Machynlleth Comedy Festival Programme 2015

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FESTIVAL PROGRAMME / RHAGLEN YR WYL 1-3 May/Mai 2015

www.machcomedyfest.co.uk

@machcomedyfest

WAHOO! HWRE! Here we go again you lovely lot. Welcome to Machynlleth, and all the joys the May Day Bank Holiday weekend brings. It’s our 6th outing together and our special little festival continues to grow as we cram even more entertainment into the historic rooms of this gorgeous Welsh market town.

Dyma ni nôl eto, griw hyfryd. Croeso i Fachynlleth, a holl ddifyrrwch penwythnos Gŵyl Banc Calan Mai. Dyma'n chweched ymweliad, ac mae ein gŵyl fach arbennig yn dal i dyfu wrth i ni stwffio mwy o adloniant nag erioed i mewn i ystafelloedd hanesyddol y dref farchnad Gymreig brydferth hon.

We’ve got more comics, a larger theatre programme, more children and family entertainment, and a vast free music and cabaret line-up this year. Our Beech Bar Ale Festival comes of age as we hit the half century and serve up over 50 different types of beer from across Wales. Over at the Owain Glyndŵr Centre there’s a new focus on cider and cocktails so you’ll never be short of your favourite tipple.

Mae gennym fwy o ddigrifwyr, rhaglen theatr fwy, mwy o adloniant i blant a theuluoedd, a darpariaeth enfawr o gerddoriaeth a cabaret eleni. Mae'n garreg filltir bwysig i Ŵyl Gwrw Beech Bar wrth i ni gyflwyno 50 o wahanol fathau o gwrw o bob rhan o Gymru. Yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr, mae ffocws newydd ar seidr a choctels, felly bydd eich hoff ddiod ar gael i chi bob amser.

We think you’d be hard pressed to find a nicer audience at any festival in the UK, so we’d like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you for being perfect visitors to the town of Machynlleth, and being a huge part of the atmosphere that makes the event what it is.

Byddai'n anodd dod o hyd i gynulleidfa neisach mewn unrhyw ŵyl yn y DU, felly hoffem gymryd y cyfle hwn i ddiolch o galon i chi am fod yn ymwelwyr perffaith â thref Machynlleth, ac am fod yn rhan mor bwysig o'r awyrgylch sy'n gwneud y digwyddiad yn un unigryw.

We hope you have a wonderful time at what is set to be our best festival yet. And be sure to say a big thank-you to anyone you see wearing a crew t-shirt, as without them this event wouldn’t be possible.

Gobeithiwn y cewch amser hyfryd yn yr ŵyl eleni, sy'n edrych fel yr orau eto. A chofiwch ddiolch yn fawr i unrhyw un a welwch yn gwisgo crys-T y criw, am y byddai'r digwyddiad hwn yn amhosib hebddynt.

Henry and Emma …and all at Machynlleth Comedy Festival

Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2

Henry ac Emma …a phawb yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth

Festival Team & Credits / Tîm yr Ŵyl a Chydnabyddiaethau Festival Directors/Cyfarwyddwyr yr Ŵyl Henry Widdicombe & Emma Butler Festival Operations Manager/Rheolwr Gweithrediadau’r Ŵyl Steve Pickup Production Manager/Rheolwr Cynhyrchu Laura Keating Assistant Production Managers/Rheolwyr Cynhyrchu Cynorthwyol Katie Hall, Charlie Bull Artist Liaison Manager/Rheolwr Cyswllt â’r Artistiaid Clare Nightingale Assistant Artist Liaison Manager/ Rheolwr Cyswllt Artist Cynorthwyol Sarah Hazel Volunteer Manager/Rheolwr Gwirfoddoli Helen O’Donnell Technical Manager/ RheolwrTechnegol Adam Cobley Box Office Managers/ Rheolwyr y Swyddfa Docynnau Katy Wilkes, Nick Rose Children and Family Manager/Rheolwr Plant a Theuluoedd Hazel Anderson Theatre Manager/Rheolwr Theatr Lisa Heledd Jones Site Manager/ Rheolwr Safle Peter Dobbing Venue Managers/ Rheolwyr Lleoliadau Kate Simons, Lucy Rose, Hugh Russell, Alexandra Adey, Clara McMenamin, Shaun Lowthian, Zoe Fell, Sam Roberts, Clare Turner, Hannah Bunten, Alex Hall Volunteer Leaders/Arweinwyr Gwirfoddoli Andy Dudfield, Jonny Bull Artist Liaison/Cyswllt â’r Artistiaid Suzie Hussain, Ben Ferris Senior Technicians/Uwch Dechnegwyr Joel Clements, James Lowey, Phil Tiso Technicians/Technegwyr Andy Thomas, Rod Edwards, Misha Anker, Rowan Woodhouse, Lloyd Evans, James Mahoney, Michael Melnyczuk, Sion Pugh, Matt Jones, Elliot Blake Site Team/Tîm y Safle Kevin Bryan, Steve Merry Bar Manager/Rheolwr Bar Elwyn Edwards Security Manager/Rheolwr Diogelwch Dan Howells Welsh Language Events/ Digwyddiadau Cymraeg Daniel Glyn, Steffan Alun Cabaret Programming/Rhaglenni Cabaret 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), MONTY TRENT Film/Ffilm Stuart Laws (Turtle Canyon Comedy) 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/Cyfieithu Cymraeg Steffan Alun Volunteer Crew/Criw Gwirfoddolwyr Steven Greenaway, Sam Phillips, Steph Smith, Nick Oram, Tim Williams, Jem Jenkins-Jones, Katy Funnell, Molly Stewart, Lowri Howells, Phil Potter, Josie Russel, Rhian Jones, Lora Elliot, Kathleen Price, Hannah Dolan, Frances Greenfield, Rachel Allen, Francesca Rooney, Lauren Roberts, Marc Jones, Vanessa Mellor, Tracy Briscoe, Harriet Maskell, Liz Brooks, Leila Louise Arada, Laura Delgado Iglesias, Zaineh Dahlan, Ka Hei Tong, Ben Burnett, Erin Dove, Simon Anderson, Ed Strong, Sarah Vaile, Alex Jones, Catrin Jones, Sarah Kalwarowsky (Correct at time of going to print / Yn gywir wrth fynd i’r wasg)

CONTENTS / CYNNWYS 01 WELCOME CROESO 09 VENUES LLEOLIAD 13 FESTIVAL BARS BARIAU’R WYL 19 FOOD & DRINK BWYD A DIOD 23 CAMPING GWERSYLLA 29 COMEDY COMEDI 84 CABARET 86 MUSIC CERDDORIAETH 90 MORE… MWY… 96 KIDS PLANT 103 TIMETABLES AMSERLENNI 110 MAP MAP

SHOW TICKETS

TOCYNNAU I SIOEAU

This year, physical tickets will be issued for EVERY show to help speed up entry at venues.

Eleni, caiff tocynnau corfforol eu cyhoeddi ar gyfer POB sioe i gyflymu mynediad i leoliadau.

If you buy tickets in advance, you can either have them posted out to you shortly before the festival (a small postage charge applies) or collect them in person from the festival Box Office (in the Senedd at the Owain Glyndwr Centre) on the weekend itself.

Os byddwch yn prynu tocynnau ymlaen llaw, gallwch naill ai eu cael wedi'u postio atoch yn fuan cyn yr ŵyl (bydd tâl postio bychan) neu eu casglu'n bersonol o swyddfa docynnau'r ŵyl (yn y Senedd yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr) ar y penwythnos ei hun.

Please note: if you have bought tickets for a show in advance, you need to make sure you have had them posted or collected from the Box Office. If you don’t have the right ticket when you arrive at the venue, we won’t be able to admit you.

Nodwch: os ydych wedi prynu tocynnau am sioe ymlaen llaw, rhaid i chi sicrhau eu bod wedi cael eu postio neu eich bod wedi'u casglu o'r swyddfa docynnau. Os nad yw'r tocyn cywir gennych pan fyddwch yn cyrraedd yn y lleoliad, ni fyddwn yn gallu eich gadael i mewn.

Any remaining tickets for shows during the festival weekend will be available for purchase at the Box Office during normal opening times.

BOX OFFICE The Box Office will be located in the Senedd Building at the Owain Glwyndwr Centre, where it was in 2014.

Opening times are as follows: Friday 1st May: 2pm – 10pm Saturday 2nd May: 10:30am – 10pm

Bydd unrhyw docynnau sy'n weddill ar gyfer sioeau yn ystod penwythnos yr ŵyl ar gael i'w prynu yn y swyddfa docynnau yn ystod oriau agor arferol.

SWYDDFA DOCYNNAU Bydd y swyddfa docynnau yn adeilad y Senedd yng Nghanolfan Owain Glwyndŵr, yr un lle ag yn 2014.

Dyma fydd yr oriau agor:

Sunday 3rd May: 11am – 10pm

Ddydd Gwener 1 Mai: 2pm – 10pm

We only accept cash payments on the Box Office during the weekend of the festival. There are 3 cashpoints within a few minutes' walk of the Senedd. To find them walk towards the Clock Tower.

Dydd Sul 3 Mai: 11am – 10pm

ENQUIRIES All festival enquiries on the weekend should be directed through the Box Office. If they can’t help, they will be able to contact someone who can.

Ddydd Sadwrn 2 Mai: 10:30am – 10pm

Rydym ond yn derbyn arian parod yn y swyddfa docynnau yn ystod penwythnos yr ŵyl. Mae 3 twll yn y wal o fewn ychydig funudau o gerdded i'r Senedd - cerddwch tuag at Dŵr y Cloc.

YMHOLIADAU Dylid mynd i'r swyddfa docynnau am unrhyw ymholiadau am yr ŵyl ar y penwythnos. Os na allan nhw helpu, byddant yn gallu cysylltu â rhywun fydd yn gallu.

MACH APP The Machynlleth Comedy Festival app is back! Brought to you by the technical legends at DevFusion, you can download it right now for iPhone and Android.

Including scheduling info, now and next, ticket booking, maps and other cool stuff. Search for Machynlleth in your phone’s AppStore. Snazzy eh?

Designed and coded by Dave Brush and James Mahoney www.devfusion.net Mae ap Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn ôl! Wedi'i gyflwyno gan arwyr technoleg DevFusion, gallwch ei lawrlwytho nawr i'r iPhone ac Android.

Gan gynnwys amseroedd, nawr a nesaf, archebu tocynnau, mapiau a phethau cyffrous eraill. chwiliwch am 'Machynlleth' yn siop apiau eich ffôn. Tipyn o beth!

Dyluniad a chôd gan Dave Brush a James Mahoney www.devfusion.net

"This little stunner of a Festival in the Powys market town of Machynlleth boasts an almost indecently good line-up over three days."

The Independent "The deliciously programmed bash in the Powys market town of Machynlleth is fast becoming the most enticing event on the comedy calendar." i Newspaper

“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 " A welcome break from the norm... it boasts the kind of top-quality lineup that's beyond many of its rivals."

The Guardian "If Edinburgh is now a pressure cooker, Machynlleth is the sun coming out" Arthur Smith in The Stage

Machynlleth Comedy Festival 6

"The aim is to be funny and have fun, and that's it. And you just feel like a kid again" Isy Suttie on BBC Radio 4Extra "Probably the happiest weekend of the year" Elis James on BBC Radio 4Extra "It's one of the best festivals in the World" Rhod Gilbert in Buzz Magazine

Hi! It’s my first time at the Festival. I’ve heard it’s great.

Heia! Dyma fy nhro cyntaf yn yr ŵyl. Rwy wedi clywed ei bod yn wych.

It is! You’re in for a real treat.

Ydy! Mae gwledd o’ch blaenau.

So what do I need to do? Do I need a ticket to enter the Festival?

Beth sydd angen i mi wneud? Oes angen tocyn arna’i i ddod i’r ŵyl?

Will I be able to buy tickets on the Festival weekend?

Fydda i’n gallu prynu tocynnau ar benwythnos yr ŵyl?

Is it just stand-up comedy?

Ai comedi llwyfan yw’r cwbl?

What do I do when I get there? Will it be obvious?

Beth ddylwn i wneud pan fyddaf yn cyrraedd? A fydd hyn yn amlwg?

I bought tickets on-line, where do I collect them?

Prynais docynnau ar lein - ble ddylwn i eu casglu?

Where can I stay? I’m having trouble finding accommodation in town.

Ble allaf aros? Rwy’n ei chael yn anodd cael llety yn y dref.

No. Because we’re based in the town of Machynlleth, the Festival site is free to roam. You then purchase tickets to the individual events that you’d like to see. Whether that’s just one show, or as much as you can cram in, you just pay for what you see.

For shows that have tickets left you will! If there are specific shows you are heading to see, it is advisable to book in advance (via our website) as many sell out in advance.

Nosiree. The Festival has always been about comedy in the widest possible sense, as we like to showcase what comedy can be, whether this is theatre, sketch, poetry, experimental stand-up, whatever. As the Festival has got bigger it’s allowed us to develop this further with dedicated theatre, and children’s programmes which grow every year.

One of the great things about Machynlleth is its size. The railway station brings you into the edge of town and from then on everything is walkable. We’ve worked out that all the venues fit within a 500 metre square footprint, so you’re never more than a ten minute stroll from where you want to get to. Once you’ve located the Clock Tower, use that as your compass and think of the town as a capital T. The box office is located in the Senedd which is part of the Owain Glyndwr Centre, somewhere you’ll become very familiar with. Go there first to pick up all your tickets, get a programme and talk to our super-friendly staff about getting your bearings.

The town’s hotels and B&Bs can fill up pretty quickly, which is why we set-up camping facilities to the rear of the Bowling Club, and close to all the venues. Equipped with hot showers and fancy toilet blocks it can be your home from home for the weekend, and if you’re looking for more comfort you can rent a yurt in advance and it’ll be waiting for you when you arrive. Another option is to take the train towards the coast, with late trains to Aberystwyth and Borth you can be by the seaside, and ride in each day.

What about eating and drinking whilst I’m there?

Because we’re based in a thriving market town there are plenty of charming cafes and warm pubs for you to refuel in, as well as our favourite food stalls based on the lawns of Y Plas and Owain Glyndwr Centre. Our Festival bars run until late to keep you entertained.

Sounds great! I’ll see you on the weekend.

Nag oes. Gan ein bod yn nhref Machynlleth, mae safle'r ŵyl yn agored i grwydro. Byddwch yn prynu tocynnau i’r digwyddiadau penodol yr hoffech eu gweld. P’un a yw’n un sioe, neu gynifer â phosib, byddwch ond yn talu am beth fyddwch yn ei weld.

Byddwch – ar gyfer sioeau sydd â thocynnau’n weddill! Os oes sioeau penodol yr hoffech eu gweld, cynghorir archebu ymlaen llaw (ar ein gwefan) gan fod llawer o sioeau'n gwerthu pob tocyn cyn hynny.

Ddim o gwbl. Mae’r ŵyl wastad wedi croesawu comedi yn yr ystyr ehangaf posib, gan ein bod yn hoffi arddangos beth gall comedi fod, boed yn theatr, sgets, barddoniaeth, comedi llwyfan arbrofol, unrhyw beth. Wrth i’r ŵyl dyfu, mae wedi caniatáu i ni ddatblygu hyn ymhellach gyda theatr bwrpasol, a rhaglenni plant sy'n tyfu bob blwyddyn.

Un o'r pethau gwych am Fachynlleth yw ei maint. Mae'r orsaf drenau ar ffin y dref, ac mae popeth bellter cerdded ohoni. Rydyn ni wedi cyfrifo bod y lleoliadau i gyd o fewn 500 metr sgwâr, felly fyddwch chi byth yn bellach na deng munud o ble rydych am fod. Ar ôl i chi ddod o hyd i Dŵr y Cloc, defnyddiwch e fel cwmpawd, gan feddwl am y dref fel T fawr.

Mae'r swyddfa docynnau yn y Senedd, sy'n rhan o Ganolfan Owain Glyndŵr – rhywle y dewch yn gyfarwydd iawn ag ef. Ewch yno gyntaf i gasglu’ch tocynnau, i gael rhaglen, ac i siarad a'n staff cyfeillgar iawn am ffeindio’ch ffordd.

Gall gwestai a llety gwely a brecwast y dref lenwi'n gyflym, felly rydym wedi sefydlu cyfleusterau gwersylla tu ôl i’r Clwb Bowlio, yn agos at y lleoliadau i gyd. Mae’n cynnwys cawodydd poeth a blociau toiled ffansi, felly gall fod yn gartref oddi cartref i chi dros y penwythnos, ac os hoffech rywbeth mwy cyfforddus, gallwch rentu pabell grwyn ymlaen llaw a bydd hi'n barod amdanoch pan fyddwch yn cyrraedd. Opsiwn arall yw mynd ar y trên tuag at yr arfordir. Gyda threnau hwyr i Aberystwyth a Borth, gallwch fod ar lan y môr, a theithio atom bob dydd.

Beth am fwyd a diod pan fyddaf yno?

Gan ein bod mewn tref farchnad ffyniannus, mae digon o gaffis hyfryd a thafarnau cynnes i’ch bwydo, yn ogystal â’n hoff stondinau bwyd ar lawntiau’r Plas a Chanolfan Owain Glyndŵr. Mae bariau'r ŵyl ar agor tan yn hwyr er mwyn eich diddanu.

Mae'n swnio'n grêt! Wela’i chi ar y penwythnos.

ABOUT MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESIVAL We’ve come a huge distance in 6 years and, with over 5000 people expected at the event this year, we’re officially 10 times as large as when we all took that first leap of faith back in 2010. It would have been impossible for the Festival to grow and develop without key support from funders and sponsors, and their continued backing of the event allows us to keep doing what we do best.

Welsh Government: The Welsh Government’s Major Events Unit (MEU) continues to support the Machynlleth Comedy Festival allowing us to manage the growth of the event.

Wales and what we believe is a unique festival in Powys County Council: Powys County Council’s the UK comedy calendar. tourism department have directly supported the event since 2013 and we would like to Tesni: The festival’s relationship with Tesni is thank Powys County Council for their continued now in its second year. Based in Mold, North support.

Wales, Tesni’s expertise lies in: identifying and acquiring land with development potential; providing innovative solutions to technical constraints whilst obtaining planning consent for developments; and, importantly, building homes that add real value to the surrounding community.

BBC: Machynlleth Comedy Festival is proud to be working with BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru for the fourth successive year.

Roustabout: Local tent specialists Roustabout have supported the festival since year one.

Thanks to all the staff and crew for your invaluable skills and energy… and tents.

Combining a sustainability ethos with their expertise in site acquisition, Tesni is at the forefront of conscientious property development. The Waen Brewery: It’s been a pleasure to Tesni are proud venue sponsors of Y Tabernacl for work with The Waen Brewery since year one, and watch as both have grown. Built on a basis of the second year. shared values and good humour, the relationship Salop Leisure: Machynlleth Comedy Festival means we’ll be sharing a post festival drink for is pleased to announce the beginning of a new many years to come. relationship with local Business, Salop Leisure.

Machynlleth Comedy Festival would like to thank Their Machynlleth based showroom is directly the Welsh Government for continuing to support adjacent to the Festival Campsite, and they’re the development of a major live comedy event in proud to sponsor the camping facilities this year.

VENUE SPONSORS NODDWYR LLEOLIADAU

SHOW SPONSORS NODDWYR SIOEAU

THE WHITE

LION HOTEL

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’re proud to call Machynlleth our home. Rab Jones, Colin Wilde, Julie Humphries, Mererid Owen and all the staff of Y Plas, and Raymond Jones, Robert Price, Peter Roberts and the staff and board of MOMA for always going out of their way to accommodate the festival as we grow and develop. Allan Wynne Jones, and the board of the Owain Glyndwr Centre for all their assistance in the past 12 months. The Machynlleth Bowling Club for their continued support with accommodating the festival. Sabrina at the Royal House Deli for allowing us to use her wonderful basement room. James at the Rag and Bone – one of the more unique performance spaces in the town. Ysgol Bro Hyddgen for opening their doors to us and allowing us the use of their hall, and the Leisure Centre for also accommodating us. All those involved in our programme of one-off shows – Richard Saffrey, Andrew Cooper and all the staff at Corris Railway; Alyson May Jones at Losin Lush; Geoff Hill and Annie Grundy at Smugglers Cove; Ed Glover and Paul Argyle at Salop Leisure, Beverley Dimmock and all at Ynys-Yir. The White Lion Hotel for donating space to the festival during the event and for their support in the run-up, and the Red Lion for offering support. 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 Tesni Ltd for your continued invaluable support of the festival. Sara Lewis from the Welsh Government’s Major Events Unit, and Julie Lewis 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. Geoff Hill, Annie Grundy, Zoe Matthews, Sam Morton, Alex Holland and Dai Hennighan for local information, support and a helping hand. 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.

Machynlleth Comedy Festival 8

YNGLN Â GWYL COMEDI MACHYNLLETH Rydym wedi dod ffordd bell iawn mewn 6 mlynedd, a gan ein bod yn disgwyl dros 5,000 o bobl yn y digwyddiad eleni, rydym yn swyddogol 10 gwaith mor fawr â phan gymeron ni ein cam gwallgof cyntaf yn ôl yn 2010. Byddai wedi bod yn amhosibl i'r ŵyl dyfu a datblygu heb gymorth allweddol gan gyllidwyr a noddwyr, ac mae eu cefnogaeth barhaus i'r digwyddiad yn ein galluogi i barhau i wneud beth rydym yn ei wneud orau.

Machynlleth ddiolch i Lywodraeth Cymru am

gwersylla eleni.

Cyngor Sir Powys: Mae adran dwristiaeth Cyngor Sir Powys wedi cefnogi'r digwyddiad yn uniongyrchol ers 2013, a hoffem ddiolch i Gyngor Tesni: Mae perthynas yr ŵyl gyda Tesni yn ei hail Sir Powys am eu cefnogaeth barhaus. flwyddyn bellach. Mae Tesni yn yr Wyddgrug, BBC: Mae Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth yn falch Gogledd Cymru, gan arbenigo mewn: nodi a o fod yn gweithio gyda BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio Wales a BBC Radio Cymru am y bedwaredd chaffael tir gyda photensial datblygu; darparu atebion arloesol i gyfyngiadau technegol wrth flwyddyn yn olynol. gael caniatâd cynllunio ar gyfer datblygiadau; Roustabout: Mae'r arbenigwyr pebyll lleol ac, yn bwysig, adeiladau cartrefi sy'n ychwanegu Roustabout wedi cefnogi'r ŵyl ers y flwyddyn gwerth gwirioneddol i'r gymuned o amgylch. gyntaf. Diolch i'r holl staff a'r criw am eich sgiliau Mae Tesni'n cyfuno ethos cynaliadwyedd gydag a'ch egni amhrisiadwy ... a’ch pebyll. harbenigedd mewn caffael safleoedd, ac mae ar flaen y gad o ran datblygu cartrefi cydwybodol. Bragdy'r Waen: Mae wedi bod yn bleser gweithio gyda Bragdy'r Waen ers y flwyddyn Mae Tesni'n noddwyr balch i'r Tabernacl am yr gyntaf, a gwylio wrth i'r ddau dyfu. Mae'r ail flwyddyn. berthynas wedi'i hadeiladu ar werthoedd a rennir Salop Leisure: Mae Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth a hiwmor da, ac mae'n golygu y byddwn yn Llywodraeth Cymru: Mae Uned Digwyddiadau yn falch i gyhoeddi dechrau perthynas newydd rhannu diod ar ôl gŵyl am flynyddoedd i ddod.

Mawr Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i gefnogi gyda busnes lleol, Salop Leisure. Mae eu hystafell Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, sy’n ein galluogi arddangos ym Machynlleth nesaf at wersyll yr i reoli twf y digwyddiad. Hoffai Gŵyl Gomedi ŵyl, ac maent yn falch i noddi’r cyfleusterau barhau i gefnogi datblygiad digwyddiad comedi byw sylweddol yng Nghymru a'r hyn a gredwn sy'n unigryw yng nghalendr comedi'r DU.

OUR SUPPORTERS/PARTNERS EIN CEFNOGWYR/PARTNERIAID

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 yn falch i alw Machynlleth yn gartref i ni. Rab Jones, Colin Wilde, Julie Humphries, Mererid Owen a holl staff Y Plas, a Raymond Jones, Robert Price, Peter Roberts 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. Allan Wynne Jones, a bwrdd Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr am eu holl gymorth dros y 12 mis diwethaf. Clwb Bowlio Machynlleth am eu cefnogaeth barhaus i gynnal yr ŵyl. Sabrina Deli Tŷ-yn-y-Lôn am ganiatáu i ni ddefnyddio ei hystafell wych yn y seler. James yn Rag and Bone – un o'r lleoliadau perfformio mwyaf unigryw yn y dref. Ysgol Bro Hyddgen am agor eu drysau i ni a chaniatáu i ni ddefnyddio eu neuadd, a'r Ganolfan Hamdden am ddarparu ar ein cyfer hefyd. Pawb sy'n rhan o'n rhaglen o sioeau unigryw – Richard Saffrey, Andrew Cooper a'r holl staff yn Rheilffordd Corris; Alyson May Jones yn Losin Lush; Geoff Hill a Annie Grundy yn Smugglers Cove; Ed Glover a Paul Argyle yn Salop Leisure, Beverley Dimmock a phawb yn Ynys-Yir. Gwety'r White Lion am gyfrannu lle i'r ŵyl yn ystod y digwyddiad ac am eu cefnogaeth yn y cyfnod cyn yr ŵyl, ac i'r Red Lion am gynnig cefnogaeth. 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 Tesni Ltd am eich cefnogaeth amhrisiadwy i'r ŵyl. Sara Lewis o Uned Digwyddiadau Mawr Llywodraeth Cymru, a Julie Lewis 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. Geoff Hill, Annie Grundy, Zoe Matthews, Sam Morton, Alex Holland a Dai Hennighan am wybodaeth leol, cefnogaeth a help llaw. 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.

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VENUES LLEOLIAD OWAIN GLYNDŴR LAWN OWAIN GLYNDŴR CENTRE / CANOLFAN OWAIN GLYNDŴR

The spiritual heart of the festival since we began in 2010! The ancient Welsh parliament building provided the inspiration for holding the festival in beautiful Machynlleth and features three show venues – the Powys Room, Dinas Room and an awesome new performance space in the Billiard Room, a re-vamped outside bar (including a dedicated cocktail menu), festival box office and helpdesk in the Senedd building, food stalls, seating and the usual great vibes.

Grab a quick bite to eat from our lovely food vendors (Mama Singh's and Andy & Adam's) between shows, kick back with a drink or cosy up with a blanket next to one of our fire pits in the evenings.

Calon ysbrydol yr ŵyl ers i ni ddechrau yn 2010!

Yr adeilad senedd Cymreig hynafol oedd yr ysbrydoliaeth i gynnal yr ŵyl ym Machynlleth brydferth, ac mae'n cynnwys tri lleoliad sioeau (Ystafell Powys, Ystafell Dinas a'r lle perfformio ardderchog newydd yn yr Ystafell Fliards), a bar awyr agored wedi'i ailwampio (gan gynnwys dewislen goctels bwrpasol), swyddfa docynnau'r ŵyl a desg gymorth yn adeilad y Senedd, stondinau bwyd, seddi a'r awyrgylch gwych arferol.

THE SENEDD

Y SENEDD

The historic Senedd building once again houses our box office and enquiries desk from 11am – 10pm. It also provides a fantastic space for the return of our late-night Saturday DJ set.

Mae adeilad hanesyddol y Senedd unwaith eto'n gartref i'n swyddfa docynnau a'n desg ymholiadau o 11am i 10pm. Mae hefyd yn lle gwych i'n set DJ nos Sadwrn hwyr y nos ddychwelyd.

OWAIN GLYNDŴR CENTRE / CANOLFAN OWAIN GLYNDŴR

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LAWNT OWAIN GLYNDŴR Mynnwch rywbeth cyflym i'w fwyta gan ein gwerthwyr bwyd hyfryd (rhowch enwau 1 a 2 yma) rhwng sioeau, ymlaciwch gyda diod neu gynhesu gyda blanced nesaf at un o'n pyllau tân gyda'r nos.

THE WOODLAND PAVILLION / Y PAFILIWN COETIR Located along the pathway linking the Owain Glyndwr Centre and the Plas, the Woodland Pavillion is back with more events and impromptu performances taking place across the weekend. Check the chalkboards for listings.

Wedi'i leoli ar hyd y llwybr sy'n cysylltu Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr a'r Plas, mae'r Pafiliwn Coetir yn ôl gyda mwy o ddigwyddiadau a pherfformiadau digymell drwy gydol y penwythnos. Edrychwch ar y byrddau sialc am ddigwyddiadau drwy gydol y penwythnos.

THE WOODLAND PAVILLION / Y PAFILIWN COETIR

Y PLAS

Y Plas houses 3 of the festival’s indoor venue spaces: Y Plas, Vane Tempest & The Vortex

FOOD COURT

PABELL PYS MELYS

Providing some delicious fuel for a packed weekend, there is an array of delights on offer from the Grazing Shed, Chicken Cow Café, Churros Con Chocolate, The Pink Pod, Caffe Milo, The Curry Stall and Fired-Up.

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

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 yn cynnwys tri o leoliadau dan do'r ŵyl, sef y Plas, Vane Tempest a'r Vortex

THE BEECH BAR

Mae lawntiau'r Plas hefyd yn cynnwys y Bigtop Stage, Beech Bar yr ŵyl Bar, caffis, stondinau bwyd ac ardal blant:

The Beech Bar is 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 50 casks of Welsh ales, along with cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks. See the ale festival section of the programme to see what Sue and John at the Waen Brewery have planned.

BIGTOP STAGE We’ve handpicked our favourite acts and bands 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 & Social Club take over for some more late night fun and frolics.

THE BEECH BAR Mae'r 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 50 casgen o gwrw Cymreig, ynghyd â seidr, gwin, gwirodydd a diodydd meddal. Gweler adran gwrw rhaglen yr ŵyl i weld beth mae Sue a John ym Mragdy'r Waen wedi'i gynllunio.

BIGTOP STAGE

Rydym wedi dewis ein hoff actau a bandiau 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 & PABELL PYS MELYS Social Club i gymryd yr awennau am fwy o hwyl The Children’s Tent: Special events, performances hwyr y nos. and workshops. See our Children’s Programme for more details.

CWRT BWYD Mae danteithion di-ri ar gael i'ch bwydo am benwythnos llawn gan the Grazing Shed, Chicken Cow Café, Churros Con Chocolate, The Pink Pod, Café Milo.

LEISURE CENTRE / CANOLFAN HAMDDEN Don’t worry - you can leave your gym kit at home! An all-new 50 seater venue just 30 seconds walk from the Plas lawns.

Peidiwch â phoeni - gallwch adael eich stwff ymarfer corff adref! Lleoliad 50 sedd newydd sbon dim ond 30 eiliad o gerdded o lawntiau'r Plas.

YSGOL BRO HYDDGEN We’re heading back to school! A welcome addition to the festival 12 months ago, this 150 seater school hall is just over the road from Y Plas.

Rydyn ni'n mynd nôl i'r ysgol! Ychwanegiad da i'r i'r ŵyl 12 mis yn ôl, mae'r neuadd ysgol hon yn cynnwys 150 o seddi, dros y ffordd o'r Plas.

Y PLAS & BIGTOP STAGE

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RAG AND BONE

Y TABERNACL

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ROYAL HOUSE / TŶ-YN-Y-LÔN

THE TANNERY Y TANERDY A beautifully restored extension to the MoMA and right next to the Tabernacl, we are thrilled to have this splendid new venue space at this year's festival.

A stunning 300 seat converted Tabernacle housed in the Museum of Modern Art Wales (MoMA). 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.

Estyniad wedi'i adfer yn hyfryd i'r MoMA a nesaf at y Tabernacl, rydym yn falch iawn o gael y lleoliad 50 sedd ysblennydd hwn i'w ddefnyddio yn yr ŵyl eleni.

BOWLING CLUB

MACHYNLLETH BOWLING CLUB Located behind the Co-op store, the Bowling Club function room is a great setting to watch comedy... as well as learn 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 ROYAL HOUSE / TŶ-YN-Y-LÔN A wonderfully intimate 30 seat venue in the historic 15th century basement of Sabrina’s Delicatessen located just before the Tabernacle on the other side of the road.

Rag and Bone shop by day, performance space by night - a real hit with both performers and audience alike.

Siop hel rhacs yn ystod y dydd, gofod perfformio gyda'r nos - llwyddiant go iawn gyda pherfformwyr a chynulleidfaiedd fel ei gilydd.

Lleoliad 30 sedd rhyfeddol gartrefol ar islawr 15fed ganrif hanesyddol Sabrina's Delicatessen cyn y Tabernacl ar ochr arall y ffordd.

Y TABERNACL

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YSGOL BRO HYDDGEN

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S R A B L FESTIVA L Y Ŵ R ’ BARIAU Our festival bars have come a long way from a couple of casks under a gazebo! 6 years on, we are still working in partnership with the award-winning Waen Brewery and this year we’re pleased to announce our biggest festiv-ale ever in the Beech Bar on the Plas lawn: a staggering selection on 50 ales from the Waen’s own cellar as well as the pick of their favourite breweries from around Wales.

Iechyd da!

There are also exciting things in store at Owain Glyndŵr Centre as we present our all-new bar on the lawn which includes a luxury cocktail menu, cider festival, wine & fizz plus an impressive stock of beer, spirits and soft drinks. See page 19 for full details on the Owain Glyndŵr bar.

Mae bariau'r ŵyl wedi dod ffordd bell o gwpwl o gasgenni o dan gasebo! 6 mlynedd yn ddiweddarach, rydym yn dal i weithio mewn partneriaeth â Bragdy'r Waen arobryn, ond eleni rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi ein gŵyl gwrw fwyaf erioed yn Bar Beech ar lawnt y Plas: detholiad syfrdanol o 50 cwrw o seler y Waen ei hun yn ogystal â'u dewis o'u hoff fragdai o bob rhan o Gymru.

Iechyd da!

Mae pethau cyffrous hefyd ar y gweill yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr wrth i ni gyflwyno ein bar newydd ar y lawnt sy'n cynnwys dewislen foethus o goctels, gŵyl seidr, gwin a swigod yn ogystal â stoc fawr o gwrw, gwirodydd a diodydd ysgafn.

Gweler tudalen x am fanylion llawn am far Owain Glyndŵr.

MACHYNLLETH -ALE COMEDY FESTIV GŴYL GWRW GŴYL H COMEDI MACHYNLLET A FESTIVAL WITHIN A FESTIVAL. This year we’ve gone LARGE! 50 different ales racked and tapped in the Beech Bar on the Plas lawn, all curated by brewmaster Sue from the Waen Brewery.

GWYL O FEWN GŴYL! Eleni, ry'n ni'n ENFAWR! 50 cwrw gwahanol yn barod i'w gwerthu ar Bar Beech ar lawnt y Plas, oll wedi'u curadu gan y bragwr Sue o Fragdy'r Waen.

The full list of ales 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…

Fel arfer, bydd y bar hefyd yn cynnig detholiad o seidrau lleol ynghyd â larger premiwm, gwin, gwirodydd, diodydd meddal a chynhyrchion drafft eraill, gan wneud yn siwr bod llymaid at ddant pawb.

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As ever, the bar will also serve a selection of local ciders along with premium lager, wine, spirits, soft drinks and other draught products, making sure there is a tipple there to tickle all fancies.

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Bydd y rhestr lawn o gwrw 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 The Waen Brewery is a craft brewery producing award-winning, innovative beers in cask, keg and bottle. Having trebled in size since opening in 2009, the brewery now distributes their beers across the UK and into Europe. At the beginning of 2014 they opened The Gravity Station, a unique bottle shop and bar in the centre of Cardiff.

Mae Bragdy'r Waen yn fragdy crefft sy'n cynhyrchu cwrw arobryn, arloesol mewn casgenni a photeli. Wedi treblu mewn maint ers agor yn 2009, mae'r bragdy bellach yn dosbarthu eu cwrw ar draws y DU ac yn Ewrop. Ar ddechrau 2014, agoron nhw The Gravity Station, bar a siop boteli unigryw yng nghanol Caerdydd.

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

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

Popular Ales from Waen Brewery Pamplemousse 4.2% ABV

American pale ale, brewed with citrus hops giving fresh grapefruit flavours and a lingering finish. Cwrw golau Americanaidd, wedi'i fragu â hopys sitrws, gan roi blas grawnffrwyth ffres a gorffeniad arhosol.

Landmark 5.5 %

Gold medal winner IPA. Enillydd medal aur IPA

Chilli Plum Porter 6.1 % ABV

Multi award winning - dark fruit, subtle green chilli. Beer Bods beer of the year 2014. Enillydd sawl gwobr - ffrwythau tywyll, tsili gwyrdd cynnil. Cwrw'r flwyddyn 2014 Beer Bods

Snowball 7.0% ABV

Chocolate, vanilla and coconut stout. Much loved. Stowt siocled, fanila a chnau coco.

Poblogaidd iawn.

Lemon Drizzle 3.7% ABV

Smooth lemon pale ale with crisp hop flavours. Cwrw golau lemwn llyfn gyda blasau hop cras

SKA SERIES Pressure Drop 4.5% ABV

Extra pale APA lots of hops! APA golau iawn gyda llawer o hopys!

Too Much Too Young 4.2% ABV Citrus, hoppy and lush! Sitrws, llawn hopys a ffrwythlon!

There will be beers from other Welsh breweries showcased, all handpicked

by The Waen Brewery. Some of the breweries included will be: Bydd cwrw o fragdai eraill o Gymru i'w dangos, oll wedi'u dewis yn bersonol gan Fragdy'r Waen. Dyma fydd rhai o'r bragdai: Machynlleth Comedy Festival 16

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.

things that one step further and in 2010 the idea for Tiny Rebel was born.

HOPCRAFT

OTLEY BREWING COMPANY

As a micro-brewery, Otley Brewing Co. are Gazza Prescott’s Hopcraft Brewing came on the dedicated to the craft of producing Welsh scene in June 2013, treating hop heads up and ale with a difference. They believe in using down the land to his hop forward ales. Based the highest quality ingredients with every in Pontyclun, Wales, Gazza is a bit of legend effort made to source their produce from in brewing circles, mostly due to his dislike of the local area, including fresh Breconshire brown, twiggy beer, and crystal malt. water and the finest malts and hops Dechreuodd Hopcraft Brewing Gazza available. Once they have all their essential Prescott ym mis Mehefin 2013, gan ddar- ingredients, they can begin the science, the paru ei gwrw hopys i ffans ar draws y wlad. art that is brewing.

Mae Gazza'n byw ym Mhontyclun, Cymru, Fel bragdy micro, mae Otley Brewing ac mae'n dipyn o arwr ymhlith cylchoedd Co yn ymroddedig i'r grefft o gynhyrchu bragu, yn bennaf oherwydd bod yn gas cwrw Cymreig gyda gwahaniaeth. Maent ganddo gwrw brown, brigog, a brag crisial. 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.

Only a year after opening in 2012, they took the Great Welsh Beer Festival by storm and won Gold, Silver and Bronze in the Champion Beer of Wales competition and have been extending their trophy cabinet ever since!

Dechreuodd y cyfan mewn garej yn 2008 pan roedd Brad a Gazz yn bragu gartref ar benwythnosau. Gîcs cwrw ydynt yn y bôn, ac roeddent bob amser yn cymryd pethau un cam ymhellach, ac yn 2010 datblygwyd syniad Tiny Rebel.

Flwyddyn ar ôl agor yn 2012, cyrhaeddon nhw fel corwynt yng yr Ŵyl Gwrw Fawr Gymreig, ac enillon nhw wobrau Aur, Arian ac Efydd yng nghystadleuaeth Pencampwr Cwrw Cymru, ac maent wedi bod yn ehangu eu cwpwrdd tlysau ers hynny!

MAD DOG Arty, crafty, messed up beer. Mad Dog Brewing Co is the idea and creation of south Wales brewer and founder of the UK Craft Beer Network Alexis Jones. Based in Cwmbran, Mad Dog started producing its craft brewed ales in September 2014.

Cwrw crefftus, celfyddydol, cythreulig.

Syniad a chreadigaeth y bragwr o Dde Cymru a sylfaenydd Rhwydwaith Cwrw Crefft Alexis Jones yw'r Mad Dog Brewing Company. Yn seiliedig yng Nghwmbrân, dechreuodd Mad Dog fragu ei gwrw crefft ym mis Medi 2014 .

TUDOR Tudor Brewery is an award-winning family run company from Abertillery, south Wales.

They have recently achieved the highest accolade of Three Gold Stars at the Great Taste Awards run by the Guild of Fine Foods.

Mae Bragdy Tudor yn ennill gwmni teulu arobryn o Abertyleri, De Cymru. Yn ddiwedIt all began in a garage back in 2008 where dar, enillon nhw'r wobr uchaf - sef Tair Brad and Gazz homebrewed on weekends.

Seren Aur - yng Ngwobrau Great Taste a Beer geeks at heart, they always took drefnir gan y Guild of Fine Foods.

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spring water. They believe in hops, hops and more hops, which distinguish their beers from all others.

Mae Pixie Spring yn un o'r unig fragdai yng Nghymru sy'n defnyddio dŵr ffynnon naturiol yn eu proses, o'r ffynnon ar y safle yn Llantrisant, De Cymru. Dim ond pedwar cynhwysyn a ddefnyddir i gynhyrchu eu cwrw a'u stowts braf; brag, hopys, burum a CELT AXIOM dŵr ffynnon. Maent yn credu mewn hopys, A brand new craft brewery in North Wales. hopys, a mwy o hopys, sy'n gwahaniaethu Celt use their deep desire for flavour and experimentation to connect beer with art Bragdy crefft newydd sbon yng Ngogledd Cymru. eu cwrw o bob un arall. forms… Their beers are designed with a bomb of sublime emotions and brewed with electric flavours.

PIXIE SPRING Pixie Spring are one of only a few breweries in Wales using natural spring water from their on-site spring in Llantrisant, south Wales in their process. There are only four ingredients used in the production of their fine ales and stouts: malt; hops; yeast; and

Multi award winning brewery.

National supply in keg, cask and bottle

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Mae Celt yn defnyddio eu hawydd dwfn am flas ac arbrofi er mwyn cysylltu cwrw gyda ffurfiau celf ... Caiff eu cwrw ei gynllunio gyda bom o emosiynau aruchel a'i fragu gyda blasau trydanol.

Take-away bottle shop and tasting bar stocking a wide range of local, national and international beers.

OWAIN GLYNDŴR BAR BAR OWAIN GLYNDŴR

Under cover on the lawn, we are very excited to unveil our all-new lavish, laid-back festival bar at the Owain Glyndŵr Centre.

THE SATURDAY SENEDD SESSION (10PM – 2AM)

After a spectacular DJ debut last year, the Widdicombe brothers descend on the decks once again and spin a selection of Alongside a premium selection of ales, their favourite tunes in the magnificent ciders, wines, spirits and soft drinks, there 16th century building for your late-night will be a dedicated cocktail bar – a mouth- listening pleasure. watering menu of classics lovingly prepared by our team of professional mixers and O dan loches ar y lawnt, rydym yn shakers.

Whether you are grabbing a pre-show drink, chilling with friends or burning the midnight oil at our late night Saturday session, the Owain Glyndŵr Bar will be at your service.

gyffrous iawn i gyflwyno ein bar gŵyl foethus, hamddenol yng Nghanolfan Owain Glyndŵr.

Eleni rydym yn falch iawn i groesawu Apple County Cider i guradu ein gŵyl seidr gyntaf ym Mach. Mae Apple County yn EAT, DRINK & RELAX gwmni seidr crefftus yn Sir Fynwy, Cymru, With you thirst quenched you can also sat- gan wneud seidr o sudd afal 100%. Gan isfy your hunger at one of our delicious food gynnig amrywiaeth o 12 seidr a gellygwin o'u fferm yn Apple County ochr yn ochr â stalls located over on the Owain Glyndŵr chynhyrchwyr Cymreig annibynnol dethol lawn - full details of all our stallholders eraill, bydd y penwythnos cyfan gennych i can be found in the Food section of the ddod o hyd i'ch ffefryn! programme on page 20.

Whether you are Yn ogystal ag Apple Once the sun goes down, we fire up the County, bydd ein bar coctels hyfryd ar wood-burners to keep you cosy late into lawnt OG hefyd - dewislen flasus o glasuron the evening. wedi'u paratoi'n gariadus gan ein tîm o

gymysgwyr a siglwyr proffesiynol.

Bydd detholiad o winoedd, gwirodydd a diodydd ysgafn o safon hefyd ar gael gennym yn y bar. P'un a ydych yn mynnu diod cyn sioe, yn ymlacio gyda ffrindiau, neu'n yfedliw nos yn ein sesiwn hwyr nos Sadwrn, bydd bar Owain Glyndŵr yno i chi.

BWYTA, YFED AC YMLACIO Bwyta, yfed ac ymlacio Gyda'ch syched wedi'i dorri, gallwch hefyd gael bwyd yn un o'n stondinau blasus ar lawnt Owain Glyndŵr - mae manylion llawn am ein holl stondinwyr ar gael yn adran fwyd y rhaglen ar dudalen x.

Unwaith y bydd yr haul wedi machlud, byddwn yn tanio'r llosgwyr coed i'ch cadw'n glyd yn hwyr yn y nos.

SESIWN SENEDD NOS SADWRN (10PM – 2AM) Ar ôl ymddangosiad cyntaf ysblennydd fel DJ y llynedd, daw'r brodyr Widdicombe yn ôl i'r deciau unwaith eto i droelli detholiad o'u hoff ganeuon yn yr adeilad gwych o'r 16eg ganrif er eich mwynhad yn hwyr y nos.

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FOOD & DRINK BWYD A DIOD 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 stalls.

Y PLAS LAWNS The Grazing Shed: Choo choo, off we go!

The Grazing Shed Express – A freight train of an eatery, serving up only the finest Welsh beef burgers cuddled in a local handmade bun. We have 4 burgers on the menu (beef, cheese, blue cheese and veggie), which we pledge to serve within seconds allowing you time to enjoy the festival. The pricing is simple, £6 for a burger or £8 with fries.

ever we can. We cook up hot breakfasts for hungry campers and brew proper coffee from dawn ‘til dusk. Look no further for fresh-from-the-oven quiches, pizza breads that will melt in your mouth, our signature courgette cake with lime and mascarpone icing, or a big fat creamy slice of Mississippi mud cake! Don’t forget: we’re open well into the night if you’re in sudden need of a baked potato or a mug of hot spiced cider.

give an authentic Neapolitan pizza experience. 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

This year half our profits go to Bron I’r Babi (Machynlleth BIBS: providing information and support for parents and parents-to-be). Caffe Milo: Come and visit Milo, Estelle and Gertrude (their 1976 three wheeler) Fired Up is a clay wood-fired oven on for Freshly Ground Coffee (however you wheels, in which Robin and Adam bake freshly made pizzas while you wait. Using like), Speciality Teas, Luxury Hot Chocolate handmade dough, pure mozzarella cheese, with marshmallows and cream (of course), Homemade treats and Fresh Lemonade homemade tomato sauce and exciting The Chicken Cow Café: At the Chicken Cow Café we take pride in serving whole- toppings, the pizzas are assembled to order (shaken not stirred). We use fair trade and locally source products where possible. We some food made from scratch, using local, and then baked in the 400 degree oven will be open for your morning pick me up next to the flames in under two minutes to free range and fair trade ingredients wher-

until your evening treat!

simply scrumptious Indian home cooking, based on authentic family recipes with Mama Singh’s twist. As a friendly family business we make more than mouth-watering meals we make memories ensuring our customers enjoy the highest quality eating experience and have fun! With love Mama Singh and the girls X

Churros Con Chocolate: All the way from sunny Herefordshire, Churros Con Chocolate serve delicious Spanish doughnuts dusted with sugar and cinnamon and a luxury rich hot chocolate sauce. All made by hand and freshly cooked and served from our 1960s beauty ‘Coco the Churros Caravan’! Our mission – to delight your taste buds!

Siop Alys: Housed within the Owain The Pink Pod serves delicious homemade Gyndwr centre, Siop Alys is a beautiful Ice Cream from Aberdovey - a choice of over vintage tea room serving delicious food & drinks including tea, coffee, soup, 24 ‘Great Taste’ award-winning ice cream sandwiches, paninis and a mouth-watering flavours, 10 sorbets, and several frozen range of home-made cakes to eat in or yogurts. take away. We also have a range of Welsh themed crafts and gifts inside – call in and OWAIN GLYNDŴR see for yourself!

LAWNS Andy and Adam's: Slow roasted pork, crispy crackling, homemade apple & rosemary sauce and sage & onion stuffing all crammed in a big tasty bun! Local boys Andy and Adam rear their own pigs just outside of Machynlleth and will be serving up hog roast rolls all weekend. Stuff your face hole.

Mama Singh’s: At Mama Singh’s curry Shack, we love to live to work, creating

EXPLORE THE TOWN The town of Machynlleth has many fine pubs, restaurants, cafes and takeaways.

Pick up an information sheet at the Box Office and start exploring what the beautiful town has to offer.

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.

LAWNTIAU'R PLAS The Grazing Shed: Tjŵ tjŵ, i ffwrdd â ni!

The Grazing Shed Express – Trên nwyddau o fwyty, yn cyflwyno dim ond y byrgyrs cig eidion Cymreig gorau mewn bynsen leol wedi'i gwneud â llaw. Mae gennym 4 byrgyr ar y fwydlen (cig eidion, caws, caws glas a llysieuol), a rydym yn addo'u cyflwyno o fewn eiliadau i'r cwsmeriaid, gan roi amser iddynt fwynhau'r ŵyl. Mae'r prisiau'n syml - £6 am fyrgyr neu £8 gyda sglodion.

The Chicken Cow Café: A: Yn The Chicken Cow Café, rydym yn ymfalchïo mewn bwyd iachus a wneir o'r newydd, gan ddefnyddio cynhwysion lleol, buarth a masnach deg lle bynnag y gallwn. Rydym yn coginio brecwast poeth i wersyllwyr llwglyd ac yn bragu coffi go iawn o doriad gwawr tan

fachlud haul. Edrychwch dim pellach am quiche ffres o'r ffwrn, bara pizza a fydd yn toddi yn eich ceg, ein cacen gorbwmpen unigryw gydag eisin leim a mascarpone, neu sleisen hufennog fawr o gacen mwd Mississippi! Cofiwch: rydym ar agor yn hwyr y nos os bydd angen taten wedi'i phobi neu fwg o seidr sbeislyd poeth arnoch yn sydyn.

Eleni, bydd hanner ein helw'n mynd at Bron I'r Babi (BIBS Machynlleth: yn darparu gwybodaeth a chymorth i rieni a darpar rieni).

gyda malws melys a hufen (wrth gwrs), danteithion cartref a lemonêd ffres (wedi'i ysgwyd, nid ei droi). Byddwn yn defnyddio cynhyrchion masnach deg ac o ffynhonnell leol lle bo modd. Byddwn ar agor o'ch deffro yn y bore tan eich sbwylio gyda'r nos!

bwyta o'r safon uchaf ac yn cael hwyl! Gyda chariad Mama Singh a'r merched X

Siop Alys: Yng Nghanolfan Owain Gyndŵr, mae Siop Alys yn ystafell de glasurol hardd, yn gwerthu bwyd a diodydd blasus gan gynnwys te, coffi, cawl, brechdanau, paninis ac amrywiaeth hyfryd o gacennau Churros Con Chocolate: Yr holl ffordd o cartref i'w bwyta i mewn neu allan. Mae Swydd Henffordd heulog, mae Churros Con Siocled yn gwerthu toesenni Sbaeneg gennym hefyd amrywiaeth o grefftau a blasus gyda siwgr a sinamon a saws siocled rhoddion Cymreig y tu mewn - galwch heibio a gweld drosoch eich hun! poeth moethus. Pob un wedi'i wneud â llaw ac wedi'i goginio'n ffres o 'Coco'r Garafán Churros' o'r 1960au! Ein bwriad - CRWYDRO'R DREF dod â dŵr i'ch dannedd!

Mae gan dref Machynlleth lawer o dafarMae The Pink Pod yn gwerthu hufen iâ nau, bwytai, caffis a mannau cludfwyd da. cartref blasus o Aberdyfi - dewis o dros Casglwch daflen wybodaeth yn y swyddfa 24 blas a enillodd wobr 'Great Taste', 10 docynnau a dechreuwch chwilio am yr hyn sorbed, a sawl iogwrt wedi rhewi. sydd gan y dref brydferth i'w gynnig.

Mae Fired Up yn ffwrn ar olwynion sy'n llosgi pren clai, lle bydd Robin ac Adam yn pobi pizzas ffres wrth i chi aros. Gan ddefnyddio toes wedi'i wneud â llaw, caws mozzarella pur, saws tomato cartref a thopins cyffrous, 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 i roi profiad go iawn pizza LAWNTIAU Napoli. Hyfryd!

OWAIN GLYNDŴR Mae'r Curry Stall yn fusnes a redir gan Andy and Adam's: Porc wedi'i rostio'n deulu, sy'n angerddol am fwyd stryd Indiaraf, crofen crensiog, saws afal a rhosmari aidd o safon gwych. Mae ei arbenigeddau'n cartref a stwffin saets a winwns oll mewn cynnwys cyri cyw iâr 'rysáit cyfrinachol' bynsen fawr flasus! Mae'r bechgyn lleol ffantastig, Keema Matar (cig oen a phys) - y Andy ac Adam yn magu eu moch eu hunain ddau wedi'u gweini naill ai'n fwyn neu'n ger Machynlleth, a byddant yn gwerthu sbeislyd gan ddibynnu ar eich chwaeth - a rholiau mochyn rhost drwy'r penwythnos. dewisiadau llysieuol blasus, oll wedi'u Stwffiwch eich wyneb. gweini â reis neu fara lapio arbenigol! Mae'r Mama Singh’s: Yn Mama Singh's Curry holl gynhwysion wedi'u tarddu'n lleol Shack, rydym wrth ein boddau'n creu bwyd lle bynnag y bo'n bosib ac wedi'u gweini cartref Indiaidd blasus yn seiliedig ar rymewn cynwysyddion eco-gyfeillgar. seitiau teuluol go iawn gydag amrywiadau Caffe Milo: Dewch i ymweld â Milo, Estelle Mama Singh. Fel busnes teuluol cyfeillgar, a Gertrude (eu car tair olwyn o 1976) am rydym yn gwneud mwy na phrydau blasus goffi ffres (sut bynnag y dymunwch), - rydym yn creu atgofion, gan sicrhau bod te arbenigol, siocled poeth moethus ein cwsmeriaid yn mwynhau'r profiad

Go Explore!

Go Explore!

Go Explore!

The largest caravan holiday home display in West Wales In partnership with The Comedy Festival • Over 60 new & pre-owned holiday homes • Finance arranged • Caravan and camping accessory ry shop Part exchange welcome • 150 holiday home park locationss • Official Calor Gas supplier

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Salop Leisure Machynlleth

Treowain Ente Enterprise Park, Machynlleth SY20 8EG

Tel: 01654 705900 mach@salopleisure.co.uk

www.salopleisure.co.uk

OFFICIAL FESTIVAL CAMPSITE GWERSYLL SWYDDOGOL YR ŴYL Sponsored by Salop Leisure / Noddwyd gan Salop Leisure Situated at the heart of the Festival (just behind the Co-op) and with all the little luxuries you’ve come to expect, pitch up and join us on for three nights of camping and parking at unbeatable value!

Here’s what we’ve got lined up for you: • 24 hour manned site

(of all sizes) and large canvas family sized tents as well.

bandiau llawes ychwanegol am £25 y pen).

Mae'r meysydd hefyd yn cynnwys lle am adlen/ Yurts can come with wood burners plus beds and gasebo - mynnwch le cyfforddus i'ch hun! bedding can also be added.

Archebwch le i babell neu gerbyd llety ymlaen Prices start from £220 for a four person bell tent llaw drwy'r adran lety ar ein gwefan, gan glicio – click on yurts in the accommodation section of ar y ddolen wersylla. the festival website for full details.

NWYDDAU GWERSYLLA

• Private hot shower blocks • Posh flushing toilets • Complimentary phone charging facilities • Free on-site parking • Centrally located - just a few minutes walk from every venue All for the bargain price of £25 per person for all 3 nights! Bring whatever size tent you like, it's still £25 per person.

CAMPERVANS, CARAVANS AND TRAILER TENTS

If you've got a live-in vehicle you want to bring, that costs just £60 per vehicle and includes 2 campsite wristbands (additional wristbands can be purchased at £25 pp). Pitches also include space for an awning/gazebo - you make yourselves comfortable!

Book tent and live-in vehicle pitches in advance via the accommodation section of our website.

Click on the camping link.

GETTING HERE

Set your sat-nav for SY20 8AU. The campsite is just off the main street in the centre of Mach.

As you are heading away from the clock tower up Maengwyn Street, turn right just before the Co-op on to Llynlloed Lane. The campsite is approximately 100 metres on your left.

Please note: this is also the route for the Dyfi Enduro campsite so make sure you keep an eye out for signs directing you to the Comedy Festival campsite!

Our official campsite sponsors, Salop Leisure, are open throughout the weekend for any camping essentials that you may need! They are conveniently located next to the campsite (accessed via the gate on the opposite side of the field to the vehicle entrance).

FREDS YURTS

"More luxury!" we hear you clamour. Fred's Yurts will be setting up camp once again in the Machynlleth Comedy Festival campsite - ready and awaiting your arrival, located just minutes from the action.

Expect a lovely range of classic bell tents, yurts

FREDS 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.

Gallwch ddisgwyl amrywiaeth hyfryd o bebyll cloch clasurol, pebyll crwyn (o bob maint) a Wedi'i leoli yng nghanol yr ŵyl (y tu ôl i'r Co-Op) phebyll cynfas mawr maint teulu hefyd. a chyda'r holl bethau moethus bach rydych wedi dod i'w disgwyl, dewch â'ch pabell ac ymunwch Gall pebyll crwyn ddod â llosgwyr pren yn ogystal â gwelyau, a gellir ychwanegu dillad â ni am dair noson o wersylla a pharcio am bris gwely hefyd. heb ei ail!

Dyma sydd gennym i'w gynnig i chi: • Safle â chriw 24 awr • Blociau cawodydd poeth preifat

CAMPING SUPPLIES

Mae ein noddwyr gwersylla swyddogol, Salop Leisure, ar agor drwy gydol y penwythnos ar gyfer unrhyw hanfodion gwersylla i chi!

Maent wedi'u lleoli'n gyfleus wrth ymyl y maes gwersylla (drwy giât ar ochr arall y cae i'r fynedfa i gerbydau).

• Toiledau moethus sy'n fflysio • Cyfleusterau gwefru ffôn cyflenwol • Parcio am ddim ar y safle • Lleoliad canolog - dim ond ychydig funudau o gerdded i bob lleoliad Y cyfan am bris o £25 y person am y 3 noson!

Dewch â pa bynnag faint babell yr hoffwch, mae'n dal yn £25 y pen.

CERBYDAU GWERSYLLA, CARAFANNAU A PHEBYLL TRELAR

Mae prisiau'n dechrau ar £220 am babell gloch pedwar person - cliciwch ar yurts yn adran lety gwefan yr ŵyl am fanylion llawn.

CYRRAEDD YMA

Defnyddiwch eich offer llywio lloeren i gyrraedd SY20 8AU. Mae'r gwersyll oddi ar y brif stryd yng nghanol Mach. Wrth i chi fynd i ffwrdd o dŵr y cloc i fyny Stryd Maengwyn, trowch i'r dde cyn y Co-Op ymlaen i Lôn Llynlloed. Mae'r maes gwersylla tua 100 medr ar eich chwith.

Nodwch: dyma'r llwybr ar gyfer maes gwersylla Dyfi Enduro hefyd, felly gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn cadw llygad am arwyddion yn eich cyfeirio i faes gwersylla'r ŵyl gomedi!

Os oes gennych gerbyd yr hoffech ddod â chi, mae'n costio dim ond £60 y cerbyd ac yn cynnwys 2 fand llawes gwersyll (gellir prynu

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Cymru: llond gwlad o ddigwyddiadau.

Wales: we love a big occasion.

Am eich digwyddiad mawr nesaf yng Nghymru, ewch i wefan Croeso Cymru – visitwales.co.uk Cymru. Am wyliau go iawn.

For your next big occasion in Wales – visitwales.co.uk Wales. For proper holidays.

FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER

COMEDY COMEDI YVE BLAKE

LIE COLLECTOR

THOM TUCK FLÂNEUR

International man of wisteria, Thom Tuck does comedy after sleeping in a tent with only brandy for warmth. (he should have brought a sleeping bag). Expect jokes. and then be disappointed.

ROB NEWMAN THE BRAIN SHOW

Comedian and author Rob Newman brings a three night stand of his new work in progress show to Machynlleth.

Daw’r digrifwr a’r awdur Rob Newman â’i sioe gwaith ar y gweill newydd am dair noson i Fachynlleth.

Dyn dirgwl rhyngwladol, bydd Thom Tuck yn gwneud comedi ar ôl cysgu mewn pabell gyda dim ond brandi i’w gadw’n gynnes. (Dylai fod “You see that chink of gleaming light in the dark, wedi dod â sach gysgu). Gallwch disgwyl jôcs, ac overcast sky, that’s you that is.” The Daily Telegraph yna cael eich siomi.

“He is one amazing comedian” Time Out

JOHN HASTINGS WORK IN PROGRESS

John Hastings is a parent. A God parent, so no responsibility unless the actual parents die. Also terrorists! Possible UKIP comments but not how they are racists jokes. Oh and he has some drug material he likes that stuff. Basically it's work in

Yve Blake asks the internet 'What's the biggest lie you've ever told?' The answers become bold, spectacular musical comedy. And costumes.

And dancebreaks. Prepare to hear about a faked pregnancy, to behold a gown made of pizza, and to be both dazzled and disturbed. Send a confession to: WhoWereWe.com. So far over 2000 people in 154 cities have.

Mae Yve Blake yn gofyn i'r we 'beth yw'r celwydd mwyaf a ddywedwyd wrthych erioed?' Mae'r atebion yn cael eu troi'n gomedi cerddorol beiddgar, ysblennydd. A gwisgoedd. A dawnsfeydd.

Paratowch i glywed am feichiogrwydd ffug, i weld gŵn wedi'i gwneud o bitsa, ac i gael eich dallu a'ch cynhyrfu. Anfonwch gyffes t: WhoWereWe. com. Hyd yma, mae dros 2,000 o bobl mewn 154 o ddinasoedd wedi gwneud.

"As lively as a BuzzFeed list of cat GIFs" Evening Standard "Sheer ingenuity"  Time Out progress but this will be super-duper awesome hilarious work. Not like digging a hole (bring a shovel to the show by the way) COMEDY! Erbyn hyn mae gan John Hastings blentyn ... mae’n ofni ei rieni’n marw. Hefyd terfysgwyr!

Sylwadau am UKIP yn bosib, ond nid jôcs am y ffaith eu bod yn hiliol. O ac mae ganddo rywfaint o ddeunydd am gyffuriau mae’n hoffi’r stwff yna.

Yn y bôn, mae’n waith ar y gweill, ond bydd hwn yn waith doniol iawn dros ben. Nid fel cloddio twll (dewch â rhaw i’r sioe gyda llaw) COMEDI! Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 29

FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER

BEASTS

WORK IN PROGRESS

We haven’t been before, so this is exciting.

Critically acclaimed sketch group BEASTS come to Machynlleth with a brand new hour of inspired silliness and work that needs to progress. As heard on BBC Radio 4.

Dydyn ni heb fod o'r blaen, felly mae hyn yn gyffrous.

Daw'r grŵp sgets o fri beirniadol BEASTS i Fachynlleth gydag awr newydd sbon o ffolineb ysbrydoledig a gwaith y mae'n rhaid ei ddatblygu.

Fel y clywyd ar BBC Radio 4.

"Unforgettably nutty."  The Times

ALEX HORNE

MONSIEUR BUTTERFLY Fri / Gwe // 7:00pm // £12 Y Tabernacl

Stupidly ambitious, logistically problematic, potentially disastrous, this is the show Alex Horne has wanted to make for a decade. Finally, he will be Monsieur Butterfly. One flap of his delicate wings, and mayhem may prevail.

Llawer rhy uchelgeisiol, llawn problemau logistaidd, a gallai fod yn drychinebus - dyma’r sioe mae Alex Horne wedi dymuno ei gwneud

ers degawd. Yn olaf, bydd yn Monsieur Butterfly.

Gall un fflap o’i adenydd eiddil greu tryblith diddiwedd.

“A terrific, high-concept comedy show, intricately constructed and forever whipping the rug out from under us” The Guardian “An understated feat of choreography that once again proves Horne to be one of the most inventive comics on the Fringe. It’s also extremely funny” The Observer “Bathing in brilliance” The Independent

"Delightfully entertaining."  The Daily Telegraph

DAVID ELMS NURTURE BOY

Thoughtful romantic David Elms whispers it from the rooftops in this, his charming and inventive debut show from Edinburgh 2014. Expect songs, some chat and romance (little surprises, big gestures, bit with a rubik’s cube, etc).

Bydd David Elms meddylgar rhamantus yn Machynlleth Comedy Festival 30

sibrwd ar dop ei lais yn ei sioe gyntaf swynol a dyfeisgar o Gaeredin 2014. Disgwyliwch ganeuon, sgwrsio a rhamant (syrpreisys bach, ystumiau mawr, darn gyda chiwb Rubik, etc).

“This is a beautiful, funny, clever and utterly engaging show from a comic who really turns stand-up into something of an art form. As a debut hour it is exceptional.”  The Scotsman “Winning combination of linguistic sharpness and charming meta-silliness”  The List

FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER

KIERAN HODGSON

GO 8-BIT

In 2003 a US led coalition went to war with Iraq and Kieran Hodgson spent 10 days living with a very nice French family. Fresh from appearances on Jonathan Creek and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, character comedian Kieran Hodgson debuts at Machynlleth Comedy Festival with an hour exploring his formative experiences on an unforgettable school trip where he truly learnt the meaning of croissants, which is crescents.

Go8Bit is a live comedy/videogaming phenomenon...Join Steve McNeil and Rob Sedgebeer as they present a humorous interactive introduction to the cutting-edge technology developed for the show.

FRENCH EXCHANGE

ROBIN INCE

ROBIN INCE’S REALITY TUNNEL

It’s Robin’s Farewell tour, for the first time in 12 years he is going to take at least a year off touring, maybe even forever. So, in this last gasp, fresh back from US and Australian tours in the spring, he tries to work out why we see the world as we do. Is your mind playing tricks on you?

Yn 2003, aeth clymblaid dan arweiniad yr Unol Daleithiau i ryfel yn erbyn Irac, a threuliodd Kieran Hodgson 10 niwrnod yn byw gyda theulu neis iawn yn Ffrainc. Yn ffres o fod ar Jonathan Creek ac Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, daw’r comedïwr cymeriad Kieran Hodgson i Ŵyl Dyma daith ffarwel Robin. Am y tro cyntaf mewn 12 mlynedd, mae'n mynd i gymryd o leiaf Gomedi Machynlleth am y tro cyntaf gydag awr blwyddyn i ffwrdd o deithio - efallai am byth hyd yn edrych ar ei brofiadau ffurfiannol ar drip ysgol yn oed. Felly, yn y cyfle olaf hwn, ar ôl dychwelyd bythgofiadwy, lle dysgodd wir ystyr croissants, o deithiau yn yr Unol Daleithiau ac Awstralia yn sef cilgantau. y gwanwyn, bydd yn ceisio dod i wybod pam “Best shows on the Free Fringe” The Times ein bod yn gweld y byd fel yr ydym. A yw eich “Recommended Free Fringe Shows” The Guardian meddwl yn chwarae triciau arnoch?

COMEDI CYMRAEG

GO 8-BIT PRESENTS WIFI WARS

Bring a charged smartphone/tablet! So...if you like videogames, comedy, technology, or just the sight of two men having a nervous breakdown as they realise the enormity of how much more they’ve bitten off than it’s possible to chew, this could be the show for you.

YOU NEED TO BRING A CHARGED SMARTPHONE YOU WILL PLAY ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE SHOW ON IT. Mae Go8Bit yn ffenomen gomedi/gemau cyfrifiadur ... Ymunwch â Steve McNeil a Rob Sedgebeer mewn cyflwyniad rhyngweithiol doniol i'r dechnoleg arloesol a ddatblygwyd ar gyfer y sioe. Dewch â ffôn smart/tabled wedi'i gwefru!

PENNY MATTHEWS A STEFFAN ALUN

Felly ... os ydych yn hoffi gemau cyfrifiadur, comedi, technoleg, neu weld dau ddyn yn profi trawma wrth iddynt sylweddoli anferthedd pa mor uchelgeisiol yw eu sioe, gallai hon fod y sioe i chi.

Fri / Gwe // 7:00pm // £7 Royal House

BYDD ANGEN I CHI DDOD Â FFÔN SMART WEDI'I GWEFRU - BYDDWCH YN CHWARAE GYDA'R HOLL SIOE ARNI.

SPLIT BILL

Croeso i fyd rhyfedd Steffan Alun, a byd rhyfeddach fyth Penny Matthews. Awr o gomedi NEWYDD SBON yn Gymraeg. Dewch i weld pennod newydd yn hanes ein cenedl.

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FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER

Theatre / Theatr

GOOSE MANWATCHING

WRITTEN BY A WOMAN, PERFORMED BY A MAN (TIM KEY) Fri / Gwe // 7:00pm // £7 // 18+ Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Room

JOE LYCETT

WORK IN PROGRESS

Join award-winning sparky stand up Joe Lycett as he workshops material for his new hour show. Expect it to be rough round the edges, interactive, potentially slightly awkward, but most of all BLOODY GOOD FUN. His 2012 show got nominated for Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer so it can’t be all bad. As seen on Live at the Apollo, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Buzzcocks.

Ymunwch â'r digrifwr cyffrous arobryn Joe Lycett wrth iddo weithio ar ddeunydd ar gyfer ei sioe awr newydd. Gallwch ddisgwyl iddo fod yn amrwd, yn rhyngweithiol, efallai ychydig yn chwithig, ond yn bennaf oll yn HWYL GWYCH. Cafodd ei sioe 2012 ei henwebu am Wobr Comedi Caeredin Newyddddyfodiad Gorau, felly ni all fod yn ddrwg i gyd. Fel y gwelwyd ar Live at the Apollo, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown a Buzzcocks.

“Imaginative and cheekily subversive comedy …

Entertainingly mischievous” The Guardian “A delightfully natural style that builds a real connection with the audience … an accomplished storyteller” Chortle Machynlleth Comedy Festival 32

This Work in Progress monologue explores female heterosexual desire in all its dark, uncomfortable and tender complexity. It is to be read out loud by a different male performer at every show who has never seen the script before walking on stage. Written by a female writer/performer who chose to remain anonymous because she doesn’t want to talk about sex with everyone who sees the show, she decided to write about why and how some women find men sexy because it was about time that someone did. Manwatching will be read out loud at Machynlleth Comedy Festival by Tim Key. Mae'r monolog gwaith-ar-y-gweill hwn yn edrych ar yr awydd heterorywiol benywaidd yn ei holl gymhlethdod tywyll, anghyfforddus a thyner. Adroddir hi gan berfformiwr gwrywaidd gwahanol ym mhob sioe, sydd erioed wedi gweld y sgript cyn cerdded ar y llwyfan. Ysgrifennwyd gan awdur/perfformiwr benywaidd a ddewisodd aros yn ddienw oherwydd nad yw hi'n dymuno siarad am ryw gyda phawb sy'n gweld y sioe. Penderfynodd ysgrifennu am baham a sut mae rhai merched yn ystyried dynion yn rhywiol, achos roedd hi'n hen bryd i rywun wneud. Adroddir Manwatching yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth gan Tim Key.

A one-man comedy whodunit about a hate-crime committed against David Schwimmer. Live music.

An alphabet of characters. All a bit sideways.

Stori dditectif gomedi un dyn am droseddau casineb a gyflawnir yn erbyn David Schwimmer.

Cerddoriaeth fyw. Gwyddor o gymeriadau. Yr holl beth ychydig yn chwithig.

“A work of theatrical mastery and comic innovation...deconstructive, satirical and stunningly structured”  Fest “You just have to see with your own eyes to understand its sheer awesomeness”  Broadway Baby

MARK SMITH STUFF

Mark comes to Machynlleth for the first time and boy oh boy is he excited.

FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER Following a sell-out debut Edinburgh run Mark Smith (Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment, Russell Howard’s Good News) returns with a brand new show. He’ll be talking about tattoos, foamburst and ways in which he can improve himself and not feel like he is simply treading water as his life rushes past him at an alarming and terrifying rate. Don’t panic though, there’s also a couple of dick jokes.

Recommended as One to Watch 2013 James Kettle, The Guardian.

Daw Mark i Fachynlleth am y tro cyntaf, ac mae wedi cyffroi’n lân!

Yn dilyn sioe gyntaf a werthodd bob tocyn yng Nghaeredin, mae Mark Smith (Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment, Russell Howard’s Good News) yn dychwelyd gyda sioe newydd sbon. Bydd yn trafod tatŵs, foamburst a ffyrdd y gall wella fel person a pheidio â theimlo fel ei fod yn sefyll yn llonydd wrth i fywyd ruthro heibio iddo ar gyflymder brawychus. Ond peidiwch â mynd i banig - bydd rhai jôcs pidlen hefyd.

“Gleeful wordplay...Obvious talent...a keen eye for untapped sources of funny” Chortle

Mae’r enwebai Edinburgh Comedy Award deirgwaith ac optimist cwlt yn ôl gyda’i sioe mwyaf personol eto - am gariad a hoffi’r tu allan Fri / Gwe // 8:30pm // £12 fel arth. Mae Josie yn seren All of the Planet’s Y Tabernacl Wonders a Short Cuts ar Radio Four - fel y gwelir ar Have I Got News For You BBC1, 8 Out Of 10 Three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and cult optimist is back with her Cats Channel Four, a mwy. Cara Josephine oedd most personal show to date - about love and y sioe gomedi a adolygwyd orau ar y cyfan yng Ngŵyl Caeredin 2014. being outdoorsy as a bear. Josie is the star of Radio Four’s All Of The Planet’s Wonders “An original and unflagging spirit, oozing and Short Cuts - as seen on BBC1’s Have I enthusiasm and intellect… Long builds delightful Got News For You, Channel Four’s 8 Out Of comedy worlds”  The Times 10 Cats and more. Cara Josephine was the “A passion for ideas and creativity… this is a overall best-reviewed comedy show at the lovely show”  The Guardian Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014.

JOSIE LONG

CARA JOSEPHINE

brand new album, Share Your Toys. The good people of Machynlleth will be the first people to hear it in its entirety. So he’s bringing merchandise. And songs.

But in truth, it’s all about the merch. To clarify, this is a music show by a father of two, in his late thirties.

JAMES ACASTER

REPRESENT (WORK IN PROGRESS)

GAVIN OSBORN SHARE YOUR TOYS “Love is the absence of judgement” - Dalai Lama XIV James Acaster does a work in progress.

James Acaster yn cyflwyno gwaith ar y gweill.

Having played alongside Isy Suttie for the last two festivals, Gavin Osborn returns to Wales to drop his

Wedi chwarae ochr yn ochr ag Isy Suttie yn y ddwy ŵyl ddiwethaf, mae Gavin Osborn yn dychwelyd i Gymru i gyflwyno ei albwm newydd sbon, Share Your Toys. Pobl wych Machynlleth fydd y bobl gyntaf i'w glywed yn ei gyfanrwydd.

Felly mae'n dod â nwyddau. A chaneuon. Ond mewn gwirionedd, y nwyddau yw'r prif beth. I egluro, sioe gerddoriaeth yw hon gan dad i ddau, yn ei dridegau hwyr.

“Funny and touching. Osborn walks a similar tightrope [to Loudon Wainwright III] but remains perfectly balanced” Stewart Lee, The Sunday Times “... a brilliantly accomplished singer-songwriter with touchingly quirky lyrics” Chortle Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 33

FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER

COMEDI CYMRAEG

JACK BARRY

WORK IN PROGRESS

GALA COMEDI CYMRAEG Fri / Gwe // 8:30pm // £11 75 munud Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

Yn dilyn llwyddiant sioe llynedd, mae’r criw comedi Cymraeg yn ol! Sioe yng nghwmni rhai o standups prysura Cymru, mewn sioe

unigryw i godi arian ar gyfer y Canolfan Owain Glyndwr. Roedd yr ystafell dan ei sang llynedd, felly mynnwch eich tocynnau ar gyfer y sioe fawreddog hon. Bydd MC (Malwr Cachu) Daniel Glyn yn cyflwyno Phil Cooper, Jams Thomas, Geth Robyns, Steffan Alun ac Elis James. Sioe a hanner ar gyfer achos da, dewch yn llu!

Part-time comedian Jack Barry gears up for his debut hour, an introduction to the inner workings of his confused brain. It’s mainstream, observational stand up, written by a man too strange to have observed anything relatable.

Mae’r digrifwr rhan amser Jack Barry yn paratoi am ei awr gyntaf, cyflwyniad i’r ffordd mae ei ymennydd dryslyd yn gweithio. Mae’n gomedi arsylwadol prif ffrwd, a ysgrifennwyd gan ddyn rhy rhyfedd i fod wedi sylwi ar unrhyw beth perthnasol.

“An inventive flourish behind his likeable banter... to British comedy’s bright young thinker, Williams’ a distinctive wit that should make him one to debut was a down-beat promenade through watch.” Steve Bennett, Chortle casted optimisms, and personal shortcomings.

Following two sold-out London runs, a UK tour, critical acclaim, an Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer and Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination, Williams returns…

LIAM WILLIAMS CAPITALISM

Bydd enwebai Edinburgh Comedy Award 2014 Liam Williams yn dilyn ei sioe gyntaf o fri eang gyda sioe am arian. Cyflwyniad hunan-fyfyriol i feddyliwr ifanc disglair comedi Prydain, roedd sioe gyntaf Williams yn bromenâd drwy optimistiaeth a diffygion personol. Yn dilyn dau rediad a werthodd bob tocyn yn Llundain, taith o’r DU, canmoliaeth feirniadol, enwebiadau Comedy Award Best Newcomer ac Edinburgh Award Caeredin, mae Williams yn dychwelyd ...

“Extraordinary, a shatteringly funny set from a comic who’s not ashamed to take the business of being alive seriously.”  The Guardian

AHIR SHAH

WORK IN PROGRESS

2014 Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Liam “Liam Williams’s exceptional new show, delivered with Williams follows his widely acclaimed debut with marvellous moroseness, also fizzes with wit, intelligence Ahir Shah makes his Machynlleth debut with an a show about money. A self-reflective introduction and eloquence”  The Telegraph hour of lyrical language, emotional frankness Machynlleth Comedy Festival 34

FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER and sweet gags. The show will feature material from Shah’s 2014 Edinburgh Fringe show Texture as well as his new stand-up show for 2015, Distant. It’ll be about things like attempted adulthood, loneliness, love, cigarettes, vegetarianism, and buses. Performance will include one (1) visual gag and a really, really good Proclaimers reference.

Madass character comic Beth Vyse (part of the Weirdos Comedy collective) brings her latest solo show, ‘Get Up with Hands!’, to Machynlleth following an acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run.

Vyse plays Olive Hands, the presenter of ITV9’s daytime talk show. But that’s about the extent of the storyline – from there it’s a trip into Vyse’s insane, chaotic and stupidly funny mind. She’s a superb comic actress. Allow yourself to be swept up in her weirdness and you’ll have a blast. Time Out’s One to watch for 2014

Daw Ahir Shah i Fachynlleth am y tro cyntaf gydag awr o iaith delynegol, gonestrwydd emosiynol a jôcs gwych. Bydd y sioe’n cynnwys deunydd o sioe Gaeredin Shah yn 2014 Texture yn ogystal â’i sioe gomedi newydd ar gyfer 2015, Distant. Bydd yn trafod pethau fel ceisio bod yn oedolyn, unigrwydd, cariad, sigaréts, llysieuaeth, a bysiau. Bydd y perfformiad yn cynnwys un (1) jôc weledol a chyfeiriad gwironeddol wych at y Proclaimers.

“Charismatic and of rewardingly cerebral approach” The Guardian “As thoughtful and compelling a show as you’re likely to come across”  Fest

BETH VYSE

GET UP WITH HANDS!

Daw’r digrifwr cymeriadau gwallgof Beth Vyse (rhan o gasgliad Weirdos Comedy) â’i sioe unigol diweddaraf, ‘Get Up with Hands!’, i Fachynlleth yn dilyn rhediad arobryn yng Ngŵyl Caeredin.

Bydd Vyse yn chwarae Hands Olive, cyflwynydd sioe siarad yn ystod y dydd ar ITV9. Ond dyna ni o ran y stori - o’r fan honno, mae’n daith i mewn i feddwl gwallgof, anhrefnus, gwirion a doniol Vyse. Mae hi’n actores gomig wych. Gadewch i’ch hun gael eich ysgubo i fyny yn ei rhyfeddod a byddwch yn cael hwyl difrifol.  Broadway Baby

Stockholm- or is it Tourettes?- syndrome. Here she bursts out of confinement to delight and traumatise audiences in this thrillingly daft onewoman stand-up fun-blast.

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First previewed here a year ago, Chaos is a Friend of Mine returns to Machfest after visiting Edinburgh 2014.

MAMOLAETH - HUNANIAETH - SIAMPŴ SYCH RHOLIAU SELSIG

CAROLINE MABEY CHAOS IS A FRIEND OF MINE

Pan daeth yr “oddball genius” (Chortle) Caroline Mabey yn rhiant, dysgodd bod twpdra a hunanoldeb yn enetig. Yn wystl gan ei babi, mae hi’n dioddef syndrom Stockholm (neu ai Tourettes mae’n feddwl?). Yma, mae hi wedi’i rhyddhau, ac yn dod i ddifyrru a dychryn cynulleidfaoedd yn y sioe gomedi un-fenwy gyffrous a gwirion hon.

Gweldwyd y rhagolwg cyntaf yma flwyddyn yn ôlac mae Chaos is a Friend of Mine yn dychwelyd i Ŵyl Mach ar ôl ymweld â Chaeredin 2014.

“The slightly deranged offspring of a menage a trois between Vic Reeves, Harry Hill and Floella MOTHERHOOD - IDENTITY - DRY SHAMPOO SAUSAGE ROLLS. When “oddball genius” (Chortle) Benjamin” Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard Caroline Mabey became a parent, she discovered “An absolute delight to watch. Fantastically ditzy that idiocy and egomania are genetic. Held and spectacularly absurd… Leaves you feeling a little bit dizzy and a big bit happy” The Skinny hostage by her baby, she’s become a victim of

MACHYNLLETH COMEDY FESTIVAL SHOWCASE Fri / Gwe // 10:00pm // £12 // 18+ 120mins (plus 15min break) Y Plas

The annual Friday night Showcase featuring as many acts as we can squeeze in until they throw us out of the building. This show goes on for hours.

Arddangosfa flynyddol nos Wener yn cynnwys cynifer o actau ag y gallwn eu ffitio nes ddynt ein taflu allan o’r adeilad.Mae’r sioe’n mynd ymlaen am oriau.

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FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER character comedy & high-wire wordplay.

Featuring the comic talents of Andrew Hunter Murray (star of acclaimed QI podcast No Such Thing As A Fish; Private Eye) and Charlotte Gittins (Grand Theft Impro; Monkey Toast), Folie à Deux is a wildly unscripted caper into the unknown. n.Fr. Breuddwyd seiciatrig a rennir gan ddau neu fwy o bobl.

Dau berfformiwr byrfyfyr. Rhithdybiau lu ...

FOLIE À DEUX

n.Fr. A psychiatric delusion shared simultaneously by two or more people.

Two improvisers. Multiple delusions…

Riffing on a single word from the audience, the cast of two – both stars of Chortle Award-winning smash hit Austentatious (The Times) – dive headlong into an hour of storytelling,

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Gan ymateb i un gair gan y gynulleidfa, bydd y cast o ddau - sêr sioe hynod lwyddiannus Austentatious (The Times) a enillodd Chortle Award - yn treulio awr yn cyflwyno adrodd straeon, comedi cymeriad a chwarae ar eiriau.

Yn cynnwys talentau comig Andrew Hunter Murray (seren podlediad QI o fri No Such Thing As A Fish, Private Eye) a Charlotte Gittins (Grand Theft Impro, Monkey Toast), mae Folie à Deux yn antur wyllt heb sgript. “two performers at the top of their game . . . this is improv at its best”  Broadway Baby

EMMA SIDI

WORK IN PROGRESS

Emma Sidi - a character comedian living in London but who always carries Woking in her heart - previews her debut hour long show, consisting of characters who take themselves very, very seriously. Almost laughably seriously.

(Produced by Berk’s Nest) Emma Sidi - digrifwr cymeriad yn byw yn Llundain ond gyda Woking yn ei chalon bob amser - yn rhoi rhagolwg o'i sioe awr gyntaf, yn

FRIDAY COMEDY / COMEDI GWENER cynnwys cymeriadau difrifol dros ben. Bron yn chwerthinllyd o ddifrifol.

(Cynhyrchwyd gan Berk's Nest) “Highly talented…extraordinary” Broadway Baby “One to watch” Knock 2 Bag Comedy

COLIN HOULT

SIT ON THE LEDGE AND JUMP DOWN TO THE GROUND (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Colin pours into your blistered ears an hour or so of a new stand up show from his fevered mind concerning, amongst other things, a childhood haunting by an angry gorilla, words of kindness from an adopted dog-mother and the Chinese restaurant that only played the instrumental version of George Michael’s Careless Whisper on an endless demonic loop. It will be like a lovely journey somewhere you never considered going although you won’t have to move so your legs won’t get tired. As Seen in Derek, Nurse and Being Human.

Colin yn llenwi'ch clustiau poenus ag awr o sioe gomedi newydd o'i feddwl anhwylus, gan drafod, ymhlith pethau eraill, plentyndod yn llawn gorila blin, geiriau o garedigrwydd gan fam-GI â'i fabwysiadodd, a'r bwyty Tsieineaidd a oedd ond yn chwarae fersiwn offerynnol o Careless Whisper George Michael mewn demoniaeth ddiddiwedd. Bydd yn daith hyfryd i rywle nad ydych chi erioed wedi ystyried mynd iddo, ond ni fydd rhaid i chi symud, felly ni fydd eich coesau'n blino. Fel y gwelir yn Derek, Nurse a Being Human.

NICK HELM

MASTERWORK IN PROGRESS Fri / Gwe // 10:00pm // £7 Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard

Sat / Sad // 2:30pm // £7 Leisure Centre

Sun / Sul // 4:00pm // £7 The Tannery

Nick Helm returns to deliver more truths about Ond yn bwysicach na dim - tyfwch fel person. life, love and being a living legend with a bod 3 diwrnod gwahanol, 3 sioe wahanol. that don’t quit. Go and see it. Enjoy it. Drink it in. But most importantly - grow as a human. Mwy na thebyg mai dyma'ch cyfle olaf i'w weld cyn iddo dyfu'n enfawr. Felly dewch 3 different days, 3 different shows. i'w weld nawr er mwyn gallu ymffrostio i'ch This is probably your last chance to see him ffrindiau mewn blynyddoedd i ddod am ei before he gets really really big. So see him weld yn y dyddiau cynnar, cyn iddo droi ei now and then boast to your friends in years gefn ar ei wreiddiau, troi'n gachu, a mynd yn to come about how you saw him in the early fasnachol i gyd. days, before he sold out, got shit and went all (Dim syniad beth fydd testunau'r 3 sioe hon commercial. eto, ond os byddan nhw fel y blynyddoedd (No idea what these 3 shows are about yet, but if its anything like the last few years it will be a shambolic collection of ramblings that will one day turn into something special).

diwethaf, bydd yn gasgliad traed moch o syniadau a fydd un diwrnod yn troi'n rhywbeth arbennig).

Nick Helm yn dychwelyd i gyflwyno mwy o wirioneddau am fywyd, cariad a bod yn chwedl byw gyda chorff bytholwyrdd. Ewch i'w weld. Mwynhewch. Ymgollwch ynddo.

“Pretty f*cking amazing...” TIME OUT 

“A potential megastar.” The Guardian

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SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN

PIERRE NOVELLIE WORK IN PROGRESS

At last! A response to the growing public demand for observational comedy and obscure early medieval factoids. You might recognise Pierre from the BBC3 Comedy Gala, or if you were a young mother in sub-Saharan Africa, the Far East or parts of Brazil between 1992 and 1998 (this is explained in the show). Come see the show and we'll have fun at the expense of anxiety.

JOSH WIDDICOMBE WORK IN PROGRESS

Good Morning! Josh Widdicombe delivers a prelunch Work in Progress show.

Bore da, Josh Widdicombe yn cyflwyno sioe cyn cinio o waith ar y gweill.

O'r diwedd! Ymateb i'r galw cynyddol gan y cyhoedd am gomedi arsylwadol a ffeithiau prin canoloesol cynnar. Efallai y byddwch yn adnabod Pierre o Gala Gomedi BBC3, neu os oeddech yn fam ifanc yn Affrica Is-Sahara, y Dwyrain Pell neu rannau o Brasil rhwng 1992 a 1998 (caiff hyn ei egluro yn y sioe). Dewch i weld y sioe, a byddwn yn cael hwyl ar draul gorbryder.

"The dawn of a major talent" The Guardian

SH!T THEATRE WOMEN’S HOUR Sat / Sad // 1:00pm // £8 Y Plas Vane Tempest

Women’s Hour - I’M FINE - Women’s Hour. First on Women’s Hour: Men, then us. Women’s Hour. Later on Women’s Hour: Ankle Socks?

Women’s Hour.

Women's Hour is a cabaret piece of giddy, freewheeling silliness about what happens when women are given just one hour a day to think about what it is to be a WOMAN. Feminist theatre for all genders.

Women’s Hour - RWY'N IAWN - Women’s Hour.

Yn gyntaf ar Women’s Hour: Dynion, wedyn ni.

Women’s Hour. Nes ymlaen ar Women’s Hour: Sanau Ffêr? Women’s Hour.

"One to watch" TimeOut

DANIEL GLYN A JAMS THOMAS

Mae Women’s Hour yn ddarn cabaret o ffolineb benysgafn, gwirion am beth sy'n digwydd pan gaiff fenywod ond un awr bob dydd i feddwl am beth mae'n golygu i fod yn FENYW. Theatr ffeministaidd i bob ryw.

HEN DDYNION, JOCS NEWYDD Sat / Sad // 1:00pm // £7 Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

Perfformiodd Daniel a Jams eu gigs standup cynta gyda’i gilydd yn 1992, ac wedi bod wrthi ers hynny. O’r diwedd mae’r ddau wedi penderfynnu bod hi’n hen bryd creu deunydd newydd. Byddant yn perfformio sioe yr un o ddeunydd newydd sbon, yn blethiad o dychan clyfar a hiwmor coch diog, ac eich her chi bydd penderfynnu beth yw beth.

Theatre / Theatr

“Part-comedy, part-theatre, part-performance art and loads of fun to watch”  Exeunt “Swaggering, smart and side-achingly funny” What's On Stage COMEDI CYMRAEG

“Incredibly necessary, and a riotous evening at the theatre” A Younger Theatre

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SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN wedi penderfynu fod ganddo rywbeth y dylai ei ddweud am rawnfwyd. Bydd gwrogaeth i'r grawn wedi'i brosesu yn y sioe awr (efallai) hon yn ddoniol yn ôl pob tebyg. Wedi'i ariannu gan Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, gallwch ymlacio yn eich sedd gan wybod bod yr hyn rydych yn ei wylio wedi cael ei ddynodi fel celfyddyd, felly hyd yn oed os nad ydych yn ei fwynhau, gallwch ystyried y profiad yn un diwylliannol.

HENRY WIDDICOMBE

PLAIN FACTS FOR THE OLD ANDYOUNG

Theatre / Theatr

Henry Widdicombe returns to comedy after a 4 year absence because he’s decided he’s got something he should say about cereal. An homage to the humble processed grain this potentially hour long show will probably be funny. Funded by the Arts Council of Wales you can rest easy in your seat safe in the knowledge “The real star was Henry Widdicombe” Three Weeks that what you are watching has been designated reviewing South by South Wales at Edinburgh as art, so even if you don’t enjoy it you can chalk Festival 2008 the experience up as character building.

“A wonderful eye for detail and a subtlety of creative Nominated for Leicester Mercury Comedian of expression that is joyous” Rhod Gilbert the Year 2011 Enwebwyd am Leicester Mercury Comedian of Mae Henry Widdicombe yn dychwelyd i gomedi the Year 2011 ar ôl absenoldeb o 4 blynedd oherwydd ei fod

1. Ice Cream 2. Kung Fu Movies 3. Burning Things 4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose 5. Construction cranes 6. Me

3. Llosgi pethau 4. Chwerthin mor galed bod llaeth yn dod allan o'ch trwyn 5. Craeniau adeiladu 6. Fi

You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling.

Mae perfformiad Every Brilliant Thing yn cynnwys aelodau o'r gynulleidfa, gan wneud pob noson yn unigryw.

Soon, the list will take on a life of its own.

A new play about depression and the lengths we will go to for those we love.

The performance of Every Brilliant Thing involves members of the audience, making each night unique.

Based on true and untrue stories.

EVERY BRILLIANT THING

Every Brilliant Thing is supported by Anne McMeehan and Jim Roberts and was developed with the support of nabokov and the Jersey Arts Trust.

Sat / Sad // 1:00pm // £10 The Vortex Sun / Sul // 1:00pm // £10 The Vortex

Cynhyrchiad Cwmni Theatr Paines Plough and Pentabus.

BY DUNCAN MACMILLAN WITH JONNY DONAHOE

Paines Plough and Pentabus Theatre Company production.

You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world.

Everything that’s worth living for.

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Rwyt ti'n chwech oed. Mae Mam yn yr ysbyty.

Mae Dad yn dweud ei bod wedi 'gwneud rhywbeth twp'. Mae hi'n ei chael hi'n anodd i fod yn hapus.

Drama newydd am iselder a'r pellterau yr awn iddynt dros y rhai a garwn.

Yn seiliedigwyd ar storïau gwir ac anwir.

Cefnogir Every Brilliant Thing gan Anne McMeehan a Jim Roberts, ac fe'i datblygwyd gyda chefnogaeth Nabokov ac Ymddiriedolaeth Celfyddydau Jersey. The Guardian - "Heart-wrenching, hilarious...possibly one of the funniest plays you'll ever see, full stop."  The Telegraph - "Funny, clever, and surprisingly uplifting."  Time Out London - "Filled to the brim with joy...beautiful, heart wrenching and very funny."  WhatsOnStage - "Beautifully directed...perfectly cast...deeply personal. I defy anyone not to laugh and cry."

Felly, rwyt ti'n dechrau gwneud rhestr o bopeth sy'n fendigedig am y byd.

 The Independent - "Dual interest in joy and sorrow... a perfect balance."

Popeth sy'n ei wneud yn werth byw.

 The Sunday Times - "Absurdly cherishable...fantastically likeable."

1. Hufen iâ 2. Ffilmiau kung fu

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN

TIERNAN DOUIEB

THE WORLD’S FULL OF IDIOTS, LET’S LIVE IN SPACE

THE HORNE SECTION A work in progress from ‘Very friendly but fiercely political’ (Time Out) comedian Tiernan Douieb, that will probably be about his dismay at society, why human beings aren't allowed flying cars, space travel, oh and that election that's happening or something. Come along and hear some words live from his face!

Sat / Sad // 2:30pm // £12 Y Tabernacl

The first band to ever host Never Mind The Buzzcocks (BBC 2) are rolling into town with brand new barnstorming show.

newydd sbon gyffrous.

Yn fuan ar ôl eu cyfres BBC Radio 4, pedair blynedd o werthu pob tocyn yn eu sioeau yng Ngŵyl Caeredin a'r West End - gallwch ddisgwyl cymysgedd meddwol o gomedi byrfyfyr, perfformiadau trawiadol a thalent cerddorol gwallgof o dan arweiniad y digrifwr gwych Alex Horne. Gan gasglu cerddorion gorau'r DU at ei gilydd a'u taflu at ei gilydd ar y llwyfan gyda digrifwyr mwyaf cyffrous y byd, bydd The Horne Section yn dod â ffanffer anorchfygol i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth.

“Gets the juxtaposition between heavy context and winning punch lines right”  Festmag

Hot on the heels of their BBC Radio 4 series, four years of sell out shows in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and West End – expect a heady mix of spontaneous stand-up, spectacular performance and outlandish musical talent led by the brilliant comedian Alex Horne.

Gathering together the UK's finest musicians and throwing them together on stage with the world’s most exciting comics, The Horne Section brings its indomitable fanfare to the Machynlleth Comedy Festival.

“With this fresh style and material he blows so many other comedians out of the water.”  Three Weeks

Mae'r band cyntaf erioed i gyflwyno Never Mind "An absolute blast" The Metro The Buzzcocks (BBC 2) yn dod i'r dref gyda sioe

Gwaith ar y gweill gan y digrifwr 'very friendly but fiercely poitical' (Time Out) Tiernan Douieb, a fydd mwy na thebyg am ei siom yn y gymdeithas, pam nad chiateir i fodau dynol gael ceir sy'n hedfan, teithio yn y gofod, o, a'r etholiad sy'n digwydd neu rywbeth. Dewch draw i glywed rhai geiriau yn fyw o'i wyneb!

"Wildly entertaining welding of stand-up comedy and big band music" The Guardian "A riotous splicing of live music and comedy" The Observer “A frivolously funny mash-up of music and mirth”  Evening Standard

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DAVID ELMS MISTER BOY

David is back after having such a lovely time last Mach. His new show seems to be about marriage and adulthood but actually it's about compromise and then at the end you learn it's all been about love.

Mae David yn ôl ar ôl cael amser mor braf ym Mach tro diwethaf. Ymddengys bod ei sioe newydd am briodi ac oedolaeth, ond mewn gwirionedd mae am gyfaddawdu, ac ar y diwedd rydych yn dysgu bod y cyfan am gariad.

ADAM HESS

WORK IN PROGRESS

"Staking out his own comedy territory" The Guardian.

Hotly tipped newcomer Adam Hess previews his highly anticipated debut hour in which he tries his best to make you very happy and like him a lot. He has written for lots of big TV shows and won some awards too including ‘Telegraph’s Funniest Tweet of 2013’. He knows this isn’t a stand-up award but it is the only one his parents care about.

BEC HILL

BEC TO THE DRAWING BOARD (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Mae'r digrifwr newydd cyffrous Adam Hess yn rhoi rhagolwg o'i awr gyntaf y bu mawr ddisgwyl amdani, lle mae'n ceisio ei orau i'ch gwneud yn hapus iawn ac'i hoffi'n fawr. Mae wedi ysgrifennu ar gyfer llawer o sioeau teledu mawr ac enillodd rai gwobrau hefyd, gan gynnwys 'Telegraph's Funniest Tweet of 2013'. Mae'n gwybod nad yw honno'n wobr am gomedi, ond dyna'r unig un sydd wedi creu argraff ar ei rieni.

Bec Hill (winner of the Barry Performer’s Choice Award for Best Show, Edinburgh Fringe 2014) entertains and delights with her unique mix of stand-up, storytelling and paper-puppetry.

Daw Bec Hill (enillydd Gwobr Barry Performer’s Choice am y Sioe Orau, Gŵyl Caeredin 2014) i’ch diddanu a’ch swyno gyda’i chyfuniad unigryw o gomedi, adrodd straeon a phypedau papur.

“Mesmerising… Phenomenally talented”  FEST

"There's something special about Bec Hill."  The Times

“One of the best people at standing up and telling funny stories on a stage” Laugh Out London

"Bec Hill: exuberant, daft and inventive."  The Scotsman

PHIL JERROD

WORK IN PROGRESS

Phil Jerrod began his stand-up career underneath an Angus Steakhouse in 2012. Since then he has failed his PhD, walked out of his job in publishing and been entertaining audiences up and down the country with his elegant rants on the often unfathomable problems of modern life.

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Dechreuodd Phil Jerrod ei yrfa gomedi o dan Angus Steakhouse yn 2012. Ers hynny, mae wedi methu ei PhD, wedi gadael ei swydd yn cyhoeddi, ac wedi bod yn diddanu cynulleidfaoedd ar hyd a lled y wlad gyda'i rants cain am broblemau amhosib bywyd cyfoes.

“Such a brilliant set – well observed, well written and funny obis” Josie Long “Perfectly delivered, perfectly timed and perfectly glorious” Broadway Baby

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN

Theatre / Theatr

MATT REES AND CHARLIE WEBSTER

STAND UP AND SKETCHES*

Charlie Webster is a beautiful young man. He enjoys meats, travel and low level crime. He has no quotes no fans and no awards. He lost everything in a small fire in his home. Please help him rebuild his life.

Last year Matt Rees provided the UK support for Tig Notaro and represented Wales In the Laugh Factory Funniest person in the World Semi-final in Los Angeles.

JOHN OSBORNE JOHN PEEL’S SHED

Sat / Sad // 2:30pm // £10 Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Billiard Room

In 2002 John Osborne won a box of John Peel's records in a competition on the DJ's Radio One show. This is the story of what he chose to do with them and how the records helped shape his life. The show was a complete sell out at the 2011 Edinburgh fringe and this is a rare chance to see him dust off the records and perform the show again.

Yn 2002 enillodd John Osborne focs o recordiau John Peel mewn cystadleuaeth ar sioe'r DJ ar Radio One. Dyma hanes beth dewisodd wneud â nhw a sut newidiodd y cofnodion ei fywyd. Gwerthodd y sioe bob tocyn yng Ngŵyl Caeredin 2011, a dyma gyfle prin i'w weld yn tynnu'r recordiau o'r silff a pherfformio'r sioe eto.

*We haven't written any of the sketches at time of writing so if there's none in the show, that's how well that endeavour went.

“Osborne sits somewhere between Tom Wrigglesworth and Daniel Kitson. I could have listened for hours – ” The Independent

Llynedd, cefnogodd Matt Rees Tig Notaro yn y DU, a chynrychiolodd Gymru yn rownd gynderfynol Laugh Factory Funniest Person in the World yn Los Angeles.

NICK HELM

MASTERWORK IN PROGRESS

Mae Charlie Webster yn ddyn ifanc prydferth.

Mae’n mwynhau cig, teithio, a throseddu lefel isel. Does ganddo ddim dyfyniadau, dim fans, a dim gwobrau. Collodd bopeth mewn tân bach yn ei gartref. Dewch i’w helpu i ailadeiladu ei fywyd.

*Dydyn ni heb ysgrifennu unrhyw sgetshis adeg ysgrifennu hwn, felly os nad oes dim yn y sioe, dyna sut aeth ein hymdrechion.

"Great writing and persona.. You keep this up you'll eventually get the Woody Allen of Wales" Richard Lewis (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

See page 37 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 37 am wybodaeth am y sioe Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 43

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BEARD

WORK IN PROGRESS

Beard do a whole new hour for your entertainment. Matilda Wnek and Rosa Robson bring their special kind of bizarre and joyful comedy to Machnylleth for the first time. A mix of sketch, clown, theatre and nightmare, this

unpredictable double-act are definitely worth seeing in progress.

Bydd Beard yn gwneud awr newydd sbon i'ch difyrru. Daw Matilda Wnek a Rosa Robson â'u math arbennig o gomedi rhyfedd a llawen i Fachynlleth am y tro cyntaf. Cymysgedd o sgetshis, clownio, theatr a hunllef, mae'r act ddwbl anrhagweladwy hwn yn bendant yn werth ei weld ar y gweill.

“Inspired” The List “True originality” Broadway Baby

ELIS JAMES

WORK IN PROGRESS

MATTHEW CROSBY SMALLER THAN LIFE

looking "cool and confident" in photographs.

Mae Matthew Crosby (un o Pappy's, yn cydseren/cyd-awdur Badults BBC3) yn dychwelyd i Ŵyl Mach gyda sioe fach hyfryd arall. Dewch i weld, i chwerthin, i adael, ac wedyn i beidio â meddwl am y peth eto. Mae Matthew wedi Matthew Crosby (one of Pappy's, co-star/ co-writer of BBC3's Badults) returns to ymddangos ar 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Never Mind MachFest with another lovely little show. the Buzzcocks, Celebrity 15-1, ac 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. A gadewch i ni beidio Come along, have a chuckle or two, leave, never really think about it again. Matthew has ag anghofio ei fod yn ymddangos fel ci yn appeared on 8 out of 10 Cats; Never Mind the darllen y newyddion ar Animal Antics BBC 1.

Buzzcocks; Celebrity 15-1; and 8 out of 10 Cats Mae'n briod, yn dioddef ychydig o asthma, ac Does Countdown. And let's not forget that he yn 35 oed (ond yn edrych yn ifanc iawn). Hefyd, appeared as a news-reading dog on BBC 1’s yn ddiweddar, darllenodd erthygl ar-lein yn Animal Antics. He's married, mildly asthmatic ymwneud ag edrych yn "cŵl ac yn hyderus" and a very youthful-looking 35 years old. mewn ffotograffau.

He also recently read an online article about Sat / Sad // 2:30pm // £8 Y Plas Vane Tempest

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Come to see Elis try the jokes he's most excited about, at the comedy festival he likes playing the most. This is an hour of new stuff, so expect a notebook.

As seen (and heard) on Crims (BBC3), 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4), Dave's One Night Stand (Dave) Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central), Russell Howard's Good News (BBC3), The Elis James and John Robins Show (Xfm) Dewch i weld Elis yn rhoi cynnig ar y jôcs mae'n fwyaf cyffrous amdanynt, yn yr ŵyl gomedi mae'n hoffi ei chwarae fwyaf. Mae hon yn awr o bethau newydd, felly disgwyliwch lyfr nodiadau.

Fel y gwelwyd (a chlywyd) ar Crims (BBC3), 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4), Dave's One Night Stand (Dave), Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central), Russell Howard's Good News (BBC3), The Elis James and John Robins Show (Xfm).

COME & VISIT OUR 4 FLOORS PACKED WITH BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTS 8 Maengwyn St, Machynlleth Open 7 Days a Week www.iansnow.com 01654703945

MODERN ART IN SEVEN BEAUTIFUL GALLERIES. Jim Stallings 25 April - 20 June Bron Yr Aur Kyffin Williams 28 February - 9 May Patagonia D. Alun Evans 18 April - 27 June Land Marks Philip Huckin 25 April - 20 June Rural Narrative Louise Young 2 April - 30 May The Art of Small Things

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN

Theatre / Theatr

PAPPY’S

PAPPY’S FLATSHARE SLAMDOWN

Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown is the hilarious and anarchic panel game hosted by award winning sketch team Pappy’s and featuring great comedian guests. Set in Pappy’s flat - with landlord Matthew in charge - each show sees unruly tenants Ben and Tom battle to avoid doing an annoying household chore. To help them in this exciting high stakes contest they force their houseguests (who have previously included Adam Buxton, Bridget Christie, Romesh Ranganathan, Sara Pascoe and Elis James) to take sides and help them fight it out over a number of stupid games.

Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown yw'r gêm banel ddoniol ac anarchaidd a gyflwynir gan y tîm sgets arobryn Pappy's, gyda digrifwyr gwych yn westeion. Wedi'i leoli yn fflat Pappy's - gyda'r landlord Matthew yn gyfrifol - mae pob sioe yn gweld y tenantiaid afreolus Ben a Tom yn brwydro i osgoi gwneud tasg gartref ddiflas. Er mwyn eu helpu yn y gystadleuaeth gyffrous hon am wobr enfawr, maent yn gorfodi eu gwesteion yn y tŷ (sydd wedi cynnwys Adam Buxton, Bridget Christie, Romesh Ranganathan, Sara Pascoe ac Elis James yn y gorffennol) i ddewis ochr a'u helpu i ymladd dros nifer o gemau gwirion.

WIL GREENWAY

VINCENT GOES SPLAT Stori am euogrwydd, galar a disgyrchiant gan gyd-greawdwr The Lounge Room Confabulators (ennillydd Adelaide Fringe "Tipped from the edge of a tall building, we Award AC Underbelly Edinburgh Award) fell together, side by side like eggs rolled off a'r twpsyn unigol wrth wraidd A Night to the kitchen bench. Vincent spoke, I listened, Dismember (Runner Up Best Comedy A Best Comedy Performer yng Ngŵyl Auckland), mae the ground grew closer; and that story Vincent spat was awful, disgusting and really Vincent Goes Splat yn stori erchyll a adroddir funny; I'd like to tell it to you.” yn brydferth: barddonol, didwyll ac aruthrol o dwp.

A story of guilt, grief and gravity from the co-creator of The Lounge Room Confabulators  Three Weeks (UK) (Winner Adelaide Fringe Award AND the  Time Out (AUS) Underbelly Edinburgh Award) and the solo idiot behind A Night to Dismember (Runner “A stellar storyteller” The Music (AUS) up Best Comedy AND Best Comedy Performer “An absurd and yet utterly human story. It's full at Auckland Fringe) Vincent Goes Splat is an of satisfyingly dense phrases and lovely picture awful story beautifully told: poetic, sincere book images and is really very nicely performed and entirely worth seeing” Daniel Kitson (UK) and dazzlingly stupid.

Sat / Sad // 4:00pm // £7 Owain Glyndŵr Centre - Leisure Centre

A YOUNG MAN DRESSED AS A GORILLA DRESSED AS AN OLD MAN SITS ROCKING IN A ROCKING CHAIR FOR FIFTY-SIX MINUTES AND THEN LEAVES. One performance only. Arrive early - sellout expected. Un perfformiad yn unig. Dewch yn gynnar - disgwylir gwerthu pob tocyn.

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SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN Brings Maths, History and Impro to life for beginners, and explores his own innner pysche with a section analysing his dreams - and then tries not to get too paranoid.

Ed attempts to metaphorically throw “all” his jelly at the wall to see if any of it sticks in a cobbled together conglomerate of ideas which at most is different and at least attempts to grasp the nettle (if indeed it is metaphorically a nettle).

Gan ddefnyddio damcaniaeth anhrefn fel canllaw, ac o'i leoliad annisgwyl ar ymylon comedi llwyfan, bydd Aczel yn gwneud ymdrech eithriadol o annhebygol o newid y byd unwaith ac am byth.

Gofyn a allwch gael y gorau o ddau fyd - h.y. ceisio newid ymwybyddiaeth ddynol am byth a chadw eich penwythnosau'n rhydd.

THE RANDOM FLAPPING OF A BUTTERFLY’S WINGS

Bydd Ed yn cynnwys un neu ddau o straeon doniol a chylchol am ei fywyd, na fyddant yn para'n hir diolch byth. Yn cyflwyno mathemateg, hanes a byrfyfyr mewn ffordd fywiog i ddechreuwyr, ac yn archwilio ei feddwl ei hun gyda rhan yn dadansoddi ei freuddwydion - ac wedyn yn ceisio peidio â mynd yn rhy baranoid.

Using Chaos theory as a guideline and from his very random perch on the sidelines of stand up comedy Aczel makes an exceptionally unlikely attempt to change the world once and for all.

Bydd Ed yn ceisio taflu ei holl jeli trosiadol at y wal i weld a oes unrhyw ran ohono'n glynu mewn casgliad o syniadau a fydd, ar eu gorau, yn wahanol, ac o leiaf yn ceisio mynd i'r afael â'r mater (heb fynd i'r afael â danadl).

EDWARD ACZEL GEORGE EGG

ANARCHIST COOK

One Man. One Hour. Three Courses.

Comedian George Egg is also a fanatical selftaught cook with an anarchic approach to making meals. Finding himself dissatisfied with the quality of hotel room-service while touring the stand-up comedy clubs of the world George embarks on a project to take matters into his own surprisingly capable hands. Come see him serve up a surreal and absurd mix of stand-up comedy and striking innovation in an unforgettable demonstration of extreme multitasking.

Total Sellout Brighton Fringe 2014 Un dyn. Un awr. Tri chwrs.

Mae'r digrifwr George Egg hefyd yn gogydd hunanddysgedig angerddol gydag ymagwedd anarchaidd o wneud prydau bwyd. Gan dyfu'n anfodlon ar ansawdd gwasanaeth ystafell gwestai tra'n teithio clybiau comedi'r byd, dechreuodd George ar brosiect i fynd i'r afael â'r mater gyda'i ddwylo rhyfeddol o alluog ei hun. Dewch i'w weld yn gweini cymysgedd swreal a hurt o gomedi llwyfan ac arloesedd trawiadol mewn arddangosiad bythgofiadwy o amldasgio eithafol.

Gwerthodd bob tocyn, Gŵyl Brighton 2014 “Utterly charming… hugely inventive” The Times

Asking whether you can have your cake and eat it – i.e. seek to change human consciousness forever and keep your weekends free.

“One of the strangest, and finest, hours of live comedy I’d ever seen” Zadie Smith, The New Yorker

Ed includes a couple of amusingly circular stories “Perhaps Britain’s greatest living anti-comedian” The Guardian about his life, which thankfully don’t last long.

SHEEPS

SOME OF OUR SLIGHTLY OLDER SKETCHES Sheeps present not so much a 'best of' but a 'simplest of', an 'easiest to remember of' all their sketches. It should be a really nice, playful show from the funny trio of Alastair Roberts, Daran Johnson and Liam Williams.

Sheeps yn cyflwyno ... nid 'y goreuon' ond 'y symlaf', a'r 'hawsaf i'w cofio' o'u sgetsys i gyd. Dylai fod yn sioe neis, chwareus gan y triawd doniol Alastair Roberts, Daran Johnson a Liam Williams. "'It is, by some enormous distance, the most exciting, the most intelligent, the most p**syourself-funny hour at this or any other festival.

They are just: That. Damn. Good" Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 47

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LOLLY ADEFOPE LOLLY

1Xtra, and as seen on Channel 4, BBC3 and Sky Arts.

Lolly Adefope presents her debut hour of character comedy. If you only see one show this festival, then please, PLEASE, why not take her with you? She loves meeting new people! ;)

GERRY HOWELL

GERRY HOWELL’S PORTAL OF DISCOVERY

Lolly Adefope yn rhoi rhagolwg o'i hawr gyntaf o gomedi. Fel y clywyd ar Fresh From the Fringe BBC Radio 4 a BBC Radio 1Xtra, fel y gwelir yn The Invisible Dot New Wave ac aelod o'r sioe gwlt The Bearpit Podcast Podcast..

"Promising newcomer" The Independent

Leicester New Comedian of the Year 2015 Nominee, and member of the cult hit The Bearpit Podcast Podcast. As heard on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio

“Tipped by everyone in the comedy industry” Laugh Out London

Gerry Howell originally intended to perform a play about a comedian struggling to write a show. But things have changed. Gerry's life imploded, his girlfriend has left him and he's worried he's lost his sense of humour. James Joyce once said "a man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional, and are portals of discovery".

ysgrifennu sioe. Ond mae pethau wedi newid.

Cwympodd bywyd Gerry, gadawyd ef gan ei gariad, ac mae'n poeni ei fod wedi colli ei synnwyr digrifwch. Dywedodd James Joyce unwaith, "A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional, and are portals of discovery".

Roedd Gerry Howell yn wreiddiol wedi bwriadu perfformio drama am ddigrifwr yn methu ag

"Wonderfully befuddled" The Guardian

Nawr mae Gerry yn gwneud y camgymeriad a allai fod yn enfawr o ddod â sioe i Gymru nad Now Gerry is making the potentially huge yw'n gysylltiedig o gwbl â'r broliant yn y llyfryn. mistake of bringing to Wales a show that bears Ond hwn yw'r llyfryn. Neu a yw arlein? Rwy wedi no relation to his blurb in the brochure. But this drysu, felly mae'n rhaid eich bod chi hefyd. Ond is the brochure. Or is it online? I'm confused, and peidiwch â phoeni, mae Gerry wedi gwneud y so must you be. But don't worry, Gerry’s done sioe hon o'r blaen. Nid oedd yn gwneud llawer this show before. It didn't make a lot of sense the o synnwyr y tro cyntaf, ond erbyn hyn mae'n first time but now it does. Sort of. Someone even gwneud. I ryw raddau. Dywedodd rhywun bod said Gerry was a bit of a genius. Come and find Gerry yn dipyn o athrylith hyd yn oed. Dewch i out how loose a term that has become. weld faint mae'r term hwnnw wedi'i ddibrisio.

The Guy who’s consistently the drunkest on the Friday is back at Mach with an all-new hour of hangover rage to soothe your raging hangover.

The Thinking Stoner’s Man. Come hear ole’ Big Bear pull up some smug trees.

Y boi sydd bob amser y mwyaf meddw ar y nos Wener yn ôl ym Mach gydag awr o ddicter pen mawr i leddfu eich pen mawr cynddeiriog. Dyn i bobl meddylgar sy'n hoffi canabis. Dewch i glywed yr hen arth fawr yn tynnu coed hunanfodlon.

FIN TAYLOR

NOTES FROM 3AM (WORK IN PROGRESS)

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“Has all the makings of a world quality stand-up” The List “In rubbing his less high-minded pursuits in the face of the smug and pretentious, he’s found a prime vantage point for observational stand-up” Fest

JOE LYCETT

WORK IN PROGRESS

See page 32 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 32 am wybodaeth am y sioe

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN

GARETH RICHARDS SONGS IN THE KEY OF GARETH

JOSIE LONG JOSEPH MORPURGO WORK IN PROGRESS

INVESTIGATIONS Join Gareth Richards, Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards best newcomer nominee 2010 for his fifth solo show of hilarious stand-up, silly jokes, and gorgeously low-key comedy songs.

Gareth has appeared on Russell Howard’s Good An early rattle-through of the third solo show News (BBC3), Live at the Electric (BBC3), and from multimedia comic Joseph Morpurgo, with performed live on Radio 1 several times in 2014. help from Kirsty. An hour of excavated vinyl and Gareth co-hosted Frank Skinner’s Sony Awardthrottled hyperkonzept. As seen in Austentatious winning Absolute Radio show for two years and ( The Times) and Harry & Paul's supported Frank on his 2014 Tour.

Story of the 2s.

Ymunwch â Gareth Richards, enwebai Best Cipolwg cynnar o'i drydedd sioe unigol o'r Newcomer Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards digrifwr amlgyfrwng Joseph Morpurgo, gyda 2010 am ei bumed sioe unigol o gomedi doniol, help gan Kirsty. Awr o finyl wedi'i gloddio a jôcs gwirion, a chaneuon comedi esmwyth braf. hyperkonzept wedi'i sbarduno. Fel y gwelir yn Austentatious ( The Times) a Story Mae Gareth wedi bod ar Russell Howard's Good News (BBC3), Live at the Electric (BBC3), ac wedi of the 2s Harry a Paul. perfformio'n fyw ar Radio 1 sawl gwaith yn 2014.

“An exhilarating trip into the tirelessly inventive Cyd-gyflwynodd Gareth sioe Frank Skinner a mind of an obvious talent.” Time Out enillodd Sony Award ar Absolute Radio am ddwy flynedd, a chefnogodd Frank ar ei daith 2014.  Fest  Chortle

“A delightful hour of comedy.” The Guardian

IVO GRAHAM

GENTLE ANECDOTES VOLUME 3 (WORK IN PROGRESS) As an eccentric, socially awkward comedy nerd, you could say Ivo Graham embodies the spirit of Mach Fest better than anyone else, barring the hundreds of other eccentric, socially awkward comedy nerds who perform and watch shows at the festival every year. This'll be the third solo hour he's done here, the first two having gone on to receive goodish reviews and sell approximately 85% of their ticket allocations at the arguably even more historic Edinburgh Festival, so if that doesn't say "why haven't you got on this chuffing

The three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Josie Long, introduces a brand new show - Investigations. With close friend and investigative journalist Martin Williams, the twain will break his findings, along with sillier adventures and topical jokes.

Mae'r enwebai Edinburgh Comedy Award deirgwaith Josie Long yn cyflwyno sioe newydd sbon - Investigations. Gyda'i ffrind agos, y newyddiadurwr ymchwiliol Martin Williams, bydd y ddau'n cyflwyno eu canfyddiadau, ynghyd ag anturiaethau gwirionach a jôcs amserol.

“An original and unflagging spirit, oozing enthusiasm and intellect… Long builds delightful comedy worlds.”  The Times “A passion for ideas and creativity”  The Guardian bandwagon yet?", well, not much will.

Fel gîc comedi cymdeithasol lletchwith ecsentrig, gallech ddweud bod Ivo Graham yn ymgorffori ysbryd Gŵyl Mach yn well nag unrhyw un arall, heblaw am y cannoedd o giciau comedi cymdeithasol lletchwith ecsentrig eraill sy'n perfformio ac yn gwylio sioeau yn yr ŵyl bob blwyddyn. Dyma fydd y drydedd awr unigol mae wedi'i gwneud yma.

Derbyniodd y ddwy gyntaf adolygiadau gweddol, gan werthu tua 85% o'u tocynnau a ddyrannwyd yng Ngŵyl Caeredin (y gellid dadlau bod hyd yn oed mwy o hanes iddi), felly os nad yw hynny'n dweud "pam nad wy'n rhan o'r blincin peth yma eto?", wel, ry'ch chi'n amhosib eich plesio.

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TWINS

JORDAN BROOKES CARIAD & PAUL

MY NEIGHBOUR IS TAKING HIS BINS OUT

An entirely spontaneous theatrical adventure, improvised out of thin air, fueled by a single word & filled with a fusion of surreal twists, heart-wrenching tragedy & absurd comedy.

Oh hey, who’s this guy? What’s he up to? Keep seeing him whenever I flick through the listings.

He looks sort of sad, but also sort of triumphant.

I wonder if he’s any good? Yeah, probably pretty good. Just look at that jumper.

A TWO-PLAYER IMPROVISED ADVENTURE Annie McGrath and Jack Barry present an hour of implied reluctance, pseudo-animosity, self-deprecation, offbeat charm, and a few theatrical scenes.

In Annie McGrath – every bit the cherubic churl – Twins have a unique and curiously endearing half. Never shy of dodging a predictable punchline, she is a fearless navigator of the off-beat.

Mostly comedy.

Join international improv veterans Cariad Lloyd (The Cariad Show, BBC3; Austentatious; Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee) & Paul Foxcroft (Drifters, E4; Surname&Surname) as they explore undiscovered worlds & immerse themselves in an Together, they form one of the most unique, unpredictable cast of bizarre characters, brought curious, and exciting new double-acts around.

Bydd Annie McGrath a Jack Barry yn cyflwyno awr o into being before your very eyes (assuming amharodrwydd ymhlyg, ffug-elyniaeth, gwyleidd- you’re present). dra, anwyldeb rhyfedd, a rhai golygfeydd theatrig. Antur theatrig gwbl ddigymell, byrfyfyr, wedi'i wneud o ddim, wedi'i danio gan un gair ac wedi'i Yn Annie McGrath - costog angylaidd drwyddi draw - mae gan Twins hanner unigryw ac annwyl. lenwi â chyfuniad o droeon swreal, trasiedi poenus a chomedi hurt.

Does dim ofn jôc amlwg arni, ac mae'n cyrchu'r Beside her, Jack Barry takes ‘gormlessness’ into new territory. Fuelled by flights of fancy, constant deviation, and spontaneous drollery, Barry is very much the natural humourist.

rhyfedd heb swildod. Wrth ei hymyl, mae Jack Barry yn cymryd twpdra i dir newydd. Wedi'i fwydo gan ddychymyg byw, gwrthdynnu cyson, a digrifwch digymell, mae Barry yn ddigrifwr naturiol.

Comedi yn bennaf.

Ymunwch â'r arbenigwyr byrfyfyr Cariad Lloyd (The Cariad Show, BBC3, Austentatious, enwebai Best Newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Award) a Gyda'i gilydd, maent yn un o'r actau dwbl newydd Paul Foxcroft (Drifters, E4, Surname&Surname) mwyaf unigryw, diddorol a chyffrous sydd i'w cael. wrth iddynt archwilio bydoedd heb eu darganfod Twins yw eu hymgais i greu sioe sgets, cymysgedd ac ymgolli mewn cast anrhagweladwy o dargyfeiriol o sgetshis, pryderon, a thrafodaethau gymeriadau rhyfedd, yn dod yn fyw o flaen eich sy'n pryderu am y sgetshis hynny. llygaid (gan dybio eich bod yn bresennol).

"The off-the-cuff, laidback and inclusive appeal that is the real strength of Twins.”  The List Machynlleth Comedy Festival 50

“Stylish, funny & imaginative” Chortle “An improv gem”  Ed Fest Magazine

I’m not sure what I’m calling the show yet.

I’m looking out the window for ideas. My neighbour is taking his bins out. A bird is flying by. The clouds are grey. Never mind. I’ll think of something eventually.

This is the story of where I came from and where I'm going. Some of it's true, most of it's nonsense.

Come along if you like the idea of time travel, character sketches, me wearing stupid stuff on my head and uncomfortable displays of earnestness.

O hei, pwy yw'r boi 'ma? Beth mae'n ei wneud?

Rwy'n ei weld pryd bynnag y byddaf yn edrych drwy'r rhestrau. Mae'n edrych yn drist, ond mae hefyd fel pe bai'n fuddugoliaethus. Tybed os ydyw'n dda o gwbl? Ydy, mae'n dda, mae'n siŵr.

Edrychwch ar ei siwmper.

Dydw i ddim yn siŵr beth fyddai'n galw'r sioe eto.

Rwy'n edrych drwy'r ffenest i gael syniadau. Mae fy nghymydog yn mynd allan â'i finiau. Mae aderyn yn hedfan heibio. Mae'r cymylau'n llwyd. Dim ots.

Byddai'n meddwl am rhywbeth yn y pen draw.

Dyma hanes o ble y deuthum ac i ble rwy'n mynd.

Mae peth ohono'n wir, mae'r rhan fwyaf ohono'n nonsens. Dewch i weld os ydych yn hoffi'r syniad o deithio drwy amser, sgetshis cymeriad, fi'n gwisgo pethau gwirion ar fy mhen, ac arddangosfeydd anghyfforddus o ddifrifoldeb.

Dewch yn rhan o daith cynaliadwyedd Cymru Be a part of Wales’ sustainability journey

Falch i gefnogi comedi yng Nghymru Proud to support comedy in Wales www.cynnalcymru.com @cynnalcymru Cynnal Cymru - Sustain Wales yw prif sefydliad datblygu cynaliadwy Cymru. Rydym yn sefydliad dielw. Elusen gofrestredig 1158496 Cynnal Cymru - Sustain Wales is Wales' leading Sustainable Development organisation. We are not-for-proot. Registered charity 1158496

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN The Face Show is a comedy/theatre/talking show about faces by award winning York born writer and performer Rob Auton. ‘The Face Show’ is suitable for anybody who has a face or has seen somebody with a face. Following on from 2012’s ‘The Yellow Show’ and 2013’s ‘The Sky Show’ Rob turns his attention to faces to create ‘The Face Show’.

Mae'r Face Show yn sioe gomedi/theatr/siarad am wynebau gan yr awdur a pherfformiwr arobryn o Efrog Rob Auton. Mae 'The Face Show' yn addas i unrhyw un sydd â wyneb neu sydd wedi gweld rhywun gydag wyneb. Yn dilyn 'The Yellow Show' 2012 a 'The Sky Show' 2013, mae Rob yn troi ei sylw at wynebau i greu 'The Face Show'.

ED GAMBLE

WORK IN PROGRESS

ROBERT AUTON THE FACE SHOW The male one in Almost Royal (E4) and proud square Ed Gamble brings his brand new show to Machllllynathexcskj Comedy Festival. His last show had “attention grabbing liveliness and considerable flair” according to The Telegraph, but the same review said he could “easily be called Brad, Chad or similar” which is confusing at best. If you need more convincing here is a list of things: Chortle Award Winner 2014, Russell Howard’s Good News, Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live, Dave’s One Night Stand, enjoys long walks and writing about himself in the third person. See you there, I’d imagine.

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“Charming, eccentric and uplifting, Auton is a talent to watch” The Independent “That’s just sad” Vanessa Feltz

Bydd yr un gwrywaidd yn Almost Royal (E4) a'r gîc balch Ed Gamble yn dod â'i sioe newydd sbon i Ŵyl Gomedi Machllllynathexcskj. Roedd gan ei sioe olaf "attention grabbing liveliness and considerable flair" yn ôl y Telegraph, ond dywedodd yr un adolygiad y gallai fod "easily be called Brad, Chad or similar", sy'n ddryslyd ar y naw. Os oes angen mwy o argyhoeddiadol arnoch, dyma restr o bethau: Enillydd Chortle Award 2014, Russell Howard’s Good RACHEL PARRIS WORK IN PROGRESS News, Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live, Dave’s One Night Stand, yn mwynhau teithiau cerdded hir ac ysgrifennu am ei hun yn y trydydd person. Wela'i chi yno, byddwn i'n dychmygu.

SAM FLETCHER

“A genuine original” The Guardian

Hello. Sam here. I've got a wheelie bin-worth of new material that I'd like to try during this show. Not looking forward to bringing the wheelie bin on the train, but hey, that's showbiz.

Show will include: jokes, tricks, neuro-linguistic programming and a wing walk.

Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Nominee.

Rachel Parris (Austentatious, The IT Crowd, Thronecast) presents a collection of new songs, stories and stand-up about not having it all. No house, husband, child, wage? No problem. Rachel Parris is an award-winning musical comedian and improviser. Her songs have been played on BBC Radio 4 and BBC 6 Music and she was been named the Independent's One To Watch 2014, and was nominated for a Chortle award.

Rachel Parris (Austentatious, The IT Crowd, Thronecast) yn cyflwyno casgliad o ganeuon, straeon newydd a chomedi am fethu â chael y cyfan. Dim tŷ, gŵr, plentyn, cyflog? Dim problem.

Mae Rachel Parris yn ddigrifwr cerddorol a byrfyfyr arobryn. Mae ei chaneuon wedi cael eu chwarae ar BBC Radio 4 a BBC 6 Music, ac fe'i henwyd yn One to Watch 2014 yr Independent, a chafodd ei henwebu am Chortle award.

"One sometimes doubts that Britain's got talent but Parris has it in spades" The Guardian Helo. Sam sy' 'ma. Mae gen i lond bin olwyn o ddeunydd newydd yr hoffwn roi cynnig arno yn ystod y sioe hon.

Ddim yn edrych ymlaen at ddod â'r bin olwyn ar y trên, ond hei, mae showbiz yn anodd.

Bydd y sioe'n cynnwys: jôcs, triciau, rhaglennu niwro-ieithyddol a cherdded asgell.

"He is, behind the indie-guy T-shirt and glasses, behind the shamateurism, a total pro." The Times.

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN

STUART GOLDSMITH SIMON MUNNERY FYLM SCHOOL

WORK IN PROGRESS

MIKE WOZNIAK

ONE MAN DAD CAT BAND

New Zealand International Comedy Festival Award winner 2013/14, Quadruple Chortle Award nominee and podsmith returns with some The wandering minstrel of showbusiness Serial innovator Simon Munnery turns host and more made-up stuff that at the time of writing is fylm director as comedy meets maverick cinema. previews a tale from the road. still just happy molecules. By the time you see it Journeying to Wales from its monthly residency Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee 2013. though, oh boy will it be three fifths ready to fly! at London's Soho Theatre, Munnery introduces As seen in Channel 4’s Man Down and heard in Malcolm Hardee Award Winner a selection of the country's finest, most daring BBC Radio 4’s Small Scenes. comedians (who find themselves conveniently Enillydd New Zealand International Comedy Daw clerwr crwydrol comedi i roi rhagolwg o in Machynlleth on the same night) to a camera, stori o'r ffordd.

Festival Award 2013/14, enwebai Gwobr Chortle projector and screen for an hour of live filmbedair gwaith, a podledwr yn dychwelyd gyda Enwebai Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award based comedy. mwy o stwff newydd sydd, adeg ysgrifennu, yn dal 2013. Fel y gwelwyd yn Man Down Channel 4 a i fod yn foleciwlau hapus. Ond erbyn i chi ei weld, Arloeswr cyfresol Simon Munnery yn troi'n chlywyd yn Small Scenes BBC Radio 4. iesgob, bydd dair rhan o bump yn barod i fynd! gyflwynydd a chyfarwyddwr ffilm wrth i gomedi “Wozniak is bang on the money”  gwrdd â sinema rebel. Gan deithio i Gymru o'i Enillydd Malcolm Hardee Award breswylfa fisol yn Theatr Soho yn Llundain, bydd The Sunday Times "Expert stand-up" The Sunday Times Munnery yn cyflwyno detholiad o ddigrifwyr “Master of the dead pan”  “Wonderfully funny” Time Out gorau, mwyaf beiddgar y wlad (sy'n digwydd The Daily Express bod ym Machnylleth ar yr un noson) i gamera, taflunydd a sgrîn am awr o gomedi byw yn seiliedig ar ffilmiau.

“Surreal, whimsical and always inexplicably hilarious, this innovative show proves that there's more to comedy than one man and a microphone”  Three Weeks “It's a lot of fun” Time Out "Clever, imaginative and thrilling"  Metro "Consistently one of the most innovative comedy talents out there" Time Out

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COMEDI CYMRAEG

GOREUON STANDUP CYMRAEG I Sat / Sad // 7:00pm // £7 Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

MC Tudur Owen yn cyflwyno detholiad o gomedi a chomediwyr Cymraeg. Awr o chwerthin yn iaith y nefoedd, be well gewch chi? (Atebion ar gerdyn post os gwelwch yn dda)

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN

PATRICK TURPIN VOETSEK

Johannesburg, 1977. Turps' father (also Turps) is busy tearing the South African comedy scene a new one. 38 years later - in Wales - his 27-yearold son performs his second solo show...

Everyone DTK?* It's time to check-in at Patters' Plop Shop - the perfect time to spend some quality time with ol' Turpleton.

Johannesburg, 1977. Mae tad Turps (Turps hefyd) yn dinistrio'r sîn gomedi yn Ne Affrica. 38 mlynedd yn ddiweddarach - yng Nghymru - mae ei fab 27 oed yn perfformio ei ail sioe unigol ...

Pawb yn barod?* Mae'n amser dod i Patters' Plop Shop - yr amser perffaith i dreulio rhywfaint o amser gwerthfawr gyda 'rhen Turpleton.

"Accomplished stuff" The Scotsman "A comic on the crest of a wave" FEST *DOWN TO KISS. It's 2015 guys, for heaven's sake put your dicks away

ROB NEWMAN THE BRAIN SHOW

BRIDGET CHRISTIE

AN UNGRATEFUL WOMAN Sat / Sad // 7:00pm // £12 Y Tabernacl

Why did people praise Michael Gove on 25 Feb 2014? Who laughs at salads? What made Bridget lose control of her emotions at a casting for a Müller yoghurt advert? Why isn’t Bridget grateful for British sexism?

Join Bridget (Winner: Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013 – Best Show, South Bank Sky Arts Award 2014 – Best Comedy, Chortle Awards 2014 – Best Show & Best Radio Show and the Rose D’Or International Broadcasting Award 2014 – Best Radio Comedy) & she will explain everything.

Pam oedd pobl yn canmol Michael Gove ar 25 Chwefror 2014? Pwy sy'n chwerthin ar salad?

Beth wnaeth i Bridget golli rheolaeth ar ei hemosiynau mewn clyweliad am hysbyseb iogwrt Müller? Pam na all Bridget fod yn ddiolchgar am rywiaeth Prydeinig?

Ymunwch â Bridget (enillydd Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award 2013 – Best Show, South Bank Sky Arts Award 2014 – Best Comedy, Chortle Awards 2014 – Best Show & Best Radio Show a'r Rose D’Or International Broadcasting Award 2014 – Best Radio Comedy) a bydd yn esbonio popeth.

See page 29 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 29 am wybodaeth am y sioe Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 55

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN

MARCEL LUCONT IS

Sat / Sad // 8:30pm // £10 Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

A modern man’s majestic musings on mortality, morality, masculinity and, moreover, Marcel Lucont, multi awarddeserving maverick. A multimedia mélange of magnificence.

GARETH GWYNN GARETH GWYNN'S TWISTED HISTORY OF RADIO

Debut performance of a show all about the history of radio from comedy writer, performer and radio presenter, Gareth Gwynn. Gareth writes jokes for The News Quiz, The Now Show, XFM London and Have I Got News For You, has made a documentary about Welsh Independence for BBC Radio 4, is a regular presenter on BBC Radio Wales and is instrumental in the continued financial security of Megabus.

Perfformiad cyntaf sioe am hanes radio gan awdur comedi, perfformiwr a chyflwynydd radio, Gareth Gwynn. Mae Gareth yn ysgrifennu jôcs ar gyfer The News Quiz, The Now Show, XFM London a Have I Got News For You, mae wedi gwneud rhaglen ddogfen am Annibyniaeth Cymru ar gyfer BBC Radio 4, mae'n gyflwynydd rheolaidd ar BBC Radio Wales ac mae'n allweddol yn sicrwydd ariannol parhaus Megabus.

Winner of Fringe World Award for Best Comedy Show 2013.

KIRI PRITCHARDMCLEAN WORK IN PROGRESS

Join Kiri as she performs an impossibly ambitious début hour show investigating genetics, gender and race - what a laugh. Is Kiri likely to end up committing an accidental hate crime? Come along and find out!

Ymunwch â Kiri wrth iddi berfformio sioe awr gyntaf amhosib o uchelgeisiol yn ymchwilio i eneteg, rhyw a hil - am jôc! A yw Kiri'n debygol o orfod cyflawni trosedd gasineb yn ddamweiniol?

Dewch draw i gael gwybod!

"She balances affection with an acute eye for the ridiculous to bring you a stand up set of well delivered, increasingly funny anecdotes… definitely one to watch" Three Weeks "Kiri was by far the funniest & quick witted, one to look out for in the future" Leicester Mercury

HENRY PAKER

WORK IN PROGRESS

Henry Paker works through some quarter, half, and three-quarter baked ideas. No licking the spoon!

Bydd Henry Paker yn gweithio drwy syniadau chwarter, hanner, a thri-chwarter call. Dim llyfu'r llwy!

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As seen on Set List (ABC2), BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC) and Live At The Electric (BBC).

Doethinebau mawreddog dyn modern ar farwoldeb, moesoldeb, gwrywdod ac, ar ben hynny, Marcel Lucont, rebel sy'n haeddu sawl gwobr. Melange amlgyfrwng o wychder.

Enillydd Best Comedy Show Fringe World Award 2013.

Fel y gwelwyd ar Set List (ABC2), BBC3’s Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC) a Live At The Electric (BBC).

“Fresh, accessible, hilarious” The Guardian “Truly excellent…stand-up at its very best”  FringeReview.co.uk

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN

PAT CAHILL

5/6/7 EASY PIECES (WORK IN PROGRESS)

Will be bringing you a variety of routines in his work in progress show entitled 5/6/7 Easy Pieces.

Expect songs, dances and other neo-music hall nonsense from this silly young man.

MARK WATSON

WORK IN PROGRESS Sat / Sad // 8:30pm // £10 Y Tabernacl

Mark Watson - as seen on numerous TV shows, heard on Radio 4, won quite a few awards, looks like David Baddiel, that guy - has just completed a 92-date tour of the UK and Australia with 'Flaws', the best-reviewed show of the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe. Now it's over. He needs a new show. This is the first ever work in progress for that new show. Do not come if you want a slick, polished evening. Do come if you want to see something interesting.

Mae Mark Watson - fel y gwelwyd ar sawl sioe deledu, y clywyd ar Radio 4, mae wedi ennillodd cryn dipyn o wobrau, mae'n edrych fel David Baddiel, y boi yna - newydd gwblhau taith 92 dyddiad o'r DU ac Awstralia gyda 'Flaws', y sioe a adolygwyd orau yng Ngŵyl Caeredin 2014. Nawr mae drosodd.

Mae angen sioe newydd arno. Dyma'r sioe gwaith ar y gweill gyntaf ar gyfer y sioe newydd. Peidiwch â dod os ydych am gael noson gain, berffaith. Dewch os hoffech weld rhywbeth diddorol.

Combining off-beat jokes with songs about dying pets and choice fatigue, Cahill’s unpretentiously surreal and absurd outlook has seen him win a whole host of competitions, the title of Chortle Best Newcomer and a nomination for Chortle Breakthrough Act. Bydd yn dod ag amrywiaeth o rwtinau yn ei sioe gwaith ar y gweill, sy'n dwyn y teitl 5/6/7 Easy Pieces. Disgwyliwch ganeuon, dawnsfeydd a nonsens neuadd gerddoriaeth neo arall gan y dyn ifanc gwirion.

Gan gyfuno jôcs rhyfedd gyda chaneuon am anifeiliaid anwes yn marw a blinder dewis, mae safbwynt swreal diffuant a hurt Cahill wedi peri iddo ennill llu o gystadlaethau, teitl Chortle Best Newcomer ac enwebiad Chortle Breakthrough Act. “Wonderfully weird” The Guardian  Metro

BRETT GOLDSTEIN

BRETT GOLDSTEIN TOLERATED THIS SO HIS CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT

Brett Goldstein returns to Machynlleth Comedy Festival with a brand new show, Brett Goldstein Tolerated This So His Children Will Be Next. Brett

Goldstein went to the desert for 7 nights. He went to find all the answers. He came back with new dick jokes. Come and see them!

Mae Brett Goldstein yn dychwelyd i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth gyda sioe newydd sbon, Brett Goldstein Tolerated This So His Children Will Be Next. Aeth Brett Goldstein i'r anialwch am 7 noson. Aeth i ddod o hyd i'r holl atebion. Daeth yn ôl gyda jôcs pidlen newydd. Dewch i'w gweld!

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SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN Following his debut at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe run in 2014, confident nerd and feminist creep Phil Wang returns to Machynlleth with his wry outlook and laid-back style to talk about Chinese people, the ladies and Batman at one point. Phil continues to cement his reputation as ‘an intelligent, attuned observer’ (Scotsman), with his thoughts on love, race, and yum-yums.

PHIL WANG

MELLOW YELLOW

Yn dilyn ei ymddangosiad cyntaf yng Ngŵyl Just For Laughs ym Montreal a rhediad a werthodd bob tocyn yng Ngŵyl Caeredin yn 2014, daw'r gîc hyderus a'r crîp ffeministaidd Phil Wang yn ôl i Fachynlleth gyda'i farn goeglyd a'i arddull lac i siarad am bobl Tseiniaidd, y merched a Batman ar un adeg.

Mae Phil yn parhau i gadarnhau ei enw da fel 'an intelligent, attuned observer' (Scotsman), gyda'i syniadau am gariad, hil, ac iym-iyms.

“Exceedingly funny… one of the most gifted young comedians to grace the Fringe”  The Skinny “Master of the intellectual dick joke” Time Out

COLIN HOULT

A CHARACTER SHOW

JONNY & THE BAPTISTS ROCK THE VOTE

Following their acclaimed, news-making UK sell-out STOP UKIP TOUR, the satirical rockers return to tackle the big issues ahead of the 2015 General Election.

And with politicians now officially ranked below estate agents in the public's trust, ROCK THE VOTE is a desperate bid to find at least one good reason to vote from the multi-award nominated stars of Radio 4's Now Show and The Infinite Monkey Cage.

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Yn dilyn y STOP UKIP TOUR arobryn yn y DU a werthodd bob tocyn a chyrhaeddodd y newyddion, mae'r rocwyr dychanol yn dychwelyd i fynd i'r afael â'r materion mawr cyn Etholiad Cyffredinol 2015.

A chyda statws gwleidyddion bellach yn swyddogol yn is na gwerthwyr tai yn llygaid y cyhoedd, mae ROCK THE VOTE yn ymgais daer i ddod o hyd i o leiaf un rheswm da i bleidleisio gan sêr arobryn Now Show Radio 4 a The Infinite Monkey Cage.

Colin chucks up a fabulous hour of his bestest characters. Thrill to the terrifying tales of Nottingham Predator 2 Fan Andy Parker, Fall in love with the beautiful and aged Anna Mann, Dance to St Germain with the sweet and sadly sensitive Eddie Cartesian and marvel at the power of Thor! (The one from Leeds, not the Superhero).

A fun old frolic with some charming oafs from the creator and star of Radio 4’s Carnival of Monsters.

Bydd Colin yn cyflwyno awr wych o'i gymeriadau gorau. Ymhyfrydwch yn straeon brawychus ffan Predator 2 Nottingham Andy Parker, teimlwch gariad at Anna Man brydferth ac oedrannus, dawnsiwch i St Germain gyda'r melys a'r hynod sensitif Eddie Cartesian, a rhyfeddwch at rym Thor!

(Yr un o Leeds, nid yr arwr). Hwyl gwirion gyda “Politically energised... raucously silly... triumphant piss-taking” The Guardian thwpsod braf gan greawdwr a seren Carnival of “The political edge of 80s alternative comedy... a pop Monsters Radio 4. soul voice to win X Factor” Stewart Lee, Observer

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN Owen is using his experience from over 10 years in the computing industry to give people what they really want. The statistically perfect comedy set (as chosen by you - the general public).

If you want to influence the show - please fill out the survey: bit.ly/makemeasuccess. If you don't and you don't enjoy the show - whose fault is that?

NATASIA DEMETRIOU AND ELLIE WHITE MOTHER AND BABY

OWEN NIBLOCK

PLEASE ALL THE PEOPLE Danish teen pop duo Mother and Baby have always wanted to perform comedy. But they got side-tracked and became multi award winning pop stars instead. Mother and Baby, formally The Chicken and The Red Rat, formally The Sexy American Girls Family aka Natasia Demetriou and Ellie White wanna take a trip to Mid Wales to see if a small community of people will open their hearts and laugh at them. Then they can take the act back to Denmark and perform it to their audience of mainly 12 and 13 year old girls.

Y llynedd, ysgrifennodd Owen sioe am ochr arall stori Lord of the Rings (o safbwynt yr Orc), ond roedd pobl yn mynnu dod i'r sioe nad oeddent hyd yn oed yn gwybod beth oedd Orcs. O leiaf un ym mhob perfformiad heb os. Eleni, mae Owen yn defnyddio ei brofiad o dros 10 mlynedd yn y diwydiant cyfrifiadurol i gyflwyno'r sioe y mae'r bobl hynny'n dymuno ei gweld. Y set gomedi ystadegol berffaith (wedi'i dewis gennych chi - y cyhoedd).

Os ydych am ddylanwadu ar y sioe - cwblhewch yr arolwg: bit.ly/makemeasuccess. Os nad ydych yn gwneud, ac nad ydych yn mwynhau'r sioe bai pwy yw hynny?

Last year Owen wrote a show about the other side of the Lord of the Rings story (from the point "What's an Orc?" Audience member of view of the Orc) but people kept coming to the "I liked it when you were being funny, but didn't really show who didn't even know what Orcs were. At understand the show" A different audience member least one per performance guaranteed. This year

TOM CRAINE

WORK IN PROGRESS

Mae'r ddeuawd bop i bobl ifanc Mother and Baby bob amser wedi bod eisiau perfformio comedi.

Ond collodd ganolbwyntio, a daethant yn sêr pop arobryn yn lle hynny. Mae Mother and Baby, gynt The Chicken and The Red Rat, gynt The Sexy American Girls Family neu Natasia Demetriou ac Ellie White am fynd ar daith i Ganolbarth Cymru i weld os bydd cymuned fach o bobl yn agor eu calonnau ac yn chwerthin arnynt. Yna, gallant fynd â'r act yn ôl i Ddenmarc a'i pherfformio i'w cynulleidfa o ferched 12 a 13 oed.

Hi. So, I'm not actually doing Edinburgh this year, but I love Mach Fest so I'm bringing an hour of old and new stories to the festival. I'd be delighted it you'd come.

Helo. Felly, dydw i ddim yn gwneud Caeredin eleni, ond rwy'n dwlu ar Ŵyl Mach, felly rwy'n dod ag awr o hen storïau a rhai newydd i'r ŵyl.

Byddwn wrth fy modd pe byddech yn dod.

"Undisputed stars" Fest

“Wise, funny, lyrical” The Observer STAR of Live AT the Apollo and NAP enthusiast Joe Lycett EXPERIMENTS with HOSTING a sort of chat show, PANEL show, game show thing with VERY SPECIAL GUESTS and maybe A PRIZE or something.

JOE LYCETT WHATEVER

SEREN Live AT the Apollo, a ffan mawr o GYSGU, bydd Joe Lycett yn ARBROFI gyda CHYFLWYNO rhyw fath o sioe sgwrsio, sioe BANEL, sioe gêm, gyda GWESTEION ARBENNIG IAWN ac efallai GWOBR neu rywbeth.

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The Saturday night Showcase featuring as many acts as we can squeeze in until they throw us out of the building. This show goes on for hours.

ARTHUR SMITH'S PISSED UP CHAT SHOW guaranteed.

Mae Arthur Smith's Pissed Up Chat Show yr un peth â phob sioe sgwrsio arall, ond nid yw ar y Arthur Smith's Pissed Up Chat Show is like any teledu, a bydd y gwesteion i gyd wedi meddwi'n other chat show except that it is not on TV and all gaib. Felly, yn wahanol i unrhyw sioe sgwrsio the guests will be completely pissed. Therefore arall. Bydd syrpreisys eraill heb os. unlike any other chat show. Other surprises

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Arddangosfa flynyddol nos Wener yn cynnwys cynifer o actau ag y gallwn eu ffitio nes iddynt ein taflu allan o’r adeilad.Mae’r sioe’n mynd ymlaen am oriau.

ARTHUR SMITH

heard her, last year, this year, hear here, who reads, not clear, will know, so near, have fun. penrallt gallery bookshop. rob newman

SATURDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SADWRN

DANIEL GLYN

WEL WELL WELSH

GEIN’S FAMILY GIFT SHOP VOLUME 2

Daniel Glyn has been performing stand-up in Welsh and English since 1992, and this year he reckons he’s going to get it right. He will share his experiences of being a half Welsh half English mongrel, and also covers his adventures in Welsh language culture and history, and how being brought up a Welsh speaker in Cardiff has confused him even further. The show is in English, no knowledge of Welsh necessary. Or indeed English.

Mae Daniel Glyn wedi bod yn perfformio comedi llwyfan yn Gymraeg ac yn Saesneg ers 1992, ac eleni mae'n teimlo ei fod yn mynd i'w JAMES gael yn iawn. Bydd yn rhannu ei brofiadau fel DOWDESWELL Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Best mwngrel hanner Cymro, hanner Sais, a hefyd PERFECT PUB Newcomer nominees Gein's Family Giftshop yn trafod ei anturiaethau yn niwylliant a hanes bring their second show Volume 2 to yr iaith Gymraeg, a sut mae magwraeth fel Machynlleth. Ed, Kath, Jim and the one you Cymro Cymraeg yng Nghaerdydd wedi ei ddrysu never see are darker, faster and funnier than ymhellach. Mae'r sioe yn Saesneg, does dim George Orwell wrote an essay on the perfect pub. ever before, and they have an hour of brand new rhaid i chi allu siarad Cymraeg. Ond os nad ydych sketches that aren't for everyone but might just chi, sut ydych chi'n darllen hwn?

A fictitious pub called the Moon Under Water.

With the help of the audience, James (as seen on be for you.

Russell Howard's Good News and Ricky Gervais' Daw enwebeion Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Extras) designs the perfect pub.

Award Best Newcomer Gein's Family Giftshop Ysgrifennodd George Orwell draethawd ar y dafarn berffaith. Tafarn ffug o'r enw The Moon Under Water. Gyda chymorth y gynulleidfa, bydd James (fel y gwelir ar Russell Howard's Good News ac Extras Ricky Gervais) yn dylunio'r dafarn berffaith.

“A master of the comedian's craft. His material is top drawer”  Chortle ”An excellent line in comedy” The Guardian Pick Of The Week

â'u hail sioe, Cyfrol 2, i Fachynlleth. Mae Ed, Kath, Jim a'r un nad ydych byth yn gweld yn dywyllach, yn gyflymach, ac yn fwy doniol nag erioed o'r blaen, ac mae ganddynt awr o sgetshis newydd sbon nad ydynt at ddant pawb, ond efallai y byddwch chi'n eu hoffi.  The Times "A fluid, dark sketch show that's usually a step ahead of its audience" The Guardian

SARAH BENNETTO

Newydd orffen taith ei sioe gomedi unigol ddiwethaf i Ŵyl Caeredin, Gŵyl Perth, Gŵyl Adelaide, Gŵyl Gomedi Melbourne, mae'r digrifwr Sarah Bennetto yn cyflwyno ei sioe newydd. Mae hi wedi bod yn ei hysgrifennu wrth deithio ers mwy na dwy flynedd. Dewch i weld Fresh off the back of touring her last solo comedy cymeriadau newydd, sgetsys, a llwyth o Jôcs. show to Edinburgh Fringe, Perth Fringe, Adelaide Bydd hi hefyd yn cynnig teisen a gwobr i aelodau Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival, stand-up gorau a gwaethaf y gynulleidfa. comic Sarah Bennetto presents her new show.

“Harnessing the full power of an instinctive comedic She's been writing it in transit, for over two years. Come witness new characters, sketch and mind.”  Fest Magazine, Edinburgh loads of jokes. She'll also provide cake and a prize for best and worst audience member.

WORK IN PROGRESS

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BETH VYSE

TRUE VYSE (WORK IN PROGRESS) Musing of a sick girl. After winning absolutely nothing for the past couple of years as a character comic Vyse will try it without wigs and fake boobies....or will she?

Myfyrdodau merch afiach. Ar ôl ennill dim byd o gwbl am y blynyddoedd diwethaf fel digrifwr cymeriad, bydd Vyse yn rhoi cynnig arni heb wigiau a bwbis ffug ... neu fydd hi?

"Marvellous, ambitious, imperious" The Times "It’s certainly the first show I’ve seen when the performer might be upstaged by a vibrator"  Steve Bennett, Chortle

JARRED CHRISTMAS THE CHRISTMAS AND THE HOBBIT

A stand-up comedy and beat box collaboration.

Hobbit is an award winning beat boxer, Jarred Christmas is an award winning comic. When their powers combine, they create a very fun and daft show. Music from the mouth, jokes from the mouth, a loop station, a tubby man dancing, theme tunes, 8 mile style beat box battles, games, prizes and shit loads of laughter. Sounds like a Hoot. Do people still say that? Of course they bloody do, a word like “Hoot” would never go out of fashion.

It’s a comedy show, it’s a beat box show, it’s an insane game show. In short, it’s Awesome.

Gwaith comedi llwyfan a beatbox ar y cyd.

Mae Hobbit yn berfformiwr beatbox arobryn, mae Jarred Christmas yn ddigrifwr arobryn.

Pan fydd eu pwerau'n cyfuno, maent yn creu sioe ddifyr a gwirion iawn. Cerddoriaeth o'r geg, jôcs o'r geg, gorsaf gylchog, dyn tew'n dawnsio, caneuon teledu, brwydrau beatbox megis 8 Mile, gemau, gwobrau a llwyth o chwerthin. Swnio fel "hoot". A yw pobl yn dal i ddweud hynny? Wrth gwrs eu bod, fyddai gair fel "hoot" byth yn mynd allan o ffasiwn.

Mae'n sioe gomedi, mae'n sioe beatbox, mae'n sioe gêm wallgof. Yn gryno, mae'n ardderchog.

JAMES ACASTER RECOGNISE

Sat / Sad // 10:30pm // £11 Y Tabernacl

James Acaster has something he’s been meaning to tell you. He’s been putting it off for some time. You might want to sit down.

Expect whimsical rabbiting on and awkward physicality throughout. Don't expect to leave unchanged. As seen on Nevermind the Buzzcocks, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Russell Howard's Good News. Heard on James Acaster’s Findings (Radio 4) and The Josh Widdicombe Show (XFM)

Mae gan James Acaster rywbeth mae wedi bod bwriadu ei ddweud wrthych. Mae wedi bod osgoi gwneud am beth amser. Efallai y byddwch am eistedd i lawr. Galwch ddisgwyl parablu mympwyol ac osgo lletchwith drwyddi draw. Peidiwch â disgwyl gadael heb eich newid.Fel y gwelir ar Nevermind the Buzzcocks, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats a Russell Howard's Good News.

Clywyd ef ar James Acaster's Findings (Radio 4) a The Josh Widdicombe Show (XFM) "Beautifully constructed ‘art of stand-up’ stuff” The Sunday Times “One of the sharpest comic minds to have emerged in recent years” The Guardian Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 63

Gair Cymraeg yr w ˆ yl: Comedi Tudur Owen

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Llais Cymru

SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

STEWART LEE

“Remains one of the best stand-ups in the country”  Metro

Sun / Sul // 1:00pm // £10 120mins (plus interval) Y Tabernacl

“Best comedian in Britain”  The Mirror

A ROOM WITH A STEW

A brand new live show with fresh material in preparation for Stewart's next BBC2 series of STEWART LEE’S COMEDY VEHICLE.

biased, untrue and unfunny” Patricia Culligan, UKIP

Blazer of trails, faller off of stages, maker of noises - the Burn returns with some work which will still be progressing.

Last seen on ITV2's Bad Bridesmaid and as Victoria Beckham in a corner shop.

Arloeswr o fri, syrthiwr oddi ar lwyfannau, gwneuthurwr synau - mae'r Burn yn ôl gyda gwaith a fydd yn dal i gael ei ddatblygu.

Fe'i gwelwyd ddiwethaf ar Bad Bridesmaid ITV2 ac fel Victoria Beckham mewn siop gornel.

RETURN OF THE BURN

WORK IN PROGRESS

“There's a wealth of evidence to suggest that in the last few years, Lee has gone completely mad” The Guardian

“If Lee had a shred of insight into the working lives of others, he’d realise that those who give up an Sioe fyw newydd sbon gyda deunydd newydd evening to see him deserve his thanks, not his toxic yn barod ar gyfer cyfres BBC2 nesaf Stewart o scorn” Telegraph STEWART LEE'S COMEDY VEHICLE. “Utter disgrace. Totally evil propaganda. Offensive,

HOLLY BURN

SUZI RUFFELL

“Best comedy newcomer” Harry Hill, Radio Times "Sexy and bonkers like Twin Peaks" Eddie Izzard “Both men and women in the audience fall in love with her”  Chortle

This year has changed Suzi. Sick to death of politicians and the media lying about everything, she has become slowly and quietly political and realised at 29 it’s important to have opinions and views as long as they aren’t the same as your UKIP voting family members and as a gay, liberal leftie that’s pretty hard to grapple with. Don’t worry, it won’t be all politics. There will also be a collection of stories about my cat (who is definitely better than your cat), being a complete arse when I am drunk and disappointing my girlfriends parents.

Mae'r flwyddyn hon wedi newid Suzi. Wedi cael hen ddigon ar wleidyddion a'r cyfryngau yn dweud celwydd am bopeth, mae hi wedi tyfu'n fwy gwleidyddol yn dawel, gan sylweddoli yn 29 oed ei fod yn bwysig bod â barn a safbwyntiau ar yr amod nad ydynt yr un fath ag aelodau eich teulu sy'n pleidleisio dros UKIP, ac fel un hoyw, rhyddfrydol asgell chwith, mae hynny'n anodd mynd i'r afael ag ef. Peidiwch â phoeni, ni fydd yn wleidyddiaeth i gyd. Bydd casgliad o straeon am fy gath hefyd (sydd yn bendant yn well na'ch cath chi), bod yn dwpsyn hurt pan fyddaf yn feddw, a siomi rhieni fy nghariad.

“A stand up gem” The Guardian Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 65

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Theatre / Theatr

STORY #1

GREG WOHEAD & RACHEL MARS

Rachel Mars is a performance maker, borrowing from theatre, live art and comedy. She make things about coping, about the idiosyncratic constructs that surround social interactions, about cultural habits and inheritance.

Sun / Sul // 1:00pm // £7 The Tannery

ROB NEWMAN THE BRAIN SHOW

See page 29 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 29 am wybodaeth am y sioe

"Imagine a bullfight without the bull: it would be a set of aesthetic manoeuvres, pretty twirls and pirouettes and so on – but there’d be no danger. The bull, crucially, brings danger to the party… that’s what the real is: the tip of the bull’s horn.” Tom McCarthy

Rydym yn addo cymeriadau dychmygol go iawn.Rydym yn addo plot. Rydym yn addo tro annisgwyl. Rydym yn addo rhwyg. Rydym yn addo dau berson sy'n edrych fel bachgen a merch.

Rydym yn addo diweddglo. Rydym yn addo rhwyg. Beth bynnag sy'n digwydd, rydym yn We promise real fictional characters. We addo dweud y gwir. Mae Greg Wohead yn awdur promise a plot. We promise a surprise twist. a pherfformiwr sy'n byw yn Llundain a ddaw'n We promise a rupture. We promise two people wreiddiol o Texas. Mae'n creu perfformiadau that look like a boy and a girl. We promise theatr, darnau un-i-un a gwaith sain. an ending. We promise a rupture. Whatever Mae Rachel Mars yn wneuthurwr perfformiadau, happens we promise to tell the truth. yn benthyg o theatr, celf fyw a chomedi. Mae Greg Wohead is a London-based writer and performer originally from Texas. He makes theatre performances, one-to-one pieces and audio work.

hi'n gwneud pethau sy'n trafod ymdopi, y cysyniadau idiosyncratig o amgylch rhyngweithio cymdeithasol, arferion diwylliannol ac etifeddiaeth.

LIAM WILLIAMS WORK IN PROGRESS

Stupid little prick Liam Williams workshops some more high-end content. His last one was named 'The no.1 live comedy show of 2014' by the Grdauian (Kitson was no. 2).x Bydd y pric bach twp Liam Williams yn gweithio ar rywfaint o gynnwys mwy uchel-ael. Enwyd yr un ddiwethaf 'The no.1 live comedy show of 2014' gan y Grdauian (Kitson oedd rhif 2).x Machynlleth Comedy Festival 66

EVERY BRILLIANT THING Theatre / Theatr

BY DUNCAN MACMILLAN WITH JONNY DONAHOE Sun / Sul // 1:00pm // £10 The Vortex

See page 39 for info about the show Gweler tudalen 39 am wybodaeth am y sioe

the

COMEDIAN’S COMEDIAN podcast “Absolutely riveting” Chortle “Terrific in depth interviews for the discerning comedy nerd” Dominic Maxwell, The Times “Not just another wanker talking about comedy” Greg Proops Shining a light on the most furtive creative secrets of your favourite comics and interrogating their joke writing process in depth.

Previous guests include Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican, Al Murray, Tim Vine, and David O’Doherty.

Chortle Internet Award nominee, 2013, 2014 & 2015.

with stuart goldsmith

The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast A live recording of the podcast will take place at The Vortex on Sunday 3rd May at 5.30pm.

VERY SPECIAL GUEST TBC!

LIVE!

comedianscomedian.com @Comcompod

SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL Spencer Jones brings his comedy creation The Herbert to Machynlleth for the first time. What is a proper job? Prop comic meets physical clown with bits of silly music, weird puppets, and ping pong ball eyes. BAFTA nominated, UK BARRY nominated and NEW ACT OF THE YEAR 2015 runner up.

Daw Spencer Jones yn dod â'i greadigaeth gomedi The Herbert i Fachynlleth am y tro cyntaf.

Beth yw swydd go iawn? Digrifwr propiau wedi'i gyfuno â chlown corfforol gyda darnau o gerddoriaeth gwirion, pypedau rhyfedd, a llygaid peli ping pong. Enwebai BAFTA, UK BARRY a NEW ACT OF THE YEAR 2015.

SPENCER JONES THE HERBERT

“A delightful hour of silliness and laughter out of an old suitcase and his own genius... a comedic idiot savant...punch-you-in-the-gut funny... the nicest, funniest, silliest, most heart-warming hour you can have” The Scotsman

JO NEARY VS DYBALL & KERR

What happens when one short Cornish woman, used to lording it about, solo, pits herself against double act Dyball & Kerr, in a tournament of ‘High class character comedy’ (Observer), with her gloves off?

SUE

Sun / Sul // 2:30pm // £7 // 18+ Bowling Club

Sue, the award-winning star of My Name is Sue and The Second Coming has ventured up to Machynlleth on her own for the day. Come and join the pill-popping piano-wielding prophet in the Bowling club, where she'll share some of her old classics and look for some new friends.

Mae Sue, seren arobryn My Name is Sue a The Second Coming, wedi mentro i Fachynlleth ar ei phen ei hun am y diwrnod.

Dewch i ymuno â'r proffwyd ar biano a phils yn y clwb bowlio, lle bydd hi'n rhannu rhai o'i hen glasuron ac yn chwilio am ffrindiau newydd.

“Imagine Victoria Wood, but with a streak of Dadaist subversion…Exciting and Original” The Guardian

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Will the tag team of warring couples and dysfunctional siblings knock each other out in round one?

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RHYS JAMES REMAINS

Come and meet the spouses and teachers alongside Neary’s best-loved characters and her brand new ones – plus the art critics, pub goers and sports fans that Dyball & Kerr have on their team.

We invite you to enter the fray

At last, Rhys James makes his Mach debut, where he will perform a combination of stand-up comedy and definitely-cool-and-not-pretentious poetry for an hour. His show ‘Rhys James Begins’ was a total sell-out at the Fringe 2014. This isn’t that show but we’re pretty sure it’s the same guy.

O'r diwedd, daw Rhys James i Fach am y tro cyntaf, lle bydd yn perfformio cyfuniad o gomedi a barddoniaeth bendant-yn-cŵl-ac-nid-yn-rhodresgar am awr. Gwerthodd ei sioe 'Rhys James Begins' bob tocyn yng Nghaeredin 2014. Nid y sioe honno yw hon, ond rydym yn eithaf siŵr ei fod yr un dyn.

“Charismatic, clever and self aware… destined for great things.” The Guardian “A cut above his humdrum peers” The Independent

BUT WHO WILL WIN? (We know already, we wrote it).

Beth sy'n digwydd pan fydd un fenyw fer Gernyweg, sydd wedi arfer â byw fel brenhines, ar ei phen ei hun, yn cystadlu'n erbyn yr act ddwbl Dyball a Kerr, mewn twrnamaint o 'gomedi cymeriad o'r radd flaenaf' (Observer), gyda'i menig i ffwrdd?

A fydd y tîm o gyplau rhyfelgar a brodyr a chwiorydd camweithredol yn trechu ei gilydd mewn un rownd?

Dewch i gwrdd â'r bobl briod a'r athrawon ochr yn ochr â chymeriadau hoff Neary a'i rhai newydd sbon - yn ogystal â'r beirniaid celf, cwsmeriaid tafarn a chefnogwyr chwaraeon sydd gan Dyball a Kerr ar eu tîm.

SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

DAN LEES

BRAINCHILD

AUSTENTATIOUS

AN IMPROVISED JANE AUSTEN NOVEL Sun / Sul // 2:30pm // £10 Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

Austentatious is a deceptively simple idea: audiences are asked to place imaginary titles of an Austen novel into a hat, one of these is selected at random and immediately turned into an hour-long improvised performance.

Whether it's Northanger Rabbi, Strictly Come Darcy or Fear And Loathing in West Hampshire, no two shows are ever the same and the results are always hilarious!

After total sell out runs in London & Edinburgh, and appearances on BBC Radio 2 & Radio 4 Extra this critically acclaimed show is delighted to finally be performing at Machynlleth! Featuring rising comedy stars, Cariad Lloyd (Crims, Cardinal Burns), Rachel Parris (The IT Crowd, ThroneCast) & Joseph Morpurgo (Harry & Paul).

Mae Austentatious yn syniad twyllodrus o

syml: Gofynnir i gynulleidfaoedd roi teitlau nofelau Austen dychmygol mewn het, dewisir un o'r rhain ar hap, a chaiff ei droi'n syth yn berfformiad byrfyfyr awr o hyd. Boed yn Northanger Rabbi, Strictly Come Darcy neu Fear and Loathing in West Hampshire, nid oes dwy sioe fyth yr un fath, ac mae'r canlyniadau bob amser yn ddoniol iawn!

Ar ôl gwerthu pod tocyn mewn rhediadau yn Llundain a Chaeredin, ac ymddangosiadau ar BBC Radio 2 a Radio 4 Extra, mae'n bleser gan y sioe hon o fri beirniadol berfformio ym Machynlleth o'r diwedd! Yn cynnwys sêr newydd comedi Cariad Lloyd (Crims, Cardinal Burns), Rachel Parris (The IT Crowd, ThroneCast) a Joseph Morpurgo (Harry & Paul).

“A joy to behold.”  The Guardian “Constant wit & verve”  The Times

LAZY SUSAN

WORK IN PROGRESS

Award-winning show Brainchild explores the big questions and comes to some astounding conclusions. Constantly veering from the profound to ridiculous, combining clowning, eccentric dance and musical mayhem, whilst introducing inspirational and bizarre characters: an alcoholic cheese loving pope, a jazz prophet and a lonely cowboy with only a goldfish for a friend.

Mae'r sioe arobryn Brainchild yn archwilio'r cwestiynau mawr ac yn dod i gasgliadau syfrdanol. Gan wyro o'r dwys i'r chwerthinllyd, gan gyfuno clownio, dawns ecsentrig ac anhrefn cerddorol, a chyflwyno cymeriadau ysbrydoledig a rhyfedd: pab alcoholig sy'n dwlu ar gaws, proffwyd jazz a chowboi unig gyda dim ond pysgodyn aur fel ffrind.  “Downright hilarious.. comedy that deserves to be commended for challenging the boundaries and creating an unforgettable experience” Broadway Baby

Yn ffres o rediad a werthodd bob tocyn yn Theatr Soho, ymunwch ag enwebeion Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer 2014 wrth iddynt berfformio rhagolwg o'u sioe newydd. Mae Lazy Susan yn mynd yn bellach nag erioed eleni, ac maen nhw'n ei wneud er mwyn eu mamau. Comedi cymeriad sy'n saethu'n syth o'r glun a dawnsfeydd yn y tywyllwch. Mynwch ddarn o'r cyffro.

Fresh from a sold-out run at the Soho Theatre, join the 2014 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominees as they preview their new show. Lazy Susan are pulling no punches "Tender and ridiculous" The Guardian this year and they're doing it for their mams.

Character comedy that shoots straight from the "A high gag rate... Deft, subtle performances" hip and dances in the dark. Get a slice of this zeal. Time Out

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THE PLAYLIST

HOSTED BY NELL FRIZZELL Three very special comedians pick three very brilliant songs on three spectacular themes.

The Song You Wish You'd Written The Song You Want At Your Funeral The Song That Makes You Dance Show lasts one hour. There will be snacks.

Tri digrifwr arbennig iawn yn dewis tair cân wych dros ben ar themâu ardderchog.

Y Gân Yr Hoffech Fod Wedi'i Hysgrifennu Y Gân Yr Hoffech Yn Eich Angladd Y Gân Sy'n Gwneud I Chi Ddawnsio Mae'r sioe'n para awr. Bydd byrbrydau.

AISLING BEA

WORK IN PROGRESS

Aisling Bea is one of the country’s fastest rising comic talents. As a stand-up, she won the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny? Award in Edinburgh 2012 making her the second woman ever to win it and the first to do so in 20 years.

ALEXIS DUBUS CARS & GIRLS

From the creator of A R*ddy Brief History Of Swearing comes a set of poetic true-life tales of travel and heartbreak. A pacey, heartfelt paean to wanderlust and adventure. Contains traces of UFOs, truckers, bean festivals and the Dutch. The UK’s favourite Frenchman impersonator brings his first spoken word show to Machynlleth Comedy Festival, after highly successful runs at Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne Comedy Festival.

One of Chortle’s 10 Most Memorable Gigs of 2014.

Directed by Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner Phil Nichol.

Gan grëwr A R*ddy Brief History Of Swearing, daw cyfres o straeon gwir barddonol o deithio a thorcalon. Molawd gyflym o'r galon i grwydr ac Machynlleth Comedy Festival 70

In 2013, she went on to land a Best Newcomer nomination from The Fosters Awards panel (formerly the Perrier Awards) for her debut hour C’est La Bea which received four and five star reviews across the board. Aisling will return to Edinburgh with her second show in 2015.

Aisling brings a Work in Progress to Machynlleth Comedy Festival.

Mae Aisling Bea yn un o'r talentau comig sy'n datblygu gyflymaf yn y wlad. Fel digrifwr, enillodd wobr fawreddog So You Think You're Funny? yng Nghaeredin 2012, yr ail fenyw erioed i'w hennill, a'r cyntaf i wneud hynny mewn 20 mlynedd.

antur. Yn cynnwys olion o UFOs, gyrwyr loris, gwyliau ffa a phobl yr Iseldiroedd. Daw hoff ddynwaredwr Ffrancwr y DU â'i sioe gair llafar gyntaf i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, ar ôl rhediad hynod lwyddiannus yng Ngŵyl Caeredin a Gŵyl Yn 2013, aeth ymlaen i gael enwebiad Best Gomedi Melbourne.

Newcomer gan banel The Fosters Award (gynt Un o 10 Most Memorable Gigs Chortle yn 2014. Perrier Awards) am ei hawr gyntaf C'est La Bea, a dderbyniodd adolygiadau pedair a phum seren Cyfarwyddwyd gan Phil Nichol, enillydd gan bawb. Bydd Aisling yn dychwelyd i Gaeredin Edinburgh Comedy Award. gyda'i hail sioe yn 2015.

“A chilled-out, warmed up Jack Kerouac with Daw Aisling â gwaith ar y gweill i Ŵyl Gomedi a hint of a comedy-minded, 21st-century Machynlleth.

Chaucer… This show is uniquely funny – and I don’t think I have ever said that before… A revelation.”  The Scotsman

SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

TONY LAW

NONSENSE IN PROGRESS Sun / Sul // 4:00pm // £10 Y Tabernacl

Mr Tony Law crashes through some new 'material' as he works towards a new stand-up art show.

Bydd Mr Tony Law yn baglu drwy 'ddeunydd' newydd wrth iddo weithio tuag at sioe gelf gomedi newydd.

JO NEARY

FACEFUL OF ISSUES

“Law takes stand-up to a dangerously funny new level”  The Guardian “Chaos has rarely been so finely conducted and this much fun”  The Times “One of the most delightfully zany and disconcerting comedians around”  The Telegraph

THE PIN

WORK IN PROGRESS

The much-loved Celia, housewife and host, returns, on tour with her Toxborough Village Hall Chat Show, in aid of the Animal Hospital, for a kitten who needs an iron lung. Topical Talks, Showbiz Exclusives, Celebrity Interviews - plus a local locksmith’s bawdy confessions, a recipe for air soup, and a photograph of a conker. Live music from Centre-Parting Martin.

Mae Celia hoff, gwraig tŷ a chyflwynydd, yn dychwelyd, ar daith gyda Sioe Sgwrsio Neuadd Bentref Toxborough, er budd yr ysbyty anifeiliaid, i gath fach y mae angen ysgyfaint haearn arni.

Sgyrsiau am faterion cyfoes, pytiau showbiz, cyfweliadau â'r sêr - yn ogystal â chyffesion anweddus saer cloeon lleol, rysáit ar gyfer cawl awyr, a llun o goncyr. Cerddoriaeth fyw gan Centre-Parting Martin.

“A Joyce Grenfell of our age” The Guardian “Pitch-perfect” The Observer

LET LUCE

LET PROGRESS LUCE

This is an early version of the new live show from acclaimed comedy duo The Pin. They've previously sold out multiple runs at the Soho Theatre, won the 'best show' award at the 2013 London SketchFest, and later this year have their own Radio 4 series coming out.

Mae hwn yn fersiwn cynnar o'r sioe fyw newydd gan ddeuawd gomedi enwog The Pin. Yn y Join these idiots for some unfinished business. gorffennol, gwerthon nhw bob tocyn mewn sawl Ymunwch â'r twpsod hyn am rywfaint o fusnes rhediad yn Theatr Soho, enillodd wobr 'best show' NICK HELM MASTERWORK IN yn SketchFest Llundain 2013, ac yn ddiweddarach PROGRESS anorffenedig. eleni bydd ganddynt gyfres ar Radio 4.

"Excellent surreal mayhem from Lucy Pearman and Letty Butler"  The Sunday Times ‘Eviscerating their chosen form completely.’  The Sunday Times "Pure, ludicrous escapism, wonderfully funny"  The Guardian

‘A very classy, very funny show indeed.’  See page 37 for info about the show The Telegraph Gweler tudalen 37 am wybodaeth am y sioe Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 71

SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

TOM PARRY FANCY THIS?

Back in Mach! Tom Parry returns to his FAVOURITE FESTIVAL with another cobbled together hour of shenanigans, larks and effort.

SEE him sweat whilst saying stuff. HEAR him saying stuff whilst sweating. CLAP at the end please.

ROBERT AUTON THE WATER SHOW

Can Tom finally prove once and for all that Fancy Dress Parties can save your life? And has he learnt to play a trumpet he bought THREE years ago.

The Water Show is a comedy/theatre/talking show about water by award-winning York-born writer and performer Rob Auton. Having explored the colour yellow in 2012’s ‘The Yellow Tom (I) is (am) one third of award winning sketch Show’, the sky in 2013’s ‘The Sky Show’, faces team Pappy's and has appeared in Badults, in 2014’s ‘The Face Show, Rob now turns his Miranda and Phone Shop. attention to water with 2015’s ‘The Water Show’.

Yn ôl ym Mach! Mae Tom Parry yn dychwelyd i'w ‘The Water Show’ is suitable for anybody who has HOFF ŴYL gydag awr flêr arall o hwyl, castiau seen, heard, touched, used or drank water. ac ymdrech.

Mae'r Water Show yn sioe gomedi/theatr/siarad (I’ll level with you- this is me writing this stuff in the third person so I already know for a fact that I haven't!)

GWELER e'n chwysu wrth ddweud pethau. am ddŵr gan yr awdur a pherfformiwr arobryn CLYWR e'n dweud pethau wrth chwysu. CLAPIER o Efrog Rob Auton. Ar ôl edrych ar y lliw melyn ar y diwedd os gwelwch yn dda. yn 'The Yellow Show' 2012 sef 'Y Sioe Melyn', yr awyr yn 'The Sky Show' 2013, wynebau yn 'The A all Tom brofi unwaith ac am byth y gall partïon gwisg ffansi achub eich bywyd? Ac a yw Face Show' 2014, mae Rob yn awr yn troi ei sylw at ddŵr gyda 'The Water Show' 2015. Mae 'The wedi dysgu chwarae'r trymped a brynodd dair Water Show' yn addas ar gyfer unrhyw un sydd blynedd yn ôl? wedi gweld, clywed, cyffwrdd, defnyddio neu (A dweud y gwir - fi sy'n ysgrifennu'r stwff yma yfed dŵr. yn y trydydd person, felly rwyf eisoes yn gwybod "Gaunt and deliberate" Newsweek am ffaith nad wyf wedi!)

Mae (rwyf) Tom (i) yn un rhan o dair o dîm sgets "Exactly the kind of show you should see at the arobryn Pappy's, ac wedi ymddangos yn Badults, fringe, the memory will stay with you for a long, long time." The Scotsman Miranda a Phone Shop.

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ANGELA BARNES

A SHIRK IN PROGRESS

Following the success of her debut show, You Can't Take It With You, Angela Barnes is back in Mach trying to scrape some new ideas out of her tired brain for her next show. Join her as she regrets all the procrastinating and shares her thoughts, stories and, hopefully, jokes. And crosses her fingers that you like them.

Yn dilyn llwyddiant ei sioe gyntaf, You Can't Take It With You, mae Angela Barnes yn ôl ym Mach i geisio crafu syniadau newydd o'i hymennydd blinedig ar gyfer ei sioe nesaf. Ymunwch â hi wrth iddi ddifaru'r holl wastraffu amser a rhannu ei meddyliau, ei storïau, a (gobeithio) ei jôcs. Ac mae hi'n croesi ei bysedd y byddwch yn eu hoffi.

“Feels like a sure-fire bet the instant she utters her opening lines.”  The Scotsman “Angela Barnes’ spark is infectious and her delivery is fast, furious and seriously funny”  The List

SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

around the No 6 festival by security, storming Edinburgh Castle naked, arguing with the police from his bath. Come see all of his manic, moment based spontaneous humour and up to the minute stand-up. Phil even won Best StandUp at the British Comedy Awards once years ago. He had his own Channel 4 show.

PHIL KAY

THE WHOLLY VIABLE Sun / Sul // 5:30pm // £10 Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

Phil Kay, the Scottish legend, mirth maker, storyteller, shambling and rambling psychadelicious man is an ideal festival show.

He's all over the place following his nose and speaking of his day and singing songs about you the crowd. He's also telling all the best stories from 25 Edinburgh Fringes in a row, Glastonburys, buying machetes in Venezuela during a revolution, ping pong with Snow Patrol, being rubbish on QI, twice, chased

Mae Phil Kay, yr arwr o'r Alban, diddanwr, storïwr, a dyn seicoflasus dryslyd blêr, yn sioe ŵyl ddelfrydol. Mae dros y lle i gyd, yn dilyn ei drwyn ac yn siarad am ei ddiwrnod ac yn canu caneuon amdanoch chi'r gynulleidfa.

Mae hefyd yn adrodd yr holl straeon gorau o 25 Gŵyl Gaeredin yn olynol - Glastonburys - ... Prynu Machees yn Venezuela yn ystod chwyldro ... Ping Pong gyda Snow Patrol ... Bod yn erchyll ar QI, Ddwywaith ... Pobl ddiogelwch Gŵyl No 6 yn rhedeg ar ei ôl ...

Ymosod ar Gastell Caeredin yn noeth ... Dadlau gyda'r Heddlu o'i fath .... Dewch i weld yr holl hiwmor manig, digymell a'r comedi llwyfan cyfoes. Gwnaeth Phil hyd yn oed yn ennill Best Stand-Up yn y British Comedy Awards unwaith, flynyddoedd yn ôl. Roedd ganddo sioe ei hun ar Channel 4. "..mesmerising headf*** genius." TimeOut

STUART LAWS

WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT STOPPING IT? (1 HOUR SHOW)

"Phil Kay’s been doing storytelling in his standup since before it was recognised as a sub-genre of the current scene..." The Times Third show from Stuart Laws, the guy who makes all the comedy with Turtle Canyon Comedy and supported James Acaster on tour. He is also an atheist on a Christian football team, was a young ornithologist and is such a feminist that he spells it msogynist.

Trydedd sioe gan Stuart Laws, y boi sy'n gwneud yr holl gomedi gyda Turtle Canyon Comedy ac a gefnogodd James Acaster ar daith. Mae hefyd yn anffyddiwr ar dîm pêl-droed Cristnogol, roedd yn adaregydd ifanc, ac mae'n ffeminist i'r graddau ei fod yn ei sillafu msogynist.

MICHAEL LEGGE

THE VERY,VERY BEST OF MICHAEL LEGGE: A WORK IN PROGRESS

“Laughs come thick and fast…definitely one to watch” Fest Contains nudity.

Dark Knight comedi Seland Newydd yn dychwelyd gyda deunydd newydd i weithio arno The Dark Knight of New Zealand comedy returns ar gyfer ei sioe lawn nesaf. Yn y bôn, bydd yn with some bits of new material to work on for darllen post-it notes a llythyrau bygythiol. Os his next full show. It's basically him reading from ydych yn hoffi dynion o'r enw Michael sy'n edrych post-it notes and threatening letters. If you like ac yn swnio fel Michael Legge, yna bydd y sioe men called Michael who look and sound the way hon yn IAWN i chi. Yn cynnwys noethni.

Michael Legge does then you'll BE FINE with this.

“It’s a confident performance of confident material…the repetition of quirky phrases act like a chorus you enjoy hearing time and again... priceless.” Chortle

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SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

STUART GOLDSMITH SHEEPS THE COMEDIAN’S COMEDIAN PODCAST

WEMBLEY PREVIEWS

COMEDI CYMRAEG

Shining a light on the most furtive creative secrets of your favourite comics and interrogating their joke writing process in depth. Previous guests include Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican, Al Murray, Tim Vine, and David O'Doherty. Chortle Internet Award nominee, 2013, 2014 & 2015.

It's 2015. SHEEPS are still DARAN JOHNSON, LIAM WILLIAMS & ALASTAIR ROBERTS. Against all odds - the three-piece sketch ensemble have been booked to appear at Wembley Stadium.

Mae'n 2015. SHEEPS yw DARAN JOHNSON, LIAM WILLIAMS ac ALASTAIR ROBERTS o hyd. Yn erbyn pob disgwyliad, mae'r grŵp sgets wedi'u dewis i berfformio yn Stadiwm Wembley.

Gan oleuo cyfrinachau creadigol eich hoff ddigrifwyr a'u am eu prosesau ysgrifennu jôcs mewn dyfnder. Mae cyn-westeion yn cynnwys “This clever, arch and multi-layered work yn Rhod Gilbert, Sarah Millican, Al Murray, Tim celebrates how little you need to fuel successful Vine, a David O'Doherty. Enwebwyd am y Chortle comedy”  The Guardian Internet Award, 2013, 2014 a 2015.

"One of the most exciting sketch acts to emerge in “Terrific in depth interviews for the discerning years"  Time Out comedy nerd” Dominic Maxwell, The Times

She’s from Devon and mostly tells stories with names like ‘The Sauna Incident’ and ‘The Kebab on the Bus’ about her mad family, her forays into the acting world, and her experiences of life in the big city. The Metro has called her ‘naturally funny’ so you can only imagine what she’s capable of when she’s actually planned stuff.

Annie has been told she has the face of an angel and the mouth of a gutter. She is one half of double-act, Twins (not yet seen on TV), and is half a person in her own right. Annie will be on stage for half an hour because that is what has been agreed.

It won't all be gold but it could be, couldn't it?

GOREUON STANDUP CYMRAEG I I Sul // 5:30pm // £7 Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

MC Steffan Alun yn cyflwyno detholiad o gomedi a chomediwyr Cymraeg. Awr o chwerthin yn iaith y nefoedd, be well gewch chi? (Atebion ar gerdyn post os gwelwch yn dda)

bellach yn perfformio ei sioe unigol gyntaf yng Ngŵyl Mach fel un o un digrifwr, Rose Johnson. Mae hi'n dod o Ddyfnaint ac yn bennaf yn adrodd straeon gydag enwau fel 'Digwyddiad y Sawna' a 'Y Cibab ar y Bws' am ei theulu gwallgof, ei hanturiaethau yn y byd actio, a'i phrofiadau o fywyd yn y ddinas fawr. Mae'r Metro wedi ei galw'n 'naturally funny', felly gallwch ond dychmygu beth mae hi'n gallu gwneud pan mae hi wedi cynllunio pethau.

Annie: Dywedwyd wrth Annie bod ganddi wyneb angel a cheg gwter. Mae hi'n hanner yr act ddwbl Twins (heb eu gweld eto ar y teledu), SPLIT BILL ac mae'n hanner person yn ei hawl ei hun. Bydd Mae Rose wedi bod yn gwneud i bobl chwerthin am Annie ar y llwyfan am hanner awr oherwydd dyna beth sydd wedi cael ei gytuno. Ni fydd y saith mlynedd fel un o chwech o grŵp sgets Lady Rose has been making people laugh for seven Garden ac yna fel un rhan o dair o grŵp sgets Birthday cyfan yn aur, ond gallai fod, yn galla'i? years as one sixth of sketch group Lady Garden and Girls (gwerthodd eu sioe 'Party Vibes' bob tocyn yng "Beautiful timing and spot-on delivery" The then as one third of sketch group Birthday Girls.

Ngŵyl Mach ac yng Ngŵyl Caeredin yn 2014). Mae hi Cambridge Tab

ANNIE MCGRATH AND ROSE JOHNSON

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SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

MAX AND IVAN THE END

Welcome to Sudley-on-Sea. Take a look around.

You don’t have long. Seriously.

An extraordinary new show from Melbourne Barry Award-nominated and Edinburgh Comedy Awardwinning character comedy double-act Max and Ivan (as seen on BBC 1’s W1A, and soon to be heard on BBC Radio 4’s The Casebook of Max and Ivan).

Does dim llawer o amser gennych chi. O ddifrif.

Sioe newydd anhygoel gan yr act ddwbl cymeriad o Melbourne a enwobwyd am Barry Award ac Edinburgh Comedy Award Max ac Ivan (fel y gwelwyd ar W1A BBC 1, ac yn fuan i gael eu clywed ar The Casebook of Max and Ivan BBC Radio 4).

Canmoliaeth i Max ac Ivan: Praise for Max and Ivan:  The Guardian  The Times

 The Telegraph Croeso i Sudley-on-Sea. Cymerwch olwg o gwmpas. “Undoubtedly superstars of tomorrow” GQ Funny winner had a cracking 2014, taking part in the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal before featuring on the renowned Big Value Showcase at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Opening 2015 with a bang, Edd placed in the final of the Piccadilly Comedy Club's New Comedian of 2015.

He returns to the Mach Festival with a Work in Progress of his eagerly awaited solo show.

SOFIE HAGEN & EDD HEDGES SPLIT BILL

Sofie Hagen has taken the UK by storm in just the few months she has resided on our sunny shores. Time Out has already declared her ‘One to watch’ and Chortle named her Best Newcomer at their 2014 awards. She also won the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2013, establishing her as a comedian who is “destined for great things”.

Edd Hedges:The former So You Think You're

Theatre / Theatr

Mae Sofie Hagen wedi profi llwyddiant gwych yn y DU yn yr ychydig fisoedd mae hi wedi bod yn byw ar ein glannau heulog. Mae Time Out eisoes wedi datgan ei bod yn 'one to watch', ac enillodd wobr Best Newcomer Chortle yn 2014. Enillodd hi Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2013 hefyd, gan ei sefydlu fel digrifwr "destined for great things".

Edd Hedges: Cafodd cyn enillydd So You Think You're Funny flwyddyn wych yn 2014, gan gymryd rhan yng Ngŵyl Just For Laughs yn Montreal cyn ymddangos ar y Big Value Showcase enwog yng Ngŵyl Caeredin. Gan ddechrau 2015 gyda chlec, cyrhaeddodd Edd rownd derfynol New Comedian of 2015 Piccadilly Comedy Club. Mae'n dychwelyd i Ŵyl Mach gyda gwaith ar y gweill tuag at ei sioe unigol gyffrous.

JOHN OSBORNE

MOST PEOPLE AREN'T THAT HAPPY, ANYWAY. Sun / Sul // 5:30pm // £7 Rag & Bone

John Osborne has been performing poetry at festivals, theatres and art centres since 2006. Come and see his first ever full live show. His poems are a celebration of the quotidian magic that punctuates our quiet lives: the Slimmer of the Year holding up a pair of last year’s trousers and that life doesn’t feel right when you have to wear someone else’s socks.

Mae John Osborne wedi bod yn perfformio barddoniaeth mewn gwyliau, theatrau a chanolfannau celf ers 2006. Dewch i weld ei sioe fyw lawn gyntaf erioed. Mae ei gerddi yn ddathliad o'r hud beunyddiol sy'n tarfu ar ein bywydau tawel: Collwr y Flwyddyn yn dal pâr o drowsus y llynedd, a bod bywyd ddim yn teimlo'n iawn pan mae'n rhaid i chi wisgo sanau rhywun arall.

“His work has a winning gentleness, a seductive voice that draws you in, ensnares you and captivates you.” Ian McMillan

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SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

COMEDI CYMRAEG

SIMON MUNNERY SINGS SØREN KIERKEGAARD Sun / Sul // 7:00pm // £11 Y Tabernacl

Serial innovator Simon Munnery - ‘One of the funniest, most original comedians of the past twenty years’ (Guardian) - endeavours to perform a selection of the existential philosopher’s writings, talk about them, and make them funny. Plus anything else in between. A new stand-up show from the multi award-winner, as recently seen/heard on Comedy Central’s Alternative Comedy

Experience, BBC2’s Culture Show and Radio 4’s News Quiz.

Mae'r arloeswr cyfresol Simon Munnery - ‘One of the funniest, most original comedians of the past twenty years’ (Guardian) - yn ymdrechu i berfformio detholiad o ysgrifau'r athronydd dirfodol, siarad amdanynt, a'u gwneud yn ddoniol. Ac unrhyw beth arall yn y canol. Sioe gomedi newydd gan enillydd sawl gwobr, fel y gwelwyd/clywyd yn ddiweddar ar Alternative Comedy Experience Comedy Central, Culture Show BBC2 a News Quiz Radio 4.

“Convention-defying, innovative stuff. Munnery is a must-see” The Times

TUDUR OWEN PECHU

Sul // 7:00pm // £10 Y Plas

Mae Tudur Owen wedi bod yn ‘Pechu’ dros Gymru gyfan yn ei sioe newydd.

Os ydych chi dim ond wedi gweld Tudur ar y teledu neu ei glywed ar y radio mae angen i chi ei weld yn fyw er mwyn profi hiwmor comediwr mwyaf poblogaidd Cymru yn ei anterth ar lwyfan.

“He’s nothing less than a genius” The Guardian

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FESTIVALS & EVENTS

SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

SEAN MCLOUGHLIN

MIKE BUBBINS

BREAKING POINT

RETROSEXUAL MALE

MATT RICHARDSON The 1970s, halcyon days when a man could be a man. And not just a man. He could be ALL man.

A man’s man. But at the same time, very much a woman’s man.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Join multi-award winning comedian Matt For Mike, nothing could compete with the glamour Richardson (as seen on Nevermind the of that age; it’s music, it’s television, it’s cars, it’s Buzzcocks, Celeb Juice, hosting The Xtra Factor) fashion, it’s moustaches. So he decided, many as he tells jokes from his last tour and works out years ago to live in that golden decade, despite his new ones for his next. wife, children, friends, colleagues and everybody Ymunwch â'r digrifwr arobryn Matt Richardson else he knew, insisting on living in this one. (fel y gwelir ar Nevermind the Buzzcocks, Celeb This might have made a lesser man feel like a Juice, cyflwynydd The Xtra Factor) wrth iddo Cuban-heeled outsider. A Cortina-driving fish ddweud jôcs o'i daith ddiwethaf a gweithio ar rai out of water. A flared peg in a round hole. But newydd ar gyfer y nesaf. not Mike. He is strong. He is well-groomed. He "Hilarious and charming" The Mirror smells strongly of spice and pine forests. He is, unashamedly, a Retrosexual Male.

"Pounds out the gags with barely room to breathe and a level of charm that could propel him to real Y 1970au, dyddiau tawel pan y gallai dyn fod yn stardom" The Guardian ddyn. Ac nid dim ond dyn. Gallai fod yn BOB ddyn.

Dyn dynion. Ond ar yr un pryd, dyn i fenywod.

I Mike, ni allai dim gystadlu â hudoliaeth yr oes; ei cherddoriaeth, ei theledu, ei cheir, ei ffasiwn, ei mwstashis. Felly, flynyddoedd lawer yn ôl, penderfynodd fyw yn y ddegawd euraidd, er gwaethaf i'w wraig, ei blant, ei ffrindiau, ei gydweithwyr a phawb arall roedd yn eu hadnabod, fynnu ei fod yn byw yn yr un yma.

Gallai hyn fod wedi gwneud i ddyn gwanach deimlo fel dieithryn mewn sodlau Ciwba. Dieithryn mewn car Cortina. Peg â fflêrs mewn twll crwn.

Ond nid Mike. Mae'n gryf. Mae'n drwsiadus. Mae'n arogli'n gryf o sbeis a choedwigoedd pinwydd. Heb ymddiheuriad, mae'n Retrosexual Male.

“A true raconteur, and fine observational comedian…regales his fans with the sublime and the surreal.  ” WalesOnline.

An hour of choice stand-up (some old, some newer) from the quite acclaimed/dazed Sean McLoughlin.

You can't ignore him forever. You think you can keep pushing a man and he won't break?

Nominated by fellow acts for 'Best Performer' at the UK Barry Awards, Edinburgh Fringe 2014.

Awr o gomedi dethol (yn hen a newydd) gan yr eithaf enwog/syfrdan Sean McLoughlin.

Ni allwch ei anwybyddu am byth. Meddwl y gallwch chi gadw gwthio yn ddyn ac na fydd yn torri?

Enwebwyd gan gyd actiau fel 'Best Performer' yn Barry Awards y DU, Gŵyl Caeredin 2014.

"What a genuinely fresh and powerful voice... It is wonderful" The Scotsman "The stand-out stand-up" Evening Standard

LOU SANDERS

EXCUSE ME;YOU'RE SITTING ON MY PENIS AGAIN She's at it again. Comedy and the rest. But mainly comedy. As (not) seen on Stewart Lee’s Alternative Comedy Experience, Russell Howard’s Good News and your Dad's face.

Mae hi nôl eto. Comedi a'r gweddill. Ond comedi yn bennaf. Fel (na) welwyd ar Stewart Lee's Alternative Comedy Experience, Russell Howard's Good News ac wyneb eich tad.

“Very, very funny ”  Chortle “Sanders nails it”  Time Out “Refreshingly different stand up”  Fest Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 77

SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

TIM KEY

DAPHNE

WORK IN PROGRESS

DAPHNE DO MACHYNLLETH

Hi Henry. I have no idea what I'm going to be doing. I'll just bring some new stuff and try and make it last for an hour and if it doesn't I'll switch seamlessly into old stuff. Let me know if this is not cool. I'm doing that other thing where I'm a woman talking about sex though so I'm not all bad. Do you need an image?

Daphne are a brand new sketch trio and are also Phil Wang, Jason Forbes, and George Fouracres.

After the runaway success of their sold-out Nova!

Nova! shows in London, Daphne do Machynlleth for the very first time. Witness the wise wit of Wang, the flawless physicality of Forbes, and also George, in the group's premiere hour.

Helo Henry. Does gen i ddim syniad beth fyddai'n gwneud. Mi wna'i ddod â stwff newydd a cheisio gwneud iddo bara awr, ac os na fydd, mi wna'i wneud hen stwff heb i neb sylwi. Gad i fi wybod os yw hynny'n iawn. Rwy'n gwneud y peth arall yna lle rwy'n fenyw yn siarad am ryw, felly fydda'i ddim yn ddrwg i gyd. Oes angen llun arnat ti?

Mae Daphne yn driawd sgets newydd sbon, sef Phil Wang, Jason Forbes, a George Fouracres. Ar ôl llwyddiant ysgubol y sioeau Nova! Nova! yn Llundain a werthodd bob tocyn, daw Daphne i Fachynlleth am y tro cyntaf erioed. Dewch i weld ffraethineb doeth Wang, perfformiad corfforol perffaith Forbes, a hefyd George, yn awr gyntaf y grŵp.

Jonny Pelham has almost, but absolutely not, won a number of comedy competitions - finalist and judges choice in the BBC New Comedy Awards, runner-up in the prestigious So You Think You're Funny, nominated for Chortle Best Newcomer, he's pretty much lost them all.

Funny, enwebwyd am Chortle Best Newcomer, mae wedi colli'r cyfan, fwy neu lai.

Mae Jonny Pelham bron wedi ennill llu o gystadlaethau comedi (ond yn sicr heb wneud) - rownd derfynol a dewis beirniaid BBC New Comedy Awards, daeth yn ail yng nghystadleuaeth fawreddog So You Think You're

and BBC radio comedy supremo Jane Berthoud)” Steve Bennett , Chortle

PETER DOBBING ARMCHAIR FUTUROLOGIST

Change is inevitable, the future is coming, we may as well get on board.

Sporadically insightful ramblings from the insect-munching bitcoin enthusiast.

Mae newid yn anochel, mae'r dyfodol yn dod, waeth i ni fod yn barod amdano.

Parablu gydag ambell sylw doeth gan ffan o bitcoin sy'n bwyta pryfed.

JONNY PELHAM BEFORE AND AFTER

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Pan oedd yn 16 oed, anfonodd y GIG lythyr at Jonny yn gofyn iddo os hoffai lawdriniaeth ddewisol ar ei wyneb i wella'r ffordd roedd yn edrych. Ar ôl bod yn eithaf hapus gyda'r ffordd When he was 16 the NHS sent Jonny a letter roedd yn edrych cyn hynny, bydd y sioe'n edrych asking him if he wanted optional surgery on ar effaith y llythyr, y sylweddoliad yr hoffai'r his face to improve how he looked. Having llawdriniaeth, a'i heffaith ar ei fywyd. Yn bennaf, previously been quite happy with how he looked bydd yn ddoniol. the show will look at the effect of the letter, the “Perfectly structured and sublimely selfrealisation that he wanted the operation and the deprecating set … Delivered with perfect timing, effect the operation has had on his life. Mainly he was the favourite of the judges (myself though it will be funny. included, alongside previous winner Rhod Gilbert

“Echoes of a young Daniel Kitson ... a really striking set” Bruce Dessau

SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

DAVID O’DOHERTY DAVID O’DOHERTY HAS CHECKED EVERYTHING Sun / Sul // 8:30pm // £12 Y Tabernacl

The forgotten Sugababe, the bad boy of Zumba, David O'Doherty is thrilled to return

to Machynlleth with his latest show. Take a ride into the Davidzone. One man. One small keyboard. With batteries. And a chair. And a mic. And cables. And a sound system. And then a room, obviously. With more chairs. And a lighting rig. It's surprising how much stuff is involved actually.

Mae'r Sugababe anghofiedig, a dyn drwg

Zumba, David O'Doherty wrth ei fodd yn dychwelyd i Fachynlleth gyda'i sioe ddiweddaraf. Ewch am daith i'r Davidzone.

Un dyn. Un allweddell fach. Gyda batris. A chadair. A meic. A cheblau. A system sain. Ac ystafell, wrth gwrs. Gyda mwy o gadeiriau. A rig goleuadau. Mae'n syndod faint o stwff sy'n rhan o'r sioe mewn gwirionedd.

DAVID TRENT

thousand two hundred and ten pounds right?

TITLE: DO YOU REALLY LIKE IT? IS IT IS IT WICKED? I'M LOVING IT LOVING IT LOVING IT. I'M LOVING IT LIKE TRENT.

THE WRITING ABOUT THE SHOW: HARD.CORE. YOU KNOW THE SCORE. RHYMES SO GOOD I DESERVE AN ENCORE. DAVID TRENT. ONE NIGHT. LOTS OF FUN. KEEPING IT CHEAP. KEEPING IT CLEAN. TIDY. henry, i'm putting my address at the end like you asked, but don't print that bit as people wanna get with me too much - one

(THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE SWEARWORDS AND DIRTY IDEAS) I WANT TO MOVE SOMEBODY. AYIA NAPA. YR YSGRIFENNU AM Y SIOE: HARD.CÔR. CHI'N GWYBOD Y DREFN. ODLAU GWYCH O'R BLAEN A'R CEFN. DAVID TRENT. UN NOSON. LLAWER O HWYL. YN RHAD. YN LÂN. TACLUS. henry, rwy'n rhoi fy nghyfeiriad ar y diwedd fel ofynaist ti, ond paid â'i argraffu, oherwydd bod pobl am fod gyda mi gormod - mil dau gant a deg o bunnoedd, ie?

(YN SICR BYDD RHEGFEYDD A SYNIADAU BRWNT) HOFFWN SYMUD RHYWUN. AYIA NAPA.

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SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL show. You decide.

"Wonderfully quirky" Time Out Becky (Funny Woman Finalist 2013) has been described as creepy and adorable in equal measure.

Hotly tipped for big things in 2017. So this is just 2 years before that.

"Becky came out with one of my favourite lines of the year" Adam Bloom

NATHANIEL METCALFE, BECKY BRUNNING AND DAVID EDWARDS NATHANIEL METCALFE, BECKY BRUNNING AND DAVID EDWARDS HAVE NEVER MET (WORK IN PROGRESS)

David Edwards is a Youth Leader, who wants to share with you how to fix Broken Britain - ASAP. Join him, as he shares his wisdom upon how to deal with the growing delinquency of the modern UK!!

“True star quality” Evening Standard Mae Nathaniel, Becky a David yn dri o bobl sydd erioed wedi cwrdd â'i gilydd. Tan nawr. Ac mae hynny'n bownd o greu cyffro ... mae'n siŵr y byddwch yn hoff o un ohonynt.

Bydd arwr Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth Nathaniel (fel a glywed ar sioe Radio 4 James Acaster ac un XFM Josh Widdicombe) yn rhoi cynnig ar rywfaint o ddeunydd newydd a fydd efallai'n rhan o'i drydedd sioe. Penderfynwch chi.

BIRTHDAY GIRLS

Nathaniel, Becky and David are three people who have never met each other. Until now. That’s got to create a certain frisson...odds are you’ll like one of them.

Disgrifiwyd Becky (a gyrhaeddodd rownd derfynol WORK IN PROGRESS Funny Woman 2013) yn iasol ac annwyl ar yr un pryd. Disgwylir iddi gyflawni llawer yn 2017. Felly mae hyn 2 flynedd cyn hynny.

Machynlleth Comedy Festival stalwart Nathaniel (as heard on James Acaster's Radio 4 show & Josh Widdicombe's XFM one) is trying out some new material that may or may not make into his third

Mae David Edwards yn Arweinydd Ieuenctid, a hoffai ddweud wrthych sut i drwsio'r wlad - ASAP. Ymunwch ag ef wrth iddo rannu ei ddoethineb ar sut i ddelio â thramgwyddaeth cynyddol y DU fodern!!

COMEDI CYMRAEG

ELIS JAMES

GWAITH MEWN LLAW Sul // 8:30pm // £7 Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

Er mae Cymraeg yw ei iaith cyntaf, ma Elis wedi bod yn perfformio fel stand up trwy gyfrwng y Saesneg ers deg mlynnedd. Ma fe wedi sgrifennu awr o gomedi Cymraeg am y tro cyntaf, dewch i weld e'n dweud jocs am Aelwyd yr Urdd a Wedi Saith sy ddim yn gweithio yn Llundain neu Newcastle.

Fe welwyd ar Crims (BBC3), 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4), Dave's One Night Stand (Dave) Live at the Comedy Store (Comedy Central), Russell Howard's Good News (BBC3), The Elis James and John Robins Show (Xfm)

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After 2014 sell-outs at Machynlleth Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh Festival and the Soho Theatre with their smash-hit show 'Party Vibes', Birthday Girls return to Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2015 with the exciting world premiere* of their brand new show! Anything could happen (because none of it is currently written).

However, we can promise that it will contain sketches, fun, and some shit-hot dance routines. *Ok, we’ll level with you: ’exciting world premiere’ is PR speak for ‘very first staggerthrough’. We will try our absolute best though Ar ôl gwerthu pob tocyn yng Ngŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth, Gŵyl Caeredin a Theatr Soho 2014 gyda'u sioe ysgubol 'Party Vibes', daw'r Birthday Girls yn ôl i Ŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 2015 gyda pherfformiad cyntaf cyffrous* o'u sioe newydd sbon! Gallai unrhyw beth ddigwydd (oherwydd nid yw wedi'i hysgrifennu eto). Fodd bynnag, gallwn addo y bydd yn cynnwys sgetshis, hwyl, a dawnsfeydd cachboeth.

“This is joy”  The Skinny “Exuberantly silly, consistently imaginative and delightfully playful” The Guardian

SUNDAY COMEDY / COMEDI SUL

TOM NEENAN IAN SMITH

THE ANDROMEDA PARADOX ( WORK IN PROGRESS)

WORK IN PROGRESS

past? Yes, probably.

Pan gaiff pod estron ei ddadorchuddio o dan Llundain, gelwir ar y gwyddonydd o fri Bernard Andromeda i ymchwilio. Ond a oes cysylltiadau rhyngddo â'i orffennol? Oes, yn ôl pob tebyg.

“Neenan positively shines as a new solo artist”  Fest

When an alien pod is unearthed beneath London “Hilariously chilling”  Metro Ian Smith (BBC2’s Popatron, BBC3’s Sweat the esteemed scientist Bernard Andromeda is called Small Stuff) is an award-winning comedian. This in to investigate. But does it have links to his will be a Work in Progress towards his third solo show. Fuelled on 35p energy drinks, Smith will do an hour of stand-up and silliness with a few The UK's hottest musical comedians prepare to attempts at something more theatrical. It’ll be take Machynlleth by storm with a jam-packed set a lot of fun. of hits from the last three years showcasing their trademark blend of songs, satire and silliness.

Mae Ian Smith (Popatron BBC2, Sweat the Small With everything from YouTube sensations to fan Stuff BBC3) yn ddigrifwr arobryn. Bydd hwn favourites (via the ones the band always liked but yn y waith ar y gweill tuag at ei drydedd sioe nobody else seemed to get), this is an unmissable unigol. Yn llawn diodydd egni 35c, bydd Smith show for fans and the perfect introduction for yn gwneud awr o gomedi a gwirondeb gydag Baptists newcomers. ymdrechion i wneud rhywbeth mwy theatrig.

Bydd yn llawer o hwyl.  Three Weeks  The Skinny  Broadway Baby “Delightfully offbeat writing… A talent, for sure” Chortle "Some fine high-concept audience befuddling. If he follows this path, the next step could be huge” The Sunday Times

JONNY AND THE BAPTISTS

THE BIG BEST-OF SHOW

Mae comedïwyr cerddorol mwyaf cyffrous y DU yn paratoi i ffrwydro ar sîn Machynlleth gyda set llawn dop o'r goreuon o'r tair blynedd diwethaf, yn arddangos eu cyfuniad enwog o ganeuon, dychan a ffolineb. Gyda phopeth o'r goreuon o YouTube i ffefrynnau'r ffans (trwy'r rhai mae'r band yn eu hoffi er gwaethaf barn pawb arall), rhaid i ffans weld y sioe hon, ac mae hefyd yn gyflwyniad perffaith i newydd-ddyfodiaid i'r Baptists.

“Uproarious rock’n’ROFLing... the melodies are as good as the punchlines” The Independent on Sunday “A triumph” Chortle Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 81

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SARAH BENNETTO'S STORYTELLERS' CLUB: TALES OF THE NIGHT

A special edition of this intimate Mach Comedy Festival regular closer. Tonight's special guest comedians will be telling true "Night-Time Tales". Your host, stand-up Sarah Bennetto is also compiling a killer "Night Songs" mix-tape for your ears, so there's that too. Special guest comedians will be announced on the weekend and on Twitter. Always brilliant.

PAPPY’S PRESENTS…

THE SECRET DUDES SOCIETY! Sun / Sul // 10:00pm // £12 Y Plas

Two-time Edinburgh Comedy award nominees and stars of BBC Three's Badults, Pappy's, bring their Brixton comedy club to Machfest.

There will be exuberant dicking-around (Tom), hapless grinning (Ben) and genuine annoyance (Matthew). That's a guarantee. They'll also be inviting their best pals in comedy to mess about and provide slightly better value for money. Come and join the Secret Dudes Society.

FEATURING brand new comedy from PAPPY’S and special guest appearances from the festival's top performers; plus sketches from our regular guests LAZY SUSAN (Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominees 2014) and music from our house band

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You show. We tell.

PUDDINCUP & THE UDETTES (featuring members of Spook School).

Enwebeion Edinburgh Award ddwywaith a sêr Badults BBC Three, mae Pappy's yn dod â'u clwb comedi o Brixton i Ŵyl Mach. Bydd chwarae o gwmpas yn afieithus (Tom), gwenu truenus (Ben) a grwgnach go iawn (Mathew). Mae hynny'n addewid. Byddant hefyd yn gwahodd eu ffrindiau gorau mewn comedi i chwarae o gwmpas a rhoi gwerth ychydig yn well am arian.

Dewch i ymuno â'r Secret Dudes Society.

YN CYNNWYS comedi newydd sbon gan PAPPY'S ac ymddangosiadau gwadd arbennig gan berfformwyr gorau'r ŵyl; ynghyd â sgetshis gan ein gwesteion rheolaidd LAZY SUSAN (enwebeion Best Newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Award 2014) a cherddoriaeth gan ein band tŷ PUDDINCUP & THE UDETTES (yn cynnwys aelodau Spook School).

“One of the finest sketch troupes of the last decade" - The Guardian

Rhifyn arbennig o sioe derfynol reolaidd Gŵyl Gomedi Mach. Bydd y digrifwyr sy'n westeion arbennig heno yn adrodd "Night-Time Tales".

Bydd eich cyflwynydd, Sarah Bennetto, hefyd yn creu tâp cymysg "Night Songs" ardderchog ar gyfer eich clustiau, felly mae hynny hefyd. Caiff y digrifwyr gwadd eu cyhoeddi ar y penwythnos ac ar Twitter. Bob amser yn wych.

"Particularly lovely, the perfect way to spend an early autumn night" The Guardian "Just go and see it" Time Out

See you next year!

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THE DEVIL MAY CARE CABARET

Come on a late night date with Mary Bijou.

Expect a mischievous seduction of your senses better sense. Be ravished by this international cavalcade of talent. We will show you a good time and you don't even have to pick up the tab.

Watch the Circus folk frolic as you have a lovely pint in the beer tent.

Dewch am ymweliad hwyr y nos 창 Mary Bijou. Disgwyliwch ramant direidus i synnwyr eich synhwyrau. Gadewch i'r talent rhyngwladol aruthrol eich peledu.

Byddwn yn rhoi amser da i chi, ac nid oes rhaid i chi dalu'r bil hyd yn oed.

Gwyliwch y bobl syrcas yn mwynhau wrth i chi fwynhau peint hyfryd yn y babell gwrw.

Rhod Gilbert Saturdays 11am

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MUSIC / CERDDORIAETH

MUSIC CERDDORIAETH We absolutely love pulling together all our favourite bands to play the Festival each year, and we’ve got another fantastic line-up for you, along with all the usual DJ sets to keep you partying SEAZOO into the night.

Rydym wrth ein boddau'n casglu ein hoff fandiau i gyd i chwarae'r ŵyl bob blwyddyn, ac mae gennym rest wych arall i chi, ynghyd â'r holl setiau DJ arferol i gadw'r parti i fynd yn hwyr i'r nos.

Welsh Bedroom-Pop group Seazoo formed in April 2013 and consisted of two humans and a charity shop teddy bear. Think Gorky’s, SFA, Yo La Tengo and Pavement. All underpinned with the home-recording ethic of Granddaddy.

The single Panda Pains was released in January 2015 by Label Fandango and as had BBC 6Music support from Radcliffe and Maconie, Steve Lamacq and Marc Riley. The debut album will land later in the year.

Seazoo now consist of five proper humans. The teddy often stays at home, jaded by his short experience in the industry. He wasn’t the best anyway.

Ffurfiwyd Seazoo, grŵp pop ystafell wely o Gymru, ym mis Ebrill 2013, gan gynnwys dau fod dynol a thedi bêr o siop elusennol. Meddyliwch Gorky's, SFA, Yo La Tengo a Pavement. Oll wedi'i ategu â moeseg recordio cartref Granddaddy.

TOBY HAY

Toby is a guitarist and composer from near Rhayader in Mid Wales. He makes instrumental music inspired by the landscape, people and history of the area. Following in the footsteps of the American Primitive guitarists like John Fahey and Robbie Basho, and the British Folk revivalists like John Renbourne and Bert Jansch, he composes music for the 6 and 12 string guitar.

Influenced by Indian Ragas, African Kora music and ancient Welsh harp music from the Robert ap Huw manuscript he makes music to capture the atmosphere of the special and underrepresented part of Wales where he lives, adding to the long tradition of Welsh string music.

Mae Toby yn gitarydd a chyfansoddwr o ger Rhaeadr Gwy yng Nghanolbarth Cymru. Mae'n gwneud cerddoriaeth offerynnol wedi'i hysbrydoli gan dirwedd, pobl a hanes yr ardal. Yn dilyn yn ôl troed gitaryddion Cyntefig Americanaidd fel John Fahey a Robbie Basho, a diwygwyr gwerin Prydain fel John Renbourne a Bert Jansch, mae'n cyfansoddi cerddoriaeth ar gyfer y gitâr 6 a 12 llinyn.

Cafodd y sengl Panda Pains ei ryddhau ym mis Ionawr 2015 gan Label Fandango, a chafodd gefnogaeth BBC 6Music gan Radcliffe a Maconie, Dylanwadwyd arno gan Indian Ragas, Steve Lamacq a Marc Riley. Caiff yr albwm cyntaf cerddoriaeth Kora Affricanaidd a cherddoriaeth delyn hynafol Gymreig o lawysgrif Robert ap Huw, ei ryddhau yn ddiweddarach yn y flwyddyn. ac mae'n gwneud cerddoriaeth i gipio awyrgylch y rhan arbennig hon o Gymru lle mae'n byw sydd heb gynrychiolaeth ddigonol, gan ychwanegu at y traddodiad hir o gerddoriaeth llinyn Gymreig.

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MARTHA

Yn hanu o Pity Me ger Durham, rhyddhaodd Martha eu halbwm cyntaf Courting Strong yn Hailing from Pity Me near Durham, Martha 2014 drwy Fortuna POP! Mae Martha'n darparu released their debut album Courting Strong in 2014 pop pync egnïol, angerddol, dan ddylanwad via Fortuna POP! Providing energetic, impassioned pobl fel The Beautiful South, Squeeze a phync pop punk, Martha are informed by the likes of anarchaidd Llychlyn. Gan droedio'r llinell rhwng The Beautiful South, Squeeze and Scandinavian hanes a ffuglen, mae Martha'n cynnig vignettes Anarcho-punk. Treading the line between history taclus o gariad a cholled yn erbyn cefndir o frwydro and fiction, Martha offer neatly packed vignettes cymdeithasol a diwedd y byd. of love and loss against backdrops of social struggle Yn 2014, cafodd "Courting Strong" ei gynnwys fel and the end of the world. un o hoff albymau NPR o'r flwyddyn.

In 2014 “Courting Strong” was included as one of “One of Britain's best rock bands” - NPR.org NPR's favourite albums of the year.

Organ which garnered radio play by Huw Stephens (Radio 1), Bethan Elfyn & Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales) as well as Tom Ravenscroft & Marc Riley (6Music), the latter for whom the band recorded a session and led to a collaboration with fellow Welsh popster Sweet Baboo in 2015.

MOWBIRD

Mowbird are a slacker-pop quartet from Wrexham, North Wales. Formed by Ben Sawin and Mike Smith with the later additions of Suzanne Dempsey and Ben Valentine Trow, they selfrecorded and self-released four EPs before signing to Cardiff based Shape Records.

Debut album Islander was released in February 2014, preceded by single Happy Active Horse

BAND PRES LLAREGGUB BRASS BAND

Mae Mowbird yn pedwarawd "slacker pop" o Wrecsam, Gogledd Cymru. Ffurfiwyd gan Ben Sawin a Mike Smith, gyda Suzanne Dempsey a Ben Valentine Trow yn ymuno'n ddiweddarach.

Gwnaethant hunan-recordio a hunanryddhaupedwar EP cyn arwyddo i Shape Records yng Nghaerdydd.

Rhyddhawyd eu halbwm cyntaf Islander ym mis Chwefror 2014, wedi'i ragflaenu gan y sengl Happy Active Horse Organ a gafodd ei chwarae ar y radio gan Huw Stephens (Radio 1), Bethan Elfyn ac Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales) yn ogystal â Tom Ravenscroft a Marc Riley (6Music), a recordiodd y band sesiwn i'r olaf, gan arwain at gydweithio gyda chyd-artist o Gymru Sweet Baboo yn 2015.

THE SPOOK SCHOOL

The Spook School are coming! Because what's funnier than songs about gender identity and sexuality? Expect scenes of very mild mayhem from Edinburgh's queer pop punks!

Mae'r Spook School yn dod! Oherwydd beth sy'n fwy doniol na chaneuon am hunaniaeth rhywedd a rhywioldeb? Disgwyliwch olygfeydd o anhrefn ysgafn iawn gan byncs pop hoyw Caeredin!

"DIY pop royalty" The Skinny "Bring the anaemic noise!" The Guardian

Bronx hip hop-inspired, New Orleans-tinged brass band formed in the deepest, darkest (and wettest) of North Wales slate quarries. The 8-piece ensemble perform original material that can only be described as a heady mix of modern dance music, New Orleans Jazz, and Welsh pop music – which is a welcome change from the typical ‘guitar bands’ clogging up many a music scene. Taking influences from USA’s best brass groups, such as Hypnotic Brass and the Youngblood Brass Band they can easily rock out a few classic pop tunes but also have a growing catalogue of original material that will get you moving!

gydag ychydig bach o New Orleans, a ffurfiwyd ym mannau dyfnaf, tywyllaf (ac gwlypaf) chwareli llechi gogledd Cymru. Mae'r ensemble 8-darn yn perfformio deunydd gwreiddiol na ellir ond ei ddisgrifio fel cymysgedd meddwol o gerddoriaeth dawns fodern, jazz New Orleans, a cherddoriaeth bop Gymreig - sydd yn newid braf o'r 'bandiau gitâr' arferol sy'n llenwi llawer i sîn gerddoriaeth. Dan ddylanwad grwpiau pres gorau'r UDA, fel Hypnotic Brass a'r Yongblood Brass Band, gallant berfformio ambell diwn bop yn hawdd, ond mae ganddynt nifer cynyddol o ganeuon gwreiddiol i wneud i chi symud hefyd!

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DJ SETS // SETIAU DJ

SWEET BABOO

H HAWKLINE

WIDDICOMBE BROTHERS DJ SET Sat / Sad // 10:00pm - 2:00am Free / Am Ddim // Y Senedd

Festival favourite Sweet Baboo (you can hear his music on almost all of our videos) finally makes his Machynlleth debut. Sweet Baboo is Stephen Black, a native of the north Wales countryside and a single-minded, idiosyncratic singer. He possesses an ear for a sparkling melody, a restless soul, and a gift for a deft lyrical turn – from darkly funny to piercingly tender, twinklingly boastful to deliciously self-deprecating.

H. Hawkline and band will perfrom songs from the new album ‘In The Pink Of Condition’.

Hawkline has recently signed to the influential ‘Heavenly Recordings’ (Beth Orton, Doves, Edwyn Collins etc). Hawkline himself is referring to this new album as "strange pop", informed by Richard Brautigan and Paul McCartney's Ram, with Cate Le Bon handling production duties in Los Angeles. H Hawkline is definitely one to watch.

With the follow up to his fourth album Ships being Bydd H. Hawkline a'r band yn perfformio released in May there’s no better time to catch him caneuon o'r albwm newydd, ‘In The Pink Of live before he embarks on a full UK tour.

Condition’. Yn ddiweddar, arwyddodd Hawkline i'r 'Heavenly Records' dylanwadol (Beth Orton, Ffefryn yr ŵyl Sweet Baboo (gallwch glywed Doves, Edwyn Collins etc). Mae Hawkline ei hun ei gerddoriaeth ar bron pob un o'n fideos) o'r diwedd yn gwneud ei ymddangosiad cyntaf ym yn cyfeirio at yr albwm newydd fel "pop rhyfedd", dan ddylanwad Ram Paul McCartney a Richard Machynlleth. Sweet Baboo yw Stephen Black, Brautigan, gyda Cate Le Bon ar ddyletswydd brodor o gefn gwlad gogledd Cymru, a chanwr unplyg, idiosyncratig. Mae ganddo glust am alaw cynhyrchu yn Los Angeles. Mae H Hawkline yn befriog, enaid aflonydd, a dawn am dro telynegol sicr yn un i'w wylio. medrus - o hiwmor dywyll i dynerwch taer, o ymffrostio drygionus i ostyngeiddrwydd hyfryd.

GARETH BRAND Sun / Sul // 5:30pm - 9:30pm Between bands Free / Am Ddim // The Big Top

“A carousel of wiry weirdo pop" - 4/5 The Guardian

“A delightfully curious record" – 8/10 NME Gyda'i albwm nesaf ar ôl y pedwerydd, Ships, “Compact psych gems" – 8/10 | Uncut yn cael ei ryddhau ym mis Mai, does dim amser gwell i'w weld yn fyw cyn iddo gychwyn ar daith “Mind expanding, crazy and fearless…great songs" – 4/5 | Record Collector lawn yn y DU.

JONNY AND ANDY CLOSING DISCO Sun / Sul // 22:30pm - close Free / Am Ddim // The Big Top

BBC WALES HORIZONS Horizons returns for a second year, with a new crop of Wales’ top emerging artists and bands. We’re proud to work with the BBC Wales Horizons scheme to bring you an additional music programme on the Big Top Stage throughout the weekend. Keep an eye on the chalkboards and social media for who’s on when.

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Mae Horizons yn dychwelyd am ail flwyddyn, gyda chriw o artistiaid a bandiau newydd gorau Cymru.

Rydym yn falch o weithio gyda chynllun Horizons BBC Cymru i ddod â rhaglen gerddoriaeth ychwanegol i chi ar lwyfan y Big Top drwy gydol y penwythnos. Cadwch lygad ar y bwrdd sialc a chyfryngau cymdeithasol i weld pwy sy'n chwarae pryd.

HORIZONS AT MACH FESTIVAL GORWELION YNG NGŴYL MACH

Breaking the best new music in Wales.

Yn cyflwyno cerddoriaeth newydd yng Ngymru.

Check out the new 12 artists here bbc.co.uk/horizons Follow us on Twitter for live festival updates @horizonscymru

Gweler y 12 artist newydd yma bbc.co.uk/gorwelion Dilynwch ni ar Twitter am y diweddaraf o’r ŵyl @horizonscymru

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CORRIS RAILWAY

Toot-toot! All-aboard the Machynlleth Express as it steams its way towards our engine shedcum-comedy club for the third 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! Pawb ar fwrdd Trên Machynlleth wrth iddo deithio i'n sied sy'n glwb comedi am y drydedd 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.

Rhod Gilbert

RHOD GILBERT RADIO SHOW

Saturdays 11am

Rhod brings his Saturday morning show to Machynlleth for the first time. Join the audience as he broadcasts live on BBC Radio Wales.

Mike (Mike Bubbins) is an ETA, an Elvis Tribute Act, who dreams of hitting the big time, and winning back his ex-wife (Isy Suttie).

Unfortunately he's stuck in a South Wales caravan site with a clueless handyman (John Rutledge) for a best friend, a manipulative campsite boss (Vern Griffiths) as his agent, a very vocal drifter (Nick Helm) as a stalker, and a near psychotic security chief (Elis James) as his personal trainer and minder. This touching documentary reveals the stresses of an ETA struggling to take care of business.

Mae Mike (Mike Bubbins) yn ETA (Elvis Tribute Act), sy'n breuddwydio am fod yn enwog, ac ennill ei gyn-wraig (Isy Suttie) yn ôl. Yn anffodus, mae'n methu dianc rhag maes carafannau yn Ne Cymru gyda thasgmon twp John Rutledge) fel ffrind gorau, pennaeth ystrywgar y maes gwersylla (Vern Griffiths) fel asiant, driffter swnllyd iawn (Nick Helm) yn ei ddilyn i bob man, a phennaeth diogelwch sydd bron yn seicotig (Elis James) fel hyfforddwr personol a gwarchodwr.

Mae'r rhaglen ddogfen deimladwy hon yn dangos straen ETA yn ceisio gofalu am ei fusnes.

Tickets are free – keep an eye on our social media for details of when these are available via the festival website.

Daw Rhod â'i sioe fore Sadwrn i Fachynlleth am y tro gyntaf. Ymunwch â'r gynulleidfa wrth iddo darlledu'n fyw ar BBC Radio Wales.

Mae'r tocynnau am ddim - cadwch lygad ar ein cyfryngau cymdeithasol i gael manylion pryd fydd y rhain ar gael drwy wefan yr ŵyl.

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MIKE BUBBINS – THE BEST WELSH ELVIS

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BBC RADIO WALES / BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA SHOWCASE

Now in its fourth year, this is a fantastic chance to see some of the brightest names from the festival performing live for the BBC. Mike Bubbins oversees the proceedings in a show that will be broadcast on BBC Radio Wales and Radio 4 Extra.

Tickets are free – keep an eye on our social media for details of when these are available via the festival website.

Bellach yn ei phedwaredd flwyddyn, dyma gyfle gwych i weld rhai o enwau mwyaf yr ŵyl yn perfformio'n fyw ar gyfer y BBC. Bydd Mike Bubbins yn goruchwylio'r sioe, a ddarlledir ar BBC Radio Wales a Radio 4 Extra.

Mae'r tocynnau am ddim - cadwch lygad ar ein cyfryngau cymdeithasol i gael manylion pryd fydd y rhain ar gael drwy wefan yr ŵyl.

YNYS-HIR BIRD HIDE

An all-new gig experience for 2015! Fly the festival nest for a couple of hours as we pack a small audience and four acts into a bird hide at the spectacular RSPB reserve at Ynys-hir.

Profiad gig hollol newydd ar gyfer 2015! Gadewch nyth yr ŵyl am ychydig oriau wrth i ni bacio cynulleidfa fach a phedwar act mewn cuddfan adar yng ngwarchodfa ysblennydd RSPB yn Ynys-hir.

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.

ELIS JAMES’ GUIDE TO MACHYNLLETH

Mae ein dosbarth celf blynyddol yn dychwelyd!

Fore Sul, bydd Carl yn arwain dosbarth portreadau yn y Tabernacl gyda nifer o ddigrifwyr yn eistedd i chi eu anfarwoli mewn golosg.

Star of BBC Three comedy Crims, Elis takes his new BBC Radio Wales series on the road around Wales. From the team who brought you Elis James’ Pantheon of Heroes.

PORTRAIT DRAWING

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

Tickets are free – keep an eye on our social media for details of when these are available via the Festival website.

Our annual art class returns! On Sunday morning, Carl will lead a portraiture class at the Tabernacle with a number of comedians sitting for you to immortalise them in charcoal.

Am y modelau: Bydd amrywiaeth o fodelau (digrifwyr) yn sefyll i chi fwynhau eu harlunio.

About the tutor: Wales based artist Carl Chapple has many years experience and has had exhibitions of his work displayed across the UK.

Bydd te hufen yn cael ei weini fel pryd bore.

Caiff gwaith o'r dosbarth ei arddangos yn arddangosfa'r ŵyl.

Bydd y dosbarth wedi'i deilwra i bob lefel gallu a phrofiad, a darperir yr holl ddeunyddiau.

Seren gomedi BBC Three, Crims, mae Elis yn mynd â'i gyfres BBC Radio Wales newydd ar y ffordd o amgylch Cymru. Gan y tîm a gyflwynodd Elis James’ Pantheon of Heroes.

Mae'r tocynnau am ddim - cadwch lygad ar ein cyfryngau cymdeithasol i gael manylion pryd fydd y rhain ar gael drwy wefan yr ŵyl.

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Ry'n ni'n eich gwahodd i ganu!

We invite you to Sing!

Mae Sing it! Spirit of Envy! yn ddarn cerddorol sy'n trafod trachwant a chenfigen, gweithgareddau unigol a bodlonrwydd cymunedol.

Sing It! Spirit of Envy! is a song piece about greed and envy, solo pursuits and communal contentment.

RACHEL MARS

SING IT! SPIRIT OF ENVY! CHOIR REHEARSAL

“Some measure of inequality is essential for the spirit of envy and keeping up with the Joneses that is, like greed, a valuable spur to economic

Wedi'i wneud yn newydd gyda chôr dros dro o gantorion lleol lle bynnag mae'n teithio, mae'n Made anew with a pop-up choir of local singers codi dau fys llawen ar iaith smala, gwleidyddolwherever it travels, it puts two joyfully waggling economaidd ffug. fingers up to glib, economic politco-bull-speak.

Dewch i ymarfer yn Y Plas am 9.30am ddydd Come along to our rehearsal at Y Plas at 9.30am on Sul os hoffech ymuno â chôr am (ychydig Sunday if you'd like to join a choir for (a bit of) the o) ddiwrnod (dau berfformiad 5 munud yn day (two x 5 min performances later on Sunday hwyrach brynhawn Sul yn Owain Glyndŵr rhwng afternoon at Owain Glyndwr between 3.30pm – 3.30pm a 4.00pm). Does dim angen profiad canu 4.00pm). No singing experience necessary! More arnoch! Mwy o wybodaeth ar gael yn y Swyddfa information available at the Box Office.

Docynnau.

A collaboration with Verity Standen, Eilidh Cydweithrediad gyda Verity Standen, Eilidh MacAskill and singers from around the UK. MacAskill a chantorion o bob rhan o'r DU.

JOSIE LONG

LET’S GO SWIMMING & ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE In 2013 award-winning comedian Josie Long and director Doug King made two short comedy films in Glasgow called Let’s Go Swimming and Romance and Adventure, which were nominated for a BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award.

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In Let’s Go Swimming, Josie has left her life in London for a better one in Glasgow, the indie band theme park where she will finally be happy and accepted. But sitting in cafes and going to gigs on your own isn’t as fulfilling as she’d hoped.

cooked by someone other than his mum.

Yn 2013, gwnaeth y digrifwr arobryn Josie Long a'r cyfarwyddwr Doug King ddwy ffilm gomedi fer yn Glasgow o'r enw Let's Go Swimming a Romance and Adventure, a gafodd eu henwebu am BAFTA Scotland New Talent Award.

Yn Let's Go Swimming, gadawodd Josie ei bywyd yn Llundain i gael un gwell yn Glasgow, y parc thema band indi lle bydd hi o'r diwedd yn hapus ac yn cael ei derbyn. Ond nid yw eistedd mewn caffis a mynd i gigs ar eich pen eich hun mor foddhaol ag y gobeithiodd.

Yn Romance and Adventure, Darren yw ffrind gorau Josie. Mae Josie yn rhannu fflat â Darren.

In Romance and Adventure, Darren is Josie’s best Yn nesáu at ei 30, mae Josie bron a marw eisiau teithio, dianc, gwneud rhywbeth mawr. Mae friend. Josie is Darren’s flatmate. Approaching Darren yn hapus bod ei brydau'n cael eu coginio 30, Josie is desperate to travel, to escape, to do something big. Darren is happy having his meals gan rywun heblaw ei fam.

THE BOY JOHN Avast, me hearties! Join an audience of 20 in the hull of The Boy John – a large rescued wooden boat which rests permanently on the foreshore at Smugglers Cove near Aberovey . Disclaimer: This boat experience involves no sailing.

Croeso, ffrindiau! Ymunwch â chynulleidfa o 20 yn The Boy John - cwch pren fawr a achubwyd sy'n gorwedd yn barhaol ar flaendraeth Smugglers Cove ger Aberdyfi. Ymwadiad: Nid yw'r profiad cwch hwn yn cynnwys hwylio.

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THE WOODLAND PAVILION LOSIN LUSH

to Losin Lush and purchase a hand-made festival chocolate bar.

A fyddwch chi'n un o'r 20 lwcus fydd yn ymuno â phedwar digrifwr mewn gig agos arbennig Will you be one of the lucky 20 to join four comics iawn yn siop losin draddodiadol Machynlleth? at a very special intimate gig at Machynlleth’s Er mwyn bod â chyfle i ennill pâr o docynnau own traditional sweet shop? To be in with a euraidd, ewch i Losin Lush a phrynu bar siocled chance of winning a pair of golden tickets head wedi'i wneud â llaw i'r ŵyl.

The pop up performance space along the Woodland Pathway returns! Enjoy some impromptu al-fresco sets from our festival stars on Saturday and Sunday all pulled together by Festival Favourite Mark Olver.

Daily listings will appear on the blackboards by the Woodland Pavilion and keep an eye on social media for a heads up on what’s going on across the weekend.

Mae'r gofod perfformio dros dro ar hyd y Llwybr Coetir yn dychwelyd! Mwynhewch setiau al fresco annisgwyl gan sêr yr ŵyl ddydd Sadwrn a dydd Sul oll wedi'u tynnu at eu gilydd gan ffefryn yr ŵyl, Mark Olver.

Bydd rhestrau dyddiol ar y byrddau du ger y Pafiliwn Coetir, a chadwch lygad ar gyfryngau cymdeithasol i gael gwybod beth fydd yn digwydd dros y penwythnos.

RUBY SUPER showroom (next to the festival campsite). Tea and biscuits tbc.

An homage to the Welsh static caravanning holiday. This exclusive gig will be hosted in the lounge of the excellently appointed threebedroomed Summer Lodge at the Salop Leisure

Gwrogaeth i wyliau carafanio statig Cymreig.

Cynhelir y gig unigryw hwn yn lolfa'rSummer Lodge tair ystafell wely - dewis ardderchog - yn ystafell arddangos Salop Leisure (wrth ymyl cae gwersylla'r ŵyl). Te a bisgedi i'w cadarnhau.

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KIDS / PETHAU PLANT

KIDS PETHAU PLANT to mess up everything she does with comic results. Mabel attempts to escape from handcuffs and loses half her costume in the process.

She wields a whip wildly as she attempts to pop a balloon, accidentally magics things away and uses tape to fix her props whilst tangling herself and her volunteer up in it. She has a flare for the dramatic and the ridiculous and you are guaranteed to have a lot of fun!

MARVELLOUS MABEL

Marvellous Mabel is a chaotic hapless showgirl.

Audiences are won over by her warm effortless charm, and funny, heart-warming sense of humour. She is eager to entertain but manages

JAMES ACASTER BABYSITS

A completely improvised kids show where the kids decide where the show goes. In previous years it's mainly gone in the direction of poo and wee. What's not to like. Adults welcome.

LADYBIRD NATURE WALK

These ladybirds just love exploring the undergrowth. Why not join them for a 30min adventure around the wonderful wilderness of Machynlleth.

Mae'r buchod coch cwta wrth eu boddau'n Sioe blant cwbl fyrfyfyr ble mae'r plant yn archwilio'r isdyfiant. Beth am ymuno â nhw dewis ble mae'r sioe'n mynd. Yn y blynyddoedd am antur 30 munud o amgylch diffeithwch diwethaf, ar y cyfan, mae wedi mynd at gyfeiriad rhyfeddol Machynlleth. baw a phi-pi. Beth well? Croeso i oedolion.

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Mae Marvellous Mabel yn ferch sioe ddidoreth a didrefn. Caiff cynulleidfaoedd eu swyno gan ei chynhesrwydd a'i chyfaredd ddiymdrech, a'i digrifwch calon-gynnes a doniol. Mae hi'n awyddus i ddiddanu, ond yn llwyddo i wneud llanast o bopeth mae'n ei wneud, gyda chanlyniadau comig.

Bydd Mabel yn ceisio dianc o gyffion dwylo ac yn colli hanner ei gwisg yn y broses.

Mae ganddi chwip i'w ddefnyddio'n wyllt wrth iddi geisio popio balŵn, gwneud i bethau ddiflannu'n ddamweiniol, a defnyddio tâp i atgyweirio'i phrops tra'n clumu ei hun a'i gwirfoddolwr ynddo. Mae ganddi ddawn dramatig a chwerthinllyd, ac rydych yn sicr o gael llawer o hwyl!

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AMY LLOYD-JONES

WHEN EGGY MET PEGGY

What happens when the lonely egg, sat on a wall, meets the sparkling pea from under that huge pile of matresses…? Join Eggy and Peggy the pea, a rock-n-rolling raspberry, cha cha-ing carrots, royalty and a blue horse in this deliciously funny and original twist on The Princess And The Pea. Starring Amy Lloyd-Jones as the mischievous Queen and one-woman puppeteer for her quirky and beautiful creations, When Eggy Met Peggy

PHIL KAY offers a feast of puppetry, laughter and a stomping soundtrack to inspire adults and children alike to grow their food, love it and eat it all up.

Beth sy'n digwydd pan fydd yr wy unig, yn eistedd ar wal, yn cwrdd â physen disglair o dan y pentwr enfawr hwnnw o fatresi ...? Ymunwch ag Eggy a Peggy'r bysen, mafon roc a rôl, moron tja-tja, teulu brenhinol a cheffyl glas yn y fersiwn blasus, doniol a gwreiddiol hwn o'r Dywysoges a'r Bysen.

Gydag Amy Lloyd-Jones fel y Frenhines ddireidus a phypedwr un-fenyw ar gyfer ei chreadigaethau hynod a hardd, mae When Eggy Met Peggy yn cynnig gwledd o o bypedwaith, chwerthin a thrac sain cyffrous i ysbrydoli oedolion a phlant fel ei gilydd i dyfu eu bwyd, ei garu, ac i fwyta'r cyfan.

Sat / Sad l // 11:30am / 7+ Tickets: £3 / £10 family ticket (Family of 4) Canolfan Owain Glyndŵr

Mae Daniel Glyn wedi bod yn perfformio comedi ers 1992, ac eleni am y tro cynta mae’n addo trio’n galetach. Bydd Daniel yn cyflwyno rhai o sêr comedi Cymraeg yn perfformio i blant o bob oedran! Hwyl i’r teulu cyfan, hyd yn oed eich Nain a Taid a’i mwstashis anystywallt!

Every Kid turns up and gives Phil their left shoe then performs a wee skit to get it back.

Come along and be foolish - in a safe creative space where everyone gets to shine and everything is made-up. It’s a show of shoe-shows within a show. The left shoe is the right to give you should be left with the right.

Water pistol art - Fruit Peeling - Pancake Badminton - Foot Drawing - Raspberry Championship - No Quiz Grown Ups: Bring along something you don't mind leaving without: something from the garage or the cupboard under the stairs…

DANIEL GLYN

CLWB COMEDI CYMRAEG I BLANT!

GIMME YOUR LEFT SHOE

COMEDI CYMRAEG

Bydd pob plentyn yn dod ac yn rhoi eu hesgid chwith i Phil, ac yna'n perfformio sgets fach i'w i'w chael yn ôl.

Dewch draw i fod yn ffôl - mewn lle creadigol diogel lle mae pawb yn cael cyfle i ddisgleirio a lle mae popeth yn ddychmygol. Mae'n sioe o sioeau esgidiau o fewn sioe. Yr esgid chwith yw'r un i'w rhoi - un fydd ar ôl, i'ch atal rhag ffoi.

Celf gwn dŵr - Plicio Ffrwythau - Badminton Crempog - Arlunio Traed - Pencampwriaeth Mafon - Dim Cwis Oedolion: Dewch â rhywbeth y byddwch yn fodlon ei golli: rhywbeth o'r garej neu'r cwpwrdd dan y grisiau ...

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PAPER GIRL

A young girl is trying to find where her courage is. She starts by looking for it about her person, then around her back yard, no sign of it.

She creates a world for herself with her imagination and goes on an adventure to find it. She has to face her fears head on and through this discovers where her courage really is.

Mae merch ifanc yn ceisio dod o hyd i'w dewrder.

Mae'n dechrau drwy edrych amdano ar ei pherson, yna o gwmpas ei gardd gefn, dim arwydd ohono.

Mae'n creu byd i'w hun gyda'i dychymyg ac yn mynd ar antur i ddod o hyd iddo. Rhaid iddi wynebu ei hofnau'n uniongyrchol, a thrwy hyn mae'n darganfod lle mae ei dewrder mewn gwirionedd.

SHARK COMES UP OUT OF THE LOO WHILE YOU ARE SITTING ON IT? Yes it does.

AND HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOUR GRANNY IS A ROBOT? That too.

AND WHAT TO DO IF A VOLCANO ERUPTS UNDERNEATH YOUR HOUSE? After you've made sure it's not a neighbour's barbecue, this book will let you know exactly how to deal with it.

Join David for a very special reading of his brand new children’s book (grown-ups should listen carefully too) Danger Is Everywhere.

KATE CONWAY Z IS FOR ZOMBIES!

DAVID O’DOHERTY

DANGER IS EVERYWHERE: An imaginative and interactive kid-friendly storytelling show with puppets and puppet-making. A HANDBOOK FOR AVOIDING DANGER Audience members of all ages make their own zombie puppet and then bring it to life (or death) as part of this funny zombie apocalypse caper.

Sioe adrodd straeon rhyngweithiol llawn dychymyg sy'n addas i blant, gyda phypedau a gwneud pypedau. Bydd aelodau'r gynulleidfa o bob oedran yn gwneud pyped zombie eu hunain ac yna dod ag ef yn fyw (neu'n farw) fel rhan o'r caprys apocalyps zombie doniol.

Taken from the notebooks of the enigmatic and ultra-cautious dangerologist Docter Noel Zone, DANGER IS EVERYWHERE is a brilliantly funny handbook for avoiding danger.

DOES IT WARN YOU ABOUT WHAT TO DO IF A

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Wedi'i gymryd o lyfrau nodiadau y peryglegydd enigmatig a hynod ofalus Docter Noel Zone, mae DANGER IS EVERYWHERE yn llawlyfr doniol gwych i osgoi perygl.

A YW'N EICH RHYBUDDIO AM BETH I'W WNEUD OS DAW SIARC DRWY'R TŶ BACH PAN FYDDWCH YN EISTEDD ARNO? Ydy mae e.

A SUT I DDARGANFOD OS YW EICH NAIN YN ROBOT? Hynny hefyd.

A BETH I'W WNEUD OS BYDD LLOSGFYNYDD YN FFRWYDRO O DAN EICH TŶ? Ar ôl i chi sicrhau nad barbeciw eich cymydog oedd e, bydd y llyfr hwn yn rhoi gwybod yn union sut i'w ddatrys.

Ymunwch â David am ddarlleniad arbennig iawn o'i lyfr newydd sbon i blant (dylai oedolion wrando'n astud heyfd), Danger Is Everywhere.

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THE ARTY MONKEY CREATIVE ACADEMY The Arty Monkeys are swinging back to Mach and bringing you loads more crafts, workshops, play and fun for kids and their grown-ups.

Mae'r Arty Monkeys yn swingio'n ôl i Fach ac yn cyflwyno llwyth yn fwy o grefftau, gweithdai, chwarae a hwyl i blant a'u hoedolion.

ART AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES /

10AM - 5PM SAT & SUN Let your creativity shine making a fantastic selection of our quality crafts to keep or to give as gifts. There’ll be at least 6 crafts to choose from as well as the ever popular badge bar.

Which will you make first?

Our great value craft token is just £5 for any three items plus a free turn on our badge maker. Individual craft items from £1.50 - £2.50

MONSTERS DESIGN COMPETITION

10AM - 5PM SAT & SUN, FREE Tickle Monsters, Sock monsters, Silly Monsters, Smelly Monsters…

10AM - 5PM SAT & SUN, FREE Greetings, Treasure Hunters! For over a century the Lambert family has been under a dreadful What type of monster will you design and Egyptian curse after their ancestor took treasure display on the Monster wall of fame? All monsters will be judged at 4pm on Sunday and from the tomb of King Bananatutu. The last the winner will be awarded a fabulous prize from surviving family member is desperately asking for your help. Can you solve the clues and riddles The Arty Monkeys. around the site to break the curse? Or will you be Bwystfilod ticlo, bwystfilod sanau, bwystfilod its next victim… Pick up your clue sheets from gwirion, bwystfilod drewllyd …

Pabell Pys Melys and ‘Good Luck’! The winner will Pa fath o anghenfil fyddwch chi'n ei ddylunio be announced at 4.30 on Sunday. a'i arddangos ar wal enwogrwydd y bwystfilod? N.B. Please be aware that the Arty Monkey Caiff yr holl angenfilod eu beirniadu am 4pm team cannot be held responsible for any team ddydd Sul, a bydd yr enillydd yn derbyn gwobr members that get turned into toads or develop wych gan The Arty Monkeys. large purple and orange pimples all over their bodies.

THE CHIMP NEST

10AM - 5PM SAT & SUN, FREE Relax and have fun as a family with our games, toys and book library in our chill out tent. There’ll also be play-doh and chalk boards to keep the Gadewch i'ch creadigrwydd ddisgleirio drwy wneud amrywiaeth wych o grefftau o safon i'w tiniest apes happy while their big sibs are busy cadw neu i'w rhoi'n anrhegion. Bydd o leiaf 6 o with arts and crafts. Weather permitting we’ll grefftau i ddewis rhyngddynt, yn ogystal â'r bar also have fun with some parachute games over bathodynnau poblogaidd. Pa un fyddwch chi'n ei the weekend so keep your eye on the information board outside Pabell Pys Melys for times. wneud gyntaf?

Mae ein tocyn crefftau'n cynnig gwerth ardderchog - £5 am unrhyw dair eitem, yn ogystal â thro am ddim ar ein gwneuthurwr bathodynnau. Eitemau crefft unigol o £1.50 - £2.50

Machynlleth Comedy Festival 100

THE CURSE OF KING BANANATUTU’S TREASURE

teulu Lambert dan felltith Eifftaidd ofnadwy ar ôl i hynafiad iddynt ddwyn trysor o fedd y Brenin Bananatutu. Mae unig aelod y teulu sydd dal yn fyw yn gofyn am eich help. Allwch chi ddatrys y cliwiau a'r posau o amgylch y safle i dorri'r felltith? Neu ai chi fydd yn ei dioddef nesaf ...

Casglwch eich taflenni cliwiau o'r Babell Pys Melys - a phob lwc! Cyhoeddir yr enillydd am 4.30 ddydd Sul.

O.N. Noder na fydd tîm Arty Monkey yn gyfrifol am unrhyw aelodau o dîm gaiff eu troi'n Ymlaciwch a mwynhewch fel teulu gyda'n gemau, llyffantod neu fydd yn datblygu plorod mawr ein teganau a'n llyfrau llyfrgell yn ein pabell porffor ac oren dros eu cyrff i gy ymlacio. Bydd play-doh a byrddau sialc hefyd i gadw'r mwcwn lleiaf yn hapus tra bo'u brodyr a'u chwiorydd yn brysur gyda chelf a chrefft. Os bydd y tywydd yn caniatáu, byddwn hefyd yn cael hwyl gyda gemau parasiwt dros y penwythnos, felly cadwch lygad ar y bwrdd gwybodaeth y tu allan i Babell Pys Melys am amseroedd.

KIDS / PETHAU PLANT

WORKSHOPS CIRCUS PLAY

11AM-12PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY (WEATHER PERMITTING). FREE

bedroom or even to decorate your garden. A beautiful and simple craft for the whole family to enjoy.

Adult supervision is required.

Ymunwch â ni ar unrhyw adeg rhwng 3pm a Come and try your hand at juggling, scarfs, 4pm i greu gwas y neidr symudliw eich hun i'w hoola-hoops, clubs, flower sticks and circus hongian yn eich ystafell wely neu hyd yn oed i tricks. Fun for all ages lead by two member of No addurno eich gardd. Crefft hardd a syml i'r teulu Fit State Youth Circus. cyfan ei mwynhau.

Dewch i roi cynnig ar jyglo, sgarffiau, cylchoedd Rhaid i oedolyn oruchwylio. hwla, clybiau, ffyn blodau a thriciau syrcas. Hwyl i bob oedran, dan arweiniad dau aelod o Syrcas MACHANORY – Ieuenctid No Fit State.

FAMILY STORYTIME

SATURDAY 6PM – 6.45PM. FREE – DONATIONS TO MACHYNLLETH COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S PROJECT 1PM – 2.15PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY Grab your hot chocolate (or something stronger FREE for the grown-ups) and head to Pabell Pys Melys Are you quackers enough to take up the for a trilogy of irreverent bedtime stories curated challenge?! Drop in anytime from 1pm to pick by screenwriter and poet Kit Lambert. Read by up your brave rubber duck pilot and build it a three very special guests this will be a perfect flying machine. Launches from our super deluxe end to the day for kids young and old. Fairy tales Chuck-a-duck catapult will begin at 1.45pm. Will with the cute taken out, more snot than sparkle, your crazy contraption fly the furthest and win and not your usual happily-ever-afters. If it all the Chuck-a-Duck trophy? gets a little bit Grimm, you have been warned!

CHUCK-A-DUCK CHALLENGE!

Ydych chi'n ddigon cwacyrs i dderbyn yr her?!

Galwch heibio unrhyw bryd o 1pm i gasglu eich hwyaden rwber peilot dewr a'i hadeiladu mewn peiriant hedfan. Bydd yn lansio o'n catapwlt moethus taflu hwyaden, gan ddechrau am 1.45pm. A fydd eich peiriant gwallgof yn hedfan y pellaf ac yn ennill y tlws taflu hwyaden?

DRAGONFLY CRAFTS

3PM - 4PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY. FREE Join us anytime between 3 and 4pm to make your own shimmering dragonfly to hang in your

Mynnwch eich siocled poeth (neu rywbeth cryfach i'r oedolion) ac ewch i'r Babell Pys Melys am drioleg o straeon amser gwely amharchus wedi'i guradu gan y sgriptiwr a'r bardd Kit Lambert. Wedi'u darllen gan dri gwestai arbennig iawn, bydd hwn yn ddiwedd perffaith i'r diwrnod i blant hen ac ifanc. Straeon tylwyth teg heb y ciwt, mwy o ddrewdod na dewiniaeth, a nid y byw'n-dragwyddol-hapus arferol. Os yw'r cyfan braidd yn Grimm, fe'ch rhybuddiwyd!

SAT/SAD Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

10:00am-5:00pm

Art and Craft Activities

10:00am-5:00pm

Monster Design Competition

10:00am-5:00pm

Chimp Nest

10:00am-5:00pm

The Curse of King Bananatutu’s Treasure

11:00am-12:00pm

Circus Play

1:00pm - 2.15pm

Chuck-a-duck

3:00pm - 4.00pm

Dragonfly Crafts

6:00pm - 6.45pm

Machanory

SUN/SUL Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

10:00am-5:00pm

Art and Craft Activities

10:00am-5:00pm

Monster Design Competition

10:00am-5:00pm

Chimp Nest

10:00am-5:00pm

The Curse of King Bananatutu’s Treasure

11:00am-12:00pm

Circus Play

1:00pm - 2.15pm

Chuck-a-duck

3:00pm - 4.00pm

Dragonfly Crafts

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Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Pris

5:30pm

Thom Tuck - Flâneur

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

5:30pm

Rob Newman - The Brain Show

Tannery

£8

5:30pm

John Hastings - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£7

5:30pm

Yve Blake - Lie Collector

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

5:30pm

Beasts - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

7:00pm

Alex Horne- Monsieur Butterfly

Y Tabernacl

£12

7:00pm

Robin Ince - Robin Ince's Reality Tunnel

Y Plas

£10

7:00pm

Go 8 Bit - Wifi Wars

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

£7

7:00pm

David Elms - Nurture Boy

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£8

7:00pm

Keiran Hodgson - French Exchange

Tannery

£8

7:00pm

Joe Lycett- Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£7

7:00pm

Goose

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

7:00pm

Manwatching

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

7:00pm

Penny Matthews a Steffan Alun - Split Bill

Royal House

£7

7:00pm

Mark Smith - Stuff

Rag and Bone

£7

8:30pm

Josie Long - Cara Josephine

Y Tabernacl

£12

8:30pm

Gala Comedi Cymraeg

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

£11

8:30pm

Beth Vyse - Get up (with Hands)

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£8

8:30pm

James Acaster - Represent (Work in Progress)

Tannery

£7

8:30pm

Liam Williams - Capitalism

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£9

8:30pm

Jack Barry - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

8:30pm

Gavin Osborn - Share Your Toys

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

8:30pm

Caroline Mabey - Chaos is a friend of mine

Royal House

£7

8:30pm

Ahir Shah - Work in Progress

Rag and Bone

£7

10:00pm

Machynlleth Comedy Showcase 1

Y Plas

£12

10:00pm

Colin Hoult - Sit on the Ledge and Jump Down to the Ground (Work In Progress)

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

10:00pm

Folie À Deux

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£7

10:00pm

Emma Sidi - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

10:00pm

Nick Helm - Masterwork in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

CABARET Day

Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Pris

Fri/Gwe

10:45pm

Mary Bijou Cabaret

Big Top

Free/Am Ddim Gŵyl Gomedi Machynlleth 103

SAT COMEDY / COMEDI SAD Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Pris

11:00am

Josh Widdicombe - Work in Progress

Y Tabernacl

£10

1:00pm

David Elms - Mister Boy

Leisure Centre

£7

1:00pm

Every Brilliant Thing

Y Plas Vortex

£10

1:00pm

Women's Hour - Sh!t Theatre

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£8

1:00pm

Tiernan Douieb - The World’s Full of Idiots, Let’s Live in Space

Tannery

£7

1:00pm

Pierre Novellie - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£7

1:00pm

Dan Glyn & Jams Thomas - Hen Ddynion, Jocs Newydd

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

1:00pm

Henry Widdicombe - Plain Facts for the Old and Young

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

1:00pm

Adam Hess - Work in Progress

Royal House

£7

2:30pm

Nick Helm - Masterwork in Progress

Leisure Centre

£7

2:30pm

The Horne Section

Y Tabernacl

£12

2:30pm

Matthew Crosby - Smaller than Life

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£8

2:30pm

Phil Jerrod - Work in Progress

Tannery

£7

2:30pm

Bec Hill - Bec to the Drawing Board (Work in Progress)

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£7

2:30pm

Matt Rees & Charlie Webster - Split Bill

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

2:30pm

John Osborne - John Peel’s Shed

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£10

2:30pm

Beard - Work in Progress

Royal House

£7

4:00pm

Pappy's - Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown

Y Plas

£7

4:00pm

Wil Greenway - Vincent Goes Splat

Leisure Centre

£7

4:00pm

George Egg - Anarchist Cook

Machynlleth Bowling Club

£7

4:00pm

A Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla...

Y Plas Vortex

Free/Am Ddim

4:00pm

Elis James - Work in Progress

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

4:00pm

Sheeps - Some of Our Slightly Older Sketches

Tannery

£8

4:00pm

Edward Aczel - The Random Flapping of a Butterfly’s Wings

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£8

4:00pm

Lolly Adefope - Lolly

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

4:00pm

Fin Taylor - Notes from 3am (Work in progress)

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

4:00pm

Gerry Howell - Gerry Howell’s Portal of Discovery

Royal House

£7

5:30pm

Joe Lycett- Work in Progress

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

£7

5:30pm

Joseph Morpurgo - Work in Progress

Leisure Centre

£7

5:30pm

Ivo Graham - Gentle Anecdotes Volume 3 (work in progress)

Machynlleth Bowling Club

£7

5:30pm

Josie Long - Investigations

Y Plas Vortex

£8

5:30pm

Twins

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

5:30pm

Gareth Richards - Songs in the Key of Gareth

Tannery

£7

Machynlleth Comedy Festival 104

Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Pris

5:30pm

Cariad & Paul - A Two-Player Improvised Adventure

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£8

5:30pm

Jordan Brookes -My Neighbour is taking his Bins Out

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

5:30pm

Ed Gamble - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

5:30pm

Rob Auton - The Face Show

Royal House

£7

5:30pm

Rachel Parris- Work in Progress

Rag and Bone

£7

7:00pm

Bridget Christie - An Ungrateful Woman

Y Tabernacl

£12

7:00pm

Simon Munnery - Fylm School

Y Plas

£10

7:00pm

Mike Wozniak - One Man Dad Cat Band

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

£8

7:00pm

Sam Fletcher- Daftwerk (Werk in Prergrerse)

Leisure Centre

£7

7:00pm

Rob Newman - The Brain Show

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£8

7:00pm

Stuart Goldsmith - Work in Progress

Tannery

£7

7:00pm

Goreuon Standup Cymraeg I

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£7

7:00pm

Patrick Turpin - Voetsek

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

7:00pm

Henry Paker - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

7:00pm

Gareth Gwynn - Gareth Gwynn's Twisted History Of Radio

Royal House

£7

7:00pm

Kiri Pritchard-Mclean - Work in Progress

Rag and Bone

£7

8:30pm

Mark Watson - Work in Progress

Y Tabernacl

£10

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

8:30pm

Marcel Lucont - Is

8:30pm

Brett Goldstein - Brett Goldstein Tolerated This So His Children Will Be Next Leisure Centre

£7

£10

8:30pm

Joe Lycett - Whatever

£7

Y Plas Vortex

8:30pm

Pat Cahill - Work in progress

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

8:30pm

Phil Wang - Mellow Yellow

Tannery

£8

8:30pm

Jonny and the Baptists - Rock the Vote

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£8/£5

8:30pm

Natasia Demetriou and Ellie White - Mother and Baby

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

8:30pm

Colin Hoult - A Character Show

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£8

8:30pm

Owen Niblock - Please All The People

Royal House

£7

8:30pm

Tom Craine - Work-in-progress

Rag and Bone

£7

10:00pm

Machynlleth Comedy Showcase 2

Y Plas

£12

10:00pm

Arthur Smith's Pissed Up Chat Show

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

£10

10:00pm

Beth Vyse - True Vyse (Work in Progress)

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

10:00pm

Dan Glyn - Wel, Well, Welsh

Tannery

£7

10:00pm

Gein's Family Giftshop - Vol:2

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£7

10:00pm

Sarah Bennetto - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

10:00pm

Jarred Christmas - The Christmas and the Hobbit

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£8

10:00pm

James Dowdeswell - Perfect Pub

Rag and Bone

£7

10:30pm

James Acaster - Recognise

Y Tabernacl

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SUN COMEDY / COMEDI SUL Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Pris

1:00pm

Stewart Lee - A Room With a Stew

Y Tabernacl

£10

1:00pm

Every Brilliant Thing

Y Plas Vortex

£10

1:00pm

Suzi Ruffell - Work in Progress

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

1:00pm

Story #1 - Rachel Mars & Greg Wohead

Tannery

£7

1:00pm

Rob Newman - The Brain Show

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£8

1:00pm

Liam Williams - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

1:00pm

Holly Burn - Return of the Burn

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

1:00pm

Spencer Jones - The Herbert

Royal House

£7

2:30pm

Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

£10

2:30pm

Sue

Machynlleth Bowling Club

£7

2:30pm

Rhys James - Remains

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

2:30pm

Jo Neary vs Dyball & Kerr

Tannery

£8

2:30pm

Lazy Susan- Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£7

2:30pm

Dan Lees - Brainchild

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£8

2:30pm

Nell Frizzell - The Playlist

Royal House

£7

4:00pm

Tony Law - Nonsense in Progress

Y Tabernacl

£10

4:00pm

Alexis Dubus - Cars & Girls

Leisure Centre

£8

4:00pm

Aisling Bea - Work in Progress

Machynlleth Bowling Club

£7

4:00pm

Let Luce - Let Progress Luce

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

4:00pm

Nick Helm - Masterwork in Progress

Tannery

£7

4:00pm

Tom Parry - Fancy This?

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£8

4:00pm

Jo Neary Faceful Of Issues

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

4:00pm

The Pin - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

4:00pm

Rob Auton - The Water Show

Royal House

£7

5:30pm

Phil Kay - The Wholly Viable

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

£10

5:30pm

Michael Legge - Work in Progress

Leisure Centre

£7

5:30pm

Angela Barnes - A Shirk in Progress

Machynlleth Bowling Club

£8

5:30pm

Stuart Goldsmith - The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast

Y Plas Vortex

£8

5:30pm

Sheeps - Wembley Previews

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£8

5:30pm

Annie McGrath and Rose Johnson - Split Bill

Tannery

£7

5:30pm

Max and Ivan - The End

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£8

5:30pm

Goreuon Stand-up Cymraeg 2

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

5:30pm

Stuart Laws - Who said anything about stopping it?

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

Machynlleth Comedy Festival 106

Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Pris

5:30pm

Sofie Hagen and Edd Hedges - Split Bill

Royal House

£7

5:30pm

John Osborne - Most people aren't that happy, anyway.

Rag and Bone

£7

7:00pm

Simon Munnery - Sings Søren Kierkegaard

Y Tabernacl

£11

7:00pm

Tudur Owen - Pechu

Y Plas

£10

7:00pm

Mike Bubbins - Retrosexual Male

Leisure Centre

£7

7:00pm

Matt Richardson - Work in Progress

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

7:00pm

Sean Mclaughlin - Breaking Point

Tannery

£7

7:00pm

Lou Sanders - Excuse Me; You're Sitting on My Penis Again

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£7

7:00pm

Peter Dobbing - Armchair Futurologist

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£7

7:00pm

Tim Key - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£8

7:00pm

Jonny Pelham - Before and After

Royal House

£7

7:00pm

Daphne - Daphne Do Machynlleth

Rag and Bone

£7

8:30pm

David O'Doherty - David O’Doherty Has Checked Everything

Y Tabernacl

£12

8:30pm

Jonny and the Baptists - The Big Best-Of Show

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

£9

8:30pm

Nathaniel Metcalfe, Becky Brunning and David Edwards

Leisure Centre

£7

8:30pm

David Trent - TITLE; DO YOU REALLY LIKE IT...

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£7

8:30pm

Tom Neenan - The Andromeda Paradox ( Work in Progress)

Tannery

£7

8:30pm

Birthday Girls - Work in Progress

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£8

8:30pm

Elis James - Gwaith Mewn Llaw

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£7

8:30pm

Ian Smith - Work in Progress

Rag and Bone

£7

10:00pm

Pappy’s presents… The Secret Dudes Society!

Y Plas

£12

10:00pm

Sarah Bennetto's Storytellers' Club: Tales of the Night.

Y Plas Vane Tempest

£8

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Day

Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Pris £12

Sat/Sad

9:15am

Corris Railway

Corris Railway

Sat/Sad

11:00am

Rhod Gilbert Radio Show

Machynlleth Bowling Club Free but Ticketed

Sat/Sad

11:30am

Mike Bubbins - The Best Welsh Elvis

Y Plas Vane Tempest

Free/Am Ddim

Sat/Sad

1:00pm

BBC Radio 4Extra/Radio Wales Showcase

Machynlleth Bowling Club Free but Ticketed

Sat/Sad

4:15pm

Ynys-hir RSPB - Bird Hide

Ynys-hir

£12

Sun/Sul

9:30am

Rachel Mars - Sing It! Choir Rehearsal

Y Plas Vane Tempest

Free/Am Ddim

Sun/Sul

10:00am

Portrait Drawing

Y Tabernacl

£12

Sun/Sul

11:30am

The Boy John - Smugglers Cove

Smugglers Cove

£12

Sun/Sul

11:30am

Josie Long - Let's Go Swimming & Romance…

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

Free/Am Ddim

Sun/Sul

12:30pm

Elis James' Guide to Machynlleth

Machynlleth Bowling Club Free but Ticketed

Sun/Sul

4:15pm

Losin Lush

Losin Lush

Golden Ticket

Sun/Sul

5:30pm

Ruby Super

Salop Leisure

£12

MUSIC / CERDDORIAETH Day

Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Pris

Fri/Gwe

9:30pm

Seazoo

Big Top

Free/Am Ddim

Sat/Sad

6:30pm

Toby Hay

Big Top

Free/Am Ddim

Sat/Sad

8:00pm

Martha

Big Top

Free/Am Ddim

Sat/Sad

9:30pm

Mowbird

Big Top

Free/Am Ddim

Sun/Sul

5:00pm

Band Pres Llareggub Brass Band

Big Top

Free/Am Ddim

Sun/Sul

6:30pm

The Spook School

Big Top

Free/Am Ddim

Sun/Sul

8:00pm

Sweet Baboo

Big Top

Free/Am Ddim

Sun/Sul

9:30pm

H Hawkline

Big Top

Free/Am Ddim

KIDS / PLANT Day

Time/Amser

Event/Digwyddiad

Venue/Lleoliad

Price/Pris

Sat/Sad

11:30am

James Acaster - Babysits

Owain Glyndŵr - Powys

£3/£10 family ticket

Sat/Sad

12:45pm

Marvellous Mabel

Y Plas Lawn

Free/Am Ddim

Sat/Sad

2:30pm

When Eggy met Peggy

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

£3/£10 family ticket

Sat/Sad

3:30pm

Ladybird Nature Walk

Y Plas Lawn

Free/Am Ddim

Sun/Sul

11:00am

Phil Kay - Gimme Your Left Shoe

Y Plas Vortex

£3/£10 family ticket

Sun/Sul

11:30am

Daniel Glyn - Clwb Comedi Cymraeg i Blant!

Owain Glyndŵr - Dinas

£3/£10 family ticket

Sun/Sul

12:45pm

Z is for Zombie

Woodland Pavilion

Free/Am Ddim

Sun/Sul

2:30pm

David O'Doherty - DANGER IS EVERYWHERE

Owain Glyndŵr - Billiard

£3/£10 family ticket

Sun/Sul

3:30pm

Paper Girl

Woodland Pavilion

Free/Am Ddim

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Salop Leisure

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