Gary: Tank Commander to entertain Lidl shoppers

Fed up of supermarket musak? Well, Lidl will instead play comedy shows from Gary: Tank Commander in its Scottish stores next month.

Greg McHugh will reprise his role as Gary McLintoch for the exclusive shows, offering his take on the trials, tribulations and quirks of grocery shopping.

In character, he 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  Checkout Comedy show launches is  Edinburgh during the Fringe and will then be rolled out to stores in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness and Dundee.

The schedule is:

August 3-6: Edinburgh Meadowbank
August 10-13: Glasgow Anniesland
August 17-20: Aberdeen Torry
September 24-27: Inverness 
August 31-September 3: Dundee

Published: 16 Jul 2024