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Glasgow
.90 Caliber Comedy Presents . . . Pivo Pivo. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 8pm. £7 (Two for £10). Host Ro Campbell presents comedic delights from two Scottish legends: Parrot and John (iillick.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 (>055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Scott Agnew is your channing host for this evening. in the dazzling company of comedians such as Andrew Learmonth and Martin Bigpig Mor. Par! oft/iv West [5nd I'i's‘lit'ul.
Edinburgh Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde. 1 l2
Hanover Street. 225 2022. 9pm. MC Rick ‘The Vicar‘ Molland introduces another line-up of depraved comedians. Just throw some pennies at his feet if you have a nice time.
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.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. 1 1 Renfrew Street. 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Mickey Hutton. Des Clarke. Raymond Mearns and Owen ()‘Neill are here to save the day. So settle back with a pint of something and watch as they show you why they‘re some of the most popular circuit comedians in the country.
DAM Fine Comedy Cafe (iramofon. 7 King Street. 552 7177. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Viv (ice and Rob Kane host this weekly foray into all things comedy for next to nothing. A different line-up every week. The Friday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 25 for line-up.
Edinburgh Jan Ravens Brunton Theatre. Lady'well Way. Musselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14.50 (£12.50). BBC Dead Ringers star Jan Ravens impersonates until she‘s red in the face. See 5 Things.
Jongleurs Comedy Club
Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. (ireenside Place. 0844 844 004-4. 7.45pm. From £1 1. Comedy this weekend from Alex Boardman. Smug Roberts. Matt Kirshen and Sandy Nelson. They're all very good. so you might need to dance it off at the club-thing afterwards. included in the ticket price.
The Friday Show The Stand. 5
York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 25 for line- up.
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. 1 1 Renfrew Street. 0844 844 004-1. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 26. The Saturday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. See Thu 25 for line-up. Comedy 0 The State The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 0141 332 215‘). 9.30pm. £6. Another top line-up of comedians from near and far in one of Glasgow‘s longest running comedy
STAND-UP SEYMOUR MACE The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 9 Jul
In these serious times, comedy can be seen as a force of salvation for those finding life tough. Their choice of fun-seeking though may be informed by the exact feeling desired at the end of a show. If you want a comedy gig in which your political activism is triggered by social satirists, then Seymour Mace might not be the comic for you. If, on the other hand, you want to forget your woes and revel in a multitude of silliness, then the Newcastle-born comic actor (he appeared as twins in the Johnny Vegas dopecom Idea!) is exactly the performer you need.
Having made his Fringe debut in 2005 with a frantic and occasionally sinister show about imaginary friends, he’s followed this up with hour-long sets concerning failed superheroes and the contents of the Old Testament from a somewhat left‘field worldview. ‘1 just love anything to do with the imagination and escapism,’ notes Mace. ‘I like childish and naive humour and just being silly. There are too many shows where people are being cerebral or political or satirical and lose their way and end up not being funny. I love silly humour because of growing up with my dad who was an
idiot. We used to mess about a lot.’
Clearly Mace Snr had a strongly developed sense of humour given the forename he chose to bestow upon his son. Though it could actually have been a lot worse. ‘It was a choice between Seymour or Horatio or Cornelius, but a lot of people think I’ve made it up because they find it funny. But I like the fact that a lot of Seymours in the media are funny characters. Skinner in The Simpsons, the central character in Little Shop of Horrors, and the guy in Last of the Summer Wine.’ In the light of our ongoing economic woes, the longevity of this Seymour could well match his comic predecessors. (Brian Donaldson)
Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglettrs. ()mni Centre. (ireenside Place. 084-1 844 00-1—1. (1.30pm & 10pm. lirom £1 1. See I’ri 2b. The Saturday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. ()pm. £13. See Thu 25 for line-up.
Glasgow
Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel. Langside Ayenue. Shawlands. 8.30pm. Newer comedians. with an experienced headliner and MC. gather together for this free gig in the Shawlands.
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 “Midlands Road. (1870 (le) (i055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1 ). Sir Redmond charges forth on his stallion of comedy. with Knights of Wit Mark Nelson. Rab Brown. (itis
1.y mburn. Bob (iraham and Michael Manley.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1pm. Stu and (Early. ilnpl'oy impresarios that they are. prepare to take on another bztlc‘h of audience suggestions. 'l'here‘s yummy hot food available so mind you don‘t spit crumbs \\ hen you’re yelling out.
Sarah Millican Last year's stand-out female Fringe stand— up warms up for this year’s August heatwave (the praying starts here) with some more sweetly rude comedy. The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 25—Sat 27 Jun.
Owen O’Neill The by—now legendary Irish renaissance man plays to the galleries at Glasgow’s busiest venues. Jong/eurs, Glasgow, Fri 26 & Sat 27 Jun; The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 2—Sat 4 Jul.
Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance Prepare to do some simian-like jigging with Paul Pirie, Allen Chalmers and Raymond Mearns. The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 29 Jun, 6 Jul.
Fit O’The Giggles Absolute Beginners The fresh-faced newbies are shown how it's done this fortnight by Keir McAllister (29 Jun) and Jay Lafferty (6 Jul). Beehive Inn, Edinburgh, Mon 29 Jun, 6 Jul.
The Sugaring-Ofl Cabin Sketch show malarkey with a filthy twist or ten. The Stand, Edinburgh, Wed 7 Jul.
Seymour Mace The man who played twins in Ideal pulls himself together for more raw stand-up lunacy. See preview. The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 9 Jul.
The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £l ). 13nd your week with the tin of comedy. as host Ro Campbell grabs you by the hand and drags you into the world of (iraeme Thomas. Jeff ()‘Boyle and Alan Sharp.
Glasgow Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 333 th>d1ands Road. 0870 600 (3055. 8.30pm. £4. A cult comedy show starring Raymond Meams. Paul Pirie and Allen Chalmers. featuring brilliant stand-up. sketches and improv.
Edinburgh
Fit 0’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners Beehive Inn. (irassmarket. 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). MC Viv Gee is
joined by a MILLION new acts (well.
close) and headliner Keir McAllister for a very friendly night of comedy to cheer up your Monday night.
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