Comedy
Jongleurs Comedy Show Tiger Tiger, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15; £25 including meal. See Fri 18. Mikey Adams Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). In Messages from the Giving Hawk, with music from Jay Bharaj. Nick Helm Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Comedy peppered with stand-up, poetry and music. Pete Johansson Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Johansson reveals some bits about his life with Pete’s On Earth. Rob Kane Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Kane entertains his home-crowd in Frustration Can Cause Accidents. Comedy Out West WEST Brewery, Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £10 (£8). See Fri 18. Saturday Night at the State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 19. Cabaret Noir King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 10pm. £16.50. Comedy, cabaret and burlesque hosted by Miss Behave of La Clique. The Stockholm Syndrome Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 10pm. £6 (£5). See Sat 19. Magners Festival Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 10.30pm. £15 (£12). See Fri 18. 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. Edinburgh highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £13. See Fri 25. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 24 for line-up. Upstairs @ The Beehive Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 9pm. £5. See Fri 4.
Sunday 27 Glasgow Comedy Festival The Big Lunchtime Comedy Chat Show Corinthian, 191 Ingram Street, 0844 395 4005. noon. £10 including lunch; £5 without. See Fri 18. Pakora, Pint and Platter Slumdog Bar & Kitchen, 410 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 12.30pm. £15 including meal. See Sun 20. Sawney Bean: Humane Cuisine Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 113–117 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 2pm. £3. See Fri 25. Chortle Comedy Quiz McPhabbs, 23 Sandyford Place, 0844 395 4005. 2.30pm. £3 charitable donation. Reckon you know your comedy? Time to prove it. Nick Revell The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 6.30pm. £8 (£7). Thoughtful comedy in Revell Yell. Comedy in the Buff The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 17. The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. £10. The three G’s submit a best of their last three years. Chris Martin Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £7 (£6). Not the Coldplay one. Griffin Giggles The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 17. Impact with Laughter Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £10. Billy Kirkwood, Mikey Adams, Stu & Garry, Fred MacAulay and How Do I Get Up There? all join in. Lee Camp Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Lee Camp is Taking the Piss Out of America. See page 15.
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BBC Scotland Presents Best of Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Tue 22. Edinburgh Greg Davies Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 6.30pm. £17. See Mon 28. ✽✽ Kevin Eldon The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 7.30pm. £10. The TV stalwart who enjoys Titting About.
Wednesday 30
Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. Glasgow Comedy Festival ✽✽ Kevin Eldon The Stand, 333 6.30pm. £10 (£8). See Tue 29. Craig Campbell The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7pm. £12 (£10). See Tue 8. Bruce Fummey Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £7 (£6). An exploration of My Afro Celtic Angst. The Collective The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Wed 23. FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Victoria Bar @ the Clutha, 159 Bridgegate, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. See Tue 29. Jason Cook The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Cook debuts new show, Numpty.
Edinburgh ✽✽ Jenny Eclair The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 7.30pm. £12. It’s the Eclair you love: Old Dog New Tricks.
Thursday 31
Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 7pm. Glasgow Comedy Festival Curry Comedy @ Slumdog Slumdog Bar & Kitchen, 410 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 6pm. £19.95 including meal. See Thu 17. Steve Gribbin The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 6.45pm. £9 (£7). Gribben thinks its Love at First Sight. Who knows, it might be. Comedy in the Buff The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 17. ✽✽ Jenny Eclair Citizens Theatre, 119 £16.50. See Wed 30. Julia Sutherland and Sarah-May Philo The 13th Note Café/Bar, 50–60 King Street, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. £5 (£4). Filthy females in Fooling Around. Norman Lovett Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. £13 (£11). Lovett proves that, as a performer, he’s a lot more than just Holly from Red Dwarf. Andrew Bird Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £7 (£6). The trouble with being The Unlikely Lad. Billy and Chris’ Comedy All-Sorts Classic Grand, 18 Jamaica Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Chris Henry and Billy Kirkwood oversee the laughs. Comedy @ The Lee The Lee, 100 St James Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £5. Gary Little introduces three top acts. Delete the Banjax Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). Rising sketch quartet. Griffin Giggles The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 17. Josh Howie Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). The nerdy comedian treats us to a Gran Slam. The Wee Man The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). He’s not just a ned. He’s the Nedator. Zombie Science 1Z Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). See Thu 17. Magners Festival Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £10 (£8). See Fri 18.
Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Costaki Economopoulos joins host Billy Kirkwood and Rob Rouse.
PREVIEW STAND-UP RUSSELL HOWARD SECC, Glasgow, Sat 5 & Sun 6 Mar
‘I started doing stand-up when I was 18 and the very idea that by the time I was 22 I’d be making money out of it is kind of mind-blowing, so everything else beyond that is ridiculous.’ Russell Howard isn’t ready to count his comedy chickens just yet, this despite being an increasingly recognisable figure on the box for his regular appearances on Mock the Week as well as hosting his own show, Russell Howard’s Good News on BBC Three. Add that to the healthy sales that have accompanied his live DVDs and the tour he is on now, which has included sell-out gigs at vast arenas such as London’s O2, and you could be forgiven for thinking that the Howard comedy stock couldn’t really get much higher. But while this is a comic who clearly believes in hard graft in order to perfect his writing and performing skills, he’s not above making himself look a bit stupid. Last year he ran the London Marathon in aid of the National Society for Epilepsy (his brother Dan has the disorder) and while he came in at a respectable four and a quarter hours, he clearly wasn’t fully prepared for the post-race media chat. ‘I made a prat out of myself because I was interviewed by Sue Barker and rather than graciously saying, “it’s been lovely to do this for charity and we raised £15,000”, I’m on telly going, “I beat my bruvva!” I just came across as an odious twerp. But I took the piss out of myself on telly the following week, so I felt as though I’d rectified that situation.’
For his current Right Here Right Now tour, Howard may be filling ridiculously large halls, but he limbered up in less vast spaces. ‘I spent all summer doing small gigs, working the stuff up, and in January I did 20 gigs at 200-seater arts centres. But even the big arena shows feel exactly the same: it’s still me in a dressing room writing up what I’m going to do later. That bit is equally as dull as it’s always been.’ (Brian Donaldson)
FREE Free Comedy @ The Ivory Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue Shawlands, 0844 395 4005. 7.45pm. See Sun 20. Debra DiGiovanni The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £9 (£7). The Canadian in Get the Kettle!!. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 12.30pm. See Sun 6. Richard Herring The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). In, Christ on a Bike: The Second Coming.
Monday 28 Glasgow Comedy Festival Danny Lobell The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 6.30pm. £6 (£4). The ‘Comical Radio’ host in Completely Uncensored (except for a few things). See page 15. Greg Davies The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. £15. The We Are Klang veteran is Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog. In association with The List. The Unusual Suspects The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005.
7.30pm. £5. See Mon 21. Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Garry Dobson, Stu Murphy and Billy Kirkwood face off. Edinburgh Fit O’ The Giggles Out With the Old Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 7pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 7. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 7.30pm. £2. With Rebecca Donohue.
Tuesday 29
Glasgow Comedy Festival All About Magic Nude, 44 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 6.30pm. £4. A magical evening with Nude residents. Scott Capurro The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 6.30pm. £9 (£7). In Opens Up. FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. Free Scottish comedy showcase. Tiffany Stevenson Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £7 (£6). Ms Stevenson discusses You, Me and Some Other People We Don’t Know.