AL MURRAY MILES JUPP JIMMY CARR OMID DJALILI STEWART LEE SUE PERKINS RUSSELL HOWARD FRANKIE BOYLE HENNING WEHN GLASGOWCOMEDYFESTIVAL.COM @GLASGOWCOMEDY TICKET HOTLINE: 0844 873 7353 BOOK NOW! Tickets can be purchased online fromglasgowcomedyfestival.com and from some individual venue websites. The See Tickets festival ticket hotline 0844 873 7353 is open 9am – 9pm seven days a week and allows you to buy tickets for most festival shows using 470 shows | 50 venues | 18 days your credit or debit card. Welcome from Councillor Frank McAveety. Leader of Glasgow City Tickets can also be purchased in Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau person from some individual Glasgow is a city bursting with energy and personality. We attract millions of tourists annually, many of whom are drawn by our diverse events and festivals. The Glasgow Live International venues. Please note that a Comedy Festival is a standout highlight on our packed cultural calendar. 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Introduction from Linda Allan, Festival Manager, Glasgow Live International Comedy Festival Welcome to the amazing 15th year of the festival. What a cracking year it is for comedy Festival ticket with the top household names rubbing shoulders with the best up and coming talent in a programme which spans everything from kids comedy shows to sketches, the best of character comedy and late night festival clubs. Russell Howard, Jimmy Carr, Stewart Lee, Omid Djalili, Jerry Sadowitz, Sue Perkins, Frankie Boyle, Bridget Christie and Al Murray are some of the top hotline names to look out for joined by a host of Scottish talent - Craig Hill, Fred MacAulay, Uncles, Janey Godley, Raymond Mearns and Des Clarke. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook or register at glasgowcomedyfestival.com to be the first to get latest news and special offers. Have a great time! 0844 873 7353 Linda Allan Festival Manager www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com Introduction from Gregor Kyle, Editor, Glasgow Live From Billy Connolly to Kevin Bridges, this city has a long tradition of producing great comedians. Every one is unique but their humour is unmistakably Glasgow. This city has always been a perfect glasgowcomedy testing ground for comics and for the past 15 years the Glasgow Live International Comedy Festival has provided the perfect stage. It's now recognised as one of the biggest in the world and its reputation is reflected in the number of comedians who want to be a part of it. We are a fledgling news site and set out in April with the aim of shouting about what makes this city great. For us to have this opportunity to support and work with a festival that has become such a fixture here is another milestone for us. We are proud to be a part of the 2017 event. And we'll hopefully see you at Blackfriars for Glasgow Live and Late. 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No. 84 277 1318 Designed by Whitespider Ltd: 07720 713685 [email protected] A-Z www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com 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