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 . . .
It’s almost Mid April already – but it’s an exciting time at Comedy Hall. So much going on and we’re talking to some great names in comedy, especially for our run in to Xmas. Keep an eye open for Winter news about Jeremy Hardy and Mark Steele in particular. So if you love comedy then please support us. Here’s what’s coming up in May and June: Phill Jupitus – May 6th – £15 There are less than 20 tickets left for Phil’s tour show. These are currently only available here: www.ticketweb.co.uk/event/phill–jupitus/42687 Lastminute Comedy Award Finals – May 13th . . .
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 . . .
So, we’re two months away of the great Phill Jupitus coming to Tiverton’s Comedy Hall on his national tour. You can read the show description on the home page, but here’s the tour poster. We’re on it. The show is on May 6th 2013.
You can win two tickets to Ian D Montfort on 4th March. Simply register to receive our email newsletter between now and 28th Feb to enter the competition. The lucky winner will be drawn from the hat at midday on 1st March. Good luck! Steve
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, . . .
Don’t expect a fright so much as an evening of laughter and entertainment at TCAT on Wednesday 13 February at 7:30pm – doors open at 7pm. It’s the touring production of Frankenstein, and we think it’s right up the alley of Comedy Hall audience – and described as “eye-watering comedy”. Tickets are on sale at £12 for adults £10 for concessions and £8 for students from the Northcott Box Office by phoning 01392 493493 or by visiting www.exeternorthcott.co.uk. Alternatively you can visit Tiverton Tourist Information Centre on Phoenix Lane.
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 . . .
Great write-up in the Mid Devon Gazette about our exciting move to Tiverton Community Arts Theatre…
A message from Paul B Edwards for all budding stand-ups: The Lastminutecomedy Club New Comedian Of The Year returns with heats taking place in March & April and finals in May. Previous finalists have included Carly Smallman, Wouter Meijs, Kate Lucas, Darren Walsh, Jay Foreman, Damian Kingsley and last year’s winner Pete Beckley. This is not a competition for time wasters, brand new acts or people looking for stage time. The winner of the overall competition gets full bookings at all of our gigs during the next calendar year which ultimately amounts to around £1000 worth of work (but this . . .
Big laughs will soon be on the bill at Tiverton Community Arts Theatre, with the announcement that Tiverton’s popular comedy club has signed up to use the theatre from 2013. Comedy Hall will run 11 monthly shows at TCAT, and was previously based at the New Hall, operated by Tiverton Town Council. Julian Morgan, Chairman of TCAT, said: “The increasing popularity of Comedy Hall together with a growing awareness of TCAT, Tiverton’s newest and largest performance venue, means that together we can accommodate bigger audiences and higher profile acts in our well-equipped theatre. “With great plays, music, dance and now . . .
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, . . .
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