5 STAND-UP COMEDY THINGS TO WATCH . . .
Michel McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow The comic designated by someone as the leader of the contemporary pack heads to the Brighton Dome for the final Iaughtest of the series. Micky Flanagan. Jo Caulfield. Jon Richardson and Al Murray make the punters Spill their ice cream everywhere. BBC1, Sat 11 Jul, 9.40pm.
Sean Lock: Stand Up Quite simply one of the finest British stand-ups of the last decade. and almost always the best thing on those panel shows he's constantly on nowadays. Channel 4, Sat 11 Jul, 10pm.
Ricky Gemis: Animals This is the one with the poster that parodies the 777n'l/er album cover. How bad must you feel now. eh? E4. Sat 1 1 Jul, 11pm.
Tommy Tiernan: Bovinlty One of the finest lrish stand-ups around. and almost never to be seen dead on a panel show. Though he does love to wind up the more religious among his fellow Emerald Islanders by being all controversial on Irish chat shows. Comedy Central, Sat 18 Jul, 10.35pm.
Bill Bailey: Tinselworm Filmed at Wembley Arena at the end of his UK sell-out tour. this show includes the hippie materialist‘s trademark musical inventiveness and verbal dexterity as well as films and animation by award- winning maker of such things. one Joe Magee. More4, Fri' 17 Jul, 1 1pm. (Brian Donaldson)
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Steven Dick comperes. Graeme Thomas headlines and a group of newer comedians make-up the middle bit. Anything. and we mean anything. could happen.
Edinburgh
Melting Pot The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4: members £2.50). A performance of new comedy sketches. ending in an audience judgement of the funniest ones. Nice to be listened to. eh'.’
Glasgow
Benefit in Aid of Vision The Stand. 333. Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Stand-ups such as the mighty Fred MacAulay are rallying together fora cracking night of entertainment to raise funds for pupils of Hazelwood School with sensory impairments.
60 THE LIST 9—23 Jul 2009
Edinburgh
Benefit in Aid of Friends of the Earth The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Help the planet and help cheer yourself tip as a bunch of top comedians give tip their time and talents to raise funds for Friends of the lianh Scotland.
Glasgow
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woixllands Road. 0870600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). A whole weekend of comedy topped off by the ace Toni Slade. with fellow comedians Quincy. Antony Murray. Stephen (‘allaghan and compere Scott Agnew.
Edinburgh
Heresy The Jekyll 8; Hyde. 1 l2 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 9. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7: members £4). ()pen your arms and welcome in the weekend. filled with affable comedy stars such as Louis Ramey. Graeme 'Ihomas. Diane Morgan. Gany Dobson and compere Susan ('alnian.
Glasgow
Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre. 121 Renfield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm.
£10 £13. See Fri 10.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l.’G(‘ Building. 1 l Renfrew Street. 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. They‘ll be coming from all over this weekend. just to make you happy. (‘hambers 8; Nettleton. Mike Newall. Tony llendriks and Smug Roberts fill the gaps in conversation for you. a job taken over by dancing once the laughter has faded away.
DAM Fine Comedy (‘at'e (irainot'on. 7 King Street. 552 7177. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). See Fri 10.
The Friday Show The Stand. 333 thxllands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9: members £5). Same line-tip as last night btit with Susan Morrison instead of Scott Agnew.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. Greenside Place. 0844 844 0044. 7.45pm. From £1 1. Jongleurs presents another collection of comedians to cheer you tip of a weekend: Dave Williams. (‘hris Henry. Ron Vaudry and Phil Butler. 'Ihere's still free dancing alter the shows have finished.
The Friday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £10(£‘); members £5). Same line-tip as 'I‘htirsday btit you have the pleasure of Bruce Devlin as host. instead of Ms ('alman.
Glasgow
Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre. 121 Renlield Street. 332 1846. 7.30pm 8; midnight. £10- £13. See Fri 1(). Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongletirs. l'G(‘ Building. 1 l Renfrew Street. 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 17. Comedy @ The State The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 332 215‘). 9pm. £6. See Sat 11.
The Saturday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. See Fri 17.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongletirs. ()mni (‘eiitre. (ireeiiside Place. 0844 844 0044. 6.30pm 6’; 10pm. From £1 1. See Fri 17.
The Saturday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £13. See Thu 16 for line-tip.
Glasgow
Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory llotel. Langside Avenue. Shawlands. 8.30pm. See Sun 12.
Love the title of his Fringe show: Clarxism. But he’s not just a man of titular gimmickry, what with him being one of the most gifted comperes and headliners in the land. His reasonably sized fame hasn't prevented him from keeping up the graft and he’ll be doling out his wit and wisdom over a fun-packed sunny (mibbe) weekend. The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 9-Sat 11 Jul.
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4: members £1 ). Another night of comedy on the Sabbath. with regular compere Michael l‘tlI/lt’l‘ 'Ii’d Redmond. Tonight's line-tip will include Quincy and Northern Irish funny lass lilaine Malcolmson.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 12. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1 ). Masterful M(‘ Scott Agnew hosts this evening's close to the week. with entertainment. jokes and iinprov from the likes of Stu & Garry. Diane Morgan. Gordon Alexander and Bob Graham.
Glasgow
Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4. See Mon 13.
Edinburgh
Fit 0’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners Beehive lnn. Grassmarket. 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). Keara Murphy. the Grande Dame of Absolute Beginners. comperes this evening. She’ll be joined by a gang of newer comedians and an experienced headliner in the shape of Sean Wilkinson.
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Billy Kirkwood prepares to whip the crowd into a frenzy as they welcome on stage a gaggle of newer comedians. And he'll be there to pick tip the pieces if it all goes wrong. Willi headliner John Ross.
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Another dose of the best new comedy night in Scotland. as the Red Raw stage welcomes more wannabes into the
limelight. With host Susan (Talman and headliner (‘hris Forbes.
Glasgow
Festival of Genealogy Comedy
Night Strathclyde University Union. 90 John Street. 552 1895. 8pm. £8. An
. evening of comedy. presented by the
University of Strathclyde and the Glasgow (‘omedy Festival. held as part of the Festival of Genealogy. Family history can be potentially terrifying and grotesque: but funny?
Midweek Comedy Cabaret The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600
6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). A choice selection
of acts this evening. including Keir McAllister. Bob Graham and Michael Adams. all held together by Gary Little.
Edinburgh
Midweek Comedy Cabaret The
Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). A wee peak at some of the finest acts climbing up the comedy career
ladder. as well as an experienced
headliner. Willi John Ross. Jeff ()‘Boyle and Alan Sharp.
Glasgow
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055.
8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Susan
Calman heralds the early arrival of the
: weekend with circuit veteran Parrot. with help and assistance from Alex Boardinan.
Kai Humphries and John Gavin.
Edinburgh
Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde. 1 12 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 9. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; metnbers £4). Raymond Mearns heads to the ‘burgh to dish otit some proper
weegie comedy as he hosts tonight.
Featuring Dougie Dunlop. Dominic Woodward. Michael Manley and Jeff ()‘Boyle.