Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to comedy@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Sian Bevan.
Glasgow
Mark Watson The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870600 6055. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). The lf.comeddie award winner stresses about the fact that l 'm ll'urried lllrll I'm Starting to Hate Alums! lz'reijvone in the ll'orltl. as well he might. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglettrs. 17(}(‘ Building. Renfrew Street. 087(17 870707. 8pm. £7 (£3). It's a long weekend at Jongleurs so you've got more of a chance to see Martin Bigpig. Sarah Millican and ('arey Marx.
We are Klang Tron Theatre. 63 'l’rongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£9). ()ne of the best sketch shows you will ever see.
Wil Hodgson The l'niversal. 57- 59 Sauchiehall Lane. 332 8899. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). He's been everything from a wrestler to a member of the communist party. btrt now settles for being very funny.
Jim Jeffries Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. £6. The slttivv"s title. Ilelllmnntl says it all; watch Jeffr‘ies descend into the flames for your entertainment.
Michael Manley Br‘el. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 9pm. £6 (£4). A showcase of character creations.
Scott Agnew The Polo Lounge. 84 Wilson Street. 553 1221. 9pm. £5 (£4). Interactive sexual pri/e bingo. in this celebration of gay sexual exploits.
Sarah Kendall The Stand. 333 \Yoodlattds Road. 0870 6()() 6055. 9.30pm. £7 (£5 ). The down under lass presents her show Attention Seeker.
Edinburgh
Heresy The .lekyll & Hyde. l 12 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 8.30pm. £3. More depraved comedy from the baserrtent of Jekyll & Hyde. with M(‘ Rick Molland.
Glasgow Viv Gee Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 7.45pm. £6. (ice explains. in her beautifully bizarre way. why she's Sweating the Small Stuff. Austin Low (ieot'gics Bar Millennium Hotel. 40 (ieorge Square. 8pm. £6 (£5). The cheeky scarup presents 'Iiiles of'un ( ’r/iun .lnker. a critique of 2 1 st century life. Bill Bruce Lauries Bar. 34 King Street. ()141 552 7123. 8pm. £6 (£5). A look at Intel/[genre in an hour of inoffensive. clever comedy. The Des Clarke Show The (iarage. 490 Satrchichall Street. 332 l 120. 8pm. £10. ()ne of the biggest rising stars in Scottish comedy returns to the festival. alter selling otrt every year since forever. Ian Cognito The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8pm. £8 (£7). Prepare to be offended btrt then don‘t complain if you are. ok'.’ Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l,‘(i(‘ Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £10. See Thu 15. Owen O’Neill Tron Theatre. 63 'l'rongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £6 (£5). (‘heery tales and poetry from the much-loved lrish performer. Paul Merton’s Impro Chums King's Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 0870060 6648. 8pm. £15.50 £19.50. The Have I (in! .'\'ews_/m' )im star is joined by furmv friends for improvised hilarity. '
Sean Hughes .»\B(‘. 330 Satrchiehall Street. 332 2232. 8pm. £13 (£1 1 ). Sec feature. page 14. You Owe Me Glue ()‘Neill‘s. 457 Sauchiehall Street. 353 4370. 8pm. £6 (£5). The ctrlt show returns. with more ridiculously funny sketches from liraser ('ampbell and Tom Brogan.
Andrew Maxwell The Old 1"ruitmarket. (‘andleriggs. 353 8000. 9pm.
£13 (£10). Mr King of (‘omedy gives more of his mischievous mirth.
Gary Little Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.15pm. £8 (£6). Little's show gives the audience pieces frorn his colourful life.
Dave Heffron (ieot‘gics Bar Millennium Hotel. 40 (ieorge Square. 9.30pm. £6 (£5). All things geeky are celebrated in .\'en/ xllt'l'l.’
Edinburgh
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £9 (£8~~£5 members). Bruce Devlin. Martin Soan. (ireg (‘ook. Keir McAllister and Allan Miller do their things.
Glasgow
Alan Carr King's Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 0870060 6648. 8pm. £14.50 £18.50. The camp face of The I-ritluy Night I’l‘ojet'l proves his status as the master of bitchy comedy. Austin Low (ieorgics Bar Millennium Hotel. 40 (ieorge Square. 8pm. £6 (£5). See lift 16. Billy Kirkwood Lauries Bar. 34 King Street. ()141 552 7123. 8pm. £6. The energetic one presents [filly Kll'ktr‘uml is (ltildixlt. Fred MacAulay Tron Theatre. 63 'l'rongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£10). (‘atch the star of Radio Scotland now just in case it all goes horribly wrong for him one day. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglettrs. l'(i(‘ Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £13. See Thu 15. Sue Perkins The ( iarage. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 l 120. 8pm. £10. Poor old Perkins brings her Dis-ppoinling Semnrl Show back to Scotland. Des McLean ('ity Halls. (‘andleriggs 353 8000. 8.15pm. £8 £12. The show's title. ll 's Him (lll-Illt’ RtltllU. is a reference to McLean's popular ('lyde 1 show. Ardal O’Hanlon (ilasgow Academy. (‘olebrook Street. 8.30pm. £17.50. The Father in! (yeah?) and My Hero (boo!) star brings us low-key humour. Stu Who? Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9pm. £8 (£6). Zen (llltl the Art o/‘llitn King is Stu’s comedy inspired from travelling the globe. Dave Heffron (ieot'gic‘s Bar Millennium Hotel. 40 George Square. 9.30pm. £6 (£5 ). See l-‘ri 16. Andrew Maxwell’s Fullmooners The Old 1"ruitmarket. ('andleriggs. 353 8000. 1 1.30pm. £10 (£8). The Dark Lord of late- rtight comedy invites you to clap your hands. statnp your feet and howl at the moon.
Edinburgh
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni Centre. (ireenside Place. ()8707 870707. 8.15pm. £12. See Fri 16. Saturday Circus Rlil). 73 ('owgate. 225 1757. 9pm 3am. l-‘ree. (iarth (‘ruikshank will be ringmaster at this new comic take on Saturday clubbing.
The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £10. See l-‘ri 16.
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Glasgow
David O’Doherty The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). The Irish wit brings (is his tiny keyboard clutched in his sweaty paw. Martin Soan Tron Theatre. 63 'l'rongate. 552 4267. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Soan's famed for his visual comedy and rise of ridiculous props. And (‘hris livans likes him.
Paul Sinha The l'niver‘sal. 57 59 Sauchiehall Lane. 332 8899. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). This boy wins the pri/c for clcvcr‘est show title: Sui/II or Sin/m. geddit‘.’
Steve Williams Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 9pm. £6 (£4). That Welsh one what looks like Johnny Vaughn with a brand new solo show.
Tom Stade The Stand. 33.3 \Yoodlattds Road. 08706006055. 9.30pm. £7 (£5 ). (lever. (‘anadian and frighteningly hartdsomc. What more could you desire‘.’
STAND-UP PHIL NICHOL
ABC, Glasgow, Sat 24 Mar; the Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 25 Mar
Many comedians bare all on stage but precious few take it quite as literally as Phil Nichol. Although born in Glasgow, his accent is Canadian, and his wide- eyed, manic, positive energy most definitely not a product of the Central Belt. Flitting from left to right, speedily strumming a guitar, mimicking crazed sex with his girlfriend - this is a theme park in human form, only pausing to rearrange the tousled hair atop a sweat-drenched head.
Other comedians use an extreme physical presence to cover up for thin material, and the incessant jigging and gurning becomes tiresome. But Nichol’s mind runs just as fast as his muscles, spilling out funny anecdotes gleaned from delightfully odd experiences. In The Naked Racist, he speeds through four wild days in Amsterdam (originally planned as a quiet break), involving drugs, mercenaries, teenage metallers, Anne Frank, S&M, pacifism and black paperboys. The routine won him the if.comeddie prize at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, 13 years after he was nominated for a Perrier with droll Canadian musicians Corky and the Juice Pigs.
If the hyperactivity and unabashedness cools down off-stage, then the narrative of The Naked Racist suggests how his drive manifests itself when he’s not performing. What, thinks Nichol, can I do that’s slightly more unhinged and bonkers than the last mad thing I did? And then tell everyone about it? Or perhaps it’s less calculating. Perhaps it’s just that the time for a nice cup of tea and a sit down never comes. (Robin Lee)
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Edinburgh
Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpru. l-tee. Regular freestyle comedy wi/ards Paul (iraham and Stuart Murphy tire tip the imagination with another slice of improv. Best of Irish The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £8 (£7). (‘omedy from over the water with David ()'l)ohcrty. Martin Mor and Owen ()‘Neill.
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Glasgow
Jason Byrne The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8pm. £9 (£7). Byrne graces the festival for two sweat arid fun- lillcd evenings.
Howard Read The l'niversal. 57 59 Sauchiehall Lane. 332 8899. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). Howard Read performs in a benelit for poor animated creation Little lloward. who's gone and got bird llu.
Aeneas Faversham Brel. 39 43 Ashton Lane. 542 4966. 9pm. £6 (£4 ). The Victorian sketch show troupe present their continuing adventures.
Edinburgh
Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. (iary little and Kevin Bridges gtride new comedians.
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Glasgow
Kevin Bridges The Siam . 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 6006055. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). Young Bridges performs his solo show. the intriguingly titled .Yuel lit/Illnllrls' 7 Son rill/re Struggle.
Jason Byrne The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8pm. £9 (£7 ). Sec Mon 19.
Aeneas Faversham Brcl. 39 43 :\sltlott Lane. 342 4966. 9pm. £6 (£4). See Mon 19.
Edinburgh
Doug Stanhope The (‘aves. \iddry Street South. 557 8989. 7.30pm. 10pm. £7.50. The legendary political-ish corttcdian makes a surprising appearance in Iidinbttrgh. expected to be his only l'K date for 2007. (it) and see him before he becomes l'S President and you have to hate him.
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Glasgow
Nick Doody The l'niversal. 57 59 Sattcltiehall Lane. 332 8899. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). In his show lie/ore lte Kills .vlguin. Doody looks at why people like taking offence.
Andrew Lawrence Bid. 39 43 Ashton 1.11th. 342 4966. 9pm. £6 (£4). Lawrence's act is scary. weird. grotesque and utterly hilarious. if you like your humour ginger and threatening.
Raymond Mearns The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 9.30pm. £7 (£5). ()nc ol‘(ilasgow 's favourite ftrnnymen performs new material.
Edinburgh
Benefit in Aid of First Step Community Project The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). .-\ community based project. giving a hand to those that need it. Helping are (iary Tank (‘ommandett (ills Tawse and (‘arly Baker.
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