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Blackfriars: self-titled 'best kept secret in Glasgow'

The gastropub-cum-music venue offers one of the cheapest daily lunch deals in Merchant City. But is it a false economy?

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This is 40... »

This is 40

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Billed as the sort-of-sequel to Knocked Up, This Is 40 is a middle of the road comedy about a couple as they reach 40 and find they have to try a little harder to keep their lives on track. No one is kidding themselves; the plot is simply a vehicle f...

Fri 15 Feb 2013 by Charlotte Keeys | Read more »

Armchair Revolutionary: Andy Zaltzman  »

Armchair Revolutionary- Andy Zaltzman

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At the very least Armchair Revolutionary represents quality for money. The laughs start before the show, beginning with a 'facts about Andy Zaltzman' session and 'jokes that will not be appearing in this show' announcements. Whilst on stage, Zaltzman p...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by James Woe | Read more »

The Invisible Dot Tour »

Invisible Dot

The Invisible Dot are true masters of alternative comedy, which shouldn’t suggest 'bad', as it may if you’ve seen Fringe 'alternative' comedy. Rather, Invisible Dot offers comedy distinct from ordinary stand-up. With three different perfor...

Thu 26 Apr 2012 by Matthew Howard | Read more »

Stand up for Stanhope »

Doug Stanhope

“It’s been a blast. We’re having tons of fun." Not exactly the kind of optimistic comment you’d expect from Doug Stanhope, a man so dark he makes Leonard Cohen look like Donny Osmond. Stanhope is in the middle of a UK tour, a c...

Fri 30 Mar 2012 by Stephen Walsh | Read more »

Hari Sriskantha: Stand-up's rising star »

You might not have heard of Hari Sriskantha. Yet. But he just won the Glasgow heat of this year’s Chortle Student Comedy Awards and he is tipped to go further. He is witty, affable and just plain hilarious. Other comedians hate that sort of thing...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Matthew Howard | Read more »

Edinburgh Revue Pound Show »

The Edinburgh Revue were in top form in their latest performance with a brand-new selection of sketches, stand-up and general tomfoolery. While the turnout wasn't quite as good as some recent shows, thanks in part to the looming spectre of Innovative L...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Alasdair Macleod | Read more »

Apocalypse »

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Two eccentric, turban-wearing, fat bottomed dames present to you, their captive audience, THE END OF THE WORLD. Yes, 'Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Apocalypse and the last hour and seven minutes of your life. We hope you enjoy the show'. This darin...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Anna Haftsteinsson | Read more »

Daniel Sloss »

Daniel Sloss

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With an ironic Bieber-style flick of the hair and possessing the confidence to match, Sloss manages to win over the audience with a relatable and personal account of ‘his generation.’ The routine presents a typical Edinburgher lad’s ...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Debbie Currie | Read more »

Steve Williams: Stand Up Story Man »

Steve Williams

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It’s a rainy Tuesday night in Edinburgh, and inside the jam-packed Stand Comedy Club, Steve Williams is attempting to work up a storm for his audience. Williams gets off to shaky start with his uninspiring warm-up banter as the audience don&rsquo...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Gráinne O'Hogan | Read more »

The Thursday Show »

Jo Caulfield "generates a good buzz"

*****
The Stand’s Thursday Show boasts the same line up as its coveted Saturday Show but at a reduced price; though it would be hard to discern it from a regular Saturday night judging by the atmosphere on arrival. Edinburgh’s dedicated comedy c...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Emily Carson | Read more »

Tom Stade »

Tom Stade is "difficult to truly enjoy"

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The Canadian born “maple licking seal killer” is a comedian whose cheekiness and laid-back delivery make him a likeable man, but one whose comedy ultimately falls short of the mark. Unbothered about his self-confessed love of alcohol and h...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Ali Quaile | Read more »

Susan Calman goes to her Happy Place »

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Susan Calman has become somewhat the darling of Scottish comedy. Leaving behind a lucrative career in corporate law in 2005 in order to pursue her dreams as a stand-up comedian, Calman swiftly rose to stardom, featuring in the Scottish Bafta Award-winn...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Emily Carson | Read more »

Tom Deacon and Chris Ramsey »

****
Having formerly announced myself as a brutally honest reviewer it gives me phenomenal pleasure to continue on my hot-streak of unadulterated praise to the Tuesday nights of stand-up at the Pleasance Cabaret Bar. Chris Ramsey got the night off to a top-...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Lawrence Head | Read more »

Russell Kane: Smokescreens and Castles »

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Russell Kane has seen considerable improvement since his 2009 fringe show Human Dressage, which illustrated his definite potential but lacked the lustre necessary for a brilliant show. His latest effort Smokescreens and Castles not only won him the est...

Sun 13 Feb 2011 by Ali Quaile | Read more »

Alan Bates: Comedy Hypnotist »

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Last night a select hundred or so people braved the elements to make it to Alan Bates’s performance at The Pleasance Theatre. From the murky darkness of a bitter Edinburgh Winter a curious and hopeful bunch waited with baited breath for his arriv...

Fri 11 Feb 2011 by Lawrence Head | Read more »

Eric Lampaert and Rob Heeney »

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Eric Lampaert, the first act at tonight’s Pleasance Cabaret show, has a website which emphasises his ‘unusual’ and ad lib night of laughs. This, however, does not do his 100 mile-per-hour act justice. This man is off-the-wall and a p...

Tue 01 Feb 2011 by Lawrence Head | Read more »

Andrew O'Neill: Occult Comedian »

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Andrew O’Neill isn’t your average comedian. For a start he is dressed as a woman - albeit an unconvincing one. However we soon learn that this is his intention because apparently,  he is “ridiculously heterosexual”. O&rsquo...

Thu 27 Jan 2011 by Ali Quaile | Read more »

Mikey Adams, Tom Craine and Andy White at Pleasance Cabaret Bar »

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Despite a rather chilly and steady start Master of Ceremonies Mikey Adams did a decent job of ad-libbing some humour into an almost deserted Pleasance Cabaret Bar. The atmosphere might have been described as pin droppingly tense to begin with, but afte...

Sat 22 Jan 2011 by Lawrence Head | Read more »

Noises Off »

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Noises Off opens with the final dress rehearsal of Nothing On, a farce of confusions as two couples, unaware of each others’ presence secretly visit a large house in search of romance and tax evasion. With the added mayhem of a scatty housekeeper...

Sun 28 Nov 2010 by Alexandra Wingate | Read more »

Jason Cook: The End (Part 1) »

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Here’s an experiment you can do at home. Next time you’re settling down at about 9pm to watch a bit of TV, count the number of times when channel flicking you come across a comedian of some kind. Chances are you’ll be swamped by the B...

Fri 26 Nov 2010 by Marc Armstrong | Read more »

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