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Philberto (Karen Bayley, Alex Boardman, Stuart Goldsmith)
18:30 – 23:00, £18Comedy Central at Baby Blue, 17 Edward Pavilion, The Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AEFour top-notch circuit comedians (one of 'em will be the compere) gathered together for an evening of hilarity.
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The Best in Stand Up (Rich Wilson, Steve Royle, Dave Fulton, John Warburton)
19:00 – 21:00, £20 (£10)The Comedy Store, Arches 3 and 4 Deansgate Locks, Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5LHRegular night of stand up with five world-class comedians.
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Barrel of Laughs (Toby Hadoke, Phil Walker, John Hastings)
19:00 – 02:00, £17 (£10)The Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, 102 Oldham St, Manchester, M4 1LJThree top-notch comics, a sprinkling of Frog compere funnies and a late night disco courtesy of the resident DJ.
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20:00
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Enterteasement (Stu Who)
20:00 – 22:30, £14 (£10)The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 7DALive stand-up, magic and burlesque dancing combined in one heady (read: riotous) whole, with a different headline act each edition – this time in the form of Stu Who. Hosted by Viv Gee.
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Gary Delaney (Chris Cairns, John Fothergill, Keith Carter as Nige)
20:00 – 23:00, £15The Slaughter House, 13-15 Fenwick Street, Liverpool, L2 7LSTriple headline show with a delightfully hilarious line-up of circuit funny-folk.
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Bill Bailey
20:00 – 22:00, £26.50Festival Theatre, 13-29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9FTThe ever-funny Bill Bailey tours his new show, Qualmpeddler, in which he confronts such qualms as Living in a Time of Spectacular Ignorance... and muses on 'one amazing owl'.
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The Comedy Explorers
20:00 – 22:30, £3The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 3AUMonthly comedy club hosted by Sarah Cassidy and Adrew Learmonth, who bring with 'em an off-beat selection of stories and jokes with a different theme each edition.
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The Beehive Comedy Club
20:30 – 22:30, £7Beehive Inn, 18-20 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 2JURegular weekend comedy showcase featuring a selection of up-and-coming acts fom Scotland and beyond, topped with a guest headliner. Check their Facebook page on the day for line-ups.
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21:00
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The Saturday Show (Judah Friedlander, Loretta Maine)
21:00 – 23:00, £15The Stand, 5 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EBPacked Saturday evening bill of stand-up headliners and resident comperes to jolly along your weekend.
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The Saturday Show (Gavin Webster, Dave Ward, Rob Kane)
21:00 – 23:00, £15The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NGPacked Saturday evening bill of stand-up headliners and resident comperes to jolly along your weekend.
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Four Candles (Phil Walker, Tudur Owen and Brendan Riley)
21:00 – 23:00, £15House , 25 Bold Street, Liverpool, L1 4HRWeekly showcase of funny folk – they tell the jokes, you do the laughing.
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The Best in Stand Up II (Rich Wilson, Steve Royle, Dave Fulton, John Warburton)
21:30 – 23:00, £20 (£10)The Comedy Store, Arches 3 and 4 Deansgate Locks, Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5LHLeg 2 of The Best in Stand Up – starting at a later time, so if you missed out on tickets to the earlier show, fear not!
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Whose Lunch Is It Anyway?
13:30 – 15:30, FreeThe Stand, 5 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EBImprovised lunchtime comedy favourite with resident cheeky chappies Stu & Garry.
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New Stuff
19:30 – 21:30, £3The Comedy Store, Arches 3 and 4 Deansgate Locks, Whitworth Street West, Manchester, M1 5LHA chance for those on the circuit to test out some new, never before heard or seen material, with MC Toby Hadoke.
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Michael Redmond's Sunday Service
20:30 – 22:30, £6 (£5/£1 members)The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NGChilled Sunday comedy showcase with resident Irish funnyman Michael Redmond and guests.
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19:00
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Beat The Frog (Danny McLoughlin)
19:00 – 23:00, £5 (adv) £3 (otd) Free (students)The Frog and Bucket Comedy Club, 102 Oldham St, Manchester, M4 1LJA 10-act long heckle-fest, as a handful of amateurs take to the stage and try to Beat the Frog – you decide who stays – brutal.
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Red Raw
20:30 – 22:30, £2The Stand, 5 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EBOpen-mic style beginners showcase, plus some old hands dropping by to roadtest new material.
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Improv Wars
20:30 – 22:30, £4 (£2)The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NGImprovised comedy games and sketches, with an unpredictable anything-goes attitude – just how we like it.
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Edinburgh Preview: Gary Delaney (Michael J Dolan, Joe Lycett, John Hastings MC Toby Hadoke )
19:00 – 23:00, £5 (£3 members)Jabez Clegg, 2 Portsmouth Street, Manchester, M13 9GBGearing up for Edinburgh Fringe season, Gary Delaney presents his joke-dense stand up routine.
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Work in Progress
19:30 – 22:00, £3Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, The Meadows, Edinburgh, EH9 1QHComics from the Work in Progress crew (made up of Daniel Sloss, Mark Nelson, Kai Humphries and Tom Stade) try out a selection of all-new material. Be gentle on 'em.
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