Machynlleth comedy festival 2014 by Machynlleth Comedy Festival

WAHOO! HWRE!

Festival Team & Credits / Tîm yr Ŵyl a Chydnabyddiaethau

A very warm-welcome to the wonderful town of Machynlleth as we celebrate our 5th birthday in style. It’s our biggest and best line-up yet. We’ve squeezed even more comics into rooms around the historic market town for your enjoyment.

Croeso cynnes iawn i dref hyfryd Machynlleth wrth i ni ddathlu ein pen-blwydd yn 5 oed mewn steil. Dyma’n trefn fwyaf ac orau eto. Rydym wedi gwasgu hyd yn oed yn fwy o ddigrifwyr i ystafelloedd o amgylch y dref farchnad hanesyddol i chi eu mwynhau.

In addition to the hundreds of comedians, we’ve introduced a dedicated theatre programme, music curated by friend of the festival Sweet Baboo, our annual cabaret spectacular from Mary Bijou, and our most exciting children and family programme yet.

Yn ogystal â’r cannoedd o ddigrifwyr, rydym wedi cyflwyno rhaglen theatr bwrpasol, cerddoriaeth wedi’i churadu gan gyfaill i’r ŵyl Sweet Baboo, ein cabaret blynyddol ysblennydd gan Mary Bijou, a’n rhaglen blant a theulu fwyaf cyffrous eto.

The woodland stage makes a very welcome return, along with the steam train and sweet shop gigs. But of course, we’ve also planned some new adventures with a gig on a mountain, and inside of another, as well as all the usual treats and surprises on the weekend itself.

Mae’r llwyfan coetir yn dychwelyd i groeso mawr, ynghyd â’r gigiau trên stêm a siop losin. Ond wrth gwrs, rydym hefyd wedi cynllunio anturiaethau newydd gyda gig ar fynydd, a thu mewn i un arall, yn ogystal â’r pleserau a’r pethay annisgwyl arferol ar y penwythnos ei hun.

We’re taking the festival back to its spiritual home at the Owain Glyndwr Centre with the introduction of a cosy late-night bar in the Senedd, whilst on the lawns of Y Plas we’ve quadrupled our ale festival offering with 24 different beers to try. And of course all your favourite food vendors are back to keep you fed throughout your stay.

Rydym yn mynd â’r ŵyl yn ôl i’w chartref ysbrydol yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr gan gyflwyno bar clyd hwyr y nos yn y Senedd, ac ar lawntiau’r Plas mae ein gŵyl gwrw bedair gwaith y maint, gan gynnig 24 o gwrw gwahanol i chi roi cynnig arnynt. Ac wrth gwrs, mae eich hoff werthwyr bwyd i gyd yn ôl i’ch bwydo chi drwy gydol eich ymweliad.

It’s a very special year for everyone involved in the Machynlleth Comedy Festival and we can’t wait to celebrate with a weekend filled with laughter, good times, and friends.

Mae’n flwyddyn arbennig iawn i bawb sy’n rhan o Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, a dy’n ni’n methu aros i ddathlu gyda phenwythnos llawn chwerthin, amserau da, a chyfeillion.

Have fun!

Mwynhewch!

r Ltd Henry Widdicombe and Emma Butler, Little Wande

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Festival Directors/Cyfarwyddwyr yr Ŵyl Henry Widdicombe, Emma Butler. Festival Operations Manager/Rheolwr Gweithrediadau’r Ŵyl Steve Pickup. Artist Liaison Manager/Rheolwr Cyswllt â’r Artistiaid Clare Nightingale. Volunteer Manager/Rheolwr Gwirfoddoli Helen O’Donnell. Technical Manager/RheolwrTechnegol Adam Cobley. Box Office Managers/Rheolwyr y Swyddfa Docynnau Laura Keating, Nick Rose. Children and Family Manager/Rheolwr Plant a Theuluoedd Hazel Anderson. Theatre Manager/Rheolwr Theatr Lisa Heledd Jones. Site Manager/Rheolwr Safle Pete Dobbing. Venue Managers/ Rheolwyr Lleoliadau Kate Simons, Katy Wilkes, Katie Hall, Hugh Russell, Alexandra Adey, Clara McMenamin, Shaun Lothian, Zoe Fell, Sam Roberts, Ian Rigby. Volunteer Leaders/Arweinwyr Gwirfoddoli Andy Dudfield, Jonny Bull. Artist Liaison/Cyswllt â’r Artistiaid Sarah Hazel, Lauren Nightingale, Alex Hall, Toni Tippett. Senior Technician Joel Clements. Technicians/Technegwyr Andy Thomas, Rod Edwards, Leigh McAndrew, Misha Anker, Rowan Woodhouse, James Mahoney, Charlie Bull, James Lowey, Alice Greening, Jonathan Esp, Sion Pugh, Dave Brush. Welsh Language Events/Digwyddiadau Cymraeg Daniel Glyn. Music Programming/Rhaglen Gerddoriaeth Sweet Baboo. Cabaret Programming George Orange – Mary Bijou Cabaret. Press Office/Swyddfa’r Wasg Andy Richards, Adam Wilcox (www.writegood.co.uk) Festival Photography/Gŵyl Ffotograffiaeth Ed Moore (www.edshots.co.uk), Ian Greenland (www.greenlandphotography.com) MONTY TRENT. Film/Ffilm Ryan Owen and Sara Watkin. Design/Dylunio Dickie Dwyer (www.dickiedwyer.com). Web/Y we Dan Abel (www.webmarmalade.co.uk). Festival App/Ap yr Wyl James Mahoney, Dave Brush. Welsh Translation/ Cyfieithiad Cymraeg Steffan Alun. Volunteer Crew/Criw Gwirfoddolwyr Alyson Fielding, Carl Chapple, Sarah Vaile, Nick Rose, Jem Jenkins-Jones, Alex Jones, Rhian Clugston, Colin Edwards, Steven Greenaway, Nick Oram, Steph Smith, Catrin Jones, Mark Jones, Sarah Kalwarowsky, Sam Phillips, Josie Russel, Katy Funnell, Andrej Krbyla, Rachel Allen, Ben Kavanagh, Clare Turner, Glen Gair, Lora Elliot, Sinead Wheeler, Eve Baird (Correct at time of going to print) (Yn gywir wrth fynd i’r wasg)

CONTENTS / CYNNWYS 04 MAP MAP 06 FESTIVAL BARS BARIAU’R WYL 10 CAMPING GWERSYLLA 12 FOOD & DRINK BWYD A DIOD 16 VENUES LLEOLIAD 18 COMEDY COMEDI 65 CABARET 66 MUSIC CERDDORIAETH 70 MORE MWY 80 KIDS PLANT 86 TIMETABLES AMSERLENNI Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 3

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T H E OWA IN GLYN DŴ R C E N T R E Box Office, Senedd Bar, Food stalls AENGWYN

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WOODL A ND PAVI LI ON

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Y PLAS E VE N TS CEN T R E

GETTING AROUND MYND O GWMPAS Bigtop Tent, Pabell Pys Melys, Beech Bar, Food

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S R A B L FESTIVA

L Y Ŵ R ’ U A BARI Proudly celebrating 5 years in partnership with Machynlleth Comedy Festival, we are delighted to once again welcome the awardwinning Waen Brewery to supply the finest quality ales to our festival goers across the weekend. As well as stocking our all-new late night watering hole (the Senedd Bar at Owain Glyndwr), they have also curated a jawdropping 24 cask festiv-ale on the lawn at Y Plas which showcases their own products alongside a fine selection from five of their favourite Welsh breweries. Iechyd da! THE WAEN BREWERY The Waen Brewery is a family run Micro Brewery based less than 20 miles from Machynlleth. Their bottled and kegged craft beers are now in high demand across the UK, bringing them much deserved widespread critical acclaim for their quality brand of Hellish Good Beer. Most recently, their Chilli Plum Porter and Blackberry Stout both scooped prizes at SIBA 2013 to add to a rapidly filling trophy cabinet!

MACHYNLLETH LE COMEDY FESTIV-A GŴYL GWRW GŴYL ETH COMEDI MACHYNLL A FESTIVAL WITHIN A FESTIVAL!

Gan ddathlu 5 mlynedd falch mewn partneriaeth â Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, mae’n bleser gennym unwaith eto groesawu Bragdy’r Waen arobryn i gyflenwi cwrw o’r ansawdd gorau i fynychwyr yr ŵyl ar draws y penwythnos. Yn ogystal â chyflenwi ein bar hwyr newydd sbon (Bar y Senedd yn Owain Glyndŵr), maent hefyd wedi curadu gŵyl gwrw 24 casgen anhygoel ar y lawnt yn Y Plas yn arddangos eu cynhyrchion eu hunain ochr yn ochr â detholiad gwych o bump o’u hoff fragdai Cymreig. Iechyd da!

This year we’ve gone all out to get everything racked and tapped from the off with a choice of 24 cask ales available at our Beech Bar on the Plas lawn, all handpicked by brewmaster Sue at the Waen Brewery. A sight to behold, make sure you give yourself plenty of thinking time before you start to order! As ever, the bar will also serve a selection of local ciders along with wine, spirits, soft drinks and other draught products, making sure there is a tipple there to tickle all fancies. The full list of ales along with tasting notes will be available on the weekend but to give you a chance to plan ahead, here’s some more information on the breweries and products which will be pouring at the festival...

GŴYL O FEWN GŴYL!

Eleni, rydym wedi gwneud pob ymdrech i ddechrau’r cyffro o’r cychwyn gyda dewis o 24 cwrw casgen ar gael yn ein Beech Bar ar lawnt y Plas, wedi’u dewis yn bersonol gan y bragwr Sue ym Mragdy’r Waen. Mae’n wledd i’r llygaid - gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn treulio digon o amser yn meddwl cyn i chi ddechrau archebu! Fel arfer, bydd y bar hefyd yn cynnig detholiad o seidrau lleol ynghyd â gwin,

BRAGDY’R WAEN Mae Bragdy’r Waen yn fusnes bragdy micro a redir gan deulu llai nag 20 milltir o Fachynlleth. Mae galw mawr am eu cwrw crefft potel a barilan ar draws y DU bellach, gan ennill clod feirniadol eang haeddiannol iddynt am eu brand o Hellish Good Beer o safon. Yn fwyaf diweddar, enillodd eu Chilli Plum Porter a Stowt Mwyar Duon wobrau yn SIBA 2013 er mwyn ychwanegu at gabinet tlysau sy’n llenwi’n gyflym! rS aste Brewm

gwirodydd, diodydd meddal a chynhyrchion drafft eraill, gan wneud yn siwr bod llymaid at ddant pawb. Bydd y rhestr lawn o gwrw ynghyd â nodiadau blasu ar gael ar y penwythnos, ond i roi cyfle i chi gynllunio ymlaen llaw, dyma fwy o wybodaeth am y bragdai a’r cynnyrch a fydd ar gael yn yr ŵyl ..

WAEN BREWERY

Our festiv-ale hosts, the Waen Brewery will be showcasing their most popular ales including:

BRAGDY’R WAEN

Bydd cyflwynwyr gŵyl gwrw’r ŵyl, Bragdy’r Waen, yn cynnig eu cwrw mwyaf poblogaidd gan gynnwys

Traditional Welsh Ale 3.7% ABV Pale ale, sweet malts, UK hops Blackberry Stout 3.8 % ABV

Multi award winning stout. Coffee and dark fruit

Janner’s Pride 4.0% ABV

Malty conker coloured ale, with hints of whisky and ginger

Festival Gold 4.2 % ABV

Golden ale, crisp malts and lovely bitter hops

Landmark 5.5 % ABV

Gold medal winner IPA

Chilli Plum Porter 6.1 % ABV

Multi award winning - dark fruit, subtle green chilli. Beer Bods beer of the year 2013

There will also be one or two of the limited edition Gravity Series beer. Call into the Beech Bar on the Plas Lawn for full details on these and all the other guests ales.

Bydd hefyd un neu ddau gwrw cyfyngedig Cyfres Gravity i’w gadarnhau. Galwch i mewn i’r Beech Bar ar lawnt y Plas am fanylion llawn am yr holl gwrw hyn a chwrw gwadd eraill.

OTLEY BREWING COMPANY

As a micro-brewery, Otley Brewing Co are dedicated to the craft of producing Welsh ale with a difference. They believe in using the highest quality ingredients with every effort made to source their produce from the local area, including fresh Breconshire water and the finest malts and hops available. Once they have all our essential ingredients, they can begin the science, the art that is brewing. Fel bragdy micro, mae Otley Brewing Co yn ymroddedig i’r grefft o gynhyrchu cwrw Cymreig gyda gwahaniaeth. Maent yn credu mewn defnyddio’r cynhwysion o’r safon uchaf gyda phob ymdrech i gael eu cynnyrch o’r ardal leol, gan gynnwys dŵr ffres Sir Frycheiniog a’r brag a’r hopys gorau ar gael. Unwaith y byddant wedi casglu’r holl gynhwysion hanfodol, gallant ddechrau’r wyddoniaeth, crefft bragu.

PURPLE MOOSE / MWS PIWS

Y Bragdy Mws Piws / The Purple Moose Brewery is a ‘10-Barrel’ micro-brewery based in the historic harbour town of Porthmadog, North Wales, close to the mountains of Snowdonia. Brewing commenced on 14th June 2005 with a one-off special pale ale at 3.5% called “No.1” Mae’r Bragdy Mŵs Piws yn fragdy micro ‘10 casgen’ yn nhref harbwr hanesyddol Porthmadog, Gogledd Cymru, yn agos at fynyddoedd Eryri. Dechreuon nhw fragu ar 14 Mehefin 2005 gyda chwrw arbennig golau unigryw o 3.5% o’r enw “No. 1”

BRECON BREWING

Established in 2011 by Buster Grant, one of Wales’ best known brewers, Brecon Brewing have created a range of beers full of flavour and character inspired by the dramatic locality, working with the local community and reigniting interest in Brecon. Sefydlwyd yn 2011 gan Buster Grant, un o fragwyr mwyaf adnabyddus Cymru, mae Brecon Brewing wedi creu amrywiaeth o gwrw llawn blas a chymeriad a ysbrydolwyd gan yr ardal leol ddramatig, gan weithio gyda’r gymuned leol ac ailgynnau’r diddordeb yn Aberhonddu.

CELT EXPERIENCE

Beer fashioned as an artform for exuberance. Welsh Craft Sommelier Tom and his brewing brothers at The Celt Experience exploit their natural penchant for craft beer to experiment with natures tools. A stray brewery absent in time chasing emotions reflected in their ancestors.

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HEAVY INDUSTRY

A 10 barrel microbrewery based in Henllan North Wales making flavour packed assertive beers for the discerning drinker. Bragdy 10 casgen yn Henllan, Gogledd Cymru yn gwneud cwrw pendant llawn blas i yfwr deallus

Cwrw wedi’i greu fel crefft afiaith. Mae’r sommelier crefft Gymreig Tom a’i frodyr bragu yn The Celt Experience yn manteisio ar eu dawn naturiol i grefftio cwrw i arbrofi gydag offer byd natur. Bragdy crwydr ar goll mewn amser yn ceisio emosiynau a adlewyrchir yn eu cyndadau.

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THE SENEDD BAR BAR Y SENEDD

The Senedd (Parliament) Bar is a new addition for 2014 and part of the much-loved Owain Glyndwr Centre, home to three performance spaces as well as the festival’s spiritual hub out on the lawn. Housed in the magnificent 16th century building, the bar will be stocked with everything you’d expect plus a plentiful supply of cask and bottled ale from our friends at the Waen Brewery. Whether grabbing a drink on the way into a show or having an extended catch up with friends, we’ll be serving from midday through until 2am! LIVE MUSIC Each evening, the bar will feature acoustic shows from musical guests that have performed over on the Plas stage. Stripped down sets and lovely late night vibes will create the perfect Senedd soundtrack to finish to a hectic day at the festival.

Mae Bar y Senedd yn ychwanegiad newydd ar gyfer 2014 ac yn rhan o ganolfan boblogaidd Owain Glyndŵr, yn gartref i dri man perfformio yn ogystal â chanolbwynt ysbrydol yr ŵyl allan ar y lawnt.

lwyfan y Plas. Bydd setiau symlach ac awyrgylch hwyr y nos yn hyfryd creu’r gerddoriaeth berffaith i’r Senedd i orffen diwrnod prysur yn yr ŵyl.

Wedi’i leoli yn yr adeilad godidog o’r 16eg ganrif, bydd y bar yn cynnwys popeth y byddech yn ei ddisgwyl yn ogystal â chyflenwad digonol o gwrw casgen a photel gan ein ffrindiau ym Mragdy’r Waen. P’un a ydych yn mynnu diod ar y ffordd i sioe neu’n cael sgwrs hir â ffrindiau, byddwn yn gweini o ganol dydd tan 2am!

YR AWYR AGORED Mae drysau Bar y Senedd yn arwain at lawnt Owain Glyndŵr lle bydd bar potel, pabell paentio wynebau, gemau lawnt a dodrefn cyfforddus i ymlacio arnynt drwy gydol y dydd. Wedi i’r haul fachlud, bydd ein pyllau tân yn cynhesu oerfel hwyr y nos. Ychwanegwch ddwy stondin arlwyo flasus, a fyddwch chi ddim eisiau gadael!

CERDDORIAETH FYW Bob nos, bydd y bar yn cynnwys sioeau acwstig gan westeion cerddorol a berfformiodd ar

Hefyd, gallwch ddisgwyl rhai setiau arbennig DJ wrth i sêr comedi llwyfan yr ŵyl ddod i’r deciau a chwarae detholiad o’u hoff ganeuon i chi eu mwynhau!

Also expect some extra-special DJ sets as the festival’s stand-up stars descend on the decks and spin a selection of their favourite tunes for your listening pleasure! OUTSIDE The doors of the Senedd Bar open out onto the Owain Glyndwr lawn where there will be a bottle bar, face painting tent, lawn games and comfy furniture to relax on throughout the day. Once the sun goes down, our fire pits will add a warm glow to your late night chill. Add in two mouth-watering catering stalls and you’ll never want to leave! Machynlleth Comedy Festival 10

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FOOD & DRINK Because we know you like to plan where and when you’ll be fuelling up on delicious treats during your weekend in Machynlleth, here’s a run-down of the festival bars, cafes and stalls. BARS

We have two real ale bars located on site. You’ll find the Beech Bar (including our whopping great Festiv-ale) on the lawns of Y Plas and the all-new Senedd Bar at Owain Glyndwr. The bars will host a range of real ales lovingly curated by the local Waen Brewery, as well as local cider, wine, water and juices. See the bars section for full details.

BWYD A DIOD Y PLAS LAWNS

The Chicken Cow Café: From healthy breakfasts to late night snacks, the Chicken Cow Café serves delicious, nutritious, bootilicious food all day long. We specialise in massive cakes freshly cooked on site, fabulous quiches and oven-baked spuds to warm your cockles. Come and relax on a comfy sofa and sample a slice of Chicken Cow Café cake!* Half our profits will be donated to CAMAD, the volunteer centre for the Dyfi Valley. (*does not contain chicken or cow) Matilda’s Bakehouse is a clay wood-fired oven on wheels, in which sisters Feline and Nia Charpentier bake delicious freshly assembled pizzas. Using only handmade dough, pure mozzarella cheese, homemade tomato sauce, and toppings of seasonal and ethically sourced ingredients. The pizzas are assembled to order and then baked in the 400 degree oven next to the flames in under two minutes. Delicious! The Curry Stall is a family run business passionate about great quality Indian street food. Specialities include a fantastic ‘secret recipe’ chicken curry, Keema Matar (lamb & peas) both served either mild or spicy depending on taste - and delicious vegetarian options all served with speciality rice or wraps! All ingredients are sourced locally wherever possible and served in eco-friendly containers.

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Twist and Snout: Get your laughing gear round a ‘Twist and Snout’ handmade gourmet burger, a Falafel burger with all the trimmings, or one of our home reared, free range pork sausage & bacon breakfast baps! All our meat products are high welfare & locally sourced. The Green Goat Cafe: We adhere to the ethos of being Healthy, Hearty & Wholesome, with a little naughtiness on the side! The Green Goat Café is a Machynlleth based events caterer fronted by chefs Claire & Peter. A partnership of love and creativity, the pair take their culinary inspirations from traditional British and world foods. The Green Goat’s use local and ethical produce where possible and can guarantee that they know where their ingredients hail from. At the festival, The Green Goat Café will be offering up a lesson in Mexican Street Food & traditional Mayan recipes alongside our range of artisan baked goods and refreshments - prepare those taste buds for an education in good eating! (*The Green Goat also cater for vegetarian, vegan & gluten free diets)

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Caffe Milo: Visit Milo and Estelle at their coffee rickshaw for freshly brewed, fairtrade coffee and tea, as well as homemade cakes and brownies.

EXPLORE THE TOWN

The town of Machynlleth has many fine pubs, restaurants, cafes and takeaways. Pick up an information sheet at box office and start exploring what the beautiful town has to offer. Machynlleth Comedy Festival 12

Gan ein bod yn gwybod eich bod yn hoffi cynllunio ble a phryd y byddwch yn manteisio ar ddanteithion blasus yn ystod eich penwythnos ym Machynlleth, dyma restr o fariau, caffis a stondinau’r ŵyl. BARIAU

Mae dau far cwrw ar y safle. Mae’r Beech Bar (gan gynnwys ein Gŵyl Gwrw’r Ŵyl enfawr) ar lawntiau’r Plas ac ym Mar y Senedd newydd sbon ger Owain Glyndŵr. Bydd y bariau’n darparu amrywiaeth o gwrw wedi’u curadu gyda chariad gan fragdy lleol Bragdy’r Waen, yn ogystal â seidr lleol, gwin, dŵr a sudd. Gweler adran y bariau am fanylion llawn.

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The Chicken Cow Café: O uwd i frecwast i bopcorn am hanner nos, mae’r Chicken Cow Café yn gweini bwyd blasus, maethlon, bootilicious tan yn hwyr yn y nos. Rydym yn arbenigo mewn cacennau enfawr wedi’u coginio’n ffres ar y safle, quiches gwych gyda’r nos, pasteiod homity a thatws pob i’ch cynhesu. Dewch i ymlacio ar soffa gyfforddus ac i flasu darn o gacen Chicken Cow Café! * Rhoddir hanner ein helw i CAMAD Cymunedol Machynlleth. (*nid yw’n cynnwys iâr na buwch)

wedi’i wneud â llaw, caws mozzarella pur, saws tomato cartref a thopins o gynhwysion tymhorol ac wedi’u tarddu’n foesegol. Rhoddir y pizzas at ei gilydd yn ôl yr archeb, ac yna fe’u pobir yn y ffwrn 400 gradd nesaf at y fflamau mewn llai na dau funud. Hyfryd! Mae’r Curry Stall yn fusnes a redir gan deulu, sy’n angerddol am fwyd stryd Indiaidd o safon gwych. Mae ei arbenigeddau’n cynnwys cyri cyw iâr ‘rysáit cyfrinachol’ ffantastig, Keema Matar (cig oen a phys) - y ddau wedi’u gweini naill ai’n fwyn neu’n sbeislyd gan ddibynnu ar eich chwaeth - a dewisiadau llysieuol blasus, oll wedi’u gweini â reis neu fara lapio arbenigol! Mae’r holl gynhwysion wedi’u tarddu’n lleol lle bynnag y bo’n bosib ac wedi’u gweini mewn cynwysyddion eco-gyfeillgar

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Twist and Snout: Bwydwch eich offer chwerthin yn ‘Twist a Snout’ gyda byrgyr gourmet wedi’i wneud â llaw, byrgyr Falafel gyda’r holl drimins, neu un o’n rholiau brecwast selsig porc a chig moch cartref buarth! Mae ein holl gynnyrch cig yn lles uchel ac o ffynhonnell leol.

Mae’r Green Goat yn defnyddio cynnyrch lleol a moesegol lle bo hynny’n bosib, a gallant addo eu bod yn gwybod o ble y daw eu cynhwysion. Yn yr ŵyl, bydd y Green Goat Café yn cynnig gwers mewn bwyd stryd Mecsicanaidd a ryseitiau traddodiadol Maia ochr yn ochr â’n amrywiaeth o nwyddau a lluniaeth wedi’u pobi gan grefftwyr. Paratowch eich tafodau am addysg bwyta’n dda! (*Mae’r Green Goat hefyd yn darparu ar gyfer deietau llysieuol, fegan a heb glwten)

LLWYBR Y PAFILIWN COETIR

Caffe Milo: Dewch i ymweld â Milo ac Estelle yn eu ricsio coffi am goffi a the masnach deg ffres, yn ogystal â chacennau a brownis cartref.

CRWYDRO’R DREF

Mae gan dref Machynlleth lawer o dafarnau, bwytai, caffis a mannau cludfwyd da. Casglwch daflen wybodaeth yn y swyddfa docynnau a dechreuwch chwilio am yr hyn sydd gan y dref brydferth i’w gynnig.

The Green Goat Cafe: Rydym yn cadw at ethos bod yn iach a’n llawn daioni, gydag ychydig o ddrygioni slei! Mae’r Green Goat Café yn arlwywr digwyddiadau ym Machynlleth dan arweiniad y cogyddion Claire a Peter. Partneriaeth o gariad a chreadigrwydd, daw ysbrydoliaeth goginio’r pâr o fwydydd traddodiadol Prydain a’r byd.

Mae Matilda’s Bakehouse yn ffwrn bren glai ar olwynion, lle mae’r chwiorydd Feline a Nia Charpentier yn pobi pizzas blasus wedi’u rhoi at ei gilydd yn ffres. Gan ddefnyddio dim ond toes Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 13

OFFICIAL FESTIVAL CAMPING GWERSYLLFA SWYDDOGOL YR ŴYL

OFFICAL FESTIVAL CAMPSITE

That’s right campers, we’ve gone high-end on you and ordered in hot showers, flushing toilets, and more so that you can camp in style on the weekend of the festival! Don’t get us wrong we loved the tap in a field as much as the next camper, but the time felt right to give you some luxuries. We’ve booked our own field behind the bowling club and we’re filling it with home comforts including: • 24 hour manned site • Private hot shower blocks • Posh flushing toilets

FREDS YURTS

“More luxury!” we hear you clamour. Fred’s Yurts will be setting up camp once again in the new official Comedy festival campsite - ready and awaiting your arrival, located just minutes from the action. Expect a lovely range of classic bell tents, yurts (of all sizes) and large canvas family sized tents as well. Yurts can come with wood burners plus beds and bedding can also be added. Prices start from £190 for a four person bell tent – click on yurts in the accommodation section of the festival website for full details.

• Complimentary phone charging facilities • Free on-site parking • Located in the heart of the festival a few minutes from every venue • Great vibes All for the bargain price of £20 per person for all 3 nights! Bring whatever size tent you like, it’s still £20 per person. CAMPERVANS, CARAVANS AND TRAILER TENTS If you’ve got a live-in vehicle you want to bring, that costs just £50 per vehicle and includes 2 campsite wristbands (additional wristbands can be purchased at £20 pp). Pitches also include space for an awning/gazebo - you make yourselves comfortable! To book your pitch, go to the accommodation section of the website and click on the camping link.

GWERSYLLFA SWYDDOGOL YR ŴYL

Mae wir, wersyllwyr, rydym bellach o’r radd flaenaf - rydym wedi trefnu cawodydd poeth, toiledau sy’n fflysio, a mwy, fel y gallwch wersylla mewn steil ar benwythnos yr ŵyl! Peidiwch â chamddeall - roedden ni wrth ein boddau â’r tap mewn cae hefyd, ond mae’r amser wedi dod i ni roi rhai moethau i chi. Rydym wedi trefnu ein cae ein hunain y tu ôl i’r clwb bowlio, ac rydym yn ei lenwi â chysuron cartref, gan gynnwys: • Safle â chriw 24 awr • Blociau cawodydd poeth preifat

Dewch â pa bynnag faint babell yr hoffwch, mae’n dal yn £20 y pen. CERBYDAU GWERSYLLA, CARAFANNAU A PHEBYLL TRELAR Os oes gennych gerbyd yr hoffech ddod â chi, mae’n costio dim ond £50 y cerbyd ac yn cynnwys 2 fand llawes gwersyll (gellir prynu bandiau llawes ychwanegol am £20 y pen). Mae’r meysydd hefyd yn cynnwys lle am adlen/ gasebo - mynnwch le cyfforddus i’ch hun! I archebu eich cae, ewch i adran lety’r wefan a chliciwch ar y ddolen wersylla.

FRED’S YURTS

“Mwy o foethusrwydd!” ry’ch chi’n mynnu. Bydd Fred’s Yurts yn dod unwaith eto i wersyll newydd swyddogol yr Ŵyl Gomedi - yn barod ac yn aros i chi gyrraedd, wedi’i leoli munudau o’r cyffro.

Gall pebyll crwyn ddod â llosgwyr pren yn ogystal â gwelyau, a gellir ychwanegu dillad gwely hefyd.

Gair Cymraeg yr w ˆ yl: Comedi

Mae prisiau’n ar £190 am babell gloch pedwar person - cliciwch ar yurts yn adran lety gwefan yr ŵyl am fanylion llawn.

Tudur Owen

Gallwch ddisgwyl amrywiaeth hyfryd o bebyll cloch clasurol, pebyll crwyn (o bob maint) a phebyll cynfas mawr maint teulu hefyd.

Prynhawn dydd Gwener a dydd Sadwrn

• Toiledau moethus sy’n fflysio • Cyfleusterau gwefru ffôn cyflenwol • Parcio am ddim ar y safle • Wedi’i lleoli yng nghanol yr ŵyl ychydig funudau o bob lleoliad • Awyrgylch gwych

Llais Cymru

Y cyfan am bris o £20 y person am y 3 noson!

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VENUES LLEOLIAD

Y PLAS

THE PATHWAY The Woodland Pavillion: The Woodland Pavillion is back, and better than ever. With more events and impromptu performances taking place across the weekend. Check the chalk-boards for events throughout the weekend.

OWAIN GLYNDŴR CENTRE / CANOLFAN OWAIN GLYNDŴR

Y Senedd: Rydym wedi cyffroi’n lân i gael mynediad i adeilad hanesyddol y Senedd eleni. Gan gynnwys ein swyddfa docynnau yn ogystal â bar hwyr y nos gyda DJ a cherddoriaeth acwstig drwy gydol y penwythnos.

Y Pafiliwn Coetir: Mae’r Pafiliwn Coetir yn ôl, ac yn well nag erioed. Gyda mwy o ddigwyddiadau a pherfformiadau digymell drwy gydol ypenwythnos. Edrychwch ar y byrddau sialc am ddigwyddiadau drwy gydol y penwythnos.

The spiritual heart of the festival, and this year bigger and better than ever! The ancient Welsh parliament building provided the inspiration for holding the festival in beautiful Machynlleth. The hub of the festival since 2010 we have added a third intimate performance space in the turret (so exciting), and we’re taking over the Senedd Building for our box office and late night bar. The lawn has an ale bar, food stalls and comfy seating.

Owain Glyndŵr Lawn: Grab a quick bite to eat between shows or kick back and take a lounge break on comfy sofas with cosy blankets and retro board games, or cosy up in front of our fire pits in the evenings.

Powys Arts Month: In partnership with Powys Arts Month, Crafted Space will be adding further installations to the Woodlands this year. Keep your eyes peeled.

Calon ysbrydol yr ŵyl, ac eleni mae’n fwy ac yn well nag erioed! Yr adeilad senedd Cymreig hynafol oedd yr ysbrydoliaeth i gynnal yr ŵyl ym Machynlleth brydferth. Canolbwynt yr ŵyl ers 2010, rydym wedi ychwanegu trydydd lle perfformioagos yn y tyred (mor gyffrous), ac rydym yn hawlio Adeilad y Senedd ar gyfer ein swyddfa docynnau a’n bar hwyr y nos. Mae’r lawnt yn cynnwys bar cwrw, ardal bicnic ac, fel bob amser, Bettie’s Lounge.

Twist & Snout: Twist & Snout serving up gourmet burgers and twice-cooked chunky chips.

The Senedd: We couldn’t be more excited to have access to the historic Senedd building this year. Housing our box office as well as a late night watering hole with DJ’s and acoustic music throughout the weekend.

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Lawnt Owain Glyndŵr: Mynnwch rywbeth i’w fwyta rhwngsioeau neu ymlaciwch a chymryd seibiant lolfa ar soffas cyfforddus gyda blancedi clyd a gemau bwrdd retro, neu cynheswch o flaen ein pyllau tân gyda’r nos.

Twist & Snout: Twist & Snout yn gweini byrgyrs gourmet a sglodion trwchus wedi’u coginio ddwywaith. Green Goat Cafe: offering up Mexican Street Food & traditional Mayan recipes alongside our range of artisan baked goods. Green Goat Cafe: yn cynnig bwyd stryd Mecsicanaidd a ryseitiau traddodiadol Maia ochr yn ochr â’n amrywiaeth o nwyddau wedi’u pobi.

Mis Celfyddydau Powys: Mewn partneriaeth â Mis Celfyddydau Powys, bydd Crafted Space yn ychwanegu gosodiadau pellach i’r coetiroedd eleni. Cadwch lygad amdanynt. Caffe Milo Milo and Estelle will be serving up freshly brewed coffee and sweet treats from their coffee rickshaw. Caffe Milo Milo and Estelle will be serving up freshly brewed coffee and sweet treats from their coffee rickshaw.

YSGOL BRO DDYFI A welcome addition to the festival we’re using the secondary school for the first time this year. Directly opposite Y Plas. Ychwanegiad i’w groesawu i’r ŵyl, rydym yn defnyddio’r ysgol uwchradd am y tro cyntaf eleni. Gyferbyn â’rPlas.

The historic Y Plas houses 2 of the festival’s indoor venue spaces: The Main Hall and Vane Tempest. The lawns of Y Plas also play host to our the Bigtop Stage, the festival Beech Bar, cafes, food stalls and the children’s area: Mae’r Plas hanesyddol yn cynnwys 2 o leoliadau dan do’r ŵyl: Y Prif Neuadd a Vane Tempest. Mae lawntiau’r Plas hefyd yn cynnwys y Bigtop Stage, Beech Bar yr ŵyl Bar, caffis, stondinau bwyd ac ardal blant:

Bigtop Stage: Bydd Sweet Baboo yn curadu’r llwyfan cerddoriaeth eleni, gan ddewis ei hoff actau i ddod i chwarae yn yr ŵyl, ac fel bob amser bydd y parti’n para tan yn hwyr y nos gyda’n hoff DJs i gyd. Nos Wener, daw Mary Bijou Cabaret â’u sioe boblogaidd Hitch i’r Big Top. Pabell Pys Melys: The Children’s Tent: Special events, performances and workshops. See our Children’s Programme for more details.

A beautiful 300 seat converted tabernacle housed in the Museum of Modern Art Wales. Heading North from the clock tower the Tabernacle will be on your right. Tabernacl 300 sedd prydferth wedi’i drosi yn Amgueddfa Celf Fodern Cymru. Gan fynd i’r gogledd o dŵr y cloc, bydd y Tabernacl ar y dde i chi. Sponsored by Tesni Ltd.

Pabell Pys Melys: Pabell y Plant: Digwyddiadau arbennig, perfformiadau a gweithdai. Gweler Rhaglen y Plant am fwy o fanylion.

Beech Bar: Located in the stripy bigtop alongside the ancient beech tree on the lawn of Y Plas. The Beech Bar hosts our Ale Festival with over 20 casks of Welsh ales, along with cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks. See the ale festival section of the programme to see what John and Sue at the Waen Brewery have planned.

The Chicken Cow Cafe: Relax on comfy sofas and allow Nicky and the team serve you up wholesome breakfasts, homity pies, oven baked potatoes and massive cakes!

Beech Bar: Wedi’i leoli yn y bigtop streipiog ochr yn ochr â’r goeden ffawydd hynafol ar lawnt Y Plas. Mae’r Beech Bar yn cynnal Gŵyl Gwrw’r Ŵyl gyda dros 20 casgen o gwrw Cymreig, ynghyd â seidr, gwin, gwirodydd a diodydd meddal. Gweler adran gwrw rhaglen yr ŵyl iweld beth mae John a Sue ym Mragdy’r Waen wedi’i gynllunio.

Matilda’s Bakehouse: Back by popular demand is Matilda’s - a clay wood-fired oven on wheels, in which sisters Feline and Nia Charpentier bake delicious freshly assembled pizzas.

Bigtop Stage: Sweet Baboo curates the music stage this year handpicking his favourite acts to come and play the festival, and as always we’ll be partying long into the night with all our favourite DJ’s. On Friday night Mary Bijou Cabaret bring their hit show Hitch to the Big Top.

Y TABERNACL

The Chicken Cow Cafe: Ymlaciwch ar soffas cyfforddus, a gadewch i Nicky a’r tîm weini brecwast iachus, pasteiod homity, tatws pob popty a chacennau enfawr!

Matilda’s Bakehouse: Yn ôl oherwydd y galw mae Matilda’s - ffwrn bren glai ar olwynion, lle mae’r chwiorydd Feline a Nia Charpentier yn pobi pizzas blasus wedi’u rhoi at ei gilydd yn ffres. The Curry Stall: Mick will be once again serving up great quality Indian street food. The Curry Stall: Bydd Mick unwaith eto’n gweini bwyd stryd Indiaidd o safon.

MACHYNLLETH BOWLING CLUB

Located behind the Co-op store the Bowling Club provides an intimate setting to see comedy… as well as learn how to bowl. Wedi’i leoli tu ôl i siop Co-op, mae’r Clwb Bowlio’n lleoliad clyd i weld comedi … yn ogystal ag i ddysgu sut i fowlio.

RAG AND BONE Rag and bone shop by day, performance space by night. Another new addition to the festival programme. Siop sborion yn ystod y dydd, man perfformio gyda’r nos. Ychwanegiad newydd arall i raglen yr ŵyl.

ROYAL HOUSE / TŶ-YN-Y-LÔN

An intimate 30 seat venue in the historic 15th century basement of Sabrina’s Delicatessen Lleoliad clyd 30 sedd yn seler hanesyddol 15fed ganrif Sabrina’s Delicatessen.

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HORSE AND LOUIS

Sponsored by The Wynnstay Hotel

COMEDY STORAGE IN THE LOFT

MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL SPECIAL The World’s greatest alternative comedy club relocates from Cardiff to Machynlleth for a oneoff special. Expect all the regular farting about along with some super-special guests. Comedy Storage - Inspiring a Generation.

“He gives us the fun of subversion and the pleasure of seeing a man more in control than he likes to let on” Times

TONY LAW

Y Plas Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 5:30pm £8

SAM FLETCHER

Awr newydd sbon am bobl sy’n ysbrydoli pobl drwy fod mor ddiflas. Gan feistr o ddigrifwr cymeriadau, crëwr ‘Carnival of Monsters’ Radio 4 a seren ‘Being Human’ (BBC3) a ‘Life’s Too Short’ (BBC2).

“Put simply, no other show has made me smile so much this year” Independent.

NONSENSE-IN-PROGRESS Multi award-winning Mr Tony Law offersup a mixture of fresh ideas, absurdity and “shouty bollocks” in a work-in-progress effort towards a brand new show.

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COLIN HOULT

WORK-IN-PROGRESS A brand new hour about uninspiring people inspiring people by being uninspiring. From master character comedian, creator of Radio 4’s ‘Carnival of Monsters’ and star of ‘Being Human’ (BBC3) and ‘Life’s Too Short’ (BBC2).

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Machynlleth Bowling Club Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 5:30pm £6

Clint grew up mainly in Stevenage, which is a quaint little stabbing village just north of London. Once he had sufficient funds saved up in a handkerchief, he bought a ticket to Wales and has enjoyed the tap water there ever since. Finalist and winner of the Runner Up award in Amused Moose’s Laugh Off 2012 Gareth Brand is from the small village of Colwinston

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 5:30pm £7

in South Wales. He is the finest stand-up comedian they have ever produced. He is also better than most of the comedians in neighbouring Corntown.

Daw clwb comedi amgen gorau’r byd o Gaerdydd i Fachynlleth am sioe unigryw arbennig. Gallwch ddisgwyl y llanast arferol ynghyd â gwesteion hynod arbennig. Comedy Storage - Ysbrydoli Cenhedlaeth.

gynhyrchu erioed. Mae hefyd yn well na’r rhan fwyaf o’r digrifwyr ym mhentref cyfagos Corntown.

Dau ddyn tal. Un yn ddigrifwr gwych, y llall yn dda am bob gêm bwrdd. Paratowch eich trosglwyddyddion chwerthin, a sicrhewch bod eich chwarrenau gwenu’n barod. Magwyd Clint yn Stevenage yn bennaf, pentref hen ffasiwn llawn cyllyll i’r gogledd o Lundain. Ar ôl iddo gynilo digon o arian mewn hances boced, prynodd docyn i Gymru, ac mae wedi bod yn mwynhau’r dŵr tap yno ers hynny. Cyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol, ac ennill gwobr y rhai ddaeth yn ail yn Laugh Off Amused Moose 2012. Daw Gareth Brand o bentref bach Colwinston yn Ne Cymru. Ef yw’r digrifwr gorau iddyn nhw ei

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ROBERT AUTON

THE SKY SHOW The Sky show is a comedy/theatre/poetry show about the sky and the things in it; you know, clouds, birds, weather and others. The Sky show is suitable for people who have seen the sky and enjoy looking up. Following on from 2012’s Yellow Show, a show about the colour yellow, ‘Dave Funniest Joke of the Edinburgh Fringe 2013 Winner’ Rob Auton turns his attention to the sky. (That joke isn’t in this show.) Mae The Sky Show yn sioe gomedi/theatr/ barddoniaeth am yr awyr a’r pethau sydd ynddo; chi’n gwbod - cymylau, adar, tywydd ac eraill. Mae The Sky Show yn addas i bobl sydd wedi gweld yr awyr ac sy’n mwynhau edrych i fyny. Yn

CARIAD LLOYD AND LOUISE FORD

CARIAD AND LOUISE’S CHARACTER COMEDY NIGHT Character Comedians Cariad Lloyd and Louise Ford invite you to a night of bizarre and delightful comedy creations. Featuring Cariad (BBC3’s The Cariad Show, E4’s Cardinal Burns) and Louise (Sky 1’s Chickens, BBC2’s That’s Kevin) as they perform their most wonderful voices that live in their head. Mae’r digrifwyr cymeriadau Cariad Lloyd a

Louise Ford yn eich gwahodd am noson o greadigaethau comedi rhyfedd a hyfryd. Gyda Cariad (The Cariad Show BBC3, Cardinal Burns E4) a Louise (Chickens Sky 1, That’s Kevin BBC2) wrth iddynt berfformio’r lleisiau mwyaf rhyfeddol sy’n byw yn eu pennau. “A pocket dynamo of a comic” The Guardian “rib-achingly hysterical’ The Metro Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Plas Vane Tempest Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 7:00pm £7

dilyn Yellow Show 2012, sioe am y lliw melyn, mae Rob Auton, enillydd ‘Dave Funniest Joke of the Edinburgh Fringe 2013’ yn talu sylw i’r awyr. (Nid yw’r jôc honno yn y sioe.)

SIMON MUNNERY

FYLM SCHOOL Simon Munnery - ‘one of the funniest and most original comedians of the past 20 years’ (The Guardian) - turns host and director, to introduce the festival’s top comedians to a camera, projector and cinema screen for an evening of stand-up, visual and live film-based comedy. Guests TBA.

“Charming, eccentric and uplifiting, Auton is a talent to watch” The Independent “Crammed with beauty and vivid imagination” Fringe Guru “A very funny man” Paddy Considine “That’s just sad” Vanessa Feltz Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Royal House Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 5:30pm £7

WES ZAHARUK

THE PROP MAN Wes Zaharuk is The Prop Man. He is a one-man tour de force, known to combine routines with power tools, bananas and film noir. You could call him plain daft, others have compared him to Tommy Cooper on acid but his award-winning eccentric collection of eye-popping prop tricks have earned Wes Zaharuk a world-wide reputation for a tornado-like approach to comedy.

Simon Munnery - ‘one of the funniest and most original comedians of the past 20 years’ (The Guardian) - yn troi’n gyflwynydd a chyfarwyddwr, i gyflwyno digrifwyr gorau’r ŵyl i gamera, taflunydd a sgrîn sinema am noson o gomedi llwyfan, gweledol a byw ar ffilm. Gwesteion i’w cyhoeddi. ‘Ambitious, artistic and hugely funny - comedy connoisseurs will love it’  Time Out.

ELIS JAMES

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Methodd Elis Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth y llynedd oherwydd ei fod yn Seland Newydd, yn gwneud sioe o’i hoff rwtinau i dorf o bobl oedd yn meddwl bod bod yn Gymro’n egsotig. Eleni, mae wedi penderfynu gwneud yr un sioe i dorf o bobl sy’n gwybod bod gan Gaerfyrddin fannau gwell i siopa na Llanelli. Fel y gwelwyd ar 8 Out Of Ten Cats (C4), Dave’s One Night Stand (Dave), Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), The Rob Brydon Machynlleth Comedy Festival 52

Machynlleth Bowling Club Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 7:00pm £7

RACHEL PARRIS

Show (BBC2), Live at The Comedy Store (Comedy Central) Xfm a gwyliau comedi Caeredin, Melbourne a Seland Newydd. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Tabernacl Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 7:00pm £10

THE COMMISSION Star of The IT Crowd, Austentatious & BBC Radio 4 – brings her highly acclaimed debut comedy show to Machynlleth. As a songwriter, Parris gets asked to write songs for the great and the good. And the ugly. She gets commissioned to write songs she doesn’t want to write. Here she performs some of the songs she wanted to send them, including the hardest song she ever got asked to write – the one that broke her heart. A darkly twisted comedy show from the awardwinning comedian. Seren The IT Crowd, Austentatious a BBC Radio 4 – yn dod â’i sioe gomedi gyntaf o fri mawr i Fachynlleth.

BEARD are Rosa Robson and Matilda Wnek, two friends who like making each other and full price ticket-holders laugh. After working together last year as part of the Footlights’ International tour show ‘CANADA’, they return to their double-act for a new show they’ve definitely already started working on. Named as one of the Top 5 sketch-shows at the Fringe 2012 by The List, catch this “original and brilliant” (Three Weeks) duo in a new work-in-progress. BBEARD yw Rosa Robson a Matilda Wnek, dwy ffrind sy’n hoffi gwneud i’w gilydd a phobl a dalodd bris llawn am docynnau chwerthin. Ar ôl gweithio gyda’i gilydd y llynedd fel rhan o sioe daith Ryngwladol Footlights, ‘CANADA’, maent yn dychwelyd at eu act ddwbl am sioe newydd y maent yn bendant wedi dechrau gweithio arni’n barod. Enwyd fel un o 5 Orau sioe sgets yn Fringe 2012 gan The List, dewch i weld y ddeuawd “original and brilliant” (Three Weeks) mewn gwaith ar y gweill.

Wes Zaharuk yw’r ‘Prop Man’. Mae’n gorwynt un dyn, yn adnabyddus am gyfuno rwtinau gydag offer pŵer, bananas a film noir. Gallech ei alw’n wirion bost. Mae eraill wedi ei gymharu â Tommy Cooper ar asid, ond mae ei gasgliad ecsentrig arobryn o driciau prop syfrdanol wedi ennill enw da byd-eang i Wes Zaharuk am ei ymagwedd wyllt i gomedi. “Twin Peaks meets Cirque du Soleil”. Toronto Sun

GREATEST HITS Elis missed the Machynlleth Comedy Festival last year because he was in New Zealand, doing a show of his favourite routines to a crowd of people who thought being Welsh was exotic. This year he has decided to do the same show to a crowd of people who know that Carmarthen has better places to shop than Llanelli. As seen on 8 Out Of Ten Cats (C4), Dave’s One Night Stand (Dave), Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3), The Rob Brydon Show (BBC2), Live at The Comedy Store (Comedy Central) Xfm and the Edinburgh, Melbourne and New Zealand comedy festivals.

BEARD

WORK-IN-PROGRESS

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Ysgol Bro Ddyfi Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 7:00pm £10

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 7:00pm £6

Fel cyfansoddwr, gofynnir i Parris ysgrifennu caneuon i enwogion o fri. Ac i’r hyll. Fe’i comisiynir i ysgrifennu caneuon nad yw hi am eu hysgrifennu. Yma, mae’n perfformio rhai o’r caneuon yr hoffai fod wedi’u hanfon atynt, gan gynnwys y gân anoddaf y gofynnwyd iddi ei hysgrifennu erioed – yr un a dorrodd ei chalon. Sioe gomedi tywyll dirdro gan y comedïwr arobryn. A darkly twisted comedy show from the awardwinning comedian. “One sometimes doubts that Britain’s got talent, but Parris has it in spades” - The Guardian Venue: Date: Time: Price:

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TOM TOAL

IN PREQUEL An hour of stand up from TT, discussing being one’s own harshest critic yet also biggest fan and the conflict that comes with it. One of stand-up comedy’s emerging stars mixes quirky gags with hilarious anecdotes for a show which has the potential to change your life....it might not...but it has the potential.

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 7:00pm £6

IVO GRAHAM

BOW TIES & JOHNNIES

SIOE GOMEDI FAWREDDOG GYMRAEG GWYL MACHYNLLETH Awr a hanner o gomedi Cymraeg gan rhai o enwau a cegau mwya y byd standup Cymraeg. Yr holl elw at Ffrindiau Canolfan Owain Glyndwr. Dewch I gefnogi Canolfan Owain Glyndwr a chomedi Cymraeg! MC Tudur Owen, Elis James, Daniel Glyn, Steffan Alun, Jams Thomas, Penny Matthews, Aled Richards, Gethin Robyns.

Awr o gomedi llwyfan gan TT, yn trafod bod yn feirniad llymaf ac yn ffan mwyaf o’ch hun, a’r gwrthdaro a ddaw o hynny. Un o sêr newydd comedi yn cymysgu jôcs hynod gyda hanesion doniol am sioe sydd â’r potensial i newid eich bywyd ... efallai na fydd ... ond mae ganddo’r potensial “Humour from the heart” Three Weeks

FREEZE

Freeze is an inefficient and bleak mix of comedy, theatre, music, props, tusseling, music and material (with a view to developing it into a tv show/dvd/ blu-ray). It consists of Tim Key (Mid Morning Matters/adverts/poetry) and Tom Basden (Plebs/ adverts/married). They are trying to organize a screen for this one and don’t have accommodation. Mae Freeze yn gyfuniad aneffeithlon a llwm o gomedi, theatr, cerddoriaeth, propiau, cwffio, cerddoriaeth a deunydd (gyda’r bwriad o’i ddatblygu’n rhaglen deledu /dvd/blu-ray). Mae’n cynnwys Tim Key (Mid Morning Matters/ hysbysebion/barddoniaeth) a Tom Basden (Plebs/ hysbysebion/priod). Maent yn ceisio trefnu sgrîn ar gyfer hon, ac nid oes ganddynt lety. “It’s impossible to describe the pure inventiveness of this show, you can only go and see it yourself” The Observer “An indifinably crackers hour” The Independent.

NISH KUMAR

NEEZUS “Y’all ‘bout to turn s**t up. I’m ‘bout to tear s**t down I’m ‘bout to air s**t out Now what the f**k they gon’ say now?” Kanye West, “New Slaves” from the album “Yeezus” I have absolutely no idea what Kanye is going on about here. But he seems really confident that things are going to pan out well.

llawn cyntaf am mai Machynlleth yw fy hoff le yn y byd. As seen on the Alternative Comedy Experience and as heard on Radio 4. “A highly polished, subtly innovative stand-up... he nails the punchlines over and over again, thanks to taut, economical writing that puts audience pleasure firmly ahead of self-indulgence... His is a talent worth catching up with” - The Guardian

This is my third solo show and this will be the first full performance of it. It will be about subjectivity, self-esteem & will feature some of the customary whining about being a brown. Machynlleth is my favourite place in the world. As seen on the Alternative Comedy Experience and as heard on Radio 4. “Y’all ‘bout to turn s**t up I’m ‘bout to tear s**t down I’m ‘bout to air s**t out Now what the f**k they gon’ say now?” - Kanye West

Dyma fy nhrydedd sioe. Fel gyda’r ddwy ddiwethaf, Machynlleth fydd y perfformiad Machynlleth Comedy Festival 54

Hold on to your hats. The boy’s moved out of his Gran’s and he’s back on the prowl. Following last year’s “brilliant debut” (The Independent), it’s time for a stonking new hour of “delightful, literate, exquisitely-worded comedy” (The Scotsman) from the awkward toff, wannabe lad, So You Think You’re Funny? winner and “one of the best young comedians around” (Time Out). Be not afraid. Jump aboard. Cydiwch yn eich hetiau. Mae’r bachgen wedi symud allan o gartref ei Nain, ac mae’n ôl ar grwydr. Yn dilyn “brilliant debut” (The Independent) y llynedd, mae’n amser am awr newydd sbon o “delightful, literate, exquisitelyworded comedy” (The Scotsman) gan y toff lletchwith sydd am fod yn “lad”, enillydd So You Think You’re Funny? a “one of the best young comedians around” (Time Out). Nac ofnwch. Dewch yn llu.

Get ready to tear s**t up.

Na. ‘Sgen i ddim syniad am beth maeKanye yn parablu chwaith.

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Royal House Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 7:00pm £6

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Rag and Bone Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 7:00pm £6

Ysgol Bro Ddyfi Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 8:30pm £10

ISY SUTTIE AND GAVIN OSBORN

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Y Tabernacl Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 8:30pm £10

MCNEIL AND PAMPHILON

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MACH ATTACK II Pen’rallt books Long-time friends and fellow singer songwriters Gavin Osborn and Isy Suttie perform a knockabout collection of songs old and new and at least one duet about P Diddy. Bydd y ffrindiau ers amser hir a’r cyd-gantoriongyfansoddwyr Gavin Osborn ac Isy Suttie yn perfformio casgliad swnllyd o hen ganeuon a chaneuon newydd ac o leiaf un ddeuawd am P Diddy.

It hasn’t quite worked, has it? I mean, we’re basically fine, good even, but it still hasn’t quite taken off. We’ve turned up on a few TV shows, had a nice spot on Radio 4 but, let’s face it, no-one really knows who we are.

gydag ambell ddarn ychwanegol rhyngddynt a oedd yn ymddangos yn ddoniol pan wnaethon ni eu hysgrifennu. Gwnaeth ein cyfarwyddwr, Matt, chwerthin yn uchel iawn. Ac mae’n foi swrth fel arfer. Hefyd, mae pobl wedi dweud pethau neis amdanom - edrychwch: “Hilarious” - The Guardian. “Lively and Ambitious” - The Times. “Wonderfully Funny” - Time Out. Mae hynny’n dda, on’d yw e?

Still, this should be good. It’s the best stuff we’ve ever written, with some new bits in-between that seemed funny when we wrote them. Our director, Matt, laughed really loudly. And he’s a miserable sod at the best of times. Also, people have said nice things about us - look: “Hilarious” - The Guardian. “Lively and Ambitious” - The Times. “Wonderfully Funny” Time Out. That’s good, isn’t it? Goreuon. O ryw fath.

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 8:30pm £8

Dyw e heb weithio, naddo? Hynny yw, ni fwy neu lai’n iawn - yn dda, hyd yn oed - ond heb brofi gwir lwyddiant. Rydyn ni wedi bod ar ambell raglen deledu, wedi mwynhau sbot hyfryd ar Radio 4, ond rhaid wynebu’r peth, does neb wir yn gwybod pwy ydyn ni. Wedi dweud hynny, dylai hon fod yn dda. Dyma’r stwff gorau i ni ei ysgrifennu erioed,

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Y Plas Vane Tempest Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 8:30pm £6 Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 55

JOSEPH MORPURGO

TRUTHMOUTH In 2013, Joseph Morpurgo teamed up with critically revered theatre company Truthmouth for an adventurous new collaboration. These are their findings. Faux-verbatim lunacy and character comedy from the Austentatious man and two-time Chortle Award nominee. Key themes: giddy triumph, exquisite misery, quiet storm, comely rocks. Directed by Natalie Bailey (The Thick Of It).

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 8:30pm £7

Yn 2013, ymunodd Joseph Morpurgo â’r cwmni theatr beirniadol o fri Truthmoutham gydweithrediad anturus newydd. Dyma oedd eu canfyddiadau. Comedi cymeriadau gair am air camsyniadol gan y dyn Austentatious a enwebodd am Wobr Chortle ddwywaith. Themâu allweddol: buddugoliaeth benysgafn, diflastod coeth, storm dawel, creigiau hawddgar. Cyfarwyddwyd gan Natalie Bailey (The Thick Of It). “Oodles of ideas packed into this innovative hour... A mightily impressive debut”  Time Out

ALISTAIR GREEN

ALISTAIR GREEN IS JACK SPENCER SEX ADDICT Comedian Alistair Green stands on a stage for roughly an hour (unless it goes badly) moaning about everything he thinks is wrong with the world including his own pitiful shortcomings as a human being. Sounds hilarious doesn’t it.

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Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 8:30pm £6

Ymunwch â’r digrifwr a’r personoliaeth cyfryngau sydd bron yn enwog Jack Spencer wrth iddo drafod ei ddibyniaeth rhyw dinistriol, gwleidyddiaeth byd-eang (os bydd amser), a pherfformio darnau o’i ddrama un dyn a fydd yn ennill gwobr (o bosib). ‘undiscovered genius’ – The Guardian ‘fully deserves his underground reputation as the comedians comedian’ – Three Weeks

THE HORNE SECTION

AT MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL The first band to ever host Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC Two) will be rolling into town with a barnstorming show, providing top-notch musical mayhem for the night. Led by the brilliant comedian and latest star of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Alex Horne, expect this to be a one-off chance to see an unforgettable show!

TOM NEENAN

THE HAUNTING OF LOPHAM HOUSE In 1910 accountants’ assistant Leopold Clarke is sent to investigate some sinister goings on at the mysterious Lopham House. What really happened there? Why is everyone so afraid of it? A third equally intriguing question? All these questions and more will answered in “The Haunting at Lopham House” a hilariously chilling ghost story from acclaimed writer performer Tom Neenan. Ym 1910 anfonir cynorthwy-ydd cyfrifwr Leopold Clarke i ymchwilio i rai pethau sinistr sy’n digwydd y dirgel Dŷ Lopham. Beth ddigwyddodd yno mewn gwirionedd? Pam fod ei ofn ar bawb? Trydydd cwestiwn sydd yr un mor ddirgel? Atebir yr holl gwestiynau hyn a mwy yn “The Haunting at Lopham House”, stori ysbryd iasoer ddoniol gan yr ysgrifennwr a’r perfformiwr o fri Tom Neenan. ‘a two-man team whose highly skilled writing is touched with genius….an hour of engaging silliness, packed with inventive devices and satisfyingly funny gags’ The Guardian Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Rag & Bone Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mtayio 8:30pm £6

Bydd y band cyntaf erioed i gyflwyno Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC Two) yn dod i’r dre gyda sioe ysgubol, gan gynnig anhrefn cerddorol o’r radd flaenaf am y noson. O dan arweiniaeth y digrifwr ardderchog a seren ddiweddaraf 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (Channel 4), Alex Horne, gallwch ddisgwyl i hwn fod yn gyfle unigryw i weld sioe bythgofiadwy! “We can’t recommend The Horne Section highly enough – it’s simply the best late-night show at the [Edinburgh Fringe Festival] and a gigantic heap of fun” Time Out

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Y Tabernacl Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 10:00pm £12

THOM TUCK

THE UNTITLED THOM TUCK EXPERIENCE Thom Tuck is probably doing a show in Edinburgh. He genuinely doesn’t know for sure. Do expect at least one graph. Mwy na thebyg y bydd Thom Tuck yn gwneud sioe yng Nghaeredin. Dyw e wir ddim yn gwybod yn siŵr. Gallwch ddisgwyl o leiaf un graff.

THE BEAR PIT PODCAST

PODCAST The famous Bearpit Podcast (Podcast) records live in Machynlleth for a special one-off episode. Sponsored by Sipswich Ales, hosted by Euan Raffles, guests include Richard Isapotato, Tommy Jumpers and more!

CHALLENGED Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Machynlleth Bowling Club Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 9:00pm £8 Age 18+ See page 22

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Y Plas Vane Tempest Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 10:00pm £6 Age 18+

The cult Edinburgh Fringe in-joke/shambles/ Frankenstein’s Monster, created by Fin Taylor, Mat Ewins, Matt Winning, John Kearns, Adam Hess, Richard Gadd, Lolly Adefope & more. Bydd y Bearpit Podcast (Podcast) enwog yn recordio’n fyw ym Machynlleth am bennod unigryw arbennig.

Noddwyd gan Sipswich Ales, cyflwynwyd gan Euan Raffles, y gwesteion yn cynnwys Richard Isapotato, Tommy Jumpers a mwy! Y jôc fewnol/llanast/anghenfil Frankenstein tanddaearol o Fringe Caeredin, a grëwyd gan Fin Taylor, Mat Ewins, Matt Winning, John Kearns, Adam Hess, Richard Gadd, Lolly Adefope A Mwy. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

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NICK HELEM

ONE MAN MEGA MYTH Comedian and inspirationalist Nick Helm has overcome pain and suffering his entire life to become the greatest living example of ‘not giving up’ the world has ever known. Now for the last time ever he brings his Edinburgh Award losing spectacular to Machfest. A show so monumental it will change your DNA – FOREVER. Nick Helm will entertain you until it kills him. Mae’r digrifwr a’r ysbrydolwr Nick Helm wedi goresgyn poen a dioddefaint drwy gydol ei fywyd i fod yr enghraifft fyw orau o ‘beidio â rhoi’r gorau’ yn y byd i gyd. Nawr, am y tro olaf erioed, mae’n dod â’i sioe ysblennydd a fethodd Wobr Gaeredin i Ŵyl Mach. Sioe mor odidog y bydd yn newid eich DNA – AM BYTH. Bydd Nick Helm yn eich difyrru tan iddo farw. ”The burden is his. The pleasure is yours.”  Telegraph “A dazzling hour”  Evening Standard “Invigorating, unpredictable and unreliable”  Times “A high-octane, brilliantly silly hour”  Time Out “It ain’t pretty, but it is hilarious”  Chortle2 hours long.

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Y Plas Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 10:00pm £12 Age 18+

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BREAD&CIRCUSES

WOT? NO FISH!! Written and performed by Danny Braverman, directed by Nick Philippou. In 1926, shoemaker Ab Solomons drew on the wage-packet he gave to his wife Celie. He then drew a cartoon weekly throughout their marriage until the early eighties. These cartoons, chronicling the Solomons’ family life through all their ups and downs, were recently discovered by his great nephew. Danny Braverman’s solo show tells the funny and

TRE THEA THEATR A warm welcome to Machynlleth Comedy Festival’s new dedicated theatre programme. Hand-picked by us to showcase the most interesting and innovative theatre pieces we’ve seen this year. Enjoy! Croeso cynnes i raglen theatr bwrpasol newydd Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Wedi’u dewis yn benodol gennym i arddangos y darnau theatr mwyaf diddorol ac arloesol rydym wedi’u gweld eleni. Mwynhewch!

RACHEL MARS

Gan ddefnyddio deunydd go iawn, jôcs clasurol a siwt blaidd, mae Rachel yn cwestiynu sut rydym yn defnyddio a chamddefnyddio hiwmor. Mae’r sioe hyfryd drist a doniol hon yn cyrraedd ar ôl gwerthu pob tocyn ar gyfer perfformiadau yn Brighton, Llundain aChaeredin.

Using real-life material, classic jokes and a wolf suit, Rachel questions how we use and abuse humour. This beautifully sad and funny show arrives from sold out performances in Brighton, London and Edinburgh.

‘A love letter to comedy by someone who wants it to mean something… Rachel Mars is electrifying’ The Guardian

THE WAY YOU TELL THEM Turning the spotlight on the inner workings of comedy, The Way You Tell Them interrogates the desire and – sometimes uncontrollable – compulsion to be funny.

Gan roi sylw i waith mewnol comedi, mae The Way You Tell Them yn cwestiynu’r awydd a’r orfodaeth na ellir ei reoli weithiau - i fod yn ddoniol.

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moving story of how he uncovered the lost art of his great-uncle. Premiering to critical acclaim at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013, bread&circuses’ new show takes audiences on a journey of searing honesty, spanning decades and generations. Ym 1926, manteisiodd y crydd Ab Solomons ar y paced cyflog a roddodd i’w wraig Celie. Yna tynnodd gartŵn wythnosol drwy gydol eu priodas tan yr wythdegau cynnar. Darganfuwyd y cartwnau hyn yn ddiweddar gan ei or-nai, ac maent yn croniclo bywyd teuluol y Solomons

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 2:30pm £8

Mae sioe unigol Danny Braverman yn adrodd hanes doniol ac emosiynol sut daeth o hyd i gelf cudd ei hen ewythr. Derbyniodd y perfformiadau cyntaf ganmoliaeth feirniadol yng Ngŵyl Fringe Caeredin 2013, ac mae sioe newydd bread&circuses yn tywys cynulleidfaoedd ar daith o onestrwydd pur, ar draws degawdau a chenedlaethau. Winner of the Brian Way Award 2013 – ‘An epic story that takes hold of you from the moment a lid

is taken off a shoebox and doesn’t let you go even after the play has finished.’ “One of the best shows I’ve seen in Edinburgh this summer, indeed one of the most touching I’ve seen all year.” The Guardian “a small gem”  The Times Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Tabernacl Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 5:30pm £10

THE ISLANDERS

MOLLY NAYLOR

IF DESTROYED STILL TRUE Last year Molly saw an old school friend in a sauna. Rather than engage in small talk, she found a way to hide from her in what’s essentially a small, hot shed. It was weird. It occurred to her that her relationship with her teenage self might be slightly dysfunctional. If Destroyed Still True is a new show written and performed by Molly Naylor with live music by Iain Ross (Bearsuit, Mega Emotion), a live collage of autobiography, songs, interviews with a real life teenager and a story about a 15-year-old girl’s battle with the sea. It is a show about youth, friendship, growing up and our relationship with our teenage selves. ‘Does everything new and worth having come at the cost of something old and worth keeping?’ - Carl Jung. (At least, I think it was Carl Jung. It might have been Coolio.) Written and performed by Molly Naylor, with live music from Iain Ross. This is a work-inprogress performance. Y llynedd, gwelodd Molly hen ffrind ysgol mewn

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drwy eu cyfnodau da a drwg.

sawna. Yn hytrach na sgwrsio, daeth hi o hyd i ffordd i guddio oddi wrthi mewn, yn y bôn, sied fach boeth. Roedd yn od. Sylweddolodd efallai bod ei pherthynas â’i hunan yn ei harddegau ychydig yn gamweithredol. If Destroyed Still True yw’r sioe newydd a ysgrifennwyd a pherfformiwyd gan Molly Naylor gyda cherddoriaeth fyw gan Iain Ross (Bearsuit, Mega Emotion), collage byw o hunangofiant, caneuon, cyfweliadau gyda glaslances go iawn a hanes brwydr merch 15 oed â’r môr. Mae’n sioe am bobl ifanc, am gyfeillgarwch, am dyfu i fyny a’n perthynas â’n hunain yn ein harddegau. ‘Does everything new and worth having come at the cost of something old and worth keeping?’ - Carl Jung. (O leiaf, rwy’n credu mai Carl Jung oedd e. Efallai mai Coolio oedd e.) Ysgrifennwyd a pherfformiwyd gan Molly Naylor, gyda cherddoriaeth fyw gan Iain Ross. Perfformiad gwaith ar y gweill. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Plas Vane Tempest Fri 2 May / Gwe 2 Mai 10:30pm £6

An indie musical about memories, first-loves and growing up - by Amy Mason, Eddie Argos (lead singer of Art Brut) and folk star Jim Moray. In the late nineties, teenage couple Amy and Eddie fled their bedsit haven of damp walls, smashed furniture and only-orange foods for a holiday on the Isle of Wight. Thirteen years on, they try to make sense of an island, a holiday and a much-forgotten relationship. Sioe gerdd indi am atgofion, cariadon cyntaf a thyfu i fyny - gan Amy Mason, Eddie Argos (prif ganwr Art Brut) a’r seren werin Jim Moray. Yn y nawdegau hwyr, ffodd y cwpl yn eu harddegau Amy ac Eddie o’u hafan fflat un ystafell â waliau llaith, dodrefn wedi torri a bwydydd oren yn unig am wyliau ar Ynys Wyth. Tair blynedd ar ddeg yn ddiweddarach, maent yn ceisio gwneud synnwyr o ynys, gwyliau a pherthynas a anghofiwyd. ‘A must see… warm and sad and subtly uplifting’ – The Stage  What’s On Stage  The Herald Venue: Date: Time: Price:

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JOHN OSBORNE

ON THE BEACH John Osborne – creator of Radio 4 and West End sell-out show John Peel’s Shed – has spent the past twelve months visiting British seaside towns. This show documents a lunchtime walk along one such beach: charting the lives, loves, hopes and nostalgia all found down on the beach. Mae John Osborne – crëwr sioe Radio 4 a West End a werthodd bob tocyn, John Peel’s Shed - wedi treulio’r deuddeg mis diwethaf yn ymweld â threfi glan môr Prydain. Mae’r sioe hon yn adrodd hanes taith gerdded amser cinio ar hyd un traeth o’r fath: gan nodi’r bywydau, y cariadon, y gobeithion a’r hiraeth sydd oll i’w gael ar y traeth. ‘Heart-warming, nostalgic… Osborne’s writing is sublime’ The Stage  The Independent

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Y Tabernacl Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 5:30pm £8

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GREG WOHEAD

HURTLING I have a message for you from the past. Ok, it’s a message from this morning, so it may be the recent past. But it’s still the past. This is an invitation to remember a previous version of yourself, to imagine a future version and to wonder who that makes you now. We’ll start with a true story. Your true story.

Mae gen i neges i chi o’r gorffennol.

Hurtling is an outdoor performance for one with a cassette player and headphones.

Dyma wahoddiad i gofio fersiwn blaenorol o’ch hun, i ddychmygu fersiwn yn y dyfodol ac i feddwl pwy mae hynny’n golygu ydych chi ar hyn o bryd. Dechreuwn ni gyda stori wir. Eich stori wir chi.

It’s a glimpse of a fleeting moment as it zooms past; an attempt to grasp at a slippery present. Written and performed by Greg Wohead

Ocê, neges o fore ‘ma yw e, felly nid o’r gorffennol pell. Ond mae’n dal i fod o’r gorffennol.

Perfformiad awyr agored i un yw Hurtling gyda chwaraewr casét a chlustffonau. Mae’n gipolwg ar ennyd fer wrth iddo wibio heibio; ymgais i afael ar bresennol llithrig.Ysgrifennwyd a pherfformiwyd gan Greg Wohead Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Outside Performance Throughout Saturday and Sunday Various £6

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CABARET

COME IN AND SEE!

MARY BIJOU CABERET

HITCH “No one is Innocent!” shouts the Compere. At a Cabaret based on Alfred Hitchcock that is most likely true. Mary Bijou Cabaret and Social Club brings you HITCH. This troupe of international circus and cabaret artists include a singing Mrs. Danvers extolling Rebecca, a victim of Vertigo walks a wire in high heals. Tippi Hedren chased up a pole by Birds, one man is caught in the beauty myth of the master himself, all the while Marlena Dietrich prowls the theatre looking for an accomplice or victim, she’s not picky. Accompanied by the music of Tom Elsob of the Idol Rich, Bethan Cecil and Branwen Munn. They sing for their lives. Someone will lose their life tonight, or more than one, depending on the mood. Mary Bijou Cabaret and Social Club is taking cabaret to new frontiers. Made up of veterans of NoFit State Circus and the underground

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live art scene of London. HITCH was originally commissioned for the Wales Millennium Centre and Blysh Festival. HITCH is also funded by the Arts Council Wales.

cerddoriaeth Tom Elsob o’r Idol Rich, Bethan Cecil a Branwen Munn. Maent yn canu am eu bywydau. Bydd rhywun yn colli eu bywyd heno, neu fwy nag un, gan ddibynnu ar yr awyrgylch.

Fancy dress is optional but highly recommended! Come as your favourite Hitchcock character … victim, villain or hapless innocent. Or maybe you fancy yourself as the ‘master of suspense’ himself.

Mae Mary Bijou Cabaret and Social Club yn cymryd cabaret i bellfannau newydd. Yn cynnwys cyn-aelodau NoFit State Circus a chylch celf fyw tanddaearol Llundain. Comisiynwyd HITCH yn wreiddiol ar gyfer Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru a Gŵyl Blysh. Ariennir HITCH gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru hefyd.

“Does neb yn ddieuog!” gwaedda’r cyflwynydd. Mewn cabaret yn seiliedig ar Alfred Hitchcock, mwy na thebyg bod hynny’n wir. Mary Bijou Cabaret and Social Club yn cyflwyno HITCH. Mae’r criw o artistiaid syrcas a cabaret rhyngwladol yn cynnwys canu Mrs Danvers clodfori Rebecca, sy’n dioddef o’r bendro yn cerdded gwifren mewn sodlau uchel. Erlidir Tippi Hedren i fyny polyn gan adar, mae un dyn wedi’i ddal yn chwedl harddwch y meistr ei hun, tra bo Marlena Dietrich yn crwydro’r theatr yn chwilio am gyd-droseddwr neu ddioddefwr, ‘sdim ots p’un. Gyda chyfeuliant

Mae gwisg ffansi yn ddewisol, ond argymhellir hi’n gryf! Dewch fel eich hoff gymeriad Hitchcock ... dioddefwr, dihiryn neu ddiniweityn didoreth. Neu efallai bod arnoch awydd dod fel y ‘meistr cyffro’ ei hun. . Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Beech Bar Fri 2 May / Gwe 2 Mai 10:45pm Free

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SIC MDU TH DORIAE CER

An extra-special audio treat this year on the Plas lawn as none other than Stephen Black (aka Sweet Baboo) curates the live music programme in the Beech Bar.

Pleser arbennig iawn eleni ar lawnt y Plas pan fydd neb llai na Stephen Black (sef Sweet Baboo) yn curadu rhaglen gerddoriaeth fyw yn y Beech Bar.

Currently working on a new Sweet Babs album and recently returned from SXSW festival, Stephen has lined up a stunning mix of rising stars across the weekend. To top it off, all the shows in the Beech Bar are absolutely free so come along, grab a pint and enjoy some fantastic music on us!

Ar hyn o bryd, mae Stephen yn gweithio ar albwm Sweet Babs newydd, a dychwelodd yn ddiweddar o ŵyl SXSW. Mae wedi trefnu cymysgedd syfrdanol o sêr newydd ar draws y penwythnos. Yn goron ar y cyfan, mae’r holl sioeau yn y Bar Beech yn rhad ac am ddim felly dewch draw, mynnwch beint, a mwynhewch gerddoriaeth wych â ninnau’n talu!

TENDER PRAY

Laura Bryon is Tender Prey, a Cardiff based musician who mixes garage rock, blues and ghostly girl group clangs to shake you, soothe you and see you through the night.

Cardiff’s Shape Records take charge of our Saturday night music programme. Bydd Shape Records Caerdydd yn gyfrifol am ein rhaglen gerddoriaeth nos Sadwrn.

DJS

Machynlleth Comedy Festival’s favourite DJs/people Jonny Bull and Andy Dudfield will be armed with an array of quality tuneage throughout the weekend, from lazy afternoon vibes to funky floor fillers on Saturday and Sunday night!

HORIZONS

Look out for Horizons bands around Machynlleth Comedy Festival this year. Working together, BBC Cymru Wales and the Arts Council of Wales are supporting 12 new artists over the coming year and they land in Machynlleth as one of the destinations. Horizons is a scheme to showcase the most exciting unsigned acts with the potential to make a real breakthrough in Wales and beyond. Listen to the bands on BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Wales or check out more from the talented selection on

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Laura Bryon yw Tender Prey, cerddor o Gaerdydd sy’n cyfuno roc garej, blŵs a thwangian grŵp merched ysbrydol i’ch ysgwyd, eich tawlu ac i’ch cludo drwy’r nos. Bydd Laura yn rhyddhau ei halbwm gyntaf yn nes ymlaen eleni ar y label annibynnol o Fanceinion Bird Records, chwaer label i Finders Keepers a weithiodd ag artistiaid enwog megis Gruff Rhys a Jarvis Cocker.

GULP yw Guto Pryce (Super Furry Animals) a Lindsey Leven, gyda Gid Goundrey yn chwarae’r guitar a Gwion Llewelyn (Race Horses) ar y drymiau. Bas aneglur, canu gwerin breuddwydiol, acwstig a drymiau electronig a synths ... mae eu sain sinematig ac arallfydol yn arwydd cerddorol o’r daith ffordd; y dirwedd a’r digwyddiadau ar hyd y ffordd, golygfeyddac alawon ffilmig - o heulwen crasboeth anialwch Califfornia i gyfnos cartrefwedd gwledig Cymru a’r Alban.

Bydd hoff DJs/bobl Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth Jonny Bull a Andy Dudfield wedi’u harfogi ag amrywiaeth o gerddoriaeth o’r radd flaenaf drwy gydol y penwythnos, o alawon diog y prynhawn i diwniau cyffrous i ddawnsio iddynt nos Sadwrn a nos Sul!

www.bbc.co.uk/horizons Cadwch lygad am fandiau Horizons o amgylch Gwyl Gomedi Machynlleth eleni. Gan weithio gyda’i gilydd, mae BBC Cymru Wales a Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru yn cefnogi 12 o artistiaid newydd dros y flwyddyn i ddod, ac maent yn dod i Fachynlleth fel un o’u cyrchfannau. Cynllun yw Horizons i arddangos yr actiau heb eu harwyddo mwyaf cyffrous sydd â’r potensial i wneud cynnydd go iawn yng Nghymru a thu hwnt. Gwrandewch ar y bandiau ar BBC Radio Cymru a BBC Radio Wales neu edrychwch am fwy o’r detholiad talentog yn

Laura will be releasing her debut album later this year on Manchester based indie label Bird Records, sister label to Finders Keepers who have worked with acclaimed artists such as Gruff Rhys and Jarvis Cocker.

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GULP is Guto Pryce (Super Furry Animals) and Lindsey Leven, with Gid Goundrey providing guitar and Gwion Llewelyn (Race Horses) on drums.Fuzzed-up bass, dream-folk vocals, acoustic and electronic drums and synths… their cinematic and ethereal sound is a musical manifestation of the road trip; the landscape and events along the way, filmic scenes and melodies – from the sun-squinting, flickering saturation and lens flare of the Californian desert to the gloamin of rural Scottish and Welsh homescapes.

Hello, my name is Stephen. I play in a band called Sweet Baboo. I’m a long-time friend of Machynlleth Comedy Festival and now, after a long and gruelling interview process, I am delighted to say the festival have named me:

Helo, fy enw i yw Stephen. Rwy’n chwarae mewn band o’r enw Sweet Baboo. Rwy’n hen ffrind i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, ac ar ôl proses gyfweld hir ac anodd, mae’n bleser gen i ddweud bod yr ŵyl wedi fy enwi fel:

Director of Music at Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2014

Cyfarwyddwr Cerddoriaeth Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 2014

What that means is it’s an excuse to book some of the most exciting, fantastic, and not to mention my favourite, bands of the last couple of years.

Beth mae hynny’n ei olygu yw ei fod yn esgus i ddewis rhai o’r bandiau mwyaf cyffrous ac ardderchog o’r ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf - a fy hoff fandiau, wrth gwrs.

I urge you go see them all, buy their merchandise and have a good time. IT’S FREE!!!!

Rwy’n eich annog i fynd i’w gweld i gyd, i brynu eu nwyddau ac i gael amser da. MAE AM DDIM!!!!

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Beech Bar Fri 2 May / Gwe 2 Mai 9:15pm FREE

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OLIVER WILDE

Oliver Wilde is a pure audiophile in the truest sense of the word. Since first coming to wider attention with his 2013 debut LP, A Brief Introduction to Unnatural Lightyears, the ascendant Dabchick producer and songsmith has littered the British musical landscape with miniature moments of wonder, delight and headphone escapism. Mae Oliver Wilde yn sainffilydd pur yng ngwir ystyr y gair. Ers denu sylw ehangach am y tro cyntaf gyda’i LP gyntaf yn 2013, A Brief Introduction to Unnatural Lightyears, mae’r cynhyrchydd a cherddor Dabchick o fri wedi llenwi tirwedd cerddorol Prydain ag eiliadau bach o ryfeddod, llawenydd a dihangfa ar glustffonau.

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MOWBIRD

Mowbird are from Wrexham with a strong DIY ethic, and a fuzzy, lo-fi sound. The band self recorded and released four EP’s between 2010 & 2013, supported Neon Indian, Times New Viking and Sky Larkin as well as playing at Green Man Festival, Swn and Camden Crawl. Their debut album Islander was released earlier this years on Shape Records.

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Daw Mowbird o Wrecsam gyda moeseg DIY cryf, a sain aneglur cywair-isel. Recordiodd y band bedwar EP eu hunain a’u rhyddhau rhwng 2010 a 2013, ac maent wedi cefnogi Neon Indian, Times New Viking a Sky Larkin a chwarae yng Ngŵyl Green Man, Swn a Camden Crawl. Rhyddhawyd eu halbwm cyntaf Islander yn gynharach eleni ar Shape Records. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Beech Bar Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 8:00pm FREE

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ISLET

Islet are sonic adventurers from Wales. Formed in Cardiff in 2009, Islet resolved to be a group without rules, building a reputation for fearlessness in live shows that sees members switching instruments and blurring the boundaries between stage and surrounding environment. Mae Islet yn anturiaethwyr sonig o Gymru. Ffurfiwyd yng Nghaerdydd yn 2009, penderfynodd Islet fod yn grŵp heb reolau, gan ddatblygu enw da amddewrder mewn sioeau byw gydag aelodau’n newid offerynnau ac yn cymylu’r ffiniau rhwng y llwyfan a’r amgylchedd o gwmpas.

SHHH-APES

Gathering together from a range of previous Cardiff bands, Shhh…Apes! is a collective of choice musical talent centred at the capital’s premium rehearsal space, Music Box Studios. A derivatively titled but unique debut EP The Shape of Apes to Come was released in 2013 – five tracks of vibrant analogue-meets-digital collision, carefully dotted with equal amounts of clinking glockenspiel and moody, swelling synth.

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Being a lovingly crafted and carefully curated music programme, perfection takes time. Details of our headline act for the Sunday night are coming very soon - be sure to keep an eye on @machcomedyfest for up to the minute info. Social media is where you will also find info on all the additional musical activity around the festival - from acoustic shows and guest DJ sets in the Senedd Bar to outdoor sets on the Woodland Pavilion stage and even the odd surprise performance or two…

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Gan ddod at ei gilydd o amrywiaeth o fandiau Caerdydd blaenorol, mae Shhh...Apes! yn dalent gerddorol ar y cyd yn lleoliad ymarfer gorau’r, Music Box Studios. Rhyddhawyd EP â theitl deilliadol ond hunaniaeth unigryw The Shape of Apes to Come yn 2013 - pum trac o analog bywiog a gwrthdrawiad digidol, sy’n frith o symiau cyfartal o glockenspiel a synth. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Beech Bar Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 8:00pm FREE

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Fel rhaglen gerddoriaeth wedi’i chreffio’n gariadus a’i guradu’n ofalus, mae perffeithrwydd yn cymryd amser. Mae manylion ein prif act ar gyfer y nos Sul i ddod yn fuan iawn - cadwch lygad ar @machcomedyfest am yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf. Cyfryngau cymdeithasol yw lle byddwch yn cael gwybodaeth ar yr holl weithgareddau cerddorol ychwanegol o amgylch yr wyl hefyd - o sioeau acwstig a setiau DJ gwadd ym Mar y Senedd i setiau awyr agored ar lwyfan y Pafiliwn Coetir a hyd yn oed perfformiad surpreis neu ddau.

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CORRIS RAILWAY

Toot-toot!

All-aboard the Machynlleth Express as it steams its way towards our engine shed-cum-comedy club for the second year running! Back by popular demand the Corris Railway will be hosting another special event this year for a handful of lucky ticket holders. Tŵt tŵt!

BBC RADIO SHOWCASE

The BBC Radio Showcase returns hosted by Mike Bubbins. Recorded for the BBC live at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival and broadcast the very same night on Radio Wales and Radio 4 Extra this is your chance to be in the audience. They’ll even give you coffee and a danish, and it’s all for free!

Pawb ar fwrdd Trên Machynlleth wrth iddo deithio i’n sied sy’n glwb comedi am yr ail flwyddyn yn olynol! Yn ôl oherwydd y galw poblogaidd, bydd Rheilffordd Corris yn cynnal digwyddiad arbennig arall eleni ar gyfer llond llaw o ddalwyr tocynnau lwcus.

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Corris Railway Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 9:30am Y Plas Car Park 1:15pm Y Plas Car Park £12

SHED OF THE YEAR!

Mae’r BBC Radio Showcase yn dychwelyd, wedi’i gyflwyno gan Mike Bubbins. Wedi’i recordio ar gyfer y BBC yn fyw yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth i’w ddarlledu ar yr un noson ar Radio Wales a Radio 4 Extra, dyma’ch cyfle i fod yn y gynulleidfa. Byddant hyd yn oed yn rhoi i chi coffi a danish i chi, ac mae’r cyfan yn rhad ac am ddim!

What’s better than a visit to see the reigning Shed of the Year? A trip to see the reigning Shed of the Year when there will be comedians in it, that’s what. We’re putting on an excursion up a local mountainside to Alex and Sam’s wonderful winning shed where you’ll be given tea and cake and thoroughly entertained by 4 wonderful comedians in what we believe is one of the best venues yet at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Only ten tickets available to this super-special event. Beth sy’n well nag ymweliad i weld Sied y Flwyddyn? Ymweliad i weld Sied y Flwyddyn pan fydd digrifwyr ynddi, dyna beth.

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Machynlleth Bowling Club Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 11:00am Free

4 EXTRA PRESENTS ISY SUTTIE AND FRIENDS

Join the star of stage, screen and BBC Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club for some jovial interviews and songs.

Isy will be chatting to some festival favourites, before performing the first ever musical about the Mach Comedy Festival. Song sheets and biscuits will be provided. Ymumwch â seren y llwyfan, y sgrîn a Comedy Club BBC Radi 4 Extra am gyweliadau hwylus Machynlleth Comedy Festival 70

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Shed Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 3:40pm Y Plas Car Park 5:30pm Y Plas Car Park £10

Rydym yn cynnal taith i fyny mynydd lleol i sied arobryn hyfryd Alex a Sam lle byddwch yn cael te a chacen ac yn cael eich diddanu’n drylwyr gan 4 digrifwr gwych yn un o’r lleoliadau gorau eto yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn ein barn ni. Dim ond deg tocyn sydd ar gael i’r digwyddiad arbennig hwn.

a chaneuon. Bydd Isy yn sgwrsio â rhai o ffefrynnau’r ŵyl, cyn perfformio ei sioe gerdd gyntaf erioed am Ŵyl Gomedi Mach. Darperir taflenni caneuon a bisgedi Venue: Date: Time: Price:

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PORTRAITS OF PERFORMERS

EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY CARL CHAPPLE May 2nd to June 7th 2014. The Museum of Modern Art Cymru, Machynlleth. Artist Carl Chapple unveils a selection of paintings from his new series Portraits of Performers, featuring images of a number of festival favourites, including Lloyd Langford, Tim Key, Nat Luurtsema, Rhod Gilbert, Holly Burn and Paul Foot. Paintings were made from life during 2013 and early 2014, and involved working with comedians, actors, dancers, poets and musicians from a range of backgrounds and at various career stages. Of the fifty or so paintings in the series so far, around twenty-five will be included in the exhibition. Machynlleth Comedy Festival, along with Arts Council Wales, are incredibly proud to have supported Carl throughout the process, and to have been chosen as the launch event for the exhibition. The official exhibition opening will take place from 1.30pm on Saturday May 3rd, and will be opened by comedian Elis James.

Bydd yr artist Carl Chapple yn datgelu arddangosfa o baentiadau o’i gyfres newydd o Bortreadau o Berfformwyr, yn cynnwys ffefrynnau’r ŵyl, fel Lloyd Langford, Tim Key, Nat Luurtsema, Rhod Gilbert, Holly Burn a Paul Foot.

Mae’n bleser o’r mwyaf gan Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, ynghyd â Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, fod wedi cefnogi Carl drwy gydol y broses, ac i gael ei dewis fel digwyddiad lansio’r arddangosfa.

Gwnaed y paentiadau o fywyd yn ystod 2013 a dechrau 2014, ac roedd yn cynnwys gweithio gyda digrifwyr, actorion, dawnswyr, beirdd a cherddorion o gefndiroedd amrywiol ac ar gamau gyrfa gwahanol. O’r oddeutu hanner cant o baentiadau yn y gyfres hyd yma, bydd tua pump ar hugain ohonynt wedi’u cynnwys yn yr arrdangosfa.

Cynhelir y dangosiad preifat o 1.30pm ddydd Sadwrn 3 Mai, ac fe’i agorir gan y digrifwr Elis James. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

MOMA Cymru (Y Tabernacl) Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 1.30pm Free

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PORTRAIT DRAWING

Linking in with Carl Chapple’s portrait exhibition in Y Tabernacl, our annual art class returns, this year with added clothes. Carl will lead a portraiture class with a number of comedians sitting for you to immortalise them in charcoal. About the tutor: Wales based artist Carl Chapple has many years experience and has had exhibitions of his work displayed across the UK. This year he has a special exhibition of performers portraits launching at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival. About the models: A selection of models (comedians) will pose for your drawing pleasure. The class will be tailored to all levels of ability and experience and all materials will be provided. Cream teas will be served at elevenses. Work from the class will be displayed in a festival exhibition. Gan gysylltu ag arddangosfa bortreadau Carl Chapple yn y Tabernacl, mae ein dosbarth celf blynyddol yn dychwlyd, eleni gyda dillad ychwanegol. Bydd Carl yn arwain dosbarth portreadau gyda nifer o ddigrifwyr yn eistedd i chi eu anfarwoli

mewn golosg. Am y tiwtor: Artist yng Nghymru yw Carl Chapple â blynyddoedd lawer o brofiad, ac mae arddangosfeydd o’i waith wedi cael eu harddangos ar draws y DU. Eleni, mae ganddo arddangosfa arbennig o bortreadau perfformwyr yn lansio yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Am y modelau: Bydd amrywiaeth o fodelau (digrifwyr) yn sefyll i chi fwynhau eu harlunio. Bydd y dosbarth wedi’i deilwra i bob lefel gallu a phrofiad, a darperir yr holl ddeunyddiau. Bydd te hufen yn cael ei weini fel pryd bore. Caiff gwaith o’r dosbarth ei arddangos yn arddangosfa’r ŵyl.

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LOSIN LUSH

Will you be one of the lucky 20 to join four comics at a very special intimate gig at Machynlleth’s own traditional sweet shop? To be in with a chance of winning a pair of golden tickets head to Losin Lush and purchase a handmade festival chocolate bar.

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Losin Lush Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 4:30pm £ Golden Ticket

A fyddwch chi’n un o’r 20 lwcus fydd yn ymuno â 4 digrifwr mewn gig agos arbennig iawn yn siop losin draddodiadol Machynlleth? Er mwyn bod â chyfle i ennill pâr o docynnau euraidd, ewch i Losin Lush a phrynu bar siocled wedi’i wneud â llaw i’r ŵyl.

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MARK OLVER AND HIS FREE COMEDY COURSE An incredibly short introduction to stand-up comedy. Very informal, very relaxed. No actual performing but an opportunity for those who come to perform in the Woodland Pavilion later that evening. No experience needed, and open to literally anyone. Locals positively encouraged. Cyflwyniad byr dros ben i gomedi llwyfan. Anffurfiol iawn, hamddenol iawn. Dim perfformio mewn gwirionedd, ond cyfle i’r rhai sy’n dod i berfformio yn y Pafiliwn Coetir yn ddiweddarach y noson honno. Dim angen profiad, ac ar agor i unrhyw un o gwbl. Anogir pobl leol yn sicr.

KING ARTHUR’S LABYRINTH

Led by a mysterious hooded boatman, journey deep beneath the mountains of Southern Snowdonia and sail through a magical underground waterfall to arrive at the King Arthur’s Labyrinth for a comedy experience like no other... Part of a group of 20, once inside you will be guided through winding tunnels to discover a series of lantern-lit performances within the ancient caverns. Ticket holders will be picked up by bus at Y Plas at 6.45pm and returned by 9.30pm (approx. 20 mins travel time to King Arthur’s Labyrinth). Please present show tickets when boarding the bus. Warm clothing is advised as ticket holders will be underground for 75 minutes. Due to the nature of this event, it is not suitable for people with mobility issues. Dan arweiniad cychwr dirgel â chwfl, teithiwch yn ddwfn o dan fynyddoedd De Eryri a hwyliwch

drwy rhaeadr hudol tanddaearol i gyrraedd Labyrinth y Brenin Arthur am brofiad comedi fel dim arall ... Yn rhan o grŵp o 20, y tu mewn fe’ch tywysir drwy dwneli troellog i ddarganfod cyfres o berfformiadau wedi’u goleuo â llusernau yn y ceudyllau hynafol. Cesglir deiliaid tocynnau ar fws yn y Plas am 6.45pm ac fe’u dychwelir erbyn 9:30 (tua 20 munud o amser teithio i Labyrinth y Brenin Arthur). Cyflwynwch docynnau i’r sioe wrth fynd ar y bws. Cynghorir dillad cynnes gan y bydd deiliaid tocyn o dan y ddaear am 75 munud. Oherwydd natur y digwyddiad hwn, nid yw’n addas i bobl â phroblemau symudedd. Venue: Date: Pick up: Return: Price:

King Arthur’s Labyrinth Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 6:45pmY Plas Car Park 9:15pm Y Plas Car Park £12

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TABLE FOR TWO Commissioned by Powys Arts Month, Crafted Space have created an installation piece that reflects the intimate and innovative nature of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival.

Comisiynwyd gan Mis Celfyddydau Powys, mae Crafted Space wedi creu darn gosod sy’n adlewyrchu natur agos ac arloesol Gwyl Gomedi Machynlleth.

Sited along the Woodland Way between two prestigious historic buildings in Machynlleth, the piece seeks to amplify what already exists in this beautiful natural corridor.

Ar hyd y Ffordd Goetir rhwng dau adeilad hanesyddol mawreddog ym Machynlleth, mae’r darn yn ceisio ymhelaethu ar yr hyn sydd eisoes yn bodoli yn y coridor naturiol hardd.

At a distance the arrangement of salvaged tables and chairs is familiar: an intimate setting around which families and friends gather to relax, to share food, to see one another more clearly.

O bell, mae’r trefniant byrddau a chadeiriau a achubwyd yn gyfarwydd: lleoliad agos y bydd teuluoedd a ffrindiau’n ymgynnull o’u hamgylch i ymlacio, i rannu bwyd, i weld ei gilydd yn gliriach. Yn agos mae’n dod yn amlwg bod mwy i’r wyneb nag a welwch.

Up close it becomes apparent that there is more to the surface than meets the eye.

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WOODLAND PAVILION We’re thrilled to bring the Woodland Pavilion back for a second year, with more free and impromptu performance from comedians and musicians throughout the weekend. Expect to see Mark Olver curating a feast of free live comedy on Saturday and Sunday evening, acoustic sessions from bands performing at the festival, daytime performances from Machynlleth’s very own Tangerine Youth Choir and Mid Wales Youth Jazz Group, along with whatever else we can cram onto the stage. Keep an eye on the daily listings displayed on

the blackboards beside the Woodland Pavilion and our twitter account @machcomedyfest for all the latest info. Mae’n bleser o’r mwyaf gennym ddod â’r Pafiliwn Coetir yn ôl am yr ail flwyddyn, gyda mwy o berfformiadau am ddim a digymell gan ddigrifwyr a cherddorion drwy gydol y penwythnos. Gallwch disgwyl gweld Mark Olver yn curadu gwledd o gomedi byw rhad ac am ddim ddydd Sadwrn a nos Sul, sesiynau acwstig gan fandiau sy’n perfformio yn yr ŵyl, perfformiadau dydd

gan Gôr Ieuenctid Tangerine Machynlleth ei hun a Grŵp Jazz Ieuenctid Canolbarth Cymru, ynghyd â beth bynnag arall y gallwn ei ffitio ar y llwyfan. Cadwch lygad ar y rhestrau dyddiol ar y byrddau du wrth ymyl y Pafiliwn Coetirac ar ein cyfrif Twitter @machcomedyfest am yr holl wybodaeth ddiweddaraf. Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Woodland Pavilion All weekend Various FREE

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Cerddwch “calon werdd Cymru” sydd heb ei chyffwrdd ym Mynyddoedd Cambria neu ewch i weld y gwrthglawdd ffin mawr a adeiladwyd gan y Brenin Offa.

Encounter waterfalls, amazing caves and the highest mountains in southern Britain in the Brecon Beacons. Take a scenic bike ride and discover breath-taking Lake Vyrnwy and The Berwyns. Experience local cuisine and award winning beverages

Ewch i weld rhaeadrau, ogofâu anhygoel a’r mynyddoedd uchaf yn Ne Prydain yn y Bannau Brycheiniog. Cymerwch daith feic i weld godidogrwydd Llyn Efyrnwy a’r Berwyn Profwch fwyd lleol a diodydd arobryn.

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KIDS AU PETH T PLAN PABELL PYS MELYS CHILDREN AND FAMILY TENT/ PABELL PLANT A THEULUOEDD Come and join us in the Pabell Pys Melys! It’s bursting to the seams with fun activities for all the family. There is something here for everyone whatever your age. We can guarantee that adults will have as much fun as the kids! Just turn up to the tent and join in! (Please make sure children are accompanied by an adult at all time. Maximum of 4 children to one adult owner is advised).

Dewch i ymuno â ni yn y Babell Pys Melys! Mae’n llawn o weithgareddau difyr i’r teulu cyfan. Mae rhywbeth yma i bawb, beth bynnag yw eich oedran. Gallwn warantu y bydd oedolion yn cael cymaint o hwyl â’r plant! (Gwnewch yn siŵr bod plant yng nghwmni oedolyn bob amser. Cynghorir uchafswm o 4 plentyn i un oedolyn).

SAT/SAD Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

10:00am-6:00pm

Craft Activities for all the family

10:00am-6:00pm

The Chimp Nest

11:30pm - 12:30pm Nonsense Poetry workshop (age 12-adult) 1:30pm-2:30pm

Hulahoop Workshop

2:00pm-3:00pm

Lady Bird Nature Walk

4:00pm - 5.00pm Wrap Jewellery Workshop (age 12 - Adult)

SUN/SUL Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

10:00am-6:00pm

Craft Activities for all the family

10:00am-6:00pm

The Chimp Nest

11:30am-12:30pm Nonsense Poetry workshop (age 6-11) 12:00pm-1:00pm The Biggles Bees 1:30pm-2:30pm 3:00pm-4:00pm

Hulahoop Workshop Make a Puppet and Perform a Play

4:00pm - 5.00pm Wrap Jewellery Workshop (age 12 - Adult)

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THE ARTY MONKEY CREATIVE COLLECTIVE The Arty Monkeys are back at Mach and bringing you loads more crafts, workshops, play and fun for kids and their grown-ups. Mae’r Arty Monkeys yn ôl ym Mach ac yn cyflwyno llwyth yn fwy o grefftau, gweithdai, chwarae a hwyl i blant a’u hoedolion. ART AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES 10am -6pm Sat & Sun Individual craft items from £1.50 - £2.50 Let your creativity shine making a fantastic selection of crafts to keep or to give as gifts. With at least nine different activities available all day which will you chose to make first? Badges, windmills, medals, carnival masks, button mobiles, jewellery, key rings, bedroom door tags, scratch art and more! Fun for kids and their grown-ups too. Our great value craft token is just £5 for any three items as well as unlimited goes of the ‘Ketchupult challenge’ and Pants! design competition. Gadewch i’ch creadigrwydd ddisgleirio drwy wneud amrywiaeth wych o grefftau i’w cadw neu i’w rhoi’n anrhegion. Gydag o leiaf naw gweithgaredd ar gael drwy’r dydd, beth fyddwch chi’n dewis ei wneud yn gyntaf? Bathodynnau, melinau gwynt, medalau, masgiau carnifal, mobilau botwm, gemwaith, cylchoedd allweddi, tagiau drws ystafell wely, celf crafu a mwy! Hwyl i’r plant ac i’w hoedolion hefyd. Mae ein tocyn crefft gwerth mawr yn £5 yn unig am unrhyw dair eitem yn ogystal â throeon anghyfyngedig yn ‘her Ketchupult’ a chystadleuaeth ddylunio Pants!

PANTS! 10am -6pm Sat & Sun FREE when you purchase an Arty Monkey craft token. “Groovy pants, funky pants, cheeky little monkey pants...” Design and colour your own pair of outrageous pants to hang on the Arty Monkey washing line. The best pair will be chosen on Sunday and the winner will receive a fabulous family prize.  Inspired by the children’s book ‘Pants’ by Giles Andreae and Nick Sharratt.

THE CHIMP NEST 10am -6pm Sat & Sun FREE Relax and have fun as a family with a selection of games and books in our chill out area; there’s even play-doh and chalk boards to keep the tiniest apes happy while their big sibs are busy with arts and crafts. During the day there will also be parachute games (weather permitting) and story-times so keep your eye on the information board at the entrance to the tent for times.

Wedi’i ysbrydoli gan lyfr plant ‘Pants’ gan Giles Andreae a Nick Sharratt.

Ymlacio a mwynhewch fel teulu gyda detholiad o gemau a llyfrau yn ein hardal ymlacio; mae hyd yn oed play-doh a byrddau sialc i gadw’r mwcwn lleiaf yn hapus tra bo’u brodyr a’u chwiorydd yn brysur gyda chelf a chrefft. Yn ystod y dydd, bydd hefyd gemau parasiwt (os yw’r tywydd yn caniatáu) ac amser stori, felly cadwch eich llygad ar y bwrdd gwybodaeth yn y fynedfa i’r babell am amseroedd.

KETCHUPULT CHALLENGE 10am -6pm Sat & Sun FREE when you purchase an Arty Monkey craft token.

CAPTAIN INKBEARD’S TREASURE HUNT 10am -6pm Sat & Sun FREE

Calling madcap inventors! Using a high-tech selection of materials (paper, elastic bands, elbow grease, spit,...) design and make a flying machine that can be launched using our patented contraption-chucker ‘The Ketchupult’. Whose will fly the furthest each day and win the prize?

Ahoy there buccaneers! Gather your motley crews and head to Pabell Pys Melys to start your pirate adventure. Follow Captain Inkbeard’s story-trail around the lawns of Y Plas solving his fiendish clues and puzzles to discover the hiding place of his treasure. All correct answers will be entered into a prize draw with the winner announced on Sunday afternoon.

“Groovy pants, funky pants, cheeky little monkey pants...” Dyluniwch a lliwiwch eich hun pâr eich hun o bants gwarthus i’w hongian ar y lein ddillad Arty Monkey. Dewisir y pâr gorau ddydd Sul, a bydd yr enillydd yn derbyn gwobr wych i’r teulu.

Yn galw ar bob dyfeisiwr gwallgof! Gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth hynod dechnolegol o ddeunyddiau (papur, bandiau elastig, eli penelin, poer ...) dyluniwch a chrëwch beiriant hedfan y gellir ei lansio gan ddefnyddio ein taflwr dyfeisiau o fri, y ‘Ketchupult’. Un pwy fydd yn hedfan bellaf bob dydd ac yn ennill y wobr?

Ahoi i’r bycanîrs! Casglwch eich criwiau lliwgar ac ewch i’r Babell Pys Melys i ddechrau eich antur môr leidr. Dilynwch drywydd stori Capten Inkbeard o amgylch lawntiau’r Plas gan ddatrys ei gliwiau a’i bosau dieflig i ddarganfod cuddfan

ei drysor. Bydd pob ateb cywir yn cael ei roi mewn het a bydd yr enillydd yn cael ei gyhoeddi brynhawn Sul. CIRCUS PLAY Sessions on Sat and Sun FREE Come and try your hand at juggling, scarfs, hoola-hoops, clubs, flower sticks and circus tricks. Fun for all ages. See the blackboard at Pabell Pys Melys for information about times (weather permitting) Dewch i roi cynnig ar jyglo, sgarffiau, cylchoedd hwla, clybiau, ffyn blodau a thriciau syrcas. Hwyl i bob oedran. Gweler y bwrdd du yn y Babell Pys Melys i gael gwybodaeth am amserau (os yw’r tywydd yn caniatáu) FUNNY FLAGS 10am -6pm Sat & Sun FREE Add your favourite joke to our comedy bunting and help us reach our target of 20 meters of jokes! Ychwanegwch eich hoff jôc i’n baneri comedi a helpwch ni i gyrraedd ein targed o 20 metr o jôcs!

Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Pabell Pys Melys Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai Various Various Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 81

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PAPER BAG GIRL

Once upon a time there was a girl who lived in a paper bag. You might thing that a girl who lives in a paper bag can’t possibly have much of an exciting life and you would be right. But you can help her discover what really is possible with just a little bit of paper and a lot of imagination. Lots of silliness, play and a lot of heart. Un tro, roedd merch oedd yn byw mewn bag papur. Efallai eich bod yn meddwl na fyddai gan ferch sy’n byw mewn bag papur fywyd cyffrous iawn, a rydych chi’n iawn. Ond gallwch chi ei helpu i ddarganfod beth sy’n bosib gydag ychydig o bapur a llawer o ddychymyg. Llawer o wiriondeb, chwarae a llawer o galon. Venue: Date: Time: Price: Age:

Royal House Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 11:00am -11:35am £1.50 a ticket. £5 family ticket (family of 4)

NONSENSE POETRY WORKSHOP

Following the success of last year’s ‘What rhymes with custard...?’ award winning poet Kit Lambert is back with a rhymetastic workshop for kids and their grown-ups. Together, we’ll create a brand new poem to celebrate the comedy festival and everyone will go away having written their own comic verse. So if you fancy yourself as a budding poet/comedian (no experience necessary), join us for a relaxed and fun hour playing with words. All you need to bring is your imagination! Yn dilyn llwyddiant ‘What rhymes with custard ...?’ y llynedd, mae’r bardd arobryn Kit Lambert yn ôl gyda gweithdy odli gwych i blant a’u hoedolion. Gyda’n gilydd, byddwn yn creu cerdd newydd sbon i ddathlu’r ŵyl gomedi a bydd pawb yn mynd i ffwrdd wedi ysgrifennu eu cerdd ddoniol eu hunain. Felly os hoffech chi fod yn fardd/digrifwr newydd (nid oes angen profiad arnoch), ymunwch â ni am awr ddifyr heb bwysau o chwarae gyda geiriau. Yr oll y mae ei angen arnoch yw eich dychymyg! Venue: Date:

Pabell Pys Melys Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai

Time: Price:

11:30am -12:30pm Free (pre-booking advised)

Age:

Ages 12 + (Saturday) Ages 6 - 11 (Sunday) Children must be accompanied by an adult

VAGABONDI PUPPETS

A PIRATE LIFE FOR ME You may think that old Mary MacGreagor and Annie Greengrass may be more at home in the dusty closets of your local charity shop but look closer. These two sea dogs are in fact legendary. Once the scourge of the seven seas, feared and redeemed by all seamen and scoundrels. If only they can agree on where they left their trusty old ship. With an incredible steam punk ship that is ingeniously hidden among the tatters and treasures of their tall stories, this unruly pair bring their past to life with the aid of puppets, scraps of scummy old maps and bawdy songs. But me land lubbers, be warned - don’t believe a word of it! Efallai y byddwch yn meddwl y byddai’r hen Mary MacGreagor ac Annie Greengrass yn fwy cartrefol yng nghypyrddau llychlyd eich siop elusen leol, ond edrychwch yn agosach. Mae’r môr-ladron hyn yn chwedlonol. Roeddent unwaith yn ysglyfaethwyr ar y cefnfor, ac roedd yr holl forwyr a chnafon yn eu hofni a’u parchu. Pe baent ond yn gallu cytuno lle gadawon nhw eu hen long ffyddlon. Gyda llong pync stêm anhygoel wedi’i guddio’n graff ymhlith racs a thrysorau eu straeon annhebygol, daw’r pâr afreolus hyn â’u gorffennol yn fyw gyda chymorth pypedau, darnau o hen fapiau budr a chaneuon anniwair. Ond blantos, bydded hysbys - peidiwch â chredu gair!

Join author and comedian Daniel Glyn in a jokes session especially for sensible children and childish parents. Daniel will share some of his favourite jokes from his brand new book, Llyfr Jôcs Daniel Glyn, and ask for some of your favourites.(Welsh language event) Machynlleth Comedy Festival 82

These ladybirds just love exploring the undergrowth. Why not join them for a 45min adventure around the wonderful wilderness of Machynlleth. Mae’r buchod coch cwta wrth eu boddau’n archwilio’r isdyfiant. Beth am ymuno â nhw am antur 45 munud o amgylch diffeithwch rhyfeddol Machynlleth. Venue: Date: Time: Price: Age:

Y Plas lawn Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 2:00pm - 3:00pm Free All ages welcome

HULAHOOP WORKSHOP

She teaches Hoop for No Fit State Circus and can split 5 hoops! Come and learn to hoop with the delightfully talented Ellie Hoops. Hoops are provided. All you need to bring is some swinging hips and a lot of joy! Fun for everyone. Mae hi’n dysgu hwla i No Fit State Circus a gall rannu 5 cylch! Dewch i ddysgu hwla gyda’r hynod dalentog Ellie Hoops. Darperir cylchynnau. Y cyfan sy’n rhaid i chi ddod â chi yw cluniau i’w siglo a llawer o lawenydd! Hwyl i bawb. Venue: Y Plas lawn Date: Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai Time: 1:30pm-2:30pm Price: Free Age: All ages welcome

SOAP SOUP THEATRE

SNOW BABY Wrapped up in a snowy smother, Grandnonny Des and her Bear man fall in love. But that is just the beginning of the story. When the storm comes and Des’s Bear man disappears, how will she cope alone on a hill plagued with nothing but bad weather and a cloud of hungry crows for company?!

DANIEL GLYN

SESIWN JÔCS Ymunwch a’r awdur a’r comedïwr Daniel Glyn mewn sesiwn jôcs yn arbennig i blant call a’i rhieni plentynnaidd. Bydd Daniel yn rhannu rhai o’i hoff jôcs i blant yn y sesiwn, a hefyd yn gofyn i glywed eich ffefrynnau chi. Bydd Daniel hefyd yn trafod ei brosiect diweddara, sef Llyfr Jôcs Daniel Glyn. Dewch yn llu, a dewch a gwȇn efo chi!

LADY BIRD NATURE WALK

Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 11:00am -11:35am £3 a ticket, £10 family ticket (family of 4)

Age:

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Y Plas lawn Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 12:30pm Free Any age land lubbers welcome

This is a love story. This is story of castles in the air, of weathering the storm, and dreams coming true in the most unexpected ways. Beautiful tabletop puppetry, imaginative storytelling and funny bits! Be swept away! Wedi lapio mewn eira llethol, mae Grandnonny Des a’i Arthddyn yn syrthio mewn cariad. Ond dim ond dechrau’r stori yw hynny. Pan ddaw’r

storm ac mae Arthddyn Des yn diflannu, sut fydd hi’n ymdopi ar ei phen ei hun ar fryn sy’n cynnwys dim ond tywydd gwael a chwmwl o frain sy’n awchu am gwmni?! Stori gariad yw hon. Dyma stori am gestyll yn yr awyr, goroesi’r storm, a breuddwydion yn dod yn wir yn y ffyrdd mwyaf annisgwyl. Pypedwaith pen bwrdd prydferth, adrodd straeon llawn dychymyg a darnau doniol! Dewch i gael eich cudo! Venue: Date: Time: Price:

Y Plas Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai 2:30pm - 3:30pm £3 a ticket, £10 family ticket (family of 4)

Age:

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WRAP BRACELET WORKSHOP

Wrap bracelets, shamballa and macramé bracelets are still on-trend for men and women of all ages, but why spend a fortune when you can learn to make your own versions at a fraction of the price? During this one hour workshop you’ll learn a few different techniques, go away with at least one finished bracelet and have the skills to make more for friends and family. Mae breichledau lapio, siambala a breichledau macramé yn dal i fod yn ffasiynol i ddynion a merched o bob oedran, ond pam gwario

WES ZAHARUK

PERFECTLY BANANAS Wes Zaharuk has a world-wide reputation for a tornado-like approach to comedy, surreal feats and an eccentric collection of eye-popping prop tricks. He is a one-man tour de force, known to combine routines with power tools, bananas and film noir. Perfectly Bananas received five star reviews at the Edinburgh Festival and picked up a 2013 Buxton Fringe Award for Best Comedy (Individual).

VAGABONDI PUPPETS

ANIMAL TALES If you were a mouse or a cat or a dog, you could smell the stories in the air.

If you were a lizard or a snake, you could taste the stories on the tip of your tongue. If you were a ﬁsh or a dolphin or a great giant whale, you could feel the stories in the ripples of the water. Watch as this series of lyrical, comical tales unfold from a canvas map and transport us across the globe.

Mae gan Wes Zaharuk enw da byd-eang am ei ymagwedd wyllt i gomedi, ei gampau swrrealaidd a’i gasgliad ecsentrig o driciau prop syfrdanol. Mae’n gorwynt un dyn, yn adnabyddus am gyfuno rwtinau gydag offer pŵer, bananas a film noir. Cafodd Perfectly Bananas adolygiadau pum seren yng Ngŵyl Gaeredin, a cafodd Wobr Fringe Buxton 2013 am y Comedi Gorau (Unigolyn).  Cream of the Fringe

Pe baech yn llygoden neu gath neu gi, gallech arogli’r straeon yn yr aer. Pe baech yn fadfall neu’n neidr, gallech flasu’r straeon ar flaen eich tafod.

Venue: Date: Time: Price: Age:

Y Plas lawn Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 12:30pm - 1:30pm Free All ages welcome

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Venue: Date: Time: Price: Age:

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 1:00pm £3 a ticket / £10 a family (family of 4) All ages welcome

Awst 17-24 August ^ 2014 wyl achynlleth estival

Y Pabell Pys Melys Sat 3 May / Sad 3 Mai Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 4:00pm-5:00pm Free (booking recomended) 11- adult

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MAKE A PUPPET AND CREATE AND PERFORM A PUPPET PLAY IN AN HOUR!

BY THE ARTY MONKEY CREATIVE ACADEMY We were going to think of a clever title for this workshop but decided to go for the ‘what it says on the tin’ approach... It sounds bonkers (and it probably will be) but we’d love you to join us for some poetry, craft and performance chaos fun. You get to keep your creations and no puppets will be harmed during the making of the play (probably...)

Ian Bostridge ~ Gwyn Hughes Jones ~ Lawrence Power ~ Miloš Milivojević ~ Steffan Morris ~ Tippett String Quartet Bengt Forsberg ~ Heath String Quartet ~ Julius Drake ~ Charles Owen ~ Michael Pollock ~ Trystan Llyr Griffiths Hogia’r Ddwylan Male Voice Choir ~ Katharine Gowers ~ Julia Somerville ~ Elizabeth Burgess ~ Nigel Cliffe ~ O Duo

Book online at

www.machynllethfestival.co.uk or on 01654 703355

Y Tabernacl ● Heol Penrallt ● Machynlleth ● Powys ● SY20 8AJ ● 01654 703355 ● info@momawales.org.uk

Suitable for children aged 4 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Roedden ni’n mynd i feddwl am deitl clyfar i’r gweithdy hwn, ond penderfynon ni fynd am ymagwedd ‘yr hyn mae’n ei ddweud ar y tun’ ... Mae’n swnio’n wallgof (ac mae’n debyg y bydd), ond byddem wrth ein boddau pe baech yn ymuno â ni am ychydig o farddoniaeth, crefft a gwallgofrwydd perfformio difyr. Byddwch yn cael cadw eich creadigaethau ac ni fydd unrhyw bypedau’n cael eu niweidio yn ystod y broses o wneud y ddrama (mwy na thebyg ...) Addas i blant 4 oed a hŷn. Rhaid i blant fod yng nghwmni oedolyn.

Pe baech yn bysgodyn neu ddolffin neu forfil enfawr, gallech deimlo’r straeon yng nghrychdonnau’r dŵr. Gwyliwch wrth i’r gyfres hon o straeon telynegol, doniol ddatblygu o fap cynfas a’n cludo ar draws y byd.

ffortiwn pan gallwch ddysgu sut i wneud eich fersiynau eich hunain am ffracsiwn o’r pris? Yn ystod y gweithdy awr hwn, byddwch yn dysgu rhai technegau gwahanol, yn mynd i ffwrdd ag o leiaf un freichled orffenedig a’r sgiliau i wneud mwy i ffrindiau a theulu.

Broomfield & Alexander are Wales' leading independent firm of accountants and professional advisors, based in Cardiff, Newport and Swansea. Our accountants, auditors and tax specialists have been advising individuals, businesses and charities in Wales for over 100 years. Working with us you’ll find that we’re about much more than the traditional audit, accounts and tax services. Everything we do is designed to meet your needs, to help grow your business and protect your wealth.

Venue: Date: Time: Price: Age:

Y Pabell Pys Melys Sun 4 May / Sul 4 Mai 3:00pm - 4:00pm Free (booking recomended) 4+

Cardiff: 02920 549939 Newport: 01633 265828 Swansea: 01792 790444 info@broomfield.co.uk www.broomfield.co.uk Twitter: @BroomfieldWales Mach Comedy Fest 042

FRI/GWE COMEDY / COMEDI Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

6:00pm

Y Tabernacl

£7

Machynlleth Bowling Club Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Y Plas Vane Tempest Rag & Bone Y Tabernacl Ysgol Bro Ddyfi Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Tabernacl Ysgol Bro Ddyfi Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£7 £6 £6 £6 £6 £6 £11 £6 £7 £6 £6 £7 £8 £11 £9 £6 £7 £6 £6

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Y Plas Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£6 £12 £6

THEATRE/THEATR Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

10:30pm

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£6

6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 9:00pm 10:30pm 10:30pm 10:30pm

Richard Herring - Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (but at the Machynlleth Comedy Festival) Nish Kumar - Is a Comedian Nick Helm - Masterworks in Progress Natasia Demetriou and Ellie White - Splitting an Hour Tom Bell - The Lost Shows of Tom Bell Horse and Louis - Comedy Bingo! Nick Helm - Masterworks in Progress Arthur Smith - Arthur Smith Sings Leonard Cohen Vol 2. Rob Deering - Work-in-Progress Liam Williams Goreuon Standup Cymraeg Patrick Turpin - A Brother for Jonathan Joanna Neary - Joanna Neary’s Jape-Time Jamboree Challenged Bridget Christie - A Bic for Her Mike Wozniak - Take the Hit Bring and Bi-Lingual Jonny and the Baptists - Stop UKIP Tour Tommy Rowson - Down and Out in Powys and London: Work in Progress Beth Vyse - Get Up With Your Hands - Your Number 2 In The Morning (Work-in-Progress) Twins - Work-in-Progress Machynlleth Festival Showcase Lolly Adefope and Jonny Pelham - When Lolly Met Jonny

Molly Naylor - If Destroyed Still True

The Comedy Club Daily, 10pm until midnight bbc.co.uk/radio4extra

MUSIC / CERDDORIAETH Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

7:00pm 8:00pm 9:15pm

Tender Pray Gulp Oliver Wilde

Beech Bar Beech Bar Beech Bar

Free Free Free

CABARET Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

10.45pm

Mary Bijou Cabaret

Beech Bar

Free

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SAT/SAD COMEDY / COMEDI

COMEDY / COMEDI

Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

12:00pm

Y Tabernacl

£7

1:00pm 1:00pm

Steve Beresford, Tania Chen & Stewart Lee John Cage’s Indeterminacy Caroline Mabey - Chaos is a Friend of Mine Alistair Green - Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm

Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£6 £6

1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:30pm

Lucy Beaumont - Work-in-Progress Eddie Lizzard - The Stand-Up Chameleon Nick Helm - Masterworks in Progress Gemma Whelan - Has a Go (Work in Progress) Nick Helm - Masterworks in Progress Tiernan Douieb - Tiernan’s Tour 2014 Owen Niblock - Songs for the Disenchanted Orc Nadia Kamil - Work-in-Progress Mark Olver - Dancing About Architecture Sheeps - Work-in-Progress Bridget Christie - Work-in-Progress Lou Sanders - In Another Great Show Again Ben Target - Becoming Ben Target (Work in Progress) Jordan Brookes - Adventures in Limited Space Nathaniel Metcalfe - Suburban Trauma (Work-in-Progress) Brian Gittins - Vagina Monologues 2 Joe Lycett - If Joe Lycett Then You Should Have Put a Ring on It Benjamin Partridge - An Audience with Jeff Goldblum Angela Barnes - You Can’t Take it With You (Work-in-Progress) Birthday Girls - Work-in-Progress David Elms - Suggest it From the Rooftops Pat Cahill - Work-in-Progress Stuart Laws - When’s This Gonna Stop? Ed Gamble - Work-in-Progress Aisling Bea - My Old Bits and My New bits Mike Wozniak - Master of Disguise (Work-in-Progress) TOBY - Work-in-Progress Phil Wang - Work-in-Progress Llio Silyn a Rhian Morgan - Dynes a Hanner Dan Glyn - Wel-Well-Welsh Suzi Ruffell - Work-in-Progress Richard Herring - We’re All Going To Die! Alex Horne - Lies

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Y Plas Vane Tempest Machynlleth Bowling Club Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Y Plas Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Y Plas Ysgol Bro Ddyfi Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Ysgol Bro Ddyfi Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Rag and Bone Y Tabernacl Y Plas

£6 £6 £6 £6 £6 £6 £6 £6 £6 £7 £7 £7 £6 £6 £6 £8 £10 £7 £6 £6 £7 £6 £6 £7 £6 £6 £6 £6 £6 £6 £6 £11 £11

8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 10:00pm 10:00pm 10:00pm 10:00pm 10:00pm 10:00pm 10:00pm 10:00pm 11:30pm

Josie Long - Work-in-Progress Bring and Bi-Lingual Lloyd Langford - Old Fashioned (Work-in-Progress) Holly Burn - Herself (Work-in Progress) Brett Golstein - Contains Scenes of an Adult Nature Nick Helm - Masterworks in Progress Fin Taylor - Work-in-Progress Mae Martin and Daniel Cook - Are Splitting an Hour. Why? Generosity Josh Widdicombe - Incidentally Robin Ince - is (In and) Out of his Mind Rob Deering - Beat This David Trent - Live at Machynlleth Bowling Club Tom Basden - Tom Basden Mark Simmons - Work-in-Progags Tom Craine - Thoughts on love (by a man with none of the answers) Nick Helm - Masterworks in Progress McNeil And Pamphilon - Go 8-bit

Ysgol Bro Ddyfi Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Rag and Bone Y Tabernacl Y Plas Ysgol Bro Ddyfi Machynlleth Bowling Club Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Rag and Bone Owain Glyndŵr Centre Machynlleth Bowling Club

£8 £6 £7 £7 £7 £6 £6 £6 £12 £10 £8 £6 £7 £6 £6 £6 £7

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THEATRE / THEATR Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

2:30pm 5:30pm Various

Rachel Mars - The Way You Tell Them Wot? No Fish!! Greg Wohead - Hurtling

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Y Tabernacl Outside Performance

£8 £10 £6

MUSIC / CERDDORIAETH Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

8.00pm 9.30pm

Mowbird Islet

Beech Bar Beech Bar

Free Free

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9.30am 11.00am 12.30pm 3.40pm

Corris Railway BBC Radio Showcase BBC Radio 4 extra presents Isy Suttie and Friends Shed of the Year

Corris Railway Machynlleth Bowling Club Machynlleth Bowling Club Shed

£12 Free Free £10

SAT/SAD KIDS STUFF / PETHAU PLANT Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Age

Price/Price

10:00am 11:00am 11:30am

The Arty monkey Creative Collective Paper Bag Girl Daniel Glyn - Sesiwn Jôcs

Y Pabell Pys Melys Royal House Owain Glyndŵr Centre

Various 4+ 6+

Various £1.50/£5 family ticket £3/£10 family ticket

11:30am

Nonsense Poetry Workshop

Y Pabell Pys Melys

12+

Free

12:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 4:00pm

A Pirate Life for Me Hulahoop Workshop Lady Bird Nature Walk Snow Baby Wrap Bracelet Workshop

Y Plas Lawn Y Plas Lawn Y Plas Lawn Y Plas Y Pabell Pys Melys

All ages All ages All ages 2+ 12 - adult

Free Free Free £3/£10 family ticket Free

NOTES / NODIADAU

BACKING THE BEST NEW MUSIC IN WALES CEFNOGI’R GERDDORIAETH NEWYDD ORAU YNG NGHYMRU Look out for the Horizons bands around Gallwch weld bandiau Gorwelion ar the Machynlleth Comedy Festival stages. lwyfannau Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth. Advance tickets for all festival shows available via the official website: www.machcomedyfest.co.uk Any remaining tickets will be available on the weekend from the festival box office opens at 3pm on Friday 2 May in the senedd building at Owain Glyndwr.

Check out more on the bands here bbc.co.uk/horizons #horizons

Mae mwy am y bandiau ar bbc.co.uk/horizons #horizons

Horizons is a scheme delivered by BBC Cymru Wales in partnership with Arts Council of Wales to develop new, independent contemporary music in Wales.

Mae Gorwelion yn gynllun gan BBC Cymru Wales mewn partneriaeth â Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru i ddatblygu cerddoriaeth gyfoes annibynnol, newydd yng Nghymru.

Tocynnau Ymlaen Llaw Ar Gyfer Pob Sioe’r Ŵyl Ar Gael Ar Y Wefan swyddogol: www.machcomedyfest.co.uk Bydd unrhyw docynnau dros ben ar gael ar y penwythnos yn swyddfa docynnau’r ŵyl ar agor am 3pm ddydd gwener 2 mai yn adeilad y sendd yn Owain Glyndŵr. Machynlleth Comedy Festival 90

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SUN/SUL COMEDY / COMEDI Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

12:00pm

Y Tabernacl

£7

1:00pm 1:00pm

Steve Beresford, Tania Chen & Stewart Lee John Cage’s Indeterminacy Joe Lycett - Work-in-Progress Romesh Ranganathan - Work-in-Progress

Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Plas Vane Tempest

£6 £6

1:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 2:30pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 8:30pm

John Kearns - Good Luck Mr Gorsky! Nick Helm - Masterworks in Progress Nell Frizzell - Thumbs for Hire Colin Hoult - Characterhorse Nick Helm - Masterworks in Progress Josh Widdicombe and Elis James - Early Ideas Ian Smith - Work-in-Progress John Hastings - Adventure Liam Williams - in “A Work-in-Progress” Mike Bubbins - Me and Mr Presley Henry Paker - Unpacked Joel Dommett - Finding Emo (Work-in-Progress) Edward Aczel - Is Watching the Wheels Go Round and Round Gabby Best - Work-in-Progress Matt Rees - ...is bringing Edd Hedges Chris Boyd - Caution to the Wind Tony Law - Nonsense-in-Progress John-Luke Roberts -Stnad-Up Colin Hoult - Work-in-Progress Comedy Storage in the Loft - Machynlleth Comedy Festival Special Sam Fletcher - For Eyes Clint Edwards and Gareth Brand - Stories. Poems. Bits that don’t really work Robert Auton - The Sky Show Elis James - Greatest Hits Simon Munnery - Fylm School Wes Zaharuk - The Prop Man Cariad Lloyd and Louise Ford- Cariad and Louise’s Character Comedy Night Rachel Parris - The Commission BEARD - Work-in-Progress Tom Toal - in Prequel Nish Kumar - Neezus Ivo Graham - Bow Ties & Johnnies (Work-in-Progress) Sioe Gomedi Fawreddog Gymraeg Gwyl Machynlleth

Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Y Plas Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Y Plas Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndwr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Y Tabernacl Ysgol Bro Ddyfi Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Royal House Rag and Bone Ysgol Bro Ddyfi

£6 £6 £6 £8 £6 £7 £6 £6 £6 £7 £7 £6 £7 £6 £6 £7 £8 £6 £6 £7 £6 £6 £7 £10 £10 £7 £7 £7 £6 £6 £6 £6 £10

Machynlleth Comedy Festival 92

Time/Amser

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8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 10:00pm

FREEZE McNeil And Pamphilon - Secret Holding Pattern Isy Suttie and Gavin Osborn - Mach Attack II Joseph Morpurgo - Truthmouth Alistair Green - Alistair Green is Jack Spencer Sex Addict Tom Neenan - The Haunting of Lopham House Challenged The Horne Section - at Machynlleth Comedy Festival

Y Tabernacl Y Plas Vane Tempest Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Owain Glyndŵr Centre Rag and Bone Machynlleth Bowling Club Y Tabernacl

£10 £8 £7 £7 £6 £6 £8 £12

10:00pm

Nick Helm - One Man Mega Myth

Y Plas

£12

10:00pm

Thom Tuck - The Untitled Thom Tuck Experience

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£6

10:00pm

The Bear Pit Podcast - Podcast

Owain Glyndŵr Centre

£7

THEATRE / THEATR Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

4:00pm 5:30pm Various

The Islanders John Osborne - On the Beach Greg Wohead - Hurtling

Y Tabernacl Y Tabernacl Outside Performance

£7 £8 £6

MUSIC / CERDDORIAETH Time/Amser Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

8.00pm 9.30pm

Beech Bar Beech Bar

Free Free

Shhh-Apes TBC

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Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Price

10:00am 1:00pm 4:30pm 6:45pm

Y Tabernacl Y Plas Losin Lush King Arthur’s Labyrinth

£12 Free Golden ticket £12

Portrait Drawing Blank 5 Losin Lush King Arthur’s Labyrinth

KIDS STUFF / PETHAU PLANT Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Age

Price/Price

10:00am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 3:00pm 4:00pm

The Arty monkey Creative Collective Paper Bag Girl Nonsense Poetry Workshop Biggles Bees Animal Tales Wes Zaharuk Hulahoop Workshop Make a puppet and create... Wrap Bracelet Workshop

Y Pabell Pys Melys Royal House Y Pabell Pys Melys Y Pabell Pys Melys Y Plas Lawn Owain Glyndŵr Centre Y Plas Lawn Y Pabell Pys Melys Y Plas

Various 4+ 12 - adult Various All ages 4+ All ages 11 - adult 12 - adult

Various £1.50/£5 family ticket Free Free Free £3/£10 family ticket Free Free Free

THANKS The town of Machynlleth: We’d like to thank all the residents and businesses of the town for the continued support of the festival and being so welcoming to attendees and crew during the event. We love being a small part of this special community. Rab Jones, Colin Wilde, Julie Humphries, Mererid Owen and all 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. Geoff and Janet Humphries, the boards of the Owain Glyndŵr Centre and Machynlleth Bowling Club for their support with accommodating the festival. Sabrina at the Royal House Deli for allowing us to use her wonderful basement room. James at Rag and Bone - the latest addition to our fantastic performance spaces in the town. All those involved in our programme of one off shows - Ian and Shirley at King Arthur’s Labyrinth; Alex and Sam for Shed of the Year; Richard, Andrew and all the staff at Corris Railway; and Alyson at Losin Lush.The White Lion Hotel for donating space to the festival during the event, and for their full support in the run-up. Fiona Stewart, Ben Coleman and Ian Fielder at Green Man for always being on-hand with practical advice and a helping hand. Paula and Gerry Jewson at West Coast Energy Ltd/Tesni Ltd for your continued invaluable support of the festival. Sara Lewis from the Welsh Government’s Major Events Unit, and Julie Lewis and Geraint Pritchard from Powys County Council for your support for the festival. Linda Strange from Broomfield Alexander for her knowledge and practical support of the festival. Arts and Business Cymru for their continued support of the festival. Peter Saunders for directly supporting the festival this year. Lauren Orme for her superb additional design work. Geoff Hill, Annie Grundy and Zoe Matthews for their continued invaluable support and Phil Wheeler for local advice, help and contacts. All our sponsors and advertisers. 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

DIOLCH Tref Machynlleth. Hoffem ddiolch i holl drigolion a busnesau’r dref am y gefnogaeth barhaus i’r ŵyl, ac am fod mor groesawgar i’r mynychwyr a’r criw yn ystod y digwyddiad. Rydym wrth ein boddau’n cael bod yn rhan fach o’r gymuned arbennig hon. Rab Jones, Colin Wilde, Julie Humphries, Mererid Owen a holl staff Y Plas, a Raymond Jones a staff a bwrdd MOMA am fynd allan o’u ffordd bob amser i ddarparu ar gyfer yr ŵyl wrth i ni dyfu a datblygu. Geoff a Janet Humphries, byrddau Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr a Chlwb Bowlio Machynlleth am eu cefnogaeth i ddarparu ar gyfer yr ŵyl. Sabrina Deli Tŷ-yn-y-Lôn am ganiatáu i ni ddefnyddio ei hystafell wych yn y seler. James yn Rag and Bone - ein lleoliad perfformio ardderchog diweddaraf yn y dref. Pawb sy’n rhan o’n rhaglen o sioeau unigryw - Ian a Shirley yn Labyrinth y Brenin Arthur; Alex a Sam am Sied y Flwyddyn; Richard, Andrew a’r holl staff yn Rheilffordd Corris, ac Alyson yn Losin Lush. Gwesty’r Llew Gwyn am gynnig lle i’r ŵyl yn ystod y digwyddiad, ac am eu cefnogaeth lawn drwy’r paratoadau. Fiona Stewart, Ben Coleman ac Ian Fielder yn Green Man am fod ar gael bob amser gyda chyngor ymarferol a help llaw. Paula a Gerry Jewson yn West Coast Energy Ltd/Tesni Ltd am eich cefnogaeth amhrisiadwy i’r ŵyl. Sara Lewis o Uned Digwyddiadau Mawr Llywodraeth Cymru a Julie Lewis a Geraint Pritchard o Gyngor Sir Powys am eich cefnogaeth i’r ŵyl. Linda Strange o Broomfield Alexander am ei gwybodaeth a’i chefnogaeth ymarferol i’r ŵyl. Celfyddydau a Busnes Cymru am eu cefnogaeth barhaus i’r ŵyl.Peter Saunders am gefnogi’r ŵyl yn uniongyrchol eleni. Lauren Orme am ei gwaith dylunio ychwanegol ardderchog. Geoff Hill, Annie Grundy a Zoe Matthews am eu cefnogaeth amhrisiadwy barhaus a Phil Wheeler am gyngor, cymorth a chysylltiadau lleol. Ein holl noddwyr a hysbysebwyr. Yr holl artistiaid sy’n perfformio yn yr ŵyl ac yn ei gwneud yr hyn ydyw. Yr holl fynychwyr sy’n dod at ei gilydd i fwynhau comedi ym mhrifddinas hynafol Cymru.

ABOUT MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL “A welcome break from the norm... it boasts the kind of top-quality lineup that’s beyond many of its rivals.” The Guardian

Our Supporters/Partners Celebrating our fifth 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: The Welsh Government’s Major Events Unit (MEU) continues to support the Machynlleth Comedy Festival, extending their commitment to the festival until 2015 and beyond. Machynlleth Comedy Festival would like to thank the Welsh Government for continuing to support the development of live comedy in Wales and what we believe is a unique event in the UK comedy calendar. Tesni Ltd: Tesni is the new name for WCE Properties, a Welsh based housing developer with a strong belief in providing sustainable developments that are healthy, happy and comfortable places to live. The owners of Tesni have been business mentors for the festival since 2010 overseeing our development as a company and providing invaluable advice at key times. We are proud to be working in partnership with a leading independent sustainable housing developer working in Wales. Tesni Ltd are proud venue sponsors of Y Tabernacl this year.

Venue Sponsors/Noddwyr Lleoliadau

Show Sponsors/Noddwyr Sioeau

YNGLYN Â GWYL COMEDI MACHYNLLETH Powys County Council: Powys County Council’s tourism department are directly supporting the event in 2013 and we would like to thank Powys County Council for their continued support. Tourism Partnership Mid Wales: The festival received direct funding from Tourism Partnership Mid Wales towards the online marketing of the event, and we would like to thank them for this invaluable support for the event. The Peter Saunders Trust: We gratefully received a grant from the Peter Saunders Trust which recognises the economic benefit of the event to the local area. We’re proud of our association with the local trust. BBC: Machynlleth Comedy Festival is proud to be working with BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru for the third successive year. Roustabout: Local tent specialists Roustabout have supported the festival since year one. Thanks to Geoff, Alex and all the crew. The Waen Brewery: Our partnership with local brewers Sue and John continues to develop and flourish and we look forward to the next five years.

Ein Cefnogwyr/Partneriaid Gan ddathlu ein pumed flwyddyn, mae’r ŵyl eisoes yn ddyddiad cadarn yn nyddiaduron llawer o bobl. Byddai’n amhosib i’r ŵyl dyfu a datblygu heb gefnogaeth allweddol gan gyllidwyr a noddwyr. Llywodraeth Cymru: Mae Uned Digwyddiadau Mawr Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i gefnogi Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, gan ymestyn eu hymrwymiad i’r ŵyl tan 2015 a thu hwnt. Hoffai Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth ddiolch i Lywodraeth Cymru am barhau i gefnogi datblygiad comedi byw yng Nghymru a’r hyn a gredwn sy’n ddigwyddiad unigryw yng nghalendr comedi’r DU. Tesni Ltd: Tesni yw’r enw newydd ar WCE Properties, datblygwr tai yng Nghymru sy’n credu’n gryf mewn darparu datblygiadau cynaladwy sy’n lleoedd iach, hapus a chyfforddus i fyw ynddynt. Mae perchnogion Tesni wedi bod yn fentoriaid busnes i’r ŵyl ers 2010, gan oruchwylio ein datblygiad fel cwmni a rhoi cyngor amhrisiadwy ar adegau allweddol. Rydym yn falch o fod yn gweithio mewn partneriaeth gyda datblygwr tai cynaladwy annibynnol blaenllaw sy’n gweithio yng Nghymru. Tesni Ltd yw noddwyr balch lleoliad Y Tabernacl eleni.

Cyngor Sir Powys: Mae adran dwristiaeth Cyngor Sir Powys yn cefnogi’r digwyddiad yn uniongyrchol yn 2013, a hoffem ddiolch i Gyngor Sir Powys am eu cefnogaeth barhaus. Partneriaeth Dwristiaeth Canolbarth Cymru: Derbyniodd yr ŵyl arian uniongyrchol gan Bartneriaeth Dwristiaeth Canolbarth Cymru tuag atfarchnata’r digwyddiad ar-lein, a hoffem ddiolch iddynt am y gefnogaeth werthfawr hon i’r digwyddiad. Ymddiriedolaeth Peter Saunders: Roeddem yn ddiolchgar i dderbyn grant gan Ymddiriedolaeth Peter Saunders sy’n cydnabod gwerth economaidd y digwyddiad i’r ardal leol. Rydym yn falch o’n cysylltiad â’r ymddiriedolaeth leol. BBC: Mae Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn falch o fod yn gweithio gyda BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales a BBCRadio Cymru am y dryddedd flwyddyn yn olynol. Roustabout: Mae’r arbenigwyr pebyll lleol Roustabout wedi cefnogi’r ŵyl ers y flwyddyn gyntaf. Diolch i Geoff, Alex a’r holl griw. Bragdy’r Waen: Mae ein partneriaeth gyda’r bragwyr lleol Sue a John ynparhau i ddatblygu a ffynnu, ac edrychwn ymlaen at y bum mlynedd nesaf.

Our Supporters/Partners Ein Cefnogwyr/Partneriaid

“A small but perfectly formed antidote to some of the more sprawling comedy festivals” The Independent “An intimate comedy festival packed with experimental, creative and warmly adventurous stand-up which strikes at the heart of what comedy is all about: fun and entertainment.” Buzz Magazine “Machynlleth is not as other festivals for all sorts of reasons: the happy absence of agents, PR people, TV producers, journalists and all the other guff that goes to make so many festivals into corporate events meant that the comics were not fighting for attention or fretting about money and reviews. The atmosphere was relaxed and outdoors-y, seeming to encourage an air of experimentation and creativity. You could engage with your audience and with the other comics in a way that is not possible at big festivals.” Arthur Smith

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