Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30ptii. £l. (‘ompere Bratchy leads a gaggle ol stand-up newcomers through their comedy paces.
Tuesday 26
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 3 33 Woodlands Road. 0870 (it)() (iiifii sum”). {3. l'.smond takes to the spotlight as the act to tollow tor a hunch ot stand-up \ irgins.
w ith help trom compere Bratchy.
Edinburgh
Jupp’s Juniors The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£4). Well-tired hut incredibly rude stand—up Miles Jupp introduces another ltttlttlltll ot tresh comedy talent. with support lrom (ilaswegian l)es McLean.
Wednesday 27
Glasgow
The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolte III Charity Appeal The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 (i()() (i055. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). The bible- hashing Rey gathers his laithtul l'ollowers together tor an unholy eyening ot spiritual healing. with help tron) l)es Mcl.ean.
Edinburgh
The Stand Improv The Stand. 5 Yot‘k Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £4 (£3). The Stand Players c\p|ore the hitherto unesplored depths and hrcadths ol comedy. w ith help li'om a Jew circuit regulars. It's a mini comedy adyeiiture.
Comedy Underground Nicol lidwards. Niddry Street. 07952 8(i8l0l. l0pm. £4. Bruce l-‘ummey introduces tonight's guests Vladimir McTa\ ish and .lohn McBride in this new comedy night. l'ollowed hy the musical talents ol' Acoustic l)a\id proy idiiig the laughs tiiitil late.
Paisley
Stand Up Paisley Paisley .-\rts ('eiitre. New Street. 887 Hill). 8pm. £5.50 (£3.50). Second round (it the Stands monthly trip to Paisley. this time starring host .lane Mackay. local ginger hoy Joltii lilint aitd Motherwell's Mark Bratchpiece.
Thursday 28
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglettt‘s. l'(i(‘ Building. Rentiew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £7. Michael l.egge brings on the laughs alongside attahle Scots storyteller Dougie l)utilop. l)a\'id lladingham atid Irishman Michael Smiley. The Thursday Show The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 ()(X) 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Regular yarn-spinner lan ('oppinger. Welshman Rliod (iilhert and liw'an John join Raymond Mearns tor some pie-weekend laughs.
Edinburgh
The Three Tuns Comedy Night The Three Tuns Wine Vaults. 7 l l Hanoyer Street. 0790‘) 552345. 9pm. Free. See Thu 2 l.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £0 (£5 ). Top notch host l-‘rankie Boyle introduces another hatch ot‘ comedy guests. including hanter- meister liddie Bannon. Des McLean atid Bruce Pummey.
The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2504.
I0.30pnt -3am. £4 (£3.50). See Thti 2|.
Glasgow
Downstairs at Oran Mor ()raii Mor. 73l 735 (ireat Western Road. 353 8000. 8pm. £8. Parrot wings it with support t'rom Kirsty Moss and top compere Susan Morrison.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ['(‘iC‘ Building. Rentrew' Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £l2. See Thu 28.
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The Stand The Stand. 33.3 \Vlhkllilllth Road. 0870 ()00 (s055. 8,30pm. L‘" (£(i) Vladimir McTay ish introduces an international comedy trio ot’ Irishman lan ('oppingcr. (ilasgow \ Des McLean and \Vclslt toker Rhod (itlhctt.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Joiigleurs. ()mni ('eiitre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.l5pm. £l2. Scotland's wordplay w hi/ l)es ('larke ioins Martin Beaumont. Treyor ('ook and Res Boyd on the comedy stage.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 ~272. 9pm. £7 (£(H. (’heeky chappy l‘.tltllL' Bannon stands up alongside Tony Hendricks. Bruce l-‘umiiiey and liwan John and host Susan Morrison.
The Bedlam lmproverts Bedlam Theatre. I ll) Bristo Place. 225 9893. ll).3l)pitt. £3.50 (£3). See PH 22.
Kirkcaldy
Bruce Morton - Spite .-\dam Smith 'l‘heatre. Bennochy Road. 0l592 4 l 2929. 8pm. £ l0 (£9). Weel-kent storyteller and l'orinet‘ Perrier nominee returns with his popular one-man show.
North Ben/Vick
Capital Comedy: Comedy County (‘ounty Hotel. l5 l7 High Street. ()l()20 892989. 9pm. £5. Andy White creates the giggles with help lTUlll a choice selection ot~ other cotiiedians iron) the ('apital ('omedy gang.
Saturday 30
Glasgow
Ha Ha Comedy ()‘Neill‘s. 457 Sauchiehall Street. 353 4370. 8pm.
£() £ l0. (‘ompere .-\|an Anderson tires tip the laughs tron) (iordoii Brunton. Jo Jo Sutherland and Bratchy. with disco action to lollow.
Jongleurs Comedy Club .loiigleurs. l'(i(‘ Btiildiiig. Renlrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £l3. See Thu 28. Madcap Comedy Club The State Bar. I48 Holland Street. 332 2l59. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Mark Bratchpiece. Ktt‘Sl} .Moss. Mudlinger and more pi'oy ide the laughs tor tonight along with host Billy Bonkers.
The Stand The Stand. 33.3 \Voodlttttds Road. 0870 (i0() 6055. 8.30pm. £8. See Fri 2‘).
The Vault Comedy Club The Vault. l I I0 Pollok’ShiN's Road. (>49 0007. 9pm. £8. (‘omedy loon Joe lleenan introduces comedy aces John (iillick. (ierry (irant and t'eisty liastlinder Jatiey (iodley.
Edinburgh
Richard Herring: The Nelve Tasks of Hercules Terrace Brunton ’l‘heatre. l.adyw'ell Way. Mttsselhut'gh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £l2 (£10). Battling a mid-lite crisis. the short. tat star of 'Talking (‘ock' attempts l2 improhahle teats trom running a marathon to killing the Loch Ness Monster. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni ('entre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.l5pm. £l3. See Pr) 2‘). The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8. See Hi 2‘). although Vladimir McTayish takes oyer as compere.
Glasgow
Michael Redmond‘s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 600 (i055. 8.30pm. £4 (£3). LoyahIe laughter-meister Joe Heenan and Bruce l‘ummey team up with deapan Irishman Michael Redmond for his regular comedy ot‘t'ering.
Capital Comedy: Goal Mouth Challenge The Vault. l l l() Pollokshaws Road. 0790‘) 552345. 9pm. £5. Stand-up knockout show. with the comedians dodging the insults rather than dishing them out. Headliner Andy White leads by example.
The Universal Comedy Club The l'niyersal. .57 59 Sauchiehall lane. 94o 928‘). 8.30pm. £5 (£4) Janey (iodley proyides more thotight-pro\oking stand» tip. will) support trom totigli cookie (iary l.itt|e. \aciash ls'ureshi and Key in Bridges.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 "272 Ipm. l'iree. See Still 24,
Reg Anderson’s Night of Comedy The lighthouse. 32 34 The Shore. l.etth. 554 94o5. 8pm. £5 (£3). laughs t'rom tormer SMTV presenter I)es Mclcan. dark humourist Teddy atid John Ross. Bruce’s Sunday Social Club The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272, 8.30pm. £4 (£3). Rhod (iilhert and .lo Jo Sutherland join w ickcd host Bruce
l)e\ Iin l'or some Sunday night laughs.
Glasgow
Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. “(S70 ()lX) ()(l55. 8.30pm. £4. See Mon 2.5.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £l. Nigel Buckland and Teddy show a clutch ot' stand-up beginners how it's done.
Piranha Performance Poetry Show Holyrood 'layern. 9 llolyrood Road. 557 4972. 9pm. Piranha Pert’ormance Poetry returns with a monthly open mic night hosted by the initnitahle (ia/ Death and .lonathan R Muirhead.
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. ()870 ()(K) ()()55. 8.30pm. £2. (‘ompere Nigel Buckland introduces a host ot‘ tresh new comedy laces. suppotted hy headliiner (‘olin Mc(iill.
Edinburgh
The Comedy Network The Pleasaiice (‘aharet Bar. ()0 The Pleasance. ()50 234‘). 8pm. £5.50 (£3.50). Aggressiye northerner Ray Peacock takes to the limelight. with Dan Nightingale standing tip in support.
OOT The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£(i). (iay-ti‘iendly laughs from mincer extraordinaire Alan (‘arr and hold lady Zoe Lyons.
Hairy Watt Comedy Club lleriot- Watt l'niyersity l'nion. Riccarton. 45l 5333. 10pm. £3. Wordplay genius John l’lint shares a stage with well ohseryed funny man (iraeme Thomas and host Susan Morrison.
Wednesday 3
Glasgow
OOT In Glasgow The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 (>00 (i055. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). See Tue 2.
Edinburgh
Melting Pot The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £5 (£4). [p and coming comedy writers throw their short theatre pieces into the melting pot. with the winner picked out by the audience.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(}(‘ Building. Rent'rew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £7. Northern Irish jester Martin Bighig lines up alongside oft-heat (‘anadian (ilenn Wool. Simon B ('otter. I)es ('larke and Chris Henry.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 ()00 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Feisty compere Raymond Mearns inyites t’ellow monkey hoys Sandy Nelson and Joe Heenan. plus (‘olin McGill to the stage.
Penny Arcade: Late Night Review Tron Theatre. ()3 Trongate. 552 4267.
Comedy &The Cottier Three of the country's hottest stand-ups (Craig Hill. Des Clarke and Frankie Boyle) try not to outdo each other on this stirring triple bill. See Frankie Boyle panel. Colt/er. Glasgow. Sat 23 Oct.
Jupp’s Juniors Posh boy Miles takes leave of Balamory to host another seSSion wrth more upcoming talent. Inventive stuff, indeed. Stand. Edinburgh, Tue 26 Oct.
Richard Herring: The Nelve Tasks of Hercules Terrace Mid-lite is catching up with the human ‘Talking Cock' but he's fighting it all the way down yOLlr street. Brunton Theatre. Musse/burgh, Sat 30 Oct.
Janey Godley She was shunted out of the Kings of Comedy household a bit early so come along and give her your love. Jong/eurs. Edinburgh, Fri 22 Oct; Vault, Glasgow. 30 Oct; Universal. Glasgow. Sun 37 Oct.
OOT Cheeky chappie Alan Carr and Babycham winner Zoe Lyons (pictured) comprise a strong line-up for these two OOT nights. Stand. Edinburgh, Tue 2 Nov; Stand. Glasgow. Wed 3 Nov.
l0.30piii. £(i. New Yorker Penny Arcade giyes her honest but yery humorous opinion on eyerything li‘om t'eminism to world politics. Part of (i/usguy.’
Edinburgh
Big Word Performance Poetry The Tron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 9pm. £3 (£2). ('ra/y wordplay antics and rolling laughs trom Thick Richard. yeteran Kiwi John Aiistiss. Mair) ('amphell-Jack and newcomer Mark Thomson.
The Three Tuns Comedy Night The Three Tuns Wine Vaults. 7 l l Hanoy er Street. 0790‘) 552345. 9pm. Free. See Thu 2|.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £6 (£5). lixplosiye host Frankie Boyle lines up the comedy talents of folk musician turned comedian John Moloney. lari Macpherson and Nigel Buckland.
The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. 9c Victoria Street. 225 2564. l0.30piti-—3am. £4 (£3.50). See Thu 2].