Nottingham Comedy Festival 2019

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NOTTINGHAM COMEDY FESTIVAL LAUNCH SHOW: £1 COMEDY NIGHT SPECIAL To celebrate the beginning of the 11th annual Comedy Festival we are holding a very special £1 Comedy Night 2 days before the festival starts. With invited guests including the Lord Mayor of Nottingham this show is open to all. Come and see a mixture of acts of all different levels and start the festival with a great, bargain, night out. Date: Wednesday 30th October Time: 8pm (doors: 7.30pm) Venue: Canalhouse: 48 - 52 Canal Street, Nottingham, NG1 7EH Tickets: £1 Please see http://www.nottinghamcomedyfestival.co.uk for details of how to book

EVENT 2 Alfie Moore - Work In Progress Join Humberside police sergeant-turned- comedian Alfie Moore for an hilarious, interactive work in progress ahead of recording the fifth series of his critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 comedy show ‘IT’S A FAIR COP’.Alfie ‘swears in’ the audience as police officers and takes them through a real-life scenario from his ‘casebook’. He playfully challenges them with moral dilemmas, that police officers face every day, and invites them to contribute the real-time policing decisions that they would make - with often unexpected and entertaining results! It’d be a crime to miss it. “…offbeat, revealing and very funny” Daily Mail “Brilliantly funny…. genuinely hilarious” David Mitchell Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival Date: Sunday 3rd November Time: 7.15pm (doors: 6.45pm) Show Length: 1 hour Venue: Canalhouse Venue Address: 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham NG1 7EH Tickets: £7 / £6 concessions Please see http://www.ncfcomedy.co.uk/events_245921.html to book

EVENT 3 Tom Wrigglesworth : Greatest Hits & New Bits Expect elegant storytelling courtesy of one of the finest and most original comics in the UK.Sony Award Winner, Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, Chortle & Time Out Award winner and Star of Radio 4 and BBC 2. “MAGICAL STORYTELLING... A RARE TALENT... HYSTERICAL & ACCOMPLISHED” ***** Time Out “A GIFT FOR COMIC STORYTELLING“ Telegraph Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival Date: Sunday 3rd November
Time: 8.45pm (doors: 8.15pm) Show Length: 1 hour Venue: Canalhouse
Venue Address: 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham NG1 7EH Tickets: £7 To book please see http://www.ncfcomedy.co.uk/events_245922.html


EVENT 4 George Zach: Greek Comedian of the Year Born in Greece and living in the UK, George is a UK, Europe and Australia comedy club favourite, appearing on BBC One and Sky. He has also supported Luisa Omielan (Live at The Apollo), Larry Dean (Edinburgh Festival Award nominee and Live at The Apollo performer) and Sophie Willan (Edinburgh Festival Award nominee) on tour. He is fresh from a hugely successful run in Australia where he sold out numerous shows, adding extra dates in Adelaide and Melbourne Comedy Festivals. 'Jokes are well-written, well-polished and well-layered' **** (Advertiser, Adelaide). 'Truly terrific' (Herald Sun, Melbourne). Date: Monday 4th November Time: 7pm (doors: 6.30pm) Show Length: 1 hour Venue: Canalhouse Venue Address: 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham, NG1 7EH Tickets: £1 Please see http://www.ncfcomedy.co.uk/events_245923.html to book

EVENT 5 Laura Monmoth Laura Monmoth (not Monmouth) comes with a tale of friendly trolling, obsession, illness, Star Wars and improving our own personal reality. And karaoke, obviously. An hour of charming – yet quite frankly silly – multimedia nonsense. Best Show Winner, Morecambe Comedy Festival. Best New Show Nominee, Leicester Comedy Festival. Breaking Talent Award-winner, 2018 Birmingham Comedy Festival. "A zany mixture of projection, interaction, subversion and nerd culture, Laura blew the audience away... " - What's On Date: Monday 4th November Time: 8.30pm (doors: 8pm) Show Length: 1 hour Venue: Canalhouse Venue Address: 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham NG1 7EH Tickets: £1 Advance Please see http://www.ncfcomedy.co.uk/events_245924.html to book

EVENT 6 Maisie Adam "Winner of So You Think You're Funny and the Amused Moose Award, Maisie returns following her Best Newcomer-nominated debut. Maisie's made some mistakes. So have Maisie's friends and family. And probably, so have you. The difference is, you didn't find out by googling yourself on a school computer when you were 13 years old." As seen on Mock The Week and 8 Out Of 10 Cats. ****EdFestMagazine ****The List ****Wee Review Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival Date: Tuesday 5th November Time: 7pm (doors: 6.30pm) Show Length: 1 hour Venue: Canalhouse Venue Address: 48 - 52 Canal Street, Nottingham NG1 7EH Tickets: £7 advance / £5 concessions (special joint ticket (with Laura Lexx) - £10 for both (£8 for concs) To book please see http://www.ncfcomedy.co.uk/events_245925.html

EVENT 7 Laura Lexx: Knee Jerk Star of Live at the Apollo, Laura Lexx is a 'bouncy, bubbly stand up star' (Telegraph) shining a hilarious light on how hard it is to be a good person these days. Can you change the world without offending anyone? Her sell-out 2018 show Trying was 'a masterpiece' ***** (VoiceMag.uk) and earned her a prestigious Comedian's Choice Award. Now, Lexx takes on society's big issues... but come for jokes, not answers. It's sure to be 'stomach-achingly funny' **** (Entertainment-Focus.com) and 'another skilfully-constructed hour from an underrated performer' **** (Fest). Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival Date: Tuesday 5th November Time: 8.30pm (doors: 8pm) Show Length: 1 hour Venue: Canalhouse Venue Address: 48 -52 Canal Street, Nottingham NG1 7EH Tickets: £7/£5 concessions ( special joint ticket with Maisie Adam - £10 for both / £8 for concs) Please see http://www.ncfcomedy.co.uk/events_245926.html to book

EVENT 8 £1 Comedy Night: Nottingham Comedy Festival Special Triple Award winning show at the Midlands Comedy Awards* The £1 Comedy Night features a mixture of established acts trying new material and new acts. You never know what you're going to get but it's always a great laugh. Come see top acts practising their new material and support the up-and-coming acts as they start their careers, you never know who may become the next big star! All for just £1. * Best Small Club at the 2018 Midlands Comedy Awards. VENUE: Canalhouse, VENUE ADDRESS: 48 - 52 Canal Street, Nottingham, NG1 7EH DATE: Wednesday 6th November 2019 TIME: 8pm (Doors open 7.30pm) To book please see http://www.ncfcomedy.co.uk/events_243418.html

EVENT 9 Thomas Green: TWEAK UK-based Australian comedian Thomas Green, brings his engaging storytelling-style stand-up and face of elasticity back to the Nottingham Comedy Festival. Tweak is an hour of best bits and tweaks. 'Gut-aching moments where you’re not sure if you can stop laughing' ***** (WOW FM). 'I honestly don't think I've laughed harder' ****½ (Fresh 92.7). 'Green will have you in stitches' ****½ (Advertiser, Adelaide). ‘He’s proof you don't need a gimmick to be great' **** (List). Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival Date: Thursday 7th November Time: 7pm (doors: 6.30pm) Show Length: 1 hour Venue: Canalhouse Venue Address: 48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham NG1 7EH Tickets: £5 Advance To book please see http://www.ncfcomedy.co.uk/events_245927.html

EVENT 10 Larry Dean: Work in Progress Fresh from an Edinburgh Comedy Award nomination, ‘unexpected and excellent’ (Sunday Times) Larry Dean is here to try out some brand-new jokes. As seen on BBC2’s Live At The Apollo and Mock The Week. ‘Destined to become a household name.’ Telegraph ★★★★ Part of the Nottingham Comedy Festival Date: Thursday 7th November Time: 8.30pm (doors: 8pm) Show Length: 1 hour Venue: Canalhouse Venue Address:48-52 Canal Street, Nottingham NG1 7EH Tickets: £5 Advance To book please see http://www.ncfcomedy.co.uk/events_245928.html