Comedy
Best of Irish Comedy The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £3). Michael Redmond introduces Stevie Commins, Simon O’Keefe and Kieran Lawless.
Edinburgh ✽✽ Jeremy Hardy Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 8pm.
£15 (£5). See Tue 29. Beatnik Comedy The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8.30pm. £3 (students £2). Comedy newbies presided over by a pro. Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Janey Godley represents Scottish wit tonight.
Thursday 31
Glasgow Comedy Night The Lee, 100 St James Road, 564 1218. 8.30pm. £5. Bringing up-and-comers to the fore and featuring the occasional pro. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Belly laughs from Mark Nelson, Stevie Cummins, Julian Deane, Susie McCabe and host Bruce Devlin. Edinburgh Gong Show The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 8–10pm. £3. See Thu 24. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Carl Donnelly with Simon
O’Keefe and host Stu Murphy. Friday 1
Glasgow The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 31 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Janey Godley, Michael Fabbri, Ro Campbell and Raymond Mearns. Edinburgh Friday Night Live The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 8pm. £8. See Fri 25. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £5–£7. Top local and visiting comedians tickle your funny bone in an entirely appropriate way. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 31 for line-up.
Saturday 2 Glasgow Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8.15pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 26. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 1. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 31 for line-up.
Edinburgh Saturday Night Live The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 8pm. £10. See Fri 25. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £5–£7. See Fri 1. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 31 for line-up.
Sunday 3 Glasgow Bank Holiday Special The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). Enjoy the regal talents of Mark Nelson, Stevie Cummins, Julian Deane, Susie McCabe and Michael Redmond. FREE Fresh Meat The Butterfly and the Pig, 153 Bath Street, 221 7711. 8.30pm. See Sun 27.
Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 27.
✽✽ Junior Melting Pot The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 4.30pm. £5
(£4). The talented Lyceum Youth Theatre gang tackle some sketches. See preview. FREE Prize Comedy Constitution Bar, 48 Constitution Street, Leith, 538 9374. 8–10.30pm. Keir McAllister, Ben Verth, Obie and host Steven Davidson bring the laughs. Bank Holiday Special The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£9). Celebrate the Jubilee with Carl
Donnelly, Simon O’Keefe, Pam Ford and Stu Murphy. Monday 4
Glasgow ✽✽ Frankie Boyle: Work in Progress The Stand, 333
Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 6pm. £10. See Mon 28. Dishonourable Subjects The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10. Comedy and music poking fun at the whole royal shebang. Proceeds go to Scottish Left Review.
Edinburgh Comedy Variety Show City Café, 19 Blair Street, 220 0125. 8–10.30pm. £3 (£2; £1 if booked in advance through lastminute.com). See Mon 28. The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. New talent and material night with the occasional old-timer dropping by. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 28, but with Pam Ford.
Tuesday 5 Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 29. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 29, but with Ro Campbell.
Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 4.
✽✽ Wicked Wenches The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Gather round for Sally-Anne Hayward, Debra-Jane Appelby and Tanyalee Davis, hosted by Jojo Sutherland.
Wednesday 6
Glasgow ✽✽ Frankie Boyle: Work in Progress The Stand, 333
Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 6pm. £10. See Mon 28. New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 07909 822841. 8–10.30pm. £3. See Wed 30. FREE The Hazzard of Dukes Dukes Bar, 41 Old Dumbarton Road, 339 7821. 8.30pm. Antony Murray hosts new acts and established headliners to hilarious effect.
✽✽ Wicked Wenches The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335
SKETCH SHOW JUNIOR MELTING POT The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 3 Jun
Perhaps it’s been a side effect of the old showbusiness adage about not working with children or animals, but when you see kids in comedy sketch shows, we are usually asked to laugh at youngsters saying things that adults might say (more often than not while kitted out in grown-up clothing). John Glancy and the Lyceum Youth Theatre he produces were having none of that when it came to getting material together for their one-off Junior Melting Pot at The Stand. ‘My bugbear is young people performing as old
people,’ notes Glancy who is helping the LYT group of 16 to 18-year-olds create their own sketches as well as dipping into The Stand’s established Melting Pot of ideas. ‘These people have their own stories to tell and are funny in their own right. They have their own
sophisticated humour in the way that adults do, but they can stand back a little from the real world and spot the absurdities better than adults because we’re too busy living in it.’ Although the group is performing on a Sunday
afternoon in front of one of the most knowledgeable and fair comedy crowds in the UK, it’s still a comedy club setting which none of these actors would have experienced before. Glancy has no fears for them. ‘I’m always taken aback by just how sophisticated the humour of young people is these days. Whereas before, you needed to have an extensive CD or DVD collection to know about all these American stand- ups, now you just have to type a name into the internet. Their influences really staggered me and they are very on the ball. Although there’s a general level of where the content can go, we’ve given them a little bit of leeway to go and tell stories their own way.’ (Brian Donaldson)
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8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). See Tue 5.
Edinburgh ✽✽ FREE Funny Bone Fiddlers Elbow, 4 Picardy Place, 556 9933.
8pm. Michael Redmond, Jay Lafferty and host Steven Davidson. Beatnik Comedy The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 226 0931. 8.30pm. £3 (students £2). See Wed 30.
Thursday 7
Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Tonight, enjoy Cockney hippie Jeff Innocent, Stephen Carlin, Sally-Anne Hayward and your host Joe Heenan. Edinburgh Gong Show The Shack, 119 Rose Street, 226 4311. 8–10pm. £3. See Thu 24. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Vladimir McTavish hosts , with Tanyalee Davis, Ro Campbell and Debra-Jane Appelby.
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