Lidl is commanding Inverness customers to stand to attention as it teams up with comedy legend Gary: Tank Commander to launch ‘Checkout Comedy’, a free, world-first listening experience that will be coming to its Telford Street store.
Set to entertain troops of shoppers, the crowd-pleasing comedy roadshow will offer Lidl Telford Street customers the chance to enjoy an in-store audio performance from the nation’s favourite Scots squaddie this summer.
Sporting his trademark tan, Gary is swapping the barracks for boot-stomping antics in the middle aisle as he offers a side-splitting monologue of his shopping mission for the ‘Checkout Comedy’ series, which will be available for Inverness shoppers from Saturday 24th-Tuesday 27th August from 10am-8pm each day.
Well-kent for his Bafta award-winning BBC1 sitcom, Scottish actor and writer Greg McHugh will reprise his role as Gary McLintoch for the exclusive comedy shows that see the character offer his unique take on the trials, tribulations and ‘radge’ wee quirks of going to the supermarket.
After launching in Edinburgh just as the world’s biggest arts festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, gets underway, the series will head to Glasgow and Aberdeen before coming to Inverness.
It will then go on to its final stop in Dundee with the aim of ensuring shoppers beyond Scotland’s capital get to experience the best of the nation’s comedy talent this August.
On announcing the partnership, Gary said:
“HIYA!!
“Ken that way they the nuvur play decent music in the shoaps?
“Well I came up wi’ this idea for them tae play ME!!
“Um no singing but I um talking so aye!!
“Come listen tae me givin you tips on how to shoap like Gary!!!
“N you’ll DEFINITELY huv a LIDL laugh along the way!!
“OH GARY THAT IS AN AMAZIN JOKE!!
“Thanks Gary!
“You’re pure welcome Gary!”
The summer series promises to add 100% more laughs to the weekly shop, and can be enjoyed at Lidl 77 Telford St, Inverness, IV3 5LU.
