Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). A European line-up tonight: Wouter Meijs (Holland), Dag Sørås (Norway) and Silky (sunny Liverpool).
Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. A slice of improv action from Paul Graham and Stuart Murphy. Sit Down Stand Up Comedy Club City Café, 19 Blair Street, 07896 628288. 3–5.30pm. £4. See Thu 15.
✽ Chris Ramsey: Feeling Lucky The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10. Ramsey mixes engaging storytelling and pondering on the subject of luck.
Monday 19
Glasgow ✽ Chris Ramsey: Feeling Lucky The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,
0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10. See Sun 18.
Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. New talent and new material night. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. New comics showcase with Vince Atta.
Tuesday 20
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. Some of the Scottish comedy scene’s freshest talent. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. Bright young things of Scotland’s comedy circuit. With Chris Forbes and Vince Atta. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 19. FREE Tuesday Night Comedy Jam Belushi’s, 9–13 Market Street, 226 1446. 8–10.30pm. A wheen of stand-ups and comedy acts presented by Rick Molland. Jo Caulfield’s Comedy Collective The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Evening of experimental stand-up, sketches and characters.
Wednesday 21 Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8–10.30pm. £3. Comedians try out their latest gags. Benefit for Sense Scotland The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £7.50. Guilt-free comedy,
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Thursday 15
Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Jojo Sutherland hosts a great line-up of comedy types including Gary Little, Silky and Wouter Meijs. Edinburgh Giggling Jock The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 5pm. £5 (£3). Susan Morrison leads a voyage to explore the lives of some of Scotland’s funniest people. Sit Down Stand Up Comedy Club Counting House, West Nicolson Street, 07896 628288. 7–10pm. £2–£3. Fun, friendly comedy from the country’s rising stars.
✽ The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7;
members £4). Dag Sørås is on tonight, with Trevor Crook, James Kirk, Fern Brady and host Susan Morrison.
Friday 16
Glasgow The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 15 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Sam Avery, Kevin Gildea, Dana Alexander and Brian Higgins. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £5. Top local and visiting comedians to tickle your funny bone.
✽ The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9;
members £5). See Thu 15 for line-up.
Saturday 17
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 16. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £7 (£5). Some of Scotland’s best comedians at the bar’s wee basement of joy. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 15 for line-up. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 16.
✽ The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See
Thu 15 for line-up.
Sunday 18 Glasgow Chris Moyles Live O2 Academy, 121 Eglinton Street, 0844 477 2000. 7pm. £17.50. Former Radio 1 DJ presents music, comedy and audience participation. Improv Dogs The Bungo Bar & Kitchen, 17–21 Nithsdale Road, 423 0023. 7.30–10.30pm. £5. Zany blend of improv and sketch.
✽ Mark Watson: The Information Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield
Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £15. Brand new show about the powers of the internet and the nature of identity. See 5 Things, page 59.
✽ Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands
56 THE LIST 15 Nov–13 Dec 2012
MY COMEDY HERO ROB ROUSE The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 26 Nov; The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 27 Nov
As a kid I have early memories of me and my dad watching Morecambe and Wise and Tommy Cooper, and I remember when Cooper died on stage on TV which was essentially watching a comic die with his boots on. And then I remember the first advert for Vic Reeves Big Night Out on a black and white portable TV and he’s there in his white suit saying, ‘Watch me, Vic Reeves Big Night Out, on Friday night’ and I’m thinking, ‘I’m there mate, I’m there.’ I devoured that and at school I became a Vic Reeves bore, but they’ve always made me shit with laughter. And even the older they’ve got they still do it to me. They’ve clearly just waited for the world to either catch up on them or fall behind. For comics who really got to me it was Vic and Bob, there was something very rebellious about them.
Later, my mate Neil used to get videos of Bill Hicks and as a teenager that was fascinating. I think people forget that he was a clown at heart but he had it all; he was precociously good as a boy and he got gradually more angry with the world that he saw and didn’t hold back to try and be commercial. He opened my head up to more American comedy like Richard Pryor and I now love Louis CK and Bill Burr, who does a fantastic routine about Apple in front of a big theatre who probably all had an iPhone in their pockets. He’s making people laugh while feeling very uncomfortable. (Interview by Brian Donaldson)
raising funds for Sense Scotland with Scott Gibson, Davey Connor, Elaine Malcolmson and Ray Bradshaw. Edinburgh Beatnik Comedy The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 225 3784. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). Comedy newbies show off their rib-tickling skills. Hosted by Liam Withnail.
Thursday 22
Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). A smashing line-up ready to get you laughing: Ben Norris, Johnny Candon, Phil Differ, Eddie McCabe and host Bruce Devlin. Edinburgh We Need to Talk About James The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 5pm. £5 (£3). Five of Scotland’s King Jameses are in a slowly deflating hot air balloon, so five historians are on hand to argue the case for their chosen James being granted his life. Sit Down Stand Up Comedy Club Counting House, West Nicolson Street, 07896 628288. 7–10pm. £2–£3. See Thu 15. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). The line-up this weekend is sharp as a tack: Bennett Arron, Tom Allen, Davey Connor and Joe Heenan.
Friday 23
Glasgow The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 22 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Mickey Hutton, Dougie Dunlop, Rob Collins and Raymond Mearns. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £5. See Fri 16. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 22 for line-up.
Saturday 24
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 23. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 17. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 22 for line-up. Edinburgh Absolute Improv The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 225 3784. 8–10pm. £5 (£4). ToBeContinued transform myriad ideas into fast-paced improv. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 16. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 22 for line-up.
Sunday 25
Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Lo-fi comedy from Johnny Candon, Dogshit Johnston, Sarah Cassidy and Adam Mitchell. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 18.