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The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Ty Barnett, Colum McDonnell, Rick Molland and Dan Bland join compere Bruce Devlin.
Friday 11
Glasgow OxFem Presents . . . St Aloysius College, 45 Hill Street, 7pm. £10. Flamboyant and diverse evening for International Women’s Day, featuring comedy, dance, burlesque and more, with proceeds going to Oxfam. highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. £12. Martin Mor, Smug Roberts and Mitch Benn. Cheap Thrills Comedy McConnells, 335 Hope Street, 333 9844. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; £4 in advance when booked online). See Fri 4. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 10. Jongleurs Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 08700 111 960. 8.30pm. £15. Brendan Riley, Sandy Nelson and Will-E Robo. Edinburgh highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £13. Patrick Rolink joins Seann Walsh and Harvey Walsh. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 10. Upstairs @ The Beehive Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 9pm. £5. See Fri 4.
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Glasgow highlight Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. £12. See Fri 11. Cheap Thrills Comedy McConnells, 335 Hope Street, 333 9844. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; £4 in advance when booked online). See Fri 4. Jongleurs Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 08700 111 960. 8.30pm. £15. See Fri 11. Saturday @ The Dram Dram, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 5. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 10. Edinburgh highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £13. See Fri 11. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 10. Upstairs @ The Beehive Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 9pm. £5. See Fri 4.
Sunday 13
With No More Rolls Tron Glasgow ✽✽ John Shuttleworth: A Man Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8pm. £15. The synth-playing guru of Sheffield rolls on. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). With Matt Green, Matthew Winning, Stuart Mitchell and Ancient Annie.
Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 6. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Colum McDonnell, Jill Baxter, Gerry McDade and Phil O’Shea.
Monday 14 Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333
Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). See Mon 7. Edinburgh Fit O’ The Giggles Out With the Old Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 7. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 8.
Tuesday 15
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 352 9996. 8pm. See Tue 8. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 8. Edinburgh Tiernan Douieb and Barry Castagnola The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 556 6550. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). An entirely comfortable night of comedy with two of stand-up’s favoured children. Electric Tales The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Comedy and storytelling, headlined by Susan Calman.
Wednesday 16
Glasgow Clyde 1 Entertains . . . O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £17.50. Gala evening to herald the arrival of this year’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival, with Bruce Devlin, Scott Agnew, Stewart Francis and The View. Benefit in Aid of PATH Scotland The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Line-up tba. Edinburgh ✽✽ John Shuttleworth: A Man With No More Rolls The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £15 (£13). See Sun 13. Benefit in Aid of Marie Curie Hospice Glasgow The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10. Line-up includes Tiernan Douieb.
Thursday 17 Glasgow Comedy Festival Curry Comedy @ Slumdog Slumdog Bar & Kitchen, 410 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. £19.95 including a curry. With Chris Broomfield. Des McLean Live King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £16.50 (£14.50). Fresh from last year’s DVD Is This the Way to Armadillo? Comedy in the Buff The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £7 (£5). Fully-clothed comedy showcase. Alan Anderson Dram, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). Alan Anderson explains Whisky Fir Dummies. Griffin Giggles The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). A selection box of comedy treats. St Patrick’s Day Irish Comedy Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £10. With Keith Farnan, Michael Redmond, Michael Smiley, and Elaine Malcolmson. Stephen Carlin Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). In Just Because I’ve Thrown Your Gift Away Doesn’t Mean I Hate You. Tom Deacon Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £9 (£8). The BBC Radio 1 DJ presents his stand-up show. Zombie Science 1Z Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Dr Austin combines stand-up with a spoof scientific lecture. Irish Special WEST Brewery, Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £10. Jeff O’Boyle and Elaine Malcolmson headline. Monday 14 Edinburgh An Irish Comedy Stew The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £16.50 including traditional Irish meal. A St Paddy’s day
Comedy
REVIEW CD LOUIS CK Hilarious (Comedy Central) ●●●●●
‘Ray Charles has killed more Jews than happy marriages have ended in divorce.’ Believe me, try as hard as you can, the context around which this line is delivered near the beginning of Hilarious simply cannot be guessed at. But then second guessing genius is a wholly pointless exercise. When Louis CK played a short tour of the UK a couple of years back,
there was an actual audible thump of microphones being hung up across the British comedy community as everyone decided that the game was probably done, and no one really had much of a reason to carry on with their work. A master was in our midst, spreading the word of his misanthropic yet beautifully cultivated take on this life. For once, Ricky Gervais was spot on when lavishing his new US buddy with praise. As with the finest observational-confessional comedy, CK’s premises
spring from the obvious and universal but where he takes them is a world apart. Among the Hilarious topics are being single at 41 and trying to step back on the dating treadmill, having a three-year-old daughter who acts pretty much like a three-year-old, how optimism is akin to stupidity and why white people have no right to bleat about anything (ever!). ‘I don’t know why I’m such an asshole,’ insists Mr CK. An asshole, maybe. But an undeniably brilliant one nonetheless. (Brian Donaldson)
celebration with Kevin Hayes, Niall Browne, Niall McCamley, Pearse James, Paulie Cronin and MC Keara Murphy. FREE Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 3. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Host Susan Morrison introduces Maureen Langan, Derek Johnston, Lee Kyle and ‘A Very Special Guest Headliner.’ Who probably will be.
Friday 18 Glasgow Comedy Festival The Big Lunchtime Comedy Chat Show Corinthian, 191 Ingram Street, 0844 395 4005. 1pm. £10 including lunch; £5 without. With Des Clarke and Scott Agnew. Christian Schulte-Loh WEST Brewery, Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Award-winning Deutsch comedy. Stephen K Amos King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £18.50 + £1 restoration levy. Amos does his heart- warming show The Best Medicine. Phil Nichol The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.45pm. £10 (£8). Nichol presents The Simple Hour. The Comedy Supper Club Arta, The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. Show + meal £19.95; show only £9 (£7). Dinner and laughs. Arrive at 6.30pm for dining. Ha Ha Half Price Comedy Club Dram, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £7 (£6). A special festival edition of the weekly showcase. Ha Ha Half Price Comedy Southside The Shed, 26 Langside Avenue, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £7 (£6). Alan Anderson and Bratchy present this mixed line-up evening. Meal deals and
free club entry available. Phil Kay Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £12 (£10). The beardy Tweed-wearer beckons. Russell Kane The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £12 (£10). The award-winning scamp returns to his roots with Smokescreens and Castles. In association with The List. The Unusual Suspects The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. David Innes, Will Lawton, Jimi McGuigan, Jon Mooney and Adam Struth are the suspects in question. Wil Hodgson Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £8 (£6). The cult comedian is Straight Outta Chippenham with more smart chat. £5 Festival Funnies Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. Scott Agnew introduces festival acts. Comedy Central Live Stand Up Show Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12. John Scott, Nick Doody, Tony Hendricks, Johnny Candon and Yianni Agisilaou form a fine festival showcase. Comic Relief at the Classic Grand Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). Local comedians come together for Comic Relief. An Englishwoman, A Scotswoman and an Irishwoman . . . The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Jojo Sutherland, Viv Gee and Pauline Goldsmith represent their nations. Joel Dommett Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). Stand-up from the award-laden youth. Jongleurs Comedy Show Tiger Tiger, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15; £25 with two-course meal. Dominic Woodward, Brian Higgins and Des Clarke. 3–31 March 2011 THE LIST 59