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SHOW (INDEX BY FIRST NAME) Page Elaine Malcolmson 20 Martin Mor 20, 31 The Improv Ninjas 15 A Pizza Lunchtime Comedy Elaine Miller 18, 19 Mary Bourke & Christian Talbot 28 The McTweed Brothers 28 6, 7, 8, 15, 18, 20, 27, 28 Eleanor Conway 18, 19 Matt Hoss 25, 27 The Mimic Men 29 3 Men & a Tall Lady 15 Eleanor Morton 7, 9 Matt Winning 20 The Pensioner & The Paddy 29 Abi Roberts 24 Enterteasement 6, 8 Matthew Gallagher & Mr Fibbers 13 The Wee Man 30 Abigoliah Schamaun 5, 6 Fern Brady 27 Michelle McManus 25 Throwback 30 Absolute Improv Comedy Show Five Fifers for a Fiver 7 Miles Jupp 24 Tiff Stevenson 15 6, 7, 15, 18, 27, 29 Frankie Boyle & Friends 9, 13, 14 Molland & Sullivan 9, 28 Tony Law 9 Adam Kay 13 Fred MacAulay 28 Mr Twonkey 29 Tramp Stamp 14 Al Murray 29 Gabriel Featherstone 14, 20 Mulholland & Redmond 6 Twisted Edge Showcase 5 Alan Goldie 6 Gareth Mutch 6, 7 Neil Bratchpiece 14, 30, 31 Two Funny Lassies 20 Alex Kealy 24 Gareth Waugh 6 Nev 25 Vladimir McTavish 25, 29 Alex Love 18, 20 Gary Faulds 8 Nicholas Cooke 20 WitsHerFace 15, 20 Alex Norton 24 Gary Little 15 Nicole Henriksen 25 Woman Up Comedy 20, 24 Alison Spittle 7 Gary Meikle 14 Nik Coppin 8, 30 World’s Strongest CHUNKS 2017 30 Allan J Park 19 Gary Sansome 29 Obie 20 Yesbar Virgins 5, 9, 14, 20, 25, 30 Allan Lindsay 19 Geeking Awesome 25, 29 Omid Djalili 20 Zahra Barri 7 America Stands Up 29 Gemma Flynn 15 Pablo Serski 18, 28 Zombie Science 14 Amy Gledhill 24 German Shepherd Fundraiser 19 Patrick Mulholland 18 An Englishman, an Irishman Gerry McLaughlin & Friends 14 Patrick Rolink 8, 18 FOR FAMILIES & a Scotsman 15 Giggle for Glen 7 Paul McCaffrey 30 Alex The Magician: Could It Be Magic 31 Andrew Doyle 28 Gilded Balloon Comedy at Drygate Paul McDaniel 14 Billy Kirkwood: Blabbermouths 31 Andrew Stanley 13 6, 8, 28, 29 Pearse James 28 ComedyOpoly: Andy Vannan 18, 30 Glasgow Harold Night 13 Phil Differ 19 Board Games With Comedians 31 Ashley Storrie 19 GLASS 15 Philip O’Shea 29 Family Comedy Showcase @ Grffin 31 Auld Tam 28 Grant Gallacher 24 Pick ‘n’ Mix Stand Up 6, 15, 27 Martin Mor: BBC Comedy Presents: Greg Proops 13, 14 Planet Caramel 7 Funny Stuff for Happy People 31 Best of Red Raw 13, 24 Gregor Wappler 18 President Obonjo 30 Gary Dunn Presents Monkey Magic 31 Beautiful Minds 24 Hailey Boyle 30 Quincy Rammstein 7 Lee Kyle: Gunge! Bec Hill & Tiernan Douieb 9 Hardeep Singh Kohli 14 Rachel Jackson 13 A Show With Gunge In It! 31 Best of Butcher’s Choice 14, 15 Hari Sriskantha 29 Rahul Kohli 18 How 2 Drive A Bus 31 Best of West Brewery Comedy Club 25 Henning Wehn 19 Ray Bradshaw 29, 30 James Campbell's The Funny Bester, KC & Marshall 13 Hollingworth & Sloan 30 Raymond Mearns 18 Thing About… 31 Billy Kirkwood 5, 14, 24, 25, 31 Iain Connell & Robert Florence 9, 13, 15 Reduced Shakespeare Company 25 Jango Starr: One Man Shoe 31 BMR 27 Iain Hume 27 Reginald D Hunter 27 Magic Versus Science 31 Bob Graham 30 Ian Stirling 13 Rhona McKenzie 19, 28 Professor Heisenhoff’s Bob Slayer 5, 6, 8, 9 IC/DC 8 Rich Hall 15, 19 Big Birthday Bash 31 Bridget Christie 19 Imaginary Friends 9 Richard Brown 25 Save the Planet!!! 31 Bruce Fummey 30 Imran Yusuf 20 Richard Gadd 7 The Emperor's New Clothes 31 Bruce Morton 9 James McIntosh 20 Richard Herring 25 The Mighty Kids Beatbox Game Show 31 Cal Halbert 29 James Wilson-Taylor 14 Richard Pulsford 13 The Song of Fergus and Kate 31 Carina MacLeod 8 Jamie Dalgleish 28 Robin Grainger 7 Carl Donnelly 14 Jamie MacDonald 13 Rosco McClelland 29 THEATRE Catherine Scott 18 Janey Godley 27, 29 Ross Leslie 28 A Different Drum 5, 6, 8, 14, 19, 28, 29 Chancing B*stards 9 Jarred Christmas 30, 31 Round The Clock Comedy 8, 28 The Lions of Lisbon 14, 15, 19 Charlotte Macdonald 25 Jay Lafferty 7 Russell Howard 24 The Play That Goes Wrong 14, 15, 19 Che Burnley 15 JD Brown 19, 29 Russell Kane 5 Tom Brogan & Karen Barclay: Chick Young & Aunty Jee 9 Jeannie Jones & John Carruthers 8, 20 Sammy Dobson 9 Love or Money 20, 25 Chris Betts 27 Jim Hobbit 13 Savage Entertainment 15 Chris Cantrill & Amy Gledhill 24 Jim McCreadie & Calum Wark 7 Scott Agnew 6, 8, 15, 20, 27, 29, 30 LATE SHOWS Chris Dinwoodie 29 Jim Smith 24 Scott Gibson 19 Festival Club 8, 20, 30 Chris Forbes 29 Jimmy Carr 15, 19 Scott Jeffery 25 Glasgow Live & Late 7, 8, 18, 20, 28, 30 Chris Kent 14 Joby Mageean 24 Scottish Falsetto Socks 13 Late Laughs 7, 8, 18, 20, 28 Chris Ramsey 24 Joe McSloy 15, 20, 28, 30 Sean McLoughlin 18 Late Night at the Hug and Pint! 18, 28 Chris Thorburn 25 Joel Dommett 6, 7 Sean Wilkie 7 Christopher Broomfield 8, 28, 30 John Aggasild 13 Shazia Mirza 13 WORKSHOPS Christopher Macarthur-Boyd 25 John Gavin 15 Sheila Graham 13 BBC Comedy: Getting Your Idea Made 14 Come Tyne With Me 20 John Hastings 30 Simon Caine 24 Comedy Lotto 8, 29 John Shuttleworth 25 Simon Munnery 9 FILM Commissioned 9 Jojo Sutherland 30 Sir Dickie Benson 7 Boy (n/c 15) 32 Craig Hill 6, 7 Jon Ronson 14, 25 St Patrick's Day Special 15 Delicatessen (15) 32 Cubby 28, 30 Joseph Goss & Joe McKeown 19 Stand Up Against MND 20 Eagle vs Shark (15) 32 Cumbers & Laird 18 Josh Howie 20 Stephen Buchanan 13 Eatfilm Tribute Night: Curry Comedy Night 15 Josie Long 5, 7 Stewart Lee 14 Gene Wilder (18) 32 Daisy Earl 14 Joz Norris 7, 9 Struan Logan 30 Eatfilm Tribute Night: Damian Clarke 19 Julia Sutherland 9, 13, 15, 25 Stuart Cosgrove & Tam Cowan 15 Robin Williams (18) 32 Daniel Downie 6, 18 Just Comedy 5, 14, 25 Stuart Goldsmith 9 Gladstone's Bag: Daphna Baram 30 Karin Nixon 14 Stuart Henderson 28 Classic Silent Movies (U) 32 Darren Connell 5, 6, 8 Keir McAllister & Gus Lymburn 18 Stuart Mitchell 25 Hairspray (PG) 32 David Bratchpiece 20 Keiron Nicholson 5 Sue Perkins 9 Hunt For The Wilderpeople (12A) 32 David Callaghan 24 Keith Farnan 20 Super Duper Awesome Foursome 5, 7, 9 Pretty In Pink (15) 32 David Kay 9 Larry Dean 7 Susan Calman 28, 29 Sausage Party (15) 32 David O'Doherty 9, 13 Lee Kyle 9, 31 Susie McCabe 19, 28 The Big Lebowski (18) 32 David Tsonos 8 Lee Nelson 29 Tennent’s Comedy Basement 8, 19, 29 What We Do In The Shadows (15) 32 Derek McLuckie 19 Leo Kearse 25 Terry Alderton 6 Des Clarke 13 Leona Irvine 13 Terry Arlarse 8 PODCASTS Desky Lewis & Joe McSloy 20, 30 Liam Withnail 18, 25 Thaddeus Bent 6 Greg Proops: The Smartest Man In Donald Alexander & Life Begins at 60! 25 The Big Show 6, 8, 15, 19, 28, 30 The World Podcast 14 Stuart McPherson 19 Lost Voice Guy 9 The Death Hilarious 30 Looking Back on a Life Douglas Walker 15 Marc Jennings 27 The Early Show 6, 8, 15, 19, 28, 29 That Didn’t Happen 28 Dr Phil Hammond 24 Marcel Lucont 25 The Gin Whore 7, 8 Bearnes Unit Podcast Live 20 Ed Patrick 18 Mark Nelson 6 The Gong Show 30 Soccer FM: The Live Podcast 30 Edy Pullman 20 Martin Bearne 20, 24 The Great Yaldini 18 Which is the Best? 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8pm £20 Oran Mor WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH 8.30pm £3 Yesbar UNCLES 0844 873 7353 7.15pm £5 Yesbar Julia Sutherland Tickets available on door See Mon 13 March Richard Pulsford: 0844 873 7353 hosts New Material Night Some of the circuit’s most well-known faces and most talented 8pm £3/£1.50 McPhabbs Phrases Ready rising stars try out spanking new material. The 2016 UK Pun Championships runner up delivers ‘great Sheila Graham: 0844 873 7353 puns I wish I had thought of myself’ Gary Delaney. Angelic Doorways - The Truth! 9.30pm £12/£10 Stand Comedy Club Learn the truth about 'controversial' 'church' Angelic Doorways! 7.15pm Free - ticketed Liberté Andrew Stanley: 0141 212 3389 They’re definitely not a cult; it says so in their brochure… …or the puppy gets it! 0844 873 7353 Classic Stanley Matthew Gallagher and Mr Fibbers present ‘…or the puppy Award winning Irish comedian makes his GICF debut after sold 8.30pm £15/£14 Cottiers Theatre gets it!’ out runs at Perth and Adelaide Fringes. 'Perfection' Scotsman. Adam Kay: 0844 873 7353 Fingering a Minor on the Piano 7.30pm £26.25 King’s Theatre 9.30pm £14/£12 DRAM! Adam Kay returns with a brand new collection of wonderfully Frankie Boyle 0844 871 7648 Shazia Mirza: 0844 873 7353 off-kilter music and stand-up looking back New Show at his former job as a doctor. & Friends See Mon 13 March Lies, Lies and more Lies - read it, see it, believe it! The truth is so 1980's. 8.30pm £5/£3 7.30pm £8/£7 Stand Comedy Club Blackfriars 9.30pm £2 McPhabbs Jamie MacDonald: 0141 212 3389 Basement Bester, KC & Marshall: 0844 873 7353 0844 873 7353 High Vis ‘A performer of great warmth’ List. ‘One of the funniest Scots It Sucks As It Cuts Glasgow on the circuit’ Sunday Herald. ‘Consistently hilarious’ Ed Fest Like Los Pepe’s these 3 joined forces. However due to lack of Harold Night Mag. funds, a microphone is the only weapon they possess. (Improv comedy) One hilarious show, completely 8pm £15 Citizens Theatre improvised by two teams, based Des Clarke: 0141 429 0022 on an audience suggestion. Improv comedy at its finest. Desneyland Hang on tight. Glasgow's own star of stand up takes us on a thrill ride of nonsense, topical gags and offbeat observations.

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8pm £12/£10 Websters Theatre 9pm £5/£4 State Bar CONT’D SATURDAY 18 MARCH Otago Theatre 0844 873 7353 Rhona McKenzie: 0844 873 7353 7.30pm £19.50/£17.50 King’s Theatre Company: A Different Drum Handle With Care Henning Wehn: 0844 871 7648 See Thu 9 March Rhona’s debut solo show takes you on a crip’s eye view as a Westphalia Is Not An Option card-carrying member of the special bus. Join German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehnas he returns 8pm £5/£3 McPhabbs to the GICF for an evening of Teutonic jolliness at its best. Joseph Goss & 0844 873 7353 9.15pm £10/£8 Blackfriars Basement Joe McKeown: Gone Clear Damian Clarke: 0844 873 7353 7.30pm £10/£8 Blackfriars Basement Joe McKeown and Joseph Goss are back at CHUNKSTIVAL, Live at Blackfriars Ashley Storrie: 0844 873 7353 each with 30 classic minutes of basic white boy stand-up Yeeeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhh!!! ‘The world’s wittiest machine gun’ Full Frontal Storrie comedy! Scotsman. ‘Infectious, hilarious and highly recommended’ Scotland’s funniest permachild Ashley Storrie returns to the Kevin Bridges. GICF with more hilarity and more gumption than ever before. 8pm £12/£10 Saint Luke’s Scott Gibson: 0844 873 7353 9.30pm £5/£4 McPhabbs 7.30pm £7/£5 State Bar Like Father Like Son Donald Alexander 0844 873 7353 Allan J Park: 0844 873 7353 An honest and frank insight into the men who have influenced & Stuart McPherson Language Barrier Scott’s life, the good, the bad and the indifferent. Stuart ‘lots of potential’ Beyond the Joke. Donald ‘A rising star A hilarious look into what we say rather than what we mean. in comedy’ Tanyalee Davis. The struggle Scots face when home and abroad. 8pm £5 The Basement Tennent’s Comedy 0844 873 7353 9.45pm £8/£6 7.30pm £17.50 BAaD Basement Liberté Fair Pley Productions: 0844 873 7353 See Sat 11 March 0844 873 7353 The Lions of Lisbon Derek See Thu 16 March 8pm £7/£6 Griffin McLuckie: German Shepherd 0844 873 7353 A Jealous 8pm £18 Garage Rescue Charity Comedy Showcase Lassie’s Rich Hall: Hoedown 2017 0844 873 7353 A variety of comedians put on a great night of laughs to raise Karma See Fri 17 March money for Second Chances German Shepherd Rescue. A collection of mad cap 8pm £10/£8 Stand Comedy Club 8.30pm £10 Yesbar comedy Susie McCabe: 0141 212 3389 The Early Show 0844 873 7353 performed Let’s Get Physical See Fri 10 March with ‘tour de force Susie McCabe is getting the nation pumpin' in her new show. gusto’ Gone are takeaways and cigarettes, replaced reluctantly, with 8.30pm £5/£4 Liberté Brighton bananas and bandanas. Elaine Miller: 0844 873 7353 Poof Gusset Grippers 2016, by 8pm £12.50 Oran Mor Physiotherapist, mother of three, comedian and recovered the Phil Differ: 0844 873 7353 incontinent shares the wonders of the pelvic floor so you’ll hysterically Self-Portrait laugh, don’t leak. funny Can we truly be honest about ourselves? Might it be better to Derek have your self-portrait drawn by someone else? 8.30pm £7/£5 Victoria’s Nightclub McLuckie. Allan Lindsay: 0844 873 7353 8pm £27.50 Clyde Auditorium Glutton for Punishment 0844 395 4000 Sometimes it’s funny when it’s happening to someone Jimmy Carr: The Best else…‘A rising star on the Scottish comedic frontier’ Of, Ultimate, Gold, Broadway Baby. Greatest Hits Tour 8.30pm £7 See Fri 17 March Britannia Panopticon Music Hall Bridget Christie JD Brown: 0844 873 7353 8pm £16/£14 8pm Citizens Theatre Manic Regressive Award winning stand-up comedian JD @ The Citz 0141 429 0022 Brown brings his new show, Manic Bridget Christie: Regressive to the Panopticon for 2017. Sat 18 March Because You 10pm Demanded It 8.45pm £15 Wild Cabaret £10/£8 Brand new show from multi-award The Big Show 0141 552 6165 Yesbar winning stand-up and author. ‘The See Fri 10 March most passionate assault on the status 0844 873 7353 quo’ Times. Eleanor Conway’s Walk of Shame A critically acclaimed stand- Henning Wehn up debut about sex, sobriety and sambuca and the 7.30pm modern addict that lies @ The King’s within us all. Sat 18 March

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3.30pm £3/£2 Yesbar 7.30pm £4/£3 Blue Chair Cafe CONT’D SATURDAY 18 MARCH Martin Bearne & 0844 873 7353 Gabriel Featherstone’s 0844 873 7353 10.30pm £8/£6 State Bar Chris Gallagher: Bearnes Unit Shoggoth Cabaret Obie: The F**k it List 0844 873 7353 Podcast Live Humour and horror collide to create a perfect maelstrom of Obie has written a F**k It List. Come and see how the journey Martin Bearne and Chris Gallagher interview some of fantastic terror and delirious excitement! Featuring burlesque, is going so far. 'Sublimely daft' Chortle. Scotland’s best comedians. magic and songs.

10.30pm £17.50 Stand Comedy Club 4.45pm Free Yesbar 8pm £4/£3 McPhabbs The Festival Club 0141 212 3389 Come Tyne Tickets available on door Elaine Malcolmson: 0844 873 7353 See Sat 11 March With Me Meet Me at The Old Dead Whale Carcass Three Geordie comics take you through a full 3 courses of Brand new show by ‘downbeat delight’ List, Elaine 11pm £10/£8 Blackfriars Basement comedy. Featuring Julian Lee, Mark Kennedy & Michael Malcolmson. ‘Great jokes... a terrific and unique stage Glasgow Live 0844 873 7353 Holford. persona’ Broadway Baby. and Late See Fri 10 March 5pm £4/£3 McPhabbs 8.30pm £5 Hug & Pint Matt Winning: 0844 873 7353 David Bratchpiece: 0844 873 7353 11pm £8/£4 Liberté Filibuster Midland Street Edy Pullman: 0844 873 7353 ‘The attractively impish Matt Winning’ Guardian, returns to The rise and fall of The Arches, Glasgow…and my part in it. The English C**t & Pals Glasgow. ‘One-liners to rival Tim Vine’s funniest joke awards’ ‘Great wee stories’ Herald. Hurry hurry hurry, last show before he’s sent to the Nationalists List. new Invergordon Migrant Labour Camp. 8.30pm £3 Yesbar 6pm £5/£4 Hippo Tap Room Yesbar Virgins 0844 873 7353 11.15pm £10 Yesbar Alex Love: 0844 873 7353 See Thu 9 March Late Laughs 0844 873 7353 How to Win a Pub Quiz See Fri 10 March See Sat 18 March 9pm £10/£8 Stand Comedy Club Keith Farnan: 0141 212 3389 6.30pm £3/£2 McPhabbs Anonymous SUNDAY 19 MARCH Nicholas Cooke: 0844 873 7353 Irish comedian Keith Farnan performs a show that covers liberty, comedy and privacy. Support from Derek Ryan. 1pm £5 (£10 including pizza) This is the Place A Pizza Lunchtime Yesbar Short stories and long jokes. ‘Has the storytelling chops to have the audience hanging on his every word’ Chortle. 9.30pm £5/£4/£3 McPhabbs Comedy 0844 873 7353 James McIntosh: 0844 873 7353 See Fri 10 March 6pm £7/£4 Yesbar A Normal Nice Time Thanks (A.N.N.T.T) Desky Lewis & 0844 873 7353 A show about life with a joke in it. ‘Bloody funny…the next 2pm £5/£4 Spoon Café Joe McSloy: The Thing Is… Ross Noble’ **** Skinny. Chortle Student Finalist. Scott Agnew’s 0844 873 7353 Join Desky Lewis and Joe McSloy as they attempt to save Afternoon Blether Glasgow from comedic oblivion and foil ‘The Establishment’s’ See Sun 12 March plan for safe, stale, politically correct world domination. M0NDAY 20 MARCH 7pm £10/£8 Stand Comedy Club 7pm £10 Stand Comedy Club 3pm £10/£5 Iron Horse Josh Howie’s 0141 212 3389 Martin Mor: 0141 212 3389 Messed Up 0844 873 7353 #RoadComedian Jeannie Jones & Fresh from creating and starring in his own BBC Radio 4 One of the world’s most travelled comedians tells jokes and sitcom, Josh Howie embarks on his debut UK tour. John Carruthers: stories from a life on the road. 'World class' Scotsman. Kidding On 7pm £5/£4 DRAM! See Sun 12 March 7.15pm £6/£5 Yesbar Woman Up Comedy 0844 873 7353 Imran Yusuf: 0844 873 7353 Sell out show GICF 2016 and Edinburgh Fringe knockouts, Work In Progress Woman Up Improv Comedy! Imran navigates the Muslim narrative he inherited by birth and ponders if his experience is a burden or a blessing… 7.15pm £3/£2 Yesbar Two Funny Lassies 0844 873 7353 7.15pm Free - ticketed Liberté Expect storytelling and a liberal dose of over sharing as two …or the puppy gets it! 0844 873 7353 funny & feisty Scottish women, Lady Shona and Natalie See Wed 15 March Sweeney Potter share a bill.

7.30pm £23 King’s Theatre 7.30pm £25 King’s Theatre Omid Djalili: 0844 871 7648 Stand Up Against MND 0844 871 7648 A galaxy of comedy stars come together to raise funds for Shmuck for a Night MND Scotland. Omid Djalili, known for his legendary Edinburgh Festival performances, is 7.30pm £10 Oran Mor intelligent, sometimes provocative WitsHerFace: 0844 873 7353 Omid Djalili and always entertaining. A captivating comedy masterclass. Dead Funny 7.30pm See Fri 17 March @ The King’s 7.30pm £10 Oran Mor 7.30pm £10/£8 CCA Sun 19 March 0844 873 7353 Tom Brogan & 0844 873 7353 WitsHerFace: Karen Barclay: Love or Money Dead Funny Two new plays by Karen Barclay and Tom Brogan exploring See Fri 17 March the themes of love and money in the present day.

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8.30pm £10/£7 Hug & Pint FRIDAY 24 MARCHCONT’D Mary Bourke & 0844 873 7353 SATURDAY 25 MARCH 8pm £12/£11 Stand Comedy Club Christian Talbot: I Want an 12noon-late £15/£4 Geek Retreat Fred MacAulay 0141 212 3389 Irish Passport Round The Clock 0844 873 7353 First outing for Fred's new 2017 show before he takes it on Since Brexit everyone wants an Irish passport but what does tour and eventually to EdFringe. Comedy Roadshow it mean to be Irish? Is there more than just 'The Craic'? It's back! See a marathon of shows featuring some brilliant 8pm £12/£10 Websters Theatre stand-up, improv and character acts. 8 different venues across 8.45pm £15 Wild Cabaret 12 hours, for full details go to glasgowcomedyfestival.com Otago Theatre 0844 873 7353 The Big Show 0141 552 6165 Company: A Different Drum See Fri 10 March 1pm £5 (£10 including pizza) See Thu 9 March A Pizza Lunchtime Yesbar 9pm £8/£5 State Bar 8pm £8/£6 Broadcast Comedy 0844 873 7353 A Blind Guy, 0844 873 7353 See Fri 10 March Pablo Serski: 0844 873 7353 A Deaf Guy & a Crip Walk Into a Bar Nothing Is Perfect A blind guy (Cubby), a deaf guy (Chris) and a crip (Rhona) 1.30pm & 3.30pm Free See Fri 17 March walk into a bar to make you laugh. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall 8pm £16/£14 Citizens Theatre The McTweed Tickets available on door 9.15pm £10/£8 Blackfriars Basement Susan Calman: 0141 429 0022 Brothers: Tartan Shortbread Tour 2017 Andrew Doyle: 0844 873 7353 Join folk legends Harris and Lewis, the Fabulous McTweed The Calman Before The Storm Future Tense Brothers for an afternoon of tartan fun. With special guests You may know Susan from QI, HIGNFY, News Quiz, Listomania The Four Scunners. and Mock the Week. Now she’s ready to create a storm and Following total sell-out runs for his last three Edinburgh Festival shows, Andrew Doyle brings his new show to the GICF. set the record straight. 2.15pm £7/£2 Yesbar 8.30pm £7/£5 West Brewery 9.30pm £4/£3 McPhabbs Stuart Henderson: 0844 873 7353 Jamie Dalgleish: 0844 873 7353 Pearse James: 0844 873 7353 An Accident Looking for Immature Student System of a Clown Somewhere to Happen Join Troon’s very own Stuart Henderson for an afternoon of Join the former ‘Scottish Comedian of the Year’ for his usual An illusion. Not a real thing. Completely fake. Pointless. comedy and music. 'Very funny' Sky One. MWI mentalness, this time paid for by Student Loans! Anyone have a loan of a projector? ‘Irish’ List.

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10pm £5 Yesbar 0844 873 7353 Molland & Sullivan: Freestyle Comedy Stand-up comedy but not as you know it. An international double-act delivering ‘sixty minutes of never to be repeated Fred MacAulay punchlines’ STV. 8pm 11pm £10/£8 @ The Stand Blackfriars Basement Fri 24 March 0844 873 7353 Glasgow Live Susan Calman and Late 8pm See Fri 10 March @ The Citz 11.15pm £10 Fri 24 & Sat 25 March Yesbar 0844 873 7353 Late Laughs See Fri 10 March

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7.15pm £8/£6 Yesbar 7.30pm £5/£3 Iron Horse SATURDAY 25 MARCHCONT’D Vladimir McTavish: 0844 873 7353 The Pensioner 0844 873 7353 5pm £8 Stand Comedy Club Scotland In Sixty Minutes & The Paddy plus special guests A hilarious trip around Scotland’s cities and small towns. Sell- Six stand-up comedians, plus music, magic and more. An Ray Bradshaw: 0141 212 3389 out at 2016 Edinburgh Fringe. ‘Neat twists on Scotland’s evening of variety you're guaranteed to remember. 'Hilarious, Deaf Comedy Fam culture’ Scotsman. brilliant & masterful' DaftyNews.com. If your parents are deaf how do you tell them you’ve ran out of toilet roll? These answers and more! 7.15pm £8/£6 Liberté 8pm £16/£14 Citizens Theatre Gary Sansome: 0844 873 7353 Susan Calman: 0141 429 0022 5pm £4/£3 McPhabbs Bald Man Sings Rihanna The Calman before the Storm Hari Sriskantha: 0844 873 7353 Enjoy popular music? Let Gary dissect it for you with hilarious See Fri 24 March Clown Atlas results guaranteed to leave you singing his praises. A work-in-progress show about happiness. The debut hour ‘Exceptionally Funny’ Mark Dolan. 8pm £4 McPhabbs from 2014 BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist Hari Rosco McClelland: 0844 873 7353 Sriskantha. 7.30pm £28.75 King’s Theatre 0844 871 7648 How I Got Over Al Murray: ‘He’s the coolest guy in town’ Everyone. 6pm £5/£3 Yesbar Let's Go Backwards Together Alfie Joey & 0844 873 7353 The nation’s critically acclaimed bar-based-braveheart, Al 8pm £5 Basement Bar Murray, The Pub Landlord embarks on a common sense Cal Halbert : The Mimic Men Live Tennent’s 0844 873 7353 Alfie Joey and Cal Halbert are back at the GICF for just £5 campaign to re-Great Britain. after their success on ITV’s Britains Got Talent! Comedy Basement 7.30pm £12/£10 Stand Comedy Club See Sat 11 March 6.30pm £4/£3 McPhabbs America Stands Up 0141 212 3389 Be the first to see some of the biggest stars from across the 8pm £12/£10 Websters Theatre Philip O’Shea: All At Sea 0844 873 7353 pond in our superb showcase of American comedy talent. Join Phil and some colourful characters for a look at ice, Otago Theatre 0844 873 7353 pancakes, Kermit and the unbearable lightness of being Gordon. Company: A Different Drum 7.30pm £10/£8 Blackfriars Basement See Thu 9 March 7pm £5 Hug & Pint Chris Forbes: 0844 873 7353 Mr Twonkey: 0844 873 7353 Funtime Forbesy 8pm £10/£8 Admiral Bar An hour of funny stories, songs and sketches. ‘Brilliantly Chris Dinwoodie: 0844 873 7353 Twonkey’s Christmas in the Jungle observed...laugh out loud stuff...a natural comedian’ Herald. 2016 Malcolm Hardee Award Winner for Confessions of a Conjuror Becoming a professional magician was always my dream job - comic originality. ‘Dark demented 7.30pm £7 State Bar comedy’ ***** Stage. ‘Completely that dream became a nightmare. A hilarious, heartbreaking tale. bonkers charm’ **** Times. Scott Agnew: 0844 873 7353 Work In Progress 2017 8pm £7/£5 Western Baths Club 7pm £8/£7 Be the first to see 2017's Fringe offering Spunk on Our Lady's Comedy Lotto Tickets available on door Brunswick Hotel Face. He covers bravery, stupidity, Catholicism and the poofing. See Sat 11 March 0844 873 7353 7.30pm £13/£11 Oran Mor 8.30pm £10 Yesbar Absolute Improv Janey Godley: 0844 873 7353 Comedy Show The Early Show 0844 873 7353 There's Only One See Fri 10 March See Fri 10 March Godley See Fri 24 March 8.30pm £12.50/£11.50 Drygate Gilded Balloon 0844 873 7353 7.30pm £20 Comedy at Drygate Garage See Fri 10 March 0844 873 7353 Lee Nelson: 8.30pm £6 Hug & Pint Serious Joker Geeking Awesome: 0844 873 7353 Lee Nelson is back with his Straight Outta Comic Con brand-new, laugh-out-loud, See Thu 23 March best ever stand-up show. 'Comedy legend' Sun, 8.30pm £5/£3 Liberté 'Comedy genius' Mirror. Al Murray 0844 873 7353 Cal Halbert: 7.30pm Lee Nelson Man of 1000 Voices, @The King’s 7.30pm Well About 7 Comedian and impressionist Cal Sat 25 March @ The Garage Halbert brings his solo hour to the GICF for just £5. As seen on Sat 25 March Britain’s Got Talent!- 8.30pm £7 Britannia Panopticon Music Hall 0844 873 7353 JD Brown: Manic Regressive See Sat 18 March

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11pm £7/£6 Liberté 5pm £4 McPhabbs SATURDAY 25 MARCHCONT’D Nik Coppin 0844 873 7353 Hollingworth & 0844 873 7353 8.45pm £15 Wild Cabaret Presents: Shaggers Sloan: Attorneys at Lol See Sat 11 March Young hotshots Michael Hollingworth and Tony Sloan are your The Big Show 0141 552 6165 comedy counsel for an hour of expert stand up. Objection! Overruled! See Fri 10 March 11.15pm £10 Yesbar Late Laughs 0844 873 7353 6pm £7/£4 Yesbar 9pm £5 State Bar See Fri 10 March Desky Lewis & 0844 873 7353 The Gong Show 0844 873 7353 Joe McSloy: The Thing Is… Last five minutes or get gonged off after two. Graham Mackie See Sun 19 March presents, Chris Broomfield on gong and stopwatch. SUNDAY 26 MARCH 6.30pm £3 McPhabbs 2pm £5/£4 Spoon Café 9.15pm £10/£8 Blackfriars Basement Throwback 0844 873 7353 John Hastings: 0844 873 7353 Scott Agnew’s 0844 873 7353 Do you remember when this were all fields? Let’s go back to Afternoon Blether simpler times with topical comedy from the past. The John Hastings See Sun 12 March John Hastings is a fence sitting former drag queen....oh and 7pm £8/£7 Stand Comedy Club a comedian. 'Hasting’s bold dramatic delivery is what really 2.15pm £3 Yesbar stands out when he is hammering a point home' ***** Mirror. Paul McCaffrey: 0141 212 3389 Cubby: Losing Sight 0844 873 7353 One man’s look at life, and the darker side of being blind. Fresh Hell 9.30pm £5/£4 McPhabbs Star of BBC3s Impractical Jokers as seen on Russell Howards Good News and Stand up Central. Bob Graham: 0844 873 7353 3.30pm £5/£4 Yesbar Travel Guide For Agoraphobics Struan Logan: 0844 873 7353 7pm Free-Ticketed Hug & Pint ‘Dead pan, sinister, miserable, and absolutely brilliant’ Struan All Over the World Andy Vannan: 0844 873 7353 punchline.uk. ‘Wonderfully anarchic’ Skinny. Struan returns to Glasgow after spending 18 months travelling and gigging throughout Australia, NZ and South East Asia. Comic books, Travel & Other Stuff 9.45pm £7/£5 Liberté 'Hilarious' Aussietheatre.com. See Sat 18 March Daphna Baram: 0844 873 7353 7.15pm £7/£5 Yesbar Begging To Differ 3.30pm £5 Liberté Politically personal comedy. ‘Extremely sharp, caustic sense of Soccer FM: 0844 873 7353 Jojo Sutherland: 0844 873 7353 humour. A very wicked streak’ Views From the Gods. The Live Podcast One Night Only ‘Masterful’ * * * * * Bunbury Publishing. Join Ray Bradshaw and Steven Mill as Scotland’s funniest Jojo imparts her elegantly dysfunctional comedic view of life football podcast does a live recording for the first time. for 1 night only! Do not miss! ***** Broadway Baby. 10pm £8 Yesbar 7.15pm £8/£6 Liberté Bruce Fummey: 0844 873 7353 4.45pm £5/£4.50 Yesbar President Obonjo: 0844 873 7353 Bruce Fummey’s 0844 873 7353 How Can I Drive to a Gig With a The Rise of a Comedy Dictator History of Scotland: The Rise of Jakey on my Bonnet? President Obonjo arrives in Drive to the gig. Use appropriate language. the Ginger Glasgow after breaking If you like history, you love Scotland and you enjoy the odd Pick up cheque. What could go wrong? talks with the nob gag, this is for you. Multi award-winning stand-up tells the tale. British Government with a 8.30pm £10/£8 Blackfriars Basement 10pm £6/£5 brand Hailey Boyle: 0844 873 7353 Hug & Pint new show. Committed 0844 873 7353 Mental patient, domestic goddess, and dick joke deity, Hailey The Wee Man’s Boyle, brings you a brand new hour of adults only humour. Rap Battle 8.30pm £5/£3.50 Hug & Pint Showdown 2017 The Death Hilarious: 0844 873 7353 The Wee Man presents a The Scum Always Rises night of comedians versus Otherworldly sketch-centric comedy duo. As heard on BBC Radio rappers in battles of hip hop 4. ‘Amongst the funniest double acts I’ve seen.’ Bristol Post. wits. ‘Thrilling…could end in murder’ ***** Skinny. 8.30pm £3 Yesbar Yesbar Virgins 0844 873 7353 10.30pm £17.50 See Thu 9 March Stand Comedy 9pm £10/£8 Stand Comedy Club Club Christmas and 0141 212 3389 0141 212 3389 the Hobbit: Game Show The Festival B*tches! Club The two coolest mofo’s in the biz are back with a twisted game show to make your laugh pants fly off. See Sat 11 March Paul McCaffrey 9.30pm £1/Pay What You Want 11pm £10/£8 7pm McPhabbs 0844 873 7353 Blackfriars Basement @ The Stand 0844 873 7353 CHUNKS: World’s Strongest Glasgow Live Sun 26 March CHUNKS 2017 The triumphant return of the CHUNKS awards. Which and Late of our comedy anarchist beefcakes will win the See Fri 10 March coveted Golden Pineapple?

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2pm £5.95 Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre 4pm £5 SATURDAY 11 MARCH Jango Starr: 0141 339 6185 Bob’s Blundabus @ The Riverside Mueum 2pm £5.95 Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre One Man Shoe ComedyOpoly: 0844 873 7353 Alex The Magician: 0141 339 6185 Silent but hilariously funny physical theatre and clowning at its best, as Jango realises his dreams to become a star! Board Games With Comedians Could It Be Magic AGE SUITABILITY: 3+ See Sat 18 March No it’s not Barry Manilow, its Alex the Magician with his tricky tricks and magic comedy for all the family. AGE SUITABILITY: 3+ 3pm £5/£16 (Family Ticket) The Song of Stand Comedy Club SATURDAY 25 MARCH 3pm £5/£16 (Family Ticket) Fergus and Kate 0141 212 3389 Gary Dunn Presents Stand Comedy Club “I’ve never met a monster, come out and let me see.” An 2pm £5.95 Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre Monkey Magic 0141 212 3389 interactive story of diversity, acceptance and friendship. Banyan Puppet 0141 339 6185 Gary Dunn is back - and he’s brought his monkey with AGE SUITABILITY: 5+ Theatre: The Emperor's New Clothes him! Slapstick and Magic for all the family! Not to be missed! A very funny business; two swindlers make the Emperor AGE SUITABILITY: 5+ 4pm £5 some new clothes....which have never been seen before...or Bob’s Blundabus @ The Riverside Mueum since. AGE SUITABILITY: 3+ SUNDAY 12 MARCH ComedyOpoly: 0844 873 7353 Board Games With Comedians 2pm £4 Tall Ship 1.30pm £5 Iron Horse The biggest names in comedy are literally queuing up to throw dice, play tiddly winks and lark about... AGE SUITABILITY: 11+ Professor Heisenhoff’s 0844 873 7353 Magic Versus Science 0844 873 7353 Big Birthday Bash Amazing tricks and mind-boggling experiments as you decide 4pm £6 Griffin Come along and help celebrate the Professor’s birthday! the winner – Magic or Science? Family friendly, fun-filled Featuring jokes, fun, party games, prizes and some magical silliness and audience interaction. AGE SUITABILITY: 5+ Family Comedy 0844 873 7353 Showcase science. AGE SUITABILITY: 5+ 3pm £5/£16 (Family Ticket) A family comedy showcase for those who love to laugh with family and friends. A comedy show that everyone can enjoy! 3pm £5/£16 (Family Ticket) Lee Kyle: Gunge! Stand Comedy Club AGE SUITABILITY: ALL AGES A Show With Gunge In It! 0141 212 3389 Billy Kirkwood: Stand Comedy Club Lee Kyle is going to pour gunge over an idiot, you should Blabbermouths 0141 212 3389 bring your kids, they (and you) will love it. ‘Super funny’ SUNDAY 19 MARCH A new kid’s show that mixes stand up, storytelling and Primary Times. AGE SUITABILITY: 5+ improv comedy from Billy Kirkwood, Neil Bratchpiece 12pm & 1.30pm £5 and guests. AGE SUITABILITY: 5+ Bob’s Blundabus @ The Riverside Museum SATURDAY 18 MARCH How 2 Drive A Bus 0844 873 7353 See Sat 18 March SUNDAY 26 MARCH 12pm & 1.30pm £5 Bob’s Blundabus @ The Riverside Museum 2pm £4 Tall Ship 2pm £5.95 Scottish Mask & Puppet Centre 0844 873 7353 Save the Planet!! 0844 873 7353 Banyan Puppet 0141 339 6185 A fun and light hearted look at climate change. Jokes and How 2 Drive A Bus laughter guaranteed! Can you help save the planet? AGE Theatre: The Emperor's New Clothes The children’s show on an actual SUITABILITY: 6+ See Sat 18 March AGE SUITABILITY: 3+ bus with a crazy bus driver. ‘Hilarious for all ages…’ Skinny. 3pm £5/£16 (Family Ticket) 3pm £5/£16 (Family Ticket) AGE SUITABILITY: 5 - 11 Martin Mor: Stand Comedy Club Stand Comedy Club 2pm £7.50 Funny Stuff for 0141 212 3389 0141 212 3389 Citizens Theatre Happy People Comedy, circus, storytelling, poetry and stupid science. Jarred Christmas: 0141 429 0022 'An adorable master of feel good comedy' Clothesline The Mighty Kids James Campbell’s Magazine, Australia. Beatbox Game Show AGE SUITABILITY: 5+ The Funny Thing Get down to the best game show in About… town where you can win Enjoy comedy for kids some prizes and laugh from the man who through your invented it; James pantaloons! AGE Campbell, author James Campbell SUITABILITY: of Boyface, as seen 5+ on Blue Peter. 2pm @ The Citz AGE SUITABILITY: Sat 18 March Martin Mor 6+ 3pm @ The Stand Sun 19 March

31 FILM www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com Big Screen Comedy 11pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld FRI 10 MARCH Delicatessen (15) 0871 200 2000 8.30pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord The Big Lebowski (18) 0871 200 2000 of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy Jeff Bridges plays laid-back, easygoing burnout The Dude who for his odd tenants. shares the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes some dangerous people a lot of money. 11.30pm £5 Grosvenor Cinema What We Do 0845 166 6002 11pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld In The Shadows (15) Hairspray (PG) 0871 200 2000 A documentary team film the lives of a group of vampires who Self-proclaimed "pleasantly plump" teenager Tracy Turnblad share a house in Wellington. Turns out vampires have their pursues stardom as a dancer on a local TV show and rallies own domestic problems too. against racial segregation. SAT 18 MARCH SAT 11 MARCH 8.30pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld 2pm Free - Ticketed Delicatessen (15) 0871 200 2000 Britannia Panopticon Music Hall See Fri 17 March Gladstone's Bag: Tickets available on door Classic Silent Films with Live 11pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld Music & Sound Effects Pretty In Pink (15) 0871 200 2000 Comedy films from the 1890s to the 1920s with live music See Fri 17 March and sound effects provided by the ensemble, Gladstone’s Bag.

11pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld MON 20 MARCH Hairspray (PG) 0871 200 2000 7pm £9.90/£7 Grosvenor Cinema See Fri 10 March Hunt For The 0141 221 8886 11pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld Wilderpeople (12A) A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his The Big Lebowski (18) 0871 200 2000 foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. See Fri 10 March MON 13 MARCH TUE 21 MARCH 7pm £15.95 (for 2) Sloans 7pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld Eatfilm Tribute Night: 0141 221 8886 Eagle vs Shark (15) 0845 166 6002 A tale of two socially awkward misfits and the strange ways Robin Williams (18) they try to find love; through revenge on high-school bullies, Eatfilm presents a tribute night to the late Robin Williams at burgers, and video games. Sloans Grand Ballroom. Mrs Doubtfire & The Birdcage. TUE 14 MARCH FRI 24 MARCH 7pm £15.95 (for 2) Sloans 8.30pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld Eatfilm Tribute Night: 0141 221 8886 Sausage Party (15) 0871 200 2000 A boutiqueboutique Gene Wilder (18) A sausage strives to discover the truth about his existence. Eatfilm presents a tribute night to the late Gene Wilder at Sloans Grand Ballroom. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory hotelhotel and & Blazing Saddles. SAT 25 MARCH 11pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld lloungeounge bar WED 15 MARCH Sausage Party (15) 0871 200 2000 See Fri 24 March 7pm £9.90/£7 Grosvenor Cinema Boy (n/c 15) 0845 166 6002 An 11-year-old kid and devout Michael Jackson fan gets a chance to know his father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago. FRI 17 MARCH 129 Bath Street, Glasgow,G2Glasgow,G2 2SZ 8.30pm £10.20/£7.70 Cineworld www.abodeglasgow.co.ukwww.abodeglasgow.co.uk Pretty In Pink (15) 0871 200 2000 A cult classic 1986 American romantic comedy film about love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools.

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