COMEDY
Colin Murphy The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 7.45pm. £12 (£11). Brand new show. Sarah Millican SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £25. See Thu 3. Shappi Khorsandi Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 8pm. £14 (£12). Sharp wit and storytelling. Wee Man’s Rap Battle Showdown The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 8pm. £6–£8. A Scottish rap battle. Anna Devitt State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 8.30pm. £8–£10. See Sat 22. Comedy Out West WEST Brewery, 4 Templeton Building, Glasgow Green, 550 0135. 8.30pm. £10. See Fri 21. Best of SCOTY DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 9pm. £8–£10. See Thu 20. Luke Toulson State Bar, 148 Holland Street, 332 2159. 9pm. £6–£8. Truth bombs about what parents really feel. Rhys James Blackfriars, 45 Albion Street, 552 5924. 9pm. £9 (£7). Stories, poems and jokes. Vespbar’s Late Late Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 11.45pm. £5. See Fri 21. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 21. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 3.
Saturday 5
Glasgow Lunchtime Comedy Club Mansion House, Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 553 4888. 1pm. £5–£10. See Fri 21. James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 2pm. £7.50. Show packed with safe laughs. Ages 6●. Brothers and Sisters . . . It’s The Reverend Obadiah Steppenwolfe III The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 5.30pm. £10. See Sat 29. Craig Hill Òran Mór, 731–735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7.30pm. £14.50. See Fri 4. Davey Connor Blackfriars, 45 Albion Street, 552 5924. 7.30pm. £9 (£7). Self- deprecating stories and jokes. Homecoming Gala The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Canadian and Aussie comics. Basura Picks of the Fest Comedy Club Brunswick Hotel, 106–108 Brunswick Street, 552 1552. 7.45pm. £9–£10. See Fri 21. The Colour Ham Queen Margaret Union, 22 University Gardens, 339 9784. 8pm. £9–£10. Magical comedy. Nancy Clench Avant Garde, 34 King Street, 552 7123. 8pm. £6–£8. See Sat 22. Raymond Mearns The Garage, 490 Sauchiehall Street, 332 1120. 8pm. £10. It’s the ‘mechanic of mirth’. Ruby Wax Citizens Theatre, 119 Gorbals Street, 429 0022. 8pm. £17.50 (£15). Show about sanity. Jojo Sutherland Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8.45pm. £6–£8. Jojo talks about the ridiculousness of life. Best of SCOTY DRAM!, 232–246 Woodlands Road, 332 1622. 9pm. £8–£10. See Thu 20. John Hastings Blackfriars, 45 Albion Street, 552 5924. 9pm. £7–£9. Autobiographical stand-up. Vespbar’s Late Late Show Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 11.45pm. £5. See Fri 21. Edinburgh The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 21. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Thu 3.
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Edinburgh Sarah Millican Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 8pm. £26.50. See Thu 3. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 21. The Friday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £12 (£10; members £6). See Thu 10, but with Martin Mor.
Saturday 12
Glasgow The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 9pm. £15. See Thu 10. Edinburgh Sarah Millican Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 8pm. £26.50. See Thu 3. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. 8.30pm. £9. See Fri 21. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £15. See Fri 11.
Sunday 13
Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Hailey Boyle is here! Edinburgh Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. 7.30–10pm. £3. See Sun 23. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). See Sun 6, but with Scott Gibson and Wendy Wason.
Monday 14
Glasgow The Fun Junkies The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2.50). Magic and sketches. Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. See Mon 7.
Tuesday 15 Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. See Tue 8.
Wednesday 16
Glasgow New Material Night Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. 8pm. £3. Julia Sutherland hosts. Edinburgh Fresh Mutton Comedy Pear Tree House, 34 West Nicolson Street, 667 7533. 8pm. £2. See Wed 2. G Spot The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5. ‘Camparet’ night.
Thursday 17
Glasgow Alan Davies SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 8pm. £25. Inventive wit from the QI regular. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Jojo Sutherland, Addy Borgh, Teddy, and Lynn Ruth Miller. Edinburgh Men With Coconuts Canons’ Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. 8.30–10pm. £5 (£4). See Thu 20. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Bruce Devlin hosts with Steve Gribbin, Parrot and Angela Barnes.
STAND-UP MIKE WOZNIAK The Stand, Glasgow, Tue 25 Mar
Mike Wozniak’s 2013 Edinburgh Fringe success Take the Hit may well be one of the most tightly written stand-up shows in recent times. Ostensibly the story of a man browbeaten into domestic torment by having to share a small house with his in-laws, he dreams of being unsaddled of those responsibilities, even if such imaginings do turn to thoughts of homicide. But he is relieved to be on tour and away from all those dark musings
in order to reinvent himself as a man of glitzy showbusiness (he has a spangly jacket for one thing). And he wants us to know that he won’t be ‘banging on’ about his unfortunate home life. Except that’s exactly what he does, hilariously, for a solid hour of classy comedy.
‘Things do evolve and some bits and pieces have slightly expanded and some have contracted,’ insists Wozniak. ‘It’s pretty much as-is, but there have been bits of tinkering; it’s quite nice to introduce some playfulness.’ Those Edinburgh Comedy Award judges certainly liked what he had done with the show, and a deserved nomination was thrust his way. ‘Those kind of things are bloody wonderful,’ he is delighted to confess. ‘It shows that you’re not completely deluded. When you have a bad gig or something, it is very easy to think, “well, this is ridiculous, who am I kidding? I’m not Spike Milligan, what am I thinking?” So when you get a body of industry professionals saying, “no, you’re alright”, it helps you not go completely mad.’ (Brian Donaldson)
Sunday 6 Wednesday 9
Edinburgh Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, 229 6466. 7.30–10pm. £3. See Sun 23. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £6 (£5; members £1). Chilled offering.
Monday 7
Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £6. Dobson/Murphy/Kirkwood. Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £2. Ben Verth does the host duties.
Tuesday 8
Edinburgh Melting Pot The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4; members £2.50). Vote for the top new sketches.
Thursday 10
Glasgow The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Joe Heenan, Kevin Gildea and Hailey Boyle. Edinburgh Absolute Improv The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 225 3784. 7–8pm. £5 (£3). See Thu 20. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 9pm. £10 (£7; members £5). Dan Petherbridge, John Moloney and Wendy Wason.
Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. £2. With Hailey Boyle. Edinburgh Electric Tales The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. 8.30pm. £5 (£4). Comedy and storytelling.
Friday 11 Glasgow The Friday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 0844 335 8879. 8.30pm. See Thu 10. Jongleurs Jongleurs, 20 Glassford Street, 0870 011 1960. 8.30pm. £15. Janey Godley and John Scott.