Comedy
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to comedy@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Siân Bevan. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 22 Glasgow Comedy Corner Bacchus, 80 Glassford Street, 572 0080. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Legend Stu Who? is headlining this fledgling gig this week, helped out by compere Jay Lafferty, Rab Brown, James Kidd and John Purves.
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JIM JEFFRIES 1 Australian potty mouth Jim Jeffries comes from quite a go- getting family. His dad once managed Fox Studios (‘He used to get the rent off George Lucas’) while his brother is a rising star of the Young Liberals back home: ‘they’re a bit like the Tories, so no one’s too happy about it.’
2 Despite his stage presence being compared in style to Bill Hicks and Doug Stanhope, Jeffries isn’t here to change the world: ‘I’m just an idiot who will tell you what I know.’ 3 Fear doesn’t play much of a part in this man’s life any more, not since he was held hostage in his own home by armed robbers, assaulted on stage by an audience member at the Manchester Comedy Store and presented a show for the Adult Channel. Oh, and he even had a brush with penile cancer a few years back. However, he did once confess to being slightly phased by the withering stare of Moira Stuart when he said the word ‘bird’ during an episode of Have I Got News for You.
4 He was at the University of Perth alongside Heath Ledger and was told of the actor’s death by Omid Djalili when the Aussie came off stage. Didn’t stop him doing a joke at Ledger’s expense a few weeks later, just after having a go at Kylie’s cancer. I think we all know what we’re dealing with here. 5 Jeffries has fled his London base with his emergence as a raw talent in the US, now calling Venice, California his home. This has now somewhat curiously resulted in his surname being changed to Jefferies for American consumption. Let’s hope they don’t get him mixed up with the identically spelt laugh-a- minute Kilmarnock FC manager. (Brian Donaldson) ■ Barrowland, Glasgow, Fri 30 Oct.
46 THE LIST 22 Oct–5 Nov 2009
Comedy at the Gram Café Gramofon, 7 King Street, 552 7177. 8.30pm. £5. Viv Gee and Rob Kane host this weekly foray into all things comedy for next to nothing. A different line-up every week, packed with some of the finest circuit comedians in the land. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Scottish legend Bruce Morton headlines this weekend. He’s joined by Silky, Patrick Rolink and Kim MacAskill alongside devastatingly charming host Scott Agnew. FREE Watson’s Wind-up Glasgow Film Theatre, 12 Rose Street, 332 8128. Get your laughter heard in the background of the weekly recording of Jonathan Watson’s BBC Scotland Show. Edinburgh FREE Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. Rick Molland’s weekly filth-fest continues to make you dirty people laugh. 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.
Friday 23
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £12. Canadian fireball Tanyalee Davis returns to Jongleurs, in the company of Mark Olver, Stefano Paolini and Dan Nightingale. Michael McIntyre SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 8pm. £30. The dapper dafty performs to gigantic audiences following his massively successful Comedy Roadshow series for the BBC. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 22 for line-up. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £11. Nick Page, Victor Daniel, Trevor Crook and Andy Askins do all the joking this weekend, with a few chances to see the show. Dancing afterwards included in the ticket price. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 22 for line-up. The Improverts Bedlam Theatre, 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. 10.30pm. £4 (£3.50). Late-night laughter involving much audience participation, drunken revelry and spontaneous comedy games.
Saturday 24
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £12. See Fri 23. Michael McIntyre SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 8pm. £30. See Fri 23. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £6. The long-standing home of comedy, The State Bar features a different line-up of new and experienced comedians every week. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. See Thu 22 for line-up. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844
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0044. 6.30pm & 10pm. From £11. See Fri 23. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £13. See Thu 22 for line-up.
Sunday 25
Glasgow Glasgow Kids Comedy Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 3–4pm. £3. Live laughs for younger comedy fans. This week JoJo Sutherland, Silky and host Billy Kirkwood keep it clean for ages 8–12. No under 5s; all kids must be accompanied by an adult. Michael McIntyre SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0870 040 4000. 8pm. £30. See Fri 23. FREE Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 8.30pm. Alan Anderson presents his evening of comedy for n’owt. New line- up every week. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). It’s going to be a particularly surreal evening this one, so just relax and enjoy the show. With Silky, Dan Nightingale, Elaine Malcolmson and Martin McAllister and, of course, Michael Redmond. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. The wonderful Stu & Garry return for a lunchtime filled with all the comedy, hot food and drink you can shake your hangover at. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). John Gordillo tops off a line-up packed with thoroughly nice, funny chaps: John Cooper, John Whale, Garry Dobson and compere Scott Agnew.
Monday 26
Glasgow ✽✽ Alun Cochrane . . . is a Daydreamer (At Night) The
Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). Quietly intelligent and warming comedy from Mr C, master storyteller and all-round good egg. Part of Glasgay!.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Top value entertainment with a wide-range of new acts trying out material, topped off with compere Scott Agnew and headliner John Gordillo.
Tuesday 27
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). What do you get if you cross a load of new comedians with a microphone, a stage and an audience? You’ll have to go and see. With Mark Nelson and Antony Murray.
Edinburgh ✽✽ Alun Cochrane . . . is a Daydreamer (at Night) The
Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). See Mon 26. Hairy Watt Comedy Club The Union, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, 451 5333. 9pm. £4 (£3 in advance). The very dapper Neil McFarlane comperes this student-friendly gig, with Bill Dewar and Jojo Sutherland for comedy company.
Wednesday 28
Glasgow Best of Irish The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £4). One of the most Irish men in the world, Michael Redmond introduces a selection of his countrymen: Neil Dougan, Caimh McDonnell and Donnchadh O’Conaill.
✽✽ Daniel Kitson: We Are Gathered Here Tron Theatre, 63
Trongate, 552 4267. 10pm. £10. The Perrier winner mines the mundanity of life in search of ‘something important in an ocean of twaddle’.
Edinburgh Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). A celebration of all things braw, funny and Caledonian this evening with compering undertaken by Glaswegian fireball Susan Morrison. With Joe Heenan, Mark Nelson, Billy Kirkwood and Kim MacAskill.
Thursday 29
Glasgow Comedy Corner Bacchus, 80 Glassford Street, 572 0080. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Dark and dirty Mark Nelson is your headliner this evening, with help from MC Neil McFarlane, Elaine Malcolmson, Allan Millar and Tony Hilton. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). From the cattiness of Bruce Devlin to the genteel filth of Viv Gee, this weekend has something for everyone. With John Gordillo, Caimh McDonnell and Barry McDonald. Edinburgh The Comedy Club Loch Fyne, Newhaven Harbour, 25 Pier Place, 7pm. £30. Loch Fyne presents a night of top comedy and grub, with your ticket price including a three-course meal. Don’t burp while the acts are on. Fit O’ The Giggles @ Cruz Cruz, 14 The Shore, Leith, 553 6699. 9pm. £5 (£3). A new monthly offshoot of the Fit O’The Giggles brand, this time in bonny Leith. With Vladimir McTavish, Tommy McKay, Alan Sharp, Keara Murphy and Ben Verth. FREE Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 22. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Comedy will be firing at you with all cylinders this weekend, as compere Susan Morrison zooms around introducing Neil Dougan, John Ross, Donnchadh O’Conaill and Rick Molland.
Friday 30
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £12. Another fine selection of comic talent with John Warburton, Jojo Sutherland, Markus Birdman and Adam Crow filling in the gaps between food and dancing.
✽✽ Jim Jeffries Barrowland, 244 Gallowgate, 552 4601. 8pm. SOLD OUT. The Aussie bruiser gets Hammered for your delectation. See 5 Things. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 29 for line-up.
Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £11. Prepare for your socks to be blown off as Tom Stade sweeps through. He’s joined by Susan Murray, R David and Chris McCausland. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 29 for line-up but with Sean McLoughlin replacing Rick Molland. The Improverts Bedlam Theatre, 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. 10.30pm. £4 (£3.50). See Fri 23.
Saturday 31 Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 6.30pm. From £12. See Fri 30.