Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to comedy@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Sian Bevan. Indicates Listpicks entry
Glasgow
The Thursday Show The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £3). The line-up is yet to be announced but with .\l(‘ Raymond Mearns at the helm. it‘s bound to be a super night of comedy fun.
Peter Powers Pavilion Theatre. 121 Renfteld Street. 332 1846. £1 1 £13. Hypnotist act from Powers. who has beett called ‘the Ali (1 of stage hypnosis‘.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. 1f(i(' Building. 11 Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £12. (ilasgow Jongleurs continues on its merry way as lidinburgh burns. with fine performances frotn comedians such as ()wen O'Neill and Rob (‘ollins showing that the capital‘s not the only place with funnies. Dancing afterwards included in the ticket price. Bruce Devlin’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 6006055. 9pm. £10 (£9: £5 tnetnbers). Bruce scoots over from the capital to bring some of the best acts to (ilasgow's door. so there's no need to feel left out. Tonight’s offerings include: Vladimir Mc'l‘avish. Seytnour Mace. David 1.ongley and Dermot McMorrow.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jonglcurs. l7(i(‘ Building. 1 1 Renfrew Street. 0870 787 0707. 8pm. £15. See l-‘ri 1.
Bruce Devlin’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 6006055. 9pm. £12. More treats from 17ncle Bruce this evening. in a non-pervy way. with this line selection of l’ringe performers: Stewart 1.ee. l.iatn .\lullone. Jeff Kreisler and lileanor 'l'iernan.
Glasgow
Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l.'(i(' Building. 1 1 Renfrew Street. 0870 7870707. 8pm. £8. See liri 1.
Ha Ha Raw Comedy lvory Hotel.
Langside Avenue. Shawlands. 8.30pm. Free. A beautiful night of new comedy talent. headed up by a professional headliner and MC. tucked in the heart of the Shawland. The line-ups change weekly. but always get tltere early for a seat. Michael Redmond‘s Fringe Sunday The Stand. 333 thxllands Road. 0870 6006055. 9pm. £6 (£5; £1 members). Mr Redmond will deliver unto you a collection of line contediarts tip in Scotland for the Fringe every Sabbath. Tonight this collection includes Karl Spain. Tom Wrigglesworth and Terry Saunders. Amen.
Glasgow
Fringe Double Bill The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8pm. £7 (£3.50 members). Two of the tnost anticipated shows in the festival cotne to the Weedge: tnarvellous character cotnedy with Oh Shit. it's Mick Setgcuttt.’ followed by Seymour .\1ace's latest work: 'It'stmm'ntul: Bible Stories 'Iitlt/ by (m Idiot.
Glasgow
Red Raw’s Fringe The Stand. 333 \Voodlattds Road. 0870 600 605.5. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). John (iillick presents a selection of some of the new acts which have emerged frotn the Stand’s fabulous new talent night. A total bargain. with the chance to see sortie unknown getns.
Glasgow
Girls with Guns The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; £3.50 members). livery Wednesday during the l‘ringe. Zoe Lyons and Tiffany Stevenson will be taking over the (ilasgow Stand with a spankingly good female bill. with a token tnale on the bill. How utterly refreshing.
Glasgow
Bruce Morton’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6(155. 9pm. £8 (£7: £4 members). More highlights from the festival. this time presented by Bruce .‘vlotton. fora sneaky peek at top performers without the crowds. 'l‘onight features Jason (‘ook. Kevin Hayes and Sally-Ann Hayward.
Edinburgh Heresy The Jekyll (S; Hyde. 1 12 Hanover Street. 225 2022. 9pm. £3. Sec Thu 31.
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While Edinburgh dances to a Festival beat for much of August,
Glasgow’s Bard in the Botanics continues its annual programme with a visually stunning promenade production of one of Shakespeare’s richest comedies. Grab a picnic (or a brolly) and enjoy an evening in the company of clowns, heroes, villains, and, of course, the Bard’s wittiest
lovers, Beatrice and Benedick.
I Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, until Sat 2 Aug.
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Glasgow
I GILMOREHILL G12
9 University Avenue. 330 5522. lW(‘. WA]
B in The Park - Love’s Labours Lost l'titil Sat 2 Aug. 7.15pm. £5—£10. Following the huge success of 2007‘s 'Iivt'Ijth Night. the young people of the B in the Park Sumtner School are back with a rare opportunity to see one of Shakespeare‘s earliest plays. Love's- IxI/mm‘s 1.031.
I GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS
730 (ireat Western Road. 334 2422. [l’. W(‘. WA]
Bard in the Botanics: Much Ado About Nothing lfntil Sat 2 Aug. Times vary. £12 (£8). Pigtail-pulling fun with Beatrice and Benedick. as Shakespeare‘s battle of the sexes takes it outside.
I PAVILION THEATRE
121 Renlield Street. 332 1846. IH. WC. WA]
Peter Powers £1 1—£13. Hypnotism act from Powers. who has been called ‘the Ali G of stage hypnosis‘. Not by us. but at some point in his past. we‘re sure. Please note: midnight Sat show is over 21s only.
Battle of The Bulge Wed 6—Sat 16 Aug. 7.30pm (Wed 13 Aug & Sat 16 Aug mat 2pm). £1 1—£14.50. Join the fatbusters of Strathclyde Slimmers as they struggle to shed the pounds in this new comedy by Russel Lane.
I SCOTTISH YOUTH THEATRE The Old Sheriff Court. 105 Brunswick Street.
Hero Wed 6—Sat 9 Aug. 7.30pm. £10. Family ticket £26 (£6). New devised production by Scottish Youth Theatre. about daydreaming and fantasy lives.
I THEATRE ROYAL
282 Hope Street. 0870060 6647. IH. NGD. W(‘. WA]
Secrets Wed 6—Sat 9 Aug. See Kids listings.
I TRON THEATRE
63 Trongate. 552 4267. ]H. WC. WA] Slick (Previews) Fri l—Tue 5 Aug (not
Sun/Mon). 7pm. £8 (£6). On the outskirts of Glasgow a destitute tenement looms above the only crude oil supply in the city. a discovery that‘s about to rip its tiny. impoverished community apart. Literally. New work front Glasgow-based company Vox Motus. played out by five rude puppets and ten operators.
Oh! What 8 Lovely War Tue 5—Sat 9 Aug. 7.30pm. £10. Family ticket £26 (£6). Poignant anti-war musical. set during World War 1. performed by Scottish Youth Theatre.
I KING’S THEATRE
297 Bath Street. 0870060 6648. [H. W(‘. WA]
Disney’s High School Musical Mon 4- Sat 16 Aug. 7pm; 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £13.50 £33.50.
While we were all looking the other way. probably at sotne really cool stuff. this squeaky clean tale of perky singing teens becatne the biggest brand in the world. This is the touring stage show of the movie of the tie-in dolls. Or something.
He may be a mere 40 years of age, but there’s no question that Mr Lee is now one of the comics that all those young bucks look up to as a godfather of British stand-up. Proving that he truly is an honourable man of art, Stewie is turning his back on the bigger venues this Fringe and playing the Stand, here giving west coast fans the chance to chortle at his brilliant musings. The Stand, Glasgow, Sat 2 Aug.
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