Comedy Sunday 21
Glasgow International Comedy Festival Big Lunchtime Comedy Chat Show Sloan’s, 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street, 0844 395 4005. 1pm. £3 (£8 (inc lunch)). See Sat 20. Glasgow Kids Comedy Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 3pm. £4. See Sat 20. Tony Law The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). Inventive, free-thinking comedy. Frankie Boyle King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 8pm. £21.50. See Thu 18. Mitch Benn Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £12 (£10). Funny tunes from Radio 4’s Benn. An Evening with Jim Bowen Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £20. Yes, it’s that Jim Bowen. David Kay Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). Ramble around the Kay’s head as he Gets Dynamic. FREE Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. The best performers from this weekly gig gather together under host Alan Anderson. McPhabb-ulous Comedy McPhabbs, 23 Sandyford Place, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £5. See Thu 18. Stand Up @ Sloan’s Sloan’s, 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 18. Teddy Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). In I’ve Got More Jokes Than You. Weird’s Way Take Two The Universal, 57–59 Sauchiehall Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Tribute to Tom Weir with Vladimir McTavish and Derek Johnston. Comedy Out WEST West Brewery Bar and Restaurant, 4 Binnie Place, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £8 (£6). See Thu 18. COMEDY CLASS ACTS
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Craig Campbell The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £8 (£7). Canadian raconteur. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. Hot food at The Stand, while improv wizards Stu & Garry entertain. John Bishop The Stand, 5 York Place, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). See Sat 20.
Monday 22
Glasgow International Comedy Festival Comedy Unit Presents: Short Cuts to Comedy Writing Gilmorehill G12, 29 University Avenue, University of Glasgow, 330 5522. 7pm. £5. Niall Clark, Senior Script Editor at the Comedy Unit, discusses comedy writing for TV and radio. Tom Wrigglesworth The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Wrigglesworth recounts his Open Return Letter to Richard Branson. Hardeep Singh Kholi King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £14.50. Charm, chat and live cooking. Best of Red Raw 2010 The Universal, 57–59 Sauchiehall Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £5. Top picks from a year’s worth of the new talent nights. Raymond Mearns The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £8 (£7). Tonight, Mearns is Easy, Sleazy ‘n’ a Wee Bit Cheesy. Edinburgh Fit O’ The Giggles Absolute Beginners Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2 (£1). Hosted by Jim Park, with headliners Stu & Garry. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Only £2 for a whole heap of acts and host Siân Bevan.
Tuesday 23
Glasgow International Comedy Festival DiScOmBoBuLaTe The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Ian MacPherson hosts another outing of the literary/comedy evening. Vladimir McTavish The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). Vlad brings back The Top 50 Greatest Scots of All Time Ever.
✽✽ Sean Lock King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm.
£18.50 (£17). See preview, opposite. Pete Johansson Universal Bar, 57–59 Sauchiehall Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). PJ’s Naked Pictures of My Life. Susan Morrison Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Morrison takes a look at the F words.
✽✽ Dan Antopolski The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £10 (£8). In Silent But Deadly.
Edinburgh Pleasance Comedy The Pleasance Cabaret Bar, 60 Pleasance, 556 6550. 8pm. £5 (£4). Comedy in Studentland. Benefit in Aid of Edinburgh People’s Festival The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £7 (£4). Bruce Morton, Keir McAllister, Jojo Sutherland and Mark Nelson in Laugh? I Nearly Voted!
Wednesday 24 Glasgow International Comedy Festival Isma Almas The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). Taboos covered in Isma Almas Bombs. Electric Tales The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £6 (£4). Comedy and storytelling collide. Rhod Gilbert King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £16.50. In The Cat that Looked Like Nicholas Lyndhurst. Bratchy Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Mr Bratchpiece in Beer, Loathing and Lost Wages. Rob Rouse Universal Bar, 57–59
Sauchiehall Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). Rouse tells about My Family and the Dog that Scared Jesus. Louis Ramey The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £8 (£7). Jet-setting Ramey drops in.
Edinburgh ✽✽ Lee Mack Festival Theatre, 13/29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 8pm.
£18.50. Banter on Mack’s huge live tour.
✽✽ Dan Antopolski The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£8).
See Tue 23. Fit O’ The Giggles Out with The Old Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). New material from experienced acts.
Thursday 25
Glasgow International Comedy Festival Big Lunchtime Comedy Chat Show Sloan’s, 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street, 0844 395 4005. 1pm. £3 (£8 (inc lunch)). See Sat 20. Stand Up Drink Up: Comedy Crawl Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 7.30pm. £9 (£7). See Thu 18. FREE Bratchy & The Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. A larger than life comedy pub quiz. Capitol Improv Games Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. Impromptu sketches. Dave Gorman King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £18.50. Mirthful cycling-based stories and jokes. David Longley The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £8 (£7). Life-changing stuff in No Going Back. Elvis McGonagall The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £8 (£7). Poetry in One Man and His Doggerel. Zombie Science: 1Z Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £2.50. See Thu 18. A Shed Loada Laughs! The Shed, 26 Langside Avenue, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £2. Des Clarke fronts this show. Carl Donnelly Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). A masterclass in chilled comedy chats. Comedy Corner The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £5 (£3). See Thu 18. Go Laugh @ The Inn The Inn, Station Road, Bearsden, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £6. Another great Go Button laugh fest. Impact Arts: Get Set, Stand Up Showcase The Universal, 57–59 Sauchiehall Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £5. Impact comedy course showcase.
✽✽ John Gavin Uisge Beatha, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005.
8.30pm. £8 (£6). In The A–Z of Parenting. McPhabb-ulous Comedy McPhabbs, 23 Sandyford Place, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £5. See Thu 18. Phil Differ Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £6 (£5). Differ experiences Middle-Aged Man Blues. Scott Agnew Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8. PRIDE (In the Name of Love). Stand Up @ Sloan’s Sloan’s, 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£5). See Thu 18. Comedy Out WEST West Brewery Bar and Restaurant, 4 Binnie Place, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £8 (£6). See Thu 18. Janey Godley Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £12 (£10). Get subsumed into Godley’s World. Magners Festival Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 10pm. £10 (£8). See Thu 18.
Glasgow Slumdog Stand Up Slumdog Bar & Kitchen, 410 Sauchiehall Street, 7.30pm. £19.95 (inc meal). See Thu 18.
The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Host Joe Heenan brings us Wil Hodgson and a turn from Louis Ramey.
Friday 26 Glasgow International Comedy Festival Big Lunchtime Comedy Chat Show Sloan’s, 62 Argyle Arcade, 108 Argyle Street, 0844 395 4005. 1pm. £3 (£8 (inc lunch)). See Sat 20. Universal Comedy, The Clinic Gilmorehill G12, 29 University Avenue, University of Glasgow, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £5. Comedy therapy from Jojo Sutherland, Steven Dick and other guests. Adam Bloom The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.45pm. £10. Chirpy and slick laughs. Bumper Value Comedy Southside The Shed, 26 Langside Avenue, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £8 (£6). See Fri 19. Craig Hill Oran Mor, 731–735 Great Western Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £12.50 (£10). See Sat 20. Famous for Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Dougie Dunlop and Mark Walker are joined by Matt Kirshen. Half Price Comedy Club Uisge Beatha, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £7 (£6). See Fri 19. Jimmy Carr SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £22.50. The Master of the Dark Gag. Neil McFarlane Capitol, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £6. In Still in Search of a USP. Paul Merton’s Impro Chums King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £15.50–£19.50. Wit in adundance. Rich Hall and Otis Lee Crenshaw The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £15. Deadpan comedian. The Penny Dreadfuls 2010 The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £8 (£7). Clever sketches. £5 Festival Funnies Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, Merchant City, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £5. See Fri 19. Bumper Value Comedy: World Series Challenges Arta, 62 Albion Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.15pm. £9 (£7). See Fri 19. Parrot The Buff Club, 142 Bath Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). In DIY. The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek The Universal, 57–59 Sauchiehall Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £7 (£6). A sketch show with 80s power ballads. Wicked Wenches Special Glasgow Women’s Library, 2nd Floor, 81 Parnie Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£5). Susan Calman and co join forces to raise funds for the Glasgow Women’s Library. Zoe Lyons Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £9 (£7). Her latest show is Miss Machismo. ABC Comedy with Andy, Barry and Chris The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £6 (£4). Three genuinely talented up-and-doing-it-ers. Comedy Out WEST West Brewery Bar and Restaurant, 4 Binnie Place, 0844 395 4005. 9pm. £8 (£6). See Thu 18. Scott Capurro Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £12 (£10). Scott Capurro is in Stitches. David Heffron The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 10.15pm. £6 (£5). Don’t look for hugs in Don’t Think Because I Understand, I Care. Jerry Sadowitz King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 10.30pm. £15.50–£19.50. Magic and bad taste jokes. Magners Festival Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 10.30pm. £12 (£10). See Thu 18. Half Price Comedy Club Late ‘n’ Loud Uisge Beatha, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 10.40pm. £7 (£6). See Fri 19.
Edinburgh The Penny Dreadfuls Bedlam Theatre, 11b Bristo Place, 225 9893. 8pm. £6 (£4.50); £4 for members. A visit from the scrumptious sketch troupe. Edinburgh Famous for Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. From £10. Jonathan Mayer, Mike Wilkinson, Harvey Oliver and Smug