THE STAND COMEDY CLUB ©O©© Venue 106 - Christie's, 27-31 West Port, Grassmarket Tickets 229 4553 K10 McBRIERwith & MACKAY: NOTHING TO LOSE BUTMcBrier YOUR'filthy' ANKLECHAINS The Stand' s wee west coaster Martha List, ''sinlickthe. .bestunique and frank' EveningTimes and hefty Highlander Jane Mackay Jo Brand List 'pugnacious' Scotsman. Aug 4-31 20.30 (21.20)tradition' £4.00 (£3.00) THEforSTAND acclaimedline-ups blend ofnightly, established and semergent acts (atcomedy least five £5). 9.30pm WithAn different Edinburgh' own authentic club is open until late. ' C lassic . . fully charged the way connoisseurs like it'4-31SoS.(not 29) 22.30 (00.30) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug Aug 29 midnight (02.00) Venue 103 - The Moscow Bar, 6 South St David Street Tickets 556 6375 112 HOVIS PRESLEY: POETIC OFF-LICENCE August, the'Superb, streetssuperbly are paved• with pavement artists, Hovis appears and you' r e laughing. Northern' Review, 'offbeat Gazette. and stunning' List, 'brief, brilliant wit The Stage,4-31 'dry' Comedy Drainage and Soakaway Aug 19.30 (20.20) £4.00 (£3.00) JOHN GILLICK: ARE YOU LIKE?' he bestthekindshinty of west of Scotland stand up1995. .WHAT could make yougoes laugh just'Treading results' Scotsman from ' B est of Scottish' solo. ' O riginal' Evening News, 'fast.... very Aug funny' 11-31 List. 21.00 (21.50) £4.00 (£3.00) THE STAND 'CFiveomedy different at the capital for the comedy cognoscenti. allknown yearactsround activelyclub encouraged localdandy' talent SoS to blossom alongside better'comedy names'.Li.Evening News. 'Doing just 'Aug nice 4-31 people' Scotsman central' s t . (not 29) 23.00 (01.00) £5.00 (£4.00) Aug 29 midnight (02.00)
COMEDY & REVUE IAN STONE ©O©© Venue 36 - Gilded Balloon I , People's Palace, Old Fishmarket Close Tickets 226 2151 K12 ★gefilte-fisting THE CHEEK OF IAN STONE Food, Family and Fornication...Uncle' mum' s rumpy pumpy dumpling liver stew.shivers Birthday boymybonking BSEs beef bagels. Chicken giblets send chopped down spine. Dinner' s coming! 'The (22.15) best new comedian' Time Out Preview Aug 10-31Aug(not9 21.15 14,29) 21.15 £4.00 (22.15) £6.50 (£5.50) DAVID STRASSMAN Venue 87 - Beck's Famous Spiegeltent,Top of Waverley Centre, Princes St Tix 558 ★ DAVID STRASSMAN comiccombination David Strassman has revolutionised ventriloquism. Withanything a mind USblowing of comedy and cutting edge technology. 'Unlike you'masterful ve ever seen' LA Times. 'Mixture of hilarious comedy, suspenseful drama with ventiloquism' Aug 8-31 (not 12,19,29) 22.30 (23.30) £7.50 (£6.50) Variety, USA.
MARKTHOMAS 00©0 Venue 72 - Queen's Hall, Clerk Street. Tickets 668 2019 N13 MARKTHOMAS Occasionally raucous,a little rude and definitely exhilarating, Mark Thomas is one of the most compelling stand ups in the country.theCatch inspiredchallenging tomfoolery that has earned him rapturous acclaim across UK.19.30the'(20.45) Exciting, Aug 20,21 £8.00 and outrageously funny' Time Out. 189 - The Theatre Big Top,The Meadows, Melvil e Drive Tickets 668 4918 N12 STICKY FINGERS THEATRE OOOO Venue MARKTHOMAS Mark as ringmaster for one night only. Unpredictable, wild Venue 101 - Rifle Lodge, 32a Broughton St Tickets 557 1785 GI3 and untamed. TIME OFfuture. MY LIFE by Alan Ayckbourn. Setting destroyed. - restaurant. Conflict Time - -past, Aug 22 21.45 (23.00) £8.00 present, Relationships -butcreated, explored, personal, impersonal. Funny not funny. A masterpiece about life THREE LEGGED DOG ©O©© common 'beautifully Venue 41 - Hil Street Theatre, 19 Hil Street. Tickets 226 6522 HIO Aug 11-17to us12.0all.5 (13.25) £4.00black' (£3.00)The Big Issue ★ HURTYou'ME (IDEALLY BY PUNCHING MEa INselection THE FACE) Like good things? l l love ' H urt Me' ! Thrash yourself with of sketches, songs and attempts will be permitted, providing it's all NEED MORE INFORMATION ? in good fun. to eat small buildings.16.0Fighting RING THE FRINGE ON Aug 10,14-16,20,21,24-26,29,31 0 (16.50) £4.00 (£3.00) 0131-226 5257 or 5259 THREE LEGGED DOG continues over the page
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