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FRANKIE BOYLE
Another onslaught from Glasgow’s most caustic comedian
T hankfully that ridiculous libel case is behind him now so Frankie Boyle can concentrate on what he does best: up- setting the sensitive souls who are so trauma- tised by his confrontational style of humour that they simply can’t stop i nding out what outrageous statements he’s made next.
Chances are those in attendance at these two sell-out dates at the SECC will know full well what he has in store for them (tirades about celebrities, the fashion choices made by his front row and a subtle political comedy that
might get somewhat lost in the frenzy of abuse). What else could a show entitled The Last Days of Sodom deliver? Boyle’s ongoing threat is that this will be his final tour (he said that last time, mind), the suggestion being that he might well have saved his most brutal material for now. The prospect of his post stand-up career showing off a gentler side seems almost too ridiculous for words. (Brian Donaldson)
SECC, Glasgow, Fri 30 Nov & Sat 1 Dec.
HITLIST THE BEST COMEDY EVENTS
✽ Mark Watson The comedian chats about the impersonal nature of our digital age. See
5 Things, page 59. Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 18 Nov.
✽ Dag Sørås One of a flock of top notch Scandi comics in recent years, Norwegian Dag returns with his dark view on life. The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 15–Sat 17 Nov; The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 18 Nov.
✽ Chris Ramsey Another of those jovial
Geordie stand-ups cheers us all up with tales about the subject of luck. The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 18 Nov; The Stand, Edinburgh, Mon 19 Nov.
✽ Frankie Boyle His last tour ever? We’re not so sure. See left. SECC, Glasgow, Fri 30
Nov & Sat 1 Dec.
✽ Rob Rouse See why the bouncily fun Mr Rouse was a So You Think You’re Funny
back in the 20th century. See My Comedy Hero, page 58. The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 26 Nov; The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 27 Nov.
✽ Tom Stade Comedy Party The Edinburgh-
based Canadian comic (there’s more of those than you might think) gets us into the seasonal spirit by hosting a five-hour feast of comedy. Seamill Hydro, Sun 9 Dec.
✽ Daniel Sloss We can probably no longer call the Fife lad ‘a precocious comedy tal-
ent’. How about just ‘a comedy talent’? See pre- view, page 56. The Pleasance, Edinburgh, Tue 27 Nov; Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, Sun 9 Dec.
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