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Sanderson Jones: Comedy Sale Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £8–£10. Sanderson presents very funny Venn diagrams and social media. Tickets can only be purchased in person by emailing sanderson@comedysale.com. See online interview at list.co.uk. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £6 (£5). See Thu 21. FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Tue 26. BBC Scotland Presents Best of Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £3. Best of the newbies plus appearances from better-known faces. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Edinburgh Grassroots Comedy The Pleasance, 60 Pleasance, 650 4673. 7.30–11pm. £1. The comedical circuit’s next big stars get their footing in the biz. FREE Tuesday Night Comedy Jam Belushi’s, 9–13 Market Street, 226 1446. 8–10.30pm. A wheen of stand-ups and comedy acts presented by Rick Molland. Richard Herring: Talking Cock – The Second Coming The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £15. See Mon 25.
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Glasgow 4-Hour Round the World Whisky Tasting The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. Times vary. £20 (£15). Alan Anderson hosts a special, hopefully record-breaking, charity whisky tasting. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Rob Deering: The One The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Mash-up of music, comedy and general delights. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £6 (£5). See Thu 21. Shake that Baby The Art School, The Beresford Building, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £4. Showcase featuring David Callaghan, Chris Grady, John ‘Obie’ O’Brien and Kirsty Morrison. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Chris Addison: The Time is Now, Again Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 8.30pm. £20. Whimsy and cleverness from Mr Addison. See online interview at list.co.uk. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Made in Scotland: The Only Way is Glasgow The SPACE, 34 Argyll Arcade Chambers, Buchanan Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). Sketch show from Anna Devitt, Staria Jones, Mac Kinnon and chat show host Truffle. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Scott Agnew: Tales of the Sauna The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9.30pm. £8 (£6). A candid look at the world of gay men’s saunas. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Edinburgh Wednesday Notebook Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £4. New material night at the Beehive. WitTank The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £12. Characters and sketches from a trio of truly talented chaperoos. See preview, page 53.
Thursday 28 Glasgow 4-Hour Round the World Whisky Tasting The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. Times vary. £20 (£15). See Wed 27. Wayne Mazadza: Adopted The
STAND-UP HARRY HILL King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Fri 22 & Sat 23 Mar; Edinburgh Playhouse, Fri 29 Mar
For anyone who might think that, surely, at the age of 48, Harry Hill’s stage act will be a little more sophisticated these days will probably want to think again. Sausage Time will feature, unsurprisingly, a 20ft banger, a mattress for the sole purpose of bouncing on from time to time, a ventriloquist doll, a paddling pool, a song sung in Tongan and a general level of excess that would wear out acts half his age. ‘The fun of it is to be let off the leash,’ insists Hill. ‘I’m not really doing
anything especially different from what I’ve always done, but there’s something funny about me doing all this when I’m now a bit older and still behaving like a big kid. There’s a lot of slapstick in it, all this mucking about, which tickles me. I suppose it will become undignified at some point, and then I’ll have to stop doing that.’
Given that he was closer to 40 rather than 50 when he last performed a national tour, you have to imagine that he must be at the peak of fitness given the strenuous nature of his act? Not a bit of it. ‘I’m really not that fit though people think I am. I’m not overweight but I don’t do any proper exercise. I ripped a muscle in my calf and someone said to me I had to do these stretches, but I don’t really do much preparation which is perhaps rather foolhardy. I had forgotten how physical my act is and it pretty much is exhausting. I find I go back to my hotel, have a pint then go to bed and sleep like a dead man.’ (Brian Donaldson) ■ For more of this interview, go to list.co.uk
Art School, The Beresford Building, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. £5 (£3). Wayne talks about the differences between his UK/Zimbabwe living experiences. See online interview at list.co.uk. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Absolute Improv Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 7.30pm. £6. See Fri 22. Comedy in the Nude Nude, 44 Ashton Lane. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). See Thu 21. Merchant City Comedy Pub Crawl Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £12. Some of Glasgow’s finest drinking establishments with a different comedian in each pub. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Neil Delamere: DelaMere Mortal The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £12. Some splendid material about how Neil still hasn’t managed to mature. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Susie McCabe: An Uncivil Partnership DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 9pm & 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Susie’s tale of getting civil-partnered. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Des Clarke: Stand Up Guy Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £13.50 (£11.50). The eternally chirpy Capital Radio breakfast host is back with his rapid-fire solo show. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Two Hoarse Men of the Apocalypse The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8pm. £6 (£5). Richard Pulsford and Robin Grainger bring not the end of the world, but laughs instead. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. David Morgan: Pretty Brel, 39–43 Ashton Lane, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). David thinks about his own looks, how he judges others and why we bother anyway. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. John Shuttleworth: Out of Our Sheds Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 8.30pm. £15. See preview, page 55. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Made in Scotland: The Only Way is Glasgow The SPACE, 34 Argyll Arcade Chambers, Buchanan Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £8 (£6). See Wed 27. WitTank Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 552 5924. 8.30pm. £12. See Wed 27. Now That’s Funny Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 0844 395 4005. 9.30pm. £6 (£4). Comedy battle between Richard Hunter and Jamie Andrew. Part of Glasgow
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International Comedy Festival. Pete Firman: Hoodwinker Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 9.30pm. £12 (£10). See Tue 26. The Festival Club The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 10.30pm. £10–£15 (£8–£12). See Thu 21. Edinburgh The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Scott Agnew hosts John Gordillo, Andy White and Julia Sutherland.
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Glasgow Would You Let Your Daughter Marry a Ned? Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, 113–117 Trongate, 0844 395 4005. Times vary. £4. See Fri 22. Lunchtime Comedy Club The Corinthian Club, 191 Ingram Street, 0844 395 4005. 1pm. £5–£10. See Fri 22. Whisky Comedian Podcast Live The Good Spirits Co, 23 Bath Street, 0844 395 4005. 2pm. £5 (£4). Alan Anderson is joined by some of the industry’s best distillers and blenders for chat about our national drink. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Alan Anderson’s Gallus Glasgow Comedy Walk Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 5pm. £8 (£6). Seventy minutes of banter and patter as Alan Anderson guides you round Glasgow. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Dougie Dunlop: One Night Only Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 0844 395 4005. 7pm. £7 (£5). Good old-fashioned observational stand-up. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Stand Up Comedy Night Manhattan’s Bar and Diner, 235 St Andrews Road, 429 4657. 7–10.30pm. £6. A different set of three comics each time. Alan Anderson: Whisky Fir Dafties DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 7.30pm. £15 (£13). Anderson explores the beauty of the dram. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Bob Doolally: A Life in Football Blackfriars, 36 Bell Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). See preview, page 55. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Comedy in the Nude Nude, 44 Ashton Lane. 7.30pm. £5 (£4). See Thu 21. Terry Alderton: Season 4 The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). The popular circuit comedian with impressions and pizzazz. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. That Show You Wanted to Go To The Art School, 468 Sauchiehall Street, 0844 395 4005. 7.30pm. £6 (£5). Two bright young up-and-comers. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. FREE Billy Kirkwood: Show Me Your Tattoo Comedian Tattoo Studio, 105 West Nile Street, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. Half stand-up, half chat show as Billy talks about body art culture. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. The Greater Shawlands Republic The Bungo Bar & Kitchen, 17–21 Nithsdale Road, 423 0023. 8pm. £7. See Fri 22. Janey Godley: Godley Ungagged Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 0844 395 4005. 8pm. £13.50 (£11.50). Janey’s new show looks at censorship. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Absolute Improv Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8.15pm. £6 (£5). See Fri 22. Angry Beards The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 0844 395 4005. 8.30pm. £5. Geoff Gawler, Keiron Nicholson and Richard Brown chew over some meaty comedy. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. 21 Mar–18 Apr 2013 THE LIST 57