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SUMMARY:Colchester Comedy - Showcase
DESCRIPTION:🔥 Class is in Session! Get Your First Lesson in Laughter This Term! 🔥 \nSummer’s over\, the nights are drawing in\, but don’t worry – we’ve got the perfect cure for those back-to-school blues! Topper Promotions invites you to an evening of education in hilarity at 3 Wise Monkeys\, Colchester\, that’s way too cool for school. This is one class you won’t want to skip! \nYour lesson plan for Wednesday\, September 3rd\, is absolutely packed. We’ve got a roll call of comedy “class clowns” guaranteed to get top marks\, including: \n🎤 The brilliant Terry Gargan🎤 The hilarious Matthew McKew🎤 The witty Nik K🎤 The fantastic Lewis Howard \nAnd representing the top of the class\, your headliner is our comedy Head Boy\, the one and only Martin Westgate! \nTrying to keep this unruly class in order will be your Headmaster and host for the night\, Greg Edwards. \nThe Timetable:➡️ School gates (Doors) open: 7:00 PM➡️ Assembly (Show) starts: 7:30 PM🎟️ Tuition fee (Tickets): Just £10 for keen students who book early! (Or £12 on the door if you’re late to class!) \nDon’t be truant! This is a night of top-tier stand-up that promises non-stop fun. Book your early bird tickets now and get ready to be schooled in comedy!
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/colchester-comedy-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Three Wise Monkeys Colchester
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Open Air Comedy @ The Priory! Featuring Russell Kane + Guests
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Colchester Events.Goes on sale Wednesday 30th July at 10am. \nAll Tickets £25.Gates open 6pm\, show starts 7pm.Finish 9.30pm Approx. \nThis is an outdoor event in the grassy surrounds of St Botolphs Priory (Next to Colchester Town railway station). Please see the bottom of this page for full info. \nACCESS INFOThere will be step-free access to the site. More details to follow. \nAn evening of top flight comedy headlined by a nearly local legend – the fantastic RUSSELL KANE! \nMulti-award-winning comedian\, presenter\, actor\, author\, and scriptwriter Russell Kane is a regular on Channel 4\, BBC\, and ITV with recent TV appearances include The Apprentice: You’re Fired\, The One Show\, Live at the Apollo\, The Stand Up Sketch Show\, Michael McIntryre’s Big Show\, Antiques Road Trip\, Stupid Man\, Smart Phone\, as well as regular appearances on Steph’s Packed Lunch. His chart-smashing BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds podcast Evil Genius quickly became a flagship show\, and was the best performing original podcast on the platform. It has been turned into a TV show by BBC Studios\, and will appear on Sky TV in November 2023. Russell also recently helped present a prime-time\, conversation-changing documentary about men’s bodies and sperm counts on Channel 4’s Celebrity Save Our Sperm. This year he performed headline slots at Latitude\, Reading\, and Leeds festivals. Winner of Best Show in 2010 at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards\, Russell went on to make history as the first comedian to win both the Edinburgh Comedy Award and Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Barry Award in one year. As ever\, Russell also continues to provide his ever-popular topical online rants known as Kaneings. \nRussell will be performing a 45 minute set\, accompanied by spots from: \nEVA BINDEMAN (MC)Eva Bindeman is a Bristol based\, North East Comic bringing a warm\, conversational sense of humour with a twist of the unexpected. Recently seen on BBC 1 and iplayer for the BBC New Comedy Awards\, Eva is a performer to look out for this year and beyond. Funny women \n“one to watch” 2022 SYTYFsemi finalist 2019 Leicester Mercury 2024 WINNER“Killer gags and excellent delivery. Bindeman knows what she is doing.” The Bath Echo. \nRICHARD SPALDINGRichard Spalding is an award winning\, mild mannered and polite (or so he says) comedian from the Midlands. His immaculately crafted material and impeccable comedy timing ensures very well delivered jokes. Richard is one of the best acts breaking onto the circuit currently. \n“My favourite comedian.” – Eshaan Akbar“He’s a very useful joke writer with an assured\, club-ready confidence that already feels like a safe pair of hands.” – Chortle \nLIMAHL GERMAINLimahl Germain is a hilarious British-Caribbean comedian hailing from East London. Known for his quick wit and ability to blend personal experience with insightful social commentary\, he’s earned a reputation as one of the most exciting young voices in British comedy. He seamlessly navigates topics like race\, class\, identity\, and the often absurd nature of contemporary life. His razor-sharp observational skills and silky smooth delivery invite audiences to laugh while also challenging their assumptions and broadening their perspectives. Having already appeared on the BBC and Comedy Central\, Limahl continues to captivate audiences with his candid\, clever\, and consistently hysterical performances. \nEVENT INFO! PLEASE READ… \nWhat you’ll need to bring:Seating – fold up chairs\, benches etc. Or a good old fashioned blanket. There is no seating provided on site.Food & Soft Drink – you are welcome to bring any food or soft drink on to the site. Alcohol is NOT PERMITTED to be brought on to site – there will be a bar in operation for the purchase of beer\, wine etc.An Umbrella / poncho / other rain proof solution – because\, you know\, the weather. \nWet Weather Policy:The event will still go ahead in the event of rain\, unless deemed dangerous. \nPlease DON’T bring in gazebos\, flags or anything else that might interfere with other peoples’ view of the stage.
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/open-air-comedy-the-priory-featuring-russell-kane-guests/
LOCATION:St. Botolph’s Priory\, Colchester\, GB
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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SUMMARY:Wivenhoe Funny Farm on Tour 6.30pm start!
DESCRIPTION:Booking info at bottom of this post.  \nThursday 28th AUGUST 6.30pm to 8.30pm – doors around 5.30pm (but pub open all day so rock up whenever) \nTop notch live stand-up comedy shows from: \nOtiz Cannelloni \nOtiz Cannelloni combines magic and the logic of stand-up to produce a hybrid comic creation. With a mind more suited to testing crash helmets\, his performance fluctuates between sheer genius and downright stupidity. \n‘Master of mirth and minimalist magic… delightful’ (Time Out).“A magical Wag. Bewitching.” \n GUARDIAN \nSupport from:Mike Capozzola “A brilliant comedian with a dry sense of humor”-SAN FRANCISCO SKETCHFEST \n“Hilarious… Twisted!”-RICHARD LEWIS ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ \n& Ali Warwood “Ever hilarious” – Cambridge Edition​MC Hazel Humphreys​ \nPlease read!ALL BOOKINGS NEED TO BE CONFIRMED VIA HAZEL – email – FUNNYFARMCOMEDY@GMAIL.COMWe will be asking for donations to help pay acts for reservations. Recommended £8.50 donation per seat booked but whatever you can manage. \nThis is an outdoor gig at The Horse and Groom Pub\, Wivenhoe starting 6.30pm (pub open all day)\, there is limited seating available. Please book tables in advance.  \nWe will be requesting donations for table reservations in order to help us pay our professional acts. This would be preferable via BACs in advance but we will collect donations on the night too.  \nThe Funny Farm would recommend bringing the following: warm clothes (it may get cold)\, mozzie repellent & waterproof (just in case!) \nThis is a cracking comedy line-up with pro comics and the Funny Farm needs the audience’s help in covering the costs.  \nI’ve been asked by the pub staff to remind people it’s polite to return empty glasses to the bar or the empties tray outside. There – I’ve done it x
URL:https://keepcolchestercool.co.uk/event/wivenhoe-funny-farm-on-tour-6-30pm-start-2/
LOCATION:The Horse & Groom\, Wivenhoe Cross\, Wivenhoe\, CO7 9QL\, GB
CATEGORIES:Comedy
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