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For details on the secure cycle parking, please see the Merseyrail website www.merseyrail.org SOUTHPORT COMEDY WEEK 2010 SOUTHPORT COMEDY WEEK 2010 comedy laugh list comedy venues 22 October MARCEL LUCONT: ENCORE Tickets £9/£7 • 01704 540011 23 October THRILL THE WORLD FREE entry 24 October Southport Comedy Week NEW ACT OF THE YEAR Tickets £5 • 01704 540011 25 October SEAN LOCK – Lockipedia Tickets £19.50 01704 500036 or 0844 847 2380 25 October The Comedy Trust DRINK UP STAND UP 3 Tickets £10 • 01704 540011 2 26 October The Comedy Trust STAND OUT Workshop Tickets £2 • 0870 443 0955 27 October FOX AND GOOSE COMEDY CLUB 4 Tickets £6 – on the door 1 27 October DARA O’BRIAIN Tickets £20.50 – SOLD OUT! 28 October RICH HALL Tickets £15 – SOLD OUT! 28 October JIMMY CARR – Laughter Therapy Tickets £26 Southport Theatre and Convention Centre 01704 500036 or 0844 847 2380 1 Promenade, Southport PR9 0DZ 01704 540454 28 October The Comedy Trust 2 Fox and Goose FIVE YEARS OF FUNNY BUSINESS 8 Cable Street, Southport PR9 0DF 01704 501894 Tickets £6 – 01704 540011 3 Scarisbrick Hotel 29 October ALL STARS COMEDY SHOW Lord Street, Southport PR8 1NZ 01704 543000 Tickets £14/£12 4 Royal Clifton Hotel 01704 500036 or 0844 847 2380 The Promenade, Southport PR8 1RB 01704 533771 30 October ROSIE WILBY – The Science of Sex Crosby Civic Hall Tickets £8 – 01704 540011 Crosby Road North, Liverpool L22 0LQ 0151 928 1919 Booking fees may apply, see the individual venues OUT OF TOWN for more information. Scarisbrick Hotel, Cannell Suite, Lord Street Town Hall Gardens, Lord Street 22 October Doors 7.30pm • Show 8pm 23 October 11.30am warm up with Mitch Mimms Tickets £9/£7 01704 540011 12 noon FREE entry Marcel Lucont:Encore Thrill the World Come and witness this record breaking attempt to create the biggest re-enactment of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ video. As part Boasting a typically Gallic of an international event, dancers from CATS Academy will dance to Thriller, in this world-wide homage to the King of Pop. flair for elegant, flowery Interactive dance workshops for young people following the record insults and an instinctive attempt, zombie face-painting and other activities. ‘feel for the seamier side Fox and Goose, 8 Cable Street of life, Lucont is a fresh, 24 October Doors 8pm • Show 9pm accessible and hilarious Tickets £5 01704 540011 take on the British Hosted by Brendan Riley Southport Comedy Week tradition of anti-French New Act of the Year gags. The Guardian Want to see the stars of the future today? Come along to the Fox and Goose for the first ever Marcel Lucont is France's premier misanthropist and Southport Comedy Week New Act of the Year competition. lover. A self-published, self-award winning author of Witness eight hopefuls battle it out for the chance several books, including his own European travelogue, ’ to perform professionally 'Ménage A Cinq', his account of loose executive women at the Fox and Goose club of London, 'Whores D'Oeuvre' and his L.A. travelogue, night. Cash prize and trophy 'Diagnosis: Merde'. also up for grabs. Following highly acclaimed sell-out festival seasons in Edinburgh, Adelaide, Melbourne and New Zealand come and see Marcel open Southport Comedy Week. In aid of Help for Heroes 25 October Southport Theatre & Convention Centre, Promenade Doors 7.30pm • Show 8pm Suitable for 14+ PARENTAL GUIDANCE NECESSARY Running time: 90 mins with interval
presents seanLOCK HYPERACTIVE IMAGINATION COMBINING HILARIOUSLY SURREAL IMAGERY AND INSIGHTFUL OBSERVATIONS ON THE HUMAN CONDITION . . . Sean Lock brings his brand new stand up show Lockipedia to Southport as part of the 7th Southport Comedy Week. Sean is one of the UK's most highly acclaimed and original comedians, and also a regular TV presenter and host of series such as the Channel 4's TV Heaven, Telly Hell, One of the finest and QI and a team captain on Channel 4's most original comedians 8 Out Of 10 Cats, now in its eighth series. around The Independent His stand-up is the product of a hyperactive imagination combining hilariously surreal Punchy, inventive, superb – imagery and insightful observations on the undeniably brilliant The Times human condition. Lockipedia, his new show A true master comedian Time Out is a very unreliable, misleading but highly entertaining information resource, contains ‘The comedian's hilarious sketches sloppy knowledge, can only be accessed live will have you in stitches The Sun and is hilariously funny! A seemingly casual but densely Tickets £19.50 Ticketmaster.com or Tel: 0844 8472380 • You can also book through inventive mix of observational Southport Theatre & Convention Centre's comedy and absurdism The Times’ Box Office or by phone on 01704 500036. starts at Scarisbrick Hotel, 27 October 25 October Isherwood Suite, Lord Street Fox and Goose, 8 Cable Street Meet 7.30pm • Show 8pm 8pm Tickets £10 01704 540011 Tickets on the door £6 01704 501894 Fox and Goose Drink Up Stand Up Comedy Club Described by the Liverpool Daily Post as . . . one of the oddest and Be sure to get funniest experiences of my life your ticket for This is one of the most popular events in the Southport this gig, you ‘Comedy Week. Four pubs, four comedians and a compere never know who guiding 100 people through the streets of Southport with a megaphone. ’ might turn up! A crawl with a difference and all for only a tenner – can’t say fairer than that! Hosted by Liverpools own Brendan Riley, the comedy club at Fox and Goose has Southport Town Hall taken off and is Southports most success- 26 October For details call: 0870 443 0955 ful comedy night ever! Past names that have appeared have included Greg Cook and Jason Manford! Craig Campbell Stand Out headlines, once the notorious host of Young persons workshop Canada's legendary Ed's Night Party and Stand Out is the stand up comedy course for 14 to 18 year headline guest on numerous Canadian TV olds which Southport Comedy Week has hosted for the last shows (Jim Carrey Live, The Dennis Miller five years to great success, seeing some participants going on Show and Just for Laughs), Craig's unique to develop professional careers in stand up. This year we will ability to find humour in the mundane, host a taster session for young people who want to give it a coupled with his own natural eccentricity shot. Nearly 800 young people have taken part in the course makes for truly inventive storytelling. since it began as part of the 2002 Liverpool Comedy Festival Now an internationally acclaimed act, and now the young people of Sefton can feel the benefit. Craig's whimsical travel anecdotes never Tickets £2 fail to surprise. Also appearing are If you want to participate call number above. Steve Harris and the winner of Southport This is not a public performance. Comedy Weeks New Act of the Year. SOLD OUT
presents 27 October Southport Theatre & Convention Centre, dara Promenade Doors 7.30pm • Show 8pm OBRIAIN A MASTERCLASS IN INTELLIGENT STAND-UP EVENING STANDARD ‘As a joint initiative with Southport Theatre & Convention Centre, we bring you the award winning stand up comedian Dara O Briain as part of the Southport Comedy Week 2010. ’ Following 2008's sold out national tour, best selling DVD 'Dara O Briain Talks Funny' and his debut book 'Tickling The English', Dara O Briain hits the road again in 2010. While not hosting BBC 2's 'Mock The Week' Dara is the star of 'Three Men and a Boat', has appeared on 'Live At The Apollo' and is also a Guardian sports columnist. A unique opportunity to catch the most charming, charismatic, fast-talking funny man on the UK's live comedy circuit today. SOLD OUT
Crosby Civic Hall 28 October Crosby Road North, Liverpool, L22 0LQ Doors 7.30pm • Show 8pm
presents richHALL He is a supremely talented comedian, quick-witted, ‘topical and charismatic on stage. The Times
Star of the recent critically acclaimed BBC 4 documentary, How the West Was Lost, Edinburgh fringe favourite’ and Perrier Award winner Rich Hall is back on the road. Rich Hall has most recently been seen wowing audiences as one of the performers at both Channel 4’s Comedy Gala at the O2 in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and at the Comedy Benefit in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust at The Royal Albert Hall. Jimmy has deservedly earned his place amongst Southport Theatre and Convention Centre, Promenade the premier league of British comics. His stand-up 28 October Doors 7.30pm • Show 8pm achievements include a British Comedy Award for Tickets £26 Suitable for 16+ PARENTAL GUIDANCE NECESSARY Best Live Stand Up Tour, a Loaded LAFTA Award for Ticketmaster 0844 847 2380 Best Stand Up, a Perrier Award nomination, Best Southport Theatre and Convention Centre Box Office: 01704 500036 Stand Up at the Time Out Awards and Best on Book online www.southporttheatre.org.uk Screen Newcomer from the Royal Television Society. Jimmy recently finished hosting “Roasts” for C4 as well as writing & filming the eighth series of THE LAUGHTER THERAPY TOUR “8 Out of 10 Cats”, the comedy panel show. Other recent television appearances include JIMMY A comedy hero for our times. The Guardian CARRCelebrating his 10th year as one of Britain’s most A world-class comedian… successful comedians, ‘ Jimmy Carr is bringing his I envy his brilliance with distinct humour to our words. The Independent theatre this autumn for the Laughter Therapy Tour. “The Graham Norton Show”, “Would I Lie to You?” Following the success of his and “QI”. He will be filming the annual “Big Fat Quiz best-selling DVD, Jimmy Carr: Of The Year”once more this December for C4. Telling Jokes (November As well as being one of the country’s most familiar’ 2009), this is a chance to see faces, Jimmy is also a rising star in the US, where the award-winning star of his profile continues to grow. Jimmy recently per- television, radio and stage at formed a second Comedy Central Special and also appeared on NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien. his raw, uncensored best – Jimmy’s game show “Distraction” aired on Comedy you’ve been warned! Central and was subsequently repeated and has Featuring 120 minutes of also appeared four times on NBC’s flagship never-seen-before material . . . programme “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”. The Laughter Therapy Jimmy has performed his stand-up Tour promises a tour shows to over one million people showcase of Jimmy’s in the UK. So, if that was the first decade, one can only wait with baited utter irreverent breath to see what the next 10 years brilliance. with bring... Royal Clifton Hotel, Balmoral Suite, Promenade 28 October Doors 8pm • Show 9pm Tickets £6 01704 540011
Five years of Funny Business 30 October Five successful years of Funny Business has seen 12 brave souls each year, from businesses around Sefton taking part Scarisbrick Hotel, in a course that teaches the basics of Stand Up Comedy and Isherwood Suite Lord Street grooms them for a big night on stage. This is what happens Doors 7.30pm • Show 8pm when professional comedians get their hands on people like Tickets £8 01704 540011 you. See the top six comedians to come out of the Southport Funny Business course from the last five years and cap off your evening with headline act Sam Avery. Southport Theatre and Convention Centre Following her Edinburgh Fringe run and sell- Floral Hall, Promenade out shows at Camden Fringe and Liverpool 8pm Tickets £14/£12 Comedy Festival, Crosby-born Funny Women Ticketmaster 0844 847 2380 Finalist Rosie Wilby presents her Fringe Southport Theatre and Convention Centre Box Office: 01704 500036 Report award winning show investigating Just Fair Laughs presents the science of attraction, sexual chemistry
29 October All Star Comedy Show and sexual identity. with Milton Jones, Pat Monahan, What makes us gay or straight? What turns Rob Rouse and Tony Vino Rosie Wilby us on? What are pheromones? Why are we Milton Jones, star of Mock the Week, can be attracted to one person and not another? regularly heard on The Newsquiz as well as The Science What happens chemically in the brain when his own BBC Radio 4 show “The Very World of we fall in love? What is the scientific origin of Milton Jones”. Perrier Award winner and of Sex kissing? Do aphrodisiacs work? Time Out Best Comedy Performance winner. The Science of Sex follows Rosie’s memory- “Milton Jones is, quite simply, the best themed show I Am Nesia, which she was one-line merchant in British Comedy” – Chortle invited to perform at London’s Science Supported by Pat Monahan, a likeable and engaging Museum and at the British Science improviser, Rob Rouse of the ‘Friday Night Project’ fame Communication Conference following her and Tony Vino – MC. 2008 Edinburgh run. SOUTHPORT COMEDY WEEK 2010 general information
For general enquiries about the Southport Comedy Week: visitsouthport.com o 01704 533333 y Southport Tourist Information Centre, 112 Lord Street, Southport PR8 1NY TICKET INFORMATION Tickets may be subject to a booking fee applicable to the venue. See the individual venue for more information, or log onto visitsouthport.com All major credit cards are accepted subject to a booking fee. SOUTHPORT EVENTS 2011 Tickets will be available on the door if not sold out. 4 – 6 February Jazz on a Winter's Weekend VENUE ACCESS INFORMATION 7, 8 & 9 April John Smiths Grand National Venue access is good for people with disabilities and 12 – 15 May Southport Food and Drink Festival wheelchair users, however if you have any special 26 – 29 May Southport International Jazz Festival requirements, please do not hesitate to contact the festival organisers on 0151 934 2332 so that assistance June Southport Fun Fest can be arranged if required. 25 & 26 June Veterans' Day Carnival Weekend 23 & 24 July Southport Air Show 6 & 7 August Woodvale Rally 18 – 21 August Southport Flower Show 30 Sept. – 2 Oct. British Musical Fireworks Championships
21 – 29 October Southport Comedy Week Whilst every care has been taken in the compilation of this publication, 20 November Christmas Lights Switch On & Parade the members and officers of Sefton MBC cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of any statement contained within. 10 – 11 & 17 – 18 December Southport's Christmas Festival
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