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13 Nov 2008

● Hairy Watt Comedy Club Joe Heenan, Wendy Wason (pictured) and Bill Dewar help take the students’ minds off their educational endeavours for a couple of hours. Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Tue 25 Nov. ● Jason Cook The confessional comic aims…

List picks: Comedy

4 Sep 2008

The Mighty Boosh They're sold out to heck, so if you have a precious ticket, hold it as tightly to you as you would were it the Ruby of Kukundu. That's a Boosh reference right there for you. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Thu 11 & Fri 12 Sep; Pavilion…

Festival comedy hitlist

14 Aug 2008

Barry & Stuart, Louis CK, Pajama Men, David O'Doherty, JL Roberts & Nadia Kamil, Jon Richardson, John Pinette, Russell Howard

Comedy List picks

17 Jul 2008

Raymond Mearns Big man Mearns (who you may have seen in Ken Loach’s It’s a Free World last year) crops up for some top notch compering and a bit of sketch stroke stand-up stuff in Dance, Monkey Boy, Dance. The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 17–Sat 19 Jul; The…

Hitlist - The best comedy

1 Nov 2007

• Bill Bailey The self-proclaimed hippie materialist part-troll guy worms his way back into our affections with more daft musical musings. SECC, Glasgow, Wed 7–Fri 9 Nov. * Ian Rankin's choice • Mark Watson The most energetic (yet unhealthiest…

Hitlist - The best comedy

18 Oct 2007

• Jim Tavare When can a bald guy with a double bass ever be funny? When he’s Jim Tavare, that’s when. The Stand, Edinburgh, Tue 23 Oct; the Stand, Glasgow, Wed 24 Oct. • Brendon Burns This year’s if.comeddie victor laps it up with a sort-of, though…

Hitlist - the best comedy

4 Oct 2007

Raymond Mearns You may have seen the big man in Ken Loach’s It’s a Free World recently, but don’t hold that against him. Here he’s back to what he does best; shooting the breeze in front of his adoring public. Jongleurs, Edinburgh, Thu 4–Sat 6 Oct; the…

Hitlist - The best comedy

20 Sep 2007

• Fred MacAulay The star of telly and radio also happens to be a truly inspiring stand-up performer and this show is one of the main draws of the Merchant City Festival. The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, Sat 22 Sep. • Debra-Jane Appelby The former…

Hitlist - The Best Comedy

6 Sep 2007

Ross Noble Everyone’s favourite Geordie japester, above (unless you retain a soft spot for the bearded teacher in Byker Grove ), offers up Nobelism , his latest freeform extravaganza. Playhouse, Edinburgh, Sat 8 Sep; Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Sun 9…

Hitlist - The best comedy

16 Jul 2007

• Stewart Lee The 41st funniest stand-up is at the top of his game. See preview . The Stand, Glasgow, 30 July. • Comedy Club 4 Kids Will the grown-ups manage to not swear? How will they cope being shown up by the kids? It could get messy. The Bongo…

Hitlist - The best comedy

2 Jul 2007

• Improbabble The crazy gang brings us some more games and skits and general larking about in their own inimitable Whose Line Is It stylee. The Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow, Fri 6, 13 Jul. • Jo Caulfield One of the more solid performers on the circuit…

Hitlist - The best comedy

21 May 2007

Frankie Boyle This powerhouse comic is at the top of his game right now and these shows will be a fine indication about how massively he’ll be storming the Fringe come August time with Morons I Can Heal You. Brilliant, eh? The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 24…

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23 Apr 2007

Tony Carter (pictured) We’ve recently seen Will Andrews twiddling the knobs and flicking some switches as a tech guy for other comics, but we love him most when he’s bounding on stage as his feckless Geordie jester alter ego. Liquid Room, Edinburgh…

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9 Apr 2007

Glenn Wool According to this moustachioed Canadian geezer, you don’t go to hell for eating elephants. It’s certainly a reassuring theory, but what can it mean? This may be your chance to find out. Jongleurs, Glasgow, Thu 12-Sat 14 Apr.

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26 Mar 2007

Jo Brand She’s the 22nd greatest stand-up in the world ever, you know? According to Channel 4, anyway. Yes, we’ll be banging on about that poll for some time to come. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Sun 1 Apr; Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 8 Apr.

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12 Mar 2007

Mark Watson Your last ever chance to see the superb I’m Worried That I’m Starting to Hate Almost Everyone in the World, inspired by the time the Bristolian was mugged by a young hoodlum type. The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 15 Mar.

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27 Feb 2007

Stewart Lee A brand new show from Mr Clever Trousers with more sacred cows being put to his savagely satirical and pleasingly postmodern sword. The Stand, Glasgow, Fri 9 Mar.

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12 Feb 2007

Comedy Academy 4 Kids Got a nipper at home who is just a little bit too quick off the mark for their own good? Send them to school on a Saturday as punishment. The workshop run by James Campbell might even do them some good. The Bongo Club, Edinburgh…

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29 Jan 2007

Stephen K Amos The genial and talented wag will be on Channel 4 soon talking about being both black and gay. Catch him now before he’s far too famous for the likes of us. The Stand, Glasgow, Thu 1-Sat 3 Feb.

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15 Jan 2007

Simon Brodkin A best of British for you, as one of the true finds of the last Fringe brings us some characters from this sceptred isle. The Stand, Edinburgh, Fri 19 & Sat 20 Jan.

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19 Dec 2006

Fred MacAulay The man off the radio gets up on stage to make a whole room dizzy with his mirthful ways. All of which sounds sarcastic, but it’s really not meant to be. Our Fred is one of the most reliably hilarious stand-ups on the circuit. The Stand…

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7 Dec 2006

Janey Godley The toughest dame in Scottish comedy is joined by Jason-John Whitehead, Tony Woods and Geoff Boyz in setting up the boisterous gathering for a pre-Christmas treat. Jongleurs, Glasgow, Thu 14-Sat 16 Dec.

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23 Nov 2006

Howard Read Not sure whether he will be trotting up here with his pal Little Howard, but if you ask him nicely he might even draw something. The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 7-Sat 9 Dec. More details for Thursday , Friday and Saturday . Have a look at some of…

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23 Nov 2006

Norma Farnes Box 18: The Unpublished Spike Milligan (HarperCollins) Named after the file into which the Goon would stick his ideas, this loving biog comes from his long-suffering agent.

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The best comedy

11 Nov 2006

Hitlist Phil Nichol (pictured) Not likely to be the most subtle comedy experience of your fortnight, but one which will surely live long and hard in the memory as the inaugural Eddies winner unleashes his all. See caption. The Stand, Glasgow, Thu…