at the TOBACCO THE COMEDY BOX at Clifton’s Redgrave Theatre FACTORY THEATRE The best in UK Stand-Up FRISKY & MANNISH SEANN THE TIM VINE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES WALSH September to December 2012 “A constantly evolving SEANN TO BE WILD CHAT SHOW force of musical nature” “See him now before the Metro stadium tour” Sunday Times “He delivers the funny goods Wednesday 12 September Sunday 18 November 8pm £15 8pm £13 time and again” - Metro THE BEST IN LIVE COMEDY “The man’s a marvel” THIS AUTUMN AT ANDI OSHO SHAPPI THE HEN & CHICKEN KHORSANDI - The Scotsman AND THE TOBACCO ALL THE FACTORY THEATRE SINGLE LADIES DIRTY LOOKS FRISKY & MANNISH SEPT 12 FRANCESCA MARTINEZ TOBACCO FACTORY NOV 4 “Andi Osho sends you out of AND HOPSCOTCH TUE 25 TO THUR 27 SEPTEMBER HEN & CHICKEN the show feeling uplifted” “She packs a deceptively 8PM £17.50 The Observer powerful punch” London Evening Standard Sunday 25 November Monday 26 November REDGRAVE THEATRE, PERCIVAL ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 3LE 8pm £15 8pm £14 ONLINE BOOKINGS ONLY: WWW.THECOMEDYBOX.CO.UK Not coming to the Comedy? JOSH SEAN Christmas Comedy @the Lunch 2 courses £16 3 courses £21 Dinner 2 courses £19 3 courses £25 TIM VINE SEPT 25-27 WIDDICOMBE ANDI OSHO HUGHES For bookings please email REDGRAVE THEATRE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF... NOV 25 LIFE BECOMES NOISES [email protected] TOBACCO FACTORY PAUL TONKINSON “His talent for comedy “Hugely impressive and Starters or NOV 30-DEC 1 is priceless” intelligent” Time Out Sweet potato soup & chilli creme fraiche (v) telephone 0117 966 3143 HEN & CHICKEN Smoked salmon & beetroot carpaccio, baby capers, dill & mustard dressing PAPPY’S NOV 1 Tue 29 & Wed 30 January HEN & CHICKEN London Evening Standard Chicken liver parfait, cranberry sauce & melba toast Tuesday 27 November 8pm £13 8pm £16 Grilled zucchini, goat’s cheese, mixed leaf salad & salsa verde (v) Christmas comedy packages available Fri 7th, Sat 8th, Mains Fri 14th, Sat 15th, Fri 21st & MARK Free range, roast turkey, pigs in blankets, sage & onion stung, seasonal vegetables, Sat 22nd of December. JOHN rosemary & garlic roast potatoes & hen-made gravy For bookings go to THOMAS SHUTTLEWORTH Honey & anise glazed duck breast, scallions mash, roasted beetroot & redcurrant jus www.thecomedybox.co.uk BRAVO FIGARO OUT OF OUR SHEDS Chestnut, cranberry & chive risotto, parmesan akes & true oil (v) “Absolutely superlative” “A National Institution...the 42nd Pan fried llet of seabass, herb crushed new potatoes, roasted cherry tomatoes & chive hollandaise SHAPPI KHORSANDI Chortle Best Reason to Love Britain” IMRAN YUSUF NOV 26 DANIEL SLOSS ANDY ZALTZMAN OCT 18 NOV 16-17 TOBACCO Thur 31 Jan to Sunday Telegraph Coee & mince pies NOV 9-10 HEN & CHICKEN HEN & CHICKEN FACTORY HEN & CHICKEN Sat 2 Feb 8pm £15 Sunday 3 Feb 8pm £16 Special dietry requirements catered for 2 course dinner including 2 hour comedy show £32 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TOBACCO FACTORY THEATRE, RALEIGH RD, SOUTHVILLE, BRISTOL, BS3 1TF Book your party before the 30th September & receive a free glass of Bucks Fizz on arrival for all your guests WWW.THECOMEDYBOX.CO.UK BOX OFFICE: 0117 902 0344 ONLINE: WWW.THECOMEDYBOX.CO.UK High grade two hour stand-up comedy Christmas Comedy & Dining at the HEN & CHICKEN FOR THE WEEKEND shows featuring the best acts from the UK Enjoy a 2 course Xmas dinner and 2 hour comedy show in December for £32 EXTRA TOURING SHOWS Stand UP at the Hen & Chicken comedy circuit every Friday & Saturday For information and booking: www.TheComedyBox.co.uk at the Hen & Chicken FRI 21 & SAT 22 SEPT 8.45PM FRI £10/SAT £12 FRI 28 & SAT 29 SEPT 8.45PM FRI £10/SAT £12 FRI 16 & SAT 17 NOV 8.45PM £12.50 FRI 23 & SAT 24 NOV 8.45PM FRI £10/SAT £12 WEDNESDAY 3 OCT 8.30PM £14 THURSDAY 8 NOV 8.30PM £12 STEVE HUGHES ROB ROUSE ZOE LLOYD IMRAN MATT GREEN BIG ISSUES LANGFORD w/ JOE WELLS, (TOUR EXTENSION) LIFE SENTENCES LYONS YUSUF LAURA CARRUTHERS & One of the most original and Come and see Rob Rouse do what he w/ STUART BLACK w/ CELIA PACQUOLA BRING THE THUNDER!! CLINT EDWARDS thought-provoking performers to does best - Honest, frank, seriously & DAVID MORGAN & JOHN ROBINS Matt Green’s intelligent act is a grace the UK circuit. funny stand-up. A regular on BBC1’s Ask Rhod Gilbert, Edinburgh Comedy Award Best mixture of high energy observational “Hard-edged social commentary at “A man with genuinely funny bones” Terrifically charismatic Zoe Lyons Newcomer nominee Imran Yusuf is The SundayTimes takes a sideways view of life, picking Lloyd Langford is a highly talented and topical jokes. He is a talented its best” The Times act with his striking combination of delighted to present the UK tour of yarn-spinner, setting scenes out the many absurdities and turning his second show, Bring The Thunder!! THURSDAY 4 OCT 8.30PM £14 WEDNESDAY 14 NOV 8.30PM £12 them into hilarious routines which natural wit undercut with a playful evocatively, teasing out the laughs. curiosity. UK T “Intelligent, thought-provoking and “Comedy gold” Three Weeks she delivers with tremendous energy. laugh-out loud funny” Time Out FRED MACAULAY “Razor sharp” The Scotsman “Instinctively funny” Metro OUR (Edinburgh Fringe) JOSIE LONG LEGALLY BALD ROMANCE & ADVENTURE FRI 5 & SAT 6 OCT 8.45PM FRI £10/SAT £12 FRI 12 & SAT 13 OCT 8.45PM FRI £10/SAT £12 FRI 30 NOV & SAT 1 DEC 8.45PM £12 FRI 7 & SAT 8 DEC 9PM £13 Star of BBC Radio 4’s News Quiz and Josie Long’s show is her finest yet - seen on Have I Got News For You heartfelt, passionate, intelligent and Q.I. EDINBURGH COMEDY ROB AWARD NOMINEE JARRED PETE PAUL “Rib-achingly funny...one of the comedy at its very best. CHRISTMAS JOHANSSON DEERING funniest men alive” Sunday Times 2012 “Brilliant” Time Out TONKINSON w/ DAVID WHITNEY w/ NAZ OSMANOGLU w/ TOM DEACON FANCY MAN & TOM CRAINE THURSDAY 18 OCT 8.30PM £10 THURSDAY 15 NOV 8.30PM £12 & TOM CRAINE & DAVID MORGAN After storming the UK and Rob Deering is a versatile and ANDY ZALTZMAN New Zealander Jarred Christmas has a Canadian Pete Johansson is assured, International comedy circuit for extremely talented musician who ROBIN INCE unique style that deftly mixes gags ARMCHAIR relaxed, open and gently hilarious. years, Paul Tonkinson takes to the uses technology to enhance his REVOLUTIONARY HAPPINESS with storytelling. Full of passion and This is observational, anecdotal, road with his eagerly anticipated comedy to create sophisticated THROUGH SCIENCE charisma, he takes the audience on a Zaltzman has established himself as autobiographical comedy at its very UK T debut tour. musical parodies. An awe-inspiring one of Britain’s most inventive Robin Ince continues his comic thrill ride of laughs. original best. “Hilarious, nobody makes me laugh headliner. “As sharp and versatile as exploration of the human condition. “Robustly funny” The List OUR comedians with his unique brand of “Laughter fest...Hilarious” The List like Paul Tonkinson” Michael McIntyre a Swiss Army knife” The Independent political comedy. “Intelligent, biting “Thoughtful, provocative and very FRI 19 & SAT 20 OCT 8.45PM £13 FRI 26 & SAT 27 OCT 8.45PM FRI £10/SAT £12 FRI 14 & SAT 15 DEC 9PM £13 FRI 21 & SAT 22 DEC 9PM £13 and silly” Time Out funny” The Times ANDREW TOM THURSDAY 1 NOV 8.30PM £12 THURSDAY 22 NOV 8.30PM £12 SIMON PAUL BIRD ALLEN JO CAULFIELD EVANS SINHA w/ ROBERT WHITE & w/ RO CAMPBELL PAPPY’S BETTER THE FRIENDLY FIRE w/ DAN EVANS SALLYANNE HAYWARD & TOM CRAINE DEVIL YOU KNOW “Sharp-witted, urban comedy that & DIANE SPENCER Lively stand-up Andrew Bird is Raconteur and comedian Tom Allen is LAST Fearsome iconoclast Simon Evans is goes down a treat. Like a sociology Smart, articulate, provocative and a always funny and frequently a wonderfully Iaconic anecdotalist. back with a brand new show, and He is a cross between Kenneth textbook, but with jokes” nothing and no-one is safe from the regular on Radio 4’s The Now Show, hilarious. He’s a nimble storyteller, SHOW Paul Sinha is one of the funniest with a relaxed, personable style and Williams and Stephen Fry, sharing The Times critical glint of his tiny, tiny eyes. their dry, sarcastic sense of humour. “Sizzlingly entertaining” social commentators in the UK today. proves cracking company. UK T “Effortlessly engaging and funny as “His storytelling is so delightful” EVER! THURSDAY 29 NOV 8.30PM £10 OUR The Guardian “Highly original” Metro hell” Rhod Gilbert Chortle Pappy’s high energy shows are a cornucopia of quickfire gags, CHRIS RAMSEY FRI 2 & SAT 3 NOV 8.45PM FRI £10/SAT £12 FRI 9 & SAT 10 NOV 8.45PM £12.50 recurring characters and snappy FEELING LUCKY FREE PARKING songs. A jaw-dropping, laugh a As seen on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, AT ALDI second spectacular. 8 Out of 10 Cats and Russell Howard’s CHRIS DANIEL SUPERMARKET EDINBURGH COMEDY Good News. STOKES (ARRIVE AFTER 7PM ONLY) AWARD NOMINEE “Masterful comic invention” “A brilliantly engaging natural SLOSS UPSTAIRS AT 2012 The Guardian w/ KATHERINE RYAN w/ SPECIAL GUEST storyteller” London Standard & JOHN ROBINS THE HEN & CHICKEN KAI HUMPHRIES SUNDAY 4 NOV 8.30PM £12 THURSDAY 6 DEC 8.30PM £12 Hugely witty and talented Chris Stunning new show form Scotland’s 210 NORTH STREET, Stokes encompasses a laid back award-winning comedian and SOUTHVILLE, BRISTOL FRANCESCA demeanour combined with an BS3 1JF AVA VIDAL hilarious and erudite turn of phrase. internationally acclaimed MARTINEZ WHAT THE **** IS NORMAL?! AVA VIDAL Extremely funny and original. half-man-half-Xbox, Daniel Sloss GOES DUTCH UK T “Charming, self-deprecating and BOX OFFICE: 0117 902 0344 This show is for anyone who’s ever “Side-splitting...hilarious” OUR ( ) Following a sell out West End run The Scotsman genuinely funny” Time Out TOBACCO FACTORY BOX OFFICE struggled to fit in, felt ‘different’ or wondered what the **** normal earlier in the year, Ava Vidal, the star ONLINE BOOKINGS: means.