Comedy Festivals
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ComedyKeara Murphy: Lyre Burd
A weegie take on a Lyre bird, Keara Murphy has a real talent for creating comic characters. You can just about see the man-hating Stacy Broon's beehive and d... Read more »| 10 Jun 2009 -
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Elgin Comedy Festival: a Small but Perfectly Formed Festival for the Highlands
The inaugural Elgin Comedy Festival runs from 22-24 May 2009 Read more »| 21 Apr 2009 -
ComedyArdal O'Hanlon
Ardal O’Hanlon only has his mic, a table and a glass of water on the large stage with him but he is so relaxed you feel as if you’re sitting in h... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre
I didn’t believe sock puppets would actually be involved but I’m staring at a Punch and Judy puppet stage and sure enough, two sock characters ap... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Paul Pirie: Lettuce Pirie
Paul Pirie nearly fucked the pooch before he'd even started when he made that tooth-grindingly irritating claim so beloved of mid-level managers and overweig... Read more »| 03 Apr 2009 -
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Gary Little: He Was Only Jail Gay
The ironically named Mr Little looms over the audience with his imposing presence and bulging biceps. You'd be forgiven for being a little worried as he laun... Read more »| 31 Mar 2009
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ComedyTom Stade: Oh F*** Do We Need a Title Too?
With his bong-scorched drawl, and oversized head and hands, Canadian Tom Stade resembles a twinkly-eyed Team America puppet. Indeed, it’s fair to say h... Read more »| 31 Mar 2009 -
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Elaine Malcolmson and Niall Browne: All Kinds of Everything
Northern Ireland has everything, so it does. All kinds of everything in fact. Niall Browne and Elaine Malcolmson are two comics from the province who are hap... Read more »| 30 Mar 2009 -
ComedyGlasgow Comedy Festival Blog: The Last Laugh
I am writing this at 2 in the morning as I have been struck by insomnia again. It occasionally plagues my life and it has arrived like a mofo today. I... Read more »| 29 Mar 2009 -
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Billy Kirkwood is Durty
I think it's important to say - don't go see this act if you don't find school yard humour funny. But really, if you go and see a show called Durty and expec... Read more »| 27 Mar 2009 -
Comedy
David Kay
It's really bugging me who David Kay reminds me of, until about halfway through his set, when he starts talking about making rice pudding at home eccy. Of c... Read more »| 27 Mar 2009 -
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Stewart Francis - Same Jokes, Better Timing
Diff’rent strokes for diff’rent folks. A philosophy which covers a multitude of distractions, but none more pointedly than comedy. This was wel... Read more »| 27 Mar 2009 -
Comedy
Richard Herring: The Headmaster's Son
Damn, this man is funny. Within seconds he’s riveted the audience, within a minute he’s got five hard belly laughs out of us. A heckler at the ... Read more »| 27 Mar 2009 -
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Phil Nichol
You might remember Phil Nichol from his 1993 hit, The Only Gay Eskimo. I certainly remember it, because the last twenty minutes of his set were devoted to hi... Read more »| 26 Mar 2009 -
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Mark Steel
As you'd expect from Mark Steel, there is a strong political theme running through this show but as he says, you can’t just do politics - you’ve ... Read more »| 26 Mar 2009