A Glasgow Comedy Christmas Gift Guide 2026
Our mantra this year: Give presents that people will actually like and use.
There is no need to to scroll the internet or battle through high street shops for the perfect Christmas Gifts, we have it all here for you.
FOR SOMEONE WHO LIKES GLAMOUR AND MUSIC
FASCINATING AIDA: BAWDACIOUS!
KING’S THEATRE
THURSDAY 11TH MARCH 2027
The world’s greatest cabaret troupe is back with a BRAND NEW SHOW!
Devilishly funny and gloriously glamorous Dillie, Liza and Adèle, with Michael Roulston on piano, are back on the road following their hugely successful 40th Anniversary Tour.
FOR SOMEONE WHO GREW UP WITH NAKED VIDEO, RAB C NESBITT AND SCOTCH AND WRY
AN AUDIENCE WITH GREGOR FISHER
KING’S THEATRE
FRIDAY 19TH MARCH 2027
Gregor Fisher is back on the road with the second leg of his UK tour following a completely sold-out and critically acclaimed Edinburgh Festival season.
Gregor Fisher is back on the road with the second leg of his UK tour following a completely sold-out and critically acclaimed Edinburgh Festival season.
Join the Scottish stage and screen legend for a laughter filled evening to share stories and anecdotes from his life and career, which has seen him bring iconic characters to life in such classic titles as the multi BAFTA Award winning Rab C Nesbitt (BBC2), Naked Video (BBC2), The Baldy Man (ITV), Love Actually, and most recently BBC1’s hit sitcom Only Child.
FOR SOMEONE WHO LIKES COMEDY IN A BIGGER VENUE
DANIEL SLOSS: BITTER
SEC ARMADILLO
FRIDAY 19TH MARCH 2027
DON’T MISS your chance to catch one of the biggest global names in live stand-up, as Scotland’s international comedy superstar Daniel Sloss unleashes his brilliant and devastatingly hilarious show “BITTER” at the SEC Armadillo.
FOR SOMEONE WHO IS A FUNNY WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE
KIM BLYTHE: PUZZLE
CITIZENS THEATRE
FRIDAY 12TH MARCH 2027
Sold out Edinburgh Fringe 2025.
Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Nominee 2025 & 2026.
‘Kim Blythe is an incredibly skilled comedian with her set up and delivery’ (Broadway World, 5 stars)
‘An undeniable talent’ (The Skinny, 4 stars)
FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO LOOK LIKE A COOL AUNTY OR UNCLE
ROSCO MCCLELLAND: THE BONES
CITIZENS THEATRE
SATURDAY 13TH MARCH 2027
Award-winning Rosco McClelland is back in Glasgow following three smash-hit shows in 2024, 2025 and 2026, as well as a sold-out show in Glasgow International Comedy Festival last year.
FOR SOMEONE WHO LIKES A BEER
SANDRO FORD: LAGER THAN LIFE
STAND COMEDY CLUB
WEDNESDAY 10TH MARCH 2027
Stand-up comedian Sandro Ford is heading out on his first ever UK and Ireland tour, and it’s a big one.
His comedy is rooted in real life — growing up, getting older, bad decisions, worse hangovers, and the sort of characters you only ever meet in or around a pub. Honest, self-aware, and unapologetically funny, his material feels lived-in and instantly relatable.
FOR SOMEONE WHO LOVES DARK GLASGOW HUMOUR
CATHY
CITIZENS THEATRE
THURSDAY 11TH – SATURDAY 27TH MARCH 2027
Elaine C. Smith returns in triumph. The sensational smash hit comedy hailed at the Edinburgh Festival comes home to Glasgow with the original all-Glaswegian cast.
Eilidh Loan’s first play, Moorcroft, was a sensation when it opened to critical acclaim when she directed it at the Tron in Glasgow. Cathy is a new comedy that earned over 100 stars from the critics. Eilidh was inspired by her grandmother, and how she dealt with the grief in her unique way after losing her husband. Cathy, Eilidh’s grandmother, born and raised in Renfrew, insisted that Elaine C. Smith must play her, and so she is.
FOR SOMEONE WHO LOVES SNL UK
ED NIGHT: REMAINS
ORAN MOR
THURSDAY 11TH MARCH 2027
Fresh off the back of a string of hospital appointments and a stint in the writer’s cage of the only comedy TV show left in the country, people’s comedian and serial loser Ed Night is back on that old road with his brand-new stand-up tour. Prepare to have your ribs tickled to the max by material about all sorts of different topics and subjects, from the man who believes he’ll die if he ever slows down.
Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. Writer for Saturday Night Live UK. As seen and heard on Comedy Central and BBC Radio 4.
FOR SOMEONE WHO LOVES CHRISTMAS
CHRIS FORBES: FATHER CHRISTMAS
ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 14TH MARCH 2027
Christmas comes to Glasgow a wee bit late this year. Fresh from winning the inaugural McTavish Award at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe, Scot Squad star Chris Forbes brings his hit show Father Christmas to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
Expect trees, tinsel and tragedy. A hilarious, heartfelt stand-up show about festive joy, family and the Christmas Day that changed everything.
FOR SOMEONE WHO WAS WATCHES TASKMASTER
CHLOE PETTS: CALL ME BY SURNAME
STAND COMEDY CLUB
SATURDAY 13TH MARCH 2027
Chloe Petts, breakout star of Taskmaster S22 (Ch4) and “one of the most compelling young comics” (The Guardian), returns with a new stand-up hour of trademark critically-acclaimed cerebral laddishness. After four successful smash-hit tours, show number five examines Petts’ newfound identity as a Passenger Princess, a tricksy snake called Medusa, and the trials and tribulations of being the only sober one at a Pitbull concert. It’s Petts’ most honest show yet.
KIELL SMITH-BYNOE: KOOL STORY BRO
CITIZENS THEATRE
SATURDAY 27TH MARCH 2027
Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Taskmaster, Ghosts and Stath Lets Flats) brings his smash hit improv comedy show to Glasgow.
Featuring:
A surprise celebrity guest every.
A cast of some of the UK’s best improvisers around.
Stories from you, the audience, to inspire the comedy.
HELP ME, GICF! I DON’T HAVE MUCH TO GO ON BUT I STILL WANT TO GIVE A GOOD GIFT
SUSIE MCCABE: MYTH INFORMED
KING’S THEATRE
FRIDAY 26TH & SATURDAY 27TH MARCH 2027
Well ….. it’s been some year for our Susie and, of course, she has written it all down and is ready to share.
Debuting at GICF27, her brand new show – Myth Informed – is sure to be another cracker of a show. Susie is wondering why she has never caught a death from not wearing a jumper or never had piles from sitting on a cold step.
Today, disinformation is rife but has it always been? Could what we took for gospel truths have been disinformation all along?
GICF COMEDY GALA 2027
KING’S THEATRE
SATURDAY 27TH MARCH 2027
Don’t miss this chance to see the very best of GICF27 at the show of the year.
Featuring a stand-out line-up of stand up stars from the festival. Join us for an afternoon of joy.
Plus, find out who will win the Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award 2027!
Check out the full list of GICF 2027 shows available to book here
