Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to comedy®list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Rachael Street.
Glasgow
The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 \Vootllaitds Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £6 (£3 £5). ()ld-timer l‘i'ed MacAtilay wases lyrical. aided and abetted by Nik (‘oppiir Andy Sir. Ro (‘aiiipbell and playful host Bruce l)e\ liii.
Edinburgh
Cockburn Comedy The Arcade Bar. 48 (‘ockbui'ii Street. 220 12‘)7. 8pm. £3 (£2). Acoustic .set followed b) more laughs from compere Jo Jo Sutherland and her stand-up friends.
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. ‘1pm. £6 (£3 £5). Joe Rooney loiiis forces \\ ith Afro-(‘elt Bruce liiimiiiey. Jacqui ()‘Keefe and feisty guest host Jane Mackay.
STAND-UP DANNY BHOY The Garage, Glasgow, Sun 10 Jul
The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. ()c Victoria Street. 225 2564.
10.30pm 3am. £4 (£3.50). Harry Ainsworth and Tony (‘arter mix it tip once again. (‘heek www.snatchsocial.com for more info.
Friday 8
Glasgow
Watson’s Wind-up (ilasgow l'ilm Theatre. 12 Rose Street. 332 8128. 1pm. Free btit ticketed. Topical comedy fun at the recording of BB(‘ Scotland‘s popular sketch show starring Jonathan Watson. liree tickets ayailable from the box office.
Jongleurs Comedy Club Joitgleurs. l'(i(‘ Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £12. Weekend laughter session featuring the talents of Snick. comedy charmer Simon Fox. Daye Williams and big man Brendan Dempsey.
The Stand The Stand. 333 \Voodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). Radio Scotland's fayoui'ite funny man l-‘red MacAtilay
He’s cute, he's funny and occasionally deep: what more could you want in a man, I mean, a comic? And therein lies the appeal of Mr Bhoy who, while an undeniably clever and laugh-out-Ioud hilarious stand-up performer, is also about as close to pin-up material as the Scottish comedy scene gets.
No offence, guys.
All right, so he has never really been part of the circuit up here, but he was born in Glasgow and that means we can call him Scottish. Just like the fact that he has Asian roots means that he was nominated for the Richard Pryor Award for Ethnic Comedy and makes jokes about what it’s like on the receiving end of racial prejudice. And while it may be cruel to suggest that his ethnicity is as superficial as his comedy, his slick sets tend to have more than a whiff of vacuousness about them. Not that the Bhoy doesn’t attempt to inject a thread of meaning, but it’s just that he’s so much better at the quirky observational stuff, keeping the laughs rolling with his perfect timing and relaxed style.
80 make sure you get your tickets early, as this warm-up gig for the crowd-pleasing housewives’ favourite is bound to be a sell-out. Likewise his Fringe show will probably be packed every night with eager faces waiting to hear exactly what he’s picking off the bottom of his shoe on his poster. Because, regardless of what the critics say, the ultimate comedy charmer never fails to deliver. (Rachael Street)
stands up. with support from quirky obsery'atioitalist (ireg Mcllugh. Andy Sir. Ro Campbell and host Bruce Devlin.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongletirs. ()mni Centre. (ireeiiside Place. 08707 870707. 8.15pm. £12. (‘heeky lrish- Iranian-Geordie chappy Patrick Morialiari hosts this night of comedy featuring Ales Boardman. Atissie joker Marty Wilson and effortless funny man Sean Meo. The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7). Sharp-tongued hostess Jane Mackay introduces the laughter-inducing talents of cheery comic Nik (‘oppin. surrealist Joe Rooney. Richard Allen and Jacqui ()‘Keefe.
Saturday 9
Glasgow
Blackfriars Comedy Blackfi‘iars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8pm. £6 (£5). Laughs from comedy aces Peter Vincent. Lewis Burgess. Sarah Millicari. Steffari Peddie and M(' Scot Agnew. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l.‘(i(‘ Building. Renfrew Street. ()8707 870707. 8pm. £13. See Fri 8.
Cosy Comedy Cafe The State Bar. 148 llolland Street. 332 215‘). 9pm. £5 (£4). Madcap (‘omedy (‘lub opens under its new name with more sparkling wit from Richard Allen. Neil Mcliarlane. Susan ('almati and inimitable liost Billy Bonkers.
The Stand The Stand. 333 \N'oodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £10 (£8). The deadpaii granddaddy of Scottish comedy Bruce Morton (see picture caption) takes met the limelight. supported by (ireg Mcllugli. Andy Sir. Ro (‘ampbell and host latte Mackay.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Joiigletirs. ()mni ('entre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.15pm. £13. See Fri 8.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£8). See Fri 8. although wicked campster Bruce l)e\'lin takes over as host.
Glasgow
Danny Bhoy The (image. 490 Satichiehall Street. 332 1120. 8pm. £12 (£10). The cute as a button comedian warms tip for the Fringe. See pr'eyiew. left. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £4 (£1- £3). Sparky comic Richard Allen
joins comedy forces with Vladimir
MeTayish. Tim Ashwell and Sarah Millicari in the company of sardonic host Michael Redmond.
Sunday ComedyQLinen 1906 Linen 1906. l l 10 Pollokshaws Road. 64‘) 0007. 9pm. £5. The yoddy-fuelled football pundit Bob l)oolally joins John Ross and big man (iary Little for more end of weekend laughs.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lptii. Free. liase yourself into the morning after the night before with some freest le comedy offerings from Paiil (iraham and Stuart Murphy.
The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£1~£3). Super-sharp comedy queen Bruce l)ey1in introduces chatterbos .\'ik (‘oppin. Andy Sir and more hopefuls from the Red Raw beginners‘ nights.
Glasgow
Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 333 \K'oodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4. Much loyed comedy improy night with Sandy Nelson. Allen Chalmers. Joe lleenan and Des McLean. plus their guitar and piano for company.
Fred MacAulay Forgetting all that broadcasting nonsense for a minute. our Fred (pictured) lightens up the audiences of the nation with his witty banter and genial way with a crowd. The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 7 8 Fri 8 Jul.
Bruce Morton There are very few icons of comedy working regularly in and around this country. but Sir Bruce is certainly one of them. Shame about his choice of team. though. See picture caption. page 42. The Stand, Glasgow Sat 9 Jul.
Danny Bhoy lord knows whose scarves this Bhoy dons but forget that. ]tlSl feel the charming whimsy. In a month. tickets for his shows won't be handed over for love. money or any of those big kinds of reasons. so see him now. See preview. left. The Garage, Glasgow, Sun 70 Jul.
Piranha Poetry Slam Cancer Research and the audience are the clear beneficiaries of tonight's slamming entertainment. Cafe Royal, Edinburgh, Mon 1 I Jul.
Cockburn Comedy The middle show of the issue for this club has a special Geordie night with music and laughs the order of the night. The Arcade Bar, Edinburgh, Thu 14 Jul.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £l. More lil‘esli comedy faces try out their best lines with help from an experienced coiitpere and headliner to be coiilii‘tiietl.
Piranha Poetry Slam (‘ale Royal (’ellar Btll'. l7 \Vesl Register Street. 5.57 4792. ‘) 11.30pm. £2. Sixteen slaiiiiiiers battle it out to one e\eiitual \\ inner w ith all proceeds going to (‘ancer Research. 1"ii'sl come. first sei'\ ed so entail ga/deathtn liotiiiail.coiii.
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 ()00 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). More laughs from a new selection of comedy \ir'giiis ready to show off their stand-up wares.
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