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festival. Tonight’s show includes Britain’s Got Talent star Kev Orkian, Janey Godley and Simon Clayton. Eric Lampaert Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). A debut solo show from the quirky chap you may have seen in BBC Comedy Presents or Burke and Hare. John Gavin Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). One of Scotland’s favourite up-and- comers explores balancing comedy with work and life as a family man. Jongleurs Comedy Show Tiger Tiger, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £15; £25 including two course meal. A special festival edition of Jongleurs, with the option of a two-course meal to get you through all that laughing. Tonight, Kane Brown, Simon Bligh, Danny Pensive and Colin Cole perform. Sean Collins and Mike Gunn Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £9 (£8). In Still on the Road Show, Gunn and Collins show off the comedic skills which got them on that McIntyre thing. Fancy. Comedy Out West WEST Brewery, Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £10 (£8). A chance to see some of the finest festival performers, with past guests including Reg D Hunter and Kevin Bridges. Obie The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 10pm. £7 (£5). Festival regular Obie returns with his surreal, chatty comedy in his new show Halfwits and Loonies. Magners Festival Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 10.30pm. £12 (£10). See Thu 31. 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, a sell-out every year. Finish off your night in the company of some raucous stand-up from a selection of fest guests. Edinburgh The Friday Fix The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. 7.30pm. £9 (£5 band only, after 9.30pm). The squeakily good Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre join Teddy, Cammy Sinclair and compere Jojo Sutherland. With tunes from Asazi Space Funk Explosion. Highlight Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £13. April’s shows at Highlight are crammed full of more acts, sparking up that bit of the evening between eating your dinner and dancing at the aftershow disco. This weekend belongs to Andrew Bird, Anthony King and Brian Higgins. Comedy Bites eh15, Jewel and Esk College, 24 Milton Road East, 9pm. £25 includes meal. An award-winning chef provides a two-course meal, while Viv Gee, Elaine Malcolmson, John Purves and Abby Shovlin do the jokes. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 28 for line-up.
Saturday 2 Glasgow The Big Lunchtime Comedy Chat Show Corinthian, 191 Ingram Street, 0844 395 4005. 1pm. £10 including lunch; £5 without. See Fri 1. The Comedy Lunch Hour Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4005. 2pm. £5. A lunchtime serving of festival acts. The Comedy Unit Presents . . . The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 2pm. £8. A workshop looking at Short Cuts to Comedy Writing. What Happened Is This Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 2.30pm & 8pm. £9 (£7). See Thu 28. ‘Gentleman’ George Monbiot’s Left Hook Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 0844 395 4005. 5pm. £12.50. Heavyweight, smart-thinking topical debate from the freethinker, intellectual, author and columnist.
Josie Long She may be the queen of whimsy, but Ms Long is getting all hot and bothered with her Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated show Be Honourable!. Among the targets for her new-found bristling ire are the modern-day Tory party and breakfast eaters. ■ The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 7 Apr.
Got Talent star Kev Orkian, Janey Godley and Simon Clayton. Danny Bevins Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £9 (£7). CANCELLED.
Comedy Henry Paker Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). Skillful ad-libbing, from the man we gave four stars to during the Fringe. Jongleurs Comedy Show Tiger Tiger, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £15; £25 including two-course meal. Tonight, Kane Brown, Simon Bligh, Danny Pensive and Colin Cole perform. Robin Ince and Michael Legge The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £9 (£7). Pointless Anger Righteous Ire brings out the slightly miffed side of Ince and Legge, with rants aplenty. For more Ince, see feature, page 26. The World According to Damien Crow Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). An insight into the mind of a goth, who looks suspiciously like Chris How Do I Get Up There? Forbes. Gloriously miserable. Comedy Out West WEST Brewery, Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £10 (£8). See Fri 1. Saturday Night at the State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £7 (£5). A special festival outing of the year-round club, one of the longest running comedy venues in Glasgow. With MC Chris Broomfield. The Stockholm Syndrome Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 10pm. £6 (£5). The wee Glasgow show with the cult following. Sketches, comedy and songs from Davey See, Stephen Callaghan and guests. Magners Festival Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 10.30pm. £15 (£12). See Thu 31. Ha Ha Comedy Late n Loud Dram, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 10.40pm. £7 (£6). See Fri 1.
Alan Anderson’s Gallus Glasgow Comedy Walk Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 5pm. £7 (£6). See Fri 1. Terry Alderton The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 7.45pm. £10 (£8). Physical comedy, impressions and stand-up from former Southend goalie Alderton. Coalition of Comedy The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield St, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £3. A showcase of new and established acts, performing under the banner Tears of the Beer-Affected. Nice. The Comedy Supper Club Arta, The Old Cheesemarket, 62 Albion Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £9 show only (£7). See Fri 1. The Conroy/Reid Assembly The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £6 (£5). Chris Conroy and Tommy Reid mix up comedy with their darker views on life. Craig Hill Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £13.50 (£10). See Fri 1. Gary Little The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £12 (£10). The inappropriately named comic (he’s a big lad) presents some of his favourite tales to make your hair curl. Which is, when you look at him, also ironic. Ha Ha Half Price Comedy Club Dram, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £7 (£6). See Fri 1. Ha Ha Half Price Comedy Southside The Shed, 26 Langside Avenue, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £7 (£6). See Fri 1. Watson’s Wind Up LIVE! Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £15. A special live performance of the popular topical comedy show. £5 Festival Funnies Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. See Fri 1. Chris Henry The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7.50 (£6). An energetic look at the expectations on a generation, and what happens when you don’t quite fit in. NOTE: change of venue. Comedy Central Live Stand Up Show Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £15. Tonight’s show includes Britain’s
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