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£4). See Thu 30 for line-up, but with Broderick Chow replacing Elaine. BAFTA award-winning Ex Ugly Kid/Will and Greg-er.
Saturday 1 Tuesday 4
Glasgow ✽✽ Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11
Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £8. See Fri 31. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £6. See Sat 25. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. See Thu 30 for line-up, but with Bruce Devlin replacing Billy as compere.
Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 6.30pm & 10pm. From £11. See Fri 31. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £13. See Fri 31 for line-up.
Sunday 2
Glasgow ✽✽ Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11
Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £8. See Fri 31. FREE Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 8.30pm. See Sun 26. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). Keir McAllister, Patrick Rolink, Alan Sharp and Ben Verth join the Redmond for a soothing end to the week.
Monday 3
Glasgow ✽✽ Will Andrews The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £tbc. A chance to preview the latest show from the Tap-Water and
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Billy Kirkwood introduces a fresh batch of hopefuls in this top notch new talent night. Fit O’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). Oh cripes. The Fringe has nearly descended upon us so grab some sanity (kind of) before the madness takes hold as compere Alan Sharp hosts tonight’s AB with headliner Marcus Ryan.
Wednesday 5 Glasgow Billy Kirkwood’s Midweek Fringe! The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4. Don’t fret yourself about heading over to Edinburgh for the Festival, Billy Kirkwood will present some of the finest in the Weedge instead. Tonight features Rebus McTaggart, Elaine Malcolmson and Mark Nelson.
Thursday 6 Glasgow Bruce Morton’s Pick of the Fringe! The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £9 (£8; members £5). Johnny Candon, James Dowdeswell and Niall Browne forego the barging of the Fringe to join Mr Morton in a fine night of flyer-free entertainment. FREE Bratchy and the Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz The Arches Café Bar, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1035. 8pm. Comedic brothers Bratchy and The Wee Man, him of YouTube infamy, host a pub quiz with a difference, with interactive games, WWE moves and tomfoolery. Oh, and there’ll be cash prizes and all.
TOTAL SELL-OUT EDINBURGH ’97- ’08!
‘...AN HOUR ‘...AN HOUR OF STAND-UP OF STAND-UP SO JOYOUS SO JOYOUS THE CLINICALLY THE CLINICALLY DEPRESSED DEPRESSED SHOULD GET IT SHOULD GET IT ON PRESCRIPTION’ ON PRESCRIPTION’ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ METRO METRO ‘COMIC ‘COMIC NITROGLYCERINE’ NITROGLYCERINE’ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ CHORTLE CHORTLE
8.15PM 6 - 31 AUGUST Assembly at Assembly Hall
0131 623 3030 www.assemblyfestival.com
Andrew Lawrence When Andrew Lawrence showed up in comedyland several he looked as adoreable as a dozen puppies cuddling a dozen kittens, but gave us gags to make us shudder. Now his locks have been shorn but in a peculiar reverse Samson move he’s got even better. These warm up shows will give us a welcome taste of his Fringe show Soul-Crushing Vicissitudes of Fortune! Catchy, but vaguely satanic. ■ Jongleurs, Glasgow, Fri 31 Jul–Sun 2 Aug.
0131 226 0000 www.edfringe.com www.jasonbyrne.ie EXTRA SHOWS @ EICC Fri 21 & Sat 22 Aug: 11.30pm Fri 28 & Sat 29 Aug: 11.30pm
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