Scotland Puzzle - Scottish Comedians

Scottish Comedians

By Kay Glasgow

Since the 1800s Scotland's comedians have honed routines for their penny geggy, music hall, radio, television and comedy club audiences. Comedians deliver the Scottish sense of humour in improv, sketch show, stand-up, sit-com and political satire. This puzzle features some Scottish comics, past and present. To read and/or hear Scottish jokes try: http://www.scotsindependent.org/features/scotwit/index.htm . For a visual sample of Scottish comedy tv: http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/webplay/comedycards/index.shtml

1 wrote "I belong to Glasgow" (4,5) IF FLY FLEW

2 add a comic shrub, plant __ __'s Walking Stick (5,6) A HARDY RULER

3 birthplace of "Laird of Inversnecky", Harry Gordon DEER BANE

4 great mimic on his BBC sketch show 1963-1971 (7,6) A EXTRA SLY BENT

5 created Rev I M Jolly in BBC Scotland's "Scotch and Wry" (5,6) FOUL TIN KIRK

6 played Francie to Fulton's Josie in the 1960's (4,6) JOY CALM IRK

7 Billy Connolly's nickname, The __ __ (3,3) I BY GIN

8 one of the Two Ronnies (6,7) BONNIER COTTER

9 presenter of chat show when Channel 5 launched 1997 (4,8) CATCH DRY JOKE

10 in UK TV drama "Cracker" and Hagrid in Harry Potter films, Robbie __ CON ALERT

11 since 1997, a weekday Radio Scotland show presenter (4,8) MY AULD CARAFE

12 known for catchphrases : "Sausages is the Boys!" or "Smashin' intit!" (5,5) IN MY LOGJAM

13 "pure dead brilliant" in BBC sitcoms "City Lights" and "Rab C Nesbitt" , __ C __ (6,5) MAIN SHELTIE

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1	wrote "I belong to Glasgow" (4,5)	IF FLY FLEW
2	add a comic shrub, plant __ __'s Walking Stick (5,6)	A HARDY RULER
3	birthplace of "Laird of Inversnecky", Harry Gordon	DEER BANE
4	great mimic on his BBC sketch show 1963-1971 (7,6)	A EXTRA SLY BENT
5	created Rev I M Jolly in BBC Scotland's "Scotch and Wry" (5,6)	FOUL TIN KIRK
6	played Francie to Fulton's Josie in the 1960's (4,6)	JOY CALM IRK
7	Billy Connolly's nickname, The __ __ (3,3)	I BY GIN
8	one of the Two Ronnies (6,7)	BONNIER COTTER
9	presenter of chat show when Channel 5 launched 1997 (4,8)	CATCH DRY JOKE
10	in UK TV drama "Cracker" and Hagrid in Harry Potter films, Robbie __	CON ALERT
11	since 1997, a weekday Radio Scotland show presenter (4,8)	MY AULD CARAFE
12	known for catchphrases : "Sausages is the Boys!" or "Smashin' intit!" (5,5)	IN MY LOGJAM
13	"pure dead brilliant" in BBC sitcoms "City Lights" and "Rab C Nesbitt" , __ C __ (6,5)	MAIN SHELTIE