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The original Blue Men are Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink. New YOrk street performers who established their own Club Nowhere outside the Copacabana in the late 1980s. Prevrously. they had hammered away at their plumbing pipes in liVing rooms and Central Park, once conducting a ‘luneral for the 8053' for the postmodern theories of art. Surprisingly.‘ they wrote on their website. ‘the funeral worked. The next day, artists all over the world agreed to stop making art based on these misguided concepts? Bravo!

The group have been plagued by labour relations controversres and in 2007‘ were placed on a boycott list at the request of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. Movrng Picture TechniCians, Artists and Allied Crafts. That's IATSE to yOu and 1.

They love rooftops, a common theme in their shows. Apparently. it's a metaphor for “following yOur bliss' En garde!

Filming IS due to begin soon on a big—screen musrcal venture which should be seen on an lmax 30 screen near you in 2010.

The group has expanded masswely from the original trio but they have strict reouirements about potential new recruits. Stipulations include being between 5ft 10in and Gft tin, haying an open attitude to eprOring ‘alternative acting skills' and possessing the capaCIty to 'let yOur ego go.” Being able to play pipes as drums and not Suffering from cyanophobia would no doubt also come in handy. Cyanophobia? That's a morbid fear of the colour blue. (Brian Donaldson)

SECC. Glasgow, Fri 22 May.

Edinburgh

Benefit in Aid of Barnardo’s Scotland The Stattd. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10. A bunch of lovely comedians giye tip their time for free to raise money to help yulnerable children and young people. Come and applaud the good kartna created by Seymour .Mace. Ro Campbell. Daniel Sloss arid Stephen Callaghan.

Glasgow

90 Caliber Comedy Presents. . .

Piy'o Piy'o. 15 Waterloo Street. 564 8100. 8pm. £7 (two tickets £ 101. Aussie cowboy Ro Campbell comperes this fair evening of top drawer comedy. with pert'omtances front Gary Tank Commander. Mark Nelson and Paul Pine.

42 THE LIST 14—28 May 2009

Ding Dong Comedy Club Mcl’habhs. 23 Sartdytord Place. 221 (1770 8 30pm £2 .-\ night of tip-and-comers. including host l)ayey See and promising young things such as John (iay in. Mikey Adams and Dec (’ustance. with headliner (iary little.

The Thursday Show The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm £8 (£7. members £4 1. :\ weekend of comedy. from biting gags to surreal ramblings of toy. with M(' Bruce l)c\lin. Neil 1)e|amcre. Seymour Mace. Scan (irant and Robert (iraham.

Edinburgh Heresy Jekyll is Hyde. 112

llanoyer Street. 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 14.

The Thursday Show The Stand. 5

York Place. 558 7272. ()pm. £8 (£7; members £41. Michael Smiley arid Alun (‘ochrane are tip tn lidinburgh show ing how comedy cart be done. in a w eckertd which also features some of Scotland‘s finest: M(' Joe lleenan. (ills 'l'awse and Ailsa Johnston.

Glasgow Blue Man Group Sl-'.(‘('. lixhibition Way. l‘innieston. 0844 305 4000. 7.30pm. £30.50. Want to find out How to be u .lleeusrur'.’ The aqua ntarinc chaps rey cal all. See 5 Things. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(' Building. 1 1 Rentrew Street. 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. John Mann. Victor Daniel. Stcy'e (iribbin and Keyin (iildea are all here and ready to yell ottt funny tltirigs to cheer you up. There‘s eyen dancing afterwards. The Friday Show The Stand. 333 \Yoodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; tnembers £51. See Thu 21.

Edinburgh ltsy Kabarett The Voodoo Rooms. 19a \Vesl Register Street. 556 7060. 7.30pm. £10. Alternative Variety entertainment. including comedy from Mme Myf‘anwy' and Alan Sharp. as well as pretty ladies and sotne boys bobbing about being flexible. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. ()mni ('cntre. (irecnside Place. 0844 844 0044. 7.45pm. From £1 1. Brendans Dempsey and Riley head to the Jongleurs stage. along with Papa (‘J arid Mark Walker. Have a wee dance alter.

The Friday Show The Stand. 5

York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 21.

Glasgow

Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs. l'(i(‘ Building. 1 1 Renl'rew Street. 0844 8440044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 22. The Saturday Show The Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870600 6055. 8.30pm. £13. See Thu 2|.

Edinburgh The Saturday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 9pm. £13. See Thu 21.

Glasgow

Ha Ha Raw Comedy ly'ory' Hotel. Langside Ayenue. Shawlands. 8.30pm. See Sun 17. Bank Holiday Special The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 08706006055. 8.30pm. £8 (£6; members £1). It's still an evening with host Michael Redmond. but tomorrow‘s another one of those era/y Bank Holidays. so enjoy it. With Neil Delamere. Seymour Mace. Sean Grant and Robert Graham.

Edinburgh Whose Lunch is it Anywafl The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 17. Bank Holiday Special The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £1 1. The weekend just

carries on smiling. with host Joe Heenan. .»\lun ('ochranc. (ius Taw sc. :\ll\.l Johnston arid Michael Smiley.

Glasgow

Dance Money Boy, Dance! The

Stand. 33.3 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055. 8 30pm. £4. They 'ye got a well- deserycd lollowlng. S0 go and see what the fuss is all about as Raymond Meams. Paul Pine and Allen ('halmers pertorm a winning combination of sketches. stand-up arid tmproy.

Edinburgh

Fit 0' The Giggles Absolute Beginners Beehiye lnn. (irassmarkct. 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1 i. The ladies are ruling the new comedy roost this eycning. as M(‘ Jane Walker brings its some of Scotland's new er acts as well as headliner Joio Sutherland.

Red Raw The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Billy Kirkwood chiy \ les along a selection ol newer comedy acts as they try to set the world alight. Even if it's by chucking a grenade and running away.

Glasgow

How's Your Wibbly Wobbly Wonder? Pavilion Theatre. 121 Renlicld Street. 3321846. 7.30pm. £17.50 £10

(£16 £17.50). Brendan ()'(‘arro|1 returns to his stand-up comedy roots.

Red Raw The Stand. 33.3 Wmidlands Road. (1870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1 1. Once more unto the breach. dear friends. for a night of" cheap-ass comedy ol varying quality bttt constant entertainment. With Proper (irown-l 'p (‘omcdian Scott Agnew.

Edinburgh Topical Thunder The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). l)cs ('larke. Susan (‘alman and Vladimir Mc'layish tackle the world of politics and

news iii an eyening ot‘ stand-up. sketches. satire and Salttres

Glasgow

How's Your Wibbly Wobbly Wonder? Paytlton Tileallc. l2l Rentield Street. 3321846 7 30pm £12.50 £1"

(flit {12501 See Tue 20

Best oi Irish Comedy The Stand. 333 Woodlands Rthltl. lltS-fll hill N155 .5 .illplll £7 (£6i. Ptit on yet best littbliner accent (or pinch your rtose and tnake it Belfastl and go attd watch these treats from the litnerald Isle ()wen O'Neill. Robbie Honham attd Michael Redmond

Edinburgh

Best oi Scottish Comedy The Stand. 5 York Place. 553 7222 8 30pm £6 (£5. members £31. ('elebrate all that's ace about local comedy. w itlt host Joe lleenan as he Presents Kim Mac.-\skt||. ('hris l-‘otbcs. Mark liratchpiece and the legendary Bruce Morton.

Glasgow

How's Your Wibbly Wobbly Wonder? Paytlion Theatre. 121 Rentield Street. 3321846. 7.30pm. £17.50 £1”

(£16 £17501. See Tue 26.

The Thursday Show The Stand. 333 Woodlands Road. 0870 600 6055 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4i. Susan Morrison w hips the acts and audience into shape as she introduces Dougie Dunlop. Steyen Hick. Robbie lionham and (iarry 1)obson.

Edinburgh

Heresy Jekyll ts Hyde. 112 Hanover Street. 225 2022. ‘)pm. See Thu 14. The Thursday Show The Stand. 5 York Place. 558 7272. 0pm. £8 (£7; members £4). ()h for lteayen's sake. stop grumbling and start the w eekcnd early with bttchalron Bruce 1)ey ltn and acts ()w en ()‘Netll. Parrot. Morgan Jones and Dec (‘ustance

The man who used to do stand-up in a comfy sitting down position with a CalMyBluff-style bell beside him and made probably the best joke about unemployed estate agents at last year’s Fn’nge heads north once more. Here, he’ll deliver a short set as a precursor to an August 09 assault, when he will be musing upon his life as a night-time daydreamer. The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 27—Sun 24 May.