Thursday 22

Glasgow

Steve Gribbin The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). A look at nationalism in The Flag Burners Guide.

Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. UGC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £7 (£3). Mark ()ly'er and Simon Bligh are sticking it out for a long weekend. joined by Andy White and Craig Campbell on Friday and Saturday. Natalie Haynes Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £9 (£6). Haynes has found the answer to life‘s problems: a cocktail of Quincy. Monk and C olumbo. Calmanator 2: Judgement Day The Universal. 57—59 Sauchiehall Lane. 332 8899. 8.30pm. £6 (£4). ‘The wee lassie with a big future'. Susan Calman. passes judgement on life-changing issues.

Teddy Bares Brel. 39—43 Ashton Lane. 342 4966. 9pm. £6 (£4). After nine years on the circuit. Teddy finally performs his own solo show.

Andy Zaltzman The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 9.30pm. £7 (£5). Thoughtful. political musings from the creator of Radio 4 shows The Department and Political Animal.

Edinburgh

Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde. I 12 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 8.30pm. £3. See Thu 15. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£6—£3 members). Tonight’s line-up includes Joe Heenan. Steve Gribbin and Andrew Lawrence.

Glasgow

Glasgow Stands Up Platform. The Bridge. 1000 Westerhousc Road. Easterhouse. 276 9696. 7.30pm. £3. Three top Glaswegian comics Susan Morrison.

Raymond Mearns and (iary Little tour the city.

Toby Hadoke Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 7.45pm. £8 (£6). lladoke tells tales of science fiction. growing up and life.

Chris Addison Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £12 (£11). He’s been nominated for the Perrier twice and stars in The Thick all! on the telly. Glasgow Stands Up Platform. The Bridge. 1000 \Yesterhouse Road. Easterhouse. 276 9696. 8pm. £4 (£3—£3.50). Joe Heenan. Vladimir McTay'ish and Andy Sir bring their fine comedy talent to various areas of Glasgow.

Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. LVGC Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £10. See Thu 22.

Patrick Monahan Lauries Bar. 34 King Street. ()141 552 7123. 8pm. £6. The latest warm-up boy for Jonathan Ross. intriguingly.

Rich Hall The (iarage. 490 Sauchieltall Street. 332 1120. 8pm. £14 (£12). The sarcastic. deadpan American who ‘looks like a scary bean' does his stuff.

Scott Capurro The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8pm. £10 (£8). Aborted Fetish is not a show“ for the feint-hearted.

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Frankie Boyle (ilasgow Academy. (‘olebrook Street. 8.30pm. £16.50 (£15.50). He’s been on Mock the Week and 8 Out of l() ('ats and now he's returning to the motherland.

Gary - Tank Commander Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 552 4267. 8.30pm. £7.50—£9.50. The creation of (ireg Mcllugh explains life on the Iraqi front. Purple Comedy Live! (ieorgics Bar Millennium Hotel. 40 George Square. 9pm. £6 (£5). Scotland's biggest internet comedy show platforms its best bits.

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Glenn Wool Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.15pm. £8 (£6). Mr \Yool explores the concept of hell in his show You Don 'I (in to Hell/or lz'ating Iflep/Iattts.

Edinburgh

Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni (‘entre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.15pm. £10.

The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £9 (£8 £5 members). l-‘ireball Sttsatt Morrison hosts. with Stey'e (iribbin. Michael Legge. Andrew Lawrence and Joel lsrael performing like a chorus of angels.

Saturday 24

Glasgow

Andy Parsons The Stand. 333 \Yoodlands Road. (1870 600 6055. 8pm. £10 (£8). Sublimely ridicttlotts satire from another one of those funny men you'll haye seen on TY.

Charlie Ross l.attries Bar. 34 King Street. 0141 552 7123. 8pm. £6 (£5). Ross asked all his friends to sum him up in one word and this show looks at the results. Glasgow Stands Up Pollok‘ (‘omntunity ('entre. 134 Langton Road. 552 3575. 8pm. £3. See liri 23.

Jimmy Carr Sli(‘(': (‘lyde Auditorium. liinnieston Quay. 0870 040 4000. 8pm. £18.50 (£17.50). The (irand (iag Master is here.

Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(' Building. Renfrew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £13. See Thu 22.

Lucy Porter Tron Theatre. 63 'l‘rongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £11 (£10). See 5 Things.

Phil Nichol AB(‘. 330 Sauchiehall Street. 332 2232. 8pm. £12.50 (£1 1 ). Sec prey'iew.

Rich Hall The (iaragc. 490 Sauchiehall Street. 332 1120. 8pm. £14 (£12). See l‘ri 1:

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Comedy Womb The State Bar. 148 Holland Street. 332 2159. 9pm. £6 (£5). See Fri 16.

Purple Comedy Live! (icorgics Bar Millennium Hotel. 40 (ieorge Square. 9pm. £6 (£5). See l-‘ri 23.

Mark Nelson Blackfriars. 36 Bell Street. 552 5924. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). See prey'iew'.

Edinburgh

Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()ntni (‘entre. (ireenside Place. 08707 870707. 8.15pm. £12. See Hi 23. Saturday Circus RH). 73 (‘owgate 225 1757. 9pm 3am. liree. See Sat 17.

The Stand The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £10. Same as yesterday. but with bitch-kitten Scott (‘apurro replacing Steyc (iribbin.

Glasgow

Jimmy Carr Sli(‘(‘: (‘lyde Auditorium. liittnieston Quay. 0870040 4000. 8pm. £18.50. See Sat 24. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 \Yoodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4 £1 members). Phew'. Well. that’s the festiyal oy er. “you still need tnore laughs then join Mr Redmond. whose guests include Micltael Legge. (itls Tawse. Antony Murray. Rick Molland and Jim Park.

Edinburgh Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1pm. l-‘rcc. See Sun 18.

Phil Nichol The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). See Sat 24.

Monday 26

Glasgow

Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870600 6055. 8.30pm. £4. Monkey boys Sandy Nelson. Allen Chalmers. Paul Pirie and Raymond Mearns bring you a night of stand-up. sketches and songs.

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Edinburgh

Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. New comedians test their material. Phil Differ and Michael 1.eggc are the pros on hand.

Tuesday 27 -

Glasgow

Red Raw The Stand. 333 \Yoodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Jane Mackay and Michael l.egge are at the tiller.

Wednesday 28 '

Glasgow

Best of Irish The Stand. 333 \Yoodlands Road. (1871) 6111) 611.55. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). Key'in (iildea. Michael Legge. Jarlath Regan and M(' Michael l.egge do their ('eltic thing.

Edinburgh

Lemoncustard Comedy Henry ‘s (‘cllar Bar. 8 16a Morrison Street. 228 9393. 8pm. £5 (£4). A brand. spanking new night of gloriously childish ftm. with the magnilicent \Yil llodgson heading a bill featuring (iary Tank (‘ontmatnletz l)ec ('ustance attd Sian Beyan. Electric Mouse Comedy Club llolyrood Tay cm. 9 llolyl'ood Road. 557 4972. 8.15pm. £4. (iraeme llarkins and Jim Park M(‘ the second night of lilectric .\l()llse. Best of Scottish The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6. Scotland's linest gather to show the comedy strength of those north of the Border. .\1(‘ Jane Mackay isjoincd by Parrot. Key in Bridges and Mark Bratchpiece.

Glasgow

Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(‘ Building. chl‘rew Street. 08707 870707. 8pm. £7 (£3).

The Thursday Show The Stand. 33.3 \Voodlantis Road. (1870 6110 6115.5. 8.3(1pm. £7 (£6 £3 members). Thursday is practically the w eekcnd so kick up your heels with host Jane Mackay. who is joined by Josh llow ie. .lolm (iillick. (ills Taw se and (iordon .’\|e.\andcr.

Edinburgh

Heresy The .lcky 11 & llydc. 1 l2 11anoy er Street. 225211218511plll. £5. See T110 15. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£6 £3 members). The Rey ercnd ()lttltlltlll Steppenwolfe lll preaches to the com ertcd with accompaniment from Keyin (iildea. Mark Bratchpiecc. .larlath Regan and Kate 15o\.