GIVE THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER THIS VALENTINE’S DAY! 
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Whether you’re looking for the perfect date night, needing a night for the gals or you’re a single pringle looking for a laugh, GICF has the perfect V-day picks for everyone!
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FERN BRADY: I GAVE YOU MILK TO DRINK
Scotland’s queen of comedy Fern Brady (Taskmaster, Live At The Apollo, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, The Last Leg) is back! What happens when you get everything you want and it’s not enough? This is a great show to come and see if you are a fan of the Scottish comedian Fern Brady. Fern is the author of Sunday Times best selling memoir STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER whose previous show POWER AND CHAOS was broadcast on BBC1.
FERN BRADY: I GAVE YOU MILK TO DRINK
KING’S THEATRE, GLASGOW
SUNDAY 23RD MARCH 2025
’s here!ROSCO MCCLELLAND: SUDDEN DEATH
Join Rosco as he navigates highs and lows of life, death and a penchant for edibles, all while grappling with the ultimate game-changer: a potentially fatal heart condition.
With uproarious anecdotes and sharp wit, McClelland takes audiences on a rollercoaster ride through the highs and lows of day-to-day life, peppered with Scottish charm and unexpected twists.
‘One of the 12 comedy shows to see at Edinburgh 2024’ Rolling Stones
ROSCO MCCLELLAND: SUDDEN DEATH
ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 30TH MARCH 2025
ROAST BATTLE SCOTLAND AT GICF
The show that turns smack talk into an art form! Roast Battle Scotland puts comedians head-to-head in a battle of verbal onslaughts. Not for the faint-hearted, each battler has five roast jokes to defeat their opponent.
“Undeniably, Roast Battle doesn’t fail to live up to its expectations, serving to showcase a no-holds-barred contest of comedic athleticism, brazen putdowns and lightning-fast comebacks” ★★★★★ (BroadwayBaby.com)
ROAST BATTLE SCOTLAND AT GICF
BLACKFRIARS
FRIDAY 28TH MARCH 2025
PAUL BLACK: ALL SORTS
Paul Black returns to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival with a new show. Featuring a blend of stand-up and sketches with characters new and old. Paul Black’s online comedy sketches have garnered over half a billion views and a cult following.
As seen on Pity Party (BBC Scotland), First Footing (BBC Scotland) and Nostalgia (BBC iPlayer). Billy Connolly’s Spirit of Glasgow Award Nominee.
* (TheWeeReview.com).
**** (Chortle.co.uk).
**** (Herald).
PAUL BLACK: ALL SORTS
KING’S THEATRE, GLASGOW
SATURDAY 22ND MARCH 2025
LARRY DEAN: DODGER
Larry’s been spending a lot of time with his granny lately. He wants to tell you about it.
Join the thrice Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated, two-time star of Live at the Apollo for a hilarious new show about identity, heroes and the benefits of being a dafty.
‘A superb piece of stand-up… at the top of his game.’
The Independent ★★★★★
‘Twinklingly charismatic… the gag rate is ridiculously high’
Telegraph ★★★★★
LARRY DEAN: DODGER
THE BARROWLAND BALLROOM
SUNDAY 16TH MARCH 2025
TELLING TINDER TALES
Telling Tinder Tales.. does what it says on the tin. A couple of comics tell PERSONAL romance related stories.. and then the audience get their chance. Also a podcast launching from Feb 14th
TELLING TINDER TALES
TENNENT’S LAUGHTER LOUNGE @ TENNENT’S BAR
FRIDAY 21ST MARCH 2025
LOOKING FOR LAUGHS
A must watch if you like dating shows like – Love Island or Love is Blind? Part dating show, part improv comedy show. “First Dates” meets “Whose Line is it Anyway?”
It’s simple:
Two blindfolded singles meet for the first time – on stage. Will sparks fly or fizzle? We don’t know then..
Watch as our our comedy crew – zing their gab into giggles.
At the end of the show, you decide – DATE OR NO DATE?
LOOKING FOR LAUGHS
BLACKFRIARS
FROM SATURDAY 22ND MARCH 2025
JENNY ECLAIR: JOKES JOKES JOKES
In celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist, and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to venues nationwide with a brand-new autobiographical show.
From drama school, (mostly drinking cider and eating sausage rolls), sleeping with men who looked like they lived under a carpet, punk poetry, anorexia, bedsit misery, waitressing and not really having a clue about anything, to being the first woman to win the Perrier Award, becoming a mother, author, grumpy old woman, podcaster and nana!
Still gigging to sell-out crowds forty years later, Jenny invites you to look back at what she can remember before she forgets everything.
Warning, punk poetry, animal impressions and baritone nursery rhyme singing may feature.
‘Ruthlessly funny’ The Times
JENNY ECLAIR: JOKES JOKES JOKES
ÒRAN MÓR – AUDITORIUM
SUNDAY 30TH MARCH 2025
BILLY KIRKWOOD: SILLY
A brand-new wild, fast, funny, and often filthy show from the award-winning comic that bursts with positivity, frantic stand-up and improv comedy energy and some outright mentalness (not a word).
Filled with stories of life and ADHD, Disneyland, dead wrestlers, Health scares, kids, ghosts, hillbillies, Scotland vs the world and any nonsense we pick up along the way in a show that teaches you not life too seriously and embrace your inner silly.
Billy has entertained audiences and supported some of comedy’s biggest names from Rhod Gilbert, Mick Foley, Frankie Boyle and more. No discernible narrative.
No sad bits. Just good vibes.
“Fast and wild, he’s an expert in chaotic comedy. He’s frantic, he’s infectious, and he had the audience in fits of giggles” – Jenna’s Jamboree
“Comedy that leaves you buzzing for hours after you leave” – Broadway World
BILLY KIRKWOOD: SILLY
PLATFORM (ARCHES 5 & 6)
SATURDAY 29TH MARCH 2025
MATERIAL, GIRL LIVE PODCAST FEAT. FERN BRADY AND ALISON SPITTLE
Material Girl Podcast pals Susan Riddell (Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award nominee) and Amanda Dwyer (as seen on BBC Edinburgh Unlocked) invite other comedy besties to join them for a live podcast show!
This month it’s none other than Fern Brady (author of International Best Seller ‘Strong Female Character’) & Alison Spittle! (as seen on Sky Arts).
Grab your besties and join us for an evening of laughter and good vibes!
Oran Mor
Monday 17th March 2025
Show time: 7:30pm
Darren Connell: My Name Is Darren Connell and This Is My Self-Tape
In the last few years Darren Connell has started from the beginning again and is doing what he loves, stand up comedy.
Since his debut at the Glasgow Comedy Festival in 2011, Darren has grown to become one of the best stand-ups on the UK circuit today. Expect the unexpected as Darren takes the audience through a journey of his surreal dark madness, with a comical twist about everything in his life and how it’s almost impossible to get a break in the industry.
This is Darren Connell’s self-tape.
“Connell’s timing is spot on… his observational humour is both sharp and relatable, leaving the audience in fits of laughter.” Scotsman
“With his laid-back charm and engaging presence, Connell effortlessly takes the audience on a hilarious ride through his personal experiences and witty observations.” List
“As Bobby Muir, Connell has become one of the standout characters of Scot Squad, blending earnestness with a subtle, deadpan humour that’s impossible not to love.” Glasgow Live
“Darren Connell’s disarmingly honest and heartfelt comedy cuts deep, but he always manages to make even the darkest topics feel light with his sharp wit and warmth.” Chortle
Darren Connell: My Name Is Darren Connell and This Is My Self-Tape
King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Thursday 27th March 2025
Show time: 7:30pm
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