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Festival programme was launched on January 21st 2010
 Now in its eighth year and a major part of Glasgow’s thriving entertainment scene, the festival is bigger and better than ever before, with 360 shows and almost 109,000 tickets available between 11th - 28th March.
The largest dedicated comedy festival in Europe, this year’s line up will feature the strongest international influence to date, with comedians from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Germany and Ireland joining UK talent along with plenty of home-grown Scottish acts.
Big names appearing at the festival include Jimmy Carr, Frankie Boyle, Dara O Briain, Paul Merton, Jerry Sadowitz, Lee Mack, Jim Jeffries and Stewart Lee.
Today’s announcement also includes the welcome addition of extra performances from acts such as Boyle, Carr, Mack and Glasgow’s own Des McLean, whose original shows sold out before the full programme was even announced.
Check out the full festival programme, including those extra dates for here:
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Tickets on sale for Jerry Sadowitz, Bill Burr and Jon Richardson
January 11th 2010
 We're very pleased to announce that Jerry Sadowitz will be bringing his show Master Baiter to the King's Theatre on Friday 26th March.
"Often shocking, stand-up comedy's only genius... compelling, hilarious, unpredictable and unmissable... the funniest comedian in the country" Guardian
 Tickets are also on sale now for American comic Bill Burr, who Time Out Chicago called "one of the country's best stand-ups", who will be performing at the King's Theatre on Saturday 20th March.
And we've also released tickets for Jon Richardson - BBC6 Music host and twice nominated for a major Edinburgh award - at Oran Mor on Friday 12th March.
See all shows currently on sale
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Tickets now on sale for Richard Herring and Pappy's
January 6th 2010
 We're pleased to announce that Richard Herring will be bringing his show Hitler Moustache to the festival!
The show consistently received four and five star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, and we can't wait to see him at the Garage on Saturday 13th March.
"Stimulating, passionate and thoroughly entertaining" *** The Times
Buy tickets to see Richard Herring
Plus, fresh from Channel 4 and a critically acclaimed, sell out run at the 2009 Edinburgh Festival, sketch troupe Pappy's will be taking Glasgow, and the record books, by storm when they try to perform 200 sketches in an hour at Blackfriars Basement on Thursday 18th March.
"The funniest sketch troupe on the Fringe" The Scotsman
Buy tickets to see Pappy's
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Our friends at the Stand Comedy Club on BBC Radio Scotland
January 3rd 2010
 Festival favourites Stewart Lee, Miles Jupp and Bruce Morton join Vladimir McTavish to explore the impact the Stand Comedy Club (which hosts a full festival programme every year!) has had on the Scottish comedy community.
There's even an interview with our Festival Director, Tommy Shepherd!
You can listen to the programme here on iplayer until Monday 11th January, or the highlights are here on the BBC News website.
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