The Southside's longest-running, BIG, Award-Winning Saturday Night of Comedy returns!

Fringe sensation Jay Lafferty headlines at the wonderful Glad Cafe for the night Comedy's been waiting for! Jay will be joined by Hannah Fairweather, Anna Secret Poet, James McLuskey, Kyle Samuel and your standard issue host Fergus Mitchell! Check out some of our five-star audience reviews for shows past...

"Absolutely brilliant comedy night. Hip little venue with a good bar and café. The comedians were fab and so many of them. Headline act was fantastic. Can't wait to go again." - Suzy M

"Everything we anticipated- just great - excellent MC and wonderful contributions from all who contributed. What a night of frivolity. Anarchic and acceptably coarse." - Colin from Barrhead

"Great comedy, great venue, great bar people, great audience, great menu, great toilets, great snacks, great walkway, great signs, great beards, great teeth :)" - Del13

"I haven't laughed so much in ages..." - Daniel G

"Woke lefty BS" - Simon G

Sought after for her on point satirical views Jay Lafferty has become a regular face on BBC Scotland’s television channel. It was a performance on BBC’s Breaking The News that saw Lafferty hit the front page of The New York Times for her on point description of Theresa May’s catastrophic handling of the Brexit deal. Her Edinburgh Fringe 2019 hit solo show Jay Lafferty: Jammy was made into a BBC Radio Scotland three part series - Jay’s Jammy. During the pandemic alongside the rest of the world Jay took her work online performing comedy all over the world from the comfort of her living room while continuing to be a regular voice on BBC Breaking The News. In the new normal she was one of the few comics who performed a full Edinburgh Fringe run in 2021 with Jay Lafferty: Blether.

‘Engages her audience with such playfulness and genuine curiosity we have no choice but to cling to her every word.’ - EdFest Magazine

'warm, wise, witty and occasionally waspish' - The Scotsman

Hannah Fairweather is the Taylor Swift of Comedy ("surely not for her to say” - Chortle) making jokes about everyone who has wronged her in the past. During the Edinburgh Fringe 2022, Hannah Fairweather was included on Dave’s Top Ten Jokes of the Fringe, The Telegraph’s 20 Best Jokes & Funniest One-liners, The Times 20 Best Jokes & British Comedy Guides Recommended Shows. Hannah was 2019 Rising Star New Act of the Year, & semi-finalist in multiple new comedian awards including: BBC New Comedian Award, So You Think You're Funny, Leicester Square, 2Northdown, Komedia Brighton. She has been heard on Union Jack Radio, Times Radio, TalkSport, BBC Sounds, Radio1, Radio 4, 5Live, & BBC Scotland and has written for The Now Show and Mock The Week.

"Hannah mixes relaxed, confident stage presence with some killer subversive gags. Absolutely one to watch" - Joe Lycett

“Eloquent, biting and well-structured... a voice for her generation.” - Broadway Baby

Anna Secret Poet is a songwriter and internationally published model from Glasgow. She has been defying genders, genres and expectations at various cabarets, drag shows, comedy nights, spoken word events and grassroots rock gigs (and wherever there are biscuits) since 2016. Her new single ‘Regret Soup’ is out now on Spotify and all the other streaming services. Follow her on social meeds for news and up to date ramblings, usually under @annasecretpoet

James McLuskey reflects on his lack of achievement approaching 30, becoming a newlywed and finding enjoyment through the eyes of a Cynic

"Smooth, professional and funny." The Stand

Hailing from East Ayrshire, Kyle Samuel is a rising star in the comedy scene. He marries outlandish storytelling together with his deadpan charm, treading subjects from his teaching career to his former addictions. Kyle has performed in cities throughout the UK, and co-runs two regular comedy nights in his new home of Glasgow.

“Clever jokes with a self deprecating style and a calm delivery, he was brilliant and the audience loved him” - Vibe Room Comedy Club

All our shows are 18+, and fully-accessible!

Access Guide and Tickets for Personal Assistants

You can view/download The Glad Cafe's Access Guide here. If you require a ticket for a Personal Assistant/Gig Buddy (at no extra cost), please contact kim@thegladcafe.co.uk.