Machynlleth comedy festival 2012 by Machynlleth Comedy Festival

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4 TH MAY To SUNDAY 6 TH MAY 2012

Free

DDYDD GWENER 4 MAI I DDYDD SUL 6 MAI, 2012

Cymru: llond gwlad o ddigwyddiadau. Wales: we love a big occasion.

Yippee! Hwre!

We’re back for what we believe will be our best year yet. A frankly incredible line-up of comedy mixing the best tour shows from the last year with work in progress shows from all our favourite funny people.

Rydym ni’n ôl ar gyfer yr hyn a gredwn fydd ein blwyddyn orau eto. Rhestr anhygoel o gomedi yn cymysgu ein hoff sioeau teithiol o’r llynedd gyda sioeau o waith sydd ar y gweill gan ein hoff gomedïwyr.

We’ve got more events in more venues than ever before as we look to cram every last laugh into the wonderful town of Machynlleth over May Day weekend. As well as that we’ve got plenty of little surprises planned if you’re lucky enough to stumble upon them. Look out for information on the weekend itself for more details.

Mae gennym fwy o ddigwyddiadau mewn mwy o ganolfannau nag erioed o’r blaen wrth inni fynd ati i geisio gwasgu pob chwerthiniad olaf i mewn i dref wych Machynlleth dros benwythnos Gŵyl Fai. Yn ogystal â hynny mae gennym ddigonedd o bethau bach i’ch synnu wedi’u cynllunio os ydych yn ddigon ffodus i faglu ar eu traws. Chwiliwch am wybodaeth am y penwythnos ei hun i gael mwy o fanylion.

Our thanks go out to the beautiful town of Machynlleth for hosting this event in the heart of Wales, and to all our volunteers who help you get the most out of your stay with us.

Am eich digwyddiad mawr nesaf yng Nghymru, ewch i wefan Croeso Cymru – visitwales.co.uk Cymru. Am wyliau go iawn. For your next big occasion in Wales – visitwales.co.uk Wales. For proper holidays. Mach Comedy Fest 042

We really hope you have a wonderful weekend at this, the 3rd Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Enjoy yourselves,

Hoffem ddiolch i dref hardd Machynlleth am gynnal y digwyddiad hwn yng nghanol Cymru, ac i’n holl wirfoddolwyr sy’n eich helpu chi i gael y gorau o’ch arhosiad gyda ni. Gobeithio’n wir y cewch benwythnos gwych yn nhrydedd Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Mwynhewch eich hunain,

Henry Widdicombe

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre

Located on Heol Maengwyn the site of the original Welsh parliament building is an unmistakeable medieval building on your right as you face the clock tower. Enter the courtyard through the archway and spend some time relaxing on the grass before the shows.

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Turning right at the clock tower when travelling from the Owain Glyndŵr will bring you to Y Tabernacl. Again, an unmistakeable building that will be on your right. It also houses the Welsh Museum of Modern Art so look out for the signs.

Bowling Club

Machynlleth Bowling Club is situated behind the Coop, which you will be able to see from the Owain Glyndŵr Centre. Turn up Llynlloedd Lane and the Bowling Club will be on your left.

Festival Camping

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West Coast Tent Food, Drink & Box Office

Y PLAS EVENTS CENTRE

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Crossing the road from the Owain Glyndŵr and through the park gates will lead you directly to Y Plas where the West Coast Tent is located on the lawns directly in front of the building. Y Plas contains two venue spaces, a bar and a cafe. You can also reach Y Plas through the town turning left at Fthe Clock Tower. O RD Y Tabernacl

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Y Plas

Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr

Mae’r Ganolfan, a leolir ar safle senedd-dy gwreiddiol Cymru yn adeilad canol oesol ar y dde i chi wrth i chi wynebu tŵr y cloc. Ewch i mewn i’r cwrt o dan y bwa a threuliwch ychydig o amser yn ymlacio ar y glaswellt cyn y sioeau.

Y Plas

Bydd croesi’r ffordd o ganolfan Owain Glyndŵr a mynd drwy giatiau’r parc yn eich arwain chi yn uniongyrchol at Y Plas lle lleolir Pabell y West Coast ar y lawntiau yn union o flaen yr adeilad. Mae Y Plas yn cynnwys dau leoliad, bar a chaffi. Gallwch hefyd gyrraedd Y Plas o’r dref trwy droi i’r chwith wrth Dŵr y Cloc.

Y Tabernacl

Bydd troi i’r dde wrth dŵr y cloc wrth deithio o Ganolfan Owain Glyndwr yn dod â chi at Y Tabernacl. Mae hwn eto yn adeilad amlwg a fydd ar y dde i chi. Mae hefyd yn cynnwys Amgueddfa Gelf Fodern Cymru felly chwiliwch am yr arwyddion.

Clwb Bowlio

Lleolir Clwb Bowlio Machynlleth y tu ôl i’r Coop, a welwch o Ganolfan Owain Glyndŵr. Trowch i fyny Llynlloedd Lane a bydd y Clwb Bowlio ar y chwith i chi.

Gwersylla yn ystod yr Ŵyl

The festival campsite is also located up Llynlloedd Lane. You will need to pick up your wristband from box office to gain access though.

Lleolir maes gwersylla’r ŵyl hefyd i fyny Llynlloedd Lane. Ond bydd angen i chi fynd i moen eich band arddwrn o’r swyddfa docynnau i gael mynediad i’r lle.

Festival Box Office

Swyddfa Docynnau’r Ŵyl

The main festival box office is located on the lawns of Y Plas this year. Alongside the West Coast Tent and food stalls.

The Train Station

Machynlleth is easily accessible by train on the direct line from Birmingham to Aberystwyth. The station is just a short walk into town. Turn left on exiting the station and you will pass the Tabernacle on your left before reaching the clock tower in the centre of town. From here it’s straight on to Y Plas and left to the Owain Glyndŵr Centre and Bowling Club.

Lleolir prif swyddfa docynnau’r ŵyl ar lawntiau’r Plas eleni, ger Pabell y West Coast a’r stondinau bwyd.

Gorsaf y Rheilffordd

Mae’n hawdd cyrraedd Machynlleth mewn trên ar y llinell uniongyrchol o Birmingham i Aberystwyth. Mae’n hawdd cerdded o’r orsaf i’r dref. Trowch i’r chwith wrth ddod allan o’r orsaf a byddwch yn mynd heibio’r Tabernacl ar y llaw chwith cyn cyrraedd tŵr y cloc yng nghanol y dref. Oddi yma ewch yn syth yn eich blaen at Y Plas ac i’r chwith at Ganolfan Owain Glyndŵr a’r Clwb Bowlio.

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Tudur Owen Dydd Sadwrn 12.30-2pm

Daniel Glyn C2: Nos Iau 10pm-12am

Tudur Owen a Daniel Glyn. Yn perfformio’r penwythnos hwn yng Ngw ˆ yl Gomedi Machynlleth. Yn perfformio bob wythnos ar BBC Radio Cymru. BBC Radio Cymru proud to support Machynlleth Comedy Festival.

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OUR SUPPORTERS Ein Cefnogwyr Now in our third year the festival is already a firm fixture in many people’s diaries. It would be impossible for the festival to grow and develop without key support from funders and sponsors. Welsh Government

In 2012 the festival gained the support of the Welsh Government’s Major Events Unit (MEU) as a Growth Event. Working with officers from the MEU a three year development strategy was agreed securing the festivals future until 2014 and beyond. Machynlleth Comedy Festival would like to thank the Welsh Government for supporting the development of live comedy in Wales and what we believe is a unique event in the UK comedy calendar.

Powys County Council

Funding through Powys County Council’s Sense of Place grant scheme was also secured allowing us to undertake community engagement projects, create a family programme, help to create an additional social space and also give the festival a greater presence within the town. We would like to thank Powys County Council for their continued support for this event.

West Coast Energy

West Coast Energy Ltd have been business mentors for the festival since 2010 overseeing our development as a company and providing invaluable advice at key times. This year the companies support has gone further with the

sponsorship of the West Coast Tent. We’re proud to be working in partnership with a leading independent renewable energy developer working in Wales.

a’r hyn a gredwn sy’n ddigwyddiad unigryw yng nghalendr comedi’r Deyrnas Unedig.

Cyngor Sir Powys

West Coast Energy Ltd and Machynlleth Comedy Festival have received an investment from A&B Cymru’s CultureStep to develop their creative partnership. CultureStep is made possible by funding from the Welsh Government and the Arts Council of Wales.

Sicrhawyd cyllid drwy gynllun grant Naws am Le Cyngor Sir Powys hefyd a roddodd gyfle i ni gyflawni prosiectau ymgysylltu â’r gymuned, creu rhaglen deuluol, helpu i greu lle cymdeithasol ychwanegol a rhoi mwy o bresenoldeb i’r ŵyl o fewn y dref. Hoffem ddiolch i Gyngor Sir Powys am barhau i gefnogi’r digwyddiad hwn.

BBC

West Coast Energy

Arts and Business Cymru

Machynlleth Comedy Festival is proud to be working with BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru.

Bellach yn ei thrydedd flwyddyn, mae’r ŵyl eisoes yn ddigwyddiad sefydlog yn nyddiaduron llawer o bobl. Byddai’n amhosibl i’r ŵyl dyfu a datblygu heb gefnogaeth allweddol oddi wrth gyllidwyr a noddwyr. Llywodraeth Cymru

Yn 2012 enillodd yr ŵyl gefnogaeth Uned Digwyddiadau Mawr (UDM) Llywodraeth Cymru fel Digwyddiad Twf. Gan weithio gyda swyddogion o UDM cytunwyd ar strategaeth datblygu tair blynedd gan sicrhau dyfodol yr ŵyl tan 2014 a thu hwnt. Hoffai Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth ddiolch i Lywodraeth Cymru am gefnogi datblygiad comedi byw yng Nghymru

Proud to sponsor the festival

Benefitting communities through renewable energy

Mae West Coast Energy Ltd wedi bod yn fentoriaid busnes i’r ŵyl ers 2010, gan gadw golwg ar ein datblygiad fel cwmni a rhoi cyngor amhrisiadwy ar adegau allweddol. Eleni mae cefnogaeth y cwmni wedi mynd ymhellach wrth iddynt noddi Pabell West Coast. Rydym yn falch o fod yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth gydag un o’r prif ddatblygwyr annibynnol egni adnewyddadwy sy’n gweithio yng Nghymru.

Arts and Business Cymru

Mae West Coast Energy Ltd a Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth wedi derbyn buddsoddiad oddi wrth CultureStep A&B Cymru i ddatblygu eu partneriaeth greadigol. Gwneir Culture Step yn bosibl gan gyllid oddi wrth Lywodraeth Cymru a Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru.

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Mae Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn falch o fod yn gweithio gyda BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales a BBC Radio Cymru.

Mynydd Awel Mold Business Park Maes Gwern Mold Flintshire CH7 1XN Visit us online at: westcoastenergy.co.uk atmosconsulting.com thelowcarbonenergycompany.co.uk wcns.co.uk

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west coast tent Pabell West Coast

The keener eyed among you might have spotted a rather large tent on the lawns of Y Plas. It’s our exciting new festival space that will host free entertainment as well as food and drink late into the night.

pronounced ‘soon’. Sŵn put on gigs all year round, predominantly in Wales, from their home in Cardiff where they host the annual four day Sŵn Festival which takes place this year from Oct 18-21st.

Made possible through sponsorship by West Coast Energy Ltd and funding from the Welsh Government and Powys County Council the festival is proud to bring you a full programme of free events and workshops for you to enjoy between seeing shows...

Like sirens seducing us into bad behaviour, the Mary Bijou company promise an intimate, involved evening. It’s not simply the promise of acrobatic strip-teases and circus shenanigans that allures us, but a pleasurable act of creation that sweeps away the whole audience.

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Sŵn promotes and celebrates new music coming in and out of Wales. It means ‘Sound’ and is

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Having been to the first two Machynlleth Comedy Festivals they are especially delighted to be involved in bringing music to this year’s event.

Mary Bijou Cabaret

George Orange of Mary Bijou will be curating events and workshops in the West Coast Tent throughout the weekend.

Food, Drink and Stallholders

You’ll be able to get a drink from our festival bar, and a bite to eat from one of a selection of stalls serving delicious dishes (see the food and drink page), and if that’s not enough then how about a browse at our vintage clothing stall run by Vintage Vision.

BBC

This year BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru are all covering the festival with various shows broadcasting live from the town. You’ll be able to see shows going out live from the West Coast Tent. Pick up the full weekend programme including times and further information on all of the above from the Box Office and in the West Coast Tent.

Efallai y bydd y rhai mwyaf craff Sŵn yn cynnal gigiau drwy’r flwyddyn, yng Nghymru’n bennaf, o’u cartref yng Nghaerdydd, ohonoch wedi gweld pabell lle maent yn cynnal gŵyl flynyddol dros bedwar weddol fawr ar lawnt Y Plas. diwrnod, sef Gŵyl Sŵn a gynhelir eleni o Hydref Dyma ein lle arddangos newydd 18 - 21ain. Ar ôl bod yn nwy Wyl Gomedi gyntaf Machynlleth cyffrous ar gyfer yr ŵyl lle cynhelir adloniant am ddim yn maent wrth eu bodd o fod yn cymryd rhan yn y gwaith o ddod â cherddoriaeth i ŵyl eleni. ogystal â bwyd a diod yn hwyr i Cabaret Mary Bijou mewn i’r nos. Gwnaed hyn yn bosibl drwy nawdd gan West Coast Energy Ltd a chyllid oddi wrth Lywodraeth Cymru a Chyngor Sir Powys ac mae’r ŵyl yn falch o ddod â rhaglen lawn o ddigwyddiadau a gweithdai am ddim i chi eu mwynhau rhwng gweld y sioeau...

Fel sirenau sy’n ein denu i ymddwyn yn wael, mae cwmni Mary Bijou yn addo noson gartrefol, y gallwch gymryd rhan ynddi. Nid dim ond yr addewid o ‘strip-teases’ acrobatig a sioe syrcas sy’n ein denu, ond gweithred bleserus o greu sy’n ysgubo’r gynulleidfa gyfan gyda hi.

Sŵn

Bydd George Orange o Mary Bijou yn curaduro digwyddiadau a gweithdai ym Mhabell West Coast trwy gydol y penwythnos.

Mae Sŵn yn hyrwyddo ac yn dathlu cerddoriaeth newydd sy’n dod i mewn ac allan o Gymru. Mae

Bwyd, Diod a Stondinwyr

Byddwch yn gallu cael diod o far yr ŵyl, a thamaid i’w fwyta o un o amrywiaeth o stondinau yn gweini bwyd blasus (gweler y dudalen bwyd a diod), ac os nad yw hynny’n ddigon, yna beth am chwilota drwy ein stondin hen ddillad o dan ofal Vintage Vision.

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Eleni bydd Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales a BBC Radio Cymru i gyd yn rhoi sylw i’r ŵyl gyda nifer o sioeau yn cael eu darlledu’n fyw o’r dref. Byddwch yn gallu gweld sioeau yn mynd allan yn fyw o Babell West Coast. Cewch gopi o raglen lawn y penwythnos gan gynnwys amserau a gwybodaeth bellach o bob un o’r uchod, o’r Swyddfa Docynnau ac ym Mhabell West Coast.

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Free Entry

food & Drink Bwyd a Diod

Matilda’s Bakehouse

EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY

Vintage Vision Tearoom You’ll find plenty of delicious treats as you make your way around the festival. Between taking in shows at the Owain Glyndŵr Centre be sure to make time to relax on the lawn, where you will find the Vintage Vision Tearoom serving tea, coffee and a selection of mouthwatering homemade cakes. This area also welcomes the return of the Burger Shack serving a range of magnificent Elvis-inspired burgers and deliciously decadent ice cream cones. The Waen Brewery are also back with the much-loved festival ale bar, including one brewed especially for the festival!. At the West Coast tent you will find a bar serving a selection of local beer, cider, wine and soft drinks. Here you can also pay a visit to Matilda’s Bakehouse serving up delicious wood fired pizzas and The Curry Stall serving authentic Asian dishes using locally sourced ingredients. Bwty y Plas offers freshly prepared and cooked food set in the delightful Plas building. The town of Machynlleth has many fine pubs, restaurants and cafes. Pick up an information sheet at box office and start exploring what the beautiful town has to offer. Eat, drink and be merry!

Fe welwch ddigon o ddanteithion blasus wrth i chi grwydro o gwmpas yr ŵyl. Rhwng y sioeau yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr gofalwch neilltuo amser i ymlacio ar y lawnt, lle gwelwch Gaffi Vintage Vision yn gweini te, coffi ac amrywiaeth o gacennau cartref blasus. Mae’r ardal hon hefyd yn mynd i groesawu dychweliad y Burger Shack yn gweini byrgers a ysbrydolwyd gan Elvis a chonau hufen iâ i’ch temtio. Mae The Waen Brewery yn ôl hefyd gyda bar cwrw poblogaidd yr ŵyl, gan gynnwys cwrw wedi’i fragu yn arbennig ar gyfer yr ŵyl! Ym mhabell West Coast fe welwch far hefyd a fydd yn gweini amrywiaeth o gwrw lleol, seidr, gwin a diodydd meddal. Yma hefyd gallwch ymweld â Phopty Matilda yn gweini pizzas blasus a’r stondin Gyri yn gweini prydau Asiaidd dilys gan ddefnyddio cynhwysion lleol. Mae Bwyty’r Plas yn cynnig bwyd wedi’i baratoi a’i goginio’n ffres o fewn adeilad hardd Y Plas ei hun.

The BBC Radio Wales Comedy Showcase Saturday 5 May Doors 10.30am. Recording from 11am. The Bowling Club Machynlleth See some of Wales’ finest stand-up comedians live and uncut

Mae gan dref Machynlleth lawer o dafarndai, bwytai a chaffis gwych. Gofynnwch am daflen wybodaeth yn y swyddfa docynnau a dechreuwch weld beth sydd gan y dref hardd i’w gynnig. Bwyta, ŷf, bydd lawen!

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Elis James presents

BBC Radio Wales proud to support Machynlleth Comedy Festival.

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LISTINGS / Rhestri

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Tony Law

Edinburgh Preview

Lloyd Langford

Charlie Baker

Work in Progress

Tony Law opens the Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2012 by saying some words that he hasn’t said before. It will almost certainly be really good. Mae Tony Law yn agor Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 2012 trwy ddweud rhai geiriau nad yw wedi eu dweud o’r blaen. Bydd bron yn sicr yn dda iawn. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 5:00pm £5

Owen Niblock

Codemaker

A sort of picaresque shaggy dog story. Will contain jokes about bread and circumcision. Expect a potent brew of gags, stories, riffs and accents. Only joking, he just does the one accent. You may have seen Lloyd on Ask Rhod Gilbert (BBC1) or heard him on Wordaholics (BBC Radio 4). Mae Will yn cynnwys jocs am fara ac enwaedu. Disgwyliwch gasgiad cryf o storïau, riffs ac acenion. Wel, un acen mewn gwirionedd. Efallai eich bod wedi gweld Lloyd ar Ask Rhod Gilbert (BBC1) neu

Mae bywyd Owen allan o reolaeth, sut y gallai adennill rheolaeth? Gyda’i liniadur ffyddlon a rhai sgiliau datblygu. Ymunwch ag ef wrth iddo rannu ei stori am gariad, bywyd a rhaglennu cyfrifiadurol. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 5:30pm £5

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“smart and properly funny observational comic” Guardian “An experience that seems likely to prove one of my highlights of the Fringe” Chortle Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Plas Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 5:30pm £5

Ymunwch â’r digrifwr carismataidd, gorfywiog Charlie Baker, wrth iddo gyflwyno ei ddeunydd ar gyfer ei sioe newydd. Dychmygwch pe bai gan Jack Black, Frank Sinatra a Jethro fab, ac yna dychmygwch ddim mwy wrth i enillydd Let’s Dance for Comic Relief Charlie Baker fynd â’i gymysgedd anhygoel o Jôcs, Cân a Dawns ar daith. “Devon’s answer to Frank Sinatra” The Guardian

Bridget Christie

Housewife Surrealist Join Bridget Christie as she hands out communion wafers, eats a banana, explains religion, suggests how Ken Clarke should eat a toad in the hole, and re-enacts The Ascension of Christ using a fishing rod.

Owen’s life is out of control, how can he regain control? With his trusty laptop and some development skills. Join him as he shares his tale of love, life & computer programming.

wedi ei glywed ar Wordaholics (BBC Radio 4).

Join the charismatic hyperactive funnyman Charlie Baker as he tries out new material for his forthcoming show. Imagine if Jack Black, Frank Sinatra and Jethro had a son, imagine no more as Lets Dance for Comic Relief Winner Charlie Baker takes his incredible mix of Jokes, Song and Dance on tour.

Ymunwch â Bridget Christie wrth iddi rannu afrlladennau cymundeb, bwyta banana, egluro crefydd, awgrymu sut y dylai Ken Clarke fwyta ‘toad in the hole’, ac ailgyflwyno Dyrchafael Crist gan ddefnyddio gwialen bysgota.

“A superior take on the modern showman” The Guardian Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 7:00pm £5

Bring and Bi-Lingual

THE DRAGON HAS 3 TONGUES

“Insightful, intelligent and absurd in equal measure.’ Chortle “This is an astonishing show” “Wonderful stuff” Venue: Date: Time: Price:

The Skinny British Comedy Guide

Bowling Club Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 5:30pm £7

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Y Plas Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 7:00pm £5

John Luke Roberts

A Cogent Defence of Adsurdity - LIVE!

Abandoman

Work in Progress

John-Luke Roberts presents a lighthearted look at 7pm, Friday 4th May 2012. He’ll make a lot of amusing observations about 7pm, Friday 4th May 2012 - observations that we’ve all been thinking, but finally he’ll say. He’ll compare 7pm, Friday 4th May 2012 to other cultural tropes and memes - like bendy-buses, for example. For people who love 7pm, Friday 4th 2012, but want to have a little laugh at it too. Not really - an hour of silly comedy, and an hilarious defence of it. Mae John-Luke Roberts yn cyflwyno golwg ysgafn ar 7pm, dydd Gwener 4 Mai 2012. Bydd yn gwneud llawer o sylwadau doniol am 7pm, dydd Gwener 4 Mai 2012 - sylwadau yr ydym i gyd wedi bod yn eu meddwl, ond yn y diwedd bydd ef yn eu dweud. Bydd yn cymharu 7pm, dydd Gwener 4ydd Mai 2012 gyda syniadau diwylliannol eraill - fel bysiau plygu, er enghraifft. I bobl sy’n caru 7pm, dydd Gwener Mai 4ydd 2012, ond eisiau cael hwyl ychydig am ben hynny hefyd. Ddim mewn gwirionedd - awr o gomedi wirion, ac amddiffyniad doniol ohono. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 7:00pm £5

Wales’ best, biggest, boldest, brashest and indeed only bi-lingual show returns to Machynlleth. No knowledge of Welsh, or English required to receive maxium enjoyment from this unique show. From the North to the South to the East to the Powys, a truly multi-lingustic journey through Wales. Come and tri-lingual. Mae sioe orau, fwyaf, a mwyaf beiddgar Cymru ac yn wir ei hunig sioe ddwyieithog yn dychwelyd i Fach. Nid oes angen unrhyw wybodaeth am y Gymraeg, na’r Saesneg i gael y mwynhad mwyaf o’r sioe unigryw hon. O’r Gogledd i’r De i’r Dwyrain ac i Bowys, taith wirioneddol amlieithog trwy Gymru. Dewch i fod yn dair-ieithog.

Following appearances on Radio 1, 6Music, BBC1 and BBC3 plus a recent sell-out tour with Ed Sheeran, the Hackney Empire New Act competition and Musical Comedy Award winners will present a hip-hop mash-up of the best new tunes that have never previously been written. Book early to avoid disappointment. Yn dilyn ymddangosiadau diweddar ar Radio 1, 6Music, BBC1 a BBC3 a thaith lle roedd pob tocyn wedi’i werthu yn ddiweddar gyda Ed Sheeran, bydd cystadleuaeth Hackney Empire New Act ac enillwyr y Wobr Gomedi Gerddorol yn cyflwyno cymysgedd hip-hop o’r alawon newydd gorau nad ydynt erioed wedi eu hysgrifennu o’r blaen. Archebwch yn gynnar rhag cael eich siomi. “Flight of the Conchords meets 8 Mile… Nothing short of genius.” Chortle “A freestyle talent that is unparalleled anywhere in the market. Comedic timing that’s so impressive it could’ve been scripted.” The Independent “Astonishing – and hilarious – to watch.” Metro Venue: Date: Time: Price:

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Wil Hodgson

Kidnapped by Catwoman

From Catowman to Samantha Fox Strip Poker via Frenchie’s Slumber Party and Hattie Jacques Bed Bath Wil Hodgson looks at how the fantasies and crushes of a geeky childhood shape one’s sexuality as an adult (of sorts).

Rob Deering

The One

O Catowman i ‘Strip Poker’ Samantha Fox drwy Barti Cwsg Frenchie a bath gwely Hattie Jacques mae Wil Hodgson yn edrych ar sut mae ffantasïau a cholli pen mewn plentyndod od yn rhoi ffurf ar rywioldeb rhywun fel oedolyn (o ryw fath). Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 8.30pm £5

Bu’r fenter yn lwyddiant, ond mae gan bob arbrawf ei “side effects” anffodus – yn y cyd destun yma ei enw yw Daniel Glyn. Yn Fy Nghardiff bydd Daniel yn rhannu ei brofiad o fod yn “Gymro Cymraeg Di-Gymraeg”, o gael ei fwlio yng Nghaerdydd am fod yn “Blwmin Welshie”, i gael ei fwlio ym Mangor am fod yn “blinkin dysgwr”.. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

‘He is an inspired storyteller and his words are full of fire and beauty... He’s a sort of urban warrior on behalf of all those who don’t fit in’ The Scotsman

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 8.30pm £5

Pappy’s and Friends

‘This is punk rock this is how it should be’ Mark Thomas “Genius” Russell Howard There have been other Rob Deering shows but this is The One. Rob Deering celebrates ten years of Edinburgh solo shows with something bigger and more exciting than anything he has done yet. If you see just one Rob Deering: The One this year, this one is The One. Cafwyd sioeau Rob Deering eraill ond hon yw Yr Un. Mae Rob Deering yn dathlu deng mlynedd o sioeau unigol yng Nghaeredin gyda rhywbeth mwy a mwy cyffrous na dim mae wedi ei wneud eto. Os gwelwch chi ddim ond un Rob Deering: Yr Un eleni, dyma’r Un. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Daniel Glyn

Henning Wehn

No Surrender You may well have heard Henning on BBC Radio’s Unbelievable Truth, News Quiz, Now Show and Fighting Talk or seen him on QI , Dave’s One Night Stand or Edinburgh and Beyond – now’s your chance to see the self-appointed German Comedy Ambassador to the UK in the flesh in his sell-out Edinbugh show, No Surrender. Tuetonic jolliness at its best. Come along … or else. Deutschland über alles! Efallai eich bod wedi clywed Henning ar Unbelievable Truth, News Quiz, Now Show a Fighting Talk ar Radio’r BBC neu wedi ei weld ar QI , Dave’s One Night Stand neu Edinburgh and Beyond - nawr dyma eich cyfle chi i weld Machynlleth Comedy Festival 18

Bowling Club Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 8:30pm £5

Fy Nghardiff yr hunan-apwyntiedig Lysgennad Comedi Almaenaidd i’r DU yn y cnawd yn ei sioe a werthodd bob tocyn yng Nghaeredin, “No Surrender”. Hwyl Tiwtonig ar ei orau. Dewch draw ... neu ... Deutschland über alles! “Side-splittingly funny” The Scotsman “A vulnerable man grappling with a language that isn’t his own” The Guardian Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Plas Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 8:30pm £8

Yn ystod yr wythdegau agorwyd ysgol gyfun Gymraeg yng Nghaerdydd fel arbrawf ieithyddol.

Award winning sketch team Pappy’s return to Machynlleth Comedy Festival for the third year running! This year will be a bit different because Matthew has booked a holiday when the festival is on (he sends his apologies) so Tom and Ben are going to MAN UP and put on an evening with some brilliant sketch friends (SHEEPS, BEHEMOTH, ABANDOMAN, HORSE AND LOUIS) which to be honest will probably be a stronger showing than our usual gubbins. Mae’r tîm sgetsys sydd wedi ennill gwobrau Pappy’s yn dychwelyd i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth am y drydedd flwyddyn yn olynol! Bydd eleni ychydig yn wahanol am fod Matthew wedi trefnu gwyliau pan gynhelir yr ŵyl (mae’n anfon ei ymddiheuriadau) felly mae Tom a Ben yn mynd i fynd ati a chyflwyno noson gyda rhai ffrindiau gwych am gyflwyno sgetsys (SHEEPS, BEHEMOTH, ABANDOMAN, HORSE A LOUIS) a fydd i fod yn onest yn ôl pob tebyg yn gyflwyniad cryfach na’r hyn sydd gennym fel arfer. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Tabernacl Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 8.30pm £7

Machynlleth Comedy Festival showcase One of the annual festival highlights returns as we pack as many acts as possible into one event. This is a great opportunity to get an idea of who you might want to see at the festival and, as always, is a fantastic way to see in the opening night. For the second year running the wonderful Ed Gamble will return as MC. This is an over 18 event and will go on late. Sioe Arddangos Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth Mae un o uchafbwyntiau’r ŵyl flynyddol yn dychwelyd wrth i ni wasgu cymaint o actau â

phosibl i un digwyddiad. Mae hwn yn gyfle gwych i gael syniad am bwy yr hoffech ei weld yn yr ŵyl ac, fel bob amser, mae’n ffordd wych o dreulio’r noson agoriadol. Am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol bydd yr hyfryd Ed Gamble yn dychwelyd i arwain y noson. Mae hwn yn ddigwyddiad i rai dros 18 a bydd yn mynd ymlaen tan yn hwyr. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Plas Fri 4 May / Gwe 4 Mayio 10:00pm £8

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Sheeps

A Sketch Show

Dros y degawd diwethaf mae Nathaniel Metcalfe wedi gwastraffu ei fywyd yn ymfoddhau yn ei obsesiynau mân, aneglur ac yn awr mae angen iddo gyfiawnhau hyn i chi ac iddo ef ei hun. RHYBUDD: Mae hon fwy neu lai yr un sioe â’r llynedd.

Ben Target

Failing to Progress

“brilliant and unusual and very funny” Josie Long Venue: Date: Time: Price: Sheeps is a sketch show by Daran Johnson, Alastair Roberts and Liam Williams. From skits to sketches, from jokes to gags - there’s something here for all fans of contemporary live sketch comedy. Think the Two Ronnies meet Sheeps and then the Two Ronnies leave.

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 1:00pm £5

The Multi Award winning Brewery from Llanidloes Powys will be running a Real Ale Bar throughout the Comedy Festival - Come and have a pint of our internationally famous beers and try the new beer brewed just for the event! Relax on the lawn outside the Owain Glyndŵr venue before and after the show...

Steve Pretty

How I Attended My Own Wake And I’ve Got A Mixtape To Prove It

Mae Sheeps yn sioe sgetsys gan Daran Johnson, Alastair Roberts a Liam Williams. O dynnu coes i sgetsys, o jôcs i gellwair - mae rhywbeth yma i holl gefnogwyr comedi sgetsys byw cyfoes. Meddyliwch am y Ddau Ronnie dewch i gyfarfod â Sheeps ac yna mae’r Ddau Ronnie yn gadael. “One of the most exciting sketch acts to emerge in years” Time Out “Something quite different and very exciting indeed” Independent Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 1:00pm £5

Nathaniel Metcalfe

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Part storytelling, part primary school music lesson and part stadium-rock-gig-in-a-smallroom-without-a-rock-band, Steve presents a joyous hour of musical mayhem to remind you what music’s really all about. Mae Steve Pretty yn y sefyllfa annhebygol o fod yn berchen ar dâp o ganeuon a chwaraewyd yn ei wylnos ei hun, yr oedd yn bresennol ynddi yn 2004 ar ôl i bapur newydd cenedlaethol gofnodi ei fod wedi marw.

‘An original delight that put a smile on my face for the rest of the day’ Whatsonstage

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Steve Pretty is in the unlikely position of owning a mixtape of songs that was played at his own wake, which he attended in 2004 after a national newspaper reported him dead.

Yn rhannol yn adrodd stori, yn rhannol yn wers gerddoriaeth ysgol gynradd ac yn rhan gig roc stadiwm mewn ystafell fach heb fand roc, mae Steve yn cyflwyno awr lawen o anhrefn cerddorol i’ch atgoffa beth yw cerddoriaeth mewn gwirionedd.

Over the last decade Nathaniel Metcalfe has wasted his life indulging his own obscure minor obsessions and now he needs to justify it to you and himself. WARNING: This is virtually the same show as last year.

Y PLAS

‘Mild mayhem’ Express ‘Like a young Bill Bailey’ British Comedy Guide Venue: Bowling Club Date: Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio Time: 1:00pm Price: £6

Ben Target is a vending machine of fun. He schleps around expecting money and admiration for his ideas. You may shower him with both. Mae Ben Target yn beiriant gwerthu hwyl. Mae’n loetran o gwmpas yn disgwyl arian ac edmygedd am ei syniadau. Efallai y byddwch yn rhoi’r ddau iddo.. “A hugely gifted prop comic whose shows are in equal parts delightful and unsettling” Guardian “What a gem Target is…probably the most original, the most over-wrought and most audacious to be seen at the Fringe.” Broadway Baby Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 2:20pm £5

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GŴYL MACHYNLLETH FESTIVAL

Elis James

Edward Aczel

Edinburgh Preview

Edward

Y TABERNACL

19 - 26 AWST / AUGUST 2012

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Elis James has taken the Edinburgh festival by storm for the last three years and he’s back in Machynlleth to preview his latest offering. As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), The Rob Brydon Show (BBC2) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), this is a chance to see one of Wales’ rising comedy stars perform a work in progress show on home turf. Mae Elis James wedi cael effaith fawr ar ŵyl Caeredin am y tair blynedd diwethaf ac mae o’n ôl ym Machynlleth i roi rhagolwg o’i offrwm diweddaraf. Fel y gwelwyd ar 8 out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), The Rob Brydon Show (BBC2) a

Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), mae hwn yn gyfle i weld un o sêr newydd y byd comedi yn perfformio sioe sydd wrthi’n cael ei datblygu ar dir cyfarwydd. ‘A complete joy’ Time Out ‘Hugely appealing’ Guardian ‘Excruciatingly funny’ The Scotsman Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 2:20pm £5

Stuart Goldsmith

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Mae’n cynnwys jôcs, tynnu coes, bwlio, gwên, gweithred frawychus o drais go iawn ac un defnydd o’r gair “c”.

Mae Edward Aczel yn ailweithio gyda rhywfaint o’i hen ddeunydd amheus mewn ymgais ofer i weld a ellir ei gael i weithio am y tro cyntaf. Os dewch i’w weld efallai y bydd yn gwneud ei ddeunydd apocalyptaidd chwedlonol, cwis neu hyd yn oed sesiwn drafod i chwilio am act fasnachol, ystyrlon. Mae’n anghywir, ond gallai fod mor gywir.... beth bynnag mae’n daith hir. “Aczel turns unprofessionalism into an artform” **** The Times

In 2011, his positive and negative reviews all agreed, Stuart Goldsmith was nice. Really nice. “Almost pathologically nice” according to some cock or other. Well now the boot’s on the other foot. Come and see what happens when you put baby in the corner.

Yn 2011, roedd ei adolygiadau cadarnhaol a negyddol i gyd yn cytuno, roedd Stuart Goldsmith yn neis. Neis iawn. “Bron yn batholegol o neis” yn ôl rhywun neu’i gilydd. Wel, mae’r esgid ar y droed arall bellach. Dewch i weld beth sy’n digwydd pan fyddwch yn rhoi’r baban yn y gornel.

Edward Aczel re-works some of his dodgy old material in a vain attempt to see if he can get it to work for the first time, if you come along he might do his legendary apocalypse material, a quiz or even a brainstorm in search of a meaningful commercial act. It’s wrong but it could be so right, or just wrong... either way it’s a long drive.

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 3:40pm £5

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Bowling Club Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 2:20pm £5

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Pat Burtscher

Alternative Comedy memorial Society

Patopotamoose

Patapotamoose is a one-hour comedy safari from one of Canada’s funniest land mammals, who now resides in the UK, Pat Burtscher. He approaches mature topics from the environment, prison, art school and space exploration with a childlike silliness. In short, Patapotamoose is like watching snippets of the BBC through a fun house mirror and will show you a glimpse into the mind of one of the most imaginative and funny comedians working today. See it while you still can.

Following triumphant occupations of London and Edinburgh the ACMS marches on Machynlleth in pursuit of further hubris. Dismayed at not having a left-field comedy night stuffed to the gills with hilarious invention? Well this might be the night for you (depending on your tastes). Basically, if it’s your sort of thing, you’ll love it. Hosted by Thom Tuck and John-Luke Roberts, stuffed with guests from around the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Stuffed, stuffed, stuffed.

Mae Patapotamoose yn saffari comedi un awr gan un o famaliaid tir doniolaf Canada, sydd bellach yn byw yn y DU, Pat Burtscher. Mae’n ymdrin â phynciau aeddfed yr amgylchedd, carchar, ysgol gelf ac archwilio’r gofod gyda ffolineb plentynnaidd. Yn fyr, mae Patapotamoose yn debyg i wylio pytiau ar y BBC drwy ddrych tŷ hwyl a bydd yn dangos cipolwg i chi ar feddwl un o’r digrifwyr mwyaf dychmygus a doniol sy’n gweithio heddiw. Ewch i’w weld tra gallwch chi.

A noble failure! Yn dilyn ymddangosiadau gorfoleddus yn Llundain a Chaeredin mae’r ACMS yn gorymdeithio i Fachynlleth wrth fynd ar drywydd ‘hubris’ pellach.

Ydych chi wedi’ch siomi o beidio â chael noson gomedi llawn o ddyfeisiadau doniol? Wel efallai mai hon fydd y noson i chi (yn dibynnu ar eich chwaeth). Yn syml, os mai dyma eich math chi o beth, byddwch wrth eich bodd. Cynhelir y noson gan Thom Tuck a John-Luke Roberts, a bydd yn llawn dop gyda gwesteion o bob cwr o Wyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Llawn dop. Methiant bonheddig! “Genuinely alternative and properly comedic” The Guardian. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 5:00pm £6

“...imaginatively off-beat ideas” Chortle “... funny, and silly, in a good way. The Fringe needs more of this!” Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Ed Gamble

Sloven

The Latest 7

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 3:40pm £5

Night Stand Dave, staen mwstard ar ei ffrynt) yn dychwelyd i Wyl Gomedi Machynlleth gyda darnau newydd sbon a rhai o’i hen glasuron (fedrwch chi ddim profi nad ydynt yn glasurol.)

Mike Parker

A (Very) Rough Guide to Machynlleth

Mae’n cefnogi Greg Davies a Russell Kane ar daith, mae’n gwneud y ffefryn Podlediad Peacock & Gamble ac unwaith gwnaeth frechdan lawn pan oedd yn dal yn y gwely. Brilliantly florid language...hilarious’ Chortle ‘Moments of stupendous invention’ The List Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Bowling Club Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 3:40pm £5

Ed Gamble (Russell Howard’s Good News, Dave’s One Night Stand, mustard stain on his front) returns to the Machynlleth Comedy Festival with brand new bits and some of his old classics (you can’t prove they’re not classic.)

Feeling peckish?

He supports Greg Davies and Russell Kane on tour, does the cult favourite Peacock & Gamble Podcast and once made a full sandwich whilst still in bed.

Eisiau bwyd?

Mae Ed Gamble (Good News Russell Howard, One

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We’ve got food stalls at Y Plas and the Owain Glyndwr Centre. Mae gennym stondinau bwyd yn Y Plas a Chanolfan Owain GlyndWr.

Horse and Louis

The Curse of the Fetid Crow

“The ancient capital of Wales” it says on the signs. Really? So should we all storm Cardiff and demand it back? Machynlleth-based writer and broadcaster Mike Parker gives us an armchair tour of our host town, calling at Hippy Central, Mispronunciation Parkway and Inebriation Junction. “Prifddinas hynafol Cymru” dyna mae’n ei ddweud ar yr arwyddion. Wir? Felly ddylai pob un ohonom ymosod ar Gaerdydd a’i hawlio’n ôl? Mae’r awdur a’r darlledwr Mike Parker sy’n byw ym Machynlleth yn rhoi taith cadair freichiau i ni o gwmpas y dref sy’n ein croesawu, gan alw mewn mannau diddorol ar y ffordd. Venue: Y Plas Date: Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio Time: 3:40pm Price: £5

Jovial guitar chaps Horse & Louis battle their greatest (and only) enemy yet: a terrifying ancient curse that threatens to tear them apart like cheap pastry. Join the Musical Comedy Award runners-up (2010) and hosts (2011/12) on a musical-sketch-horror-comedy adventure. Mae’r gitaryddion llawen Horse a Louis yn brwydro yn erbyn eu gelyn mwyaf eto (a’u hunig elyn): melltith hynafol frawychus sy’n bygwth eu rhwygo ar wahân fel toes rhad. Ymunwch â’r rhai ddaeth yn ail yn y Wobr Gomedi Gerddorol (2010) a’r gwesteion (2011/12) ar antur gerddorol-sgets-arswyd-gomedi. “Excellent” British Comedy Guide “Inspired” Spoonfed “Very silly” Chris Tarrant Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 5:00pm £5

James Acaster

Prompt Here’s a bit of fun, get a green pen and a red pen then underline in the appropriate pen the bits in this blurb that you think Microsoft Word underlined. The winner gets another pen. James Acaster returns to Machynlleth with a brand new show. A show full of comedy – full to the brim. There’ll be routine after routine until the/a finale. This could be big. Dyma ychydig o hwyl, chwiliwch am feiro wyrdd a beiro goch yna tanlinellwch gyda’r beiro briodol y darnau yn y broliant hwn y credwch y gwnaeth Microsoft Word eu tanlinellu. Mae’r enillydd yn cael beiro arall.

Mae James Acaster yn dychwelyd i Fachynlleth gyda sioe newydd sbon. Sioe llawn o gomedi llawn at yr ymylon. Bydd yna act ar ôl act tan y diweddglo. Gallai hyn fod yn fawr. ‘blisteringly funny and highly original’ List ‘an undeniable and wickedly original talent’ Fest ‘deliciously daft and no slouches in the surprises department’ London Evening Standard ‘blissfully whimsical’ Time Out Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Bowling Club Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 5:00pm £5

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Paul Foot

Henry Paker

Still Life Paul Foot is one of the UK’s most creative and original comedians. A BBC New Comedy Award and Daily Telegraph Open Mic winner, his recent Edinburgh Shows have met with great critical acclaim as have his appearances on Never Mind The Buzzcocks on BBC2. On his debut at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2011 he was nominated for a Barry (Australia’s most prestigious comedy award) and in the USA he was a finalist in Series 7 of the NBC network’s “Last Comic Standing”.

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Y Plas Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 5:00pm £8

Paul Foot yw un o ddigrifwyr mwyaf creadigol a gwreiddiol y DU. Enillydd Gwobr Comedi Newydd y BBC a gwobr Open Mic The Daily Telegraph, mae ei Sioeau diweddar yng Nghaeredin wedi cael canmoliaeth feirniadol eang yn ogystal â’i ymddangosiadau ar Never Mind The Buzzcocks ‘ar BBC2. Wrth iddo ymddangos am y tro cyntaf yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Melbourne yn 2011 cafodd ei enwebu ar gyfer Barry (gwobr gomedi mwyaf mawreddog Awstralia) ac yn yr Unol Daleithiau roedd yn rownd derfynol Cyfres 7 “Last Comic Standing” ar rwydwaith yr NBC. “Subversive and surreal ... like a cult classic, a relic from the past, a rare exotic bird, he’s special.” The Daily Express

Josh Widdicombe

Work in Progress Join the star of BBC1’s Live At The Apollo, BBC2’s The Rob Brydon Show, Channel 4’s Stand Up For The Week and 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer 2011 nominee, Chortle Best Breakthrough Act nominee 2011, FHM Stand-Up Hero 2010 Josh Widdicombe as he tries out new material at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. .

“Josh Widdicombe is shaping up to be the British Seinfeld.” London Is Funny

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Nish Kumar

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Josie Long

The Future is Another Place Josie Long is back again with her fifth solo show. Come along! This is a show about feeling newly tormented by the world around you and about optimism and despair. But that sounds more serious than it is. It’ll be a silly, manic round up of all kinds of things. It will probably have a play in it where I play every one of the Bronte’s too, if that’s your bag? The show has two clear aims: 1. Fight some sort of a cool gang or something. 2. Fight injustice. Mae’r Enwebai am Wobr Gomedi Caeredin Foster 2011, Josie Long, yn ôl gyda’i phumed sioe unigol. Dewch draw! Mae hon yn sioe am deimlo eich bod newydd gael eich poenydio gan y byd o’ch cwmpas ac am optimistiaeth ac anobaith. Ond mae hynny’n swnio’n fwy difrifol nag y mae. Bydd yn grynodeb gwirion, manig o bob math o bethau. Mae’n debyg y bydd drama ynddi lle byddaf yn chwarae pob un o’r Bronte’s hefyd, os yw hynny at eich dant. Mae gan y sioe ddau nod clir: 1. Brwydro yn erbyn rhyw fath o gang cŵl neu rywbeth. 2. Ymladd yn erbyn anghyfiawnder.

Ymunwch â seren Live At The Apollo BBC1, The Brydon Rob Sioe BBC2, Stand Up for the Week a 8 Out Of 10 Cats Channel 4, enwebai am Newydd-ddyfodiad Gorau Gwobrau Comedi Caeredin Fosters 2011, enwebai am Act Newydd Orau Chortle 2011, ac Arwr ‘Stand-up’ FHM 2010 Josh Widdicombe wrth iddo roi cynnig ar ei ddeunydd newydd yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. “Josh Widdicombe has the sort of gentle confidence, low-key charisma and one-for-all-the-family charm which could see him selling out enormous stadiums in a couple of years.” The Times

Cabin Fever Constructs of the gleefully absurd. ‘If you like Bill Bailey but can’t bear the thought of what’s living in that hair, try this one?’ (List). Henry has appeared on Edinburgh and Beyond (Comedy Central) and Act Your Age (Radio 4). He won the Leicester Comedian of the Year award in 2008 and has written for Mock the Week and Eight out of Ten Cats. Henry brings his Edinburgh Festival 2011 show to the Machynlleth Comedy Festival.

“Josie Long’s new show couldn’t be any better. It’s honest, intelligent, funny, and it’s exactly what Britain needs right now... Josie Long is poised to become the most important voice in British comedy” The Skinny Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Bowling Club Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 6:30pm £5

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Y Tabernacl Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 6:30pm £8

1, A stand up comedian. 2, One half of acclaimed sketch duo the Gentlemen of Leisure. 3, Host of Fat Tuesday (‘One of London’s Best Comedy Nights’ Time Out) and cult comedy lecture series PLEB Talks. 4, A British Asian. 5, An arsehole?

Dyfeisiadau’r abswrd gorfoleddus. ‘Os ydych yn hoffi Bill Bailey ond mae’n gas gennyf feddwl beth sy’n byw yn y gwallt yna, rhowch gynnig ar yr un yma?’ (rhestr). Mae Henry wedi ymddangos ar Edinburgh and Beyond (Comedy Central) a Act Your Age (Radio 4). Enillodd wobr Digrifwr y Flwyddyn Caerlŷr yn 2008 ac mae wedi ysgrifennu ar gyfer Mock the Week ac Eight out of Ten Cats. Mae Henry yn dod â’i sioe Gŵyl Caeredin 2011 i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth.

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 6:40pm £6

Bring and Bi-Lingual

THE DRAGON HAS 3 TONGUES

The answer is all of the above. This is his first hour long stand up show that will answer the question that is on your lips because you just read it a second ago. A stand up comedy show about pride in your roots and shame about everything else. A yw’n: 1,gomedïwr ‘stand up’ . 2, un hanner o’r ddeuawd sgets enwog The Gentlemen of Leisure. 3, Gwestai Fat Tuesday (‘Un o Nosweithiau Comedi Gorau Llundain’ Time Out) a chyfres o ddarlithoedd ar gomedi cwlt PLEB. 4, Asiad Prydeinig. 5, Dyn dwl? Yr ateb yw pob un o’r uchod. Dyma ei sioe ‘stand up’ awr gyntaf a fydd yn ateb y cwestiwn sydd ar eich gwefusau oherwydd eich bod newydd ei ddarllen eiliad yn ôl. Sioe gomedi ‘stand up’ am falchder yn eich gwreiddiau a chywilydd am bopeth arall. “gloriously entertaining....a highlight of my Fringe....a smart, funny show which I recommend to all gentlemen. And ladies” The Scotsman 2010 ‘“ delight....a comic force not to be ignored” Chortle Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 6:40pm £5

Mae’r Gymraeg yn Unwaith eto eleni, bydd Tudur Owen yn cyflwyno awr o gomedi Cymraeg ar ei orau. Yn ymuno a Tudur bydd Frank Honeybone, Beth Angell, Huw Marshall ac un neu ddau syrpeis arall. Bwciwch eich tocynnau yn gynnar, gallwn eich sicrhau y bydd yn fwcing doniol a doeth. Once again this year, MC Tudur Owen presents the best of Welsh language comedy. Joining him will be Frank Honeybone, Beth Angell, Huw Marshall and a few surprises. Book early to avoid disappointment. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Plas Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 6:30pm £6

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Isy Suttie

Work in Progress A work in progress show of songs, characters and stand up from Isy, as she reflects on her thirty three years on the planet. Will include a song about learning how to drive and at least 2 minutes of Welsh. Known to some as Dobby from Channel 4’s Peep Show, Isy is a long-time musical stand up who is a regular at Edinburgh Festival and on BBC Radio 4. Sioe o waith sydd heb ei orffen o ganeuon, cymeriadau a chomedi gan Isy, wrth iddi fyfyrio ar ei 33 mlynedd ar y blaned. Bydd yn cynnwys cân am ddysgu sut i yrru ac o leiaf 2 funud o Gymraeg. Mae Isy, sy’n adnabyddus i rai fel Dobby o Peep Show Channel 4, yn ddigrifwraig gerddorol sy’n ymddangos yn rheolaidd yng Ngŵyl Caeredin ac ar BBC Radio 4. “Comedy with heart and soul” Chortle Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 8:00pm £5

stewart lee

carpet remnant world What can a sexless middle aged married man, whose life now consists mainly of watching Scooby Doo cartoons with a four year old boy, possibly find to write comedy about? Formerly stand-up’s youthful iconoclast, Lee now gawps blankly at News 24 as Britain burns down around him, and blinks weirdly at the vast wayside retail outlets during endless journeys to and from increasingly indistinct provincial theatres. Once he lived on the pleasure planet. Now he is trapped in Carpet Remnant World. And so are you.

y comedïwyr stand-up yn flaenorol, mae Lee bellach yn rhythu’n syn ar News 24 wrth i Brydain losgi i’r llawr o’i gwmpas, ac yn syllu’n rhyfedd ar y siopau manwerthu enfawr ar fin y ffordd fawr yn ystod teithiau diddiwedd i ac o theatrau taleithiol sy’n mynd yn gynyddol aneglur. Unwaith roedd yn byw ar y blaned pleser. Bellach mae wedi ei ddal ym Myd y Gweddillion Carped. Ac felly rydych chi.

A new full length touring show from the acclaimed star of BBC2’s Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle. This is a 2 hour show with interval.

“Superlative”

“The funniest thing on television” The Guardian Beth yn y byd mawr all dyn priod canol oed heb ryw, y mae ei fywyd yn awr yn cynnwys gwylio cartwnau Scooby Doo gyda bachgen pedair oed yn bennaf, ei ganfod i ysgrifennu comedi amdano? Iconoclast ifanc Machynlleth Comedy Festival 28

Sioe newydd hyd llawn, deithiol gan seren enwog Comedy Vehicle Stewart Lee BBC2 . “Y peth mwyaf doniol ar y teledu” The Guardian. Metro

“Marvellously funny: mordant, thoughtful and crafted” Observer Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Tabernacl Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 8:00pm £10

Jon Richardson

Funny Magnet

Jarred Christmas

An Electric Hour of Arse-kicking Comedy You’ve seen him on Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Argumental, Dave’s One Night Stand, dancing as Madonna on Let’s Dance For Comic Relief. He is the guy with the sideburns and the glasses...That’s right, Jarred Christmas. He has jokes, he has stories, he has energy, he has personality and he has one helluva show. Fast, funny and in-demand. Let’s Go MoFo! Rydych chi wedi ei weld ar Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Argumental, Dave’s One Night Stand, yn dawnsio fel Madonna ar Let’s Dance For Comic Relief. Ef

yw’r dyn gyda’r ‘sideburns’a’r sbectol ... Dyno fo, Jarred Christmas. Mae ganddo jôcs, mae ganddo straeon, mae ganddo ynni, mae ganddo bersonoliaeth ac mae ganddo un sioe gofiadwy. Cyflym, doniol a phoblogaidd. Beth am ofyn am fwy! “One of the funniest men to pick up a microphone” TimeOut London “Likeable, intelligent and full of unpredictable energy” The Scotsman Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Bowling Club Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 8:00pm £6

The brilliant Jon Richardson is coming back to Machynlleth in 2012. The new host of Channel 4’s Stand Up For The Week, team captain on 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and best-selling author will be bringing his show, Funny Magnet to the festival. Discussing the everyday items that have a profound effect on his outlook, Funny Magnet sees Jon working his pessimism with some hilarious consequences, and as always with his loveable vivacious delivery. Mae Jon Richardson yn dod yn ôl i Fachynlleth yn 2012. Bydd gwestai newydd Stand Up For The Week, Channel 4, capten tîm ar 8 Out Of 10 Cats, enwebai ar gyfer Gwobr Gomedi Caeredin ac awdur hynod o boblogaidd yn dod â’i sioe, Funny Magnet i’r ŵyl.

Wrth drafod yr eitemau bob dydd sy’n cael effaith fawr ar ei agwedd, mae Funny Magnet yn gweld Jon yn gweithio ei besimistiaeth gyda rhai canlyniadau doniol, ac fel bob amser yn ei ffordd hoffus a bywiog. “Sublimely brilliant, stunning... He is a comic right on the verge of greatness. If you haven’t seen him yet get your finger out and sort it.’ Time Out “Destined for showbiz big-time” Evening Standard

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Y Plas Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 9:30pm £13.50/£11

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John Robins

Incredible Scenes

Sara Pascoe

The Musical

Gareth Richards

Never Went to Disneyland

Gareth’s parents could not afford to take the whole family to Disneyland, so they went without him. Gareth has never recovered. This show is about the devastation caused by a careless travel booking. Ni allai rhieni Gareth fforddio cymryd y teulu cyfan i Disneyland, felly fe aethant hebddo. Nid yw Gareth erioed wedi dod dros hynny. Mae’r sioe hon yn ymwneud â’r difrod a achoswyd gan drefniant teithio diofal. “A delightful hour of comedy” The Guardian

Josie Long

A Play

Josie Long will do a play. Bydd Josie Long yn gwneud drama.

Chris Boyd

Filthy

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Y Plas Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 1:00pm £5

Chesterfield’s second finest comedy mind* and purveyor of shambolic daftness, Chris Boyd returns to Machynlleth with 50 minutes of mostly new jokes about the ins and outs of his declining health. (*after Bernie Clifton). Chris Boyd is a BBC New Comedy Award nominee and also appears in Nick Helm’s Fosters Nominated Dare To Dream show. Ail feddwl comedi gorau Chesterfield* , mae Chris Boyd yn dychwelyd i Fachynlleth gyda 50 munud o jôcs newydd yn bennaf am fanylion ei iechyd sy’n dirywio. (* Ar ôl Bernie Clifton). Mae Chris Boyd yn enwebai am Wobr Comedi Newydd y BBC ac mae hefyd yn ymddangos yn sioe Nick Helm a enwebwyd gan Fosters Dare to Dream.

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 1:00pm £5

Committee Meeting

With Chris Corcoran and Elis James The best thing to happen to the valleys since 1992’s Garden Festival of Wales, Chris Corcoran (Radio Wales’ Rhod Gilbert Show) and Elis James (BBC2’s 8 Out of 10 Cats) bring the best of their 21st century take on workingman’s club culture to Machynlleth. It’s a comedy gang show committee style, plus Bingo. All members are expected to attend. Simply by reading this you are a member* Y peth gorau i ddigwydd i’r cymoedd ers Gŵyl Gerddi Cymru 1992, mae Chris Corcoran (‘Rhod Gilbert Show’ Radio Wales ) ac Elis James (BBC2

“Brilliant” Leicester Mercury “Experimental, witty and bemusing” Three Weeks “Glorious puns as he highlights the murky corners of his life.' Chortle

“Comedy’s best kept secret” (The Skinny) returns to Machynlleth to preview his 2012 Edinburgh solo show. There are all new stories, banter and bombs to drop. Fresh from his appearance on Russell Howard’s Good News BBC3 he has tales of childhood innocence and adult shenanigans. (Warning: contains adult shenanigans). “Mae Cyfrinach orau comedi” (The Skinny) yn dychwelyd i Fachynlleth i roi rhagflas o’i sioe unigol 2012 yng Nghaeredin. Mae yma storïau newydd, tynnu coes a bomiau i’w gollwng. Yn syth o’i ymddangosiad ar Good News BBC3 Russell Howard mae ganddo hanesion am ddiniweidrwydd plentyndod a chastiau oedolion. (Rhybudd: mae’n cynnwys castiau oedolion). “An hour in his charming, generous and honest company is so effortlessly entertaining” Chortle “one of the most naturally gifted comedians I’ve seen” Telegraph Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 2:20pm £5

“Hilarious - a totally unique experience. If all committees were this much fun I’d buy a blazer and run for council” Rhod Gilbert Bowling Club Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 1:00pm £5

Bowling Club Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 2:20pm £5

“Clever craftsman with a big future” The Evening Standard “An effortlessly assured act… exceptionally inspired and truly memorable.’ Chortle

Mark Olver

Sara Pascoe: The Musical is the tale of a lady who lived from the 1980’s to 2012. It’s a great story with some catchy tunes and many morals. Sara’s life features many TV appearances including Stand Up For The Week, Campus & Free Agents (C4); The Thick of It & Twenty Twelve (BBC). Sara Pascoe: The Musical yw stori’r ferch a oedd yn byw o’r 1980au hyd at 2012. Mae’n stori wych gyda rhai alawon bachog a llawer o foeswersi. Mae bywyd Sara yn cynnwys llawer o ymddangosiadau teledu gan gynnwys Stand Up For The Week, Campus & Free Agents (C4); The Thick of It & Twenty Twelve (BBC). Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 2:20pm £5

Holly Burn

Work in Progress

8 Out of 10 Cats) yn dod â’r gorau o’u golwg o’r 21ain ganrif ar ddiwylliant clwb y gweithwyr i Fachynlleth . Mae’n sioe gomedi ar arddull pwyllgor, gyda Bingo. Disgwylir i bob aelod fynychu. Drwy ddarllen hyn rydych yn aelod *

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Dancing About Architecture Dancing About Architecture... its going to be a chat show for geeks and enthusiasts and comedy fans and comedians about comedy itself. Discussing and analysing and going far deeper than we should into what makes things funny, why jokes work and don’t, and how to become a comedian. Featuring comedians from the festival. Dawnsio am Bensaernïaeth ... mae’n mynd i fod yn sioe sgwrs ar gyfer dilynwyr a chefnogwyr comedi a digrifwyr am gomedi ei hun. Trafod a dadansoddi a mynd yn llawer dyfnach nag y dylen ni i mewn i’r hyn sy’n gwneud pethau’n ddoniol, pam fod jôcs yn gweithio a pham nad ydyn nhw’n gweithio, a sut i ddod yn ddigrifwr. Bydd digrifwyr o’r ŵyl ei hun yn ymddangos.

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Y Plas Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 2:20pm £5

After 2010’s critically acclaimed show Living and Dying, Holly returns with new renegade character comedy that breaks all the rules. Holly is a stand up and character comedian who has appeared in four one woman comedy shows in Edinburgh 2007- 10. One year she performed in her house where the audience discovered her in bed; set off fireworks in the shower and threw meat at her in the kitchen. In another she took the audience on a walk to the PDSA shop to see the shrine of a dead dog.

gomedïwr cymeriad sydd wedi ymddangos mewn pedair sioe gomedi un fenyw yng Nghaeredin 2007-10. Un flwyddyn perfformiodd yn ei thŷ lle mae’r gynulleidfa yn ei darganfod yn y gwely; yn cynnau tân gwyllt yn y gawod ac yn taflu cig ati yn y gegin. Mewn un arall aeth â’r gynulleidfa ar daith gerdded i’r siop PDSA i weld cysegrfa ci marw.

Ar ôl sioe 2010 Living and Dying a gafodd ei chanmol gan y beirniaid, mae Holly yn dychwelyd gyda chomedi newydd am gymeriad o wrthgiliwr sy’n torri’r holl reolau. Mae Holly yn ddigrifwr ac yn

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“The Best of Edinburgh” The Independent “A great way to spend a fringe afternoon. Geordie power house Holly Burn” Chortle Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 3:40pm £5

*not true * Ddim yn wir

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Tom Parry likes yellow t-shirts and fancy dress parties. This will be his first ever hour long solo show and he is very happy to be here. (His Brother’s got a caravan just up the road in Aberdyfi)

Joe Lycett

Edinburgh Preview Join Joe Lycett as he prepares for his debut show at the Edinburgh Festival. Expect a joyful hour of silly comedy that’s a bit rough around the edges.

At some point I imagine he’ll try and play a trumpet he’s not learnt to play yet. (To tell you the truth this is me writing this stuff in the third person so I already know for a fact that I will!)

Winner of Chortle Award Best Newcomer 2010 and BBC Radio 2 New Comedy Award finalist 2011. Ymunwch â Joe Lycett wrth iddo baratoi ar gyfer ei sioe gyntaf yng Ngŵyl Caeredin. Disgwyliwch awr o gomedi llawen, gwirion sydd dipyn yn arw o amgylch yr ymylon.

Tom (I) is (am) one third of award winning sketch team Pappy’s and has appeared in Miranda, Fast and Loose and Watson and Oliver (BBC).

Enillydd Gwobr Newydd-ddyfodiad Gorau Chortle 2010 ac un a ddaeth i rownd derfynol Gwobr Comedi Newydd BBC Radio 2 2011.

Mae Tom Parry yn hoffi crysau-t melyn a phartïon gwisg ffansi. Hon fydd ei sioe unigol awr o hyd gyntaf erioed ac mae’n hapus iawn i fod yma. (Mae gan ei frawd garafán ychydig i fyny’r ffordd yn Aberdyfi)

Tom Parry

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 3:40pm £5

Ar ryw adeg rwy’n dychmygu y bydd yn ceisio chwarae trymped nad yw wedi dysgu ei chwarae eto. (I ddweud y gwir, fi yw hwn yn ysgrifennu hyn yn y trydydd person felly rydw i eisoes yn gwybod y byddaf i!). Mae Tom (rydw i) yn draean o dîm sgets sydd wedi ennill gwobrau Pappy’s ac mae wedi ymddangos yn Miranda, Fast and Loose a Watson ac Oliver (BBC).

Mike Wozniak

Substitute Astronaut The Substitute Astronaut And other stories. Comedy. Time Out New Act of the Year and if.Comedy Newcomer Nominee 2008. Leicester Comedy Festival Best New Show Winner with Henry Paker 2010 for The Golden Lizard. Y Gofodwr a gafodd ei Amnewid A straeon eraill. Comedi. Act Newydd y Flwyddyn Time Out ac Enwebai Newydd if.Comedy 2008. Enillydd Sioe Newydd Orau Gŵyl Gomedi Caerlŷr gyda Henry Paker 2010 am The Golden Lizard. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Bowling Club Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 3:40pm £5

“An intensely charming and talented young comic” Guardian

Jigsaw

Work in Progress Jigsaw are the rising stars in British sketch comedy. After last year’s critically acclaimed, soldout Edinburgh show, they are now regulars on a new BBC3 prime-time show Live At The Electric, hosted by Russell Kane. They’ve also filmed a series of comedy shorts for BBC Online and will soon star in forthcoming BBC Radio 4 sketch series Sketchaholic. Jigsaw bring a work in progress show to the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Jig-so yw’r sêr sy’n codi mewn sgetsys comedi Prydeinig. Ar ôl y sioe a werthodd allan y llynedd yng Nghaeredin, ac a gafodd ganmoliaeth gan y beirniaid, maent yn awr yn ymddangos yn rheolaidd ar sioe newydd ar oriau brig BBC3 Live At The Electric a gyflwnir gan Russell Kane. Maen nhw wedi ffilmio cyfres o ffilmiau comedi byr ar gyfer BBC Online hefyd a byddant yn ymddangos yn fuan yng nghyfres sgetsys BBC Radio 4 Sketchaholic.

Colin Hoult

Ultimate Carnival of Monsters Colin Hoult performs an exciting culmination of his three ground-breaking shows: Carnival of Monsters; Enemy of The World, and Inferno; combining character comedy, music, storytelling and surprise! Colin’s unique style of comedy is as touching and terrifying as it is hilarious.

Dewis y beirniaid; The Independent, Evening Standard Guardian Guide, Time Out, The Times, The Telegraph.

Critic’s Choice; The Independent, Guardian Guide, Time Out, Evening Standard, The Times, The Telegraph.

“It feels as if we’re seeing something new and unpredictable sneaking in under the radar” The Times

Mae Colin Hoult yn perfformio penllanw cyffrous o’i dair sioe chwyldroadol: Carnival of Monsters; Enemy of The World, ac Inferno; gan gyfuno comedi cymeriad, cerddoriaeth, adrodd stori a

Mae gennym fariau ym Mhabell West Coast ac ar lawnt Canolfan Owain GlyndWr

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Y Plas Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 5:00pm £6

Hello Machynlleth. I didn’t use a google to check your name. I know you. I am coming to you. I will do a show. Then i will do it in edinburgh. You will be responsible. Come and seem me. I’m totally good.

“Full-pelt sketch comedy from performers who radiate enjoyment and ease with a crowd... Makes The Fast Show look languid” Guardian

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 5:00pm £5

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DAVID TRENT

Mae Jig-so yn dod â gwaith sy’n cael ei ddatblygu i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth.

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“A delicious mix of the dark and the charming in the hands of an incredibly skilled master of ceremonies” The Spectator

SHOW

“A spectacular triumph” Spoonfed Comedy We’ve got bars in the West Coast Tent and on the lawn of Owain Glyndwr Centre

syndod!! Mae arddull gomedi unigryw Colin mor deimladwy a brawychus ag y mae’n ddoniol.

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 5:00pm £5

Helo Machynlleth. Wnes i ddim defnyddio google i wirio eich enw. Rwy’n eich adnabod chi. Rydw i’n dod atoch chi. Fe wnaf i sioe. Yna byddaf yn ei gwneud yng Nghaeredin. Chi fydd yn gyfrifol. Dewch i’m gweld i. Dwi’n hynod o dda. “Really really brilliant – like a genius” Everyone in the world

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Isy Suttie

Pearl and Dave

Lost Treasures of the Black Heart

This extraordinary new comedy show tells the story of the part Isy played in two people’s blossoming internet romance whilst on her own treacherous search for true love. Bursting with hilarity and genuinely touching, this beautifully nuanced show flits between stand-up, music and character comedy. Also known as Dobby in Peep Show (C4) and Kiki in Whites (BBC2). Double British Comedy Award Nominee. Pearl and Dave was broadcast as a one-off on Radio 4 in January 2012, picked up as one of only 4 shows from Edinburgh Festival. Contains three minutes of Welsh. Mae’r sioe gomedi newydd ryfeddol hon yn adrodd hanes y rhan a chwaraeodd Isy mewn rhamant rhwng dau o bobl ar y rhyngrwyd wrth iddi hi ei hun chwilio am wir gariad. Yn llawn doniolwch ac yn cyffwrdd â’ch calon o ddifrif, mae’r sioe hon yn symud yn gynnil rhwng comedi, cerddoriaeth a chomedi cymeriad. Fe’i gelwir hefyd yn Dobby yn Peep Show (C4) a Kiki yn Whites (BBC2). Enwebai ar gyfer y Wobr Gomedi Brydeinig Ddwbl. Cafodd Pearl a Dave ei darlledu ar Radio 4 ym mis Ionawr 2012, ac fe’i dewiswyd fel un o ddim ond 4 sioe o Ŵyl Caeredin. Mae’n cynnwys tri munud yn y Gymraeg. “A real gem” The Guardian ‘“ voice you want to swim in” The Independent “Touching comedy told with affection” The Sunday Telegraph Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Elis James

Edinburgh Preview A second chance to see Elis James do an Edinburgh Preview . Elis James has taken the Edinburgh festival by storm for the last three years and he’s back in Machynlleth to preview his latest offering. As seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats (Channel 4), The Rob Brydon Show (BBC2) and Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), this is a chance to see one of Wales’ rising comedy stars perform a work in progress show on home turf. Mae Elis James wedi cael effaith fawr ar ŵyl Caeredin am y tair blynedd diwethaf ac mae o’n ôl ym Machynlleth i roi rhagolwg o’i offrwm diweddaraf. Fel y gwelwyd ar 8 out of 10 Cats Machynlleth Comedy Festival 34

(Channel 4), The Rob Brydon Show (BBC2) a Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), mae hwn yn gyfle i weld un o sêr newydd y byd comedi yn perfformio sioe sydd wrthi’n cael ei datblygu ar dir cyfarwydd. ‘A complete joy’ Time Out ‘Hugely appealing’ Guardian

Y Tabernacl Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 6:10pm £8

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 6:20pm £5

“clever and blithely zany, he’s just what the doctor ordered” **** Daily Telegraph

As seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, Edinburgh Or Bust and Edinburgh & Beyond. Join Tony Law for an hour of off-the-wall, boundary-defying stand-up comedy and find out why it is that he’s regarded as one of the finest performers on the comedy circuit by audiences and peers alike.

“the best comedian I’ve seen this year… highly recommended’” Three Weeks

Go The Lost Treasures Of The Black Heart is a night curated by Josie Long designed to celebrate ‘unsung heroes’. Normally held in Camden’s Black Heart pub Josie is relocating it to Machynlleth for one night only! Dedicated to uncovering obscure facts, unknown gems and remembering unsung heroes; Josie and loads of her favourite acts will perform short lectures and sketches about their chosen subjects. This is an interactive event and Josie is just as keen for the audience to bring their own facts and tributes as well as the performers.

Fel y gwelwyd ar raglen Good News Russell Howard, Comedy Vehicle Stewart Lee, Edinburgh Or Bust ac Edinburgh & Beyond. Ymunwch â Tony Law am awr o gomedi ‘stand-up’ i herio’r ffiniau a chanfod pam ei fod yn cael ei ystyried fel un o’r perfformwyr gorau ar y cylch comedi gan gynulleidfaoedd a chomedïwyr eraill.

Mae Trysorau Coll Y Galon Ddu yn noson sy’n cael ei churaduro gan Josie Long a gynlluniwyd i ddathlu ‘arwyr di-glod’.

Gan anelu at ddadorchuddio ffeithiau aneglur, gemau anhysbys a chofio arwyr di-glod; bydd Josie a llwythi o’i hoff actiau yn perfformio darlithoedd byrion a sgetsys am y pynciau a ddewiswyd ganddi. Mae hwn yn ddigwyddiad rhyngweithiol ac mae Josie yr un mor awyddus i’r gynulleidfa ddod â’u ffeithiau a’u teyrngedau eu hunain yn ogystal â’r perfformwyr. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 6:20pm £5

“often brillant… he’ll produce moments of demented genius” Chortle “charming and bizarre… he induces a virtuous circle of hilarity” Fest “meandering inventiveness” Skinny Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Bowling Club Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 6:20pm £5

yn y #stafellddirgel? Bydd Gary yn pori dros y misoedd dwetha o drydar, ac yn gwahodd ambell westai i gloi eu cas bethau i ffwrdd.

Fe’i cynhelir fel rheol yn nhafarn y Black Heart yn Camden ac mae Josie yn symud i Fachynlleth am un noson yn unig!

‘Excruciatingly funny’ The Scotsman Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Tony Law

Gary SLaymaker

#stafellddirgel

Diolch i Twitter, mae Gary Slaymaker o’r diwedd wedi darganfod defnydd newydd i’r we. Ond yn hytrach nag ymfalchio yn rhyddid creadigol y cyfrwng newydd cyffrous, na gyd ma Slay moen wybod yw hyn. Be sy’n weindo’ chi lan? Be sy’n mynd dan eich croen, be sy’n hala chi’n benwan. Yn syml iawn, be ddylia’i gael ei daflu

Thanks to Twitter, Gary Slaymaker has finally found another use for the interest. But rather than celebrate the creative freedom of an exciting new medium, all Slay wants to know is this. What winds you up? What gets under your skin, what drives you apoplectic, what make your blood boil? Quite simply, what should be thrown into the #stafellddirgel? Gary will have been browsing the past few month’s tweets, and will also be joined by some special guests , so they can decide once and for all what stays and what get’s locked away forever. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

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Robin Ince

Happiness Through Science Robin continues his comic exploration of the human condition, and asks can you be happy and rational at the same time. Join him in a world of Schrodinger cats, multiverses and evolutionary conundrums. Spend an entertaining evening in Robin’s company as he orienteers through the craggy landscape of evolution whilst plumbing the depths of his own murky consciousness, all without the aid of a safety net. Mae Robin yn parhau â’i archwiliad comig o’r cyflwr dynol, ac yn gofyn allwch chi fod yn hapus ac yn rhesymegol yr un pryd. Ymunwch ag ef mewn byd o gathod Schrödinger, meta-fydysawd a phroblemau esblygol. Treuliwch noson ddifyr yng nghwmni Robin wrth iddo grwydro trwy dirwedd creigiog esblygiad wrth blymio dyfnderoedd ei ymwybyddiaeth cymylog ei hun, a’r cyfan heb gymorth rhwyd ddiogelwch. “Superlative”

Metro

“Marvellously funny: mordant, thoughtful and crafted” Observer Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Plas Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 8:00pm £8

STORYTELLERS’ CLUB In 2012 Storytellers’ Club returns to Machynlleth Comedy Festival! On the last night of the Festival, a selection of special comedy guests will be weaving magical campfire tales to blow your mind and break your heart. Yn 2012 mae Clwb y Storïwyr yn dychwelyd i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth! Ar noson olaf yr Ŵyl, bydd amrywiaeth o westeion comedi arbennig yn adrodd chwedlau hudolus i’w cyflwyno o amgylch tân gwersyll i ymestyn eich meddwl a thorri eich calon. “A magical idea.” Metro “Unashamedly literate and lo-fi.” Independent “You absolutely must go to Storytellers’ Club” one4review Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 8:00pm £5

Richard Herring

What Is Love, Anyway

“What is l-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uhve anyway?

ystod y 28 mlynedd a aeth heibio does neb wedi meiddio ateb ei gwestiynau.

Does anybody love anybody anyway?”

Hyd yn hyn.

So asked the insane, Welsh, poet-philosopher, Howard Jones in 1983. But in the intervening 28 years no one has dared to answer his questions?

Mae’r digrifwr Richard Herring yn dychwelyd i Gaeredin am ei 20fed Sioe Ymylol a’i 32 sioe. Ar ôl datrys crefydd (Christ on a Bike), gwleidyddiaeth (Hitler Moustache) a phidynau (Talking Cock), mae seren y podlediad sydd wedi ennill gwobrau ‘As It Occurs To Me’ ac Objective seeks to define and destroy love’ Richard Herring ar Radio 4 yn ceisio diffinio a dinistrio cariad. Cyn i gariad ei ddinistrio ef. Eto.

DICKIE DWYER That’s it until next year. We’ll see you all again on 3rd-5th May 2013!

DICKIE DWYER Design for print & web dickiedwyer.com

Dyna ni tan y flwyddyn nesaf. Fe’ch gwelwn ni chi i gyd eto ar 3-5 Mai 2013!

Until now.

Comedian Richard Herring returns for his 32nd show. Having sorted out religion (Christ on a Bike), politics (Hitler Moustache) and penises (Talking Cock), the star of award winning podcast As It Occurs To Me and Radio 4’s Richard Herring’s Objective seeks to define and destroy love. Before love destroys him. Again. This is a 2 hour show with an interval. “Beth yw cariad beth bynnag? Oes rhywun yn caru unrhyw un beth bynnag?“ Felly gofynnodd y Cymro gwallgof, a’r barddathronydd Howard Jones yn 1983. Ond yn

“Rarely is comedy as stimulating and exhilarating as this, as well as being utterly hilarious” Chortle Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Tabernacl Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 8:00pm £10. Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 37

FAMILY EVENTS / Digwyddiadau I’r Teulu George Orange

Man on the Moon

George Orange is an eccentric clown, slack-rope dancer and circus performer from Chicago. He has come to you via the Moon, and brought a bit of it with him. George is truly one of a kind; take a trip with him down the rabbit hole of his show, an experience not to be missed. This is a family event. Clown ecsentrig, dawnsiwr ar raffau llac a pherfformiwr syrcas o Chicago yw George Orange. Mae wedi dod atoch chi drwy’r Lleuad, a daeth ag ychydig ohono gydag ef. Mae George yn wirioneddol unigryw; ewch ar daith gydag ef i lawr twll cwningen ei sioe, profiad na ddylid ei golli. Mae hwn yn ddigwyddiad addas i’r teulu. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Plas Sat 5 May / Sad 5 Mayio 2:20pm £3

James Acaster

Babysits

A comedy show for children of all ages and parents too. James returns with an hour of hijinks where the audience can decide where the show should go. We’re talking big ideas here, ideas that could change the world, we’re going to be problem solving and launching several revolutions all at once. Ultimately it will be very silly and a lot of fun. Note to parents: James Acaster will be babysitting you as well.

Sketch Writing Workshop

Two hour session with experienced BBC Radio sketch-writers and script-editors. Find out what makes (and doesn’t make) a good sketch, what opportunities there are for new writers and how to get your work on-air. Workshop will include the chance to develop a short sketch and get feedback on your work. Bring a pen. Age guidance: 16+. Free but ticketed. Sesiwn dwy awr gydag ysgrifenwyr sgetsys a Machynlleth Comedy Festival 38

golygyddion sgriptiau Radio’r BBC. Cewch ganfod beth sy’n gwneud (ac sydd ddim yn gwneud) sgets dda, pa gyfleoedd sydd ar gael i awduron newydd a sut i gael eich gwaith ar yr awyr. Bydd y gweithdy yn cynnwys y cyfle i ddatblygu sgets fer a chael adborth ar eich gwaith. Dewch â beiro. Addas ar gyfer rhai: 16 +. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 10:30am - 12:30pm Free (but ticketed)

Sioe gomedi ar gyfer plant o bob oed a rhieni hefyd. Mae James yn dychwelyd gydag awr o hwyl a sbri lle y gall y gynulleidfa benderfynu lle dylai’r sioe fynd. Rydym yn sôn am syniadau mawr yma, syniadau a allai newid y byd, rydym yn mynd i fod yn datrys problemau ac yn lansio nifer o chwyldroadau i gyd ar unwaith. Yn y pen draw bydd yn wirion iawn ac yn llawer o hwyl. Nodyn i rieni: Bydd James yn eich gwarchod chi yn ogystal. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

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More Fun Mwy o Hwyl The Shed will be constructed on the path between the Owain Glyndŵr Centre and Y Plas. Look out for information boards for more information. Weithiau, gall ystafelloedd fod yn rhy fawr i gomedi. Dim perygl yma – sied i’r ardd yw hon ac rydym yn rhoi rhai o gomedïwyr gorau’r wlad ynddi. Mae sioeau yn dechrau bob hanner awr, ac maent AM DDIM (er bod bwced i gasglu at elusen yma a byddwch yn cael eich atgoffa amdani). Dewch draw, eisteddwch i lawr, a theimlwch yn glawstroffobig. Adeiladir y Sied ar y llwybr rhwng Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr a’r Plas. Bydd mwy o wybodaeth ar yr hysbysfyrddau.

Sheds

The Monster Comedy Shack Sometimes, rooms can be too big for comedy. No danger here - it’s a garden shed, and we’re putting some of the country’s best comedians in it. Shows start every half an hour, and they are FREE (though there is a charity collection bucket and some guilt tripping will be done). Turn up, sit down, feel claustrophobic.

‘Incredible fun’ – TimeOut ‘Rewardingly Sturdy’ – B&Q Magazine. www.monstercomedy.co.uk Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Shed Most of the time Quite often Free

LIFE DRAWING CLASS

Join artist Carl Chapple as he leads our first ever life drawing class.

Sheds

The water shed On Sunday at 3:30pm we will be taking a small group of individuals on a trip to, current Shed of the Year nominee, The Water Shed. Situated on the Dyfi Estuary... no, really, on the Dyfi Estuary... we will row you out, no expense spared, for a special gig on the sand bar it rests on at low tide. We thought about doing it at high tide but were worried we might end up killing you all, and that might put a bit of a downer on the whole festival vibe. In order to get your hands on tickets for this you will need to visit the Monster Comedy Shack and get lucky/offer a charitable bribe/be liked by the compere.

About the tutor: Wales based artist Carl Chapple has many years experience and has had exhibitions of his work displayed across the UK, including a solo exhibition here at MoMa in Machynlleth in 2007. www.carlchapple.com About the model: Tom Parry has many years experience exposing himself on-stage as part of the successful sketch group Pappy’s. Always looking to stretch his art he was only too keen to volunteer as the model for this class. Despite evidence to the contrary Tom has assured us that he can sit still for long periods of time.

The class will be tailored to all levels of ability and experience and all materials will be provided. Cream tea refreshments will be served as part of the class. There will be an opportunity for attendees to display their work in the West Coast Tent later in the afternoon.

yn chwilio am ffyrdd o ymestyn ei gelfyddyd ac felly roedd yn awyddus iawn i wirfoddoli fel y model ar gyfer y dosbarth hwn. Er gwaethaf tystiolaeth i’r gwrthwyneb mae Tom wedi ein sicrhau y gall eistedd yn llonydd am gyfnodau hir.

Ymunwch â’r artist Carl Chapple wrth iddo arwain ein dosbarth lluniadu byw cyntaf erioed

Bydd y dosbarth yn cael ei deilwrio at bob lefel gallu a phrofiad a darperir yr holl ddeunyddiau. Gweinir te a chacennau hufen fel rhan o’r dosbarth.

Y tiwtor: Mae gan yr artist o Gymru, Carl Chapple, flynyddoedd lawer o brofiad ac mae arddangosfeydd o’i waith wedi eu dangos ar draws y DU, gan gynnwys arddangosfa unigol yma yn MoMa ym Machynlleth yn 2007. www.carlchapple.com Y Model: Mae gan Tom Parry flynyddoedd lawer o brofiad o amlygu ei hun ar y llwyfan fel rhan o’r grŵp sgets llwyddiannus, Pappy’s. Mae bob amser

Bydd cyfle i’r rhai sy’n bresennol arddangos eu gwaith ym Mhabell West Coast yn ddiweddarach yn y prynhawn. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Tabernacl Sun 6 May / Sul 6 Mayio 10:00am - 1:00pm £12

www.thewatershedwales.co.uk Ar y dydd Sul am 3:30pm byddwn yn mynd â grŵp bach o unigolion ar daith i sied a enwebwyd ar hyn o bryd fel Sied y Flwyddyn, y Sied Ddŵr. Fe’i lleolir ar aber afon Dyfi... a byddwn yn eich rhwyfo allan, heb arbed unrhyw gostau, i gig arbennig ary tywod y mae’n gorffwys arno adeg y distyll. Fe wnaethon ni feddwl am wneud hyn adeg y penllanw, ond roeddem yn ofni y byddem yn eich lladd chi i gyd, a gallai hynny ddifetha’r ŵyl. Er mwyn cael eich dwylo ar docynnau ar gyfer hyn bydd angen i chi fynd i Sied yr Anghenfil a chael tipyn o lwc/cynnig llwgrwobr elusennol/ gael eich hoffi gan yr arweinydd. www.thewatershedwales.co.uk Venue: Date: Time: Price: Machynlleth Comedy Festival 40

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fri/gwe

Sat/SAD

Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

5:00pm

Tony Law - Edinburgh Preview

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

1:00pm

Sheeps - A Sketch Show

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

5:30pm

Owen Niblock - Codemaker

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

1:00pm

Nathaniel Metcalfe - Enthusiast

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

5:30pm

Lloyd Langford - Work in Progress

Y Plas

£5

1:00pm

Bowling Club

£6

5:30pm

Bridget Christie - Housewife Surrealist

Bowling Club

£7

Steve Pretty - How I Attended My Own Wake And I’ve Got A Mixtape To Prove It

7:00pm

Charlie Baker - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

2:20pm

Elis James - Edinburgh Preview

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

7:00pm

John Luke Roberts - A Cogent Defence of Adsurdity - LIVE!

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

2:20pm

Ben Target - Failing to Progress

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

7:00pm

Bring and Bi-Lingual

Y Plas

£5

2:20pm

George Orange - Man on the Moon

Y Plas

£3

7:00pm

Abandoman

Bowling Club

£6

2:20pm

Stuart Goldsmith - Prick

Bowling Club

£5

8:30pm

Wil Hodgson - Kidnapped by Catwoman

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

3:40pm

Edward Aczel - Edward

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

8:30pm

Daniel Glyn - Fy Nghardiff

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

3:40pm

Pat Burtscher - Patopotamoose

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

8:30pm

Henning Wehn - No Surrender

Y Plas

£8

3:40pm

Ed Gamble - Sloven

Bowling Club

£5

8:30pm

Rob Deering - The One

Bowling Club

£5

3:40pm

Mike Parker - A (Very) Rough Guide to Machynlleth

Y Plas

£5

8:30pm

Pappy’s and Friends

Y Tabernacl

£7

5:00pm

Alternative Comedy Memorial Society

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£6

10:00pm

Machynlleth Comedy Festival Showcase

Y Plas

£8

5:00pm

Horse and Louis - The Curse of the Fetid Crow

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

5:00pm

James Acaster - Prompt

Bowling Club

£5

5:00pm

Paul Foot - Still Life

Y Plas

£8

6:30 pm

Josh Widdicombe - Work in Progress

Bowling Club

£5

6:30 pm

Josie Long - The Future is Another Place

Y Tabernacl

£8

6:30 pm

Mae’r Gymraeg Yn

Y Plas

£5

6:40 pm

Henry Paker - Cabin Fever

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£6

6:40 pm

Nish Kumar - Who is Nish Kumar?

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

8:00pm

Isy Suttie - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

8:00pm

Bring and Bi-Lingual

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

8:00pm

Jarred Christmas - An Electric Hour of Arse-kicking Comedy

Bowling Club

£6

8:00pm

Stewart Lee - Carpet Remnant World

Y Tabernacl

£10

9:30pm

Jon Richardson - Funny Magnet

Y Plas

£13.50/£11

Buy tickets from the Box office located ON the lawns of Y Plas Prynwch docynnau o’r swyddfa docynnau ar lawnt Y Plas

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SUN/SUL Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

10:00am

Life Drawing Class

Y Tabernacl

£12

10:30am

Sketch Writing Workshop

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

Free

1:00pm

James Acaster - Babysits

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£3

1:00pm

Chris Boyd - Filthy

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

1:00pm

Josie Long - A Play

Y Plas

£5

1:00pm

Committee Meeting - With Chris Corcoran and Elis James

Bowling Club

£5

2:20pm

John Robins - Incredible Scenes

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

2:20pm

Sara Pascoe - The Musical

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

2:20pm

Mark Olver - Dancing About Architecture

Y Plas

£5

2:20pm

Gareth Richards - Never Went to Disneyland

Bowling Club

£5

3:40pm

Holly Burn - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

3:40pm

Tom Parry - Fancy That

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

3:40pm

Mike Wozniak - Substitute Astronaut

Bowling Club

£5

5:00pm

Jigsaw - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

5:00pm

David Trent - Show

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

5:00pm

Colin Hoult - Ultimate Carnival of Monsters

Y Plas

£6

5:00pm

Joe Lycett - Edinburgh Preview

Bowling Club

£5

6:10 pm

Isy Suttie - Pearl and Dave

Y Tabernacl

£8

6:20 pm

Lost Treasures of the Black Heart

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

6:20 pm

Elis James - Edinburgh Preview

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

6:20 pm

Tony Law - Go

Bowling Club

£5

8:00 pm

Gary Slaymaker - #stafellddirgel

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

8:00pm

Robin Ince - Happiness Through Science

Y Plas

£8

8:00pm

Richard Herring - What Is Love, Anyway

Y Tabernacl

£10

8:00pm

Storytellers’ Club

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£5

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Festival Team & Credits Tîm yr Ŵyl a Chydnabyddiaethau Festival Directors/ Cyfarwyddwyr yr Ŵyl Henry Widdicombe, Emma Butler

Assistant Techs/ Technegwyr Cynorthwyol Misha Anker, Rowan Woodhouse

Logistics Manager/ Rheolwr Logisteg Pete Dobbing

Community Engagement/ Ymgysylltu â’r Gymuned Catherine Paskell

Box Office Managers/ Rheolwyr y Swyddfa Docynnau Abbie Kirkwood, Leah Roberts

Decor/ Addurno Nicky Arscott (www.nickyarscott.co.uk)

Volunteer Manager/Rheolwr Gwirfoddoli Helen O’Donnell Artist Liaison Manager/ Rheolwr Cyswllt â’r Artistiaid Clare Nightingale Artist Liaison/ Cyswllt â’r Artistiaid Sarah Hazel, Stephanie Montague, Romy Boettger Volunteer Leaders/ Arweinwyr Gwirfoddoli Andy Dudfield, Jonny Bull Tent and Bar Manager/ Rheolwr y Babell a’r Bar Steve Pickup Venue Managers/ Rheolwyr Lleoliadau Katie Hall, Kate Simons, Hugh Russell, Alyson Fielding, Alexandra Adey, Clara McMenamin, Shaun Lothian and Stubbs Edge Technical Manager/ Rheolwr Technegol Adam Cobley Head Techs/Prif Dechnegwyr Phil Tiso, Andy Thomas, Joel Clements, Rod Edwards, Leigh McAndrew

THANKS

The town of Machynlleth Thank you to all the residents and businesses of Machynlleth for providing a warm welcome for the festival and its attendees. Without your continued support the event couldn’t happen.

Diolch

Mae tref Machynlleth yn diolch i holl drigolion a busnesau Machynlleth am estyn croeso cynnes i’r ŵyl a’r rhai sydd yn ei mynychu. Heb eich cefnogaeth barhaus ni allai’r digwyddiad barhau.

Lisa Heledd Jones for two years dedication to the festival. You’ll be missed this year, and will be warmly welcomed back to the team next year.

Lisa Heledd Jones am ddwy flynedd o ymroddiad i’r ŵyl. Bydd colled ar dy ôl eleni, a byddwn yn estyn croeso cynnes i ti yn ôl i’r tîm y flwyddyn nesaf.

Press Office/ Swyddfa’r Wasg Andy Richards, Adam Wilcox (www.writegood.co.uk)

John Rostron at Swn and Fiona Stewart, Ben Coleman and Ian Fielder at Green Man for always being on-hand with practical advice and a helping hand.

John Rostron yn Sŵn a Fiona Stewart, Ben Coleman ac Ian Fielder yn y Green Man am fod wrth law bob amser gyda chyngor ymarferol a help llaw.

Festival Photography/ Gŵyl Ffotograffiaeth Ed Moore (www.edshots.co.uk), Ian Greenland (www.greenlandphotography.com)

Paula and Gerry Jewson at West Coast Energy Ltd for your continued invaluable support of the festival. We look forward to building on our success.

Film/Ffilm Ryan Owen Eddleston (www.filmryan.com)

Mel Biffin, Colin Wilde and the staff of Y Plas, and Raymond Jones and the staff and board of Moma for always going out of their way to accommodate the festival as we grow and develop.

Paula a Gerry Jewson yn West Coast Energy Ltd. am eich cefnogaeth barhaus ac amhrisiadwy i’r ŵyl. Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at ddatblygu ar ein llwyddiant.

Design/Dylunio Dickie Dwyer (www.dickiedwyer.com) Web/Y we Dan Abel (www.webmarmalade.co.uk) Volunteer Crew/ Criw Gwirfoddolwyr Alex Jones, Andrew Gaunt, Angie Edwards, Anna Ellis, Ben Newell, Bethany Starkey, Carl Chapple, Catrin Jones, Elizabeth Leach, Iain Peebles, James Mahoney, Jemma Collins, Jem Jenkins Jones, Jody Tozer, Jo McGuinness, Katy Wilkes, Keith Lerego, Marc Jones, Mary Lander, Owen Niblock, Rhian Clugston, Sam Phillips, Sion Edwards, Steph Smith, Steven Greenaway, Terry Lander (Correct at time of going to print) (Yn gywir wrth fynd i’r wasg)

The Owain Glyndwr Centre and Machynlleth Bowling Club for accommodating the festival. Sara Lewis from the Welsh Government’s Major Events Unit, Laura Thomas from Powys County Council and Cath More from Arts and Business Cymru for your support for the festival. Geoff Hill and Annie Grundy for their continued invaluable support. All the artists who perform at the festival and make it what it is. All the attendees who come together to enjoy comedy in the ancient capital of Wales.

History Owain Glyndŵr Centre

Canolfan Owain Glyndwr

If you think Tom Jones is the man that is consistently voted Wales’ biggest hero then think again. To get an idea of what Owain Glyndŵr means to Wales just saunter up to Elis James and casually drop his name into conversation. When you emerge 3 hours later you’ll feel proud to be a Welshman, even if your Saxon roots are firmly planted in Milton Keynes.

Os ydych chi’n meddwl mai Tom Jones yw’r dyn y pleidleisir drosto yn gyson fel arwr mwyaf Cymru, yna meddyliwch eto. I gael syniad am yr hyn y mae Owain Glyndŵr yn ei olygu i Gymru ewch at Elis James a chrybwyllwch ei enw mewn sgwrs. Pan ddowch allan 3 awr yn ddiweddarach byddwch yn teimlo’n falch o fod yn Gymro, hyd yn oed os yw eich gwreiddiau Sacsonaidd wedi’u plannu’n gadarn yn Milton Keynes.

Glyndŵr was the last true Prince of Wales and called the first Welsh parliament in 1404 on the site of the Owain Glyndŵr Centre which we’re now privileged to use as a venue. When we tried to move Elis’ performance to the larger Bowling Club this year he was having absolutely none of it, demanding to play both rooms in the old Senedd. To get a real idea of who Owain Glyndŵr was and what he means to Wales be sure to drop in to the National Heritage Centre whilst you’re in town, as we’ve arranged for you to get in for just £1.50 with the voucher below.

Glyndŵr oedd gwir Dywysog olaf Cymru a galwodd ynghyd y senedd Gymreig gyntaf ym 1404 ar safle Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr yr ydym bellach yn cael y fraint o’i ddefnyddio fel lleoliad. Pan wnaethom geisio symud perfformiad Elis i’r Clwb Bowlio mwy eleni, doedd o ddim yn fodlon o gwbl, gan fynnu chwarae yn y ddwy ystafell yn yr hen Senedd-dy. I gael syniad go iawn o bwy oedd Owain Glyndŵr a’r hyn y mae’n ei olygu i Gymru gofalwch eich bod yn galw i mewn i’r Ganolfan Dreftadaeth Genedlaethol pan ydych yn y dref, oherwydd rydym wedi trefnu i chi gael mynd i mewn am ddim ond £1.50 gyda’r daleb isod.

Mel Biffin, Colin Wilde a staff Y Plas, a Raymond Jones a’r staff a bwrdd MOMA am fynd allan o’u ffordd bob amser i ddarparu ar gyfer yr ŵyl wrth i ni dyfu a datblygu. Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr a Chlwb Bowlio Machynlleth am dderbyn yr ŵyl. Sara Lewis o Uned Digwyddiadau Mawr Llywodraeth Cymru , Laura Thomas o Gyngor Sir Powys a Cath More o Gelfyddydau a Busnes Cymru am eich cefnogaeth i’r ŵyl. Geoff Hill ac Annie Grundy am eu cefnogaeth barhaus ac amhrisiadwy. Pob un o’r artistiaid sy’n perfformio yn yr ŵyl, ac sy’n ei gwneud yr hyn ydyw. Pob un o’r mynychwyr sy’n dod at ei gilydd i fwynhau comedi ym mhrifddinas hynafol Cymru.

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Entry to the Owain

Glyndŵr Centre Exhibition See the Historic Centre of just £1.50 with this voucher. Valid Friday 4 - Sunday 6 May2012

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