COMEDY | Highlights
GREG DAVIES: YOU MAGNIFICENT BEAST The Edinburgh Playhouse, Thu 12 Oct, atgtickets.com/ edinburgh The enormously tall and slightly manic-eyed comedian you’ll know from many a telly show returns to stand-up. Also King’s Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 15 Oct, atgtickets.com/ venues/kings-theatre
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oran-mor.co.uk Self- described ‘human car crash of light entertainment’ puts on a belter of a show. See feature, page 27. PAJAMA MEN: PTERODACTYL NIGHTS The Stand, Mon 16 Oct, thestand.co.uk Sketches, improvisations and character comedy from the physical duo. See preview,
page 49. Also The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 17 Oct, thestand.co.uk SOFIE HAGEN: DEAD BABY FROG Citizens Theatre, Sat 21 Oct, citz.co.uk Brand new show from the 2015 Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer, which we hope won’t actually contain any dead baby frogs.
LUISA OMIELAN: AM I RIGHT, LADIES? Òran Mór, Fri 27 Oct, oran-mor.co.uk The comedian returns with a follow-up to her What Would Beyoncé Do? show. See preview, page 51. Also Perth Concert Hall, Perth, Sat 28 Oct, horsecross. co.uk; The Stand, Edinburgh, Sun 29 Oct, thestand.co.uk
NICK HELM: THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO ME THAT I HAVEN’T ALREADY DONE TO MYSELF Òran Mór, Fri 13 Oct,
COMEDY HIGHLIGHTS
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GLASGOW FRANKIE BOYLE WORK IN PROGRESS The Stand, Mon 4 Sep, thestand.co.uk The razor-tongued comedian presents some brand new jokes, as well as more of his trademark dark, witty and hilarious material.
upbeat wit from the former contestant on ITV’s Show Me the Funny. JASON BYRNE: THE MAN WITH THREE BRAINS The Stand, Sun 29 & Mon 30 Oct, thestand.co.uk The Dublin-born stand-up follows up his highly-acclaimed Propped Up tour with a new show full of energetic humour, props and fast- thinking improv.
EDINBURGH
VIR DAS Òran Mór, Sun 17 Sep, oran-mor.co.uk Indian Bollywood actor and comedian who has his own Netflix special if you want to do your homework. AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS Usher Hall, Sat 9 Sep, usherhall. co.uk Writer, humourist and wit, brimming with sardonic social observations.
COMEDIAN RAP BATTLE The Stand, Wed 6 Sep, Mon 4 Oct, thestand.co.uk Are you bored with hip- hop scene bores moaning on about their fast cars and beautiful women? The Wee Man aims to solve all this by bringing a Scottish slant to the genre and pitting the country’s best comedians against its finest rappers. JOEL DOMMETT: LIVE King’s Theatre, Sat 23 Sep, edtheatres.com/kings The young comedy star with a cupboard full of accolades and dreadfully modern hair. See preview, page 51. Also Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Sun 24 Sep, atgtickets.com/venues/theatre- royal-glasgow
Susie McCabe
shouldn’t-be, Lee Nelson, returns with a new stand-up show. OUT OF TOWN
Gardyne Theatre, Dundee, Sat 30 Sep, gardynetheatre.org.uk; Byre Theatre, St Andrews, Tue 10 Oct, byretheatre.com
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MIRANDA SINGS Usher Hall, Sun 24 Sep, usherhall. co.uk A one-woman show from Colleen Ballinger’s alter ego, featuring magic, comedy, songs and dramatic readings of hate mail. JIMMY CARR: THE BEST OF TOUR Perth Concert Hall, Sun 10 Sep, horsecross.co.uk Acerbic wit and dark, deadpan one-liners from familiar telly face Carr. Also SEC, Glasgow, Sat 21 Oct, sec.co.uk
ABANDOMAN The Stand, Mon 9 Oct, thestand. co.uk Fast-paced musical comedy sketches and hip-hop improvisations from Rob Broderick. Also The Stand, Edinburgh, Wed 11 Oct, thestand. co.uk MILTON JONES IS OUT THERE Pavilion Theatre, Fri 20 Oct, paviliontheatre.co.uk Absurd one- liners from telly regular Jones.
JERRY SADOWITZ: COMEDIAN, MAGICIAN, PSYCHOPATH! Pavilion Theatre, Sat 21 Oct, paviliontheatre.co.uk Angry brilliance, with magic and stand-up, from the hurricane of Sadowitz. Adults only, and hard-to-offend ones at that.
SPAMALOT King’s Theatre, Tue 26-Sat 30 Sep, edtheatres.com/kings The Knights of the Round Table-spoofing musical from Monty Python, written by Eric Idle and John Du Prez. PAUL FOOT: TIS A PITY SHE’S A PIGLET The Stand, Sun 15 Oct, thestand. co.uk Surreal and chaotic humour from the 2013 Sydney Comedy Award- winning stand-up.
DANIEL SLOSS: NOW Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling, Fri 15 Sep, macrobert.org The Scottish comedian, and recent recipient of the 2016 Sydney Comedy Festival ‘Best of the Fest’ International Award, presents his latest show. Also Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley, Sat 16 Sep, whatsonrenfrewshire. co.uk/listings/paisley-arts-centre; Cumbernauld Theatre, Sun 24 Sep, cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk; Birnam Arts & Conference Centre, Wed 27 Sep, birnamarts.com; The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Thu 28 Sep, aberdeenperformingarts. com/venues/the-lemon-tree;
ELLIE TAYLOR: THIS GUY The Stand, Mon 23 Oct, thestand. co.uk Bubbly banter and energetic, LEE NELSON: SERIOUS JOKER The Stand, Wed 25 Oct, thestand. co.uk Serial sneaker-into-places-he-
52 THE LIST 1 Sep–31 Oct 2017
SUSIE MCCABE: LET’S GET PHYSICAL East Kilbride Arts Centre, Sat 30 Sep, slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/48/ east_kilbride_arts_centre Sharp observations on health, fitness and wellbeing. Also The Drouthy Cobbler, Elgin, Fri 6 Oct, thedrouthycobbler. uk;The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 8 Oct, thestand.co.uk; Mad Hatters, Inverness, Sat 21 Oct, hootananny. com; The Tunnels, Aberdeen, Fri 27 Oct, thetunnels.co.uk; Behind the Wall, Falkirk, Sat 28 Oct, behindthewall.co.uk SHAPPI KHORSANDI: OH MY COUNTRY! FROM MORRIS DANCING TO MORRISSEY Tolbooth, Stirling, Sun 22 Oct, culturestirling.org/tolbooth As a way of celebrating the 40th anniversary of her arrival in Britain, Shappi’s offering up a love letter to her country.