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Sit Down Stand Up Comedy Club City Café, 19 Blair Street, 07896 628288. 3–5.30pm. £4. See Thu 15. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Celebrate surviving another week with Tom Allen, Martin Bearne, David Burke, Jamie Andrew and Tony Jameson.
Monday 26
Glasgow ✽ Rob Rouse: Life Sentences The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). Rob’s got new fatherhood on the brain and is ready to share in his chirpy style. See My Comedy Hero, page 58.
Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 19. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 19, but with John Hastings headlining and host Tony Jameson.
Tuesday 27
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 20. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Thu 20, but with John Hastings.
Edinburgh ✽ Daniel Sloss: The Show The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. Times tbc. £tbc. Youthful stories from the TV regular. See preview, page 56. The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 19.
✽ Rob Rouse: Life Sentences The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272.
8.30pm. £12 (£10). See Mon 26.
Wednesday 28
Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8–10.30pm. £3. See Wed 21. Best of Irish Comedy The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £3). Colum McDonnell, Danny Angelo and Janice Phayre. Edinburgh Beatnik Comedy The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 225 3784. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 21. Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Scott Agnew, Parrot and Jim Park fly the flag.
Thursday 29
Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Scott Agnew hosts tonight, taking Dan Nightingale, Colum McDonnell and Dogshit Johnston under his wing. Edinburgh The Devine Interrogation The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 5pm. £5 (£3). Lesley Riddoch interrogates Prof Tom Devine for more boggling truths about Scotland’s past. 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). Raymond Mearns hosts Addy van der Borgh, Susan Morrison, Janice Phayre and Daniel Webster.
Friday 30
Glasgow ✽ Frankie Boyle: The Last Days of Sodom SECC, Finnieston
Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £25. Frankie’s final tour – no doubt he’ll have saved all his most terrifying material ’til now. See preview, page 55. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 29 for line-up.
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 29 for line-up. Saturday 1
Glasgow ✽ Frankie Boyle: The Last Days of Sodom SECC, Finnieston
Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £25. See Fri 30. 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 29 for line-up.
Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £5–£7. See Fri 16. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 29 for line-up.
Sunday 2
Glasgow Toybox Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 3pm. £4. Billy Kirkwood, Viv Gee and the Wee Man deliver comedy for wee ones. Ages 8–12; kids must be accompanied. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Redmond returns with Scott Agnew, Rab Brown and Wayne Mazadza. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 18. Sit Down Stand Up Comedy Club City Café, 19 Blair Street, 07896 628288. 3–5.30pm. £4. See Thu 15. Steve Hughes: Big Issues The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £14 (£12). Hard-hitting topical humour from the Australian stand-up.
Monday 3
Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). Garry Dobson, Stu Murphy and Billy Kirkwood fight to the death. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 19. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 19; acts tba.
Tuesday 4
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 20. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 20; acts tba.
DANIEL SLOSS ‘A star in the making… Unstoppable!’ (Telegraph)
A stunning new show from Scotland’s award winning comedian and internationally acclaimed half-man-half-Xbox, Daniel Sloss. Daniel will be performing at The Brunton’s newly refurbished 500 seater auditorium.
The Brunton, Musselburgh Sunday 9th December 8.00pm £14.50 / £10
Book now on 0131 665 2240 www.bruntontheatre.co.uk
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