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Richard Herring: Happy Now?
CHIEF COMMISSIONER CAMERON MIEKELSON:
EDINBURGH
TOMMOROW’S FORCE TODAY DANIEL KITSON
King’s Theatre, Tue 22 Mar, atgtickets.com/venues/kings- theatre Jack Docherty performs a show in the guise of his character, Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson. The Stand, Wed 17 Feb, thestand.co.uk Mr Kitson, the bearded one in need of no introduction or hype, presents some new ponderings. Also Wed 2 Mar, The Stand, Glasgow.
REGINALD D HUNTER RICHARD HERRING:
King’s Theatre, Thu 24 Mar, atgtickets.com/venues/kings- theatre The controversial and great stand-up (with two Perrier nominations under his belt) will be straight on the offensive here.
SHAPPI KHORSANDI: LIVE! Citizens Theatre, Fri 25 Mar, citz.co.uk The popular UK-Iranian stand-up and new boss of the British Humanist Association brings us a spanking fresh show coming on the back of her super Because I’m Shappi affair. You do see what she did there, right? If not, go and ask some cool kids. See feature, page 28.
HAPPY NOW? The Stand, Wed 16 Mar, thestand.co.uk Richard might have cracked it, what with a wife and a baby but is that what it takes to be content? Also Thu 17 Mar, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow.
FALKIRK
MARK THOMAS: TRESPASS Falkirk Town Hall, Tue 1 Mar, falkirkcommunitytrust.org A mix of theatre, stand-up, journalism, activism and mayhem as Mark tries to create playgrounds in modern cities. Also Wed 2 Mar, Tolbooth, Stirling.
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