HAPPY NEW YEAR & WELCOME TO OUR JANUARY - MARCH 2019 PROGRAMME! So long 2018, it’s been a blast! We’re kicking 2019 off in style with over 100 brand new shows, so if your new year’s resolution is to get out and see more live entertainment then we’ve got you well and truly covered here at Komedia Bath! For live music lovers, we’re proud to announce that we’re an official Independent Venue Week 2019 venue and we’ll be hosting the very best in live music throughout IVW 2019, featuring the likes of Son of Dave, Funke & the Two Tone Baby, Bite the Buffalo, Port Erin & much, much more! We’re also incredibly excited to bring you our FIRST EVER comedy competition, in partnership with Saddlegoose Comedy. The Komedia Bath Comedy Launchpad will take place throughout January & February and will see brave budding stand-ups battle to be crowned our winner, so come along, support breaking live comedy and possibly even discover your new favourite comic! There are also plenty of other diverse events to explore, from spoken word to club nights, bingo and just about everything in-between there’s something for everyone in these pages…! The Komedia Team x
BOOKING TICKETS
How to find us: 22-23, Westgate Street, Bath, BA1 1EP
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EVERY SATURDAY... Catch the superstars of tomorrow before they start selling out arenas! Krater Comedy Club features the best in UK live stand up comedy from three top comics and a compere every week. In the past we have welcomed many now Jim household names including Jimmy Carr, Ross Noble, Sarah Millican, Alan Carr, Jon Richardson and John Bishop to name just a few!
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Kids Fri 4 January Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only)
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SUPER PIRATES
SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting! There will also be entertainment for babies with play mats, toys and plenty of space for buggies and feeding. Refreshments can be bought from the cafe and enjoyed in the play area too – so parents can get that much needed coffee while the kids are thoroughly entertained!
KRATER COMEDY CLUB
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Comedy With Carl Donnelly, Glenn Wool, Jimmy McGhie & Tom Glover* Sat 5 January Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
MOTORCITY
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Club Sat 5 January Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight!
CLAIRE MILLER’S SCRIPT BOOTCAMP Workshop Sun 6 January // Sun 3 February // Sun10 March // Sun 7 April // Sun 12 May // Sun 2 June Start Time: 10:00am // Finish Time: 4:00pm Tickets: £240.00 for all six workshops Claire Miller is an experienced scriptwriter with a background in script editing. With ten years experience as a script editor across soap, comedy, drama and children’s TV, Claire’s credits include Stella, Young Dracula, Emmerdale, Casualty and The Bill. Each installment of her hands-on Script Bootcamp will focus on a different element of the writing process, including character development, dialogue, structure, facing the blank page and the all important tricks of the trade! Please note that places on this course are limited so advance booking is highly recommended.
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SUPER PIRATES Kids Fri 11 January Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only) SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting! There will also be entertainment for babies with play mats, toys and plenty of space for buggies and feeding. Refreshments can be bought from the cafe and enjoyed in the play area too
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Comedy With Daliso Chaponda, Alex Boardman, Phil Jerrod & Karen Bayley* Sat 12 January Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
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Club Sat 12 January Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight! KOMEDIA BATH & SADDLEGOOSE COMEDY PRESENT:
COMEDY LAUNCHPAD: HEAT ONE
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Comedy Sun 13 January Doors: 7:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Entry: £3 (Arts Cafe - Unreserved rowed seating) INTRODUCING… KOMEDIA BATH’S FIRST ANNUAL COMEDY LAUNCHPAD COMPETITION! We’ve teamed-up with Saddlegoose Comedy to search for the best new comic talent that Bath and the surrounding area has to offer! Eight brave budding stand-ups will take to the mic in the first annual Komedia Bath Comedy Launchpad Competition! Discover something new, vote for your favourite comic and enjoy a finale set from seasoned comic pro Olga Koch! Each heat will be judged in part by audience vote, and in part by the editorial team of The Independent Comedy Appreciation Society magazine in conjunction with Saddlegoose Comedy, with the top prize of a paid slot at our regular Saturday night comedy showcase, Krater!
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Comedy Tues 15 January Doors: 11:15am // Show: 12pm // Babies of up to 12 months £11 in advance // £12 on the door
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BRING YOUR OWN BABY
Back by popular demand, Bring Your Own Baby Comedy is the UK’s premier baby friendly comedy club, featuring the funniest comedy stars from the circuit and TV!
JACK BROADBENT Music Thur 17 January Doors: 7:30pm Advanced Price: £16.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Hailed as “The new master of the slide guitar” by the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jack Broadbent has spent the past year wowing international audiences with his unique blend of virtuoso acoustic and slide guitar, and poignant folk and blues inspired vocals. Following a string of shows opening for legendary artists Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Hallyday, Robben Ford, and Tony Joe White, don’t miss the unforgettable musical experience that is Jack Broadbent live!
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Kids Fri 18 January Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only) SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting!
KRATER COMEDY CLUB
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Comedy Liam Pickford, Junior Simpson, Andrew Ryan & Addy Van Der Borgh* Sat 19 January Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
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Club Sat 19 January Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight!
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Comedy Sun 20 January Doors: 7:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Entry: £3 (Arts Cafe - Unreserved rowed seating) Eight brave budding stand-ups will take to the mic in the first annual Komedia Bath Comedy Launchpad Competition! Discover something new, vote for your favourite comic and enjoy a finale set from seasoned comic pro Eleanor Morton!
BINGO LINGO
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Cabaret Tue 22 January Entry: £6.50 // Bingo Ticket (required to play) £1.00 Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 8:00pm Unreserved cabaret seating Bingo Lingo is unlike any bingo you’ve played before. We’ve taken the game, thrown away the rules and updated it for the newest generation of party animals! Expect mini-raves, on-stage dancing, twerking, tacky prizes, pocket-money, and utter chaos!
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Kids Fri 25 January Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only) SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting!
SARAH GILLESPIE Music Fri 25 January Doors: 7:30pm Advanced Price: £15.00 (Arts Cafe - Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Critically acclaimed Anglo-American songstress Sarah Gillespie debuts the latest material from her new album ‘Wishbones’. She performs a mix of jazz, folk and blues with a languid delivery and a little rap-like percussiveness thrown-in.
KRATER COMEDY CLUB
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Comedy With Ben Norris, Luke Toulson, Emmanuel Sonubi & Barry Castagnola Sat 26 January Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
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Club Sat 26 January Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight! KOMEDIA BATH & SADDLEGOOSE COMEDY PRESENT:
COMEDY LAUNCHPAD: HEAT THREE
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Comedy Sun 27 January Doors: 7:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Entry: £3 (Arts Cafe - Unreserved rowed seating)
Eight brave budding stand-ups will take to the mic in the first annual Komedia Bath Comedy Launchpad Competition! Discover something new, vote for your favourite comic and enjoy a finale set from seasoned comic pro Christian Talbot!
28 January - 3 February FEATURING: Son of Dave, Bite the Buffalo, Meeking, Funke & Two Tone Baby, Raise the Bar, The Death Hilarious and more!
CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE & THE CULTURE OF LIVE ENTERTAINMENT....
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Spoken Word Mon 28 January Doors: 7:30pm // Show: 8:00pm £3.00 entry - tickets sold on the door only // Arts Café – rowed seating Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Bringing performance poetry to life on stage with a mixture of feature sets and open mic for all, Raise the Bar puts the spotlight on Bath’s outstanding emerging talent pool, and provides a relaxed and welcoming environment for newbies, veterans and anybody in between to perform their work in a safe space.
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THE DEATH HILARIOUS & SIAN DOCKSEY
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Comedy Tues 29 January Doors: 7:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Entry: £8 (Arts Cafe - Unreserved rowed seating)
Your favourite niche comedy magazine presents a night of brilliantly absurd delights. In January, the Indie Comedy Mag team brings you Siân Docksey (“Joy and bewilderment in equal measure” The Skinny) and The Death Hilarious (“A bold and unique new voice in comedy” - Chortle), all tied together by sub-editor and broadly capable compere, Pete Jones. INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK SPECIAL:
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+ FUNKE & THE TWO TONE BABY Music Wed 30 January Doors: 7:00pm // Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Advance Price: £8.00 (Unreserved standing) Infamous for his one-man band style, both in the studio and on the road, Son Of Dave is a bluesman on a mission to save your musical soul from modern hogwash! The former drummer with Crash Test Dummies and all round eccentric performer has a particular flare for beatbox-harmonica and makes a formidable racket, dragging the blues kicking and screaming into the 21st century! With support from Funke & the Two Tone Baby. INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK SPECIAL:
BITE THE BUFFALO, PORT ERIN, SERGEANT THUNDERHOOF & MEEKING Music Thur 31 January Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £6.00 in advance/ £8.00 on the door (Unreserved auditorium standing) Ages 14+ (Under 16 must be accompanied by an adult) The ultimate celebration of Bath’s live music scene, featuring 4 of the city’s best homegrown bands. BITE THE BUFFALO: Blood brothers Stos and Miti Goneos are thundering through the new music scene openly channelling the filthy Led Zep fuzz of their idols while managing to sound like a five piece band PORT ERIN: Garnering near-cult status as purveyors of original genre-bending music, Port Erin are a band of three. Two brothers- Reuben Myles Tyghe, vocals and guitar, flanked by Jacob Myles Tyghe on bass and Cerys Brocklehurst on drums 9
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MEEKING: Soaring vocals sit above a power-house trio dishing out alt-rock with nods to Jeff Buckley, John Mayer, Eddie Vedder and Incubus.
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SERGEANT THUNDERHOOF: Formed in late 2013, Sergeant Thunderhoof initially started as an excuse for old friends to get together once in a while and jam some tasty licks. It soon became apparent that a collective sound was emerging and the rest is psychedelic history.
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Kids Fri 1 February Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only) SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting!
OAS-IS Music Fri 1 February Doors: 7:30pm Advanced Price: £12.50 (Unreserved Standing) Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Oas-is are Five Oasis fanatics who live and breathe Manchester’s finest band and are now dedicated to giving you the best look and sound that you should expect from an Oasis tribute band. The band is made up of experienced musicians who have toured all around the world and who take great pride in reproducing the classic Oasis sound with frightening accuracy and all the attitude you would expect from the real thing. No wigs, no fancy gimmicks, just the closest you will get to recreating the sound of Oasis.
KRATER COMEDY CLUB
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Comedy With Raymond & Mr. Timpkins, Rhys James, John Hastings & Mat Reed* Sat 2 February Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
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Club Sat 2 February Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight!
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Comedy Sun 3 February Doors: 7:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Entry: £3 (Arts Cafe - Unreserved rowed seating)
Eight brave budding stand-ups will take to the mic in the first annual Komedia Bath Comedy Launchpad Competition! Discover something new, vote for your favourite comic and enjoy a finale set from seasoned comic pro Katie Pritchard!
...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD Music Tue 5 February Doors: 7:30pm Advanced Price: £20 Ages 14+ (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) Indie based anthemic rockers from Texas, ‘Trail of Dead’ are known for their heavy yet original slant on modern rock. As high-flyers in the music world, they play a major part in the history of contemporary music. Notorious for their incredible and energetic live shows, catch them while you still can!
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Kids Fri 8 February Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only) SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting!
GARY DELANEY: GAGSTER’S PARADISE
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Comedy Fri 8 February Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £28 // Standard ticket: £17.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) One of Britain’s leading one-liner comics returns to the road with another onslaught of lean, expertly crafted gaggery. A Mock The Week regular and recent star of the new Live At The Apollo series, Gary’s shows are renowned in the business for a near unrivalled volume of high-class gags.
KRATER COMEDY CLUB
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Comedy With Ian Stone, Ed Patrick, Mark Simmons & Matt Rees* Sat 9 February Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
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Club Sat 9 February Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight! KOMEDIA BATH & SADDLEGOOSE COMEDY PRESENT:
COMEDY LAUNCHPAD: GRAND FINAL
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Comedy Sun 10 February Doors: 7:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Entry: £3 (Arts Cafe - Unreserved rowed seating)
The cream of the comedy crop will do one final battle to see who will be crowned the 2019 Komedia Bath Comedy Launchpad Champion! Come and discover something new, vote for your favourite comic and enjoy a finale set from seasoned comic pro Sam Nicoresti!
JASPER’S LUNCHBOX Music Mon 11 February Doors: 7:30pm Advanced Price: £5 (Arts Cafe - unreserved standing) Ages 14+ (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) Bored of life’s troubles? Take a break and listen to an eclectic mix of original music by Jasper’s Lunchbox. As a four piece band with funk, rock and indie influences, the band will be here to flavour your buds.
JIMEOIN: RESULT
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Comedy Wed 13 February Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Meal Deal: £28 // Standard ticket: £17.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) An evening of world class stand-up as the Irishman from Australia brings his brilliantly observed, ever-evolving and hilarious comedy to Komedia Bath, fresh from a smash-hit New York off-Broadway season with his latest sell out tour.
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Kids Fri 15 February Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only) SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting!
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RICHARD HERRING’S LEICESTER SQUARE PODCAST (EXCEPT AT KOMEDIA BATH)
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Comedy Fri 15 February Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7pm Advanced price: £15
‘The Podfather’ (Guardian) and ‘King of the Internet’ (Time Out) brings his award winning podcast to Bath, chatting with an amazing surprise guest from the city. This ground-breaking podcast won the Bronze Award for Best Comedy at the 2013 Sony Radio Academy Awards and the Chortle Internet Award 2013. 2014 and 2018. At over 200 episodes, previous guests have included Stephen Fry, Simon Pegg, Steve Coogan, Stephen Merchant, Dawn French, Maria Bamford and Brian Blessed.
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Comedy With Jeff Innocent, Jake Lambert, Stephen Grant & Steve Shanyaski* Sat 16 February Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
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Club Sat 16 February Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight!
UPROAR!
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Club Mon 18 February Tickets: £5 // Carers go free Doors: 7:00pm // Family, friends & carers welcome A safe, fun and relaxed environment for adults with learning disabilities to cut loose and dance like nobody’s watching! Exclusively for adults with learning disabilities, their carers and families.
BINGO LINGO
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Cabaret Tue 19 February Entry: £6.50 // Bingo Ticket (required to play) £1.00 Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 8:00pm Unreserved cabaret seating Bingo Lingo is unlike any bingo you’ve played before. We’ve taken the game, thrown away the rules and updated it for the newest generation of party animals! Expect mini-raves, on-stage dancing, twerking, tacky prizes, pocket-money, and utter chaos!
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SOLVE-ALONG-A-MURDER-SHE-WROTE Film Wed 20 February Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:00pm Advance Price: £6 (£7 on the door) Ages: 18+
Pit your wits against JB Fletcher at Solve-along-a-Murder-She-Wrote: an interactive screening of an episode of Murder, She Wrote! Come and celebrate all things 80s television mysteries had to offer – contrived scenarios! No DNA evidence! Massive hair! Has-been guest stars!
MINISTRY OF BURLESQUE
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Cabaret Fri 22 February Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £29.50 // Auditorium: £18 // Concessions: £11 Fusing the wild, weird and witty traditions of circus, cabaret and burlesque Ministry of Burlesque Cabaret unfolds as a bold and daring, ever evolving new-variety experience. Enjoy a myriad of musical comedy masters, provocative prima donnas, glittering enigmatic exotic dancers and astonishing feats of human grace – all balanced on a contemporary knife edge.
KRATER COMEDY CLUB
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Comedy With Vikki Stone, Andrew Bird, Ellie Brimson & Karen Bayley Sat 23 February Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
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Club Sat 23 February Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight!
AN EVENING WITH BRIAN FALLON Music Sun 24 February // Doors: 19:30pm Advanced Price: £25 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) Brian Fallon has announced that he’ll be back in February 2019 with a very special acoustic / piano tour called Songs From The Hymnal. The eight-day trek will see The Gaslight Anthem man play an extra-special night at Komedia Bath to conclude the tour.
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RAISE THE BAR
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Spoken Word Mon 25 February Doors: 7:30pm // Show: 8:00pm £3.00 entry - tickets sold on the door only // Arts Café – rowed seating Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Bringing performance poetry to life on stage with a mixture of feature sets and open mic for all, Raise the Bar puts the spotlight on Bath’s outstanding emerging talent pool, and provides a relaxed and welcoming environment for newbies, veterans and anybody in between to perform their work in a safe space.
INDIE COMEDY MAG LIVE:
ALISON THEA-SKOT & SARAH BREESE
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Comedy Wed 27 February Doors: 7:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Entry: £8 (Arts Cafe - Unreserved rowed seating) Your favourite niche comedy magazine presents a night of brilliantly absurd delights. In February, the team brings you Sarah Breese (“Very comfortable in the space with perky delivery.” – Chortle) and Alison TheaSkot (“brave, silly, a little bit unhinged and very, very funny.” – Funny Women), plus a potentially thrilling bonus act or indeed acts, all tied together by sub-editor and broadly capable compere, Pete Jones.
VOODOO ROOM Music Thu 28 February Doors: 19:30pm Advanced Price: £16 (Unreserved rowed Arts Cafe standing) Ages 14+ (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) This show is beyond any tribute, it’s a celebration of pure power trio class! So don’t miss the opportunity to experience the magic of Hendrix, Clapton & Cream as it was back then.
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Kids Fri 1 March Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only) SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting!
MARTIN KEMP’S BACK TO THE 80S DJ SET
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Music Fri 1 March Doors: 7:00pm Advanced Price: £16 // VIP meet & greet: £45 From the incredible global success of Spandau Ballet, to hitting the headlines on BBC1’s EastEnders & Channel 4’s Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls, Martin Kemp has had a truly illustrious career. Now, with a return to his favourite musical decade, the Spandau Ballet star will be taking to the decks and spinning all the best hits from the golden 80s. It’s the authentic blast from the past you’ve been waiting for!
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Comedy With Steve Harris, Tom Lucy, Mick Ferry & Barry Castagnola* Sat 2 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm
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KRATER COMEDY CLUB
Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
MOTORCITY
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Club Sat 2 March Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight!
IDLES DJ SET Music/ Club Wed 6 March Doors: 7:30pm Advance Price: £10 // On the Door: £12 Ages 14+ (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) After our recent sold out IDLES album release show, we are pleased to bring them back to Komedia Bath for a very special DJ set! Fresh from a (much deserved) top 5 album chart position and relentless worldwide touring, IDLES will be bringing all their favourite indie, punk and rock bangers to our fair city. With live music support from Squidge & Medway.
SUPER PIRATES Kids Fri 8 March Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only) SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting!
FIGHT NIGHT
Sport Fri 8 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 7:30pm Tickets: £7 Advance // £10 VIP // £10 on the door Ages 8+ (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) Join Bath University Kickboxing Club for a night of adrenaline packed Kickboxing! The event returns to Komedia Bath for the third year running for the best night of sporting action of the year!
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KRATER COMEDY CLUB
18+
Comedy With Charlie Baker, Nigel Ng, Paul McCaffrey & Damian Clark* Sat 9 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
MOTORCITY
18+
Club Sat 9 March Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight!
DOLLY ALDERTON: EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE
16+
Literature Sun 10 March Doors: 7:00pm Advanced price: £20.00
When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grown-up, the award-winning journalist, Sunday Times Style columnist and host of iTunes #1 podcasts Love Stories and The High Low, Dolly Alderton, has seen and tried it all. With a chance to ask Dolly your own searching questions, this is an evening not to be missed.
BINGO LINGO
18+
Cabaret Tue 12 March Entry: £6.50 // Bingo Ticket (required to play) £1.00 Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 8:00pm Unreserved cabaret seating Bingo Lingo is unlike any bingo you’ve played before. We’ve taken the game, thrown away the rules and updated it for the newest generation of party animals! Expect mini-raves, on-stage dancing, twerking, tacky prizes, pocket-money, and utter chaos!
MARK WATSON: THE INFINITE SHOW
Comedy Thur 14 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.00 // Standard Ticket: £19.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on ‘Taskmaster’, half-killed on ‘Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island’, Watson returns to what he’s best at: being indoors. Inspired by the mostly alarming state of the world his children are growing up in, and a genuine, urgent desire to do something about it, this show is about empathy.
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Kids Fri 15 March Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only)
MARCH
SUPER PIRATES
SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting!
GENTLEMAN’S DUB CLUB Music Fri 15 March Doors: 7:30pm Advanced Price: £17 (£20 on the door) Ages 14+ (Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) Gentlemans Dub Club are a 9-piece band from Leeds with a style based in dub, ska and roots reggae. They combine tight grooves and a heavyweight sound, along with a super high-energy show. Having built a reputation for delivering energetic live shows, the group has played for crowds from Goa to Glastonbury and many places inbetween.
KRATER COMEDY CLUB
18+
Comedy Dan Nightingale, Nige, Dave Fulton & Maff Brown* Sat 16 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
MOTORCITY
18+
Club Sat 16 March Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight!
ARDAL O’HANLON: THE SHOWING OFF MUST GO ON
Comedy Sun 17 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £33.00 // Standard Ticket: £22.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) In an age of raging populism, #MeToo, identity politics, the end of truth, the collapsing middle ground and £15 Gin and Tonics, Ardal is forced to saddle his high horse again and ride fearlessly into the culture wars.
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BRING YOUR OWN BABY
16+
Comedy Tues 19 March Doors: 11:15am // Show: 12pm // Babies of up to 12 months £11 in advance // £12 on the door Back by popular demand, Bring Your Own Baby Comedy features the funniest comedy stars from the circuit and TV! We provide soft flooring, toys, buggy parking & baby changing, so that your baby is happy and you can relax, have a drink and be entertained!
SIMON YATES: MY MOUNTAIN LIFE Literature Tues 19 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 7:30pm Advanced price: £17.00 Ages 14+ (under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) As one of the most accomplished exploratory mountaineers of all time, Simon Yates is best known for his role in the harrowing expedition to the Andes documented in Joe Simpson’s bestseller ‘Touching The Void’. This illustrated lecture features spectacular images and film of the most remote and rarely explored mountain ranges of the world.
JACK LUKEMAN Music Wed 20 March Doors: 7:30pm Advanced Price: £15.00 Ages 14+ (under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) From clubs to concert halls, theatres to festivals, Lukeman has the performing power and compelling presence to win over the most demanding of crowds. A platinum-selling, critically acclaimed artist in his homeland, Jack Lukeman is an Irish singer-songwriter, performer, raconteur and a whole lot more besides.
SUPER PIRATES
Kids Fri 22 March Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only) SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting!
RACHEL PARRIS: IT’S FUN TO PRETEND
Comedy Fri 22 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £25:00 // Standard Ticket: £14.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Viral sensation Rachel Parris, star of The Mash Report, presents a comedy show packed with stand-up, song, sketch, and inevitably a sideways swipe at society. In this tour she showcases some of her best bits, from her trademark comic anthems, to her all-too relatable, bittersweet stand-up, alongside brand new material looking at the insane events of 2018.
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MARCH
KRATER COMEDY CLUB
18+
Comedy With Andrew Lawrence, Elliot Steel, Michael Fabbri & Sally Anne Hayward* Sat 23 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
MOTORCITY
18+
Club Sat 23 March Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight!
IT’S MISS HOPE SPRINGS
16+
Cabaret Sun 24 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 7:00pm Tickets: £15 (Arts Cafe - unreserved seating) Comedy cabaret chanteuse Miss Hope Springs plays the piano and sings, sharing magical musical memories from her vintage Vegas repertoire of toe-tapping show tunes, finger snapping pop and smouldering torch songs, interspersed with scandalous revelations from her ‘Ritz to the pits’ showbiz life in LA, Paris and… Dungeness.
RAISE THE BAR
18+
Spoken Word Mon 25 March Doors: 7:30pm // Show: 8:00pm £3.00 entry - tickets sold on the door only // Arts Café – rowed seating Ages 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) Bringing performance poetry to life on stage with a mixture of feature sets and open mic for all, Raise the Bar puts the spotlight on Bath’s outstanding emerging talent pool, and provides a relaxed and welcoming environment for newbies, veterans and anybody in between to perform their work in a safe space.
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
Film Tues 26 March (Red Programme) & Wed 27 March (Blue Programme) Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 7:30pm Single Screening: £14.50 // Two Screenings: £26.00 Certificate: 12A Experience an extraordinary collection of short films from the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival. Follow the expeditions of some of today’s most incredible adventurers, see amazing footage of adrenaline packed action sports and be inspired by thought-provoking pieces shot from the far flung corners of the globe.
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GLENN TILBROOK Music Thur 28 March Doors: 7:30pm Advanced Price: £18.50 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 14+ (under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) A Glenn Tilbrook solo concert is a gig not to be missed. Expect to hear the classic hits such as Muscles from a Shell, Up the Junction, Take Me I’m Yours, Slap and Tickle, Goodbye Girl, Another Nail in my Heart, Tempted, Is that Love, Black Coffee in Bed; a few beautifully penned recent tunes and the occasional wonderfully presented cover rendition of a personal favourite.
SUPER PIRATES
Kids Fri 29 March Doors: 10:30am Adults & new-born babies go free // £4 for kids and babies who are coming to play! (cash payments taken on entry only) SuperPirates will once again be transforming Komedia’s huge dance floor into a fun-packed pop up play area! There’ll be den-building, crazy games, dancing and FREE facepainting!
JULIAN CLARY: BORN TO MINCE
Comedy Fri 29 March Doors: 6:00pm // Show: 7:30pm Advanced price: £25.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) In this outrageously camp new show, (that he was going to call Bed Knobs and Knee Pads but was advised this might not sell too well in Harrogate), renowned homosexual Julian Clary will bare his soul as never before in the interests of light entertainment. He’ll murder some well known songs along the way, no doubt, read you a sneak preview from his next memoir A Night At the Lubricant and make withering remarks about punters foolish enough to sit in the front row.
KRATER COMEDY CLUB
18+
Comedy THE ALL IMPORTANT DETAILS: With Steve Shanyaski, Josh Pugh, Paul Thorne & Alex Boardman* Sat 30 March Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Meal Deal: £30.50, Auditorium: £20.00, Balcony: £16.50, Balcony Concession: £13.00, Student Balcony: £9.00 Ages 18+ // Includes FREE entry to Club Motorcity afterwards! *Please note that Krater Comedy Club Line ups are subject to change.
MOTORCITY
18+
Club Sat 30 March Doors: 11:00pm // Last Entry Strictly Midnight Standard Entry: £6 // Students: £5 A refreshing but classic mix of all the best motown, soul, funk and rock ‘n’ roll anthems to keep your feet stomping into the early hours! Happy hour drinks deals from 11pm ‘til midnight!
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COMING SOON
GABRIELLE Music Mon 1 April Doors: 7:00pm Advanced Price: from £25.00 (Various sections) Ages 14+ (under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) Gabrielle is one of the UK’s most successful British singer-songwriters. She has sold over 5 million records in the UK alone and scored 2 #1 singles, 10 Top 10 singles, a #1 album and 5 Top 10 Albums. Gabrielle will be performing songs from both her new album and showcasing her signature hits.
MICKY P KERR: Z-LIST CELEBRITY
Comedy Wed 3 April Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Advanced price: £15.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 15+ (under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) In June 2018 musical comedian, Micky P. Kerr, was rocketed to stardom when he won the hearts of the nation and wowed both Simon Cowell and Andy Murray’s mum with his performances on Britain’s Got Talent. Time has passed and he’s now been brought safely back down to earth and back into his comfort zone as a Z-List Celebrity.
MAD DOG MCREA Music Fri 12 April Doors: 7:00pm Advanced Price: from £16.50 (Unreserved Auditorium Standing) Ages 14+ (under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult) West Country favourites Mad Dog Mcrea return to Bath for the first time in 2 years, bringing with them their unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with their infectious songs.
KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN: VICTIM, COMPLEX Comedy Sun 28 April Doors: 6:30pm // Show: 8:00pm Advanced price: £12.00 (Unreserved rowed seating) Ages 16+ You might have seen Kiri on Comedy Central at the Comedy Store, The Russell Howard Hour or heard her on The Now Show. You might have no idea who she is, that’s fine too. What you should know is, she’s very quietly been going mad for a few years and, to borrow a phrase from Uma Thurman, she’s been ‘waiting… to feel less angry’. So, it’s time to talk about victims, love and lies. You might not believe her, but she’s used to that.
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JANUARY Fri 4 Sat 5 Sat 5 Sun 6 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sat 12 Sun 13 Tue 15 Thu 17 Fri 18 Sat 19 Sat 19 Sun 20 Tue 22 Fri 25 Fri 25 Sat 26 Sat 26 Sun 27 Mon 28 Tue 29
Super Pirates Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Claire Miller’s Script Bootcamp Super Pirates Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Comedy Launchpad: Heat One Bring Your Own Baby Jack Broadbent Super Pirates Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Comedy Launchpad: Heat Two Bingo Lingo Super Pirates Sarah Gillespie Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Comedy Launchpad: Heat Three Raise the Bar The Death Hilarious
Wed 30 Son of Dave + Funke & the Two Tone Baby Thu 31
Bite the Buffalo, Port Erin, Sergeant Thunderhoof & Meeking
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FEBRUARY Fri 1 Fri 1 Sat 2 Sat 2 Sun 3 Tue 5
Super Pirates Oas-is Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Comedy Launchpad: Heat Four ... And You Will Know us by the Trail of Dead Fri 8 Super Pirates Fri 8 Gary Delaney: Gagster’s Paradise Sat 9 Krater Comedy Club Sat 9 Motorcity Sun 10 Comedy Launchpad: Grand Final Mon 11 Jasper’s Lunchbox Wed 13 Jimeoin: Result Fri 15 Super Pirates Fri 15 Richard Herring Sat 16 Krater Comedy Club Sat 16 Motorcity
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Uproar! Bingo Lingo Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote Ministry of Burlesque: Cabaret Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Brian Fallon Raise the Bar Alison Thea-Skot & Sarah Breese Voodoo Room
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Super Pirates Martin Kemp’s 80s DJ Set Krater Comedy Club Motorcity IDLES DJ Set Super Pirates Fight Night Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Dolly Alderton Bingo Lingo Mark Watson Super Pirates Gentleman’s Dub Club Krater Comedy Club Motorcity Ardal O’Hanlon Bring Your Own Baby Simon Yates: My Mountain Life Jack Lukeman Super Pirates Rachel Parris: It’s Fun to Pretend Krater Comedy Club Motorcity It’s Miss Hope Springs Raise the Bar Banff Mountain Film Festival Banff Mountain Film Festival Glenn Tilbrook Super Pirates Julian Clary: Born to Mince Krater Comedy Club Motorcity
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