excursion into comedy quizland. Expect fun and games aplenty as the Trevor and Little Mo of the entertainment world dish out drink prizes courtesy of Bacardi for the quickest and wittiest devotees.
Dunfermline
Dunfermllne Comedy Club Carnegie Hall. East Port. ()1383 314000. 9pm. £5. .lane MacKay and Steven Grant are tonight's mirth makers. in an evening compered by Liverpool‘s Richard Allen.
Glasgow
Live Floor Show BBC. Old Reception. Queen Margaret Drive. 6.30pm. Free. See Thu 28. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £6. Manchester gag merchant Smug Roberts introduces Scotland's own Bill Dewar. Canadian funnyman Ronnie Edwards and northerner Mark Hurst. The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Canadian comedy heavyweight Glen Wool. with voice- over specialist Ricky Callan. Blair and cotnpere David Kay.
Edinburgh
Big Word Performance Poetry Gilded Saloon. 233 Cowgate. 226 6550. 9pm. £4 (£3). Furious poetry cabaret starring Scotland’s reigning Slam champion Tim Turnbull. incessant rambler Donna Campbell. Keith Morton and Lochend bard Raul Kawalsky.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£3). Quick-witted patter merchant Mark Bratchpiece tops a bill which includes Glasgow lad Des Clarke. Colin McGill. Jamie McKenzie and wicked compere Bruce Devlin. Reg Anderson’s Comedy Cellar Fin MacCool‘s. 161 Lothian Road. 622 7109. 9pm. £2. More hyperactive hilarity courtesy of Gerry Grant. Frank Curtains. Ben Lurex and Reg ‘voodoo' Anderson.
Snatch Club The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 10pm—3am. £3.50 (£2.50). See Thu 28.
Friday 8
Glasgow
Watson’s Wind Up Gilmorehi11G12. 9 L'niversity Avenue 330 5522. 1.05—1.45pm. Free. See Fri 1.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. ()870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £12. See Thu 7.
The Comedy Club @ The Duke The Duke. 631 Duke Street. Dennistoun. 556 5626. 9pm. Free. James Campbell introduces a selection of local comedy heroes including Vladimir McTavish.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5). The famously named Will Smith with his highly original set. Motherwell‘s Mark Bratchpiece. stuttering nemesis Des Clarke and compere Jane Mackay complete the line-up.
Edinburgh
Phil Kay Brunton Theatre. Ladywell Way. Musselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£8). Scotland's free-form comedy maestro takes you on a surreal journey into his unpredictable imagination.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5). Canada‘s powerful gag maestro Glen Wool indulges in some no-nonsense humour. Support is courtesy of .\'oel James‘ Festival sparring partner Mark Felgate and Ricky Callan. Susan Morrison takes compering honours.
listings Comedy
Perrier Newcomer winners Garth Cruikshank and Eddie McCabe bestow more camp tomfoolery on their faithful followers of nonsense at Departure Lounge, PopRoklt, Edinburgh, weekly Wed; and Snatch Club, Liquid Room,
Saturday 9
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £12. See Thu 7.
Phil Kay King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 272a St Vincent Street. 221 5279. 8.30pm. £8. See Fri 8.
The Stand The Stand. 333 \Voodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 9pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 8 only with compere Susan Morrison.
Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 883 2334. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). The comedy stars shining brightly this evening are John Gillick. Frank Quinn and lreland's James Byrne.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 8 only with compere Jane Mackay.
Glasgow
Cralc @ The Sac Cul de Sac Southside/Attic. l 179 Pollokshaws Road. 649 1819/649 4717. 8pm. £4. L'ncompromising humour from Glasgow's Raymond Mearns. with support still to be confirmed and compere Alan Anderson.
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). Wacky absurdist Mark Felgate is the star guest at the laid-back lrishman's weekly show. with support from Ricky Callan and three Velvet Virgins. lmprov Night Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 556 5626. 9pm. £3. James Campbell leads a cast of thousands in impromptu mayhem.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1pm. Free. See Sun 3.
Six On Sunday The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). A six pack of comedy talent featuring seasoned stand-up Colin Ramone. John McBride. three guests and compere Donna Krachan.
Reg Anderson’s Blg Fun Quiz Night The Waterline. l0 Burgess Street. Leith. 554 2425. 9pm. Free. See Sun 3.
Glasgow
Tam Cowan’s Offside BBC. Main Reception. Queen Margaret Drive. 7.30pm. Free. but ticketed. See Mon 4. The Comedy Module Solid Rock Cafe West. Dumbarton Road. 556 5626. 9pm. £3. Comedy's Braveheart Bill Dewar gets back on the comedy road. alongside comperes The Trinity Of Mirth.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. Around eight comedy newcomers take their first tentative steps on the comedy road under the watchful eyes of compere David Kay and headliner Paul McNeill.
Glasgow
The Live Floor Show Workshops The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 6006055. 8.30pm. Free. See Tue 5.
Edinburgh
The Comedy Network The Pleasance. 60 The Pleasance. 650 2349. 8pm. £6 (£4). Top notch comedians from the UK circuit star at this fortnightly club. OOT On Tuesday The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£4). The Live l-‘lnm- .S‘hmv's camp star and resident OOT host Craig Hill introduces lrish mirth maker Deirdre O‘Kane. .\'ei1 Shackleton and games mistress Jill Peacock.
Reg Anderson’s Big Fun Quiz Night Noble's Bar. 44a Constitution Street. Leith. 554 2024. 9.30pm. £1 to play. See Sun 3.
Wednesday 1 3
Glasgow
OOT In Glasgow The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). More screaming good fun at the Stand‘s monthly gay-friendly night with host Craig Hill. headliner Deirdre ()‘Kane. .\'eil Shackleton and games mistress Jill Peacock.
The Comic Club Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 556 5626. 9pm. £5 (£4). Surreal storyteller James Campbell stands up alongside celeb mimic Keara Murphy. Bee Dee and compere Jamie McKenzie.
Edinburgh
A Kick Up The Tabloids The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£4).
Edinburgh, weekly Thu.
Breaking news from around the world is treated with check. irreverence and blatant contempt in some side-splitting topical satire from acting political polemicists Paul Sneddon. Susan Morrison. John Flint and guests.
The Arthur Crisps Comedy Packet Fin MacCool's. 161 Lothian Road. 622 7109. 9pm. £2. More cutting edge than cutting corners. the musty Crazy Cabaret show gets a new. improved look. See Reg Anderson. Allan Miller. Steven Dick and Jason Hall present their high-tech comedy prototype fusing digital video. computer gimmickry. with new characters and glitches of the same old nonsense. Departure Lounge @ PopRokit PopRokit. 2 Picardy Place. 556 4272. lOpm—lam. Free. See Wed 6.
Thursday 1 4
Glasgow
Live Floor Show BBC. Old Reception. Queen Margaret Drive. 6.30pm. Free. See Thu 28.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. ()870 787 0707. 7.30pm £6. Charismatic gagster Miles Crawford. local lad Gerry Grant. towering Aussie Colin Cole. plus former Big Breakfast presenter and consummate stand-up Paul Tonkinson.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Chirpy Irishman Brendan Riley indulges in some likeable humour. Compere David Kay also introduces giggle guarantors Colin Ramone and Liz Sneddon.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£3). Irish charmer Deirdre O'Kane headlines. ably supported by John McBride. Tim Lawrence. Marjorie and compere Jill Peacock.
Reg Anderson’s Comedy Cellar Fin MacCool's. 161 Lothian Road. 622 7109. 9pm. £2. Gagmeister Gordon Brunton takes top billing in an all-star line- up which includes Ricky Callan and Neil McFarlane.
Snatch Club The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 10pm—3am. £3.50 (£2.50). See Thu 28.
East Kilbride
The Weird Sisters East Kilbride Arts Centre. Old Coach Road. 01355 261000. 8pm. £7 (£5). Fringe regulars the Weird Sisters are back to take you on a madcap theatrical world tour.
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