Hilarity Bites Comedy Club feat. Paul ‘Silky’ White, Tom Houghton, and host Lou Conran

Show details:

Paul 'Silky' White

Silky has been a full time comedian since 1997. He did his first gig in 1994, and his fourth gig (the final of the 1995 BBC New Comedy Awards alongside Lee Mack, Daniel Kitson and Julian Barratt) was shown on BBC1’s Stand-Up Show. Other awards he has failed to win include the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year (prize-winning runner-up 2000), the Liverpool Echo Arts and Entertainment Award (the only person to be nominated twice: always the sodding bridesmaid).

Silky has performed internationally, including gigs in China, the Philippines, the Gulf, Singapore, the US, the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and all over Europe, including at the Glastonbury Festival, where no-one lobbed bottles of wee, much to his relief. He performed at the 2004 God’s Kitchen Global Gathering, the 2005 Big Bang at Santa Pod, and in the houseband for the Kilkenny Festival. Silky is also a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe, where he plays to full houses every year at The Stand Comedy Club.

“...a very, very funny fella... just brilliant” - John Bishop

“One of the comedy circuit’s most popular headliners... on the cusp of superstardom” - Yorkshire Life

“Among the best of the circuit... born funny” - City Life

“Always brilliant” - Metro

 

Tom Houghton

Tom Houghton was previously 1/5th of comedy troupe "The Noise Next Door" and is now taking the comedy circuit by storm with his quick wit, and charming persona.

Regularly performing up and down the country and abroad - as well as touring the country in his own sell-out solo showss - you may even have caught him on Netflix's "The Circle", Channel Four's "First Dates Hotel", or at his sell-out debut Edinburgh Fringe show, which went on tour in early 2018. Tom is also hugely popular on social media, with millions of views across all platforms.

Strap in and be prepared to have your funny bones tickled and your levels of decency questioned by one of the hottest acts around.

“this unexpected tour de force warrants a 21-gun salute” - ★★★★ – The Daily Telegraph

“Please take my advice. Get a ticket today. Tomorrow may well be too late. A Star is Born” - ★★★★★ – One 4 Review

“The long awaited male answer to Bridget Jones made flesh” - ★★★★ – The Daily Telegraph

 

Replacing Barry Dodds:

Lou Conran

Winner Best MC - 2020/21 Comics Comic Award
Funny Women Finalist - Best Show Award
Regular host of the BBC Radio 4 Extra Comedy Club

Having trained as an actress, Lou has appeared in various guises on tele and in the theatre, including, Pressgang (ITV), Jo Brand Through the Cakehole (Channel 4), The Borrowers (National Tour), numerous productions for the Edinburgh Festival and the more challenging and ground breaking role of Sara Bear, for three long series, in CITV's, classic and memorable, the "Teddybears". (No, no one else has heard of it either).

Lou is a regular tour support for the likes of Sarah Millican, Joe Lycett, John Bishop, Suzi Ruffell, and Lucy Beaumont amongst others. She is also one half of the award nominated podcast Spit or Swallow podcast, and the Tough Gig comedy podcast with her husband, fellow comic Eddy Brimson.

Lou's comedy career started back in the mid 90's, doing improv comedy with various groups in and around London. This has continued into the naughties with her move to Manchester, where she began her stand-up career in 2005. Having made the final of several new-act competitions in the mid naughties, she has continued to gig at many of the biggest clubs in the country as both an act and a compere. Lou is also a founder member of the Smirking Room comedy clubs in Manchester & Leeds where she comperes regularly.

“Naturally funny” - Sarah Millican

“Absolutely hilarious” - Chortle

“As filthy as she is fabulous, Lou Conran is a superlative storyteller” - Edinburgh Guide

 

This show will also feature a newer act in the middle.

 

Note: Line-ups are subject to change in extreme, and unavoidable, circumstances.

Show may contain strong language and adult themes.

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Timings

Doors open: 7:30pm
Show starts: 8pm

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Buy tickets:

Tickets for this show are £10 per person if bought in advance, or £12 on the day. Tickets can be bought from the link below, See Tickets, TicketMaster, Skiddle, WeGotTickets, or contact the venue directly.