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Art School, The Beresford Building, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. Ross’ spews his warped view of humanity all over you. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Stand Up Snack Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.15pm. £4. See Thu 14. Jen Brister: Now and Then Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). Pondering the difference between then and now. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Rich Peppiatt: One Rogue Reporter Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). Peppiatt rips apart his former profession. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. St Patrick’s Day Irish Comedy Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 9.15pm. £12 (£11). The best of Irish funny people. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Now That’s Funny Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £6 (£4). See Sat 16. Saturday Night at the State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 16. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 24. Paul Tonkinson: Fancy Man The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). See Sat 16.
Monday 18
Glasgow How to Catch a Cat Burglar The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £8. Sonic Boom’s new play. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Suzi Ruffell: Let’s Get Ready to Ruffell Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Solo show from Kevin Bridges’ opening act. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Zombie Science: Worst Case Scenario The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Survive the apocalypse. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Ross Semple: Full Disclosure The Art School, The Beresford Building, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. See Sun 17. Josh Widdicombe: The Further Adventures of . . . The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £10. Josh discusses his inability to seize the day. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Saturday Night at the State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 16. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 25. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 25, but with Ro Campbell and host Darren Connell.
Tuesday 19
Glasgow How to Catch a Cat Burglar The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £8. See Mon 18.
✽ Mark Thomas: Bravo Figaro Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £10. A personal show about love, death and opera. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
✽ Sean Lock: Purple Van Man King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street,
0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £22. See preview, page 51. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Tony Law: Maximum Nonsense The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844
COMEDY Thursday 21
Glasgow Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre: In Space DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. Times tbc. £8 (£7). Songs, sketches, falsetto and violence. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. FREE Three for Free The Grosvenor Café, The Grosvenor Theatre, Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 5pm. See Thu 14. Cargo Hold Comedy The Tall Ship at Riverside, 150 Pointhouse Place, 357 3699. 7pm. £10. See Wed 20. Comedy Scotland: The Bunker Sessions The Art School, The Beresford Building, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 353 4410. 7.15pm. £12. See Thu 14. Comedy Pile On Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 7.30pm. £5. Four of Newcastle’s brightest. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Comedy in the Nude Nude, 44 Ashton Lane, 7.30pm. £5 (£4). See Thu 14. Tom Stade Totally Rocks! King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £19.50. See Fri 15. Universal Comedy presents The Clinic Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sheriff Court, 105 Brunswick Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £5.50 (£4.50). Comedy by UC students. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. FREE Best of Fife The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8pm. See Thu 14.
✽ An Evening with Rosie Kane The State Bar, 148 Holland Street,
Fuck is Normal The Stand, 333 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £10. Kane tells the story of her life with wit and wisdom. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Five Quid Funnies Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8pm. £5. See Thu 14. ✽ Francesca Martinez: What the Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8pm. £10 (£9). See Wed 20. FREE Ginger Ale Comedy The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8pm. See Sun 17. New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £6 (£5). See Wed 27. Three Girls in a Bath (Street) The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. See Wed 20. Transylvanian Nights Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £7.50 (£6). See Thu 14. Comedy Out West WEST Brewery, Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, 550 0135. 8.30pm. £10. See Sat 16. The Connell & Gibson Show Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £9 (£7). Storytelling, banter and silly voices. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Kate Fox: Good Breeding Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). Kate Fox highlights the pros of being childless. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. FREE Ha Ha Raw Comedy DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 8.45pm. See Thu 14. Steven Davidson: Gamesmaster The Universal, 57–59 Sauchiehall Lane, 0844 395 4005. 9.15pm. £6.50 (£5.50). Part stand-up, part gameshow. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Mouth Comfort Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £6 (£5). New sketch comedy. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Saturday Night at the State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 16. The Festival Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 10.30pm. £10–£15 (£8–£12). See Thu 14.
Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Kevin Gildea, Andy Sir, Nat Luurtsema and David Burke. 21 Feb–21 Mar 2013 THE LIST 55
RADIO ALEX HORNE PRESENTS THE HORNE SECTION Radio 4, starts Sun 24 Feb, 7.15pm ●●●●●
For some onlookers, musical comedy is still perched on the lowest rung of the funny ladder despite the sterling efforts of Bill Bailey, Tim Minchin and Flight of the Conchords in changing those perceptions. Known mainly for hi-tech stand-up that hinges on extremely amusing stats-based lectures, Alex Horne dipped into the world of tunes fun with The Horne Section (he was clearly born for that project) and can now be heard on Radio 4 with a new six-part series.
The Horne Section ethos is simply that ‘music makes everything better’. Even, as episode one aims to prove, the world of sport. The chess chant is unlikely to be replicated at matches, but the thought of Horne as a snooker cameraman placing 50p on the table during the final frame of a world championship game should be thoroughly encouraged.
In the opener, the special guest is Danny Baker (who belts out
‘Flash Bang Wallop: What a Picture’); there’s a top ten of elaborately- named bird feeders (good to know that Horne is still indulging in his ornithological habits); the drummer is grilled over his taxable income and there’s an exercise in how keeping fit to music isn’t always a great idea (without the visuals, the full impact might not quite be felt by the listener). The show probably won’t change the face of the universe, but there’s really no harm in getting yourself a bit of Horne on Sunday evenings. (Brian Donaldson)
335 8879. 7.30pm. £10. Mad Canadian surrealist. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. FREE God Instructs Andrew Learmonth on the Writing of an Episode of Taggart: A True Story The Roxy 171, 171 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 8pm. God does move in mysterious ways. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Stand Up Snack Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.15pm. £4. See Thu 14. FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 26. BBC Scotland Presents Best of Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £3. The best of the newbies. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
✽ Mark Thomas: Manifesto Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western
Road, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £10. Mark canvasses for ways to improve the country. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Saturday Night at the State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 16.
Edinburgh Grassroots Comedy The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7.30–11pm. £1. See Tue 26. Jo Caulfield Presents . . . The Speakeasy Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 8pm. £5. Diverse bill of artists. FREE Tuesday Night Comedy Jam Belushi’s, 9–13 Market Street, 226 1446. 8–10.30pm. See Tue 26. Peacock & Gamble Don’t Even Want to Be on Telly Anyway The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10. Fun and nonsense from Ray and Ed.
Wednesday 20
Glasgow Cargo Hold Comedy The Tall Ship at Riverside, 150 Pointhouse Place, 357 3699. 7pm. £10. Top-class comedy in a unique location. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Andy Parsons: I’ve Got a Shed King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £17.50. The bald one off telly makes funny. See interview, page 112. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Peacock & Gamble Don’t Even Want to Be on Telly Anyway The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 7.30pm. £10. See Tue 19. Commissioned The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo, Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 8pm. £5. Skits, poetry, music and art. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £6 (£5). See Wed 27. Three Girls in a Bath (Street) The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. Three girls and a bathtub, all being funny in harmony. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Saturday Night at the State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 16. Wendy Wason: Wanging On The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9.30pm. £9 (£7). Wendy goes on (and on) about her likes/dislikes. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Edinburgh Francesca Martinez: What the Fuck is Normal The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). A look at what being ‘normal’ really means. See My Comedy Hero, page 52.