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Great lineup to help The Fix

Peekay — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:43:22 +0000

Featuring a mixture of the UK’s best established and up and coming comic talent such as Angelos Epithemious (Shooting Stars), Kevin Eldon (Big Train, Brass Eye, Alan Partridge), Pappy’s fun club, Edinburgh comedy award winner Tim Key and many more, ‘The Un-royal Variety’ performance aims to be the last great comedy gig of the decade. All profits from the gig will go to paying the Fix’s legal fees.

The Fix the UK’s and possibly the worlds only and best loved comedy magazine has long been run out of editor and publisher Harry Deansway’s bedroom at his parent’s house. 6 months ago this was all set to change when a friend of the family offered investment in the magazine and use of his offices. It all seemed to be too good to be true and it was when 6 months later this so called friend of the family decided to call in his loan with immediate effect and evict the Fix from his offices. The Fix did not have the money to pay back the loan straight away and therefore the “friend” of the family decided to sue.

Harry Deansway – “As I found myself back to square 1 back at the birthplace of the magazine Chez family Deansway I needed to come up with a plan to raise the money to pay back the loan with immediate effect and avoid going to debtors prison so there could be further issues of the magazine. When my Dad refused to put it on his credit card due to already having put £15,000 of previous debt on it I decided to assemble a bill of the ten finest comedians working in the UK today many of whom have featured in the magazine over the last few years, the response has been overwhelming with comedians rallying round, many offering to perform for no fee in order to save the magazine.”

What better time than the festive season for us to get our begging bowl out as we try to avert the collapse of the UK’s favourite/ only comedy magazine. The Fix has always been about showcasing the wealth of comedy talent on offer in the UK some of whom often find it hard to get their voice heard over the loud din of populist observational humorists and bloated panel show stalwarts. What the unroyal variety performance hopes to do is provide a platform for the excellent lesser known acts by putting them on the bill with more established acts at a big venue. The event has been borne out of the necessity for the Fix magazine to raise finances in order to pay it’s legal costs for a crime it did not commit, however if successful we would hope to run the night as a yearly event that would have the same effect for the newer comedians that the Royal Variety performance has for the more established mainstream ones. .

Venue:             THE BLOOMSBURY THEATRE, 15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH
Date:                Monday 21ST December
Tickets:            £22.50, Concessions £18.50
Doors:              19.30 show 20.30
Box Office:       020 7388 8822

Brand gets warmed up

Peekay — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:37:14 +0000

In advance of his large gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall, as well as in Dublin and Belfast, Russell Brand will be warming up at The Hexagon in Reading.

The warm-up show is on Friday 6 November, 8pm at The Hexagon, and will be one of the last chances to see his Scandalous show. Tickets are still available.

Click here for more information and to book your tickets now.

LiveStock 2009 tickets released

Peekay — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:18:28 +0000

A herd of Britain’s top comedians are standing up for planet-friendly farming at LIVEstock 2009 at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo 12 November, 2009, 7pm.

Chris Addison, Dan Antopolski, Marcus Brigstocke, Richard Herring, Russell Howard, Francesca Martinez, Stephen Merchant, Lucy Porter and Mark Watson will perform at this barnstorming, one-off event is in support of environmental charity Friends of the Earth. Special guest appearance from Razorlight.

Tickets are available from website or Ticketmaster on 08448 44 47 48 or www.foe.co.uk/livestock.

Thomas rides for charity

Peekay — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:30:03 +0000

Comedian, Author and Activist Mark Thomas has announced that he will once again be doing a sponsored London to Brighton bike ride, and has threatened that if he fails to reach £1,000 in sponsorship he will be releasing pictures of himself in Lycra!

The big day is the 21st of June when Thomas will “set out at 6.00am with the hope of covering the 58 miles without the use of steroids or ending up in a cardiac unit.”

All of Mark’s sponsorship money is this year going to the the PSP Association – PSP, or Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, and CBD, or Cortico Basal Degeneration, are degenerative brain diseases and The PSP Association supports both.

Support Mark, the PSP, and the visual cortex of the world by making sure he raises more than £1,000 by donating at his Just Giving page.

UK Hicks Tribute tickets sell fast

Peekay — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:13:08 +0000

Tickets have gone fast as soon as they were available for the Bill Hicks tribute night this February. Produced in close association with the Hicks family, this is the official London tribute night, with an amazing unseen rare video footage programme, the best live stand up and some very special guests. This is a charity event in aid of the Bill Hicks Wildlife Foundation.

The first round of tickets were available to members of the night’s facebook group, but more will be available later.

The line up includes:

TONY LAW – “terrific, effortless, one of the best comedy performances of the year” – The Independent

ROBIN INCE – Time Out’s 2006 Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Award.

SEAN COLLINS “A lethal North American technician” – Time Out

Stewart Lee’s night of Huge Bangers

Peekay — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:59:17 +0000

Stewart Lee’s Night of Huge Bangers (7th Nov) is the fifth annual fundraising event for BAC hosted by legendary stand-up Stewart Lee.

This year the night features:

Stewart Lee
Richard Herring
Phil Nichol
Josie Long
Will Adamsdale
Pappy’s Fun Club
Bridget Christie

Lee is one of the nation’s favorite stand-up comedians and the founding father of BAC’s Sausage Night, which was established in 2004 to support the South London arts venue. His relationship with BAC began in 2002, when he co-wrote and directed Jerry Springer: The Opera, the phenomenal, multi-award winning show that was developed as part of BAC’s Scratch programme and went on to play at the National Theatre, the West End and theatres around the world.

Following last year’s threat of closure, the event is also a celebration of the strength of BAC, who have now secured a 125 year lease for their home at the Old Town Hall in Battersea following a mass public campaign. All money raised by this event will contribute to the development of future generations of artists: allowing them to experiment, communicate and create work in a world class performance space.

7th November 2008
Box Office: 020 7223 2223 www.bac.org.uk

New Amstell gig

Peekay — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:18:00 +0000

Simon Amstell has announced that he will be appearing at a charity gig in London in early November.

“Yakety Yak – A Comedy Benefit for Tibet” is a collection of some of the best comedic talent around performing in aid of the Free Tibet Campaign

Amstell is joined by Shazia Mirza, Robin Ince, Ava Vidal, Susan Murray, John Hegley, Greg Burns, Ed Petrie. Book tickets via www.theshawtheatre.com

(More) Comedians help with Legal Aid

Peekay — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:00:41 +0000

Top comedians Jo Caulfield and Simon Amstell have been added to an already amazing line-up of comedians attempting to force the government to re-open the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into fraud at BAE.

Russell Brand, Mark Thomas, Omid Djalili, Mark Steel, Ed Byrne, Josie Long, Robin Ince, Stewart Lee, Jo Caufield, Simon Amstell plus others to be announced will hold a fund-raising benefit at Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday 23rd September.

In 2006 the SFO dropped its investigation into the allegations of bribery by BAE Systems in its dealings with Saudi Arabia. The investigation was cancelled due to Saudi government pressure.

The Corner House and Campaign Against Arms Trade argue that the SFO’s decision was unlawful, not least because it broke international anti-bribery laws to which the UK is a signatory. The two groups are seeking a Judicial Review of the SFO’s actions, challenging the government to reopen the investigation, to do this they have to take them to court. This benefit will help pay for the court costs.

Tickets from Ticketmaster (0870 606 3400) or Ticketzone (0870 011 26 26)

Comedians help with Legal aid

Peekay — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:27:45 +0000

An amazing line-up of comedians is attempting to force the government to re-open the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into fraud at BAE.

Russell Brand, Mark Thomas, Omid Djalili, Mark Steel, Ed Byrne, Josie Long, Robin Ince, Stewart Lee, plus others to be announced will hold a fund-raising benefit at Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday 23rd September.

In 2006 the SFO dropped its investigation into the allegations of bribery by BAE Systems in its dealings with Saudi Arabia. The investigation was cancelled due to Saudi government pressure.

Tickets from Ticketmaster (0870 606 3400) or Ticketzone (0870 011 26 26)