Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre brochure 2013

12 APRIL - 14 JULY

WELCOME We’re thrilled to announce the return of Udderbelly Festival to Southbank Centre for a 5th consecutive year. If you haven’t been to the festival before, it’s very simple - we cram a big upside-down purple cow with comedy, circus, theatre and family shows and let it graze on the bank of the Thames until mid-July. Nearly all of our tickets are between £10 and £20 and we guarantee that there is something for everyone. Come and watch brilliant new circus in Flown or the UK’s first circus talent competition, Circus Maximus. Do what tens of thousands of people have already done and buy a ticket to The Boy With Tape On His Face, fresh from a Christmas run in the West End. Or tuck in to over 50 comedy shows.

We couldn’t do any of this without our partners, Southbank Centre, and you, our audience. Thank you to everyone who has supported the festival in the last four years and we thank you in advance for making Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre THE place to be this spring and summer.

Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood

HOW TO BOOK ONLINE

ACCESS LIST

udderbelly.co.uk £1 fee per ticket up to a max. of £8

southbankcentre.co.uk/udderbelly £1.75 transaction fee No transaction fee for Southbank Centre Members You can also purchase tickets from Ticketmaster

IN PERSON

This summer, Southbank Centre is presenting Festival of Neighbourhood with MasterCard, a celebration and exploration of local communities, rural and urban, cities and villages. Through a programme of talks, debates, shows, exhibitions and projects, we will explore and celebrate how we all live together.

Jubilee Gardens 12pm – late (from 11 April) Ticket Office, Royal Festival Hall 10am – 8pm (daily) No transaction fee

TELEPHONE

9am – 8pm (daily) £2.75 transaction fee

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Thursday – Saturday: midday to midnight Sunday – Wednesday: midday to 11pm

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HOW TO GET HERE

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Our opening hours:

All listings correct at time of going to press.

Listings may be subject to change at short notice.

Check the websites for more information.

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Southbank Centre Artistic Director

Our bar and food garden is a great place to laze and graze this summer. You don’t need a ticket to a show to come in and you’ll be treated to fresh, organic food, deck chairs, giant games and superb views over the Thames.

Concessionary tickets may be purchased, subject to availability, by concession card holders and under 16s.

Udderbelly Ticket Office

Jude Kelly, OBE

THE PASTURE

There will be assisted performances arranged for a range of events; please check the website for further details.

CONCESSIONS

Head Farmers

A part of Southbank Centre’s neighbourhood is the Udderbelly Festival, returning this summer with a new programme of shows, including family performances, comedy, cabaret and circus. A special ingredient is the Udderbelly Academy, where a fantastic group of young people are trained to become the festival programmers of the future. I hope you will be part of our neighbourhood this summer and join us at the one and only upside-down purple cow.

Southbank Centre is accessible to people with disabilities. Join our free access list: phone 0844 847 9910, or email accesslist@southbankcentre.co.uk

Nearest tubes are Embankment and Waterloo.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Tube: Waterloo & Embankment.

Bus: Waterloo Bridge, York Road, Belvedere Road & Stamford Street.

Rail: Waterloo, Waterloo East & Charing Cross.

Udderbelly Festival won Best London Festival at the London Lifestyle Awards 2012!

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SIRLOIN SEATS

For just £5 extra, beat the queues and get the best seat in the house! underbelly.co.uk /sirloinseats

Fri 12 April

Comedy/ Cabaret

TIME OUT LIVE’S OPENING GALA Everyone’s favourite oversized bovine is back for 2013, ready and raring for some of the best comedy and cabaret in London. Time Out Live’s show features Andrew Maxwell, East End Cabaret, Ian Stone, Nick Helm, The Boy With Tape On His Face, Hal Cruttenden, Marcel Lucont, Mark Dolan and more setting the stage (literally) for the festival that follows. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. (Please don’t cry.)

You’ll be back for more.

7pm (120 mins, 18 yrs +) £17.50 / £16 concessions £22.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Time Out Live

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Sat 20 & 27 April

Every Saturday 13 April – 13 July

Comedy

BEST OF THE COMEDY STORE The Comedy Store returns with The Best of the Comedy Store, presenting the brightest stand-up talent at the Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre. Hailed as “Comedy’s Unofficial National Theatre”, the Store remains the place to see the stars of tomorrow today. Catch the leading stand-ups on the UK and international circuit in this Southbank residency. Simply the best comedy line-ups in town.

‘Still the greatest and most influential comedy club on the planet’

Time Out

‘The Mecca of stand-up’ The Times 9.30pm (120 mins, 16 yrs +) £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Sirloin seats

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Sat 13 April

Comedy

Thu 18 April, Fri 21 June

Comedy

PHIL NICHOL

TIME OUT INTRODUCES...

A delightfully comical collection of silly rants on every ludicrous topic imaginable takes you on a riotous exploration of our laughable existence, from the mind-numbingly tedious to the charmingly absurd. Comedy with passion.

Who will be the next superstar stand-ups? Find out at Time Out Introduces..., showcasing Britain’s best up-and-coming comics handpicked by Time Out Comedy Editor Ben Williams, including Pat Cahill, Lucy Beaumont and many more. For full line-up follow @TimeOut_Comedy

RANTS

‘Hypnotic’

★★★★★ Sunday Herald

7.45pm (60 mins, 16 yrs +) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats

18 April 9pm, 21 June 10.45pm (90 mins, 18 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Time Out Live

Comedy

TONY LAW

MAXIMUM NONSENSE Join Tony Law – Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Show Nominee 2012 – for some gloriously absurd, loud and ridiculous comedy. As seen on Have I Got News For You, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Russell Howard’s Good News, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle. Tony won the Amused Moose Laughter Award 2011 and the Chortle Breakthrough Award 2012.

‘Law’s genius for the random makes Salvador Dali look about as abstract as Constable’ ★★★★★ Metro

7.45pm (60 mins) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Show And Tell

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Fri 26 April & 3 May

Comedy

DOC BROWN

Rapper turned comedian Doc Brown is back with his tongue-incheek take on hip hop culture.

A regular on the London comedy circuit and with appearances on Russell Howard’s Good News, The Inbetweeners, Derek, Rev and Miranda, Doc is a must see act.

Fri 19 & 26 April, 24 May, 14 & 28 June

Comedy/Cabaret

FRIDAY NIGHT FREAKSHOW Back for a fourth year running, Friday Night Freakshow storms through Udderbelly at Southbank Centre with London’s most shocking variety, as the nation’s naughtiest comics perform alongside burlesque beauties and freakish variety acts. Be amused, be titillated, be (pleasantly) offended. Hosted by EastEnd Cabaret (Winners, ‘Best Cabaret’ Adelaide Fringe 2012). Shows feature Scott Capurro, Nick Helm, Phil Nichol and many, many more.

‘If Brown keeps mining this rich seam of hip-hop comedy, his fame should look after itself’ Guardian

‘Sharp punch lines, imaginative devices and knows more than a thing or two about timing’ Metro 9pm (60 mins) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin Seats Presented by Live Nation & MHA in association with United Agents

‘Tickles the fancies of even the most jaded spectators with fierce, no-holds-barred humour’ thisiscabaret.com 19 April 9pm, other performances 10.45pm (90 mins, 18 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Time Out Live

Sun 21 April, 5 & 26 May, 2, 16 & 30 June, 14 July

Comedy

Mon 22 April, 6 & 27 May, 3 & 17 June, 1 July

Comedy

THE SHOWSTOPPERS

COMEDY IN THE DARK

Witness this brilliant comedy troupe create a brand new musical comedy from scratch at each and every performance of their award-winning production.

Audience suggestions spontaneously become an all-singing, all-dancing show, with unpredictable and hilarious results. As heard in their own BBC Radio 4 series. Returning to the Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre for their fourth year.

Your favourite stand-ups, one hour, no lights! After sell-out shows in the UK and Europe, Comedy in the Dark returns to the Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre - a unique experience where comedians perform in complete darkness. Past acts have included Greg Davies, Sarah Millican, Ed Byrne, Arthur Smith and Phil Nichol.

‘A brilliantly executed piece of work that is a shining example of how good improv can be’

9pm (60 mins) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Sirloin Seats Presented by Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival

★★★★★ Chortle

7.45pm (70 mins, 14 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Sirloin Seats Extra family friendly matinee 2 June 4.15pm (70 mins) £12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Showstopper Productions in association with Seabright Productions

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Wed 1 May

Comedy

Thu 2 May

Comedy

DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITE

Wed 24 April, 15 May, 5 & 26 June, 10 July

Comedy

Thu 25 April, 13 June, 11 July

Comedy

FESTIVAL OF THE SPOKEN NERD

ANDY ZALTZMAN: POLITICAL ANIMAL

Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, geek songstress Helen Arney and Britain’s Brightest experiments guy Steve Mould host a show for the fearlessly inquisitive with their evening of comedy, science, music, maths, live experiments and unashamed geekiness. Joyous, anarchic and infinitely enjoyable - even for those of us who were allergic to the school science lab.

Political Animal, the nation’s only and probably best political stand-up gig, comes to Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre, to harangue and cajole a very naughty planet.

Hosted by the undisputed, sporadically acclaimed, Andy Zaltzman (half of Times Online’s hit podcast, The Bugle and star of Andy Zaltzman’s History of the Third Millennium, Series 1 of 100 for Radio 4 and Yes! It’s The Ashes for BBC Radio 5 Live), and featuring two outstanding bills of top-class comedians, this show leaves no hot potato unbuttered.

‘Charm and perky curiosity is in its DNA’ Guardian ‘Wonderfully witty’ Chortle 9pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Sirloin Seats Presented by Phil McIntyre Entertainments in association with Noel Gay

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Sat 4 May, 18 May

Comedy

CARL DONNELLY SUSAN CALMAN HOW TO GET DIFFERENT GRAVY OUT OF MY MIND ALMOST ANYONE TO WANT TO SLEEP WITH YOU Join Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Carl Donnelly (as seen on Mock The Week, Russell Howard’s Good News, and Stand Up For The Week) as he reads and discusses choice excerpts from his unpublished and hugely embellished autobiography. Why wouldn’t you book a ticket?

A brilliant combination of comedy and self-help, packed with inspired advice for both sexes, this hilarious show will leave those in a relationship feeling desired and inspired, and those who are single feeling like the sexiest person in the bar who could go home with anyone.

‘Hilarious, instructive, brilliant’ Arthur Smith, BBC Radio 4

‘Gripping, unmissable stand-up’ Guardian

‘Impossibly effortless’ Fest ‘This degree of innate comic talent is a rare and beautiful thing’ Broadway Baby 9pm (60 mins) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin Seats Presented by Avalon

Susan Calman (News Quiz and QI) thinks about a lot of things.

Sometimes she says them out loud, often just to her cats, but sometimes to other people as well.

Come and listen as Susan says all the right funny words, just not necessarily in the right order.

‘Calman is shooting to the top of the stand-up league’ Mail on Sunday

‘Comedy gold’ Guardian ‘She’ll make you chuckle your pants off’ Time Out 7.45pm (60 mins, 18 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats

9pm (60 mins, 15 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats

9pm (90 mins) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Sirloin Seats Presented by Avalon

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Sat 27 & Sun 28 April, Sat 18 & Sun 19 May

Family/ Comedy

LITTLE HOWARD’S BIG SHOW FOR KIDS A unique, interactive, animated family/kids’ comedy show from the award-winning creator of CBBC’s Little Howard’s Big Question.

The government is sending an inspector to Big Howard Little Howard’s show and is in danger of finding out that Little Howard is the only funny one in the double-act. How can Little Howard save his friend from jail?! Well, with some death-defying magic, a philharmonic orchestra of monkeys, a machine that turns people’s dads into cartoons and a very large and heavy frying pan.

This year the Big Show is back with some even more mind-blowing bits of interactive animation that will make Little Howard even more real than ever.

Sat 27 April, Sat 11 May, Sun 26 May, Sat 8 June, Sun 23 June, Sat 13 July

Comedy

COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS Otter-ly fantastic! Now in its third year at Udderbelly Festival, The Comedy Club 4 Kids is back, bigger and better than ever. Cracking entertainment for everyone over the age of six, it stars the best comedians on the UK and international circuit doing what they do best.

But without the rude bits!

Check line-ups at comedyclub4kids.co.uk

‘A taste of some of the biggest names in comedy at the Fringe, with the fun, rowdy feel of a real comedy club’ Guardian 4.15pm (60 mins 6 yrs+) £10/ £15 Sirloin Seats Presented by Get Comedy in association with Comedy Club 4 Kids

‘Genius’ Radio Times

Tue 30 April – Sat 4 May

Comedy

MICHAEL WINSLOW: NOIZEYMAN A hilarious whirlwind of staggering special effects, astounding sounds and extraordinary noises, from the star of Police Academy, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Spaceballs, Gremlins and many more. A brand new show from 2012’s total sell out, don’t miss your chance to spend an hour with a true Hollywood legend. www.michaelwinslow.net

‘Truly incredible’ ★★★★★ Edinburgh Evening News ‘World class’ ★★★★★ British Theatre Guide ‘A masterclass’ ★★★★ Metro ‘Breathtaking’ ★★★★ The Herald ‘Hilarious’ ★★★★ Daily Record ‘Impressive’ ★★★★ Scotsman 30 April – 3 May 7pm, 4 May 6pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Underbelly Productions

28 April, 18 & 19 May 4.15pm 27 & 28 April 2.30pm (60 mins, 3 yrs+) £10/ £15 Sirloin Seats Presented by Get Comedy

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Wed 8 May

Comedy

THE BOWLER DEBATES

Fri 3 May, 7 June, 5 July

Comedy

SPANK! YOU LOVE IT

Sir Ian Bowler has long been a scourge of the liberal intelligentsia. Now, Jake Yapp moderates as the political titan takes on The Left at their own game. Shouting. With special guests and audience participation, Sir Ian will blow your preconceptions away, finally proving that he’s Britain’s biggest Member.

‘A powerhouse performance, and funny with it’ Chortle

Fresh from sell-out, packed to the rafters shows in London & Edinburgh Spank! celebrates its 10th birthday with sketch, character, musical and stand-up comedy and... of course... occasional nudity. Always starstudded, this legendary show is the ‘Must See!’ comedy party night of the Southbank season.

9pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent

Fri 3 May – Marcel Lucont, Late Night Gimp Fight, Christian Reilly, Benny Boot and more Fri 7 June – Vikki Stone, David Armand and more Fri 5 July – Tony Law, Phil Nichol and more

‘Comedy and legendary party night... if you haven’t experienced this night, get down there right away!’ Time Out 10.45pm (90 mins, 18 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Sirloin Seats Presented by James Wren, Leon Fleury and Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent

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Thu 9 May

Comedy

MARK DOLAN TOTALLY AWESOME!

Mark Dolan is back with his hilarious new stand-up show for 2013. In the course of this hysterical hour, Mark’s glass is half full as he celebrates the awesome things in life, like finding money in old trousers, dogs leaning out of car windows and finding out that your difficult girlfriend isn’t pregnant.

Don’t miss!

‘Consistently funny’ The Independent

★★★★ Three Weeks ★★★★ Fest

9pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats Presented by PBJ Management

SIRLOIN SEATS

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Tue 7 May – Sat 1 June and

Headline Show present

CIRCUS MAXIMUS 20 ACTS. 1 PRIZE. LET THE SHOW BEGIN.

THE SHOW

Twenty of the UK’s hottest circus acts will dazzle and delight you with remarkable feats of bamboozling skill, physical prowess and unexpected hilarity.

A unique and exciting live show, unlike anything you’ve ever experienced, this is the UK’s first ever circus competition. The country’s finest circus talents compete in the iconic Udderbelly for the votes of the audience and judges. The prize? £5,000 and the opportunity to develop a new show with Underbelly Productions and Circus Space - the UK’s foremost centre for circus arts.

THE HEATS

A captivating cabaret of crackling circus, where anything can happen.

Across four rounds, the acts will perform live to win your vote. Only one act from each heat will qualify for the finals. Who goes through? The audience will decide.

THE FINALS

Circus Maximus’s stellar acts star in a pageant of circus mastery as they compete for the final prize.

The finals are your chance to see the top five acts from the Heats perform a stunning new show created especially for the competition.

The panel of expert judges choose the ultimate competition winner. Their discussions are in strict secrecy, but they take the audience vote into account, so be there to support your favourite.

Circus Maximus is this summer’s most spectacular night out.

Keep up with the competition at www.facebook.com/circusmaximusuk @circusmaximusuk To find out more about Circus Space visit circusspace.co.uk

Heat 1: 7 – 10 May 7pm (winner announced 10 May) Heat 2: 11 & 12 May 2.30pm & 6pm (winner announced 12 May) Heat 3: 14 – 17 May 7pm (winner announced 17 May) Heat 4: 18 & 19 May 2.30 & 6pm (winner announced 19 May) Finals: 28 May – 31 May 7pm, 1 June 5pm (winner announced 1 June) (60 mins, suitable for all ages) Heats: Finals:

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Sirloin seats £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Sirloin seats

Presented by Underbelly Productions and Circus Space

Photo: Bertil Nilsson

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Fri 10 May

Comedy

LATE NIGHT GIMP FIGHT

Scotsman

9pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Phil McIntyre Entertainments

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Comedy

THE HQ

Late Night Gimp Fight have spent the last four years violating the British comedy circuit picking up awards and infections along the way. Now, the country’s most exciting sketch comedy group are bringing the very worst of their sordid output to the Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre, for one night only. Book early!

‘Sketch comedy doesn’t get much better than this’

Fri 10 May

Top Secret Comedy: For Your Eyes Only.

A rare chance to become a member of the most secretive comedy club in the world at the HQ; an exclusive night of intrigue packed with the cream of exciting underground comedy and music. Featuring bewildering one-man band from the future, Beardyman, and top character comedian Colin Hoult with some very special guests.

Previous special guests have included Patrick Kielty, Frisky and Mannish, The Boy With Tape On His Face and Ardal O’Hanlon.

10.45pm (90 mins, 18 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by James Grant Media

Sat 11 May

Comedy

NICK HELM

ONE MAN MEGA-MYTH Comedian and inspirationalist Nick Helm lays waste to Udderbelly Festival with a crunching hour of raucous rock ballads, broken hearted poetry and jokes so epic you’ll name your kids after them.

‘Genuinely exciting’ ★★★★★ Daily Telegraph

‘A loveable monster’ ★★★★ Scotsman

‘Hysterical and terrifying’

Thu 16 May

Comedy

IAN STONE

Ian Stone has long believed that the best form of government would be a benign dictatorship with him in charge. In his latest one-man show, Ian will attempt to find solutions to some of the more intractable problems faced by the world. Who knew that comedy could save us from ourselves?

‘Seriously funny’ Guardian

7.45pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats

9pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats

Presented by Glorious Management

Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre

Presented by Get Comedy

Comedy

ABANDOMAN

THE STONE AGENDA

★★★★ Time Out

Fri 17 May, 7 June

Touring with Ed Sheeran, entertaining 10,000 St Paddy’s Day revellers in Trafalgar Square, and winning Best Newcomer at the 2012 Adelaide Fringe – it’s been a busy year for Abandoman!

Now Ireland’s top comedy hip hop improv team return to Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre for more mind-blowing, wordbending lyrical genius.

9pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Dawn Sedgwick Management

Fri 17 May

Comedy

BACK TO THE 80S WITH THE FORGERY CLUB Get your frills on, big your hair, plaster on the make-up and get down to the cow for a night of comedy madness! The Forgery Club takes you back to the 1980s for a comedy-party-adventure romp that will leave you dancing with tears of laughter in your eyes!

10.45pm (90 mins, 18 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Unrestricted View and Bob Pipe

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Wed 29 May, 12 June Mon 20 May

Comedy

TOM ALLEN’S SOCIETY

Tue 28, Thu 30 May Wed 22 May

Multi-award winning comedian and TV presenter Tom Allen brings his hit chat show Tom Allen’s Society to Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre. Tom will be talking to performers and celebrities as well as performing his own inimitable brand of stand-up. The perfect start to your summer evening.

Previous guests have included Sean Hughes, Sarah Millican, Miles Jupp, Mark Gatiss, Jack Whitehall, Margaret Cho, Matt Smith and more.

‘Riotous entertainment… Allen is one of life’s true eccentrics, a being who exists at an angle to the rest of us’ James Kettle, Guardian

7pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by RBM

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Comedy

AIRNADETTE

WE WILL DUB YOU

Austentatious: An Improvised Novel is an hour-long comedy play spun in the inimitable style of Jane Austen – and entirely improvised from scratch every time! A seasoned cast including fast-rising comics Cariad Lloyd and Rachel Parris present an eloquent, irreverent and hilarious take on Britain’s best-loved novelist.

Swooning guaranteed.

After over one hundred and eighty two (and a half) shows presented throughout the world, from NYC to Paris via your sister’s basement, Airnadette, the biggest Airband in the galaxy, is ready to storm London. This is an hour of unbelievable pop culture entertainment, where six unstoppable “musicians” dub the greatest songs and the greatest films of all time and mix them together to make their (almost) true story. Bear witness to the first ever UK gigs of this global phenomenon.

In air we trust.

AN IMPROVISED JANE AUSTEN NOVEL

‘Constant wit and verve... worked a treat’ ★★★★ The Times

9pm (60 mins, 12 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats

HOWARD MARKS

Comedy

AUSTENTATIOUS

9pm (70 mins) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Airnadette Corp and 2 for the Road Events

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Comedy

Thu 23, Fri 24, Sat 25 May

Comedy

GINA YASHERE LAUGHING TO AMERICA

2012 was a momentous year for Gina.

She witnessed the triumph of the London Olympics... OK, from her couch in Los Angeles, but still has much to say.

She was able to finally let go of one of her biggest regrets... that she never got a Jim’ll Fix It badge.

She discovered she could destroy a policeman’s self esteem with the word ‘ pleb’.

And finally and most momentous of all... Gina was forced to purchase reading glasses. You better believe she has ALOT to say about that.

This will be a 12 month round-up like you’ve never heard before.

Described by the Daily Mail as ‘the most sophisticated drugs baron of all time’, Howard Marks has worked with the British Secret Service, been in prison in America, and his memoirs have become best-sellers around the world.

Funny and charismatic, listen to ‘Mr Nice’ himself tell stories from his extraordinary life.

9pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £17.50 / £16 concessions £22.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Get Comedy

23 & 24 May 9pm, 25 May 7.45pm (60 mins, 15 yrs+) £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Sirloin seats Presented by PBJ Management

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CALENDAR April

Fri 7

Flown

p22 7pm

Fri 28

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Fri 7

Abandoman

p17 9pm

Fri 28

Chris Cox: Fatal Distraction

p31 9pm

Fri 7

Spank!

p12 10.45pm

Fri 28

Friday Night Freakshow

p6

Sat 8

Flown

p22 2.30pm

Sat 29

Slapdash Galaxy

p34 2.30pm

Sat 8

Comedy Club 4 Kids

p10 4.15pm

Sat 29

Slapdash Galaxy

p34 4.15pm

Sat 8

Flown

p22 6pm

Sat 29

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 6pm

Sat 8

Simon Munnery: Fylm-Makker

p25 7.45pm

Sat 29

Marcel Lucont: Gallic Symbol

p31 7.45pm

Sat 8

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Sat 29

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

10.45pm

9.30pm

Sun 12

Circus Maximus: Heat 2

p14 6pm

Sun 9

Flown

p22 2.30pm

Sun 30

Slapdash Galaxy

p34 2.30pm

Fri 12

Time Out Live’s Opening Gala

p4

7pm

Tue 14

Circus Maximus: Heat 3

p14 7pm

Sun 9

Flown

p22 6pm

Sun 30

Slapdash Galaxy

p34 4.15pm

Sat 13

Phil Nichol: Rants

p5

7.45pm

Wed 15

Circus Maximus: Heat 3

p14 7pm

Tue 11

Flown

p22 7pm

Sun 30

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 6pm

Sat 13

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Wed 15

Festival of the Spoken Nerd

p8

9pm

Wed 12

Flown

p22 7pm

Sun 30

The Showstoppers

p7

7.45pm

Thu 18

Time Out Introduces…

p5

9pm

Thu 16

Circus Maximus: Heat 3

p14 7pm

Wed 12

Howard Marks

p19 9pm

July

Fri 19

Friday Night Freakshow

p6

9pm

Thu 16

Ian Stone: The Stone Agenda

p17 9pm

Thu 13

Flown

p22 7pm

Mon 1

Comedy in the Dark

p7

9pm

Sat 20

Tony Law

p5

7.45pm

Fri 17

Circus Maximus: Heat 3

p14 7pm

Thu 13

Andy Zaltzman: Political Animal

p8

Tue 2

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Sat 20

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Fri 17

Abandoman

p17 9pm

Fri 14

Flown

p22 7pm

Wed 3

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Sun 21

The Showstoppers

p7

7.45pm

Fri 17

Back to the 80s with the Forgery Club

p17 10.45pm

Fri 14

Tim FitzHigham: Stop The Pigeon

p25 9pm

Wed 3

Richard Herring

p31 9pm

Mon 22

Comedy in the Dark

p7

9pm

Sat 18

Circus Maximus: Heat 4

p14 2.30pm

Fri 14

Friday Night Freakshow

p6

Thu 4

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Wed 24

Festival of the Spoken Nerd

p8

9pm

Sat 18

Little Howard’s Big Show For Kids

p10 4.15pm

Sat 15

Flown

p22 2.30pm

Thu 4

Andi Osho Live

p34 9pm

Thu 25

Andy Zaltzman: Political Animal

p8

9pm

Sat 18

Circus Maximus: Heat 4

p14 6pm

Sat 15

The Adventurers’ Club

p26 4.15pm

Fri 5

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Fri 26

Doc Brown

p6

9pm

Sat 18

Susan Calman: Out of my Mind

p9

7.45pm

Sat 15

Flown

p22 6pm

Fri 5

Scott Capurro

p35 9pm

Fri 26

Friday Night Freakshow

p6

10.45pm

Sat 18

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Sat 15

Gyles Brandreth: Looking for Happiness

p26 7.45pm

Fri 5

Spank!

p12 10.45pm

Sat 27

Little Howard’s Big Show For Kids

p10 2.30pm

Sun 19

Circus Maximus: Heat 4

p14 2.30pm

Sat 15

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Sat 6

Robin Hood and His Very Merry Men

p36 12.30pm

Sat 27

Comedy Club 4 Kids

p10 4.15pm

Sun 19

Little Howard’s Big Show For Kids

p10 4.15pm

Sun 16

Flown

p22 2.30pm

Sat 6

Robin Hood and His Very Merry Men

p36 4.15pm

Sat 27

Tony Law

p5

7.45pm

Sun 19

Circus Maximus: Heat 4

p14 6pm

Sun 16

The Adventurers’ Club

p26 4.15pm

Sat 6

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 6pm

Sat 27

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Mon 20

Tom Allen’s Society

p18 7pm

Sun 16

Flown

p22 6pm

Sat 6

Robin Ince

p35 7.45pm

Sun 28

Little Howard’s Big Show For Kids

p10 2.30pm

Wed 22

Austentatious

p18 9pm

Sun 16

The Showstoppers

p7

7.45pm

Sat 6

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

Sun 28

Little Howard’s Big Show For Kids

p10 4.15pm

Thu 23

Gina Yashere: Laughing to America

p19 9pm

Mon 17

Comedy in the Dark

p7

9pm

Sun 7

Robin Hood and His Very Merry Men

p36 12.30pm

Tue 30

Michael Winslow: Noizeyman

p11 7pm

Fri 24

Gina Yashere: Laughing to America

p19 9pm

Tue 18

Flown

p22 7pm

Sun 7

Robin Hood and His Very Merry Men

p36 4.15pm

Fri 24

Friday Night Freakshow

p6

Wed 19

Flown

p22 7pm

Sun 7

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 6pm

Sat 25

Gina Yashere: Laughing to America

p19 7.45pm

Wed 19

Vikki Stone

p27 9pm

Mon 8

The Event

p35 7pm

Sat 25

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Thu 20

Flown

p22 7pm

Tue 9

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Thu 20

Phil Kay

p27 9pm

Tue 9

Glenn Wool

p36 9pm

May Wed 1

Michael Winslow: Noizeyman

p11 7pm

Wed 1

Deborah Francis-White’s How to Get Almost

10.45pm

9pm

10.45pm

9.30pm

Anyone To Want To Sleep With You

p9

9pm

Sun 26

Comedy Club 4 Kids

p10 4.15pm

Thu 2

Michael Winslow: Noizeyman

p11 7pm

Sun 26

The Showstoppers

p7

7.45pm

Fri 21

Flown

p22 2.30pm

Wed 10

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Thu 2

Carl Donnelly

p9

9pm

Mon 27

Comedy in the Dark

p7

9pm

Fri 21

Flown

p22 6pm

Wed 10

Festival of the Spoken Nerd

p8

Fri 3

Michael Winslow: Noizeyman

p11 7pm

Tue 28

Circus Maximus: The Finals

p14 7pm

Fri 21

Stephen K Amos

p27 9pm

Thu 11

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Fri 3

Doc Brown

p6

9pm

Tue 28

Airnadette

p18 9pm

Fri 21

Time Out Introduces…

p5

Thu 11

Andy Zaltzman: Political Animal

p8

Fri 3

Spank!

p12 10.45pm

Wed 29

Circus Maximus: The Finals

p14 7pm

Sat 22

Flown

p22 2.30pm

Fri 12

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Sat 4

Michael Winslow: Noizeyman

p11 6pm

Wed 29

Howard Marks

p19 9pm

Sat 22

Tiernan Douieb Explains Absolutely

Sat 4

Susan Calman: Out of my Mind

p9

7.45pm

Thu 30

Circus Maximus: The Finals

p14 7pm

Sat 4

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Thu 30

Airnadette

p18 9pm

Sun 5

The Showstoppers

p7

7.45pm

Fri 31

Circus Maximus: The Finals

Mon 6

Comedy in the Dark

p7

9pm

Fri 31

Andrew Maxwell: That’s the Spirit

Tue 7

Circus Maximus: Heat 1

p14 7pm

June

Wed 8

Circus Maximus: Heat 1

p14 7pm

Sat 1

Circus Maximus: The Finals

Wed 8

The Bowler Debates

p12 9pm

Sat 1

Thu 9

Circus Maximus: Heat 1

p14 7pm

Thu 9

Mark Dolan: Totally Awesome

p13 9pm

Fri 10

Circus Maximus: Heat 1

Fri 10 Fri 10

10.45pm

9pm 9pm

Fri 12

Ardal O’Hanlon Live 2013

p37 9pm

Everything

p30 4.15pm

Fri 12

Closing Gala

p37 10.45pm

Sat 22

Flown

p22 6pm

Sat 13

The Magical Playroom

p37 2.30pm

p14 7pm

Sat 22

Colin Hoult: Characthorse

p30 7.45pm

Sat 13

Comedy Club 4 Kids

p10 4.15pm

p24 9pm

Sat 22

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Sat 13

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 6pm

Sun 23

Comedy Club 4 Kids

p10 4.15pm

Sat 13

Ardal O’Hanlon Live 2013

p37 7.45pm

p14 6pm

Tue 25

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Sat 13

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

Pete Firman

p24 7.45pm

Wed 26

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Sun 14

The Magical Playroom

p37 2.30pm

Sat 1

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Wed 26

Festival of the Spoken Nerd

p8

9pm

Sun 14

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 6pm

Sun 2

The Showstoppers

p7

4.15pm

Thu 27

The Boy With Tape On His Face: More Tape

p32 7pm

Sun 14

The Showstoppers

p7

p14 7pm

Sun 2

Flown

p22 6pm

Thu 27

60 Minutes with Andy Zaltzman

p30 9pm

Late Night Gimp Fight

p16 9pm

Sun 2

The Showstoppers

p7

The HQ

p16 10.45pm

Mon 3

Flown

p22 7pm

Sat 11

Circus Maximus: Heat 2

p14 2.30pm

Mon 3

Comedy in the Dark

p7

Sat 11

Comedy Club 4 Kids

p10 4.15pm

Tue 4

Brendon Burns Hasn’t Heard of you Either

p24 7pm

Sat 11

Circus Maximus: Heat 2

p14 6pm

Wed 5

Flown

p22 7pm

Sat 11

Nick Helm: One Man Mega-Myth

p16 7.45pm

Wed 5

Festival of the Spoken Nerd

p8

Sat 11

Best of the Comedy Store

p4

9.30pm

Thu 6

Flown

p22 7pm

Sun 12

Circus Maximus: Heat 2

p14 2.30pm

Thu 6

Hal Cruttenden: Tough Luvvie

p25 9pm

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Taking you to the dizzying heights and beyond, Pirates of the Carabina invite you to share in the thrills, fear and physical feats that define the life of a 21st century entertainer. Irreverent and silly, bold and breathtaking, take flight with Flown for a captivating night at the circus.

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Pirates of the Carabina are a cutting-edge company of innovative British and international circus artists, who have worked with De La Guarda, Footsbarn Theatre, NoFit State Circus and wowed capacity crowds as the headline act at Glastonbury Festival’s Circus Big Top in 2011.

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IST! W T A H T RCUS WI I C W E N IONAL T A N R E T IN

Weekdays 7pm | Sat & Sun 2.30pm & 6pm (no matinee 2 June) Fri 21 June 2.30pm | No performance 4, 10 and 17 June

SWINGING DRUM KITS, FLYING IRONING BOARDS, DANGLING DIVAS. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF THE UNEXPECTED.

A stunning clique of masterful acrobats, aerialists, dancers, musicians and daredevil stuntmen are putting on a show for you. The problem is, the show has already started and no one is prepared…

Desires, dreams, disagreements and disasters are about to splinter the fragile veneer of this dazzling troupe.

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Photo: Sheila Burnett

TICKETS FROM £14

Prices: Previews (2 & 3 June) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Sirloin seats Mon - Thu £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Sirloin seats Fri – Sun £22.50 / £21 concessions / £27.50 Sirloin seats Exclusive first-look London performances at Stratford Circus 24 & 25 May: 7.30pm stratford-circus.com | 0844 357 2625

Tour produced by Crying Out Loud with financial support from Arts Council England.

Presented within the PASS Project under the European Cross-border Cooperation Programme INTERREG IV A France (Channel) – England, co-funded by the ERDF with Lighthouse Poole’s Centre for the Arts and La breche Cherbourg. Additional support from The Invisible Circus Bristol.

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Fri 31 May

Comedy

ANDREW MAXWELL

Renowned for his cutting edge comedy and intrepid social commentary, Andrew Maxwell returns to Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre. Star of BBC’s Live at The Apollo & Sky’s Wall of Fame. A requisite for comedy fans - you’ve seen him on Mock The Week, Celebrity Juice, Have I Got News For You, Argumental & BBC3’s 9/11 Conspiracy Road-trip.

Now see him live...

★★★★★ Daily Telegraph

Comedy / Magic

PETE FIRMAN

THAT’S THE SPIRIT

‘One of the most skilful comedians of his generation’

Sat 1 June

The UK’s top comedic conjuror returns to Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre with his latest box of tricks. Fresh from BBC1’s The Magicians, with his own trademark blend of comedy and jaw-dropping magic, this is a show not to be missed!

‘The man from Middlesbrough sets the pace for comedymeets-magic in the 21st century’ The Times 7.45pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent

Tue 4 June

Comedy

BRENDON BURNS

HASN’T HEARD OF YOU EITHER After being diagnosed with partial hearing, Edinburgh award winner Brendon Burns addresses disability and exactly why he has managed to remain a painfully anonymous figure on the UK comedy scene.

Warning: May contain material that some may find offensive and/ or baffling.

7pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats

9pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Get Comedy

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Sat 8 June

Thu 6 June

Comedy

Comedy

SIMON MUNNERY FYLM-MAKKER

HAL CRUTTENDEN TOUGH LUVVIE

Following stand out performances on Live At The Apollo (BBC1) and The Royal Variety Performance (ITV1), Hal is being strongly tipped as the next big thing. Hal’s comedy is simultaneously warm and catty, straight and camp; it’s a lovely mix that has made him a regular guest on John Bishop’s Only Joking (Sky1) and led to not one, but two sitcoms being produced this year.

‘On the edge of great fame’ ★★★★ Fest

9pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Christian Knowles Productions

Experimenting with a tiny camera and big screen, Simon Munnery is Fylm-Makker. Presenting a beautiful mix of visual sketches, handcrafted animation, music and stand-up, all created and performed live on screen. This is ‘one of the most consistently original and imaginative minds in comedy’ (Guardian) at his most rewarding, enthralling and avantgarde best.

‘He might not be a household name, but Simon Munnery is an avant-garde comedy god.

Ambitious, artistic and hugely funny – comedy connoisseurs will love it’

Fri 14 June

Comedy

TIM FITZHIGHAM STOP THE PIGEON

Multi-award winning comedian FitzHigham is back with a new show and his greatest gamble yet.

In 2011 he broke bones and almost lost his house... now he’s after a pigeon!

‘Inspirational’ Time Out ‘A national treasure’

★★★★ Time Out

★★★★★ Chortle.co.uk

7.45pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats

9pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats

Presented by Show And Tell

Presented by Get Comedy

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Sat 15 June

Comedy

GYLES BRANDRETH

LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS

Sat 15 & Sun 16 June

Comedy / Family

THE ADVENTURERS’ CLUB Globally renowned adventurers Tim (CBBC’s Superhumans) and Tiernan (CBBC’s The Slammer) are back with another hour of fast paced, slapstick comedy escapades for all the family. In need of earning their next Adventurer’s Club badge they have to make sure all their skills are up to scratch and they need your help!

4.15pm (55 mins, 6 yrs+) £10 / £15 Sirloin seats Presented by Get Comedy

When Gyles Brandreth set out to find the secret of ‘How to be Happy’ he ended up in the psychiatrist’s chair - with Dr Anthony Clare. What the great man taught him about the nature of happiness and exactly who gets to be happy and how - plus other useful lessons picked up along life’s way (from Freud, Frankie Howerd, and The Queen among others) - provide the essence of a unique one-man show that should make you laugh and could change your life.

‘Incredibly funny, wildly indiscreet’ Daily Mail 7.45pm (60 mins) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Bound and Gagged

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Wed 19 June

Comedy

Thu 20 June

Comedy

VIKKI STONE

PHIL KAY

Award-winning comedian Vikki Stone debuts at Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre with her hilarious stand-up and songs. You might have seen her on: ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here... Now, This Morning, BBC3’s Britain In Bed and BBC1’s Richard Hammond’s Secret Service.

Phil Kay tells a great story, and these are his best ones. Police hard-on, ping pong with Snow Patrol, barcode on my machete, storming castle naked... You name it. Wild, inventive, euphoric, Mr Kay weaves his life into mental tweed.

WARNING - contains his nuts.

‘Super funny new girl on the block’ The Sun ‘Musical comedy genius’ Absolute Radio

‘Hilarious and brilliant’ Heat

‘It’s a gift from the gods, a freewheeling mind that’s utterly without boundary’ ★★★★★ Metro

9pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats

9pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats

Fri 21 June

Comedy

STEPHEN K AMOS IS THE SPOKESMAN

Amos is back in the UK following a sell-out tour of Australia and New Zealand, with his first solo London date for two years. Expect an hour of fun, warmth, big laughs and audience interaction from the master of feel-good comedy. It’s his only London date for 2013 so book now!

‘If laughter is the best medicine, then Amos should be prescribed by the NHS for his formidable healing powers’ Evening Standard 9pm (60 mins) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats

Presented by Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent

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F e st i va l o f Neighbourhood i n c l u d es :

C HO RU S 4 – 6 MAY

Photograph © Belinda Lawley

W h at m a k e s the perfect neighbourhood?

Allotments, a local beach, street parties and family games o n t h e v i l l a g e g r e e n …?

LO N D O n WO N D E R G R O U N D 7 MAY – 29 SEPTEMBER

SUM MER FU N

4 M AY – 8 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 3

Bringing together thousands of singers across the May Bank Holiday weekend.

This summer we are turning Southbank Centre into London’s finest neighbourhood – and you’re invited! Our festival takes inspiration from as far afield as Brazil and as close to home as Lambeth.

Get Involv e d Hang out in our many Thames-view gardens, enjoy the buzz of world-class performances, get your hands dirty in our allotments, or build sandcastles in our sandpark.

Food and dri n k From pie and mash to fresh watermelon juice, all tastes are catered for at our vibrant range of markets, restaurants, bars and cafes.

Come rain or shine there’s always something to do at Sout hba nk C entre th is summer

Circus, cabaret and family shows to delight and amaze.

LO N D O N L I T E R AT U R E F E ST I VA L 20 MAY – 5 JUNE

The best authors, speakers, performers and debates – don’t miss the literature event of the year.

ME LT DOWN 14 – 23 JUNE

Worldwide cultural icon Yoko Ono curates this seminal 20th anniversary Meltdown.

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Sat 22 June

TIERNAN DOUIEB

Comedy /Family

Do you know everything? Tiernan does. He knows why giraffes are tall, and why you can’t run with scissors but hairdressers can wave them in your face. An hour of comedy for kids, adults, robots and things that go ‘yargle’, all inside an upside-down giant purple cow.

★★★★★ Daily Telegraph

4.15pm (60 mins, 6 yrs+) £10 / £15 Sirloin seats Presented by Get Comedy

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Comedy

COLIN HOULT CHARACTHORSE

EXPLAINS ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING

‘He had delighted giggles running round the room’

Sat 22 June

A brand new show from master character comedian and star of BBC3’s Being Human, Colin Hoult, following on from last year’s hit Udderbelly show. Meet a host of hysterically funny oddballs and fruit loops from the highly inventive mind of a true original in a show unlike any other.

‘Twisted comic brilliance’

Jeremy Dyson, League of Gentlemen, Ghost Stories

7.45pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats Presented by James Grant Management

Thu 27 June

Comedy

60 MINUTES WITH ANDY ZALTZMAN Co-star alongside John Oliver of the worldwide smash hit podcast The Bugle, regular on BBC 5Live’s 7 Day Sunday, sporadic appearer on Radio 4, and ESPNCricinfo.com’s leading cricket satirist, Zaltzman comes to Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre following a totally sold-out one-night tour of Bangladesh’s only comedy club.

‘Political comedy at its best’ Sunday Times

9pm (60 mins) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats

Fri 28 June

CHRIS COX

Comedy /Magic

Sat 29 June

FATAL DISTRACTION Chris Cox is a multi award winning mind-reader who can’t read minds. The Times say he’s ‘stunning’ and The Guardian have said he’s ‘one of the most exciting entertainers in Britain’.

Fatal Distraction is an awardwinning, hilarious, mind-blowing and multi-5-star theatrical experience.

Comedy

★★★★★ Sunday Express

9pm (60 mins) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats

7.45pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats

Presented by Phil McIntyre Entertainments

Comedy

MARCEL LUCONT RICHARD GALLIC SYMBOL HERRING Winner: Amused Moose Laughter Award 2012. Witty, acerbic, magniloquent Frenchman seeks willing, intelligent audience for one hour only for fun, adventure, maybe something more. Must have own underwear, socks and breath but be prepared to have these charmed off, laughed off and taken away respectively.

‘Genuinely baffling... very impressive’

Wed 3 July

Presented by Corrie McGuire for Objective Talent

Richard Herring: one of the UK’s most prolific comedians, innovator in the world of podcasts and ‘The King of Edinburgh’ (The List). Don’t miss the chance to see this cult comedy legend working on a new show.

‘Herring is a superior comedian ... Hilarious’ Guardian 9pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Avalon

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Tue 25 June – Sun 14 July

Headline Show

THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE MORE TAPE

Following a packed out, critically acclaimed West End run, The Boy brings his multi-award winning show More Tape to Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre.

As seen on: The Royal Variety Performance, BBC2’s Comedy Prom, ITV1s Comedy Rocks & BBC3’s Live at the Fringe.

Catch the silent sensation while you can.

‘Utterly spectacular! Hysterically funny – fight for a ticket!’ Time Out ‘Makes a big noise by saying nothing at all’ Evening Standard ‘Everyone should see The Boy with Tape on His Face’

Daily Telegraph

Tue – Fri 7pm Sat & Sun 6pm (60 mins) £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Lee Martin for Gag Reflex Management

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Thu 4 July

Comedy

ANDI OSHO LIVE Award-winning comic, Times Critic’s Choice and TV regular, Andi Osho (Live At The Apollo BBC1, Mock the Week BBC2, Stand Up For The Week Channel 4) presents this one-off London show full of hilarious and heart-warming comedy.

Sat 29 and Sun 30 June

Family

‘Hilarious’ The Sun

SLAPDASH GALAXY

‘Perfect delivery’ Guardian

From the team that brought you Swamp Juice and Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones.

9pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats

This is the tale of Sam and Junior, two brothers who must flee their war-torn planet and embark on an epic journey across the galaxy. Two brothers on a quest.

Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management

‘Recommended’ Time Out

Fri 5 July

Comedy

Sat 6 July

Comedy

SCOTT CAPURRO

ROBIN INCE

Scott Capurro is an American stand up with limited box office potential. He’s toured the English speaking world and avoided local cuisine.

Award-winning comedian and science enthusiast Robin Ince follows up his Happiness Through Science show with a look at his favourite scientists – Charles Darwin and Richard Feynman.

Find out why we have eyebrows, why bald dogs have bad teeth, how heavy metal music makes pigs deaf and why spaghetti snaps into four pieces. It is a loving look into the minds of two giants of human imagination who changed our worldview.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING INTERESTED

‘It was like watching someone trying to commit suicide by lynching’ ★★★★★ Guardian

9pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+) £12.50 / £11 concessions £17.50 Sirloin seats

7.45pm (60 mins) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats

Mon 8 July

Comedy /Cabaret

THE EVENT Talented. Eclectic. Diverse. Up and coming. Southbank Centre’s Academy with Udderbelly Festival returns to impress! Young event programmers and managers showcase the skills they have acquired over twelve weeks of challenging and intensive training in this original show of new talent and top acts. This is the fifth year of an innovative and hugely successful partnership between Southbank Centre, local youth organisation SE1 United and Udderbelly.

7pm (60 mins, 12 yrs+) £10 / £15 Sirloin seats

Using the contents of your cleaning closet, award-winning performer Jeff Achtem creates a shadow puppet universe from bits of rubbish.

A delicious DIY event.

2.30pm & 4.15pm (60 mins, 7 yrs+) £10 / £15 Sirloin seats Presented by Bunk Puppets and Scamp Theatre

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Tue 9 July

Comedy

GLENN WOOL The globetrotting troubadour Glenn Wool is back in town, sharing mirth-making tales in his own hilarious and inimitable style. Come and join Glenn for a gloriously funny and rambunctious hour, it’s one hell of a trip!

Sat 6 & Sun 7 July

Family

ROBIN HOOD AND HIS VERY MERRY MEN Join legendary outlaw Robin Hood and his band of very merry men as they rob from the rich to save the poor in this laugh-a-minute adventure.

Featuring live music and puppetry. With Little John, Friar Tuck and buckets of mud, this is a family show not to be missed!

‘Wool’s new show is a masterpiece of comedy’ ★★★★★ Scotsman

‘Eye-wateringly, excruciatingly funny’ ★★★★★ List

9pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Get Comedy

Fri 12 & Sat 13 July

Comedy

Fri 12 July

Comedy /Cabaret

Sat 13 & Sun 14 July

Family

CLOSING GALA THE MAGICAL PLAYROOM

ARDAL O’HANLON LIVE 2013 Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon is delighted to present his latest stand-up show for 2013. The style is observational, the subject matter is Life itself, and the default expression is one of utter disbelief! Sometimes thoughtful, sometimes silly, but always punchy.

12 July 9pm, 13 July 7.45pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+) £17.50 / £16 concessions £22.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Mick Perrin Worldwide Ltd in association with Dawn Sedgwick Management

As Violet the cow packs her bags for another year and hands over to the glorious London Wonderground, join Time Out Live for a showcase of the funniest, best and downright weirdest moments of the Udderbelly 2013. From stand-ups to song and from cabaret to circus, expect an all-star line-up of the season’s supreme acts.

10.45pm (90 mins, 18 yrs+) £15.50 / £14 concessions £20.50 Sirloin seats Presented by Time Out Live

WITH CERRIE BURNELL AS SEEN ON CBEEBIES

This delightful new show stars the popular CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell, in an original story inspired by her own childhood.

Libby wants nothing more than to be a famous ballerina. But when she’s told to wear a false arm for dancing lessons, Libby escapes to the magical playroom in search of her dreams.

2.30pm (55 mins, 3-6 yrs+) £10 / £15 Sirloin seats Presented by Seabright Productions

12.30 & 4.15pm (60 mins, 4 yrs+) £10 / £15 Sirloin seats Presented by Uncontained Arts in association with Buxton Opera House and Derby Theatre

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Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre

Book tickets: 0844 545 8282 | udderbelly.co.uk

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A HUGE THANK MOO! A huge thank you to all our team for their unfailing dedication to cow duty, most especially to: Dan Batters, Emma Bianco, Mikael Boulton, Ben Cox, Marina Dixon, Kenny Easson, Roddy Fisher, Sarah Fleming, Mary Gleeson, David Goodwill, Karen Goodwill, Sachin Grover, Ollie Hester, Stephen Makin, Nicki Marsh, Fi McCurdy, Vikki Mizon, James O’Neill, Peter Robertson, Fraser Smith, James Turner-Inman, Dave Watson, Bertie Woodhead and all the Technical, Bar, Front of House and Box Office crew. Ed and Charlie would also like to thank their wives for, well, putting up with their silly ideas.

A very special thanks to all those at Southbank Centre who have believed in us and helped us so much over the past few years including: Jude Kelly, Alan Bishop, Tamsin Ace, Rebecca Brindle, Natasha Bucknor, Mark Butler, Gerry Cahill, Nick Cain, Sam Carelse, Georgina Cervin, Vicky Cheetham, Martin Colthorpe, Matt Conway, Annette Corbett, Harriet Darcel, Melford Deane, Sam Denton, Steve Eames, Michelle Evans, Alison Fraser, Mark Foster, Philip Goudal, Gary Halliday, Rachel Harris, Joe Heaney, Matthew Holt, Anne Hynes, Molly Jackson, Rosalind Knight, Amber Lee, Shan Maclennan, Wendy Martin, Susan McAinsh, Mike McCart, Paul McGuinness, David Michel, Nick Miller, Gillian Moore, James Oakley, Trish O’Connor, Ray O’Halloran, Domino Pateman, Ken Pegg, Rebecca Preston, Kim Schofield, Laura Scott, Eddy Smith, Maria Vasiliou, Edward Venning, Paul Watson, Hilton Wells, Claire Zammit, and all at Southbank Centre - but most especially our absolute favourite and fellow farmer, Jane Beese.

Many thanks also to: Oliver Reed at Hothead Films; Jel Holmes at Dusted Design; John Gilsenan at IWANT design; Gary Clarke at PWPFS; Derek Marr, Graeme Arnott and all at Caledonian Heritable; Richard Hesketh and Adam Coombs from QUOD Planning; Adrian Francis, Glen Littlewood and Rebecca Koczan at Sold Out Advertising; Andrew Fleming; Tony Davey and all at Red 61; Paul Roughton and all at Stage Electrics; Steve Ullathorne; Rachel Clare, Molly Nicholson and all at Crying Out Loud; Daisy Drury, Alice Brett and all at Circus Space; Lee Martin at Gag Reflex Management; Martha Oakes PR; David Burns PR; Alun Thomas and Tilly Burton at Thomas & Thomas Partners LLP; all at London Borough of Lambeth; Caitlin Lock and Nick Parker for Little Gold; Michael Ball at the Waterloo Community Development Group; Howard Thompson, Andrea and Robin Dahlberg, Mike Sprinz and all at the Whitehouse; Jan Cassidy and all at CHORA and County Hall; and all our colleagues at the Edinburgh festivals.

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For more information see page 14