COMEDY | Highlights
JERRY SADOWITZ: ROMESH
COMEDIAN, MAGICIAN, RANGANATHAN:
PSYCHOPATH King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 23 Sep, edtheatres.com Angry brilliance, with magic and stand-up. Adults only, and hard-to-offend ones at that. See preview, page 50. Also Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 30 Sep, paviliontheatre.co.uk IRRATIONAL Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Tue 27 Sep, edtheatres.com In this brand new show, Ranganathan explores the rationality of his worldview and explains why it’s everyone else who is wrong.
ELIS JAMES & JOHN ROBINS EXPERIENCE The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 9 Oct, thestand. co.uk Readings and chat with the Radio X firebrands. See preview, page 50. Also The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 10 Oct, thestand. co.uk
QUITE POSSIBLE SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Sat 22 Oct, thessehydro. com Gary brings his camp charm to a special show featuring the cast of the award-winning TV series. See feature, page 27.
NISH KUMAR: ACTIONS SPEAK
GARY TANK LOUDER THAN WORDS
COMMANDER: MISSION UNLESS YOU SHOUT
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REAL LOUD Òran Mór, Glasgow, Wed 2 Nov, oran-mor. co.uk Quirky observations and intelligent storytelling.
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GLASGOW JASON BYRNE IS PROPPED UP The Stand, Sun 2 Oct, thestand.co.uk Bringing back prop comedy in a way that’ll make you forget all about Gallagher and Carrot Top. Also Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling, Sat 8 Oct, macrobertartscentre.org
KERRY GODLIMAN: STICK OR TWIST Òran Mór, Sat 15 Oct, oran-mor.co.uk The stand-up and actress muses on (mis)communication in a modern age. See preview, page 49. Also, The Stand, Edinburgh, Wed 26 Oct, thestand.co.uk
MATT FORDE: IT’S MY POLITICAL
PARTY (AND I’LL CRY IF I WANT TO) The Stand, Sun 23 Oct, thestand.co.uk Political jokes (which, to be fair, seem pretty easy these days) from Forde, former New Labour adviser.
THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE IS TAPE FACE Òran Mór, Fri 28 Oct, oran-mor.co.uk It’s comedy but without the chat. A chance to see the phenomenon of BWTOHF, in a show which is kinda cabaret, kinda theatre and kinda beautiful.
JIMEOIN: RENONSENSE MAN Pavilion Theatre, Sat 29 Oct, paviliontheatre.co.uk Refining a lost art of the commonplace, Jimeoin is a comic with a delightful sense of the absurd and a uniquely low-key style.
GARY LITTLE: A LITTLE BIT OF PERSONAL The Stand, Mon 31 Oct, thestand.co.uk Stand-up from the very large Gary Little.
52 THE LIST 1 Sep–3 Nov 2016
Daniel Sloss DUNDEE
DANIEL SLOSS: SO Gardyne Theatre, Fri 30 Sep, gardynetheatre.co.uk The Scottish comedian, and recent recipient of the 2016 Sydney Comedy Festival ‘Best of the Fest’ International Award, presents his latest show. Also Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy, Sat 1 Oct, onfife. com/venues/adam-smith-theatre; Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock, Sun 2 Oct, beaconartscentre. co.uk; Byre Theatre, St Andrews, Thu 13 Oct, byretheatre.com; Howden Park, Livingston, Fri 14 Oct, howdenparkcentre.co.uk; Paisley Arts Centre, Sat 15 Oct, whatsonrenfrewshire.co.uk/ listings/paisley-arts-centre/.
GARY DELANEY: THERE’S RUSSELL KANE: RIGHT MAN,
SOMETHING ABOUT GARY The Stand, Tue 18 Oct, thestand.co.uk The something about Gary is that he has a lot of opinions on jokes and is going to let you hear them (and hopefully some jokes) on his latest tour. Also The Stand, Glasgow, Wed 19 Oct, thestand.co.uk WRONG AGE Gardyne Theatre, Fri 21 Oct, gardynetheatre.co.uk Russell Kane discusses why it’s perfectly OK to be 20 but feel 40 (or vice versa) and explains why nobody really feels their age. Also Albert Halls, Stirling, culturestirling. org/albert-halls/
ISY SUTTIE: THE ACTUAL ONE The Stand, Sun 23 Oct, thestand.co.uk The Actual One is a show about that late-20s realisation that everyone’s growing up without you and what you should do about it from the award-winning actress and comedian. ADAM HESS AND RHYS JAMES The Stand, Sun 30 Oct, thestand.co.uk Surreal one-liners from Hess alongside poems and stand-up from James as they both perform an hour of their latest material.
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SEAN LOCK: KEEP IT LIGHT Alhambra Theatre, Fri 7 Oct, alhambradunfermline.com You know fine well who he is, now pop along and see his latest show. Also Caird Hall, Sat 8 Oct, leisureandculturedundee.com/ culture/caird-hall. MUSSELBURGH
JENNY ECLAIR: HOW TO BE A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN
(WITHOUT GOING INSANE) The Brunton, Sat 22 Oct, thebrunton.co.uk Jenny Eclair is younger than Madonna, but you won’t catch her falling down any stairs at the Brit Awards. Her new show is about being middle aged and whether you’re better off accepting it or fighting to the death.
EDINBURGH AHIR SHAH: MACHINES The Stand, Wed 14 Sep, thestand.co.uk Stirring, politically driven comedy from Shah, covering topics as diverse as democracy, internationalism and lizards.
PAUL CURRIE: FFFFFFFMILK The Stand, Sun 18 Sep, thestand.co.uk High-energy performance from Currie, mixing stand-up with street clowning for a nonsensical, surreal evening of comedy. Also The Stand, Glasgow, Mon 19 Sep, thestand.co.uk ROSS NOBLE: BRAIN DUMP Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Fri 30 Sep, edtheatres.com The wild- haired Geordie, prone to wondrous tangents and surreal interludes, wanders back out on tour with a brand new show. See preview, page 51.
JOEL DOMMETT The Stand, Tue 11 Oct, thestand.co.uk The young comedy star with a cupboard full of accolades and dreadfully modern hair. Also The Stand, Glasgow, Wed 12 Oct, thestand.co.uk HA HA HAMILTON COMEDY GALA The Town House, Sat 17 Sep, haha-hamilton.com A comedy gala in aid of the STV Appeal, featuring Des Clarke, Robert Florence & Iain Connell, Gary Little, Jo Caulfield, Dave Fulton, Rob Deering and more.