Comedy
Man vs Woman The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Raymond Friel-penned Glaswegian sketch comedy. Tom Allen Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £9 (£8). In Tom Allen Toughens Up, the smart chap considers, well, toughening up. Well, This is Awkward Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). A trio of fine Scottish stand-ups Matt Winning, Richard Gadd and James Kirk. See page 18. Comedy Out West WEST Brewery, Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £10 (£8). A chance to see some of the festival’s finest. Michael Smiley Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £10. The Belfast comedian in Immigrant. ✽✽ Paul Foot Tron Theatre, 63 (£8). The surreal comic in Ash in the Attic, directed by Noel Fielding. To Be Continued . . . The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 10pm. £5 (£4). New improv troupe with sketches based on audience suggestions. Magners Festival Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 10.30pm. £12 (£10). This late-night show will feature big festivally names. Ha Ha Comedy Late n Loud Dram, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 10.40pm. £7 (£6). Late night bargain comedy from Ha Ha Comedy. Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 10pm. £10
Glasgow Cheap Thrills Comedy McConnells, 335 Hope Street, 333 9844. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; £4 in advance when booked online). See Fri 4. Edinburgh highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £13. Settle down with a pint and Rob Collins, Erich McElroy and Steve Harris, then go dancing after if you fancy. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 17. Upstairs @ The Beehive Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 9pm. £5. See Fri 4.
Saturday 19 Glasgow Comedy Festival The Big Lunchtime Comedy Chat Show Corinthian, 191 Ingram Street, 0844 395 4005. 1pm. £10 including lunch; £5 without. See Fri 18. An Afternoon with Frank Carson King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 2.30pm. £15 + £1 restoration levy (£12.50 + £1 restoration levy). An afternoon with the legendary Mr Carson. FREE The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 113–117 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. Their latest (unsuitable for children) show. Daniel Sloss The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £10. Sloss presents My Generation. Pam Ann King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £22.50 (£20). Character comedy, air hostess style-ee in the innuendo-laden You F’Coffee Tour. Geddit? Yeah, us too. Abandoman The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.45pm. £10 (£8). Unique improvised comedy stylings from the rap duo in Pic’n’mix Tape. Coalition of Comedy The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £3. A showcase of comics performing under the banner Tears of the Beer-Affected. The Comedy Supper Club Arta, The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £9 show only (£7). See Fri 18. Ha Ha Half Price Comedy Club Dram, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £7 (£6). See Fri 18. Ha Ha Half Price Comedy Southside The Shed, 26 Langside Avenue, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £7 (£6). See Fri 18.
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Jon Richardson Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £12 (£10). The ever-worried Mr Richardson insists It’s Not Me, It’s You. Phil Differ Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £8 (£7). That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Scunnered is Phil’s latest exploit. The Unusual Suspects The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. See Fri 18. £5 Festival Funnies Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. See Fri 18. Christian Schulte-Loh Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£5). See Fri 18. Comedy Central Live Stand Up Show Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £15. See Fri 18. The Continuing Story of Carla Rhodes Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Comedy ventriloquism show from New York. See page 15. John Robertson The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). High octane comedy from the manic Australian in Dragon Punch. Rick Molland Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). Rick Heresy Molland shows us The Sick Puppy Who Wants to Burn the World. Zoe Lyons Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £9 (£8). Smart and funny stand-up in Clownbusting. Saturday Night at the State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £7 (£5). A special festival outing, with MC Chris Broomfield. Henning Wehn Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 10pm. £10 (£8). The German comedy ambassador to the UK expounds on his life in My Struggle. The Stockholm Syndrome Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 10pm. £6 (£5). Comedy and songs from Davey Connor, Stephen Callaghan and guests. ✽✽ Jerry Sadowitz King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 10.30pm. £19.50 + £1 restoration levy (£15.50 + £1 restoration levy). Magic and offensiveness in equal measure. Magners Festival Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 10.30pm. £15 (£12). See Fri 18. Dan Clark
Ha Ha Comedy Late n Loud Dram, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 10.40pm. £7 (£6). See Fri 18.
Glasgow Cheap Thrills Comedy McConnells, 335 Hope Street, 333 9844. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; £4 in advance when booked online). See Fri 4. Saturday @ The Dram Dram, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 5. Edinburgh highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £13. See Fri 18. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 17. Upstairs @ The Beehive Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 9pm. £5. See Fri 4.
Sunday 20 Glasgow Comedy Festival The Big Lunchtime Comedy Chat Show Corinthian, 191 Ingram Street, 0844 395 4005. 1pm. £10 including lunch; £5 without. See Fri 18. Pakora, Pint and Platter Slumdog Bar & Kitchen, 410 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 1.30pm. £15 including meal. Charan Gill’s witty history of curry. Best of Scotland Grosvenor, Ashton Lane Hillhead, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £4. A selection of local talent. Miles Jupp The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). The dreadfully charming Jupp gives us Fibber in the Heat. Pam Ann King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £22.50 (£20). See Sat 19. Comedy in the Buff The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 17. ✽✽ Tim Key Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £10 (£8). Poetry, comedy and puns in The Slutcracker. Gareth Richards and Chris Ramsey Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Two popular circuit comics cheer up Glasgow in this joint bill. Griffin Giggles The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 17.
Maureen Langan Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). Sharp-edged comedy all the way from New York. With support. See page 15. FREE Free Comedy @ The Ivory Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue Shawlands, 0844 395 4005. 8.45pm. Another comedy showcase, in the pretty Shawlands venue. Tom Stade The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9.30pm. £9 (£7). The vicious, laid-back Canadian goes solo. 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). Jason Murphy, plus more tba.
Monday 21
Glasgow Comedy Festival All About Character Nude, 44 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £4. Character comedy aplenty. Best of Scotland Grosvenor, Ashton Lane Hillhead, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £4. See Sun 20. Keith Farnan The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). Farnan presents his show No Blacks. No Jews. No Dogs. No Irish. All Welcome. Stand Up For Palestine King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £28.50. Stunning line-up, with Frankie Boyle, Fred MacAulay, Gary Tank Commander, Susan Calman and Tom Stade. Tom Wrigglesworth The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 7.30pm. £10 (£8).Wrigglesworth’s Nightmare Dream Wedding. The Unusual Suspects The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £5. David Innes, Will Lawton, Jimi McGuigan, Jon Mooney and Adam Struth assume the suspected tag. Scott Agnew The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9.30pm. £8 (£7). Glasgow favourite is on home turf, telling Tales. Edinburgh Fit O’ The Giggles Out With the Old Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 7.
Remember Johnny Two-Hats from The Mighty Boosh (season one)? Recall the handsomely rogueish one from sketch group Electric Eel (later to slither onto Channel 4 in a sitcom about estate agents. Title escapes us)? Come to mind a recent BBC Three comedy show about a hapless moron called How Not to Live Your Life? Well, DC played those in all of them. Ah, it was called Estate Agents, wasn’t it? ■ The Garage, Glasgow, Fri 25 Mar.