Mark Tughan
- Venue manager
Press clippings
Tom Towelling wins Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award
Comedian Tom Towelling has won the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award 2024. Meanwhile Dom Bant was commended by the judges.
British Comedy Guide, 11th October 2024Why lockdown is no joke for comedy clubs
Lockdown has hit live indoor events as hard as any industry and, for comedy promoters, the experience has been not been at all amusing.
Magnus Bennett, BBC, 13th May 2021Club owners: Live comedy isn't going away
Chortle asked the bosses of some of Britain's biggest purpose-built comedy venues for their thoughts on when and how they might reopen after lockdown. Here's what they told us...
Chortle, 30th April 2020Welcome to the Stage... The Glee Club, Glasgow
The Scottish comedy circuit's in the midst of an explosion, and adding another spark to the scene is the opening of The Glee Club in Glasgow this month. We speak to the club's founder, Mark Tughan.
Polly Glynn, The Skinny, 30th January 2019Mark Tughan on bringing Glee to Glasgow
The club will run nights with a selection of comedians in a purpose-built venue on Renfrew Street, which will seat 400.
Glasgow Evening Times, 8th December 2018The Glee comedy club chain to launch Glasgow venue
The Glee comedy club chain is to launch a new 400 seat venue in Glasgow in February 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 5th October 2018Glee comedy club to launch in Glasgow
We chat to the Glee owner and comedians appearing at this new Glasgow comedy club's launch night.
The List, 4th October 2018The Glee Club settles battle with Hollywood studio
Mark Tughan told ITV News: "All I'm entitled to say is case settled, terms undisclosed - but it's a massive relief that six years of near hell are pretty much over. I think Davids can defeat Goliaths if they have a good case and our business has bounced back massively since the TV show came to an end. Read into that what you will."
ITV, 25th April 2018Comedy chain Glee wins 2nd appeal against TV producers
A UK comedy chain has won a second appeal hearing against the producers of US television series Glee.
The Stage, 26th May 2016Interview with Glee club founder Mark Tughan
Glee founder talks Michael McIntyre, Lee Evans mahem, accidents, launches and deaths.
Paul Cole, The Birmingham Mail, 24th August 2014