blackburnanddarwencomedyfestival Kindly Supported by @banddcomedyfest Book your tickets at our Box office: 0844 847 1664 www.blackburnanddarwencomedyfestival.com Jason Manford First World Problems Bill Bailey Qualmpeddlar “WHAT MANFORD DOES BEST: CLASSIC, CHIRPYCHAPPIE STANDUP” Guardian Everybody’s favourite northern comedian, Jason Manford, has announced a brand new tour for 2013. The show promises to feature a wealth of comedy anecdotes, comic misunderstandings and audience banter delivered with Jason’s likeable charm and teasingly intelligent wit. Jason Manford Fri 20 Sep / Sat 21 Sep - 8pm Tickets £22.50 Bill Bailey had Doubts about the modern world, but these have now grown into Qualms. He will be channelling these feelings of Unease and Apprehension, with the help 51 Shades of Religious Dubstep, his folk bouzouki, Horntallica, a re- appraisal of some of the world’s greatest works of art and perhaps a dub version of Downton Abbey. He looks at the of Maggie Consequences of Lies, the Unending Search for the Higgs and the Hiding Skills of Dentists. Bill tries to confront his Fifty One Shades of Maggie is the Cluster-Qualm of living in a Time of Spectacular Ignorance, Number 1 best-selling comedy and Rare Planetary Alignment that may be part of the send-up of 50 Shades of Grey. Mayan End of Days prophecy. Come savour this Broth of Lovable Maggie is a working class Anxiety with Bill Bailey - Qualmpeddler. girl who knows what she wants This show has the all classic Bill Bailey elements, trademark in a man, however, like most musical mash-ups, multi-lingual ri s, lms, songs, women, has been let down by philosophizing and silliness on a grand scale… Plus one all the men in her life. amazing owl. Attending an interview at the Social Security “WITTY, CLEVER AND CHEEKY, BAILEY WAS WICKEDLY Maggie meets the handsome and hunky Mr. Big! Will he turn out to be the man of her dreams, or will his “Private Room of Pain” put her o ? FUNNY ON EVERY TOPIC HE BROACHED.” This hilarious new play full of naughty bits, join Maggie and her friends NEWCASTLE HERALD (Australia) on this (slightly lthy) journey of love, booze and whips! Please note – Latecomers will not be admitted, start time Please note due to the strong language and themes of an adult nature is strictly 8pm. this show is deemed unsuitable for anyone under the age of 16. Fifty One Shades of Maggie Bill Bailey Tue 24 Sep - 26 Sep - 7.30pm Thu 3 Oct - 8pm Tickets £20 Tickets £25 Pre-Concert Suppers served in Blakey’s before most shows! Blackburn and Darwen Comedy Festival Call (01254) 503238 for a sample menu or to reserve your table Book your tickets at our Box office: 0844 847 1664 George’s The Canon Comedy Club & Ball Show Line Up - MC: Pete Otway, 1. Tony Burgess, 2. Mike Newall, 3. Rob Rouse Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball bring their very own special brand of comedy to the theatre for 2013. With their knock about comedy routines and a Q & A session with the audience a fun and entertaining evening is assured. Georges Comedy Club Canon and Ball Fri 4 Oct - 8pm Thu 10 Oct - 7.30pm Tickets £10 / £12 on door Tickets £17.50 / £15.50 Conc. Steve Hughes Ms Fits While It’s Still Legal I Spy Direct from sell-out shows at the Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and New Zealand Comedy Festivals, the sublime Australian comic and ex heavy-metal drummer returns to UK shores to Mrs Peery embark upon his second solo tour. Evening News Edinburgh Fringe Capital Award-winning show, He stormed the UK last year with his sell-out debut tour, I Spy Mrs Peery, is a story of mystery, intrigue and suspense, with extra dates added due to phenomenal demand. On TV, more violent than a crash diet, more spine-chilling than ice he’s recently performed stellar sets on Live at the Apollo and cubes down the back of yer nightie! Mrs Peery sees it all from Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC One), Stand Up behind her net curtains, she never crosses her own door step, For The Week (CH4) & One Night Stand (Dave). but she’s plenty to say about the state of her neighbours. This brand new show features more thoughtful, outspoken What would she do if the big bad world got in through her social commentary courtesy of a masterful, erudite and nets?! A thought-provoking slice of life focussing on three provocative performer. Laid-back, e ortless charm and female neighbours, I Spy Mrs Peery is a hilarious, yet at times caustic anti-establishment humour from a truly unique, world extremely moving, show from The MsFits Theatre Company - 26 class performer. “OUTSTANDING. HUGHES IS GOLD” Metro years’ experience touring, 20 years with one-woman shows. Steve Hughes Ms Fits Fri 11 Oct - 8pm Thu 17 Oct - 7.30pm Tickets £15 / £13 Conc. Tickets £12 / £10 Conc. Blackburn and Darwen Comedy Festival Book your tickets at our Box office: 0844 847 1664 “A delicious surprise” The - London Evening Standard Lumberjacks Stewart Francis, Craig Campbell and Glenn Wool – the UK’s favourite Canadian comedians - will each perform a solo show as a rotating triple bill, as part of the hugely successful touring stand-up comedy tour The Lumberjacks. Following their acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival last year, The Lumberjacks hit the road in April this year and have LIVE NATION AND MHA PRESENTS been playing to packed theatres and garnering fantastic The UK’s Favourite reviews up and down the UK. All of these Canucks perform their own set, side-by-side, on their debut UK tour of The Canadian Comics Lumberjacks. Each Performing Their Own Set! Stewart, Craig and Glenn are at the top of their comedy game right now. They each have their refreshingly glenN stewart craig contrasting styles, but you can see them come together and wool francis campbell perform their own uniquely individual material on the same night. With something here for everyone guaranteed, the audience is in for an eclectic and exciting show. The Lumberjacks Fri 18 Oct - 8pm Tickets £16 aka The Lumberjacks “ First-class comedy” “ A delicious surprise” The Guardian The London Evening Standard SEPTEMBER 2013 30 DARTFORD 09 LONDON BLOOMSBURY THEATRE 25 NOTTINGHAM JUST THE TONIC Sarah MillicanTHE ORCHARD THEATRE 10 LONDON BLOOMSBURY THEATRE 30 SHEFFIELD MEMORIAL HALL 19 COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE 11 BEXHILL DE LA WARR PAVILION 31 GLASGOW OLD FRUITMARKE 20 CANTERBURY GULBENKIAN OCTOBER 2013 12 BRIGHTON CORN EXCHANGE 21 NORWICH PLAYHOUSE 13 SOUTHEND PALACE THEATRE NOVEMBER 2013 22 LEICESTER JUST THE TONIC 01 EPSOM PLAYHOUSE 14 NORTHAMPTON ROYAL & DERNGATE 24 ANDOVER THE LIGHTS 02 KETTERING ARTS CENTRE 15 BROMSGROVE THE ARTRIX 01 DUNDEE CAIRD HALL Home25 REDDITCH PALACE THEATRE 03 CARDIFF Bird GLEE 18 BLACKBURN KING GEORGE’S HALL 02 EDINBURGH QUEENS HALL 26 JERSEY OPERA HOUSE 04 FARNHAM MALTINGS 19 TELFORD OAKENGATES 27 BRIDPORT ELECTRIC PALACE 05 IPSWICH CORN EXCHANGE 22 LLANDUDNO VENUE CYMRU 28 HARLOW PLAYHOUSE 07 MARGATE QUEENS HALL 24 LIVERPOOL ST GEORGE’S HALL The British Comedy Award’s Queen of Comedy Sarah Millican is giving up the party scene (Ann Summers),BUY ONLINEeasing oAT on LIVENATION.CO.UK the drinking ( zzy pop equals wealthy dentists) and is settling down (taking her bra o ). Determined to put down some roots, she now has a cat (furry baby) and even a tree (she has a lot of mugs). On this, her third national tour, you will learn what to take on a dirty weekend, the easiest way to blend in in posh restaurants and how to teach a pensioner to swear. Join her for some hilarious domestic bliss. “Sarah Millican is never less than belly-laugh hilarious” - The Mirror Sarah Millican Sat 19 Oct & Sun 20 Oct - 8pm Tickets £25 Pre-Concert Suppers served in Blakey’s before most shows! Call (01254) 503238 for a sample menu or to reserve your table Blackburn and Darwen Comedy Festival Book your tickets at our Box office: 0844 847 1664 Paul Daniels Bernard Wrigley From Legend The Bolton Bullfrog to Leg End In the world of television magic, no one has enjoyed more success than Paul Daniels. From the moment he burst onto No stranger to the Library Theatre, our screens, his magic shows have topped the ratings. He is the Bolton Bullfrog is back undoubtedly the most successful TV magician of the 20th performing his favourite songs, century, and has become a true magical legend. Come and monologues and instrumentals. see his brand new show where he will perform a selection Many will have heard his broadcasts of his favorite magic and a number of new tricks never on Radio Lancashire or seen his performed in public before. He will be joined by the very exploits on such TV classics as lovely Debbie McGee. A show full of magic, comedy and Dinner Ladies, Phoenix Nights amazement. and Emmerdale. He might even be persuaded to do “Is There A Car ‘Full of fun and Park?”- the Blackburn anthem! entertainment. As sharp as ever. A must - ★★★★★’ Whatsonstage.com Bernard Wrigley Thu 24 Oct - 7.30pm Tickets £8 PAUL DANIELS THE FIRST FAREWELL TOUR - FROM LEGEND TO LEG END WITH SPECIAL GUEST THE VERY LOVELY DEBBIE MCGEE “Full of fun and entertainment... As sharp as always. A must” The Vagina HHHHH WHATSONSTAGE.COM “A master class in... Monologues illusion and stagecraft” HHHH THE HERALD “Flawless...No one is going Eve Ensler’s hilarious Broadway and West End to overshadow Daniels” HHHH METRO smash hit is back with an all new all star cast! Featuring the feisty Hollie-Jay Bowes (Hollyoaks), TV favourite Terri Dwyer (Hollyoaks, Grange Hill, Loose Women) and national treasure Diane Keen (Doctors, Ruth Rendell Mysteries).