COMEDY
The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 24 for line-up. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £10. See Fri 11, but with Susie McCabe, Tony Coffey, Ed Whitley and Marc Jennings. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 11. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 24 for line-up.
Sunday 27
Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 13; acts tba. Edinburgh FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 13.
✽ Frankie Boyle: Work in Progress The Stand, 5 York Place,
558 7272. 5pm. £7. See Sun 13. FREE Capital Comedy Club Moriarty, 161 Lothian Road, 228 5558. 6pm. See Sun 13. Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. 7.30pm. £3. See Sun 13. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 13, but with Silky.
Monday 28 Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 14, but with Tony Jameson and Silky.
Tuesday 29
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 15. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10. See Tue 15.
MAGIC / SKETCH THE COLOUR HAM The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 14 Jul; The Caves, Edinburgh, Thu 31 Jul– Sat 23 Aug (not Tue 12)
A comedian, a mentalist and a magician walk into a club. What happens next? ‘The lines are all blurred now,’ says Gav Oattes. ‘It’s not so much about the comedian, the mind reader and the mentalist any more – it’s about the Colour Ham. We’re all doing comedy; we’re all doing magic; we’re all doing mind-reading.’
The Ham trio’s prime comedy element is explaining the group’s modus operandi. Although the three members originate from distinct backgrounds in their chosen field, this coming together of different styles has melded into a sketch show that happens to feature moments of mind-reading and magic, rather than three separate entities. Not for nothing is it dubbed ‘a sketch show with special effects’.
The Colour Ham have a bi-monthly residency with the Stand in
Glasgow and continue to carve their own unique place in the country’s comedy scene, helped, undoubtedly, by an enthusiasm for what they do. ‘It’s not just silliness,’ Oattes insists. ‘While it is a comedy show, we’re very, very serious about actually nailing the moment of magic and mind-reading. If we tell someone we’re going to guess their PIN, we’ll guess their PIN and they’ll shit themselves. You can take the silliness and use it to blow people’s minds a little bit.’ Their 2014 Fringe show – the third as a trio – promises a fair amount of mind-blowing, built up from their time at the Stand into something major. As Oattes advises, ‘turn up, leave your brain at the door and come and have an hour of absolute nonsense with some lovely moments of magic.’ (Kirstyn Smith)
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Wednesday 6
Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 16. Andrew Lawrence: Reasons to Kill Yourself The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10. Vitriolic humour from the former double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. Please note: this is a preview show.
Thursday 31 Glasgow Vespbar Virgins Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £2. See Thu 10. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 10.
Friday 1
Glasgow Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 11, but with Dave Williams, Owen MacGuire, Michael David Cameron and Alan Goldie. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. With Alan Anderson, Geoff Norcott and Jamie Dalgleish. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £10. See Fri 11, but with Dave Williams, Owen MacGuire, Michael David Cameron and Ryan Dooley. 72 THE LIST 10 Jul–21 Aug 2014
Glasgow Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 11, but with Dave Williams, Owen MacGuire, Kalonde Kasengele and Mad Mitch. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 1. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £10. See Fri 11, but with Dave Williams, Owen MacGuire, Kalonde Kasengele and Mad Mitch. Sunday 3
Edinburgh ✽ Lee Evans: Work in Progress Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22
Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £31. An Edinburgh show in August, but not part of the Fringe: amazing! See preview, page 69.
Monday 4
Edinburgh ✽ Lee Evans: Work in Progress Edinburgh Playhouse, 18–22
Greenside Place, 0844 871 3014. 7.30pm. £31. See preview, page 69.
Tuesday 5 Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 15.
Glasgow Gladstone’s Bag Presents: Comedy Cine-Variety Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 113–117 Trongate, 553 0840. 7pm. Two programmes of silent films with live music. The 2pm show is Chaplin shorts and the 4pm line-up includes Laurel and Hardy’s You’re Darn Tootin’. New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 16.
Thursday 7 Glasgow Best of West Brewery Comedy Club WEST Brewery, Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, 550 0135. 8pm. £7. Jamie Dalgleish hosts some alumni of the West’s monthly stand- up gigs. Vespbar Virgins Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £2. See Thu 10. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 10.
Friday 8 Glasgow Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 11, but with Tony Jameson, Jonathan Pelham, Hamish Tennant and Grant Tinney. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. With Geoff Norcott and Stu Who?.
The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £10. See Fri 11, but with Tony Jameson, Jonathan Pelham, Hamish Tennant and Graham Barrie. Saturday 9
Glasgow ✽ Best of the Fest to the West Kelvingrove Bandstand and
Amphitheatre, Kelvingrove Park. 12pm. £10. Stephen K Amos, Hannah Gadsby, Pete Firman, Jason Cook and the Umbilical Brothers offer a taste of the Edinburgh Festival in Glasgow. Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 11, but with Sam Avery, Jonathan Pelham, JD and Seppi Preston. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 8. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £10. See Fri 11, but with Sam Avery, Jonathan Pelham, JD and Seppi Preston.
Tuesday 12
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 15.
Wednesday 13 Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 16.
Thursday 14
Glasgow Vespbar Virgins Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £2. See Thu 10. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge , 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 10.
Friday 15
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. With Bryan Lacey, Ria Lina and Stu Who?. Saturday 16
Glasgow ✽ Best of the Fest to the West Kelvingrove Bandstand and
Amphitheatre, Kelvingrove Park. 12pm. £10. See Sat 9, but with Stephen K Amos, Frisky & Mannish, Jarred Christmas, Gamarjobat and Abandoman. Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm & midnight. £12.50–£16 (family £7.50 per person Fri only). See Fri 8. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 15.
Tuesday 19
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 15.
Wednesday 20 Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 16.
Thursday 21
Glasgow Vespbar Virgins Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £2. See Thu 10. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 10.