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Wednesday 20 Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. Julia Sutherland hosts a night for comedians to try out their latest gags. Billy Kirkwood’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £8 (£6). Can’t be bothered schlepping east to see what’s going down over there? Well, why would you when luscious-locked Kirkwood is quite literally bringing the best of the you-know-what to you. Enjoy.
Thursday 21 Glasgow Vespbar Virgins Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £2. Raw comedy talent from some of the best up-and- comers, hosted by Graham Barrie. Jojo Sutherland’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £10 (£8). Jojo’s here to present the best of the fest right on your very doorstep. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). Weekly special guests and MC Janey Godley at this new comedy night.
Friday 22
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. Some top- notch comedical types are primed and ready to make you miserable lot laugh. Namely, Sam Avery, Prince Abdi and Gary Little. Jojo Sutherland’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £10 (£8). See Thu 21. Saturday 23
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 22. Rab Florence’s Amusement Arcade 1.1: Passing Breeze The Hold (Underneath The Admiral Bar), 72a Waterloo St, 221 7705. 8.30pm–2am. £10. Video game comedy, chat, reviews, sketches, tragedy and more from Rab Florence. Jojo Sutherland’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £10 (£8). See Thu 21.
Sunday 24 Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £7 (£6). Your favourite Sunday Uncle has a line-up full of Fringe treats that’ve been tickling him this year.
Monday 25 Glasgow Steampunk Comedy Steampunk Café, 1 Drury Street, 204 2929. 8.30–11pm. £2.50. Weekly comedy show presented by Ginger Ale.
Tuesday 26 Thursday 28
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Glasgow Vespbar Virgins Vespbar, 14 Drury
STAND-UP JON RICHARDSON Edinburgh Playhouse, Sat 13 Sep; Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Sun 14 Sep
Perhaps it’s his obsessive nature that keeps him so intently focused, but Jon Richardson shows few signs of slipping from the high spot he has earned in the top echelons of modern British stand-up. He had his own documentary on Channel 4 last year, A Little Bit OCD, but there’s no way he’ll be confined to his house as he takes Nidiot on tour.
First things first: what’s a nidiot then? ‘It’s something different from an idiot. An idiot is someone whose problems are caused by not concentrating enough. A “nidiot” is someone who makes his life more complicated by thinking too much rather than not enough. I’m not an idiot, but I’m definitely a “nidiot”.’
And if you’re familiar with any of the live work from this popular comic who has gone, at relatively breakneck speed, from playing small huts at the Fringe to stepping out on to major stages such as the Playhouse and Theatre Royal, you know that he’ll have acres of examples to prove just how much of a nidiot he really is.
However, there’s one thing that has definitely changed for the 8 Out of 10 Cats team captain as he embarks on this national tour: ‘The main theme of the show is being happy. Because I now live with my girlfriend, this is the first time I’ve gone on tour as a happy person.’ A pause before hitting us with a typically deadpan line: ‘Fingers crossed that something goes wrong by the time I record the DVD in October.’ (Brian Donaldson)
Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. A free comedy event, hosted by Chris Henry, picking out some of the Scottish comedy scene’s freshest talent. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. Weekly beginners’ showcase where the bright young things strut their stuff. Seasoned acts drop by to try out new material, so it’s a win/win really.
Wednesday 27 Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 20.
Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £2. See Thu 21. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). That Bruce Devlin hosts Neil Dougan, Damian Clark and Rich Wilson. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 21.
Friday 29
Glasgow ✽ Gilded Balloon Comedy at Drygate Drygate Brewing Co,
85 Drygate, 212 8810. 7.30–9.30pm & 10pm–midnight. £15 for show only; £30 for show and two-course meal; £33 for show and three-course meal. The very best of Gilded Balloon hole up in Drygate each Friday, which means you get to indulge in craft beer and comedy:
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5 THINGS YOU SHOULD SEE BEFORE CHRISTMAS AT . . . GILDED BALLOON COMEDY AT DRYGATE
1 Felicity Ward The Aussie livewire (pictured) is one of the most endearingly entertaining acts on the circuit. Her recent show, The Iceberg, proved that she has good gags, isn’t afraid to make herself look daft and can keep a secret up her sleeve. Fri 12 Sep, Fri 19 Dec. 2 Aisling Bea She’s only being doing stand-up for about ten minutes, yet Bea has won So You Think You’re Funny and was nominated for the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer prize. Go and see what all the fuss is about. Fri 26 Sep.
3 Alfie Brown We once dubbed him ‘the future of British stand-up’ and we’re not going back on that bold claim just yet. You can’t always be sure what you’ll get from him, but passion for his craft and opinions to burn are two certainties. Fri 17 Oct. 4 Romesh Ranganathan Quite probably the next big thing in British stand-up, Ranganathan has two successful Fringe shows under his belt and was seen in August during Nick Helm’s two- hour extravaganza playing some sort of rapper. Fri 21 Nov.
5 Stuart Goldsmith A comic who deserves to be far more heralded than he is, Stu once reviewed an Arthur Smith show for us, on the proviso that he had to juggle some kippers. And he did! What a guy. Fri 5 Dec. (Brian Donaldson) ■ Drygate, Glasgow, gildedballoon.co.uk.
a winning combination. Scott Agnew hosts John Hastings, Chris Forbes and Vladimir McTavish. See 5 Things, above. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 28 for line-up, but Daisy Earl replaces Rich Wilson. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. With R David, Chris Conroy and Geoff Boyz. 21 Aug–18 Sep 2014 THE LIST 55