10 Musical Comedy Shows at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival
If you like a bit of musical comedy then we have 10 musical comedy shows we reckon you should go and see at this year’s Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
FASCINATING AÏDA
King’s Theatre
Wednesday 13th & Thursday 14th March 2024
Show Time: 7:30pm
Celebrating 40 years on the road, Dillie, Liza and Adèle, Britain’s raciest and sassiest musical cabaret trio, are bringing their brand-new show to theatres across the UK.
WEEGIE THINK AE THAT
Saint Luke’s & The Winged Ox
Saturday 30th March 2024
Show Time: 8:00pm
From sketches to songs about all things Scottish, come see what these guys do best. Fast paced, witty comedy with clever twists on Scottish culture. The Weegies will have you laughing from start to finish.
BARRIOKE
Saint Luke’s & The Winged Ox
Saturday 23rd March 2024
Show Time: 8:00pm
Yes it is Barry from Eastenders.
Shaun hosts the event with his usual trademark warmth and teasing banter, accompanying participants on stage, creating a riotous, joyous moment that people will never forget. This is the ultimate Insta moment, something people will talk about and want to be part of.
AMELIA BAYLER: EASY SECOND ALBUM (WIP)
Van Winkle West End
Saturday 16th March 2024
Show Time: 8:30pm
Amelia (Best Newcomer Scottish Comedy Awards) has some new bangers and wants you to come and hear them! She is trying to avoid the difficult second album curse but will she manage?! Expect a variety of genres and vibes and most importantly: a really good time.
BRIAN MOONEY: HAUD THE BUS!
Drygate Peak’s Bar
Wednesday 13th March 2024
Show Time: 7:00pm
Brian tells his comedic adventures of growing up in Glasgow’s east end with a variety of original songs and stories. An hour’s worth of humour and entertainment featuring memories of football, girls, wee neds, wee maws and much more. Relevant then and still relevant today !
THE WEE MAN’S COMEDIAN RAP BATTLES
Nice N’ Sleazy
Wednesday 27th March 2023
Show Time: 8:30pm
The Wee Man is your MC for a night of no rhymes barred showdowns as some of the best stand-up comedians in the country clash in banging bouts of hip hop wits.
EDDY MACKENZIE: MUSIC A’PLENTY
Van Winkle Barrowlands
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Show Time: 8:30pm
Eddy MacKenzie and his tiny guitar, have come to play songs so bold and bizarre!
A short round man with a big loud voice who wants to make you boogie!
Holidays, Dinosaurs, and MD2020; Eddy MacKenzie writes songs about all the important things in life!
Casting his comedy lens over anything that takes his fancy. he delivers his tunes with a big grin and a bombastic stage presence, a vibrant combination of Jack Black and Brian Blessed!
CHRIS ISKANDER: URETHAL CATHEDRAL
Drygate Peak’s Bar
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Show Time: 7:00pm
In a modern landscape where we are increasingly divided, musical comedian Chris Iskander asks – “What do we have in common that can finally bring us all together?”
Exactly! We all share a urethra! Not literally one giant urethra, of course. That would be a medical marvel, and would probably qualify as one of the natural wonders of the world (slotting somewhere between Northern Lights and Grand Canyon). Anyway, this is where the show comes in – Chris Iskander: Urethral Cathedral!
MILK ON THE SIDE: A BARISTA MUSICAL
Tennent’s Laughter Lounge @ Tennent’s Bar
Sunday 24th March 2024
Show Time: 3:00pm
What can I get for you? How about a side of songs and stories written by a former Barista to go with your latte? From Karens to croissants, we can all relate to crazy customers right… Right?
Set in a cafe in Glasgow, this is an immersive play with original alt-pop songs, performed by actor-musicians.
The stories in this comedy show are based on real-life events.
ERIN MCKINNIE: THE FAFF CHRONICLES
Van Winkle West End
Friday 29th March 2024
Show Time: 7:15pm
When life is so short… (And so am I…) – How can we keep up and do everything that people say we should?
A comedy cabaret with some songs along the way – mincing through a series of chaos and life decisions. From cruise ships, and foreign shores, to sofa-surfing – exotic adventures, to romantic misadventures…
