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The world-famous Jongleurs comedy club comes to The Spa Bridlington on Saturday 8 March for one night only with a superb line-up from the best of the British stand-up circuit.
Jongleurs Comedy is the largest chain of comedy clubs in the world with so many of the best known comics having performed at Jongleurs over the years.
During this evening of hilarity three comedians and a compare will take to the stage to tickle your funny bone. The artists due to appear on the 8th are:
MC Rhodri Rhys
ACT 1 Mike Newall
ACT 2 Matt Reed
ACT 3 Slim
(acts are subject to change)
Rhodri Rhys
Rhodri has moved swiftly since joining the comedy circuit and can now be seen regularly as an act and compére in London, across the UK and internationally.
Rhodri’s act combines sharp wit and observation with a natural geniality. His material is broad and colourful, drawing on his own experiences while deftly seaming in religion, business, sport, history and just a splash of naughtiness too.
Before becoming a comedian Rhodri qualified as a Chartered Surveyor and became a property entrepreneur in Eastern Europe. From 1990 to 2002 he lived in Prague enjoying business success and the unique hedonistic social life of that interesting era!
His skill at performing developed during these years when he lectured on property, hosted and compéred for business, diplomatic and charity events and performed alongside visiting British comedians
Rhodri has been the subject of a number of TV and radio programmes in Welsh, Czech and English. With a business and commercial background he is also in demand for corporate work.
TV
Jangles: HTV
Gwyn ai fyd: S4C
TV Nova
BBC Wales
Live Presentation Commercial Work
Promax Advertising Awards
RICS Eastern Europe Forum
Prague Chamber or Commerce
Portfolio Property Group
Currently performing
Jongleurs, Bearcat, Headliners, Buzz, Mirth Control
Mike Newall
Manchester has a rich comedy heritage, seemingly able to produce iconic comedians quite effortlessly. Mike Newall is certainly the latest, and could even go on to become the greatest.
A gentle, amiable power-house of a comic, Mike’s timing is the envy of performers with ten times the experience and is living proof that you can’t learn to be funny, some people just are. Since making his debut in 2003, he has toured the country honing his skills and is now a force to be reckoned with. A talent who audiences, colleagues and industry-types alike are really sitting up and taking notice of, Mike Newall is the future of the Manchester scene, as cheering crowds from Penzance to Inverness will happily testify.
Quotes
‘Impressive stuff’ – XS Malarkey
‘Someone to look out for’ – Stephen Grant
‘Destined for stardom’ – Ents24.com
‘That laid back he’s practally horizontal’ – Stockton Fringe
‘Oozes charisma. Liam Gallagher with wit. And a vocabulary’ – Caper Club
‘Well structured comedy’ – Gary Delaney
‘Very funny that’ – Matthew Corbett
Matt Reed
Born and bred in Sunderland, Matt’s affable style has won him fans across the UK. He effortlessly plays with the crowd with a natural rapport that is found in few comics. Matt, always ready, never disappointing will always make a good gig – great.
With so many gigs of every size under his belt, from 3000 to 30, there is pretty much no comedy situation Matt can’t handle. Having played all the major clubs in the country (Comedy Store, Jongleurs, The Roundhouse, The Glee) Matt is now also in great demand as MC for music festivals, burlesque nights and corporate occasions. As pleasant as he is wonderfully brutal Matt is a welcome addition to any comedy night entertaining the crowd while skillfully destroying any heckler that crosses his path.
Matt is also perfect as a presenter and would also be very good at talking heads and radio shows.
Festivals:
Camp Bestival & Bestival 2008 & 2009
Reading & Leeds 2007, 2008 & 2009
Dublin Comedy Festival 2006 & 2007
Edinburgh 2006 Big Value
Liverpool: Matthew Street Festival
Quotes
“fantastic and talented up and comer a future in comedy assured” – The Independent.
“absolutley hilarious had the crowd rolling around” – BBC Lincoln.
“brilliant always original one of the newest stars of comedy……the finest compere ive seen in a long time….” – The Leeds Guide.
“Brilliantly handled a very difficult room this fashionably unkempt lad will go far” – Swansea Telegraph.
“reason alone to attend the laughing gas nights in sunderland is resident compere mat reed who consistantly has the crowd in stitches.” – The Sunderland Echo.
Awards
Finalist Leicester Comedian of the Year 2003
Semi – Finalist So you think your Funny BBC 2001 & 2003
Finalist Daily Telegraph award 2001
TV & Radio
Five Live (Radio 5)
Stand Up Britain (ITV)
New Comedy Awards (BBC Choice)
The Sack Race (Cable)
BBC Radio Leeds
Slim
NAME: Danny ‘Slim’ Gray
STYLE: Original and versatile. He appeals to all ages, genders, race and nationalities and has the ability to capture different aspects of everyday life and twist it into his own brand of comedy. He was born in South London, England of Jamaican parentage.
Slim first performed in 1993 at the Hackney Empire in front of an audience of 1,500 people. Since then he has appeared in every major city in England and Wales ranging from Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham, Liverpool and Cardiff, these are just a few of many.
He also has experience internationally touring in Europe ,The Caribbean and the U.S.A.
In Holland he performed in Eindhoven, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Amsterdam at the world famous Nieuwe De La Mar Theatre. Slim has also toured in Germanyon the USA Army Base Tour 2001, which he performed so well, he was then asked to perform in front of military personnel at N.A.T.O Headquarters in Belgium.
Slim has brought his act across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, where Jamaica saw him perform at their Annual Red Stripe Comedy Tour (2005). He performed alongside Def Comedy Jam comics, being the only black British comedian ever to perform on the Caribbean island.
Slim has supported acts such as John Witherspoon (Star of Friday and Boomerang), Felix Dexter (star of BBC2 Absolutely Fabulous), Robbie Gee (star of Guy Ritchie’s film ‘Snatch’) Also 2005 saw him play host to Americans: Bill Bellemy (Star of Def Comedy Jams “How to be a player”), Kevin Hart (star of “Soul Plane , Paper Soldiers”), Mark Curry (star of “Hanging with Mr.Cooper”) who he supported on their UK tours. After the “Bill Bellemy” tour, Slim was invited back to L.A where he became the 1st Black U.K comic to perform at the world famous Hollywood Comedy Store in Feb 2005.
After winning the “Best Male” stand-up category at the 2004 U.K Black Entertainment Comedy Awards , Slim was then voted in 2005 by other black British comics as there favourite comedian !!
Slim was the warm up man for the BBC comedy sketch show “Little Miss Jocelyn” and was the Host for Latino stand-up comedian Pablo Francisco’s 1st U.K Show held in London.
In 2006, Slim returned to L.A and performed at The Comedy Store and The Laugh Factory where he was voted by the audience to be the Best open spot on the night!
In Nov 2006 also saw Slim return to Holland to perform in the city of Rotterdam at the world famous Comedy Factory which was filmed for television.
His other work credits include:
· Appeared on BBC2’s sketch comedy show ‘The A Force’ (1997 and 2000)
· Appeared on Channel Four’s ‘Nights Out at the Empire’ (1999)
· warm- up man for MTV’s dating game ‘Singled Out’ (1999- 2002)
· warm- up man for ‘The Richard Blackwood Show’ (Pilot) Channel 4 (2001)
· Runner up (7th out of 300 contestants) for the U.K Comedy Stores Hooch Comedy Award (2001)
· Appeared on BBC2’s drama ‘Attachments’ (2002)
· Comparing for American R&B group ATL’s London concert (2004)
· Winner of Best U.K Black Male Stand Up Comedian at the Black Entertainment Comedy Awards (2004)
· Host of ‘Comedy Street’ Comedy Night in Leicester Square in the London’s West End (2004 to 2005)
· Voted comics favourite comedian (2005)
· Warm-up man for The ‘Little Miss Jocelyn show’ (2006) BBC.
· Host for Latino stand-up Pablo Francisco
· Appeared on the Comedy Factory T.V show (2006)
VENUES: Hackney Empire, Stratford Rex, The Broadway Theatre, Catford. The Comedy Store in London’s West End, Jongulers Comedy Club, Playhouse’s in Leeds and Nottingham, the Millennium Dome in London, Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham , N.A.T.O Headquarters in Belgium, USA Army Base Tour of Germany, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Nieuwe De La Mar Theatre and Comedy Factory in Holland, Sound Republic in Leicester Square .Hilton Hotel ,Kingston , Jamaica. Comedy Store in Hollywood & the Laugh Factory, California, U.S.A.
To find out more go to www.TheSpaBridlington.com
The show takes place on Saturday 8 March, 8pm. Tickets are available from the box office on (01262) 678258 or online.
