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See David Whitney Thursday: "His trajectory is perfect. He squeezes the laughter out of audiences. He is the squeeze person." Eddie Izzard  Best known for the BAFTA winning TV series, Fonejaker, a high energy mix of satire and filth."One thing is certain: that he's got a well-defined sense of comedy which - when delivered with the impassioned hard sell he gives to all his routine - guarantees laughs. There is certainly a genuine spirit of fun in his set." Chortle Sep 2007 "You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain him" Reg D. Hunter Also Sara Pascoe, Luke Toulson and Tony Dunn. At the CUC Centre, near London Bridge Tube more July 23 in comedy See the best sketch show in town for a fiver  "A fast paced comedy sketch show filled with live music and song. The Performances are Strong and the Comedy a little Wrong!! Come along and be the judge. NO subject is sacred, no joke too infantile. Laugh out Loud comedy every night of the festival. Dan Carter-Hope of Punk Science and Anna-Maria Nabirye have teamed up to create a slick hour of comedy delights. This fresh brand new show is filled with unique performances and ideas. With over 25 sketches there's literally something for everyone! 7.30pm at The Wheatsheaf Pub. tickets only £5 see www.hopelessproductions for more info." July 21 in comedy Funny women? You bet. Catch the awards The organisers and judges of this year's Funny Women Awards have been amazed at the incredibly high standard of entrants seen so far in showcases in London and the South. Two more showcases take place this week as part of the London Bridge Festival on Thursday 23rd and Saturday 25th July. July 21 in comedy Jo Selby wins the London Fringe New Comedy Award 2009 Jo did a smashing set about a Russian comedienne, Tatiana. Jo's profile and her gig list. Runners-up: Rachel Anderson, Rich Lyons. Special mention: Louise Scodie, Inel Tomlinson, Helen George and many other fine comics. Thanks to everyone taking part in the competition and to MC Paul Ricketts. July 21 in comedy Victoria Broom talks to comics Louise Scodie and Mark Silcox at the London Fringe New Comedy Award heats July 21 in comedy Congratulations to Rich Lyons for winning last night's heats in the London Fringe New Comedy Competition Join us for free comedy tonight, Thursday, July 16, lineup: 1st half: Richard Rycroft, Christian Ancliff, Inel Tomlinson, Louise Scodie, Jez Scharf, Mark Silcox, Rich Lyons 2nd half: Jim Campbell, Jonathan Williams, Adam Tempest, Sean McLoughlin, Hannah George more July 16 in comedy Congratulations to Rachel Anderson for winning last night's heats in the London Fringe New Comedy Competition Rachel is also a great singer and wrote and performed a very funny song on well .. boyfriends. July 16 in comedy London Fringe New Comedy Award 2009 at Skinkers Wine Bar, July 14, 15, 16, 8 pm, free Let's face it, London is the best place in the world to be a comedian. And a great place to win a Comedy Award. more July 15 in comedy Hopeless Productions presents ... " .. most humbly, their Brand New Musical Sketch show, 'Strong and Wrong', featuring at the justly world famous Wheatsheaf big top Pub for the most spectacular event in entertainment history! You'll GASP in AMAZEMENT as the performers change costume almost in time for the next sketch! You'll ROAR in APPROVAL as a salient point about modern relationships is subtly conveyed in a sketch context! You'll CHUCKLE CONTENTEDLY as a performer's fake moustache refuses to stay stuck on! You'll SCREAM in CONSTERNATION when you realise the circus metaphor stretches no further than this very flyer and no circus references whatsoever are made in the show! Please see www.hopelessproductions.co.uk for more information and to book tickets." July 15 in comedy London Fringe New Comedy Award Judging & Lineups, Skinkers Wine Bar, July 14, 15, 16 Here's how we intend to do the judging: Paul Ricketts, who is MC'ing the night, and Greg Tallent will be judges, and we'll pick one more judge from the audience. At the end of the night each will pick who they think is the best comic. If someone gets two votes that person is the winner. If the judges pick different people, then Greg gets the casting vote. At the end of the 3rd night, we'll have three winners, one from each night, and as only Paul and Greg will have judged them all, it'll be between the two of them to decide the overall winner. If they don't agree, then Greg gets to choose, since he was the one who got the flyers done. Seems fair. Tuesday, July 14, lineup: 1st half: Tom Rosenthal, Luisa Omielan, Mark Cornell, Dec Munro, Nick Hodder, Julian Deane, Sanderson Jones 2nd half: David Meech, Jo Selby, Andy Ward, Beta Males' Picnic, Lloyd Gareriffith, Jessica Fostekew, Marty and the Doc Wednesday, July 15, lineup: 1st half: Eric, Marc Shoffman, Charles Simms, Neil McFarlane, Kevin Maslen, Nick Pettigrew, Daniel Hoy 2nd half: Dory Dutton, Mark Simmons, Daniel Smith, Ryan McDonnell, Gill Smith, Claire Stroud, Charlie Symons, Rachel Anderson Thursday, July 16, lineup: 1st half: Richard Rycroft, Christian Ancliff, Inel Tomlinson, Louise Scodie , Jez Scharf 2nd half: Jonathan Williams, Adam Tempest, Sean McLoughlin, Hannah George, Rich Lyons more July 14 in comedy Comics Tell Tales - Comedians Tell Very Funny Stories to 4-9 year olds, July 11, 11 am  Mike Belgrave at Comics Tell Tales.A laughter filled mix of stories and stand-up for children. As part of the London Bridge Festival, 'Comics Tell Tales' is @ The Upper Gallery, Pizza Express. As a special Thank You Pizza Express (Borough only) are offering audience members a 15% off their TOTAL bill on the day of the show more July 11 in comedy London New Comedy Award July 15 lineup building .. at Skinkers Pub, SE1 Rachel Anderson, Marc Shoffman, Claire Stroud, Neil McFarlane, Kevin Maslen, Nick Pettigrew competition details June 29 in comedy London New Comedy Award July 14 lineup almost done .. at Skinkers Pub, SE1 Tom Rosenthal, Luisa Omielan, Mark Cornell, Marty and the Doc, Nick Hodder, Julian Deane, Jo Selby, Andy Ward, Beta Males' Picnic, Lloyd Griffith, Jessica Fostekew competition details June 29 in comedy Funny Women Awards are still taking entries .. "The Funny Women Awards are now in their seventh year and attract a whole new crop of amazing female talent every time," explains Lynne Parker, producer and founder of leading female comedy brand, Funny Women, organisers of the Awards. "We have nearly 200 women currently registered and three showcases have already taken place in Brighton and London. We are still taking entries and will add on more showcases if necessary to ensure that we see as many acts perform live as possible. Michael Buchanan-Dunne, the development editor for BBC Comedy Commissioning has joined the panel. "I'm absolutely delighted to be judging this year's Funny Women Awards," comments Michael. "There's a wealth of exciting, vibrant and original female performers in comedyland and this is a fabulous chance for them to shine". Funny Women will accept web content and entrants can upload their acts to www.1click2fame.com the new talent website, or via their website, www.funnywomen.com. June 22 in comedy Incredibly good Festival lineup at Belushi's Comedy PHIL NICHOL and STEPHEN K AMOS - MARCUS BRIGSTOCKE and PAPPY'S FUN CLUB - SIMON BRODKIN and JACK WHITEHALL - STEPHEN CARLIN and LUCY PORTER - ANDREW LAWRENCE and MIKE WOZNIAK - GORDON SOUTHERN and DAN ANTOPOLSKI - SARAH MILLICAN and JAMES SHERWOOD - PETE FIRMAN and ANDREW O'NEILL - BRIDGET CHRISTIE and STEWART LEE - MARCEL LUCONT and JOHN GORDILLO - PIPPA EVANS and MICHAEL FABBRI - KEVIN BRIDGES and WILSON DIXON - TWO EPISODES OF MASH and REGINALD D HUNTER - CAREY MARX and ZOE LYONS - JON RICHARDSON and THE LIFE OF SI - RICHARD HERRING and SHAPPI KHORSANDI dates and times June 22 in comedy London's New Comedy Award 2009, Skinkers Pub, right next to the London Dungeon, July 14, 15 and 16 We're all set to go with London's New Comedy Award. We've got 3 competition nights lined up at the Skinkers Pub, right next to the London Dungeon, for July 14, 15 and 16. Here's how it will work: Paul Ricketts will be the MC. There'll be a prize of £100 to the winner and a possible professional gig, yet to be confirmed. But, I think it's more about the prestige of winning an award in London. We'll be judging each night, and will announce a winner for each group of comedians at the end of each night, and the overall winner after the last night. There is no final competition, so there's only one shot at it. This is because, in keeping with the spirit of the Festival, we want as many people as possible to enter. There won't be a charge at the door, but we will ask for donations from the audience, a la the Free Fringe. The money we collect will go towards buying the comics a drink at the bar. So, we're running both a Comedy Award and a Free Fringe in the Festival. June 19 in comedy London's Best New Comedy Award at Skinkers Pub, SE1 on July 14, 15, 16 Let's face it, London is the best place in the world to be a comedian. And a good place to win a Comedy Award. There are a lot of comedians in and not in London, and all are welcome. We've got two heats and a final booked into the Skinkers pub near London Bridge station, more info. There'll be a prize of £100 and a professional gig to the winner at Up the Arts Comedy. June 10 in comedy Great Stand up Comedy at the CUC Comedy Night with David Whitney, best known for the BAFTA winning TV series Fonejaker aka 'Stand up is a High Energy Mix of Satire and Filth' + 3 acts: Sara Pascoe, Luke Toulson, Tony Dun more here June 09 in comedy At the Festival, Hopeless Production's Strong & Wrong and Lynne Parker's Funny Women Awards .. .. see both these great shows for the cheaper than posh chips price of £8 please click here for tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/: evenue/2869 June 06 in comedy Funny Women Awards heats come to the Festival Founder of the Comedy Store, Don Ward, the 'Don' of British comedy, recently stated that 'there is no funny lady on the horizon' and that in 30 years this has been so. He goes on to say that there have been about 40 men who have made their name to one woman. But what he fails to mention is that the London Comedy Store has hosted six sell out finals of the Funny Women Awards and showcased over 60 new female comedy acts on its stage. This year, the heats are going to be held in the Festival on 11th, 16th, 18th, 23rd, and 25th July and will take place at the Wheatsheaf Pub, The Hop Exchange, 24 Southwark Street, London SE1. The final will be later this year. Lynne Parker, who runs Funny Women, is looking for new talent. The competition is open to any woman who can perform stand up in front of a live audience. Last year the competition attracted over 250 entrants. E-mail and website May 30 in comedy |
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| Times Saturday review: "It seems there is nothing not being attempted during the ambitious, two-week run of the first London Bridge Festival, a would-be attempt at the capital's version of the Edinburgh Fringe. Comedy, film, art, dance, music - you name it, it's happening. That might suggest that the quality control knob has been torn off and tossed into the Thames - happily, it hasn't. Drawing heavily on the historic locale, there will be plays at the Rose Theatre, Bankside (home to early works by Shakespeare and Marlowe), the Southwark Playhouse, and the wonderful Old Operating Theatre, a museum that does what it says on the tin, housing the oldest operating Theatre in London. It's well worth getting along to see something as well as the shows, the locations are a knockout. Various venues, London Bridge. " |
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