The Stand

Long running comedy club, sister to The Stand Edinburgh, offers an intimate experience with your chance to see up and coming artists and fully fledged comedians hitting the stage.  Host to numerous acts during the Magners Comedy Festival held in March each year.

• The Saturday Show

  9:00pm – 11:00pm, £15
  various venues

  Packed bill of stand-up headliners and resident comperes.

• Michael Redmond's Sunday Service

  8:30pm – 10:30pm, £6 (£5/£1 members)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Chilled comedy showcase with resident Irish funnyman Michael Redmond.

• Frankie Boyle: Work In Progress

  6:00pm – 8:00pm, £10
  The Stand, Glasgow

  The 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.

• Red Raw

  8:30pm – 10:30pm, £2
  various venues

  Open-mic style beginners showcase, plus some old hands dropping by to roadtest new material.

• Midweek Comedy Cabaret

  8:30pm – 10:30pm, £4 (£2)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Midweek blues combatting comedy showcase, with four acts for four quid. Can't say fairer.

• The Thursday Show

  times vary, £8 (£7/£4 members)
  various venues

  Handpicked selection of headline acts and newcomers over a two-hour showcase.

• The Friday Show

  times vary, £10 (£9/£5 members)
  various venues

  Prime stand-up from the best on the Scottish and international circuit, hosted by a rotating selection of Stand stalwarts.

• Improv Wars

  8:30pm – 10:30pm, £4 (£2)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Improvised comedy games and sketches, with an anything-goes attitude.

• Scottish Fair Trade Benefit

  8:30pm – 10:30pm, £5
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Comedy benefit in aid of Scottish Fair Trade, with live stand-up from Susan Morrison, Phil Differ and Eleanor Morton.

• Best Of Irish

  8:30pm – 10:30pm, £6 (£5/£3 members)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Top comics from the contemporary Irish circuit. Hosted by Michael Redmond.

• Glasgow Kids Comedy Club

  3:00pm – 5:00pm, £4
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Jokes suitable for little ears (i.e. no sweary words), for children aged 8-12 years-old.

• Joe Heenan's Movie Madness

  8:30pm – 10:30pm, £2
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Movie quiz and knowledge test with comedic film geek Joe Heenan.

• Wicked Wenches

  8:30pm – 10:30pm, prices vary
  various venues

  All-female stand-up, with a suitably varied mix of headliners and newcomers. Hosted by resident funnywoman Susan Calman.

• The Fun Junkies

  8:30pm – 10:30pm, £5 (£4/£2.50 members)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Diverse and obscure offerings from the comedy spectrum, featuring stand-up, variety acts, sketches, musical comedy and, er, magicians.

• Carl Donnelly 3: Carl Donnelier

  8:00pm – 9:30pm, £8 (£7)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  More humourous tales and unbridled silliness as Carl Donnelly returns with his third solo offering. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• The Festival Club

  10:00pm – 12:00am, prices vary
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Late night comedy club taking in the best picks of the fest (plus the draw of a late bar). As part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Terry Alderton

  7:45pm – 9:15pm, £10 (£9)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Off-beat performer big on the physical comedy daftness. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• St Partick's Day Comedy Special

  times vary, prices vary
  various venues

  In honour of St Partick's Day, The Stand play host to four of the best Celtic comics on the scene.

• The Boy Who Played With Fire

  7:30pm – 9:00pm, £8 (£7)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Big beardy northern Irishman Martin Mor returns to Glasgow with his new show. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Keith Farnan: Money, Money, Money

  9:30pm – 11:00pm, £8 (£7)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Keith Farnan explores society's obsession with money, in a comedic way, y'understand. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Bootyby Graffoe and Nick Pynn

  7:30pm – 9:00pm, £9
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Musical comedy duo, dakly funny and more than a little eccentric, mores the joy. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Mrs Barbara Nice: Housewife Superstar

  9:30pm – 11:00pm, £10
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Comic insights into the human condition with the motherly Barbara Nice. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Simon Munnery: Hats Off To The 101ers

  times vary, £10 (£8)
  various venues

  An obscure but brilliant hit at last year's Edinburgh Fringe, Munnery presents his ambitious one-man punk musical about the R101 airship of the 1930s, amongst other comic oddities.

• Josh Widdecombe

  7:30pm – 9:00pm, £10
  The Stand, Glasgow

  The young stand-up opens the doors to how his upbringing in a tiny village in rural Devon didnÕt prepare him for the realities of life and relationships. Part of Glasgow...

• Best of Red Raw

  9:30pm – 11:00pm, £3
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Open mic style beginner's showcase, in a special best-of edition. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Phil Jupitus: Stand Down

  times vary, £15
  various venues

  The inimitable Mr Jupitus returns to the live stand-up stage, his quick remarks and cheeky sarcasm as prevalent as ever. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Steve Hughes: Big Issues

  times vary, £12 (£10)
  various venues

  The Australian comic and ex-heavy metal drummer does beautiful his live rant of a thing. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Alun Cochrane: Moments of Alun

  7:45pm – 9:15pm, £12
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Alun Cochrane does his thinking aloud, chatty style of stand-up. We'll do the laughing. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Abandonman

  7:45pm – 9:15pm, £10 (£9)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Musical sketches done at lightning speed, with no two sets ever being the same. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Phil Nichol: The Simple Hour

  7:30pm – 9:00pm, £10 (£9)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Classic stand-up and ridiculous songs, as is Nichol's jolly way. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Zoe Lyons: Some Random

  7:30pm – 9:00pm, £10 (£9)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  More acerbic comedy rants from the award-winning Zoe Lyons. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Patrick Monahan: Hug Me I Feel Good

  9:30pm – 11:00pm, £10 (£9)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  High-energy gags of the funnyman's Irish/Iranian/Teeside heritage. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Bright Club

  7:30pm – 9:00pm, £5
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Brand new night for Glasgow, with a selection of comedic academics from Glasgow's universities standing-up for your entertainment and enlightenment.

• Billy Kirkwood's: Show Me Your Tattoo

  9:45pm – 11:15pm, £8 (£7)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Rockin' funnyman Billy Kirkwood takes a wander into the world of seriously bad body art. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Bruce Morton

  7:30pm – 9:00pm, £10 (£9)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Longstanding comic, writer, broadcaster and freelance journalist. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Tony Law: Go Mr Tony Go!

  7:30pm – 9:00pm, £9 (£8)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Standup-y, skecthy, improv-y beast of a show from the mighty Tony Law. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Josie Long: The Future Is Another Place

  9:30pm – 11:00pm, £9 (£8)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Fifth solo show from the intelligently-funny and manically silly comic genius. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Susan Calman: Revenge Of The Cat Lady

  8:00pm – 9:30pm, £10 (£9)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  The favourited funnywoman takes a look at triumphs, the tribulations and the romantic meetings that made her. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• Greg Proops

  7:45pm – 9:15pm, £15
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Unpredictable San Franciscoan comic, aka The Proopdog. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

• America Stands Up

  7:45pm – 9:15pm, £12 (£11)
  The Stand, Glasgow

  Showcase of new American talent. Part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

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