www.list.co.uk/comedy Hitlist THE BEST COMEDY *
✽✽ Jimmy Carr On his latest juggernauting comedy tour of filth, degradation and guilty laughs, Mr Carr brings us some of his Rapier Wit. Perth Concert Hall, Fri 23 Jul. ✽✽ Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The by-now legendary regular improv night from monkey boys Raymond Mearns, John Ross and Allen Chalmers. The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 26 Jul. ✽✽ Best of Irish Have a good old laugh at the craic of Michael Redmond, Andrew Stanley, Paddy Lennox and Niall Browne. The Stand, Glasgow, Wed 28 Jul. ✽✽ Addy van der Borgh It’s kind of started now. Here’s a Fringe preview from a comic who will cut through the cobblers with his Advanced Mumbo Jumbo. The Stand, Edinburgh, Mon 2 Aug.
comedy from just over the water is brought to you with host Michael ‘off of Father Ted’ Redmond. With Andrew Stanley, Paddy Lennox and Niall Browne. Edinburgh Best of Scottish The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). A bill crammed with modern Scottish comedy, all held together by host Bruce Devlin. With Raymond Mearns, Graeme Thomas, John Gavin and Jim Park. All the King’s Men Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £5. A motley crew of Scottish comedians preview their Fringe show.
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Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Charmingly chatty Irishman Andrew Stanley is over for the weekend, performing with host Bruce Devlin and Andrew Learmonth. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). This weekend has charisma oozing out of its comedy ears, with comedy from Paddy Lennox, Gus Lymburn and host Susan Morrison. FREE Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 22.
Friday 30 Glasgow highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Gus Tawse, the
joke machine from Aberdeen, joins John Ryan, Tony Hendricks and Brian Higgins for a weekend of gags and stuff. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 29 for line-up. Edinburgh highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. From £10. Joy abounds as Johnny Candon and Joe Heenan appear on the same bill, with Smug Roberts and Barry Castagnola. Dancing included in the ticket price, as per usual. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 29 for line-up.
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Glasgow highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 30. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. Charmingly chatty Irishman Andrew Stanley is over for the weekend, performing with host Bruce Devlin and Andrew Learmonth. Edinburgh highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. From £10. See Fri 30. Bruce Fummey Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 9.15pm. £5. A preview edition of Fummey’s show 2012: The End of Time (It’s Not About the Olympics, Honest). The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £13. See Thu 29 for line-up. Tom Allen Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 10.30pm. £5. From the mind who brought you Women! comes his latest show where Mr Allen Toughens Up! See caption, right.
Sunday 1
Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). Start your month and end your week with the rollicking combo of Joe Heenan, Davey See, Matthew Winning and host Mr Redmond. Edinburgh Jojo Sutherland The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 7.50pm. £6 (£5). Expect feist, ranting and a helping of comedy in Jojo Sutherland Goes for the Jocular. Vladimir McTavish The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9.30pm. £8 (£7). A tour around Scotland and its favourite tipple in Whisky: An Idiot’s Guide.
Monday 2
Glasgow Joe Heenan’s Film Quiz The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2. Film geek and comedian Joe Heenan presents a night of showing off how much you know about the movies. Teams of up to six can enter.
Edinburgh ✽✽ Addy van der Borgh The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 6.10pm. £7 (£6). An early chance to catch the latest show, Advanced Mumbo Jumbo, from one of the most inventive comedians around. Susan Morrison The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 7.50pm. £7 (£6). Stand regular Susan Morrison storms through the letter F, covering everything from fame to 50. Fit O’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners Beehive Inn, Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 26. Silence of the Trams II The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9.30pm. £6 (£5). Jim Park, Derek Johnston, Niall Browne, Gordon Alexander and Martin McAllister
Comedy
Tom Allen One of the more eloquent communicators on the circuit, Tom Allen has been a proponent of conversational,
anecdotal comedy with his Fringe shows such as Women! and A Voyage Round My Mother. This year, he might well be going against his grain as he discusses standing up to ruffians in Tom Allen Toughens Up!, a preview of which you can catch at the Beehive. ■ Beehive Inn, Edinburgh, Sat 31 Jul.
present their thoughts in a comedic fashion. May include references to the tramworks. Tuesday 3
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Great big Gary Little (we know, irony eh?) brings you a selection of hopeful new acts, with the odd pro popping in to try their latest gags. Wednesday 4
Glasgow Billy Kirkwood’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Save yourself a trip to Edinburgh, and enjoy some of the finest acts from the Fringe with host Billy Kirkwood. Super special line-up to be announced.
Thursday 5
Glasgow FREE Bratchy and The Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz The Arches Café Bar, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1035. 8pm. The Wee Man, YouTube superhero, and his brother-in-comedy-and-blood Bratchy present their monthly pub quiz with a difference.
Raymond Mearns’ Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £9 (£8; members £5). Avoid the sea of flyers and let Glasgow’s own Mearnsy introduce to John Gillick, Paul McCaffrey and Pat Burtscher. Edinburgh Roy Chubby Brown Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £21. Blue comedy from man branded ‘too rude for television’. Never mind the comedy, that patchwork jacket is hardly fit for public consumption. See 5 Things.
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