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The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Fri 5 for line-up. Edinburgh Micky Flanagan: Back in the Game Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 8pm. £24.50. See Fri 5. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 22. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Fri 5 for line-up.
Sunday 7
Glasgow Glasgow Kids Comedy Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 3pm. £4. See Sun 24. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Redmond returns with Elaine Malcolmson, Bob Graham and John McGoldrick. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 24. Chris Addison: The Time is Now, Again Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £21.50. See Wed 27. Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Super-chilled night of comedy with Ro Campbell, Ben Verth, Davey Strong and Alan McQueen.
Monday 8
Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). It’s a fight to the death between Garry Dobson, Stu Murphy and Billy Kirkwood. Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 25.
Tuesday 9
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 26. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 2. Edinburgh Jo Caulfield Presents. . . The Speakeasy Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 8pm. £6. A relaxed evening featuring Professor Richard Wiseman, Grant Stott, Andrew Learmonth, a ten-minute play by Jen McGregor, Gavin Inglis, Lach, Gareth Waugh, plus MC Jo Caulfield. Electric Tales The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). A blended mix of comedy and storytelling with Ariadne Cass-Maran, Tom Harlow, Susan Calman and Mark Nelson.
Wednesday 10
Glasgow The Fun Junkies The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2). A madcap show from the How Do I Get Up There? sketch boys. Edinburgh Katherine Ryan: Nature’s Candy The Stand, 5 York Place, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). Katherine explains that sometimes the truly dreadful things about life are actually the sweetest. Wednesday Notebook Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4. See Wed 27.
ART EXHIBITION TICKLING JOCK Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, until Sat 25 May ●●●●●
It would be thoroughly glaikit for anyone to criticise Tickling Jock for not including much in the way of the modern Scottish comedian. For this is very much a portrait of the way our nation’s funny men and witty women once were: knee-deep in the music hall and variety traditions. But the contemporary set (Boyle, Sadowitz, Bridges) are gently hinted at through their absence, with Billy Connolly acting as the buffer between the old school and the new breed.
The Big Yin was fully aware and humbly respectful of the homely acts who helped pave the way for his success while he used that opportunity to forge a more outspoken career for himself. In the On Air section, there’s footage of the interview with Michael Parkinson which opened the doors to the kind of exposure which helped him become the stand-up legend that he remains today.
Leftfield legends such as Chic Murray and Ivor Cutler nestle up against household names Ronnie Corbett and Stanley Baxter, while relatively lesser known acts of the old days like Tommy Lorne and Dave Willis get their moment. Like much of the humour on display, the entire effect is relatively safe. Tickling Jock is at its best when it trips you up, with less expected photographs such as Harry Lauder entertaining Winston Churchill in his rural Lanarkshire pile or Lulu delivering an enthusiastic Tommy Cooper impersonation. (Brian Donaldson)
Thursday 11
Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Thu 21. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Martin Mor hosts Addy Van Der Borgh, Steven Dick, Bruce Fummey and Elaine Malcolmson. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Jo Caulfield and her band of merry comedians: Lloyd Langford, Ro Campbell, Iain Stirling and Wayne Mazadza.
Friday 12 Glasgow The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members). See Thu 11, plus Harriet Dyer. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Jojo Sutherland, Paul Pirie and Scott Agnew.
Edinburgh Portobello Comedy Night Portobello Indoor Bowling, 20 Westbank Street, 669 0878. 8–10.45pm. £7 (£6). Billy Kirkwood headlines with current Scottish Comedian of the Year Eddie Cassidy, Martin Bearne and a special guest. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 22. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). See Thu 11 for line-up.
Saturday 13
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15–£16. See Fri 12. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 6. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Fri 12 for line-up Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 22.
COMEDY
The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 11, but Jason Cook replaces Ro Campbell. Sunday 14
Glasgow Russell Kane: Posturing Delivery King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 8pm. Kane plays up his flamboyancy in this show about men and birth. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Lo-fi comedy with Owen McGuire. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 24. Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Super-chilled night of comedy with Lloyd Langford, Alan Sharp, Gareth Mutch, Bob Graham and host Susie McCabe.
Monday 15 Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). See Mon 8.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 25.
Tuesday 16
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 26. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 2. Edinburgh FREE Tuesday Night Comedy Jam Belushi’s, 9–13 Market Street, 226 1446. 8–10.30pm. See Tue 26. Jo Caulfield Presents the Good, the Bad and the Unexpected The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. Evening of experimental stand-up, sketches, characters and a game show.
Wednesday 17
Glasgow Benefit for Cosgrove Care The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Davey Connor, Pauline Goldsmith and Billy Kirkwood in aid of Cosgrove Care. Edinburgh Henning Wehn: Henning Knows Bestest The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). Henning dispels the myth that his countryfolk have no sense of humour. Wednesday Notebook Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4. See Wed 27.
Thursday 18 Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Thu 21. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £5). Susan Morrison is host, along with Mark Nelson, Andy White, Kelly Kingham and Owen McGuire.
Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Bruce Devlin with John Moloney, Paul Pirie, Jojo Sutherland and Martin Bearne. 21 Mar–18 Apr 2013 THE LIST 59