COMEDY
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Thursday 11 Glasgow WEST Brewery Comedy Night WEST Brewery, Building 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, 550 0135. 8–10.30pm. £7. Former Scottish Comedian of the Year Jamie Dalgleish is hosting with headliner Joe Heenan. FREE John Aldiss’ Magnificent 7 The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8.30pm. Comedy / variety show mixes funny folks, music, spoken word, cabaret, magic and more. Catch is, each act gets precisely seven minutes. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). With Bruce Morton, Jarlath Regan, Jonny Pelham and hosted by Bruce Devlin. 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 12
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. Scott Agnew does his compere thing, hosting Rob Rouse, Benny Boot and Fern Brady. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 11 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Rory O’Hanlon, Janey Godley and Mark Nelson. 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. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 11 for line-up.
Saturday 13
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 12. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9–11.45pm. £9 (£6). The granddaddy of Glasgow comedy venues welcomes Rory O’Hanlon and your MC Chris Broomfield. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 11 for line-up.
Edinburgh ✽ John Cleese: So, Anyway EICC, 150 Morrison Street, 0844 847 1639. 7.30pm. £32.45. The tallest of the Python crew shares his comedic perspective and a new book, So, Anyway. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 12. FREE Causewayside Splitters The Old Bell, 233 Causewayside, 668 1573. 8.30–10pm. Up and coming local and national talent with one aim: to cheer your evening up. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 11 for line-up.
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Sunday 14
Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Redmond returns plus Ray Bradshaw, Jim Smith, Ashley Storrie and Diane Stewart. Edinburgh FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. Stuart Murphy and Garry Dobson fire up the imagination with another slice of improv action. Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. 7–9.30pm. £4 (£3). New and experienced comedians for a Sunday night. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). A cocktail of comedians cheering up your Sunday night. With Chris Martin (no, not that one) and Sîan Bevan.
Monday 15
Glasgow The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12–£15. Pop on your vulgar pullover and head along to a festive treat at The Stand, with comedy HEADLINE GOES HERE crackers Gary Little, Mary Bourke, the Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III and host Raymond Mearns.
Edinburgh FREE Kevin Bridges: We Need to Talk About . . . ASDA, 100 The Jewell, Brunstane, 669 9151. 1pm. The Glaswegian comedian signs copies of his new book, We Need to Talk About . . . Kevin Bridges. Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12–£15 (plus meal £20.95–£22.95). See Mon 15. Friday 19
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. A rather fine line-up here with Zoe Lyons, Felicity Ward, Michael Fabbri and Harriet Dyer doing their entertaining thing. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Johnny Candon, Jamie Dalgleish, Chris Henry and Stu Who?. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Mon 15.
Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. Watch out Edinburgh, there’s a new kid on the east coast block. £9. See Fri 12. Well, OK, chances are Dundee’s bookish extravaganza might never The Line Up 48 Below, 48 Broughton quite reach the exalted status of the capital’s world-beating literary Street, 48below.com 8.30pm. £4 advance fiesta but it’s making a very strong case for itself with a series (on the door £5). Comedy plus cocktails of events that includes the likes of Nick Cave, Jackie Kay, Alan as you sit down to an evening of stand- up. Warner, John Carey and Iain Banks (pictured) plus an all-day comics Shaggers New Empire Bingo Club, conference. 50 Nicolson Street. 8.30–10pm. £5–£9. ■ Various venues, Dundee, until Sun 27 Jun. A night where comedians reveal their funniest, most embarrassing and weirdest sex stories. Brace yourselves, people. Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12–£15 (plus meal £20.95–£22.95). See Mon 15. Edinburgh Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12–£15 (plus meal £20.95–£22.95). Is it really that time of year again? Ooh, the forced jollity of it all. De-stress at The Stand, who have lined up a whole troupe of funny people to take your mind off the time of year: Martin Mor, Andy White, Kai Humphries and host Susan Morrison.
Tuesday 16
Glasgow FREE Chris Henry’s Comedy Creche DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 8–11pm. Chris Henry provides the laughs in his weekly comedy creche which sees eight acts perfecting their craft each time. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Mon 15.
Edinburgh Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12–£15 (plus meal £20.95–£22.95). See Mon 15.
Wednesday 17
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. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Mon 15. Edinburgh Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12–£15 (plus meal £20.95–£22.95). See Mon 15.
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Saturday 20
Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 19. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Mon 15. 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. A light- hearted night of fun and a chance to try out new material. Hosted by Graham Mackie. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 12. Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12–£15 (plus meal £20.95–£22.95). See Mon 15.
Sunday 21 Glasgow The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Mon 15.
Glasgow FREE John Aldiss’ Magnificent 7 The Griffin, 226 Bath Street, 331 5170. 8.30pm. See Thu 11. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12–£15. See Mon 15. Just Comedy Wild Cabaret & Wicked Lounge, 18 Candleriggs, 552 6165. 9–11pm. £5 (£10 with a sharing plate and drink). See Thu 11. Edinburgh FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 14. Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. 7–9.30pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 14. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 14, but with Ashley Storrie.
TOP 5 COMEDY GIGS OF 2014 The Pin After their successful 2013 Fringe debut as a twosome, Ben Ashenden and Alex Owen returned with that difficult second show and very nearly re-drew the rules of the sketch game. Their hour featured routines which played with the form while managing to keep the laugh-count unfeasibly high. Bridget Christie It’s never an easy task to follow up a critically adored and award-winning show, but Christie was well up to the task as she sequeled A Bic for Her with the equally hilarious and powerful An Ungrateful Woman. The Rutles A proper nostalgia trip for anyone who remembers Neil Innes and co spoofing the Fab Four. At the ABC in June, we were shown the All You Need is Cash mockumentary before a blistering live set with one parodic hit after another. Joke Thieves Arguably the best new themed-show idea on the block right now with comedians performing their own material, and then doing the routine of a comic with whom they’ve been paired on the night. At The Stand in February, this caused some real tension between the acts and proved just how visceral a proper stand-up show can be. Luke Williams To some, the Sheeps guy was a surefire winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award. Except he wasn’t. But he still put on a blindingly thought-provoking show in a tiny pub cellar about hypocrisy, capitalism and graffiti artists, even offering up an alternative World Cup anthem. (Brian Donaldson)
Tuesday 23 Glasgow FREE Chris Henry’s Comedy Creche DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 8–11pm. See Tue 16. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. Weekly beginners’ showcase.
Friday 26
Glasgow ✽ Gary Little Cottier’s, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 357 5825. 8pm. £11.
A straight-down-the-line-no-messing night of comedy from the inimitable Gary Little. Seriously. No one would dare imitate him.