stage. screen. the sporting world and comedy circuit making up the numbers. For tickets for these live recordings. call ()141 305 6602.
Edinburgh
Hairy Watt Comedy Club Heriot— Watt L'niversity L'nion. Riccarton. 451 5333. 9pm. £3. L'niversity favourites Hugh Lennon and his Hypnodog indulge in two hours of their mesmerising humour. Students and guests only. Improv Night The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). Sunday afternoon‘s resident duo Stu and Paul rustle up their own monthly evening show. Expect everything and anything from the comedy couple known for their off the cuff absurdity. plus a few special guests from the local circuit.
Reg Anderson’s Big Fun Quiz Night Noble's Bar. 44a Constitution Street. Leith. 554 2024. 9.30pm. £1 to play. See Mon 29.
Wednesday 1
Glasgow
A Kick Up The Tabloids The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Breaking news from around the world is treated with check. irreverence and blatant contempt by acting political polemicists Paul Sneddon. Stisan Morrison. John Flint and guests.
The Comic Club Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 556 5626. CANCELLED.
Edinburgh
Benefit Night The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£4). Expect laughs aplenty for a good cause at this fundraiser for Edinburgh support group BFriends.
Dunfermllne
Duntermline Comedy Club Carnegie Hall. East Port. ()1383 314000. 9pm. £5. Compere Richard Allen welcomes Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe and Brendan Riley into the comedy fold.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. ()870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £6. Geordieland's .Mickey Hutton. Scotland‘s Vladimir McTavish and Canada‘s Glen Wool bolster the international cast. with headliners Men In Coats (not huge fans of the warm weather. apparently).
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Comic adventurer Dominic Frisby is backed tip by ‘Wilkinson Sword Cutting Edge Comedy" heat winner Sandra Johnston and Saj. Frankie Boyle comperes.
Edinburgh
Big Word Performance Poetry Gilded Saloon. 233 Cowgate. 226 6550. 9pm. £4 (£3). Hyperactive performance poetry from actor/comedian Faye Milligan (w ho starred in the Vagina Monologues). Jenny Lindsay. Nick E. Melville and Longface.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£3). lreland‘s Kevin Hayes administers the laughing gas with support from James Ferguson. Kirsty Moss and 50- word story specialist Stephen Barnaby. Donna Krachan takes control of the mic. Reg Anderson’s Comedy Cellar Fin MacCool's. 161 Lothian Road. 622 7109. 9pm. £2. Sunderland-born Reg Anderson takes a turn in the headline spot. while lunatic surrealist Allan Miller steps up to compere.
Snatch Club The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 10pm—3am. £3.50 (£2.50). See Thu 25.
Stirling
Stirling Comedy Club Tolliooth Theatre. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 8pm. £6 (£4). Richard Allen hosts another night of comedy madness with Rev ()hadiah Steppenwolfe 111 and Brendan Riley.
In pursuit of comedy bloomers, Joe Heenan hosts the BBC New Comedy
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Award Scottish heat, Fin MacCool’s, Edinburgh, Wed 8 May
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. 0870787 0707. 7.30pm. £12. See Thu 2.
Craic @ The Canal The Canal. 380 Bearsden Road. 954 5333. 8pm. £4. BBC New Comedy Award‘s comedian of last year Alan Carr.
The Comedy Club @ The Duke The Duke. 631 Duke Street. Dennistoun. 556 5626. 9pm. Free. James Campbell introduces one third of Trinity of Mirth trio Edd Hammill. young Nick Gray and main man Dcs McLean.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5). Smooth operator Kevin Hayes tops the bill with able support from John Gillick and James Ferguson. Susan Morrison comperes.
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5). Deadpan lrish comic Michael Redmond cracks a smile for the occasion. while charming little funnyman Dominic Frisby and Sandra Johnston help spread the laughter at little further. Ctilt compere Frankie Boyle takes control of the reins.
Kirkcaldy
Phil Kay Adam Smith Theatre. Bennochy Road. 01592 412929. 8pm. £10 (£9). See Fri 26.
Saturday 4
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongletirs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. ()870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £12. See Thu 2.
Craic @ The Polo Lounge The Polo Lounge. 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. 8pm. £5. Award-winning comedian Alan Carr. Glasgow's Des McLean and compere Alan Anderson. If the venue didn‘t give the game away. this night promises to be camper than a VW van. The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 3.
Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 883 2334. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). Flat-topped funnyman Gordon Brunton is aided and abetted by cool Canadian Tom Crossan.
Edinburgh The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£4). See Fri 3.
Paisley
The Joke Box Hamish's Hoose. 42 ()1d Sneddon Street. 561 7107. 9pm. Free. Andy White. John Littlejohn and Raymond Mearns.
Glasgow
Craic @ The Sac Ctil de Sac Southside/Attic. 1 179 Pollokshaws Road. 649 1819/649 4717. 8pm. £4. Camp Manchester comedian. and reigning BBC new comedian of the year. Alan Carr launches into a full-throttle comedy onslaught. No-nonsense patter merchant Raymond Mearns. compere Alan Anderson and DJs Southside Soul Assassins line up for your entertainment pleasure.
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). The disciples worshipping at the altar of Glasgow‘s adopted Irishman include Saj. Kirsty Moss and two Velvet Virgins. The Carlsberg Scottish Comedy Competition The Brunswick Hotel. 106—8 Brunswick Street. 556 5626. 9pm. £3. Five comedians line up for the fifth heat of this competition to find new comedy talent. Watch Edd Hammill. Scott Agnew. Sandra Johnston. Chris Broomfield and Ruth Marsh try to win over the audience and compere James Campbell.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1pm. Free. See Sun 28.
May Day Holiday Special The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Kevin Hayes is the captain of this comedy ship. with Susan Morrison. James Ferguson and Nigel Buckland manning the oars. Frankie Boyle comperes.
Dundee
Big Word Poetry Slam Dundee Contemporary Arts. 152 Nethergate. 01382 909900. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£2). Big Word brings its poetry slam event to Dundee.
Monday 6 .
Glasgow
The Comedy Module Solid Rock Cafe West. Dumbarton Road. 556 5626. 9pm. £3. Bizarre compering trio the Trinity of Mirth introduce leading man Raymond Mearns and his supporting lady Marjorie.
Edinburgh
Bed Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. With a tongue as sharp as a Saville Row suit. Bruce Devlin is your host shepherding eight absolute comedy beginners through their paces. and it‘s all rounded off by John Ross.
Reg Anderson’s Big Fun Quiz Night Fin MacCool's. 161 Lothian Road. 622 7109. 9pm. £1 to play. See Mon 29. Hang The V.J. The Three Sisters. 139 Cowgate. 622 6800. 9pm—lam. Free. See Mon 29.
Tuesday 7
Glasgow
Caledonia McBrains BBC. Main Reception. Queen Margaret Drive. 305 6602. 7pm. Free. See Tue 30.
Edinburgh
Bruce Morton Presents The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£4). Bruce Morton hosts another night showcasing new comedy talent.
Reg Anderson’s Big Fun Quiz Night Noble's Bar. 44a Constitution Street. Leith. 554 2024. 9.30pm. £1 to play. See Mon 29.
Paisley
Paisley In Stitches Paisley Arts Centre. New Street. 887 1010. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). Live Floor Show regulars Bob Doolally. Frankie Boyle and Miles Jupp (aka Rupert Donaldson) take you on a behind the scenes tour of the back dressing rooms of stand-up comedy. For more information on the subsequent eight-week course. call 0141 887 7707.
Wednesday 8
Glasgow
Blast From The Past BBC. Main Reception. Queen Margaret Drive. 6.45pm. Free. Live recording of BBC2‘s irreverent historical quiz hosted by Kirsty Wark. From Adam and Eve to Posh and Becks. if they've made the annals of history then they're fair game for team captains Clive
Anderson and John Sessions. and their
celebrity guest panellists. For tickets for this one-off recording. call 020 8870 ()1 l 1. or email nick@standroom.com.
Bruce Morton Presents The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). See Tue 7.
Big Word Performance Poetry Nice 'n' Sleazy. 421 Sauchiehall Street. 333 0900. 9pm. £4 (£3). Word-play wizard Des Clarke. vulgarity champ Annie Wallace. ditzy Elspeth Murray and powerful Jenny Lindsay join resident hosts Anita Govan and Jem Rolls for this manic poetic cabaret. The Comic Club Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 556 5626. CANCELLED.
Edinburgh
BBC New Comedy Award Scottish Heat Fin MacCool's. 161 Lothian Road. 622 7109. Joe Heenan hosts the first Scottish leg of the Beeb's annual search to find the comedy stars of tomorrow. Walkout Wednesday The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). The Bushtucker Brothers (aka Allan Miller and Steven Dick) and Teddy present their exploration of all things offensive. outrageous and downright filthy.
Thursday 9
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'GC Building. Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. £6. Newcastle‘s energetic japester Dave Johns. wizened cynic Matt King. boisterous Aussie Marty Wilson and satirist Steve Gribben.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). Jack Russell is top dog. with John Ross and Stu & Paul crowding out the kennel. Frankie Boyle comperes.
Edinburgh
Reg Anderson's Comedy Cellar Fin MacCool's. 161 Lothian Road. 622 7109. 9pm. £2. Paul Sneddon (aka Bob Doolally and Vladimir McTavish) fronts a top line-up which includes Martin Furby. Dave Wilkie and Colin Simpson.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£3). Raving loony Allan Miller tops the bill with ample support from Blair Watt. Bev Lyons and Woody. Bruce Devlin takes on the compering duties.
Snatch Club The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. 10pm—3am. £3.50 (£2.50). See Thu 25.
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