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Autumn 2010

Side-splitting
stand-up every month in the foyer with
a
top line-up of the best acts on the comedy circuit.
acts
contain adult language
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Show
starts at 8.30pm | Bar open from 6pm
£10
| £9.50 concession
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Comedy
Club is produced in association with
Off the Kerb Productions

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Ian
Moore
Almost single-handedly leading the resurgence of
all things mod, comedian Ian Moore has achieved great success on
the London and National circuits and is a regular headliner at London's
famous Comedy Store. He is a comedian very much in the Jack Dee
mould. He shares the same supercilious manner, the same deadpan
delivery and the same sullen contempt for anything which irritates
him – which seems to be quite a lot.
Ian's laconic observations on life, from the problems
of using the wrong vocabulary in a German Pizza Hut to an almost
pathological hatred of most forms of physical exertion, have proved
hugely successful with live audiences all over the world. He has
worked alongside Catherine Tate and Jimmy Carr.
“Don't miss a single word ...
Moore is a cultured comic”
London Evening Standard
“Relaxed, laconic, hilarious”
The Stage
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Adam
Bloom
Adam Bloom is one of Britain's most inventive comedians.
He has performed sell-out solo shows at several Edinburgh Festivals
as well as performing a sell-out tour of Britain. He has also sold
out theatres at festivals in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington
and Cape Town as well as making three visits to Just For Laughs
in Montreal. In 2004, Adam was part of the Just For Laughs Comedy
Tour, playing to 42,000 people in 17 cities across Canada. He has
also written three series of The Problem with Adam Bloom for BBC
Radio 4. Adam’s TV credits include appearances on The Jack
Docherty Show, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Bring Me the Head of Light
Entertainment, The Young Person’s Guide to Becoming a Rock
Star and Mock the Week to name but a few. Bloom has won the 1998
Polygram Video Punters Comedy Award and was Time Out Award Winner
for Best Stand-Up in the same year. He was also nominated for a
Stella Artois Award in 1999.
“He’s been one of my favourite
stand-ups for about ten years.
Bloom not only has meticulous, brilliant lines, but also an intense
and fragile honesty”
Ricky Gervais
“He makes me laugh out-loud, I
can’t wait to see him live”
Sir Ian Mckellen
“In the premieur league of comedy”
The Independent
www.adam-bloom.com
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James
Acaster
Winner of Laughing
Boy New Act of the Year Competition 2010, Kettering boy James Acaster
is making his way on the London circuit. He is a promising comic
with a terrific way with an anecdote and charm to spare. James’s
comedy is delivered in a genuine and honest manner, often focussing
on his own personal weaknesses as well as all the little things
he finds to be unusually thrilling.
“An
extremely talented individual with excellent improvisational skills”
Funny, Free, Fringe
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Sean
Percival
Forget political correctness as straight-talking
Sean Percival serves up a dish of refreshingly honest comedy. Sean
could be mistaken for a bassist in a rock band thanks to his flowing
locks, but it’s his hilarious wit that hits all the top notes!
Priding himself on his working-class values, Sean is loved for his
down-to-earth flair and “telling it like it is.” He
regularly performs at Jongleurs and Comedy Store clubs across the
UK as well as the Edinburgh, Glastonbury and Reading Festivals.
He is also a script writer, working regularly with Capital Radio’s
Johnny Vaughan.
“Bloody funny”
What’s On
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Doc
Brown
Since hitting the road as a professional stand up
in October 2008, Doc has now become a headline act, as well as an
accomplished comedic writer with credits on Radio 4’s The
Now Show and a bonafied comic actor with roles in CBBC’s Big
Babies, C4’s The Inbetweeners and Ben Miller’s forthcoming
movie Huge, to name but a few.
Taking to the stage for the first time as a precocious
teenager in 1999 Doc Brown originally made a name for himself as
a rapper on the London scene, entering competitions and open-mics
in front of unforgiving crowds across the capital’s renowned
Hip Hop venues, often winning over his audiences with his sense
of humour and self-deprecating style. In 2007 he turned his attentions
to stand-up and was a finalist in the So You Think You’re
Funny new act competition in 2008. Doc also boasts writing and performance
credits on comedy shows Danny Robins’ Music Therapy and Lenny
Henry’s Radio 4 sitcom, Rudy’s Rare Records.
“So funny that I slightly wet
myself”
Zoe Williams, Radio Head, The Guardian
Finalist of the English Comedian of the
Year 2009
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Holly
Walsh
Holly Walsh,
28, is a stand up comedian, tv presenter and writer. She spent the
summer presenting Channel 4’s cult comedy and entertainment
programme The TNT Show, with Jack Whitehall, and is now gigging
on the UK’s stand up circuit. She’s been described by
The Guardian as “the Rice Krispies of the comedy world: she’s
gifted with snappy wit and crackling talent and has polished a stand-up
routine that is as feel good and funny as the best bubblegum pop.”
A purveyor of skillfully crafted one-liners Walsh has picked up
plaudits a-plenty including the influential Chortle Comedy Award
for best newcomer in 2008. Holly is no stranger to the TV and has
her sights firmly set on further stardom.
“She’s certainly more than
capable of writing a decent gag”
Chortle
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Josh
Widdicome
Since his first gig in 2008 Josh Widdicome has had
a remarkable impact on the comedy circuit. In just two years he
has been named Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2010 and after
a handful of gigs made it to the final of the prestigious So You
Think You’re Funny Awards. Now regarded as one of the best
acts on the UK circuit, Josh is in constant demand at clubs and
theatres across Britain. He has also written for Mock the Week and
8 Out of 10 Cats.
"A fine set packed with quirky
observations,
bundled up in an assured performance"
Chortle
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Jack
Whitehall
Jack Whitehall is rapidly making a name for himself
on the comedy scene and through numerous TV shows. Recent appearances
include The Graham Norton Show, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Mock the Week,
A Comedy Roast, Would I Lie to You? and You Have Been Watching.
Jack has been the guest host on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, he hosted
Celebrity Big Brother’s Big Mouth and co-wrote and hosted
Channel 4’s TNT Show.
At the age of 21, Jack has already mastered the
craft of delivery. He’s a whirlwind of slightly camp physicality,
of enforced passion, of big, demonstrative gestures and of the snap
characterisations of the people who populate his stories. He’s
slick with his audience banter, fluid with his prepared material
and compelling to watch. A mini-Russell Brand from his gelled barnet
to his grollie-exposing breeches, Jack’s material is about
wanting to be rebellious but knowing that he is too posh and well
brought up to ever pull it off convincingly.
“There's no way this scamp should
be as good as he is.
He's been hugely hyped but has the talent and jokes to back it up”
Time Out
“This hip, young star is rising
so fast he is in danger of getting the bends”
Evening Standard
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Dave
Twentyman
No matter what your mood, you really can’t
help but warm to rising comedy star Dave Twentyman. He is one of
the best things to come out of St.Helens from a long list that already
includes Rugby League, Johnny Vegas, glass, The Transport Museum
& Margaret off the Weakest Link. Dave puts a smile on everyone’s
face with his chatty, cheeky style. He talks a lot about the subjects
closer to home, such as family life and friends. His act is lighthearted,
positive fun that you can’t help relating too. Naturally humorous
and quick on his feet, Dave holds the room in the palms of his hands,
keeping the laughter flowing.
"Very funny, lovely young man"
XFM Manchester
"Twentyman took the show by the
horns & did an amazing job, give that man a medal"
The Comedy Club Hahaheehee
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