SCOTTISH COMEDIANS SCOTS W H A HA!
The Glasgow Comedy Festival is correct to slip the International into its title as a broad and impressive geographical mix will once more descend upon the city in March. But what of the excellent local talent? We asked a bunch of them what show they were most looking forward to at the festival . . .
CRAIG HILL I can’t tell you how excited I am that Chris Wilson’s Christ on a Bike show is getting another outing at Glasgow Comedy Festival. I was so impressed that this was the i rst show he’d ever written: so funny and the kind of show you’d normally see a couple of years into someone’s comedy career. I’m making sure all my friends see this one because it really would be a crime to miss it! Can’t wait to see where he goes from here. Get on yer bike and get a ticket. Craig Hill, Òran Mór, Fri 18 & Sat 19 Mar; Christ on a Bike, Wild Cabaret, Sun 27 Mar.
LARRY DEAN Mark Nelson is one of the best acts in the UK who not enough people know about. He can be incredibly dark with some of his material, but all his jokes have sharp, astute punchlines. It is honest stand-up, brilliantly written and performed. Great chance to see him before he is doing much bigger rooms. Is The Hydro ‘a room’? Larry Dean, Yesbar, Mon 14, Fri 18 Mar; Mark Nelson, The Stand, Sat 12 Mar.
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RACHEL JACKSON I’m most looking forward to WITSHERFACE sketch show. Cannae wait to see this group of strong, funny women! I love how it’s a mixture of new faces and more established names. They caught my interest on Twitter so can’t wait for the actual show now. PAUL SNEDDON A rare chance for a Glasgow audience to catch the star of Letterman and The Daily Show, reprising her 2015 Edinburgh Fringe hit American Cunt. One of the USA’s top satirical stand-ups, Jena Friedman has the rare gift of being able to mix political comment with knob gags. A pure delight.
Rachel Jackson, Broadcast, Sun 20 Mar; WITSHERFACE, Saint Luke’s, Fri 11 & Sat 12 Mar. Scotland: 45 Events that Shaped a Nation, Yesbar, Sun 27 Mar; Jena Friedman, Saint Luke’s, Sat 19 Mar.