COMEDY listings
COMEDY: SUN 8 OCT continued
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. Free with drinks or a meal. Freestyle funniness from resident duo Paul and Stuart.
Six On Sunday The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). Six slick stand-ups compered by Graeme Thomas with acts including headliner Frankie Boyle and support act Steve Jameson.
Kirkcaldy
Fife Comedy Club Path Tavern. Mid Street, ()1592 263671. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Madcap Allan Miller is the main attraction with support from John Littlejohn and Sean Ashfteld. As usual, Joon Broon and John Sinclair are also game for a laugh.
MONDAY 9
Glasgow
The Comedyshop@0ffshore Offshore, 3—5 Gibson Street, 07714 900720. 8.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Jamie Robinson takes control of the mic with headliner Des McLean, Ed Hammill, Jamie McKenzie. and as usual, there are three open spots for budding stand-ups.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £1. Mixing the new with the not so new, Donna Krachan competes a night of new comic talent, headlined by Reg Anderson.
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Glasgow
Bulbous Fish Comedy Club Strathclyde University Union, 90 John Street, 552 1895. 9pm. £5 (£3). Richard Allen goes straight for the funny bone, with Charlie Ross and Colin Ramone getting the students giggling beforehand.
Edinburgh
Oot: Out On Tuesday The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Screaming humour and gay-friendly gags with resident japesters Craig Hill and Cormac O’Hara. plus special guests Paul Foot and Donna Krachan.
Stirling
Fred MacAulay MacRobcrt, University of Stirling, 01786 461081. 8pm. £10 (£8). He may seem like the dictionary definition of ubiquitous. but this is actually MacAulay‘s first major tour of Scotland (if you don’t count his numerous road trips with a certain footballer). Turning his back on TV and radio, albeit temporarily, Fred delivers his finely honed observational humour live and direct.
WEDNESDAY 11
Glasgow
Vigorous Lime Comedy Club Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 9pm. £4 (£3). Dave Williams leads out the line-up with Brandon Reed, Colin Ramone and an open spot from Scott Agnew.
Edinburgh
Elaine C. Smith Is Hormonally Driven King‘s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £5—£15 (£4—£12). See Thu 5. Dylan Moran The Stand. 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£6). He won the Perrier award in 1996 and starred alongside Julia Roberts in .N'mting Hill, and Moran can now be seen on Channel 4’s very funny Black Books. Conspicuous in his absence from this year's Fringe, the Edinburgh-based stand-up makes a rare appearance in front of the mic.
Glasgow
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road, 0871) 011001155. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Boisterous banter from compere Frankie Boyle. Stewart Francis. Shelagh Martin and Brandon Reed.
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Madcap Comedy Club The State Bar, 148 Holland Street. 332 2159. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Joe Heenan gets the gags in with support from James Ferguson and more
' acts to be confirmed. Billy Bonkers is I your resident host.
3 Edinburgh
Elaine C. Smith ls Hormonally Driven King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 5296000. 7.30pm.£5—£15(£4—£12). See Thu 5. The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Toby Foster takes the top slot with support from Reg Anderson. Bill Bruce and Marie MacArthur. John Gordon competes.
Glasgow
The Stand The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5). Deadpan delivery from Ireland’s Michael Redmond, with support from Toby Foster, Marie MacArthur, Bill
5 Bruce and guest compere Vladimir
Mc'l‘avish.
Madcap Comedy Club@The Tron
J Studio The Tron Studio, 109 Trongate,
552 0443. 9pm. £5. Raymond Mearns is the main man with the comedy plan as he flies solo with a 90-minute show.
Edinburgh
Elaine C. Smith Is Hormonally Driven King’s Theatre. 2 Leven Street, 5296000. 7.30pm. £5—£l5 (£4—£12). See Thu 5. Scruffy Murphy 5 One Comedy Night Scruffy Murphy's. 49/50 George IV Bridge, 225 1681. 8pm. Free. See Fri 6.
j The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place, 558 ¢ 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5). Compere Jane
' Mackay introduces Stewart Francis. John , Gillick and Shelagh Martin.
Ayr
Fred MacAulay Gaiety Theatre, (‘arrick 7 Street, 01292 61 1222. 8pm. £1 1. See Tue
10.
i SATURDAY 14
Glasgow
The Stand The Stand, 333 Woodlands
: Road, 0870 600 0055. 9pm. £7 (£4). Sec Fri 13.
Madcap Comedy Club The Fotheringay, 17—21 Nithsdale Road, 424 0463. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Bumper double
‘ whammy of comedy for the last night of
wild west comedy. Stu Who'.’ takes the top slot with support from Gavin Webster. Madcap gigs at the Fotheringay will resume in Jan.
Madcap Comedy Club The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). Billy Bonkers takes charge of the comic proceedings with Newcastle’s Gavin Webster, and support from Teddy and Brandon Reed.
Edinburgh
Elaine C. Smith Is Hormonally Driven King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 5296000.
3 7.30pm. £5—£l5 (£4—£12). See Thu 5. f The Stand The Stand, 5 York Place, 558
7272. 9pm. £7 (£4). Same as Fri 13 with Tim lawrence joining the line-up.
Reg Anderson's Comedy Cellar WJ. Christie’s, 27—31 West Port, 221 1099. 9pm. £3. See Sat 7.
Glasgow
The Stand The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). This evening‘s patter merchants include MC John Gordon, quirky Shelagh Martin and Brandon Reed.
The Comic Club Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 9pm. £5 (£4). Andrew
Pipe is the main comedy star with contenders to his comedy title including L Teddy and referee Raymond Mearns.
One act still to be confirmed.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. Free with drinks or a meal. See Sun 8.
Six On Sunday The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). A veritable selection box of comedy with compere
Graeme Thomas, headliner Reg Anderson and support from Marie MacArthur.
' Kirkcaldy
Fife Comedy Club Path Tavern. Mid Street, 01592 263671. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Five-star comedy starts off with compere Joon Broon and resident side-kick John Sinclair. Young Yorkshire lad Toby Foster tops the bill with support from Colin Ramone, Chris Cooper and local lass Jacqueline Hannan.
MONDAY 16
Glasgow
The Comedyshop@0ffshore Offshore.
3—5 Gibson Street, ()7714 900720. 8.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Keara Murphy headlines the Monday night mayhem with support from Richard Smith, Scott Agnew, compete Jamie Robinson and three open spots.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. Blossoming talent on show alongside the experienced mirth- merchants, Brandon Reed and compere Miles Jupp.
TUESDAY 17
Glasgow
Bulbous Fish Comedy Club Strathclyde University Union, 90 John Street, 552 1895. 9pm. £5 (£3). Joe Heenan is the main purveyor of patter. Andy White and comedy couple Paul and Ray help get the gags in.
Edinburgh
Gala Comedy Benefit The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). As the saying goes; laughter is the best medicine. Bring along a sense of humour and plenty of cash for this evening in aid of The Sick Kids Hospital. Line-up still to be confirmed, but we’re sure it’ll be a cracker.
Stirling
Madcap Comedy Club At Whistle Binkies Whistle Binkies, 73-75 St Mary’s Wynd, 01786 451256. 9pm. £5 (£4). Headlining the hilarity tonight is the Rev Obediah Steppenwolf 111. Support comes from Robert Knox, and Billy Bonkers competes.
WEDNESDAY 18
Glasgow
Comedy Tour The Arches, 30 Midland Street, 221 4001. 8pm. £5—£7. London’s Jongleurs Comedy Club makes a trip up north for a night of side-splitting comedy featuring Brian Higgins, Dominic Holland, Paul Tonkinson and Junior Simpson.
Vigorous Lime Comedy Club Nice ‘n’ Sleazy, 421 Sauchiehall Street, 333 0900. 9pm. £4 (£3). Richard Allen is the evening‘s main attraction with support from Des Clarke, Andy White and Graham Bowman in the open spot. Dylan Moran The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £7 (£6). See Wed 11.
Edinburgh
Wise Guise The Stand. 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Gags with a guise from the usual comedy combo including Bene Linchesticov, Craig Hill. Keara Murphy, Fin MacArthur and Paul Sneddon.
Ayr The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award
; 2001 Paisley University, Craigte
i Campus, Beech Grove, ()1292 886000. i 8.30pm. Strut your stuff in front of the professionals in the beats for this
prestigious comedy title. ()pen to
' students only.
' THURSDAY 19
f Glasgow The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands
Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Frankie Boyle is let loose on the mic with the like-minded Anvil Springstein headlining. and support from Dougie Dunlop, Marie MacArthur and Sheridan
Strawberry. Madcap Comedy Club The State Bar.
148 Holland Street. 332 2159. 9.30pm. £4 (£3). Reg Anderson takes his mix of
magic and comedy through to Glasgow ' with fellow maniacal magician Stephen
Dick and compere Billy Bonkers.
. Edinburgh f The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place, 558
7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Keeping the lads in line. Jane Mackay welcomes Steve Hughes. Mark Bratchpiece. Chris Cooper and Chris ()zog to the stage.
; Glenrothos Supergirly: Naughty But Nice Rothes Halls. Rothes Square. 01592611101.
8pm. £10 (£8). The Australian comedy
duo disguise themselves as sweet Sheilas
for an ironic look at pop music.