Comedy
Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 21. Tuesday 6
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 22. Edinburgh Comedy Central The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 556 6550. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). James Mullinger tells stories and witty anecdotes. The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 21. Wicked Wenches The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Maureen Langan and Iszi Lawrence with Susan Calman hosting.
Wednesday 7
Glasgow Wicked Wenches The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). See Tue 6, Edinburgh, for line-up. Edinburgh Beatnik Comedy @ The Tron The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8.30pm. £3 (students £2). See Wed 23. The Broken Windows Policy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). A host of new skits and character bits. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Lava Ignite, 3 West Tollcross, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £29–£36. Food and an after-show disco (included in the price) with John Ryan, Susan Murray and Dave Eastgate.
Thursday 8
Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £10–£13. Stu Who? appears alongside Des Clarke, Jackie Frost and Craig Hill. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Lava Ignite, 3 West Tollcross, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £29–£36. See Wed 7. Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. Bruce Devlin, Raymond Mearns, Tanyalee Davis and Jackie Frost. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Carey Marx with John Gillick, Iszi Lawrence, James Kirk and host Susan Morrison. For more Marx, see My Comedy Hero, page 67. Comedy Academy @ The Shack The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 9.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 17.
Friday 9
Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £10–£13. See Thu 8. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). With Bruce Morton, Maureen Langan and Mikey Adams. Joe Heenan hosts. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. Patrick Rolink, Gary Little, Scott Agnew and Rick Right. Edinburgh Friday Night Live @ The Shack The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 8pm. £9. See Fri 2. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4–£7. See Fri 18. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Lava Ignite, 3 West Tollcross, 0870 011
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1960. 8.30pm. £29–£36. See Wed 7. Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Thu 8. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 8 for line-up.
Saturday 10
Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £10–£13. See Thu 8. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. See Fri 9. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Fri 9 for line-up. Edinburgh Saturday Night Live @ The Shack The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 8pm. £9. See Fri 2. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4–£7. See Fri 18. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Lava Ignite, 3 West Tollcross, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £29–£36. See Wed 7. Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Thu 8.
The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 8 for line-up. Jekyll and Hyde Comedy Club The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). See Sat 19.
Sunday 11
Glasgow Kevin Bridges & Friends The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 5pm. £10. See Sun 27. FREE Fresh Meat The Butterfly and the Pig, 153 Bath Street, 221 7711. 8.30pm. See Sun 20. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Richard Gadd joins Michael tonight with Eddie O’Dwyer. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 20. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 4.
Monday 12 Glasgow The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335
DVD REVIEW SKETCH SHOW TRAMADOL NIGHTS (Channel 4 DVD) ●●●●●
Curious thing the moral barometer. After the faecal flood which surrounded the original Channel 4 showing of Tramadol Nights this time last year, some judicious cutting has been made to the DVD version. Gone is the Jordan/Harvey routine from episode two which had columnists trying to order up a guillotine for the public beheading of a well-known ginger Scot. Yet tucked quietly away on episode six is Frankie Boyle’s vision of the perfect British sitcom starring Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse as flatmates, culminating in painful, drug-induced deaths.
Still, it’s unlikely that anyone will buy this without being fully aware of the grime and gruel trapped within the box. The ambition shown by Boyle here is certainly refreshing as he bookends his hilariously sordid stand-up with some woefully (deliberately?) bad sketches which seem to serve little end other than making our stomachs churn. At least it’s mildly diverting to see what he looks like without his beard and specs.
Where the show works best is in the arena he has threatened to quit. The stand-up moments hold it all together with his traditional barbs at celebrities who feed off the publicity game, withering examinations of his front row and, less headline-making, the fact that he makes himself the butt of a large number of the jokes. Of course, there are some subjects of his gags who have been helpless pawns in more dastardly plans (daughters of the Fritzls and McCanns for two) but the treading of a dodgy line or ten is what makes the Frankie Boyle experience so riveting. Just make sure you have a hot bath run to cleanse your soul straight after this dose of Tramadol Nights. (Brian Donaldson)
8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). Susan Calman, John Gavin, Damian Clark and Gary Little. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 21. Fit O’ The Giggles Out With the Old City Café, 19 Blair Street, 220 0125. 8.30–10.30pm. £3 (£2). See Mon 21. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). Antony Murray, Andrew Stanley, Gavin Webster and Joe Heenan.
Tuesday 13
Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £10–£13. Tonight there’s Stu Who?, Jackie Frost, Dave Johns and Sandy Nelson. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). See Mon 12. Edinburgh Comedy Central The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 556 6550. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Phil Wang and Alan Francis. The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 21. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). See Mon 12.
Wednesday 14
Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £10–£13. See Tue 13. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). See Mon 12. Edinburgh Beatnik Comedy @ The Tron The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8.30pm. £3 (students £2). See Wed 23. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Lava Ignite, 3 West Tollcross, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £29–£36. There’s food, an after-show disco (included in the price), and Raymond Mearns, Sean Percival and Trevor Cook. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). See Mon 12. Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. Bruce Devlin, Des Clarke, Jackie Frost and Steven Dick.
Thursday 15
Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £10–£13. See Tue 13. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). See Mon 12. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Lava Ignite, 3 West Tollcross, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £29–£36. See Wed 14. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). See Mon 12. We Happy Few Presents . . . The Banshee Labyrinth, 29–35 Niddry Street, 558 8209. 8.30pm. £2. See Thu 17. Foster’s Comedy Live @ highlight Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Wed 14. Comedy Academy @ The Shack The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 9.30pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 17.