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BOOK NOW! Tickets can be purchased from ticketSOUP.com and from some individual venue websites. The ticketSOUP festival ticket hotline 0844 395 4005 is open 9am – 9pm seven days a week and allows you to buy tickets for most festival 416 shows | 46 venues | 23 days shows using your credit or debit card. Welcome from Councillor Gordon Matheson Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau Tickets can also be The 12th annual Glasgow International Comedy Festival is set to be the biggest on purchased in person from record, with an incredible 416 shows taking place across 46 city venues over 23 laughter-filled days. Europe's premier comedy event has grown from humble beginnings the ticketSOUP.com box to become one of the most anticipated events on the city’s cultural calendar. office at the SECC (Monday It has brought some of the biggest – and funniest – performers in the world to Glasgow - Friday 10.00am-6.00pm, over the years and 2014 will be no different with an eclectic line-up of top comedians from Saturday 10.00am-5.00pm, home and abroad. Sunday CLOSED) or from The calibre of the Festival programme is a strong reflection of why Glasgow enjoys an enviable worldwide reputation, both as a place to visit and as a city which can put on a show. We're well used to staging major events with huge individual venue box offices international appeal. Glaswegians are renowned for their hospitality and good humour, so it’s no surprise that by phone or in person. Glasgow is home to one of the best comedy festivals in the world – it perfectly encapsulates the city’s personality. The eyes of the world will be on Glasgow like never before this year as we prepare to host the Commonwealth Games and there will never be a greater opportunity to showcase our sporting, cultural and event credentials on a global scale. Whether you want to see home-grown comic talent or a plethora of leading international acts, I Please note that a booking fee may be hope everyone who attends the Glasgow International Comedy Festival has a fantastic time. charged with the exception of most It’s true that PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW laugh: let's celebrate! tickets bought in person. Best wishes Councillor Gordon Matheson *Tickets for shows at The King's Theatre will be subject to an additional £1 Introduction from Festival Manager restoration levy. The UK’s finest comedians will be flocking to Glasgow with household names such as Miranda Hart, Sarah Millican, Rory Bremner and Dorothy Paul lining up alongside Scotland’s best including Fred MacAulay, Jerry Sadowitz, Raymond Mearns, Des Clarke, Janey Godley and Susan Calman. Festival ticket We’ll also be celebrating the Year of Homecoming and looking forward to the Commonwealth Games with our most International programme to date. Our Homecoming Comedy Gala hotline brings the best of Australia and Canada home to Glasgow, and in the Tron Theatre our Commonwealth Stands Up showcase will bring hand-picked talent from around the globe to perform in Glasgow. 0844 395 4005 As ever there will be something on offer for every taste and budget, there are films, plays, kids shows, an www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com exhibition, discussion and a range of events are free. With venues all over the city, you’re sure to find something on your doorstep. Follow us on: Register at glasgowcomedyfestival.com and follow us on twitter and facebook to be the first to get all the latest news and special offers. I hope you enjoy the festival! Sarah Watson Festival Manager Main Funder Funding Partner Funding Partner Media Partner Radio Partner Glasgow International Comedy Festival 278 High Street, Glasgow G4 0QT, 0141 552 2070 [email protected] www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com Airline Partner UK Travel Partner Produced by the Scottish Comedy Agency Ltd With support from 5 York Place, Edinburgh EH1 3EB 0131 558 9005 Registered in Scotland No.217763 VAT Reg. No. 84 277 1318 Designed by Whitespider Ltd: 07720 713685 [email protected] www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com 4 tickets: 0844 395 4005 THU 13 / FRI 14 MARCH 7.45pm £10/£9 Brunswick Hotel 8.45pm £8/£6 Vespbar THURSDAY 13 MARCH BASURA Picks of 0844 395 4005 Wasasa Comedy Night 0844 395 4005 Unique brand of comedy taps into African roots and life in Glasgow. 7.30pm £5/£4 The Vale the Fest Comedy Club Robin Cairns: The Weegies 0844 395 4005 Brunswick hotel's venue BASURA hosts their very own picks of this year's comedy festival. Different show every night. Have Stolen the One O Clock Gun! 9pm £10/£8 Blackfriars Basement John Robins: 0844 395 4005 When Edinburgh's famous gun is stolen - by Glaswegians - only 7.45pm £12/£11 Stand Comedy Club Morningside Malcolm can prevent hostilities breaking out. Where is my Mind? 'Superb one-liners' fringereview.com. Bruce Morton & The 0844 335 8879 Alter egos, ailments, love, nostalgia, indie-nights and belly-laughs. An hour Greater Shawlands Republic full of raucous stand-up from critically acclaimed comedian John Robins. 8.30pm Stand Comedy Club £12 Independence for the Southside! The GSR team raises the banner Carl Donnelly: Now 0844 335 8879 in the west end. Satire, music, magic and more. Avanti! 10pm £8 Vespbar The 10 O’clock Show 0844 395 4005 That’s What I Carl Donnelly! Volume V 8pm £4/£3 Flying Duck Join Carl Donnelly (as seen on Mock The Week) for a new show Vespbar’s now famous weekend 10 O’Clock full of hilarious anecdotes and observations. ‘unmissable stand- Dabek and Marty’s 0844 395 4005 show with Glasgow’s best comedic talent. up’ Guardian Electric Circus Compered by the legendary Viv Gee. Quite possibly Glasgow’s tallest comedy duo bring you the comedy FRIDAY 14 MARCH stars of tomorrow. Today! Cheap! 10.30pm £15/£12 Stand Comedy Club 7.30pm £9/£7 Blackfriars Basement 8.30pm £8/£5 Tron Theatre 0844 335 8879 Joey Page: Golden 0844 395 4005 Mouth Comfort Presents: 0141 552 4267 The Festival Club Peacock Hour The Sketch Social The best of fest! Five top acts, late bar Established groups (Endemic, How Do I Get Up There?, The Colour Real life is boring, come and rejoice in the alternative with and snacks! Previous guests include Ham, Mouth Comfort) perform alongside talent from The RCS! comedian Joey Page and his daftly bedazzling mind. Kevin Bridges, Frankie Boyleand Jimmy Carr. 7.30pm £5/£4 The Vale 8.30pm £8/£5 State Bar Robin Cairns: The Weegies 0844 395 4005 Scott Agnew: I’ve Snapped 0844 395 4005 Libby Have Stolen the One O Clock Gun! 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Campbell and Kevin Bridges. it up into the wee small hours!! 5 SATURDAY 15 MARCH www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com 1pm £5 (£10 including lunch) 8pm £8/£6 State Bar 9.30pm £7/£5 State Bar The Lunchtime Mansion House John Gordillo: Cheap 0844 395 4005 Saturday Night 0844 395 4005 Comedy Club 0844 395 4005 Shots at the Defenceless at the State Come and enjoy some laughs at lunchtime, with a tasting menu John Gordillo challenges you to think about love, relationships A multi act show featuring some of the best acts at the festival. of comedians hand-picked from across the festival. and the corporate world hiding behind a smiling neon chicken. New and experienced performers in an intimate, friendly atmosphere. The essence of pure comedy with cheap booze! 3pm & 7.30pm £5/£4 The Vale 8.30pm £7 Flying Duck Robin Cairns: The Weegies 0844 395 4005 The Explorers Club 0844 395 4005 10pm £8 Vespbar Have Stolen the One O Clock Gun! 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Comedy a la ‘Whose line is it anyway?’ Brought to you by the team behind the sell-out Festival Club 7.30pm £9/£7 Blackfriars Basement at the Stand, see the best of the fest late night at West Brewery. Ray Bradshaw: 0844 395 4005 8.45pm £5 Avant Garde I Dare Ray To Broken Windows 0844 395 4005 11.45pm £5 Vespbar Comedian Ray Bradshawtells stories of his daring and ludicrous Policy Vespbar’s Late Late Show 0844 395 4005 desire to take on crazy challenges and sporting madness.