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Scotsman
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Some Laugh podcast announces 'Summer Laugh' series of Scottish stand-up comedy specials
Scottish comedians Marc Jennings, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Rosco Mcclelland, Liam Withnail and Stuart McPherson will premiere stand-up comedy shows online this June and July as part of a weekly series called Summer Laugh, presented by the Some Laugh podcast. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The comedy shows were recorded live across Scotland in venues such as The Pavilion Theatre, The Stand Comedy Club, Blackfriars of Bell Street, and Monkey Barrel Comedy in Edinburgh, and 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. 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. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "Traditionally it's been television 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. Stand up comedian and Some Laugh podcast hot Marc Jennings "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.' Glaswegian comedian Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, whose show Scary Times will be the first special released in the Summer Laugh season added: 'Collectively we've spent over £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,' The Summer Laugh Season at will include: Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 8pm Sunday, June 22 - Christopher Macarthur-Boyd: Scary Times From left to right: Marc Jennings, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Rosco Mcclelland, Liam Withnail and Stuart McPherson 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. 8pm Sunday, 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). 8pm Sunday, 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. 8pm Sunday, July 13 - Rosco Mcclelland: Slug Nudger Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 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. 8pm Sunday, 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 Comedy for the duration of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August.
Scottish Sun
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Inside the moment Sir Alex Ferguson phoned an impersonator to tell him EXACTLY what he thought of his impression of him
It wasn't the reaction you might have expected FERGIE REACTION Inside the moment Sir Alex Ferguson phoned an impersonator to tell him EXACTLY what he thought of his impression of him Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) IF you make a living doing impersonations, naturally some will be more daunting than others. But Sir Alex Ferguson? Perhaps the most daunting of them all... Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the most recognisable faces - and voices - in football Credit: Action Images - Reuters 5 Jonathan Watson impersonated Sir Alex regularly throughout the years Credit: BBC 5 It was one of his most common sketches Credit: Handout Many a footballer has been on the end of the hairdryer treatment from the Manchester United legend. So imagine if you tried to make a mockery of him on television? Well as it turns out, he took it surprisingly well. Long before his Two Doors Down fame, Jonathan Watson was a regular on our TV screens with Naked Video and Only an Excuse. It was the latter programme that made him a fixture for footie fans, as he did impersonation of famous faces within the Scottish game and beyond. Sir Alex was one of his most frequent skits, and the United icon took notice. So much so that he called up Watson one day after seeing his impression of him, after obtaining his number from former Rangers manager Walter Smith. But it WASN'T to have a go at him. Watson recalled on the Some Laugh podcast: "Years and years ago he actually phoned me. "I came back from rehearsals one day and I had the old fashioned answer machine, the wee light was going so there was a message there. The Coffee Club assess who could be Rangers' next manager as doubts emerge over Daniel Farke's future at Leeds "So I put it on and it played and this voice goes 'Hello John it's Sir Alex Ferguson here, hope you don't mind me calling you. I got your number from Walter and I wonder if you could do me a wee favour and give me a call either at home or at Carrington Training Ground. It would be lovely to hear from you.'" Watson was shocked to say the least. He said: "I'm staring at this thing going, 'What?!' "I couldn't believe it. "Sir Alex used to say 'You canny do me, Ryan Giggs can do me but you canny'. "But he was great. He really was. "One of my favourite sketches was with Kirsty Wark, where she was interviewing me as Sir Alex releasing a book." 5 Watson spoke about his experience with Sir Alex on the Some Laugh podcast Credit: SOME LAUGH PODCAST 5 A still from Watson's favourite Sir Alex skit, with broadcaster Kirsty Wark Credit: BBC Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
