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Perfect Improv - Elaine Malcolmson Guest Monologist

Wade into the stream of improv comedy with the Glasgow Improv Theatre, based on stories flowing from a special guest monologist!

Perfect Improv - Elaine Malcolmson Guest Monologist

About Perfect Improv - Elaine Malcolmson Guest Monologist

Perfect Improv!

Wade into the stream of improv comedy with the Glasgow Improv Theatre, based on stories flowing from a special guest monologist. Featuring a cast of improvisers from the Glasgow Improv Theatre.

Special guest monologist:

Elaine Malcolmson!

Elaine is currently a regular on BBC Scotland's Breaking the News and is also recognised as Penny from BBC's Soft Border Patrol and Eliza from Scot Squad. Her live performances include the Glasgow International Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Fringe and the New York Comedy Festival. 'Bone-dry and talented... exquisite material' (Edinburgh Evening News). 'A downbeat delight' (List).

Previous monologists include: Josie Long, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Marc Jennings, Stephen Buchanan & Stuart McPherson.

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