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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Chris Addison, star of BBC TWO’s BAFTA winning comedy “The Thick Of It” who recently appeared in the Award winning “In The Loop”, is to embark on a 40-date national tour with his first new stand up show since 2005’s Perrier Award nominated Atomicity. The tour will start from 5th February 2010.
Fresh from the latest critically acclaimed series of The Thick Of It, CHRIS can also be heard hosting 7 Day Sunday, a new live topical show on BBC Radio 5 Live and is set to appear in the new series of Channel 4’s Skins.
The tour sees Chris return to the stand up that made his name and promises his trademark mix of daftness, whimsy, jokes, lies, smartarsery, and flapping about. Chris says: “I’m really excited to be going back out on the road. I’ve got a packet of Werther’s Originals in the glovebox, a voucher for 20p off any non-meat Ginsters product purchased at Welcome Break service stations before the end of February, a flask of Bovril and a whole bunch of new jokes and stories. Now if I can just work out how to get this Sat Nav to stop giving instructions in Danish I’ll be all set.”
Get full and updated tour details at Chris’ website.
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
In 2009 Dave Gorman did two things at the same time. He set out to cycle between the four corners of the British mainland, from south to east to west to north – and, five years after he last toured the UK, do a gig each night. 1500 miles. 33 days. 32 gigs. 4 lighthouses.
Gorman survived the cycling, ticking off Lizard Point, Lowestoft Ness, Ardnamurchan Point and Dunnet Head along the way and the gigs sold out (in venues ranging from the 2000 seats in Bristol’s Colston Halls to the 32 folk who could fit into the Glenfinnan Railway Station Dining Car). However, some people were upset. They were upset because the tour didn’t come to their local theatre. Angry e-mails were written. Explanations were demanded. People are strange like that. The fact that the tour followed a particular route for a particular reason – that it was planned as a bike ride before it ever became a tour – didn’t seem to placate them. So… to meet the extraordinary demand, DAVE decided to extend the tour into 2010. But this time without cycling from venue to venue. Because cycling from Dorking to Belfast would be silly. There’s a sea in the way. He’s obviously getting lazy. (more…)
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Russell Howard is to embark on a 10-date UK-wide arena tour, Big Rooms & Belly Laughs, taking in some of the country’s biggest venues. The tour begins on 11th December 2009 and follows his twice extended Dingledodies tour.
In addition to being a series regular on Mock The Week (BBC Two’s highest rating comedy show, which has viewing figures of over 5 million per week), Russell Howard has twice appeared on Live At The Apollo (BBC ONE); and has succeeded Al Murray as host of Comedy Central’s Edinburgh & Beyond which began on 25th July 2009. His debut live stand-up DVD, Russell Howard Live, was one of the highest selling stand-up releases of 2008.
Check out the tour dates here.
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
BBC’s Dead Ringers star Jan Ravens has announced dates around the Greater London area for her show “A Funny Look at Impressions” running from May to October 2009.
As one of the UK’s foremost impressionists, Ravens takes the experience of her distinguished career and distils it into a revelatory evening of entertainment. This is a unique glimpse into the fascinating and hilarious world of satirical impersonation. Ravens’ starring roles include all the women over Dead Ringers seven series; Alistair McGowan’s Big Impressions and the legendary Spitting Image.
Following its 2008 premiere at The National Theatre as a Platform performance, an extended version of the show will tour during 2009. Through the performance, Ravens reveals how she creates her remarkable takes on politicians and celebrities, treating her audience to many of her most renowned impressions along the way. From Anne Robinson and Nigella Lawson to Ann Widdecombe and Her Majesty The Queen, plus of course her unforgettable takes on Fiona Bruce and Kirsty Wark. No woman in the public eye is safe from Ravens’ razor sharp observation and unique satirical wit.
Full tour details can be found at http://www.janravens.com/
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