Summer Laughs series to launch this month

Scottish comedians Marc Jennings, Christopher MacArthur-Boyd, Rosco McClelland, Liam Withnail and Stuart McPherson are to release stand-up specials for free on online this June and July.

The weekly series called Summer Laugh, were recorded in The Pavilion Theatre, The Stand Comedy Club and Blackfriars of Bell Street in Glasgow, and Monkey Barrel Comedy in Edinburgh

They are being presented by the team behind the Some Laugh podcast. Host and producer  Marc Jennings said: ‘It’s really exciting to be using the platform we’ve built through Some Laugh to showcase stand-up specials from some of the best comics living and working in Scotland. 

‘Traditionally it’s been TV that has announced seasons of new sitcoms or comedy specials, so we thought why not do the same thing ourselves and try and recreate a bit of that water-cooler buzz? 

‘We live in an age now where comedians are releasing specials all the time, but it can be easy for them to be lost in the fray.  We’d produced our shows separately  – but by packaging these shows together, it gives people who’re fans of the podcast, or Scottish comedy in general, a one-stop-shop where they’ll find a new special in the same place every Sunday throughout the summer.’

Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, whose show Scary Times will be the first special released in the season added: ‘Collectively we’ve spent more than £15,000 of our own money to self-finance these tapings. We’re really proud of them, and just want to get as many eyes on them as possible. Not just that, but I think it’s cool that for five Sundays in a row, there’s new good Scottish comedy available for free during a cost of living crisis.’

They will be available to stream free on the Some Laugh YouTube channel. The specials will go live every Sunday at 8pm, for five weeks, beginning on June 22. 

The Summer Laugh Season  will include:

June 22: Christopher MacArthur-Boyd: Scary Times
Recorded in Glasgow at the Pavilion Theatre as part of a sell-out U.K. tour in front of more than 1,200 people, and was directed by John McCormack, who has directed stand-up shows by Kevin Bridges, Michael McIntyre and Jon Richardson. This is the follow up to his 2024 comedy special Oh No, released on the 800 Pound Gorilla Media label.

June 29: Marc Jennings: Crowd/Marc
A crowd-work special from the former Scottish Comedian of The Year and Some Laugh host. The third  of Marc’s specials to be released on the Some Laugh channel, following his hugely successful Original Sound show recorded at the sold-out King’s Theatre and Away From Here (Live in Edinburgh).

July 6:  Liam Withnail: Live at Monkey Barrel
Debut comedy special from Dagenham-born Edinburgh-based comedian Liam Withnail, one of the best-reviewed stand-ups of 2023.

July 13: Rosco McClelland: Slug Nudger
The Blantyre native who recently won the Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award at the Glasgow Comedy Festival as well as Best International Act at the New Zealand Comedy Festival.

July 29:  Stuart McPherson: Horse
Fifer, stand-up comedian, co-host of the Some Laugh podcast and winner of Best Newcomer at the Scottish Comedy Awards as well as star of BBC Scotland’s Scot Squad, Stuart McPherson concludes the series.

All five comedians are performing at Monkey Barrel at the Edinburgh Fringe in August.

Published: 2 Jun 2025