Bath Comedy Festival 2015

2015

Friday 27th March - Monday 6th April

www.bathcomedy.com

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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

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“Bath Comedy Festival fights on in the battle against the bad news bears!” - Ralph Oswick

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18 Westgate Street, Bath Tel: 01225 463489

“Should civilisation endure another 10,000 years there will never be a finer event than this, most noble Bath Comedy Festival” - Arthur Smith

18 Westgate Street, Bath Tel: 01225 463489

With many thanks to the Festival team, advisors, friends and supporters

Louisa Gummer, Colin Callan, Alan Cassé & Valerie Caren, Geoff Whiting, Nick Sandy, Nod Knowles, John Arnold, Helen Chamberlain, Graeme Thomas, Zoe Bailey, Kate Authers, Georgette McCready, Craig Maplesden, Barbara Steel, Dave Nelson, Ash Vijay, Rich Daws, Erica Pease, Viv Groskop, Martin Jennings-Wright, Ian McGlynn, Pavel Douglas, John Potter, Sam Bartlett, Mick Dempsey, Luke Brady, Matt Pegler, Ian & Crista Taylor, Jo Lucas, Holly Tarquini, Martin Tracy, David & Claude Price, Denis France, Moe Rahman, Brian Hennigan, Will Samson, Leslie & Lynsay Redwood, Margaret Roper, Martin Russell, Nathan Brett, Simon Emery, David Martin, Alan Nordberg, David & Karin Embleton, Simon Wynne, Anni Marjoram, Patricia Lukas, Charles Kidd, Adrian Feeney, Simon & Amanda Brown, Geoffrey Wheating, Sue Grimsdell, Neill & Jo Menneer, Loraine Morgan-Brinkhurst, Nick Child, Rod Donaldson, Nicky Oliver, Daniel Inzani, Dave Thorpe, Andy Nyiri, Emma Oswick Stuart plus all our volunteers and supporters too numerous to mention.

“I am really looking forward to seeing so many women performers.

Get your jokes out for the lads!”

- Angela Vick

Monday to Thursday throughout October £10.00 Daily Special with a glass of ‘fizz’

A la carte, lunch and early dinner menus also available.

Thursday 2nd October A Taste of Morocco

With Stuart Ash head chef at Woods for the past 20 years. Dinner 7pm for 7.30. £30 per person. Booking essential

Friday 3rd October. The Hot Potato Syncopators A comedy swing band featuring a couple of ukuleles, musical sword and T-chest double bass, a top class performance of swinging jazz and hilarious antics! 3 course dinner served from 7pm. Cabaret starts at 9pm £30 per person. Booking essential

“They said they were coming to take me to the toilet. Too late now!”

- Barry Cryer

Sunday 5th October. Bill Smarme & The Bizness International entertainer, ladies’ man, bon viveur and building contractor sings.

Great comedy! 3 course lunch served from 12.00. Cabaret starts at 2.30pm £30 per person. Booking essential

Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th and Wednesday 22nd to Friday 24th October. Seafood Extravaganza

Our fish is delivered daily from Brixham. 24 hours notice required if you would like fresh Cornish lobster.

A la carte, lunch and early dinner menus also available.

Tuesday 14th October. Battle of Hastings

£10.66. 2 course menu. Booking essential.

Lunch, early dinner and A la carte menus also available.

Event Sponsors

Tuesday 21st October Battle of Trafalgar £18.05 2 course menu. Booking essential. Lunch, early dinner and A la carte menus also available.

Sunday 26th October The best traditional Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding £18.85 /£23.00 for 2 courses Booking essential

Friday 31st October Halloween Party with John Baker and The Meanies

Gala Champagne Dinner

Wednesday 15th October

A Gala Champagne dinner presented by Christophe of Alain Thienot Champagne.

Alain Thienot has been Woods’ house Champagne for the last 20 years. Tasting and a 3 course dinner 7.15pm £65 per person Booking essential

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‘F’ Rating

The 7th annual Festival is the biggest to date, with well over 100 performers!

Bath Comedy Festival has become the first ‘F’ Rated UK Comedy Festival.

Our Comedy Festival team directly chooses, promotes and produces a core series of shows, (denoted by the plug logo), centred on specific venues including Bath Cricket Club and the Ring O Bells, plus such fabulous one-offs as the 8th Wine Arts Trail and Sunday Lunch with Lady Margaret at Woods.

We also operate an ‘open door’ programme policy, inviting everyone who is bold or crazy or downright funny enough to put on comedy to run their own events as part of this Festival feast of over 110 shows in 11 days.

The ‘open door’ programme features comedy in all manner of venues including a run of “FIDO” (free in donation out) shows at Bath Brew House, events at the Rondo and Mission Theatres, Komedia, The Bell, St James Wine Vaults as well as outdoor events and comedy walks.

There is a lot to shout about this year, not least our ‘F’ Rating and the inaugural daytime Kids’ Comedy Fest. More good news is that average ticket prices are down and there are more concessions available for students.

I am delighted to welcome Festival Patron and Python Terry Jones this year for a special event and the inaugural Bath Plug Award at the Little Theatre.

Read on and 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

Nick Steel, Festival Director

This year’s core programme includes at least one female act every day throughout the festival, and in every multiple line-up, at least two female contestants in each heat of the New Act Competition, plus female compères and judges.

Our ‘F’ also stands for ‘Funny’. There are many very funny women out there, and by applying this rating to our core programme, we aim to show that once and for all!

Kiids’ comedy fest We’ve joined forces with Jimmy Mc from Bath’s popular Saturday morning club for children - Fezziwigs Fun Club - to produce a packed programme of weekday lunchtime Easter holiday fun guaranteed to keep the kids rolling in the aisles, with some mums and dads more than likely to be joining them.

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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27th March - 6th April 2015 (plus some extra dates either side)

Tuesday 24th March

Pre-Festival fun

CWIPS (University of Bath Comedy Society) - Bible according to CWIPS

7:30pm for 8pm show | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: £2 on the door or from socs-cwips@lists.bath.ac.uk Premiere performance of CWIPS original show.

Stories of the Bible (and some random tangents) told through sketches, stand up, and improvisation.

Thursday 26th March

Pre-Festival fun

The Porter - Comedy Club

8pm - 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 they’ll be presenting some of the best local talents the South West has to offer.

Hosted by compere Daniel ‘Fitz’Henry and backed by our in-house comedy band ‘The Comedettes’, the Club is bringing a more cabaret styled edge to comedy in Bath.

A map of Festival venues can be found on the inside back cover, page 51

www.bathcomedy.com

Thursday 26th March

Pre-Festival fun

The VA present - Improv Marmalade

7:30pm show | St James Wine Vaults | TICKETS: Free entry (donation on exit) The VA present an evening of improv and sketches.

As well as improv games for the whole audience to get involved with, The VA will be showcasing their dating improv show - Seeking Nigel.

In this show, YOU pick which one of our performers is Nigel, YOU decide on who he dates and YOU have a hand in his romantic fate. It has it all: seduction, romance, action, love and smooth wooing. At least that’s what the hapless and hopeless romantic Nigel dreams of.

They will also be joined by fresh sketch comedy from the Bristol Revunions, whose “slick performances and contagious energy” (Intermission Bristol) have made them a force to reckoned with.

Repeat Show

CWIPS - Bible according to CWIPS

7:30pm for 8pm show | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: £2 on the door or from socs-cwips@lists.bath.ac.uk For full details see listing on page 4.

The Unrelated Family - Comic Noises

8:30pm show (2.5hrs) | The Bell | TICKETS: Free A whole night of classic comedy music from The Unrelated Family and untold talented guests.

Featuring tunes from the likes of Vic & Bob, Tim Minchin, Victoria Wood, Bill Bailey, Jake Thackray, Fry & Laurie and many more.

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

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Friday 27th March

Opening Night Laugh At Bath - Comedy Walking Tour

11:15am and 2:15pm | Starts at Bath Abbey | TICKETS: £8 adult / £6 student, senior / £5 kids A daytime, light hearted, fun, comedy, mischievous and unconventional walking tour through Bath’s history* *well some of it!

Daily except Tuesdays, tours last around 90 mins.

Booking by phone 07765 796966 or email sirjames.pot@gmail.com or on the day subject to availability.

Will Franken

5:30pm for 6pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Maniac of manifold voices, Will Franken, winner of the 2014 Three Weeks Editors’ Award and the 2014 Barry Award for Best Performer, makes his Bath debut.

Critically acclaimed surrealistic character comedian of myriad personalities unveils his latest rapid fire absurdist assault on reality.

“The darkness of Franken’s imagination is like Chris Morris...you can’t take your eyes off these inspired outpourings” **** Guardian

Paul Kerensa - Back To The Futon, pt 2

7pm for 7:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 It’s 2015, and still no hoverboards...

Paul Kerensa is a British Comedy Award winner (co-writer, Miranda), an award-winning stand-up (ITV’s Take The Mike), and Great Scott, he’s a Back To The Future fan. In this follow-up to his 2006 BTTF tribute show (“very funny, very clever, an excellent Edinburgh show” - Chortle), he’ll explore Deloreans, the future, and whether it’s possible to heckle yourself.

(You don’t have to have seen Paul’s first BTTF show) (It would help if you’ve heard of Back To The Future)

www.bathcomedy.com

Friday 27th March

Opening Night Opening Night Gala starring Jarred Christmas, Svetlana, Ismo Leikola, Billy Kidd, Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip & Geoff Whiting (MC)

7:30pm for 8pm show (2.5hrs) | Bath Cricket Club | TICKETS: £16/£12 concs | 0800 411 8881 An eclectic mix of stand-up, character comedy, magic & music to hail the start this year’s Festival in style!

Jarred Christmas Full of passion and charisma, Jarred has a dynamic onstage persona and has a unique style that deftly mixes gags with storytelling.

Svetlana, The Oligarch’s Wife Billionairess, society hostess and fashion icon, Svetlana the Oligarch’s Wife is Britain’s only Knightsbridge-based Russian comedian.

Ismo Leikola One of the most successful stand up-comedians in Finland, Las Vegas (2014) winner of The Funniest Person in the World competition.

Billy Kidd Bath based internationally renowned magician featured on Syfy’s new series ‘Wizard Wars with Penn & Teller’.

Mik Artistik’s Ego Trip A captivating spell woven from comedy, song, poetry, story telling, rock music, folk and funk with moments of unutterable human beauty thrown in.

Geoff Whiting An established comedian and popular compere with a wealth of experience in working at all the notable comedy clubs in Europe.

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Friday 27th March

Opening Night Danny Buckler - PUNCH!

8:30pm for 9pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Expect more true tales of high adventure mixed in with world class improvisation as Danny holds court with stories of travelling the world, meeting a sixties icon, becoming a boxer and losing his virginity in Brian Blessed’s spare bedroom (yes, really!) all in an attempt to calm his overly dramatic mind down long enough to find out who he really is.

James Alderson - The Hunger James

10pm for 10:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 James has hit a lot of stumbling blocks in his life, and maybe, just maybe, food is something he just can’t get past!

Join James for his first solo hour (work in progress), as he works through everything in his mind that has led him to being middle aged, overweight and out of shape, and tries to work through if there’s a way forward!

Saturday 28th March Repeat Show

Laugh At Bath - Comedy Walking Tour

11:15am and 2:15pm | Starts at Bath Abbey | TICKETS: £8 adult / £6 student, senior / £5 kids. See page 6 for details.

Jon Pearson - Tall Order

3:00pm for 3:30pm show | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free in, Donation out or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Jon is a big man, but every man was small once...... Right?

Join Jon as he tells this hilarious tale of what its like to be overgrown at every stage of life, and how only some of it can be blamed on his childhood diet of Melton Mowbray’s world famous pork pies.

www.bathcomedy.com

Saturday 28th March Viv Groskop - Say Sorry To The Lady

4:30pm for 5pm show (1hr) | Bath Cricket Club | TICKETS: £8/£5 concs | 0800 411 8881 From BBC Radio 4’s Viv Groskop, Funny Women Finalist & Maestro Impro winner, comes a brand new stand-up show about the challenges of everyday life when everything annoys you.

Including the best and worst bits of being (allegedly) in charge of small people.

Freddie Farrell - Today Was A Total Waste Of Makeup (work in progress)

4:30pm for 5pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Most days Freddie wishes he never left the house. If he’s not eating chicken naked, he’s dealing with psycho neighbours or caught between gangland gunfights.

Come and see this FREE work-in-progress show before it heads off to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.

Sal Monello - Mafia Salon

6pm for 6:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 A unique comedy hour about Sal’s mafia roots, being Italian, and stories of his recent filming of the Channel 4 show “Come Dine With Me”, whilst cutting hair live You get the chance of having your hair cut on stage for free - now there is an offer you can’t refuse!

Rob Coleman - Ocean Going Idiot (work in progress)

7.30pm for 8pm show (1hr) | Assembly Inn | TICKETS: Free (donations) Rob Coleman doesn’t know his aft from his ebb tide but despite two failed attempts has an unquenchable desire to cross the Atlantic in a small boat. What has he learned? Will he do it again? And what is the correct term for the pointy bit?

Join him as he battles incompetence, cowardice and constipation on a frankly ill advised journey. A truish story with the odd joke.

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7:30pm for 8pm show (2hrs) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £12/£10 concs | 0800 411 8881 Magician, comedian, raconteur Danny Buckler hosts an evening of illusion, card tricks and mystery in a chat show revealing how a magician’s mind works, joined by three of the biggest names in magic.

Tonight’s guests are: Billy Kidd: international magician recently featured on Syfy’s new series ‘Wizard Wars with Penn & Teller’.

Andi Gladwin: voted No. 1 young close-up magician by the Magic Circle, Andi has appeared on TV numerous times.

TBC: Third act will be revealed soon...check the web site!

Gladiators Grand Final

7:30pm for 8pm show (2hrs) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: £10 from Bath Brew House or call Sal on 07599 712393 “Comedy Gladiators” grand final, brought to you by Sal Monello where 8 previous heat winner do final battle for the audience vote with proceedings topped off by headline act, last years champion Louis Burgess.

Krater Comedy Club with Ben Norris, Chris McCausland, Zoe Lyon & 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 award winning, locally sourced food & stay on free for the critically acclaimed club night ‘Motorcity‘!

www.bathcomedy.com

Sunday 29th March The 8th Wine Arts Trail - Mystery Bus Tour

11am and 2:30pm (2.5hrs) I Start revealed on booking I TICKETS: £25 I 0800 411 8881 The red Routemaster bus tour is back and with a vengeance! Bigger, better and even more bizarre. Get on board and experience mystery destinations, musical divas, outrageous interruptions, daft diversions and a glass of fine wine at every stop!

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A veritable Comedy Festival institution, The Wine Arts Trail starts with a welcome flute of bubbly. We then join our celebrity guest ‘clippie’, back by popular demand, the wonderful Lorraine Chase on a hilarious mystery tour of Bath’s hidden gems and secret corners.

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18 Westgate Street, Bath Tel: 01225 463489

Your guide is ex-Natural Theatre supremo and festival patron, Ralph Oswick, and on the way you will 18 Westgate Street, Bath be entertained, surprised and generally astonished by five-star Edinburgh Fringe acts, inimitable comic Tel: 01225 463489 characters, artistic infiltrations and imperial artefacts.

Adults only.

Repeat Show

Laugh At Bath - Comedy Walking Tour Monday to Thursday throughout October £10.00 Daily Special with a glass of ‘fizz’

A la carte, lunch and early dinner menus also available.

11:15am and 2:15pm | Starts at Bath Abbey | TICKETS: £8 adult / £6 student, senior / £5 kids. See page 6 for details.

Thursday 2nd October A Taste of Morocco

With Stuart Ash head chef at Woods for the past 20 years. Dinner 7pm for 7.30. £30 per person. Booking essential

Friday 3rd October. The Hot Potato Syncopators A comedy swing band featuring a couple of ukuleles, musical sword and T-chest double bass, a top class performance of swinging jazz and hilarious antics! 3 course dinner served from 7pm. Cabaret starts at 9pm £30 per person. Booking essential

Bath Spa University - Stand Up - Judge and Jury Sunday 5th October. Bill Smarme & The Bizness International entertainer, ladies’ man, bon viveur and building contractor sings.

Great comedy! 3 course lunch served from 12.00. Cabaret starts at 2.30pm £30 per person. Booking essential

1:30pm for 2pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th and Wednesday 22nd to Friday 24th October. Seafood Extravaganza

Our fish is delivered daily from Brixham. 24 hours notice required if you would like fresh Cornish lobster.

A la carte, lunch and early dinner menus also available.

Bath Spa University Students go head to head with fresh new comedians from Bath and Beyond.

Tuesday 14th October. Battle of Hastings

Who wins? - You decide! The audience acts as Judge and Jury. £10.66. 2 course menu. Booking essential.

Lunch, early dinner and A la carte menus also available.

Let the battle commence!

Tuesday 21st October Battle of Trafalgar £18.05 2 course menu. Booking essential. Lunch, early dinner and A la carte menus also available.

Sunday 26th October The best traditional Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding

Gala Champagne Dinner

Wednesday 15th October

A Gala Champagne dinner presented by Christophe of Alain Thienot Champagne.

Alain Thienot has been Woods’ house Champagne for the last 20 years. Tasting and a 3 course dinner 7.15pm £65 per person Booking essential

For easy online booking just look up your event at www.bathcomedy.com and follow the links. £18.85 /£23.00 for 2 courses Booking essential

Friday 31st October Halloween Party with John Baker and The Meanies

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4:30pm for 5pm show | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Two comedians come together to bring you heavily edited half true stories which they will say are definitely true for comedic value but are only loosely based on the truth, like that film Toy Story 2.

They will tell them to you as if they’re telling them for the first time but they have actually been telling them for the best part of the year to smaller audiences who had to sit through the awkward unworkable parts so you could enjoy the ironed out hilarious parts.

Luke Sargeant, Joshua Sadler & Martin Pilgrim - Circuit Breakers

6pm for 6.30pm show | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Three of Bristol’s best up and coming comics. Expect sharp one liners, intricate story telling and even the occasional song.

Joshua Sadler: “His relaxed and engaging stage manner make you warm to him instantly” - Scallywags comedy.

Martin Pilgrim: “Adept and funny” - The Guardian Luke Sargeant: Comedy Carousel winner and Gladiators finalist.

Fred MacAulay

7pm for 8pm show (2hrs) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £15/£13 concs | 0800 411 8881 With his popular morning radio show and a string of TV credits, Fred is one of the most famous faces of Scottish comedy.

A regular at the Edinburgh Fringe for 26yrs and at festivals worldwide, he has appeared as a guest on many Radio 4 comedy panel shows including I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, Just A Minute, The Unbelievable Truth and The News Quiz, as well as national TV shows such as Mock the Week, QI and Have I Got News For You. “Rib-achingly funny, one of the funniest men alive” - Sunday Times

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Sunday 29th March Steve N Allen - The SomeNews Live Show

7:30pm for 8pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 A different look at the world we live in.

What can the news tell us? Maybe nothing, maybe everything, you’ll find out.

Hosted by the comedian and radio presenter Steve N Allen.

President Obonjo - tha Man Who Stole My Identity

9pm for 9:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 A show about a man who created a comedy character that has taken over his life.

President Obonjo is the President of Lafta Republic Leader of the unfree world, Benjamin Bello is the middle class man from surbubia who passes the Norman Tebbitt test and who has created a wonderful yet disturbing creation in President Obonjo.

The show opens with Fred Ferenczi who is gaining a reputation as a bit of a show stealer with his low-energy, mordant, disturbing, awkward, dark and clever routine and is in increasing demand at clubs and venues across the country.

Monday 30th March Repeat Show

Laugh At Bath - Comedy Walking Tour

11:15am and 2:15pm | Starts at Bath Abbey | TICKETS: £8 adult / £6 student, senior / £5 kids. See page 6 for details.

A map of Festival venues can be found on the inside back cover, page 51

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14 WHAT’S ON Monday 30th March Kids’ Comedy Fest - Clown Bert

12:10pm for 12:30pm show (40min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £4 | 0800 411 8881 As my gran would have said “Isn’t he daft?” - yes he is, and funny and talented too.

This man is sure to start our Kids’ Fest with some big laughs.

Recommended age 2 and up.

Jimmy Mc of Fezziwigs Fun Club is your host and there will be fun to be had before and after the show.

Kids’ Comedy Fest - Miss Popularity

1:40pm for 2pm show (40min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £4 | 0800 411 8881 Fantastic Canadian performer who will keep you amazed with her balloon creations and funny antics.

Recommended age 2 and up.

Jimmy Mc of Fezziwigs Fun Club is your host and there will be fun to be had before and after the show

Harriet Kemsley - Puppy Fat

6pm for 6:30pm show (1hr) | Ring O Bells | Tickets: £5 | 0800 411 8881 Award winning idiot & quirky rising star Harriet Kemsley brings her much anticipated debut show to Bath Comedy Festival. Isn’t she brave?

Harriet has appeared on the BBC3 Comedy Marathon, London Lives Funny Rotten Scoundrels, the Radio 1 Comedy Lounge and as Tour Support for Katherine Ryan and Stephen Merchant.

“A very funny new stand up” - Time Out

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Monday 30th March New Act Competition - Heat One

7:15pm for 7:45pm show (2.5hrs) | Bath Brew House | Tickets: £5 | 0800 411 8881 The Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Competition sees 45 of the best up-and-coming comics in the UK compete for the title. There are five heats at The Bath Brewhouse throughout the Festival, compered by popular comedians, and the Grand Final takes place on Saturday 4th April at Bath Cricket Club.

Tonight’s compere is David Tsonos.

Mick Ferry

7:30pm for 8pm show (1hr) | Ring O Bells | Tickets: £8/£5 concs | 0800 411 8881 A fine purveyor of lugubrious surrealism and a most sought after comic on the British and International comedy circuits, Mick is a supremely talented and versatile performer, with a talent for off-the-cuff, satirical and topical comedy, wowing audiences with his spontaneous acerbic outbursts and razor sharp wit.

“Awesome stand up” - BBC “See him or regret it. A great comedian” - John Bishop “His material seems effortless...genuine warmth” - British Comedy Guide Best Live Stand-Up 2013 – The UK Comedy Awards - As voted by fellow comedians

Stephanie Laing - Nincompoop

9pm for 9:30pm show (1hr) | Ring O Bells | Tickets: £3 | 0800 411 8881 Stephanie Laing realises that she is a very silly young woman. Her show will include odd noises, several drawings of ducks, a confession about some vomit, and a song about a newt.

We’re not saving the world here, people. We’re just trying to get by without making too much of a mess on the carpet.

Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year finalist 2015.

“Gloriously silly, wonderfully unpretentious” - Broadway Baby

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16 WHAT’S ON Tuesday 31st March Kids’ Comedy Fest - Krazy Kev & Dinky Dino

12:10pm for 12:30pm show (40min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £4 | 0800 411 8881 A great ventriloquist with a lovely puppet, this show is one for our younger audiences.

Recommended age 2 to 7.

Jimmy Mc of Fezziwigs Fun Club is your host and there will be fun to be had before and after the show.

Kids’ Comedy Fest - Nutty Noah

1:40pm for 2pm show (40min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £4 | 0800 411 8881 A genuine star, Noah even has his own fan club, has been on the X Factor and The Slammer and is probably the best kids’ comedy magician in the business.

Recommended age 4 and up.

Jimmy Mc of Fezziwigs Fun Club is your host and there will be fun to be had before and after the show.

Archie Maddocks - No Behaviour (work in progress)

6pm for 6:30pm show (1hr) | Ring O Bells | Tickets: £3 | 0800 411 8881 Archie Maddocks hasn’t ever really fitted in. The reason? He “ain’t got no behaviour”. Join him as he tries to figure out where he stands in the world.

With a natural stage presence and a winning smile, his affable nature immediately puts people at ease and he impresses audiences with a charismatic, conversational style, hilarious observations & quick, acerbic wit.

Bath New Act Competition 2014 Winner “Destined to rise through the ranks in the next few years... with gems like that, the sky is the limit” - Bruce Dessau

www.bathcomedy.com

Tuesday 31st March New Act Competition - Heat Two

7:15pm for 7:45pm show (2.5hrs) | Bath Brew House | Tickets: £5 | 0800 411 8881 The Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Competition sees 45 of the best up-and-coming comics in the UK compete for the title. There are five heats at The Bath Brewhouse throughout the Festival, compered by popular comedians, and the Grand Final takes place on Saturday 4th April at Bath Cricket Club.

Tonight’s compere is Iszi Lawrence.

Diane Spencer - Power Tool

7:30pm for 8pm show (1hr) | Ring O Bells | Tickets: £5 | 0800 411 8881 In 2014, Diane and the love of her life began the search for their dream home, but both being cash-strapped comedians the situation was bleak. Then, out of the blue, Diane got a phone call from media personality Nancy Dell’Olio, asking to meet her at The Ivy. This is the story of possibly one of the strangest years in Diane’s life: will she achieve her dream home and can she turn a bonkers rich woman into a theatrical star?

Chortle Best Newcomer 2011 , The New Current’s Woman of the Year 2013

Pierre Hollins Is Surprisingly Optimistic

9pm for 9:30pm show (1hr) | Ring O Bells | Tickets: £5 | 0800 411 8881 An inspired foot soldier of comedy makes funny with life, love, religion, evolution, and the origins of the Blues.

“An easy going joyful manner laced and juxtaposed with pathos and reality that only an experienced comedian and earthling can bring you.” - Taking The Piss Tour “Fantastic” - Chortle

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18 WHAT’S ON Wednesday 1st April Repeat Show

Laugh At Bath - Comedy Walking Tour

11:15am and 2:15pm | Starts at Bath Abbey | TICKETS: £8 adult / £6 student, senior / £5 kids. See page 6 for details.

Kids’ Comedy Fest - Kooky The Clown

12:10pm for 12:30pm show (40min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £4 | 0800 411 8881 For a traditional clown there is no better, silly, funny and stupid! We love Kooky and we’re sure you will too. Recommended age 2 to 7.

Jimmy Mc of Fezziwigs Fun Club is your host and there will be fun to be had before and after the show.

Kids’ Comedy Fest - The Funky Puppet Show

1:40pm for 2pm show (40min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £4 | 0800 411 8881 Johnny G really is an all-rounder when it comes to children’s entertainment and we never get bored of his magic puppet show. Brilliant! Recommended age 2 and up.

Jimmy Mc of Fezziwigs Fun Club is your host and there will be fun to be had before and after the show.

Amy Howerska - Sasspot

6pm for 6:30pm show (1hr) | Ring O Bells | Tickets: £5/£4 concs | 0800 411 8881 Rising star Amy was raised by a pack of wild skydivers....in Swansea. Which is enough to give anyone a bit of sass...maybe too much sass... she’s working on that.

What is it like to be the boring one in an insane extreme sports family? When a day trip was survival training what type of human woman does this create? One with a sense of humour. An hour of heart warming and silly stand up and stories of death, skydiving and Swansea.

“Amy’s tales of life in London and New York are sharply-observed and her comic timing is wickedly accurate.” - Venue

www.bathcomedy.com

Wednesday 1st April Mixed Doubles

7pm for 7:30pm show (55min) | Mission Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs | 01225 463362 Fresh faced BBC Radio 4 comedy quartet Mixed Doubles are delighted to debut their distinctive brand of rapid-fire sketch comedy in Bath.

Specialists in observing the absurdity in our everyday lives, these four writer/performers have refined an undeniably nostalgic school of sketch comedy; a vivid blend of Messrs Fry & Laurie and Not The Nine O’Clock News, with a sprinkle of Enid Blyton, a pinch of Smack The Pony and a dash of Pimms on the village green.

Bizarre Bath - Comedy Walking Tour

8pm (1.5hrs) | Meet outside the Huntsman | TICKETS: £8/£5 students | No pre-booking required - pay on the day 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 the tour?

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!)

Monkey Poet - 300 to 1 Double Bill

8pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs| 01225 463362 The mastermind behind smash show LOVEhurtsACTUALLY and winner of the Edinburgh Fringe Editors’ Award.

SEE! A schoolboy re-enact the macho film ‘300’ to the ghostly World War 1 poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon.

HEAR! Reasons for and against “The sweetness of dying for your Country.”

LAUGH! Long, Loud and Hard!

AFTER THE INTERVAL - Monkey Poet delivers an electrifying set of comic verse.

“Conjures a cast of thousands through sheer skill.” - Scotsman

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20 WHAT’S ON Wednesday 1st April New Act Competition - Heat Three

7:15pm for 7:45pm show (2.5hrs) | Bath Brew House | Tickets: £5 | 0800 411 8881 The Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Competition sees 45 of the best up-and-coming comics in the UK compete for the title. There are five heats at The Bath Brewhouse throughout the Festival, compered by popular comedians, and the Grand Final takes place on Saturday 4th April at Bath Cricket Club.

Tonight’s compere is Paul Ricketts.

Matt Green - Groom For Improvement

7:30pm for 8pm show | Ring O Bells | TICKETS: £8/£5 concs | 0800 411 8881 Weddings are weird and expensive, aren’t they? After years of being a boyfriend, Matt’s now a husband, and isn’t totally sure what he thinks about that.

An hour of jokes and stories about growing up, settling down and tiny bits of paper.

“Really funny” **** - The Scotsman A perfectly paced hour” **** - The List “classic stand up expertly delivered” **** - Broadway Baby

Arnold A.K.B. - Faux Pas Pa

7:30pm for 8:00pm show | St James Wine Vaults | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 With 25 years performing his off centre brand of alternative comedy, Arnold A.K.B will probably totally mess up this gig as well as all the others. Thankfully the night will be saved by three brilliant guests: Noel James - comedy great.

Jem Roberts - local hero.

John Collins - on the up.

www.bathcomedy.com

Wednesday 1st April Gary Colman - Tickling Mice

9pm for 9.30pm show | Ring O Bells | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 Did you know rats & humans are the only animals to laugh when tickled? And the similarities don’t stop there.

Five star Geordie funny man Gary Colman (“Fearlessly funny...the best deadpan act since Jack Dee” - GQ) presents another beautiful, heart warming comedy show about the crushing banality of family life.

“A seasoned gag-smith with a sharp eye for the absurdities of family life” - Bruce Dessau London Evening Standard 2013

Thursday 2nd April Repeat Show

Laugh At Bath - Comedy Walking Tour

11:15am and 2:15pm | Starts at Bath Abbey | TICKETS: £8 adult / £6 student, senior / £5 kids. See page 6 for details.

Kids’ Comedy Fest - Loz Because

12:10pm for 12:30pm show (40min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £4 | 0800 411 8881 This circus star does it all, from puppets to juggling, comedy to hula hooping. She is a queen of family entertainment. Recommended age 4 and up.

Jimmy Mc of Fezziwigs Fun Club is your host and there will be fun to be had before and after the show

Kids’ Comedy Fest - Marky Jay

1:40pm for 2pm show (40min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £4 | 0800 411 8881 With his naughty monkey, silly props and multiple talents, there is something for everyone in this show.

Fresh from Kids’ TV, he is sure to amuse the adults as well. Recommended age 4 and up.

Jimmy Mc of Fezziwigs Fun Club is your host and there will be fun to be had before and after the show.

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22 WHAT’S ON Thursday 2nd April Paul Ricketts - West End Story

5:45pm for 6:15pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 This outrageous tale of life in Soho in the 90s was a 5-star Edinburgh hit and Paul went on to recreate the party atmosphere at sold out performances in London. It should be the same in Bath as the show falls on his birthday!

A comedy storytelling show involving romance, bizarre escapades and a philosophy of life – explaining how to have outrageous nightly adventure on a budget of £5, one time leading to a situation involving a famous flamenco guitarist and a former Prime Minister. Extraordinary material and entirely true. “...creating vivid pictures and making the stories come to life in front of you...comedy with real heart” - Three Weeks

Sam Carrington - The Labour Of Laugh

6pm for 6:30pm show (1hr) | Ring O Bells | Tickets: £5 | 0800 411 8881 We spend one third of our adult lives at work. When we aren’t at work we relax thanks to others working (watching TV, drinking in bars, etc). Thanks to a slightly streaky media career in my 20s, Sam’s had lots of different jobs. This show will examine them, and Sam will also be using experiences he’s had to empathise with other people doing other jobs.

Where are the laughs in the world of work? There are loads - there are blaggers, people who are shit at their jobs, how people pass the time when they’re at work and loads more. So clock in, roll up your sleeves and lets put a shift in.

Repeat Show

Mixed Doubles 7:30pm (55min) I Mission Theatre I TICKETS: £12/£10 concs | 01225 463362

Repeat Show

Bizarre Bath - Comedy Walking Tour 8pm (1.5hrs) I Meet outside the Huntsman I TICKETS: £8/£5 students

- for full details see listing on page 19.

- for full details see listing on page 19.

www.bathcomedy.com

Thursday 2nd April Richard Herring - Lord of the Dance Settee

8pm show | Komedia | TICKETS: £15 or £25.50 (meal deal) | 0845 293 8480 After covering weighty issues like death, love, religion and spam javelins, “The King of Edinburgh” (List) is in a frivolous mood with this show about daftness, whether the term “cool comedian” is an oxymoron, bouncing joyously on the sofa and how Herring’s whole career is a failed attempt to top a piece of visual slapstick comedy he came up with at 16.

Can he revisit the joke thirty years on or will it smash his old bones?

“Dependably funny” - Chortle

Maxine Jones - Invisible Woman

8pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs | 01225 463362 Older women are often see-through. Maxine Jones shakes off her invisibility cloak and steps into the spotlight.

Following her popular debut as Embarrassing Mother, she repossesses her life as an older, unattached woman - with superpowers.

Maxine has been on BBC Radio 4, RTE Arena and has featured in the Irish Times and Independent. Invisible Woman has had sell-out shows in Edinburgh and Dublin.

“Outstandingly funny” - entertainment.ie

New Act Competition - Heat Four

7:15pm for 7:45pm show (2.5hrs) | Bath Brew House | Tickets: £5 | 0800 411 8881 The Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Competition sees 45 of the best up-and-coming comics in the UK compete for the title. There are five heats at The Bath Brewhouse throughout the Festival, compered by popular comedians, and the Grand Final takes place on Saturday 4th April at Bath Cricket Club.

Tonight’s compere is Paul Ricketts.

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

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24 WHAT’S ON Thursday 2nd April Bec Hill - Bec To The Drawing Board (work in progress)

7:30pm for 8pm show | Ring O Bells | TICKETS: £8/£5 concs | 0800 411 8881 Bec Hill (winner of the Barry Performer’s Choice Award for Best Show, Edinburgh Fringe 2014) entertains and delights with her unique mix of stand-up, storytelling and paper-puppetry.

“Brilliantly conceived...” - The Sunday Herald ***** “...an act that should not be missed for an hour of non-stops laughs” – One4Review ***** “...a pleasure to watch...” - Edinburgh Guide ***** “Bec Hill: exuberant, daft and inventive” - The Scotsman **** “There’s something special about Bec Hill” - The Times ****

The Smoking Duck Comedy Playgroup 8.30pm show | The Bell | TICKETS: Free

Lawrie Duckworth presents a free night of comedy on The Love Lounge at the back of The Bell.

With stand-ups including Ben Thurston and reunion sketches from The Unrelated Family, Bath’s veteran sketch-botherers.

Bath’s original open mic night - contact lawrieduckworth@gmail.com to secure your slot.

Neil McFarlane Tells It Like It Isn’t

9pm for 9.30pm show | Ring O Bells | TICKETS: £6/£4 concs | 0800 411 8881 Sticking to the same trying and testing formula as in previous variably successful years, Neil’s show is named as loosely as possible in order to allow him to say pretty much any old wee-wee that comes into his head.

The one thing which is guaranteed is that it won’t all be true but most of it will be butt-worryingly ribald.

Life, love, literature, lewdness and loo-roll, it’s all here somewhere.

So come along – quaff a flagon of finest ale, sit down and shut up. And do at least try to enjoy yourself.

www.bathcomedy.com

Friday 3rd April Repeat Show

Laugh At Bath - Comedy Walking Tour

11:15am and 2:15pm | Starts at Bath Abbey | TICKETS: £8 adult / £6 student, senior / £5 kids. See page 6 for details.

The Real MacGuffins - Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain

5:45pm for 6:30pm show (55min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £8/£5 concs | 0800 411 8881 Brand new show inspired by the 1942 pamphlet given to American soldiers on their way to Blighty - the instructions were a crash course on the quirks and customs of British life, featuring everything from cricket, warm beer and ha’pennies to Sunday afternoons in the country.

With lashings of physical comedy, this rib-tickling new show for adults and families will lovingly poke fun at British eccentricities and the doomed attempts of outsiders to understand them. The Americans see the Brits as a strange race. Get ready to judge for yourself in a riot of joyous laughter and downright silliness as a crack team of experts attempt to explain the rules of British life.

Repeat Show

Bizarre Bath - Comedy Walking Tour 8pm (1.5hrs) I Meet outside the Huntsman I TICKETS: £8/£5 students - for full details see listing on page 19.

Johnny & The Baptists - Rock The Vote

8pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs| 01225 463362 The UK’s hottest musical comedians tackle the big issues ahead of the General Election with their acclaimed blend of songs, satire and silliness. And with politicians now officially ranked below estate agents in the public’s trust, Rock The Vote is a desperate bid to find at least one good reason to vote.

Stars of Radio 4’s Now Show and 2014 British Comedy Award nominees.

“Politically energised… raucously silly… triumphant piss-taking” - Guardian

A map of Festival venues can be found on the inside back cover, page 51

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26 WHAT’S ON Friday 3rd April New Act Competition - Heat Five

7:15pm for 7:45pm show (2.5hrs) | Bath Brew House | Tickets: £5 | 0800 411 8881 The Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year Competition sees 45 of the best up-and-coming comics in the UK compete for the title. There are five heats at The Bath Brewhouse throughout the Festival, compered by popular comedians, and the Grand Final takes place on Saturday 4th April at Bath Cricket Club.

Tonight’s compere is Pam Ford.

Ronnnie Golden - New Age Pensioner

7:45pm for 8:30pm show (55min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £8/£6 concs | 0800 411 8881 Ronnie Golden - New Age Pensioner: 30 years on the Fringe 1984-2014.

An hour of comedy, songs and salacious stories from his showbiz past. He’s lived a life of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll so you don’t have to!

For over ten years he’s shared an uncivil partnership with Barry Cryer, but this is his brand new solo show. Come and celebrate three decades of jolly ups with him!

Joe Rooney Your Man Joe Rooney

8pm for 8:30pm show | St James Wine Vaults | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 Joe Rooney is your definitive Irish comedian, with a brutally honest yet brilliantly obscure view of life, covering hot issues of the day such as handless raspberry pickers, triumphantly still wearing his under-12’s Gaelic football shorts and country hotels run by families of red headed inbred midgets. Rooney’s energetic eccentricity includes a brief musical history of Ireland and her music; “fiddley diddley” will never ring the same meaning again.

“With his slicked back hair and gifts as a musical comic you can see why he was cast as the cool, disaffected Damo (Father Ted). Yet Rooney’s pastiches of The Dubliners songbook reveal a mischievous insight beyond the rebel-without-abrain-cell of his on-screen counterpart.” - Chortle

www.bathcomedy.com

Saturday 4th April Repeat Show

Laugh At Bath - Comedy Walking Tour

11:15am and 2:15pm | Starts at Bath Abbey | TICKETS: £8 adult / £6 student, senior / £5 kids. See page 6 for details.

Daniel Fitzhenry - Fitz of Giggles gets Chopping!

1:30pm for 2pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Local Fitz and South Wales star in the making Chris Chopping join forces for an hour of unique comedy!

Fitz has been performing stand up for just over 2 years and has quickly established himself as one of the hardest working comics around. Rising star Chris Chopping won New Comedian of the Year in both Bedford and Newbury and was a finalist in Bath Comedy Festival to boot. “A really good comic...Tremendously clever in both his delivery and subject matter” - Metro

Unrehearsed Theatre Company - Life Of Brian: Uncut!

1:30pm for 2pm show | The Bell | TICKETS: Free (Donations)

With all donations going to Comic Relief, The Bell courtyard will be the setting for an Easter extravaganza.

A completely unrehearsed performance of the Monty Python classic.

Be there by 2.30pm for your chance to star in the epic to end all epics...

Sal Monello - Combe Down With Me

3pm for 3:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Are you a fan of the Channel 4 “Come Dine With Me” show? Have you ever thought of going on the programme? Would you like to know what its like taking part?

If so, join Sal and his fellow contestants James, Ellie and Martine from the latest Bath show for this story-telling hour, and have your questions answered.

Proceeds to charity.

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28 WHAT’S ON Saturday 4th April Helen Lederer - Losing It

4pm for 5pm show (1hr) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £8/£6 concs | 0800 411 8881 An hour in the company of comedienne, actor, presenter & “funniest woman in England” (Dawn French) - Helen talks to Jem Roberts about her laugh out loud debut novel, followed by a Q&A and book signing.

A ‘laugh yourself thinner’ comedy novel, the book tells the story of Millie, who has too many pounds around her middle, and not enough pounds in the bank, and the desperate measures she endures to reverse this situation.

Helen has a unique wit and observational humour, with an extensive writing portfolio, and has starred in BBC TV’s Absolutely Fabulous, The Young Ones & Bottom. Other appearances have included French and Saunders, Girls On Top, Horrid Henry: The Movie, Hollyoaks and Miss Marple.

Andy White - Daddy Fool

4:30pm for 5pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Are you parent? If so, you’ll always be a better one than comedian Andy White. He loves everything about parenthood apart from actually doing it. He’s written this funny and honest stand up show about being a dad, so he’ll only perform it whilst his son is still too young to watch.

Come see it. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry and you’ll probably want to call social services.

Sally Anne Hayward - Nobody’s Princess

6pm for 6:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 A fun-filled hour of hilarity ranging from School Reunions, Sally’s Happy List and how late in life she was when she realised she wasn’t actually a Princess.

A West Country favourite, Sally-Anne is a regular compere on the Glastonbury stages and has recently supported Sarah Millican and Russell Howard on tour dates which she describes as really rather marvellous.

“Exceptionally funny” - The Independent

www.bathcomedy.com

Saturday 4th April New Act Competition - Grand Final

6:45pm for 7:30pm show (3hrs) | 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 Helen Lederer. Experienced compere and comedian Geoff Whiting is your MC for the evening.

Previous finalists include Archie Maddocks, Paul Revill, Larry Dean, Rob Beckett, Harriet Kemsley, Matt Richardson, Joe Lycett, Mickey Sharma, Lindsay Sharman, James Alderson.

Repeat Show

Bizarre Bath - Comedy Walking Tour 8pm (1.5hrs) I Meet outside the Huntsman I TICKETS: £8/£5 students - for full details see listing on page 19.

The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre

8pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs| 01225 463362 Earth’s funniest footwear return with a brand new show of songs, sketches, socks and violence with extra added satire. From UKIP to ISIS, the world’s put to right. Plus lots of brand new silliness.

“Had every single audience member… laughing until they cried.” ***** Edinburgh Evening News

Mark Hurman - Some scenes are unsuitable for anyone

7:30pm for 8pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Join Mark for a whirlwind trip around the detritus of his mind.

Subjects range from books to plumbing and from OCD to tyre pressures. Also includes fun runs, German, wedding invitations and self-service machines.

Puns, one-liners, stories: here you have a veritable smorgasbord of japes. And OCD. (Political dressing optional).

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30 WHAT’S ON Saturday 4th April Krater Comedy Club with Scott Capurro, Stuart Goldsmith, Paul McCaffrey & MC: Sally-Anne Hayward 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 award winning, locally sourced food & stay on free for the critically acclaimed club night ‘Motorcity‘!

Repeat Show

Joe Rooney - Your Man Joe Rooney

8pm for 8:30pm show | St James Wine Vaults | TICKETS: £5 | 0800 411 8881 - see page 26 for details.

Damian Kingsley - Frank

9pm for 9:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Debut solo stand-up show about language, identity, pretentiousness and the heartfelt desire to punch my best friend in the face.

“Slick, well-evoked, anecdotal material powered by punchlines” - Chortle “A considerable talent, with strong anecdotal humour” - Three Weeks, Edinburgh 2011

WRONG Comedy with Bob ‘Walshy’ Walsh n The WRONG Cast

10:30pm for 11pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Multi 5-star Edinburgh Free Fringe Institution WRONG Comedy does exactly what it says on the tin - Silly, Rude, Blue, Lairy, Mental, in yer face, totally shameless no holds barred and most importantly really bloody funny.

Late Night Adult Stand Up Comedy and Music.

WRONG Cast for Bath Comedy Festival! Easter weekend 2015: Stephanie Laing, Hilary Fox, Harry U Eldrich Bob ‘Walshy’ Walsh as MC Are you a WRONGun too ? Don’t miss this !

www.bathcomedy.com

Sunday 5th April Repeat Show

Laugh At Bath - Comedy Walking Tour

11:15am and 2:15pm | Starts at Bath Abbey | TICKETS: £8 adult / £6 student, senior / £5 kids. See page 6 for details.

Sunday Lunch with Lady Margaret & Friends - Marcel Lucont, Billy Kidd & Arthur Smith 12pm for 12.45pm lunch, 2.30pm show (2.5hrs) | Woods Restaurant | Tickets: £30 | 0800 411 8881 A super Sunday Lunch at Woods, the city’s favourite classic restaurant, with post-prandial comedy, magic and chat presided over by Bath’s very own doyenne of the cultural scene, Lady Margaret.

Scintillating entertainment of the highest calibre from: Billy Kidd - international street and stage magician.

Arthur Smith - Grumpy Old Man, comic, writer, Leonard Cohen impersonator, star of the One Show, collector of button boxes and now, he claims, principle male dancer at the Royal Ballet.

Monday to Thursday throughout October £10.00 Daily Special with a glass of ‘fizz’

A la carte, lunch and early dinner menus also available.

Marcel Lucont - flaneur, raconteur, bon viveur and beau gentilhomme extraordinaire dry wit, bawdy chansons and exquisitely sexy poems.

(Winner, 2013 Fringe World Award for Best Comedy)

Thursday 2nd October A Taste of Morocco

With Stuart Ash head chef at Woods for the past 20 years. Dinner 7pm for 7.30. £30 per person. Booking essential

Friday 3rd October. The Hot Potato Syncopators A comedy swing band featuring a couple of ukuleles, musical sword and T-chest double bass, a top class performance of swinging jazz and hilarious antics! 3 course dinner served from 7pm. Cabaret starts at 9pm £30 per person. Booking essential

Sunday 5th October. Bill Smarme & The Bizness International entertainer, ladies’ man, bon viveur and building contractor sings.

Great comedy! 3 course lunch served from 12.00. Cabaret starts at 2.30pm £30 per person. Booking essential

Tuesday 7th to Thursday 9th and Wednesday 22nd to Friday 24th October. Seafood Extravaganza

Our fish is delivered daily from Brixham. 24 hours notice required if you would like fresh Cornish lobster.

A la carte, lunch and early dinner menus also available.

Tuesday 14th October. Battle of Hastings

£10.66. 2 course menu. Booking essential.

Lunch, early dinner and A la carte menus also available.

Tuesday 21st October Battle of Trafalgar £18.05 2 course menu. Booking essential. Lunch, early dinner and A la carte menus also available.

Sunday 26th October The best traditional Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding £18.85 /£23.00

Gala Champagne Dinner

Wednesday 15th October

A Gala Champagne dinner presented by Christophe of Alain Thienot Champagne.

Alain Thienot has been Woods’ house Champagne for the last 20 years. Tasting and a 3 course dinner 7.15pm

Lady Margaret had a series on BBC R4 and famously led the Queen’s Jubilee procession down The Mall. The hat that launched a thousand ships (and envelope openings).

Lydia & Dan - Yours Desperately, Dan & Lydia

3pm for 3:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Dan Nicholas (“Someone as inventive as this should have a future in comedy” - Chortle) and Lydia Rickards (“Never fails to impress” - Scallywags Comedy) aren’t great at love.

In fact they’re terrible, making questionable decisions to attempt to ‘fill a void’, with high anxiety and an uncomfortable amount of paranoia. They can’t hold a relationship down because the truth is they just don’t love themselves.

Join them as they tenuously explore this theme with stand up & sketches, in a melodramatic comedy about failing in love.

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32 WHAT’S ON Sunday 5th April The Bath Plug Award - Terry Jones Wind In The Willows and Monty Python & The Holy Grail 5pm film, 7pm Q&A, 8pm film | Little Theatre Cinema | TICKETS: £10 - £20 Booking: Please check www.bathcomedy.com for details | 0871 902 5735

With round about 50 successful years in the business of show, cinema, and comedy, Terry Jones, patron of Bath Comedy Festival, caps a career as a movie director, actor, screenwriter, fairytale-teller, spam-seller, historical documentarian, poet, essayist, heart-throb, pepperpot and unquestionably living legend of British Comedy with the inaugural presentation of the Festival’s most esteemed accolade...The Bath Plug Award...(a plug).

To celebrate, The Little Theatre Cinema will be playing host to a World Not-Quite-Premier of Jones’ wonderful 1996 movie version of The Wind In The Willows (TBC - check web site) starring Terry, Eric Idle and Steve Coogan, at 5pm.

This will be followed at 7pm by a special meander through Terry’s funny screen history with comedy historian Jem Roberts, with questions from the audience, which will cover everything from experimental films at Oxford right up to his new sci-fi blockbuster ‘Absolutely Anything’, starring Simon Pegg, with Robin Williams as Dennis the Dog. Finally at 8pm, we close with a special screening of 1975’s Monty Python & The Holy Grail, co-directed with Terry Gilliam. Bring a shrubbery. NB: Details being confirmed at the time of going to press - please see web site for details.

The Tim & Joey Show & Guests

4:30pm for 5pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Join Tim O’Connor and Joey Cannon on Easter Sunday for an afternoon of comedic comedy.

Life-affirming with a few dark bits as they put the world of 2015 to rights by means of laughter, poetry, power-point, humour, music and Easter eggs…did we mention the Easter eggs? The show that aims to be the missing link between deeply profound and utterly silly from two of the fastest rising comedy talents living in the West Country under the Witness Protection programme today. Hush hush.

www.bathcomedy.com

Sunday 5th April Paul T Eyres - T Eyres Before Bedtime

6pm for 6:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Everything was going great for Paul. A professional comedian with no responsibilities outside of making people laugh.

Then all of a sudden...he made a person. By accident. Had this ever happened before, in the history of the universe?

Probably. But not to Paul. What if the baby was like him, a chronic insomniac with a tendency to say the wrong thing and p*ss people off? What are you supposed to do with a baby anyway? Can the family survive and thrive or will it be T-Eyres before bedtime?!?

Paul appears on BBC3, has written for BBC and Channel 4, and has a weekly podcast in which he and other comedians cover everything from sport to self-improvement to consider the failure of their own lives.

Nick Doody

6:30pm for 7pm show (1hr) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £8/£5 concs | 0800 411 8881 Nick Doody is one of the brightest talents on the comedy circuit, being a highly engaging live performer and a prolific comedy writer for TV and radio. Sharp, topical and not afraid to say what he thinks, his brand of intelligent, honest and incisive comedy has won him fans all over the world.

Nick’s career got off to a pretty good start in the 90s by supporting legendary Bill Hicks, at Bill’s request. Since then he’s racked up a string of sell-out Edinburgh & other festival shows and continues to be much in demand in the UK & abroad.

“Simply the best unadulterated, gimmick-free hour of pure stand-up I’ve seen” ***** Chortle “All hail Nick Doody...pure comedy gold” ***** Metro

Repeat Show

Bizarre Bath - Comedy Walking Tour 8pm (1.5hrs) I Meet outside the Huntsman I TICKETS: £8/£5 students

Repeat Show

Damian Kingsley - Frank 7:30pm for 8pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House

- for full details see listing on page 19.

TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 - for full details see listing on page 30.

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34 WHAT’S ON Sunday 5th April Jess Robinson - The Mighty Voice

8:30pm for 9pm show (1hr) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £10/£7 concs | 0800 411 8881 Join the star of BBC1’s Dead Ringers, Impressions Show, & Jim Cartwright’s Little Voice for a sublime hour of laughter as she impersonates everyone from classic Hollywood stars to pampered pop celebs.

Featuring live accompaniment from fabulous flame-haired Kirsty Newton (Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen) and a mind-boggling, show-stopping finale extravaganza, come see Liza Minelli rapping with Niki Minaj, Shirley Bassey singing Nirvana, Jessie J in a sing off with Bjork and much more!

“Robinson has a stunning voice, is an incredibly talented impersonator and mixes this with a cheeky, wry personality that makes you want to pop her in your pocket and take her home for tea.” ***** Edinburgh Evening News “It’s hard to envisage a world in which Jess Robinson will not be a star. Her talent and showmanship is stunning.” **** Chortle Chortle Music & Variety Award Nominee 2015

Ian Cognito - Comedian Seeks Audience

9pm for 9:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Cogs came to Bath 35 years ago and he’s been hanging around ever since. The Hat and Feather, the old bus station, Tears for Fears, he’s seen them all off.

Believing you keep your doorstep free of ordure he rarely performs in Bath but he’s back at the festival after 20 years.

You don’t have to travel far to see one of the best comedians in the world, however do not attend if you can possibly be offended.

“Just stunning” - The Guardian

Repeat Show

“See him, you won’t be disappointed” - The Independent

WRONG Comedy with Bob ‘Walshy’ Walsh n The WRONG Cast

10:30pm for 11pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) - for full details see listing on page 30.

www.bathcomedy.com

Monday 6th April Repeat Show

Laugh At Bath - Comedy Walking Tour

11:15am and 2:15pm | Starts at Bath Abbey | TICKETS: £8 adult / £6 student, senior / £5 kids. See page 6 for details.

Craig Leggo, Kevin Ross & Special Guest - Lying With Men

3pm for 3:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 In a world where machines lift heavy things, sperm is frozen and we don’t always get to drive, these men ask, “why are we still in charge?”.

Come along to sympathise, empathise and laugh at the ramblings of these poor men - trying, failing and trying again to make sense of their roles on our little blue marble...

Jack Brown & Joshua Sadler

4:30pm for 5pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Jack Brown: “Young, naturally gifted and confident, shows the potential to follow in the footsteps of Russell Howard and Jon Richardson. One to watch without doubt” - Geoff Whiting Joshua Sadler: “His relaxed and engaging stage manner make you warm to him instantly” - Scallywags comedy.

BBC Radio New Comedy Award 2014 nominee, Joshua has recently supported Russell Howard and Nish Kumar.

Pete Beckley and Olaf Falafel - Last Minute Comedians

6pm for 6:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Two very different comedians who’ve both won the coveted Last Minute Comedian Of The Year award.

Pete Beckley is a multi-award winning comedian with a quirky deadpan delivery and a surreal take on things.

Last Minute Comedian Of The Year 2012, Reading Comedy Festival New Act of The Year 2012 and You Must Be Joking Winner in 2014 Pete is joined by Olaf Falafel: Last Minute Comedian of The Year 2013 and Sweden’s eighth funniest comedian.

A unique mixture of one-liners and Scandinavian-tinged stories.

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36 WHAT’S ON Monday 6th April Carey Marx - Abominable

6pm for 6:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £8/£5 concs | 0800 411 8881 Carey Marx tears himself to pieces and finds he is made of torn pieces. Putting them back together, he makes an abominable mess. This is Carey’s abominable look at the abominability of abominableness.

Last year’s hit Edinburgh show plus some new material from the mischievous circuit favourite.

“A brilliant, deeply personal performance” **** Scotsman “Supremely crafted comedy” **** List

Repeat Show

Bizarre Bath - Comedy Walking Tour 8pm (1.5hrs) I Meet outside the Huntsman I TICKETS: £8/£5 students - for full details see listing on page 19.

New Act Comedy Night

7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Komedia Arts Café | TICKETS: £2 on the door | 0845 293 8480 Komedia plays host to this monthly night for Bath and Bristol’s aspiring comedians.

Some are new faces trying material for the very first time whilst others are more established. Either way, they are all acts who deserve a spot in the limelight - none more so than Fitz, local legend and the night’s compere.

Roger Swift - Prop Meister

7:30pm for 8pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Roger Swift is a West Midlands comedy legend and true master of prop comedy & here is is with his first solo show.

A comedy routine like nothing you have ever witnessed before that features puns! Lots & lots of puns. There are no stories, no observations or voyages of self discovery to be found here. Just rapid fire non-stop puns with more home made props than you’ll have seen before.

www.bathcomedy.com

Monday 6th April Arthur Smith* Sings Leonard Cohen Volume 2 - The Extended Mix * and The Smithereens!

8pm for 8:30pm show (1hr 40min) | Bath Cricket Club | Tickets: £15/£12 concs | 0800 411 8881 A huge hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and venues around Britain and Ireland, it returns – lengthened, deepened, with extra laughs and the addition of 4 more Cohen songs (including ‘the most miserable song ever written’).

The show reflects on despair, decline and dementia yet succeeds in being hilarious, joyous and life-affirming. Smith, playwright, grumpy old man, ‘Radio 4’s bit of rough’ and stand-up comic, is enhanced by the fabulous Smithereens, a trio of unbeatably melodious and glamorous singer/musicians to produce an evening you will never forget.

“This bittersweet blend of stand-up and song made me laugh (a lot) and cry (a bit)… a triumph.” **** Times Sponsored by

“The Smithereens, Smith’s sensational troupe of backing singers, [are] … Ethereal, playful and beguiling.” **** Fest “A delight of a show. Supremely crafted comedy” **** List “Thoroughly entertaining.” **** Three Weeks

“A comical and musical triumph.” **** Independent

Daniel Dagger

9pm for 9:30pm show (1hr) | Bath Brew House | TICKETS: Free (donations) or £5 to reserve - call 07599 712393 Daniel Dagger was once described as ‘unbookable’. The man who said so (his agent) did in fact live to tell the tale; but that’s another story... He’ll make you laugh, he’ll make you cry, he’ll make you wish you could afford psychotherapy - for him if not for yourself. Dagger’s comedy is a bladed weapon: pointed and sharp edged, as dangerous as it is compelling.

Taking a whirlwind journey thorough the savage side of the human psyche, he says all the things you didn’t want to admit you were already thinking. You’ll laugh - whether you wanted to or not!

WARNING: This show contains strong language, mentions of violence and adult themes. Do not attend if easily offended.

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38 WHAT’S ON Tuesday 7th April

Post-Festival Party Final Fling Festival Party

7:30pm | Hall & Woodhouse | TICKETS: Free A FREE final fling in the spectacular surroundings of Hall and Woodhouse.

Open to one and all!

Celebrate the end of a fabulous festival with the Comedy Festival organisers, volunteers and participants and enjoy the dance-along sounds of ska band Count Bobo, starring Graeme Smith and Daniel Inzani.

“Proper gorgeous analogue-fuzz heart-warming rocksteady”

Wednesday 8th & Thursday 9th April

Post-Festival Fun

Frogs

7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs | 01225 463362 A brand new adaptation of Aristophanes’ zany comedy about summoning dead playwrights to settle a divine score.

Join Dionysus, god of drama, on a journey to the Underworld to spark rivalry, ribbiting and an epic battle of wits. Hecate Theatre’s Frogs is an all-female take on this bonkers Greek classic. Featuring a literary smack-down between William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, plus a quirky choral soundtrack, Hecate creates an eerie post-apocalyptic world in which the grotesque ‘frogs’ tell their story as an ensemble of 5 females.

Friday 10th April

Post-Festival Fun Alexis Dubus - Girls & Cars

7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs | 01225 463362 From the creator of A R*ddy Brief History Of Swearing comes a set of poetic true-life tales of travel and heartbreak. A pacey, heartfelt paean to wanderlust and adventure. Contains traces of UFOs, truckers, bean festivals and the Dutch.

Winner: Mervyn Stutter’s Spirit of the Fringe Award, Edinburgh Fringe.

“A chilled-out, warmed up Jack Kerouac with a hint of a comedy-minded, 21st-century Chaucer” ***** Scotsman

www.bathcomedy.com

Saturday 11th April

Post-Festival Fun

Mitch Benn - Don’t Believe A Word

7:30pm for 8:00pm show | Rondo Theatre | TICKETS: £12/£10 concs | 01225 463362 “I’m a skeptic. But don’t take my word for it. Or indeed anybody’s. For anything...” ...and this is the basic premise of Mitch’s new critically acclaimed show. It’s a show that will make you laugh a lot and think a bit as well as Mitch debunks myths, exposes nonsense and grapples with the very nature of knowledge itself extolling the virtues of an evidence-based approach to life …. with amusing consequences and of course a few songs along the way.

“Britain’s leading musical satirist” - The Times

Various Dates Watch Out for Evil Uncle

The one stop, Travelling-Tailor shop that is guaranteed to have you in Stitches!

Roll up, Roll up…

Wacky lifestyle jackets raise a smile and can be tried but sadly we can’t sell them as the tailors only make to order. Why not get measured up by the bone-fide, original Evil Uncle travelling salesman or his glamorous assistant; it’s just for fun.

No travelling sales wagon, nor purveyor of fine goods would be

complete without a range of apothecary potions and tinctures to cure all (yes, even festival flu), snare love, or that snake-oil gold ~ the elixir of youth.

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how to book The easiest way to book tickets is online. Please visit www.bathcomedy.com for booking links & phone numbers.

You can buy tickets for most events via Brown Paper Tickets who offer a great online deal. Physical tickets are available at no extra cost, you can print your own & there are electronic options.

W: www.brownpapertickets.com T: 24hr freephone 0800 411 8881 A lot of tickets are also available from 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, and booking fees vary.

Support us With no major funding, Bath Comedy Festival relies on your support. From becoming a Friend Of The Festival for ÂŁ75 per year up to Principal Sponsorship, there are some exciting and rewarding small to large scale opportunities available.

We don’t have standard packages, rather we talk to you or your company personally to find the best way of working together.

Why not talk to us about what we can do to promote your business in association with the Festival?

Sunday Lunch with Lady Margaret & Friends Woods Restaurant April 5th Quite the poshest thing in the festival

Email sponsor@bathcomedy.com to register your interest.

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

Email friend@bathcomedy.com for information.

See page 31 for details

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St James Wine Vaults

15A George Street, BA1 2EN 9-13 Alfred Street, BA1 2QX Alfred Street, BA1 2QU

103 Walcot Street, BA1 5BW St Saviours Road, BA16RT St James Square, BA1 2TW

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