‘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 . . .
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 . . .
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 . . .
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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