Comedy

Stand Up for the Weekend: Jimmy McGhie

Date: Saturday, Feb 3 2018
Time: 8:45pm
Venue: The Comedy Box at the Hen & Chicken Studio
Artists
Jimmy McGhie, Henry Paker

“Exquisitely done, with a compelling, simmering fury… impressive” Chortle

Globe-trotting comedian Jimmy McGhie finished a critically acclaimed sold out run of his seventh Edinburgh solo show, Jimmy McGhie’s Tribal Gathering, at the Edinburgh Festival 2017.

Before he takes this show to Australia and New Zealand for his fifth international tour, Jimmy will be popping into The Comedy Box to headline in February.

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Jimmy McGhie was an Assistant Producer for the BBC’s Science and History Dept, having spent seven years working in factual television before he ran off to join the stand-up comedy circus professionally in 2009. Since then he has performed stand up all over the world and appeared on numerous television and radio programmes including the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, Comedy Central, ABC Australia, THREE New Zealand, Absolute Radio and many more.

“He is also a clever actor and the other characters that pop up as he herds us through his hilarious hour are pitch-perfect.” The Scotsman

Support from Henry Paker. Compere is Robin Morgan.

8.45pm/doors 7.45pm, £11 adv/£11 online on the day/£14 door. For more info, visit www.thecomedybox.co.uk/site/301.asp?catID=1659

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By steve wright, Monday, Jan 15 2018

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