sheffcomedy Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The Last Laugh Comedy Club this Fri/Sat at Sheffield City Hall line up is Johnny Candon (Fri) and Toby Foster (Sat), Brian Higgins, Barry Dodds and musical comedy from Steve Gribbin. All rounded off with DJ Foxy’s infamous cheesey disco. Date – Fri 6 / Sat 7 June – Doors 8pm Show 8 30pm Venue – Memorial Hall, Sheffield City Hall Tickets - £16 / £10 NUS 01142210317. http://www.wegottickets.com/sheffieldcomedy JOHNNY CANDON One of Ireland’s most sought after comedians; Johnny regularly performs at comedy festivals all over the world. He has delighted audiences as far afield as Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, The Middle East as well as all over Europe. A regular at all the major clubs across the UK and Ireland, Johnny has toured the UK with John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman (“The Daily Show”, “Political Animal”), supported Ricky Gervais on his hugely successful tour, “Animals” and Neil Delamere on his “Creme Delamere” tour of Ireland. Johnny was a founding member of the critically acclaimed “Robin Ince’s Book Club” performing with acts ranging from Robin Ince (obviously), Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant, Russell Brand, Stewart Lee, Bridget Christie, Simon Amstell, Josie Long, Ian Hart and James Franco. Johnny has performed regularly at the Edinburgh festival in shows including BBC Comedy presents..., Tony Law – Revenge Of The Dog Of Time, The Book Club and in 2008 debuted his first solo show One Careless lady Owner. Johnny regularly entertains the troops abroad. "The new Dave Allen", Ricky Gervais "Amiably told by a likeable raconteur, this is an engaging tale", The Scotsman BRIAN HIGGINS Brian is one of the most experienced headline acts on the comedy circuit. He moved to London in his teens from a small fishing Village in central Scotland. Armed only with a penknife, catapult and a bag full of tadpoles he set out to make his fortune. Twenty years later he still has the penknife. Brian has a real passion for comedy, and it shows in an impeccably delivered cheeky upbeat set, which never fails to deliver the goods. Topical material, alongside well crafted stories of Fatherhood, pregnancy and all related subject matters. He has a high turnover of material and that maybe one of the reasons he has been a headline act for the last fourteen years. Festivals Reading, Bug Jam, Shakespeare festival Nottingham & Leeds, Cambridge comedy Festival and V festival and many, many more. International Gigs Parkers C/C Johannesburg S/A, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Perth Austrailia, Dubai, Bahrain, Abu-dabi, P&O cruises mediterranean & Caribean, Cyprus, Switzerland. CSE work Kosovo, Cyprus and many fund raising events throughout the years for injured troops. Brian has worked in theatres the length and breadth of the country, Universities in every city and every other nook and cranny with a microphone. Brian recently has delved into the world of writing and has just finished a children’s book about special needs children and is now working on a farcical book for men on the subject of pregnancy. (From beer to paternity) Brian has had countless appearances on radio, with the likes of Talk Sport, Fred MacAulay show and numerous TV shows, Funny Business, The Warehouse and award winning short film Pub fiction with Al Murray. Daft but very funny, William Cook The Guardian. The people’s favourite comedian, The List. A live wire and skilful, Time out Malcolm Hay. BARRY DODDS The Geordie nervebag returns to one of his favourite clubs. Doddsy has forged an enviable reputation for himself over the past few years, charming audiences nationwide, with his uniquely tailored combination of disarming wit and wry, down-to-earth observational humour. Barry has taken the national circuit by storm, with his mix of surprisingly dark and irrepressibly cheeky material. Fascinated by stand-up from an early age, Barry took to the stage at the tender age of 21, and is now a firm audience favourite at clubs such as Highlight, The Stand, The Frog and Bucket, The Last laugh, XS Malarkey and many more. In 2006 Barry jetted off to Luxembourg where he performed a solo show - and became the first ever comedian to perform on Luxembourg TV and in 2007 appeared in the prestigious Avalon Comedy Zone at the Edinburgh Fringe. “Hugely enjoyable…a ton of great stories…one to watch” – The Guardian "Razor sharp humour" – Metro "winning friends with his energy and spirit…" – Chortle "Very impressive" - Jasper Carrot STEVE GRIBBIN Steve Gribbin is a rock'n'roll comedian in more ways than one. As one half of Skint Video, he was one of the hits of many a festival throughout the early 1990s and his treatment of Billy Bragg was little short of brilliant. They also starred on countless television programmes such as Saturday Live, radio such as The Mary Whitehouse Experience, and had their own show Songlines on Radio One. Since branching out on his own, professional Scouser Steve has continued to keep his feet firmly in both camps. A great musician, his songs are exactly that, combining razor sharp lyrics with annoyingly catchy tunes and devastatingly funny humour. Add to this some disarmingly accurate and off the wall observations and you have a real must-see act. Steve's original comedy songs combining that put their foot in the door of your Steve is a regular member of the Loos Ends and Weekending teams on Radio 4 and The Treatment on Radio 5 Live. ‘You can count the number of truly imaginative comic singers currently on the circuit on the fingers of one hand. One of this select band is Steve Gribbin.’ Time Out ‘Satirical songs are hard to pull off successfully, but if anyone can do it, Steve Gribbin can. In fact, he pulls it off with real aplomb.’ The Independent "A highly refreshing and original comic with a gift for sharp observations and up-to-the-minute political asides... With more energy than a friendly Tasmanian devil, this affable and animated comedian tells jokes, plays the guitar and sings lyrics."- The Scotsman VIDEO CLIP – Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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