UGC Building. 11 Renfrew Street. ()844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Local comedians done good Raymond Meams

and Kevin Bn'dges perform on home turf.

with Alex Boardman and Dave Johns. Dancing after. Red Cross Refugee Week Comedy Night Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £10 (£8). Susan Calman hosts a gig to help raise funds for the British Red Cross. Could there be a worthier night of comedy‘.’ Part of Refugee Week. DAM Fine Comedy Gramofon Bistro. 7 King Street. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). See Fri 12. The Friday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 18 for line-up.

Edinburgh

Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. Greenside Place. 0844 844 0044. 7.45pm. From £1 1. Entertainment from Jojo Sutherland. James Dowdeswell. Owen O‘Neill. Simon B Cotter and the hen party on the table next to you.

The Friday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu for line-up.

Penh Jimmy Carr Perth Concert Hall. Mill Street. 01738 472 700. 8pm. £20. The Joke ’leehttieiun appears in the Fair City with his typical caustic wit. Weirdly charming. especially to fans of the s(l)ick one-liner.

Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. 1 l Renfrew Street. 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 19. The Saturday Show The Stand. 333 thxllands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. See Thu 18 for line-up. Comedy 0 The State The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 0141 332 215‘). 9.30pm. £6. More best of Scottish (with a Welsh compere in the shape of the Ram) with Rhona ltnri. Graeme Harkins. Daniel Webster and headliner Graham Thomas.

Edinburgh

Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. Greenside Place. 0844 844 ()()44. 7.45pm. From £1 1. See Fri 19. The Saturday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £13. See Thu 18 for line-up.

Glasgow

Ha Ha Raw Comedy ivory Hotel. Langside Avenue. Shawlands. 8.30pm. See Sun 14. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 thdlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4: members £1). Will Andrews is coming. So are Chris Forbes. Daniel Webster. Andrew Learmonth and Mr Redmond himself. So you might as well go. See preview for Andrews. Part of the West [ind festival.

Edinburgh

Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 14. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1 ). You‘re all worn out. you‘ve work tomorrow and you're fairly

sure you're coming down with Swine Flu.

Cheer yourself up in the company of compere Scott Agnew. Katie Craig. Elaine Malcolmson and Phil Nichol.

Glasgow Dance Monkey Boy Dance! The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600

6055. 8.30pm. £4. More sketches. stand- up and improv from those pesky Monkey Boys: Raymond Meams. Paul Pirie and Allen Chalmers. Part of the West [ind festival.

Edinburgh

Fit o’ the Giggles Absolute Beginners Beehive Inn. Grassmarket. 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). A barrage of newer acts climbing up the comedy ladder perform for you this evening. with MC Mikey Adams and headliner Esmond Toni.

Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Billy Kirkwood and Phil Nichol are in charge of the newbies this evening. in this top value comedy treat.

Glasgow

Red Raw The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). More short whiffs of comedy from newer acts. with assistance from Ro Campbell and The Wee Man. Part of the West 15nd festival.

Edinburgh

Midweek Comedy Cabaret The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£2 members). Another chance to see headliner Phil Nichol. as well as the pick of the bunch from Red Raw.

Glasgow

Barry McDonald The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 7pm. £5 (£4). In a re-scheduled show from the Glasgow Comedy Festival. now is your chance to catch the talents of Barry McDonald in his show Just a Man and his Will to Survive. Part of the West 15nd l-‘estivul.

The Best of Irish Comedy The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £4). Stay on after Barry to watch some of the finest acts from over the pond. No. not that pond. the other one. With Martin Bigpig Mor. Andrew Stanley. Elaine Malcolmson and Michael Redmond. Part of the West End

Festi val .

Edinburgh

The Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Celebrate the best of comedy from north of the border with John Gillick. Steven Dick. Phil Differ and Andrew Learmonth.

Glasgow

.90 Caliber Comedy Presents . . . Pivo Pivo. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 8pm. £7 (two for £10). Host Ro Campbell presents the delights of two Scottish favourites: Parrot and John Gillick.

Strathclyde University Comedy Showcase Agenda. 15 Millbrae Road. 649 6861. 8pm. £3. See Tue 16.

The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Scott Agnew is your charming host for this evening. with dazzling comedians such as Andrew Learmonth and Martin Bigpig Mor. Part of the West 15nd

I’esti t 'al .

Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Billy Kirkwood perks you up as compere this weekend. as he has the pleasurable job of introducing such fine acts as Sarah Millican. Mark Nelson. Andrew Stanley and Robert Graham.

Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde. 1 12 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 1 1.

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