Bath Comedy Festival 2014

BATH

Comedy Festival

Friday 28th March - Sunday 6th April 2014

2014

www.bathcomedy.com

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thank you Bath Comedy Festival acknowledges with gratitude the support of the following companies and individuals who have made this event possible:

“Comedy is what makes the world a bearable place” - Terry Jones

Festival Patrons Angela Vick, Arthur Smith, Barry Cryer OBE, Sir Peter Hendy CBE, Ralph Oswick, Robert Brinkworth, Terry Jones

“The Comedy Festival is the best thing since John Wood the Elder invented the crescent!”

- Ralph Oswick

Festival Sponsors

“As Anthea Turner remarked, laughter is the one true metaphysical consolation” - Arthur Smith

Bath

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“Many a man has more hair than wit” - Shakespeare “So where are you women ! ?”

- Angela Vick

With many thanks to the Festival team, advisors, friends and supporters Louisa Gummer, Colin Callan, Alan Cassé & Valerie, Geoff Whiting, Nick Sandy, Nod Knowles, John Arnold, Helen Chamberlain, Graeme Thomas, Alison Sully, Melodie Robson, Kate Authers, Georgette McCready, Craig Maplesden, Paul Wiltshire, Barbara Steel, Alastair Steel, Jonathan Steel, Dave Nelson, Dean Quintin, Rich Daws, Martin Russell, Martin Pople, Nick Brooke-Sykes, Ian McGlynn, Andy Burden, Mark Bishop, Pavel Douglas, Jeremy Towler, Rob Cooper, Jo Lucas, Ian & Crista Taylor, Luke Brady, Matt Pegler, Jim Appleby, Phil Lodge, Michele Fry, Moe Rahman, Brian Hennigan, Tony De Meur, Margaret & Brian Roper, Andy Nyiri, Leslie & Lynsay Redwood, Simon Wynne, Joan Keightley, Geoffrey Wheating, Anni Marjoram, Patricia Lukas, Tom Arnot, Charles Kidd, Simon & Amanda Brown, Mike Hulin, Loraine Morgan-Brinkhurst, Julie Hunt, Dave Thorpe, plus all the volunteers and supporters too numerous to mention.

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how to book

The sixth year of the Festival boasts the biggest and best ever line-up, presenting household names and Radio 4 favourites alongside the rising stars of tomorrow, recent award winners and hopeful newcomers.

The easiest way to book tickets is online.

Please visit www.bathcomedy.com for all booking links and telephone numbers.

There is a host of Edinburgh style solo shows, plus cabaret nights, music, mystery tours, student comedy groups, women’s comedy, free shows and events for kids and the family too.

You can buy tickets for most events through Brown Paper Tickets - a fair-trade ticketing company who offer a great online deal.

Physical tickets can be posted out to you at no extra cost, you can print your own at home & there are other electronic options.

This year, alongside core Festival venue Bath Cricket Club, the Natural Theatre Studio is being transformed into a special new temporary venue for a week, complete with lush red velvet curtained stage set, cabaret seating and a bar.

Elsewhere there are shows in all manner of venues including a run of events at the Rondo Theatre, Komedia and a variety of pubs and other spaces.

I do hope you enjoy this year’s fabulous programme of events and discover new comedians and venues in the process.

For more information, online booking, and to join the e-mailing list visit www.bathcomedy.com Read on to discover the full line-up, come and see as much as you can, and above all have a great laugh!

Brown Paper Tickets W: www.brownpapertickets.com T: 24hr freephone 0800 411 8881 A lot of tickets are also available from Bath Box Office:

Bath Box Office W: www.bathboxoffice.org.uk T: 01225 463362 Other Box Offices are specified in the listings.

Please note different venues and events have different policies on concession rate tickets.

Most venues: NUS students and unwaged.

Rondo Theatre: the above plus senior citizens.

Nick Steel Festival Director

This symbol denotes a core Festival event - Friends of the Festival are entitled to concessions (where available).

Email friend@bathcomedy.com for information.

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BATH

Comedy Festival

28th MARCH - 6th APRIL 2014

Thursday 27th March

Pre-Festival fun

The Porter - Comedy Club 8:00pm - 11pm | The Porter | TICKETS: £5 on the door Come and let off steam at The Porter Comedy Club! On the last Thursday of every month we’ll be presenting some of the best local talents the South West has to offer.

Hosted by the compere duo Daniel ‘Fitz’Henry and Ross Mullins, and backed by our in-house comedy band ‘The Comedettes’, we will are bringing a more cabaret styled edge to comedy in Bath..

The Bell Playgroup - Funny Song Special 8:30pm - 11pm | The Bell (Love Lounge) | TICKETS: Free The Bell’s regular open mic night features comic songs in this one-off special.

A map of Festival venues can be found on the inside back cover, page 39 For easy online booking just look up your event at www.bathcomedy.com and follow the links.

www.bathcomedy.com

Friday 28th March

Opening Night Opening Night Gala starring Nick Harper, Tina Turner Tea Lady, James Alderson & Arthur Smith 7:30pm for 8:00pm show (2.5hrs) | Bath Cricket Club | TICKETS: £15/£12 concs | 0800 411 8881 A Fabulous Music and Comedy Cabaret to kick start the Festival with a host of top talent! alent!

James Alderson g with hilarious Effervescent and exuberant, James draws on his life experiences as a 30-something observations and a self-deprecating style, the crowd always laughing with him all thee way.

Recent support for Jo Brand & as seen on Channel 4’s ‘Eye Spy’ “Proper funny! Made me howl laughing.” - Paul McCaffrey, BBC3 Nick Harper Son of legendary UK singer-songwriter Roy Harper, Nick grew up surrounded by thee likes of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant & Dave Gilmour. A soulful voice, passionate, wild guitarr playing and charmingly caustic wit provide for a hugely entertaining show.

“Harper has so much musicianship in him that it just leaks out all over the place” - The Timess “Prepare to be captivated by a colossal talent” ***** - Herald Tina Turner Tea Lady “Turbo- Charged” - The Evening Standard “Mrs Overall meets Beyonce: A definite Crowd Pleaser” - Beyond The Joke Arthur Smith atron Comedian, broadcaster, ghost walker and famously grumpy old man, Arthur is now a Patron of Bath Comedy Festival. cally He might be persuaded to sing a song, having recently performed a run of his critically acclaimed show “Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen, Again” at Soho Theatre.

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Friday 28th March

Opening Night Hank Wangford & Brad Breath 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Chapel Arts Centre | TICKETS: £16 adv, £17 on the door | 01225 463362 Join Hank Wangford & Brad Breath for an evening of tearjerkers and toetappers, sweet harmonies and twangy guitars.

British country music’s guilty conscience Hank Wangford has teamed up with saddlepal Brad Breath, aka Andy Roberts, to bring you a honkytonkin’ emotional rollercoaster of an evening.

Expect songs and stories of love and loss, pain and despair. They know that laughter, tears and music are the greatest healers we have - which is why they love Country music.

Dave Chawner & Robyn Perkins - Over It - Death, Anorexia & Other Funny Things 8:30pm show | The Assembly Inn | TICKETS: Free entry (£3-£5 suggested donation on exit) | (2nd show Sat 29th Mar) Dave, a straight male, takes a satirical look into his anorexic past. Robyn recounts the unexpected, ridiculous aspects of dealing with the death of her partner. The show balances serious discussions with hilarious anecdotes, walking you through life experience, using crisps and lingerie to show there is no getting ‘Over It’.

“For a performance that makes you think as well as laugh, look no further than Over It” - Broadway Baby **** Three Weeks

Jody Kamali - One Man Variety Show 9:00pm show | GPT Smokehouse | TICKETS: £5 | WeGotTickets - See web site for booking link Direct from Las Vegas (well, Bristol, but Vegas sounds better), Bristolian character comedian and clown, Jody Kamali, presents a modern day variety show featuring an array of physically active and visually surprising characters.

“Hilariously funny” - Venue “The clown Prince of Persia” - Edinburgh Evening News

www.bathcomedy.com

Saturday 29th March Arthur Smith - The Evil Ghost of Alexandra Park 6:15pm walking tour | Meet at Alexandra Park main gate | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 There is not an evil ghost in Alexandra Park, there are several...

Festival legend Arthur Smith tells a tale of lust, murder, redemption and sherbert.

Anyone wearing odd socks gets a prize..

Hardeep Singh Kohli - Hardeep Is Your Love?

6:00pm for 6:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Cricket Club | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs | 0800 411 8881 Following a limited run at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe, the comedian, broadcaster, journalist and chef takes his hilarious stand up show on the road this Spring. In addition to being a regular voice on BBC Radio 4, Hardeep has also been seen on television shows ranging from Question Time & This Week to The One Show & Celebrity Masterchef.

Join Hardeep as he offers his take on life, love and finding romance in middle age.

“Immensely funny” - Daily Expres

Barry Cryer & Ronnie Golden 8:00pm for 8:30pm show (2hrs) | Bath Cricket Club | TICKETS: £14/£12 concs | 0800 411 8881 Expect comedy songs and gags galore from this well loved double act, here once again to prove they’re still alive and old’s cool... Featuring Barry’s formidable collection of one-liners and tall stories alongside Ronnie’s amazingly versatile musicianship and awesome array of musical impressions.

“This pair are two of the best at what they do, possibly because they’re the only ones who do what they do” - The Mirror “Two of comedy’s most fabled masters” - Festival Times “I laughed incontinently” - Guardian

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Saturday 29th March Krater Comedy Club with Stephen Grant, Ola, John Hastings & MC Nick Page 6:30pm for 8:30pm show | Komedia | TICKETS: £18 (£10-£45 deals) | 0845 293 8480 Ticket prices: VIP £45.00, Meal Deal £28.50, Auditorium £18, Balcony £14.50, Student Balcony £10.

The best in live stand-up comedy featuring three established high profile acts & the best comperes in the business. A chance to enjoy our award winning, locally sourced food & stay on free for our critically acclaimed club night ‘Motorcity‘!

Repeat Show

Dave Chawner & Robyn Perkins - Over It - Death, Anorexia & Other Funny Things 8.30pm I The Assembly Inn | Tickets: Free (£3-£5 suggested donation on exit). See page 6 for details.

Sunday 30th March Martin Mor - Funny Stuff For Happy People 1:00pm for 1:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Cricket Club | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 Kids! Do you need somewhere to take your adults without them getting bored and going in a huff?

Bring them to FUNNY STUFF FOR HAPPY PEOPLE where the adults can have just as good a time as the kids.

An hour of comedy, circus, storytelling, poetry and stupid science. There will be shouting, cheering, laughing, some fart jokes and prizes to win.

This show is suitable for children and adults of all ages. (NB Children must be accompanied by an adult).

Martin has been a professional performer for almost 30 years, and has performed all over the known world.

Family Show!

“A comedy institution” - Guardian | “World class” - Scotsman | “Terrifically funny” - Skinny “Hilarious” - Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

www.bathcomedy.com

Sunday 30th March The Unrelated Family - Unrehearsed Blackadder 2:30pm show | The Bell | TICKETS: Donations to Comic Relief YOUR CHOICE of episodes from Britain’s greatest sitcom of all time – with all donations going directly to Comic Relief.

Find the scripts on your smartphone at tinyurl.com/bladderbell, and then join in the shoutiness, bid for your favourite part, or just enjoy the machinations of the nation’s most dastardly dynasty anew, in Bath’s best boozy courtyard setting (or in the Love Lounge if it’s pissing down). Oh – and be sure not to mention Macbeth.

Larry Dean - Scottish Comedian of the Year (+ support) 4:30pm for 5:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 Larry Dean is one of the most exciting acts to come out of the circuit in years and fast winning awards up and down the country.

Just back from the Adelaide Fringe, see him now while you can!

Bath Comedy Festival New Act Winner 2013 & Scottish Comedian of The Year 2013 “Irresistible chutzpah” - Chortle “I’m sure Dean will be winning other awards in the future” - Evening Standard

Sal Monello - Comedy Gladiators Grand Final 7:00pm show (2hrs) | Zero Zero | TICKETS: £10 | 0800 411 8881 or 07599 712393 Comedy Gladiators - where the audience votes for the winner.

This show features all the previous heat winners and is compered by Jon Wagstaffe.

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10 WHAT’S ON Sunday 30th March Matt Price - Turkeygate, Tinky Winky & The Turkish Mafia 6:30pm for 7:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | Tickets: £8/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 A word-of-mouth hit at Edinburgh Fringe last year, Matt wowed audiences with a story that is so daft, you just couldn’t make it up. This is a true story of a six week trip of a life time to Turkey, that all went horribly wrong.

It features fake Ralph Lauren polo shirts, holiday reps, the Turkish Mafia, Jason Manford’s brother, the bloke who played Tinky Winky (yes, the Teletubbies) and the noble art of self-defence with everyday household objects.

This is standup storytelling at it’s very best, with the occasional slide and video clip.

“Price is a terrific comedian and a wonderful storyteller.” **** Kate Copstick, The Scotsman

- Comedy Night Brought to you on the second Sunday of every Month

Knock Knock with Joe Robinson 8:00pm show | Revolution | TICKETS: Free Revolution are proud to present our recently launched comedy night, where we display the best of Baths local talent hosted by our lovely compare Joe Robinson.

‘WITH JOE ROBINSON’

Our comedy night ordinarily runs on the second Sunday of every month between 8pm and 10pm and not only is it free of charge, it is accompanied by some amazing drinks deals.

Gary Colman - ChUNT (The verb to grumble) 9:00pm show | The Assembly Inn | TICKETS: Free entry (donation on exit) | (extra shows Sat 5th & Sun 6th April) A work in progress for another joyous, uplifting show about the crushing banality of life from “The best deadpan act since Jack Dee” (GQ).

“Highly inventive and very funny” (Frank Skinner). “Quality Geordie stand-up” (TNT Magazine) “A seasoned gagsmith with a sharp eye for the absurdities of family life” (Evening Standard).

“Completely unpredictable, mad and vivacious, think of Ross Noble but with much less hair” ***** (Three Weeks)

www.bathcomedy.com

Sunday 30th March Martin Mor - How Do You Like Your Blue-eyed Boy Mister Death?

8:30pm for 9:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | Tickets: £8/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 In February 2013 Martin’s car crashed at high speed on the motorway. Martin is lucky to be alive.

How would you react to being given a second chance? Martin reacted by doing what he does best...

By making jokes about it. A life affirming show about death.

“If your aim is to laugh as much as possible, you can’t go far wrong with Martin Mor.” - Steve Bennet, Chortle “A terrifically funny and amiable man, and this comes across at an unrelenting pace.” - Skinny “Absolutely brilliant ... hilarious at every turn” - Edinburgh Festivals Magazine “Martin has influenced me the most, the UK comedy circuit would not be the same without him.” - Frankie Boyle

Monday 31st March Carey Marx - Intensive Carey 6:30pm for 7:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | Tickets: £8/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 “Mr Marx, if you have another heart attack, go immediately to a hospital. Do not, I repeat, do not, consider masturbating.”

Carey Marx reviews some of his bad decisions... and reluctantly accepts that he’s made some good ones too.

This show’s about hospitals, a blanket, monsters and an empty drawer. It’s about people, animals and things. It’s about an hour. Witness the survival of the unfittest.

Winner of New Zealand Comedy Festival Best International Show 2009 and 2011.

“It’s a real joy to see a comic at his gleeful best” ***** Edinburgh Evening News “His material is superbly crafted and honed to razor sharpness” ***** One4Review.com “He can be quite brutal, in a darkly comic Quentin Tarantino kind of way” ***** Chortle

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12 WHAT’S ON Monday 31st March New Act Competition - Heat One 7:30pm for 8.30pm show | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 The Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Competition sees 40 of the best up-and-coming comics in the UK compete for the title.

There are five heats at The Comedy Cavern at the Victoria Pub & Kitchen throughout the Festival, compered by popular local comedians.

Heats One to Five are being held on consecutive days this week, and the Final will be held at Bath Cricket Club on Saturday 5th April, compered by Geoff Whiting.

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre...And So Am I 8:30pm for 9:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | Tickets: £8/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 Earth’s funniest footwear and the stars of stage, screen & Youtube return with a brand new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence on topics far and wide.

“The unparalleled pinnacle of comedy puppetry” ***** Venue 2013 After 6 sellout years at the Edinburgh Fringe and international tours from Aberdeen to Adelaide (Pick Of The Fringe 2012), Manchester to Malta, Belfast to Birmingham and all points inbetween, the Socks are bringing their new show, and the best of their favourite stuff, to Bath.

“Some of the finest-written and performed [comedy] on the Fringe.” **** Edinburgh Spotlight (Aug 2013) “Dynamic and delightful, this is not a show to be missed. **** Broadway Baby (Aug 2013) “Had every single audience member... laughing until they cried.” ***** Edinburgh Evening News Aug 2012

www.bathcomedy.com

Tuesday 1st April Phil Nichol - Weary Land 6:30pm for 7:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | Tickets: £8/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 Multi award-winning festival favourite Phil Nichol comes to Bath to take you on his personal journey to The Weary Land.

A comedic, beautiful and heart-warming tale of falling in love, growing up and falling apart.

“An extraordinary performer - entrancing and alarming in equal measure.” - Stage Fringe First Winner 2011

Bizarre Bath 8:00pm (1.5hrs) | Meet outside the Huntsman | TICKETS: £8 | No pre-booking required You’ll laugh yourself silly when you join the celebrated stroll which takes an irreverent look at the city of Bath. You’ll experience unforgettable mysteries, thrills, and surprises that stretch the traditional image of the city.

So if you’re looking for something hysterical rather than historical, why not join us?

Bizarre Bath leaves the Huntsman Inn, North Parade Passage, every evening at 8pm.

The entertainment lasts approximately 90 minutes (but don’t worry - we’re not walking for all that time!)

New Act Competition - Heat Two 7:30pm for 8.30pm show | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 The second of five heats at The Comedy Cavern - see page 12 for details.

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14 WHAT’S ON Tuesday 1st April Boothby Graffoe 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £14/£12 concs | 01225 463362 Join Arch-Surrealist Boothby Graffoe for a typically skewed looked at the weird little world of the UK lottery scratch card.

Who buys them? How many do they buy? What, really, are the odds they might win? Have you got one? Do you want one? What would you do with all that money?

These questions and several others, utterly unrelated, will be answered. Or will they? Who knows? Question marks are free, shall we keep using them? Will Boothby win during the show? More importantly, will he share any of his winnings with you?

“Should have his own TV show.” - The Guardian “An enigma wrapped in a riddle. He plucks comedy from confusion and brilliance from thin air.” - The Scotsman “With sharp wit and an expressive performance he actually made me cry with laughter.” - Rip It Up Magazine, Australia

John Moloney 8:30pm for 9:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | Tickets: £8/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 A professional, multi award-winning comedian for over twenty years, John headlines all the major comedy clubs, festivals and theatres around the world, including the prestigious London Comedy Store.

“A wondrous array of classy gags. Take your pick from droll one-liners, coruscating bits of political satire, absurdist observations, gleeful schoolboy puns and observant re-interpretations of everyday phenomena. In addition, they’re all delivered with a measured dryness and quiet understatement, too. Masterly” - The Herald “He looks every bit the professional. He is. He treats the audience with compassion, tact and intelligence in a performance that has strolling one-liners and hilarious stories” - The Stage TV Credits: Just For Laughs Roadshow, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, They Think It’s All Over, The Comedy Store, Live at Jongleurs, The Wright Stuff, Good News Week, Grumpy Old Men and numerous others.

www.bathcomedy.com

Wednesday 2nd April Jennifer Belander - MommAutism - A Love Story 6:00pm for 6:30pm show | The Bell | TICKETS: Free entry (donation on exit) “A sometimes scary and hard to explain topic, I once tried googling ‘Fun Facts about Autism’ but apparently there aren’t any. I love someone with Autism, so I want to change that.”

Jennifer Belander has written a one-woman show about raising a son with autism. Funny and subversively educational, the show was created to highlight issues most parents of autistic children have to deal with and explain repeatedly in stressful one-on-one situations.

“Belander’s humour about how living with a highly autistic son changes life is entertaining” - Broadway Baby

Harriet Kemsley + support 6:30pm for 7:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | Tickets: £8/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 The quirky stand up and winner of Bath New Act of The Year 2012 and many other competitions, blends an innocent edge with razor sharp gags in her debut show.

“A very funny new stand up” - Time Out | “Excellent Writing” - Chortle “A hilarious combination of bashful and weird.” - Three Weeks “A quirky, very funny new stand up...her style is refreshingly original and she’s a seriously good writer.” - Time Out Rhod Gilbert’s Top Ten Comics to See (Mail on Sunday) Pick of the Top Five Up and Coming Funny Females (The Sun)

Repeat Show

Bizarre Bath 8:00pm | Meet outside the Huntsman | TICKETS: £8

- for full details see listing on page 13.

For easy online booking just look up your event at www.bathcomedy.com and follow the links.

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16 WHAT’S ON Wednesday 2nd April Matt Richardson - Hometown Hero 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £10 | 01225 463362 Come and join multi-award winning comic and co-host of The Xtra Factor Matt Richardson.

In just three years Matt has rapidly established himself as one of the hottest and most exciting acts on the comedy circuit, appearing on Never Mind the Buzzcocks (BBC2), Celebrity Juice (ITV2), Fake Reaction (ITV2) and Sweat The Small Stuff (BBC3). Hometown Hero is his highly anticipated debut show. High Energy, hilarious...and a little bit rude!

“Mildly laddish, but self deprecating stories all delivered with an irresistible twinkle” - The Guardian Best New Show Winner Leicester Comedy Festival, Newbury Comedy Festival New Act Of The Year Winner, Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Winner

New Act Competition - Heat Three 7:30pm for 8.30pm show | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 The third of five heats at The Comedy Cavern - see page 12 for details.

Mike Wozniak - Take The Hit 8:30pm for 9:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | Tickets: £8/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 His wife’s parents have moved in. Permanently. Not so much a show as a person getting out of the house. But fear not, Wozniak has more show business in his moustache than he does in his little finger. Where do you keep yours? Let’s find out if we get around to it.

“Just could be the new comedy hero” - Time Out wrote that ages ago.

“Completely hilarious, highly recommended” - 3 News - they are real and based in New Zealand.

Best Show Nominee, Fosters Comedy Awards 2013 As seen on Channel 4’s Man Down “One of the top comedians to look forward to in 2014” - Sunday Times

www.bathcomedy.com

Thursday 3rd April Repeat Show

Bizarre Bath 8:00pm I Meet outside the Huntsman I TICKETS: £8

- for full details see listing on page 13.

Kerry Goldiman 6:30pm for 8:00pm show | Komedia | TICKETS: £12/£22.50 meal deal | 0845 293 8480 Star of ‘Live At The Apollo’ and ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’, Kerry recently appeared as Hannah in Ricky Gervais’ sitcom ‘Derek’ and playing Lacey Turners Mum in ‘Our Girl’.

You might also have caught her in ‘Miranda’, ‘Getting On’, ‘Extras’, ‘Spoons’ and ‘Home Time’ among others. Last year she supported Micky Flanagan on tour and took her critically acclaimed show ‘Wonder Woman’ to Edinburgh Festival.

Her Radio 4 show ‘Kerry’s List’ aired last Spring.

“Goes for the jugular. Quick wit, frank and engaging” - Independent

Joel Dommett - Practical Joker 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £10 | 01225 463362 From BBC3’s Impractical jokers and Russell Howard’s Good News, Live in Chelsea (E4) and How to Survive a Disaster Movie, (Channel 5), Joel Dommett is on tour! One of the fastest rising stars on the UK comedy circuit, Joel was also in Skins on E4 but his hair was different and he doesn’t like to talk about it.

“Dommett has got what it takes to make it to the top…catch him on the way up” - Daily Telegraph Young Sharp and Clever - The Sunday Times

Playgroup - Comedy Special 7:30pm for 8:30pm show (2.5hrs) | The Bell (Love Lounge) | TICKETS: Free | Comics - arrive early to book your spot!

The Bell’s popular open mic night turns to comedy for a one-off Festival speical.

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18 WHAT’S ON Thursday 3rd April New Act Competition - Heat Four 7:30pm for 8.30pm show | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 The fourth of five heats at The Comedy Cavern - see page 12 for details.

Neil McFarlane Tells It Like It Isn’t 8:30pm for 9:00pm show (1hr) | The Assembly Inn | TICKETS: Free entry (donation on exit) Neil McFarlane returns triumphantly to semi-consciousness on April the 3rd.

Last year at Bath Comedy Festival he painted himself into a needlessly offensive corner with an excessively constraining premise, so this year his show is named as loosely as possible in order to allow him to say pretty much any old shit that comes into his head - and hopefully make other people in the room laugh out of theirs.

The one thing which is guaranteed is that it won’t all be true. But come along, have a gin, sit down and shut up.

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REAL MACGUFFINS 5* Sketch Comedy

The Real MacGuffins 5:30pm for 6:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | Tickets: £8/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 Following highly acclaimed, sell-out appearances at Edinburgh, Brighton and Leicester Comedy Festivals, the Real MacGuffins return to Bath with another hour-long fun-packed fiesta-thon of the MacGuffins’ material.

“Hysterically funny…utterly inspired!” **** Fest Mag | “Brilliantly well-crafted” **** Chortle After turns in ‘The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff’ (BBC2), ‘Miranda’ (BBC1), ‘Lee Nelson’s Well Funny People’ (BBC3) and the BAFTA award-winning ‘Spy’ (SKY1) the MacGuffins have also written for ‘That Mitchell & Webb Sound’ (BBC Radio 4).

Expect another joyous and “charmingly foolish” (Daily Telegraph) show as this dysfunctional sketch group teeter on the edge of chaos. “Insanely witty writing” ***** Three Weeks

www.bathcomedy.com

Friday 4th April Manos Kanellos - Greekonomics 2 6:30pm for 7:00pm show (1hr) | The Assembly Inn | TICKETS: Free (donation on exit) Greek born, UK based comedian Manos Kanellos presents a show about politics, money and mousaka!

See it and save the world!

“Manos offers a hysterically funny view of the Greek crisis” - Brighton Lite “His anecdotes are full of smart, subtle humour and his jokes delicate, textured with witty punchlines. Interesting and clearly very intelligent” - The Skinny “He is very good. His humour extends to economics, etymology and cous-cous” - The Scotsman

What The Frock! Comedy 8:00pm show | The Bell (Love Lounge) | TICKETS: £6 adv, £8 on the door | WeGotTickets - see web site for booking What The Frock! (frequently featured on BBC TV and radio) is the only regular all-female comedy event in the South West.

Compere Cerys Nelmes (“the highlight of the evening” - Plymouth HoHoHo) will host a string of our fabulous comedians… including Frock! award winners Bethan Roberts, Helen Thorn and Annabel O’Connell.

Arnold a.k.b. - Humourmanatea 8:00pm show| The Rising Sun | TICKETS: £3 on the door A comedy show containing leftfield monologues, presented in a musical kind of way.

Tonights guests include La Mutanta, Matt Cranium comic historian, The Old And Knackered Blues Band “From open spot to obscurity” - Malcom Hardee “Nice bloke” - Venue “Arnold who” - Spike Milligan

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Bizarre Bath 8:00pm I Meet outside the Huntsman I TICKETS: £8

- for full details see listing on page 13.

Festival of Oddity 8:00pm show (1.5hrs with interval) | St James Wine Vaults | TICKETS: £5 | WeGotTickets - see web site for booking Join Jody Kamali and Cheekykita, two of London’s highly original, up and coming alternative comedy performers as they present a show full of physical clowning, character comedy and gloriously silly sketches.

Two idiots. Two shows. One Interval.

“Inspiring, bold, brave and totally ridiculous and that’s why I love it.” - Doctor Brown, Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner

Stars on Stella Street 6:30pm for 8:00pm show | Komedia | TICKETS: £15/£25.50 meal deal/£13 concs | 0845 293 8480 A night celebrating the cult comedy TV series “Stella Street” starring Phil Cornwell and John Sessions. Creator Peter Richardson (of Comic Strip fame) presents highlights from the BBC show, followed by a rare stage appearance of two of the show’s favourite characters.

Part 1 - Producer’s introduction and Best of Stella Street - 65 mins.

Part 2 - Phil Cornwell and John Sessions in character - David Bowie and Mrs Huggett - 30 mins.

Timandra Harkness 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs | 01225 463362 Men read maps better, but women read emotions - say some brain scientists. Is the secret of human behaviour inside our skulls? Can neuroscience explain why Timandra throws like a girl but thinks like a bloke? You’ll never look at your anterior cingulate cortex the same way again. Or a map.

After a successful Edinburgh Fringe run in 2013, Timandra Harkness brings her one-woman show Brainsex to Bath. It’s a mixture of science fun and fact, designed to appeal to adults but suitable for all ages and backgrounds. You don’t need Science GCSEs to enjoy the irreverent mix of comedy, video, songs, gameshows & live experiments on the audience.

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Friday 4th April Silky 7:30pm for 8:00pm show (1hr) | Natural Theatre Studio | Tickets: £8/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 A versatile, funny and hugely likeable performer, Silky has been a favourite on the comedy circuit for years.

He describes himself as a comedian, musician, writer and “all the other things people say they do when they don’t really have to get up too early” “A performer whose genuine charm captures his crowd. I urge you to go and see for yourself” ***** Three Weeks “A very, very funny fella...just brilliant” - John Bishop “Likeable, laidback Liverpudlian...a natural storyteller with an unforced warmth” - Chortle “Not only is he funnier than me, but he is also better at the guitar.” - Boo Hewerdine

An Evening With Mervyn Stutter 7:00pm for 8:00pm show (2hrs with interval) | Bath Cricket Club| Tickets: £10/£9 concs | 0800 411 8881 Satirical songwriter, comedian, actor and scriptwriter, Mervyn has been making people laugh in comedy clubs, cabaret theatre, folk clubs, radio and TV for 40 years. This year he also celebrates his 28th year at Edinburgh Fringe where his ‘Pick of the Fringe’ show has become a real institution.

His live show is irreverent, funny, affectionate, clever but clean - chats, jokes, pithy observations and lots of clever comedy songs on guitar form a joyous 90 minute show of life affirming fun.

“Stutter is a sharp as any, as funny as any and more informed than most” - The Times “Hilarious songs” - The Observer “He is brilliant - The Guardian “The comedy voice of the Baby Boom Generation” - Daily Telegraph

New Act Competition - Heat Five 7:30pm for 8.30pm show | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 The fifth and final heat at The Comedy Cavern - see page 12 for details.

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22 WHAT’S ON Friday 4th April Emily Rose - Synagogue Slut 8:30pm for 9:00pm show (1hr) | The Assembly Inn | TICKETS: Free (donation on exit) Between bitching about synagogues and entertaining you with witty stories and songs, the “likeable and out of the ordinary” (Scotsman) Emily proves to be “utterly adorable from start to finish” (ThreeWeeks).

Honoured to be featuring the fantastic Tash Bartlett with her special synagogue material.

Being Jewish is not required, in fact is positively discorouged.

Saturday 5th April Silky Explains Parents to Children 1:00pm for 1:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Cricket Club | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 They’re noisy, messy, embarassing, pains in the bum, and to top it all, they’re emotionally clumsy (if not outand-out needy).

It’s about time someone told grown-ups to behave themselves. Who better than kids? A big kid. Silky.

He sounds like a gerbil, looks like a boiled egg and has been making people laugh since before your Mum and Dad were interested in beer/wine/tidying things up.

Family Show!

Contains songs (not rubbish) and talking down to adults. Bring one, if you can find one. No magic, no heartwarming life lessons. No processed sugar, but no tree-hugging hippy druid crap, either.

“Your shirt looks like sick” - Eve, aged 6, Glasgow “You’re silly. Go back to your Mancave and sit quietly” - Naomi aged 7, Chesterfield.

NB Children must be accompanied by an adult.

For easy online booking just look up your event at www.bathcomedy.com and follow the links.

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Saturday 5th April Henry Blofeld - TMS And All That 3:30pm for 4:00pm show (1hr 20mins + book signing) | Bath Cricket Club | TICKETS: £14 | 0800 411 8881 No one’s views are more prickly and earth-shatteringly funny. The pompous, the politically correct, the prancing popinjays on every platform of life, are kicked unceremoniously into touch.

The name-dropping starts with Ian Fleming in Jamaica and The Master, Noel Coward. Dear old ‘Don’t panic, Mr Mainwaring’, Clive Dunn was a friend, plus Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness. Perhaps the tour de force is a story about the old family doctor. By the end, the entire audience is both Shaken and Stirred and positively itching for more.

“Blowers” is one of the best loved sports journalists of all time. With his unmistakably fruity tones and his delightfully idiosyncratic observations, both on and off the cricket field, Blowers has become a national institution.

Jem Roberts - Songs That Do Eventually Stop 7:00pm show (1hr) | St James Wine Vaults | TICKETS: £3 on the door The Daddy of The Unrelated Family, Bath’s greatest comedy weirdoes, presents a whole early evening of his own distinct musical filth – with side orders of infantile satire and just plain wrongness.

Bursting with special musical guests and strange surprises, the show costs £3 and ends just in time for the real drinking to begin...

Fin Taylor - Real Talk 6:30pm for 7:00pm show (1hr) | The Assembly Inn | TICKETS: £4/£3 concs | 0800 411 8881 Enemy of the self-righteous; Conqueror of pretension; Champion of profanity; Fin literally does not give a shit, he’ll take them all on.

The debut show from one of the UK’s best young comics. Aged 23, Fin has supported Russell Howard on tour, performed internationally and warmed-up for TV shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

If you’ve ever been young, listless, and unsure: come listen to some Real Talk.

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24 WHAT’S ON Saturday 5th April Devvo & Bob Slayer Double Bill 7:30pm show (2hrs+) | The Bell (Love Lounge) | TICKETS: £7 I 0800 411 8881 Devvo’s live Gameshow night! Join him & Bob Slayer, his glamorous assistant, for the Gameshow that could never be on TV: Win big in Deal or no Dealer! Confess all in Devvo’s Jeremy Kyle! Find love in Blind Drunk Date!

Big laughs and bigger prizes* (*might not be big prizes).

“Putting Doncaster on the map for all the wrong reasons” - The Doncaster Star “The Vilest man in Britain” - The Sun, “This generation’s Peter Kay” - Nuts Magazine Bob Slayer’s Idiot’s In The Round featuring Devvo: Bob & Devvo kick back with a gloriously informal interview come live podcast come Q&A. Find out the real stories behind the phenomenon with Devvo and his inept drunken ‘manager’.

“Bob Slayer has created a whole new form of late night show by not simply thinking outside the comedy box, but throwing it away...” - The Scotsman, “Utter chaos reigns at this brilliant and hilarious off-the-cuff show...”

New Act Competition - Grand Final 6:30pm for 7:30pm show (2.5hrs) | Bath Cricket Club | TICKETS: £8.50 | 0800 411 8881 The nine best acts from the competition heats battle it out in tonight’s grand final, judged by a panel of comedy industry heavyweights and comedians, this year including Alan Nixon, Graham Smith, Jill Edwards and organiser & compere Geoff Whiting. With 16 years on the stand-up circuit, Geoff is an established comedian with a wealth of experience in working at all the notable comedy clubs in Europe Previous finalists include Larry Dean, Rob Beckett, Harriet Kemsley, Matt Richardson, Joe Lycett, Mickey Sharma, Lindsay Sharman, and James Alderson.

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Bizarre Bath 8:00pm I Meet outside the Huntsman I TICKETS: £8

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Gary Colman - ChUNT 9:00pm | The Assembly Inn | TICKETS: Free entry - See listing on page 10 for full details.

- for full details see listing on page 13.

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Saturday 5th April S-Unite - The Best Of Student Comedy 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Bath Rugby Clubhouse | TICKETS: £3 I 0800 411 8881 | (second show Sun 6th April) A weekend extravaganza of improvisational comedy, and a veritable banquet of sketches, S-Unite brings together the best of student comedy. Compering Day 1 will be Luke Mallison and Day 2 will be Mark Olver.

Over the course of the weekend, you’ll see the some great comedic work from Bath Uni groups B.U.S.T and C.W.I.P.S, Improvised Comedy from Bristol Improv and the Idle Playthings Improv division and a host of sketches from Thünderbards and the Playthings.

Visit www.facebook.com/bathspacomedy where we will release the full line-up for each day.

Andrew O’Neill - Heavy Metal, A History* 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs | 01225 463362 *for people who don’t necessarily like heavy metal but if you do you’ll really like it, we promise. A hilariously kick-arse tour through heavy metal by the UK’s foremost metalhead stand-up comedian. Want to learn how to headbang? Always wondered what happens in a moshpit? Keen to learn the difference between blackened thrash and grindcore?

“Comedic brilliance” - Time Out, “Absolutely hilarious” - Neil Gaiman As seen on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle and heard on Radio One and Radio 5 Live.

Krater Comedy Club with Pete Johnansson, Rory O’Hanlon, Andrew Stanley & MC Mark Olver 6:30pm for 8:30pm show | Komedia | TICKETS: £18 (£10-£45 deals) | 0845 293 8480 Ticket prices: VIP £45.00, Meal Deal £28.50, Auditorium £18, Balcony £14.50, Student Balcony £10.

The best in live stand-up comedy featuring three established high profile acts & the best comperes in the business. A chance to enjoy our award winning, locally sourced food & stay on free for our critically acclaimed club night ‘Motorcity‘!

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26 WHAT’S ON Sunday 6th April Bath Comedy Festival & Ralph Oswick - The Red Wine Arts Trail 1pm and 3:30pm (2hrs) I Start revealed on booking I TICKETS: £25 I 0800 411 8881 The famous trail has gone red this year with an all new (and some old) magical mystery tour to end all magical mystery tours! Guest clippie this year is none other than the wonderful Lorraine Chase.

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A fabulous almost-finale to the Comedy Festival featuring obscure venues and surprising interventions.

Hop on the big red bus for a bumptious, boozy belter of an event that will leave you staggering (literally!)

Renowned wine bore Godfrey Spittoon, played by former Natural Theatre supremo Ralph Oswick, leads a journey encompassing places you might never dream of visiting and scenes you will never forget whilst enjoying fine wines and a few kettle chips. Plus a grand raffle in aid of Widcombe Rising.

Grown-ups only. Please note: doors open half an hour before the tour begins - please arrive early.

Tour involves unavoidable stairs and steps and being harried for dawdling by Mr Spittoon (pronounced ‘Spoon’).

Please drink sensibly.

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Sal Monello - Hit List 7:00pm show | Zero Zero | TICKETS: £10 | 0800 411 8881 or 07599 712393 Starring the winner and runner up of last year’s Bath Comedy Festival New Act Competition - Larry Dean and Garrett Millerick Also featuring the winner of the Comedy Gladiators final, and headlined by Danny Buckler with his hour show.

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Devvo & Bob Slayer Double Bill 7:30pm I The Bell I TICKETS: £7 | 0800 411 8881 For full details see listing on page 24.

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Sunday 6th April Krater Sunday Club with Rory O’Hanlon, Peter Brush, Pete Johansson & MC Andrew Stanley 7:00pm for 7.30pm show | Komedia Arts Café | TICKETS: £10 adv, £12 door, £8 students | 0845 2938480 Catch some of the best circuit comics from Komedia’s sell out Krater Comedy Club, up close and personal in our Arts Café!

Our Krater Sunday Club runs on the first Sunday of every month.

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Bizarre Bath 8:00pm I Meet outside the Huntsman I TICKETS: £8

- for full details see listing on page 13.

Adi Knight 8.00pm show | Victoria Pub & Kitchen | TICKETS: Free entry (donation on exit) Adi Knight “writes hilarious jokes, often with sinister twists. If he died I’d definitely steal his act” - Bobby Mair, star of Russell Howard’s Good News and 8 out of 10 Cats. The boldest act of the evening” - Mid Sussex Times With superb support act Stephanie Laing: Truly commanded the crowd...Definitely one to watch” - Three Weeks, “Funniest act of the night” - Keir McAllister

S-Unite - The Best Of Student Comedy 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Bath Rugby Clubhouse | TICKETS: £3 I 0800 411 8881 | (first show Sat 5th April) Compering tonight will be Mark Olver. See listing on page 25 for full details.

Visit www.facebook.com/bathspacomedy where we will release the full line-up for each day.

Repeat Show

Gary Colman - ChUNT 9:00pm | The Assembly Inn | TICKETS: Free entry - See listing on page 10 for full details.

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28 WHAT’S ON Sunday 6th April Festival Closing Night Gala - starring John Moloney, The BelleFleurs, Stephanie Laing, Nick Hall, Nick Page (MC) 7:30pm for 8:00pm show (2.5hrs) | Bath Cricket Club | TICKETS: £15/£12 concs I 0800 411 8881 A evening full of fantastic comedy and music to end the Festival on a high!

John Moloney: A professional, multi award-winning comedian for over twenty years with numerous TV credits, John headlines major venues around the world.

“A wondrous array of classy gags...Masterly” - The Herald Nick Page: A great story-telling style, and highly engaging, without resorting to hackery or being pointlessly sweary.

“Rogueish...Bearlike and with a host of barely believable stories about life, love and brushes with the law” - The Guardian “The very best story teller on the comedy circuit” - Rhod Gilbert Stephanie Laing: Goofy and peculiar, Stephanie’s material is a mix of silliness, filth and unusual observations, underpinned by a disarming honesty which makes her seem charmingly vulnerable.

“Truly commanded the crowd. Disgusting and delightful in equal measure. She is definitely one to watch.” - Three Weeks “A great stand-up. Super smart in the fun way that always works magic” - Phil Kay Nick Hall: Performing since the start of 2013, his fast-paced, energetic, and hilarious style has already marked him out as one to watch. So You Think You’re Funny Semi-Finalist 2013. As seen on BBC, BBC3 and BBC Rad 4.

Radio “Side splittingly funny” funny ***** ThreeWeeks, “Mad cap energy” ***** British Comedy Guide “Side Th The BelleFleurs: Bath based trio who take songs from pop, metal, rock and punk...and fleu with them...close harmonies, Andrews Sisters style, brought up to “fleurt” da date with modern songs and many comic twists. “ “One of the highlights of the evening, glamorous , witty and polished e entertainment” - So & So Club

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Monday 7th April

Post-Festival Fun New Act Comedy Night 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Komedia Arts Café | TICKETS: £2 | 0845 293 8480 Like comedy? Want to see something new and fresh? This night is for you! With compere Daniel ‘Fitz’ Fitzhenry.

Komedia is playing host to some of Bath and Bristol’s best aspiring comedians. Some who are relatively new the game, others that have been around a while. Either way, they’re acts we believe deserve their spot in the lime-light.

We’ll be joined by a seasoned comic each month to round the night off with their new material and a load of laughs!

Come and see the new wave of comedy here first!

Wednesday 9th April

Post-Festival Fun

Gary Delaney - Purist 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £14/£12 concs | 01225 463362 Gary thinks that most stand up shows don’t contain enough jokes, and is trying single handedly to redress the balance.

Expect: Jokes. Don’t Expect: Narrative, themes or a voyage of self-discovery. Not suitable for bairns or sensitive souls.

Dave TV’s ‘Top 10 Joke of the Fringe’ 2013. A regular on Mock the Week and BBC5 Live’s 7 Day Saturday.

Double Sony Award winner and Chortle Award nominee “I laughed and I laughed and I laughed… A master craftsman - The Times

Thursday 10th April

Post-Festival Fun

Politically Incorrect - Songs of Tom Lehrer 7:30pm for 8:00pm show (1.5hrs) | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £14/£12 concs | 01225 463362 Originally written over 50 years ago Lehrer’s songs and his irreverent attitude have survived the passage of time, though his satire is now perhaps darker and more politically incorrect than that of most of today’s wits would risk.

Join pianist, vocalist and all round entertainer Peter Gill in a wonderful performance, reliving the golden days of cutting satire to hear such song-writing gems as Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, I Got it from Agnes, The Masochism Tango, The Irish Ballad, I Hold Your Hand in Mine, Pollution, Smut, When You Are Old and Grey, Oedipus Rex and plenty more.

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Post-Festival Fun The Noise Next Door - Comedy Lock In 6:30pm for 8:00pm show | Komedia | TICKETS: £12/£22.50 meal deal/£10 concs | 0845 293 8480 A mash-up of stand-up, panel shows, and after-hours banter. This month the guys are joined by the fantastic Lloyd Griffith and the astonishing Dan Nightingale!

Post-Festival Fun

Lloyd Griffith is on the forefront of a wave of bright young comedians who will be making a big splash this year. Dan Nightingale is a lightning quick and razor sharp comedy tour-de-force.

“Hilarious... A superior kind of chaos” - The Daily Telegraph, “21st century comedy at its very finest” - The Stage

Laurence Clark - Inspired 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs | 01225 463362 Laurence hates being called “inspirational”. Since he was a child he’s been told he is inspiring for doing everyday stuff.

He was labelled inspirational & brave the day his son was born, yet compared to his wife, his contribution seemed easy.

But then a tweet from a comedy fan sparked a fascinating journey of self-discovery involving absurd logic, death-defying stunts and unusual varieties of crisps.

“Blackly funny - Daily Telegrap, “Incredibly mischevious - Metro, “Natural wit” - Daily Express

Saturday 12th April

Post-Festival Fun

Kissing Sid James 7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £14/£12 concs | 01225 463362 Eddie, a stationary salesman of some repute, flash car, flash suit, flash chit chat, meets Crystal the local casino croupier, gorgeous, funny, confident, girl of his dreams, but a girl with a past! A phone call later he invites her for a getaway break and the two would-be lovers head for a romantic rendezvous in a coastal B&B, where Eddie tries to woo and impress the new love in his life.

Will opposites attract and a love life blossom, or will it be a wet weekend, with no candy floss and love hearts? *** “Kissing Sid James has got to be one of the most hilarious plays ever written.” - Bolton Evening News

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