COMEDY
STAND-UP DANIEL SLOSS Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 27 Nov; Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, Sun 9 Dec
For those who see Daniel Sloss on stage and think he’s a lovely boy, you might have to think again. The 22-year-old Fifer has a dark side that he has yet to fully unleash upon an adoring fanbase that seems to be getting larger every year. ‘On the circuit, I think I’m in the top 5% of people with the darkest sense of humour but I just don’t say my darkest stuff on stage,’ he reveals. ‘When someone insults me, I can instantly find their insecurities and prod and probe and take them down and make them cry. It makes me feel awesome but doesn’t make me feel good. It’s a horrible superpower to have, but it comes in handy at nightclubs. As Peter Parker’s uncle once said, with great power comes great responsibility.’
As his debut DVD, recorded at Glasgow King’s, proves (see review in Wish List), Sloss is clearly still growing as a comic and to many viewers would be largely unrecognisable from the fresh-faced teenager (he’s not exactly looking bedraggled these days, though he has lost his ‘Bieber hair’) who stormed onto the Scottish comedy arena. ‘I’m a fifth of the comic that I will be when I’m 35 and I love that,’ he states. ‘I look back on shows now and hate the show from the previous year. I can’t wait to hate this show, which I am very proud of at the moment. It’s the opposite of footballers because comedians peak just before they go senile.’ (Brian Donaldson)
58 THE LIST 15 Nov–13 Dec 2012
Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Newbees Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8pm. £2. See Mon 19. Wicked Wenches The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). The Stand’s offering of the funniest ladies out there, with Janey Godley, Wendy Wason, Tania Edwards and Sarah Short.
Wednesday 5
Glasgow Lee Nelson: Live The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 7.30pm. £22.50. The South London geeza takes his banter to the live stage. New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8–10.30pm. £3. See Wed 21. Wicked Wenches The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). See Tue 4. Edinburgh Beatnik Comedy The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 225 3784. 8.30pm. £3 (£2). See Wed 21. The Broken Windows Policy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). Monthly sketch show with new skits and character treats. Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Heats Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £5. The beginning stages of the latest search for the best new talent around – a packed night of sweaty comedy goodness.
Thursday 6
Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £8 (£7; members £4). Billy Kirkwood introduces a beautiful line- up: David Hadingham, Janey Godley, Frederik Andersson and Martin Bearne. Edinburgh Laughing Horse New Act of the Year Heats Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £5. See Wed 5.
Friday 7
Glasgow The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£9; members £5). See Thu 6 for line-up. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 16. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£9; members £5). Joe Heenan hosts Gavin Webster, Wendy Wason and Hari Sriskantha. Porty Comedy Night Portobello Indoor Bowling, 20 Westbank Street, 669 0878. 8.30pm. £6. Host Steven Davidson brings the laughs with Keir McAllister, Eleanor Morton and Ben Verth.
Saturday 8
Glasgow Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 17. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 6 for line-up. Edinburgh It’s Funtime The Bongo Club, Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. 7pm. £7. Christmas special of the razzmatazz game show/pub quiz