol’l'er. This exciting teatttres Al. Kenned}. Soma Kell}. l.uc_\ ()ldltattt attd sour regular ltost Susan ('alntan.
Glasgow
Wicked Wenches The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 ()00 0055. 8.30pm. £(t (£5; ntettibers £3). Sec Tue 5.
Edinburgh
The Sugaring-Ofl Cabin 'l‘he Stattd. 5 York Place. 553 7272. 8.30pm. £4. See pret icw
Comedy at South Oueensferry Queen's Retreat. (t Scotstotttt ('trote. 33l 3 W3. 9pm. £0. The cos} gig. lteaded up it} local coined) star Jojo Sutherland. tottigltt l'eatttres (itis Tau se attd Sai tor a low!) e\enittg ol lo\elittess.
Glasgow
Conal Gallen Pax ilioit Theatre. 121 Renlield Street. 3.32ltS-ltt. 7.30pm.
£ l4 £l(t. The tttuclt-lmed lrislt comediatt W ho packs a lot of lattglts ittto ltis one- tttatt show
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 \Voodlands Road. 0870 (300 (i055.
8.30pm. £8 i£"; tttetttbers £4) Jason Rouse ts ttt ttth aitd he‘s headlining this gig the “as that onl) he kttous him l)on't be ottended: _\ou hase beett \sarned. He's totned b} Jolttt (itlltck. Marlon l)a\ts attd (‘hrts Henr} attd tttar\el|otts .\1(‘ Vladimir .\1cTa\tsh
Edinburgh
The Thursday Show the Stand. 5 York Place. 558 72-72. ”pm. £8 (£7; tttentbers £4 i. Settle tn tor a weekend ot to). courtes} ol tltts tine ratnbo\s selection ot cotttedtans: Stc\e (irtbbin. (tar) l.ittle attd Soma Kell}
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club .longlettrs. l'(i(' Building. 1 l Renl'rexs Street. 08-1-1 84-1 001—1. 7.30pm. l-‘ront £l2. Nick Page. Johnn} ('andon. Mike Wilkinson attd Michael Manle) make the ltot polloi lattglt. bet'ore settdittg them iii the direction ol' the club (included itt the ticket price) “here punters cait dattce until the} understand all the jokes.
The Friday Show The Stand. 333 \Vtmdlimds Road. 0870 600 (i055. 8.30pttt. £l0 (£3); tttetttbers £5). Sec Thu 7 for
line-up.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club .longlettrs. ()mni (‘entre. (ireenside Place. 08-1-1 8-14 00—1-1. 7.30pm. £l 1. Phil Butler. Roger I). (‘ht‘is (aims and (‘ttlin (‘ttle are the entertaining ones this \\ cekcttd. \\ itlt ltot l'ood a\ailablc attd dattcittg alter the last show's over. Party like it's 200‘).
The Friday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. ()pm. £l0 (£3); members £5). See Thu 7 for line-up.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jottglettt-s. t'(i(‘ Building. 1 l Renlreu Street. 0844 8-1-1 00-1-1. 7.30pm. l'rom £l2. See Fri 8. The Saturday Show The Stattd. 333
Woodlands Road. 0870 (t()() 6055. 9pm. £l3. See Thu 7 for line-up.
There's nothing like breaking down a rubbish
national stereotype or 50 and Henning Wehn and Otto Kuhnle are making it their business, in a roundabout way, to trash all this fiber- efficient, towel-and-beach interface nonsense. Certainly the Aussies loved their Germanic schtick by flinging a Barry Award nomination their way during the recent Melbourne Comedy beanfeast. It should be popular, so best get there early for a seat. Wait a minute . . .
The Stand. Glasgow. Mon 77 May; The Stand. Edinburgh. Tue 72 May.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglcurs. ()mni ('entre. (irecnstdc Place. 0844 84-1 00.1.: o 30pm .\ 0 30pm £lJ See l'lt .s The Saturday Show The Stattd. 5 York Place. 55s "2‘2 ‘lpitt £l3 See Thu 7 tot line-up
Glasgow
Ha Ha Raw Comedy l\t)l'_\ Hotel. langstde Asenuc. Shaxs lattds. 8 30pm See Sun 3 Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0S7) 000 ()055. 8.30pttt. £5 l£4. members £l) The \seekl} coined} pteaclttngs ol .\lt Redmond continue. \t ttlt apix'arances ttoitt Jolttt (itlltck. Martin .\lc.-\lltstcr. Daniel Webster. (itis l.} ittbut'n attd Jason Arnstetn
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 "2‘2 lpllt See Stttt 3. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 72"2 S30pm. £5 l£4; tttetttbers £| ). ('lteertulttess abounds ttttder the guidance ol‘ Bill} Ktrkttood. Ailsa Johnston. l)ee (‘ttstance aitd Bert Verth. Jason Rouse Will be there too. He ts less cheer} bttt ntore latttotts.
Glasgow 1000 Years of German Humour The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 (t00 (>055. 8.30pm. £3) t£','). See caption.
Edinburgh
Fit 0’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners Beeltise ltttt. (it'asstnarket. 225 7l7l. 8pm. £2 t£l l. The (irandc I)ante til? Tilt ()5 tlte (iiggles hersell. Keat'a Murph}. cotttperes tltis ol'l'sltoot to lter empire. She'll be introducing a range ol' nets acts With bearded headliner Niall Brim nc.
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 l£l ). ('olitt ()xtens pertorms Willi a group ol' nets cotttedtans trying their luck. altltouglt keep )our e} cs peeled tor knoun names testing ottt tttaterial too. A veritable breedittg grottttd tor gags.
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 3.3.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 0055. 8.30pm. £2 l£l ). More next coined} goods tit tltts last-paced nets talettt ttigltt. it ill) ('hris liorbes attd Ro ('ampbell.
Edinburgh 1000 Years of German Humour The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £3) i£7). See Mon ll.
Glasgow How Do I Get Up There? The Stand. 3.3.3 Woodlands Road. 0370 000 (i055. 8.30pm. £5 l£4). See preview
Edinburgh
Melting Pot The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2.50). ()ne of the best places to enjo) a selection of sketch comedy from hot new \sriters. \s'here _\ou have the pttWel' to select a \\ inner and rocket them to stardom. Kinda.
Glasgow Bratchy and the Wee
Man's Comedy Pub Quiz The Arches Cafe Bar. 253 Argyle Street. 565 1035. 8pm. Comedic brothers Branch} and the Wee Man. him ot‘YouTube infamy. host a pub quiz With a difference W ith interactive games. WWF. mox es and
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Sat 2 May.
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The Thursday Show The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 ()00 (>055. 8.30pm. £8 i£7'. members £4). Ra}tnond Mearns cotttperes this \seekend. tn the compan} ol distinguished acts such as Add} Van Der Borgh attd Phil Diller.
Edinburgh
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8 l£71 members £4). Firehrand SUsan Morrison is this weekend's host. whipping the evening into a creme brulc’e of excitement as she introduces Nick Wilt}. Sand} Nelson. Matt Hollins and Michael Adams.
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