Kathleen Hughes: Cryptid!
Cryptid! is the darkly hilarious debut hour from Glasgow comic Kathleen Hughes – a show about identity, imperfection, and the mortifying ordeal of allowing yourself to be seen.
About Kathleen Hughes: Cryptid!
| 25th March 2025 | |
| Doors 6pm / Show 7pm | |
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The Stand Comedy Club Glasgow 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow West End G3 6NG what3words location: spike.crisp.bumps |
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Kathleen’s not sure of anything. She’s not even sure she exists. Cryptid! is the darkly hilarious debut hour from Glasgow comic Kathleen Hughes – a show about identity, imperfection, and the mortifying ordeal of allowing yourself to be seen.
“A debut of self-assuredness, of confidence, of charm and whip-smart wit… an incredibly funny woman.” – The Skinny
“One of the bright new hopes of Scottish comedy” – The Scotsman
★★★★ - The Wee Review
★★★★ – Lisa in the Theatre
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Gearóid Farrelly follows his mammoth Glamour Hammer tour with a hilarious new stand up show Gearóid Rage, catch him live at the Old Hairdressers as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
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Richard Herring: Can I Have My Ball Back?
In his much-anticipated return to stand-up after six years, Richard talks bollocks and answers the question on everyone's lips: Is a severed gonad in a jar a fitting prize to bring in for Taskmaster?
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Taryam Boyd: Masc. Mask
With sharp wit and raw honesty Taryam Boyd's show, Masc Mask is a celebration of authenticity and finding joy in being unapologetically yourself!
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Michael Herd: Bandwagon
Bandwagon is all about comedian Michael Herd's music career as part of 6 bands nobody has ever heard of!
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Join anxiety-riddled New Yorker Madeleine Munford as she creates the ultimate love letter to the girlies when she brings Stand-Up, Look Pretty to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
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Susie McCabe: Best Behaviour
The Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow award winner Susie McCabe is back! On the back of her sold out shows Femme Fatality and Merchant of Menace, this year she is on her Best Behaviour!
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Dane Buckley & Daniel Foxx: Welcome To Hell Live!
Join comedians Daniel Foxx & Dane Buckley as they manifest in Glasgow for a LIVE recording of their hit podcast, Welcome to Hell!
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Fred MacAulay: Goodnight... Comedian - A Work In Progress
Two years since his last Glasgow International Comedy Festival show at Oran Mor, Fred MacAuley's back with an hour of work in progress material!
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5 Fifers For A Fiver, Mirth of Forth Productions' popular showcase show, returns to the Glasgow Comedy Festival 2025, featuring some of the best Fife-based acts on the circuit!
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Snug And Grub Catch A Bug!
Join Garlic Theatre for a funny organic tale, with colourful puppets, a beautifully crafted set and foot tapping music at Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre!
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Zoe Lyons: Werewolf
If life is a journey, Zoe Lyons' has had more than its share of potholes and diversions, don't miss her live at The Stand Glasgow with brand new show, Werewolf!
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Comedy Arcade Live
The Comedy Arcade, the smash hit competitive story telling game based on the podcast of the same name, comes to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
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Gareth Mutch: Modern Man
Don't miss award-nominated stand-up comedian Gareth Mutch live at The Stand Glasgow with his fantastic new show Modern Man as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
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Eddie French: Poser
Are you a poser? Eddie French thinks that they might be. Follow them through, Punk Rock, gender and other places where they fear they're going to get caught out!
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Robin Grainger: T-Shirt Weather (WIP)
Robin Grainger brings his work-in-progress show, T-Shirt Weather, to Van Winkle West End as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
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Ross Leslie: Work In Progress
Ross Leslie brings his work in progress show to the Strathduie Bar on Saturday 29th March as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2025!
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James Gardner: Journeyman
James Gardner - one of the rising stars of UK comedy - brings his new show Journeyman back to The Social Hub as part of Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
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Stuart Thomas: Bad Fatty (WIP)
Stuart Thomas delivers a sharp, unapologetic standup show with Bad Fatty, diving into life as a fat Welshman for Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
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Sarah Roberts: Scary Movie 7 (WIP)
All aboard the ghost train through Sarah Roberts's mind, in a show that asks, should she be lobotomised?
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Mitch Benn: The Point
Like all those who spread mirth for a living, Mitch Benn has been wondering if he's really making a difference, and if there is – yes – a POINT to what he – or anybody – is doing.
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Phil Green: Guilt
After seeking forgiveness for a silly childhood game that accidentally put his sister in hospital 30yrs ago, Phil Green wants to forgive us all for some of our biggest regrets.
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Stephen Halkett: Save the Planet Kids Show
Glaswegian comic and science teacher Stephen Halkett is your host for a fun filled interactive show on how to save our beautiful planet at the Stand Glasgow!
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3 Little Pigs TAILS
Bristling with puppets, live music and lots of joining in, Garlic Theatre will entertain the whole family when they bring 3 Little Pigs TAILS to the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre!
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Jenny Eclair: Jokes Jokes Jokes
In celebration of the release of her hilarious memoir of the same name, comedian, novelist, and professional show-off Jenny Eclair comes to Glasgow International Comedy Festival!
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Liam Farrelly - Flipbook
Liam Farrelly brings his show about becoming a father at 21 to Glasgow Comedy Festival as he laments about going to baby ballet to the many issues of owning Guinea pigs!
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George Fox: Sugar Daddy (WIP)
George Fox is resident host of the famous Monkey Barrel Comedy Club, Twitch streamer and Youtuber... come discover how he learned to take control of his life... and insulin!
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Dean T. Beirne: Fated To Pretend
Dean T. Beirne, the Scottish finalist for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 and star of Rosie Jones' Comedy Disability Extravaganza, presents his debut show, Fated to Pretend.
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Andy Zaltzman: The Zaltgeist
In the biggest stand-up tour of his career, Andy Zaltzman will attempt to concoct vaguely plausible answers to perennial questions such as What?, Who?, Where?, and above all Why?
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Russell Kane: HyperActive
Whirlwind, FitBit-breaking comedian, presenter, actor and author Russell Kane is back on tour, and his brand new show, HyperActive, heads to Glasgow in March 2025!
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From the creators of Big Zeus Energy comes Werewolves of London a new sketch/clown show about werewolves!
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Rory M Spence: Mammal
In this hour of stand up, Rory M Spence will explore what it means to be part of the animal kingdom while also having a bank account and a social media presence.
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Rosco Mclelland: Sudden Death
Step into the wild world of Rosco McClelland's Sudden Death, where old friendships collide with the unexpected in a comedic whirlwind set in the heart of Scotland.
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Glasgow International Comedy Festival Gala
See out the 2025 festival in style with the GICF Comedy Gala at the King's Theatre Glasgow, a special afternoon showcase of the best talent the festival had to offer!
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Patrick Monahan: The Talkinator
It's the year 2024 and there's a lot of talk about AI taking over humans. Only one man can out-talk the chat-bots & robots - Patrick Monahan: The Talkinator!
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John Robertson’s The Dark Room
Comedian John Robertson's The Dark Room is a gut-busting rock n' roll experience for everyone who buys a ticket! Don't miss it when it returns to the Stand Glasgow on Wednesday 9th April!
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Phil Chapman: Figures
Following on from his debut tour and two sell out shows, Phil Chapman brings his new show Figures to the Stand Glasgow on Thursday 10th April!
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The Big Easter Kids Comedy Club
A brand new unpredictable Easter Comedy show for the whole family comes to The Stand filled with nonsense, games, stand up, improv, competitions and JUST a little bit of splatter with the laughter!
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Simon Munnery: On Tour
Simon Munnery is back on tour in 2025 with a date at The Stand Glasgow on Saturday 12th April!
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Patrick Spicer: Absolutley
Viral sensation Patrick Spicer embarks on his first UK, Ireland, and European tour, following sold-out shows and a hit comedy special, catch him live at The Stand Glasgow on April 17th!
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Divina De Campo - I Do Think
Divina de Campo returns with I Do Think, an electrifying one-woman show that explores life’s highs, lows, and everything in between!
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George Lewis: The Best Thing You’ll Ever Do
Activate the parents' whatsapp groups, dump the kids with whoever is willing to have them, and join George Lewis at The Stand Glasgow for a brilliant night out!
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Huge Davies: Album For My Ancestors (Dead)
Huge Davies returns to The Stand Glasgow on Thursday 1st May with his new show 'Album For My Ancestors'!
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Amanda Dwyer: What You Thinking About?
This debut hour-long show from Glaswegian comedian Amanda Dwyer is an interesting look into her life-long struggles with OCD, anxiety and depression.
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Abigoliah Schamaun: Legally Cheeky
Legally Cheeky charts Abigoliah Schamaun's journey in a heart-warming tale of highs, lows, twists and turns as she recounts the year that shook her and her partner Tom to the core.
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Ed Night: The Plunge
It's time for Ed Night to sling a microphone over his shoulder and start hopping on boxcars bound for every corner of this dusty old isle to tour his new stand-up comedy show, The Plunge.
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Nathan Caton: My Big Fat Blasian Wedding
The award-winning Nathan Caton brings his brand new show, My Big Fat Blasian Wedding, to The Stand Glasgow on Sunday 11th May!
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Louise Young: Feral
Geordie rising star, Louise Young, is bringing her debut stand-up show to The Stand Glasgow! Feral is a show all about class, chaos and coming out.
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Abi Clarke: Role Model
After a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Abi Clarke brings her debut show Role Model to The Stand Glasgow on Saturday 17th May!
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Tom Lawrinson: Buried Alive (And Loving It)
Tom Lawrinson presents his new show about family and growing up in a Spanish subterranean cave at The Stand Glasgow on Monday 19th May!
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Karl Porter
Viral sensation Karl Porter comes to Scotland in September, don't miss him live at The Stand Glasgow on Thursday 22nd May!
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Diona Doherty: Get Your Pink Back!
Catch this new stand up show from Diona Doherty, filled with hilariously relatable anecdotes and whole lot of brutal honesty, at The Stand Glasgow on Monday 26th May!
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Josh Glanc: Family Man
Fresh from a smash hit, sold out Edinburgh Fringe run, don't miss Josh Glanc with his show Family Man at The Stand Glasgow on Wednesday 28th May!
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Stuart McPherson & Tamsyn Kelly: WIP
Join comedy couple Stu and Tam for a work in progress show where they reveal the embarrassing material they've written about each other ahead of this year's Edinburgh Fringe!
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Jack Skipper: Skint
Carpet-fitter turned comedian Jack Skipper brings his debut, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated, show Skint to The Stand Glasgow on Wednesday 4th June!
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Elf Lyons: Horses
The first ever comedy show performed entirely by a horse. Made by award-winning Elf Lyons, performed by Treacle.
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Becky Robinson: Members Only Tour
Becky Robinson is bringing her 'Members Only' Tour to the UK & Ireland in 2025! Don't miss her live at The Stand Glasgow on Sunday 8th June!
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Mark Bittlestone: I Need a Straight Guy*
Mark Bittlestone's I Need a Straight Guy at The Stand Glasgow, a “dynamic, funny and original guide to the queer experience”!
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Epilepsy Scotland’s Patter Merchants Comedy Clash
Epilepsy Scotland are proud to present their annual fundraiser, the Patter Merchants Comedy Clash, at The Stand Glasgow on Sunday 22nd June!
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Seann Walsh & Peter Rethinasamy: Work in Progress Double Bill
Seann Walsh and Peter Rethinasamy bring their Work in Progress Double Bill to The Stand Glasgow on Monday 30th June!
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Chris Forbes Christmas Show (WIP)
Critically acclaimed comedian, Chris Forbes presents an intimate Work In Progress show all about Christmas at The Stand Glasgow on Sunday 13th July!
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Adam Rowe & Friends
Adam Rowe will be doing 30-45 minutes of new material and maybe a bit of crowd work when he returns to The Stand Glasgow on Thursday 31st July!
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Chris Kent: Offline
Cork's own Chris Kent returns with a brand new show 'Offline' and brings it to The Stand Glasgow on Wednesday 3rd September!
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Matt Richardson: Brash
Attempting to navigate a world of mate's kids, mortgages and village life is proving a challenge for Matt Richardson who can't resist causing a scene!
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Elliot Steel: Soft Boi Core
Elliot Steel returns to The Stand Glasgow with more of his biting wit and trademark dark sense of humour about the hellish year he, and humanity, has had.
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Kae Kurd: Whats O’Kurd
Stand up sensation and social media star Kae Kurd returns with his highly anticipated brand new tour: What’s O’Kurd. Catch him at The Stand Glasgow on Wednesday 1st October!
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Bruce Fummey - Scotland Made the World
Bruce Fummey, the comedian behind YouTube channel Scotland History Tours, returns with a new show. Expect laughs galore and quirky observations as Bruce explains how Scotland Made the World!
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Josh Baulf: Lovely Stuff
After bursting on to the comedy scene with his razor-sharp wit and a string of viral videos, Josh Baulf embarks on his debut solo tour and brings it to The Stand Glasgow on Saturday 4th October!
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Mark Watson: Before It Overtakes Us
A recent encounter with a stranger caused Mark Watson to spend some time pondering the uncertain future facing humanity... don't miss his AI-themed stand-up show Before It Overtakes Us at The Stand!
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Tom Houghton: Deep
After a phenomenal, sold-out international tour, the man who asked us, Do you ski? is turning everything upside down and asking, Do you scuba? as Tom Houghton brings his new tour to Glasgow!
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Hayley Ellis: Silly Mare
Join Hayley Ellis at The Stand Glasgow as she navigates middle age - and as everyone agrees, the middle of anything is always the most delicious part!
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Stephen Bailey: Tart
Stephen Bailey makes a very welcome return to the stage with his brand new live show, TART, don't miss him live at The Stand Glasgow on Sunday 12th October!
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John Robertson Plays With His Audience
Expect 90 minutes of improv, mayhem, gaming comedy, crowdwork and songs from the UK's most manic comic, John Robertson, on his first-ever stand-up tour!
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Josh James: Doin’ Alright
One of the most exciting names to breakout in UK comedy, viral comedy star Josh James brings his highly anticipated debut tour Doin' Alright to The Stand Glasgow!
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