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Leicester-June2012.Pdf ‘Consistently boasting the most interesting line ups in the country’ The Times years The Big Value Show has discovered Sarah Millican, Jason What is ‘Just the Tonic’? Manford, Mickey Flanaghan, Josie Just the Tonic started off as a Kane and Michael Winslow (silly Long, Patrick Monahan and a host Sunday night comedy club in voices man from Police Academy). of other top flight comedians. Nottingham back in 1994. Since In this brochure you will find our Come see the stars of the future. then we’ve grown into a nationally Friday and Saturday nights when Starting in June we have a recognised comedy club bringing we bring you the best of comedy, clubnight every Saturday from high quality comedy shows. We plus we’ve got a season of 11pm called Popskotch (see the have a regular weekend club Edinburgh Festival Preview Shows advert) and a monthly Friday in Nottingham, in the summer (look out for our season ticket night special called Club Faith we run a large venue at The offer). You can watch comedians with guest DJ’s. Booked already Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We literally “get their acts together”. we have Craig Charles (from also book gigs nationally and We also present a series of shows Radio 6 Music) and Nick Power internationally, manage comedians every Sunday night in June called (from The Coral) and our most recent venture The Big Value Comedy Shows. is opening up on Granby St in Leicester... we hope you enjoy These are shows that we have Just the Tonic. We promise great Leicester. We do the whole auditioned comedians for over the comedy shabang! nights, reasonable prices and year. What you get to see is the good times. Already we have brought some big comedians that we are taking to names to Leicester, including Ed Edinburgh this year. Each week is Darrell Martin Byrne, Milton Jones, Russell 4 different comedians. In previous Owner, Promotor, Occasional Compere Fri 18th & Sat 19th May Fri 25th & Sat 26th May Barbara Nice Nick Helm Barry Castagnola, Rob Deering Dan Evans, Romesh John Robins (Fri) Ranganathan, Tim Clarke WEEKEND Darrell Martin (Sat) Nick Helm is an angry award winning mental Barbara Nice is a rip roarer of a performer. case that has been compared to Johnny You will love her. Might recognise her from Vegas, Dan Evans is fast, daft and bit of a COMEDY Phoenix Nights. Barry Castagnola is a funny fool, Romesh Ranganathan is laid back and funny funny. Rob Deering the most amazing cool, Tim Clarke is the slickest compere in LISTINGS musical act on the circuit. the country. Fri 1st & Sat 2nd June Fri 8th & Sat 9th June Fri 15th & Sat 16th June Daniel Sloss Keith Farnan Jeff Innocent Dana Alexander, Dave Whitney JoJo Smith, Bobby Mair Pierre Hollins, David Morgan Ian Cognito Eric Lampaert Mike Wilkinson A stupidly good line up. Daniel Sloss is Keith is Irish, he’s been on McIntyre’s Proper Cockney Jeff Innocent tells it how brilliant. A young man, but raging success. Roadshow ‘brilliant, thought-provoking and it is. Proper, but intelligent, jokes hidden Dana Alexander is an outrageous Canadian, laugh out loud funny’ (Time Out). JoJo within a crafty London accent. Brilliant. David Whitney is young cub in the pack and Smith is a very rude lady indeed, Bobby Mair Pierre Hollins provides the silly laughs, David Ian Cognito is full of fire and boasts of being is an outrageous young Canadian and Eric Morgan tries not to be too camp and Mike banned from more venues than anyone else! Lampaert is a daft twig of a man. Wilkinson is a northern bloke. Fri 22nd & Sat 23rd June Fri 29th & Sat 30th June Fri 6th & Sat 7th July Ivan Brackenbury Alun Cochrane Paul Sinha Ian D Montford Diane Spencer, Dave Johns George Ryegold, Act TBC Jason John Whitehead Darrell Martin (Fri) Darrell Martin Romesh Ranganathan Alun Cochrane has been on Mock The Paul Sinha absolutely stormed it at our £5 Everyone’s favourite hospital radio DJ, Week, Buzzcocks etc. He’s one of those trial night. Amazing. You might know him award winning, Ivan Brackenbury is back! faces floating around TV. Great stand up! from The Chase on tele. George Ryegold is With support ‘comedium’ Ian D Montfort and Dave Johns has Gerodie charm and Diane the dark doctor of comedy, winning awards the full on Canadian JJ Whitehead. Romesh Spencer is a newer act. Darrell ‘it’s my club’ in this fair city. We have another act TBC is back to smoothly host Martin hosts. and Darrell holds it together. Fri 13th & Sat 14th July Sat 21st July Sat 28th July Philberto Adam Bloom Justin Moorhouse George Egg, Carl Hutchinson Chris Stokes, Raymond and Mr Romesh Ranganathan, Jo Jo Smith Timpkins , Ian Smith (Sat) Roisin Conaty, Chris Mayo Philberto, Portugals No1 reality TV Star. He’s Adam Bloom fast and mental ‘has been one Justin has done loads of TV, films and is outspoken and entertains with poems and of my favourite stand ups for about 10 years a sold headline act. One of Manchesters songs. George Egg has some zany tricks. (Ricky Gervais). Chris Stokes is a skinny finest. Romesh smooths the crowd with Carl Hutchinson has been running around Leicester lad that is clever, and funny… and sarcastic charm. You may have seen Roisin the country winning awards. JoJo Smith is thin. Raymond and Mr Timpkins area pair of on Russell Howards Good News Show. Chris holding it together . idiots. Ian Smith (Sat) is compere. Mayo is young and enthusiastic. Sat 4th August Sat 11th August Sat 18th August Simon Bligh Dan Evans Mark Maier Julian Deane, Noel James Nick Revell, Act TBC Mike Newell, Geoff Norcott Eric Lampaert Sam Avery Eric Lampaert Simon Bligh brings high energy, fast paced, This is a monstrous line up. Dan Evans is Multi award winner Mark Maier headlines Scouse fun. A headliner at every club in fast, daft and abit of a fool. Nick Revell, with flair and glory. Mike Newell is lovely, the country for years. Total banker. Julian Yorkshire man, with cracking anecdotes charming with a northern twang. Geoff Deane is a smoother, more laid back act and of youth & philosophy. Sam Avery once Norcott has the sharpest wit on the circuit. Noel James brings back his Welsh daftness. dreamed of being a rock star, instead he’s Eric Lampaert explains about his face. Eric attempts to hold the reigns! our compere. Sat 25th August Sat 1st September Sat 8th Sept Eddy Brimson Joe Lycett Danny McLoughlin Jo Enright, Act TBC, Philberto, Anthony King Acts TBC Sam Avery Eric Lampaert Danny is one of our regular favorites. Eddy Brimson is a favourite amongst the Joe Lycett is a fresh face to the comedy With his boyish charms and distaste for comedy circuit. Jo Enright as seen on circuit, ploughing his way to success. A good posh people, he will take you on a comedy Phoenix Nights (Beverly), “Most naturally time to catch him. Philberto our Portuguese rollercoaster. Full of anecdotes, observations gifted comic talents I’ve ever seen” Peter TV star is back, with observations of British and straight up daftness. The other acts are Kay. Sam Avery gels the laughs together. culture. Anthony King is Leicester’s funny to be confirmed. We will not disappoint. man. Eric Lampaert hosts. EDINBURGH PREVIEWS 2012 All shows consist of an hour long set of all new material. A great way to experience what happens at Edinburgh Thursday 7th June (£5/£4) Thursday 14th June (£5/£4) without the travel. Tom Deacon Pete Firman Edinburgh Season Ticket Jigsaw Roisin Conaty Available £33/£28 Tom, Star of BBC Radio 1, with his brand Don’t miss Pete Firman, star of BBC 1’s ‘The new show “Deaconator”. Gap ‘yahs’, Magicians’, as he returns to Edinburgh with stag dos, bank robbing are a few of the an all-new box of tricks. Fosters Comedy things to expect. Jigsaw, sketch ‘super Award 2010 Best Newcomer Roisin Conaty group’ with Dan Antopolski, Tom Craine presents her new show Lifehunter. & Nat Luurtsema, return after last years Edinburgh sell out. Sunday 1st July (£5/£4) Thursday 5th July (£5/£4) Thursday 12th July (£5/£4) Brendon Burns Matt Forde Phil Kay Adam Vincent Danielle Warde John Robins Brendon Burns (ex rock ’n’ roll comic) Forde has a background in sports and Phil is renowned for his zippy, euphoric, brings his new show “Home Stretch Baby” politics, but offers a whole new hilarious satisfying, whimsical hardcore positivity. portraying the glory of “middle age”. Adam perspective on the matter. You may A genuine madman, yet enthralling at the Vincent is a fresh face in the UK with a recognise Danielle from “Mock The Week”. same time. John ‘Skinny’ Robins brings comedy style that is powerful, engaging, She’s bringing an hour stand-up of sex, stories, banter and bombs to drop. surreal, dark and dry. politics and the worlds greatest Ryan Gosling Joke. FREEWHEN YOU BOOK ONLINE Tuesday 17th July (£10/£8) Thursday 26th July (£5/£4) Sun 3rd June, Sun 10th June, The Lumberjacks The Noise Next Door Sun 17th June, Sun 24th June Stewart Francis, Craig Gaggin For Attention Big Value Edinburgh Campbell and Glenn Wool The UK’s premier improv comedy troupe are Preview Shows All star show with Stewart Francis from back pre viewing their mind-blowing new FREE WHEN YOU BOOK ONLINE “Mock The Week”, Craig Campbell from show. Razor sharp, lightning fast and (£2.50 on the Door) “Michael McIntyres Comedy Roadshow” funnier than ever. and Glenn Wool, from British Columbia are DMU’s own selection of the finest Come see the stars of the future, the funniest thing to hit Edinburgh since the comedians, quite possibly the future of as we prepare them for this years tram.
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