This week at TCAT as part of the TwoRivTiv Festival. The COMEDY of ERRORS After last year’s successful production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at TCAT, we are delighted that Gloucestershire’s acclaimed Festival Players are returning to Tiverton in Shakespeare’s 450th birthday year, to bring us the Bard’s shortest comedy. “Am I in Earth, in Heaven or in Hell?” In a glorious outdoor setting, watch as a brilliant farce of mistaken identity unfolds. A master and his servant arrive in a foreign port, which unbeknown to them is the home of their long lost twin brothers. Mayhem ensues as brother is taken for brother in a . . .
Canadian Tom Stade ponders life’s timeless questions in his hilarious new show ‘Decisions Decisions…’ at Comedy Hall on 26th September. Nevertheless, the evening will be anything but a gentle head-scratching… From looking like a sleek, shaved hearthrob to a gnarly bearded bit of rough, Stade’s dark and edgy material, generally delivered with a faux-innocent ‘What did I say?’ air, typically ranges from the filthy to the trivial − with subjects such as anal sex and his crippling addiction to Groupon. If you’ve only seen a TV friendly version of him on ‘Live At The Apollo’ or ‘Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow’ (BBC . . .
‘Thoughtful, funny and just twisted enough: we’ll be seeing a lot more of her’ Alex Hardy, THE TIMES April 2014 **** “Warped wit…striking presence…killer lines…calm confidence” – THE SCOTSMAN “Smart and acridly funny” – THE SUNDAY TIMES Following a totally sold out run recently at London’s Soho Theatre and at the Edinburgh Festival, Katherine Ryan hits the road with her new, critically acclaimed show Glam Role Model. She arrives at Comedy Hall in Tiverton on Saturday 8th November. In Katherine Ryan’s homeland of Canada, it isn’t unheard of for women to expose their breasts in public. To her amusement, however, here . . .
Craig Campbell, exuberant and larger-than-life Canadian, has extended his 50-date ‘Thrilling Mic Hunt’ tour and brings his belly-achingly hilarious show to Comedy Hall on 7th June. The long-haired and bearded ‘Grizzly Adams of stand-up’ describes his show as: “An hour of tall tales in a small dark room with l’il ol’ moi! Tolstoy this is not, it’s vintage Campbell, bold and brash with a dash of sass.” And Craig can’t wait to return. He told us: “Looking forward to returning to the TCAT in June as it’s always nice to perform 12 miles from my feathery bed (well, it has . . .
As a near terminally polite nation, we’ll hold off yelling at people who, for instance, barge in front of us when queuing − all the while quietly seething. As a result, we do like a bit of a moan. On May 17, audiences at Comedy Hall get a chance to do just that. The second half of Lee Hurst’s ‘Things That Make You Go Aaarggh!!!’ show is built entirely around Hurst’s hilarious and peerless improvisation skills. He deals with the pet hates and secret fears of the audience in a fearless off-the-cuff tour de force. It’s politically incorrect stroppiness, all . . .
All right you bunch of legends i got some qwaliteeeee news… Lee Nelson is comin’ to you on 23 April – leaving his south London estate to do Comedy Hall. But tickets is selling, like, well good already. So hurry! www.comedyhall.lan
On April 5th, up to 20 food stalls at Tiverton’s Pannier Market have teamed up with us to provide pre-show discounts on food before Jenny Eclair’s show starts. Just show your ticket or receipt to save some cash on great food. You’ll have plenty of time to get back to TCAT for a pint… Tiverton Community Arts Theatre Saturday 5th April, 2014 8.20pm.
Jenny Eclair’s ‘Eclairious’ tour is back by popular demand. Bawdy, bright and irreverent, Eclair isn’t afraid to poke fun at the ageing body and mind, as viewers of the ‘Grumpy Old Women’ series and tour will know. Her lively, self-deprecating humour, born of astute observation, will have you nodding in agreement even as you belly-laugh. A well-known face from TV shows such as ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here’ (ITV1), ‘Splash’ (BBC1) ‘Loose Women’ (ITV1) and ‘Celebrity Weakest Link’ (BBC2), she’s also a hilarious contributor to radio panel games such as ‘Just a Minute’ and ‘Banter’ (BBC Radio . . .
On Saturday March 1st 2014, Tom Wrigglesworth brings his hugely successful Edinburgh Fring show to Tiverton’s Comedy Hall. Sony Award Winner, Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, Chortle Award winner and Star of Radio 4 and BBC2, Tom returns with an exquisite new show. You’ll know him from: • Tom Wriggleswrth’s Open letters – Radio 4 • Tom Wrigglesworth’s Hang Ups – Radio 4 • ‘The Unbelievable Truth’, ‘It’s Not What You Know’ and ‘It’s Your Round’ – Radio 4 • Electric Dreams series – BBC2 • Engineering Giants series host – BBC2 Tom takes a poignant, hilarious and emotional journey . . .
We’re delighted to be hosting one of Alan Carr’s Work In Progress shows on 30 March. But if you weren’t on our email list, following us on Facebook or Twitter, then you’ve missed out. The show sold out online in just 45 minutes. Which is a Comedy Hall record – even faster than sales of Jon Richardson and Frankie Boyle.
For BBC Radio 4 listeners Tony Hawks will need no introduction. His wry observations have made him a hit on Just A Minute and I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue, as well as a plethora of other shows. Now, following Tony’s popular 2010 Random Fun tour, he is back performing another one man show. Called Fridges, Frolics and Films, it combines storytelling, stand up, musical comedy and film clips to create 2 hours of fun. And you can see him in Tiverton on February 1st. Tony will recount the amusing and sometimes fraught story of how he went from being . . .
Jeremy Hardy is one of our most quietly treasured and well established stand-ups − an ‘avuncular Leftie, to follow in the pipe-smoke of Tony Benn’. Witty, intelligent and self-effacing, his unshowy delivery is the perfect foil for his humorous, beautifully observed and insightful quips on the sad state of the world. Most well known as a veteran of Radio 4 being a regular on ‘I’m Sorry I haven’t a Clue’, ‘The News Quiz’ and with his own show ‘Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation’, his well read and well-informed humour makes him a perfect contributor on ‘QI’ and ‘Mock the . . .
You simply don’t expect a ventriloquist to be as funny as Conti. But her side-splitting appearances on Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC 3) and Live at the Apollo (BBC1) prove that this richly intelligent, technically perfect and utterly engaging performer – a sort of ‘alternative vent’ – is a master at subverting expectations and re-inventing her genre. Conti has a fascination for exploring the split psyche of the ventriloquist and sharing it with the audience. Exuberant and playful, she’s not afraid of the dark side. In theory, love, life and death are on the menu when the BAFTA nominated filmmaker . . .
Featuring killer one-liners delivered at break neck speed from a rake-thin ginger haired misfit in a myriad of voices, Andrew Lawrence, fresh from BBC1’s Live At The Apollo, and his own BBC Radio 4 series How Did We End Up Like This?, brings a whole new show to the Comedy Hall in Tiverton for the start of his ‘There’s No Escape’ tour. The suited and booted Lawrence, who plays on his ‘creepy’ looks (he’s not really creepy looking, just charmingly self-deprecating with an instantly recognisable face) seems not even to pause for breath as he works himself into a rage . . .
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 . . .
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