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Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Musical comedy bonanza, featuring Steve Gribbin’s dry wit and satirical songs, James Sherwood’s endearing ditties and host Stuart Murphy. Comedy Academy The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 9.30pm. £3. See Thu 5.
Friday 13
Glasgow ✽✽ Henry Rollins: The Long March Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £18.50. Passionate stream-of- consciousness stories from the punk icon. Foster’s Comedy Live Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12–£15. With Chris Henry, Mick Ferry, Mat Reed and Tommy Reid. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 12 for line-up, except Jojo Sutherland is replaced by Bruce Devlin.
Edinburgh Friday Night Live The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 8pm. £8. See Fri 6.
✽✽ Foster’s Comedy Live Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. Tonight there’s Dominic Woodward, Jeff Innocent and the forthright tales of Janey Godley (see My Comedy Hero). The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 12 for line-up, but Stuart Murphy is replaced by Susan Morrison.
Saturday 14 Glasgow Foster’s Comedy Live Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Fri 13, but Tommy Reid is replaced by Dave Williams. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Fri 13 for line-up.
Edinburgh Saturday Night Live The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 8pm. £10. See Sat 7.
✽✽ Foster’s Comedy Live Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844
844 0044. 9pm. £10–£13. See Fri 13. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Fri 13 for line-up. Jekyll and Hyde Comedy Club The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). See Sat 7.
Sunday 15
Glasgow FREE Fresh Meat The Butterfly and the Pig, 153 Bath Street, 221 7711. 8.30pm. See Sun 8. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Redmond returns to prepare you spiritually and mentally for work tomorrow with Mike Newall and Jay Bharaj. Edinburgh Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). James Sherwood appears tonight, doing very funny musical jokes. There’s also Rod Hunter and host Julia Sutherland.
Monday 16
Glasgow ✽✽ FREE Mark Thomas: Manifesto The Stand, 333
Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 7pm. Political heavyweight of the comedy
MY COMEDY HERO JANEY GODLEY Highlight, Edinburgh, Fri 13 & Sat 14 Jan My comedy hero is Jerry Sadowitz and always has been, ever since the day my slightly mad (now deceased) brother Jim brought him into my bar in the early 80s and begged me to ‘put him on’. Which we reluctantly did. I have yet to see anyone as vulgar/sharp/interesting/authentic/offensive and just plain funny as Sadowitz. He was ahead of his time; people back then were still doing comedy about their fat mother-in-law, while he was doing jokes about the survivors of the Brighton Bomb and the Hungerford shootings. Nobody did that out loud
back then and my customers in that East End bar in Glasgow were both shocked and hysterical with laughter.
I still meet people who ‘were there the day they saw Sadowitz’. Jerry is unapologetic about his comedy and he doesn’t discriminate; he equally hates everyone including himself and can take audiences to the sheer edge of reason. I love that effect. He does this with such conviction that sometimes it can be uncomfortable and I like my comedy awkward. There have been many imitators to his crown since, but none beats the dark self- loathing Sadowitz himself. (Interview by Brian Donaldson)
world Mark Thomas wants to create a People’s Manifesto built from ideas generated by his audience. For full details visit the BBC website. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. New acts, new material and a cracking night of comedy with the delightful Siân Bevan.
Edinburgh Comedy Variety Show City Café, 19 Blair Street, 220 0125. 8–10.30pm. £3 (£2; £1 if booked in advance through lastminute.com). Weekly new material night, hosted by Keara Patricia Murphy, where anything goes (as long as it’s funny). The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). Ben Verth introduces the Monday night new talent night with the occasional old-timer dropping by. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. The new talent night which digs out the latest entertainers. With Graeme Thomas. Tuesday 17
Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 16.
✽✽ Andrew O’Neill: Alternative The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272.
8.30pm. £10 (£7). Prepare yourself for an onslaught of philosophy, politics and silliness.
Wednesday 18
Glasgow ✽✽ Andrew O’Neill: Alternative The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7). See Tue 17. FREE Gong Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 07909 822841. 8.30pm. See Wed 11.
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 10. Edinburgh Beatnik Comedy The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8.30pm. £3 (students £2). See Wed 11.
Jo Caulfield’s Comedy Collective The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. Jo Caulfield hosts an evening of experimental stand-up from Edinburgh’s finest. Thursday 19
Glasgow ✽✽ The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Tonight, metalhead vegan Andrew O’Neill blends philosophy and politics. There’s also Ian Moore, Phil Differ and host Joe Heenan.
Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). There’s razor- sharp satire from Nick Revell, with Gary Little, Marlon Davis and Eleanor Morton. Hosted by Raymond Mearns. See preview for Revell. Comedy Academy The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 9.30pm. £3. See Thu 5.
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