ames Holmes, Fin MacArthur, Keara Murphy and comp Jane Mackay.
Edinburgh
An Evening With Doug Healy And Friends Church Hill Theatre, 33a Morningside Road, 220 4349. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). Doug Healy, who had a Fringe hit with ‘The Chic Murray Story’, pays tribute to Scotland’s famous comedy son, alongside some other local heroes like Sean Connery and William Wallace. All profits go to the Brain Tumour Action Charit .
Scruff; Murphy's One Comedy Night Scruffy Murphy’s, 49—50 George IV Bridge, 225 1681. 8pm. Free. John Littlejohn, Lou Chawner and comp Reg Anderson et cracking with the comedy. The Stanthhe Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). Physical flights of comedy with Joe Rooney, who is supported by musical duo Ruby Slippers, Joe Heenan and comp Susan Morrison.
Paisley
Hormonally Driven Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). Musings on middle age and the menopause from everyone’s favourite Govan luvvie Elaine C. Smith.
East Ktlbrtde
Madcap Comedy Club Hudson’s, 14-16 Cornwall Place, 357 5387. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). Richard Allen headlines the hilarity, with supporting improvisational antics from Gerry Grant.
Dundee
Phil Kay Dundee Rep, Tay Square, 01382 223530. 10.30pm. £9 (£7). See Thu 18.
SATURDAY 20
Glasgow
Jester's Comedy Club Mansion’s Cafe Bar, 63 St George’s Road, 333 1418. 8pm. £7 (£6). Tonight’s solo spectacular features Geordie japester Mike Milligan, who counts among his many comedy credits a voice-over role in the Sid The Sexist video.
The Stand The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £7 (£4). Like Fri 19 except Susan Morrison steps into the compering shoes.
Madcap Comedy Club State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 357 5387. 9.30pm. £5. Craig Crookston and Eric Davidson share the stand-up stage with Asian comic Haqui. Billy Bonkers is your host.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.15pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 19, except Jane Mackay is the comp.
Paisley Hormonally Driven Paisley Arts Centre,
New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). See Fri 19.
livingston West Laugh Howden Park Centre, Howden, 01506 433634. 8pm. £5 (£3).
Fred MacAulay does Fred MacAulay at the Stand
An evening of cabaret comedy headlined by Brendan Moohan and Useless Guide To Scotland’s Bill Dewar and Brian Hennigan, along with some of West Lothian’s best new acts.
Parsley
The Joke Box Mister P’s, 42 Wellmeadow Street, 561 7117. 9.30pm. Free. Asian comic antics with headliner Haqui, plus Viv Gee and comp Raymond Mearns.
Glasgow
SOS: Six On Sunday The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). Frankie Boyle hosts this Sun’s comedy pick ‘n’ mix, featuring among the acts Stand stalwart Susan Morrison, Govan gagster Frank Quinn and Nick Findlay.
The Comic Club Blackl‘riars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. £5 (£4). Tonight's gag-merchants are Gerry Grant, double act Paul and Ray, Reg ‘Voodoo' Anderson, Richard Smith and MC Viv Gee.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1—3pm. Free with drinks or a meal. See Sun 14.
Roy Chubby Brown Playhouse, 18—22 Greenside Place, 0870 6063424. 8pm. £14—£l4.50. Something to offend everyone in a colourful performance from the infamous Chubby.
SOS: Six On Sunday The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). Graeme Thomas serves up a Comic platter featuring six acts of varying levels of experience, tonight’s highlights include recent Life According To Fred graduate Alan McQueen, The Unlikely Lads and Fife funster Marie MacArthur.
Kirkcaldy
Fife Comedy Club Path Tavern. Mid Street, 01592 263671. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Camp comedy antics from James Holmes, who isjoined by Martin Fruby, Jacqueline llannan, John Sinclair and Joon Broon.
Glasgow
Roy Chubby Brown Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. 7.30pm. £15. See Sun 21.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. See Mon 15.
icon Broon’s Pants The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £5. An all-female feast of comedy and cabaret, straight out of that surprising hot bed of new comic talent, Dundee. On the bill are regular Stand comp Joon Broon and sultry songstresses Pauline M. and Gillian Mollison.
Reg ‘Voodoo' Anderson's Disc And Comedy Quiz Extravaganza Bannerman’s, 212 Cowgate, 556 3254. 10pm. Free. See Mon 15.
listings COMEDY
Laughing Ba
Frankie 80er will be hosting gumday nights at the new Glasgow Stand. We set him our traditional jape exam.
Square sausage or round? I like them sort of cylindrical.
What five words best describe you? Reformed fat drunk kicks ass.
If you were the only girl in the world, who'd be the only boy? What kind of creepy lone survivor sex change scenario would create this sort of
shuahon?
What, in your act, shouldn't we try at home?
Pookehng.
What's the best use for Jeffrey Archer?
Make a love puppet out of him.
What scares you most, The Blair Witch Project, or the Blair political project?
The inevitability of my own death.
What book would you most like to see made into a film?
The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy.
And finally . . . why should we come and see your show? I'm going to be the resident compere at The Stand in Glasgow, so come and see me before 1 become jaded by the grind and start just going through the motions.
Glasgow
Roy Chubby Brown Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 287 7777. 7.30pm. £15. Sec Sun 21.
WEDNESDAY 24 - Edinburgh
Skitters The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Another serving of sketch-based comedy antics from The Stand’s resident team, which includes regulars on the scene John Gillick, John Littlejohn and Colin Ramone.
World Of Comedy Quiz The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £1 per person to play. See Wed 17.
Glasgow
The Stand The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0871) 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Tonight‘s Glasgow gagsters are Neil Shackleton, droll duo Rutherford and
Merson, Lou Chawner and guest comp Vladimir McTavish, whose tartan-trewed antics are sure to up the comedy ante. Madcap Comedy Club State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 357 5387. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Silliness aplenty as Viv Gee, joins David Keay and comp Lee Ness for a comedy showdown.
It's A Scream Curlers, 256 Byres Road, 338 6511. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). A double dose of droll antics as Joe Heenan and David Keay share the headlining honour.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Susan Morrison paints a pretty comedy picture in top slot, with support from Martin Furby, Bill Bruce and comp Jane Mackay.
Stirling
Stirling Comedy Club Whistle Hinkics, 73—75 St Mary ’s Wynd, 01786 451256. 9pm. £5 (£3). Gavin Webster gets the giggles, alongside Duridonian comedy diva Joon Broon and comp Richard Allen.