sheffcomedy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 The Last Laugh returns to the Lescar with a blistering show this Thursday. Ste Porter hosts a bona fide double headlining bill with Paul Sinha and Roger Monkhouse Venue - Lescar, Sharrowvale Rd Date - thurs 14th June 8pm Tickets - £8 http://www.wegottickets.com/sheffieldcomedy STE PORTER Since arriving on the circuit in early 2007 Ste Porter is now a professional comedian - a meteoric rise in such a short time. His affable style both relaxes and delights audiences and his quick wit make him a great compere. Ste is now a resident MC at Liverpool's Laughterhouse and is a real crowd pleaser. He is widely regarded as Liverpool's next big comedy talent. "Has an innocence about that makes the audience warm to him immediately, we predict very big things" Toby Hadoke XS Malarkey "A very promising new comer" Kill for a Seat Comedy "A ready wit, one to watch" BBC Leeds "A very clever act" Paddy Hoey Metro "expect big things from this Guy" Frog & Bucket "portrays this 21st century Liverpool in a way that's timeless" muckcomedy.com ROGER MONKHOUSE Roger Monkhouse is one of the most original and distinctive acts on the comedy scene. A consummate stand-up who employs a deadly combination of charm and menace to exert a masterful control over any audience. A highly original and quirky performer, Roger's trademark stage-prowling style and curious, inimitable manner have established him as one of the hottest names on the comedy circuit. As one of the most sought after acts on the comedy circuit, Roger headlines at all the major comedy venues and has performed extensively throughout the United Kingdom and Internationally, most recently performing in Belgium, The Netherlands, South Africa, China, Singapore, Tokyo and the Middle East. He has also featured on major national tours of the UK sponsored by Hooch and J2O. Recent television credits include 'The Comedy Store' and ‘The World Stands Up’, (both Paramount),‘My God I’m My Dad’ (Bravo) and ‘Street Cred Sudoku’ (UKG2). He is one of the regular writers on Channel 4’s hugely popular comedy panel show ‘8 Out of 10 Cats’ - responsible for scripting up-to-the minute topical gags every week for the show which features Jimmy Carr alongside team captains Dave Spikey and Sean Lock. On the airwaves, he was recently a guest panellist on comedy panel show ‘Jest A Minute’ (BBC Radio Wales) as well as contributing to review show ‘Serious About Comedy’ (BBC7). A fine topical writer and performer, and master of sharp observational comedy, Roger is a regular member of the prestigious and critically acclaimed 'Cutting Edge' team at the London Comedy Store. He also performed with the Manchester based topical and satirical team 'MEN at Work' at the Manchester Comedy Store. His forte is delivering intelligent, thought provoking material that pulls no punches and is always incisive, relevant and up to date. Articulate, quick witted and spontaneous, if something's in the news, Roger has a routine about it. "unfailingly entertaining and skilfully able to pull punchlines, seemingly, out of thin air" Chortle "packs in more observations on the human condition in a twenty minute set than a whole lecture on Jean-Paul Sartre" Venue Magazine "an enthusiasm akin to that of an excitable professor who's just found the gene that would enable a python to grow a beard" Manchester Evening News "Witnessing a Roger (no relation to the late, great but distinctly orange Bob) Monkhouse gig is a little like watching a dotty old university professor at work. Although much funnier, of course" Manchester Evening News "Highly regarded by his peers on the circuit - he's shaven-headed, topical, good, and nothing to do with Bob" Evening Standard PAUL SINHA Unquestionably a talented and pioneering Asian comic, Paul Sinha has amassed an impressively diverse list of comedy credits,from a tour of Irish pubs in Auckland to a three-week festival of Indian comedy in Durban, to Europride - Europe's largest gay festival,a two-week tour of the Middle East and in 2004 his first full-length Edinburgh show - Aspects of Love Actually ( "An impressive debut......original and intelligent" The Stage.") Paul Sinha is a qualified GP and international stand up comic of many years standing, having performed in all major comedy clubs in the UK, as well as China, Auckland, Singapore, the Middle East, South Africa, Netherlands and Germany. Paul’s second full length solo show “Saint or Sinha” received widespread critical acclaim at the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was nominated for the if.comedy award (formerly the Perrier). Since then Paul has been in great demand, whether on TV shows such as Edinburgh and Beyond, World Stands up, Comedy Shuffle and Comedy Cuts, on Radio 4′s Loose Ends and the Now Show, or his numerous contributions to Radio 5 Live and Talksport, as well as having recorded for Shane Warne’s Ashes podcasts. TV credits include The Stand up Show , The Comedy Store and being voted fourth off on The Weakest Link. More recently he can be seen on the very successful ITV1 quiz show The Chase as one of the chasers. VIDEO CLIP OF PAUL - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKwAK2eoiFk "Sinha's wonderfully uncluttered one-liners are delivered with the crisp clarity of cut glass, but, crucially, his set retains an engaging warmth.He doesn't so much walk the line between controversy and outrage as use it for a skipping rope.Highly original." Metro, June 2005 "Universal anecdotes as warmly delivered as you would find anywhere........its a pleasure listening to him" - Steve Bennett, Chortle "His confidence on stage was excellent and his talent for adlibbing and summoning gags off the cuff were very funny" - BBC Online "Wonderfully inventive and intelligent" - Evening Standard "One of the most consistently funny acts on the circuit today" - The Last Laugh Comedy Club "A tour de force of humor and insightful observation" - BBC Online "One of the bravest stand ups I have ever seen ....... a thoroughly recommended act" - Funny.co.uk "Unfortunately I didn't manage to take any notes as I was too busy listening to his barrage of cracking gags. His experience really shone through. He was slick and polished" - BBC Northamptonshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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