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the Fife lad is at the Brunton. Really..?! might be your reaction, but it’s also the title of his new show. See danielsloss.com for a full list of dates. 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 Fri 24 for line-up.
Sunday 26 Glasgow John Cooper Clarke O2 ABC, 330 Sauchiehall Street, 332 2232. 7pm. £22.50. See books listings.
3000. 8pm. £28–£30. See Thu 16.
Horse SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248
✽ SOLD OUT Billy Connolly: High ✽ Jeremy Hardy Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 4000. 8pm. £15. Hardy peddles his intelligent satire and gentle musings across the country. Tom Stade: Decisions Decisions The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £16 (£14). Fun from the endlessly charming, yet vicious Canadian.
Edinburgh Marcel Lucont: Is The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12. Alexis Dubus’ terribly quick-witted Gallic alter ego muses on his veritable magnificence. Monday 27
Glasgow ✽ SOLD OUT Billy Connolly: High Horse SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248
3000. 8pm. £28–£30. See Thu 16. Marcel Lucont: Is The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12. See Sun 26.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 20. Tuesday 28
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 20. Edinburgh Bright Club: Edinburgh The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. The hardworking staff at Edinburgh’s unis are let out for the night to share tales.
Wednesday 29
Horse SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248 Glasgow ✽ SOLD OUT Billy Connolly: High ✽ Lee Mack: Hit the Road Mack
3000. 8pm. £28–£30. See Thu 16.
King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844
871 7648. 8pm. £28.50–£43.50. See 5 Things, page 52. Funny Little Frog Comedy and Quiz The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. An audio round, a caption competition and a ‘true or false’ round.
Edinburgh Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). A showcase of the finest comedy talent from up here. Thursday 30
Glasgow ✽ SOLD OUT Billy Connolly: High Horse SECC, Finnieston Quay, 248
3000. 8pm. £28–£30. See Thu 16.
✽ Lee Mack: Hit the Road Mack King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 8pm. £28.50–£43.50. See Wed 29. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Pete Johansson, Mike Gunn, Tony Jameson and host Scott Agnew. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 16.
Friday 31
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, John Hastings, Lloyd Griffith and Keara Murphy.
✽ 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 Tony Jameson, John Purves plus guest.
✽ Lee Mack: Hit the Road Mack King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 8pm. £28.50–£43.50. See Wed 29. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Fri 30 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Jonathan Mayor and Phil Walker.
Edinburgh ✽ Jeremy Hardy Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 7.30pm.
£14 (unemployed £5). See Sun 26. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive
ONLINE REVIEW JUST FOR LAUGHS youtube.com/justforlaughs ●●●●●
Comedy buffs who heard that Just for Laughs was releasing footage of stand-ups entertaining the people of Montreal down the years might have got excited about the prospect of witnessing an especially notorious moment in the career of Jerry Sadowitz. Of course, chances are that any available recordings of the Scottish comic walking on stage to announce ‘hello moosefuckers’ before allowing the evening to go rapidly downhill were set alight shortly afterwards.
What we do get is a collection of short cuts from big-hitters such as late greats Bill Hicks and Mitch Hedberg, plus Louis CK (as brilliant in 2003 as he is now, clearly) and Chris Rock (though, not sure why they even bothered uploading a mere 90 seconds of his 1987 show) as well as lesser-known lights in the UK, Kyle Kinane, Jim Norton and John Mulaney. If you dare read the comments underneath, it seems every single comedian involved was either ‘awful’ (I’m paraphrasing) or not as good as they were on another, unrecorded occasion. The key, then, is not to go below the line here (or anywhere, probably).
One clear disappointment comes with a quick scan of the full line-up available to date, which shows that the closest we come to seeing a female comic is Tracy Morgan. There is the consolation of witnessing a very young Jon Stewart not being quite sure whether he wants to be Hicks or Seinfeld. And fair play to the editors who merrily included cut- aways to some audience members who are so stony-faced that you’d think Medusa was up there trying out new material. (Brian Donaldson)
COMEDY
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). With Janey Godley, Stu and Garry, and host Joe Heenan.
Saturday 1
Glasgow Laughter Eight Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £8. See Fri 17, but with Tony Jameson and John Purves.
✽ Lee Mack: Hit the Road Mack King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 8pm. £28.50–£43.50. See Wed 29. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. With Jonathan Mayor and Phil Walker. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 30 for line-up.
Edinburgh 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 Fri 31 for line-up.
Sunday 2
Glasgow ✽ Sara Pascoe vs History The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335
8879. 8.30pm. £12. See preview, page 60. Part of Glasgay!.
Edinburgh Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 19. 16 Oct–13 Nov 2014 THE LIST 61