Scottish Comedy Highlights: February 2024

Some of the best Edinburgh Fringe shows return to Edinburgh and Glasgow this month. Northern lads Paddy Young (Monkey Barrel, 17 Feb, 8pm, £12) and Dan Tiernan (Monkey Barrel, 29 Feb, 8pm, £12) were both nominated for the Fringe Best Newcomer Award with their debut hours, while Ania Magliano (Glasgow Stand, 15 Feb, 8.30pm / Edinburgh Stand, 17 Feb, 5pm, £14) received a nom for Best Show at Fringe 2023 with I Can’t Believe You’ve Done This, an affable hour of storytelling with a killer twist.

Ian Smith, Feb’s Dream Gigger and Best Fringe Show nominee, brings Crushing (Blackfriars Glasgow, 22 Feb, 8pm / Monkey Barrel, 24 Feb, 8pm, £13) back for the Scottish leg of his UK tour, with Have I Got News For You and Live at the Apollo star Nabil Abdulrashid gracing both Scottish Stands a few days later (Edinburgh Stand, 27 Feb, 8.30pm / Glasgow Stand, 28 Feb, 8.30pm, £16.50). Award-nommed Janine Harouni, who performed at Fringe 2023 whilst 8 months pregnant, brings Man’oushe to Glasgow (Glasgow Stand, 7 Feb, 8.30pm, £15), now with her four-month-old son in tow.

If you’re after home-grown acts, Amy Matthews (Glasgow Stand, 4 Feb, 8.30pm / Monkey Barrel, 25 Feb, 5pm, £10) and Sam Lake (Monkey Barrel, 24 Feb, 6pm, £10) revive their August hours for your live-viewing pleasure, and Marc Jennings records Away From Here as a special at Monkey Barrel (Monkey Barrel, 13 Feb, 7pm and 9pm, £10).

Just announced, Glasgow Glee plays host to the hottest Asian comedy talents at BBC Asian Network Comedy 2024 (Glasgow Glee Club, 29 Feb, 7pm, £17). The lineup features excellent up-and-comers Don Biswas, Pravanya Pillay, So You Think You’re Funny Winner 2022, Joshua Bethania, and more.

Oh! Two little names we almost forgot to mention – there are a handful of tickets left for both James Acaster (Edinburgh Playhouse, 20-22 Feb, 7.30pm, from £32) and Bill Bailey (SEC Armadillo, 16 and 25 Feb, 6.30pm, Various Prices) as their latest tour shows land in Scotland.