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Wednesday 30
Glasgow Best of Irish Comedy The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £3). Michael Redmond introduces a beautiful selection of his funny countrymen (and woman) starring Brendan Dempsey, Stevie Cummins, Elaine Malcolmson and Andrew Ryan. Edinburgh Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). A congregation of some of the finest acts Scotland has to offer, all held together by firecracker host Susan Morrison. With Dougie Dunlop, Gary Little, Chris Forbes and Bob Graham. Fit O’ The Giggles Out with The Old Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). Established comedians try out their new material and test fresh ideas on an entirely unsuspecting audience.
Thursday 1
Glasgow ✽✽ FREE Bratchy and The Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz The
Arches Café Bar, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1035. 8pm. The Wee Man, YouTube superhero, and his brother-in-comedy- and-blood Bratchy present their monthly pub quiz with a difference. Expect comedy, tomfoolery and prizes. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). The ever- charming Joe Heenan comperes this weekend, with Brendan Dempsey, Andrew Ryan and joke machine Gus Tawse doing the comedy.
Edinburgh FREE Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 24. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Razor-tongued Bruce Devlin hosts this weekend, with affable Scottish headliner Dougie Dunlop. Also featuring Steve Cummins, Sean Grant and Daniel Webster.
Friday 2
Glasgow ✽✽ Famous for Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street,
0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. Comedy’s favourite young thing Daniel Sloss is joined by Simon Clayton and John Scott. There’ll be dancing afterwards, included in the ticket price. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). Pun- osauraus Tony Cowards joins the weekend’s line-up, with headliner Brendan Dempsey, Gus Tawse, Andrew Ryan and host Joe Heenan.
Edinburgh FREE Comedy Club at The Station Station Tavern, 316 Gorgie Road, 347 8955. 7.30–9.30pm. See Fri 25. Famous for Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. From £10. Ooh, they’ve gone all mysterious and booked a mystery special guest this weekend. They’ll be joining Stu Who?, Danny Buckler and Alistair Barrie. Maybe it’ll be Elton John? The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 1 for line-up.
Saturday 3
Glasgow ✽✽ Famous for Comedy Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew Street,
0844 844 0044. 8pm. From £12. See Fri 2. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 9pm. £13. See Fri 2 for line-up.
The man with the finest moustache in comedy opted to shave off that facial fuzz round about the Mike Wozniak time he got wed. And then, possibly for stand-up’s sake, he grew the thing straight back onto his face again. In anticipation of another stab at the Fringe with a solo show and sketch affair alongside Henry Paker under the Golden Lizard moniker, he comes our way to flex those comic muscles. ■ The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 24–Sun 27 Jun.
Edinburgh Famous for Comedy Highlight, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 0844 844 0044. 8.30pm. From £10. See Fri 2. Fit O’ The Giggles Upstairs Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 9pm. £5. See Sat 26. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £13. Razor- tongued See Thu 1 for line-up.
Sunday 4 Glasgow FREE Ha Ha Raw Comedy Ivory Hotel, Langside Avenue, Shawlands, 8.30pm. See Sun 27. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). Irish legend Michael Redmond is joined by some of the best quirky Scottish acts on the circuit, including Susan News Quiz Calman, Derek Johnston, Chloe Philip and Gus Lymburn.
Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch is it Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1pm. See Sun 27. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £1). As is fitting for the Sabbath, The Stand is playing host to The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III. Joining his unholiness are Scott Agnew and Sean Grant.
Monday 5
Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). Competitive improv like you’ve never seen before, under the control of warlord Billy Kirkwood. With Garry Dobson, Stuart Murphy, Chris Forbes and guests. Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558
7272. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Although Red Raw is known as the best showcase of new comedy talent in the land, keep your eyes peeled for more experienced acts road-testing their latest goodies too. Bargain entertainment.
Tuesday 6
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £2 (£1). Billy Kirkwood hosts this new act showcase, crammed full of hopeful comedians having a go behind the mic.
Edinburgh FREE Comedy Pow Wow The Illicit Still, 2 Brougham Street, Tollcross, 8.30pm. See Tue 29.
✽✽ Wicked Wenches The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6
(£5; members £3). A monthly celebration of fabulously funny female comedians, including regulars Susan Calman and AL Kennedy. July also features the darkly offbeat Danielle Ward, Janice Phayre and Chloe Philip. See My Comedy Hero.
Wednesday 7
Glasgow ✽✽ Wicked Wenches The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055.
8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). See Tue 6.
Edinburgh The Broken Windows Policy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). Ben Verth, Larah Bross, Caroline Robertson, Mike Walsh and Estoban MacGregor present their latest batch of high-octane sketches. Fit O’ The Giggles Out with The Old Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 30.
Thursday 8 Glasgow Whose Round is it Anyway? Highlight, UGC Building, 11 Renfrew
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✽✽ Alun Cochrane Quite simply one of the country’s most accomplished stand-ups takes on the Highlight crowd. And despite his Yorkshire burr, we can claim him as one of our own, given that he just so happened to be born in the Glasgow region. Highlight, Glasgow, Fri 25 & Sat 26 Jun. ✽✽ Des Dillon Tells Tall Tales The acclaimed Scottish author and playwright turns his hand to a bit of anecdotal stand-up. Like Gyles Brandreth but a bit more muscly. See 5 Things. Gilmorehill G12, Glasgow, Fri 25 Jun. ✽✽ Bratchy and the Wee Man’s Comedy Pub Quiz If you want to try to win a competition while being charmed by a Shaggy off Scooby-Doo! lookalike and mildly threatened by a trackied- up ASBO warrior, this might be the night for you. The Arches Café Bar, Glasgow, Thu 1 Jul. ✽✽ Daniel Sloss Yet another treat for the not-Jongleurs brigade as the soon-to-be ludicrously famous Fifer warms up for his latest all-too-young assault on the Fringe. Highlight, Glasgow, Fri 2 & Sat 3 Jul. ✽✽ Danielle Ward The somewhat individual (in a good way) Ms Ward frightens the horses over the course of a few evenings. Advice: leave your horse at home. See My Comedy Hero. The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 6, Thu 8 Jul; The Stand, Glasgow, Wed 7 Jul.
Street, 0844 844 0044. 8pm. £5. A new comedy improv show from Glasgow- based Q-Fusion, topped off with a 30- minute improvised play. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0870 600 6055. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Two of the highest energy women on the circuit join forces, namely host Susan Morrison and Janice Phayre. They’ll be performing along with Nick Revell, Mark Nelson and Daniel Webster.
Edinburgh FREE Heresy The Jekyll & Hyde, 112 Hanover Street, 225 2022. 9pm. See Thu 24.
✽✽ The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7;
members £4). Vladimir McTavish steps up as host this evening, with a brilliantly varied line-up in the shape of Wayne Deakin, Danielle Ward (see My Comedy Hero), Jojo Sutherland and Davey See.
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