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Paul Riley: Too Smart to Be Nice

Following two hugely successful tours in 2024 and 2025, Paul Riley is back with his brand-new stand-up show, Too Smart to Be Nice, don't miss him live at Cottiers on Saturday 28th February!

Paul Riley: Too Smart to Be Nice

About Paul Riley: Too Smart to Be Nice

28th February 2026
7.30pm
Cottiers
93-95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow West End G11 5PU
£22
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Known and loved by millions as the iconic Winston Ingram from the BBC and Netflix sitcom Still Game, Paul brings his unmistakable sharpness and charm back to the stage in a blisteringly funny new hour.

A double BAFTA award winner, Paul now takes aim at the absurdity of modern life – from misgendered fish, to the long-forgotten art of making a proper complaint, to the strange overlap between hating, dating and replicating. And yes, even the unsettling dark side of Herbie the Love Bug makes an appearance.

With razor-sharp timing and a brain wired for mischief, Too Smart to Be Nice is Paul Riley at his most dangerously entertaining.

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