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If you are
looking for a laugh in Glasgow this
March you are in luck as the Whyte &
Mackay Glasgow International Comedy
Festival will take place in the city
between 14 - 31
March. Full programme and tickets for
all events are now available.
If you you will be lucky enough to be
in or around Glasgow between the 14th
and 31st March and you are looking for a
good night out, a good laugh and perhaps
a drink or two then why not check out
the Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International
Comedy Festival 2019 which consists of
506 shows which will be taking place
across 54 venues around the city of
Glasgow over just 18 days.
Glasgow whisky company, Whyte & Mackay,
which was established 175 years ago in
the city (although I can't confirm if
Richard Paterson was the Whyte & Mackay
whisky blender back then) is obviously
still up for a good laugh despite its
advancing age given its
support for what is now the biggest
comedy festival in Europe. The festival
is set to bring some of the top
household names as well as some of the
best up and coming comedy talent to the
city with this years festival programme
spanning everything from comedy shows to
sketches, the best of character comedy
and late night festival clubs.
You will find some of the very best
international comedy talent performing
at the festival including Julian Clary,
Reg D Hunter, Larry Dean, Jerry Sadowitz,
Al Murray, Jasper Carrott, Elaine C
Smith, Foil, Arms & Hog, Russell Kane,
Des Clarke, Rich Hall and Scot Squad
star Cameron Miekelson.
You will also find some of the very best
of Scotland’s home grown comedy talent
performing at the festival including
Phil Kay, Iain Connell, Rob Florence,
Ashley Storrie, Mark Nelson, Chris
Forbes, Jay Lafferty and Gary Meikle.
The festival also provides a platform
for rising local stars, this year
including Christopher MacArthur Boyd,
Susie McCabe, Stephen Buchanan and Marc
Jennings.
I had the pleasure of attending the
Whyte & Mackay Glasgow International
Comedy Festival 2019 launch event at The
Stand in Glasgow on Wednesday night this
week which was hosted by Des Clarke and
it gave me a taster of what is to come
during the festival, over the evening I
saw around 20 comedians ply their trade
in the intimate venue. It was a
fantastic night and if you are looking
for any suggestions for some shows to
catch over the festival other than the
established household names we are all
familiar with I would suggest catching
Jay Lafferty who will be performing her
show "Wheest" at the Blackfriars Bar on
the 22nd March. Another act which I
think will be worth catching after
getting a taster of it on Wednesday
night is Mark Nelson's brilliantly dark
and very clever "Brexit Wounds" which he will
be performing at The Stand on Thursday
14th and Friday 15th March.
For the full programme of shows and to
book tickets visit
www.glasgowcomedyfestival.com
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