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Comedy is listed by date, then by city. Shows will be listed, provided that details reach our offices at least ten

days before publication. Comedy Listings 1

compiled by Mark Fisher.

FRIDAY 10 3

Edinburgh

I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). Dallas and Packer and their popular twice-weekly comedy club showcasing local talent. Bruno Reichart and Tom Silk are tonight‘s main attractions.

SATURDAY 11 l

Ed Inburgh f I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). Paul Graham and Bill Dewarjoin Dallas and Packer and chums for another night of local comedy.

HUMME- Edinburgh

I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Gilded Balloon. Wilkie House. Cowgale. 226 6550. 8pm. £6 (£5). Great opening line—up for the Gilded Balloon's new nationwide comedy circuit which features l‘reeform madness with Phil Kay and structured madness with the Umbilical Brothers.

. hilarious wander through the rooms of his

W: Edinburgh

I Bentleys Home Street. 346 4686.

9.30pm—late. Free. Stand-up stress release with audience participation featuring » Stuart Calverto and Jordan Le Roq.

“359°” Mum—i i Edinburgh ! I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit GIILIL‘LI

' Balloon. Wilkie House. (‘owgate 226 6550. 8pm. £6 (£5). See Wed I5.

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.

Paisley

I Gilded Balloon Circuit Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. £6 (£5). New Town man Kenny Harris is the compere on tonight‘s hill of Hattie Reel [)Ii'meayridge and Linda social t‘mtlnlc’ltl Smith.

THURSDAY 16 5

Glasgow

I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Strathclyde Suite. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 227 55 l 1. 9pm. £6 (£5). See Wed 15.

I Salon Mischiel Cottiers Theatre Bar. 95 Hyndland Road. 8.30pm. Free. Situationist happenings with Monty Cantsin. Frankie Savaloy and/or Zelda Swingblatt in a weekly cabaret in which anything could happen. ‘A haven for intellectual under-achievers and people who can admire the artistic significance of cufflinks and Vaseline’. it says here. ;

~ Edinburgh l’ I Newcastle Brown Ale Comedy Network Pleasance Societies Centre. 60 The

Pleasance. 9.30pm. £5 (£3). Stand-up l'un - with Mat Welcome. Mike Milligan and

: Cumbernauld I Big Big House Cumbernauld Theatre.

I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones. for 9pm. £5 (£3). Dallas and Packer link

Glenll.ong and guests.

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i Cumbernauld

Kildrum. 0236 732887. 7.45pm. £7 (£4). See Fri l7.

3 I The Comedy Stop Stepping Stones.

. Brunton. Ian Kendal and others.

i Street. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). See Wed l5.

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Kildrum. 0236 732887. 7.45pm. £7 (£4). The excellent Bruce Morton takes a

house in another showing of the material that will make up his next TV series.

West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm

in with FebFest to present Mitch Bean.

I Big Big House Cumbernauld Theatre.

Edinburgh

West Bow. Grassmarket. 225 6520. 8pm for 9pm. £5 (£3). More FebFest fun as Dallas and Packer introduce Gordon

Edinburgh

I Bentleys Home Street. 346 4686, 0.30pm—late. Free. See Tue 14.

Glasgow I Comedy at The 13th Note (‘ilasslmtl

I Gilded Balloon Circuit Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 8pm. £6 (£5). The Gilded Balloon's series ol Scotland-wide comedy nights featuring headline acts continues with a night oi classy character comedy with amateur songwriter John Shuttlewoith (aka Graham Fellows. aka Jilted John).

THURSDAY 23 3

Glasgow

I Gilded Balloon Comedy Circuit

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Strathclyde Suite. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 227 55 l 1.

9pm. £6 (£5). See Wed 22. i I Salon Mischiel Cottiers Theatre Bar. 95 Hyndland Road. 8.30pm. Free. See 'I‘hurs l6.

PAISLEY ARTS CEN {RE 8pm. WEED 22nd FEBRUARY Box OIIlCL‘ Ol-ti e187 1010

GLASGOW CONCERT HALLme. THURS 23m FEBRUARY Bax Oltire Out 227 5511

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