COMEDY listings
COMEDY
IVOR CUTLER, the surrealist documenter of Life In a Scotch Sitting Room, is now 74, and performs in Edinburgh this fortnight for the first time in twelve years. Widley admired as a poet. illustrator, composer, narrator of strange tales and all-round sage, Cutler appeared in The Beatles film Magical Mystery Tour and recorded an album, Ludo, with Fab Four producer George Martin the same year. Don’t miss this rare chance to see the man in the flesh.
Ivor Cutler performs songs and poetry at the Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Sun 2 Nov.
8.30pm-midnight. £4. Fortnightly. The laid-back comedy club enjoys a temporary move from Java lntemet Cafe. to stand-up's spiritual home — the basement of a local boozer. Expect the same format ofcomics from Glasgow and further afield and a bar on the premises to boot. Tonight's line-up of laughs includes Mancunian stand-up
Central
Jeremy Hardy 7.30pm. £9 (£6). MacRobert Arts Centre. University of Stirling. Stirling. 01786 461081. The former bar-room hell-raiser and Perrier Award-winner returns to dish the dirt on a life of drugs. booze. shopping and
Jesus. Susan Vale. Glaswegian satirical poet Mick Parkin with further support to be SATURDAY ,1 confirmed. Hosted as ever by that wacky chap Billy Bonkers. Glasgow
Edinburgh
Cosy Comedy Cafe State Bar (downstairs) Viv And Jill's Comedy Capers Gilded
Holland Street. Charing Cross. 332 2159.
, e gelled of John Shuttleworth
“Totally unmissablems
Sunday 7th December at 8pm Queens Hall
Edinburgh
Box Office 0131 668 2019 CC hotline 0131 667 7776
Balloon. 233 Cowgate. 226 6550. 8.30pm (doors 7.30pm). £5 (£4). See Sat 25. Headlining tonight. the surreal. tale- spinning stand-up from ()2. Gregg Fleet.
SUNDAY 2
Glasgow Jeremy Hardy Cottier Theatre. 935 Hyndland Street. 357 3868. 8pm. £10.
Fortnightly. No-nonsense pub comedy while you sup your pint. at this night of stand-up and general madcappery featuring various local stand-ups.
TUESDAY 4 Edinburgh
Jeremy Hardy Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Fri
See Fri 31 Oct. 31 Oct.
The Comic Club Blackfriars
Underground. Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 6 552 5924. 9pm (doors open 8pm). £5
(£3.50). Weekly. Circuit regular John Glasgow
Freddie Starr Pavilion Theatre. 121 Rentield Street. 332 1846. 7pm. £13—£l4. The rodent-gobbler returns. You‘ve been warned.
Edinburgh
Christie's Comedy Cellar Christie'S. 27—31 West Port. Information 661 9134. 9.30pm (doors 8.30pm). £4. Local lad Gordon Brunton hosts. with Esther Lindenberg headlining. and comic wortlsmith Viv Gee and the Man In Pants offering able support. The Stand The Canon‘s Gait. 232 Canongate. Royal Mile. 556 4481. 9—1 lpm. At least four acts for £4. The popular comedy club moves its long- running Thursday night gigs from its ' stop-gap home in the Tron Ceilidh More Of The Best Of Dorothy Paul 1 House. to a more permanent arrangement Royal Lyceum Theatre. Grindlay Street. at the Canon's Gait. Expect all the usual 229 9697. 7.30pm. £7.50—£12.5(). See ' fun and games. and cheap beer into the Lots. Lots More Of Dorothy Paul. Fri 24. ! bargain. Treading virgin comedy snows in the Canon's Gait tonight are debut acts 3 i Peter Wylie and Mancunian funny lass i Susan Vale. John Flint. the political Glasgow satirist from South Queensferry and Clutha Comedy Nights Clutha Vaults. i Edinburgh’s own circuit regular Alan Stockwell Street. 552 7520. 8.45pm. Free. McQueen. Susan Morrison comperes.
Gillick headlines tonight. with support from Susan Vale and Paddy Burnes. and feisty Viv Gee overseeing proceedings.
Edinburgh
Christie's Comedy Cellar Christie's. 27—31 West Port. information 661 9134. 9.30pm (doors 8.30pm). £4. Dave Williams is the congenial compete while Raymond Mearns. Jimmy Mooney and the Man In Pants combine material old and new. Ivor Cutler Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 2pm. £1()(£8). Favourite of John Peel and Andy Kershaw. the Scottish-born cult performer. poet. playwright. humourist. singer. etc. etc returns to Edinburgh after a twelve-year absence. He may be 74 but the creative juices are as free-flowing as ever.
Last issue we gave the wrong date for Norman Lovett's show at The Comic Club, Glasgow. We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
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Productions
Sunday 26 October Sean Hughes: Alibis for Life
Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline 7.50pm Tickets £S/£6 Friday 51 October The Comedy Zone: Howl with Laughter Rothes Halls. Glenrothes 8.50pm Tickets £5 Saturdayl November
Jeremy Hardy Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline 7.30pm Tickets £8/£S Plus
Comedy Workshops Pick up some tips from the tops
Wednesday 29 October Stephen Memorial Hall, Culcross Thursday 50 October Music Institute Annexe, Dunfermline Friday 351 October Lochgelly Centre, Lochgelly
All Workshops - 7.30pm Tickets £4l£2 at the door. For further information telephone 01383 314110
Booklngs: Carnegie Hall or
Booking Office Rothes Halls
Music Institute Kothes Square DUNFEKMLINE KY12 7JK GLENROTHES KY7 SNX Telephone: 01585 514127 Telephone: 01592 611101
Credit Cards/Switch accepted Visa/Access accepted
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