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What's on today
Clinton Baptiste: Spectral Intercourse
Date: Sat 6 Jun 2026
Venue: Dunfermline Alhambra
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 6 Jun 2026
Venue: Aberdeen Breakneck Comedy
Price: £15
Plus: Rob Gardiner, Colette Boyd
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Date: Sat 6 Jun 2026
Venue: Glasgow Glee Club
Price: £14.50 to £24
Plus: Mick McNeill, Stuart Murphy, Phillip Differ
Show starts: 19:30 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
Scotland V England: The Comedy Show
Date: Sat 6 Jun 2026
Venue: Glasgow Pavilion Theatre
Price: £34.50
Comics: Des Clarke, Des McLean, John Archer, Justin Moorhouse, Marc Jennings, Rosco McClelland
Show starts: 20:00 (Doors open approx 30 mins earlier)
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Matt Forde: Defying Calamity
Glasgow Glee Club
Tuesday 16th Jun from 19:15 Book now
James Acaster 2026 tour
Glasgow King's Theatre
Friday 26th Jun from 19:30 Book now
Scott Bennett: Blood Sugar Baby
Edinburgh Monkey Barrel
Sunday 15th Nov from 20:00 Book now