COMEDY | Highlights

DYLAN MORAN: OFF THE HOOK Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Tue 12 & Wed 13 Apr, usherhall.co.uk Moran plays up to the stereotype of the bumbling, mildly- soused Irishman, but his comedy is much more intelligent than mere cliché-mongering: on stage he is uniquely charismatic, a foul-mouthed mixture of

loveable and misanthropic, and always very funny.

KATHERINE RYAN: KATHBUM Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sat 23 Apr, paviliontheatre.co.uk Witty jokes and pop culture observations from the Canadian star. See feature, page 43.

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FORTH 1 ENTERTAINS Edinburgh Playhouse, Fri 29 Apr, atgtickets. com/edinburgh The Edinburgh radio station presents a mixed lineup of

music and comedy with the latter including Gary Tank Commander, Jason Byrne, Lucy Porter and Rob Deering.

GLENN WOOL: CREATOR, I AM BUT A PAWN The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 8 May (5pm) & The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 8 May, (8.30pm), thestand.co.uk

Canadian stand-up Glenn Wool (left) presents his most recent material about his global escapades. DANIEL SLOSS: DARK The Garage, Glasgow, Fri 20 May, garageglasgow. co.uk The Fife / Viking comedian, now all grown up, takes a darker turn with his new show.

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GLASGOW

PAUL ZERDIN Òran Mór, Mon 18 Apr, oran-mor. co.uk Zerdin, the ventriloquist winner of America’s Got Talent 2015, presents his pre-Vegas show. See preview, page 63. THE CUBAN BROTHERS Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre, Sat 30 Apr, facebook.com/ Kelvingrove-Bandstand-and- Amphitheatre-226160304214185 An evening with the comic Latin funkmeisters.

REVEREND OBADIAH STEPPENWOLFE III The Stand, Sun 1 May, thestand. co.uk The Rev headlines this Bank Holiday special show.

SARAH MILLICAN: OUTSIDER SECC, Fri 6 –Sun 8 May, secc. co.uk You’ll know her face from talking about cake and cats on the telly, so here’s another chance to see the Millican phenomenon in full flight, live on stage. See preview, page 64.

STAND SPOTLIGHT The Stand, Wed 1 Jun, thestand. co.uk A host of the best up-and- comers get together to discuss a different pertinent topic each time. Also Wed 13 Apr, The Stand, Edinburgh.

Nina Conti 66 THE LIST 7 Apr–2 Jun 2016

EDINBURGH DUNFERMLINE

CLOWN CABARET SCRATCH NIGHT Assembly Roxy, Sat 9 Apr, assemblyfestival.com Scratch night with Scotland’s emerging clown performers, presented by Plutôt la Vie, CloWnStePPing and Melanie Jordan.

ARDAL O’HANLON Carnegie Hall, Fri 22 Apr, onfife. com/venues/carnegie-hall/ overview Best known as dim-witted Father Dougal in the classic comedy series Father Ted, O’Hanlon is also a really rather good stand-up.

MATT FORDE: GET THE POLITICAL PARTY STARTED The Stand, Sun 10 Apr, thestand. co.uk Former Labour advisor Forde brings political comedy to the people, with impressions and stand-up. See preview, page 65.

IMRAN YUSUF The Stand, Thu 21–Sat 23 Apr, thestand.co.uk Former Edinburgh Comedy Award Newcomer Nominee headlines The Stand’s Thursday, Friday and Saturday night shows.

RORY MCGRATH REMEMBERS (OR IS IT FORGETS?) Assembly Roxy, Sat 23 Apr, assemblyfestival.com Rory McGrath (he of Three Men in a Boat and They Think It’s All Over) spends some time remembering (forgetting?) his life.

MIKE WILMOT The Stand, Thu 12–Sat 14 May, thestand.co.uk The Canadian stand- up headlines The Stand’s Thursday, Friday and Saturday night shows. See preview, page 64.

JULIAN CLARY: THE JOY OF MINCING Venue 150 @ EICC, Fri 13 May, venue150.com Innuendos galore and a dash of the fabulous that made JC (in)famous.

KIRKCALDY

CHRIS RAMSEY: ALL GROWED UP Adam Smith Theatre, Sun 17 Apr, onfife.com/venues/adam- smith-theatre/overview Upbeat anecdotes, feelgood humour and witty observations inspired by Ramsey’s realisation that he’s not a kid anymore. PERTH

ED BYRNE: OUTSIDE, LOOKING IN Perth Concert Hall, Sun 1 May, horsecross.co.uk The Dublin- stand-up and regular guest on Mock the Week returns with a new show of observational humour. Also Rothes Hall, Glenrothes, Wed 27 Apr; Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling, Thu 28 Apr; Dundee Rep, Sat 30 Apr. NINA CONTI: IN YOUR FACE Perth Concert Hall, Thu 26 May, horsecross.co.uk Improvised comic ventriloquism from Conti, who manages to weave humour and poignancy into her shows. Her puppet creations include Monk (a cynical monkey) and Granny (an elderly Scotswoman). Heavy audience participation guaranteed, if that’s your thing.

ST ANDREWS

AL MURRAY: LET’S GO BACKWARDS TOGETHER The Stand, Sun 15 May, thestand. co.uk A brand-new show from everyone’s favourite bigoted landlord, ‘Al Murray’, star of Happy Hour.

FRED MACAULAY: LIFE Byre Theatre, Wed 13 Apr, byretheatre.com Our Fred ponders that ever-ponderable topic (life) in a show he thinks is philosophical, but definitely is satirical and very funny.