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JUST THE TONIC AT THE CAVES | JUST THE BAR
HELEN ARNEY’S SONGS FOR MODERN LOVING
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OFF THE KERB PRODUCTIONS
Last year’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee and ‘Have I Got News For You?’ panelist presents a brand new hour of stand-up.
Helen’s debut comedy hour looks at Modern Love: If Juliet were alive today, would she still choose secret trysts and suicide over fixed-rate mortgages and awkward chit-chat with Romeo’s parents?
offthekerb.co.uk
So good he actually bends time CHORTLE ...a brilliant hour... that confirms Richardson as one of our most individual and interesting stand-ups. TIMES
helenarney.com | youtube.com/helenarney
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JON RICHARDSON: DON’T HAPPY, BE WORRY
Comic songs, ukuleles and stand-up to take you through the highs, lows and heartaches of looking for that perfect someone.
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JUST THE TONIC AT THE CAVES | JUST THE BIG ROOM
PAUL FOOT - ASH IN THE ATTIC
JOSIE LONG: BE HONOURABLE!
Paul sweeps the loft conversion of his mind for comedy lampshades, bronze slapstick geese and Persian golf balls. Directed by Noel Fielding.
Josie Long presents a ramshackle call to arms. Come, or she’ll find you and cut your face up real good. She’s 5’ 5”. Every show she’s done has received 2, 3, 4 and 5* reviews so she must be doing something.
www.paulfoot.tv
www.josielong.com
It’s impossible to describe what Paul does, it’s like trying to strangle mercury... in an all too predictable comedy universe, Paul Foot orbits his own planet. Fantastic
What great comedy should be. Inspired and inspiring. METRO
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GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | THE TURRET
JOE ROWNTREE: PEACEFUL WORRIER
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GILDED BALLOON TEVIOT | WINE BAR
THE AXIS OF AWESOME: SONGS IN THE KEY OF AWESOME
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The star of Sky One’s multi award winning Brainiac: Science Abuse and host of the sell out tour, Brainiac Live; performs his hotly anticipated debut show. A frank and funny story about the nature of worrying; from STDs in Africa to a dramatic stag-do in Barcelona. He’s supported several top comedians on their national tours including Rhod Gilbert, Scott Capurro and more recently Stephen K Amos. rbmcomedy.com | joerowntree.com
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UNDERBELLY, COWGATE | DELHI BELLY
DOMMETT & LAMPAERT
It’s “Spinal Tap meets Flight of the Conchords” (Scotsman) as Australia’s gods of comedy rock return to Edinburgh to sing funny songs at your face. Join Jordan, Lee and Benny for “musical comedy at its best” (Daily Express).
CKP in arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management presents
Join stand-up’s hottest rising stars, Joel Dommett (Skins, ‘The perfect stand up’ - Vibrant Magazine) & Eric Lampaert (MTV, ‘Like a minihurricane, destroying complacency and raising the spirits’ - Chortle) as they take you on a combined hour of engaging bewilderment and mischievous magnificent-ness.
After a complete sell out season in 2009 The Axis of Awesome are back with a brand new hour of romedy (rock comedy).
www.ckproductions.co.uk | www.ericlampaert.com | www.joeldommett.com
If you don’t laugh until your jaw aches and you’re clutching your sides begging them to stop then I have no polite way to finish this sentence. BROADWAY BABY Truly awesomely funny! ADELAIDE ADVERTISER A superbeast of high-energy, high-impact comedy CHORTLE.CO.UK
Also don’t forget to check out The Axis of Awesome in their late night musical variety show “The Axis of Awesome and Friends Sing Songs... And Friends!”. axisofawesome.net
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