Langside Avenue. Shawlands. 8.30pm. Free. See Sun 8.

Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 (300 (3055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4: members £l ). (‘ome back unto the fold of Father 727! star Michael Redmond as he brings you comedy from Pete Cain. (‘hris Forbes. Martin McAllister. lan MacPherson and Stephanie Laing.

Edinburgh

Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. lpm. See Sun 8. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4: members £1). A packed line-up this evening. headed by host Susan (‘alman With James Dowdeswell. Derek Johnston. Lesley Kelly. Rick Molland and Jeff ()‘Boyle.

Glasgow

Magners Comedy Monday .‘vlc(‘huills. 40 High Street. 552 2135. 8.l5pm. £2 (£1). See Mon 9.

Benefit in Aid of Alzheimer Scotland The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 (300 (3055. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). With a top line-up yet to be announced.

tonight is all about supporting the charity

which offers services for people with dementia. as well as their families.

Edinburgh

Benefit in Aid of Positive

Help The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Another night of charitable assistance from the Stand's catalogue of helpful comedians. including Bruce Devlin. Marian Pashley and Iiilidh Mac/\skill (see Food for Thought. page 15). Tonight's fun is in aid of Positive Help which supports those affected by HIV and AIDS. Fit 0’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners The Mercat. 28 West Maitland Street. 225 3861. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 9. Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. Up to ten acts try out their comedy material in a barrage of hilarity in this popular evening of bargainous entertainment. With Jill Peacock and Mark Nelson.

Glasgow

Red Haw The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 (300 (3055. 8.30pm. £2 (£l members). Jill Peacock and Neil McFarlane help put the cream and cherry on the cake of newer comedy talent which will be gracing the stage tonight in a top value evening of comedy.

Edinburgh Benefit in Aid of the Scottish Community Foundation The Stand.

5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£5).

(‘omedians including Keir McAllister and Vladimir Mc'l‘avish give tip their time to help raise funds for the Foundation. which helps build up and support communities around Scotland.

Glasgow

Benefit in Aid of Maggie’s Cancer Care The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 (300 (3055. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Have a laugh while feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Lovely comedians give up their time for free to raise money for Maggie‘s Centre. which helps cancer sufferers and their families.

Glasgow

The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 (300 (3055. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £3). Host Bruce Devlin will add some colour to

Name Wendy Wason

Who’s she then? An Edinburgh lass. she was educated at George Watson's before heading west to attend Glasgow Uni. She got into acting and took roles in Taggart. High Road and some ads before dipping her toes in the film world with parts in Libertine (alongside Johnnys Depp. Vegas and Malkovich) and Resurrecting Bill (about an obsessive fan of Mr Hicks).

She’ll have done the Edinburgh Fringe, then? Yup, her debut arrived in 2001 in a play by Trevor Lock entitled What You Really Want alongside Phil Nichol and Sarah Kendall. Whether she really wanted to strip off during the performance while four months pregnant is uncertain. but she did anyway. Once you hear her talk, you may experience an odd sense of dela v0 And that's because she’s done voiceover work for Ebay, Easyjet and Matalan among several others. She admits to watching with glee as kids fall over and gently hurt themselves in You’ve Been Framed Despite this. she does have a pair of nippers herself and is married to Steve Furst aka Lenny Beige. who is also the guy from the Orange ads. (Brian Donaldson)

I The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 5-8un 8 Jun.

your cheeks this Thursday evening. along with Jason Rouse. Aaron Counter. Jojo Sutherland and Rab Brown.

Edinburgh

Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde. 1 l2 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 9pm. £3. See Thu 5.

The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £7 (£6; 3 members). Mighty Raymond of Mearns comperes the hell out of the night. which features sterling work from Marian Pashley. Niall Browne and Dec (‘ustance

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