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Comedians' Letters: Dear Santa...
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- 4Feb
The Secret Policeman's Ball (Graham Mackie, Chris Forbes, Sian Bevan, Barry McDonald, Des O'Gorman, Keir McAlister, Scott Gibson, Jay Lafferty)
Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow19:30 – 22:00; £5Annual student-run comedy benefit, with a whole host of comedy talent pitching in to help raise funds for Amnesty International. Go support the cause, ayes.
- 6Feb
Frankie Boyle: Work In Progress
The Stand, Glasgow18:00 – 20:00; £10The inimitable Mr Boyle presents a series of rather special warm-up shows for his up-coming tour, which he says will also be his last. Like, ever.
- 6Feb
Joe Heenan's Movie Madness
The Stand, Glasgow20:30 – 22:30; £4Movie quiz and knowledge test with comedic film geek Joe Heenan.
- 6Feb
Fit O' The Giggles
City Café, Edinburgh20:30 – 22:30; £3 (£2)Keara Murphy showcases a selection of new material from a host of acts taking in sketches, stand-up, mime, musical comedy, poetry, magic, and, well, pretty much anything else they damn well fancy.
- 7Feb
Wicked Wenches (Tiffany Stevenson, Jessica Fosterkew, Julia Sutherland)
The Stand, Edinburgh20:30 – 22:30; £6 (£5/£3 members)All-female stand-up, with a suitably varied mix of headliners and newcomers. Hosted by resident funnywoman Susan Calman.
- 8Feb
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Jo Caulfield, Richard Melvin, Keir McAllister, Graeme Thomas)
The Stand, Edinburgh20:30 – 22:30; £5New comedy panel show looking at the good, the bad and the ugly things that have happened during the week, with the audience voting on which comedian wins.
- 10Feb
The Improverts
Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh22:30 – 23:30; £5.50 (£5)Long-standing improv comedy troupe whose rather fine show is built entirely on (oft daft) audience suggestions.
