Scottish Comedy Highlights: March 2023

Whet your appetite for Glasgow International Comedy Festival by getting a sneak peek of Susie McCabe’s latest show. She’s got two work-in-progress gigs at The Stand, Edinburgh (2 Mar, 5pm; 12 Mar, 3pm) before taking her Fringe smash Femme Fatality to King’s Theatre Glasgow (25 and 31 Mar, 7.30pm). Bilal Zafar also takes to The Stand with Care, his show about having a real-world wake up call whilst spending a year working in a care home aged 21 (The Stand Edinburgh, 8 Mar; The Stand Glasgow, 9 Mar, 8.30pm). And don’t miss Ray Bradshaw’s latest show, Deaf Com 1, at Glasgow Pavilion (10 Mar, 7.30pm).

Amy Matthews (pictured) is first on our list for GICF. She brings new WIP I Feel Like I’m Made of Spiders to The Stand (15 Mar, 8.30pm), making jokes about the unpredictability of life-planning and feeling utterly untethered. Fresh from his spot on Live at the Apollo, Glaswegian youngster Liam Farrelly also graces The Stand’s be-cowboy-ed stage with God’s Brother In Law (19 Mar, 6.30pm). The same weekend, buckle up for the Berk’s Nest takeover at The Old Hairdresser’s. The comedy production house behind standout shows from Catherine Cohen, Sophie Duker, Jack Rooke and more bring a selection of tour and WIP hours to the Renfield Lane venue. Definitely don’t miss our Q+A star Kieran Hodgson (19 Mar, 5.30pm), Celya AB (19 Mar, 4pm) or Kemah Bob (18 Mar).

We’re also can’t wait for Suchandrika Chakrabarti, this month’s Dream Gig guest, at Van Winkle West End (22 Mar, 8.15pm) or Tadiwa Mahlunge’s debut at GICF (Gilchrist Postgraduate Club, 21 and 22 Mar, 7pm). If you think that’s not enough, what if we told you alt-comic prince Tim Heidecker was also stopping by (The Garage, 28 Mar, 7pm). This year’s GICF lineup really is stellar though – take a look at glasgowcomedyfestival.com for even more great gigs including shows from Fern Brady, Julia Masli, Stuart McPherson and Phil Wang.