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May29Wednesday: 8:00 am – 10:30 am
“Carey Marx Scoundrel”
Carey Marx is a scoundrel, a rascal and very occasionally a rogue. But he is never a fraud. Well, not anymore.
Carey was a medium, an above average medium! His methods consisted of lying. It’s not like anyone can check with their dead dad.
Yes, it’s so easy to speak on behalf of dead people. Just ask your grandmother. She agrees. Oh, and she loves you, by the way.Here is a true story of a formative moment, and of exploitation by someone who now knows better. Here is a moral tale about not getting caught. Here is an account of lying too well and going too far.
Carey Marx, won the award for Best International Show at the New Zealand Comedy Festival 2009, and returned with two shows in 2010, both of which sold out. The New Zealand Herald described him as ‘inspired and mischievous’ with ‘a devilish glint in his eye’, and as ‘a comic genius’
This is Carey at his most responsible revisiting himself at his most deplorable, exposing some tricks of his old trade and, finally, admitting that it’s just not nice to con people using confidential information, emotional manipulation, and accurate guesswork.
‘Rambling and mischievous, he’s a bit like Peter Pan’s evil twin’ – New Zealand Herald.
‘A genius for the unexpected and hilarious left turns’ – Guardian.
‘An old-fashioned comic-book schoolboy… cheeky charm and powerful punchlines’ – Chortle ****.
‘An extraordinarily talented stand-up’ – Metro ****
‘Childish and razor sharp joy … Utterly Brilliant’ – Skinny ****
‘Rare insight and intelligence’ – Herald *****
Although a relative newcomer to the comedy circuit, Joe is a hugely talented up-and-coming comedian with an unaffected, relaxed and effortless stage presence.
An appealing, engaging and natural performer, his original, anecdotal material and perfectly observed characters have led him to progress rapidly since his first gig at the Comedy Store in Manchester in February 2008.
He appeared at Latitude Festival 2009 on the main comedy stage as well as at Robin Ince’s Book Club and recently wrote, produced and performed sketches for TV and Radio production company Brown Eyed Boy.
At the Edinburgh Festival 2009 he performed 70 times, some as part of The Lunchtime Club, as well appearances at BBC Comedy Presents, TimeOut Comedy Presents, Spank!, Comedy Countdown, Robin Ince’s Book Club, Amused Moose Hot Starlets, Twinge Party and more.
Winner: Chortle Student Comedian of the Year 2009
Winner: Bath Comedy Festival New Act of the Year 2009
Runner-up: Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2009
Runner-up: Latitude New Act of the Year 2009
Nomination: Best Newcomer at LOL! Comedy Awards 2009
Finalist: CityLife Comedian of the Year 2008
Semi-finalist: So You Think You’re Funny 2008
Finalist: Anything For Laffs Competition 2008
Edinburgh Fringe 2008: Amused Moose Hot Starlet
Regular contributor: The Andy Crane Show (BBC Radio Manchester)Joe Lycett is one of the strongest emerging comedy talents we’ve seen in a long time. This young man has a huge future.’ – TimeOut
‘His set may revolve around only the slightest of anecdotes, but he draws them out with the skill of an accomplished storyteller.’ ‘…complete package of innate comic charm and warm wit.’ – Chortle
‘…subtle, witty, and scathing.’ – ThreeWeeks
‘an impressive set with a lovely, highly expressive stage presence and nicely original material.’ – Manchester Evening News
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Jun12Wednesday: 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
An outstanding opportunity to hear Guildford-born jazz saxophonist Iain Ballamy, recognised internationally as an outstanding and original musician and is one of the UK’s most widely acclaimed saxophonists and jazz composers.
His work is eclectic, contemporary and un-encumbered by formality and tradition. Transcending musical genres and forging strong and ongoing relationships with musicians around the globe, notably Scandinavia, Iain has worked with many of the cutting-edge figures of today’s contemporary Jazz scene.
The group Food which he co-formed with drummer, composer and electronics wizard Thomas Stronen is now signed to ECM records. They celebrated their seventh release in November 2012, featuring Christian Fennesz, Nils Petter Molvaer, Eivind Aarset and Prakash Sontakke.
Ballamy leads the Anorak quartet featuring Gareth Williams on piano and continues to tour and record with the virtuoso Norwegian button accordionist Stian Carstensen as a duo known as The Little Radio.
The trio Quercus, which Ballamy co-leads with pianist Huw Warren, features the legendary folk singer June Tabor. Quercus will release their first CD for ECM in March 2013.
Highlights of a career spanning nearly 30 years include working with Loose Tubes, Bill Bruford’s Earthworks, Hermeto Pascoal, Django Bates, Kenny Werner, Gil Evans, George Coleman, The Karnataka college of percussion, John Taylor, Ian Shaw, Claire Martin, The Britten Sinfonia, Gay Dad, Everything but the Girl, Guy Chambers, Mike Gibbs, Carla Bley, John Dankworth, and many more.
Ballamy is a consultant tutor at The Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.
“Intensly melodic, eventful and full of surprises… The beauty of tone that Iain Ballamy gets is certainly one of the joys of the current scene, and his concern with creating it echoes Stan Getz’s.” Andy Hamilton, Jazz on CD
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Jun20Thursday: 8:00 am – 10:30 am
With a fine balance between exciting arrangements and fiery solos, the Redtenbacher’s Funkestra never fails to entertain their audience with their feel-good, high-energy and original hybrid of Funk, Soul and Jazz, interjected with a good dose of humor and fun.
A characteristic and popular trademark of the band is their obvious enjoyment of on-stage performing and Stefan Redtenbacher’s banter, where he delights the crowd with amusing tales of the inner workings of the band and stories about the conception of their tunes.
Established in 2005, this multinational band is the creative brainchild of bassist and bandleader Stefan Redtenbacher who is currently mixing the material for their fifth album ‘The Cooker’ which is due later this year.
Alongside the core sextet, featuring Jim Hunt on tenor saxophone and Sid Gauld on trumpet, their records additionaly feature Funk legends like trombonist Fred Wesley (James Brown, Parliament), baritone saxophonist Stephen ‘Doc’ Kupka, trumpeter Lee Thornburg, tenor sax player Lenny Pickett (Tower of Power), guitarists Elliott Randall (Steely Dan) and Eric Krasno (Soulive/Lettuce) as well as the finest horn sections from the vibrant London Jazz Funk scene (Incognito, Brand New Heavies) and Michael B. Nelson’s ‘Hornheads’ (Prince).
For special occasions and festival gigs the band performs as ‘Redtenbacher’s Funkestra Mini Big Band’ plus a featured vocalist. This 10 piece line up with a 5 piece horn section is known to exude some serious energy that causes walls to shake and people to sweat and dance!
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Jun26Wednesday: 8:00 am – 10:30 am
Formerly a solicitor, Keith has performed as a stand-up all over the world, from the Boston International Comedy Festival to Hong Kong to the Middle East. He has appeared on television on Michael Mcintyre’s Comedy Roadshow (BBC1) as well as One Night Stand(BBC) and Liffey Laughs (RTE).
He has been a regular guest on radio, both in Ireland and the UK, on BBC, RTE, Talksport, Today FM, Newstalk and all sorts of other warm and welcoming studios. He has written and performed his own comedy, The Insomniac Club for BBCNI. He also wrote for RTE’s That’s all we have time for.
All his Edinburgh shows are still touring. Cruel and Unusual, his first, is a comedy show against the death penalty in America, and garnered much attention from media and punters alike at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. His second Edinburgh show, No Blacks. No Jews. No Dogs. No Irish. All Welcome was a show about the dangerous rise of racism and his third Edinburgh Show, Sex Traffic, addressed women’s rights.
A regular at prestigious comedy venues in Ireland and the UK, Keith has performed at a variety of award ceremonies, corporate events, colleges and maybe even a wedding, but he’ll never admit that.
‘If Eddie Izzard had been Irish, he’d surely have turned out a lot like Keith Farnan’ – The Scotman
‘Brilliant, thought-provoking and laugh out loud funny’ – Time Out
‘This guy is going to be big’ – The Stage
Everything Geoff Norcott does is under-pinned by enthusiasm, optimism and a sharp comic mind.
Whether it be on the comedy circuit, where Geoff’s abundance of energy combined with a storming mix of observations, impressions and satire has made him a hugely popular act both in the UK and abroad.
Or on television, where Geoff recently went from co-presenter to become the main anchor on the WKD Shed Sports Show – his sharp one-liners becoming a popular feature of the nightly debates.
Geoff has also recently filmed a comedy drama pilot for the BBC, and was a key part of the ‘SPOOF’ impressions show line-up on BBC1 last year.Geoff also takes the afore mentioned qualities into his growing number of radio appearances, including frequent guest spots on Talksport’s ‘Hawksby & Jacobs Show’, where he endeavours to see the funny side of cricket.
As a former teacher, Geoff is a refreshing and humorous commentator on any issues related to education.Geoff is also emerging as a vibrant writer, having written for ‘Parsons & Naylor’ on BBC radio, MTV, and been a commissioned writer for Nuts TV.
“Funny, charming and optimistic, but with enough good quality dark material to make you believe he means what he’s saying”. – The List
“An outstanding act who delivers an eclectic mix of smut, impressions and politics, all devivered with a confident smile and boundless energy…’ Funny.co.uk
“An amiable and quick witted host” – Chortle
“He made me laugh” – Chris Moyles
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Jul24Wednesday: 8:00 am – 10:30 am
TV writing and performing
Hal Cruttenden is one of the one of the top comedians working in the UK today, as well as being an accomplished writer and actor. Already this year he has appeared on ‘Rob Brydon’s Annually Retentive’ for BBC3 and has just finished writing and performing in ‘The Omid Djalili Show’ due to be aired on BBC1 towards the end of the year.His other television credits include, ‘The 11 O’Clock Show’, (Channel 4), ‘Brain Candy’ (BBC3), ‘Live at Jongleurs’ (UK Gold/Paramount), ‘The Comedy Store’ (Paramount) ‘The World Stands Up’ (Paramount Comedy Channel UK, The Comedy Channel Australia, and Comedy Central and BBC America in the U.S), ‘The Warehouse’ (Carlton TV), ‘Carlton Comedy Warehouse’ (Carlton/STV), ‘The Deputy Prime Minister’ (BBC2), ‘Hoot’ (Bravo), ‘Net.Comedy’ (Action Time), ‘Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards’ (Channel 5) and ‘House of Fun’ (Meridien). He has also warmed up at the BBC for ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ and the ‘Keith Barrett Show’ in addition to hosting the recordings for ‘The World Stands Up’ at The Clapham Grand.
Radio
His radio appearances include Radio 4′s ‘Four at the Store’ and Radio Ulster’s’ The Blame Game’.TV and Film Acting
Having originally trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Hal’s acting career includes roles on TV and film in ‘Shackleton’, ‘Eastenders’, ‘Kavanagh QC’, ‘Out of the Blue’, ‘Touching Evil’ and ‘Bramwell’. On film he has been in ‘Mrs Dalloway’ and ‘The Madness of King George’.Live stand up
Hal’s big breakthrough in stand up came with his nomination for the Perrier Newcomer Award at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival for his solo show ‘Hal’, followed by a highly successful run the following year of his second show, ‘To Hal and Back’, which was also performed at the Soho Theatre in London at the end of 2003. At the 2005 Edinburgh Festival, he performed sketches with ‘The Monkey Butlers’ to sell out crowds at the Underbelly Venue. He is a regular performer at all the top UK clubs, including the Comedy Store and Jongleurs, and supported Ardal O’Hanlon and Omid Djalili on their recent nationwide tours.International stand up
Internationally, Hal received rave reviews at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal in 2004 and at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival in 2005. He has done shows throughout the Netherlands, Belgium, and Ireland, and even further afield in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jakarta, Canada, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore, where he appeared at the Jubilee Hall in the world famous Raffles Hotel. He performed at the opening of the first comedy venue in Bali and, earlier this year, did a week of shows to the Armed Forces in the Falkland Islands!
Canadian Law is a top-notch comic who marries a powerful delivery with some deceptively ingenious material. His finest lines demonstrate inventive comic thinking, although it’s an intelligence he wears lightly, with no hint of a ‘look at me, aren’t I clever?’ attitude.In fact his jokey, crowd-pleasing manner easily commands an audience, while hitting them with gags much smarter than they have the right to expect.
“To see Tony Law is to inhale deeps breaths of comedy oxygen”
The HeraldCanadian comic Tony Law began his stand up career in the UK after winning The 1995 New Act Competition at the Glastonbury Festival. Since then he has firmly established himself as a regular stand-up on the Uk`s comedy circuit with performances at The Comedy Store, Jongleurs and Up the Creek. Tony has started to build an international name for himself, with performances in The Netherlands, Ireland, Canada and South Africa.
August 1999 saw Tony starring in the sell-out Comedy Zone at The Edinburgh Festival. He then went on to perform across the country.
Tony`s TV credits include The Stand Up Show
(BBC 1)“Hugely entertaining”
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Jul25Thursday: 8:00 am – 10:30 am
With a fine balance between exciting arrangements and fiery solos, the Redtenbacher’s Funkestra never fails to entertain their audience with their feel-good, high-energy and original hybrid of Funk, Soul and Jazz, interjected with a good dose of humor and fun.
A characteristic and popular trademark of the band is their obvious enjoyment of on-stage performing and Stefan Redtenbacher’s banter, where he delights the crowd with amusing tales of the inner workings of the band and stories about the conception of their tunes.
Established in 2005, this multinational band is the creative brainchild of bassist and bandleader Stefan Redtenbacher who is currently mixing the material for their fifth album ‘The Cooker’ which is due later this year.
Alongside the core sextet, featuring Jim Hunt on tenor saxophone and Sid Gauld on trumpet, their records additionaly feature Funk legends like trombonist Fred Wesley (James Brown, Parliament), baritone saxophonist Stephen ‘Doc’ Kupka, trumpeter Lee Thornburg, tenor sax player Lenny Pickett (Tower of Power), guitarists Elliott Randall (Steely Dan) and Eric Krasno (Soulive/Lettuce) as well as the finest horn sections from the vibrant London Jazz Funk scene (Incognito, Brand New Heavies) and Michael B. Nelson’s ‘Hornheads’ (Prince).
For special occasions and festival gigs the band performs as ‘Redtenbacher’s Funkestra Mini Big Band’ plus a featured vocalist. This 10 piece line up with a 5 piece horn section is known to exude some serious energy that causes walls to shake and people to sweat and dance!
