![]() I was probably spending about 30–40 hours in the car every week, just to do five-minute spots. ‘Most of the gigs I was doing at the time were up in Liverpool and Manchester which told me I had possibly chosen the wrong place to live. ‘I was in my second year when I entered the Chortle Student ComedyĪward, but didn’t get through the first round as I died in that gig,’ the 24-year-old recalls. But no one could have any doubt that Glasgow-born Larry Dean was hell- bent on eventually becoming a stand-up comic given the lengths he went to while a student in Southampton. It’s probable that people would have various methods of calculating just how committed someone is in pursuing their chosen career. STAND-UP LARRY DEAN The Stand, Edinburgh, Thu 23–Sat 25, Mon 27 Jan The Stand, Glasgow, Sun 26 Jan Of your fave comedians perform not only their own jokes, but each other’s too. See Tue 28.Įdinburgh ✽Joke Thieves The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. FREE Pop-Up Comedy The Halt Bar, 160 Woodlands Road, 353 6450. The loverfella looks at the idea of a Messiah Complex and dissects historical and social figures to psychoanalyse them in his loquacious way. ✽Russell Brand: The Messiah Complex SECC, Finnieston Quay,Ġ8. Glasgow Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 08. Monday 17 Edinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. The Sunday Night Laugh-In The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. Footlights Comedy Edinburgh Footlights, 7 Spittal Street, footlightsbar. ![]() See Sun 9, but with Steve Day.Įdinburgh FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. Sunday 16 Glasgow Michael Redmond’s Sunday Service The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 08. The Saturday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. The Beehive Comedy Club Beehive Inn, 18 Grassmarket, 225 7171. Polish improv comedy from Ewa Błachnio, Szymon Jachimek, Wojciech Tremiszewski and Abelard Giza. MC Viv Gee.Įdinburgh ✽Kabaret Limo The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. See Fri 24, but with Patrick Rolink, John Purves and Rik Carranza. Vespbar Comedy Club Vespbar, 14 Drury Street, 204 0060. The Saturday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 08. Jongleurs Comedy Club Jongleurs, The Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street, 08. Glasgow Barry Humphries: Eat Pray Laugh! King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 08. Glasgow Barry Humphries: Eat Pray Laugh! King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 54 THE LIST 23 Jan– Bruce Devlin’s got the laughs this weekend, with Joe Rooney, Malcolm Head and Scott Gibson. The Thursday Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. ![]() Edinburgh Absolute Improv The Tron, 9 Hunter Square, High Street, 225 3784. Martin Mor welcomes Boothby Graffoe, Steve Day and Charlie Ross for the weekend. The Thursday Show The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 08. Unmissable combination of rap fantasies and big egos from some top comics. Comedian Rap Battles The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 08. Wednesday 12 Glasgow Barry Humphries: Eat Pray Laugh! King’s Theatre, 297 Bath Street, 08. Vote for the best of the new sketches and skits from local types. Melting Pot The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. A relaxed evening featuring a diverse bill telling their true stories. The Speakeasy Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 556 9579. Edinburgh Impro FX’s Improvised Comedy Workshops The Canons’ Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. Red Raw The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 08. ![]() Come along, possums, and bid a tearful adieu to Dame Edna and co. See Mon 3, but with Tommy Rowson and host Stu Murphy. See Mon 3.Įdinburgh Red Raw The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. Monday 10 Glasgow Improv Wars The Stand, 333 Woodlands Road, 08. See Sunday 2, but with Jim Park and Jay Lafferty. ![]() Edinburgh FREE Stu and Garry’s Free Improv Show The Stand, 5 York Place, 558 7272. See Sun 26, but with Loretta Maine and Jamie Dalgleish. ![]()
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