0007. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Luton‘s lapsed choirboy Junior Simpson headlines. with Ayesha Hazarika. Woody and compere Alan Anderson.
Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 946 9289. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 13.
Edinburgh
Free 8: Easy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. Paul Graham and Stuart Murphy aim to get their comedy geese fat on a hearty diet of hangover- hanishing food. laughs and improv mayhem.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. Greenside Place. ()8707 870707. 8pm. £14.95. Des McLean. Jim Jeffries and Brian l-liggins join host Sandy Nelson.
Hootfest The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8. Dublin-born mirthster Iiddie Bannon indulges his genial wit for eight nights of festive frivolity in the company of host Jane Mackay. the tough talking Vladimir McTavish. comedy globetrotter Graeme Thomas and Tap Water Award winner Tony Carter.
Sunday 28
Glasgow
The Vault Comedy Club The Vault. l l 10 Pollokshaws Road. Shawlands. 649 0007. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Junior Simpson makes it a comedy hat- trick in Glasgow. with support from Woody. Scott Agnew and host Raymond Mearns.
Hootfest The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £8. Live Flour .S‘hmv‘s chief celebrant the Reverend ()hadiah Steppenwolfe headlines the Stand's four-day New Year laughterfest. Support comes from gag guarantor John Gillick. plus Greg McHugh and Jo Jo Sutherland. l.aconic lrish comic Michael Redmond cotnperes.
Edinburgh
Free 8: Easy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. See Sat 27. Hootfest The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8. See Sat 27.
Sirius Comedy Bar Sirius. Dock Place. l.eith. ()7905 ()45573. 9.30pm. £6. The funnybones of l.eith are tickled in this new monthly night chock-full of local comedy heroes.
Monday 29
Glasgow
The Comedy Quiz The Vault. l l l() Pollokshaws Road. Shawlands. 649 0007. 7.30pm. £1. See Mon 15. Hootfest The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £8. See Sun 28.
Edinburgh
Free 8: Easy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. See Sat 27. Hootfest The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8. See Sat 27.
Tuesday 30
Glasgow
Hootfest The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 9pm. £8. See Sun 28.
Edinburgh
Free 8: Easy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. See Sat 27. Hootfest The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8. See Sat 27.
Glasgow Hogmanay Ho Down The Vault.
l l 10 Pollokshaws Road. Shawlands. 649
0007. 7.30pm. £l7 (£l5). Beat 106's Paddy McC‘utcheon. plus Danny Fox. lrish/lranian/Geordie Patrick Monahan. Des McLean and compere Alan Anderson see in the New Year in style.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. L'G(‘ Building. Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £24.95. Raymond Mearns. Tom Stade. Stu Who‘.’ and Geoff Boy‘l. guest at this llogmanay special.
Hootfest The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £l5. See Sun 28.
Edinburgh
Free 8: Easy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. See Sat 27. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. Greenside Place. 08707 870707. 8pm. £39.95. See in 2004 in the comic company of Michael Legge. Brendhan Lovegrove and oodles of rich people willing to fork out almost £40 for the privilege. Hootfest The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Sat 27.
New Year’s Day
Edinburgh
Free & Easy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. See Sat 27. Hootfest The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8. See Sat 27.
Glasgow
The Vault Comedy Club The Vault. l l 10 Pollokshaws Road. Shawlands. 649 ()()07. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). BBC New (‘omedy Award winner Nina (‘onti headlines. with Fraser Campbell. Archie Ftidd and compere Raymond Mearns.
The Stand The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £7 (£6). Big value weekend showcase featuring Stu Who'.’. Liverpool wordsmith Richard Allen and compere Michael Redmond.
Edinburgh
Free 8. Easy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. See Sat 27. Hootrest The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8. See Sat 27.
Glasgow
The Vault Comedy Club The Vault. | l 10 Pollokshaws Road. Shawlands. 649 0007. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 2 with cotnpere Alan Anderson.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £13. Mike Milligan and Sandy Nelson get the new year off to a laughing start.
The Stand The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 9pm. £8. See Fri 2. Madcap Comedy Club State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 946 9289. 9.30pm. £5 (£4). See Sat 13.
Edinburgh
Free & Easy The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm Free. See Sat 27. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()nini (‘et-tre. Greenside Place. 08707 870707 8pm. £l 3. Geoff Boyz eases New Year headaches with some laughter therapy.
Hootfest The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8. See Sat 27.
Glasgow
The Vault Comedy Club The Vault. l l 10 Pollokshaws Road. Shawlands. 649 0007. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Fri 2 only with compere Janey Godley.
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Glasgow‘s adopted lrishman Michael Redmond welcomes to the stage Richard Allen and John Ross.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. See Sun l4.
Bruce’s Sunday Social Club The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Resident host Bruce Devlin invites (‘olin Ramone and John Scott to
join his comedy social.
Dublin’s Eddie Bannon is among the line-up at Hootfest, The Stand,
Edinburgh, Sat 27 Dec-Sat 3 Jan
listings Comedy
Glasgow
The Comedy Quiz The Vault. l l 10 Pollokshaws Road. Shawlands. 649 ()()()7. 7.30pm. £l. See Mon 15.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £1. Weekly newcomers showcase featuring compere Jo Jo Sutherland and headliner John Ross.
Tuesday 6
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2. Jo Jo Sutherland and John Ross shepherd eight comedy latnhs through their routines.
Edinburgh
Jupp’s Juniors The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£4). Landed comedy gent Miles Jupp hosts this monthly showcase featuring Graeme Thomas and a clutch of aspiring talent.
Wednesday 7
Glasgow
Maverick Magic The Vault. l t It) Pollokshaws Road. Shawlands. 649 0007. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Tricky Steven Dick mixes jokes and sleight of hand in his magic caharet. The Dunfermlinc-horn magician may also have a couple of surprises tip his sleeve.
Bruce Morton Presents The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5). A regular monthly slot for Scot-com stalwart Morton. who introduces a selection of the finest in tip- and-coming comedy talent. llis guests this evening include David Kay and John Ross.
Edinburgh
Sketch Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£4). A motley crew of Stand funny folk cltih together for an evening of sketchy silliness and ahsurd anarchy.
The Comedy Cave Nichol lidwards. Niddry Street. 07905 045573. 9.30pm. £2. See Wed 17 only tonight features a (‘omedy (‘ave 'Best ()f‘. revisiting the best acts. gags and comedy happenings of 2003.
Thursday 8
Glasgow
The Grand Gong Show The Vault. l l 10 Pollokshaws Road. Shawlands. 649 ()()07. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). See Thu 1 l. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(‘ Building. Renfrew Street. ()870 787 0707. 8pm. £7. Alun (‘ochrane comperes an evening which includes Tony llendricks. Smug Roberts and former Big Break/21st presenter Paul 'I'onkinson. Collage Comedy Radisson SAS Hotel. 30] Argyle Street. 204 3333. 8.30pm. Free. Scott Agnew introduces Edinburgh's Gordon Brunton. the magic Steven Dick and Allen Chalmers.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 6055. 9pm. £6 (£5). The uncompromising Raymond Mearns paves the way for Brendan Dempsey. Nik (‘oppin. John Ross and Bratchy.
Edinburgh
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5). Jane Mackay takes over the mic to introduce (‘anadian TV star (‘raig (‘amphell (known to festival-goers as the hairiest third of the Dinks). plus Motherwell's Mark Bratchpiece. (‘olin McGill and Marjorie. Duck Downe The Laughing Duck. 24 llowe Street. ()7905 045573. 9pm. £3. See Thu l I.
The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. l0.30pm 3am. £3.50 (£3). See Thu 1 l. ‘cept without the (‘hristmas trimmings.
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