Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days beiore publication to comedy®list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Sian Bevan.

Glasgow

Raymond Mearns Pick oi the Fringe The Stand. 33.3 \Vootllands Road. 0870 ()00 ()055. ‘ipm. £7 (U) £5 membersl. More liringe l'as'ourites brought together by Raymond Mearns. Tonight On en ()‘Neill. Adrian l’oynton. Kerry (iodlitnan and Del Strain do it the (ilasgots' \sa}.

Friday 18

Glasgow

Watson’s Wind-up (ilasgow l-‘ilm 'l‘heatre. l2 Rose Street. 332 8l38. lptn. l'ree. 'l'opieal comedy fun at the recording of BBC Scotland's popular sketch \lltm. starring Jonathan Watson. Raymond Mearns Pick of the Fringe The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 ()00 ()055. ‘)pm. i H) (U) £8 members). l.o\'able motor tnouth Raymond Mearns brings you all the pick of the l-‘ringe. Tonight's stars bt'tishing oil the tourists and llyers are ()u'en ()‘Neill. Ronnie (iolden. Henrik lilmer and (his 'l‘awse.

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The Stand, Glasgow, Wed 23 Aug.

Glasgow am:

They say that the people from Liverpool are among

the funniest on the planet. Mythical cobblers of course (Tarbuck, Savage and Hatton anyone?), but one man is standing out as a beacon of bellylaughs in this modern era. Keith Carter has an array of hilarious characters which he has been foisting upon the Edinburgh Fringe for a couple of years and the good folk of Glasgow get

Saturday 1 9

Glasgow

Raymond Mearns Pick of the Fringe The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 o00 o055. 0pm. L'l0. .\lr Mearns brings )0“ the best ol' the test with turns lrom Karen Dunbar. l’aul Sinha. John llegle} and Del Strain.

Glasgow

Michael Redmond’s Fringe Sunday The Stand. 333 \VtiotlltttttlS Road. 0870 600 (i055. 8.30pm. 15 0.4 L'I membersl. l)t‘oop_\‘ laced .\lr Redmond presents some (ll. the lk‘Sl comedians \ isiting Scotland for the Fringe. 'l'onigltl's shim lt‘attlt'es (iot'tlott Southern. 'l‘ara l’lynn. llenrils lilmer and Phil l)il'l‘er. list‘ttpe the L'l'(l\\(l\ without missing out on top eomed}.

Glasgow

Boothby Grafloe: Release U Win Tin The Stand. 333 \Voodlands Road. 0870 600 (3055. 8.30pm. £7. .-\ man imprisoned for his politieal \ ieus isn't normally a eomed} gold mine. btit Boothby (iral‘l‘oe ensures that laughs are raised as mueh as the £t\\itl‘L‘l]C\\.

Glasgow Red Raw ’l'llt‘ Slittltl. 333 \Vtitttlltmtls Road. 0870 o00 (i055. 8.30pm. £31“

membetsl l p and comm}; tomethans present their eomethe \\.tlt‘\. _\ott decide to make them ol break them \latt llollms competes \\ llll headliner Ste\e \\ tlltams

Wednesday 23

Glasgow

Raymond Mearns Pick 0! the Fringe lhe Stand. Hi \\ootll.tntls Road. o.s‘o otltl ollSS “pm to 05 H membetsl \lonkes Hos \latt \leatns presents some highlights ol the l'ttnee. \\ tth petlotmanees ltom Josh llou te. Keith (Inlet. Stuart (ioltlstmth and \Iall litoune

Thursday 24

Glasgow

Raymond Mearns Pick oi the Fringe lillt‘ Xltllltl. 333 \\t\t\tll.tlltl\ Road. 0870 ooo no“ up.” t‘“ tut ts membetsl ls’.t}tttottd \leatns etxes ton )et another night ol top l‘t‘\ll\.ll lnn. brought t‘SPt‘t‘ldll} H\t‘l ltotn (il.l\_1'tl\\ ’l‘omght. the laughs eome ltom \ltm (‘oehrane. lhe ('latterseltetiltenlietetmalts. Keith larnan and Ross Iiatlhe

Theatre

Events are listed by city, then alphabetically by venue. Dance events are listed after theatre. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to rachael.street@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Rachael Street.

I GILMOREHILLGTZ

‘) l'nnersit} .-\\enue. H0 3523. |\\'( '. \ml

Faeries Sat l‘l .-\ug_', See Kids listings.

I KING’S THEATRE

3‘)? Bath Street. 240 Ill! Ill. Wt ‘. \\’.i\|

Dancing Queen l‘nttl Sat It) Any. 'l‘ue l‘ri 7.30pm; Sat thn t\ 8pm U350 £18.30. The .-\bba part} lust keeps on rolling: unit this .lllSllllelljJ. all-dancing: t'eet'ealion ol the banth greatest hits.

The Rocky Horror Show .‘slon

Zl Sat 20 Aug. .\lon l‘hu 7. 30pm; l'll tk Sat 5.30pm t& 8. 30pm L'll L3‘l30 ('amp courting and lrnolous lantastes lll Richard H'llrian's popular gender bending musical.

I PAVILION THEATRE

Ill Rentield Street. 333 18%. Ill. \\'('. \VAI

Back to Benidorm Por Favor! l'nul Sat 2 Sep lnot l'ntil Tue 22 Aug).

Wed Sat 7.30pm tSat mat 3pm).

U3 £l51£ll L'l3l. (timed) sequel to Britt/er in “(Hit/UH)! b} Russel l.ane

\\ here all the characters I'L'ltll'll ll) [be holida} resort tor a \seddtng.

I THEATRE ROYAL

382 Hope Street. 240 ll“. Ill. \(il). \\'('. \VA]

Strangers on a Train Mon 2| Sat 2o Aug. Mon l-ri 7.30pm l'l‘hu tnat 2.30pml‘. Sat 4pm tk 8pm. U0 L'Zl. :\le\ '0 ll 'l‘t'euit‘ lrottl lat/\it'm/t'rs' l-erns and a host ol other TV actors star in this adaptation ol the Patrician lltghsmith nmel. \s hieh u as lamousl} tnade into a film b} Allred Hitchcock. When tuo _\oung men meet on a train. little do the} know that their casual ehat about the perfect murder \\ ill soon turn into something far more dangerous. The Gruffalo Wed 23 Sat 26 Aug. See Kids listings.