For those who like their comedy with a caustic anti-establishment twist, there’s a treat in store in August at the Comedy Hall in Tiverton. Steve Hughes, sublime comic and ex-heavy metal drummer, returns from sell-out shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and New Zealand Comedy festivals to preview his second UK tour. The master comedian will be testing out new material for his latest show ‘While It’s Still Legal’ featuring his usual outspoken social commentary before embarking on the main tour. Previews are a rare chance to watch while master performers work on their material, testing it out before taking it . . .
In a couple of weeks it will be June. Comedy Hall is gearing up for the sun, but more importantly for the long-awaited arrival of Bob Mills. It’s hard to explain my excitement that he’s finally coming to Devon. And so as not to over-do it, I’ve decided to let you read an article – in whole – from Metro about Bob. I should point out that this preview was for one of Bob’s shows in Birmingham – and tickets were £17. In Tiverton you get Bob for a tenner. If you live in Exeter, Barnstaple or Bristol, it’s well . . .
Lastminute Comedy Award Finals – May 13th – Only £10 What a night it should be when the finals of the Lastminute Comedy Awards 2013 comes to Tiverton. Six acts have made it through the national heats. And they head to Tiverton to face a judging panel – and you, the audience. The night will be compered – with an extended comedy set – by the rock n roll poet Paul B Edwards. See the big names of the future – first at Comedy Hall. And what a standard! Look at these Youtube clips… Daryl Perry – Daryl beats the . . .
Comedy legend Bob Mills comes to Devon as our comedy guest on June 3rd. Bob hasn’t been off of our TVs and radios since he started out in comedy in 1983, and is often attributed as the bridge between alternative and modern comedy. He was the star of cult TV series such as In Bed with Medinner and The Show, and as the 90s daytime quiz host of Win, Lose or Draw in ITV. Few would know he also starred in Doctor Who opposite Peter Davison, and he also wrote the very successful Michael Barrymore comedy Bob Martin, the Robson . . .
Show sponsored by Jolly Vintner www.jollyvintner.co.uk The unlikely pairing of a hospital radio DJ and a clairvoyant make the bill at Tiverton’s Comedy Hall on March 4 one of the more surreal events of 2013. But in the hands of the brilliant comedian Tom Binns, both Ivan Brackenbury and Ian D Montfort will provide a belly full of laughs as he spoofs up the two backward and flawed characters. Brackenbury is Binns’ elder of the two characters, and his Radio 4 series was dedicated to the mishaps and mayhem of the inappropriate DJ. In faux Alan Freeman style, . . .
Show sponsored by www.horsefinder.co.uk All the talk is about our headliner for February 4th, Piff The Magic Dragon. Below I’ve put a couple of links to some great footage of Piff. HOWEVER – LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF ALL 3 ACTS!! But let’s talk about our opener, Gareth Richards, who is a growing name in comedy himself. Here are a some great links you might like: Gareth Richards does ‘Fridge’ on Russell Howard’s Good News Gareth Richards, again on Russell Howard’s Good News doing stand-up Gareth Richards with Frank Skinner doing his song Christmas Comedown And how about Mark Olver? Here he is . . .
TV favourite Alistair McGowan comes to Tiverton’s Comedy Hall with a brand-new show. “Wickedly funny mimicry” – Sunday Mirror His new two-hour show will be asking the big questions like: would the world be a happier place if Ed Miliband was Prime Minister? What are we really thinking while watching Shakespeare? And is Hilary Devey Jessie J’s mum? Expect to hear everyone from Andy Murray to Colin Murray, riffs on everything from Jeff Stelling to bad spelling and at least one song about butter. Warning: May contain puns! Show: March 24 2013, Comedy Hall, 8pm – book here
Magic and comedy have gone together hand in glove since music hall days. And the latest phenomenon who combines stand-up with sleight of hand is Piff The Magic Dragon. Tiverton’s Comedy Hall will bring Piff to the West Country on February 4th. It’s another coup for the small, monthly comedy club, which has already played host to the likes of Bill Bailey, Rhod Gilbert and Russell Howard. “We love to bring the next big thing to Tiverton,” says Comedy Hall promoter Steve Lodge. “Piff has had more than 7 million hits and rising on YouTube for a card trick he . . .
A trio of talented TV comics with sharp opinionated wit, ‘lanky eccentricity’ and hilarious ‘crash and burn’ stories are sure to delight in December’s offering from The Comedy Hall in Tiverton. This month’s headliner is the acerbic but self-effacing Paul Sinha. He’s thoughtful and political, but there’ll be no shortage of smart and knowing punchlines. A Radio 4 mainstay, Sinha has appeared on ‘The Now Show’, ‘The News Quiz’, ‘Woman’s Hour’ and ‘Loose Ends’ as well as a political pundit on ‘PM’. He’s a serious quiz aficionado, and also features on ITV’s ‘The Chase’. A British Indian and ex-GP, . . .
Direct from the Edinburgh Fringe, the Rhum and Clay Theatre Company bring their dark comedy production of ‘A Strange Wild Song’. A Strange Wild Song is a tale about photographs, childhood and memory, where fragments of a half-remembered war invade a photographer’s present-day calm. With their trademark mixture of dynamic physical movement and highly inventive staging, Rhum and Clay presents a darkly comic tale with a live musical score. Plus Support CYCLES, an improvisational journey through musical landscapes from Pete Canter (saxophone) & Jesse Molins (guitar). Monday 12th November 2012 7.30pm. Doors open at 6.30pm Tiverton Community Arts Theatre (@ . . .
Ridiculous stories, musical parody, and embarrassing moments are on offer this November 5th at Tiverton’s Comedy Hall, with a world-class trio of comedians that are sure to make your Guy Fawkes’ night one to remember. Headlining is Rob Deering. His sharp mash-ups of songs like Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’ have proved an enduring hit with audiences, and will have you wondering which bit of pop culture he’ll lambast next. Don’t miss his use of music to ‘brilliantly accessorise his swipes at the innate gormlessness of contemporary culture’ (The Guardian). Rob has hosted the legendary Comedy . . .
October 1st sees the welcome return of Stuart Goldsmith to the New Hall stage. Lots has happened since his last appearance in 2008, including a lengthy appearance on the ITV1 comedy-knock out talent show Show Me The Funny. An adventurer at heart, Stuart ran away from home to join the circus, took his entertaining skills to the people as a street performance, and then embarked on acting before settling on stand-up. He has gone on to perform all over the UK and Europe and he has supported sell-out comedians Mark Watson and Paul Sinha on their national tours. Stuart says: . . .
Fast Show’s Simon Day brings some character to Tiverton A legend of British comedy will bring many of the faces that have made his name to Tiverton on August 6th. Simon Day has been a star of The Fast Show, Down the Line, Bellamy’s People and his own Radio 4 character comedy show. But he’ll be giving a one-man performance for the Comedy Hall audience on the stage at the New Hall. Most people will know his TV characters which have included Gary, the alcoholic car salesman in Swiss Toni; Dave Angel, eco warrior; Tommy Cockles the Denis Nordern-like TV . . .
Headlining at 2nd July’s Comedy Hall show is Bath comedian Tom Craine. Tom will be all over the BBC this summer, featuring on Russell Howard’s Good News, presenting a history documentary called Bitesize History for BBC2, and as part of the threesome Jigsaw on Russell Kane’s Live At The Electric on BBC3. His ‘From Jesus to Jayz” documentary on Glastonbury will be broadcast this summer on BBC2, and he’s also headlining Sketchorama on Radio 4. His role in Jigsaw is getting incredible reviews, with a full sweep of 4 and 5 stars for their Edinburgh show last August. Tom has . . .
Variety is the order of the day at Tiverton’s Comedy Hall on May 7. But certainly not in the musical hall sense. Compere for the evening is late-night TV host and comedienne JoJo Smith. She has been described as more blue than Jo Brand by the Independent, but neither Brand nor Smith have to rely on bad-taste jokes about sex. They craft humour from life and while Smith can be raucous she’s also sharp and witty in a traditional British sense. A dame of British comedy she has seen-off three generations of wannabes, written and starred in 40 episodes of . . .
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