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The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 18 for line-up. £5). This weekend there’s an impressive line-up featuring Rudi Lickwood, Silky, Davey Strong and Phil O’Shea.
Sunday 21 Friday 26
Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Redmond returns with his brand of lo-fi comedy and Mike Milligan. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 14. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 14.
Monday 22 Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). See Mon 15.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 15, but with acts tba.
Tuesday 23
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Thu 11. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 15, but with Scottish Comedian of the Year finalist, Susie McCabe. Edinburgh Bright Club: Edinburgh The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. The hardworking staff at Edinburgh’s universities are let out for the night to share their tales about the weird, wonderful, and often very funny, world of research.
Wednesday 24
Glasgow ✽ Geek Comedy Night The Old Hairdressers, Opposite Stereo,
Renfield Lane, 222 2254. 7.30pm. £6. Comedians proudly present a show all about the geekiest things in life, by means of sketches, stand-up, guest stars and games. Hosted by the tattoo- laden Billy Kirkwood, with hairy old Ben Verth, Neil Bratchpiece, Eleanor Morton, Des O’Gorman and The Jap Sigh. We remain unsure quite what to think of that last one’s moniker. New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 10.
Thursday 25
Glasgow Scottish Comedian of The Year Semi Final Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8–10pm. £12.50. The nation’s funniest folk reach the semi final stage as Eddie Cassidy prepares to hand over his crown. Part of Merchant City Festival. FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Thu 11. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Billy Kirkwood brings to you Chris Martin (no, not that one, but another one), Irish funnylady Elaine Malcolmson and Tamika Campbell. Edinburgh Thursday Notebook Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £3. See Thu 11. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members
Glasgow 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 month. Absolute Improv Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8–10pm. £7 (£5). ToBeContinued take audience suggestions and transform them into fast-paced improvised comedy. Merchant City Festival. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 25 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. With Garr Murran, Wayne Deakin, David Hadingham and Paul Pirie. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10–11.30pm. £8 (£6). See Sat 20. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 12. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 25 for line-up.
Saturday 27
Glasgow ✽ Janey Godley’s Glasgow Gallivant Ingram Street, Merchant
City, merchantcityfestival.com noon–1pm & 2.30–3.30pm. £10 (£8). Bus tour with a difference and a lot of laughs from the godmother of Scottish comedy, Janey G. See preview, page 64. Merchant City Festival. Absolute Improv Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 8–10pm. £7 (£5). See Fri 26. Scottish Comedian of The Year Semi Final Maggie May’s, 60 Trongate, 548 1350. 8–10pm. £12.50. See Thu 25. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £16. See Fri 26. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 13. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 25 for line-up. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10–11.30pm. £8 (£6). See Sat 20.
Edinburgh Absolute Improv The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 225 3784. 8–9pm. £5. See Fri 26. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £7. See Fri 12. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 25 for line-up. Sunday 28
Glasgow ✽ Janey Godley’s Glasgow Gallivant Ingram Street, Merchant
City, merchantcityfestival.com noon–1pm & 2.30–3.30pm. £10 (£8). The gallus lass goes gallivantin’ once again. See preview, page 64. Absolute Improv Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, 552 4267. 1–2pm. £7 (£5). See Fri 26.
✽ Sean Lock King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 0844 871 7648. 7.30pm. £25.90. A rescheduled date from March with the man behind 15 Storeys High, one of the finest yet most neglected British sitcoms of all time. See feature, page 61.
Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 21, but with Chris Martin and Charlie Ross. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 14. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 21, but with Silky.
Monday 29 Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £4 (£2). See Mon 15.
Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 15, but with Silky.
Tuesday 30
Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Thu 11. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 15.
Wednesday 31 Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 10. Best of Irish Comedy The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £3). Allow Stand resident Michael Redmond to introduce you to the funniest of his countrymen and women every month. With Jarlath Regan and Foil Arms and Hogg.
Thursday 1 Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Thu 11. Joe Heenan’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £10–£15 (£8–£15; members £4–£15). Dunno if you’ve heard, but there’s something going on in Edinburgh, Luckily, The Stand have kidnapped some of the best comedians and forced them to perform for Glasgow’s pleasure and amusement. Quite right too. Why should Edinburgh have all the fun?
Friday 2 Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £10–£12. A team of top comics are primed and ready to make you miserable lot laugh, then pack you off to the after-show disco. With Keith Farnan, Mark Nelson and a couple of special guests. Joe Heenan’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £10–£15 (£8–£15; members £4–£15). See Thu 1. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10–11.30pm. £8 (£6). See Sat 20.
Saturday 3 Glasgow Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £10–£12. See Fri 2. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 13.
5 THINGS TO SEE AT . . . FUNNY IN FALKIRK 1 Felicity Ward This Aussie comic has gently crept up the comedy ladder and is now a fully fledged must-see act. And behind the joviality, she’s not afraid to tackle some of the tough stuff that’s happened in her life. As if that wasn’t enough, she’s on a double bill with the estimable Mr Will Franken. Behind The Wall, Sat 20 Jul. 2 Mark Nelson / Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III / Kai Humphries Three very different acts (a gagman, a character, an anecdotalist) but all with their eyes firmly on the funny. Behind The Wall, Thu 25 Jul. 3 Iain Stirling One of those rising stars of Scottish comedy that you keep hearing about, the lad who has gained fame from being a presenter on kids telly hangs a little looser with a show about sharing accommodation with his ladyfriend. Interesting spectacles he has these days, too. Terrace Bar, Sun 28 Jul. 4 David Baddiel It’s been a long time coming, but this is Baddiel’s first full stand-up show since 1998. Expect lots of tales of what he’s been up to for the past 15 years. Falkirk Town Hall, Mon 29 Jul. 5 Dylan Moran One of the true greats of the modern stand-up scene, a new Moran show is a genuine delight. Expect lots of stirring whimsy and surrealist- tinged rage at the world. Falkirk Town Hall, Tue 30 Jul. (Brian Donaldson) ■ funnyinfalkirk.co.uk
Joe Heenan’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £10–£15 (£8–£15; members £4–£15). See Thu 1. The 10 O’Clock Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10–11.30pm. £8 (£6). See Sat 20.
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Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Pick of the Fringe The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £7 (£6; members £1). Micahel Redmond, quite probably your favourite deadpan Sunday night avuncular comedy host has a truly 11 Jul–22 Aug 2013 THE LIST 63