Sunday 22

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, plus Johnny Candon and Julia Sutherland. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. Regular freestyle comedy wizards Paul Graham and Stuart Murphy fire up the imagination with another slice of improv action. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (children £5; members £1). End the week with the generally very chilled Sunday offering.

Monday 23

Glasgow Lucy Porter: Northern Soul The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10). Lady Porter puts her mind to identity for this brand- new show. Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. The Stand’s spankingly good new talent night, encouraging the latest comedy stars out of the woodwork.

Tuesday 24

Glasgow FREE Comedy in The Basement Tennent’s Basement Bar, 191 Byres Road, 339 7203. 8–10.30pm. A free gig on the Glasgow scene, with a range of acts every fortnight. FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Thu 19. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. The weekly beginners’ showcase where the bright young things of Scotland’s comedy circuit strut their mirthful stuff for an entirely reasonable two whole pounds. 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 25

Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. Julia Sutherland hosts a night for comedians to try out their latest gags. Best of Irish Comedy The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £7 (£6; members £3). Allow The Stand’s resident deadpan dude Michael Redmond to introduce you to the funniest of his countrymen and women. Edinburgh Best of Scottish Comedy The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). A showcase flying the flag of Scottish talent without looking like a hooligan.

Thursday 26

COMEDY

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5 THINGS . . .

YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT... STEWART LEE 1 Stewart Lee is curator of The Alternative Comedy Experience, filmed at The Stand and shown on Comedy Central, showcasing acts that are unlikely to ever appear on Live at the Apollo. 2 He has been quite critical of some fellow comedians down the years, including Michael McIntyre. Lee has touted the intriguing notion of performing a show by the Roadshow guy verbatim but in his own style to try and see where the humour might in fact lie. 3 Alexei Sayle made a triumphant recent return to the nation’s comedy stages and we partly have Lee to thank for that, for he enticed the pioneer of 80s alternative comedy out of unofficial stand-up retirement. When Lee offered advice, Sayle insists that he did what he was told, dubbing him ‘our leader’. 4 Just across the road from where Sayle was causing a storm of delight during August, Lee was strapping strips of bacon onto a mask, donning a Rush t-shirt, slugging canned lager and becoming cult 80s Canadian comic Baconface. A defiant and delightful in-joke for Stew acolytes, quite what it would have looked like to anyone who went along unaware of the gag is anyone’s guess. 5 Lee is married to Bridget Christie, who won this year’s Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award. Lee has generally been rather outspoken regarding his antipathy towards such gongs. It’s a stance which, anti-Stew types would like us to believe, has led to some pretty awkward exchanges across the Lee / Christie breakfast table. (Brian Donaldson) Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Wed 9 Oct.

56 THE LIST 19 Sep–17 Oct 2013

Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Thu 19. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Stu Murphy hosts Karl Spain, Steffan Peddie and Paul Marsh. Edinburgh FREE Whose Lunch Is It Anyway? The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 1.30pm. See Sun 22. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 22, but with Rick Molland, Ray Bradshaw, Hari Sriskantha and Julia Sutherland.

Edinburgh Kabaret RAK The Bongo Club, 66 Cowgate, 558 8844. 7pm. £12 in advance; £20 on the door. Polish comedy show with comedians Krzysztof Hanke, Krzysztof Respondek and Grzegorz Poloczek. Thursday Notebook Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £3. See Thu 19. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). The spectacular Susan Morrison hosts this weekend, taking charge over Mark Maier, Mary Bourke and Liam Withnail.

Friday 27

Glasgow Stand Up Comedy Night Manhattan’s Bar and Diner, 235 St Andrews Road, 429 4657. 7–10.30pm. £6. Three different comics each time. The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 26 for line-up. Jongleurs Comedy Club The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £10. With Alex Boardman and John Scott. Vespbar Comedy Club Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £8 (£6). Chris Broomfield headlines tonight with support from Pauline Goldsmith, Rosco McLelland and MC Viv Gee. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £8. See Fri 20. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 26 for line-up.

Monday 30

Glasgow Bright Club: Glasgow The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £5. The usual intoxicating blend of comedy and academia as lecturers from the city’s universities turn their studies into entertaining stories. Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 23, but with Chris Conroy.

Tuesday 1 Glasgow FREE Comedy in The Basement Tennent’s Basement Bar, 191 Byres Road, 339 7203. 8–10.30pm. See Tue 24. FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Thu 19. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. See Tue 24.

Edinburgh Wicked Wenches The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm.

£6 (£5; members £3). Celia Pacquola, Fern Brady, Wendy Grubb and Sarah Cassidy shake their comedy tail feathers to represent the fairer side of the joker community.

Wednesday 2 Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. See Wed 25.

Wicked Wenches The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879.

8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £3). See Tue 1.

Saturday 28 Thursday 3

Glasgow Jim Davidson Pavilion Theatre, 121 Renfield Street, 332 1846. 7.30pm. £20. New show titled ‘You Must Be Joking’. Must he, though? Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £12. See Fri 27. Comedy @ The State The State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £7 (£5). See Sat 21. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. Saturday night in Glasgow, and The Stand has crammed some more top acts onto a stage for you. See Thu 26. Vespbar Comedy Club Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £8 (£6). Patrick Rolink tops the bill tonight with support from Pauline Goldsmith, Matthew Finlayson and MC Viv Gee. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £8. See Fri 20. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 26.

Sunday 29 Glasgow Stand Up & Geez It! The SPACE, 34 Argyll Arcade Chambers, Buchanan Street, 222 2333. 7pm. £3. A music and comedy cabaret night featuring fresh local acts. Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 22, but with Robin Grainer and Dan Petherbridge.

Glasgow FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. 8.30pm. See Thu 19.

The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335

8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Jojo Sutherland admirably holds the fort while Rudi Lickwood, Celia Pacquola, Charlie Ross and Jamie Dalgleish try to run amok.

Edinburgh Thursday Notebook Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £3. See Thu 19. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Vladimir McTavish is hosting tonight, with Trevor Cook, Parrot and Fern Brady.

Friday 4

Glasgow The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879.

8.30pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 3. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £10. With Janey Godley, Patrick Rolink and Scott Agnew. Vespbar Comedy Club Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 10pm. £8 (£6). YouTube sensation The Wee Man tops the bill tonight with support from music man Harry Garrison, Sean Reid and MC Viv Gee.

Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £8. See Fri 20. Portobello Comedy Night Dalriada, 77 Promenade, Portobello, 454 4500. 8.30pm. £10. Featuring Scottish Comedian of the Year Eddie Cassidy, Wayne Mazadza and some rather special guests. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 3 for line-up.