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Lau hing Bag
Billy Bon ers, long-running comic, promoter, and compere of the superb Madcap Comedy Club at the State Bar in Glasgow, takes the laughter test.
Square sausage or round? What’s this either/or thing I’ll have both.
What five words best describe you? Tastetufi, elegant, sexy, .nt redtbi‘,’ funny.
If you were the only boy in the world, who'd be the only girl?
V/ifh my l..'( Ja'te lvlat ka'r
What, in your act, shouldn't we try at home?
The bit unnere 1 l'l't‘lltl) kiss a piranha llSl'l.
What’s the best use for Jeffrey Archer?
A good plate to part. you." take (the one you got under Norman Tebbitt’s orders).
What do you find more frightening, The Blair Witch Project or The Blair
Political Project? The :x'tr 1')?lilit‘lhlllv'atlliit‘i‘
What book would you most like to see made into a film? A (th {snowy Of l‘vlodem Critical Terms, revrsed and enlarged edition, edited by
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What's your advice to Craig Brown and Kevin Keegan? Keep you eye on the has, boys, and don’t get caught by the offsrde trap
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What’s so Bankers about Billy?
Good ()_.estr<>ri, and one wrath has troubled me Since childhood. Surely that fact alone rl'tl't ates there 11‘(.Sl he soti‘tething erng somewhere?
And finally, why should we go and see your show? In order to guarantee yourselves an evening filled with fun, lfOllCS and comedic enter: i.l‘.." (“it ol the ‘ftrtest land as my old Gran used to say.
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Glasgow
The Stand The Stand. 33.3 \Yoodlantls Road, (1870 (illll (10.5.5. S.3l1ptlt. £1 (£31. 'l‘onight‘s ( ilasgow gagsters are .\ 'il Shackleton. droll duo Rutherl'ortl .wltl Merson. l.ou (‘hayy ner and guest t ontp Vladimir \le'layish. ‘y\l1()sel;tl'l;tll tiewed antics are sure to tip the comedy ante. Madcap Comedy Club Stale liar. 1-18 llolland Street. 357 5387. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Silliness aplenty as \"i\ (ice. ol \"iv .-\nd Jill lame. joins 1)ay id Keay and comp l.ee .\'css tor a comedy showdown. It's A Scream ('urleis. 250 By res Road. 3386511.”.30pin £4 (£3 ). :\ double dose ol' droll anties as Joe lleenan and Day id Keay share the headlining honour.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Stisan Morrison paints a pretty comedy picture in top slot. with stlppoil li‘otit Martin l’urby. Bill Bruce and comp .lane Mackay.
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Stirling
Stirling Comedy Club Whistle Binkies. 73 75 St Mary‘s Wynd. 01786451256. 9pm. £5 (£3). (iavin Webster gets the giggles. alongside 1)undonian comedy diva Joon Broon and comp Richard Allen.
FRIDAY 26
Glasgow
lester's Comedy Club .‘ylansiun’s (‘at‘e Bar. 63 St (ieorge‘s Road. 333 1418. 8pm. £5 (£4). Laying on the laughs tonight are John (lillick. Viv (ice. Bill Bruce and M(' Janey (iodley.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5). Special headliner Sean l.ock does an extended 50 min set. with support from musical dtio Ruby Slippers and Alan McQueen. plus guest compere and all—round Scottish sporting hero Vladimir Mc'l‘avish.
Edinburgh
Scruffy Murphy's One Comedy Night Scrul‘l'y Murphy’s. 49/50 George [V Bridge. 225 1681. 8pm. Free. King of comedy kitsch Reg Anderson is your host. with guests John (Jordon and Paul McNeil.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). Mirtht'ul musings from Tony Burgess. double act Rutherford and Merson. Neil Shackleton and comp Jane Mackay.
Glenrothes
Phil Cool Rothes Halls. Rothes Square. 01592 61 1 101. 8pm. £11 (£9- £10). No star is safe as the man with the uniquely flexible lace entertains with a selection of comedy impressions.
SATURDAY 27
Glasgow
Jester's Comedy Club Mansions Cale Bar. 63 St George‘s Road. 333 1418. 8pm. £7 (£6). US comic Karen Lol'tus. who has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe with a show entitled ‘lt‘s A Man‘s Man‘s Man’s Man‘s World‘. is the gagster tipped for solo success tonight.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. (1870 600 6055. 9pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 26.
Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 357 5387. 9.30pm. £5. David Keay is back in the thick of the comedy action. joined tonight by Bitter Benny. the poetically licensed Robert Knox and comp Billy Bonkers. Madcap Comedy Club The Fotheringay. 17-21 Nithsdalc Road. 357 5387. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). (‘raig Crookston and David Keay' keep the comedy cracks flowing. with support from Lil. Sneddon and James Ferguson.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.15pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 26 -~ with guest compere Joon Broon.
SUNDAY 28
Glasgow
The Allan Miller Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 6(10 6055. 8.30pm. £5. Local laughmeister Miller returns lTUlll London for this special show. with Manchester madman Tony
Burgess. The Comic Club Blackl'riars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. £5 (£4). The
(‘omic (‘lub hosts the lirst Glasgow heat of ‘So You Think You’re litinny‘. with guest compere Phil Kav.
Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. (48 Holland Street. 357 5387. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). The grand linal ol the ()pen Spot Competition. featuring six or .so brave new comic adventures alongside special guest David Keay and comp Billy Bonkers.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1 ~3pin. liree with drinks or a meal. Freestyle lunnincss‘ from Paul and Stuart.
Peter Kay The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£4). A batik holiday special l'rom boisterous Bolton boy Peter Kay (ol'l‘V‘s ‘That Peter Kay Thing' 1. who makes tip for the gig he missed earlier on in the year. Support comes from cuddly comedy regular Martin litirby.
Kirkcaldy
Fife Comedy Club Path 'l‘avei'n. Mid Street. ()1592 263671. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). (‘ontedy in the kingdom ll'ttlll John McGuinness. Jon lla/elton. Stevie (i. John Sinclair and comp Joon Brooit.
‘ MONDAY 29 . Glasgow
The Comic Club Blacklriars. 36 Bell
Street. 552 5924. 9pm. £5 (£4 1. There were
so many applicants that they had to run it
again — Phil Kay is back in the hot seat as
)‘our host for the second heats ol. the ‘So You Think You’re l‘tlllll} ' competition.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. A selection ol absolute comedy beginners test out their stand-up skills. alongside comp Teddy and guest closer Lou (‘haw ner.
TUESDAY 30
Glasgow
Chewin' The Fat King‘s Theatre. 397 Bath Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £6 £14. BBC Scotland’s current comedy collective get the live laughs in with sketch-based silliness.
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Chewin' The Fat King‘s Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £6 £14. See Tue 30.
Edinburgh
Skitters The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). .-\nother serving of sketch-based comedy antics lrom The Stand's resident team. which includes regulars on the scene John (iillick. John Littlejohn and (‘olin Ramone.
World Of Comedy Quiz The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £1 per person to play. Bill Dewar initiates you into the strange world of comedy trivia. spurred on by a potential £100 rollover Jackpot.
THURSDAY 1
Glasgow
Chewin' The Fat King's Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £6 £14. See Tue 30.
The Stand The Stand. 35.5 \Ytiotllalttls Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3 1. Kooky comedy humour l'rom l.i// Webb. who is joined by Day id Kay. John l.ittle_john and comp lirankie Boy lc.
It's A Scream ('urlcrs. 256 By res Road. 338 651 1. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). l'rank Quinn and Marty Benn are game lot‘ a laugh at this midweek comedy slot. vs ith one other to be conlirmed.
Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 357 5387. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). (‘omie capers w lll1 ('raig (‘rookston and (‘olin lilyes. plus compete l.ee \ess.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8pm. £4 (£3). 1.adt|ish laughs w ith Alex Boardman. who isgtttlllc‘tl by Mark
Bratchpiecc. (iraeme Thomas and comp Jooit Broon.
Glasgow
Chewin’ The Fat King‘s Theatre. 29" Bath Street. 287 551l.7.31lpltt. £0 £14. Sec Tue 30.
lester's Comedy Club Mansions (‘ai‘e 8111163 St (ieorge's Road. 333 1418. 8pm. £5 (£4). Richard .v\llen headlines the hilarity. with support li'oin Toney Volley. double act 1’inky and The Brain. plus M(' Janey (iodley.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 ( £5). Quick-wilted comedy ll'ttlll Martin Bigpig. who’s a regular at the lidinhurgh Stand during the l't‘sll\;ll, with support from Alex Btmrdman. Mark Bratehpiece and comp Jane Maekay.
Edinburgh
Scruffy Murphy's One Comedy Night Scrul'l‘y Murphy 's. 49/50 (ieorge 1\ Bridge. 225 1681. 8pm. l’ree \llan