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Thursday 27 Glasgow Raymond Mearns’ Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £9 (£8; members £4.50). No-nonsense from host Raymond Mearns, one of Glasgow’s finest, as he ushers on a selection of comedians. Tonight features Mrs Barbara Nice, Matt Green, Tara Flynn and Gordon Alexander.
Tuesday 1
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). A dose of new comedy talent will get your September off to a grand old start, particularly with the help of old hands Steven Dick and Billy Kirkwood. Wednesday 2
Glasgow Midweek Comedy Cabaret The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). A choice selection of newer acts to have caught the all-seeing eye of The Stand, performing with more experienced veterans such as Gary Little and Steven Dick.
Friday 28 Thursday 3
Glasgow Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £10–£13. Hypnotist act from Powers, who has been called ‘the Ali G of stage hypnosis’. Please note the Friday show is a ‘Family Fun Night’ but the midnight Saturday show is over 21s only. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Pull August to a gentle close in the company of popular acts such as Simon Bligh and Mark Walker before dancing at Club- Risa (the post-show disco) till it’s almost morning all over again. DAM Fine Comedy Café Gramofon, 7 King Street, 552 7177. 8.30pm. £5. The comedy night brought to you by Viv Gee and Rob Kane presents another top line-up of local talent. Raymond Mearns’ Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). Tonight’s Fringe faves are Vladimir McTavish, Sarah Millican, Jeff Kreisler and Catie Wilkins.
Saturday 29 Glasgow Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm & midnight. £10–£13. See Fri 28. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 28. Raymond Mearns’ Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £13. More Fringey fun with Des Clarke, Wilson Dixon, Jason Cook and Sonya Kelly. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £6. And so The State ploughs on, with another collection of comedians set to rock Glasgow’s comedy pub basement.
Sunday 30 Glasgow FREE Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 8.30pm. New comedy talent in the Shawlands, for no pennies. Bargain. Michael Redmond’s Fringe Sunday The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5; members £1). August is drawing to a close. Before you pull out your winter coats and start sulking, try a dose of the calming Michael Redmond. Tonight he’s introducing Stephen Carlin, Jojo Sutherland, Mick Sergeant and Daniel Webster.
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DAM Fine Comedy Café Gramofon, 7 King Street, 552 7177. 8.30pm. £5. See Fri 28. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 3 for line-up. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.45pm. From £11. There’s another selection of some fine comedians this weekend: Daniel Townes, Dan Evans, John Scott and Sandy Nelson. Dancing afterwards. You know the score. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 3 line-up, but with Nick Revell and Steven Dick replacing messrs Nelson and Heenan.
Saturday 5
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 4. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. See Thu 3 for line-up. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.45pm. From £11. See Fri 4. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £13. See Fri 4.
Sunday 6
Glasgow FREE Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 8.30pm. See Sun 30. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). T’is the end of the week, but Aaron Counter, Chris Henry and Jay Lafferty are joining Mr Redmond to make the Sabbath that little bit better. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. More improv action from Stu and Garry.
Glasgow Silly Connolly Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £12.50 (£10.50). An entire evening in tribute to the Big Yin. Expect shaggy dog stories galore. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). A whole weekend topped off with the hynoptically worried, and very funny, David Kay. He’s joined by Aaron Counter and Charlie Ross, while Bruce Devlin chucks in his acid witticisms. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Dust the last residues of the Fringe off your shoulders and welcome the return to normality with MC Raymond Mearns. He’ll be bringing on Mark Nelson, Joe Heenan, Tiffany Stevenson and Chris Henry.
Friday 4 Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Local boy Scott Agnew surfs in after a very fine Fringe, with fellow comics Pierre Hollins and Trevor Crook. Ticket price includes access to the dancey dancey time after.
The Friday Show Bruce Devlin (pictured) makes sure the pH balance of this regular comedy night is kept
level by adding a dose of acidic wit to a lineup featuring David Kay, Aaron Counter and Charlie Ross. ■ The Stand, Glasgow, Sat 4 Sep.
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Totally free, hot food available and the chance to get attention by shouting out words when requested. Like a Summer Camp for problem children. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). Compere Scott Agnew presents an affable line-up in the shape of Nick Revell, Jim Park and Halley Metcalfe, to help you banish those evil thoughts of work in the morning.
Monday 7
Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). A brand new night celebrating all things unplanned, featuring the great minds of Stu Murphy, Garry Dobson, Chris Forbes, Billy Kirkwood and the Improv Dogs. Expect games and the unexpected. Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Cheer on, or at least smile encouragingly, at the newbies on display this evening. They could be dead famous one day. With Gus Tawse and Siân Bevan.
Tuesday 8
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Scott Agnew and Phil Differ present a new round of aspiring stand-ups, all trying to prove that they can make five minutes funny. Or feel like forever. Edinburgh Electric Tales The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). Comedy meets storytelling as The Stand and The Scottish Storytelling Centre let their worlds collide. Featuring funny yarns from Stu & Garry, Derek Johnston, Siân Bevan, Lari Don, Gerry Durkin and Tony Bonning.
Wednesday 9
Glasgow Midweek Comedy Cabaret The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). The sluggish bit of the week looks set to be whipped into shape as the razor sharp Mark Nelson is joined by a smattering of the best new comedy talent to be rising through the ranks. Edinburgh Melting Pot The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). New writing talent have their comedy sketches performed by a group of actors, with the audience then picking their favourite.
Thursday 10
Glasgow 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. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; £5). Ooh, this looks like a good ‘un. An evening hosted by Raymond Mearns and starring the reliable talents of Ron Vaudry, Keir McAllister, Fred Cooke and Carly Baker. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). The weekend has arrived, and you deserve a treat. Try an evening in the company of firebrand Susan Morrison as she hosts an evening featuring Ian Cognito, Andy White and John Whale.
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