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Bottle Rocket Presents
At New Players Theatre, The Arches, Villiers Street, London, WC2N 6NG
Tickets: £14/£12 Concessions CLICK HERE
Box Office: 0207 478 0135
Start Time: 20:00 (Doors Open 19:30)
Sunday 4th October
Mark Watson, Sarah Millican, Jon Richardson and Holly Walsh + Mystery TV Star Guest
Mark Watson is now firmly in the comedy big leagues with a stint hosting this years NME awards and regular appearances on Mock The Week. “The freshest, funniest, most likable and entertaining comic” (Metro).
Jon Richardson is best known for his Sunday morning show on BBC6 Music. Equal parts misanthrope and deceptively charming stand up comedian.
Sarah Millican IF.Com 2008 Award Winner and Have I Got News For You star (“Probably the finest female comedian working at the moment” – Time Out)
As seen on The TNT Show and You Have Been Watching, Holly Walsh will host with quick wit and top drawer jokes.
PLUS a Mystery TV Star Guest, doing a 20 mins set who we’re not allowed to name!
Bottle Rocket Comedy Club
The Y Leicester
Tickets: £13/£11 Concessions CLICK HERE
Start Time: 20:00 (Doors Open 19:30)
Saturday 19th September
Brendon Burns
The self-proclaimed ‘thinking man’s idiot’ comes to Leicester with his trademark no holds barred comedy. If.Com Award Winner 2007
‘Damn funny, will leave you gasping and awestruck… Go see!’ Chortle.co.uk *****
Rob Rouse turbo charged style takes audiences on a joyride to funnytown. TV credits include 8 out of 10 cats, Spoons, The Friday Night Project, Grown-Ups and Comedy Shuffle with Rob Rouse.
“He’s a man with genuinely funny bones.” Sunday Times
Known to everyone as just ‘Olver’, Mark Olver is a fearless compère, a fast-witted, original act who will ad-lib with any audience, anywhere, anytime.
Fergus Craig has burst onto the comedy scene, winning the prestigious Hackney Empire New Act of The Year Competition.
Bottle Rocket Comedy Club
The Y Leicester
Tickets: £13/£11 Concessions CLICK HERE
Start Time: 20:00 (Doors Open 19:30)
Saturday 17th October
Featuring a calvacade of comedy with…
Richard Herring
“The finest comic of his generation” GQ.
Star of many a successful TV show with Stewart Lee, and simply one of the UK’s best comics.
“A superior comedian” The Guardian.
Greg Davies is increasingly visible on telly screens with starring roles in BBC’s We Are Klang and The Inbetweeners. Onstage, Greg shines as he regales you with his trademark tall stories.
Imagine Frank Sinatra, Jack Black and Jethro had a son and you’re close to capturing tonights host Charlie Baker.
Seann Walsh is this years Leicester Mercury Comedian of The Year and after just two years as a comic has supported Stephen K. Amos on his massive UK Tour. A real rising star.
Bottle Rocket Comedy Club
The Y Leicester
Tickets: £13/£11 Concessions CLICK HERE
Start Time: 20:00 (Doors Open 19:30)
Saturday 12th December
Our annual Christmas Special returns with four of the finest comedy acts…
Reginald D. Hunter
“His presence and intelligence make him one of the most brilliantly unpredictable comics in the country” The Independent
Having been described as “the coolest man in comedy” and “the Samuel L Jackson of stand-up”, Reginald D Hunter is one act you shouldn’t miss.
Renowned for his extraordinarily original character creations such as The League Against Tedium and Alan Parker Urban Warrior, Simon Munnery has rightly been described as “The most exciting and important comedian of the moment” The Times.
Elis James – In the space of a few short years, Elis has become the face of new Welsh comedy, supporting multi-award winner Rhod Gilbert on his massive UK tours.
Lloyd Langford – jokes, rants, grievances, anecdotes and complaints all delivered impeccably by an irresistible curmudgeon.
Please note, Dan Atkinson will not be performing tonight as originally advertised.
Title: The Al Pitcher Picture Show
Sunday 8th November
Tickets: £10 Standard/£8 Concessions
Start Time: 20:00
Location: Firebug, Millstone Ln, Leicester, LE1 5JN
The Al Pitcher Picture Show
Every day we see things we’ve never seen before, things that strike us as odd or beautiful, and things that we’ve seen so many times we don’t even notice them any more… Not Al Pitcher. His mind is constantly twisting, flipping and distorting what he sees, igniting the mundane, and for The Al Pitcher Picture show, weaving the events of his day in your town into a truly unique and hilarious one-off show. Every comic will tell you that a ‘funny thing happened on the way to the gig’, but, digital camera in hand, Al has the pictures to prove it! What does Al Pitcher make of Leicester? There’s only one way to find out…
Fresh from sell-out shows in Australia and New Zealand, don’t miss your chance to catch Al Pitcher on his extended UK tour with this multi-award winning show.
Best Show 2009 – Leicester Comedy Festival Awards
Director’s Pick 2009 – Newcastle Gateshead Comedy Festival
Time Out Sydney’s People’s Choice Award 2009
“Pitcher sits firmly in the improvising, rambling, freewheeling comedy camp inhabited by the likes of Ross Noble and Eddie Izzard. However, unlike both of them, Pitcher is one of the best kept secrets on the comedy scene. But it’s only a matter of time” – Time Out
“A fine idea… Pitcher is amusing enough to provoke laughs from mere civic signage“ The Scotsman
“If this clever, funny, intelligent man comes your way, then grab your ticket with both hands and don’t let it go. You would not want to miss out.” One4Review