Comedy listings
Comedy, Fri 2, Glasgow
Frankie’s Pick of the Fringe llte Stand. 333 \Voodlalltlx Road. 0870 000 0055. ‘lpin. £0 l£5l. Iii-e l-‘loor .S‘lioii- \lill‘ lirankie Bo) le intl‘odtteex \‘ladimir .\le'l'a\ l\lt. .l)l‘Ul-C\\lUlllll (ioolliall. l'lL‘Ll Anderson and star of Peter Kat ',\ l’ltm'nit .Visg/tlt. Jtixtin .\loorhou\e.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurx. l'(i(' Building. Rentreu Street. 0870 787 0707. 7.30pm. L I 3. See Hi 3.
Frankie’s Pick of the Fringe 'l'lte Statid. 333 \Voodlanth Road. 0370 000 0055. ()pin. [7. League ol' 'l‘ediuin imentor Simon .\lunner} eaxtx aside his might} all-seeing sword to talk eandidl} iii the stand-up tradition. Sttpport eoinex l'rom I)otigie l)unlop. Ste\ e Hughes and host l-‘rankie lio}le.
Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. I48 llolland Street. SS3 3334. 9.30pm. £5 tL'4l. Bill} Bonkel‘x introdueex l)a\ id Kea). \eil \lel‘arlane. \ix (iee and open \Ptll\.
Glasgow
Craic’s Best of the Fringe (‘til de Sac StillllhltlL‘/x\lllc. l 17‘) l’tlllok\ll;l\\\ Road. 04‘) INN/04‘) 47l7. Spin. £4. Ne“ York one-liner \peeialixt Sal and a host ol‘ aetx l‘rom the Fringe loin host Jainie \laeken/ie. 'l‘he Sotlllhide Soul :\\\;t\\ltt\ prm ide the \tttllltlx.
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlandx Road. 0870 000 0055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3 l. (‘oine \\Ul'\lllp at the eomed} altar ol' the laeonie ll'lSlllllilll and ol'l'er praise to lll\ \litlltl-llp tlle‘lplL‘x \UlllC ol~ \\ltUttt ma} ha\ e ll)ll(l\\ ed in his lootxlepx l‘t‘om lllC \int'ull) lunn} dens ol' lidiuhurgh.
Edinburgh
Hang the VJ The Three Sisters. l3‘) (‘ottgattx 033 0300. ()pm lain. l‘i‘ee. Join llarr) Ammoth and HM e Strong
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Wednesday 7
Glasgow
Stand Up Scotland The Stand. 333 \Voodlands Road. 0870 000 0055. 9pm. £5 lL'4). Si\ ol' the Stand\ young guns linettp to line the tiring squad. Bruce I)e\ lin eomperex.
Edinburgh
Rabbit Warren Comedy Club \iehol litl\\;il'd\. Niddt'} Street. 0794 l‘)3 033‘). 9.30pm. £5. Queen of l’\'('. Sarah \Vilxon lllll'ULlllCL‘S .\like Boon. Stephen Barnah). Jacqueline Hannah. John (iordon and John Seott. :\ll door ltlklltgs go It) l'itll'lll.\ llL‘lp :\ (‘lttltl Appeal and tltere \\ ill he a eharit} atietion on the night.
Thursday 8
Glasgow
The Why Front (‘(‘.'\. 350 Sauehiehall Street. 338 3374. 7.30pm. l'lCL‘. l‘lll llL‘kL‘lL‘tl. SL‘L‘ llltl l. Frankie’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 000 0055. 9pm. £0 t£5l. .\lild- inannered eomed) gent ('hrix Addison \lttlltl\ up alongside Barr} ('axtagnola. .\lark l‘elgate and eoinpere Bruce Morton.
Edinburgh
Rabbit Warren Comedy Club \iehol l'.tl\\;ll‘tl\. Niddl'} Street. 0794 103 933‘). Spin. £5. lt'x ladiex‘ night and the l'eeling‘x right at the Warren. l’\'(' Queen Sarah \Vilxon introdueex Jacqueline Hannah. JoJo. Sandra Johnston. Marjorie aiid Re/.
Snatch Club the Liquid Room. 0e \‘ietoria Street. 335 3504. l0ptn 3am. £3.50 l£3.50i. See lllll l.
Dundee
Joon Broon Dundee Rep. 'I‘a) Square. 0l3S3 333530. 0.30pm. Stand—up and outrageous L‘t)\lllttlL‘\ l'rotn l)ttndee\ linourite delinquent daughter.
Chris Addison takes comedy to a molecular level at the Stand on Thu 8
l'ElFVlSION GAY TV ROUND UP
Relax . . it’s just Sex
Stiltll‘lOr on TV and you don't expect great gay weaving, but take a look. You
(:an smile at l'/ii'/ and Grace Willi Erie lvleCorinaek finally appearing eo'iilortal_)le paying a gay :awyer hero. though don't expect any saute-sex passion in an American situation (Z()l‘l(}(ly. He :s upstaged gloriously by his camp Sl(l(}l<l(2l< Sean Hayes. Have you ever seen laeial ties like it?
liiitia'ly over-hyped. Six Fee! Under continues to exert its cool. so slow and deliberate. and at last the nerdy gay brother. so repressed and antsy. .s loosening his stay s as he struggles to commit to its Afro—Aiiieriean Christian po-ieenian loner. If only we all had that problem.
But one of the host gay -iiitorest programmes is O/ stuck l.'l Channel .1 late— iiiglit scheduling hell. Froti‘. HBO. O is set in a men's l)(}l‘.|l(}llll£tr‘,’ arid rs brutal. political and noiiio—erotie. O/ has a reu'elatohy' attitude to exploring sex betisxeen iiiaie prisoiims. The men have .'l() possih'lity of eontaet ‘.‘.’|ll‘ ‘.'.’()ltl(}ll. therefore gray sex is the norm. It doesn't shy array from race and oass polities and is
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.ith |l‘-(If(}(lll)i(} (ignity. paexing a mighty puneh. If you ever i.'.'ondered
what happened o Rita Moreno iAiiita 0‘. the lll()‘.’l(3 of West Side Story/i catch her
here as an .ii‘derstaiid ng psychiatrist. Recent ‘.i(l(1‘() roease Relax . .
. is Just Sex.’ Is s it: ‘ a rnzsleaoiiig title. PJ
Cateliaoa's delglittui onse'iiole comedy drama is set ll‘ LA. and s about a group of ‘rierids. 'i‘aii‘“, 4(}E3l)|£l'l and gay ‘.'.’llll a ‘e'.'.' stragl‘ts. who make til) a'i {tttlél/l'lg 'alteriiateye‘ fatiii y. Exp oreo through the eyes of struggling unrite" Viieey ‘l)V‘;ll£ll‘.ll‘y performed by Michel Aridersoiii who feels sihg?e le‘C. alone. when all
his ‘nends 009.0 coupled of .
The ‘.'."l()i(2 of late :s exploreo here as people redefine their sexualty. in, for (Il‘|l(l"(}i" ai‘d ‘aoe up to l‘lOF'thlity Crzsis arriyes for the group ‘.'."ll()'ll tux/o of :ts ll‘i(}'l‘.l)(}l8 are utieer bashed. and t looks as .f they ".'./!ll go their ox'J'i separate ways tore-yer. Poigi‘arit. heartfelt arid lul of great perfortiiaixxzs. John Billl“(}l I ‘. 1/. .l and Grace. Chan/‘e/ J. 9.30pm: Six Feet ’ rider. Chat‘r‘e/ J. f/i'oir.
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Glasgow Thursdays
Clubs
Venom :\la\ka. I43 Bath Street. 348 I777. llpm 3am. £3. \Veekl}. ‘(ilainour \\ itli a haintner' l\ promised at this ne\\ eltih iiiglil.
Groups
Steve Retson l.(il&'l‘ (‘eniie l l l)i\on Street. 33l 7303. 5.30 8.30pm. l‘ree. \Veekl}. (ia) men‘s \L‘\ll;tl health iltl\l\t)l'} \eiwiee. ('ontaet 3| l 8001 tor appointments.
Lesbian Health Clinic Santl_\l‘ord lnitiati\e. Sauehiehall Street. 3| l 0700. 5.30 Split. l'll'L'L‘. \VL‘L‘kl}. llL‘llllll ad\iee. TFI Bi-G-Les Youth Group t.(iB‘t‘ (‘entt'e. ll l)i\on Street. 33l 7303.
4 Spin. l-"ree. \Veekl}. .-\n open meeting for _\oung l.(ili'l‘ up to the age ol‘ 35. Gay and Lesbian Badminton Club Knightxttood Seeondar} School. 00 Knightxuood Road. 7pm. \Veekl}. All welcome at this lrieiitll} eluh. eontaet l)onn on 07035 031 057 for more tlL‘ltlll\.
Glasgow GOC Swimmers ('ontaet 04‘) 5800. 7.30 0pm. \Veekl}. lnl'orinal
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TheaUe
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ('iti/enx' 'l‘heatre. l l‘) (iorhalx St. 43‘) 0033. 7.30pm. £7.50 tL'3.50l. 'l‘htt l Sat 3 :\llg‘. Spot the lexhian xtihte\t in .‘xluriel Sparkx' coined} about a \ttpportn e schoolteacher and her ‘gelx' ax perl‘orined h) the enterprising Seottixh Youth ’l‘heatre.
tip/n; Relax it's Jas.‘ Sex 78, «'00nw:
Glasgow Fridays ~
Clubs
Girls on TOD BL‘llllL‘l‘S. (il;t\\l‘0l‘d Street. 553 5701. llpiii 3.30am. £3 L0 033 £5l. Hi 3 Aug. Monthly l)J Sara pl‘o\ide\ the \ottnd\ l'or thix month's \iomen-onl) night \\ ith a inaxxn e ticket gheaua} \tith l'reehiex lor Natalie ltnhruglia. the Indigo (iirlx atid lilton John up l'or grahx.
Groups
TFI Bi-G-Les Youth Group Drop In l.(}B'l' (‘entre. ll l)i\on Street. 33l 7303. 4 8pm. Free. \Veekl). Support l'or l.(}ll'l’
tip to the age til 35.
TheaUe The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 'l’hu l Sat 3 Aug. See ’l‘hu.
Glasgow Saturdays
Groups
LIPS (ilaxgtm \Voiiien\ l.ihrar_\. I00 ’l‘rongale. 553 8345/7530. 3 4pm. l’ree. Sat 3 :\ug. l‘ortnightl}. Support l'or lexhianx and hi\e\ual \toinen under 35.
Theahe The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 'l‘hti l Sat 3 .-\ttg. See 'l‘liti.
Glasgow Sundays
Groups
Icebreakers l.(ill'l‘ (‘eiitie ll l)i\oii Street. 33l 7303. I330 3pm. l-‘ree. Sttii 4 :\ttg. .\lontlil_\. (iroup tor lesbians. gap and lii\e\ual\ next to the \eene.
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