{COMEDY} Day Planner
Brian Donaldson helps plan your day between The Lunchtime Club and The Late Show Noon
The Lunchtime Club Spot the stars of tomorrow with some funnies at food- time. The Tron, 556 5375, 6–28 Aug (not 16, 23), 12.30pm, £7 (£5). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £4. Milo McCabe Character comedy in a spoof chat show setting. Featuring big- cat wrestler Philberto. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–28 Aug (not 15), 12.45pm, £7.50–£8.50 (£6.50–£7.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £5.
1pm
Scott Agnew’s Scottish Breakfast Chat Show The former Scottish Comedian of the Year gets a bit chatty. Cabaret Voltaire, 226 0000, 5–29 Aug, 1pm, £7 (£5). Kieran and the Joes If the phrase ‘come as an audience, leave as a team’ doesn’t make your blood run cold, this is the show for you. The Store, 556 5375, 6–28 Aug (not 16), 1.20pm, £8.50 (£7). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £5.
2pm
Mike Newall The northern comic brings on his Get Better Box. Pop along to find out what the devil that is. The Caves, 556 5375, 6–28 Aug (not 17), 2.40pm, £5–£8 (£7). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £5. Meryl O’Rourke Meryl discusses what constitutes a Bad Mother. Underbelly, 0844 545 8252, 6–28 Aug (not 15), 2.45pm, £9–£10 (£8–£9). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £5.
3pm
Morgan & West What the world needs now is a pair of Crime Solving Magicians. Step forward, M&W. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–28 Aug (not 17), 3.30pm, £9.50–£10.50 (£8.50–£9.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £6. Simon Munnery Poems, jokes and unique observations from the Fringe favourite. The Stand, 558 7272, 5–29 Aug (not 15), 3.40pm, £10 (£8). The Tim Vine Chat Show A chat show experience with the best puns of the Fringe. That much is pretty well guaranteed. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–29 Aug (not 10, 17), 3.45pm, £12.50–£13.50 (£11–£12.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £7. 4pm
Conor O’Toole The very laidback young Irish comic brings us his second Fringe hour, this one is his Manual of Style. Will it suit you, sir? The Store, 556 5375, 6–28 Aug (not 16), 4pm, £7.50 (£6.50). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £5. Luke Wright With his Cynical Ballads, the Aisle 16 leader gets semi-serious about the state of our nation. Underbelly, 0844 545 8252, 6–28 Aug (not 16), 4.15pm, £9.50–£10.50 (£8.50–£9.50). Previews 4 & 5 Aug, £6. 44 THE LIST 4–11 Aug 2011
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Terry Alderton Impersonations, physicality and jolly banter. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–28 Aug (not 15), 9.20pm, £10.50–£12 (£9–£10.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £6. Glenn Wool The Canadian ramble- rouser returns after being away for far too long. Assembly George Square, 623 3030, 6–29 Aug (not 15), 9.30pm, £12–£14 (£10.50–£13). Previews until 5 Aug, £6.50. Ali Cook More of that magicky stuff, under the somewhat grand title of Principles and Deceptions. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–29 Aug (not 10, 17), 9.30pm, £12–£13 (£11–£12). Previews until 5 Aug, £6.
Scott Capurro’s Position Of all the chat shows in town (and there be plenty), this one will assuredly involve the cattiest and most hilarious insults. Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–29 Aug, 4.15pm, £10–£11 (£9–£10). Previews until 5 Aug, £6. 5pm
Jessica Ransom Multi-character fare from an act who has past form at that kind of caper. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–29 Aug (not 15), 5.10pm, £9–£10 (£8–£9). Previews until 5 Aug, £5. Maff Brown The curly-haired one may just have written the most intriguing title of the year: Pacman is Actually Allergic to Ghosts. But will his show even mention any of that stuff? Gilded Balloon Teviot, 622 6552, 6–29 Aug (not 15), 5.15pm, £9–£10 (£8–£9). Previews until 5 Aug, £5. Ahir Shah A rising star of the scene who did a two-hander with Alex Maple a couple of years back. Here he delivers a predictive text with Astrology. Udderbelly’s Pasture, 0844 545 8252, 6–29 Aug, 5.25pm, £8.50–£9.50 (£7–£8). Previews until 5 Aug, £5.
6pm
Caroline Mabey One Minute Silence is Mabey’s effort this year. Presumably with 59 minutes of chatty banter on top. The Caves, 556 5375, 7–28 Aug (not 17), 6.15pm, £9–£10 (£8–£9). Previews 4–6 Aug, £6 (£5). NewsRevue If current affairs satire is your bag, you won’t get any better than this lot. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–28 Aug (not 16), 6.20pm, £12.50–£15 (£11–£14). Previews until 5 Aug, £9. Alun Cochrane Another solid Fringe performer is in town as the Glasgow- born Yorkshireman drops Moments of Alun on our tiny heads. The Stand, 558 7272, 5–29 Aug (not 15), 6.50pm, £10.
7pm
Lights! Camera! Improvise! Judging by the number of five and four- stars chucked at The Scat Pack, this is one improvvy show not to miss. Unless you simply can’t stand that sort of thing, of course. C, 0845 260 1234, until 29 Aug (not 16), 7.15pm, £9.50–£11.50 (£5.50–£9.50). Milton Jones A short run from the maestro of the daft one-liner with his Lion Whisperer. Which, yes, you’ll be shouting from the rooftops about. Assembly Hall, 623 3030, 4–11 Aug, 7.30pm, £15. Francesca Martinez You may have seen her either in Grange Hill or Extras but the stand-up stage is where Ms Martinez does her finest work. The Stand V, 558 7272, 5–28 Aug (not 8, 15, 22), 7.35pm, £9 (£8). How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse This may well be the show offering the best advice on the Fringe. Zoo Southside, 662 6892, 5–27 Aug, 7.45pm, £8 (£7). 8pm
Andrew Lawrence ‘Ignore me’ catchphrased his character in Ideal, but there’s little chance of him being sidestepped by audiences and critics with his umpteenth Fringe hour. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–28 Aug, 8pm, £11–£12.50 (£9.50–£11). Previews until 5 Aug, £5. Pete Firman Some magical Jiggery Pokery from the excellent comical illusionist. Pleasance Dome, 556 6550, 6–28 Aug, 8.30pm, £12–£14 (£10.50–£12.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £6. Richard Herring What is Love Anyway? ponders one of the Fringe’s finest mainstays. We daren’t say veteran. That would just be wrong. Udderbelly’s Pasture, 0844 545 8252, 6–29 Aug, 8.50pm, £12.50–£14.50 (£10.50–£12.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £8.
10pm
Alive and Breathing . . . Almost Lynn Ruth Miller is described as a ‘78- year-old cougar on the prowl’. Which is more than enough for us. Apex City Hotel, 243 3596, 6–28 Aug, 10pm, £7 (£5). Paul Sinha He was recently heard discussing identity on the wireless; this August, he’ll be Looking at the Stars. The Stand III & IV, 558 7272, 5–28 Aug (not 15), 10.40pm, £9 (£8). The Boom Jennies The three comical ladies have a Blowout in the name of sketch show artistry. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–28 Aug (not 15), 10.45pm, £9–£10 (£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £5. 11pm
Men of War Late-night sketch fun from the likes of Stephen ‘Toulson and Harvey’ Harvey and David Schaal (Jay’s dad from The Inbetweeners). Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 6–28 Aug (not 17), 11pm, £9–£10 (£7.50–£8.50). Previews until 5 Aug, £5. Rich Hall’s Hoedown An hour and a half almost every night with Rich and his muso pals including Antonio Forcione and Nick Pynn. Pleasance Courtyard, 556 6550, 5–28 Aug (not 15), 11.15pm, £15–£17 (£13.50–£15.50). Previews until 4 Aug, £11. Pokermen Some comics take time out from being funny to play cards. And also be funny. Assembly George Square, 623 3030, 5–28 Aug (not 7–10, 15–17, 22–24), 11.59pm, £10. Midnight
Last Orders Sketches and satire from some up-and-comers. C eca, 0845 260 1234, until 29 Aug, midnight, £7.50–£9.50 (£6.50–£8.50). The Late Show They can’t guarantee them showing up this year, but this late- night phatasmagoria of stand-up has featured the household-surname likes of McIntyre, Noble, O’Briain and Byrne. Jason or Ed? We’re not sure. Underbelly, 0844 545 8252, 5–28 Aug (not 8–10, 15–17, 22–24), 12.35am, £10.50–£14.50 (£9.50–£13.50).