In just five years the Stand Comedy Club went gone from a
small voluntary organisation run by a group of enthusiasts to a
successful commercial enterprise which is the flagship for a
significant new strand in contemporary Scottish culture. In the
five years since this has been consolidated and built upon. Its
achievements include:
-
Providing
a consistently high quality form of live entertainment which
is not available anywhere else in central Scotland outwith the
Edinburgh festival and the Glasgow International Comedy
Festival. It offers growing audiences variety and value with
prices ranging from £1 to £12 and usually four or more
performers on a bill.
- In particular, it caters for
the 25-55 year old section of the population, with an art form
which is intelligent, interactive, and inexpensive.
- Creating the opportunity for
a distinctive Scottish voice to emerge in contemporary
stand-up comedy, reflecting and contributing to our particular
cultural and historical characteristics.
- Developing new local talent,
always including a beginner’s spot on every bill, and at times
running a series of classes for those wanting to try their
hand at performing.
- Providing an attractive
entertainment alternative for visitors to the Scotland adding
another string to the tourist bow of our two major cities. We
estimate that around one quarter of our audience comes from
outside central Scotland.
- Working with other - less
regular - clubs throughout Scotland to create a performance
network which has created the option for performers to work
professionally and continue to live in Scotland, rather than
being obliged, as many were in the past been, to move to
London.
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