Bridges ta tnere pup at l8). \\ ilh help l'rom special guests and bewildered headliner Tony (‘artetz
Wednesday 28
Glasgow
The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe Ill Charity Appeal The Stand. 3 33 \Voodlallds Road. 0870 ()00 ()055. 8.30pm. U) (£3 £5). Toll} ('arter and Susan (‘alman join the lull lot'ce preacher ol the comedy gospel. the Reyetcnd ()badiah Steppenysolle Ill.
Edinburgh
Outrageous Oldies The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. ‘)pm. £(i (£5). llectot'. Bob Doolally. \ltchael Redtnond and the (’omedy “the set ottt to show that the old ones are always the Itest.
Thursday 29
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(' Building. Renl'rew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £7. Scots Italian illlpl'essiotlist erll 00} / leads the comedy pack with support ll'lllll Parrot. loJo Smith and ice cool comic [art \ltrtn'c‘.
The Big Bluu Comedy Gong Show Bltttt. 50 ‘l'rongate. Merchant ('ity. 518 I350. 8.30pm. l'ree. Scott Agnew competes this audience led show in which a £100 cash pt'i/e is giyeu the people's layourile perl'ormcr.
The Thursday Show The Stand. .3 3.3 \Vtmtlluntls Road. 0870 000 ()055, 8.30pm. £(i (£3 £5). ('hatty host Raymond .\learns introduces Kim llopc. speccy satirist lolm ()Iiyet‘ and \Voody.
Edinburgh
The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 \ltll'ls l’ltlt‘c‘. 55K 7272. “pm. [0 ([3 [5). .v\ussie gag meister Steye Hughes gets all philosophical tin a ltmny way. ol course). with support lt'Ulll goggle eyed (ieordie 'lony (‘artciz Keyin Bridges and llt)\l l’l‘ltllklk‘ Boyle. See Pl'LW it“ ltll' SIL‘H‘ Hughes.
The Snatch Social The l.ltlllltl RUUIH. 9c Vlc‘lUl'ltl Street. 225 256.1. llptu 3am. £5. See Thu 22.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(' Building. Renl'reyy Street. ()870 787 0707. 8pm. £12. See Thu 2‘).
The Stand The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 ()00 ()055. 8.30pm. £8 ([7). Kim Hope. John ()li\ er and Woody bring on the laughs in the cotnpany ol l'eisly host StIsan Morrison.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni (‘entre. (it'eenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.l5pm. £l2. Intelligent stand-up .-\|istair Barrie joins cotnedy forces with quirky (‘anadian (ilenn Wool. east vcnder Jel'l' Innocent and Tim ('lark. The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. ‘)pm. £8 (£7). Stuart gagmeister Sley e Hughes tsec prey iew )_ioiiis cotucdy l'orces with New -l)ea| comedian made good Tony ('artcr. Keyin Bridges. Susan ('alman and host Jane Mackay. The Bedlam Improverts Bedlam Theatre. I ll) Bt'isto Place. 225 9393. 10.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50 £3). See l'Il'l 23.
Glasgow
Ha Ha Comedy Blacktriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 8pm. £(i (£5). Big tnan (iary little stands up with support lt'om ('harlie Ross and compete :\lan .'\nderson. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(' Building. Renl'rew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £l3. See Thu 2‘).
The Stand The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 000 (i055. ‘thtl. U0 (£8). Sec l'l'l 30. although .lane Mackay takes ox er as host.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni ('entre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.l5pm. £l3. See Hi 30. The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. ‘)pm. £|0 (£8). See Thtt 2‘). bill w ith compere Sttsan Morrison.
G asgow Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 \y'oodlands
No doubt in response to the wails of laughter which emanated from the
east coast during the frenetic month of August, some Glasgow types set about gathering together an impressive bunch of shows for their own bash. Over the course of a very long, very raucous weekend, you can chuckle your socks away to Des Clarke, Janey Godley, Flipped to the Funny Side (pictured), Chris Lynam and, most intriguingly, a sextet of Scottish comics doing a Stars in Their Eyes job on some legends of
stand-up. See listings for full details.
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Road. 0870 ()(X) 6055. 8.30pm. £4
t£l £3). Spaced-out funny man Tony (‘at'ler teams up with Keyin Bridges. (‘hris Henry and Attssie Xavier Toby (or this Sunday night laughter session hosted by Michael Redmond.
Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. Free. See Sun 25.
The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 t£l £3). The dry wit of John ()liyer meets the catnp quips of host Bruce l)e\'lin at this Sunday-night laughter spot with cotnic support l'rom Susan (’alman and tnore ol' the Red Raw crew.
Glasgow
Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 (3055. 8.30pm. £4. See Mon 26.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. U. More comedy
new comers show olT their best lines in the company of Stisan ('alman and John Oliver.
Tuesday 4
Glasgow
Red Raw The Stand. 333 \Vtmdlands Road. 0870 ()00 (3055. 8.30pm. £2 (£l ). Saj and (lids Henry show a bunch ol lt'esh laced newcomers the stand- tip ropes.
Edinburgh
John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman Issue a List of Demands and Await Your Response with Interest The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7. The sharp and ex el‘-st)~slighlly surreal duo returns with their smart l‘ringe show. dissecting all tlte pertinent political issues of the day for your amusement. Piranha Performance Poetry Show llolyrood Tayet'n. ‘) Holyrood Road. 557 4‘)72. 8.30pm. l‘rce. Laughs and lines at this open mic night hosted by 51(‘(iary l)eath wlto is joined tonight by special guest. Piranha’s July slam semi-(inalist. Tickle. Hairy Watt Comedy Club lleriot-Watl l'niyersity l'nion. Riccat'ton. ~15| 5333. ‘)pm. £3. Play lul mirth-maker Joe lleenan leads the pack as these student comedy nights return lot' another term. Bell'ast's Key in Hayes and Paul Pirie (w ho incidentally. still liyes with his Nan) stand up in support. Students and guests only.
Wednesday 5
Glasgow
John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman Issue a List of Demands and Await Your Response with Interest The Stand. 33.3 \Votxllands Road. 0870 ()00 (i055. 8.30pm. [7. See Tue 4.
Edinburgh
Melting Pot The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. ‘)ptn. £5 (£2.50 £4). A chance to pick and choose from the best new cotnedy writing as Scotland’s bright young things throw their short theatre pieces into the aloretlletttiotled pot. The winner is decided by the audience.
Thursday 6
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l‘(i(‘ Building. Renl‘rew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £7. Al Pitcher keeps the laughs rolling in the company of banter- meister Richard Motton. Johnny (‘andon and schi/opht'enic Aussie Brendon Burns. The Big Bluu Comedy Gong Show Bluu. 50 ’l‘rongate. Merchant ('ity. 548 I350. 8.30pm. l‘ree. See Thu 2‘).
The Thursday Show The Stand. 33.3 \‘l'oodlallds Road. 0870 (100 6055. 8.30pm. £0 (£3 £5). Bombastic host Raymond Mearns welcomes yoghurl
Merchant City Festival A whole host of stand-up, tours. plays. impersonations and kids’ fun for this ever- burgeoning festival of funny. See caption. Various venues. Glasgow, Thu 22—Sun 25 Sep.
Die Clatterschenken- fietermaus It‘s OK. this Germanic pop duo are actually meant to be this bad. Though, it‘s quite possible they may not really be German. The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 22—Sat 24 Sep; The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 25 Sep.
Steve Hughes The deep- thinking Aussie returns to our bosoms after a horribly successful Fringe run in which he implored to us to Wake Up!. See preview. The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 29 Sep—Sat 7 Oct.
Glenn Wool The jocular Canadian (pictured) may or may not be bearded on these occasions. That's entirely up to him. You may have seen him on Channel 4's Comedy Lab a few months back asking What’s the Story? It was quite funny. Jongleurs, Edinburgh, Fri 30 Sep 8 Sat 7 Oct.
John Oliver & Andy Zaltzman Once again they're issuing a list of demands and awaiting our response with interest. Funny fellows. The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 4 8 Wed 5 Oct.
Big Word: Poetry Slam It‘s National Poetry Day so it's time to get into verse. In a slamming kind of way. The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Thu 6 Oct.
loyer Richard Herring to the stage. aided and abetted by Saj. Susan (‘altnan and Xayier Toby.
Edinburgh
Big Word: Poetry Slam The Bongo (‘lub. Moray llouse. 37 llolyrood Road. 558 7604. 8pm. The Big Word crew return with more laughter-inducing word play antics to celebrate National Poetry Day. Watch 25 original rhymers battle it out to be Big Word's autumn slam champ. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. ‘)pm. £6 (£3 £5). Razor sharp wordstnilh l‘rankie Boyle introduces John (iordon. loyeable Nonhutnbrian Ban‘y l)odds. Reg ‘Voodoo' Anderson and a mystery guest headliner.
The Snatch Social The Liquid Room. ‘)c Victoria Street. 225 256-1. l lptn 3am. £5. See Thu 22.
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