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by Stuart Paterson
9th December — 7th January
A magical Christmas punto where the good and kind Princess Irene needs your help to escape the evil King of the (joblins.
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64 The List 2—l5 December 1994
SATURDAY 3
Edinburgh
I Felix Dexter Gilded Balloon Main Theatre. Wilkie House. Cowgate. 226 6550. 8pm. £6 (£5). High energy mirth from the star of BBC2's The Real McCoy with support from Smiley in another first- rate comedy night at the Gilded Balloon. I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). Stuart Murphy. Frank Dibbs and guests provide the gags with everything kept moving along by Dallas and Packer.
I Insinuendos Cabaret Club QT's Bar. 2 Picardy Place. 556 0499. Midnight. Free. Dance chart topper Lizzy Mac takes over the gay basement cabaret.
Glasgow
Hall a Cast Comedy Barlinnie Special Unit. Riddrie. 770 9691. 7pm. Free. but call in advance and ask for Billy Elliot. The Madcap comedy group makes a second visit to Barlinnie with entertainment from Billy Bonkers. Raymond Mearns. Eddy McKean and compete Gary Hagen.
Edinburgh
I Bentleys Home Street. 346 4686. 9.30pm—late. Free. Stand-up stress release with audience participation featuring
Stuart Calverto and Jordan l.e Roq. Weekly.
1 Glasgow
l I Comedy at The 13th Note Glassford Street. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Central Glasgow's only regular small-scale comedy club hosted by John Paul Leach and/or Ford Kiernan. tonight stars the brilliant Phil Kay with support from Viv Graham. Don't miss.
THURSDAY 8
Glasgow
I on the Wall 94: Bob Downe Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 9pm. £7.50 (£6.50). King of beige. emperor of tack. master of MOR. Bob Downe bounces back for more hilarious daytime TV fun.
I Max and Jill’s Corduroy Hostess Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8.30pm for 9.30pm. £2.50 (£2). Darlings of Sweet PM come out frotn behind the radio desk and gather some friends around to bring their own special something to a live audience.
Edinburgh
I Newcastle Brown Ale Comedy Network The Pleasance. 60 The Pleasance. 650 2656. 9.30pm. £5 (£3). fix-Rubber Bishop Sean Lock with a helping of end-of-term comedy.
FRIDAY 9
Glasgow
I Newcastle Brown Ale Comedy Network Strathclyde University Union. 90 John Street. 552 5391. 10pm. Students and guests only. See Thurs 8.
Edinburgh
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). Resident comperes Dallas and Packer introduce Ian Smith. Eddie McKean and others.
SATURDAY 10 Edinburgh
I Bob Downe Gilded Balloon Main Theatre. Wilkie House. Cowgate. 226 6550. 8pm. £6 (£5). See Thurs 8.
I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). More close-quarters comedy as Dallas and Packer introduce Mitch Benn. the honourable Peregrin Tibbs and guests.
I Insinuendos Cabaret Club QT's Bar. 2 Picardy Place. 5560499. Midnight. Free. Blackpool‘s best drag queen Kevin Peters returns to the gay club.
W Edinburgh
I Christmas Comedy Festival The Comedy Stop. Stepping Stones, West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). Two nights of comedy every week is not enough for the Comedy Stop which is presenting six consecutive nights of fun featuring the best of recent shows and beyond. The festival kicks off with an all-female night organised by the Women's Comedy Network.
W Edinburgh
I Christmas Comedy Festival The Comedy Stop. Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). A night ofcomedy sketches in the week long festival of fun.
I Bentleys Home Street. 346 4686. 9.30pm—late. Free. See Tue 6.
WEDNESDAY 14
Glasgow
I Comedy at The 13th Note Glassford Street. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Video-star to be. Parrot gets down to some serious (and not so serious) hard-talking in the popular weekly club.
I Madcap Comedy Club Halt Bar. Wotxllands Road. 8.30pm. Free. MC Billy Bonkers presents another mixed bill of entertainment.
Edinburgh
I Christmas Comedy Festival The Comedy Stop, Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). Tonight's festival comedy theme is improvisation.
Glasgow
I Max and Jill’s Corduroy Hostess Blackfriars Underground. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8.30pm for 9.30pm. £2.50 (£2). See Thurs 8.
Edinburgh
I Christmas Comedy Festival The Comedy Stop. Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). The bizarre, insane and ever hopeful gather to do battle with the gong as a team of three entertainment professionals and ajudgemental audience decides who should take home the night‘s prize.
East Kilbride
I Comedy Club East Kilbride Arts Centre, Old Coach Road. 03552 6l000. 8pm. £5 (£2.50). Parrot is this month’s star name (see Thurs 28 above) and he‘s supported by Ford Keirnan.