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Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 19. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 1 for line-up. Sunday 4

Glasgow Frisky & Mannish: Extra- Curricular Activities King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £16. The colourful duo continue their musical education of the masses. Michael McIntyre SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £35. See Sat 3. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Redmond eases your weekend to a chilled close. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 21. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 21; act tbc.

Monday 5

Glasgow Michael McIntyre SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £35. See Sat 3. Andi Osho: All the Single Ladies The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £15 (£13). Miss Osho analyses the peaks and pitfalls of the dating world. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 22. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 22, but with Jonny Awsum.

Tuesday 6

Glasgow Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay’s Bum Notes Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £14.50 (students £10). Comical spoofs of popular songs. Michael McIntyre SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £35. See Sat 3. FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 23. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 23, but with Jonny Awsum. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 22. FREE Tuesday Night Comedy Jam Belushi’s, 9–13 Market Street, 226 1446. 8–10.30pm. See Tue 23. Wicked Wenches The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). Jojo Sutherland, Jo Enright and Diane Spencer represent the ladies.

Wednesday 7

Glasgow Michael McIntyre SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £35. See Sat 3. Wicked Wenches The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). The delightful Jo Enright, the melodic Vikki Stone and, on hosting duties, Jojo Sutherland. Edinburgh Andi Osho: All the Single Ladies The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £15 (£13). See Mon 5.

MY COMEDY HERO JENNY ECLAIR Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, Sat 3 Nov

I’m very bad at having heroes. I don’t rate anyone particularly highly because I’m so snide and competitive and not very nice. The comedy I like the best is comedy I can’t do, stuff that doesn’t touch my arena. If I’m watching someone that’s a bit like me but better, all that makes me do is beat myself up and drink heavily and that’s not healthy. My current hero is David Sedaris, who gigs without gigging: he’s behind a podium. I interviewed him for a local London radio station once and he told me he had to stand behind a podium because he suffered from erections when on stage. That made me laugh a lot; having great big hard-ons isn’t something us girls have to think about on stage.

I saw him at Cadogan Hall, a rather civilised classical music venue

just off Sloane Square, a really simple gig and it just reminded me that the words are so important. He did an hour and 20 minutes straight through with a Q&A at the end and it was spellbinding because his words are so great. He doesn’t have any performance tricks, it was just so pared down but had elements of quiet showing off; it wasn’t a humble ‘oh this is me and the stuff that I write’, there was an element of showing off which I really liked and I just thought it was quality all the way through. My hero when I was starting out was probably John Cooper Clarke,

the wizened gnome. I adore the bones of him. And Jo Brand was the kick up the arse I needed when she came along. There was big competition there and I needed to get my act in gear. So, I’m very grateful to her for being better than me for a while. (Interview by Brian Donaldson)

Thursday 8

Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Dark jokes from Bruce Devlin, with Paul Tonkinson. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Craig Hill leads a line-up including Damo Clark, Diane Spencer and Stu Murphy.

Friday 9 Glasgow Sensational Southside Soirée The Glad Café, 1006a Pollokshaws Road, 07955 186163. 7.30–11pm. £8. Comedy, magic, burlesque and music, raising funds for the Southside Festival. Jimeoin: What?! Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 8pm. £14.50. The Irish chap brings us his delightful and comic sense of the absurd.

Kevin Bridges: The Story Con- tinues . . . SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £30. See Fri 2. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 8 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Raymond Mearns, John Warburton, Steve Gribbin and Tony Hendriks. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £5. See Fri 19. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 8 for line-up, without Craig Hill.

Saturday 10 Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Show Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 9.

Comedy

The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 8 for line-up. Edinburgh The Idiot Bastard Band The HMV Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £22.50. Shambolic band of comedy geniuses take to the stage for a rude, whimsical celebration of comedy song. See online feature at list.co.uk The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 19. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 8 for line-up.

Sunday 11

Glasgow The Idiot Bastard Band The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £22.50. See Sat 10. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 4. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 21. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 4.

Monday 12

Glasgow Bright Club: Glasgow The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £5. See Tue 23, Edinburgh. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 22. Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 22, but with Mark Simmons and Owen McGuire.

Tuesday 13

Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 23, but with Mark Simmons. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 22. Ava Vidal Goes Dutch The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £10 (£8). Former prison officer Vidal addresses community and responsibility in her new show.

Wednesday 14 Edinburgh Beatnik Comedy The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 225 3784. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 24. Melting Pot The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2.50). Vote for the best of the new sketches and skits from local comedy types.

Thursday 15

Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Jojo Sutherland hosts Gary Little, Silky and Wouter Meijs. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Purveyor of grim realism Dag Sørås joins your host Susan Morrison.

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