Big Mouth Comedy
Karen McLauchlan, Evening Gazette
THE comedy just keeps on coming in the Tees Valley ... hot on the heels of confirming top TV comics Michael McIntyre and Jimmy Carr this summer, Middlesbrough Town Hall looks set for another special night at the hugely popular Big Mouth Comedy Club on Saturday, July 4.
Comedy Store regular IAN STONE leads the way, with JOHN SCOTT and MATT REED making another cast iron line-up.
Popular north Londoner Ian is part of the Comedy Store’s legendary Cutting Edge team. Once playing to 50,000 people in just 40 days as support for both Ardal O’Hanlon and Alan Davies, Ian is now one of the most sought after comics around.
John Scott conjures up an uncanny mix of Billy Connolly and Aragon, and is rapidly becoming one of the most popular comics on the circuit.
Big Mouth tickets are £10, details on 01642 729729.
:: HEAD to Redcar on Monday for the Other Side Comedy Club at Aspire on the High Street when you can catch SILKY.
Famous for his sharp one-liners and put-downs, he’s worked as studio warm-up on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing.
Supporting Silky is razor sharp Geordie motormouth BARRY DODDS who is now playing some of the country’s top clubs, along with SIMON DOUGLASS and MATT TILLER.
Tickets are priced at £6/£5 NUS, details on 0845 838 1558
:: MORE tickets have been made available for the comedy tent at Hartlepool’s Dockfest ‘09.
A further 180 free tickets to see top TV comic SEAN LOCK at next weekend’s event are available at Hartlepool Tourist Information Centre now.
The new batch of tickets has been released due to huge public demand, after an initial 300 tickets for the evening Big Mouth Comedy Club were snapped up within two hours last Friday.
Tickets for the afternoon family show with CBBC cartoon favourite LITTLE HOWARD are also proving popular, and are still available all week from the Tourist Information Centre.
A brand new seating plan for the Big Entertainment Tent also means that the capacity has increased by 180.
Dockfest ‘09 takes place on July 4 and 5.
The Big Entertainment Tent will feature a family comedy show in the afternoon and a special Big Mouth Comedy Club in the evening.
The weekend will also bring a range of family events, with THE LIGHTNING SEEDS headlining the music day on Saturday, July 4.
Comedy tickets are limited to four per person for the afternoon family show, and two per person for The Big Mouth evening show with Sean Lock.
Tickets can be claimed in person or by phone on 01429 890000 between 10am-4.30pm Tuesday to Saturday.
Tickets reserved over the phone must be collected from the Tourist Information Centre during opening hours within three days of reservation.
Any reserved tickets not collected by the time the Tourist Information Centre closes at 4.30pm on Saturday, July 4, will be returned to general availability.
A final batch of all remaining tickets will be available from the Information Point on the Dockfest site at Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience on Sunday, July 5.
The family show tickets will be released on the day at noon, and the Big Mouth evening show tickets at 3pm.
For further information, visit www.hartlepooldockfest09.com
