liverpool comedy festival brochure 2013
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All of the information about the shows that are coming up in the Comedy Fest - 26 September to 6 October.TRANSCRIPT
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Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust
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THE COMEDY TRUST
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Eleanor Rathbone Charitable Trust
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THE COMEDY TRUST
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SERVING FRESH COFFEE TEA
7 DAYS A WEEK
9 Pudsey Street, Liverpool L1 1JABehind the Empire Theatre, next to Lime Street Station.
AVAILABLE FOR FREE PRIVATE HIRE
Laugh your way around LiverpoolThe most entertaining sightseeing trip around the city with a professional comedian
Every Saturday at 3.30pm(or book an exclusive tour)
from the Albert Dock
Tel: 07964 755931 Book now at www.comedycoachtour.com
£18 includes abucks fizz
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Traditional Pub Atmosphere
SERVING FRESH COFFEE TEA
7 DAYS A WEEK
9 Pudsey Street, Liverpool L1 1JABehind the Empire Theatre, next to Lime Street Station.
AVAILABLE FOR FREE PRIVATE HIRE
Laugh your way around LiverpoolThe most entertaining sightseeing trip around the city with a professional comedian
Every Saturday at 3.30pm(or book an exclusive tour)
from the Albert Dock
Tel: 07964 755931 Book now at www.comedycoachtour.com
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ROYAL COURT
VARIETYLUNCH CLUB
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LAUREL & HARDY’S SONS OF THE DESERT Royal Court Liverpool 8pm £130870 787 1866 royalcourtliverpool.com
Royal Court Liverpool brings the world's greatest double act back to life in this World Stage Premiere of one of their best vintage film comedies.
STAND OUT FINAL Downstairs @ Royal Court Liverpool 8pm £30870 787 1866 liverpoolcomedyfestival.com
The best of The Comedy Trust’s course for 11 – 18 year olds. With former winners having made it onto Britain’s Got Talent and Cbeebies this is fast becoming the premiere young comedy award in Britain.
ROCK N ROLL BINGO Ma Edgerton’s 8pm £1 to play
Like rock music? Like games of chance involving numbers? Then you’ll love Ma Edge’s Rock n Roll Bingo! Special guest caller Sam Avery will be combining phat beats and fat ladies in the show where Top Of The Shop meets Top Of The Pops. A very silly idea that will be a great night out!
SIMON MUNNERY - FYLM The Kazimier 7pm £10 (£8 concs)0870 787 1866 liverpoolcomedyfestival.com
Multi award-winning comedian Simon Munnery once more stabs at the void between dead film and live theatre, in his latest fylm-tastic live show. A show full of daring and imaginative comedy and live sketches all performed and projected live on screen.
This is a master of British comedy in a truly unique and thrilling show.
“In one audacious, ingenious leap of imagination, Munnery has escaped the bounds of stand-up as we know it” WWWWW The Scotsman
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MAX AND IVAN – THE REUNION The Kazimier 8.45pm £80870 787 1866 liverpoolcomedyfestival.com
Class of 2003, assemble! In the decade since they left college, there have been births, deaths and gender reassignments (and that was just Chris Archer. RIP). Now they’re all back in the same room. What could possibly go wrong? Fresh from a smash hit Barry-nominated run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Foster’s Award-winners Max and Ivan (Radio 4, BBC3) spin a bewitching narrative sketch comedy tale of love, loss and shatterproof rulers.
“Undeniably superstars of tomorrow. It feels like watching early Walliams and Lucas or Enfield and Whitehouse” GQ
PAUL SMITH - HALFWAY THROUGH MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY VOLUME 1 The Crown, Lime Street 8pm £5 (£2.50 concs)07772 112 344 hotwatercomedy.co.uk
Paul Smith’s solo show, back by popular demand. Former Liverpool New Comedianof the Year and now resident compere at Hot Water Comedy presents his very own solo show. Paul is halfway through his auto-biography, like he is halfway through most things. Join this hilarious serial procrastinator for a humorous look back at the first half (hopefully) of his life.
Thursday 3 October
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Listen to his stories as he tells you about growing up, his family, fatherhood, becoming a comedian, and not finishin…
"Ginger king of comedy" Liverpool Echo
Bottletop Comedy Presents
'BOBBY'S OSCAR MOMENTS' & 'LUKE MONTAGUE: THE BRO WITH NO HOE'The Pilgrim8pm £40151 214 3242 [email protected]
Delve into the mind of a method actor and meet a host of characters such as The Godfa-ther and The Iron Lady, what could possibly go wrong? A story of Luke's life with Tourette's and dating while also telling stories of every-day situations.
CHRIS CAIRNS – FACT OFF The Slaughterhouse8pm £12 (£10 concs)0151 227 5946 laughterhousecomedy.com
The world is rich beyond fantasy with mind-bending facts about science, sociology and nature, so who better to explain them than a lad from Park Road with a Batman obsession, Liverpool’s reigning Comedian of the Year - Chris Cairns! Presenting a train of terrific truths (in Denmark, Die Hard With A Vengeance is called Die Hard: MEGA HARD – and that’s true). Chris will treat you to a well-researched hour of the internet’s best facts, in a show that will, on average, leave you 1.87kg lighter from wetting yourself. Fact.
Thursday 3 OctoberCOMEDY CENTRAL – BLUE THURSDAY 8pm £15 (£33 dining) Buy One Get One Free0151 702 5834 jicomedy.co.uk
Start the weekend early with the wit and whimsy of Philberto, Dan Nightingale and Phil Chapman. Katie Mulgrew is your compere for the evening.
RAWHIDE RAW FRESH MEAT Liverpool Guild Students UnionNo.5 Abercromby Sq8pm £Free (NUS Only)
Rawhide Raw Fresh Meat Gong Show: Ever wanted to be a comedian? Well now's your chance! New in 2013, Raw gives everyone the chance of a few minutes of fame as long as thier funny. If you'd like to try and beat the gong sign up at [email protected] with your details, now.
DR STRANGELOVE OR: HOW ILEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB St Luke’s (Bombed Out) ChurchDoors 7.30pm / Show 8pm £2 DRESS WARM!
“Hello, Dmitri ... I’m fine .... Now then, you know how we always talked about the possibility of something going wrong with the bomb .... the bomb Dmitri ..... The Hydrogen Bomb. Well now, what happened is that , uh, ....... one of our Base Commanders, he went a little funny in the head ..... and .............”Stanley Kubrick’s satirical masterpiece stars Peter Sellers in multiple roles (for which he was paid $1m, half of the budget), alongside George C Scott, Slim Pickens and James Earl Jones. DRESS WARM! Fully Licensed Bar available.
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www.southportcomedyfestival.com Book tickets on 0870 787 1866
This year’s festival has a truly international flavour with over 40 comedians from all over the globe - Malawi, Ireland, Canada, Scotland, Iran, Germany – who will be descending on our lovely seaside town for 10 days of hilarity.
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1. Anfield StadiumAnfield Road L4 0TH
2. Baa Bar7 Myrtle Street, L7 7DN
3. Baby BlueAlbert Dock, L3 4AE
4. House25 Bold Street, L1 4HR
5. Kazimier 4-5 Wolstenholme Square, L1 4JJ
6. Literally... A Bookshop6 Atherton StreetNew BrightonCH45 9LT
7. Liverpool Guild Of Students5 Abercromby Square, L3 5TR
8. Ma Edgertons 9 Pudsey St, L1 1JA
9. Philharmonic HallHope St, L1 9BP
10. Royal Court Liverpool1 Roe St, L1 1HL
11. Spice LoungeAlbert Dock, L3 4AE
12. St Luke’s ChurchLeece Street, L1 2TR
13. The 02 Academy11-13 Hotham Street, L3 5UF 14. The Anglican CathedralSt James Mount, L1 7AZ
15. The Crown Hotel43 Lime St, L1 1JQ
16. The Pilgrim34 Pilgrim Street, L1 9HB
17. The Slaughterhouse13-15 Fenwick St, Liverpool, L2 7LS
18. The Slug And LettuceNorth John St, LiverpoolL2 4SH
19. Woolton Picture House 3 Mason St, L25 5JH
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This year’s festival has a truly international flavour with over 40 comedians from all over the globe - Malawi, Ireland, Canada, Scotland, Iran, Germany – who will be descending on our lovely seaside town for 10 days of hilarity.
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