Comedy Festivals
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ComedyBilly Kirkwood: Show Me Your Tattoo
Billy Kirkwood gives us a taste of what's in store at his Comedy Festival gigs Read more »| 29 Feb 2012 -
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Doug Stanhope: "I hate London more than anything in the world"
On the day the Scottish government announces its plans for a referendum on the issue of Scottish independence we catch up with the eternally hungover Doug Stanhope for a brief insight into his thoughts on all things British... and Irish Read more »| 27 Feb 2012 -
ComedyMark Thomas: Manifesto
The beauty of the Manifesto show lies partly in its power to renew itself. Mark Thomas makes another vital contribution to political comedy this chilly Sunda... Read more »| 18 Jan 2012 -
ComedyLeith Festival Fundraiser
With Con-Dem budget cuts starting to bite across the country, many arts ventures have found themselves with a fraction of their normal funding. The Leith Fes... Read more »| 12 Apr 2011 -
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Uncaged Monkeys @ The King's Theatre, 3 April
Opening the first section was star of the show, Professor Brian Cox. Although fans of his BBC programme might sometimes have wondered if trips to exotic loc... Read more »| 07 Apr 2011 -
ComedyPaul Sinha: "I don’t get angry at the act, I get angry at the audience"
"There seems to be a vacuum in political comedy right now," says Paul Sinha, "which is odd when people are more interested in politics than ever." Sinha has ... Read more »| 04 Apr 2011
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ComedyMike Wozniak
Many people will be most familiar with Mike Wozniak from his role in Gary: Tank Commander. But of course, he’s been around on the stand-up circuit for years, and he’s bringing what he describes as a ‘mish-mash of a show’ to the MGICF, bringing together the best of his Edinburgh Fringe shows from the past three years Read more »| 01 Apr 2011 -
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Planet Mearns
Raymond Mearns tells us all about life in a comedy collective Read more »| 01 Apr 2011 -
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Pappy's: All Business
The credit crunch has hit Pappy’s hard. They’ve lost one member, they’ve shed the “Fun Club” part of their name and even their ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2011 -
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The Collective @ Halt Bar, 23 March
“The Collective” is a sketch show group of aspiring Scottish-based comedians. Sketche include everything from a leprechaun at a job centre t... Read more »| 30 Mar 2011 -
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Magners Festival Club / The Big Lunchtime Comedy Chat Show
There’s so much going on at the Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival that it can be difficult to know where to go. With only one performance o... Read more »| 30 Mar 2011 -
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John Robertson: Dragon Punch @ The Griffin
Australian John Robertson’s Glasgow Comedy Festival show gets off to an uncertain start when an elderly ned begins to heckle him by bellowing, a situat... Read more »| 29 Mar 2011 -
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The Stockholm Syndrome @ Capitol, 19 March
I love watching comedy in Glasgow. Where else can you see a genial looking old man in the front row grab the comedian’s testicles? Read more »| 23 Mar 2011 -
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Doug Stanhope: "I’d rather have no hate whatsoever, never put on the news again"
What could be more intimidating than phoning Doug Stanhope at 10am? Read more »| 22 Mar 2011 -
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Activism at Glasgow Comedy Festival
With the launch of the Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival today, we take a look at some of the acts who bring an element of activism to their work. Read more »| 16 Mar 2011