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THE BEST COMEDY
✽✽ Jason Cook If you need a guy to keep you smiling while all around is falling apart, this genial Geordie is your boy. Even if from time to time, it’s Cook’s universe that’s imploding. The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 7 Nov; The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 8 Nov. ✽✽ Sarah Millican A sold-out pair of gigs, that’s as maybe, but there’s no harm in flagging up one of the country’s most splendid non-man comics. The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 9 Nov; The Stand, Glasgow, Wed 10 Nov. ✽✽ Reginald D Hunter This fella, of course, is all-bloke, as the Have I Got News for You regular takes over this most unlikely of venues. Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Wed 10 Nov. ✽✽ The Wee Man & Muckers Do the good people of the Citz really know what they’re letting themselves in for here? Character comedy at its most vile, yet in a good way. Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 12 Nov. ✽✽ Alun Cochrane Another comic who is an expert at dipping into the light and shade of life, the Glasgow-born Yorkshireman shows us what happens when a heckler demands to be told some jokes. See preview. The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 14 Nov; The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 15 Nov. ✽✽ Dan Antopolski Tonight, there’ll be some rap, some beardage and some very, very good jokes indeed. The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 16 Nov.
✽✽ Sarah Millican The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055.
8.30pm. SOLD OUT. See Tue 9.
Edinburgh Melting Pot The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2.50). The monthly sketch show which gives the audience the final choice.
Thursday 11 Glasgow Whose Round is it Anyway? Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7pm. £7 (£5). Comedy improv show from Glasgow- based Q-Fusion.
The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm £8 (£7; members £4). Making life look very tiny, Martin Mor storms on to host this weekend of quality stand-up with Steve Gribbin, Wendy Wason, Saj and Jim Park. Edinburgh FREE Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 4. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Firebrand Susan Morrison hosts Carey Marx, Parrot, Derek Johnston and Gus Lymburn.
Friday 12
Glasgow Highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Jonathan Mayor and Andi Osho strap themselves in for a night at Highlight. Jongleurs Tiger Tiger, Glassford Street, 08700 111 960. 8.30pm. £15. A lovely bunch of chatty performers light up Glasgow: Janey Godley, Ninia Benjamin, Owen O’Neill and Paul Pirie. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 11.
✽✽ The Wee Man & Muckers Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street,
429 0022. 9.15pm. £10. Lock up your jewellery, YouTube sensation The Wee Man returns to rot the brains of innocent comedy-goers with his scummy mutterings and scummier mates.
Edinburgh We Happy Few presents. . . The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 8.30pm. £3. A monthly showcase of comedy including Ben Verth, Who is Jean? and Mickey Anderson. Highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. From £10. Comedians such as Mickey Hutton and Colin Cole entertain the crowds. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 11. The Improverts Bedlam Theatre, 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. 10.30pm. £4.50 (£4; members £3.50). See Fri 5.
Saturday 13
Glasgow Highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 12. Comedy at the State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). See Sat 6. Scottish Comedian of the Year Semi-Final The Shed, 26 Langside Avenue, 649 5020. 8.15pm. £6. See Sat 6. Jongleurs Tiger Tiger, Glassford Street, 08700 111 960. 8.30pm. £15. See Fri 12. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. See Thu 11. Edinburgh Highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. From £10. See Fri 12. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £13. See Thu 11. Upstairs @ The Beehive Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 9pm. £5. Lady Keara Murphy offers up another line-up of cheap and cheerful comedy, including a headline spot from gag-meister Teddy, with Viv Gee, Paul Vickers and Tommy McKay.
Sunday 14 Glasgow FREE Comedy at the Ivory Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 636 0223. 8pm. See Sun 7. Michael Redmond’s Sunday
Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). Michael Redmond, Joe Heenan, Jojo Sutherland, Sean Grant and Jonathan Paylor do their comedy thing.
Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 7. Julian Clary King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £21.50. A chance to see Clary in the artform which made him his name in the first place. Biting comedy, celebrating 25 fabulous years in the business.
✽✽ Alun Cochrane The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£8).
Yorkshireman Cochrane, one of the finest raconteurs in the country, gets set to spellbind an audience with his gently crafted observations. See preview.
Monday 15
Glasgow ✽✽ Alun Cochrane The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055.
8.30pm. £10 (£8). See Sun 14.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). A selection of new comedians, with the odd appearance by an old hand roadtesting their latest gags, all held together by Graeme Thomas and Nick Davies.
Tuesday 16 Glasgow A Question of Sport SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £35. Sue Barker and resident team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell will all be on hand as the popular TV sports quiz goes live to celebrate the show’s 40th anniversary.
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FREE Comedy at the Halt Bar The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8.30pm. See Tue 9. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Graeme Thomas and host Stu Murphy usher on another selection of hopeful new acts.
Edinburgh ✽✽ Dan Antopolski The Pleasance Theatre, 60 Pleasance, 650 2656.
8pm. £10 (£6). If you missed Mr Antopolski and his rather fabulous jokes/raps/facial hair over the summer, cheer up the winter months with this second chance at happiness. Danny Ward and Miles Jupp The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 8pm. £5 (£4). Danny Ward joins the marvellously well-spoken Miles Jupp and his terribly funny musings. Non-students are welcome.
Thursday 18
Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Never one to back away from controversy, kneel before The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III, who’ll be on with Stephen Carlin, The Wee Man, Caroline Robertson and host Vladimir McTavish. Edinburgh FREE Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 4. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Glasgow’s Raymond Mearns hosts a line-up topped off with the comedy cherry of Neil Dougan, with performances from the mellow mind of John Ross, James Christopher and Elaine Malcolmson.
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