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Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 30. Glasgow Gong Show The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9–11.45pm. £5. Fun and new material, hosted by Graham Mackie. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 29 for line-up. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £10. See Fri 16, but with Gary Little, Eddie Cassidy, Christopher MacArthur-Boyd and Alan Goldie. Edinburgh FREE Capital Comedy Club Moriarty, 161 Lothian Road, 228 5558. 6–7.45pm. See Sat 17. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 16. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 29 for line-up.
Sunday 1
Glasgow The Deuchars Beermat Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Thu 29. Edinburgh FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 18. Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. 7.30–10pm. £3. See Sun 18. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). With John Scott, Jamie Dalgleish and host Siân Bevan.
Monday 2
Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6. Garry Dobson, Stu Murphy and Billy Kirkwood improv it out. Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 19, but with Angus Dunican.
Tuesday 3
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 20, but with Angus Dunican. Edinburgh G Spot The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. Comedy cabaret with host Jojo Sutherland and guests.
Wednesday 4
Glasgow Comedian Rap Battles The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). See Sat 17. Edinburgh The Broken Windows Policy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Skits and character treats featuring Larah Bross, Dave MacGregor and Ben Verth.
Thursday 5
Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Joe Heenan is host to Paul Sinha, Simon Donald, Iain Stirling and Daisy Earl. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Raymond Mearns plays host to Brendan Dempsey, Paul Currie and Jay Lafferty.
Friday 6
Glasgow Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8–9.30pm. £8. See Fri 16. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 5 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Sean Percival, Keith Carter as Nige, Gary Little and Paul Pirie. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £10. See Fri 16, but with Iain Stirling, Carina MacLeod, Marc Jennings and AJ Sixsmith. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 16. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 5 for line-up.
Saturday 7 Glasgow Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8–9.30pm. £8. See Fri 16.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 6. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 5 for line-up. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £10. See Fri 16, but with Iain Stirling, Carina MacLeod, Seppi Preston and Tommy Ashe. Edinburgh FREE Capital Comedy Club Moriarty, 161 Lothian Road, 228 5558. 6–7.45pm. See Sat 17. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 16. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 5 for line-up.
Sunday 8 Glasgow Glasgow Kids Comedy Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 3pm. £4. Live comedy for younger fans, particularly those aged 8–12. Ugly Animal Preservation Society The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10. Comedy, song and discussion in the search for a suitably ugly animal mascot for Simon
STORYTELLING STAND-UP ROSIE WILBY: 90S WOMAN Summerhall, Edinburgh, Fri 2 May ●●●●●
The early 1990s cut-and-paste workings of York University feminist student paper Matrix might not have penetrated the British public’s wider consciousness. But that’s not going to stop Rosie Wilby from trying hard to make it seem more relevant than it probably was. And boy, does she have to try hard. This hour-long show doesn’t exactly begin with a jaw-dropping
premise and the material that is formed around it fails to rise much above smile-worthy. And on this night, in a rather ideal lecture hall setting, technical gremlins play utter havoc with the show’s flow: we laughed once at the old footage of her presenting a ropey student TV show with regrettable hair, but being made to see it again in order to reach the next relevant bit obviously nullified its effect. All of which means this was an awful show, right? Well, happily
not, as Wilby exercises an enjoyable stage presence that just about enables 90s Woman to hobble over the finishing line without too much damage done. It’s clearly fun to see her reminiscing with Zoe Lyons, and they certainly seem to be having a rollicking old time, while the encounters with the more arch among her fellow alumnae are a little more tense, without being especially revelatory. At the root of all this nostalgia is a story of unrequited love, with each
of the participants featured seemingly recalling a massive crush on one particular student. This poignancy keeps things bubbling away, but if you came looking for massive insights into politics, feminism or the changing face of student journalism, you might leave feeling marginally let down. (Brian Donaldson)
COMEDY Watt’s society, with Siân Bevan, Paul Currie, Chris Forbes, Ally Houston, Jojo Sutherland and Eleanor Morton.
Edinburgh FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 18. Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. 7.30–10pm. £3. See Sun 18.
✽Bob Doolally’s Comedy World Cup Countdown The Stand, 5
York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). Everyone’s favourite drunken football pundit gives his predictions for Brazil. See 5 Things, page 63.
Monday 9
Glasgow ✽Bob Doolally’s Comedy World Cup Countdown The Stand,
333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). See Sun 8.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 19; line-up tbc.
Tuesday 10
Glasgow ✽Dawn French: 30 Million Minutes Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £35–£39. Much-loved comedian with a solo show about the lessons life has taught her. See preview, page 64. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 20.
Edinburgh Jo Caulfield Presents . . . The Speakeasy Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 8–10pm. £6. Diverse bill of artists telling true stories from the haunting to the hilarious. Benefit in Aid of the Broughton Association The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £8. Tom Stade, Jojo Sutherland and other raise funds for the Broughton Association.
Wednesday 11
Glasgow ✽Dawn French: 30 Million Minutes Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £35–£39. See Tue 10.
Edinburgh Melting Pot The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2.50). A selection of freshly written sketches are performed by a group of actors for your listening pleasure. Thursday 12
Glasgow ✽Dawn French: 30 Million Minutes Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £35–£39. See Tue 10. FREE Comedy Sketch Writing Workshops The Calabash Restaurant, 57 Union Street, 221 2711. 6.30–8.30pm. Wasasa Comedy challenge you to prove you’re funny in a free comedy workshop. Part of Refugee Week Scotland. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Susan Morrison presides over Roger Monkhouse, Lloyd Langford, Jamie Dalgleish and Liam Withnail.
Edinburgh Men with Coconuts The Canons’ Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. 8.30–10pm. £5 (£4). See Thu 15. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Billy Kirkwood, Ian Moore and Bruce Fummey.
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