Comedy Wed 08 Mar
COMEDIAN RAP BATTLES (THE WEE MAN)
THE STAND GLASGOW, 20:30–22:00, £4 - £6
Ro Cambell and The Wee Man’s comedian rap battle-off, where a select batch of comics compete to see who’s got the most swagger when it comes to hippity-hop wit.
Thu 09 Mar YESBAR VIRGINS
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £5
Graham Barrie introduces a selection of fledgling comedy talent handpicked fae Scotland.
RUSSELL KANE: RIGHT MAN, WRONG AGE
THE GARAGE GLASGOW, FROM 19:30, £17
The shiny-quiffed Kane returns with a show all about growing up, growing down, and not quite feeling the right age. JOSIE LONG: SOMETHING BETTER
THE STAND GLASGOW, 20:30–21:30, £10 - £12
The triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and cult optimist returns with a new show about hopefulness, and looking for people and things to look up to. ABIGOLIAH SCHAMAUN: WORKING ON IT
MCPHABBS, FROM 19:30, £5
Abigoliah returns to the Glasgow Comedy Festival to talk of her love for healthy living by day and debauched shenanigans by night. TWISTED EDGE SHOWCASE
YESBAR, FROM 18:00, FREE
A pay-what-you-want show showcasing the best of Twisted Edge’s comedy workshops.
Fri 10 Mar
CRAIG HILL: UP AND COMING
CHRISTOPHER BROOMFIELD: GAME OF TONES STATE BAR, FROM 21:00, £7 - £10
A comedy show from Chris Broomfield about those tones that make up our daily lives and how they sound to a hard of hearing person. GILDED BALLOON COMEDY AT DRYGATE
DRYGATE BREWING CO., FROM 20:30, £11.50 - £12.50
Long-running comedy club the Gilded Balloon hits up Drygate for its residency. PLANET CARAMEL: A TASTE OF PLANET CARAMEL
MCPHABBS, FROM 20:00, £3 - £4
FREE CARAMEL WAFER. A monolithic sketch comedy trio, formed when three kinds of caramel (David, Richard and Alex) collided at speed. RICHARD GADD: MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO
THE STAND GLASGOW, 17:00–18:00, £10 - £12
The comic talent responsible for Waiting for Gaddot and Breaking Gadd returns with his introspective 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show. GARY DUNN: MONKEY MAGIC
THE STAND GLASGOW, 15:00–16:00, £5
Kids Show – part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. CARINA MACLEOD: 44
YESBAR, FROM 22:00, £8
Hebridean hero returns with a follow-up to last year’s sell-out show. This time, age is on the brain. GARETH MUTCH: TOO MUTCH TOO YOUNG
YESBAR, FROM 18:00, £4 - £5
Mutch makes a trip back to Glasgow Comedy Fest with a brand spankin’ new hour of comedy. JAY LAFFERTY: BESOM
YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £6 - £8
ORAN MOR, FROM 18:30, £16.50
Wee, cheeky, nosey, silly, gallus the besom is back at GICF.
GILDED BALLOON COMEDY AT DRYGATE
YESBAR, FROM 16:45, £5
The kilted cheeky chappie brings his new show to Glasgow. DRYGATE BREWING CO., FROM 20:30, £11.50 - £12.50
JIM MCCREADIE & CALUM WARK: TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
A mid-life crisis comedy double-up. GIGGLE FOR GLEN
YESBAR, FROM 15:30, £5
Long-running comedy club the Gilded Balloon hits up Drygate for its residency.
A comedy show raising funds for the Butterfly Trust.
THE STAND GLASGOW, 21:00–22:00, £10 - £12
DAVID KAY
TERRY ALDERTON’S ALL CRAZY NOW
Off-beat performer big on the physical comedy daftness.
GARETH MUTCH: TOO MUTCH TOO YOUNG
YESBAR, FROM 18:00, £4 - £5
Mutch makes a trip back to Glasgow Comedy Fest with a brand spankin’ new hour of comedy. GARETH WAUGH: HONESTLY?
YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £7 - £8
One comic, two microphones. A show all about lying and honesty. MC VIV GEE: LATE LAUGHS
YESBAR, FROM 23:15, £10
Nightcaps and lols and Yesbar. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. MC VIV GEE: THE EARLY SHOW
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £10
Yesbar resident MC Bib Gee introduces the cream of the festival. ROBIN GRAINGER: BE THE PERSON YOUR DOG THINKS YOU ARE
YESBAR, FROM 22:00, £3 - £4
Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. CBGB: GLASGOW EDITION III
MCCHUILLS, FROM 20:00, FREE
Glasgow Edition is back with another round of comedy, bands, glam and booze. Line-up features Kavita Bhardwaj, Amelia Bayer, Brian Miller, Sean Wilkie, Anthony Forest, Adam Cook and more.
Sat 11 Mar THE FESTIVAL CLUB
THE STAND GLASGOW, 22:30–00:30, £18
Catch The Stand’s pick of international comedy acts who’ve flocked to Glasgow comedy Festival. JOSIE LONG: SOMETHING BETTER
THE STAND GLASGOW, 19:30–20:30, £10 - £12
The triple Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and cult optimist returns with a new show about hopefulness, and looking for people and things to look up to. CRAIG HILL: UP AND COMING
ORAN MOR, FROM 18:30, £16.50
The kilted cheeky chappie brings his new show to Glasgow.
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Sun 12 Mar THE STAND GLASGOW, 18:30–19:30, £9 - £10
David Kay delivers his set full of leftfield rambles and senior citizen-esque chatter to a Glasgow crowd. YESBAR VIRGINS
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £5
Graham Barrie introduces a selection of fledgling comedy talent handpicked fae Scotland. BEC HILL AND TIERNAN DOUIEB: WORK IN PROGRESS
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:00, £8 - £10
A year of new and old chat from comedian and presenter Bec Hill, along with gags and musings from Tiernan Douieb. IMAGINARY FRIENDS: LIFE, DEATH, AND IMPROV COMEDY
THE OLD HAIRDRESSERS , FROM 19:30, £3 - £4
Local comedy troupe, taking audience suggestions at The Old Hairdressers.
GUNGE: A SHOW WITH GUNGE IN IT (LEE KYLE) THE STAND GLASGOW, 15:00–16:00, £5
Kiddie-friendly show in which two teams of comedians compete to be spared a loser's gunging. Hosted by Lee Kyle. DAVID TSONOS: WALKING THE CAT
YESBAR, FROM 15:30, £5 - £7
David tells us of what it’s truly like to be a cat guardian and the hilarious experiences that come with it. IAIN CAMPBELL & DAVID CALLAN: IC/DC
YESBAR, FROM 14:15, £4 - £5
Returning to Yesbar for the second year running, join the English Scotsman and the Scottish Englishman for one afternoon only this March MOLLAND & SULLIVAN: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
YESBAR, FROM 16:45, £5
A comedy event so controversial its first week at the Edinburgh Fringe saw an audience member forcibly ejected for hurling abuse.
Mon 13 Mar
IAIN CONNELL AND ROBERT FLORENCE: UNCLES
ORAN MOR, FROM 19:00, TBC
The dudes behind BBC sketch show Burnistoun bring a comedy fest show to the Citz. STUART GOLDSMITH: COMPARED TO WHAT
THE STAND GLASGOW, 19:30–20:30, £8 - £10
Stand-up talent and podcast know-it-all Stu Goldsmith beings a multiple award-winning show that isn’t entirely about becoming a parent to Glasgow. DAVID O’DOHERTY: BIG TIME
CITIZENS THEATRE, FROM 20:00, £15.50 - £17.50
More rib-tickly, heartbreaking ditties on a crappy keyboard from 1986. CRAIG HOSIE, GARY MCINDOE + TOMMY LOD: CHANCING BASTARDS
YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £5
A star-studded spectacular ft. three up-and-coming comics.
LARRY DEAN: WORK IN PROGRESS
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £5
Fosters Comedy Award 2015 nominee and gallus Glaswegian Larry Dean returns with a work in progress.
Tue 14 Mar
GLASGOW HAROLD NIGHT
BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, 20:00–22:00, £3 - £5
One hilarious show, completely improvised by two teams, based off an audience suggestion. Improv comedy at its finest. IAIN CONNELL AND ROBERT FLORENCE: UNCLES
ORAN MOR, FROM 19:00, TBC
The dudes behind BBC sketch show Burnistoun bring a comedy fest show to the Citz. KATHARINE FERNS: IN STITCHES
BROADCAST, FROM 19:00, £10
Exclusive show from an international rising star.
ADAM KAY: FINGERING A MINOR ON THE PIANO
COTTIERS THEATRE, FROM 20:30, £14 - £15
Amateur Transplants frontman, prolific sitcom writer and former doctor Adam Kay returns to the Fringe with his smutty songs. In the key of A minor. BBC COMEDY PRESENTS: THE BEST OF RED RAW
THE STAND GLASGOW, 21:00–22:30, £5
Open mic night in collaboration with BBC Comedy, aiming to bring top notch comedy festival talent into the foreground. DAVID O’DOHERTY: BIG TIME
CITIZENS THEATRE, FROM 20:00, £15.50 - £17.50
TONY JAMESON: IS THIS WHAT I’VE BECOME? BROADCAST, FROM 21:00, TBC
Tony Jameson recalls how the game Football Manager ruined his life. We’ve all been there. BEST OF BUTCHER’S CHOICE
THE GLAD CAFE, FROM 20:00, £5 - £6
Prime cuts of comic meat for your pleasure at The Gladdie. ANDREW STANLEY: CLASSIC STANLEY
THE STAND GLASGOW, 21:30–22:30, £10 - £12
Irish TV and radio star making his Glasgow Comedy Fest debut. DES CLARKE: DESNEYLAND
CITIZENS THEATRE, FROM 20:00, £15
Rising comedy star who goes by Des brings a loada nonsense and topical gags to the Citz. RICHARD PULSFORD: PHRASES READY
YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £5
A show full of gags, puns, one liners and wordplay – part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Thu 16 Mar
DAISY EARL: GET HAPPY
LIBERTE, 20:30,£5
Jojo Sutherland mentee and 2015 scottish comedian of the year plays GICF. STEWART LEE
CLYDE AUDITORIUM, FROM 20:00, £23
One of the country’s most respected comedians prepares new material for his new BBC2 series of Comedy Vehicle. YESBAR VIRGINS
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £5
Graham Barrie introduces a selection of fledgling comedy talent handpicked fae Scotland.
STEPHEN BUCHANAN: GALLERIES
TONY COFFEY: ISABLED
YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £6
An obstacle-strewn verbal strool through Tony Coffey’s life.
Wed 15 Mar GREG PROOPS
COTTIERS THEATRE, FROM 20:30, £13 - £15
Master of improv Greg Proops of Whose Line Is It Anyway, back in town exploring the terribleness of America right now. NEW MATERIAL NIGHT (JULIA SUTHERLAND )
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £3
Willy Maley and Ian Auld’s hit play The Lions of Lisbon is revived at Tron as a rehearsed reading with a 10 person cast and a full live band. BEST OF BUTCHER’S CHOICE
THE GLAD CAFE, FROM 20:00, £5 - £6
Prime cuts of comic meat for your pleasure at The Gladdie. KEVIN MCPADDEN: #BIGGERTHANKANYE
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 20:30, £4 - £5
Join Glasgow comic Kevin McPadden, as he skyrockets his way to the tippy-top with one goal in mind: #BiggerthanKanye. GARY MEIKLE: IN JAIL OR DEAD
YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £4 - £6
Rising comic Gary Meikle tells of his upbringing in children’s homes where he was told by staff he’d end up in jail or dead. CHRIS KENT: MOVING ON
THE STAND GLASGOW, 19:30–20:30, £7 - £9
THE LIONS OF LISBON
THE BARRAS ARTS AND DESIGN CENTRE, FROM 19:30, £17.50
Willy Maley and Ian Auld’s hit play The Lions of Lisbon is revived at Tron as a rehearsed reading with a 10 person cast and a full live band. IAIN CONNELL AND ROBERT FLORENCE: UNCLES
CITIZENS THEATRE, FROM 20:00, £20
The dudes behind BBC sketch show Burnistoun bring a comedy fest show to the Citz. HARDEEP SINGH KOHLI’S MIX TAPE
ORAN MOR, FROM 19:00, £13
ORAN MOR, FROM 19:00, TBC
THE KING’S THEATRE, FROM 19:30, £20.40 - £22.40
Big bants from Tam Cowan and Stuart Cosgrove, a duo known primarily for their self-proclaimed ‘petty and ill-informed’ football show on BBC Radio Scotland.
AN ENGLISHMAN, AN IRISHMAN AND A SCOTSMAN WALK INTO YESBAR
YESBAR, FROM 18:00, £3 - £5
Ben Morston (Englishman), AJ Sixsmith (travelling Irishman) and Tommy Ashe (resident Scotsman) unpack their complex group dynamics for the sake of comedy gold. JOHN GAVIN: HAPPY JOHN IS A PURE TATTIE
YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £6 - £8
MC VIV GEE: THE EARLY SHOW
Yesbar resident MC Bib Gee introduces the cream of the festival. MC VIV GEE: LATE LAUGHS
YESBAR, FROM 23:15, £10
Nightcaps and lols and Yesbar. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Sat 18 Mar THE FESTIVAL CLUB
THE STAND GLASGOW, 22:30–00:30, £18
Catch The Stand’s pick of international comedy acts who’ve flocked to Glasgow comedy Festival. ELAINE MILLER: GUSSET GRIPPERS
YESBAR, FROM 16:45, £4 - £5
A physiotherapist takes an extended look at what would normally be a one liner in a male stand-up routine – get ready to get to know your pelvic floor. (?!) THE LIONS OF LISBON
THE BARRAS ARTS AND DESIGN CENTRE, FROM 19:30, £17.50
Willy Maley and Ian Auld’s hit play The Lions of Lisbon is revived at Tron as a rehearsed reading with a 10 person cast and a full live band. BRIDGET CHRISTIE: BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT
CITIZENS THEATRE, FROM 20:00, £14 - £16
The self-aware British comic exasperated by Brexit brings her fury to Glasgow Comedy Festival. PHIL DIFFER: SELF PORTRAIT
ORAN MOR, FROM 19:00, £12.50
The man behind Watson’s Wind-Up and Only An Excuse doing more of his own stand-up at GICF. ANDY VANNAN: COMIC BOOKS, TRAVEL AND OTHER STUFF
MCPHABBS, FROM 15:30, FREE
ORAN MOR, FROM 18:30, £10
WitsHerFace return to the Òran Mór with a brand new show after their sell out shows at the West End Festival and GICF 2016. JOE MCSLOY: THE REAL MCSLOY
BROADCAST, FROM 20:00, £6 - £7
BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, FROM 20:00, £5
The dudes behind BBC sketch show Burnistoun bring a comedy fest show to the Citz.
STUART COSGROVE & TAM COWAN: OFF THE BAWL
BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, FROM 19:30, £8 - £10
WITSHERFACE: DEAD FUNNY
Dose of dark-as-night comedy for ya.
IAIN CONNELL AND ROBERT FLORENCE: UNCLES
An improv session from a man who Frankie Boyle described as ‘a genuine improvisational genius’.
A feel-good comedy show containing cosplay and life-rants.
Join Joe McSloy as he gives you his unique take on the world as he sees it.
One hilarious show, completely improvised by two teams, based off an audience suggestion. Improv comedy at its finest.
RAYMOND MEARNS: LIVE AND UNLEASHED (RAYMOND MEARNS)
THE STAND GLASGOW, 22:15–23:30, £8 - £10
The BBC Radio 4 broadcaster, comedian, journalist and chef shares his personal mixtape.
Resident host Julia Sutherland introduces a variety of stand-up comedians from the Scottish circuit delivering all new material. GLASGOW HAROLD NIGHT (IMPROV GLASGOW)
A best-of Irish comedy showcase – part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £10
Fri 17 Mar
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £4 - £5
THE STAND GLASGOW, 19:30–22:00, £11 - £12
THE BARRAS ARTS AND DESIGN CENTRE, FROM 19:30, £17.50
YESBAR, FROM 21:45, £5 - £7
One of the fastest rising prospects in Scottish Comedy in his Yesbar debut.
ST PATRICK’S DAY IRISH COMEDY SPECIAL! (ELEANOR TIERNAN + ANDREW STANLEY + MICHAEL REDMOND + MARTIN MOR)
THE LIONS OF LISBON
Chris presents his fifth hour, Moving On at GICF.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2016 and New Act of the Year award winner BILAL ZAFAR brings us his highly anticipated debut show Cakes.
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 20:30, £4 - £5
Join Glasgow comic Kevin McPadden, as he skyrockets his way to the tippy-top with one goal in mind: #BiggerthanKanye.
The onetime Scottish Comedian of the Year brings a new 60 mins to GICF.
More rib-tickly, heartbreaking ditties on a crappy keyboard from 1986. BILAL ZAFAR: CAKES
KEVIN MCPADDEN: #BIGGERTHANKANYE
PABLO SERSKI: NOTHING IS PERFECT
BROADCAST, FROM 21:00, £6 - £8
GARY LITTLE & JULIA SUTHERLAND: JAILMATES
COTTIERS THEATRE, FROM 20:00, £8 - £10
A comedy of correspondence between recently divorced Jenny and recently imprisoned Gerry.
ASHLEY STORRIE: FULL FRONTAL STORRIE
The self-confessed ‘sexy Hodor of Scottish comedy’ returns. THE SONG OF FERGUS AND KATE
THE STAND GLASGOW, 15:00–16:00, £5
An interactive kids show at Glasgow International Comedy Festival KEIR MCALLISTER AND GUS LYMBURN: TOP OF THEIR GAME
THE STAND GLASGOW, 17:00–18:00, £7 - £8
A combo deal constituting two comedians at the top of their game – pity no-one can work out what the hell they’re playing at.
SUSIE MCCABE: LET’S GET PHYSICAL
THE STAND GLASGOW, 20:00–21:00, £8 - £10
A new show about health and fitness from Susie McCabe.
JAMES CAMPBELL’S THE FUNNY THING CITIZENS THEATRE, FROM 14:00, £7.50
James Campbell, pioneer of stand-up for kids enchants yet another room of children with only a microphone. CATHERINE SCOTT: THE LITTLEST HOME OWNER
YESBAR, FROM 14:15, £4 - £6
Catherine Scott is less than 5'1" and has moved 20 times in the last 13 years. She’s lived with insomniacs, sex-addicts, alcoholics and a dude from Middlesbrough. Hear all about it. CUMBERS & LAIRD: LIVE
YESBAR, FROM 15:30, £5 - £6
Witty storyteller Scot Laird joins one-liner/observational comedy specialist Liam Cumbers at GICF. COME TYNE WITH ME (JULIAN LEE + MARK KENNEDY + MICHAEL HOLFORD)
YESBAR, FROM 00:00, FREE
A three-part showcase featuring a trio of comics from the North East.
LIAM WITHNAIL: WORK IN PROGRESS
YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £5
A new show which likely includes chat about love, travel, immigration and Countdown. MC VIV GEE: THE EARLY SHOW
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £10
Yesbar resident MC Bib Gee introduces the cream of the festival. MC VIV GEE: LATE LAUGHS
YESBAR, FROM 23:15, £10
Nightcaps and lols and Yesbar. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival. RAHUL KOHLI: NOT SO CHUBBY, BROWN
BILLY KIRKWOOD: SHEER UTTER CHAOS THE STAND GLASGOW, 21:00–22:00, £7 - £8
An interactive live stand-up from last year’s GICF sell-out Billy Kirkwood. LOVE OR MONEY
CCA: CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, FROM 19:30, £8 - £10
Love or Money is a double bill of two comedic one-act two-hander plays: Vote For Love by Karen Barclay and Some People by Tom Brogan.
JORDAN WISTUBA, DANIEL MORGAN & STUART MCPHERSON: BEAUTIFUL MINDS YESBAR, FROM 20:00, £2 - £3
Jordan and Morgan are both in the debut year of their comedy careers. See ‘em live with support from the laconic Stuart McPherson.
Tue 21 Mar
RUSSELL HOWARD: ROUND THE WORLD
THE SSE HYDRO, FROM 18:30, £25.50 - £32.50
The man who's fulla' good news and smiles returns on a 2017 tour. Of the world, obviously. DR PHIL HAMMOND: DR PHIL’S HEALTH REVOLUTION
ORAN MOR, FROM 19:30, £15
The NHS doctor, BBC broadcaster, Private Eye journalist and whistleblowing comic shares his smarts at Òran Mór. AMY GLEDHILL: MAKING A SHOW OF HERSELF
MCPHABBS, FROM 21:30, £3 - £4
The multi-award winning comedian brings her infectious energy and joy to Glasgow Comedy Fest.
YESBAR, FROM 18:00, £7 - £8
BBC COMEDY PRESENTS: THE BEST OF RED RAW
Sun 19 Mar
Open mic night in collaboration with BBC Comedy, aiming to bring top notch comedy festival talent into the foreground.
Kohli returns with a follow-up to Newcastle Brown Male. YESBAR VIRGINS
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £5
Graham Barrie introduces a selection of fledgling comedy talent handpicked fae Scotland. WITSHERFACE: DEAD FUNNY
ORAN MOR, FROM 18:30, £10
WitsHerFace return to the Òran Mór with a brand new show after their sell out shows at the West End Festival and GICF 2016. CHUNKS: WHO THE F**CK IS CRAIGY BLAKE...
MCPHABBS, FROM 15:30, FREE
CHUNKS invite Craigy Blake (an internet troll who claims to be funnier than them) to perform his very own stand-up show. If he turns up. MARTIN MOR: FUNNY STUFF FOR HAPPY PEOPLE
THE STAND GLASGOW, 15:00–16:00, £5
A kids show at Glasgow International Comedy Festival. MARTIN MOR: #ROADCOMEDIAN
THE STAND GLASGOW, 19:00–20:00, £8 - £10
Martin shares tales of life on the road. DESKY LEWIS & JOE MCSLOY: THE THING IS...
YESBAR, FROM 18:00, £5 - £7
Desky Lewis and Joe McSloy make a bid for ‘safe, stale, politically correct world domination’.
IMRAN YUSUF: WORK IN PROGRESS
YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £5 - £6
Yusuf continues his work offering a humanising narrative of Muslims with a new GICF show. LADY SHONA + NATALIE SWEENEY POTTER: TWO FUNNY LASSES
YESBAR, FROM 00:00, £2 - £3
Oversharers Lady Shona and Natalie Sweener Porter seing by the Comedy Fest. MARTIN BEARNE: JOKES AND FEELINGS
YESBAR, FROM 15:30, £2 - £3
Podcast show here Martin Bearne and Chris Gallagher interview the UK’s most established and up-andcoming comedians.
Mon 20 Mar
SIMON CAINE: BUDDHISM AND CATS
YESBAR, FROM 21:45, £5
An hour(ish) of hilarity (maybe) about having a girlfriend (honestly), yoga, meditation, depression, death, suicide and how cats aren’t what YouTube makes them out to be. JOSH HOWIE’S MESSED UP
THE STAND GLASGOW, 19:00–20:00, £8 - £10
London-born comic who brought his first solo show to Edinburgh Fringe back in 2008.
THE STAND GLASGOW, 21:00–22:30, £5
CHRIS RAMSEY: IS THAT CHRIS RAMSEY
CITIZENS THEATRE, FROM 20:00, £20
The stand-up comedian, Celebrity Juice regular and the man who once got pizza delivered to a moving train returns with a new solo show, Is That Chris Ramsey? GRANT GALLACHER: NOTHING COMPARES TO YOUS
YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £4 - £5
Sharp storytelling about love and relationships from the Scottish Comedian Of the Year finalist. SIMON CAINE: LAUGHTER IS THE BEST PLACEBO
YESBAR, FROM 21:45, £5
Caine’s life is a constant search for emotional and electrical outlets. If you can relate, this is the show for you.
Wed 22 Mar
NEW MATERIAL NIGHT (JULIA SUTHERLAND )
YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £3
Resident host Julia Sutherland introduces a variety of stand-up comedians from the Scottish circuit delivering all new material. RICHARD HERRING
CITIZENS THEATRE, FROM 20:00, £15
The thoughtful comedian picks his favourite routines from his 12 oneman shows, cramming them into 90 minutes for your entertainment. CHRIS THORBURN: OH NO
MCPHABBS, FROM 20:00, £2 - £3
Loadsae brand new material from BBC Scotland comedy writer and CHUNKS performer Chris Thorburn. JIM SMITH: NORTH COUNTRY BOY
THE STAND GLASGOW, 19:00–20:00, £8
Tales of a pastoral tone from the Perthshire farmer slash comedian.
YESBAR VIRGINS YESBAR, FROM 20:30, £5
Graham Barrie introduces a selection of fledgling comedy talent handpicked fae Scotland. BEST OF WEST BREWERY COMEDY CLUB
WEST, FROM 20:30, £10
Jamie Dalgleish hosts a night of live stand-up CHARLOTTE MACDONALD: BETTER TO DIE ON YOUR FEET THAN LIVE FOREVER ON YOUR KNEES
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 20:30, £6 - £8
Mad funny comedian sharing tales of her travels from Scotland to NYC, from, er, ‘shags to riches’. GEEKING AWESOME: STRAIGHT OUTTA COMIC CON
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:00, £6
Straight out of Comic Con and straight into the H&P, Geeking Awesome nerd it up for Glasgae as part of Glasgow Comedy Festival.
CHRISTOPHER MACARTHUR-BOYD: THE BOYD WITH A THORN IN HIS SIDE
THE STAND GLASGOW, 19:30–20:30, £7 - £8
The King of Sad Style returns. MARCEL LUCONT: WHINE LIST
THE STAND GLASGOW, 21:30–22:30, £10 - £12
The finest flâneur at the Fringe brings a new interactive show to the baying masses. A kind of self-help group where everyone potentially leaves more depressed. Expect louche musings, deadpan wit and Gallic superiority. LOVE OR MONEY
CCA: CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, FROM 19:30, £8 - £10
Love or Money is a double bill of two comedic one-act two-hander plays: Vote For Love by Karen Barclay and Some People by Tom Brogan. NICOLE HENRIKSEN: TECHNO GLITTER PENGUINS
YESBAR, FROM 18:00, £5 - £7
Award-nominated alternative comedian Nicole Henriksen returns with a fresh dose of her high energy hot mess comedy variety show goodness.
Fri 24 Mar
CHRISTIAN TALBOT (SPECIAL GUEST: I WANT AN IRISH PASSPORT)
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 20:30, £7 - £10
Since Brexit everyone wants an Irish passport but what does it mean to be Irish? Is there more than just ‘the craic’? (Yes.) FERN BRADY: MALE COMEDIENNE
BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, FROM 19:30, £8 - £10
Fern Brady follows up her critically acclaimed sell-out debut People Are Idiots with a new show about gender, class and Catholicism. JANEY GODLEY: THERE’S ONLY ONE GODLEY
ORAN MOR, FROM 18:30, £11 - £13
The podcaster, broadcaster, writer, comedian tells tales of the things that happen when she simply ‘gets out of the hoose’... REGINALD D HUNTER
THE KING'S THEATRE, 7:30PM, £22.65
The ever provocative Reginald D Hunter gets set to deliver a set as part of Glasgow Comedy Festival, inevitably full to the brim with nuggets of necessary social commentary, punchlines about politics and wit from within the topics of race and sexuality. ANDREW DOYLE: FUTURE TENSE
BLACKFRIARS BASEMENT, FROM 21:15, £8 - £10
Andrew Doyle follows up his Fringe sell-out runs with a stint at Glasgae Comedy Fest. CHRIS BETTS: BEWILDERBEAST
THE HUG AND PINT, FROM 19:00, £4 - £5
THE STAND GLASGOW, 21:00–22:00, £10 - £12
Work-in-progress material from Chris Betts, a comic who loves to watch people, and whose favourite view is from behind the bar.
ABI ROBERTS: ANGLICHANKA
DRYGATE BREWING CO., FROM 20:30, £11.50 - £12.50
MICHELLE MCMANUS’S REALITY: THE MUSICAL
Yes, that Michelle McManus. She’s a comedian now. YESBAR, FROM 19:15, £3 - £4
Abi Roberts returns to shed some light on our continental neighbours and tell us what side of a blini is buttered.
Thu 23 Mar JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH
CITIZENS THEATRE, FROM 20:00, £14.50 - £16.50
GILDED BALLOON COMEDY AT DRYGATE
Long-running comedy club the Gilded Balloon hits up Drygate for its residency.
SUSIE MCCABE: LET’S GET PHYSICAL
THE STAND GLASGOW, 22:30–23:30, £8 - £10
A new show about health and fitness from Susie McCabe.
John Shuttleworth returns with golden oldie tunes and a couple of newbies.
THE SKINNY