Last Laugh Comedy Club at the Lescar Thur 6 Nov

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The Thursday at the Lescar we return to our normal nights after a cracking Comedy Festival. We have another great line up with awarding comic Phil Ellis, Damien Ryan, Joe Broomhead & Wes Zaharuk.

 

Date – Thurs 6 Nov – Doors 8pm

Venue – Lescar, Sharrowvale Rd

Tickets - £8 / £5 NUS http://www.wegottickets.com/sheffieldcomedy

 

PHIL ELLIS

 

Phil Ellis has established a strong reputation as a unique, reliable and exciting act. A regular MC on the national circuit, his natural and instantly likeable style has proved a hit with promoters and audiences alike. Widely regarded as a very strong support act, he utilises an old fashioned slide projector to make off-the-wall observations and tell hilarious family stories. His ability to think on his feet means that there is always a slight twist to his set, making each performance fresh and thrilling.

 

His recent show Funz and Gamez won the 2014 Fosters Panel Prize at the Edinburgh Fringe and begins a month long run in London at the Soho Theatre in December.

 

‘Ellis sets such a cracking pace… he flits around the audience with his frisky, easy banter spreading a feeling of good-humoured fun.’ - chortle

 

'Ellis is a likeable figure... your funniest mate' - Three Weeks

 

'a great 70s-style slide-show' - fringereport.com

 

‘hilariously frank family tales, bizarre wit and amazing flights of fancy.’ – Huddersfield daily examiner

 

‘he led us through a genuinely heart-warming and frequently hilarious procession of gently twisted tales about family life… something of a show-stopper’ – guardian

 

‘Phil introduced us to the weird and wonderful members of his family… very funny.’ – Express

 

WES ZAHARUK

 

“Tommy Cooper on acid.” Channel 4

 

Master of mayhem, prop lunatic Wes Zaharuk, takes audience on a joy-ride of frenzy machine-gun anarchic physical comedy routines and maniac physical audience interaction. Wes is easily one of the most exciting acts on the comedy circuit. If you like to laugh out loud you won’t want to miss this show.

 

Canadian Wes appeared across the USA and Canada before basing himself in the UK. As well as North America, he’s brought his eccentric collection of prop tricks to (amongst other countries) Germany, Israel, Cyprus, Denmark, Australia and Singapore. He has a wealth of experience in both the club and corporate worlds across North America and Europe.

 

Wes Zaharuk credits his comic roots to his parents. They made ‘not listening’ an Olympic event. As a child, his parents dressed him in wool pants that were incredibly itchy. Complain as he would, his words fell on deaf ears. When he developed a skin condition that looked like a large, all-dressed pizza, he was tested for allergies. It was found that he was allergic to wool. Through it all, Wes developed his desire to be heard — if only to reduce rash.

 

About the use of props, such as vacuums, whips, and blowers, in his performance Wes quips ‘Show business sometimes lures people who didn’t get enough love early in life. I feel as a child I didn’t get enough unsupervised time with power tools but who has perfect parents?’

 

 

“Twin Peaks meets Cirque Du SoleilToronto Sun

 

 

“A rib-ticking dive into the surreal.Channel 4

 

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