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✽✽ Tim Minchin: Ready for This? Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield
Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £17.50. See Sat 10.
✽✽ Billy Connolly SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0870
040 4000. 8pm. £27.50–£30. See Fri 9. FREE Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 8.30pm. Alan Anderson’s Shawland’s gig returns with another line-up to entertain you for no pennies. Mrs Barbara Nice: Hiya and Higher The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Brilliantly life-affirming comedy from the ever positive Mrs Nice, courtesy of her creator Janice Connolly. Cheer up world, Barbara’s here. Part of Glasgay!
Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. Top-notch improvised comedy, hot food, lemonade and crisps. What more do you need to clear your Sunday lunchtime head? The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). Scottish favourite and bendy man Paul Pirie returns to his homeland, to be joined by MC Susan Calman, Stephen Callaghan, Jim Park and Derek Miller.
Monday 12
Glasgow ✽✽ Billy Connolly SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0870
040 4000. 8pm. £27.50–£30 (£40 for charity performance). See Fri 9. Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4. Raymond Mearns, John Ross and Allen Chalmers continue the cult of the Monkey Boys, with stand- up, improv and sketches jam-packed in.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). A selection of newer acts dip their toes in the comedy pool this evening, with the assistance of Jojo Sutherland and despite the assistance of Paul Pirie.
Tuesday 13
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Bouncy Paul Pirie and Charlie Ross are performing tonight with a selection of newer comedians, testing out their skillz. Edinburgh Midweek Comedy Cabaret The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). Cheer up the middle of the week with jokes and other shenanigans from compere Keir McAllister, Graeme Thomas, Rick Molland and The Wee Man. Hairy Watt Comedy Club The Union, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, 451 5333. 9pm. £4 (£3 in advance). Gary Little and Mark Nelson are heading to Heriot Watt to entertain and mildly intimidate the students, although grown- ups are allowed to attend. With wise host Bruce Fummey.
Wednesday 14 Saturday 17
Edinburgh Benefit in Aid of Amnesty International The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). A night to raise funds for AI, which helps campaign for internationally recognised human Check out the GreatOffers on page 6
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £12. See Fri 16. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. Seymour Mace, Jonathan Mayor and Jay Lafferty all do their jokes, while inbetweeny bits are handled by the Lord of Smoothness, Fred MacAulay. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 6.30pm & 10pm. From £11. See Fri 16.
rights. Magical comedians such as Seymour Mace will be providing the guilt-free laughter. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £13. See Thu 15 for line-up.
Thursday 15 Sunday 18
Glasgow Shed Live Comedy Night The Shed, 26 Langside Avenue, 649 5020. 8pm. £2. With Scottish comedians Raymond Mearns, Chris Henry and Scott Agnew. Comedy Corner Bacchus, 80 Glassford Street, 572 0080. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). This week Keir McAllister takes on the hosting role, with a headliner in the shape of local comedy heroine Viv Gee. Support comes in the shape of Barry McDonald, Stuart Mitchell, Eddie Cassidy and Les Sinclair. Comedy at the Gram Café Gramofon, 7 King Street, 552 7177. 8.30pm. £5. See Thu 8. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Fred MacAulay hosts this evening, which looks set to be a particularly chirpy one thanks to the talents of Seymour Mace, Stu & Garry, Jonathan Mayor and Jay Lafferty. Edinburgh FREE Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 8. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Ben Norris, Magic Mandy Muden (who is, like, magic and that), Antony Murray and Joe Rowntree are here for the weekend and ready to rock. Kinda. All held together with the bitchy sticky tape of Bruce Devlin.
Glasgow ✽✽ Glasgow Kids Comedy Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,
0870 600 6055. 3–4pm. £3. Live laughs for younger comedy fans. This week Ro Campbell, Mandy Muden and host Seymour Mace keep it clean for ages 8–12. No under 5s; all kids must be accompanied by an adult.
✽✽ Alistair McGowan The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £15. It’s the telly impersonator and sometime serious actor’s first solo stand- up tour in ten long years. See 5 Things. FREE Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 8.30pm. See Sun 11. Glasgay’s Swinging Sunday Sparkler The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Jonathan Mayor hosts the end-of-the- week chuckle session with magical headliner Mandy Muden, Scott Agnew and Elaine Malcolmson. Part of Glasgay!
Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 11.
✽✽ Reginald D Hunter The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). Reg D heads up to Scotland with his show The Only Apple in the Garden of Eden and Niggas. He said it, not us, so it’s allowed.
Friday 16 Monday 19
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £12. Brendan Riley, Cole Parker, Johnny Candon and Tanyalee Davis all feature in a strong weekend line-up. Hot food available and dancing afterwards. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). Susan Calman takes over from Mr MacAulay this evening, but the very talented Seymour Mace, Jay Lafferty and Jonathan Mayor remain to see the weekend through. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £11. Head up (or down) to Jongleurs this weekend and catch circuit favourites such as Chris Cairns, Nick Revell, Dan Nightingale and Mick Ferry. Al Murray Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 8pm. £25. Following the success of his hit ITV show, Happy Hour, Al Murray returns to the stage with The Pub Landlord’s Beautiful British Tour. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 15 for line-up. The Improverts Bedlam Theatre, 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. 10.30pm. £4 (£3.50). See Fri 9.
Glasgow ✽✽ Reginald D Hunter The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). See Sun 18.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Susan Calman comperes the show which welcomes new comedians up to the stage with open arms, and then occasionally gently suggests they try taking up a different hobby.
Tuesday 20
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). The ever-popular Red Raw is here to provide a forum for new acts and a damn good laugh for everyone else. With Gerry McDade.
Edinburgh ✽✽ Ennio Marchetto Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000.
7.30pm. £12–£20. The living cartoon does his weird colourful card-switching impersonation thing. Milton Jones The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). Bizarre, beautiful and bendy one-liners from the Radio 4 veteran. Contains much in the way of nonsense.
Wednesday 21 Glasgow Milton Jones The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). See Tue 20.
Edinburgh Gavin Webster The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Just jokes, ladies and gentlemen, just jokes from this weird Geordie comic. Webster returns to The Stand with his Fringe show Falderal.
Thursday 22 Glasgow Comedy Corner Bacchus, 80 Glassford Street, 572 0080. 8.30pm. £5 (£3).
Comedy Hitlist THE BEST COMEDY *
✽✽ Billy Connolly The Big Yin continues to do his gigantic comedy thing to packed halls. SECC, Glasgow, Thu 8–Mon 12 Oct. ✽✽ Tim Minchin Here comes the finest musical comic ever from Perth. Australia, that is. Otherwise, we might have been talking about the bass player in Fiction Factory. See preview, left. Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 10 Oct; Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 11 Oct. ✽✽ Glasgow Kids Comedy Club Among those lowering their filthy tones for the young ‘uns this fortnight are Barbara Nice, Siân Bevan and Seymour Mace. The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 11, 18 Oct. ✽✽ Alistair McGowan The arch impersonator brings his Fringe show to the masses. See 5 Things, left. The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Sun 18 Oct. ✽✽ Reginald D Hunter More social and racial derring-do from the Georgia-born comic. The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 18 Oct; The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 19 Oct. ✽✽ Ennio Marchetto Right before your very eyes appears Lady Gaga, Paris Hilton and the Mona Lisa care of this Italian living cartoon. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 20 Oct.
Politically-charged Scottish comedy legend Stu Who? is headlining this fledgling gig this week, helped out by compere Jay Lafferty, Rab Brown, James Kidd and John Purves. Comedy at the Gram Café Gramofon, 7 King Street, 552 7177. 8.30pm. £5. See Thu 8. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Hold onto your pants, kids, as whirlwind Phil Nichol descends upon us. He’s joined by Silky, Patrick Rolink and Kim MacAskill alongside devastatingly charming host Scott Agnew. Edinburgh FREE Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 8. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Prepare for a joyful weekend with John Gordillo, Bernadette Pauley, John Cooper, Bob Graham and that most specially joyful of hosts Joe Heenan.
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