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Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

By-the-numbers old age comedy drama

(2 stars)10 Feb 2012

Early in this by-the-numbers comedy drama, a young salesperson eagerly enthuses to retiring couple Douglas (Bill Nighy) and Jean (Penelope Wilton) that 'the grey pound is very strong at the moment'. We’re quite clearly supposed to see this…

Electric Man

Electric Man

A patchy, if well intentioned, Edinburgh-set comic comedy

(3 stars)8 Feb 2012

(12A tbc) 98min Shot in Edinburgh on a micro-budget, comic shop comedy Electric Man declares its intentions from the off: this is to be no social realist kitchen sink drama, typical of the UK film industry, but rather a light-hearted love-letter to…

GFF 2012 - Day planner

GFF 2012 - Day planner

Our highlights for each day of the Glasgow Film Festival

6 Feb 2012

It can be difficult, when any festival rolls around, to decide which events to skip in favour of others. Searching rigorously through the programme, referring back to the calendar, trying to fit in as much as possible - it's a painstaking piece of work…

Joost Swarte: Is That All There Is?

Joost Swarte: Is That All There Is?

Compendium of the Dutch cartoonist’s satirical alternative comics

(4 stars)3 Feb 2012

Apparently so. Or almost so. Is That All There Is? collects virtually all of the Dutch cartoonist’s alternative comics from way back in 1972 to the present day, translates them into English and assembles them, under Swarte’s own supervision, in this…

Henry Rollins – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Fri 13 Jan

Henry Rollins – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Fri 13 Jan

Prolific punk-rocker gets gut laughs on his three-hour rant

(4 stars)3 Feb 2012

Few people can make a decent living out of talking on stage for two hours. Henry Rollins, on the other hand, has it down to a fine art. An honorary punk rock graduate having earned his stripes fronting S.O.A. and Black Flag in the 80s, and later, his…

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The Muppets
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(3 stars) When Muppet fans Gary (Segel), his girlfriend Mary (Adams) and brother Walter (a puppet) learn that oil millionaire Tex Richman (Cooper) plans to demolish the Muppet theatre, it's time to reunite the original cast. If the plot could be fresher, the well-chosen guest stars, self-referential humour and old-school bonhomie should raise a smile.
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Peter Powers
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Hypnotist act from Powers, who has been called 'the Ali G of stage hypnosis'. Please note the Fri show is a 'Family Night', Sat 7.30pm show is 'Anything Goes' (safe for teens) and the Sat 'Midnight Madness' is over 18s only.
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3 Feb–25 Feb Fri 7.30pm; Sat 7.30pm & midnight Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
The Descendants
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(4 stars) When his wife is seriously injured during a boating trip with her lover, a Hawaiian land baron takes his daughters on a trip to confront her beau.
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RBS Museum Lates: Night of the Mummy
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Following an exceedingly popular first event, the National Museum once again opens its doors after dark to give adults a chance to play, with food and drink, live music from Sparrow and the Workshop and Bwani Junction, live comedy from Bright Club, a Silent Disco and even facepainting adding to the fun. Booking is essential.
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24 Feb
(Over-18s only) 7pm
Combined tickets for this event and the Fascinating Mummies exhibition also available (£18/£16). 		National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Kevin Bridges & Friends
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The young comedian who's taken the Scottish comedy scene by storm puts on a special weekly show with some of his comedy friends.
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5 Feb–26 Feb Sun 5pm
Returns go on the door at 4.45pm on the day of the show. 		The Stand, Glasgow
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The Stand
5 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EB
The Stand has been at the forefront of Edinburgh’s comedy scene for over 15 years, showcasing up-and-coming talent as well as staging well known acts from the UK and worldwide comedy circuit. It comes into its own during the Fringe, expanding upwards…
The Mustard Club
3 The Mall Moor Street, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 2AA
The British Oak
1364 Pershore Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 2XS
Heslam Park Rugby Club
Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, South Humberside, DN16 2AG
Newark Working Men's Club
13 Beacon Hill Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 1NT
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