COMEDY
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Thursday 18
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. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). It’s Raymond Mearns’ turn to host the weekend, and he’s accompanied by Janey Godley, Alex Boardman and Rory O’Hanlon. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). Weekly special guests and a fun-lovin’ MC. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Vladimir McTavish hosts this weekend, with Trevor Cook and Loretta Maine.
Friday 19 Glasgow The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 18 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. Alan Anderson, Susie McCabe, Scott Gibson and Wayne Deakin make you lot laugh.
Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. Ben Verth presents a weekend packed full of top local and visiting comedians to tickle your funny bone in an entirely appropriate way. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 18 for line-up.
Saturday 20
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 19. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9–11.45pm. £9. The granddaddy of Glasgow comedy venues attracts Rory O’Hanlon to its wee basement of joy. With regular MC Chris Broomfield. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 18 for line-up. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 19. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 18 for line-up.
Sunday 21
Glasgow Danny Bhoy Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 8pm. £15. Observational wit and dry humour from the Dumfriesshire stand-up. See preview, above. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Redmond’s brand of lo-fi comedy. 54 THE LIST 18 Sep–16 Oct 2014
Thursday 25
Glasgow ✽Frankie Boyle: Work in Progress The Stand, 333
Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 6pm. £10. See Mon 22. Vespbar Virgins Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £2. See Thu 18. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Dougie Dunlop, Howard Read, Barry Dodds and host Susan Morrison. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 18.
Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Featuring Carey Marx, James Dowdeswell and Stephen Halkett.
Friday 26
Glasgow ✽Gilded Balloon Comedy at Drygate Drygate Brewing Co,
85 Drygate, 212 8815. 7.30–9.30pm & 10pm–midnight. £15 for show only; £30 for show and two-course meal; £33 for show and three-course meal. Tonight’s acts are Aisling Bea (see 5 Things, page 55), Andrea Hubert and Bob Doolally with MC Scott Agnew.
✽Frankie Boyle: Work in Progress The Stand, 333
Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 6pm. £10. See Mon 22.
✽Ross Noble: Tangentleman SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 3000.
8pm. £25. The wild-haired Geordie, prone to wondrous tangents and surreal interludes, wanders back out on tour with a brand-new show. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 25 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Kane Brown, Ray Bradshaw and Raymond Mearns.
Edinburgh Predicting Evolution The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 7.30pm. £5. The Cabaret of Dangerous ideas is back, tonight having a look at Darwin’s theory. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 19. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 25 for line-up.
Saturday 27
Glasgow ✽Frankie Boyle: Work in Progress The Stand, 333
Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 6pm. £10. See Mon 22. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 26. Glasgow Gong Show The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9–11.45pm. £5. Anyone at all can take to the stage tonight and see if they can go the full five minutes against the vicious red cards given to the audience. Hosted by Graham Mackie. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 25 for line-up.
Edinburgh ✽Ross Noble: Tangentleman Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29
Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 8pm. £25. See Fri 26. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 19.
STAND-UP DANNY BHOY Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 21 Sep
There’s a lot of crazy surrealist comedy on the go over the next few weeks what with Paul Foot, Tony Law and Ross Noble leaving absurdist footprints all over the country and frenetically chucking tangents around like a No strategist dreaming up last- minute sweeteners. Sometimes, you might just want a bit of solid observational shtick for your evening’s entertainment.
In this vein, the lad Connolly looms large over just about everyone this month (and beyond) but few have taken their everyday musings to lands as far and wide in the way that Dumfriesshire comic Danny Bhoy has. Australia, Canada and New Zealand don’t half love the guy with the cute face and the inoffensive patter. ‘The vast majority of people go to comedy once or twice a year and all they want to do is laugh. It’s that simple,’ he pronounces. ‘For me, funny is the theme.’
Please Untick This Box is the name of his latest UK tour which will take him from Salford to Stirling and Aldershot to Aberdeen. One box that would be ticked is the one about a show developing during a period of being on the road. ‘Part of the joy of stand-up is the fairly transient nature of the material. It can be one thing one day, and something else the next.’ We can also pretty much guarantee that Mr Bhoy won’t be wrecking any hotel rooms on his national trek. He might spill hot beverages on his bedsheets though: ‘When I’m not performing, I’m in bed with an Ovaltine and DVD by 9pm.’ (Brian Donaldson)
Edinburgh Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. Times tbc. £4. New and experienced comedians for a Sunday night. FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. Regular freestyle comedy wizards Stuart Murphy and Garry Dobson with a slice of improv action.
Monday 22
Glasgow ✽Frankie Boyle: Work in Progress The Stand, 333
Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 6pm. £10. A pretty special chance to catch The Boyle in a new work-in-progress show. Bright Club: Glasgow The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £5. Bright Club features its usual intoxicating blend of comedy and academia as lecturers from the city’s universities turn their studies into entertaining stories.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. The bright young things of Scotland’s comedy circuit strut their stuff for an entirely reasonable two whole pounds.
Tuesday 23
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt 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. See Mon 22. Edinburgh Bright Club: Edinburgh The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. See Mon 22.
Wednesday 24 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. Norman Lovett: Old and New The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £11. Gentle comedy chat from the man who played the deadpan Holly in Red Dwarf. If his previous work is anything to go by, he really does not like Carol Vorderman, so don’t get him started.