Daventry Comedy Club - Christmas Special
Daventry Comedy Club - Christmas Special at Daventry Comedy Club
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Daventry Comedy Club - Christmas Special £15.00
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About the show
Daventry Comedy Club celebrates its first anniversary this December with a huge Christmas Special from Short Circuit Comedy.
After four sold-out shows, all selling out weeks in advance, we’re bringing you another outstanding night of live stand-up with a brilliant festive line-up.If you’ve joined us during our first year, you already know the atmosphere these nights create. If you’ve missed out before, our Christmas Special is the perfect night to experience it for yourself.
We bring some of the very best comedians working in the UK to Daventry. Tour-level acts with major television and radio credits, performing up close in a fantastic room.
Opening Act: Andy Askins A brilliantly distinctive comedian and master joke writer who has toured with the likes of Jason Manford, John Bishop and Lee Evans. His wonderfully understated delivery, offbeat songs and unexpected punchlines make him an unforgettable live act.
Also Appearing: El Purnell Ecuador’s number-one comedian brings an energetic and wonderfully distinctive style to the Daventry stage. With sharp observations, brilliantly original storytelling and an infectious personality, El promises something a little different and plenty of laughs.
Headline Act: Stephen Bailey As seen on Live at the Apollo, Would I Lie to You? and House of Games, Stephen is one of the most exciting and entertaining comedians working in the UK today. Sharp, warm and effortlessly engaging, he combines brilliant storytelling with infectious energy!
Featuring - Stephen Bailey
Stephen Bailey is a comedian, television personality and writer, whose friendly and open brand of gossipy humour has made him one of the most sought after acts in UK comedy today.
His sharp, warm and sassy take on life tunes into our day-to-day lives with his razor sharp wit and intelligence as he tackles the art of conversation. With so much social media have we forgotten how to just sit and engage with each other on a human level? Are we still able to express ourselves in more than 140 characters?
As well as his live stand up, Stephen is also high in demand for his TV and radio work with regular appearances on ITV's Weekend with Aled Jones and Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side. He has also appeared on ITV2's Safeword and CelebAbility, ITVBe's Kate's Wardrobe Secrets, W's Celebrity Advice Bureau & Channel 5’s It's Not Me, It's You.
‘He has charisma, he has his own style, he has a wicked line in material and the ability to go off-piste with crowd work that is achingly funny’ (One 4 Review).
'Refreshing to watch, a comic who is so beautifully comfortable in his self that the show he has created is rich with positivity' (The New Current, 2014).
"When it comes to being funny, he's just got it." (ScotsGay)
"Bailey is an absolute crowdpleaser, getting the room howling with laughter.” (Chortle)
Stephen Bailey featured in Ents24's 20 Hardest Working Comedians of 2018 list.
Andy Askins
“ Best UK Standup Comedian 2018”, "UK Comedy Awards”
Andy Askins has built a reputation as a distinctive and original talent. In his 15 years as full-time comic he has performed with Michael McIntyre, Lee Evans, Jason Manford, Alan Carr, Jimmy Carr, Micky Flanagan, Harry Hill, Rhod Gilbert, Bill Bailey and Jack Dee. He has performed at The Edinburgh Festival in 2016 and also at the Melbourne Comedy Festival 2018 and Adelaide Comedy Festival 2019.
On TV screens, Andy appeared at The Hackney Empire for The John Bishop Show (BBC1) alongside a stellar line-up from the worlds of comedy and music, and was then invited back to perform on the John Bishop Christmas Show at The Lyceum Theatre with Kylie Minogue and Olly Murrs.
He has recorded TV performances for Comedy Central on two series of ‘Live The Comedy Store’ and on two series of ‘The World Stands Up’.
He has performed all over the world and in venues as varied as, a company of soldiers in Saddam Hussein’s Palace in Iraq, to a sold-out Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
"Dark, dark humour and killer timing." 'The Stage"
"The hugely entertaining Andy Askins." 'The Times
The John Bishop Show, BBC1 (Series 1)
The John Bishop Christmas, BBC1 (TV Special)
Live At The Comedy Store, Comedy Central
The World Stands Up, Comedy Central
Take the Mic, ITV
BBC New Comedy Awards, BBC1
Radio Credits
BBC Radio 4 Fred At the Stand
BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p045vt6c
Absolute Radio Special Guest Presenter with Jason Manford and Paddy McGuiness
Tour Support for
Lee Evans
Jason Manford
John Bishop
El Purnell
Ecuador's number 1 comedian.
'The best and most original character act I have seen in years' (Urban Comedy)
'El Purnell has been stealing the show wherever he performs' (The Other Side Comedy)
'... the lively El Purnell... performs his act in Spanish while interacting with the crowd to their delight' (Funhouse Comedy).
Stevie Gray
Oldham-born Stevie Gray is a cheeky and very likeable comedian. Stevie's stage act fuses jokes, music, news stories and audience participation to create an up-tempo energy in any room. Stevie has appeared all over the UK, playing the Edinburgh festival, the Comedy Store, Jongleurs, Glee as well as making regular MC appearances for Funhouse Comedy.
'... the cheeky and friendly Stevie Gray with his boundless energy and mix of news, music and comedy...' (Funhouse Comedy).