Friday 16 Saturday 17
Comedy
Edinburgh Fit O’ The Giggles Out with the Old Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). The place for comedians to try out new material. Fringe Previews The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £3). A chance to catch the shows before the crowds get here. With Jojo Sutherland as she Goes for the Jocular and the masterful Jason Cook with The End (Part 1).
Thursday 15
Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Radio 4 favourite Susan Calman hosts this evening, with Rob Deering, Lloyd Langford and Chris ‘How Do I Get Up There?’ Forbes. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Billy Kirkwood introduces Scottish legend Bruce Morton, who’ll be joined by Shelley Cooper and Kim MacAskill.
Glasgow Michael McIntyre’s Work in Progress The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 7pm. SOLD OUT. It’s been sold out since the moment it was announced, but you might like to know that the shakey-headed one is in town. highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Two ladies on one bill! Can you imagine? Jojo Smith and Eleanor Tiernan are joined by Chris Henry and Rudi Lickwood for the weekend. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). Vladimir McTavish replaces Calman, with Thursday’s line-up. Edinburgh highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. From £10. Scott Agnew, Mike Milligan and Raymond Mearns do their thing. Dancing afterwards. Not by them, silly, by you! The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 15 for line-up.
Glasgow Michael McIntyre’s Work in Progress The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 7pm. SOLD OUT. See Fri 16. highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 16. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. See Thu 15 for line-up. Edinburgh highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. From £10. See Fri 16. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £13. See Thu 15 for line-up.
Sunday 18
Glasgow FREE Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 8.30pm. See Sun 11. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). An evening with the Redmond and his moustache, with showings from Lloyd Langford, Mark Bratchpiece, Stephen Callaghan and Mark Davies. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 11. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). Spend a fiver and get the company of Shelley Cooper, with local acts such as Bob Graham and Phil O’Shea.
Monday 19
Glasgow ✽✽ Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055.
8.30pm. £4 (£2). Competitive improv like you’ve never seen before, under the control of warlord Billy Kirkwood. With Garry Dobson, Stuart Murphy, Chris Forbes and guests.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Another opportunity to scout out new talent, with the occasional experienced act coming to test their latest gags. With Chris Forbes. Tuesday 20
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Scott Agnew aids and assists as newer acts have a go in the glaring spotlight. Edinburgh Fringe Previews The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £3). Another fine pairing of Fringe treats without the flyerers. Tiffany Stevenson looks at Dictators and Vladimir McTavish presents Whisky: An Idiot’s Guide.
Wednesday 21 Glasgow Benefit in Aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10. Joe Heenan hosts this charitable evening, with turns from Gary Little, Des Clarke and a very special guest.
Edinburgh Benefit in Aid of Fisherrow Community Nursery The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Lovely comedians give up their time to
Hitlist THE BEST COMEDY *
✽✽ Danielle Ward The one-off that is Ms Ward gets set to rouse you out of your July slumber with her unique brand of fun. The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 8–Sat 10 Jul. ✽✽ Daniel Sloss The soon-to- be ludicrously famous Fifer warms up for his latest assault on the Fringe ahead of his very own BBC3 show. See caption, left. Highlight, Edinburgh, Fri 9 & Sat 10 Jul. ✽✽ How Do I Get Up There? Sketchy stuff (in a good way) from a trio of talented funmeisters. The Stand, Edinburgh, Wed 14 Jul. ✽✽ Improv Wars How competitive can improv get? Very. Join Billy Kirkwood, Garry Dobson, Stuart Murphy, Chris Forbes and some guests as they go ad-hoc crazy. The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 19 Jul.
support the community nursery, which is also a registered charity, providing education for 2–5 year-olds. Fit O’ The Giggles Out with the Old Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 14. Thursday 22
Glasgow Whose Round is it Anyway? Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. £5. See Thu 8. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Lovely tall Scott Agnew hosts this weekend, with Patrick Rolink, Chris Henry, Erin Judge and the offbeat charms of James Dowdeswell. See preview for Judge. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). A weekend injected with quality comedy energy, with compere Joe Heenan, Dave Fulton, Ro Campbell, Tom Goodliffe and Gordon Alexander.
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Daniel Sloss In this slot last issue, we featured a man (Mike Wozniak by name) who couldn’t make up his kind whether he wanted to show off his thick moustache or not. This time around we go for a chap who may not even have started shaving. Still, he’s got a BBC3 sitcom/stand-up pilot show confirmed entitled The Adventures of Daniel Sloss. His parents must be bristling with pride. ■ Highlight, Edinburgh, Fri 9 & Sat 10 Jul.
48 THE LIST 8–22 Jul 2010