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UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. See Mon 15.

✽✽ The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road,

0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £12. See Mon 15. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £5. See Sat 13.

✽✽ SNOjoke Xscape Braehead, Kings Inch Road, Braehead, 0871 222

5672. 9pm. Price tbc. Rob Kane, Martin McAllister, Iain Stirling, Mikey Adams and Billy Kirkwood all feature in this comedy night with a chilly edge. Woodlands Bumper Value Comedy Club Uisge Beatha, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 564 1596. 9pm. £6 (£4). See Sat 13.

Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. See Mon 15.

✽✽ Craig Hill’s Alternative Christmas Message Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 8pm. £13 (£5–£8). See Fri 19. The Stand Christmas Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12. See Mon 15.

Sunday 21 Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. Janey Godley and Des Clarke are joined by Steve Harris in a bid to improve your weekend with the power of mucky jokes. They’re joined on Sunday and Monday by the marvellous Daliso Chaponda. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). Redmond adds to the cheer of the season by bringing forth a selection of comedy gold in his traditional Sunday night slot. Improbabble The Liquid Ship, 171–175 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 9pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 14.

Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 14. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. Another few days of top comedy from Jongleurs before it all shuts up for Chrimbo. Martin Bigpig, Mat Reed and Dougie Dunlop are your three wise men.

✽✽ Jimmy Carr: Joke Technician Playhouse, 18–22 Greenside Place, 0870 606 3424. 8pm. £20. More from the deadpan one with his wee fleshy face and beautifully bleak one-liners. See 5 Things.

✽✽ Reginald D Hunter Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272.

8.30pm. £10 (£8). For one evening only, The Stand is handed over to the mighty Reg D. Monday 22

Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. See Sun 21. Red Raw Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2. The Stand presents their pick of the new talent which has been showcased in this year’s Red Raw. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044 . 7.30pm. From £8. See Sun 21. Fit O’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners The Mercat, 28 West Maitland Street, 225 3861. 8.30pm. £2. MC Keara Murphy introduces more of the new comedians entertaining the circuit, in a top value night of jokes and stuff. With headliner Siân Bevan. Red Raw Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. A petite selection of the cream of the Red Raw

crop, headed up by seasoned professionals Susan Morrison and Joe Heenan.

Tuesday 23

Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. See Sun 21. Red Raw Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 22. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. See Sun 21. Red Raw Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. Susan Calman hosts this evening’s dedication to some fine new talent.

Thursday 25 Edinburgh Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. £3. See Thu 11.

Saturday 27

Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. A quartet of fine talent are performing this evening: Scott Agnew, Des Clarke, Dougie Dunlop and Tom Stade. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £5. See Sat 13. Hootfest The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £12 (£10). So, you’ve eaten your turkey, broken your presents and need entertainment that doesn’t involve Back to the Future 2? Try The Stand, where Joe Heenan is compering, and fine acts such as Des Clarke, Gary Little and Chris Forbes are on hand. Woodlands Bumper Value Comedy Club Uisge Beatha, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 564 1596. 9pm. £6 (£4). See Sat 13. Edinburgh Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. Cheer up that weird bit between Christmas and Hogmanay with a spot of comedy, from fine Scottish acts JoJo Sutherland and Stu Who?

Sunday 28

Glasgow Hootfest The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £12 (£10). See Sat 27. Improbabble The Liquid Ship, 171–175 Great Western Road, 331 1901. 9pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 14. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 14. Hootfest The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10). The Stand is here to brighten up your festive period with the fabulous Hootfest line-up: MC Bruce Devlin, Kevin Bridges, Ro Campbell and Wendy Wason.

Monday 29

Glasgow Hootfest The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £12. See Sat 27. Edinburgh Fit O’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners The Mercat, 28 West Maitland Street, 225 3861. 8.30pm. £2. Cheer up that wee bit between Christmas and New Year with some comedy from Absolute Beginners Grande Dame Keara Murphy, headliner Dave Heffron and a selection of shiny new acts. Hootfest The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10). See Sun 28.

Tuesday 30

Glasgow Hootfest The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £12. See Sat 27. Edinburgh Hootfest The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10). See Sun 28.

Wednesday 31

Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. Glasgow comedy is being represented beautifully this new year, with Raymond Mearns and Kevin Bridges flying the flag. They’re joined by Dave Williams for a laughter- fuelled start to 2009. Hootfest The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £19.50 (£17.50). See Sat 27. Ha Ha Hogmanay Maggie May’s, 50 Trongate, Merchant City, 548 1350. 9.30pm. Price tbc. Bring in the new year with the chaps who took the top three places in this year’s Scottish Comedian of the Year awards, namely: Scott Agnew, Teddy and Keir McAllister. MC Alan Anderson will be there rousing the rabbles. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 14. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. Make a Happy Hogmanay even funnier by watching Martin Bigpig, Janey Godley, Tom Stade and Smug Roberts. Hogmanay Hootfest! The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £19.50 (£17.50; members £12). Bruce Devlin, Wendy Wason, Kevin Bridges and Ro Campbell help you see in the New Year with style. After the show you can pop out to watch the Hogmanay fireworks, then come back and party till 2am.

Thursday 1 Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 14. Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. £3. See Thu 11. Hootfest The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12. See Sun 28.

Friday 2

Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 14. Saturday 3

Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. Start the year as you mean to go on, as Jongleurs presents a selection of top comedians that they’ve lured into their den. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £5. See Sat 13. Woodlands Bumper Value Comedy Club Uisge Beatha, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 564 1596. 9pm. £6 (£4). See Sat 13. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 14. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 7.30pm. From £8. See Sat 3. Hootfest The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12. See Sun 28.

Sunday 4 Glasgow Improbabble The Liquid Ship, 171–175

Comedy

Great Western Road, 331 1901. 9pm. £4 (£3). See Sun 14. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 14. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). MC Susan Calman is in the house for the first Sunday night festivities of the new year. To celebrate, she’s introducing Joe Heenan, Dave Strong, Gordon Alexander, Iain Stirling and Mr Nick Morrow.

Monday 5

Glasgow Dance Monkey Boy, Dance The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4. Back after a festive break, the Monkey Boys (Raymond Mearns, Allen Chalmers and Paul Pirie) return with more gags, improv and sketches. Edinburgh Fit O’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners The Mercat, 28 West Maitland Street, 225 3861. 8.30pm. £2. Absolute Beginners strides into 2009 with a vengeance, with more exciting new acts, MC Keara Murphy and headliner Jay Lafferty. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. The 2009 Red Raw term opens up with a sparkly new selection of young comedy lambs giving it a bash, headed up by Billy Kirkwood and Matt Price.

Tuesday 6

Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1 members) Viv Gee and Scott Agnew help pave the way for another wave of new comedy careers in this new talent night.

Edinburgh ✽✽ Wicked Wenches The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Zoe Lyons heads up this month’s exhibition of the best female comedy talent in the land, with regular host Susan Calman, AL Kennedy and Eilidh MacAskill.

Wednesday 7

Glasgow ✽✽ Wicked Wenches The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055.

8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3) See Tue 6.

Edinburgh The Stand Improv The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£2.50 members). Stuart Murphy and Garry Dobson let their minds and imaginations roam across the fields of comedy, to the improvisational gold at the foot of the rainbow of mirth.

Thursday 8

Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £5). Get thyself to The Stand to see the very marvellous raconteur Jason John Whitehead, who’s joined by compere Scott Agnew, Silky, Rab Brown and Michael Adams. Edinburgh Fit O’ The Giggles @ The Argyle The Argyle Bar, 15–17 Argyle Place , 221 9759. 9pm. £3 (£2). See Thu 11. Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. £3. See Thu 11. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). The charming veteran Simon Bligh leads this evening’s line-up, in the company of MC Raymond Mearns, Zoe Lyons and Jeff O’Boyle.

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