Thursday 21st September

Stand Up Drink Up! The Comedy Pub Crawl

13th Note Cafe

A festival institution! Get yer walkin’ boots on and join comperes Alan Anderson & Des Clarke, as they navigate you through five Merchant City bars. There’s a top-class comedian in each venue, plus promos, free snacks, and a few ghoulish surprises thrown in. Oh - and free entry to the dancin'.

Thursday 21st September

Big Yin Revisited

Arta - Canvas Club

Do you remember the impact Billy Connolly had in the 1970's? Like the Big Yin himself, Clydebank's Gary Moir (a former ITV Stars In Their Eyes winner) is a failed welder, whose highly acclaimed show, inspired by Connolly's classics, is the story of Billy Connolly's heyday.

Times : This event is showing at 20:00 to 23:00 on the following days Thursday (21/11/2006) Genre : Comedy Children : This event is not suitable for children Box Office : Call 0870 013 2652 Pricing : £8.00 (adult), £6.00 (concession)

Thursday 21st September

Big Bluu Comedy Gong Show

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Scotland’s fiercest & funniest new talent night. The audience is Judge and Jury: could you beat The Gong & survive the vote? See Gongmeister Scott Agnew, and the bitch in the box put the weirdest and wackiest singing, dancing & comedy acts through hell for the £100 cash prize.

Friday 22nd September

The Don Quixote Appreciation Society: Jokes & Stuff

Blackfriars Comedy Cavern

The world’s longest named comedy group debut their latest show in a night packed with sketches, short films and hilarious stand-up.

Join Jay Lafferty, David Barr, Mark Nelson and Billy Kirkwood for this unforgettable night from the self proclaimed 'nicest guys in Scottish comedy'!

Friday 22nd September

Des Mclean in association with Clyde 1

City Halls

Billy Connolly’s favourite comedian has gained a huge new following on Clyde FM’s Bowie at Breakfast. Des’ cult sketches and wind ups, including Ronnie Connolly's world tour of Ferguslie Park and Paddy McCutcheon phoning the White House have caused more Calamity on the Kingston Bridge than a Jack - knifed lorry.

"Funniest and most original comedian I've seen in ages" Peter Kay.

Friday 22nd September

Scott Agnew's Hair Product & Underpants

Blackfriars Comedy Cavern

Apparantly "We were never being boring." But really, we are, aren't we?
The critically acclaimed gay comedian examines the homogenisation of homosexual cultural into the mainstream, and pokes fun at queer love in the naughties. Following his sell out show at last year's Merchant City Festival "Oh, Hello"! He asks is there really life on Mars or is it all just hair product and underpants?

Saturday 23rd September

Frank Sidebottom

Hello fantastic fans, following on from my fantastic show at Tate Modern in London Village I am coming back to Glasgow, you know I am I really am, with more silly songs, showbiz pals, tales of little Frank and Timperley FC.

If you dont know who I am, back in the 1990's Frank Sidebottom was to comedy what the Happy Mondays were to music.

Saturday 23rd September

Des Clarke

Blackfriars Comedy Cavern

The all-conquering Glaswegian comes home again for this year’s festival. The multi award-winning star presents his unique and hilarious brand of stand-up in this exhilarating one man show.
'So funny it's almost painful to watch him perform.' METRO

Saturday 23rd September

Janey Godley Blog Live!

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True tales. Part highlights from two years of fast/ furious blogging and part live diary of Janey's dramatic offline life, Everything from the daily madnesses of being in a long term relationship to.. A stalker from Kazakhstan. Outrageous marriage proposals. Jude Law in the Groucho Club. An American soldier in Abu Ghraib prison, Iraq. True. Tremendous. PLUS what happened to Janey during this years sell out shows at the Fringe.

Sunday 24th September

Scottish Comedian of the Year Final 2006

Old Fruitmarket

The patter, banter, craic – call it what you will – Scots have the best sense of humour in the world, the Scottish comedy scene is great and we want to celebrate it in style by giving away £1000 to the winners. BBC Children in Need presenter and multi award winning comedian Des Clarke introduces the final 8 contenders in the nationwide search for the finest comedy talent in Scotland. Not only will they have to make the audience laugh, but to win the title they will have to impress our celebrity judging panel with their good looks, originality and ability to swim the channel.

Sunday 24th September

Raymond Mearns

City Halls`Recital Room

With a number of television credits, a BAFTA award-winning short film, a starring role in Ae Fond Kiss and a sell-out run at the New York Comedy Festival behind him, Raymond Mearns is now one of the most in-demand comedians in Scotland today. This autumn Raymond can be seen in the new BBC Scotland sitcom "Legit" and in the ITV cop drama REBUS...
'A comedy masterclass' Edinburgh Evening News

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