COMEDY
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Thursday 16
Progress The Stand, 333 Woodlands Glasgow ✽ Frankie Boyle: Work in Road, 0844 335 8879. 6–7pm. £10. A pretty special chance to catch The Boyle in a new work in progress show. Lee Evans: Monsters The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 8pm. £30. The manic comedian takes his fast-paced gags on the road again. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Bruce Devlin hosts Bennett Arron, Johnny Arron and Bruce Fummey. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). Guests and MC Janey Godley.
Edinburgh ✽ SOLD OUT Billy Connolly: High Horse Usher Hall, Lothian Road,
228 1155. 8pm. The Big Yin takes a break from all that globetrotting and acting for a Scottish stand-up tour. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Brendon Burns, Daisy Earl and Jonathan Mayor.
Friday 17
Glasgow Gilded Balloon Comedy at Drygate Drygate Brewing Co., 85 Drygate, 212 8810. 7.30–9.30pm & 10pm–midnight. £15. Craft beer and comedy: a winning duo. With Mickey Dwyer, Stephen Carlin, Alfie Brown and Bec Hill. Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. A handful of comedians hosted by Viv Gee. With Vladimir McTavish, Gary Sansome, Daphna Baram and Innis Snelling. Lee Evans: Monsters The SSE Hydro, Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 8pm. £30. See Thu 16.
✽ Paul Foot: Words Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357
6200. 8pm. £12.50. Surreal humour from the 2013 Sydney Comedy Award-winner. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Sean Percival, Brendan Dempsey, Brian Higgins and Colin Cole. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 16 for line-up.
Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. Top local and visiting comedians. Men With Coconuts The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8.30–10pm. £6 (£5). Improv comedy from Men With Coconuts. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 16 for line-up.
Saturday 18
Glasgow Des McLean’s A to Z of Scotland Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4956. 7.30–9.30pm. £13 (£11; students £9). Des goes from A to Z laughing at the unique and iconic aspects of Scottishness. Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Thu 16, but with Vladimir McTavish, Gary Sansome, Daphna Baram and Christopher KC Sit. Lee Evans: Monsters The SSE Hydro, 60 THE LIST 16 Oct–13 Nov 2014
STAND-UP SARA PASCOE The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 2 Nov
Sara Pascoe topped off a critically acclaimed August at the Fringe with an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination. On the cusp of taking Sara Pascoe vs History on tour, the comedian reflects on the attention: ‘It’s like when you watch those American films and the girl wears glasses throughout. And at the end she takes her glasses off and everyone goes, “Oh my God, she’s beautiful!” That’s what the award is, because there are some people who only rate you once you’ve been nominated, and you think, “I’m exactly the same comic I was yesterday!”’
Pascoe’s show is a thoroughly researched, enlightening and hilariously
frank journey through sexual anthropology. Although the subject didn’t come to her easily. ‘I definitely knew I wanted to talk about falling in love and having a new boyfriend,’ she recalls. ‘I was reading a book called Sex at Dawn which was all about sperm selection and how studies of evolution had ignored women. It would all be about male evolution and there were actually all sorts of things about females and their reproduction that people were starting to find out about.’ Having honed her show for the best part of a month at the Fringe, Pascoe is further excited by the possibilities offered by a 90-minute running time. ‘What’s nice is going back to some of those things that got dropped and trying to extend them into longer routines. So I’m talking a bit more about not having any children and that’s quite a funny topic. It’s nice that Edinburgh isn’t the end; you get to extend something.’ (Murray Robertson)
Exhibition Way, 248 3000. 8pm. £30. See Thu 16. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Thu 16. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 16 for line-up. Edinburgh Juliette Burton: Look at Me Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. 7.30–8.45pm. £8 (£6). Docu- comedy from the stand-up/actress. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 17. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 16 for line-up.
Sunday 19
Glasgow ✽ David O’Doherty Has Checked Everything The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £15. DO’D presents his latest solo show of comedy and songs. See preview, page 59.
✽ SOLD OUT Billy Connolly: High Horse SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248
3000. 8pm. £28–£30. See Thu 16. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Lo-fi comedy.
Edinburgh Stephen K Amos: Welcome to My
World The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £15. Amos presents his latest show of well-spoken funnies. Monday 20
Glasgow ✽ SOLD OUT Billy Connolly: High Horse SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248
3000. 8pm. £28–£30. See Thu 16. Stephen K Amos: Welcome to My World The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £15. See Sun 19.
Edinburgh ✽ Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. New talent night. Scotland-based Irishman Dylan Moran pops by to try out new material.
Tuesday 21
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 20. Wednesday 22
Glasgow ✽ SOLD OUT Billy Connolly: High Horse SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248
3000. 8pm. £28–£30. See Thu 16. Amnesty International Benefit The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). A night to raise funds for AI, which campaigns for internationally recognised human rights.
Edinburgh Joke Thieves The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6. Comedians perform their own sets and then attempt to mimic each others. With Fred MacAulay, Mark Nelson, Ray Bradshaw, Mick Ferry, Joe Heenan and Julia Sutherland. Dundee Bright Club: Dundee Drouthy Neebours, 142 Perth Road, 01382 386660. 7.30pm. £5. A spectacular collision of comedy and academia.
Thursday 23
Glasgow ✽ SOLD OUT Billy Connolly: High Horse SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248
3000. 8pm. £28–£30. See Thu 16. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Nathan Caton and Martin Mor. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 16.
Edinburgh FREE F-Holes Paradise Palms, 41 Lothian Street, 225 4186. 9–10.30pm. Take sketch comedy, add an orchestra, and you’ve pretty much got what F-Holes is all about. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Mick Ferry, Matt Green and host Bruce Devlin. Friday 24
Glasgow Gilded Balloon Comedy at Drygate Drygate Brewing Co., 85 Drygate, 212 8810. 7.30–9.30pm & 10pm–midnight. £15. See Fri 17, but with Ray Bradshaw, Rob Deering, Nathaniel Metcalfe and Rhys Mathewson.
✽ SOLD OUT Billy Connolly: High Horse SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248
3000. 8pm. £28–£30. See Thu 16. Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 17, but with Neil Dougan, Martin Bearne, Grant Tinney and Russell Woodward. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Nathan Caton and Des Clarke. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). With Martin Mor, Henry Paker and host Susan Morrison.
Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 17. Men With Coconuts The Granary, 32–34 The Shore, Leith, 554 9465. 8.30–10pm. £6 (£5). See Fri 17. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 23 for line-up, but Susan Morrison replaces Bruce Devlin.
Saturday 25
Glasgow Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 17, but with Neil Dougan, Martin Bearne, Joe McKeown and JD Brown. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 24. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £15. See Fri 24 for line-up. Craig Hill: Give Him an Inch . . . Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 10pm. £16 (£12). High-camp buffoonery from the cheeky kilted comic. Edinburgh Daniel Sloss Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, Ladywell Way, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £14.50 (£10). He’s been on Conan O’Brien’s American chat show and now